Lin Hui raised his hand and looked at his unharmed palm. He knew that if he were not the inheritor of the Immortal Fire, he would have been subjected to a terrifying heat attack as soon as the sword got close.
With the Wind Disaster Energy supply constantly cut off, he wouldn't die, but being caught off guard, injury might be inevitable.
"Fortunately, we won't have to worry about weapons anymore..."
Relieved, he was about to continue his previous cultivation.
Suddenly, he was horrified to discover that he could not move.
No... it wasn't just him; all the purple mist in his surrounding Mind Sea completely stopped flowing at this moment.
It was as if time had been paused.
Only his thoughts and consciousness are capable of activity.
In a daze, he vaguely saw a slowly rotating silver galaxy.
In the Milky Way, countless plumes of black smoke rose up, converging above them to form an enormous, gigantic black shadow.
Planets are so small as to be invisible to him, and galaxies are nothing more than dust scattered all over his body.
The shadowy figure's body seemed to be burning silently.
At the very center of his body was an enormous, purple vertical pupil that ran through his entire body.
At this moment, the eyeball with white stripes inside its vertical pupil was quietly watching Lin Hui.
"Found you... Karmic Fire... I will destroy everything you left behind... everything..."
The enormous black shadow emitted a vast and deep vibration, which coalesced into special ripples that Lin Hui could understand, traversing infinite distances and entering his soul.
Lin Hui's vision blurred, and he felt his body regain its mobility, but he felt a bit numb.
Only then did he understand why the Blood Seal had given him that warning.
Indeed, I received the benefits left by the Karmic Fire, as well as the gifts from my friends.
But this also attracted the greatest enemy of Karmic Fire... the ancient dream god known as the most powerful in countless dimensions - the Burning Shadow.
In other words, the distance between them was far greater than imagined; otherwise, just that one glance would have been fatal for Lin Hui...
I composed myself. No matter what, things have come to this point, and I have to keep moving forward.
If they really do come after me, I can simply hide deep within the Wind Disaster. As one of the Source Disaster, even though they are powerful, I should still be able to intimidate them to some extent, right...?
Lin Hui, who had been somewhat relaxed, was now being watched by the enormous Burning Shadow, and had learned that the Immortal Fire he possessed was the very same Karmic Fire that had slaughtered the Endless Divine Clan and the ancestors of the Dragon Court's Swallow Fort.
My feelings suddenly became much more complicated.
These are all potential crises... a slight mishap could trigger a huge disaster.
Perhaps I should first sound out the teacher and see if he can handle it...?
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"Ha ha ha ha!"
From Nine Heavens Gate came Seven Extinctions's hearty laughter.
"That kind of behemoth that can span at least 100,000 light-years... it must be a behemoth that has reached an energy level beyond materialization. At least at the level of spacetime distortion." Seven Extinctions, hearing his disciple come to ask, was clearly unaware of the seriousness of the situation and thought that Lin Hui had seen some ancient records from somewhere.
So I casually offered an explanation.
"First of all, you must understand that under normal circumstances, none of us would like to have our bodies become such a huge form. Apart from some innate star gods who are already large in size, most living beings will try their best to maintain their original size."
"So what kind of state would result in a body measuring 100,000 light-years in size? The answer is actually quite simple..."
"First, it can no longer control or suppress the power within its body... There are too many, too many, far too immense."
"Secondly, there is the control of multiple sub-bodies, which means that one's consciousness is divided into many sub-bodies, simultaneously controlling a vast number of one's own bodies."
"But whichever it is, it will inevitably cause spacetime distortion. Because such a massive space must have a core. Otherwise, it would be easily affected and destroyed by the outside world. The minimum power required to maintain such a massive body to sustain its existence must be terrifyingly strong."
The very existence of that core, to radiate power and maintain such a large size, would inevitably cause spacetime collapse due to its excessively high energy level, just as the core of a star system is caused by the star's gravity... An excessively accumulated force would also cause space to become unbearable, resulting in many peculiar distortion phenomena.
Lin Hui frowned slightly, a chill running down his spine.
"Teacher, is there such a powerful entity within our Wind Disaster area?"
"Yes, but they're all in the deepest part; you basically can't see them," Seven Extinctions said casually.
"Then... teacher, what if we accidentally offend someone like that?" Lin Hui asked tentatively.
"To them, you're nothing more than a bacterium or virus, smaller than dust. How could you possibly mess with you?" Seven Extinctions blinked, unable to comprehend.
"What if? Just what if!" Lin Hui emphasized.
"I don't know." Seven Extinctions shrugged. "I'm not at that level, how would I know how they would react?"
Seeing his disciple's preoccupied expression, Seven Extinctions couldn't help but find it amusing.
"You weren't having a nightmare, were you? Don't worry, with the Wind Disaster around, even if you're targeted, you can just hide deep inside, and he can't do anything to you. After all, while they are strong, they are still far, far weaker than the Source Disaster."
"Thank you, teacher..." Lin Hui nodded.
Although he was still preoccupied, the fact that the Wind Disaster provided a safety net made him feel somewhat better.
He now understood Teacher Seven Extinctions's previous explanation.
The Source Disaster is both a constraint and a protection.
For such beings, the scale of time is perhaps vastly different from their own.
Perhaps it takes them hundreds of years to take a single breath. Instead of worrying unnecessarily, we should do what we can to improve and grow as quickly as possible.
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March of the new calendar year 3392.
The Endless Divine Clan has broken out.
The Seventh Army Commander Zhu Li, led the Ping Yun Army Commander in a surprise attack on the remaining armies, killing three of their commanders and intimidating and subjugating the remaining three. This successfully completed the integration of the God Clan's internal military forces.
After the integration was completed that month, the eight military commands activated the God Clan war machine Cloud God Fortress, and concentrated on sealing off the Three Greats star systems of Red Luan, Vermilion Phoenix, and Night Sound, seemingly searching for something everywhere.
"They are searching for the God-King."
In the vast, empty starry sky beyond the Red Pattern Star.
A tall, dark figure wearing a black bird-shaped mask floated silently in mid-air, talking eloquently to a massive white dragon in front of him.
The giant dragon wore an exquisite crown made of solidified ice crystals, and more than a dozen pairs of enormous white bat wings were gently folded at its sides. Its face was cold and majestic.
"That's quite a move. To launch a sneak attack and severely injure the Eighth God Han Yan, overnight. Zhu Li's strength is definitely not normal."
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"As our partners, the stronger he is, the happier we should be," the bird-masked figure chuckled.
"If the Dragon Court hadn't Decay for so long, I would never have associated with such a cowardly and secretive person," the white dragon said coldly.
"It's the same on my side. The upper echelons are utterly Decay. Only by igniting the very first spark can everything be truly saved and order restored," the bird-masked figure smiled.
"But Zhu Li's plan mentions abandoning the entire Ruin Starfield... isn't that a bit too much..." the white dragon hesitated. "Finding a breeding farm of this scale again will be very difficult."
"There's no other way. Once the God-King, Ancestral Dragon, and Stone Swallow realize something's wrong, unless we can completely neutralize their power in an instant, we'll either have to fight on our own territory, or..." the shadowy figure chuckled. "Which do you choose?"
Bai Long fell silent.
The world has become a battlefield; it now seems almost inevitable.
"How much longer until all-out war?" he paused, then asked.
"That depends on the reactions of the God-Kings. It could be as fast as ten years, or as slow as a century. That's the limit."
The shadowy figure answered.
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In the human realm, on the Red Pattern Star, in a deserted canyon.
Lin Yuexiu diligently practiced the Raging Wind Swordplay she had now mastered, each move easily triggering a violent howling wind.
The surrounding valleys, due to the long-term drills, are almost devoid of weeds, trees, gravel, and soil; only smooth, round stone walls, polished by the wind, remain.
Lin Yuexiu, dressed in a black bodysuit and wielding a white alloy assembled longsword, leaped forward and thrust thirteen times in succession, which suddenly converged in mid-air to unleash thirteen translucent pale gold sword shadows.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!
Thirteen dense sword shadows, carrying exaggerated fluctuations of Divine Power that purified everything, slammed heavily onto the ground in the distance.
boom!
The valley trembled, and another dark crater of unknown depth appeared on the ground.
The swirling dust added another layer of gray to the already grey sky.
"Teacher, how was my Stacked Cloud Form?" Lin Yuexiu turned around with a hint of pride and looked at Lin Hui, who was sitting cross-legged at the foot of the mountain wall, and asked.
"Very good... You've already fully utilized the power within you, and the effect is quite impressive..." Lin Hui snapped out of his slight daze and commented with a smile.
"When will you teach your disciple the true secrets of Clear Jade Mountain? The Typhoon Swordplay?" Lin Yuexiu quickly approached, her expression returning to its original coldness.
The difficulty of the Raging Wind Swordplay meant that it took her countless days and nights to finally master it.
That's why I couldn't help but show a hint of emotion when presenting the results.
Because in cultivation, the teacher provided very little guidance. Apart from the initial demonstration, she only received guidance occasionally every few months; the rest of the time, she cultivated entirely on her own.
"Anytime... However, the difficulty of the Typhoon Swordplay far exceeds that of the Gale... You need to be mentally prepared..." Lin Hui said in a low voice. "Of course, its power will also far exceed that of the Gale."
"Can you reach the Ring level?" Lin Yuexiu asked with a hint of inexplicable anticipation.
"Yes." Lin Hui nodded.
Theoretically, the Raging Wind Swordplay alone is not enough to reach the Ring level, but Lin Yuexiu herself has accumulated endless Divine Power. With the super purification effect of Divine Power, she has stepped into the Ring level and should have no problem dealing with the first-ring psionic monster.
After all, the Typhoon Swordplay, when unleashed at full power, is enough to destroy a small city.
"Teacher, now..." Lin Yuexiu was a little impatient, but before she could finish speaking, she saw Lin Hui's expression change slightly. He immediately stopped talking and fell silent.
Lin Hui was receiving a message from Yan Qiushi at that moment.
Endless Divine Clan. The Eighth God-King has mysteriously disappeared, and the Seventh and Eighth Army Commanders have joined forces to attack the other military commands. The God Clan are now in complete chaos.
The Loyal King's faction is banding together to fight against Zhu Liping and Yun, while Zhu Liping and his group have directly mobilized the Cloud God Fortress to blockade three major star systems, including the Red Phoenix Star System...
This could very well be a prelude to using this place as a battlefield.
The Red Pattern Star is located in the Red Bend Star System and is one of its planets.
This means that they were all constantly under the threat of an impending war.
Aside from this news, what really made Lin Hui pause was Time String Lin Yuexiu.
The Time String changed once more, now emerging and no longer hovering behind people, but high above their heads, spanning the entire valley. Its length was almost the same as the Time String above the city that Lin Hui had first seen.
This means... a major era of change is coming!
Gazing at that massive Time String, Lin Hui suppressed a surge of agitation within him.
Clouds... Ping Yun... let chaos reign... let everything descend into chaos... only destruction can give birth to a greater new life.
The God Clan alone caused Time String to swell to such an extent. In the past few years, through Time String's cultivation, his fourth Great Yin Yang Time Reversal Sword Technique is about to be perfected.
If this continues, the sword technique might be perfected before the Blood Seal completes its evolution.