"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
Lin Yuan's heart beat slowly, and with each beat, blood was transported to every part of his body, reaching his limbs and internal organs.
For a powerhouse like Lin Yuan, the heart was no longer a simple organ.
It gathered vast amounts of energy, and the term "beat" wasn't entirely accurate—it was more like "inhaling and exhaling."
It was the root of the body, the foundation of his physical strength.
The Martial Ancestor Golden Body was something Lin Yuan had nurtured entirely based on human standards. The information or "ability" deep within his blood became more solid with each heart's "inhalation and exhalation."
Until it fully formed.
Buzz!!
A complex and indescribable divine ability was born, and all the power in his blood surged.
With the help of this newly born divine ability, Lin Yuan seemed to witness the initial birth of the Azure World and even scenes from before its creation, like a series of epic moments.
The structure of the smallest aspects of the world, and every change, surged into Lin Yuan's mind.
"The birth of the world?"
Lin Yuan watched in a trance.
In the main universe, an eighth-rank evolver would develop a world within their body.
But this development relied entirely on the space-time structure of the main universe.
It was equivalent to building a world similar to the main universe on a "template."
Later, when the evolver comprehended the laws of time and mastered space-time, the internal world would be considered "independent" and "complete."
But no matter how "independent" or "complete," it still originated from the main universe.
It's like a baby born from a mother—although it separates from the mother's body, everything about it still originates from the mother.
And to create a complete world from nothing without relying on any "mother"—even an eleventh-rank life form couldn't do it. Perhaps only the strongest could hope to achieve that.
Replication is easy.
Creation is the most difficult.
But now, as Lin Yuan watched the divine ability deep within his blood take form, he faintly observed the process of the world's birth from nothing.
[Your Unrivaled Insight allows you to comprehend the essence of the world by watching the world-birth ability.]
Lin Yuan was immersed in his observation.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
The divine ability deep within his blood contracted, and streams of information poured out from it.
"My fifth physical divine ability."
Lin Yuan's heart shook, and he immediately began examining the information from the divine ability.
Compared to the four previous divine abilitys, this one, formed now, was by far the most significant—it even involved scenes from before the birth of Azure World.
These were scenes Lin Yuan, even as the "Heavenly Dao" of Azure World, couldn't trace back to, yet they appeared in his mind after the formation of the physical divine ability.
"The physical divine ability—World!"
Lin Yuan quickly understood his fifth physical divine ability.
This ability possessed immense power. Once activated, a world the same size as the one within Lin Yuan's body would form, centered around him.
In simple terms, this ability could turn Lin Yuan's internal world into an external one for a short time.
This was not a mere world shadow, nor just the power of a world—it was a real world, enveloping Lin Yuan, with him as the master. He could easily control the world's source power, and any move he made would be magnified ten or even a hundred times.
Meanwhile, enemies would be suppressed by the world itself, their speed dropping sharply, their power greatly reduced, and they would be weakened in every aspect.
"Unbelievable, truly unbelievable."
Even though Lin Yuan had high expectations for this physical divine ability, thinking it might become his strongest, when he learned more about the "World" ability, he was still shocked.
Because this divine ability was just too overwhelming.
As everyone knows, when are the eighth-rank and above powerhouses of the main universe at their strongest?
When using forbidden secret techniques?
When wielding powerful weapons?
No.
Neither.
They are at their strongest when they are within their own internal world.
In their internal world, they can manipulate vast amounts of world power at will, making it their home field, where they suppress everything.
An eighth-rank being's internal world is so dangerous that even ninth-rank or tenth-rank powerhouses dare not easily enter.
Even with the strength of a tenth-rank being, if they enter the internal world of an eighth-rank, the vast world source power cannot suppress them. But what if that eighth-rank powerhouse causes their internal world to self-destruct?
The terrifying power of the world explosion could very well severely injure a tenth-rank being.
An eighth-rank severely injuring a tenth-rank—a scenario that sounds impossible—but it could happen if a tenth-rank being enters the internal world of an eighth-rank being.
However.
Although the home-field advantage of the internal world is strong, it has its limitations.
Unless the power difference is as vast as heaven and earth, it's almost impossible to pull an enemy into one's internal world.
You have your internal world, and so do I.
Both can use the power of our internal worlds to cancel each other out, preventing absorption.
It's like two magnets with the same polarity—no matter how large one is compared to the other, they will repel each other and can't stick together under normal circumstances.
When eighth and ninth-rank beings fight, they often destroy the opponent's internal world from the outside. As for destroying it from within?
No one is foolish enough to enter the other's internal world.
But Lin Yuan's new "World" divine ability can instantly form an external world.
It doesn't matter if the enemy wants to enter—they'll immediately be covered by Lin Yuan's external world, forcibly turning any place into his home field.
Of course, the "World" divine ability has its limitations. It only lasts for about six seconds.
But even that doesn't diminish how powerful it is—six seconds is enough to do a lot.
For a strong opponent of the same level, being trapped in the opponent's internal world for six seconds? Who knows how many times they could be crushed and shaped.
"Exaggerated, really exaggerated." Lin Yuan's eyes gleamed.
Compared to his previous four physical divine abilities, the "World" ability was purely offensive.
Once the external world forms, Lin Yuan can't move—he must defeat the enemy within the world's time limit.
In contrast, even an ability like "Enhancement" has defensive uses. For instance, "Enhancement" could boost his speed and allow him to escape.
"Still, I like it."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
The "World" divine ability depends entirely on his internal world, as the external world it forms is based on it.
The stronger his internal world, the stronger the external world formed by the divine ability.
And the internal world is Lin Yuan's greatest strength. Its spatial depth was already substantial, and in terms of sheer size, his internal world was more than twenty times larger than other beings of the same rank in the main universe.
When talking about twenty times the diameter, imagine how much larger that would be in volume.
This physical divine ability seemed to be tailor-made for Lin Yuan.
"The strongest use of the 'World' divine ability lies in its self-destruction."
Lin Yuan's thoughts drifted.
The external world lasts for six seconds. If the opponent isn't defeated in the first five seconds, he could make the external world self-destruct in the sixth.
Though the external world is based on the internal one, it isn't the same. It's a copy created by the "World" divine ability, modeled on the internal world in an instant.
Its size and power are the same.
But it isn't the same entity.
If the external world self-destructs, it won't mean the internal world does.
If Lin Yuan triggers the external world's self-destruction, he'll suffer some backlash, but the price will be far lighter than the internal world self-destructing.
The internal world self-destructing is essentially a mutual destruction move.
But the external world self-destructing only brings some backlash.
The difference in severity is obvious.
"With the foundation of my internal world, if I condense an external world and make it self-destruct, even a being as strong as the Divine King at the perfected eleventh rank would die."
Lin Yuan thought to himself, "And I would only suffer some backlash"
And this is Lin Yuan as a tenth-rank being. If he ascends to the eleventh rank and gains more of the primal chaos void's essence, the power of his internal world will increase dramatically.
At that point, the power of the external world's self-destruction would be unimaginable.
"This move can only be used once."
Lin Yuan was clear about it. His internal world, being 200M miles wide, meant the external world he condensed would cover the same area.
But for an eleventh-rank being, once they understand the nature of this move, they only need to stay 200M miles away from Lin Yuan.
The attack range of an eleventh-rank being is measured in light years, so a distance of 200M miles is nothing.
Of course, that's easier said than done. Lin Yuan could suppress his aura and sneak within 200M miles of his enemy, then activate the "World" divine ability.
"The next important task is to fully comprehend this divine ability."
Lin Yuan's expression became serious.
Only by fully understanding the divine ability can he bring it back to the main universe and ability it on his true body.
The increase in his combat power from this divine ability goes without saying. Even if it meant sacrificing time spent understanding the space-time fusion laws, he had to fully comprehend this divine ability first.
The space-time fusion laws could be studied anywhere, whether in the main universe or other transmigrated worlds.
But the "World" divine ability could only be understood in this Martial Ancestor Golden Body.
Outside Azure World.
In the boundless void.
The Lord of Black Demon Pavilion and his three companions were quickly approaching Azure World.
A vast and terrifying aura emanated from these four foreign evil gods.
Along the way, even from a great distance, other foreign evil gods trembled.
"Black Demon Pavilion Lord? Is that the Black Demon Pavilion Lord?"
"Besides the Pavilion Lord, there are three other evil gods of the same level!"
"What's going on? Isn't the Pavilion Lord in seclusion?"
"Heh, the Pavilion Lord is probably heading for Azure World. Two members of the Black Demon Pavilion fell in that world recently."
Numerous foreign evil gods observed from afar. The influence of the Black Demon Pavilion Lord was immense, instilling fear in the other evil gods, especially now that he was accompanied by three equally powerful evil gods.
"Black Demon, what's in that world that makes you so cautious?"
"Indeed, what is it that requires us to join forces?"
"Black Demon, if we're helping, we can't just go for nothing."
As the three companions of the Pavilion Lord hurried toward Azure World, they exchanged words.
As foreign evil gods, they never did anything without gain. Expecting them to help the Pavilion Lord get revenge for free? That was impossible.
"Rest assured, the secrets within that world are significant. It can rapidly increase the world's source power. Once we take the world, I'm willing to share the secret with you."
The Pavilion Lord glanced at his three companions and continued, "Moreover, I will allow you to enter that Void Secret Realm I guard and explore the opportunities within."
"Alright."
"Black Demon, you're always generous."
"We'll definitely help you with this grudge."
The three foreign evil gods were overjoyed.
Leaving aside the secrets of Azure World for now, they had been coveting the Void Secret Realm guarded by the Pavilion Lord for a long time.
But the Pavilion Lord held the "key" to the Secret Realm. Without his guidance, they couldn't enter.
Hearing their words, the Pavilion Lord didn't respond. He simply continued toward Azure World.
The secret of Azure World? Rapidly increasing world source power? Having one more evil god know about it wouldn't hurt the Pavilion Lord.
As for the Void Secret Realm he guarded? Even if it weren't for Azure World, the Pavilion Lord had planned to invite these three into it.
For hundreds of thousands of years, the Pavilion Lord had reached a bottleneck in exploring the Void Secret Realm. Moving forward would be difficult alone.
So teaming up with the other three to explore was almost inevitable.
Soon.
The Pavilion Lord and the three foreign evil gods stopped, gazing at the distant Azure World.
"This is the world?"
"The world source is indeed abundant."
"It looks...delicious."
The three foreign evil gods examined the world carefully. As evil gods, they were innately able to sense the richness of a world's source.
The Azure World before them was indeed "plump."
"Black Demon, what's the plan?"
"You brought us here, so you should take the lead."
Although the three foreign evil gods were eager to devour Azure World, they understood that if the Pavilion Lord had to call on them, the world must not be simple.
And since the Pavilion Lord led this operation, they would follow his lead, lured by the Void Secret Realm.
"There's no need to approach the world. Just attack from afar."
The Pavilion Lord explained. Azure World, though rich in source power, was limited by its nature and couldn't attack areas outside itself.
In other words, the Pavilion Lord only needed to attack from a distance, and Azure World would be a sitting duck.
This was why foreign evil gods dared to treat worlds as food. The world's source power always far exceeded that of an individual evil god.
But worlds couldn't actively fight back.
It was like the difference between herbivores and carnivores.
No matter how large a herbivore grows, it can't fight off a carnivore.
"No problem."
The three foreign evil gods nodded.
In the depths of the Martial Hall of Azure World.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, meditating on the ability of the "World" divine ability.
"Hm?"
"The Pavilion Lord of Black Demon has come?"
Lin Yuan glanced beyond the world.
Using the power statue he had obtained from the Pavilion Lord, Lin Yuan could easily locate the Pavilion Lord through cause and effect.
From the moment the Pavilion Lord began his actions and approached Azure World, Lin Yuan had been aware.
"And he brought three other evil gods?"
Lin Yuan quickly sensed the presence of the other three evil gods.
"Perfect."
"I can test the 'World' divine ability."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Even if the Pavilion Lord hadn't come, Lin Yuan had planned to try out the "World" divine ability, practicing the finer points of its control.
Compared to feeling out the divine ability, dealing with the Pavilion Lord and the other strongest foreign evil gods in the area was just a bonus.
As for revealing the secret of the "World" divine ability? In the main universe, beings have avatars, so when Lin Yuan used the "World" divine ability, he couldn't completely kill them, which might lead to his secret being exposed.
But as for the four evil gods outside? Based on his causal sensing, they had no avatars. Once he eliminated them, there'd be no secret to reveal.
In the boundless void.
Numerous other foreign evil gods watched the Pavilion Lord and his three companions.
"The Pavilion Lord is so cautious, he's not even planning to approach Azure World."
"Of course. There's great terror within Azure World. The two from before didn't even have a chance to escape. The Pavilion Lord wouldn't take it lightly."
"Indeed. They'll attack from afar. Once Azure World is broken, whatever terror is hidden inside will be revealed."
The foreign evil gods chattered excitedly, eagerly anticipating what would happen once the Pavilion Lord and the other three tore open Azure World.
In the eyes of all the evil gods, Azure World's fate was already sealed.
With the Pavilion Lord and three powerful evil gods working together and being so cautious, there was no chance Azure World could survive.
"Begin the attack."
"Hold nothing back."
Between the eighteen arms of the Pavilion Lord, a terrifying energy fluctuation began to gather as he instructed his three companions.
The combined, full-power assault of the four evil gods would tear Azure World apart in no time.
Just earlier, a single power statue from the Pavilion Lord had ripped a huge rift in Azure World's barrier.
Now, with the Pavilion Lord personally taking action, along with his three companions, there was no question that Azure World would be shattered.
"Of course."
The three foreign evil gods quickly joined in.
Even a lion goes all out when hunting a rabbit. As beings born from endless slaughter, these evil gods knew this truth well.
However.
In the next moment.
The eyes of the Pavilion Lord and the three other evil gods shifted.
The boundless void around them was no longer endless. Instead, they found themselves in another realm altogether.
"What is this?"
The Pavilion Lord's expression changed drastically. In this realm, he could no longer feel the presence of the boundless void, as if it had been cut off.
The other three foreign evil gods felt the same.
But before they could react.
The overwhelming power of a world crashed down upon them. Their bodies and souls trembled, unable to resist. Their consciousness plunged into darkness, and together with the surrounding realm, they were pulled back into Azure World.
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