Creating Heavenly Laws

Chapter 747

This time, Lin Yuan made his move with a completely relaxed mindset. With the blessing of the Lord’s Status, even a Second Realm Time Being like Hui Zu could barely perceive any trace of him.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan had a detached view of Hui Zu’s schemes and plans.

“This time, I’ll get to see what a true Second Realm Time Being is capable of.”

Lin Yuan was genuinely looking forward to it.

Though he had solid foundations in all aspects, he had only just stepped into Rank Thirteen. No matter how many future timelines he had watched—

He still needed real combat experience.

Watching the future timelines placed Lin Yuan in an absolute “god’s-eye view.”

He couldn’t directly feel the oppressive presence of an enemy.

“This Hui Zu seems like a perfect whetstone.”

“Who are you?”

Hui Zu was also studying Lin Yuan, his expression grave and solemn.

He hadn’t detected Lin Yuan’s presence in any of the future timelines he had observed.

Which meant this mysterious Time Being who had suddenly appeared was even better at concealing his timeline than he was.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been caught completely off guard.

“Where did this powerhouse come from?”

Hui Zu felt this was troublesome. If he hadn’t confirmed that Lin Yuan’s timeline hadn’t been locked, then the opponent was, at most, also a Second Realm Time Being like him.

He dared not remain here any longer.

Facing a Time Being of the same level, Hui Zu still had some confidence.

In contrast to the standoff between Lin Yuan and Hui Zu—

The Time Beings watching from afar were experiencing utter shock and disbelief.

“Th-th-this…”

“What’s going on? Who exactly are those two?”

“I haven’t seen either of them in any future timeline.”

“Second Realm Time Beings—those two are most likely both at Second Realm.”

“How is that possible? Just a single Heart of the Celestial River was enough to attract two Second Realm Time Beings?”

The observing Time Beings quickly exchanged thoughts. If Lin Yuan and Hui Zu hadn’t shown themselves, they might have continued to be fooled.

But now that they had appeared, many of the previously blurred and distorted timelines were beginning to clarify.

Combined with the fact that it was extremely difficult to observe Lin Yuan and Hui Zu’s timelines—

They quickly deduced a great deal.

“This Heart of the Celestial River—this one is clearly different from the others.”

“I’ve already contacted the ‘Mother of the Spiral World.’”

The ‘Mother of the Spiral World’ was one of the Second Realm Time Beings residing in this vast interdimensional gap.

Many Time Beings from the Celestial River Dimension had good relations with her. Now, upon seeing two unfamiliar Second Realm Time Beings appear, their first instinct was to alert her immediately.

“The Mother of the Spiral World said she’s already aware of the situation and told us not to approach.”

One Time Being informed the others.

The rest nodded.

Faced with a confrontation between two possible Second Realm Time Beings, none of them dared get close or try any scavenging tricks.

Second Realm Time Beings had overwhelming control over future timelines, and could easily suppress First Realm Time Beings like them.

Many times, just the emergence of a thought from them would already be predicted by Second Realm Time Beings through the future.

At that point, the two Second Realm beings might just pause their duel to sweep away the onlookers.

“Good thing the Milky Way showed up in time.”

Mo Xu-jun felt reassured. Even with a talismanic jade capable of suppressing the Lord of Taixu—

Against a Second Realm Time Being, defeat was only a matter of time. It didn’t mean much.

When Hui Zu appeared just now, the aura he unleashed had already vaguely suppressed the talismanic jade’s field. That was proof enough.

“Milky Way…”

Mo Xu-jun looked at Lin Yuan beside him. In the chaotic void, he couldn’t sense anything—

But here, to counter Hui Zu, Lin Yuan had actively released a sliver of his aura. Even though it wasn’t directed at him, Mo Xu-jun still felt immense pressure.

Others might not think much of this pressure—after all, Second Realm was inherently far beyond First Realm.

But Mo Xu-jun knew that Lin Yuan had only recently reached Rank Thirteen. How long had it been? And now his strength was already at this level?

The pressure came not only from body and soul, but also from the mind and spirit… and the shock.

“Did the Chaos Void also bring in a Second Realm Time Being?”

The Lord of Taixu looked at Lin Yuan standing beside Mo Xu-jun, his expression filled with disbelief.

“Did they deliberately keep this from me, or…”

He glanced at Hui Zu, cloaked in a gray robe.

If he’d known earlier that seizing the Heart of the Celestial River would involve facing a Second Realm Time Being—

He never would have agreed to the deal with Hui Zu so easily.

Making enemies of First Realm Time Beings versus making enemies of Second Realm—

Those were two completely different matters.

The price of the latter far exceeded the former.

Even if this Second Realm being couldn’t beat Hui Zu—

He could still easily deal with the rest of them, the First Realm Time Beings.

Even with the protection of the Taixu Dimension, their lives might be safe, but with a Second Realm Time Being scheming in the shadows, the Time Beings of Taixu probably wouldn’t dare enter the dimensional gap again.

Hui Zu looked at Lin Yuan from afar and spoke: “Your methods for concealing your timeline are impressive. Is it due to a secret art inheritance, or some rare artifact?”

Not being a Time Lord, yet able to hide his timeline to this extent—

Hui Zu naturally assumed Lin Yuan had relied on external help.

In this vast interdimensional gap, countless treasures had been born, including ones that could obscure a Time Being’s timeline.

Of course, such items were extremely valuable—essentially the most precious class below the level of a Lord.

Some secret inheritances could also achieve similar effects.

In the struggles between Time Beings, it all came down to observing each other’s timelines.

If one side couldn’t be observed—or was very difficult to observe—

Then the advantage or disadvantage would be obvious.

“Still, if I can’t observe your timeline, I’m guessing you can’t see much of mine either.”

Hui Zu said confidently. As a veteran Second Realm Time Being, he too had cultivated secret arts to obscure his timeline.

Lin Yuan said nothing.

From the perspective of the Lord’s Status, the secret arts Hui Zu cultivated to conceal his timeline might as well not exist.

“He’s hard to kill.”

Lin Yuan had examined timeline after timeline and gained a decent understanding of Hui Zu’s methods—he realized he couldn’t kill him.

Even if he paid a steep price and left this body behind, Hui Zu could still use life-preserving methods to survive—it wouldn’t even count as a “revival” since he wouldn’t have truly died.

“I’ll have to rely on my true body if I want to be sure.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself. After reaching Rank Thirteen, his Tai Chi Soul had grown significantly, narrowing the gap with his true body—but in terms of pure combat power, his true body was naturally strongest.

So to play it safe, soon after his Tai Chi Soul arrived, his true body also set out for the area.

“Is your goal also the Heart of the Celestial River? In that case, beat me, and you can have it.”

Hui Zu clearly wasn’t willing to give it up.

He had already traded with many Time Beings from the Taixu Dimension and waited patiently for the Heart to fully form—he’d invested “costs.”

One Second Realm Time Being interfering wasn’t enough to make him retreat willingly.

“Endless Gloom!”

With a thought, Hui Zu began spreading layers of gray darkness from his body, aiming to envelop Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan didn’t hesitate either, unleashing his own domain.

From observing the future timelines, he knew that if he held back, he’d be at a disadvantage.

The moment their massive auras clashed, the entire Celestial River Dimension was shaken—space and time surged like tides, and the source Dao of the dimension rapidly withdrew.

“Let’s head to the dimensional gap.”

Lin Yuan glanced around and immediately moved out of the Celestial River Dimension.

A battle between two Second Realm Time Beings was too much for even a top-tier dimension like this to withstand.

Hui Zu had no objections.

It wasn’t out of kindness—but because the Heart of the Celestial River was still within the dimension.

If their battle disrupted the final formation of the Heart—

That would go against Hui Zu’s interests.

If the Heart was lost, why bother fighting Lin Yuan at all?

Boom—

In an instant, the battlefield shifted from the Celestial River Dimension into the vast interdimensional gap.

The many Time Beings watching from afar let out a slight sigh of relief. After all, the Celestial River Dimension was their turf—they didn’t want it damaged.

The interdimensional gap was vast and boundless.

The two colossal auras kept colliding, and the resulting shockwaves spread in all directions.

“Since I comprehended the Chaos Origin Gloom Dao, I’ve barely had to go all out.” Hui Zu’s eyes were filled with gray, like bottomless abysses. “Come, show me what you’ve got.”

“Chaos Origin Gloom Dao?” Lin Yuan’s expression grew serious. This was a highly unique origin Dao—across many future timelines, he’d been suppressed by it more than once.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!

The two completely different auras kept clashing, erasing all matter and illusion in their path. Even the still, deathly interdimensional gap began to “boil.”

“So this is the power of Second Realm Time Beings?”

“Terrifying… If I got even a little closer, the shockwaves alone might injure me.”

The Time Beings watching steadied themselves. A battle between two Second Realms was not something seen often.

Normally, Second Realm Time Beings rarely fought. Like Hui Zu’s plan to take the Heart of the Celestial River—if Lin Yuan hadn’t intervened, he would’ve obtained it silently.

“Let’s hope Hui Zu wins.”

The Lord of Taixu was watching closely. Now that he had offended Lin Yuan, he naturally hoped Hui Zu could defeat him.

If Hui Zu got the Heart and completed the transaction with the Taixu Dimension, the final benefit would land in his hands.

With that benefit, the Lord of Taixu’s strength would improve, giving him a bit more confidence against Second Realm beings.

“No wonder it’s called an origin Dao.” Lin Yuan felt the endless gloom pouring from Hui Zu—that was the essence of the Chaos Origin Gloom Dao. For ordinary First Realm Time Beings, it would be a massacre.

Only Lin Yuan, without even having grasped a Chaos origin Dao himself, could resist it purely through deep foundations and accumulation.

“Hmm?”

Lin Yuan looked around.

The gloom pierced through space and time, forming a cage that trapped him inside.

“Now taste the power of my Gloom World.”

Seeing Lin Yuan suppressed inside the Gloom World, Hui Zu smiled.

The Gloom World was a domain forged from his own origin Dao—its rules entirely under his control.

Even Second Realm Time Beings couldn’t escape from it quickly once inside.

That was the point of this move—suppression. Hui Zu only needed to stall Lin Yuan to seize the Heart of the Celestial River.

That was his ultimate goal.

As for Lin Yuan? After their exchange, Hui Zu realized Lin Yuan’s foundations were unimaginably deep.

Against such a Time Being, there were only two ways to kill him.

One was to utterly obliterate him with overwhelming power.

And here, “overwhelming” meant at least Lord-level Stage Three.

The other was to wear him down slowly over a long stretch of time.

Hui Zu could do neither—and wasn’t interested in the latter.

“Don’t worry. Once I have the Heart, I’ll let you go.”

Hui Zu looked down at Lin Yuan within the Gloom World and said.

“Take the Heart? You really think you can?”

Lin Yuan suddenly spoke.

“What do you mean?”

Hui Zu was briefly stunned.

Without Lin Yuan, who among the Celestial River’s First Realm Time Beings could stop him?

As for the other Second Realm Time Beings in this region of the dimensional gap? They’d never arrive in time.

As long as the Heart reached his hands—even if there were a few loose ends—he could live with it.

With his strength, what could other Second Realm beings do even if they found out he possessed a Lord-level potential item like the Heart?

Of course, if possible, Hui Zu didn’t want news of his acquisition to spread.

But now that secrecy was no longer an option, he didn’t mind.

“You’re using your Gloom World to suppress me. How much strength do you think you can actually use now?”

Lin Yuan smiled faintly.

Naturally, he would resist being trapped inside.

And in doing so, Hui Zu would have to divert most of his power to suppress him.

“Even if I can only use thirty or forty percent, who could stop me?”

Hui Zu’s tone was calm. Even a fraction of Second Realm strength was still enough to surpass all First Realm beings.

Besides, those First Realm Time Beings didn’t know he was currently splitting most of his power to suppress Lin Yuan.

In that case, who would dare stand in his way?

“I’d like to see who dares stop me!”

Hui Zu didn’t think too much of it and prepared to return to the Celestial River Dimension.

By his calculation, in just a dozen or so breaths, the Heart would be fully formed.

Suddenly—

Hui Zu stopped. He looked around.

The surrounding space-time had turned to pure chaos.

Above the sky, an unimaginably vast face was taking shape, looking down upon him.

“This…”

Hui Zu’s heart trembled. That face was so enormous it was nearly a tenth the size of the Celestial River Dimension—and the face…

It was the very image of Lin Yuan, whom he had just trapped inside the Gloom World.

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