The Era of Gods-Chapter 709 The True Face of Myriad Images God Temple
In the All-Embracing Crystalline Universe, returning here once again, Lin Xiao’s mentality was notably different from before.
In the past, as an outsider, he had come here, seeing the shattered world and the gods fallen and frozen in time; through outsider’s eyes, there was only envy for the countless divine corpses and unreachable resources. Back then, his greatest desire was to figure out how to gain some benefits.
Now, he had come as the owner, the entire shattered world already his private property. When he saw the Sons of the Divine Realm still lingering in this fractured world, floating through the void next to the many divine corpses, his heart was not quite pleased.
These fallen divine corpses, all frozen in time, had experienced countless years, and most of their Temporal Divinity had already dissipated. Once the balance was disrupted, their bodies would crumble away, though some powerful deities or Divine Artifacts could resist the endless passage of time, maintaining their stability and not perishing with the loss of balance.
Many permitted Sons of the Divine Realm would linger in this broken world, searching everywhere for stable divine corpses to acquire Divinity and Divine Artifacts.
In the past, apart from envy, Lin Xiao had no other thoughts, but now that everything was his, the sight was unexpectedly displeasing to him.
However, he also understood that these still-stable divine corpses were not numerous to begin with, and after so many years of scavenging, there wasn’t much left.
His strength now was not as before; he wouldn’t possibly shut off the All-Embracing Crystalline Universe for such small gains, which would brand him as petty.
The huge vortex was as ever-present as before. Lin Xiao stood above the vortex, sighed, and just as he did, several Small Void Ships flew from afar and stopped in front of him. Three True Deity Incarnations flew off the ships and halted before him, revealing two men and a woman. All three of them bowed to Lin Xiao in unison. The leading man said respectfully,
"Our apologies, sir. We are students from the Jinyang City Middle School Alliance, on our way to the Myriad Images God Temple to participate in the 10462nd Ruins of Myriad competition. May we ask if you could let us pass?"
"The Ruins of Myriad competition?"
Lin Xiao was taken aback and soon remembered the 10457th Ruins of Myriad competition he had participated in, leading him to reflect,
"How time flies. So much time has already passed!"
Regaining his composure, he smiled and said,
"So, you are students participating in the Ruins of Myriad competition. I wish you all good luck and great success!"
With a flicker, he transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the vortex, disappearing from sight.
The three incarnations with Weak Divine Power watched as his figure completely vanished, the leading one letting out a breath and saying,
"Don’t know which big shot he is, but standing beside him fills me with extra palpitations. He must have at least Medium Divine Power, right?"
"Probably some big shot from a top College. Which Ruins of Myriad competition doesn’t have a powerhouse show up? We just need to be careful not to offend these big shots."
"But that’s impossible."
Their voices gradually faded as the three returned to their ship, which then dove into the vortex.
When they reappeared, they were directly in front of the immense Myriad Images God Temple. Lin Xiao did not enter the Temple but observed it from afar, the more he looked, the more extraordinary the Temple seemed.
It appeared to be no ordinary Divine Artifact, but from just the surface, it was hard to see any specific details.
After a full circle, he returned to the entrance of the temple. The area outside was filled with Void Ships of various sizes, all from different middle schools according to their insignia, just like when he participated in the Ruins of Myriad competition. Most were from the attached middle schools of major Colleges, with only a few from ordinary schools.
Scanning the area, he saw a large Void Ship from Radiance, but he didn’t recognize either the teachers leading the team or the students.
Without the intention to approach, he floated above, hands behind his back, heading towards the center of the Myriad Images God Temple. There, six True Gods exuding powerful divine energy circled around a raging Chaos Fireball. These were the six remaining Guardians of the Myriad Images God System, along with the remnant Origin of the All-Embracing Crystalline Universe.
As he gazed at the Chaos Fireball, the timeless bodies of the six Tomb Guardians suddenly shifted, all turning their heads to look in Lin Xiao’s direction. A voice, as if a fusion of six voices into one, echoed in his ear,
"We sense the presence of His Majesty the God Emperor; you must be the successor he has appointed!"
It was not a question, but a statement of certainty.
It was unclear how they recognized him at first glance; their power did not originate from the Emperor of Myriad Forms, but it was clear there was a deep connection. According to the God Emperor previously mentioned, these six Tomb Guardians were not only the Emperor’s trusted subordinates but also absolutely loyal servants. As long as Lin Xiao had the recognition of the Emperor of Myriad Forms, he would earn their unwavering loyalty.
And just as the God Emperor had said, the six Tomb Guardians recognized his origins instantly, and then...
No tests were necessary; they swore their loyalty to him directly.
In the Myriad Images God Temple, where most True Gods and students remained unaware, six Tomb Guardians pledged their loyalty to him. Lin Xiao naturally accepted their allegiance and immediately learned their names, origins, and full range of information regarding their godhood.
The six Keepers hailed from a world within the Chaos Sea of Void that had perished, a world discovered by the Emperor of Myriad Forms in his travels as he first emerged. When he found a medium-sized Crystal Wall Universe destroyed by a Nightmare Sovereign, he saved a quasi-human group from that world, and these six Tomb Guardians were the strong ones from that group.
Now, this quasi-human group has thrived and multiplied throughout the Main World and other Crystal Wall Systems. To repay their debt for being saved, they swore an eternal oath of loyalty to the Emperor of Myriad Forms and his heirs, in the name of the Gaia Will.
This is why, even after the fall of the Emperor of Myriad Forms, they continue to guard the Myriad Images God Temple—the oath sworn by the Gaia Will cannot be broken, not even by great divine power.
As the legitimate successor recognized by the Emperor of Myriad Forms, Lin Xiao naturally accepted their continued loyalty.
Yes, it was limited to the six Tomb Guardians. The loyalty oath of their race from the time of the Emperor’s fall had ceased to apply; they were no longer bound to continue their allegiance.
Moreover, there was no need for that. After all, they were not a top-tier race like the Dragon Clan; there was no need to cling to them indefinitely.
Having gained the recognition of the Tomb Guardians, Lin Xiao was ready to gradually take over everything within the Myriad Images God Temple.
The Myriad Ruins competition was about to start, and while the other students had not yet entered, Lin Xiao had already gone ahead into the Hero Continent.
In reality, it was the Myriad Space inside the Myriad Images God Temple, where the divine powers of the Emperor of Myriad Forms had taken one plane and incorporated it into the temple, transforming the plane with the powers of Myriad. The terrain and rules within the plane could be continuously altered through divine power, which is why the map and rules of each Myriad Ruins competition were never the same.
Slightly different from Lin Xiao’s time, due to the most valuable Divine Treasure of Myriad already having an owner, the scale of subsequent competitions had gradually decreased, while the number of participating students had increased.
What used to be exclusive to top colleges now included excellent middle schools affiliated with non-top-tier colleges.
And with the complete demise of the Emperor of Myriad Forms, the Hero Continent now was just one lone continent. It was no longer like before, when leaving the mainland would take one to other Myriad planar spaces; for example, the Sinister Abyss Crystal Wall Universe that Lin Xiao previously encountered was now unreachable.
With the access rights he possessed, Lin Xiao entered the core of the Myriad Images God Temple and visited every space within it, the more he saw, the more astonished he became.
This Myriad Images God Temple was even more powerful than he had imagined.
He had originally thought it was just a top-tier Divine Artifact, the headquarters of the Myriad Images God System.
But as he familiarized himself with it, he realized the Myriad Images God Temple was not the top-tier Divine Artifact he had imagined, but rather a Super War God Artifact in the making, a bold attempt by the Emperor of Myriad Forms to create something akin to the super war fortresses found in the Subspace of the Main World...albeit incomplete.
Yes, this artifact was still unfinished, only a part completed, and its power had yet to reach the level of a super war fortress, missing a crucial element.
And this crucial element was a formidable barrier that only great divine power could overcome.
To put it simply, it involved refining an entire Crystal Wall Universe capable of giving birth to great divine power and ultimately integrating it into the Myriad Images God Temple. The final form of the Myriad Images God Temple would be a super war fortress capable of housing infinite beings and confronting one or two possessors of great divine power head-on.
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It sounds simple, but in reality, it was an enormous challenge, and the ambitions of the Emperor of Myriad Forms were even grander than Lin Xiao had imagined.
After all, if this idea could be realized, the refined Myriad Images God Temple would not just be any ordinary super war fortress situated in subspace, but something far more formidable.
Because the Myriad Images God Temple didn’t need to be anchored in subspace, it could freely move and descend upon other Crystal Wall Universes.
In essence, the super war fortresses in subspace were stationary intergalactic fortresses, while the Myriad Images God Temple would be a mobile intergalactic fortress. Their combat power was comparable, but the flexibility, mobility, and threat posed by the Myriad Images God Temple were many times greater.
The original plan of the Emperor of Myriad Forms was to refine and incorporate the central hub of the Myriad Images God System—the All Things Crystal Wall Universe—into the temple. The various planes within the temple were initially parts of the All Things Crystal Wall Universe, but the project was interrupted mid-way when enemies attacked, leaving the All Things Crystal Wall System fractured, the God System in collapse, and the plan unable to be completed.
Even now, continuing with the plan was impossible, for the All Things Crystal Wall System had crumbled and was no longer qualified to serve as the power core of the Myriad Images God Temple.
If Lin Xiao wanted to repair it, he would first have to conquer a Crystal Wall Universe just as powerful and capable of birthing great divine power and then merge it with the Myriad Images God Temple.
Such a task was almost impossible at the current stage, at least until he ascended to great divine power.
However, though completing the super war fortress might be unattainable at this stage, the artifact was already a top-tier war artifact in its current state. With six powerful divine powers presiding, once Lin Xiao received his inheritance, he and the six Tomb Guardians would refine the fragmented All Things Crystal Wall System into it and temporarily activate it for use.
In the future, once he had ascended to great divine power, he would set out to conquer a powerful world and refine it into the artifact, thus restoring and perfecting the treasure into a super war fortress, establishing it as a basis for his own existence.
