Chapter 1620: Alternate Timeline Body! King of Timelines!

Chapter 1620: The Original Self of a Different Timeline! The Sovereign of Timelines!

Zhou Zhou felt the immense willpower pulsing within his very being, and a relaxed expression spread across his face, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

At last, he had ascended his will to the realm of Supreme Will!

Now, even without summoning the "King," he possessed the power of a Supreme Will being. And should he invoke the "King," even a typical upper-tier Supreme Will master would be no match for him.

"After my ascension, I seem to have glimpsed the river of time and space..."

Zhou Zhou pondered this thoughtfully.

He closed his eyes again, meditating once more. After a while, he suddenly opened them.

On the surface, nothing had changed. Yet within his pupils, the scenes shifted rapidly. Soon, he saw a "Zhou Zhou" clad in a rock-yellow magical robe, seated within a sacred temple, deeply contemplating the laws of rock magic.

This rock deity was utterly unaware that, across infinite dimensions of time and space, another Zhou Zhou was silently observing him from afar, lost in thought.

Zhou Zhou gazed at his parallel self in this alternate reality and murmured to himself:

"Perhaps equivalent to a mid-tier deity's power."

"Is my first parallel self to be tamed already this strong?"

Zhou Zhou was taken aback.

Normally,

when a deity reached the level of Supreme Will, they would begin to consolidate their counterparts in other parallel realities—a method to elevate their own power.

Initially, the parallel selves encountered were invariably weak, sometimes even entirely lacking any extraordinary abilities.

Only in the later stages of lower Supreme Will, and especially in the mid-level Supreme Will, would a Supreme Will master begin to encounter beings of deity-tier existence in alternate worlds.

Such a scenario—where the very first parallel self encountered possessed power comparable to a mid-tier deity—Zhou Zhou had examined every known account of Supreme Will masters, and had never seen anything like it.

That meant—

He was the first ever!

Zhou Zhou was also astonished within himself.

After a moment of thought, a conjecture emerged in his mind.

Under the current circumstances, there were probably three possibilities:

First: My luck is terrible, and the first one I encounter is a stronger parallel self.

Second: Every parallel version of myself is extremely strong, so encountering a self of mid-divine power isn't an accident—it's simply part of the norm.

Third: My potential is exceptionally high, and the state of Supreme Will is far from my limit; therefore, the first parallel self I meet possesses mid-divine power.

The first two scenarios are extremely unlikely.

Thus, Zhou Zhou believed it was the third possibility.

Generally speaking,

If a Supreme Will possesses immense potential and shows clear promise of ascending to the realm of Will Transcendence, then the version of itself encountered in parallel timelines will be exceptionally powerful.

Such a Supreme Will, whose parallel selves across timelines are all formidable, gains strength at an accelerated pace.

Other Supreme Will beings might require tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions—billions of years to gather enough parallel selves to advance to the mid-tier or upper-tier Supreme Will realm.

Yet a Supreme Will of extraordinary potential, with parallel selves of such strength, does not need such vast durations—perhaps only ten thousand years, a few thousand, or even less—to ascend to mid-tier or upper-tier Supreme Will status.

Zhou Zhou's potential is unmistakable. Nearly every Supreme Will master, even the Supreme Will and the Crimson Sovereign, who has ever encountered him, believes he holds the potential to transcend into the realm of Will Transcendence.

Under these circumstances, encountering a powerful parallel self becomes entirely plausible.

With this realization, Zhou Zhou's mind settled.

His first parallel self—this was no accident.

Now, the next consideration arose: how to deal with this parallel version of himself.

In truth, under normal circumstances, he does not need to worry about this at all.

Because now His only realm of will is the Supreme Will Realm; He himself has not ascended to the Supreme Will Realm, remaining merely a Third-Order Supreme God—far from the level of the Supreme Will Realm.

At this moment, even if He could, through his advanced will realm, perceive the first parallel timeline version of Himself attempting to invade His timeline, He would have no cause for concern—no invasion would occur now.

Only when He fully ascends to the Supreme Will Realm would the Supreme Will Realm's ascension mechanism be triggered, prompting a cross-temporal arrival from distant timelines to confront Him.

Such contemplation, at this stage, seems rather superfluous.

Yet, given Zhou Zhou's nature, preparing in advance would never be a mistake.

At this moment, He began to think.

He observed his counterpart in the parallel timeline, judging that the timeline in which he existed was one where magic formed the primary transcendent system.

Magic!

Its inherent ceiling was extremely high!

Alas, the counterpart had not yet reached the absolute peak of the magical transcendence system—otherwise, he might indeed have posed a genuine threat.

Then Zhou Zhou thought of another question.

Whether...

Should one really kill the other?

Though it was true that only by containing the other could one grow stronger, ascend to higher realms.

Yet, meeting for the first time and immediately striking down the other—regardless of their goodness or evil—seemed to go against Zhou Zhou’s own principles of conduct.

And killing one’s own counterpart from a different timeline always felt... off.

He pondered for a moment, then drew forth the Bodhi Sovereign and asked directly: "Is it absolutely necessary to kill my own counterpart from another timeline in order to advance?"

The Bodhi Sovereign remained silent, merely gazing at Zhou Zhou for a long while, before sighing softly: "It's been only a short time since we last saw each other, yet your will has already reached the realm of Supreme Will."

"Nothing wasted in all this time I've spent with you."

Zhou Zhou’s lips twitched several times. "Stop reminiscing. Answer my question first."

"Normally, yes, there's indeed only one method."

Bodhi, the Supreme, spoke slowly, as he always did, then shifted his tone, saying, "Yet, there are indeed other methods as well."

"What methods?"

Zhou Zhou asked.

"This one is quite simple—negotiate with the original self from your alternate timeline."

"As long as your alternate timeline self agrees to merge with you, there's no need to kill them. You can simply absorb them, and your power will naturally grow."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou furrowed his brow.

That sounded pleasant enough.

But who, upon suddenly appearing before them, would agree to merge with someone?

And would Bodhi himself agree to such a thing?

Even if it meant dying in battle, you must preserve your very existence!

Zhou Zhou had no understanding of the original entities from alternate timelines, but he knew himself.

If it were his own choice, he would absolutely have refused—no matter how powerful the alternate timeline entity might be.

Zhou Zhou directly conveyed his thoughts to Bodhi Master.

Upon hearing this, Bodhi Master smiled gently and said, "I knew you'd be worrying about such matters."

"But I must say, you still don't fully grasp the nature of the Supreme Will Realm."

"The fact that you've survived thus far, and even ascended to the Supreme Will Realm without ever sensing the observation of other alternate timeline entities, proves that among all existing alternate timelines, only you—the original entity—have reached the Supreme Will Realm and are now capable of beginning to absorb the original entities from other timelines, advancing toward transcendence."

"In essence—"

"You are the unique, and even supreme, existence among all timeline entities!"

"Typically, those in the Supreme Will Realm refer to such beings as 'Kings'!"

"It could also be called the 'King of Time Lines!'"

"You might not yet grasp the uniqueness of the King of Time Lines, but I can offer you a rough description."

"A King of Time Lines, when encountered by the true essence of another divergent timeline, will immediately be recognized as something profoundly special by that essence, and a thought centered upon the King will spring forth within it."

"The reason why other divergent timeline essences resist the King of Time Lines is simply to preserve their own existence from vanishing."

"At bottom, it's a desperate measure, forced upon them."

"If you can harness the unique allure of the King of Time Lines within the minds of other divergent timeline essences, and persuade them to submit and merge with you, then naturally, you can achieve fusion without having to kill them."

Bodhi, speaking slowly and deliberately.

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou felt a sudden clarity.

So, this King of Time Lines possessed such a magnetic influence.

If that were true, Bodhi's method did indeed hold a certain degree of plausibility.

But…

"Let me, through mere charm, make the other one abandon its own existence and merge with me…"

Zhou Zhou furrowed his brow. "In the case of a weak original entity across alternate timelines, I could certainly manage such a method."

"But as time progresses, and the original entity of the alternate timeline grows stronger under the blessings of fate, I fear my charm will lose all effectiveness."

"Then wouldn't I still have to kill them off?"

Bodhi, upon hearing this, affirmed: "Indeed, that would be the case."

"That is why I have prepared a transcendent method."

"As long as you master this transcendent technique, I guarantee you an eighty percent success rate when using the charm of the Timeline King to subdue the original entity of your alternate timeline."

"If even that fails, then only one conclusion remains—either the other entity is fiercely committed to preserving its own existence, or it is determined to replace yours!"

"In such a case, you will have no choice but to eliminate it, to complete the closure of the timeline."

"Rest assured."

Zhou Zhou spoke calmly, "If I truly encounter such a 'self,' I will not spare my hands."

Should a resolute, defiant counterpart from another timeline refuse to merge with me—no matter how much I plead or reason with it—then to me, it would be an undeniable enemy.

Against enemies!

Zhou Zhou never softened his stance!

Not even if the enemy were his own counterpart from a divergent timeline.

Bodhi's inner self felt satisfied.

Zhou Zhou's gentle nature, yet unyielding in principle, was precisely one reason Bodhi had come to accept him.

"What exactly do you mean by the transcendent path?"

Zhou Zhou asked with growing anticipation.

A method of transcendence?

Could it truly be a technique at the level of willful transcendence?

A heritage of such stature was exceedingly rare, even within His own possession.

"Indeed, it is a method of the transcendence grade,"

Bodhi Venerable murmured. "This was an accidental acquisition by the Supreme Will during His journeys through the ultimate primordial cosmos. It was left behind by a powerhouse of the Willful Transcendence Realm known as the 'Holy Sovereign of Time'—a transcendent method explicitly crafted to aid those of the Supreme Will Realm in ascending to the Willful Transcendence Realm."

"With this technique in your possession, the grueling ordeal of breaking through to the Willful Transcendence Realm will be lessened by more than half."

"Furthermore, once you have ascended, your might as a transcendent being of will will be at least twice as potent as that of an ordinary peer."

"Can this be true?!"

Zhou Zhou's eyes flared with a brilliant light.

To think such a spectacularly powerful and rare method actually existed.

"When did the Bodhi Master ever deceive you?"

The Bodhi Master spoke with arrogant pride.

Zhou Zhou nodded.

The Bodhi Master had never deceived him—this he was certain of.

"What cost will it entail?"

Zhou Zhou asked.

"Once you ascend to the Supreme Will Realm, I require you to find either ten complete transmissions of the Will Transcendence Realm, or one complete transmission of the Eternal Immortality Realm."

The Bodhi Master said.

Zhou Zhou's brow furrowed.

Ten complete transmissions of the Will Transcendence Realm—or one complete transmission of the Eternal Immortality Realm?

That appetite is truly enormous.

He didn't ask why the other party needed such things, merely shaking his head, "Too many. I can't possibly acquire that many top-tier inheritances."

A few or perhaps four or five inheritances of transcendent will are manageable.

He was confident that, with the methods he possessed and a bit of time, he could secure them.

Ten?

That's utterly exaggerated.

Let alone inheritances of the Everlasting Immortality Realm.

Those were treasures capable of making even transcendent will masters lose their minds—enough to stir the very highest wills to desire them.

Even if he one day ascended to the Supreme Will Realm, he would still find it nearly impossible to come into contact with such lofty inheritances.

As for the Supreme Will's prepared inheritances of the Supreme Saint Body series?

If Zhou Zhou truly obtained it, he would not intend to share it with anyone.

Not even with Bodhi Master.

If Bodhi Master refused to provide the secret method himself, then at most he would seek alternative means—or directly inquire of the Supreme Will.

The Supreme Will surely knows what the secret method of transcendence Bodhi Master speaks of.

At most, it would require a modest price.

He believed the Supreme Will would not demand anything excessively extravagant from him.

"Five complete transmissions of the Will Transcendence Realm, or one incomplete transmission of the Eternal Immortality Realm."

Bodhi Master said.

"Still too much."

Zhou Zhou shook his head again.

"There's no other choice—unless you're still unwilling, then we won't trade."

Bodhi Master spoke calmly.

Zhou Zhou felt helpless.

This man had perfectly grasped his own psyche.

Five complete transmissions of transcendence of will, or one incomplete transmission of eternal immortality—exactly at the edge of his capacity.

Any more, and Zhou would instantly refuse.

Yet, being exactly at this price point, it made Zhou feel as though he might just be able to do it.

"Alright."

"Let's trade."

Zhou didn't hesitate for long.

After all, Bodhi Master hadn't specified any time limit.

So, once I ascend to the Supreme Will Realm, I'll gradually seek out a way for Him.

Upon hearing Zhou Zhou's acceptance, Bodhi Master smiled contentedly twice, then said:

"The transcendence method I've given you is..."