Chapter 473 – Mahakala Advances: Grandmaster Realm!

Looking at the competitors around him, each with extraordinary backgrounds and origins, Mu Lin felt pressure for the first time.

However, while he was under great pressure, the cultivators around him—whether the Thunder Giant, the True Dragon prince, or other foreign races—all frowned tightly upon seeing him.

“That monster, how did he get here!”

Everyone naturally knew about Mu Lin.

Even if they hadn’t known before, the declaration of 【Supreme in Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am Worthy】 had made him widely known.

It could be said that during this time, various foreign races had been discussing daily how to deal with Mu Lin.

Some smaller foreign races were even discussing how to pledge allegiance to him.

Mu Lin’s reputation had reached such heights.

Among them, the Fourth Prince of the Human Race, the Thunder Giant Tian Yu, and the Dragon Lord Ao Chang also frowned.

That day, when the boundless light erupted from the Northern Lands, they had witnessed it and felt… they could not achieve such a feat.

In fact, they could not even comprehend how Mu Lin had accomplished it.

“Making endless light last for over two hundred breaths, illuminating from the Northern Lands all the way to the Central Province and the Southeast Region—besides its intense brilliance, it also contained the power to purify everything and ensure certain death… Could he truly have done this? Even if the Celestial Master exerted all his strength, he couldn’t achieve this, could he?”

Faced with Mu Lin, many felt a sense of despair.

Fortunately, just as some showed signs of despair, their advisors or wise counselors spoke up.

For example, beside the Fourth Prince, a Grand Scholar advised him, saying, “Your Highness, there is no need to fear too much. We have studied Mu Lin. He is indeed powerful, but that is within the world… Favored by heaven, he can briefly transform into a fragment of the Azure Heaven, using its power to confront enemies.”

“This ability allows him to surpass the Celestial Master.”

“However, we are now in the extraterritorial realm, not within the world, and there is no power of the Azure Heaven to support him.”

“There is another point, even more critical.”

At this, the Grand Scholar spoke with a tone of admiration, “He has offended the Evil Gods too severely. Given this, unless he becomes a True Lord, he absolutely dares not let his true body appear outside the world. With only a clone, even if his strength is formidable, he cannot exert much of it.”

“…”

The fact that they held an advantage due to the Evil Gods’ hostility left the Fourth Prince somewhat at a loss for words.

However, giving up was out of the question.

After all, this was a Divine Position, a status equivalent to that of a True Lord.

Even if this Divine Position had some flaws, obtaining it would still bring countless benefits. Such a Divine Position was something Ji Ming could never abandon.

The imperial family would not allow him to abandon it either.

“Sigh… You are right. As long as his main body does not appear, we have the qualifications to compete with him!”

…

The flaw of Mu Lin’s main body being unable to come was not only noticed by Ji Ming.

Other foreign races also had their suspicions.

This, in turn, allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

While relaxing, many foreign races even began to coordinate with one another, planning to eliminate Mu Lin’s clone first during the competition.

As the saying goes, with a single Sunlight Illumination, he had annihilated countless demons and evil beings, making him widely hated and obstructing the paths of countless others.

In the realm beyond the heavens, he was surrounded by enemies everywhere.

Of course, Mu Lin also benefited from his actions. In the Northern Wastelands, everyone was now his believer, and his strength had been steadily rising as a result.

In addition, by suppressing the extraterrestrial demons, he gained the favor of the heavens. The blessing of fortune caused Mu Lin’s realm to grow day by day.

“If there are enemies, so be it. After all, they only dare to hide in the shadows and won’t confront me directly.”

After murmuring this, Mu Lin paid them no further mind.

In the following days, Mu Lin secluded himself in the Life Spirit Garden, cultivating in seclusion while awaiting the arrival of the final few individuals.

After several days of arduous cultivation, Mu Lin’s other cultivation methods showed little progress, but Mahakala, representing nothingness, was cultivated by Mu Lin to the Grandmaster Realm.

Yes, not Master, but Grandmaster—the pinnacle of skill. One step further would transcend into the realm of the extraordinary.

The rapid progress of this cultivation method… was normal. After all, in terms of understanding black holes, even the saintly monk who created this method could not compare to Mu Lin, who possessed memories of his past life.

Moreover, beyond the knowledge from his past life, Mu Lin also had the Calamity Monarch talent, allowing him to transform into a simulated black hole and personally experience the source of this cultivation method.

With all these advantages, Mu Lin’s cultivation of this method progressed by leaps and bounds. Even considering his efficiency as low, reaching the Grandmaster Realm in just a few days was entirely normal.

Upon attaining the Grandmaster Realm, the full power of this cultivation method was now in Mu Lin’s grasp.

【Mahakala】

【Grade: Beyond the Ordinary】

【Cultivation Realm: Fifth Realm Grandmaster】

【Characteristics: Simulated Black Hole, Avici Hell】

At this point, he could already conjure a simulated black hole with his hands.

Although this black hole was a simulated illusion, no matter how illusory, it possessed a trace of the true black hole’s power. Thus, when Mu Lin released the black hole, any mystical art or enemy would struggle to escape its gravitational pull, being drawn into it and compressed relentlessly by its infinite gravity, ultimately collapsing into a mass of elementary particles.

This was a mystical art capable of destroying worlds!

Beyond its destructive power, Mahakala also allowed Mu Lin to construct a Hell—Avici.

What Avici Hell was in his past life, Mu Lin did not know.

But in this world, the Avici in Mu Lin’s hands was the simulated black hole.

With its infinite gravitational pull, capable of even attracting light, no enemy could escape it.

Beyond gravity, Mu Lin clearly understood—according to the theory of general relativity, time is interconnected with space, and different gravitational fields affect time differently. Generally, the stronger the gravity, the slower the time flow rate. Black holes possess the strongest gravitational force among celestial bodies, so near a black hole, time becomes extremely slow. At the boundary of a black hole, the event horizon, time comes to a standstill.

Based on this principle and the Source Rune—Fixation, the time flow rate within Mu Lin’s Avici Hell was nearly halted.

Enemies pulled into it, due to the time stasis, found it nearly impossible to break free.

Or, it might take several minutes just to move a fraction (this was only a simulation, not a true black hole).

“Avici—this is the true Avici Hell.”

An inescapable, infinite gravitational pull, frozen time, and immense gravity capable of collapsing and compressing everything.

The Avici Hell constructed by Mu Lin was something even a Celestial Master could not break free from.

However, despite Mahakala’s immense power, after elevating it to the Grandmaster Realm and constructing the Avici Hell within the True Spirit Karma Diagram, Mu Lin also discovered a flaw.

Mahakala, or rather Avici Hell, was like a greedy glutton. Once formed, it generated an endless suction force, requiring the absorption of boundless energy.

If Mu Lin could not satisfy it, his mana, his memories, and his aura would all be devoured by this black hole.

“This Mahakala truly cannot be cultivated lightly.”

After this reflection, sensing the drawbacks of Mahakala, Mu Lin did not halt Avici Hell or destroy this cultivation method. Instead, he chose to—sustain it!

Of course, Mu Lin would not use the spiritual energy within the world to sustain it, as that would cause the world to collapse and crumble.

What Mu Lin chose was—the Black River and the Burying Heaven Power.

The Black River within Grave Lord’s Tomb possessed the power to dissolve everything. Mu Lin channeled the Black River into Avici Hell, allowing the black hole to absorb the power of the Black River.

At the same time, Mu Lin also lifted the restrictions on the Black River, letting its power to dissolve all things counteract the gravitational pull of the black hole.

Beyond the Black River, Mu Lin also thought of Sky Burial City.

When Mu Lin was weak, he regarded Sky Burial City with deep apprehension.

Now that he was powerful, Mu Lin could also perceive the dangers of Sky Burial City.

It possessed the power to cause all things to decay and wither, and it was deeply connected to the Paper Artisan Lineage.

Now, Mu Lin had a feeling… that he could not avoid Sky Burial City and would inevitably have to venture there sooner or later.

Thus, Mu Lin opened the channel connecting him to Sky Burial City above Avici Hell, allowing the endless suction force within the simulated black hole to absorb the forbidden power of Sky Burial City that caused all things to decay and wither.

(End of Chapter)