Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 506 The Epoch Wars and the Seven Epoch Rulers

Chapter 505

With time accelerated three thousand times in the Root Universe, Rosen divided his consciousness into thirty million parts in the blink of an eye.

Each consciousness examines the memories of two reincarnated lives.

Their memories are so vast that even if they were given hundreds of millions of years to review them, they would never be able to see all the important parts.

Just as he predicted, the Undying Will system threatened the Will of Reincarnation.

Therefore, after the will of reincarnation was born, it began to shape the cycle of fate, wanting to completely control the fate of all beings in the Great Realm of Reincarnation.

This left neither side with a way out, so they joined forces and broke off relations with the Will of Reincarnation.

From that time onward, a war lasting 561 cycles began, each cycle lasting 300 billion years. In the first 560 cycles, the two major camps were all defeated. Of course, the will of reincarnation also suffered, and it was never able to shape the destiny of reincarnation to control the fate of reincarnated life.

After each cycle of reincarnation in the Great Realm of Reincarnation, the power of cause and effect will cause all reincarnated beings to be born.

No matter how many times they die in the previous cycle, they will be resurrected and start anew in the new cycle.

In such a war, there is almost no hope of a decisive victory or defeat.

However, in this cycle, the situation of the war took a crucial turn due to certain factors.

The specific factors are known only to a few key figures in both camps.

After the cycle of reincarnation restarted in the current time and space, the will of reincarnation had been dormant from the very beginning.

The two factions seized the opportunity and joined forces to drag the will of reincarnation into the deepest part of the memory world.

However, unless the will of reincarnation is completely resolved, no one knows whether the will of reincarnation will continue to fall into slumber in the next cycle. If the will of reincarnation awakens in the next cycle, wouldn't it start an endless cycle of war again?
Many reincarnated beings have grown weary of hundreds of cycles of war.

Some even chose to scatter their immortal memories, choosing to reincarnate like ordinary beings and forget everything.

Therefore, after the will of this cyclic universe fell asleep, the remaining cyclic beings from both camps went mad.

They did everything in their power and devised a plan to eliminate the will of reincarnation.

The power of the will of reincarnation lies in its ability to mobilize the power of the entire reincarnation universe.

Therefore, their first step was to sever the connection between the will of reincarnation and the Great Realm of Reincarnation. This required weakening the will of reincarnation. Under these circumstances, the two factions decided to destroy all the universes.

Then, by relying on the cosmic death energy generated from the destruction of countless universes, the dormant will of reincarnation will be severely damaged to the greatest extent.

However, destroying the universe is easy, destroying a few universes is not difficult, but destroying the entire universe is extremely difficult.

No one wanted to bear the resulting karmic consequences, so the two camps ultimately decided to find a scapegoat.

This is how the primordial universe came into being; it was not born naturally but was artificially created.

Instead of directly manipulating the primordial universe, the two factions chose to influence it covertly.

Because the causal relationship that would destroy all universes was too strong, even if it wasn't a direct connection, it would be very troublesome to create one indirectly. So they simply sent Dark Sun and Nightfall, along with the extraordinary system of the Undying Will, into the primordial universe.

Not many years later, primordial life and the will of the universe were born in the primordial universe.

Everything went exactly as planned by the two factions. In order to become reincarnated beings, the primordial life forms of the original universe ultimately killed the will of the universe with external force to advance to the reincarnation stage. This batch of reincarnated beings were the scapegoats who delivered the final blow to all the remnants of the universe.

However, just when everything was going smoothly, the biggest surprise suddenly occurred.

Those scapegoats who should have entered the cycle of reincarnation in the primordial universe actually disappeared along with the primordial universe.

Unable to find the original universe, the two factions' first thought was to recreate scapegoats.

However, at this point they realized that they could no longer create new scapegoats.

Because when they created the primordial universe, in order to ensure that the reincarnated life forms that emerged from the primordial universe would inevitably walk the path of destroying the remnants of the universe and inheriting cause and effect, the materials used to create the primordial universe originated from the cosmic barriers and cosmic hearts of all universes in the Great Realm of Reincarnation.

Due to the nature of the materials, the primordial universe and all cosmic debris are causally intertwined.

Life forms born from the primordial universe are destined to destroy all universes because of this cause and effect.

The conditions for re-collecting materials to create a second primordial universe no longer existed.

With no other option, the two factions could only do their utmost to search for the primordial universe.

This search lasted a full 150 billion years before the primordial universe was finally discovered to have reappeared in recent years.

Then he continued to devour cosmic debris, just as the two major factions had planned, and embarked on the path of becoming a scapegoat.

Rosen fell into deep thought, and he even began to suspect that the two reincarnated beings had forged their own memories.

The reincarnated beings of the primordial universe did not venture into the endless deep space but disappeared along with the primordial universe.

Moreover, in their understanding, the primordial universe described in the mythology of Earth does not exist in the universe.

They didn't even know that the Void Giant was still lingering on in the Void Universe. If the memories of these two reincarnated beings hadn't been altered, then besides the two major factions, there must be a third faction in the Great Realm of Reincarnation.

Rosen continued to probe their memories, and sure enough, the two major factions realized that there were other factions as well.

They even suspected that the third faction originated from within themselves.

Because no one but our own people could hide the primordial universe right under their noses.

This suspicion has led to mutual distrust and disunity within both camps.

"This didn't yield much..."

Rosen frowned.

He originally thought he would know all the schemes of the two major camps, but it turned out that these two peripheral reincarnation beings didn't know much either. No wonder no one came to rescue them when he captured them alive. It seems that only a very small number of core high-ranking members know the most important secrets.

However, this does not mean that the memories of these two reincarnated lives are worthless.

Although they were not the first reincarnation beings to join the two major camps, they survived for more than two hundred reincarnation eras after mastering the immortal memories. Each reincarnation era lasted three hundred billion years. Apart from the core secrets of the two major camps, they had mastered almost everything else in the Great Reincarnation Realm.

In the endless, long years, it's easy to go crazy if you don't find something to do.

Therefore, reincarnated beings enjoy traveling, and even exchange the universes they control countless times in different reincarnation eras, because the original universe can no longer provide a sense of novelty, so exchanging universes becomes a good way to obtain novelty.

Over two hundred cycles of reincarnation, the two extraordinary systems they controlled had come into contact with countless reincarnated beings.

There are even many reincarnated beings with whom one has a friendly relationship. They are at the bottom of the two major camps, but they are at the top outside of the two major camps. So if one encounters those unfriendly reincarnated beings in the memory world, one can rely on them to conduct friendly negotiations.

As the amount of cosmic life force obtained from harvesting cosmic debris increases, the key becomes how to utilize this cosmic life force.

Creating universes to cultivate reincarnated life forms yields very few worthy candidates. The disparity in aptitude is too vast. Of the many races Rosen brought from the primordial universe, only the Dimensional Saints and Ancient Gods are qualified to become reincarnated life forms. However, their grudges prevent him from giving them a chance to rise again.

As for Farah, Li Shiqing, and Alicia, they were created into reincarnation lives entirely by relying on several times the resources.

They had followed him for many years and had a deep bond with him, so he certainly didn't mind spending several times the resources to nurture them.

However, he cannot afford to spend several times the resources to train people who do not meet the required qualifications.

Relatively speaking, he actually had better options.

For example, candlelight itself is a reincarnated life form, but in this cosmic era, its cosmic vitality was drained and it completely perished.

According to his research, reviving the candlelight completely is not actually that difficult.

By mastering the law of cause and effect, severing the causal connection between the candlelight and the world of memories, briefly reviving the candlelight through the cycle of time and space, and finally giving the candlelight a universe to bind it to the vitality of this universe, the candlelight can be completely revived.

This saves several times more resources than re-cultivating a reincarnated life form that is not qualified enough.

Rosen knew very well that he alone could not possibly contend with the two major camps and the hidden third camp.

Therefore, reviving the friendly reincarnation of Candlelight is of paramount importance, and building one's own power is of utmost urgency.

Of course, even if he resurrects Candlelight, he will not test Candlelight's humanity.

Although Candlelight is willing to communicate with him amicably and appears to be very friendly, this does not mean that Candlelight is willing to join his faction and obey his orders. If the higher-ups of the two major factions really want to bribe Candlelight, who can guarantee that Candlelight will not be tempted or betray him?
After all, compared to his uncertain future, the two major camps held immense appeal for all reincarnated beings.

However, the threshold is too high, and ordinary reincarnated beings are not qualified to join the two camps.

As long as they are willing to lower the bar, Rosen has no doubt that the group of reincarnated beings he has resurrected will turn against him.

Therefore, even if he were to resurrect them, he would have to prepare beforehand the means to restrain them.

This approach must not control them like slaves; reincarnated beings have their own pride and will not be manipulated by others.

Therefore, the means of control must preserve their dignity, retain a certain degree of autonomy, and even give them the opportunity for complete freedom. It is enough for him to guarantee sufficient leadership and that they will obey orders for at least two reincarnation eras.

However, even if the control measures are reduced to this level, it is still not easy to make them effective on a large number of reincarnated beings.

The simplest way is to parasitize the immortal source seed within the immortal memories of reincarnated life.

However, this is too offensive. No reincarnated being would willingly allow their memories to be constantly monitored, spied on, or even arbitrarily altered. Even if they outwardly agree, they would certainly be thinking of betraying them at all times. Therefore, this method of control is unacceptable.

After much deliberation, Rosen decided to tamper with things on a cosmic level.

If any reincarnated being disobeys the agreement or commands, then the universe allocated to them will be directly stripped away.

Then, an indestructible seed that carries the two primordial holy laws of life and death and cause and effect will be planted in their bodies. As long as the indestructible seed does not touch their memories, it will not cross their bottom line. If they betray them, then the universe will be taken back and the cosmic life force in their bodies will be destroyed.

Rosen made up his mind and began to refine the control methods based on this idea.

He not only conducted the research himself, but also assigned the tasks to the Lord of the Underworld and the Lord of the Living World.

The title of "Lord of the Samsara Realm" is a unique power division belonging to the two major factions.

Only those who become the Lord of the Cycle of Reincarnation are qualified to join either of the two factions.

The key to becoming the Lord of Reincarnation is to be able to directly sense and control the vitality of the universe, and to completely grasp the vitality of a universe. Although one is still a reincarnated life form at a certain level, one has far more advantages than ordinary reincarnated life forms.

First of all, even if the immortal memories are destroyed, one can still be resurrected by having complete control over the universe.

For the Lord of Reincarnation, the universe he completely controls is his own avatar.

Secondly, fighting inside the universe can maximize combat power and suppress intruding reincarnation life forms.

The Lord of the Underworld and the Lord of the Living World once controlled the Underworld Universe and the Living World, respectively.

These two universes are very special, being twins in one body. As a result, they have become one of the most harmonious reincarnation life combinations. Although they are the weakest in their respective camps, when they work together, they are not at the bottom. At their peak, they could at least be ranked in the middle.

The fact that the two of them have now been reduced to guarding the gate is entirely due to the loss of both the underworld and the mortal world.

Unlike the Yin God, whose power resides within himself, the Lord of the Underworld and the Lord of the Yang Realm follow a path of territorial rule based on the unity of all people. Therefore, after losing control of the universe and the civilizations and followers they ruled, their power plummeted to its lowest point.

After entrusting them with the task of deducing control methods, Rosen devoted his energy to continuing to examine their memories.

Although they didn't understand the core of the two camps, they at least knew a lot about that super universe.

Because their underworld and the world of the living have actually become part of that super universe.

It merges countless cosmic energies and gathers endless cosmic death energy. Members of the two factions rely on the universes they have merged into to control these cosmic energies and death energy, and then use them to seal the will of reincarnation and gradually wear it down.

Therefore, the main forces of both camps are actually tied up in the super universe and unable to spare any resources.

The forces that can be dispatched are very limited, otherwise they would not have given up searching for the missing primordial universe at one point.

Because there are simply not enough people, if the primordial universe never appears in the end, and he does not take the initiative to embark on the path of bearing cause and effect, the two major camps may eventually give up on resolving the will of reincarnation in one cycle of reincarnation, and instead use multiple cycles of reincarnation to wear down the will of reincarnation.

Rosen wants to fight against the two major factions, and the Super Universe and the Memory World are the biggest obstacles he has to face.

Having learned the general situation of the super universe, he began to learn about the members of the two major camps.

The Reincarnation Realm Lord is the weakest reincarnation being in both factions. Above the Reincarnation Realm Lord are the Reincarnation Dao Lords and the core high-level Epoch Rulers.

If the Lord of Reincarnation Realm is the one who completely controls the vitality of a universe, then the Lord of Reincarnation Dao is free from dependence on the universe. They have the ability to create universes with their own power. Strictly speaking, they are now equivalent to the Lords of Reincarnation Dao of the two major camps.

However, even though he, as the Lord of Reincarnation, possessed the ability, he was still unable to fully unleash his full potential.

The final era rulers, at this level of reincarnation, are vastly different from the reincarnation lords.

To become the ruler of an era, one must first be the strongest being in a cycle of reincarnation; second, one must be the creator of a transcendent system; and finally, the transcendent system created must be recognized by a sufficient number of reincarnated beings. Only then are one qualified to become the ruler of an era.

Logically speaking, the most powerful era ruler is undoubtedly the creator of the undying will transcendent system.

However, neither of the two factions has an epochal ruler with an undying will system.

Even openly, no one knows which reincarnation created the Undying Will Extraordinary System.
The strength of the Epoch Ruler depends on how many reincarnated beings control the extraordinary system it creates.

Therefore, in theory, the Era Ruler corresponding to the Undying Will system is undoubtedly the most powerful Era Ruler.

Even many reincarnation beings from both factions believe that if the Epoch Ruler of the Undying Will system had not disappeared, then theoretically this one might be no less powerful than the Reincarnation Will. It is precisely because this one disappeared that other Epoch Rulers have taken control of the two factions.

Rosen carefully examined the information on each epoch ruler; these epoch rulers were like towering mountains standing before him.

There are only a few people; the Dark Sun faction has only three, and the Nightfall faction has only four. Only seven Epoch Rulers exist in hundreds of reincarnation eras. This shows how difficult it is to become an Epoch Ruler and how difficult it is to gain the widespread recognition and mastery of the extraordinary system created by others from other reincarnation life forms.

(End of this chapter)