Chapter 1639: Trial! Secrets of the Eternal Ancient Continent!

Chapter 1639: Trial! The Secret of the Eternally Ancient Continent!

Upon hearing this, the Spring-Autumn Master did not at all take it to heart that the Supreme Will had regarded him as a mere sharpening stone for Zhou Zhan. On the contrary, he smiled and said:

"The Supreme Will's words are sound."

"Third brother,"

"Your current environment has been too comfortable. Let me, your second brother, add some strength to you."

"I look forward to the day when you grow strong enough to stand on par with me, or even surpass me."

At this moment,

the Supreme Will turned his gaze toward the Spring-Autumn Master, his eyes revealing a touch of helplessness.

"There's also..."

"I sent the Celestial Sovereign of the People to pursue you—also to urge you along."

"If giving the Celestial Sovereign a sense of urgency stems from His excessive ease,"

"then I give you urgency because you are too lazy."

"Day after day, you only know fishing, fishing!"

"Is that really all you care about—collecting treasures?"

"Treasures are merely external things; hoarding them will never elevate your willpower cultivation."

"Your potential rivals that of the Heavenly Punishment God-King. If you had spent just one-tenth of the time you spend fishing on cultivation, you would already be at the upper tier of Supreme Will Realm. Why are you still lingering in the mid-tier?"

"Don't wait until the Celestial Sovereign of the People surpasses you before you realize you're in danger."

Upon hearing this, the Spring-Autumn Law Master frowned bitterly, muttering, "I just love fishing—there's nothing I can do about it."

"And what good would it do me if I even reached the upper tier of Supreme Will Realm?"

"I'm not as eccentric as the Heavenly Punishment God King, who has already found his path to transcendence."

"I haven't even figured out my own path yet. Even if I refine my will to the level of Supreme Supreme Will, I'd still just be stuck there, doing nothing?"

"Are you still arguing?"

The Supreme Will furrowed his brow, already growing irritated.

Chunqiu, the Law Master, quickly shut his mouth, unwilling to speak further.

The Supreme Will sighed helplessly, shaking his head.

He simply couldn't handle Chunqiu's persistent fishing hobby.

Still, it must be admitted.

Although Chunqiu showed little motivation in advancing his own will, his actual combat strength was undeniable.

Once, the Supreme Will observed him day after day simply fishing, showing no eagerness to elevate his own state, so He personally assigned him a task—something, in the Supreme Will's eyes, nearly impossible to complete.

Go strike down a lower-tier will transcendent master who once defied the Supreme Will!

That lower-tier will transcendent master came from another vast cosmos within the Ultimate Void Cosmos, having defied the Supreme Will once before—only to flee when it became clear he could not stand against it.

The Supreme Will, weary of dealing with such a contemptible opponent, decided not to personally intervene and instead entrusted the task to the Chaochun Law Master.

At that time, the Supreme Will had already made its decision:

This mission was merely a warning to the Chaochun Law Master—to remind him not to spend his days indulging in play and forgetfulness, but to remember that strength is always paramount.

If danger arose during the confrontation with that lower-tier will transcendent master, the Supreme Will would intervene immediately to rescue the Chaochun Law Master.

Yet what the Supreme Will did not anticipate was that, upon locating the enemy, the Chaochun Law Master had personally defeated him.

Though the Supreme Will had expended every ounce of its accumulated resources—its carefully gathered treasures over the years—there was no denying it: the Chaochun Law Master had, through his own fishing techniques, elevated his combat power to match that of the lower-tier will transcendent master.

It was at that moment that the Supreme Will recognized within the Chaochun Law Master a potential no less than that of the Tiancheng God King.

Because the Heavenly Punishment God once personally slew a lower-tier will transcendent strength wielder.

Unlike the Spring and Autumn Law Master, however, the Heavenly Punishment God did not employ any external means—he simply relied on his own supreme, upper-tier will, and thus vanquished that lower-tier will transcendent warrior.

In the eyes of the Supreme Will,

though their methods of overcoming powerful adversaries differed, both possessed equal potential.

The Supreme Will recalled the path of growth of the Spring and Autumn Law Master, and understood that his passion and skill for fishing had played a pivotal role in his development—no, even a decisive one.

Fortune and misfortune are interdependent; misfortune harbors fortune.

Having accepted the benefits of fishing, one must also endure its drawbacks.

The Supreme Will said no more, merely offered a brief word of advice to the Spring and Autumn Law Master, then turned to Zhou Zhan and said:

"How you will compete for the second reserve position of Supreme Lord against the Spring and Autumn Law Master, the Spring and Autumn Law Master himself will reveal to you—I will not repeat it."

"I will watch you rise to surpass the Spring and Autumn Law Master and ascend to your rank as Supreme Lord. I will witness it within the Supreme Realm."

The Supreme Lord turned his gaze toward the Spring and Autumn Master, glaring fiercely. "If some new apprentice snatches your position, know that I'll make sure to teach you a lesson I won't forget."

"I'll make sure you're forbidden from fishing for at least ten thousand years."

Zhou Zhan: "...”

The Spring and Autumn Master trembled violently.

Ten thousand years without fishing?

Then why not just end his life outright?

The Supreme Will said nothing further, and simply vanished from the scene.

Zhou Zhan and the Spring and Autumn Master exchanged a glance, unable to help but smile bitterly.

"Third brother."

"It seems we'll have to face off at some point."

The Spring-Autumn Law Master sighed with sentiment.

"What exactly, then, is the method of competition you speak of, Most High Will?"

Zhou Zhan didn't seem afraid at all—instead, he asked with genuine curiosity.

Seeing this, the Spring-Autumn Law Master's heart gave a subtle nod.

His third brother, though only recently ascended, truly possessed a boldness beyond measure.

Facing such a seasoned candidate for the rank of Supreme Lord, he showed no fear, no trace of anxiety—instead, he immediately inquired about the method of competition.

Such boldness was truly remarkable.

Yet, the Spring-Autumn Law Master was not surprised.

Who among those who reached their position wasn't a prodigy? Who lacked confidence?

Zhou Zhan's demeanor did not stir any suspicion in the Law Master's mind—on the contrary, it only elevated the Law Master's regard for him.

No wonder he stands on par with them.

If one merely shows fear before facing them, then the Spring-Autumn Lawmaster would only regard such a being with contempt.

"The simplest method of competition..."

The Spring-Autumn Lawmaster smiled faintly. "Simply accompany me fishing for a hundred years. When the time comes, I will directly bestow the second reserve position of Supreme Lord upon you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhan shook his head with a knowing expression. "Brother, don't be ridiculous."

"Alright."

The Spring-Autumn Lawmaster's face fell with deep regret, then straightened his expression. "Then I shall propose a conventional method of competition."

"Before that, I must ask you a question."

"Do you know why this eternal continent beneath our feet and the river of time-space exist here?"

Zhou Zhan stiffened at this.

What this means is—could it be that the eternal continent beneath their feet, and the timeless river of time, were never originally in this very position?

His brow furrowed slightly, and then his mind began to calculate.

A moment passed.

His expression grew suddenly startled.

He said, "Just now, I invoked the 'Phantom Heaven Derivation Method,' rooted in the flow of destiny, and arrived at an utterly astonishing conclusion."

"This eternal continent and the river of time—seem to have been forcibly torn from their original state, ripped out of the primordial continent and timeless stream, and then forcibly fused with our Supreme Cosmos and the Crimson Cosmos."

"Third Brother's divination technique is truly masterful—this detail has even been predicted."

Chunqiu, the Master of Law, expressed profound astonishment.

The secret of the eternal continent and the river of time is a secret of will transcendence.

Normally, only a being of will transcendence could divine such a secret.

Never in his wildest dreams did he think his third brother could have divined it on his own.

He was only a fourth-tier Supreme God...

Chunqiu Fa-Zhu was astounded in his heart.

He found himself astonished no fewer than several times today simply because of his third brother.

Indeed, fame falls short of face-to-face encounter.

As for why Zhou Zhan could divine it, Chunqiu Fa-Zhu immediately deduced it might be due to the immense destiny aura radiating from him.

Only a destiny aura of at least will transcending level could override the gap in power and perceive such a profoundly secret matter.

"Third brother, you are absolutely right."

Chunqiu Fa-Zhu nodded. "This eternal continent and the temporal river—indeed, they were forcibly torn from their original forms, the primordial eternal continent and temporal river, and fused into the cosmic essence of our Supreme Universe and the Crimson Universe."

"As to who did this—presumably you've already guessed. It was our Supreme Will, the Great One."

When the Master of the Spring and Autumn Law reached this point, his eyes blazed with a sudden brilliance:

"In those ancient days, the Supreme Will, relying solely on Its own might, forcibly tore away the Eternal Continent and the long River of Time that belonged to our grand universe. By doing so, any external entities would be utterly unable to glean any intelligence regarding our Supreme Grand Universe or the Crimson Grand Universe from their original domains."

"Left completely in the dark, those external universal factions dared not rashly invade our realm."

"After all, should they launch an invasion only to discover that the forces within our grand universe outnumbered their own many times over, would their reckless aggression not simply amount to seeking their own demise?"

"This is the very reason why, across countless ages, neither our Supreme Grand Universe nor the neighboring Crimson Grand Universe has ever fallen victim to an invasion by outside forces."

"So that is how it is."

Zhou Zhan murmured, a sudden clarity washing over him.

It was no wonder that within the vast inheritance of memories residing in his mind, there was not a single shred of information concerning an invasion by an external grand universe.

It turned out they simply did not possess the courage to invade.

"Lord Supreme Will's grand action is truly a monumental blessing that will endure throughout the eternal ages."

Zhou Zhan praised him.

"That's certainly true," said the Spring and Autumn Law Master, nodding in agreement. "The Ultimate Void Great Cosmos is far from the peaceful realm we imagine. Between great cosmoses, once they exchange even basic intelligence, mutual invasions are entirely normal. The internal chaos within the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos is, in fact, even more chaotic and brutal than the Wànzué Lǐngzhǔ Strife you experienced in your third brother's time."

"If it weren't for the Supreme Will Grandmaster who took our ancient continent and temporal river, tore them off, and made them our private property, our Supreme Great Cosmos would have been invaded countless times over the years—there would be no peace as we know it today."

"As for hosting a Great Race of Sovereign Lords—such a notion is pure nonsense."

Zhou Zhan nodded.

A quiet sense of reflection stirred within him.

To think that his original form could even participate in the Great Race of Sovereign Lords, and rise from it, all thanks to the Supreme Will's bold and decisive action. Otherwise, he would still be just an ordinary man on Earth, and after a century, would quietly fade away, leaving this world as a mere mortal.

"How powerful the Supreme Will Grandmaster must be to simply tear off a piece of the Ancient Continent and the Temporal River?"

Zhou Zhan was moved by both emotion and curiosity.

" The strength of the Supreme Will Master is far beyond what we could have imagined."

Chunqiu Fa-Zhu smiled and said, "Although the Elder has only intervened a few times in the Ultimate Void Cosmos, even those few appearances have firmly established him as one of the top-tier masters in that realm."

"Among all the Will-Transcendent masters within the Ultimate Void Cosmos, our Supreme Will Master ranks within the top five!"

"Such immense strength for the Supreme Will?"

Zhou Zhan was astonished. "Then wouldn't the Crimson Master rank even higher?"

"Not at all."

Chunqiu Fa-Zhu shook his head. "Though the Crimson Master's power rivals that of the Supreme Will, he has never actually intervened in the Ultimate Void Cosmos. Not exactly—perhaps he has, but the knowledge of such actions is extremely scarce, because the Crimson Master possesses an overwhelming desire for destruction; after eliminating each opponent, he invariably kills every living being in the surrounding area."

"During his peak, the Supreme Will Master was actually stronger than the Crimson Master."

"However, after the Supreme Will Master forcibly tore through the ancient continent and the timeless river of time, he sustained injuries. Since then, in their battles, the Crimson Master has gained the upper hand."

Zhou Zhan nodded thoughtfully.

It was no wonder he had heard that, in the current age, the Crimson Sovereign had been relentlessly suppressing the Supreme Will, even forcing the Great Conclave of Million Tribes to erupt, selecting a reserve of Supreme Lords to aid Him in confronting the Crimson Sovereign.

The Supreme Will had been wounded—by the affairs of the Ancient Continent and the Long River of Time.

"Enough about that."

"I'll tell you how to snatch the second reserve position of Supreme Lord from me."

Chunqiu, the Master of Spring and Autumn, smiled to himself, unable to help it.

Zhou Zhan's face took on a strange expression.

Chunqiu continued: "Different from the ultimate void battlefield against the Wàn-Xie Demon Sovereign, the Ancient Continent and the stretch of time river seized by the Supreme Will—after I received them—initially presented me with some difficulties. But those troubles have long since been resolved. Now, both the Ancient Continent and the Long River of Time are entirely under my control."

"If you wish to defeat me and claim the second reserve rank of Supreme Lord, and take command of both the Ancient Continent and the Long River of Time, there is only one path."

"That is to defeat the temporal beings I have summoned."

"These beings some come from the past, some from the future, some from the present, and the majority originate from powerful entities across other timelines."

"Each of these warriors from different eras and even alternate timelines are the prodigies of their respective ages."

"You must first defeat them all before you can even stand before me."

"After you personally overcome me and my Universal Army, you will gain everything I possess."

"At that point, even making me bow to you would not be beyond the realm of possibility."

Chunqiu Fa-Zhu laughed heartily as he spoke, then turned to Zhou Zhan with a serious expression.

"Of course, this all hinges upon one condition—defeating me!"

"As your younger brother, I can remind you of one thing."

"Before you possess the strength of a transcendent lower-tier will, do not come seeking me."

"You will surely lose."