Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Fueled by the alcohol, Chi Huo began to vividly recount past anecdotes, completely relaxing his tense nerves. After experiencing life and death together and sharing the fruits of victory, the three of them had clearly grown much closer.

In this relaxed atmosphere, Xu Yang chatted and laughed with Chi Huo and Ying Ya, while secretly separating a wisp of his consciousness, connecting it to his Mother River identity seal, and probing into the vast Mother River exchange treasure vault.

[Guardian of the Mother River: Ancient You]

[Privilege: Core Guardian (Chaos Overlord)]

Current contribution points: 4,000,000

Looking at the striking figure of four million contribution points, Xu Yang felt a surge of emotion. This was the first large sum of money he had earned since becoming the Lord of Chaos and joining the River of Life.

As consciousness sank into the exchange interface, a massive torrent of information instantly flooded in.

Technique inheritance type:
"The True Explanation of Boundless Evolution" (God-King Level, Top-Tier Inheritance): 2000 million contribution points. Description: Originating from the Boundless Primordial Dao, it focuses on change, penetration, annihilation, and the creation of clones. Cultivation Requirements: Requires compatibility with the Boundless Primordial Dao.

"The Record of Burning Heaven and Refining the World" (God-King Level, Top-Tier Inheritance): 2000 million contribution points. Description: A top-tier inheritance of the Great Dao of the World's Origin, containing profound mysteries such as burning the world and annihilating all laws. Cultivation Requirements: Harmony with the World's Origin.

*Void Realm Evolution Technique* (God-King Level, Top-Tier Inheritance): 2000 million contribution points. Description: A top-tier inheritance of the fundamental Dao of space, involving applications such as space creation, stabilization, teleportation, and sealing. Cultivation Requirements: Compatibility with the fundamental Dao of space.

Chaotic Thunder Pattern Body (God-King Level, Special Inheritance): 1500 million contribution points. Description: A method for refining a chaotic divine body, requiring cultivation with special thunderous chaotic ore. A master's divine body is comparable to a chaotic wonder.

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There are also other kinds of original Dao inheritances, with prices ranging from tens of millions to millions. These are all complete inheritances that are rarely seen in the outside world!

In addition, there are all sorts of rare and precious natural treasures.

Life Essence (Concentration): 1 drop/100 million contribution points. Description: The core essence of the Mother River of Life, condensed to accelerate comprehension of the Great Dao of Life, repair damage to the source, and elevate the level of life.

Eternal Evergreen Marrow (Essence): 1 drop/50 contribution points. Description: A supreme treasure marrow derived from the original body of the Spring-Faced Azure Saint, it strengthens the foundation and repairs the hidden injuries of the Chaos Overlord level.

Chaos Origin Crystal (Standard Unit): 1 piece/10 Contribution Points. Description: A pure energy crystal nurtured deep within the Chaos Sea, capable of accelerating the accumulation of divine power and stabilizing one's realm.

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All kinds of rare treasures, precious materials and mineral deposits are on display.

Green Vine Realm (Creative-level Peak Palace-type Treasure): 680 million contribution points.

Annihilation Blade (Creative-level Peak Attack Treasure): 150 million contribution points.

Shadow Cloak (Chaos-level Peak Concealment Support Treasure): 520 million contribution points.

Causal locator (one-time): 100 million contribution points.

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Looking at the vast and seemingly endless list of exchange options, Xu Yang quickly began to calculate. He currently only had 400 million contribution points, so he had to be very careful with his spending.

I can't afford any of the complete God-King level inheritances for now, so I'll put them on hold.

You can buy some rare and precious materials that can aid in cultivation.

As for the weapon and the one-time causal location talisman, I could buy one as well. So far, I've been fighting bare-handed. Although the Black Emperor Claw is a Chaos Realm weapon, it's not very convenient for me to use claw-type weapons now that I'm in human form. I'll sell it and buy some cosmic sand sometime.

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Crimson Flame was still enthusiastically recounting his past adventures, his laughter hearty. Shadow Fang quietly sipped his "Eternal Green," his blurred figure exuding relaxation. Xu Yang smiled, responding as he rapidly browsed the exchange list of the Mother River Treasure Vault deep within his consciousness, his decision already made.

Confirm Redemption:
Chaos Annihilation Spear (Creative-level Peak Attack Treasure): 180 million contribution points.

Its entire body is jet black, as if sculpted from solidified destructive essence. The gun's shaft is covered with naturally occurring, mysterious cracks, from which flows a profound aura of annihilation. The blade is triangular and spiked, its cold light concealed; a touch could tear through chaos and annihilate all life. Its weight changes with the user's will, and its swing carries the effects of spatial tearing and law-annihilating, making it particularly suitable for cultivators of the Great Dao of Destruction.

Causal locator (one-time): 100 million contribution points.

A strange talisman, neither gold nor jade, flowing with silver causal Dao patterns. Only a God-King who cultivates the Great Dao of Cause and Effect can refine it. It can lock onto any target with a strong causal connection to it with extremely low error.

Lingyuan Daoyun Fruit (10 pieces): 80 contribution points.

Shaped like an infant's fist, its outer skin is semi-transparent, and its interior seems to contain countless flowing, seven-colored threads of light imbued with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. Consuming it can greatly enhance comprehension, maintaining the soul and mind in a state of absolute clarity and frequent flashes of inspiration at its peak. It has miraculous effects on comprehending the laws of the Great Dao and deducing secret techniques, with effects lasting approximately a thousand years.

The effect of ten of them is enough to maintain high sensitivity and comprehension for about a century.

Chaos Source Crystal (4 pieces): 40 contribution points.

Pure crystals of chaotic energy, containing immense divine power, can be used to rapidly accumulate divine power and stabilize one's realm.

Total contribution points consumed: 400 million

[Redemption Confirmed!]

As soon as he confirmed it, the contribution points in Xu Yang's identity talisman were instantly cleared to zero.

hum!
Because Xu Yang was currently within the Mother River World, four spatial fluctuations quietly appeared beside him before dissipating. The four exchanged treasures had already appeared directly in his personal cavern through spatial teleportation within the Mother River.

A quick glance at the treasures—so satisfying!

Xu Yang felt delighted and downed the "Wanguqing" in one gulp.

This cup of wine is not only to celebrate the success of the mission, but also to celebrate that I finally have a handy weapon, which has solved the urgent problem of my daughter and disciples' ascension and positioning, and I have also obtained a treasure that can accelerate my enlightenment.

"Hahaha, Gu You, judging from your expression, you've spent all your contribution points, haven't you?" Chi Huo sensed the spatial fluctuations just now and also keenly noticed Xu Yang's slight aura movement and the satisfied smile on his face. He laughed loudly and raised his cup, "Come on, let's drink to our new treasure!"

"Cheers!" Xu Yang responded enthusiastically, and Yingya also raised his glass.

After several rounds of drinks, Chi Huo was already slightly tipsy and, pulling Ying Ya along, began to reminisce about the past. Half a month later, the banquet ended, and Xu Yang took the opportunity to apologize, explaining that he had just experienced a great battle and had gained some insights, requiring him to meditate in seclusion.

Redfire and Shadowfang naturally understood that they were safe and sound within the Mother River world.

After parting ways, Xu Yang didn't rush back to Xuanhu City. Instead, he found a public cultivation chamber within the Mother River World. Although it was called public, it was actually only for use by Chaos Sovereigns. This large palace was usually empty, and few Chaos Sovereigns would cultivate here.

Xu Yang waved to dismiss the eternal true god who was leading the way, closed the temple door, and the room was dimly lit by oil lamps.

However, he didn't care at all.

He sat cross-legged on a jade futon, waving his hand to create a simple barrier. With a thought, a radiant spiritual source fruit appeared in his palm.

The fruit feels warm and smooth to the touch, and the seven-colored filaments beneath the peel seem to flow slowly as if they were alive, emitting a strange Taoist charm that calms the mind and clears the thoughts.

Without hesitation, Xu Yang put it in his mouth.

The fruit melts in your mouth, has no taste, only a cool and refreshing surge of pure energy, as if from the very origin of the universe, instantly floods your mind.

This energy did not enhance his divine power, but rather acted like the most precise lubricant, instantly permeating every corner of his soul.

Wow~~~~
Xu Yang felt as if his soul had been cleansed and refreshed, clearer than ever before.

All the confusion and stumbling blocks in his past cultivation, and the obstacles in his understanding of the laws, were instantly polished like dusty pearls, becoming clear and visible. The speed of his thought process suddenly increased dozens of times. Countless mysteries about the intertwining of destruction and life, insights about the "Record of the Origin of Ten Thousand Spirits", the "Supplementary Insights" given to him by Chun Juan Qing Sheng, and even the details of the thrilling battle with Yan Qiong Hou that he had just experienced... all flowed, collided, deduced, and combined in his mind with unprecedented efficiency.

He naturally became immersed in it, his consciousness seemingly rising infinitely, looking down at the newly formed chaotic space within his body.

At the core of the chaotic space is the Chaotic Heart, a fusion of the essence of life and destruction. At this moment, catalyzed by the Spiritual Source Dao Fruit, Xu Yang's perception of it has reached an extremely subtle level.

He "saw"—

At the core of the Chaos Heart is not absolute annihilation, but a profound "nothingness." This "nothingness" seems to be the end of all things, the final destination of all energy, matter, and laws. However, at the edge of this "nothingness," tiny, extremely faint glimmers of "life" are quietly emerging.

These fluorescent lights, like the first ray of light at the beginning of the universe, are fragile yet tenacious.

They did not arise from nothingness, but rather naturally evolved from the annihilated "nothingness" under some profound rules. Just as in the ashes of destruction, there is always a glimmer of life that never dies.

“Based on annihilation, arising from nothingness… Is this the true meaning of ‘returning to the void and nurturing spirits’ in the ‘Record of the Origin of All Spirits’?” A wave of enlightenment surged through Xu Yang’s mind.

His previous understanding of destruction focused more on "end" and "annihilation." However, Chun Juan Qing Sheng's "Supplementary Insights" emphasizes that at the ultimate point of destruction lies a glimmer of hope for reversal, the most fundamental starting point of "creation" in life. The core mystery of the "Supplementary Chapter" probably lies in how to guide and control this cycle of "annihilation" and "birth."

Consciousness sank to a deeper level.

He began to deduce his newly created killing move, "The End of All Silence".

The original [Eternal Silence] was created by forcibly compressing and collapsing the power of destruction into an annihilation black hole that devours everything, pursuing the ultimate destructive power.

But now, he clearly sees the "crudeness" and "waste" of this move.

In the ultimate state of the Spirit Source Dao Fruit, his consciousness unconsciously rose, and he once again faced the Great Dao of Destruction, seeing the extension of the six branches of destruction—a vast, stable, self-circulating, six-winged kaleidoscope containing endless mysteries of destruction... Although it was only a fleeting glimpse of enlightenment, the perfect operation of the six branches and the form that brought the laws of destruction to their ultimate height deeply shocked him.

In contrast, his own [Eternal Silence] was like a crude energy ball that could only collapse inward. Although it was powerful, it lacked the support of the subtle "Tao" and failed to make full use of the many branch characteristics of the law of destruction itself, such as erosion, disintegration, and curse annihilation, not to mention touching the artistic conception of "returning to the void and nurturing the spirit".

"Imitation... no, it's borrowing the form and operating principles of destruction..." Xu Yang's mind raced, his thinking speed reaching its limit.

A completely new idea quickly took shape in his mind—

Instead of pursuing a single annihilation black hole, they are constructing a miniature, extremely unstable prototype of a "false world" within the core of divine power.

This false world, driven by annihilation, attempts to simulate the destructive laws that govern the world's internal cycles and layered collapses.

When it erupts, it not only generates a terrifying power of devouring and annihilation, but when the unstable destructive law structure contained within it collapses, it can also produce a chain reaction of destruction like a "world collapse", multiplying its power!

Furthermore, if one could try to evoke a trace of the "Return to Nothingness and Nurturing Spirit" conception at the core of the "annihilation" of this false world, even if it is only in its embryonic form, it might give the power of annihilation a "withering" and "ending" characteristic that targets the origin of life!
Although this concept was extremely crude, a far cry from the perfect Dao of Destruction, and even its successful construction was uncertain, the extraordinary comprehension brought by the Spirit Source Dao Fruit allowed Xu Yang to clearly see the direction and possibilities for progress.

This is far better than the previous groping and trial-and-error approach!

At the same time, he also gained a deeper understanding of the importance of the "Supplement to the Record of the Origin of All Spirits".

Without the core "Return to the Void and Nurture the Spirit" and the deeper mysteries of creation and reincarnation as a foundation, it would be almost impossible for him to truly perfect this "false world" concept and integrate it into his killing move.

"Ten of them, one epoch... that's enough!" Xu Yang was filled with confidence.

The effects of the Spirit Source Dao Rhyme Fruit last for ten thousand years. He is confident that before the effects wear off, he can initially perfect the concept of this "false world" and even try to integrate it into the [End of Ten Thousand Silences], so that its power can undergo a qualitative leap.

Inside the quiet room, Xu Yang's aura rose and fell in his comprehension, sometimes as deep as an abyss, extinguishing all things, and sometimes with a faint, almost imperceptible flow of life, creating a mysterious resonance with the vibrant environment of the Mother River.

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In the quiet room, time lost its meaning. Only Xu Yang's consciousness, catalyzed by the Spirit Source Dao Fruit, exploded like a supernova, frantically deducing that brand-new concept—the destruction of the pseudo-world.

His mind was completely absorbed in the core of the chaotic space.

The immense destructive power was mobilized, no longer violently vented outwards or collapsed inwards, but was woven and constructed in an unprecedentedly precise way at the edge of "nothingness" in the heart of chaos.

The vast divine power transformed into countless threads of the laws of destruction, billions of times finer than a hair. These threads strictly followed some of the structural principles that Xu Yang had gleaned from that fleeting glimpse of the primordial Dao of destruction—an extremely complex and unstable network of laws simulating the nascent form of the world's operation.

The core of this network, like a miniature, ever-collapsed singularity, is the "annihilation engine" that drives the entire pseudo-world.

Surrounding this core "engine," countless threads of law spiral, nest, and link in a mysterious way, forming layered structures. These structures are not intended for stable existence, but rather deliberately create a critical state that is both internally cyclical and extremely fragile—like a soap bubble that seems delicate yet contains a destructive storm within.

The construction process was extremely difficult and mentally taxing.

The structure that mimicked the workings of the world, even in its most rudimentary form, far surpassed any of Xu Yang's previous methods in complexity. If not for the Spirit Source Dao Fruit maintaining absolute clarity of his soul and ultra-high-speed mental processing, he would have been utterly incapable of performing such precise microscopic divine power manipulation. (End of Chapter)