Chapter 1086: Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu, Re-entering The Abyss (1)
Behind that hazy miniature river of space and time stood a colossal, indistinct figure. He was the master of the entire river of space and time.
Eternal Psyche, miniature river of space and time? Wu Yuan held his breath as he gazed upon this scene.
Spacetime was the foundation of all things. Whether mortal lifeforms or sempiternal lifeforms, no matter how powerful, all had a thread of their life essence intertwined with the river of space and time. This was akin to a tree taking root and or a river with a source, allowing them to grow and flourish.
If the river of space and time were to be destroyed, even the mightiest sempiternal lifeform would be severed from its foundation and inevitably perish. There were no exceptions.
This was the fundamental nature of samsara. Eternal lifeforms walked above the river, for they had each carved out their own miniature river of space and time, achieving self-perpetuating eternity and thus becoming undying and indestructible.
However, legend says there's a vast difference between the miniature rivers of space and time of Perennial Eternals versus those who have pioneered their own Dao. Wu Yuan mused. This difference made those who had pioneered their own Dao extremely difficult to kill, allowing the possibility of resurrection even if they fell.
To be remembered was to never truly die. This was something all eternal lifeforms who had pioneered their own Dao strived for, and the fundamental reason why many True Saints worked tirelessly to establish their Saintdoms and propagate Faith. Wu Yuan’s combat power now approached that of an Eternal, yet he was still not truly eternal himself. Thus, he could not truly comprehend it.
A True Saint could annihilate countless sempiternal lifeforms with this miniature river of space and time alone. Wu Yuan marveled inwardly. This is power on an entirely different level.
This gulf in power was something no treasure or artifact could bridge. It was only within the River of Universes that the might of True Saints was suppressed by the essence of the River, preventing them from truly unleashing their power.
Boom! As True Saint Bu Xiu erupted with power, the frozen spacetime spanning trillions of li began to reverse.
"River substitution," True Saint Bu Xiu intoned, his eyes dark as they swept over the countless figures within the illusory Huanggu World.