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The terrifyingly powerful towering pavilion also slowed down a bit.

In a daze, Lin Qing, transformed into a gray wind, had already flown into the Mysterious Star Sea where countless stars floated.

"Hmm?" The gold-armored youth's face changed.

The towering pavilion followed closely behind Lin Qing, flying towards the Mysterious Star Sea, but Lin Qing instantly disappeared among the stars at the edge of the Mysterious Star Sea.

And the Mysterious Star Sea seemed to awaken at that moment, each star suddenly moving at extreme speed, tearing through space with ease, flying wildly at speeds exceeding billions of kilometers, causing streams of origin energy to weave crisscross, as if forming strange curtains.

The towering pavilion, tens of thousands of kilometers high, crashed into the Mysterious Star Sea, barely managing to knock a few stars off course, and then was left with nowhere to go.

The gold-armored youth looked grim, waving his hand to retrieve the pavilion sent reeling by the collision with the stars.

"Mysterious Star Sea?"

He stood silently outside the Mysterious Star Sea, looking at the countless stars that gradually returned to calm yet remained unfathomable, knowing in his heart that even if he charged in, he wouldn't find Lin Qing.

Moreover, he had painstakingly sent this Star God Avatar down, and there might not be a second chance. If he dared to brashly charge in, he might get lost inside forever.

If it turned out that way, how could he become a Chaos God?

"However... this Lord of the Mountain and Sea Realm actually knows a Supreme Secret Technique?"

The gold-armored youth's face was cold, "What exactly is the origin of the third-level civilization ruins that the Mountain and Sea Realm obtained? It couldn't possibly be Lin Yuan Realm... Could it be the already extinct Primordial Realm?"

He also knew that on the long chronological timeline since the universe's birth, among the Transcendent Level civilizations birthed by the Human Clan, only three qualify as demigod-level civilizations.

Primordial Realm, Immortal Realm, Lin Yuan Realm.

Yet...

As the oldest civilization of the Human Clan, the Primordial Realm had already perished, fallen back into the True Universe, with no chance of transcending again.

Unless a Great Power who created the secret technique personally bestowed a legacy, only these three demigod-level civilizations had the ability to preserve the transmission of Supreme Secret Techniques.

"Hmph..."

The gold-armored youth took one last look, then turned and left, "Forget it, I'll deal with other Chaos Children first, they don't have the ability to compete with me."

Besides, with his methods, as long as the Star God Avatar of this Lord of the Mountain and Sea Realm leaves the Mountain and Sea Realm, he can find it and take action whenever he wants.

...

Inside the Mysterious Star Sea.

Stars of various colors flew wildly, creating trace after trace of origin energy. These origin energy traces intersected and converged, forming screen after screen, sealing the path forward.

The myriad walls of shifting maze formed by the interwoven stars naturally created an ever-changing labyrinth!

Lin Qing transformed into a gray whirlwind, constantly dodging the high-speed impacts of the stars, while using the Miracle Fate Phase Secret Technique to search for a way out of this dynamic maze.

The maze's changes were so fast and routes so complex that calculation or deduction was impossible.

If not for Lin Qing's Miracle Fate Phase Secret Technique and Mist Pigeon Secret Technique for tunneling and evasion, as well as his ability to barely withstand the aftershocks of near misses, he wouldn't even know how to get through this Mysterious Star Sea.

"The Immortal Realm guy actually came so quickly..."

Lin Qing slightly frowned, "Found me first this time... Was it because I revealed too much of my edge this time?"

Though he only exposed a little strength in this civilization war, it seemed to be too shocking for the Void Sea, prompting even this Immortal Realm Child of Chaos to act against him early.

However, Lin Qing had already rehearsed in his mind the scenarios involving a fight with this Immortal Realm Child of Chaos, so he naturally had the confidence to escape.

Except...

The cost was exposing the Supreme Secret Technique.

Although his power was inferior to that Immortal Realm Child of Chaos, and the same Supreme Secret Technique was not as strong as the other's, a Supreme Secret Technique was still a Supreme Secret Technique, and it was enough to escape in time.

"His Supreme Secret Technique not only coordinated with several origin secret techniques but even incorporated his Lifebound Artifact into it..."

While evoking the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique to traverse among the stars, Lin Qing recalled the scene earlier, "Moreover, he himself is much stronger than me, it's no wonder the power of that Supreme Secret Technique was so great, only a part of it was revealed, right..."

Even if he could truly obtain the fourth-generation bloodline of the Void Divine Race in the Mysterious Star Sea this time, he had no assurance of confronting this person.

At least he would have to refine a Lifebound Artifact before having the confidence to fight.

"In the simulated future, this guy was also plotted against by the Star Abyss Monarch, and only when the Primordial Emperor broke through to become a Star Abyss Deputy Monarch did he kill him..."

Lin Qing pondered, "But this time, I must resolve the Primordial Emperor before the breakthrough, otherwise it won't matter, without the Primordial Emperor, I can only rely on myself against this guy..."

Once the Primordial Emperor breaks through to become a Star Abyss Deputy Monarch, it will begin destroying Void Secret Realms everywhere, turning them into cosmic origin to return to the Void Sea.

This would lead to the Star Abyss Monarch initiating the Great Annihilation prematurely.

As he knew after becoming a Chaos God—

The Void Sea was like a water bag, and the Great Annihilation initiated by the Star Abyss Monarch was akin to using a straw to pierce the water bag and suck the water.

But the Star Abyss Monarch couldn't initiate the Great Annihilation all the time; it had to wait until the water filled the bag completely and bulged fully, or it couldn't puncture the bag with the straw.

This wasn't saying the more Second-level Civilizations, the better; if there were too many Second-level Civilizations, the Void Sea would expand on its own, speeding the accumulation of origin even faster.

The birth of a Chaos God would also consume a great deal of the Void Sea's origin.

"After becoming a Chaos God, I could reincarnate into the King Realm and request assistance to transfer part of the Void Sea's origin..."

Lin Qing pondered, "The Immortal Realm Child of Chaos could also do this, but... if I lose my Star God identity, the Mountain and Sea Realm would be in trouble..."

For himself or for the Mountain and Sea Realm, he absolutely couldn't relinquish the Chaos God position.

Once he became a Chaos God and ascended to the Main God position, comprehending space-time and cosmic origin would be much easier, and his avatar in the King Realm would have a much higher chance of transcending the Universe.

Even if he reincarnated to the King Realm, after completing his cultivation, he could find an opportunity to reincarnate back to the Mountain and Sea Realm, becoming its Lord again.

Lin Qing's goal was to find a way to elevate the Mountain and Sea Realm to a third-level civilization. Once he could ensure the Mountain and Sea Realm's ascension to this level, he'd reincarnate from the King Realm back to the Mountain and Sea Realm, turning it into a civilization like the King Realm's third level.

Though the goal was still distant, there was hope, right?

"Chaos God..."

Lin Qing took a deep breath, his gaze as determined as steel, and continued to use the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, tunneling and traversing through the myriad flying stars.

He didn't know how long it would take to pass through this Mysterious Star Sea, nor the exact location of the third-level civilization ruins within it, so he could only choose to trust the Miracle Fate Phase Secret Technique.

In simulated futures, it took him hundreds of years to find those third-level civilization ruins after becoming a Chaos God.

For now, he was unsure.

Moreover... there was a large element of luck.

...

As year after year passed, Lin Qing constantly faced the endlessly flying flickering stars and immense screens; he couldn't recall how far he had gone.

He could only continue advancing through the Mysterious Star Sea.

Simultaneously, the Blood Cauldron King Avatar acted in the shadows, gathering treasures in the Void Sea locations identified in the future simulations while eliminating some notorious pirates to earn points with the Cosmic Star Patrol Alliance.

In the future, to refine a Lifebound Chaos Divine Artifact, these will be indispensable.

Seventy thousand years passed in an instant.

On this day—

After over seventy thousand years of exploration in the Mysterious Star Sea, Lin Qing suddenly found the flying flickering stars before him completely vanished, his view opening up.

"Out!"