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Chapter 702
🕑 Added 2025-10-29 05:00:05 +0000 UTCThe Second Source World.
At the center of heaven and earth, four or five colossal Source Demons fled in panic, their abyssal demonic aura spreading like a tide of darkness.
As beings second only to the Demon Gods, never since the dawn of the Demon Calamity had such a humiliating sight been seen—four or five Source Demons fleeing together.
Even when faced with the full might of the Eternal Sects’ foundations, Source Demons would normally only retreat strategically, never truly run.
But now—
With a faint rustle, a young man silently appeared above them.
“Where do you think you can run?”
Lin Yuan gazed down upon the four or five Source Demons.
He raised his hand—
And time and space themselves were scooped up.
The Source Demons, like mere ants, appeared in Lin Yuan’s palm.
The Yin-Yang Tai Chi Millstone turned, grinding them into dust billions of times in an instant, until all that remained was the purest essence—flowing into the microscopic particle worlds within Lin Yuan’s body.
The essence born from those few Source Demons was immeasurable. In a single moment, over a trillion new particle worlds were created within him, and his aura subtly rose once more.
“The Source Demons in the world’s center are all hiding now. It’s getting harder to find them.”
After refining the Source Demons, Lin Yuan sighed softly.
Ten thousand years ago, Lin Yuan had struck a deal with the Eternal Sects—he would help them eradicate the Source Demons.
Since then, he had begun his hunt, starting from the outer edges of the world.
Most Source Demons dwelled in the central region, but a smaller number lingered in the four directions.
At first, Lin Yuan had targeted those scattered Source Demons.
Nine thousand years ago, the ones in the four directions had been wiped out completely.
Then his gaze shifted to the center—where over ninety percent of all Source Demons gathered.
Unlike the scattered ones, every encounter in the center was with entire groups.
Eight thousand years ago, after Lin Yuan had exterminated nearly a third of the central Source Demons, the rest began to sense danger.
Though the Source Demons lacked sentience, instinct remained—and when that instinct sensed the drastic decline in their numbers, they began to hide.
Now—
The central heavens were shrouded in boundless demonic energy, yet not a single Source Demon’s form could be seen.
They had all vanished into the darkness.
Since Source Demons were born from demonic qi itself, and the air was saturated with it, once they chose to hide within the miasma—even Lin Yuan could not easily locate them.
He could only probe little by little.
“After ten thousand years of hunting, the particle worlds within me now occupy ninety-nine percent of my body.”
Feeling the vast, endless energy coursing within him, Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
His body contained infinite grains of matter—each like a speck of sand in eternity. To open a world within every one of them meant creating infinite worlds from infinite particles.
And ‘infinite’ was no exaggeration.
Each of these particle worlds, sustained by runic power through the Infinite Void legacy, could rival the inner universes of Supreme Saints.
“The three main bodies I’ve manifested—the ones in the Chaotic Void, the First Source World, and this Second Source World—this one is undoubtedly the strongest.”
Lin Yuan thought quietly.
Even if the power of his other two true bodies were combined and multiplied dozens of times, they would still fall short of this one.
Now, standing on the brink of completing the Infinite Particle Worlds, he felt confident that he could contend with even a thirteenth-rank temporal lifeform.
“So far, the process of opening the particle worlds has gone smoothly. Once it’s complete, I can replicate it across my other two true bodies.”
He mused inwardly.
Opening a single particle world—or even a few—was simple. But to open infinite particle worlds? A single mistake could cause the total collapse of one’s true body.
Thus, Lin Yuan was experimenting only with this third true form.
Only after confirming this path carried no hidden dangers would he extend it to the others.
Would that waste time?
Not at all. Once one set of Infinite Particle Worlds was complete, reproducing it in his other bodies would take little effort.
His only real constraint now—was resources.
But with his other two bodies already gathering vast stores across the Chaotic Void and the First Source World, once this third body succeeded, the other two would follow swiftly.
“These ten thousand years of hunting weren’t just about killing Source Demons. I’ve also mastered all the Eternal Sects’ runic inheritances, absorbing and integrating the Daos once walked by the Eternal Lords themselves. Otherwise, I could never have expanded the particle worlds so quickly.”
Lin Yuan nodded slightly. The Infinite Particle Worlds relied on the Dao of Runes to function.
The more worlds he opened, the deeper his understanding of runes had to become. Ten thousand years ago, his comprehension would never have been sufficient to sustain ninety-nine percent of the Infinite Worlds now within him.
“Runes...”
He recalled the legacy created by the Lord of Heavenly Radiance.
That art aided breakthroughs toward the thirteenth rank and had five layers in total.
Ten thousand years ago, Lin Yuan had already reached the fourth.
Now, he had long stepped into the fifth.
But that fifth layer was unimaginably profound—representing the Lord of Heavenly Radiance’s purest understanding of runes themselves.
Even Lin Yuan had yet to fully master it.
If the fourth layer allowed one to see and use runes in all things—
Then the fifth meant: “The heart moves, and the runes manifest.”
In other words, the practitioner’s control over runes transcended form and formlessness alike.
With a single thought, runes would gather.
“No wonder the Lord of Heavenly Radiance claimed that fully understanding this inheritance would greatly increase one’s chances of becoming an Eternal Lord. In truth—it’s far more than that.”
Lin Yuan shook his head lightly.
With the fifth layer, one could freely command runic power even within a time loop—it was like possessing an infinite-ammo weapon in a stone-age war.
“Still, for any being below the thirteenth rank, mastering this fifth layer is... absurdly difficult.”
He sighed softly.
Even among the Eternal Lords, most remained stuck at the fourth.
Lin Yuan had fused every runic legacy of this Source World within himself, and with his Unrivaled Insight and ten thousand years of effort, he still hadn’t fully grasped the fifth layer. For anyone below the Eternal Lords, it was harder than becoming an Eternal Lord itself.
Indeed, many Eternal Lords had never achieved complete understanding of it.
“But I’m close.”
Gathering his thoughts, Lin Yuan took a step—and vanished.
In a hidden world—
His figure appeared again.
This secret realm had once been the joint sanctuary of the great Eternal Sects—their final bastion.
But as Lin Yuan’s relentless slaughter of Source Demons thinned their numbers, that sanctuary had become unnecessary.
Now, the hidden world was open to the public, and disciples from the Eternal Sects had begun venturing outward.
“Lord Milky Way!”
The Sect Master of the Eternal Immeasurable Sect and the others immediately bowed deeply.
Ten thousand years ago, after Lin Yuan had shown the power of a single sword, they had realized that the burden upon them might soon lessen.
But none of them had expected that within just ten thousand years, the entire situation between cultivators and demons in this world’s center would be completely reversed.
Back then, Source Demons launched periodic assaults on the hidden world.
Now, not a single one could be seen.
Whenever one appeared, Lin Yuan would descend and crush it within moments.
Because of him—
The Eternal Sects now lived with a peace they had never known.
Were it not for the lingering demonic mists, they might have thought themselves back in the age before the great upheaval.
“Lord Milky Way, about that demonic fluctuation detected by the Eternal Treasure...” The Sect Master of the Eternal Immeasurable Sect ventured cautiously.
“It was indeed a few Source Demons. They’ve all been dealt with.”
Lin Yuan nodded.
He had been able to pinpoint them thanks to the Eternal Treasures—artifacts crafted by the Eternal Lords before the upheaval to detect the slightest disturbance of demonic qi.
Originally, these artifacts had served as defensive measures—when Source Demons gathered, they caused ripples in the demonic energy that could be sensed.
But ever since Lin Yuan began his hunt, those same treasures had become tools for tracking rather than defense.
“Any other unusual fluctuations?”
Lin Yuan asked. He was nearly finished opening his Infinite Particle Worlds—only a final fraction remained.
“Not for now,” the Sect Master replied, his tone complicated.
To think—terrifying Source Demons had become like hatchlings in Lin Yuan’s hands.
“However, there is something else you should know, Lord Milky Way,” he said gravely.
“Recently, the Eternal Treasure has detected that all the demonic energy in this world seems to be converging... as if drawn by some vast force.”
Even a Source Demon could only influence a small portion of the demonic energy.
But all of it converging?
“You mean—the Demon God?”
Lin Yuan’s voice remained calm.
“Yes.”
“The Demon Gods usually slumber. But with your relentless hunting, the Source Demons’ dwindling numbers may have awakened one.”
The Sect Master’s expression was tense.
Since the great upheaval, the Demon Gods had acted only once—
At the very beginning. Since then, they had either slept or occasionally awakened only to glance at the Eternal Sects before returning to slumber.
“I see.”
Lin Yuan nodded lightly.
Hunting the Source Demons and stirring the Demon Gods—this was inevitable.
Even if he slowed down, once the number of Source Demons fell below a certain threshold, the Demon Gods would notice regardless.
With hands clasped behind his back, Lin Yuan gazed through the hidden world toward the central heavens, where the vast sea of demonic energy churned endlessly.
A faint gleam of anticipation flickered in his eyes.
It was time to weigh the might of a thirteenth-rank Demon God against his Infinite Particle Worlds.
Comments
_Neith_
Thanks again ☺️
Daoist Forb
Why can’t he absorb the demonic mist even before the demons are formed?
