High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

A system notification sounded in his mind, its tone carrying a hint of satisfaction:

"It seems that after your talent transformed into your foundation, the ability to devour and grow is still there, but the way it works has changed."

Previously, these were imaginary numbers added to the talent panel and amplified by a multiplier; now, they are directly integrated into the nascent form of your universe, becoming a solid foundation.

Su Jie looked down at his palm, clenched his fist, and felt the slight but solid improvement.

"The base combat strength of the Five-Wheel Eternal is 1 million constant power. I can gain 100 points for killing one."

"Previously, killing one person only added 500 points, but those 500 points could be multiplied, and the numbers were quite frightening."

Su Jie paused, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"However, those multiplier bonuses are all illusory, like a mirage."

These 1 points are truly and concretely built into the embryonic form of my original universe.

The system continued, "Before, it was like oil floating on the surface of the water. It looked plentiful, but it would disperse as soon as you stirred it. Now it's like stones sinking to the bottom of the water. They may look inconspicuous, but each and every one of them is the real deal."

"If you kill 10,000 five-wheeled eternal beings, your base combat strength will permanently increase by 100 million constant power. That's much more substantial than before."

Su Jie nodded, not in a hurry to continue hunting, but instead immersing his mind in the depths of the primordial universe's embryonic form, carefully sensing another power that had merged into his foundation.

Perpetual Contract.

That talent that once required him to actively sign and seal away one percent of another's combat power for his own use has now been sacrificed and integrated into his cosmic foundation.

It no longer exists in the form of a contract, but he can sense that it is still there, lurking deep within the heart of the universe, like a snake waiting for its prey.

"And what about this?" he asked himself. "What has the eternal contract become?"

The system did not answer immediately, as if it was also carefully sensing the changes within Su Jie's body.

A moment later, the electronic voice sounded again, its tone carrying a hint of incomprehension:

"This system is not yet fully understood. At present, we can only sense that it has formed an 'anchor point' in the heart of your universe, which requires you to establish some kind of connection with eternity to trigger it."

The system cannot yet specify exactly how it will be triggered or what the effects will be.

However, one thing is certain: it's still there, just not yet awakened. When you encounter the right opportunity, you will naturally understand.

Su Jie regained his composure, waited a moment, and seeing that the system remained silent, raised an eyebrow:

"Child, you've been asleep for so long, over a hundred years! Enough already."

The system was silent for a moment, then the electronic voice sounded again, its tone tinged with wariness.

What do you want to do?

"What do you want?" Su Jie asked confidently. "I cultivated diligently, rising from the eighth rank all the way to your Eternal Supreme, killing millions of Eternals, and even sacrificing my two heaven-defying talents."

And you? You just slept there for over a hundred years, woke up and said a couple of things like, "Oh, you broke through," or "Oh, your talent is gone," and that's it?

He paused, his tone taking on a self-righteous, roguish air:

"You've been taking this system way too easy! Don't you owe me some compensation? What about the interest from being dormant for over a hundred years? Otherwise, you're not a competent system!"

The system remained silent for a long time, so long that Su Jie thought it was going to play dead again.

[...This system is dormant to unlock permissions, not on vacation. Besides, you're already so powerful, what compensation do you need? Even if this system wanted to give you something, you don't lack it.]

Su Jie narrowed his eyes and slowly replied, "Whether I need it or not is my business, whether you give it to me or not is your business. How can they be the same?"

The system fell silent again.

[…Fine, this system gives up. Here's something for you, don't say this system is heartless.]

Su Jie's eyes lit up: "What is it?"

I created a subsystem, and you merged this subsystem with your Primordial Chaos Holy Armor.

Su Jie was stunned for a moment, then his brows furrowed sharply: "Wait, you can even cut out subsystems?"

He paused for a moment, several thoughts racing through his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off:

"Furthermore, isn't the Primordial Chaos Holy Armor required to fuse with the primordial will of the universe to transform? Can your subsystem even transform into the primordial will of the universe?"

He narrowed his eyes, his voice carrying a hint of scrutiny:

"System, you've got quite the background! What exactly are you? Are you perhaps a primordial will of the universe?"

The system was silent for a moment, and when the electronic voice sounded again, its tone was less playful and more enigmatically calm:

I also want to know what this system is, but I haven't unlocked the final permissions yet.

All you need to know is that this subsystem, which has been carved out by this system, is enough to allow your Primordial Chaos Holy Armor to complete its transformation.

Su Jie opened his mouth, wanting to ask more questions, but swallowed the words back.

He knew the nature of the system; if it said it didn't know, it was definitely a permission issue, and asking more questions wouldn't help.

He was silent for a few moments, then finally nodded: "Okay. How do we do it?"

Relax and don't resist. This system will automatically complete the cutting and fusion.

Su Jie closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and completely relaxed his mind.

Deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, the dark golden system light sphere glowed slightly, and a thin golden ray of light, as fine as a hair, emerged from it, like a newly sprouted bud, quietly floating in the center of the sea of ​​consciousness.

The light wasn't large, but it exuded an aura that made even his primordial universe tremble slightly.

Pure, ancient, as if it drifted from somewhere even more distant than this chaotic sea.

The light did not linger; it penetrated the sea of ​​consciousness on its own, entered the depths of the nascent primordial universe, and landed on the surface of the Primordial Chaos Holy Armor.

The quasi-cosmic treasure that had been dormant for so long suddenly trembled, as if it had smelled something it had longed for. The patterns on the armor lit up layer by layer, swallowing, enveloping, and merging with that ray of golden light.

Su Jie looked inward at this scene, his heart churning with indescribable emotions.

He opened his mouth, as if to ask, "Who are you?", but in the end he only whispered, "...Thanks."

The system's voice rang in his mind, softer than usual, as if it had softened for a rare moment:

[Don't thank me. This system just doesn't want to see you embarrass yourself wearing a near-universal treasure. If you embarrass yourself, this system will embarrass itself.]

As soon as he finished speaking, the surface of the Primordial Chaos Holy Armor burst forth with dazzling golden light, illuminating the entire nascent primordial universe.

Shoulder armor, breastplate, arm armor, leg armor, boots, and cloak—every piece of armor is covered with dense, mysterious patterns.

The armor slowly transformed in the chaotic color, changing from its original sharp and edgy appearance to a thick and rounded one, as if it were bearing the weight of an entire universe.

A slowly rotating, chaotic halo of light emanated from the chest of the armor, like something alive breathing.

As the last piece of armor took shape, a warm yet unshakeable aura emanated from the armor.