Chapter 202
Chapter 202
Outside the world.
The Lord of the Azure Alliance wielded a stone longsword, and invisible power emanated from the stone longsword, blocking many attacks coming from all directions.
"You forced my hand, you insignificant insect."
In the distance, the Ancient Demon Tree roared in anger. If one were to observe carefully, they would notice a faint sword scar on the trunk of the Ancient Demon Tree. Clearly, in the recent clash with the Lord of the Azure Alliance, it had not gained any advantage and had even suffered some losses.
"What can you do even if I force you?"
The Lord of the Azure Alliance remained calm. The Ancient Demon Tree itself stood opposed to the Azure World, and reconciliation between the two was impossible.
"Since that's the case."
Countless black vines swayed around the Ancient Demon Tree, and faintly, the space for millions of miles in all directions began to change.
"What's this?"
The Lord of the Azure Alliance's expression changed slightly. The surging demonic power had become almost tangible."World Sword!"
The Lord of the Azure Alliance tightened his grip on the longsword in his hand. With his strength, he could fight against an extraterrestrial evil deity for so long, relying on the World Sword nurtured by the Azure World for countless years.
Although the World Sword was called a "sword," its defensive capabilities were also extremely terrifying. At least since the invasion of the Ancient Demon Tree, the Lord of the Azure Alliance had not suffered any serious injuries under the protection of the World Sword.
Of course.
The power of the World Sword depended on the distance from the Azure World. The closer it was to the Azure World, the greater the power of the World Sword. Conversely, the farther away, the weaker it became.
"This is my world."
The demonic power that filled the space for millions of miles began to shrink rapidly, the space twisted, and in an instant, the Lord of the Azure Alliance was moved closer.
Immediately, the demonic power continued to intertwine and collide, forming a phantom world.
"What's this?"
The Lord of the Azure Alliance's expression became solemn. Such a method had never been used by the Ancient Demon Tree before. It could be foreseen that it should be one of the Ancient Demon Tree's hidden cards.
Boom!
The immense power of the demonic world began to crush down. The Lord of the Azure Alliance remained unchanged, holding the World Sword in his hand, using its power to defend himself.
In the distance.
The twelve vice lords of the Azure Alliance watched the battle between the Lord of the Azure Alliance and the Ancient Demon Tree from afar.
"Is the Lord being too confident, letting us stand by and not intervene, leaving him to deal with the extraterrestrial evil deity alone?"
One vice lord couldn't help but frown.
Indeed, the Lord of the Azure Alliance was the strongest. Under the protection of the World Sword, he could be said to be invincible, impervious to all methods.
But that was an extraterrestrial evil deity, a terrifying giant who had almost breached the Azure World with his own power.
Faced with such an existence, it was not excessive to be cautious no matter how careful one was. Giving up the advantage and fighting alone against the opponent, was it not a bit foolish?
Although the twelve vice lords combined could not cause any harm to the Ancient Demon Tree.
But at least they could restrain the opponent, and when necessary, they could exert considerable usefulness.
"The Lord naturally has his own considerations."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Lord is testing that extraterrestrial evil deity, right?"
Another vice lord pondered.
If the Lord of the Azure Alliance joined forces with the twelve vice lords, the extraterrestrial evil deity would probably not confront them, let alone go all out.
But now, with only the Lord alone, the extraterrestrial evil deity might think of severely injuring or even killing the Lord, and would exert all its strength.
And in the midst of the intense battle, it would be easy to see through the opponent's true strength.
"Not good."
"What method did that evil deity use to bring the Lord inside?"
At this moment, the twelve vice lords saw the Ancient Demon Tree surrounded by a black demonic power, and immediately after, the Lord of the Azure Alliance was enveloped inside.
"The Lord has the protection of the World Sword, so there shouldn't be any problems."
"Alas, the Lord is completely taking risks. What if something goes wrong? In front of that evil deity, my Azure World will have no resistance."
The twelve vice lords exchanged words, their tones revealing their worries.
Deepest part of the Black Mist Mountain Range.
At this moment, Lin Yuan was immersed in deep enlightenment.
The seven beast kings were guarding in all directions of the Black Mist Mountain Range, ensuring that Lin Yuan was not disturbed by any factors.
[Your Unrivaled Insight is exceptional, comprehending the 'Root of the Void,' perfecting the seventh-rank chapter of the martial evolution system.]
[Your Unrivaled Insight is exceptional, comprehending the 'Root of the Void,' perfecting the seventh-rank chapter of the martial evolution system.]
[Your Unrivaled Insight is exceptional, comprehending the 'Root of the Void,' perfecting the seventh-rank chapter of the martial evolution system.]
A large number of inspirations about the seventh-rank chapter of the martial evolution system were absorbed by Lin Yuan.
The various talents bestowed upon Lin Yuan by the Ancient Demon Tree were also integrated into the martial evolution system by Lin Yuan.
For example, the 'Root of the Void,' a method that could survive in the void for a long time, could greatly enhance the survival ability of the later stages of martial evolvers.
Other evolvers, if accidentally entering the void and being far away from the world, lacking a source of energy, would either die in the chaos of space or starve to death.
But for seventh-rank martial evolvers, as long as they reached the Marquis level, they would have the ability similar to the 'Root of the Void' and have the possibility to survive in the void.
"The martial evolution system is unique, but it can accommodate all methods, such as the fleshly divine abilities of the cultivators in the immortal world or the various talents of the Ancient Demon Tree."
"As long as it is suitable, it can be integrated into the martial arts."
Lin Yuan's thoughts surged, silently contemplating in his heart.
As long as the foundation of the martial evolution path remains unchanged, no matter how much it changes, it is still the martial evolution path and can still provide Lin Yuan with the foundation for his "ultimate leap."
"The Root of the Void has been completely absorbed."
Lin Yuan stopped his contemplation, feeling quite pleased.
"There is also the Evil God's Gaze, a soul attack method derived from the chaotic evil origin of the extraterrestrial realm itself."
Lin Yuan thought of another ability of the Ancient Demon Tree.
However, for Lin Yuan, this ability was not as important as imagined. In terms of soul attack methods, the main world's human civilization had recorded countless.
There were many more powerful than the Evil God's Gaze.
"The Demonic World."
Lin Yuan's expression became slightly solemn as he began to comprehend this hidden ability of the Ancient Demon Tree.
It was the ability to consume the origin of the Ancient Demon Tree, condensing immense demonic power into a phantom demonic world in a short period.
This phantom demonic world was similar to the inner worlds of eighth-rank powerhouses.
Due to the inherent nature of the Ancient Demon Tree, it couldn't create an inner world like them. Its pure demonic power was too extreme. However, with its innate talent, it could accomplish similar feats.
"This kind of talent involves profound spatial mysteries."
Various core spatial models floated in Lin Yuan's mind. Spatial-type secret talents were inseparable from spatial models.
The ability to condense the phantom demonic world definitely contained spatial rules.
"Take it slow."
"The Demonic World is a hidden talent of the Ancient Demon Tree. Even that extraterrestrial evil deity only knows how to use it but doesn't understand its essence."
"Even with my Unrivaled Insight, it will take a lot of time to fully comprehend this talent."
After contemplating for a while, Lin Yuan found that progress was somewhat slow, but he was not disappointed.
How long has it been?
"I wonder what evaluation I'll receive for the seventh-rank chapter of the martial evolution system from the Goddess of Wisdom."
Lin Yuan felt a bit hopeful.
Now that Lin Yuan had perfected the seventh-rank chapter to the Marquis stage, he still had five hundred years in the current world before returning to the main world. There shouldn't be any problem fully opening the seventh-rank chapter before then.
The seventh-rank chapter of the martial evolution system contained much of Lin Yuan's efforts, starting with the creation of an inner world.
Although Lin Yuan didn't explicitly mention the possibility of creating an inner world in the seventh-rank chapter of the martial evolution system, the immense computational power of the Goddess of Wisdom and the other two goddesses should be able to deduce it.
Certainly, there were many restrictions for an evolver like Lin Yuan to create an inner world at the seventh rank. But no matter how many restrictions there were, they couldn't hide the preciousness of this possibility.
If an evolver could create an inner world at the seventh rank, it would undoubtedly be revolutionary for their own development.
Not to mention the combat power, even if the inner world created was only a few miles in size, it would almost be able to dominate other seventh-rank evolvers.
Moreover, in addition to the inner world, Lin Yuan had integrated many abilities of the evil gods into the seventh-rank chapter, giving seventh-rank martial evolvers means to deal with various difficulties.
From the innermost to the outermost area of the Black Mist Mountain Range.
The Monkey King, the King of Giant Elephants, and the King of Green Birds were patrolling nearby.
"The master is too kind."
"He even told us not to harm those insignificant human ants."
The Monkey King, the King of Giant Elephants, and the King of Green Birds, being hosts of the demonic seed, were absolutely loyal to Lin Yuan and had no inappropriate thoughts.
"Indeed, with the master's strength, it would be effortless to unify the Azure World or occupy most of it, but now he's staying in the Black Mist Mountain Range."
The Monkey King sighed.
The King of Giant Elephants and the King of Green Birds nodded in agreement.
As hosts of the demonic seed, although they behaved exactly like the original beast kings, they had some innate aggression and killing instincts.
This instinct came from the Ancient Demon Tree. These extraterrestrial evil deities enjoyed killing and invading the most.
"Alright."
"Don't say such things in the future."
"If the master hears about it, there will be consequences."
The King of Giant Elephants thought for a moment and cautioned.
Although they were currently at a distance from Lin Yuan, in the eyes of the several beast kings, the master was invincible. If the master wanted to know, nothing in the entire Black Mist Mountain Range could escape his notice.
"Eighth rank."
While contemplating enlightenment, Lin Yuan was also considering the path to the eighth rank.
For an evolver like Lin Yuan, who had opened an inner world very early on, the biggest challenge in advancing to the eighth rank was the Heart Demon Tribulation.
The Heart Demon Tribulation had nothing to do with the physical body or the soul but targeted the mind and will.
Therefore—
During the resistance against the Heart Demon Tribulation, external forces were basically useless. To successfully overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation, one could only rely on oneself and one's indomitable will.
However.
The concept of indomitable will was very abstract.
The strength of one's will had no necessary connection to one's strength.
Of course, the stronger the evolver, the stronger their will would undoubtedly be.
But in the main world's human civilization, there were also natives on some barbaric planets with terrifyingly strong wills.
"According to the teacher, the so-called Heart Demon is a manifestation of endless grievances and other negative energies in the world."
"It is related to the fundamental rules of the world, and only when an evolver reaches a certain level will it appear," Lin Yuan thought to himself, recalling bits and pieces of what the Lord of the Red Kun Star said about "Heart Demons."
Normally, Heart Demons were illusory, even more so than the soul, so even soul-defense treasures couldn't resist them.
Once a seventh-rank pinnacle evolver attempted to advance to the eighth rank, the Heart Demon Tribulation would descend, with no possibility of turning back. Because Heart Demons were unstoppable and unavoidable. As long as you were within the world, there was no escape.
"But I have the Gate of the Myriad Realms. Can I try to advance to the eighth rank and face the Heart Demon Tribulation while traveling between worlds?"
"If I sense that something is wrong, and I find that I can't resist the Heart Demon Tribulation, then I'll flee and return to the main world."
"But can Heart Demons also travel between the Myriad Realms? Can they follow me back to the main world?"
Lin Yuan pondered a cunning method, using his own advantage to attempt to face the Heart Demon Tribulation in different worlds.
Outside the world.
The boundless demonic power formed by the Ancient Demon Tree suddenly tore open a crack in the demonic world.
Whoosh!
A figure rushed out of the crack, emitting bursts of maniacal laughter.
"Hahaha, extraterrestrial deity, I have the protection of the World Sword. It's impossible for you to kill me."
The Lord of the Azure Alliance controlled the World Sword and fled from the Ancient Demon Tree.
"Damn it."
The Ancient Demon Tree could only watch helplessly as the Lord of the Azure Alliance escaped.
Already suffering from an original source loss, now weakened further by expending an enormous amount of its own essence to create the "Demonic World," and also subjected to numerous sword strikes from the Lord of the Azure Alliance within the world, the Ancient Demon Tree was now extremely weak and had no strength to pursue the Lord of the Azure Alliance.
Or rather, even if the Ancient Demon Tree had the ability to pursue, it wouldn't, because it simply couldn't kill the Lord of the Azure Alliance.
Exhale.
The Lord of the Azure Alliance transformed into a stream of light and returned to the side of the twelve vice-lords.
At the same time, the Ancient Demon Tree slowly receded and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Lord, are you okay?"
"Lord, are you hurt by that deity?"
The twelve vice-lords immediately asked with concern.
At this moment, the Lord of the Azure Alliance's aura was somewhat weakened, but his eyes were brighter than ever before.
This time, he had taken a risk and fought alone against the Ancient Demon Tree. During the fierce battle between the two, he finally grasped the Ancient Demon Tree's secrets.
"Weak."
"That extraterrestrial deity is currently in a weakened state."
The Lord of the Azure Alliance's heart raced. What he felt was not the aftermath of some hidden card being played but rather the deity's existing weakness.
"The opportunity for my Azure World is coming."
The Lord of the Azure Alliance looked towards the twelve vice-lords, his spirit stirred and his heart filled with determination.
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