"You… who are you?"

The Ghost Clan's transcendent looked at the sudden newcomer in confusion. He could not see through the strength of the figure before him.

Then, in the next instant, he felt his entire body go rigid.

He died.

Even though the Ghost Clan's transcendent was also a four-tribulation Ruler like Dongfang Yunxing, he was killed without resistance.

A faint stream of energy flowed out from the Heaven's Mandate Pearl.

Every being qualified to transcend a universe could be considered favored by destiny. The Heaven's Mandate Pearl absorbed that destiny and fed it back to Dongfang Yunxing.

However, the amount was weak—less than one-tenth of what he had gained from Chen Xuan.

"What is this?" Dongfang Yunxing asked curiously.

A hand reached out and enveloped the black particles.

Inside the Heaven's Mandate Pearl, Su Chen had taken action.

"I didn't expect to encounter this thing again," Su Chen murmured.

Dongfang Yunxing looked at the suddenly appearing Su Chen and asked, "Master, do you recognize this?"

The black particles felt alive and extremely eerie to him.

Su Chen nodded. "I encountered it once before… but I didn't study it deeply at the time."

In the long years of his previous life, Su Chen had come across these strange black particles once. Back then, his strength had been limited, and the particles had escaped before he could learn more.

Su Chen continued, "This thing is very dangerous. Do not touch it lightly."

As the artifact spirit of the Heaven's Mandate Pearl, these particles posed no threat to him.

Su Chen turned his gaze toward the trembling colossal beast nearby. The terrifying creature that devoured universes felt genuine fear.

The two tiny beings before it were as insignificant as specks of dust, yet they also seemed incomparably towering—like two giants standing in the void while the beast itself had become the speck.

Su Chen raised his hand and poured all the black particles into the colossal beast's body.

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He and Dongfang Yunxing observed the changes.

After coming into contact with the strange particles, the beast convulsed. Its aura began to shift.

"Its cultivation has increased slightly… and its aptitude has improved a little… But it seems to have become dumber."

Su Chen watched carefully as the strange particles slowly eroded the beast's mind. However, there were too few particles to completely take over such a powerful creature.

Su Chen tried to extract the particles but found it impossible. Only by killing the beast could the particles be removed.

After several tens of thousands of years, with no new hosts found, the particles gradually dissipated.

"This thing is truly bizarre. It can subtly erode the mind of even a powerful Sovereign," Dongfang Yunxing remarked.

"The void is full of dangers."

Su Chen shook his head. "Perhaps these strange particles come from outside… something has happened beyond the Land of Immortality."

He thought back to the death of the true immortal in the End Times Immortal Domain. A true immortal who had existed since ancient times had died suddenly. There had to be more to it.

Dongfang Yunxing refined the corpses of the Ghost Clan transcendent and the colossal beast, further advancing his cultivation.

He continued wandering through the void.

He witnessed the rise and fall of countless civilizations and encountered innumerable ancient powerhouses.

Hunting, clearing opportunities, and gathering resources—Dongfang Yunxing excelled at all of it.

In less than three million years, his cultivation broke through to the ten-tribulation Ruler realm.

To conceal the Heaven's Mandate Pearl, he never joined any faction.

In an ancient city within the void, a powerhouse above the fifteenth tribulation had spent a massive fortune to construct this metropolis. Over a hundred universe crystal cores formed its foundation.

This place had gathered countless transcendents, forming one of the few transcendent civilizations in the void.

"What? Strands of immortal qi have appeared?"

The news sent ripples through the ancient city.

Immortal qi—the qi released when a true immortal fell. Three thousand strands had scattered. Each strand contained the secrets of a true immortal. It was said that refining even one would grant unparalleled aptitude.

"Tens of millions of years ago, the Myriad Laws Emperor Lord rose abruptly. In less than forty million years, he reached the twenty-sixth tribulation Ruler realm. He schemed against and killed numerous experts sent by powerful forces. After they perished together, an absolute forbidden zone was formed. Any Ruler below the tenth tribulation who entered would die instantly."

"Now, the dead qi formed by the fall of those many Rulers is about to dissipate."

"Why would immortal qi appear there?"

"That's the key question. It is said that the Myriad Laws Emperor Lord was able to grow so powerful because he had refined a strand of immortal qi, granting him supreme might. That was how he rose against all odds. Even after the End Times Immortal Domain was destroyed, he still reached the pinnacle."

"Hiss! Immortal qi is truly a priceless treasure. No wonder the War God Qin Wujie of the Chaos Divine Palace, Di Chan of the Dark Night Royal Court, and the Fairy Chi Yao of the Void Cosmic Sea are all willing to wait in that forbidden zone for millions of years."

"..."

Dongfang Yunxing found the aura here strangely familiar.

Su Chen: "..."

In his previous life, he had chosen self-destruction instead of fulfilling Great Yang Emperor Lord. He was not sure whether Great Yang had taken the immortal qi from his body.

Great Yang Emperor Lord had not been fighting for the true immortal of the Void Cosmic Sea, but for a true immortal beyond the world. He had always been extremely cautious. Su Chen guessed that Great Yang would not have taken the immortal qi of the Void Cosmic Sea's true immortal. For someone at his level, it held little value and would only risk exposing the fact that he was still alive.

Su Chen spoke, "Immortal qi is an excellent treasure. With your current cultivation, refining even one strand would save you many detours on your path."

With Su Chen's confirmation, Dongfang Yunxing's eyes lit up.