Lawful Tyrant

Chapter 345 Breakthrough, Transcending the Universe!
"Reward?"

Lin Qing glanced at the man in black robes and casually asked, "How much cosmic sand?"

He had also heard that the high-end currency used by the third-level civilization was a special grain of sand sifted from the depths of the river of time and space, namely, cosmic sand.

This cosmic sand has many uses, whether for cultivation, or as an energy source, material, and so on.

Moreover, only advanced chaotic beings can enter the river of time and space and have the ability to 'sift through the sand'. It takes countless years to sift out just one grain, so this cosmic sand is quite precious.

However, this relatively high-end currency is at least used among chaotic beings.

"It is said that a peak powerhouse among the chaotic beings has placed a bounty on the witch Flute Wind."

The man in black robes said in a low voice, barely suppressing his excitement, "The bounty is as high as a thousand cosmic sands. I've heard that even many advanced chaotic beings are very interested in it."

"One thousand?" Lin Qing was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

He has already asked Xu Qingzhi about it.

The Chaos Origin Crystal given to him by that eternal being of the Myriad Worlds Group was worth millions of cosmic sands.

As for the essence of the Heavenly Net and Cosmic Light?

It is a rare and precious material originating from the chaos, and there is no accurate price. Even at some high-end auctions, the transaction price starts at tens of billions of cosmic sand!

This is an astronomical figure that would make even the strongest beings at the peak of the Chaos Realm feel despair.

However, Lin Qing needed Chaos Origin Crystals for cultivation and energy recovery, and he couldn't sell them, nor did he have anything else to sell.

"A thousand grains of sand are not enough?"

The man in black robes was taken aback and began to wonder what the background of this mysterious young man was.
It should be understood that even if advanced chaotic beings can sift through the sands of time and space, they still need to consume resources. Even if they accumulate for countless years and have a fortune of millions of cosmic sands, they are still considered very wealthy.

Those with such wealth are almost all top figures among the chaotic beings.

Even for advanced chaotic beings, earning a thousand cosmic sands would take a considerable amount of time, so how could they possibly complain about it being too little?

"Alright, a thousand it is."

Lin Qing asked, "When can I pick it up? Is there a time limit?"

"This..." The man in black hesitated for a moment before saying, "There is no time limit, but we are here to hunt down this witch on the orders of my master. The reason we were able to track her is also because of my master."

"Your parents?" Lin Qing glanced at him and asked, "Who are your parents?"

"My master is Lord Tianchuan, one of the strongest experts on Jueying Star," the man in black robes said with a hint of pride.

"Lord Tianchuan?" Lin Qing nodded slightly.

According to what he knew—

Lower-level chaotic beings only have a slight status in the King Realm; they can only be considered as individuals, and their specific status depends on their background, strength, and so on.

The higher-level chaotic beings are completely different. They are the absolute elites of the King Realm. There may not be one such being among thousands of lower-level chaotic beings. Both their strength and status will undergo a qualitative change.

Higher-level chaotic beings are all powerful enough to be granted the title of earl, and are also important figures on first-class stars.

Above that, there are those who are granted the title of Marquis or even Duke, and who are eternally recognized.

"Since Tianchuanbo also helped in this matter, he should naturally receive a share of the reward."

Lin Qing glanced at the man in black robes and said, "Let's give a portion of the bounty to your master. How do you plan to divide it?"

"I dare not make the decision on behalf of my master. The specific division will be decided after I report to my master," the man in black robes said immediately.

"whatever."

Lin Qing said nonchalantly, "Do I need any proof?"

"This witch's corpse is enough." The man in black robes glanced at the woman in the silver dress on the ground, while simultaneously contacting his master through the Second Universe Network.

He paused for a moment, then said, "My master has already replied to me."

"Oh?" Lin Qing nodded slightly and asked, "How do we divide it?"

It is said that both the main universe and the human race's smaller universes have a second cosmic web.

However, since arriving in the Realm of Kings, he has only added Hong Nuo, an eternal being, as his contact information.

The man in black robes immediately said, "My master said that this reward money is entirely yours."

"The whole amount is mine?" Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yes."

The man in black robes said, "My master said that he just received news that this witch, Di Feng, has an avatar. It was only exposed because your soul was destroyed. Therefore, according to our original plan, we can only destroy this avatar and at most obtain her cosmic treasures and some personal treasures. We cannot completely kill her as required by the bounty order."

He looked at Lin Qing and said, "Therefore, this reward money should rightfully belong to you alone."

"Oh?" Lin Qing seemed to be thinking.

Uncle Chuan was quite good at handling people. He probably suspected that his master was also a powerful figure and didn't want to offend him.
After all, it would be difficult for even high-level chaotic beings to create a treasure that could easily annihilate the souls of lower-level chaotic beings; at least it would require the strongest among the chaotic beings.

Although the most powerful beings among the chaotic beings are also advanced chaotic beings, they are only at the same level of life.

"Then thank you very much, Uncle Tianchuan." Lin Qing didn't stand on ceremony; he did need the money right now.

"Furthermore..." the man in black robes continued, "My master knows that you dislike trouble, so he is willing to take the bounty on your behalf. He can pay you 10,000 cosmic sands in advance."

"Ten thousand cosmic sands?" Lin Qing asked doubtfully. "Isn't the bounty one thousand cosmic sands?"

"The other nine thousand cosmic sands are for purchasing this witch's personal treasure, the 'Mirror of Divine Seeking,'" the man in black robes said. "My master is quite interested in this treasure, so he is willing to spend nine thousand cosmic sands to buy it from you."

"The Mirror of Seeking Gods?" Lin Qing had just checked the witch's relics and naturally discovered this treasure as well.

However, he was unsure of the item's value, nor whether the Nine Thousand Cosmic Sands represented a profit or loss.

"Hmm... ask Xu Qingzhi."

Lin Qing's main god avatar in the Void Sea immediately traversed time and space and instantly found Xu Qingzhi.

He quickly nodded slightly and said, "Nine thousand cosmic sands is indeed reasonable. I agree."

After his investigation, he confirmed that the Mirror of Seeking Gods was actually similar to the Mirror of Fate, but he couldn't use it anyway.

Xu Qingzhi said that although such treasures are rare, they can only be used within the universe and cannot function once they enter the chaos. Therefore, their value is generally in the thousands of cosmic sands, and selling them for nine thousand cosmic sands is already the limit.

"When do you plan to make the transaction?" the man in black robes said. "My master said that we can send over 10,000 units of cosmic sand first, and then you can hand over the Mirror of Gods and the witch's corpse to us."

"No rush, you can take the witch's corpse back first to exchange for the bounty."

Lin Qing casually said, "I don't need the Cosmic Sand for the time being. I'll leave the Mirror of Seeking God with me. After I finish my cultivation, I'll go to Uncle Tianchuan and give him the Mirror of Seeking God. It's not too late to make a deal then."

Although he now possesses some strength, he is not confident in fighting against higher-level chaotic beings.

Higher chaotic beings possess world divine bodies nurtured by the river of time and space, which are already incomparably powerful, and they can easily develop the bloodlines of three generations of chaotic beings to their limits.

If one observes the long river of time and space over a long period of time, it will be much easier to integrate the mysteries of time and space into divine skills.

Furthermore, since advanced chaotic beings can travel through the endless chaos via the river of time and space, it is not difficult for them to search for chaotic treasures, and naturally they can all refine the ultimate treasures of the universe.

It can be said that as long as higher chaotic beings work hard, there are no weak ones!
Therefore, Lin Qing naturally had no confidence whatsoever.

Unless it is confirmed that the opponent's will has not yet broken through, and that he has not cultivated any secret techniques of will, he will definitely not be a match for him in a direct confrontation.

Under such circumstances, why would Lin Qing take the initiative to meet a high-level chaotic being whose background is unknown?

Therefore, it is safest to wait until a breakout occurs before trading.

"Moreover, once I break through, I will be able to touch the mysterious gray stone that His Highness Su gave me, and then the Entropy Reversers will be able to absorb it."

The thought flashed through Lin Qing's mind, "The portion of origin that an Entropy Reverser can absorb... I wonder what it is?"

This is what he most wants to know.

That mysterious gray fragment was obtained by the Three Sovereigns of the Primordial Realm during the ancient universe era. It contains complete future rules, and even the future world god of the Void God Clan has studied it for 38 billion years, but has not found any use for it.

But it caused a change in the anti-entropy beings!

"You'll find out soon enough..."

Lin Qing suppressed her thoughts for the moment, then looked at the man in black robes and said, "Just leave me your contact information, and I will naturally go to find Uncle Tianchuan later."

After the man in black robes handed over Tianchuan Bo's second cosmic network number to Lin Qing, he left with the witch's corpse and his men.

After waiting for a while, Lin Qing also quietly left.

If we stay here, we might be approached by higher chaotic beings, so we have to find another place.

After flying millions of kilometers in one go, Lin Qing finally landed near a deserted glacier and found another place to continue his seclusion.

"If you don't transcend, you won't come out."

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, six hundred thousand years have passed.

Six hundred thousand years is a long time for a Type I civilization in the main universe, comparable to the length of a civilization's history, but it is nothing for the Void Sea, which spans billions of years in an era.

As for the Kings Realm, which transcends the universe, although it is only a newly formed Level 3 civilization, a mere 600,000 years is nothing.

However, for some people, 600,000 years is a very long time.

Inside a chilling ice cave, darkness engulfed everything, and a figure seemed to blend into the darkness, its aura completely hidden in the depths of time and space.

"Time and space...the future..."

Amidst the murmurs, two beams of light slowly appeared in the darkness—two pairs of eyes.

The next moment, the surrounding space-time suddenly began to distort rapidly, and the two gazes seemed to pierce through layers of space-time, shooting straight into the illusory future.

“I…saw it!”

A slight smile appeared on Lin Qing's lips. "This is 'future vision'?"

At this moment, he had successfully integrated the few mysteries of the future rules he had comprehended into the rules of space, evolving into 'future vision', and truly crossed the threshold of the rules of spacetime!

Simple spatial rules are the cornerstone of spacetime.

A simple temporal rule is merely a pattern and characteristic; without a spatial rule as its carrier, it cannot exert any influence. It must be integrated with spatial rules to truly reveal the supreme temporal and spatial rules.

At this moment, Lin Qing had grasped some of the mysteries of future vision and successfully evolved it by using spatial rules, thus crossing the threshold of spacetime rules!

Future vision allows one to see lines of the future, which is true foresight.

"The original creator of the Time-Space Island must have been at this level..."

Lin Qing thought to himself, "As expected of the most difficult future rule. As a main god, I can observe all sorts of mysteries of time at any time, and with the mysterious gray fragments given to me by Prince Su, I can also sense the future rule. It's truly difficult that it still took me 600,000 years to break through..."

Normally, those who can transcend the void seas and become chaotic beings are already unparalleled geniuses who appear only once every several eras.

But it usually takes billions of years to break through.

It may seem like just crossing the threshold of the rules of spacetime, but whether it's first comprehending some of the mysteries of time or later integrating into the rules of space, the difficulty is extremely high.

The fact that he only took 600,000 years is mainly due to the terrifying advantage of being a supreme god, which allowed him to be so much faster.

He grasped some of the mysteries of future vision and time, which took him more than 400,000 years.

It took nearly two hundred thousand years to thoroughly integrate these mysteries of time into the rules of space and evolve a trace of spacetime rules.

"Unfortunately, the rules of spacetime are too complex and ever-changing. I can't see the whole picture or the true rules of spacetime at all. Otherwise, I could have directly advanced this step of fusion through the anti-entropy person."

Lin Qing couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

To be considered an anti-entropy practitioner, one must meet two requirements: 'getting started' and 'knowing the implementation theory' in order to be able to anticipate the results,' meaning one must be able to see the outcome at a glance.

But the rules of spacetime are so vast and complex, and filled with countless changes. They are the main operating rules of the river of spacetime. How could he, with his limited strength, possibly see through the overall rules of spacetime?

He couldn't see how the rules of time and space were integrated at all; he could only verify and deduce them little by little, gradually integrating them.

"However, the mysteries of time can be anticipated."

Lin Qing pondered to himself, "After crossing the threshold of futurism, I can now see through the subtle changes in time within the futurism lineage."

The simple changes in the mysteries of time are the manifestation of the rules of spacetime. Although he does not understand how they evolve and form internally, it is not difficult for him to see these changes in the mysteries of time.

"Order." Lin Qing tried to summon the Entropy Reverser and preemptively draw upon 'future vision'.

The next moment, as a flood of memories rushed into his mind, he also fully understood all the secrets and changes of the mysteries of time in the future.

As long as he can integrate it into the rules of space and truly evolve spacetime, he will be able to completely master this mystery!

"Is this what futurism is?"

Lin Qing suddenly realized, "In this way, I don't need to worry about the most troublesome accumulation stage. I just need to integrate the mysteries of time into the rules of space on my own..."

The mysteries of time are too obscure and profound, and they are the most troublesome to comprehend.

Over the past 600,000 years, he has spent more than two-thirds of his time comprehending the mysteries of time, and it took him less than one-third of that time to merge with spacetime.

This way, he can save himself a lot of trouble.

All that's needed is to merge spacetime.

"Hmm, let's transcend it first."

Lin Qing's heart stirred, and he immediately began to evolve the void within his body with the trace of spacetime rules he had mastered, using this trace of spacetime rules as a foundation to transform it into a world.

As the Chaos Origin Crystal provided a massive surge of energy, a deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were being created, suddenly erupted from the void within his body.

Countless spatial layers shattered and reformed, extending into a vast world barrier. The immense energy transformed into an omnipresent world force, permeating this inner world.

Then, with the support of his inner world, his spatial divine body rapidly transformed into a spacetime divine body!

In that instant, Lin Qing sensed the great river that spanned endless time and space, and his consciousness seemed to be able to use this river of time and space to escape the universe and enter the endless chaos.

This is transcending levels!
He could sense that the endless chaotic aura contained immense terror, as if it wanted to melt everything into part of the chaos.

Even with his divine body of time and space, he probably wouldn't be able to persist in the chaos for long.

"I see. No wonder those who transcend are also called 'chaotic beings'—beings that can survive in chaos?"

Lin Qing smiled slightly, realizing the power of the Space-Time Divine Body.

The most basic thing is to exceed the limitations of the rules of the universe.

For example, the speed of light, the universe's limitations on power, and the upper limit of genes.

In the past, he seemed to be moving faster than the speed of light in the Void Sea, but that was actually the effect of a curvature bubble caused by distorted space, which compressed the scale of the space in front of him, making it look like he had achieved faster than the speed of light.

But in reality, he never broke the speed of light.

The same applies to the universe's limitations on power; he only managed to break through these limitations by relying on a cosmic treasure.

Now, he can break through on his own.

"The improvement in strength isn't that significant..."

Lin Qing sensed the changes in himself, "My genes have only slightly exceeded the limit of the universe, increasing from 3.8 million times to about 4.3 million times."

Normally, after transforming from a spatial deity into a spacetime deity, even without any bloodline, one's genes can be optimized to a level of 500,000 to 600,000 times, which is the minimum level for low-level chaotic beings.

"Then, the spacetime divine body can more easily draw upon the power of the universe's origin."

Lin Qing sensed the primordial energy of the universe that he could draw upon and nodded slightly.

He was originally a Chaos God, and his life form was very good at drawing upon the power of the universe's origin. Now that he has transformed into a Time-Space God Body, it is ten times easier than before!
This is the innate advantage of the Chaos God.

As for the spacetime domain that comes with the Spacetime Divine Body, he already had it, so there was no change in that aspect.

"His strength has increased more than tenfold immediately after the breakthrough."

Lin Qing smiled, "Most importantly, I can now push the Supreme Secret Technique to the Transcendent stage! I can also integrate this trace of spacetime rules into my divine skill, and further explore the power of my natal treasure!"

Generally, newly awakened low-level chaotic beings, with the aid of the spacetime domain, are only slightly stronger than the threshold of the 24th level of the Star Abyss, the upper limit of the universe.

He is far beyond that level, and there is still a lot of room for improvement!

"Hmm... Without resources, the only supreme secret techniques for transcending the stage that can be cultivated are the basic body-refining method of 'Cosmic Calamity Body' and 'Eye of Heavenly Punishment'."

Lin Qing made a decision in his heart, "I'll try to create a divine technique based on the rules of spacetime, and it would be best if I could also master the mysteries of the 'future body' so that I would have enough ability to protect myself..."

Since he didn't have anything urgent to do, he naturally wanted to improve as much as possible.

"Then……"

Lin Qingyi flipped his hand and took out the mysterious gray stone that Prince Su had given him. "Although it contains the complete rules of the future, I can directly draw upon the mysteries of time, so I don't really need it. I'll leave it for the Entropy Reverser to absorb."

The anti-entropy entity before them began to reappear on its own, once again displaying the message: "[Found a portion of the source that can be absorbed]".

This piece of rock naturally formed a cosmic boundary, like a miniature universe. Only chaotic beings could access the rock itself by using the rules of spacetime, and the spacetime domain could only support the universe it was in.

Previously, he was not a transcendent being and could not come into contact with the mysterious gray rubble itself, which prevented him from absorbing it.

But now it's different.

"bring it on."

Lin Qing's fingertips twitched slightly, immediately carrying a trace of spacetime rules, piercing through the cosmic boundary where the broken stone was located, and gently touching it.

(End of this chapter)