Permanent Martial Arts Chapter 1970: Severing the Future!

As the edge of Lin Feng’s blade struck home…

Within the depths of his consciousness and the mental realm, Lin Feng felt as though he had fragmented into a multitude of worlds, existing simultaneously across countless potential futures.

In the following instant, those infinite futures shattered with a violent roar.

Boom.

The collapse was absolute, echoing the implosion of a black hole. Within a heartbeat, one future after another vanished, erased as if they had never been part of existence.

The fragments and visions of the future stored in Lin Feng’s mind were being wiped away at a blistering pace. Only a moment later, every trace of those future memories had completely evaporated.

It wasn't that Lin Feng had lost his ability to perceive what was to come; rather, he had severed the future entirely!

From this point forward, Lin Feng would no longer be found within the spacetime of the future. No enemy could ever strike him down in the future to influence his past or present selves.

Furthermore, having cut himself off from the future, Lin Feng discovered that the power of spacetime available to him was incredibly vast. Throughout the entire Dragon Coiling Realm, he could now sense and command an immense reservoir of spacetime power at his slightest whim.

He was no longer bound or restricted by the laws of spacetime.

Regarding those eternal supreme treasures and peak eternal supreme treasures—items he previously found impossible to harm—they now appeared differently.

In Lin Feng's current vision, these eternal supreme treasures seemed riddled with flaws and were remarkably brittle. With just a single thought, he could even shift into the future spacetime—that wondrous realm—to utterly destroy such a treasure.

Even an eternal supreme treasure was not truly eternal!

From his new perspective, the rules of spacetime were clearly categorized. They were organized into the distinct hierarchies of past, present, and future spacetime rules.

By comprehending these principles and severing his future, Lin Feng had achieved total mastery over the rules of future spacetime.

Should he desire it, he could now traverse any future timeline to execute other spacetime cultivators.

Yet, such actions held no meaning for Lin Feng now.

His singular ambition had always been to achieve transcendence.

As for raw power?

To the man Lin Feng had become, what value did mere strength hold?

By simply willing it, he could manifest in any future spacetime, occupying a transcendent status. Who could possibly hope to kill him? Even those fellow cultivators who had managed to sever their own futures would be powerless against him.

Only those rare masters who had severed both their past and present could potentially journey back in time or strike him in the current spacetime to end his life.

However, Lin Feng was struck by a sudden realization.

He felt a profound sense of isolation. He could not detect the presence of any other spacetime cultivators who had successfully severed their futures.

“Has truly no one else managed to sever the future?”

Lin Feng found himself deeply puzzled.

But he quickly dismissed the thought with a shake of his head.

During his time in the Eternal Realm, he had studied countless records and ancient texts. It was clear that across the vast eons, many individuals had reached the stage of severing the future.

The fact that he could not feel their presence now was highly unusual.

There had to be a hidden truth behind this mystery.

“The guide within the Eternal Realm likely possesses the answers.”

Lin Feng recalled the white-haired elder who served as the guide. That man was the servant of Dawn—a being who had transcended spacetime—and he oversaw the Eternal Realm. He surely understood the situation.

Nevertheless, Lin Feng had one final task to attend to before he returned to that place.

He had a lingering intuition that once he went back to the Eternal Realm to attempt severing his present and past, there might be no turning back.

Before this transition, he had sensed a soul imprint that shared a deep connection with him.

Lin Feng had already traced this connection back to the Black Ink Master and the Spacetime Swordmaster.

When Lin Feng had first entered the Eternal Realm alongside the Black Ink Master, the Spacetime Swordmaster, and the other Overlords, nearly all of them had utilized a Spacetime Heart to leap into the future.

But securing a second Spacetime Heart and gaining dominion over a timeline was an ordeal of extreme difficulty.

This remained Lin Feng’s final concern.

He could sense that several of these hegemons were currently in grave peril. Since he had already reached the state of severing the future, he saw no harm in offering them aid one last time. For the current Lin Feng, such a feat was trivial.

Swoosh.

Lin Feng’s form vanished in an instant.

“Give it up, Spacetime Swordmaster. You haven't even mastered a single timeline. How could you possibly hope to defeat me?”

Within a mundane world, the Spacetime Swordmaster stood with a cold, detached expression, looking as stoic as ever.

However, he was currently backed into a corner. Facing him was a spacetime cultivator who had already seized control of two timelines, using their combined might to ruthlessly pin the Spacetime Swordmaster down.

Despite the frightening power of the Spacetime Swordmaster’s sword aura, he lacked the foundation to withstand the crushing weight of two timelines.

In mere moments, he would be obliterated.

Even in the face of certain doom, the Spacetime Swordmaster showed no sign of yielding.

The thought of triggering his Eternal True Seal to retreat to the safety of the Eternal Realm never crossed his mind.

He was a man of the blade who had dedicated his entire existence to the sword. He viewed himself as the weapon itself. If a sword is meant to break, it does not flee; at worst, the blade shatters and the master falls.

The Spacetime Swordmaster remained unwavering in his resolve, even knowing that the Eternal True Seal was his only lifeline. He was well aware that using the seal meant being trapped within the Eternal Realm for all time.

To him, that was a fate worse than death!

Therefore, he chose to face his end standing.

Crack.

A fracture appeared on the Spacetime Swordmaster’s blade, spreading outward like a web. It was on the verge of total destruction.

“If death is what you crave, then I shall provide it!”

Seeing that his opponent refused to use the Eternal True Seal, the rival spacetime cultivator sneered and unleashed his full power. The energy of two timelines surged forth violently.

Boom.

An overwhelming tide of force crashed toward him.

The Spacetime Swordmaster, now powerless to fight back, simply closed his eyes.

Buzz.

Suddenly, without warning or even a ripple in spacetime, a stranger appeared at the Spacetime Swordmaster’s side.

With a simple wave of his hand, the stranger caused the opposing cultivator—the one who controlled two timelines—to freeze in terror. The man’s body convulsed as if struck by an invisible, monumental blow.

Swoosh.

With a gentle gust of wind, the enemy cultivator disintegrated into ash, vanishing completely from existence.

“Chaos Master, you…”

Opening his eyes, the Spacetime Swordmaster immediately recognized Lin Feng.

The bizarre "disappearance" of his foe left the Spacetime Swordmaster in a state of profound shock.

He could not fathom how Lin Feng had arrived. He had simply manifested out of thin air, a feat that should have been impossible.

“Spacetime Swordmaster, it has been a long time. This encounter might be our final one. I leave you this Spacetime Heart. With it, you will have the means to secure this timeline without worry. I trust that you will eventually take that final step yourself.”

As he spoke, Lin Feng reached out and plucked the Spacetime Heart directly from the timeline, an act that stunned even the Spacetime Swordmaster.

“A Spacetime Heart…”

The Spacetime Swordmaster stared at Lin Feng, his mind reeling.

“Spacetime Swordmaster, I hope our paths cross again one day…”

With those words, Lin Feng’s figure flickered and was gone.

Witnessing this, the Spacetime Swordmaster finally understood. Lin Feng had surely reached that legendary level.

“He has severed the future…”

The Spacetime Swordmaster let out a deep, long sigh. In his entire life, the only person he truly respected was the Chaos Master, Lin Feng.

It was clear now that his admiration was well-founded.

Lin Feng had indeed crossed the threshold and severed the future!

Clutching the Spacetime Heart, the Spacetime Swordmaster accepted the immense gift. He vowed to himself that one day, he too would reach that peak…