Apocalypse: The Primordial Pearl Recognizes Its Master, Starting with Infinite Space

A brief silence fell over the room.

After a long pause, Lin Chen suddenly thought of something else: "What about the dragons and demons? Were they also created by the World Tree?"

The prophet shook his head: "No. They are a later-born intelligent race who cultivated themselves step by step through their own talents. Therefore, their combat power is stronger than many of our brothers and sisters."

Lin Chen asked in confusion, "Then why hasn't the Divine Race produced its own tenth-tier powerhouse?"

"Perhaps they've been too well protected by us," the prophet said calmly. "They are the least pressured to survive among all races. There are some among them with exceptional talent, but no matter how talented they are, they ultimately lack the driving force for survival, and are trapped at the peak of the ninth rank, never able to take that final step."

Lin Chen nodded.

He thought of the girls on Creation Island. Because he was constantly facing survival pressures and on the run, they were able to continuously cultivate diligently.

Lin Chen then asked, "Where is the progenitor of life?"

The prophet chuckled softly: "After that incident, she seemed to have figured something out. She came to apologize to me, and then secluded herself in a secluded place. Unless she finds a way to leave, or this world comes to an end, she will not wake up."

Lin Chen didn't ask any further questions and got up to leave.

He had obtained all the information he needed from the conversation. The prophet did not try to stop him, seemingly lost in memories once more.

As Lin Chen walked, he talked with Zi Ling:

"Zi Ling, can you also create beings similar to the progenitors?"

"Yes, Master. But there's no need for them to do that; training a group of people like that takes too long."

"How so?"

"The growth paths of world spirits are quite different. One is like mine, finding an intelligent being to recognize as a master, mutually supporting each other, and growing faster. The other is to slowly draw power from the chaotic sea and grow on its own. I suspect that the world where my master resides is the latter."

Lin Chen paused for a moment: "You mean you can also grow slowly on your own?"

"Yes. But it's very slow, and without protection, it's easy for outsiders to forcibly break in and steal its origin, just like in this world, slowing down the progress."

"Are there many people like me in the outside world?"

"I don't know. However, each world spirit has different characteristics and growth paths. Some are originally the Primordial Creation Pearl, while others might just be ordinary world pearls. Hasn't Master noticed that this world doesn't have any divine objects like the Creation Spirit Pool?"

Lin Chen nodded. Indeed, he had never heard of such a divine object as the Creation Crystal in this world.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "So, if you want to accelerate your growth later, what you need is the primordial energy of a higher-level world?"

"Hmm. Ideally, it should be an origin from a middle-thousand world or higher."

"Those extraterrestrial visitors who stole the world's origin..." Lin Chen's voice deepened, "...were they also using it to cultivate their own small world?"

"Possibly. It can also be used to improve aptitude, but it's not as significant as other people's Creation Crystals."

Lin Chen nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He raised his hand and tore open a spatial rift, stepped into it, and headed towards the Tianyuan Starfield.

With a major battle looming, he needed to ascertain the readiness of his allies and coordinate pre-battle deployments.

Tianyuan Starfield, Tianmo Star.

Lin Chen passed through the spatial rift and landed on a high platform on a mountain peak. As soon as he arrived, the Demon Ancestor appeared on the other side of the platform, his tone devoid of emotion: "You've arrived later than expected."

"I went to confirm some information, which took a while," Lin Chen explained. "Where's the Dragon Ancestor?"

"They're already on their way. Let's go inside and wait."

Lin Chen nodded and followed the Demon Ancestor into the main hall atop the mountain.

About half an hour later, the Dragon Ancestor arrived, and in his true form.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Chen said in a deep voice, "Our tactics may need some adjustments."

The Demon Ancestor frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

Lin Chen didn't hold back and recounted the information he had received from the prophet in its entirety.

After listening, the Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor looked at each other in dismay. Resurrection after death, the extraterrestrial world, the primordial infighting caused by a man 600 million years ago... these pieces of information were like a series of heavy hammer blows, severely impacting their worldview.

The Dragon Ancestor was the first to lose his temper: "Then what's the point of fighting? If we can't kill them, even if we're stronger than them, won't we still be worn down to death?"

Lin Chen didn't have a better solution either.

He could indeed take on ten opponents at once, but he couldn't kill them. Destroying the gods would only force them to retaliate fiercely after their resurrection.

No wonder the gods were so nonchalant when they were willing to "coexist peacefully." They didn't take Lin Chen's threat seriously at all, because they were fearless.

The Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor were speechless.

They thought they finally had a chance to bring the Protoss down from their pedestal, but little did they know their opponent had such a cheating trump card.

Unlike Lin Chen, they don't have a space to house their clansmen. If the ancestors retaliate, they might end up as a lone commander.

After a moment of silence, the Demon Ancestor spoke first: "We need to find a way to lock them up or seal them away. However, it may not be easy to imprison tenth-tier experts."

Lin Chen pondered for a long time: "Not necessarily. We can build a formation that combines suppression and attack, automatically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, beating them half to death before throwing them in. Let the formation continuously attack and suppress, just enough to keep them alive. That way, they won't have the strength to break the formation, nor will they have a chance to revive."

The Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor exchanged a glance. This method was indeed feasible, but... it was somewhat underhanded.

Lin Chen looked at the two of them: "Do either of your clans have anyone capable of setting up this kind of formation?"

The Dragon Ancestor nodded: "Yes, there is, but it will take a lot of time to set it up."

Lin Chen nodded: "I'm not afraid of it taking a long time."

He paused, then continued, "But there are still two questions. First, how will the World Tree react? Second, should we capture all the progenitors, or just the ringleaders?"

The Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor exchanged a glance and shrugged: "You make the decision yourself. It mainly depends on you to take action; the two of us can probably only play a supporting role."

Lin Chen frowned, unable to make up his mind for the time being.

The Prophet is currently an ally, but if all the other progenitors were imprisoned, she might change her mind over time. However, it's unrealistic to attack them now.

The Ancestor of Power, the Ancestor of Death, the Ancestor of Illusion, the Ancestor of Thunder, and the Ancestor of Wind did not commit any evil in this matter; they were merely bystanders.

After a long silence, Lin Chen raised his head: "I plan to go to the Divine Realm first to test the current attitude of these ancestors. If they are still stubborn, I will seal away all those who dare to resist."

The Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor had no objections. The three of them then rose together, with Lin Chen leading the way, and headed towards the Divine Realm.

Three days later, Lin Chen and his two companions had approached the ancestral star of the Divine Race.

Along the way, Lin Chen clearly felt that the concentration of spiritual energy in the Divine Realm far exceeded that of any other star field in the universe.

He had previously thought that the Tianyuan Star Region already had a high density of life-bearing planets, but upon arriving in the Divine Realm, he discovered that this was the place where not a single thing was wasted. Every star system had at least one life-bearing planet, without exception, and all of them were exceptionally prosperous.

The planet's surface is covered with continuous buildings of metal and jade, with wide, straight streets, flying cars weaving between buildings, and runic lights stretching along the roads to the horizon.

The transport ships that frequently take off and land at the port leave long trails of light, like lines that are repeatedly stretched straight, delivering supplies and personnel to various parts of the star system.

The commercial district stretches from the planet's equator to the poles, with markets operating day and night, and shelves piled high with specialties from different star systems.

The aristocratic district took extravagance to new heights, with gardens and fountains occupying as much ground as shops, and flowers and trees trimmed into intricate geometric shapes. One could even see people using spiritual energy to maintain the shape of the flowers to meet aesthetic standards.

The planet is inhabited by countless gods, as well as a large number of foreign slaves plundered from elsewhere.

The gods chatted and drank in the streets, dressed in fine clothes and walking with ease; while the slaves bowed their heads and did the most menial work, loading and unloading goods at the docks, cleaning up slag in the mines, and working bent over in the plantations.

Two completely different figures appeared alternately under the same sky.

As soon as the three arrived at the outer edge of the ancestral star, they saw that Li Zu had already led the other nine progenitors to block their way.