The Era of Gods

Chapter 596: Chapter 596 News of the Fall of the Emperor of Myriad Forms

“What!”

At the outpost base, when Lin Xiao learned of this news from Xie Yufei’s mouth, he was so shocked that he sprang up from his seat, muttering in surprise and revelation:

“I was wondering why I’ve been feeling restless lately; so this is why.”

Xie Yufei took a sip from the tea he hadn’t finished and asked,

“Now that this news is buzzing everywhere, the entire main world knows about it. Although the Myriad Images God Temple has yet to respond, the envoy should be arriving soon. As one of the three legitimate heirs to the Myriad Images God Temple, my father is asking when you’ll return to the main world.”

Lin Xiao fell silent for a moment, his thoughts racing as he considered how this news affected him and how he should respond.

The fall of the Emperor of Myriad Forms was something he had anticipated. He had suspected this might happen when the Emperor spoke of making one last effort before the Divine Enthronement, but he hadn’t expected it so soon, before he had fully grown himself.

If only he could have held on for a few more years.

But reality would not change for his sake. With the confirmed fall of the Emperor of Myriad Forms, the question indeed lay before him, and he must carefully consider his decision—whether to compete for the legacy left behind by the Emperor of Myriad Forms.

No, more accurately, to decide how to compete.

He definitely must compete, for even if the Myriad Images God System has been destroyed, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse, and what’s more, this is not a starving camel but a starving dragon—far bigger than a horse. He must fight for such a colossal inheritance.

His girlfriend came personally with an inquiry from Commander Xie, which was a very clear indication for him to fight for it.

This wasn’t just about him competing; it also involved the support of the Fifth Level war zone behind him.

One should know that if this inheritance could be successfully claimed, it meant the support of at least six living powerful divine forces, as well as the residual origin of the All-Embracing Crystalline Universe. There was a chance that a Super Divine Power at God Level 19 could break through to Great Divine Power.

Of course, the odds were definitely not high, otherwise it would’ve been used up or snatched away by now.

But it was a hundred percent certain to elevate a Powerful Divine Power into a Super Divine Power, making it a top-tier existence second only to Great Divine Power. It’s worth noting that even the commander of the Fifth Level war zone was only at this level.

If Lin Xiao wanted to compete, he would undoubtedly receive the full support of the Fifth Level war zone.

The key question was whether he wanted to compete.

After all, he was the heir, not the Fifth Level war zone. The six powerful Tomb Guardians could still ensure that the inheritance was not forcibly plundered, even by Great Divine Power—not in the main world where there were still rules to follow.

“I will definitely compete.”

Lin Xiao walked a circle in his office and returned to his main seat, where Xie Yufei sat in his arms and said,

“If you decide to compete, the Fifth Level war zone will support you with all its might. My father has already investigated the other two heirs thoroughly, and will send you their information later. Take a look, and you should return your true body to the military fortress of the Fifth Level. Just leave an incarnation here. Though it’s unlikely that someone would take a risk at this time, it’s best to err on the side of safety.”

“I understand.” @@novelbin@@

Lin Xiao communicated with his last divine incarnation within the Divine Realm—The Wonders of All Things. Their thoughts connected and the incarnation instantly knew everything.

At the same time, he opened a private channel, and a personal letter from the Fifth Level war zone appeared in his personal space. As he was about to open the holographic screen, both he and his girlfriend looked up suddenly as bits of starlight in the office converged to form a luminous figure that said to him in a grave voice:

“By the decree of the God Emperor, heir Lin Xiao is summoned to the Myriad Images God Temple within ten days of the main world to face the final trial of His Majesty the God Emperor!”

“Whether you wish to accept the trial to inherit the Myriad Images God Temple or relinquish your right, you must go to the Myriad Images God Temple.”

Lin Xiao bowed respectfully and responded,

“I am willing to accept the trial and will go to the Myriad Images God Temple within ten days.”

Ten days in the main world equate to ten years in a different domain; there was no rush.

As soon as the envoy left, he quickly communicated with his other two incarnations through the Creation Rubik’s Cube. One was the Lifeline of the current CY-00801 Crystal Wall Universe, and the other was the incarnation of the Creator God in that strange world. He informed both incarnations of the situation he was facing.

This would directly influence the decisions of both incarnations, helping them better prepare for the upcoming competition.

The Divine Position Incarnation in the Dark Territory, upon learning of all this, fell silent for a long time. It was only a few years away from unifying the Dark Territory. The chaos among the numerous races in the Dark Territory, having lost their True God, had not yet been sorted out, and it would definitely take more time before they could further conquer the Earth’s surface.

According to his plan, he would have to unify the faith of the various races in the Dark Territory and extend their worship to even broader and more distant regions.

As his territory continued to expand, he successively found several True Gods of the underground in other distant parts of the Dark Territory and was preparing to organize a grand Expeditionary Army to conquer them.

If he wanted to conquer the gods of this world’s surface, he would at least have to wait until this Incarnation reached the peak of Medium Divine Power, backed by ample Power of Faith, and be supported by a host of Powerful True Gods from his Divine System. Not many were needed, but they had to be strong.

Then he would unite the races to establish a massive united Expeditionary Army. Only at that point could he attack the surface and confront those three Powerful Divine Powers.

It is worth mentioning that, after several years, the achievements of the fifth generation of Cave-dwellers were extremely pleasing, with some Cave-dwellers awakening the bloodline of the Cave Giants. They transformed into giants almost seven to eight meters tall with the ability to control the Power of Earth. When they stood on the ground, they could continuously draw support from the Power of Earth, and at that time, each Cave Giant was equivalent to top close combat Professionals above Professional Level fifteen.

Maybe they couldn’t outmaneuver their counterparts in single combat, but in large scale battle formations, they proved far stronger than other professionals of the same rank.

Except for Masters of Law…

The only pity was the low awakening rate. Out of tens of thousands of fifth-generation Cave-dwellers, it was not guaranteed that even one would awaken. Presently, nearly ten million fifth-generation Cave-dwellers had been born, but only two to three hundred had awakened as Cave Giants.

But this was only temporary. With a hundred years of preparation, once ten or twenty billion Cave-dwellers were all transformed into the fifth generation, even the slightest chance, on such a vast population base, wouldn’t be an issue. Even a one in a hundred thousand awakening rate would yield tens of thousands of Cave Giants from a population of two billion.

And of course, the actual awakening rate wouldn’t be that low; it was about one in ten thousand. By then, he could muster tens or even hundreds of thousands of Cave Giants, more than enough to sweep through the entire Primary Material Plane.

Therefore, the conquest of this world could not be rushed—absolutely not.

After all, if he could successfully conquer this Crystal Wall Universe, this Godhood Incarnation would surely ascend as a Powerful Divine Power of this world. Even if this Crystal Wall Universe was not strong enough or its rules were not robust, the Divine Power and Godhood rules transferred to his True Body after this Incarnation of God returned would still not be enough to elevate him to the rank of a Powerful Divine Power, but forcefully pushing it to the Medium Divine Power level was feasible.

At that time, competing against the other two continuers for the Myriad Images God Temple, if able to successfully defeat them and inherit The Wonders of All Things, the infinite remnants of the Myriad Manifestation Crystal Wall’s Origin would be enough to force him to step into the realm of Powerful Divine Power.

Or he could save it and use this Origin when his True Body accumulated enough power to ascend to the Powerful Divine Power level on its own, advancing even further to become a Super Divine Power, turning into a top-tier influential being in the entire Main World.

Whichever choice he made, this Incarnation of God was critically important, so he couldn’t rush things.

As for the other Incarnation, he would have to change his approach a bit. Perhaps he could stay in that world a little longer and see if he could reap some benefits before returning.

At the edge of Fury Flame Gorge, Lin Xiao held his teacup in the air for a long time before slowly setting it down, letting out a breath, and muttering to himself:

“Two Medium Divine Powers, one with their own Divine System, the other having long established a War Zone and both with a record of confronting Powerful Divine Powers—truly formidable opponents.”

Moreover, they both had powerful forces behind them, none of which paled in comparison to the support of the Fifth War Zone behind him.

The good news was that there was still some time to prepare.

The bad news was that the powerful forces behind them weren’t allowed to support them directly. Accordingly, the Fifth War Zone couldn’t directly support him either; they could only rely on themselves.

The reason this was bad news is that the support from their own forces was definitely less substantial compared to the support the Fifth War Zone could offer him. After all, he had already won the heart of Commander Xie’s only daughter, and Commander Xie himself owed him a favor, so the support from the Fifth War Zone would certainly be stronger; this was where he was at a disadvantage.

Lin Xiao had originally planned to kill The Furious One to fulfill a wish and be ready to return at any time, but now it seemed he would need to stay longer. He had come all this way, might as well take the opportunity to glean more benefits from this world.

Based on his current understanding of this world, the most useful benefits for him were two-fold: one was to collect more Strange Fragments, which could directly grant knowledge of different Rules.

The second benefit involved the many ancient Dominators of this world. These ancient Dominators possessed varying degrees of incomplete Basic Underlying Laws. If he could defeat them and plunder the Basic Lower-Level Rules they controlled, this would greatly enhance his True Body’s understanding of the Basic Lower-Level Rules, directly strengthening the reconstruction of the Basic Underlying Laws within the Origin Core of the Crystal Wall System that he had fused.

This would have a real-time impact on Lin Xiao’s strength, the more the better.

“Then, let’s capture these three together!”

If he changed his decision, he couldn’t just sit back and watch. After all, once these ancient Dominators were killed, the segment of the Rule they possessed would be taken away and a significant part would dissipate back into heaven and earth. If he came in later, his gains would be less.

No longer concealing himself, he stood up, which immediately caught the attention of the three ancient Dominators battling in the valley.

The Furious One, seeing Lin Xiao approaching, thought another peer was trying to take advantage during the chaos, grew even more enraged. The Lava Lake at his feet became turbulent without any wind, and flames of Wrath boiled towards him, making his already massive form, resembling a Fire Element, grow even larger.

The other two ancient Dominators also raised their guard. The two beams of light suppressing The Furious One slowly shrank, their gaze fixed on Lin Xiao as he drew closer. The ancient Dominator with a head resembling a smoke-billowing trumpet lifted its head, the black smoke swiftly turned into a humanoid shape, shouting out loud:

“Do not come any closer, unknown ancient Dominator, you have crossed the boundary!”