The Era of Gods - Chapter 553

Chapter 553: 553

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The colossal and indescribable tide of chaos swept through, and the crystal wall of this world could not fully resist it. The tide of chaos seeped into the interior of the world, bringing with it the chaos of the Chaotic Void Sea’s rules, which clashed with the crystal wall’s internal rules, causing the world’s fundamental rules to become twisted and stripped away, forming the terrifying existence known as the abnormal terrains.

According to Li Mei, some of the larger fragments of the fundamental rules can form bizarre places where even True Deity Incarnations could fall.

In the history of this world, there have been several massive peelings of fundamental rules fragments that formed supremely strange terrains, directly causing the fall of several True Gods from this world.

It should be known that the least of the True Gods in this world possess Medium Divine Power.

The power system in this world is very peculiar, ranging from the lowest Sequence 9 to the strongest Sequence Zero, constituting ten levels in total. Sequence 1 is comparable to True Gods of other worlds, and Sequence Zero spans across God Level 1 to God Level 9.

If Lin Xiao were to achieve Divine Enthronement in the future and come back, his incarnation would be stronger than an ordinary True God, equivalent to Sequence Zero, placing him among the super powerful in this world. After all, the True Bodies of True Gods or Evil Gods situated in Starworld could not descend directly onto the Primary Material Plane.

As long as I don’t court death and be cautious of the True God level Descenders from hostile civilizations.

The Star Realm Battleship, following the pull of the Main World, flew towards it, but halfway through, it turned towards the All-Embracing Crystalline Universe.

The speed of the Star Realm Battleship in the Chaos Sea of Void was incredibly fast. At this moment, Lin Xiao did not lack Divine Power, propelling the battleship to speed through the Chaos Sea of Void, but even so, it took several months to reach the vicinity of the Myriad Manifestation Crystal Wall System.

The last time I came here was when I had just entered Radiance, still in the higher stages of high school when a slew of elites came here contending for fortune. I gained a lot of benefits that laid the foundation for my growth.

In normal times, the Myriad Manifestation Crystal Wall System does not open. Occasionally, a small number of descendants related to the once top-tier College of All Features may have a chance to enter. When the Star Realm Battleship arrived, Lin Xiao saw a vast vortex outside the Myriad Manifestation Crystal Wall System, right as a Floating City, with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers, was entering into the vortex.

Unlike the traditional Floating Cities that inverted cut-off mountaintops, the ones built from the Main World used sturdy metal, which provided super-strong defense at the cost of terrifying resources. This thing is better regarded as a mobile interstellar fortress than a Floating City.

There were towering spires and various combat platforms densely covering the surroundings. Dense runes covered the entire Floating City, bestowing it with formidable power through the combination of science fiction and magical guidance.

The master of this Floating City was undoubtedly a True God, and not an ordinary one at that.

The Star Realm Battleship had the permission to enter the Myriad Manifestation Crystal Wall System and went through the huge Chaos Vortex into the World Crystal Wall without any hindrance.

As the space in front of him shifted, a ferocious head appeared in front of the battleship, a solidified Evil God corpse in the void.

“Equivalent to Weak Divine Power!”

Compared to the shock of seeing these Evil God corpses previously, Lin Xiao, who was close to achieving enthronement himself, and whose several incarnations already possessed True God Level strength, naturally viewed things differently. He estimated the strength of these Evil Gods with just a glance.

Yet, I have never seen such deities before, nor do I know from which Crystal Wall Universe in the Chaotic Void Sea these aliens come from.

One thing Lin Xiao could be certain of: these alien Outer Gods did not originate from the Abyss Crystal Wall Universe. As once a son of the Abyss Crystal Wall Universe, he had seen the God-level Existences within it, and they were nothing like this.

This means that the power that was mutually devastated with the top-tier College of All Features in the past came from other Crystal Wall Universes.

As the Star Realm Battleship traveled through this space where reality and Starworld were mixed together, it occasionally passed by these Divine Corpses solidified in the void. He could now tell that these Divine Corpses had lost all Divine Power, leaving behind nearly useless shells, and not the ticket to ascend as he previously imagined.

On the other hand, considering the numerous Divine Corpses in this world, it’s a tremendously vast resource. Even if the Top College of All Features had suffered huge losses in the Divine Battle, with this batch of Divine Corpses, they could have piled up a number of True Gods.

After traveling an unknown distance, the Star Realm Battleship, guided by coordinates, came to the Myriad Images God Temple floating in the midst of the void, and that Floating City was also there.

The battleship still hadn’t approached when a somewhat dim divine light flew out from the temple and manifested a person of light before Lin Xiao, whose face was difficult to make out. A deep voice boomed:

“Owner of the Divine Treasure of Myriad, the final hour is not yet upon us!”

Lin Xiao immediately recognized it as the will of a Tomb Guardian. He bowed respectfully and spoke aloud:

“In my younger days, I made a promise to see Your Majesty the Emperor of All Phenomena before my enthronement.”

In the next second, numerous figures of light appeared around him, forming a semicircle. The leading figure of light observed him for a long while, then waved a grand sleeve, and the space and time before him changed once more. When he reappeared, he was inside the Myriad Images God Temple; in front of him, the six towering and penetrating figures of light were shining radiantly, with the central six Tomb Guardians surrounding a raging Chaos Fireball.

Not far from Lin Xiao, two similarly enshrouded figures stood in the void, and he could feel two hostile gazes scrutinizing him.

True Gods, two exceedingly formidable True Gods.

For a moment, he was confused, pondering if there might be some misunderstanding.

Then, a resounding voice echoed out of nowhere:

“The Divine Emperor already knew of your coming before his seclusion and has left a letter for each of you.”

Three rays of white light shot out from the central Chaos Fireball, landing precisely in the hands of Lin Xiao and the two other figures below. The Tomb Guardian’s voice continued:

“The Emperor has grown tired of struggling to survive. This seclusion will be his last, whether it leads to life or death.”

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“If alive, the Myriad Images God System will rise anew; if dead, you three who possess the Divine Treasure of Myriad will inherit the rights to the Myriad Images God System. His Majesty will guide you there in due time, in the name of Gaia Will, to accept His Majesty’s final test.”

Stunned!

The Tomb Guardian’s words struck Lin Xiao like thunder, leaving him completely disoriented. He swiftly turned to look at the other two indistinct figures, clearly sensing that the hostility in their scrutinizing gazes had intensified.

Lin Xiao grew fearful and cursed inwardly.

This twist was totally unexpected, and he was utterly unprepared.

Heaven knows he was just here to reap the benefits of an agreement; he never anticipated such explosive news.

Each holder of the Divine Treasure of Myriad possessing succession rights to the Myriad Images God System meant that, should the Emperor of Myriad Forms suffer an unexpected demise, a lethal struggle between the three was inevitable.

A top god system, no less! Even if the Myriad Images God System had long since collapsed and its original members had mostly perished with little hope, and their resources and overseas territories had likely vanished, none of that mattered. So long as this Myriad Images God Temple remained, that would be enough.

The six Tomb Guardians, equivalent to Powerful Divine Power, along with the Chaos Fireball that gives those of Super Divine Power at God Level 19 a chance to ascend to great divine power, these two points alone could captivate even the Powerful Divine Forces.

Such enormous gains, too great for anyone to resist—the temptation, not even Lin Xiao, was immune to it.

After all, no one would find such benefits excessive, not even someone possessing the Creation Rubik’s Cube—such temptation was irresistible.

But he was at a disadvantage.

The other two former possessors of the Divine Treasure of Myriad had been divinely enthroned for many years; their current strength was unknown, while he had not yet achieved divinity. How could he compete?

The key issue was that he was merely an incarnation with little strength, his true identity so blatantly exposed before them, whilst he could not make out theirs at all, immediately putting him at a disadvantage.

“Fucking hell!”

Lin Xiao felt irked, yet there was nothing he could do.

It was then the Tomb Guardian spoke again:

“According to His Majesty’s command before entering seclusion, you must not engage in any form of conflict before the test begins. Any violators will be stripped of their inheritance rights!”

“Phew!”

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and clearly felt the hostile gazes shift away.

It made sense. The Emperor of Myriad Forms would surely forbid premature conflict. Who would want their heirs to fight over the throne before the ruler had even died? Anyone would be annoyed by that.

Yet, this brought only temporary relief, and he still faced considerable trouble.

In Lin Xiao’s view, the chances of the Emperor of Myriad Forms successfully emerging from seclusion were slim. If the odds were favorable, he wouldn’t have clung to life so desperately until now. In the event of failure, Lin Xiao would have to face two relentless adversaries stronger than himself.

Those who secured the Divine Treasure of Myriad were among the most elite figures in human history, invincible in their respective classes or even capable of challenging higher tiers. With many years of cultivation, not only was their personal strength formidable, but they also likely had vast forces at their disposal. His chances against them were practically non-existent.

He could only hope that the Emperor would hold on a bit longer to give him some time.

Not only did his True Body need to be strengthened, but he also had to establish a team to aid him.

“Perhaps, once I attain divinity, I’ll take charge of a battle group?”

It was the only way he could see to quickly bolster his forces—if he had a battle group under his control, he could swiftly narrow the gap between them. Only then, would he stand a chance to fight.

“Perhaps after divinity, I’ll also pay a visit to my father-in-law!”

Lin Xiao was now considering every power he could leverage, including his dear father-in-law. He also needed to meet with Commander Xie Tianyan to garner as much support as possible.

An hour later, Lin Xiao left the Divine Treasure of Myriad with a ring on his little finger. Just as he stepped out, a deep male voice reached his ears:

“Lord Lin Xiao, please wait a moment!”

He sighed deeply; the man even knew his name. Turning around, he saw an indistinct male figure float towards him and stop in front of him, saying in a grave voice:

“I’ll get straight to the point—the opportunity is significant, but we must act according to our capabilities. Lord Lin Xiao, you have yet to achieve divinity, while both Shadow Wind and I have been divinely enthroned for many years, now both possessing Medium Divine Power and commanding vast forces with broad territories. You stand no chance against us; you might as well withdraw!”

Lin Xiao….