Chapter 4214: Chaos and Original Sin

Chaos and the land of exile, beneath the towering black maple mother tree.

"Ah~ ah~ ah! Ah-choo!"

The somewhat weak-looking Ma Wen·Hua'erze let out a great sneeze, he rubbed his nose, puzzled: "Who's talking behind my back? Though this sneeze feels pretty good."

Ma Wen·Hua'erze moved his body, he could feel that whether it was this temporary body cultivated through technological side methods or his remnant soul, both were nearing their limit, the gradual sense of soul fragmentation did not provoke his anger or fear, he was just such a person, though sometimes unreliable and carefree, believing everyone has their own fate, including himself, but this time, he chose to defy destiny.

"Finally found you, but how to bring you back? And just now, what drifted past from the endless chaos? It looked like a half-human shape, poor fellow, no one can save you, though you seem to have voluntarily stopped thinking."

Ma Wen·Hua'erze glanced at the transparent barrier not far away; beyond this translucent film lay endless chaos, a region not even the peak of the abyss would spread into.

The stronger one is, the more one understands the star realm, abyss, and elements, the more one discovers the vastness of one's surroundings, and conversely, even standing at the highest peak remains interesting, for between the abyss and chaos, there are always wondrous changes.

Now it seems, the supreme beings are not eternally slumbering, but rather, from afar, they comprehend all this and take what interests them or proves slightly useful; of course, at the supreme level, even the wonders produced by the convergence of star realm, abyss, elements, and chaos are few and far between—perhaps one or two per great eon would be considered good.

Moreover, those ancient existences dormant at the bottom of chaos and abyss, having settled into sedimentation, dare not approach the star realm, let alone enter the abyss; once they show signs of nearing the star realm, they must face the supreme, and these slumbering entities, equivalent to ancient, supremely powerful upper-tier beings, fear only the supreme, and they share a common title: the Ancient Original Sin.

Yes, the great father-level·Original Sin objects are what they became upon falling, governing Original Sin (Collector), Life and Death Original Sin (Book of the Dead), Authority Original Sin (Crimson Scepter), Dignity Original Sin (Sun Mask), Power Original Sin (Netherworld Bone Ring), Desire Original Sin (Soul Crown), Fate Original Sin (Fate Coin), Gluttony Original Sin (Eyes of the Old Days), Envy Original Sin (The Forsaken), Thirst Original Sin (Deep Sea Ancient Vessel), Greed Original Sin (Abyssal Vessel).

The eleven Original Sin objects of the current great eon were once the "Ancient Original Sin Entities" dormant in the chaos domain, settled at the bottom, in endless crevices; whenever one awakens and descends upon the star realm, it brings utter destruction and disaster, until the supreme descends to seal them, these Original Sins can only return to their former dormant places; those "Ancient Original Sins" that decided to slay the supreme have now all fallen into Original Sin objects.

Few know this, for the threshold of knowing is the supreme realm; below it, upon learning of these Original Sin entities, one gradually succumbs to Original Sin corruption, so no secrecy is needed—those unqualified who learn simply perish on their own.

Now there is a problem: if in several great eons past, the supreme would never have suddenly destroyed the spellcaster camp, then later supported spellcasters, for time is the supreme's only enemy.

The supreme of old once led his followers, resisted the elemental cataclysm, and subsequently ascended to the highest position.

The passing of old friends did not change the supreme; he gradually became a guardian, shocking those Ancient Original Sins, and occasionally would pay distant attention to major star realm events, or even some amusements; he would not even interfere in abyss/elemental eruptions, whether entering the abyss age or the elemental age, for it is merely part of the star realm's turning, and should not be meddled with.

One great eon after another passed, until the last great eon, that is, the early ancient era, when the supreme suddenly fell into true slumber; upon waking, he realized that in the flow of the long river of time, nothing is absolutely immortal, yet someone must always seal this position, to shock those Ancient Original Sins that will ultimately awaken, thus he descended into the star realm.

At that time, the supreme was unlike now, descending like a world-destroying demon; his thought then was,

to force the ancient era's supreme powerhouses to take this step, for Original Sin ultimately needs someone to guard it, and achieving this step is the qualification.

The powerhouses of the ancient era were all numb, compared to the abyss and elemental cataclysms, this world-destroying demon was truly more terrifying; at that time, challenges from the supreme realm against the supreme officially began.

When the first supreme realm powerhouse felt qualified to defeat the supreme, he went to challenge; the supreme naturally showed no mercy, for below this tier, one cannot possibly shock those "Ancient Original Sins"; the result was, the first challenger died upon a single encounter, and it was then that the supreme perceived the karmic fate of supreme realm powerhouses: those qualified could be devoured by him.

Yes, it is exactly this exaggerated—only this tier's karmic fate qualifies to be devoured by the supreme.

A misconception is that the supreme comes from the ancient eon; in fact, this cannot even be called a mistake, because historical records end at the ancient eon, leading people to misunderstand that the supreme is an existence of the ancient eon, whereas in truth, the supreme comes from many more ancient great eons.

One after another, supreme powerhouses challenged, yet all were far from being the supreme's match, all were devoured of their karmic fate by the supreme; indeed, even the supreme himself did not realize that by the end of the ancient eon, his gaze upon the then supreme powerhouses was like looking at a table of rare delicacies.

In this eon, if viewed from the perspective of the first fire mage, one could fully understand that the supreme person differs from the past; devouring supreme fates has indeed reawakened the supreme, no longer slumbering, yet having devoured so many supreme powerhouses' karmic fates, the supreme is gradually being influenced.

He has already transformed from the former guardian of abyss, elements, and star realm into an existence that awaits supreme realm challengers, even actively prompting them to challenge him, so as to devour their karmic fates—a terrifying presence!

At first hearing, the idea that the supreme person kills and devours supreme realm fates to continue existence feels somewhat underwhelming—how could such a person achieve such greatness? How become so strong? What qualification does he have? In fact, the former supreme was not like this; he had guarded abyss, elements, and star realm for who knows how many great eons, yet ultimately he still fell to time.

The former supreme guardian, eroded by the passage of time, became the extreme evil supreme; the reason he destroyed the second eon's Spellcaster Camp was that, in the inheritance of the second eon's Spellcaster System from the first Spellcaster, it was mentioned—namely, it let Blood Blade·Barn·Diwa know that without reaching the first Spellcaster's left universal supreme standard, one cannot universally ascend to supreme realm.

Afterwards, Barn·Diwa also informed those Spellcasters confident in universally ascending to supreme realm, and Ma Wen·Hua'erze and Glen·Gillian were still one short, thus possibly able to universally ascend; therefore, before the Spellcaster Camp's collapse, neither needed to know this dangerous secret.

Though few in number, the Spellcasters of the second eon's Spellcaster System were each peak powerhouses; the extreme evil supreme noticed their practice, and immediately ordered all fire mages slain, since fire mages refused to universally ascend, then what of spellcasters?

The true reason the supreme supported spellcasters can only be said to give one a chill: from the first eon onward, the supreme merely awaited challengers, never taking initiative—for example, the first Spellcaster's challenge.

Later, he gradually became active in promoting the most suitable supreme fates for him to devour, namely Spellcasters and spellcasters,

this is also why the supreme did not devour a past abyss lord nor seek the clan chief—apparently he had once devoured a certain abyss lord, or perhaps it was heavenly ordained fate, but the outcome was not favorable.

The result is, the supreme's interference caused the Arcane Eternal Star to produce no supreme realm beings at all, and even compared to other great eons' spellcasters, this eon's spellcasters, even when the ancient era's spellcaster camp was weak, still fall short by one.

From today's perspective, the Arcane Eternal Star lacks sufficiently powerful and threatening opponents, plus,

the overall combat strength of the star realm is indeed lackluster, which is why this eon's spellcasters still retain dominance.

Objectively speaking, the first eon's spellcaster camp, though scattered, did produce fierce individuals; after the second eon formed the Arcane Eternal Star, one can only say this star realm hegemon bears an undeserved name; when Su Xiao destroyed the Arcane Eternal Star,

not even a single worthy opponent remained—only the Frost Wind King, who is merely an elemental spirit king transformed, barely qualified to face Su Xiao; in fact, the spellcaster system should be very strong.

Ma Wen·Hua'erze felt his remnant soul further cracking, he glanced at the communicator in hand—this Paradise-made item is truly excellent, actually able to transmit these secrets across such distance.

Ma Wen Waltz felt his residual soul cracking further, he glanced at the communicator in his hand—this park-made device was truly excellent, actually managing to transmit these secrets across such a distance.

In the council hall, Su Xiao lowered the communicator; the newly received textual intelligence he had fully reviewed, and its accuracy is not low.

Simply put, in the ancient pre-eon, the supreme was the guardian of all realms; of course, if a supreme realm challenger came, he would not be soft-hearted, only, unlike in the ancient eon, he would not destroy the enemy and then devour their karmic fate.

Speaking of which, it is even more lamentable that if Su Xiao were a person from before the ancient era, then perhaps the not-yet-corrupted supreme might become his teacher; back then, the supreme only felt weary from guarding the realms for countless eons, whereas now the supreme feels no fatigue, but rather extreme evil and dominion desire at its limit—everything must be under his control, or else it need not exist.

This is also why elemental scholars so carefully helped Su Xiao obtain the "Path to the Peak," and why the clan chief wanted the outside world to believe Su Xiao only gained the "Heart of the Abyss," giving the "Eye of the Elements" to the undying elder,

for it seems both elemental scholars and the clan chief sensed the supreme's growing malevolence.

He no longer needs anyone to reach his level, nor is he still that former supreme who, atop the star realm, guarded all beings; no longer does he occasionally observe star realm amusements, even chuckle at them, nor does he occasionally take on different identities to live a life in the star realm.

The being now atop the star realm, eroded by the long river of time, has its heart gradually filled with control, domination, and extreme evil; more terrifying is that he remains as strong as ever.

Su Xiao's thoughts gradually clarified: he must first win the Abyss Campaign, otherwise, if the abyss invades, even as a supreme realm being, he would have no good outcome; first achieve perfect balance between abyss and elements, then consider battling the supreme.

As for speaking of the "Ancient Original Sins," Su Xiao does not intend to provoke them actively; as the sealer of Original Sin objects, he is all too aware of their indestructible nature; now it seems these Original Sin objects will eventually recover, only the time span is immensely long—perhaps not until after a few great eons will there be signs.

It seems, even if truly victorious over the supreme and becoming the peak, the peak's scenery will not be lonely,

for the "Ancient Original Sins" each harbor malice.

For now, these need not be considered; this exchange with the former Spellcasters has brought him great gain: first, the three secret transmissions of the Spellcaster System, for these secret transmissions are hard to master in timing, and without a master's prompting, one is likely to ruin one's own ability system.

The three secret transmissions are respectively, the Omen of Dissolution, Fusion of the Magic Heart, and Extreme Devouring.

All three secret transmissions share a trait: once mastered, they cannot be enhanced in any way, and each mastery lasts 15 natural days; upon expiration, the ability core self-dissolves; to reuse, one must remaster.

First, the "Omen of Dissolution": after a Spellcaster System ability uses this ability, it will manifest "dissolution," then, using the power drawn from the dissolved technique, to nourish other Spellcaster System abilities; the five abilities—Soul-Shade, Demon-Shade, Void-Shade, Azure Steel-Shade, and Azure Shade King—cannot use "Omen of Dissolution," only receive its benefit as enhanced technique power.

The second secret transmission, "Fusion of the Magic Heart," is even more wondrous: it can fuse two Spellcaster System abilities together, the final result uncertain; while the five abilities—Soul-Shade, Demon-Shade, Void-Shade, Azure Steel-Shade, and Azure Shade King—cannot use one "Fusion of the Magic Heart" to fuse with other abilities.

The third secret transmission, "Extreme Devouring," is most unique: it can be attached to any fire mage ability, thereby using this ability to devour other Spellcaster System abilities, thus enhancing this ability's upper limit.

The traits of these three secret transmissions fundamentally cannot be inscribed on any "Awakening Stele"; without matured Spellcasters guiding from a late-stage perspective, a wrong choice in ability system will cause problems; the various abilities of the Spellcaster System, in early, middle, and late stages, exhibit different strengths.

Among these abilities, Su Xiao needs to use "Secret Transmission·Extreme Devouring"; he plans to use this ability to enhance "Time·Ruler."

This ability previously could extend the duration of "Extreme·Star Realm," but after once greatly enhancing "Extreme·Star Realm," "Time·Ruler" can no longer benefit the current "Extreme·Star Realm"; clearly, one must upgrade the rank of "Time·Ruler" to again benefit "Extreme·Star Realm."

This ability previously could extend the duration of "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm," but after "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" underwent a significant upgrade once, "Time·Sovereign" can no longer enhance the current "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm"; clearly, it is necessary to upgrade the rank of "Time·Sovereign" again in order to once more benefit "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm."

After completing the advancement of "Time·Ruler" using the "Secret Transmission Ability·Extreme Devouring," one can use "Soul Energy Crystals" to fill it to the maximum; at that point, the intensity of "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" will see a significant surge.

Besides, there is actually a kind of enhancement technique ability, whose principle is to nourish the core technique with one's own bodily energy; logically speaking, Su Xiao very much needs this ability, but the problem is whether the current Lv. 335 "Heavenly Blade Severing Shadow" ability can still be nourished by this ability?

Now, the enhancement of "Heavenly Blade Severing Shadow" first requires raising the upper limit level before further enhancement can be achieved; after discussion, the predecessors of the Extinction Law confirmed that this enhancement technique ability can indeed no longer enhance the "Heavenly Blade Severing Shadow" ability.

A moment later, Su Xiao left the council hall and came to the western battlefield, where the shouts of battle and the roars of furious beasts never ceased, explosions occasionally appeared, and the bloody and scorched smell mixed with the scent of turned earth.

Clang.

A black-blue blade light shot up into the sky, rushing straight toward the Abyssal Legion ahead, like a vertically descending black-blue heavenly barrier; wherever it passed, the affected Abyssal races all over their bodies rose with black-blue smoke, their bodies turning into black ash that scattered, and this situation was spreading toward the surroundings—this is the ultimate Demon-Devouring Shadow.

The old Extinction Law stood amidst the flying dark ashes, his pair of completely black eyes giving people a strong sense of oppression.

A faint cutting sound came— it was the lazy, slightly slacking-off Gillian·Gilian, who casually slashed a snake-person, the snake-person retreated repeatedly, only to find a very shallow wound on the neck, with hardly any blood flowing out.

With a puff, a soul body emerged from the snake-person's neck—this was essentially half of its soul; the snake-person's soul bit into its own original flesh neck, devoured itself completely, then split into two, quietly appearing on the necks of one Evil Pu族 and one Twisted Luxuriant Tree Person.

Not long after, a large area of Abyssal races before Gillian·Gilian began to have soul bodies emerge from their necks; a few minutes later, the several-ten-thousand-meter-tall black giant collapsed with a boom, and a massive soul body stood up.

Centered on Gillian·Gilian, a large number of soul bodies began to spread—these soul bodies were either frenzied, or laughing hysterically, or in a state of ultimate bloodthirsty frenzy.

You can say Gillian·Gilian is evil, but you absolutely cannot say this woman is clumsy; moreover, she usually suppresses her abilities normally, otherwise she would be a mobile soul natural disaster.

Swallowing Star·Akatas swung a horizontal slash, scattering numerous light-blue bead chains outward; these bead chains, after penetrating one enemy's body after another, would rebound forward at greater speed and stronger killing power, continuously splitting until spreading to the horizon, where they exploded in the distance into a series of azure spatial shockwaves.

As for Blood Demon Blade·Barn·Diwa, this former Fire Law had already gone to a distance; from the blood light that occasionally exploded from there, it could be seen that he was fighting an ancient Abyssal existence, clearly encountering an old enemy.

Even so, the Abyssal Legion continued to advance wave after wave; this was merely the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Legions of the Abyssal Grand Army, with the remaining nine legions yet to be deployed—indicating how high the Abyssal faction's chances of victory are this time.

Clang~

Su Xiao drew the long sword at his waist; he first briefly disappeared, then reappeared several li outside, right in the midst of the advancing Abyssal Legion.

After one sword strike fell, a large area of Evil Pu族 cavalry nearby was suddenly crushed by the sword's killing intent into fresh blood, first crashing to the ground, then splattering outward.

Only ten or so minutes later, in the command post at the Crimson Fortress, the Abyssal Governor·Moayam, who was arranging the encirclement, began to feel pressure from the enemy's western defense line, where the Extinction Law practitioners of the Second and Third Eras had gathered; the Abyssal Governor·Moayam immediately dispatched all unkillable ancient Abyssal existences, as well as additional Twisted Luxuriant Tree Persons to this front line, determined to block the Extinction Law faction.

From the start of the war until now, this is the first time the offensive and defensive roles have reversed; a few hours later, the Abyssal Governor·Moayam, Grand Commander·Alva·Erso, and Blood Legion Commander·Letihaya stood before the tall floor-to-ceiling window, their solemn expressions reflecting the scene below—where the Extinction Law faction had already surged upstream like a reverse current, gradually carving a blood path toward the Crimson Fortress.

Suddenly, a figure resembling a werewolf, with gray-black hair, appeared behind the Blood Legion Commander, wielding the "Black Blade·Hungry Wolf" manifested from "Past Reappearance," already at the Blood Legion Commander's neck—one can only say, no wonder he is the old sixth among the Moon Wolves, even able to infiltrate the Crimson Fortress.

A scorpion tail silently appeared, with a "pa" sound, the dormant explosion of Black Moon Wolf·Xilaibuke, turning it into black blood—this was the act of the Strange Magic Scorpion striking from the shadows; Xilaibuke certainly would not die so easily, this was merely his clone, and he could even split his weapon into a clone.

Crack!

A long sword pierced into slightly curved thick glass—no, this is a special crystal; the entire Crimson Fortress has a hundred-direction-level spell defense, plus its forging material is the corrosive dark sediment from the Abyssal lands, its sturdiness needs no elaboration—but now, it was pierced through by a single strike from the Extinction Law practitioner named Kukulin·Bai Ye.

Moreover, the opponent was forcefully pushing forward against the repulsion of three Abyssal Gates, causing the surrounding world to distort due to the repulsion; the piercing long sword carried surging killing intent—even if the Crimson Fortress had vast spell protections,

the entire fortress began to tremble.

Boom— the Extinction Law practitioners who had arrived here were finally repelled by the repulsion force; the Abyssal Governor·Moayam's expression remained unchanged,

while the Grand Commander·Alva·Erso beside him had his gold-patterned cheeks twitch twice, and he whispered:

"This——monster."

How strange— a being of the Abyssal system, still the commander of the Abyssal system, actually calling a human a monster—this is slander, naked slander!

At the top of our base, Su Xiao stood up once again; he felt the repulsion force of the Abyssal Gate,

making it impossible to enter the Abyssal from here afterward; other methods must be considered.

Cutting open the Abyssal passage to enter is unrealistic; it was once feasible, but now the Abyssal is violently invading the Star Realm—doing so would only possibly lead to mistakenly entering a distant place, or even more unknown regions.

Thus, going first to the Netherworld and then from there to the Abyssal appears to be the current most viable method—except that the Netherworld has already been occupied by the Abyssal faction; otherwise, the Netherworld's ruler would not so easily abandon the Netherworld.

Still, for now, we must first slay the Shadow of the Dark Tide·Aweila before considering other options, and the legion chief has given Su Xiao a sufficiently accurate standard.

Su Xiao and the legion chief were originally old friends, and now, being on the same rope, there is naturally no problem of mutual suspicion or vigilance; Su Xiao thus sent his current personal data to the legion chief, who proceeded to estimate.

Based on Su Xiao's current various abilities and equipment, plus his full-attribute 203 points, and the Lv. 335 "1 Heavenly Blade Severing Shadow" ability, it is still insufficient to defeat the Abyssal Lord; the legion chief, through the Logistics Supervisor·Tayler provided, obtained an accurate assessment using a "one-time item" worth 1.29 million Pan Si.

Su Xiao needs to raise his supreme attributes above 300 points, plus further advancement of the "Heavenly Blade Severing Shadow" ability, to have a chance of defeating the Abyssal Lord; if possible, enhancing the Dragon-Slaying Flash to +30 would add a bit more chance of victory.

Besides, the "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" can also be considered for enhancement.

As for why the supreme attributes must reach 300 points—it is because when he first mastered the "Ultimate Realm Ability·Spirit's Life Core" at 100 supreme attribute points, this ability did not clash with the Shadow of the Dark Tide·Aweila, and he prepared for a life-or-death battle with her, which is why he could use that opening strike.

Reaching 200 supreme attribute points did not trigger any "Ultimate Realm Ability," but upon reaching 300 points, he will master a "Ultimate Realm Ability" that reaches a new height.

Su Xiao leapt down from the top of the base; ten minutes later, in the exclusive room of the Reincarnation Paradise, he sat cross-legged before the Awakening Stele, took out a "Soul Energy Crystal"—this is the method once researched by Swallowing Star·Akatas: using the Awakening Stele to absorb a "Soul Energy Crystal," then mastering a new Extinction Law ability with this power.

Simply put, it is consuming "Soul Energy Crystals" to convert them into "Extinction Law Skill Points."

Su Xiao began mastering various Extinction Law abilities; whether he needed them or not, after mastering all current Era Extinction Law abilities, he began mastering the Extinction Law abilities on the Awakening Stele from ancient times, then using the "Soul Energy Crystal"

to continuously raise these abilities to full.

Except when Babatost appeared, Su Xiao had been continuously releasing spirit souls, accumulating "Soul Energy Crystals" on the battlefield by killing enemies, letting the "Soul Energy Crystal" stock withstand such consumption.

When Su Xiao had filled all abilities that were originally Lv. EX Extinction Law abilities, he raised both hands in a strange gesture,

and the傲歌 crystal formed the core inscription of an ability—precisely the "Secret Transmission Ability·Extreme Devouring" ability.

What followed was simple: temporarily attach the grasped "Extreme Devouring|to the "Time·Ruler|ability, then let the "Time·Ruler" devour the Extinction Law abilities grasped and filled to full in this session.

This process is not slow—completed in over five hours, a prompt appeared.

【Your Time·Ruler has completed this advancement, advanced to Star Realm·Ruler.】

Checking the traits of "Star Realm·Ruler," indeed it still enhances the "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm|ability, with the upgrade cost being:

"Star Realm·Ruler (each upgrade requires 8 "Soul Energy Crystals")."

Very expensive, but since abilities related to "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" are involved, this upgrade cost is not surprising; next, Su Xiao began unlimitedly upgrading "Star Realm·Ruler," until only 11 "Soul Energy Crystals" remained, at which point his "Star Realm·Ruler" ability, surprisingly, disappeared from the skill list.

Turning to the skill page where "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" is located, he saw the "Star Realm·Ruler" ability again—now this ability lies beneath the "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" ability, with a thread of power spreading toward the "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" ability; finally, the "Star Realm·Ruler" ability vanished completely, and the "Ultimate Realm·Star Realm" also completed its final qualitative transformation.

【Ultimate Realm·Star Realm: Lv. EX (Transcendent Level·Active)】

Active Effect: You fully release the might of your technique master, letting the entire star realm enter the "Star Realm·Absolute Stillness" state for 3 seconds.

Prompt: Every 4 natural days, only one use of this ability is allowed, depending on your current supreme stamina attribute,

the minimum can be reduced to once every 3 natural days.

After sensing himself, Su Xiao activated transmission permission; a few seconds later, returning to the Void Base, just as he arrived, a high-pitched dragon roar came from outside—it is the Abyssal Dragon, and the Shadow of the Dark Tide·Aweila; it is time.

Beheaded this supreme abyssal realm.