Humans are devouring, drawing cards from all realms, starting with Yang Jian.

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The Lord of Chaos City sat on his throne, his eyes, as deep as the abyss of the universe, silently watching the silver-armored figure.

With the blessing of the primordial universe, his perception was amplified to its limit.

The entire primordial universe was his eyes, his ears, and his countless tentacles extending outwards.

Any living being that enters this world, regardless of its cultivation level or how well it hides itself, will have nowhere to hide from him.

At this moment, his gaze pierced through Jiang Ming's body, through his soul, and through all the fog deep within his consciousness.

"The human soul is pure."

The Lord of Chaos City nodded slightly.

"No trace of alien spiritual imprints, no signs of manipulation by soul techniques, no signs of possession... He is a pure and complete human being."

He was not surprised by this result.

He had already explored the area before Jiang Ming entered the primordial universe.

But now that it's been confirmed again, I feel much more at ease.

Throughout history, there have been geniuses with unparalleled talent who were controlled by alien races.

In the end, they had no choice but to give up.

The fact that such a tragedy did not happen to Jiang Ming naturally made the Lord of Chaos City happy.

"Go a little deeper."

With a slight thought, the Lord of Chaos began to allow the primordial power of the initial universe to penetrate deeper into Jiang Ming's body.

His senses penetrated through flesh and blood, through bones, and through the golden core formed from the Eight-Nine Arcane Technique...

Then--

He saw it.

In the deepest part of Jiang Ming's consciousness, in that void beyond the reach of even the soul, there was a figure.

The figure sat cross-legged, like an ancient god who had existed since time immemorial.

He wore a three-peaked phoenix crown, with pearls and jade hanging from it that shone with eternal light like stars.

Clad in silver armor and a crimson robe, each armor plate was engraved with ancient runes that the Lord of Chaos City had never seen before. The complexity of those runes was such that even with his knowledge, he could not decipher them.

With a jade belt around his waist and gold-embroidered boots on his feet, he exuded a calm demeanor, yet he radiated a kind of oppressive aura that made the entire primordial universe tremble.

His face was blurred, as if obscured by some force beyond the origin of the universe.

Only one place remained, its clarity chillingly clear—

That was a fine silver line on his forehead!

Beside him, the faint phantom of a divine sword could be seen.

The shape of that divine spear was somewhat similar to the three-pointed double-edged spear used by Jiang Ming.

"This is......"

The Chaos City Lord's pupils suddenly contracted.

He instinctively wanted to see more clearly, to analyze the essence of that figure, and to explore the meaning of those ancient runes—

The silver markings on that figure's forehead suddenly cracked open!

boom!!!

A light that cannot be described in words burst forth from the vertical eye between the figure's brows!

Wherever the light passed, the perception network that the Chaos City Lord had built with the help of the primordial universe was torn to shreds like paper!

The light pierced through all defenses, penetrated the Chaos City Lord's divine power protection, and directly pierced into his eyes!

"Hmm!"

The Lord of Chaos City let out a muffled groan, his figure swaying slightly on the throne.

Two lines of golden tears of blood slowly slid down from the corners of his eyes.

he got hurt.

In the primordial universe, in his absolute home turf, he was injured simply for peeking at a phantom that had existed for countless cycles of reincarnation.

The Lord of Chaos City raised his hand to wipe away the bloodstains from the corner of his eye. In his deep eyes, there was no anger, no fear, only—

Shocked.

An overwhelming sense of awe.

"What is that...?"

The Chaos City Lord's voice trembled slightly, a rare occurrence.

As the cosmic ruler who has lived for countless ages and as one of the pillars of the human race, he has seen far too many incredible things.

But what just happened—

That figure, like an ancient god—

That single glance was enough to pierce his third eye—

It was beyond his comprehension.

"That figure looked almost exactly like Jiang Ming."

The Lord of Chaos City traced back through time and witnessed the moment when Jiang Ming's eyes opened.

The then-Lord of Chaos City only thought it was some kind of secret technique.

But now, the Lord of Chaos City no longer thinks so.

"That figure was not a soul, not a projection of will, not an incarnation of divine power..."

The Lord of Chaos muttered to himself, a realization dawning on his eyes.

"It is a kind of mark, a mark that transcends the era of reincarnation."

The Lord of Chaos City closed his eyes, his mind replaying the scene he had just witnessed.

Although they separated in a single touch, the Lord of Chaos City also gleaned some information in that instant.

"Those secret patterns... are not products of this era of reincarnation."

The Lord of Chaos City opened his eyes, a sharp glint in them.

"Not even these three cycles of reincarnation."

"That is a much older system of runes, perhaps even older than the 'Cosmic Sea Holy Land'."

The traces of time were incredibly profound, surpassing even the Chaos City Lord's imagination.

"Could it be a mark left by an ancient civilization?"

The Lord of Chaos thought to himself.

The primordial universe was not eternal.

Humanity was born in this cyclical era.

Before humanity, in previous cycles of reincarnation, there were countless civilizations, countless races, and countless powerful beings.

Some of those civilizations have completely disappeared, leaving no trace.

Some, however, have left behind broken relics in this universe for future generations to admire.

The treasures, secrets, and technologies unearthed from those ruins remain among the most precious assets of humankind.

And ancient civilizations—

That was something that existed countless lifetimes ago.

That was a terrifying civilization that even the Lord of Chaos City could only glean bits and pieces of knowledge about from certain ruins.

The mere remnants and ruins left behind, along with the power from countless reincarnations ago, surpass all the powerful beings and civilizations in the universe today.

"Jiang Ming and that ancient civilization's powerful figure are almost identical symbols, which is no coincidence."

There must be some connection between them that I am unaware of.

The Lord of Chaos City was shocked.

Although there is still no evidence to support any claims, the Lord of Chaos City has already concluded that the figure is a powerful being from an ancient civilization.

because--

Aside from ancient civilizations, the Lord of Chaos City doesn't know who else could be so powerful.

An imprint that has existed for countless ancient years was actually able to harm him, who was in the primordial universe.

Such power is something that even the two eternal beings who have existed since time immemorial in the cosmic ocean cannot achieve.

A rare look of hesitation appeared on the face of the Chaos City Lord. He stood up from his throne and paced back and forth like a mortal.

"This matter is no longer something I can decide alone. Contact Giant Axe and see if he knows any more information."

Thinking this, the Lord of Chaos connected his consciousness with the virtual universe and entered the Chaos Palace on Thunder Island.

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