The Era of Gods

Chapter 678: Chapter 678: True Nether Heart Chapter 678: Chapter 678: True Nether Heart The Ancestor’s Mark on Lin Xiao’s body was different from the one belonging to the Emperor of Myriad Forms.

The Emperor of Myriad Forms’ Ancestor’s Mark was a portion of the powers once wielded by the Emperor himself, and anyone who obtained it could partake in the Ancestral Powers once controlled by the Progenitor – namely, the boundless and endless Strength.

However, the Dream Mark on his body was the very location of the Dream Ancestor Tishar’s True Body.

Her True Body was now hidden within his Soul, utilizing his Soul’s shell to conceal herself, evading the pursuit from the True Nether Ancestor.

The shell of the Crystal Wall System’s Core could isolate everything – even if the True Nether Ancestor were before him, they would be unable to penetrate his Soul’s shell and see Tishar hidden inside.

Just like the All Things Ancestor Mark, he could also partake in the powers of dream and illusion controlled by Tishar, continuously receiving her Strength, which was boundless and inexhaustible.

That meant from now on, even if Lin Xiao did nothing, his Strength would continuously grow without end.

He had already reached the pinnacle of Rank 7, and the reason he was not Rank 8 was that he had not guided the process to condense a second True Body just now, so the boundless and infinite Strength simply maximized the enhancement of his physique and Soul strength, without advancing in rank.

But even without advancing, his power was not something a typical Rank 8 could compare with, as most beings below a mid-level Rank 8 were essentially no match for him.

And a second True Body, he could break through any time he wished.

“What a fool, lucky it’s me,”
Lin Xiao murmured to himself as he pressed on his chest.

Soon, her warm and gentle voice appeared out of thin air in his mind; like a clear spring, it was refreshing and extremely comfortable:
“I chose you because it was you.”

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“So you knew I’m not the heartless jerk type?”
“Ancestors can grasp a limited Power of Time, seeing certain futures related to themselves!”
“Then you saw that I agreed?”
“I saw a small part.”
“What does that mean?”
“You have grasped a part of the essence of the Power of Time, which I cannot fully see, but I can see a small part of information related to me, and I believe you can save me.”
“So you gambled on it?”
“The facts have proven that I did not misjudge!”
“And what if you had?”
Lin Xiao was filled with curiosity.

The warm and gentle voice calmly said:
“Everything related to the Ancestor will become inevitable and unchangeable, what has happened is now a fact, and the timeline can never be altered!”
“I understand!”
Yet he didn’t completely understand, but he did understand one thing, his decision to protect her was something that had already happened in her timeline; therefore, she confidently sent herself to him.

There was no scenario where he heartlessly dumped her and played the villain, so he felt it was puzzling why an Ancestor would so easily entrust herself to him.

In reality, it was because the storyline of him protecting Tishar already existed in her timeline, so it was bound to happen…

Alright, it’s quite abstruse, but all you need to know is that what is destined to happen has already taken place and cannot be changed.

“So, was I just seduced against my will?”
“Does this mean I now have a wife equivalent to a great divine power?”
Lin Xiao pinched his chin, and a twisted smile slowly spread across his face.

The only regret was that she was severely injured right now, and outside was a formidable enemy – the True Nether Ancestor.

They were now one entity; her enemies were his enemies.

Of course, he wasn’t yet of the stature to be considered an enemy of the True Nether Ancestor.

For now, he could only lay low, striving to complete his mission as soon as possible, to snatch the inheritance left by the All-Embracing Progenitor and bail out, taking her away from the Wizard World back to the Main World.

There, he planned to find a way to heal her injuries, so that they could one day return for revenge.

At this moment, the Jade Dreamland had vanished, or more precisely, had become a part of the Dream Ancestor Mark.

He was now at the edge of the Wizard World, with the Wizard World on one side and the chaotic Void on the other.

He dived into the Wizard World, and the Dream Ancestor Mark within his Soul slowly settled down as she fell into a deep sleep once more.

Her injuries were extremely severe, almost resulting in her demise, and even after years of slumber, she had barely improved.

Given that beings like the great divine power ancestors are so powerful, it is almost impossible for anything to injure them, but once they are hurt, recovery is incredibly difficult.

In the Chaotic Void Sea, aside from a few ancient treasures, there is hardly anything that can heal their wounds.

They can only heal slowly over time by sleeping, often for millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of years, which is considered normal.

Lin Xiao planned to check some data or consult his father-in-law for methods to speed up her recovery after he returned to the fifth War Zone.

By using the authority of the World’s Chief Guardian, he returned to the Wizard King’s Tower and sent one of his subordinates to deliver a letter to the Old Sorcerer King, then announced his seclusion.

The grand Witchcraft Formation within the Wizard King’s Tower was activated, the main tower slowly raised a thick Energy Barrier, and the remaining Guard Legions took their positions.

In a certain layer of the immense Wizard King’s Tower, using a space-cutting Witchcraft Formation, this layer was expanded to create a gigantic internal space more than ten kilometers in diameter.

Lin Xiao sat at the center of the space, emitting an invisible fluctuation that rippled through the surrounding space, causing layers of folds to arise.

In the Mushroom Men world, the Sevenfold Fortress, as the most important and extensive fortress of the Fungusman Alliance, boasted over forty Space Gates to different worlds, along with twenty major legions.

Two of the world’s six Great Emperor Level Strong were permanently stationed here.

The Sevenfold Fortress has always been busy, with troops being moved in and out almost daily, either to suppress rebellions in worlds conquered by the alliance, but it had never been as busy as this time.

Not long ago, during a routine inspection patrol of a conquered world—one that ranked among the bottom three due to its extremely low world-level—a discovery was made that this minor world was being attacked by another world.

Although this world lacked resources and talent, being of little importance to the alliance and merely watched over by a small contingent of ten thousand troops in its largest kingdom, it was still the alliance’s territory.

Naturally, the alliance would not agree to it being seized by an Alien World.

After a brief reconnaissance, to the surprise of the alliance commanders, they found that this newly discovered world was vast and rich in resources.

They immediately reported to the Fortress Command.

The Fortress Command, having deployed more powerful scouts to assess the enemy’s capabilities, made a vital decision: to designate this emerging world as an important conquest target.

The first batch of troops amounted to half of the Sevenfold Fortress’s forces, including two Great Emperor Level Strong who joined the campaign.

To the Fungusman Alliance’s surprise, a massive force composed of these two emperor-strong and eleven regular legions were held back by the enemy.

Most concerning for the alliance was the discovery of a Rank 8 divine power among the enemy, who single-handedly overwhelmed both emperor-strong.

The Fortress Command immediately ordered their troops to retreat to the vicinity of the Space Gate to establish a defense, pending the decision of the alliance’s high council.

On the other hand, the Wizard World did not take advantage of the situation to attack; the Mushroom Men were not ready, and neither were they.

The forces that had been mobilized were only from a few nearby powers, and the other significant forces of the Wizard World were yet unprepared.

Especially as both sides continued to probe each other’s strength and intelligence about each other’s world, their confidence in their grasp of the situation diminished.

Though the Mushroom Men have far more Rank 7 strong than the Wizard World, owning a total of six Great Emperor Level Strong, they do not possess any Rank 8 strong.

While the Wizard World has the Old Wizard, a Rank 8 strong, apart from him, there is only Lin Xiao and the Emerald Queen…

well, the Emerald Queen is no more.

Lin Xiao mentioned this in his letter to the Old Sorcerer King, without giving the reasons, only relaying that due to some special circumstances, the entire Jade Dreamland was gone.

It was uncertain how he would react to this news.

With one Rank 7 and one Rank 8 strong, they too felt apprehensive.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao was just one step away from consolidating his True Body for the second time.

Once successful, his strength would skyrocket, and he would easily overpower all six Great Emperor Level Strong of the Mushroom Men single-handedly.

Both sides had their hesitations, and the imminent outbreak of warfare eerily calmed down, yet both continued to reinforce their armies.

The overall situation did not ease, but instead intensified.

It was clear to any discerning observer that a major battle between these two mighty worlds was inevitable.

No matter how strong the opponent, neither was willing to back down without a proper fight.

Time passed slowly in this tense standoff.

Six months later, each side had amassed no less than two million main forces in the intermediate world, with logistics and reservists exceeding ten million, and countless strong ones.

Such a vast army, assembled in a minor world, strained the capacity of the entire world.

Thousands of reconnaissance teams dispersed in different parts of the world, engaging in small-scale skirmishes.

In the seventh month, two powerful auras arrived in this minor world, one after the other.

Many Rank 4 and above wizards in the great camp of the Wizard World, situated at the opposite end of the world, sensed these two unrestrained auras that had reached Rank 7, causing a stir among the Dawn Wizards and those above.

“The opportunity has come!”
Within the joint camp of the Azure Sect, Galon School, and Gaius School, the leaders of the three Child of the Spirit Realm schools gathered together, and Julian was remarkably present.

Speaking on behalf of the Galon School, Jacob said loudly,
“According to the information from our people, the Wizard King’s Tower has not been opened, and that Human Divine Realm’s Son named Lin Xiao is still in seclusion.”
Eugene, representing the Gaius School, did not bicker with Jacob as usual, but spoke gravely,
“Right now, four of the Mushroom Men’s six emperors have arrived.

Just three of them are enough to firmly occupy Abatanik, leaving us unable to resist an additional Rank 7 strong.”
Marsha, representing the Azure Sect, also added,
“Our superiors are tied up with urgent matters and cannot dispatch a strong enough to suppress Abatanik, but they have applied for a True Nether Heart for each of us, enough to promote all three of us to Rank 7.”