The God of Heavens

Chapter 294 The Great Zhou Emperor: Have I become a copy of the game?

The Great Zhou Emperor had already reached the strength of a sixth tribulation, and could shatter the void with a mere thought, making him a formidable force in the vast world.

This person did not sense any danger when Lin Yu was undergoing his tribulation. He only realized what was happening when he saw Lin Yu become the Creator. By then, it was too late to escape.

It is precisely because Lin Yu's Taoist arts have reached the point where they can conceal the secrets of heaven and obscure the future.

The future is ever-changing, and those with profound spiritual cultivation can sense opportunities in advance. If they perceive strong danger, they can avoid it and embark on other paths.

According to legend, when the "Future Unborn Sutra" is cultivated to its highest level, it can not only deceive the perceptions of masters, but also foresee many paths and choices in the future, and even create something out of nothing, opening up the most advantageous path for oneself.

Grasp the infinite changes of the future, and create the infinite changes of the future!
Yang Pan, the Great Zhou Emperor, and the Pope of the Jingyuan Temple all fell victim to Lin Yu's information manipulation.

Inside the Primordial Heavenly Gate, the glow of dawn shimmered.

Lin Yu brought the Great Zhou Emperor back to this place, where the Heavenly Serpent King Xingmou and the Dragon Girl Ao Luan and others happily greeted him.

Dragon Girl Ao Luan's eyes shone with wonder: "Yang Qian, you're finally back. Congratulations on becoming a Creator, no less than Meng Shenji."

"The Creator's tribulation was extremely dangerous. Did it leave you with a period of weakness?" The Heavenly Serpent King carefully examined Lin Yu and asked with concern.

"It's alright." Lin Yu opened his palm, and a ball of chaotic magical power appeared in his palm.
"I used the martial arts of the Immortals as my foundation, supplemented by Qi cultivation and magical power. By combining the three elements, I accumulated a profound foundation and quickly recovered to my peak after overcoming this tribulation."

The heads of the four great sage families knelt in unison: "Congratulations, Master, on entering the realm of the ancient philosophers! From now on, you will unify the vast world and achieve the great cause of a holy emperor."

Dragon Girl Ao Luan looked at the struggling thought in Lin Yu's hand and asked in confusion, "Who is this person? Is he the one who came to obstruct your path when you were undergoing tribulation?"

"That's right, he is the Great Zhou Emperor, who wanted to ambush me during my weakened state after my tribulation and capture me," Lin Yu replied casually.

"What?! The founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty?!"

Everyone was shocked. This was a great hero who established a dynasty three hundred years ago. After being attacked by Meng Shenji, he faked his death to escape, but in reality, he had been lying in wait all along. Now, he had become a prisoner!

“Perfect,” Lin Yu’s fingertips shimmered with chaotic light.
"Let's see what secrets this founding emperor is hiding."

He flipped his palm, searched the thoughts of the Great Zhou Emperor for a moment, and quickly drew out a stream of light—

It was the world-famous "Phantom Shuttle".

"go with!"

The moment the divine shuttle was unleashed, it immediately split into countless fragments, shooting off in all directions, about to disappear into the void.

"It's a good little treasure for escaping." Lin Yu chuckled.

Before the words were even finished, layers of celestial curtains suddenly unfolded in the void. The phantom shuttles that were about to escape were all bounced back, making crisp "crackling" sounds, and finally reformed into their original forms.

Dragon Girl Ao Luan's beautiful eyes lit up: "Although this divine shuttle is not as good as the Creation Ship, it is lighter and more agile. If we can make a batch of replicas, it will be of great benefit to both large-scale military operations and elite raids."

“Not bad.” Lin Yu played with the divine shuttle. “The Primordial Heavenly Gate is good, but it consumes too much energy. These replica divine shuttles are perfect for our soldiers to use.”

Then another magical artifact appeared, and in an instant, the world changed color—

Dark clouds loomed overhead, thick as ink, churning and rolling, instantly covering the sky for hundreds of miles.

The crowd hung suspended in the air, gazing upwards.

Deep within the clouds, gleaming armor appeared, iron cavalry neighed, and war drums boomed. The phantoms of thousands of troops appeared and disappeared in the clouds, an aura of grim determination overwhelming the entire sky and silencing all other sounds.

"This is... the Throne of the Nose!" Fan Yuntao exclaimed in shock.

"Legend has it that the Great Zhou Emperor swept across the eight wastelands, leaving rivers of blood in his wake. After each battle, he would collect the intense killing energy from the battlefield and refine it into the Throne of Kings."

This dark cloud contains immense power; once a cultivator is trapped within it, they will be plunged into layers upon layers of slaughterous battlefields. And the golden light at the center of the cloud is the throne.

Starry eyes pointed to the churning black clouds stretching for miles in the sky, and the faint golden light that shone within them.

Everyone looked at Yunxin and saw a huge throne floating in it.

Its shape closely resembles the Great Qianlong Throne, with five-clawed golden dragons coiled around the armrests, and black clouds around it occasionally condensing into divine guards holding spears and wearing armor.

"Quite the spectacle." Lin Yu's gaze swept over the myriad battle spirits floating in the clouds, layer upon layer, as if they were constantly fighting in an infernal hell. He shook his head and sighed softly.
"However, imprisoning so many war spirits and heroic souls in an endless world of slaughter is not the act of a king."

After saying this, Lin Yu sat cross-legged and began reciting the scriptures.

"Accumulated Yang energy transforms into spirit, and within the spirit lies form..."

The moment the scriptures resounded, the black clouds for a hundred miles suddenly boiled, and the war souls that had been imprisoned for thousands of years looked up, tears of blood streaming from their empty eyes.

"Form arises from the sun, and the sun arises from the moon..."

Lin Yu's voice grew increasingly ethereal, as if it came from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

His figure gradually blurred in the light, but his golden body became clearer and clearer, with the white hair between his eyebrows shining brightly, piercing through the darkness.

In the void, countless characters, each one like a star, radiated divine brilliance and was exceptionally dazzling.

"Wow—"

Flowers rained down from the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the ground, the throne of King A trembled violently, and the hideous black divine guards' armor cracked inch by inch, revealing the true forms of the heroic spirits within, tortured beyond recognition.

"A clear mind shines forth, piercing through all obstacles..."

As the last passage of scripture was recited, countless battle spirits knelt and kowtowed to Lin Yu, some of which transformed into a dazzling rain of light and dissipated into the world.

Some shed their resentment and donned golden armor, resembling celestial warriors.

When the dark clouds dispersed, the blood-stained throne with its ferocious appearance had faded, and the remaining heroic spirits spontaneously guarded it, making it resemble the throne of the Heavenly Emperor.

Dragon Girl Ao Luan frowned slightly: "While performing rituals to release the spirits of heroes is benevolent, it seems the throne's power is greatly diminished as a result..." "It's alright. I don't need to imprison spirits to increase my strength," Lin Yu said calmly. He had already anticipated that repenting would weaken the spirits.
After saying that, he began to extract the memories of the Great Zhou Emperor to find his old lair, the location of Sky Copper City.

In ancient times, there was a Heavenly Path where rare treasures of heaven and earth, such as Crimson Refined Copper and Great Evolution True Gold, were extracted and refined to build this city over 333 years. Although it was later destroyed by the Ship of Creation, the Great Zhou Emperor found the remains and secretly refined them for many years, thus restoring much of its original state.

"If this city were integrated into the Primordial Heavenly Gate, and combined with the Tathagata's Kasaya and the Jambudvipa Array—"

Lin Yu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "The Primordial Heavenly Gate will be greatly enhanced!"

"Yang Qian! You won't succeed!" the lingering remnant of the Great Zhou Emperor roared. "Even if you are the creator, you can't pry into my memories!"

Lin Yu sneered, his divine sense piercing the other's soul like a sharp sword. How could a Six Tribulation Ghost Immortal withstand the power of the Creator?

In a short while, he had a clear idea of ​​the whereabouts of Sky City, and it was just waiting for him to go and collect it.

The Primordial Heavenly Gate suddenly trembled, and countless spaces were torn open. Following the memories of the Great Zhou Emperor, Lin Yu quickly arrived in a void.

"found it."

In the blink of an eye, it was as if an invisible barrier had been broken through, and the scene before them took everyone's breath away.

Countless meteorites floated silently in the void, the smallest of which was several miles in circumference, and the largest were as large as mountains.

They did not float haphazardly, but maintained a mysterious array, like the ruins of a celestial palace.

In the center of the meteorite cluster, a crimson "city" exudes a captivating metallic luster.

"Crimson Refined Bronze?!" Dragon Girl Ao Luan's pupils shrank suddenly.

The copper city, spanning two or three miles in circumference, exuded a strong, almost tangible metallic aura.

"No wonder the Great Zhou Emperor was able to lie low for three hundred years." The Heavenly Serpent King's starry eyes swept across the void stained red with bronze energy.

"Although this Sky Copper City is in ruins, the amount of Crimson Refined Copper alone is equivalent to the wealth of an entire dynasty."

Lin Yu's gaze was sharp as lightning, instantly seeing through the key point: "This city lacks a core driving force. It seems that even the Great Ancestor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was guarding a treasure mountain but was powerless to activate it."

Dragon Girl Ao Luan nodded and said, "If the Great Zhou Emperor obtains the construction blueprints for Thunder Pool and activates this Sky City, I'm afraid few in the Great Thousand Worlds will be able to withstand it."

He might even use this opportunity to collect countless treasures and potentially break through to the level of a Creator.

"The Great Zhou Emperor was the chosen one of the previous era, but this era is now the era of the master. This Sky City is destined to be the master's."

Fan Yuntao, the head of the Fan family, shook his head and gave a theory.

"Indeed, only the master can, with great fortune, great power, and great wisdom, break through the Creator realm, unify the vast world, and lead us to transcend to the other shore, to the One Yuan number!"

The heads of several prominent families were equally unwilling to be outdone and began to flatter them.

Lin Yu couldn't help but smile. This method of salvation was indeed quite good, but the side effects were also considerable.

"Great Zhou Emperor, now that we have found the Sky City, you are of no use to us anymore. So offer up all your memories and thoughts!"

Lin Yu shouted loudly, and with a thought, he merged his entire being with the Primordial Heavenly Gate, his strength increasing endlessly.

In an instant, 129,600 thoughts of the Creator rose like the sun in the east, radiating a brilliance even more dazzling than the sun, illuminating the entire Heavenly Gate space.

"what--!"

A piercing scream echoed through the void. The Great Zhou Emperor's six tribulations were utterly powerless against the mighty power of the Creator.

One after another, the long rainbows of memories were forcibly extracted, turning into streams of light and disappearing into Lin Yu's palm.

The four family heads trembled as they watched this scene unfold—a memory spanning three hundred years of the Great Zhou Emperor's life! Yet, it was being casually flipped through like a classic text.

Amidst the stunned gazes of the crowd, the three-hundred-year memories of the Great Zhou Emperor were revealed, from his youthful rise to power through war, to his mastery of martial arts, his emotional entanglements, his philosophy of governance, and his insights into life—a myriad of experiences were contained within.

These vast and boundless memories, equivalent to the wisdom of millions of volumes of ancient texts, are being fully absorbed by Lin Yu.

The thoughts of the Great Zhou Emperor gradually subsided like the receding tide, eventually returning to the purest source of primordial energy.

"With your memories, forge the gate of eternal inheritance!"

Lin Yu let out a long roar, and countless rare and precious materials flew in from the treasure vault deep within the Primordial Heavenly Gate. He formed hand seals, and countless runes intertwined in the void, quickly condensing into a slightly smaller illusionary gate.

"go with!"

He flipped his palm, and the stream of light carrying the memories of the Great Zhou Emperor for three hundred years merged into it like a cascading Milky Way.

In an instant——

"Buzz!"

The Gate of Illusions trembled violently, its surface shimmering with countless runes of light and shadow. Deep within the gate, the life of the Great Zhou Emperor unfolded like a revolving lantern.

"Congeal!"

Lin Yu pointed a finger, and the memories and the portal merged perfectly. This newly created illusory treasure immediately exuded a magnificent aura that could enlighten all living beings.

"Wonderful!" Dragon Girl Ao Luan's beautiful eyes sparkled.
"Later generations who enter can not only experience the life of the Great Zhou Emperor, but also engage in strategic battles with him from the perspective of his adversary. This is a hundred times more intuitive than any ancient text!"

"This is just the beginning." Lin Yu stood with his hands behind his back. "Once I gather more illusions, I will create countless worlds within the Primordial Heavenly Gate. At that time—"

His gaze pierced through the void, as if he could see countless cultivators within it:
Discussing the Dao with the philosophers of the Middle Ages;
Fighting alongside the ancient holy emperor;
Fighting against ancient demons...

Such experience is far beyond what can be achieved through solitary cultivation behind closed doors.
(End of this chapter)