Eternal Swordmaster -
Chapter 973 - 968 Trying 2
Chapter 973: Chapter 968 Trying 2
Above the colorful Shattered Sea.
A gigantic and immense Constellation eternally releases a vast brilliance, yet not a hint of heat is emitted.
Lin Xin easily crossed the Shattered Wheel and was gazing up at this Constellation, vastly more powerful than ordinary ones.
The golden light in his eyes was not dazzling at all, much like a burning, icy fireball, entirely different from other Constellations.
"This is the Shattered Wheel Hall of the Grand Universe, the Shattered Sea...."
He surveyed around, and his Divine Sense instantly covered an area of hundreds of thousands of light-years, but everywhere he reached, there was not a single living being, only countless soul dust, crushed by the great wheel, and then fell into the Shattered Sea.
"I remember Fang Yu once mentioned that the Shattered Sea was once the dwelling place of the Primal God.
So now, I....."
Lin Xin gently discarded his disguise, revealing his true form.
At that moment, he withdrew his power, lightly unfolding the massive Light Wings that had grown to nineteen pairs, thirty-eight in total, drifting continuously like jellyfish tentacles.
The arms growing from his back had also increased in number, densely-packed as far as the eye could see, reaching fifty pairs, or truly, one hundred arms.
The black hole in his chest continued to rotate with infinite black energy, but a circle of exquisitely ancient Divine Patterns had appeared at its edge, resembling lace.
His size also swiftly expanded from a normal height.
In the blink of an eye, it broke through a hundred meters, then thousands, then tens of thousands.
His height and size stabilized at tens of thousands of meters and were controlled by Lin Xin.
If he wanted, at this moment, he could easily manifest a terrifying size spanning hundreds of thousands of light-years.
But that was meaningless.
"This is the Primordial... let me try it."
Lin Xin looked down at the vast, boundless, colorful Shattered Sea.
He lightly flapped his wings behind him, the countless wings stretching for tens of thousands of meters, coordinating together in unison, gently fanning.
BOOM!!!
A terrifying gust of wind burst out in all directions, a gust that, in the outside world, could obliterate countless stars in an instant.
But here, it only stirred up a few slight ripples on the surface of the Shattered Sea.
The skin on Lin Xin’s face and neck started to reveal closed golden eyes, one after another.
After withdrawing power, his average Attributes had officially broken through an average of fifteen paths of strength.
He had reached a level of power unprecedented in the Grand Universe.
Though in the past, in the Dark Universe, he had achieved levels above twenty paths of strength. But that was in the incomplete-rules Dark Universe.
Transformed to Cosmic Energy, controlling fifteen paths of strength was already his limit. The remaining energy was temporarily stored in the advanced Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads, to be used in the future.
"Let me see what the Primal was..."
Lin Xin soared high into the sky, like a sacred angel, changing direction, suddenly charging headlong into the Shattered Sea.
His form straightened, like a sharp sword, plunging fiercely into the Shattered Sea.
BOOM!!!
Waves tens of thousands of meters high roared up.
Lin Xin opened his eyes wide, and dozens of eyes on his face and neck opened simultaneously. He meticulously observed the Shattered Sea within the Grand Universe.
Oddly enough, from the outside, the Shattered Sea shimmered in a seven-color light.
But for some reason, upon truly plunging in, it was revealed that the color of the seawater was black. A faint black-gray.
Lin Xin gazed into the depths of the ocean, swimming towards that patch of invisible-color darkness.
He didn’t know why; he didn’t know how long passed, gradually, his consciousness began to blur, and his movement started to slow.
Even though he gradually slowed down, his massive body continued sinking at the same high speed.
Lin Xin felt like he was returning to his mother’s embrace, warm, comfortable, with nothing to think about, only wanting to lie quietly, floating.
He struggled to open his eyes, trying to see around, extending his Divine Sense, but it could only cover a small area around himself.
Eyes opened, he still saw nothing but darkness, no different from when they were closed.
As time slowly passed, Lin Xin began to feel numb all over, becoming somewhat unsure if his eyes were open or closed.
All senses of his body felt as if injected with anesthetic, unable to perceive anything.
His Divine Sense extended outward, yet still perceived nothing but darkness.
He could hear a noise in his ears resembling the sound of wind, akin to the static from a radio without a signal.
In the distant darkness, it seemed like someone was whispering.
Lin Xin felt as if he were floating in a void of darkness, unable to feel, unable to touch anything.
His consciousness also began to gradually numb.
The Evasion Attribute instinct didn’t detect any danger, so he didn’t resist, just quietly waiting.
Waiting for.....
Until his consciousness finally slipped into full slumber.
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Wah!!!
A piercing loud cry echoed from the hospital room.
The nurse, wearing a mask, gently picked up the baby, holding him upside down, and firmly patted his backside.
"Congratulations, Imperial Concubine, for the successful birth."
She smiled, relaxing easily.
The soft and beautiful woman lying on the hospital bed exhaled a long breath of relief.
"My son...." She looked at her second child with love and expectation.
The first was a daughter, now the Empire’s nineteenth princess.
And this child, soon to become the Empire’s twentieth Prince.
Her only son.
Lin Xin opened his eyes, seeing the luxurious hospital room filled with a high-tech aura.
The ceiling had no light, only a pattern of intricate golden designs, within which flowed fine silver liquid.
The brightness was emitted from that silver liquid.
A massive divine sense merely divided into countless fractions, silently sweeping through the surrounding hospital rooms, immediately making Lin Xin aware of his situation.
"I’ve been reborn again." He sighed inwardly and quickly began examining himself.
The Netherworld remained intact within the soul of his true self.
Back when he used divine skills to stow away the Netherworld, it naturally became an existence between reality and illusion. Being seen as part of the soul in reincarnation was only logical.
"The body has reverted to its original state again."
Lin Xin glanced at the attribute panel; as expected, all attributes had reverted back to being within supernatural abilities, transforming into Free Attribute Points.
The previously added four attributes were now reduced to a pitiful single digit.
’Xu Hong—Damage 2. Defense 1.2. Evasion 1. Constitution 3. Free Attributes: 72.4d.
Bloodline: Storm Tribe Level Three.’
"A tedious beginning..." Lin Xin closed his eyes.
He needed to contemplate how to finally achieve the Sword of Compassion.
To outsiders, this little baby seemed merely too fatigued and so fell asleep with eyes closed.
Imperial Concubine Diliya gently took the child from the nurse, softly pressing him to her chest so he could hear her heartbeat.
"My child... the sovereign will surely be pleased, but you must behave well to earn the emperor’s favor and secure a place for us in this ruthless imperial clan..."
Diliya closed her beautiful eyes, gently pressing the child’s head against her.
..........
Cosmic Calendar Ninth Era, Year 312, March 1st.
The Storm Empire’s fifteenth imperial concubine gave birth to the twentieth prince, named Xu Hong according to royal family customs.
On the same date.
The newborn prince’s physique aptitude was tested at one month old.
In the vast dark blue palace, crystal pillars rose like sharp spikes, releasing a faint blue light.
The floor was transparent, revealing a vast square lava pool below.
In the pool, a massive black-red serpent with four dragon eyes was slowly swimming, occasionally raising its head to glare menacingly with its frenzied eyes at the people in the grand hall above.
Diliya held her child, standing in the hall with trepidation, watching the imperial sacrifers and priests set up the instruments for aptitude testing.
It was a fist-sized triangular crystal stone.
Inside the crystal stone floated a yellow glowing stone block.
"Imperial Concubine Diliya, you may proceed with the test now."
A priest approached and whispered softly in Diliya’s ear.
"But... but the sovereign hasn’t arrived yet..." Diliya was somewhat worried, a bit frightened.
She feared for her child falling victim to malicious schemes.
Such incidents were not uncommon; princes with promising aptitude had been secretly ruined by other imperial concubines or even the empress many times.
Unless the sovereign himself came to oversee, Diliya had spent her entire wealth, bribing and lobbying to persuade a close minister to urge the sovereign to attend the ceremony.
But now...
Her heart sank.
"The sovereign is unable to come due to unexpected matters."
The priest pitifully glanced at the delicate Diliya.
The fourth imperial concubine had arranged everything long before today’s events.
The sovereign, originally intending to come, was detained by her in the bedchamber.
If the twentieth prince’s aptitude turned out to be ordinary in the test, it wouldn’t matter much. But if his aptitude were good....
The priest sighed internally.
"Imperial Concubine, please proceed with the test. In this Beast Divine Temple, with the presence of the Kesley-level star beast below, any safety issues or fraudulent activities will thoroughly be eliminated.
You have nothing to fear."
"I....." Tears glimmered faintly in Diliya’s eyes.
She feared; she feared that if her child’s aptitude surpassed the tolerance level of certain individuals, the consequences would be disastrous.....
"Please start quickly," the Imperial Sacrifier urged gently, eyes slightly narrowed.
Diliya dared not defy those from the Sacrificial Temple; she was merely a princess from a small country temporarily favored by the sovereign, valued less than even several of his closest palace girls.
Though called an imperial concubine, the empire never lacked imperial concubines, with no shortage of them disappearing or dying due to various accidents over the years.
And every few years, the Storm Emperor would take new imperial concubines.
Unwillingly, with trembling hands, she gently placed the infant Xu Hong into the stone frame above the grand hall.
From birth, Xu Hong had been different from typical people.
He neither cried nor made a fuss, apart from sleeping and feeding, spending the rest of the time quietly alone, seemingly in a daze yet as if deep in thought.
Such peculiarities naturally drew the attention of the illustrious fourth imperial concubine.
She was a woman driven by jealousy, unwilling to allow the rise of any potential threats to her status.
Thus, today’s scene unfolded.
As one of the mightiest empires in the universe, the Storm Empire was founded on slaughter, plundering, and enslaving other races.
Its territory spanned several galaxies, conquering countless nations and civilizations.
Ranked second in the overall cosmic civilization standings.
Thus, everything within the Storm Empire was steeped in blood, violence, conspiracy, and slaughter.
The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, that was the only truth here.
The Storm Emperor ruled with this creed, controlling everything with absolute violence and power.
And Diliya’s nation was one of the many sacrifices under such a regime.
The imperial harem, unsurprisingly, adhered to the same set of rules.
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