Lawful Tyrant

Chapter 359 Big Surprise

The preliminary rounds came to an end when the last participant chose to withdraw.

"All 231 who pass the preliminary selection will be able to enter the formal selection and trial stage."

Standing before the 231 preliminary test takers, Xinglian Hou glanced at them and said, "You are all elites of my Xinglian Army. Whether you join the expeditionary force or the garrison, you will all be eligible for the position of centurion."

Centurion?
Upon hearing this, the advanced chaotic beings did not react in any way.

Of the 60,000 advanced chaotic beings in the Star Refining Army, only about 200 elites were selected, so it is only natural that they should be appointed as centurions.

Although this military position has many benefits, it is not very attractive to most people.

"Of course, in addition to that," Xing Lianhou added, "each person can also receive a drop of semi-finished Star Spirit Stone Marrow."

"Semi-finished product?"

While the advanced chaotic beings were overjoyed, they also had some doubts.

"Star Spirit Stone Marrow is born from the special environment of the Star Refining Sacred Star, the 'Star Spirit Stone Cave,' combined with the power of chaos."

Xing Lianhou explained, "This semi-finished Star Spirit Stone Marrow is a treasure I obtained by investing a large amount of resources and treasures in the Star Spirit Stone Cave and accelerating its formation through artificial means."

“This semi-finished Star Spirit Stone Marrow is indeed not as effective as the real Star Spirit Stone Marrow,” he said. “It is difficult to achieve the effect of ‘sudden enlightenment’ in terms of improving comprehension and the speed of thought, but it has the advantage of a longer duration of effect.”

Most of the higher chaotic beings were somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, as they were mostly stuck at a bottleneck in some kind of spacetime mystery and needed enlightenment.

Therefore, only genuine astral marrow might be useful.

The top experts, however, didn't care at all.

They have reached the final step, wanting to integrate all the mysteries of space and time into a complete set of spacetime rules, like an incredibly complex and ingenious jigsaw puzzle, which requires not only comprehension but also opportunity.

Even genuine Star Spirit Stone Marrow is useless, let alone this semi-finished product.

Only a few advanced chaotic beings who had not yet hit a bottleneck and still had great room for improvement were quite delighted upon hearing this news.

Lin Qing was quite satisfied.

Although he also really wanted the real Star Spirit Stone Marrow, this half-finished Star Spirit Stone Marrow was still quite useful to him.

At least……

Next, he will integrate the two temporal mysteries of 'future body' and 'descending into the future' into the spatial rules, which can be done more quickly.

If he had genuine Star Spirit Stone Marrow, along with the many future rule-type treasures he had collected, breaking through the bottleneck would be much easier.

"There is no need for you to worry."

Marquis Xinglian said, "Besides those who pass this trial and receive a drop of Star Spirit Stone Marrow, those who earn enough military merits in this war can also exchange them for Star Spirit Stone Marrow here with me."

Upon hearing this, the advanced chaotic beings all felt a surge of anticipation.

For beings in chaos, comprehending the mysteries of space and time is the foundation of everything, and the only way to achieve eternity.

Even without any supreme secret techniques, any cosmic treasures, or any special bloodline, as long as one masters the complete rules of spacetime, one can achieve eternity!

"The formal selection trials will require some time to prepare."

Marquis Xinglian glanced around and said, "Please wait on Tianxing Island for a while. The selection and trial will officially begin in a hundred years."

The numerous advanced chaotic beings naturally had no objections; it was merely a hundred years.

After Xing Lianhou's men delivered the semi-finished Star Spirit Stone Marrow, they led everyone to their residence on Tianxing Island.

Tianxing Island is considered a treasure trove of cultivation on Xinglian Sacred Star, and Xinglian Marquis rarely opens it to outsiders.

If this war weren't so important, Marquis Xinglian wouldn't have given it such easy permission.

……

In a dreamlike, illusory world, Xiao Yingbo, dressed in an elegant white robe and with an ugly face, suddenly appeared.

Xiao Yingbo glanced around and asked, "Lord Tianmeng, is there something urgent that you have brought me into this dream?"

A stunningly beautiful woman with wings on her back appeared before Lord Xiaoying and said calmly, "Lord Yu has something to say to you. He asked me to summon you here. Please wait a moment, and I will now invite Lord Yu into my dream."

After a while, the Feathered Lord with wings on his back appeared in this dream.

"Yu Gong."

Uncle Xiaoying asked directly, "Has something happened?"

"There are just some things I need to tell you," Yu Gong said indifferently. "As for dealing with Lin Qing, you can take action as you see fit. A few days ago, after I told the God Emperor about this, he told me that there are quite a few people in the Yuan Chu God Kingdom and the Wan Hai God Kingdom who hope that Lin Qing will die like this."

He looked at Xiao Yingbo, "So, even if you kill Lin Qing and displease King Guang, there's no need to worry. Not only the Lord of Wanhai Kingdom, but even the God Emperor will protect you."

"Oh?" Uncle Xiaoying's eyes lit up.

God Emperor.

That is, the Primordial God Emperor - Yu Gong's reliance in the Realm of Kings, and the Lord of the Primordial God Kingdom!
Every ultimate being is the most outstanding talent in the endless chaos, and those who can reach this supreme realm are almost equally strong.

Thus, the Lord of the Divine Kingdom is transcendent, possessing the Divine Kingdom formed from the origin of the universe, and is above the ultimate existence.

And if this Primordial God Emperor and the King of Light had been fighting for hundreds of billions of years, he would naturally be even more at ease if he were willing to help.

Xiao Yingbolian asked, "Why is that?"

"Because... he is a successor of the Origin Realm, and with such talent, he must have an extremely high status."

Yu Gong said, "You should know that many treasure lands in the Chaos are sealed off by the Origin Realm. Even after the Origin Realm perished, many treasure lands remain sealed off, and only the people of the Origin Realm and the subjects of the outer realms who have the Origin Realm's guiding mark can enter and leave."

"After the fall of the Beginning Realm, its people also perished. Only the Beginning Realm's subjects who were scattered outside the realm are qualified to enter those treasure lands."

"Most of these foreign subjects are eternal beings, and some are even ultimate beings!"

Yu Gong sneered, "As the most outstanding successor of the Beginning Realm, Lin Qing is very likely to have the ability to reclaim the guiding mark. These subjects of the outer realms have only enjoyed many treasure lands for hundreds of billions of years, so how could they be willing to let a little guy ride on their heads?"

He gave a mocking laugh, "Moreover, some ultimate beings once borrowed treasures from the Origin Realm and have not returned them to this day. Do you think they would be willing to return treasures to a little guy?"

Xiao Yingbo suddenly realized and couldn't help but laugh, "In that case, this little guy really deserves to die. There must be many people who want to see him crippled."

“Therefore, there’s no need to hold back,” Yu Gong said. “Cripple him as soon as possible.”

"Small things."

Xiao Yingbo nodded slightly. "If I weren't worried about arousing His Majesty the King of Light's vigilance, I would have sealed him away long ago. However... I only need to wait another hundred years until the selection trials begin, then I can take action in a reasonable manner."

Yu Gong nodded slightly and said, "I heard that Lin Qing has already broken through?"

“Yes, I guess he just broke through not long ago.” Uncle Xiaoying said casually, “He hasn’t even transformed into a World God Body yet, so he’s not worth mentioning.”

Yu Gong nodded slightly, not minding at all.

With Xiao Yingbo's strength, even if Lin Qing transforms into a World God Body, he will be suppressed and sealed by Xiao Yingbo with a flick of his hand!
"pity……"

Yu Gong sighed regretfully, "King Guang hasn't truly accepted Lin Qing as his disciple yet; he's not even a nominal disciple. If only he were King Guang's personal disciple, it would be so much better. Only when a personal disciple is ruined can King Guang truly feel heartache."

Xiao Yingbo shook his head and said, "If that's the case, His Majesty King Guang will be furious."

There was still one thing he wanted to say—

If Lin Qingzhen were already a disciple of the King of Light, then he wouldn't dare to act so casually.

Even though the Myriad Seas Divine Kingdom and the Heavenly Light Divine Kingdom are competitors, their conflict is not as significant as that between the Primordial Divine Kingdom and the Heavenly Light Divine Kingdom.

"Enraged? So what?"

Yu Gong said indifferently, "The protection of the God Emperor is enough to prevent him from imprisoning or punishing me, and he would not dare to kill me. What can he do to me?"

Xiao Yingbo smiled but didn't say anything.

The protection of the Primordial God Emperor alone was not enough to make Yu Gong so arrogant. The key was that the current World God publicly declared that he would protect Yu Gong for endless years, which shocked and envied countless people.

What major problem Yu Gong solved for the current World God remains unknown to this day.

but……

With the current World God's protection, not to mention His Majesty the King of Light, even the once incredibly powerful demigod-level civilization 'Original Realm' would not dare to disobey.

Even a force as powerful as the Beginning Realm was destroyed by the 'Ancestor of the Ancients,' one of the three progenitors of the Star Abyss.

The three gods of the Void God Clan and the three progenitors of the Star Abyss Demon Clan are beings on the same level!
If the World God were willing, he could also cause the demigod-level civilization to perish!
Not to mention newly emerging transcendent civilizations like the Kings Realm. "That old codger, Lord Yu..." Uncle Xiaoying pondered to himself, "What major problem did he solve for the current World God? Logically, even the ultimate beings couldn't help the current World God much; there must be a great secret behind this..."

He was confident that he could achieve eternity, and even become the pinnacle of existence, but he dared not say that he could truly live forever.

Even the ultimate being, or even the ruler of a divine kingdom, wouldn't dare say that.

But if there is a World God's protection, then it's a different story.

Unfortunately, for countless years, countless people have longed to know this secret, but no one has ever been able to truly uncover it.

That's all I wanted to say.

Yu Gong glanced calmly at Xiao Yingbo, "Deal with Lin Qing as soon as possible."

"It's nothing," Xiaoyingbo nodded. "Just don't forget to agree to my conditions, Lord Yu."

……

……

"This is Tianxing Island?"

On the mountaintop, shrouded in starlight, Lin Qing casually surveyed the mountain range, with a magnificent and beautiful manor standing behind him.

Tianxing Island, shrouded in the radiance of billions of chaotic stars, naturally reveals various mysteries of space and time. The energy extracted from chaos is also extremely rich, making it a treasure land that many advanced chaotic beings yearn for.

However, Lin Qing didn't seem to care much.

In this environment, the efficiency of comprehending the mysteries of space and time is less than half that of the main god's avatar, and the energy provided by each dwelling on Tianxing Island is also limited.

Even if all the energy provided by this dwelling were absorbed, it would still not be equivalent to one-tenth of the energy of a Chaos Origin Crystal.

Of course, living on Tianxing Island, he didn't need to worry about Xiaoyingbo coming after him.

"A hundred years is more than enough time to transform into a world-class divine body, and I can also cultivate these supreme secret techniques."

Lin Qing pondered to himself, then shook his head slightly: "Unfortunately, in just a hundred years, the Future Body and the Mysteries of Descending into the Future can only integrate a small amount of spatial rules, and cannot be improved much."

Once one achieves perfect future vision, the two profound cultivation methods of future body and descending into the future will no longer be affected.

But time was ultimately too short. Not to mention the bottlenecks that awaited even at the point of perfection, there wasn't enough time even for a small-scale success.

"With my current strength, even if I mastered several supreme secret techniques to their limit, I could only barely put up a fight against that Shadow Lord..."

Lin Qing sighed inwardly.

There was no way around it; after all, Lord Xiaoying was at the peak of the Chaos Being realm. He had already mastered the four mysteries of spacetime and time, and his inner world was far more powerful than his own.

Moreover, Xiaoyingbo also possesses perfect combination divine skills, the Primordial Treasure Set, and various supreme secret techniques, making him no less capable than him in these aspects.

The main problem is that the difference in skill level is too great, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

This Shadow Lord must have an extremely strong will; he only has a chance to fight back because he relies on the Great Extinction of the Illusionary World.

"If I master the 'Cosmic Calamity Body' technique, I should be able to crush him..."

Thinking of this, Lin Qing couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

He also understood that a mere century was simply not enough time.

To master the "Cosmic Body" technique, one must perfect the three major spacetime mysteries of the future rules.

Even with this semi-finished Star Spirit Stone Marrow, how could it possibly be ready in a mere hundred years?
"Let's improve it as much as we can, and focus on self-preservation first."

Lin Qing wasted no time and immediately sealed off the space-time of this place, preparing to go into seclusion for a hundred years.

suddenly--

"Young Brother Jialin, Fu Xinlan has come to visit. Would you mind having a chat?"

A gentle male voice came from outside this enclosed space-time.

Lin Qing was slightly taken aback.

Fu Xinlan?
He had heard that this was Xing Lianhou's real name, and at this moment he had sealed off the space-time of this residence, so only Xing Lianhou could penetrate space-time and send his voice in!
Did Marquis Xinglian come to visit on special occasion?

A thought flashed through Lin Qing's mind, and he immediately said, "My lord, please come in."

Immediately, Xing Lianhou, dressed in a crisp black uniform, appeared at the gate of the manor, a slight smile on his face, looking at Lin Qing with gentle eyes.

"Is young friend Jialin preparing to go into seclusion?" Marquis Xinglian asked with a smile.

"Yes." Lin Qing nodded slightly. "I just broke through and am preparing to consolidate my breakthrough."

"Consolidation?" Marquis Xinglian shook his head and said, "Young friend Jialin has already created a perfect combination divine skill. This is not as simple as consolidation."

"As expected, Marquis Xinglian saw through it." Lin Qing wasn't surprised.

"Of course." Xinglianhou exclaimed, "Young friend Jialin created a perfect divine skill in such a short time, which really surprised me."

"It was just a coincidence, pure luck," Lin Qing said.

"Even if it's a coincidence, it's enough to show how terrifyingly insightful young friend Jialin is." Marquis Xinglian shook his head and said, "I'm here to apologize to you."

"Apologize?" Lin Qing looked at Xing Lianhou with some doubt.

"Yes."

Marquis Xinglian sighed and said, "Young friend, you may not know this, but Marquis Jueyuan and I made a bet before His Majesty over a matter, with the outcome of this war as the stake. Therefore, I am eager for victory, and even though I know that you have a grudge against Lord Xiaoying, I still let you join the Xinglian Army."

Lin raised an eyebrow slightly.

It's not surprising that Xinglian Hou found out about him after he entered the Holy Star.

After he killed Flameblood Earl, his unique life aura had already been recorded. Even if he deliberately concealed and disguised himself, it was normal for him to be discovered by Star Refining Marquis, the Lord of Star Refining, after entering Star Refining Sacred Star.

However, he had no connection with Xinglian Hou, so what was wrong with that?

Therefore, Lin Qing knew without even realizing it that Xing Lianhou was merely trying to use this incident to curry favor with him.

"You flatter me, Lord Marquis." Lin Qing shook his head and said, "This matter cannot be blamed on you, Lord Marquis."

Marquis Xinglian sighed and said, "But I don't want to see such a peerless genius as you die at the hands of that Lord Xiaoying, so... I also intend to help you a little this time as an apology."

He immediately flipped his hand and took out an ancient and strange stone clock, on which the hands were slowly moving across the time scale.

With a single toss of his hand, Xing Lianhou sent the stone bell soaring into the air, emitting rays of light that enveloped the mountain below and the manor atop it.

Lin Qing couldn't help but ask, "My lord, what is this...?"

But then his expression changed, and he immediately understood what had happened.

“I cultivate the current rules,” said Xinglianhou. “In addition, this chaotic treasure, which helps with the mysteries of time acceleration, can accelerate the time you are in a thousand times.”

"Thousands of times?" Lin Qing's eyes lit up.

If a hundred years is accelerated by a thousand times, wouldn't that be more than 100,000 years?

Although this is far less than the time acceleration of the Vacuum Tomb of the Origin Realm, the Vacuum Tomb was created by the Origin Realm, and at that time it only accelerated the time for him, a Void-level life form.

Now that he is a high-level chaotic being, accelerating the time he is in is naturally many times more difficult.

Moreover, his consciousness in the main universe would be affected by the will of the universe, making it impossible for him to comprehend spacetime. Therefore, he could not send his clone back to the main universe to cultivate the rules of spacetime. Only within the realm of the Kings could he avoid the influence of the main universe.

Therefore, a thousand times acceleration is already very high for him!

"My lord, what is this...?" Lin Qing couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry about it, it's just a little compensation for you."

Xinglianhou said, "Ten thousand years is enough time for you to transform into a world god body and cultivate supreme secret techniques. When you face that Xiaoyingbo, you will have a better chance of protecting yourself."

Lin Qing's eyes lit up as she listened.

With 100,000 years, plus that half-finished Star Spirit Stone Marrow, he might be able to cultivate the mysteries of his future body to a minor level within 100,000 years.

Once he has mastered the basics of the Mysteries of the Future Body, he can go and search for the 'Glorious King Pearl'!

If he could obtain two Brilliant King Pearls, perhaps his natal treasure could be transformed into an eternal treasure!
(End of this chapter)