Chapter 469

Chapter 469: Divine Succession

"Peerless combat power, reversing desperate situations… You have such confidence in Mu Lin?"

"Not confidence, but recognition. He’s done things we couldn’t."

The True Lord in the void fell silent. After a long pause, the voice resumed:

"You’re right. Mu Lin truly differs from others… Since that’s the case, I’ll aid him too. My sect has disciples who’ve studied the Heavenly Techniques of Darkness. I’ll send them to guide him and save time… Wait?!!"

Cultivation progresses through awakening, Spring Fountain, Spirit Pool, Spirit Sea, Condensing Essence, and Refining the Evil – all stages of unlocking human potential.

After Transformation, cultivators stop focusing solely inward and start interacting with the world.

Earth Immortals merge with specific regions. Celestial Masters temporarily fuse with the Heavenly Dao through unity of heaven and man.

True Lords go further, engraving their paths into the Heavenly Dao’s laws, leaving traces of their path everywhere.

Thus, True Lords become masters of particular laws.

True Lord Tianwu exemplifies this as the progenitor of Martial Arts. In this immortal-dominated world, warriors survive because he merged his path with heaven and earth, creating their foundation.

As law masters, True Lords can perceive anything instantly.

The unnamed True Lord glanced toward Great Snow Mountain while speaking of assisting Mu Lin.

That casual glance revealed an anomaly – a pitch-black void had materialized above the mountain.

The swirling void devoured everything:

Air. Soil. Spiritual energy. Snow. Starlight.

This spectacle stunned the anonymous True Lord.

"Heavenly Techniques of Darkness… Didn’t he just arrive at Great Snow Mountain today?"

He turned to True Lord Tianwu, who confirmed:

"He arrived this morning…"

"Half a day? To master this? It’s easier than we thought!"

The unknown True Lord’s muttering silenced Tianwu.

He himself had required thirty-three days to learn these techniques before creating his Heavenly Sinking Fist Seal.

Mu Lin remained unaware of the observers.

He practiced the Heavenly Techniques of Darkness, understanding their essence corresponded to cosmic black holes. This knowledge accelerated his progress.

Immediately upon starting, he manifested a swirling void within his consciousness.

His talent as the Calamity King proved crucial – black holes embody ultimate destruction, the pinnacle of calamity capable of annihilating stars.

Therefore, Mu Lin could use his talent as the Calamity King to simulate a black hole.

Of course, the scientific understanding of black holes from his past life wasn’t fully complete, so he couldn’t replicate a perfect one.

This actually suited Mu Lin perfectly.

If he truly simulated a complete black hole, not just himself but this entire world—along with all Celestial Masters, True Lords, and evil gods—would be utterly destroyed.

"The partial black hole simulation’s power is just right for me now…"

…

On Great Snow Mountain, Mu Lin’s clone practiced the Heavenly Techniques of Darkness while studying how to adapt them.

In Tian Shi City, Mu Lin’s main body was cultivating too.

But during his meditation, Yan Yunyu suddenly interrupted.

"Mu brother, there’s a Demigod asking for you."

"Demigod? Those offspring directly born from gods? What do evil gods’ descendants want with me?"

Before Yan Yunyu could respond, a cool voice sounded from outside:

"Calling us evil gods’ offspring before proper introductions—what poor hospitality."

A beautiful woman wearing garments woven from branches and blossoms entered. Her presence felt like walking springtime, completely unlike evil gods’ twisted aura.

Mu Lin remained wary despite her appearance.

"You claim there are legitimate deities beyond our world? Then why hover outside our barriers instead of entering properly?"

The nature spirit-like girl studied him.

"Your world tightly seals outer realm knowledge…wisely so. But you’ve now earned the right to know."

After brief hesitation, she explained: "Most deities were originally legitimate. A calamity destroyed countless worlds, forcing survivors to flee with their Divine Kingdoms and people."

"But the calamity pursued us through the void. Many deities got corrupted during the exodus—becoming what you call evil gods."

"Your world temporarily halts the calamity’s spread. Hence deities gather beyond your barriers…though some departed sensing approaching danger."

"Our true enemy is the *calamity…"

Her voice suddenly muted. After a pause, she sighed:

"Your True Lords sealed calamity-related Information. I can’t speak it here."

"Regardless, understand this—we’re not foes. The real threat is the cross-dimensional *calamity."

…

Learning evil gods were victims surprised Mu Lin. But his guard stayed high.

True Gods might not be insane destroyers, but that didn’t make them benevolent. Divine wars over faith had ravaged countless worlds.

These displaced deities desperately needed new homes—which meant invading his world. The True Lords’ precautions made sense.

"I accept you’re a legitimate deity’s offspring," Mu Lin finally said. "State your business."

Unfazed by his suspicion, the emotionless spirit stated her purpose bluntly:

"I want you to inherit the Goddess of Life’s divine position."

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