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"Seeds of Divine Realm?"
Lin Xiao opened his mouth in surprise. This was completely beyond his expectations. His original intention was just to destroy the Floating Islands incidentally; he never expected that after their destruction, such a thing would be hidden within.
What exactly were the Seeds of Divine Realm?
They were the fundamental origin of the Sons of the Divine Realm. Whether it was Humans or other Divine Realm civilizations, as long as they obtained Seeds of Divine Realm after birth and opened the Divine Realm, they could become Sons of the Divine Realm.
As far as Lin Xiao knew, he had never heard of any other way to obtain the Seeds of Divine Realm, aside from the Divine Realm civilizations themselves—not even great divine power possessed such a privilege. This was an exclusive power held by the world’s will of the various Divine Realm civilizations.
Once a Son of the Divine Realm died, their Divine Realm would automatically collapse and could not be preserved on its own — at least Lin Xiao had never seen or heard of it.
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And what did he see now?
A fragment of a Seed of Divine Realm — ten fragments could form one complete Seed of Divine Realm.
Lin Xiao’s attention was instantly captivated. The thoughts he had just a moment ago were thrown to the back of his mind; now, all he could think about were these fragments of the Divine Realm.
If one Floating Island could yield a fragment, wouldn’t destroying several more allow for the assembly of a complete Seed of Divine Realm fragment?
He also thought that the objective of the invading Octopus men was probably not just to conquer the Floating Islands; they were likely after the Divine Realm fragments as well.
Lin Xiao currently had no need for the Seeds of Divine Realm. Having a Divine Realm himself, he was unable to open another, but that didn’t stop him from collecting a few for research — to understand why this world could give birth to Seeds of Divine Realm was too curious and incredible.
Half an hour later, he left the now empty Void and flew off in a certain direction. Though the flow of time here was chaotic, compared to the journey he had undertaken, it was relatively more stable. This suggested that he was on the edge of a Sky-reaching Storm Pillar’s range of influence, meaning there must be a substantial number of Floating Islands nearby.
But correspondingly, there would also be many Children of Nightmare or their subordinates.
In less than an hour, he saw another Floating Island drifting in the clouds. From afar, he could see a huge port at the edge of the Floating Island with several Floating Airships docked above it. Scattered across the port floor were numerous tiny figures bustling about, which Lin Xiao recognized as the Octopus men he had encountered before.
These Octopus men on the Floating Islands couldn’t discover the hidden Lin Xiao, still busy as ever, oblivious to the impending danger.
Lin Xiao circled around the Floating Island, which seemed to be a military port. Most of the Octopus men at the port were clad in Armor and wielding weapons, and the island’s buildings and population appeared to bear a military purpose. Inside the island, he also found two leaders who, like the Octopus man Hero he had previously killed, wielded Nightmare Power.
Without hesitation, he boldly made his move with a press of his palm.
Inside the castle, the two Octopus man Leaders and many subordinates were huddled around a giant sand table, absorbed in their planning, when suddenly an indescribable, horrific force descended upon them. Everyone froze, watching with wide eyes as their space was twisted, deformed, and collapsed around them, plunging their entire world into Darkness.
From the outside, the entire Floating Islands of more than twenty square kilometers appeared to be twisted and devoured by an invisible force into a stone sphere before disappearing completely.
But after the consumption was complete, Lin Xiao spat out some residue and, disappointingly, saw no sign of the anticipated Divine Realm fragment.
"So not all Floating Islands have fragments?"
This was rather exasperating, and Lin Xiao felt like he had wasted his efforts.
"I hate games that deal with probabilities the most!"
Any game involving probabilities never just skims, but always reaches new depths of frustration, which he had learned from past experiences.
But there was nothing he could do; absence meant absence; fragments could not be conjured from thin air.
It was just that these Divine Realm fragments were of extreme importance, representing an incredible hypothesis. Lin Xiao, therefore, had to set out with patience, determined to refine more Floating Islands. If nothing else, he was resolved to assemble one complete Seed of Divine Realm before considering the next step.
Just as he was preparing to leave, he suddenly raised his head to look in a certain direction, where a dazzling light streaked towards him like an arrow.
With a flick of his finger, space and time suddenly expanded over two thousand meters away. The speeding light, distorted by the expanding space and slowed by the changing time, kept bending towards him stubbornly along the curvature of space.
"What is that?"
With a thought from Lin Xiao, a transparent screen appeared in front of him, and the piercing light smashed into it with a muffled sound. The screen shattered like glass, but the light beam was stopped. It quickly morphed into the shadow of a Child of Nightmare, who loudly spoke:
"Human, you’re breaking the rules..."
The voice paused abruptly, a look of surprise showing on his face, and it took a moment before he continued:
"A newcomer, according to regulations, no Floating Islands within this world are to be destroyed."
He pointed in a certain direction and said:
"Your territory is over there. You may leave now, and find your own kind. They will inform you of the rules that must be adhered to within this world."
The strength of the will behind this message suggested that this Child of Nightmare’s true form must be very powerful, and his attitude was odd. Since he had been discovered, continuing could easily provoke a joint attack. Without a clear understanding of the specific situation, it would have been reckless to proceed. Lin Xiao decided to first locate the Human Divine Realm’s Sons and clarify the situation.
This world was not simple.
Heading in the direction indicated by the Child of Nightmare, he traversed a vast expanse of over a million kilometers of Void, passing two Sky-reaching Storm Pillars belonging to the Nightmare Divine Realm civilization. After crossing the distant Chaotic Void, Lin Xiao saw a fleet composed of seven Floating Airships, all of which were manned by Humans.
This area was clearly on the edge of the Human territory. Not far ahead, he saw a Sky-reaching Storm Pillar surrounded by many Floating Islands.
Compared to the smaller Sky-reaching Storm Pillar he had seen when he first entered this world, the Pillars occupied by Nightmare and Human civilizations that he encountered afterwards were much larger and exerted a stronger and a broader range of influence.
The initial Storm Pillar he had seen was only about twenty to thirty kilometers in diameter, with a time stabilizing effect covering roughly a thousand-kilometer radius. In contrast, those Storm Pillars held by both Nightmare and Human civilizations were fifty to sixty kilometers in diameter, with their time stabilizing influence stretching over a radius of six to seven thousand kilometers, and surrounded by numerous Floating Islands.
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The humans on these floating islands were clearly influenced by the Son of the Divine Realm, not only was their mechanical level quite developed, but their average individual strength was also much stronger than that of the humans Lin Xiao had seen on the first floating island.
Of course, this strength is relative. After flying past a dozen or so floating islands of various sizes, the strongest he saw were at Rank 6 or 7, and there were only a few who were at the Rank 8 Legend level. Overall, that was it.
This made him quite puzzled. Could it be that the empires in this world depend on these subordinates to wage war in the Divine Realms?
As he approached the Sky-reaching Storm Pillar, Lin Xiao released his aura. The pillar stirred, and a beam of light shot out, materializing into the figure of a middle-aged man in front of him. On seeing Lin Xiao, the man’s face lit up with joy as he said,
"Are you new here?"
"Yes."
"That’s great, we are in need of fresh blood. Please, follow me."
Saying this, the man turned and walked away, and Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment before following him.
The two entered the Sky-reaching Storm Pillar, where a dazzling ball of lightning hovered within. The middle-aged man transformed into a human-shaped bolt of lightning, his voice sounding unusually deep,
"You may call me Tongtian. You too must have accidentally fallen into the Chaos Territory and cannot return, right? Would it be convenient to mention how long you’ve been lost? What year is it now in the Main World?"
Though the voice was heavy, his words revealed his intense excitement and curiosity about the outside world.
Before answering, Lin Xiao asked,
"May I know how long you, Tongtian, have been lost in the Chaos Territory?"
The middle-aged man known as Tongtian pondered for a moment before answering,
"I can’t remember the exact year, all I remember is that when I was lost in the Chaos Territory, the Myriad Images God System had just suffered a terrible defeat. I intended to take part in that battle, but never got the chance."
"The year the Myriad Images God System was defeated..."
It had been over ten thousand years in the Main World since the defeat of the Myriad Images God System, equivalent to more than three million years in a Different Domain. In the time-chaotic Chaos Territory, it was even harder to tell how many tens of thousands of years had passed. Lin Xiao looked at the middle-aged man in amazement; someone who could live for so many years in the Chaos Territory was no ordinary being.
"I’m not exactly sure of the current year either, and I am embarrassed, for I haven’t kept track of the exact dates, but it has been over ten thousand years since the fall of the Myriad Images God System in the Main World; you may have been lost in this world for several hundred years."
"Over ten thousand years!"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a long time and seemed to be experiencing a sense of loss.
Lin Xiao then asked,
"May I ask what is your relationship to the Myriad Images God System?"
The middle-aged man did not answer but instead asked,
"Has His Majesty the Emperor of Myriad Forms perished?"
"He has perished completely a few years ago!"
"Does the Myriad Images God System have any successors?"
Lin Xiao’s eyebrows rose slightly; the middle-aged man’s series of purposeful questions proved he had a significant connection to the original Myriad Images God System. Stirred by curiosity, Lin Xiao counter-asked,
"Seeing how concerned you are about the Myriad Images God System, may I know what relationship you have with it?"
The middle-aged man lifted his eyelids to glance at Lin Xiao, and after a long silence, he suddenly chuckled and said,
"Telling you wouldn’t hurt. My relationship with the Myriad Images God System was that of both enemy and friend, an enemy, yet also a friend."
"Huh!"
"So that’s how it is."
"Now you can tell me. Does the Myriad Images God System have a successor?"
Lin Xiao nodded earnestly:
"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor of Myriad Forms left behind three Divine Treasures of Myriad, choosing three outstanding heirs to go to the Wizard World. Eventually, one of the heirs inherited the legacy of the Emperor of Myriad Forms, but that heir chose not to continue the Myriad Images God System but to start a new system. Strictly speaking, the Myriad Images God System has now become history."
The middle-aged man fell silent for a long while after hearing this, his expression constantly changing as he pondered, then he sighed deeply. Looking up at a certain direction in the empty air as if he were talking to himself but actually addressing someone, he said,
"Since the Myriad Images God System has become history, let’s wipe our grudges clean!"
With that, he suddenly laughed,
"How laughable, I’m trapped in the Chaos Territory and cannot leave, what use are past grudges now!"
After a chuckle, he said to Lin Xiao,
"Excuse my rudeness!"
"Not at all!"