CHAPTER 127 — Sovereign vs. Apex World-Eater
---
1. The Hydra-King's Apex Rebirth
The realm fell silent.
Then—
KRRRRAAAAAAAAASSSSHHHH!!!
A sphere of twisted space ruptured around the Hydra-King. The creature's entire mountainous body writhed as every severed head dissolved into abyssal mist. That mist converged—folding, compressing, spiraling inward until an abominable, crown-shaped mass formed at the top of its shoulders.
The mass pulsed once…
Then exploded outward—
Revealing a single colossal head, ten times larger than any of its previous ones, surrounded by a floating halo made of nine broken worlds.
Each shattered world bled abyssal mist like open wounds.
Each piece of world-essence fed into the Hydra-King's circulation, powering its ascension.
> "WORLD-EATER APEX FORM—RECLAMATION OF A THOUSAND DEVOURINGS."
Its voice rolled like the collapse of an entire universe.
Every creature for hundreds of thousands of li felt their souls tremble.
Lin Xuan exhaled slowly.
"I see… this is you at your strongest."
The Hydra's eye—large as a continent—focused directly on him.
> "NO."
"THIS IS ME AT MY MOST HUNGRY."
---
2. Lin Xuan Calls on His Universe
Lin raised his spear, the Solar Universe Spear, its shaft trembling under the pressure of the Hydra's new form.
He felt a shift within his inner world.
His universe responded to the threat.
Binary suns brightened, their flames folding into spirals of pure law
Aurora hovered above the heavenly continent, weaving new constellations
World Tree roots extended deeper into the fabric of creation
The Saint Shengyuan stood atop the Saint Realm Mountain, gathering Saint-rank law
Vine-Heart Sapling bathed the realm in overflowing life force
Dragon Bai twisted inside his egg-nest, the shell crackling with ancient lightning
Even the gigantic solar ring around his universe began to rotate.
Lin whispered:
"Everyone… lend me your strength."
Light surged.
The universe resonated.
A tidal wave of world-power flooded into Lin's spear arm—
a force so immense the space around him folded and split.
His feet braced against the void.
His universe hung behind him like a blazing crown.
The Hydra-King laughed.
> "YOU WISH TO MATCH A WORLD-EATER with a mere infant universe?"
Lin smirked.
"Infant or not… it's mine."
---
3. The First Clash — Sovereign Will vs Apex Devourer
The Hydra attacked first.
It inhaled.
And the entire realm began collapsing toward its throat.
Mountains uprooted.
Seas flipped into the sky.
Stars broke apart.
Gravity spiraled inward.
Even Lin felt his skin stretch from the suction.
"A spatial-singularity swallow…"
He planted his spear.
Behind him, the binary suns flared white.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The gravitational tide reversed—
Lin's universe generating an equal and opposite pull, stabilizing the collapsing reality.
Particles froze in midair.
The Hydra twitched.
> "…Impossible…"
Lin lowered his stance.
"You're not the only one who can manipulate worlds."
He lifted his spear.
Cosmic runes ignited around him.
[SOVEREIGN CONSTELLATION: SECOND FORM — CELESTIAL DRAGON ASCENT]
A dragon made of solar fire erupted from the spearhead, spiraling upward, then plummeted downward toward the Hydra-King.
The Hydra roared and struck with a tendril of abyssal cataclysm—
pure erasure.
Dragon and abyss collided.
The realm split like glass.
Both Lin and the Hydra were blasted backward thousands of li.
Lin wiped blood from his lip.
The Hydra's eye narrowed.
Their power had met evenly.
For now.
---
4. The Call of Ancient Blood — Dragon Bai Awakens
A crack split the air.
Not the realm.
Not space.
But something older.
From Lin's inner universe, a deep vibration shuddered across creation.
CRRRRRAAAACK—
Dragon Bai's egg-nest split.
A beam of silver-gold lightning erupted upward, piercing Lin's universe and shooting into the real world.
The Hydra flinched.
> "…Dragon blood… ancient… sovereign lineage…"
The lightning beam smashed into the battlefield.
From within it, a slender dragon's silhouette coiled, its young but majestic form radiating pressure equal to Saint-level beings.
Bai's voice—now deeper, clearer, sharper—echoed directly into Lin's mind:
> "Master. You fight a creature beneath your dignity."
Lin nearly choked.
"You grew up again—already?!"
Bai flicked his whiskers smugly.
> "Your upgrade almost exploded me. I'd call that child abuse if I did not become stronger from it."
The Hydra hissed.
> "A true dragon chick… This realm is cursed with fortune."
Dragon Bai curled beside Lin, lightning crackling along his scales.
> "Let us kill it, Master."
Lin smirked.
"You read my mind."
---
5. Hydra-King Unleashes Apex Devouring
The Hydra's immense new head ignited with abyssal runes—thousands of them—each representing a devoured world's laws.
Then—
It struck.
WORLD-EATER AUTHORITY: COSMIC CONSUMPTION
Black hole after black hole erupted around Lin.
Spatial traps—
Temporal inversions—
Erasure storms—
Void ruptures—
All layered together in a single apocalyptic technique.
Lin Xuan felt even his universe tremble.
This attack could erase Saints.
Maybe even Demigods.
He closed his eyes.
"Universe…"
He whispered.
"Rise."
---
6. Universe Resonance Mode — Lin's First True Sovereign State
The binary suns connected—
forming a ring of fire that wrapped the universe.
The World Tree merged with the sky—
its leaves forming star-clusters.
The heavenly continent pulsed—
lifting into the air like a floating divine realm.
Aurora closed her eyes—
splitting her consciousness across every star.
The Saint raised his hand—
channeling pure Saint realm law outward.
Vine-Heart Sapling glowed—
flooding the universe with pure life qi.
Dragon Bai's lightning infused the realm—
sharpening every law.
Lin inhaled.
Every world breathed with him.
Every star pulsed with him.
Every law aligned with him.
UNIVERSE RESONANCE MODE — ACTIVE.
Lin opened his eyes.
Two galaxies spun in his pupils.
"Let's end this."
---
7. Lin's Sovereign Technique — The Third Form
He lifted his spear with one hand.
The universe tilted.
Solar fire ignited around his body—
spirals, ribbons, constellations of molten starlight.
Cosmic gravity condensed into the spear tip—
so dense space folded into a single point.
Hydra-King recoiled in sudden fear.
Lin whispered:
[SOVEREIGN CONSTELLATION: THIRD FORM — SOLAR ANNIHILATION STARFALL]
And thrust.
---
8. The Strike That Can Kill a World-Eater
The spear pierced through every dimensional layer.
It bypassed abyssal defenses.
It ignored regeneration.
It glowed—
like a newborn star descending.
The spear hit the Hydra's central head.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM—
The blast shattered the crown of nine broken worlds.
The Hydra screamed—
a sound so ancient that existence trembled.
Its body convulsed.
Abyssal runes ruptured.
Its core pulsed, destabilizing.
A world-eater…
was finally injured.
Lin stepped forward.
His eyes blazing.
His universe roaring.
Dragon Bai curled around him, lightning forming an armored cloak.
Hydra-King hissed:
> "…Little Sovereign… what ARE you?"
Lin smirked.
"I'm the future."
He raised his spear for the killing blow—
Suddenly—
A tear opened in space behind the Hydra.
A colossal presence surged through.
Ancient.
Primordial.
Far stronger than the Hydra.
A voice shook the realm:
> "CHILD OF FLESH—YOU DARE TOUCH MY MINION?"
Lin froze.
Dragon Bai stiffened.
Saint Shengyuan's eyes snapped open in the inner world.
"The… Abyssal Ancestor."
The true calamity finally arrived.