Chapter 738: The Ten Primitive Bodies

Qiao Shihong took out from his space ring an ancient, heavily damaged scroll, not a cultivation scripture, but an ordinary book—a picture book.

"This album was passed down to commemorate the heroes of that war, to ensure future generations never forget the brutality of war, and to remind them of the terror of the Domain Beyond."

Xiao Yan took the album; it was extremely ancient, though not necessarily fifty thousand years old—it was likely a later reprint, not the original edition.

Gently opening it, he saw the scenes depicted—even Zhu Kun, who had lived for thousands of years, couldn't help frowning. The events and images recorded were horrifyingly brutal: billions upon billions of living beings sacrificed by blood, countless native inhabitants of Lower Planes enslaved as tools.

When the Domain Beyond first appeared, the Great Thousand World was like a child—utterly defenseless, caught completely off guard and crushed by the Domain Beyond.

Among these records was one particularly brutal battle: the Domain Beyond's invasion of the Shen Shou Continent!

Even now, the cruelty of that battle is unimaginable—it was the first time the Domain Beyond's strongest wielded power, and that demonic god standing above heaven and earth shattered the Shen Shou Continent. Even though the Shen Shou Continent was several times larger than a Super Continent, it could not withstand that terrifying force.

Seeing the Shen Shou Continent destroyed, Cai Lin and Zhu Kun both trembled inwardly.

According to ancient records and bloodline memories among the Magical Beast Family on the Dou Qi Continent, the Shen Shou Continent was the ancestral home of all Magical Beasts; once they broke through Ten Rank and became Spiritual Beasts, they all journeyed to the Shen Shou Continent.

Without exaggeration, the ancient Shen Shou Continent was the gathering place of all Spiritual Beasts in the Great Thousand World—not just those from the Great Thousand World, but even those from the Lower Planes gathered on that vast, boundless land.

Not all, but at least eighty to ninety percent of all Spiritual Beasts were certainly on the Shen Shou Continent.

Yet despite this, the ancient Shen Shou Continent still could not resist the Domain Beyond's invasion, and countless Spiritual Beasts and Spiritual Beasts perished.

The Shen Shou Continent became the first casualty of the Great Thousand World, and its destruction plunged the entire Great Thousand World into despair and darkness.

Xiao Yan continued flipping through the pages and began to understand why Qiao Shihong was so terrified of the Domain Beyond. The Domain Beyond had advanced like a flood, and the Great Thousand World was nearly defenseless, almost entirely overrun and on the verge of becoming a colony of the Domain Beyond.

Naturally, everyone in the Great Thousand World today knows the outcome of the war—otherwise, they could not be living in the Great Thousand World.

Just as the Great Thousand World was retreating step by step and countless Lower Planes were being occupied by the Domain Beyond, the "heroes arrived!"

The ten supreme masters who had cultivated the ten "Primitive Bodies" appeared, finally halting the collapse.

After reaching the Supreme Realm, one could cultivate a special technique called a Body, enhancing one's power; among countless Bodies, the Primitive Bodies were the strongest.

Yet when the catastrophe ended, all ten supreme masters perished, and five of the "Primitive Bodies" were completely destroyed—even their cultivation methods vanished, so now only five "Primitive Bodies" remain.

The families possessing these five Primitive Bodies are known as the Spirit Stone Clan, guarding the Great Thousand World like divine protectors; the rest of the album extols the great achievements of these Five Great God Tribes.

These Five Great Spirit Stone Clans are: the Futo Gu Clan, the Magic Core Gu Clan, the Tai Ling Gu Clan, the Hei Tian Gu Clan, and the Huang Gu Clan.

After finishing, Xiao Yan snapped the ancient album shut with a snap and murmured: "The Great Thousand World has no master; ten Primitive Bodies fight the demonic gods."

Of course, Xiao Yan and the others could not fully believe the events recorded in the album. After all, the Dou Emperor Family once claimed how mighty they were, the Soul Sovereign monopolized all Soul Cultivation Techniques on the Dou Qi Continent, and the Yao Clan declared themselves the orthodox Alchemists, looking down on Alchemists of the Dou Qi Continent and refusing to share their pill alchemy.

So when Xiao Yan saw the later passages glorifying the Spirit Stone Clans, he merely glanced at them—if he truly believed these Five Great God Tribes selflessly guarded the Great Thousand World, he'd be an idiot.

Cai Lin used Soul Resonance to ask: "Xiao Yan, what do you think?"

Xiao Yan shrugged and said: "Half truth, half lie."

Xiao Yixian beside him nodded in agreement: "The dark events at the front are probably true, but the rest is uncertain—victors always paint themselves in the best light."

"Besides, the Domain Beyond wasn't completely eradicated—otherwise, Qiao Shihong wouldn't be so terrified," Xun Er analyzed.

Xiao Yan and the others were all rulers of continents; Xiao Yan himself had founded the Yan Alliance, rising step by step. To establish the Yan Alliance's prestige, Ya Fei had produced countless such propaganda materials, portraying Xiao Yan as a revered great hero and noble benefactor.

There was bound to be some exaggeration in there.

And the descriptions of the Five Great Spirit Stone Clans in this propaganda album were overwhelmingly positive, with not a single flaw—as if the entire war's victory was solely their achievement.

Of the original ten Primitive Body masters, five left not a single record.

But that's understandable—those five lost even the names and cultivation methods of their Bodies; no records would be reasonable.

Xiao Yan's expression hardened with resolve: "Regardless, what we must do now is first assimilate the Spiritual Energy. The Spiritual Energy here isn't very dense—we should adapt to the environment first, at least ensure it doesn't conflict within our bodies before we can move freely."

"We've already caused a disturbance—let's go to the third level of the Heavenly Tomb. Assimilating the Great Thousand World's Spiritual Energy into the third level's space barrier won't be easy—it'll buy us time."

Everyone agreed with Xiao Yan's decision and, carrying Qiao Shihong, entered the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, beginning to cultivate the scripture, converting part of their Dou Qi into Spiritual Energy to adapt to the Great Thousand World's Spiritual Energy environment.

While Xiao Yan and the others were learning about the Great Thousand World, the two Domain Beyond masters who had escaped from Xing Tian's grasp had returned to the main city of their Domain.

"What?! A Supreme Tomb guarded by a Supreme Spirit Puppet?!" Xin Xiangyang, the Domain Lord of Xin Region, leapt to his feet upon hearing the report, his eyes gleaming with delight.

Xin Zhangsheng, the Grand Elder who had barely escaped death, frowned heavily and said: "Yes, Domain Lord. That Heavenly Meteorite is likely a fragment of a continent destroyed by the Domain Beyond."

"When we arrived, we saw a space barrier; within it, we glimpsed tombstones—this is likely the tomb of a Supreme master."

Soon, Xin Xiangyang calmed down—he had reached the Supreme Realm and was certainly no fool.

"You say that Supreme Spirit Puppet acted from afar, triggering ripples in space, correct?" Xin Xiangyang's eyes flashed with sharpness.

"Replying, Domain Lord—not only me, but even Lu Ming was attacked. But the spatial disturbance formed slowly; otherwise, we couldn't have escaped."

Xin Xiangyang sat back in his chair, tapping his fingers on the table—tap, tap, tap.

"A Five-Grade Supreme can master space manipulation, crossing through Space. That Spirit Puppet clearly cannot do that—but it still caused ripples in space. Its power is at least Four-Grade Supreme, possibly Four-Grade Peak." Xin Xiangyang's face darkened—he was only One-Grade Supreme!

Although the Fifth Grade is the dividing line for Supremes, since only then can one master spatial power, the gap between One-Grade and Four-Grade is still immense—even if it's only a Spirit Puppet, incapable of using Divine Arts, that terrifying power alone could crush a One-Grade Supreme to death!

"A tomb guarded by a Four-Grade Supreme Spirit Puppet means its master was at least Five-Grade, possibly Six-Grade Supreme. If it was truly Six-Grade, the Tomb Mansion likely holds vast quantities of Supreme Spirit Liquid—and perhaps even a top-tier Divine Weapon as burial treasure!"

Xin Xiangyang's eyes gleamed with greed; the weapon he currently used was a pseudo-Divine Weapon, with which he had once swept across an entire Domain and ultimately become its Lord.

If he possessed a top-tier Divine Weapon, he might even have a chance to dominate the entire Western Realm, unifying the Four Domains and becoming a supreme overlord!

With a sharp whistle, a Soul Token flew out and landed in Xin Zhangsheng's hand—it was Xin Xiangyang's Domain Lord Token.

Xin Xiangyang's eyes flashed with determination, then he gritted his teeth: "Take my token to Wan Zhu Lin and find Master Zhu Ye. Say I haven't seen him in twenty years and wish to invite him for a meeting."

"Yes, Domain Lord!"

Watching Xin Zhangsheng leave with his token, Xin Xiangyang's gaze turned sharp as he murmured: "I never thought this favor would be used here."

"But if it's for a Supreme Secret Treasury, it's worth it."

At this moment, the entire Ning Tian Continent's Western Realm was abuzz with discussion over the Heavenly Tomb's fall.

"Hey, have you heard?" In taverns and teahouses across all Domains, voices of heated chatter spread.

"You mean the Supreme Secret Treasury falling from the heavens? That's already common knowledge."

"They say the Supreme Secret is guarded by an incredibly powerful Spirit Puppet—both Grand Elders from Xin Region and Lu Region, who reached Soul Spirit Trial, were driven into desperate flight."

"No way! Those two old men are at Soul Spirit Trial—just one step from the Supreme Realm! If a Spirit Puppet drove them into flight, it must be at least Supreme-level power!"

"I wish I had a powerful guardian like that." Someone sighed enviously, longing for such protection.

"What are Spirit Puppets? The Supreme Secret Treasury they guard is the real prize—I heard Lu Region has secretly contacted the Lords of Imperial Domain and Earth Domain, and even reached out to the Shadow Syndicate and Chongshan Bi Cave."

"It seems Lu Region is determined to claim it. What about Xin Region? They've been the most recent players—they couldn't possibly do nothing, right?"

"I'm not sure. Xin Region is deeply hidden, but I don't believe they're doing nothing— a great battle will erupt soon!"

(End of Chapter)