The Era of Gods

Chapter 593: Chapter 593: Trade and The Rule of Circulation

Of course, this is merely comparable to the reversal of time, not actual time travel.

If it were true time travel, Lin Xiao would not have been able to avoid being affected, yet only the distorted space around him and the Chaotic Power he had summoned seemed to flow backward, while he remained unaffected; this indicates that it is not a true Time Law.

But it’s still quite magical.

Once more reaching out to Chaos, he tried to break through the fragile twisted space with a powerful force, but this space was influenced by an invisible Power of Laws, preventing the Chaotic Power from descending.

Unable to summon the Chaotic Power to form a true Chaos Field, Lin Xiao simply gave up on this move, retracting the spreading chaos back into his body and revealing his colossal True Body, which he pressed towards the doll’s original form.

“Buzz!”

The Void suddenly sank, and with it, Lin Xiao’s immense True Body shook and he stepped back, looking down at the claw mark on his chest, his face showing a sudden realization:

“So that’s how it is.”

The eerie seal Fragments in his possession were not of the Time Law, but they were related to it. It’s hard to describe; if a word had to be chosen, it could be called The Rule of Circulation.

Strictly speaking, it’s a minuscule part of the Time Law, or rather, an imitation of its effects, capable of returning anything to its original state.

For instance, the effect just now, similar to the reverse flow of time, was merely the Chaotic Power he had summoned making a full circle, returning to its initial point.

The earlier effect, which seemed to turn the tables like a martial countermove, sending his own attack back against him, was merely another application of The Rule of Circulation, theoretically identical.

Most Crystal Wall Universes do not have this Basic Underlying Law of Circulation. Clearly, it’s a Law unique to this Crystal Wall Universe, which aroused more than a little interest in Lin Xiao when he learned of it.

He quickly ceased his attack and addressed the doll:

“Your ability is quite miraculous, and I can’t break it, so now you can explain how exactly we should conduct our trade.”

If he had now reached Sequence 1 or Sequence Zero, or if his True Body were here, he would undoubtedly break the cycle at any cost, but unfortunately, the power of Sequence 2 was still insufficient, so if he couldn’t break it, cooperation was the only option.

Fortunately, this unidentified sealed object had already allowed him one attack, and it wasn’t upset about his previous action. The doll floated closer, saying:

“I need you to take me out of this world and lead me to the Depths of the Void to find my master.”

There was a force field of endless circulation surrounding the doll. Without breaking the force field, one could never touch him.

Suppressing the urge to reach out and analyze this circulating force field, Lin Xiao withdrew his attention and asked:

“Where is your master? How can I find your master?”

“I do not know where my master is at the moment, but if you take me out of this world, I will know where to find my master.”

“Hmm, how do I take you out? And what will I get if I complete the trade?”

The doll responded:

“I can see what you want, and upon completion of the trade, you will gain power like mine.”

“The Rule of Circulation?”

“If that’s how you want to see it, yes.”

“Then I agree; what should I do?”

“Just take me and leave this place.”

“Just take you like this?”

As Lin Xiao spoke, he reached out to grab the doll.

“Yes, just… wait a moment.”

His hand trembled slightly and he paused, a puzzled look crossing his face.

The doll’s cold will stared at Lin Xiao’s confused expression and finally spoke after a long silence:

“I can sense a great deal of emotional excitement in you?”

Lin Xiao explained:

“You may not understand, but The Rule of Circulation you possess closely resembles the legendary Time Law. Gaining it could significantly enhance my strength, and may even allow me to glimpse the Time Law. Just thinking about it sets my heart racing.”

“Is that so?”

The cold will seemed somewhat skeptical.

Lin Xiao spread his hands and said:

“What are you afraid of? You control The Rule of Circulation; I have no power to break your cycle.”

The cold will fell silent for a while before slowly speaking:

“I warn you not to harbor any ulterior motives, or else I will seek another partner. There are many outsiders from the same place as you outside the door; it would be the same for me to cooperate with them.”

Lin Xiao gave an awkward laugh and said:

“You overthink it. You can ask them; I, the Dragon Emperor Wu Zhonglin, am well known for honesty and reliability. How could I entertain any bad intentions?”

“Hmmph, you’d better not.”

The enigmatic doll landed on the large dragon claw extended in front of him, the circulatory force field slowly contracting to form a thin film of light that covered the doll. The field shrank, and the doll got smaller and smaller until it was only the size of a fist.

“What are you doing?”

After a while, the cold will replied:

“My status in this world is somewhat special, I need to become smaller. You will swallow me into your stomach, cover me with your own strength, and then stealthily leave this world.”

“So that’s how it is!”

Lin Xiao’s lips curled into a mysterious smile as he spoke:

“If you said so earlier, I have a good method that can completely block the sensing of this world’s will. Do you want to try it?”

“What method?”

“I possess a Divine Artifact that can isolate all kinds of aura. It has been tested several times before and can block the inspection of the world’s will. Do you want to hide inside it?”

The cold will fell silent for a moment before responding with caution:

“No need.”

“Then forget it.”

Lin Xiao did not insist, and looking down at the pearl which was now only the size of a human eyeball and isolated by the circulating force field, he asked:

“Just swallow it like this?”

“Just swallow it like this.”

He stretched out two fingers, pinched the pearl, looked at it from left to right, and stuffed it into his mouth.

“Wait a minute!”

“What is it now?”

Lin Xiao’s eyes quickly retracted their ferocity, and he asked with some impatience.

“I always feel there is something wrong!”

Lin Xiao fell silent for a while before asking in a deep voice:

“What’s wrong?”

“You want to eat me!”

Lin Xiao…..

After a long moment, he said hauntingly:

“Wasn’t it you who told me to swallow you?”

“Not that kind of eating.”

“You want to eat me, I can’t trust you…..”

“Why all this nonsense!”

Lin Xiao completely lost his patience; the palm holding the pearl split open, transforming into a black hole. A terrifying suction force emitted, and the pearl between his fingers suddenly sank. The circulating force field quickly spread, suspending above the black hole, bobbing up and down.

“A black hole!”

A piercing scream that nearly ruptured Lin Xiao’s eardrums came through:

“What’s your relationship with Enigma?”

It was the first time fear could be heard in their voice.

Lin Xiao had no intention, nor the means, to respond; he didn’t even recognize Enigma.

With a light snort, black smoke billowed from the dragon horns circling above his head like a volcanic eruption, the dense Chaotic Black Flame swelled and rushed towards the sky, and rings of Chaos energy exploded outwards. All his strength gathered in his dragon claw, and streams of Chaotic Power solidified into chains, flying toward his loosly clasped dragon claw and winding back and forth.

His ferocious head bowed, and with his huge mouth wide open, showing rows of sharp, exceedingly keen teeth, he comforted in a tone as gentle as a muffled thunder but as cruel:

“Be good! Do not resist. I’ll only take a sip, and it will be very gentle!”

His five fingers, surrounded by golden Dragon Scales and chaotic air currents, slowly pressed down, pushing the light sphere, fixed by the black hole’s force, firmly downwards within his palm.

But the strength of this sealing object was too great, or perhaps The Rule of Circulation’s might was too mystical, a bit similar to the Rule of Balance, which could adjust the angle of the forces between the black hole’s powerful gravity and the pressure exerted by Lin Xiao himself, allowing Lin Xiao’s own strength, without much effort, to withstand the pull of the black hole.

Lin Xiao was very aware of this, but he couldn’t withdraw the suppressing force; as soon as he did, It could forcefully break free immediately.

The more this happened, the more he liked The Rule of Circulation, the more he wanted to obtain it.

But now a stalemate had set in; he couldn’t swallow It into the black hole just yet, and the sealed entity couldn’t escape either. And the situation seemed to be at a standstill for the moment.

This wasn’t too advantageous for Lin Xiao. They had the advantage in numbers and had entered the Sun Temple ahead of the others. Outside, other Sons of the Divine Realm of different races were gathering more extensively, and they would also come in for a share. If Lin Xiao took too long to leave, they might disturb his plans—by then…

There were ways to break the stalemate, in fact, more than one.

Either find a combatant of Sequence 3 or higher to break the balance,

or let Lin’s True Body descend an Incarnation, or rather, to transform this projection into an Incarnation of God.

At present, Lin Xiao’s True Body had reached God Level Six, possessing Weak Divine Power, which allowed him to create as many Incarnations of God as there were Godhoods.

Lin Xiao held eight godhoods: Supreme, Truth, Creator, Life, Shura Naga, Lesser Naga, Star Spirit, and the Red Furnace Clan. However, Supreme and the racial godhood could not create Incarnations; aside from them, only Truth, Creator, and Life could become Incarnations of God.

A God Level Six shedding a Divine Incarnation would have a God Level 3, comparable to a Sequence 1 powerhouse in this world, and among the best at that. Using the power boost from the black hole to forcibly swallow this entity would be no issue.

But a new problem arose with this approach: once the Incarnation arrived, it wouldn’t be easy to return.

A True Deity Existence could not be ignored in any world, able to directly affect the entire Crystal Wall Universe, albeit to varying extents. Lin Xiao’s sudden descent of an Incarnation of God would definitely draw the world will’s attention and get pinpointed.

Furthermore, his current location was the Temple of the God of the Sun. If an Incarnation of God were to descend, it would be like appearing directly in the Sun God’s home.

It could be described like this: at the moment, two different gangs of robbers had broken into the Sun God’s home to rob and murder. The homeowner was resisting with a gun. If he, another person with a gun, suddenly broke in, he would undoubtedly draw the attention of both the homeowner and the robbers. Wanting to exit at that moment would not be easy, and he could be dragged into the fray.

Normally, Lin Xiao didn’t want to get too involved with this world, but The Rule of Circulation was too tempting. Although there was no evidence, he suspected that it might be one of the precursor rules to the legendary Time Law.

Setting aside the very slight possibility, even the slightest chance was worth the risk for him.

Moreover, looking at the abilities displayed by this sealed entity, just The Rule of Circulation alone was powerful enough to warrant him taking a risk.