Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Time flew by amidst the roar of thunder and the tempering of destruction.

Xu Yang's cross-legged figure was completely enveloped by a huge cocoon of light, ten thousand feet in diameter, composed entirely of raging purple lightning.

On the surface of the cocoon of light, countless thick electric snakes roamed and exploded wildly, each flash releasing destructive energy powerful enough to easily annihilate an eternal true god.

At this stage, the energy released from the Da Yuan mine is no longer limited to itself; it begins to carry Xu Yang's energy characteristics.

The entire secret chamber was constantly twisting and groaning under the pressure of the cocoon of light. If it weren't for the powerful restrictions placed beneath the city, it would probably have already collapsed into nothingness.

Inside the cocoon of light, the situation was even more terrifying.

The immense divine power of thunder, transformed from 11 million tons of gold from the Great Abyss Mine, surged forth like a bursting dam, relentlessly washing over and pounding every inch of Xu Yang's divine body.

His flesh and bones, under the scouring of the extremely thin primordial bloodline contained in the lightning, emitted a mournful cry of unbearable strain, yet in the midst of destruction, they continuously absorbed the essence of the lightning, undergoing a deeper level of reorganization and rebirth.

Xu Yang's consciousness clearly saw that the patterns on the surface of his skin, which were already flowing with a faint golden light, became more complex and deeper, and began to be tinged with a faint blue-purple color, spreading out like naturally formed chaotic Dao patterns. Each time lightning flowed across it, the patterns became clearer, exuding an indestructible aura!

The upgrade of "Radiant Golden Body" originally required the absorption of a large number of rare and precious materials, but now it is being upgraded rapidly unintentionally!
Muscle fibers were torn and shattered, then regrowed under the catalysis of thunderous power. The newly formed muscle bundles resembled writhing dragons wreathed in purple lightning, containing explosive power.

The bones were like celestial gold thrown into a divine furnace, impurities were completely removed, and the whole body became crystal clear, as if it were forged from the purest thunder amethyst. Inside, there was liquid gold-like bone marrow flowing, radiating astonishing life energy and destructive fluctuations.

Deep within the bloodline, on the silent system panel, the number after [Bloodline] is jumping wildly at an unprecedented speed.

Every destruction and rebirth of flesh and bones, every infusion of thunder essence, transforms into the purest "points" fuel, which is then injected into the furnace that represents the progress of the bloodline.

Blood is accumulating!

The golden statue is undergoing a transformation!
When the last piece of dark gold ore ingot completely turned to dust, and the chaotic lightning power it contained was greedily devoured by Xu Yang's divine body—

Boom——! ! !
Inside the cocoon of light, a deafening explosion, as if the universe had just begun, erupted.

Xu Yang suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.

Two beams of purplish-gold divine light, as solid as a physical object and seemingly containing an endless world of thunder, shot out, instantly piercing through layers of space and obliterating many of the array's patterns, revealing the pitch-black space-time behind them.

The divine body unleashed an indescribable, terrifying suction force, instantly swallowing the enormous cocoon of lightning that enveloped him into its body.

hum! ! !
An even more vast and profound pressure than before, like the awakening of an ancient thunder god, erupted from Xu Yang's body.

The entire secret chamber was like an ice surface tossed with a boulder, instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Even above Xuanhu City, purple thunderclouds were gathering, and they were quite large!

The deep rumble of thunder was like the roar of a demonic beast, like the judgment of the will of Heaven, shaking the souls of countless living beings throughout the city, who involuntarily looked up at the sky in fear.

[Bloodline (Advanced): 11623/1000000]

The number on the system panel was clearly fixed at 11623!
Although he was still far from reaching the million mark, his bloodline points had surged by over ten thousand points thanks to absorbing the Great Abyss Gold Mine. This meant that his original bloodline had been significantly strengthened and purified.

Incidentally, this led to a qualitative change in "Radiant Golden Body".

"Roar—!!!" Xu Yang couldn't help but let out a low roar, not from pain, but from the exhilarating feeling of his power reaching its peak and his physical transformation being completed.

He slowly raised his right arm.

The skin on her arms was smooth and firm, and beneath the white jade-like skin, there was a faint golden metallic luster, like chaotic stars, and countless fine, purple-gold patterns, like natural Dao patterns, were slowly flowing.

The muscles are smooth and understated, yet they contain a terrifying power capable of crushing stars.

Fingers loosely clenched!

hum!
The void around his palm instantly collapsed, creating a miniature black hole. Pure power, without using any destructive divine power, distorted spacetime solely with the strength of his physical body!

"Peak of the Chaos Realm!" Xu Yang's eyes shone brightly as he clearly sensed the strength level of his own divine body!

The "Radiant Golden Body" actually crossed that crucial threshold and reached the level of a top-tier divine body in the Chaos Realm!

This means that he can almost completely ignore attacks from ordinary Chaos Realm rulers using only his physical body. Even attacks from top-tier Chaos Realm experts can be greatly weakened, making it difficult to inflict fatal wounds.

Its divine body is as tough as a Chaos Treasure of the same level!
Pure physical strength is enough to shatter galaxies and tear apart chaos. Combined with the power of a destructive god, its power increases exponentially!

The divine body can withstand more and more violent destructive divine power. At the same time, when using powerful killing moves such as [Destruction of the False World], the backlash is greatly reduced, and the divine body is more stable!
With a top-tier Chaos Realm divine body, combined with the "Nirvana and Regeneration" intent from Xu Yang's Destruction Origin Dao, its regenerative ability will reach an extremely terrifying level...

The benefits are countless!

Xu Yang had a sudden thought.

Swish!
The dark Chaos Spear appeared in his hand. The spear felt as heavy as a mountain, but it was perfectly suited to the power of his top-tier Chaos Realm divine body.

He did not unleash any divine power; he simply relied on his physical strength to casually stab into the void.

Tsk-!
A tiny, almost invisible spatial rift, like a piece of cloth torn by a sharp blade, appeared instantly in the direction the spear tip was pointing, spreading silently for dozens of miles before being bound and blocked by the formation.

Pure power!
Extreme speed!

The resulting spatial tearing effect!
A fighting spirit surged in Xu Yang's eyes. The breakthroughs in his divine body and bloodline made him eager to test the power of his ultimate move, [Destroy the Pseudo-World], and see how it differed from before.

The vast destructive power within his body slowly boiled, like a pot of porridge boiling over.

Consciousness sank into the core of the chaotic space, beginning to construct the prototype of that extremely unstable "false world".

This time, with a top-tier Chaos Realm divine body as the foundation, the construction process was more than ten times smoother than before.

The divine body's immense capacity and stability allowed him to more easily guide the raging destructive divine power, weaving a more complex network of laws that more closely resembled the fundamental form of the Great Dao of Destruction. Within the core "Extinction Engine," the simulated "Return to Nothingness and Spiritual Nurturing" conception also became more refined!

hum!
Just one breath!
A sphere of destructive pseudo-realm energy, more solid than before, with deeper and more profound surface cracks, and a brighter and more stable chaotic halo at its core, condensed at the tip of the Chaos Spear.

An aura of destruction instantly filled the entire secret room, and the space was filled with cracks, like fragile glass.

This time, the "withering and ending" aura emanating from the nascent pseudo-world caused the remaining life force in the secret room to wither away instantly.

"Go!" Xu Yang shouted in a low voice, not pointing at any target, but casually pointing at the void in front of him.

The pseudo-world of destruction at the tip of the spear was instantly detonated.

laugh--! ! !
In front of the spear tip, a spherical area about a hundred feet in diameter, where space, time, light, energy, laws... all tangible and intangible things instantly transformed into an absolute "nothingness," more thorough than the chaotic void. At its edges, a visible, ever-expanding gray ripple spread—a manifestation of the "withering and ending" concept eroding reality.

Any living or energetic entity that touches this gray ripple will have its vitality and energy drain away and wither at an alarming rate!
Even among beings at the peak of the Chaos Realm, this would be the case!
The whole process was as fast as lightning, silent and stealthy, yet it carried a terrifying chill that could freeze one's soul.

"Hiss..." Xu Yang couldn't help but gasp.

power!

He's several times stronger than when he finished his previous seclusion!

With the support of a top-tier Chaos Realm divine body and an even more sophisticated pseudo-world construction, the destructive power of this attack has firmly reached the terrifying level of the peak of the Chaos Realm! Among the methods of the peak of the Chaos Realm, it is considered extremely high-level and terrifying!

Moreover, the "withering and ending" characteristic that targets the origin of life and the foundation of existence is even more bizarre and difficult to guard against.

More importantly, he can now construct and detonate the prototype of the pseudo-world nearly three times faster than before!
This is of great significance in life-or-death battles, giving it the potential to become a true trump card.

……

Just as Xu Yang was immersed in the joy of his soaring strength, a strange tremor came from deep within his bloodline.

It wasn't weakness, but rather a... peculiar "hunger".

It's as if the body is craving some kind of higher, more fundamental food.

Xu Yang's heart stirred, and he immediately looked inward to examine the origin of his bloodline.

Below the Bloodline progress bar in the system panel, a new line of tiny, almost imperceptible gold text appeared in a very subtle way:

[Blood circulation activation: 1.16%]

[Original Thirst: A faint trace of 'Original Blood' aura detected, extremely compatible... Direction locked...]

"Origin Blood?" Xu Yang's pupils contracted slightly.

The name instantly reminded him of the word "Hunyuan," and those who could bear that word were at least powerful individuals who had transcended worldly constraints!
The founder of the Thunder Kingdom, for example, cultivated the Hunyuan bloodline!
The Hunyuan bloodline contains the most authentic creation of chaos.

It is a truly supreme treasure!

The shock in Xu Yang's heart was like a raging storm, and he could not calm down for a long time.

This guess made his heart skip a beat.

Hunyuan!

That is a supreme being that surpasses even the God-King and truly transcends the confines of the Origin Continent!
Even the faintest, most insignificant trace of residual energy was of a level far beyond his current imagination!
The gold in the Great Abyss Mine actually contained this kind of aura? This was completely beyond his previous understanding!

He had initially thought it was merely the blood essence of an ancient kingdom's emperor-level powerhouse, but he never imagined the source could be so terrifying! No wonder the Thunder Merchant Guild valued it so highly, no wonder the extraction was so difficult and dangerous!
"The system has locked the direction..." Xu Yang immediately focused his consciousness into the almost imperceptible golden text prompt, trying to sense the so-called "direction lock".

hum!
"The locked direction... is it the capital of the Thunder Kingdom?" Xu Yang's pupils suddenly contracted, becoming as small as needles.

The shock in my heart instantly turned into a chilling cold and endless doubt.

This direction is even more astonishing and dangerous than the abyss itself!

The capital of the ancient kingdom of Thunder!

That was the core of the Thunder Kingdom's rule, the place where the Emperor resided, and the heart of one of the most powerful forces on the entire Origin Continent. Its formidable defenses, terrifying security, and numerous powerful individuals far surpassed those of other places.

Could there be remnants of "source blood" there?
Could it be...? Countless thoughts flashed through Xu Yang's mind in an instant.

The ancestor of the Thunder Kingdom cultivated the Primordial Bloodline. Does his bloodline descendants or the treasures he left behind inherently possess the characteristics of Primordial Blood? Is his own bloodline system locked onto the original bloodline left behind in the capital by the Thunder ancestor?
This speculation made Xu Yang feel unprecedented pressure and a sense of crisis.

Pointing towards the capital of the Thunder Kingdom is a billion times more dangerous than pointing towards the depths of the Great Abyss! That place is a den of dragons and tigers, a place that truly deserves to be called a "deadly land".

Even if he were to break through to the God King realm and rashly enter the Thunder Capital, he would face certain death.

The allure of "Origin Blood" is as vast as a black hole, but the dangers of the Thunder Capital are even more despairing, like the end of the universe.

The fiery passion in Xu Yang's eyes quickly cooled, replaced by a calm and resolute demeanor like ancient ice.

"Strength! Strength! Strength!"

This thought rekindled.

After a long while, in the secret chamber, the terrifying pressure that was enough to annihilate an eternal true god slowly subsided, receding back into Xu Yang's body like a receding tide.

The raging lightning subsided, and the spatial rifts healed with difficulty under the effect of the array, leaving only a faint smell of burning in the air and the lingering, chilling aura of the "Withering End" Daoist rhyme.

Xu Yang stood quietly in place, the Chaos Gun hovering silently beside him.

The brief exhilaration brought by that devastating blow, powerful enough to shake the pinnacle of chaos, was ultimately extinguished by the terror contained within "Origin Blood" and "Thunder Capital".

With his palm flat, the purple-gold Dao patterns flowing beneath his skin shone with a restrained luster, and the power of the top-tier Chaos Realm divine body surged and endured.

However, this power is as insignificant as dust before the name "Hunyuan." It is also fragile and easily defeated before the foundation of the ancient capital of the Thunder Kingdom.

“Origin Blood…” Xu Yang murmured these two words, his eyes no longer showing any of the smugness after the breakthrough, only a calm and solemnity like a deep pool.

He realized that his previous thoughts had been somewhat naive.

A surge of 10,000 bloodline points seems enormous, but it's still a drop in the ocean compared to the million mark. And accessing the "Origin Blood," which might be linked to "Hunyuan," is simply a pipe dream.

That path is simply beyond his current comprehension.

Forcibly pursuing it could lead to utter destruction.

The boiling destructive power within his body gradually subsided, like raging lava sinking back into the earth's crust.

His mind was also completely cooled down as if by eternal ice.

"No need to rush..." Xu Yang took a deep breath, swallowing the remaining destructive energy in the secret chamber, nourishing his newly formed, powerful divine body.

He sat down cross-legged again, and the Chaos Annihilation Spear transformed into a beam of light and disappeared into his body. (End of Chapter)