Chapter 373: Mysterious Girl from Prehistoric Times Opens a Plane Portal!

After careful weighing, Chu Yang finally reached a conclusion.

With his current strength, facing a Spiritual Product Tian Zhizun Early Stage, he still has the power to fight, and could even win.

But against a strong opponent of Spiritual Product Tian Zhizun Mid Stage, he could contend yet his chances of victory are slim.

As for Spiritual Product Tian Zhizun Late Stage?

Even at full power, he could only barely defend himself.

Besides accurately gauging his own strength, Chu Yang's greatest gain from this battle was several important clues about the prehistoric era and the Void.

First, his De Novo Ultimate Gene! The De Novo Ultimate Gene together with the Divine River Ultimate Gene almost combine all known top‑tier supergenes in the universe, and it would not be an exaggeration to call it the pinnacle achievement of the gene field.

Precisely because of this, Chu Yang named it "Ultimate".

From the Empress's reaction and her words, Chu Yang vaguely realized that he seemed to have, by chance, touched the power of a prehistoric civilization.

True god?

It seems that, in the Empress's view, the known gods of the universe do not qualify as true deities.

The fact is indeed so; Chu Yang has always thought that the universal gods are merely super warriors whose strength has reached a certain level, arrogantly calling themselves gods.

And the De Novo Ultimate Gene and the Divine River Ultimate Gene seem to have already reached the true realm of gods.

Secondly, the symbiotic relationship between the Empress and the ancient city; that ancient city is clearly a relic of human civilization, or perhaps a time civilization devoured by the Void.

All this time, whether it be Chu Yang, the major civilizations of the known universe, or even Karl, the most authoritative figure in the Void realm.

They have always believed that the origin of Void creatures is similar to that of humans: a special species born in a particular environment within the Void.

But now it appears that this is not the case!

Because Chu Yang discovered that not only do the Empress and the ancient city share a symbiosis, but during his destruction of the ancient city, the Void creatures within the city also perished with it.

This means that countless Void creatures, even multiple Void species, were born from that ancient city just like the Empress; following this line of thought, could there be a possibility…

All Void creatures were born in destruction? The Void originally destroyed a civilization, and ultimately, with this ancient city as the source, countless Void creatures were spawned.

And other Void creatures may have been born in the same way…

No wonder the Void wishes to descend upon the primary universe; if it devours the primary universe, wouldn't that mean the number of Void creatures would surge dramatically, and the Void's overall power would further increase? Yet within the Void, Chu Yang only saw this one ancient city; why are the origins of other Void creatures absent? Combining all the prehistoric clues he possesses, Chu Yang formed a hypothesis…

Perhaps the true prehistoric gods destroyed those origins of Void creatures, thereby severing the Void from the primary universe.

From this perspective, perhaps that great explosion was not solely the work of the Heavenly Dao; it likely also involves the prehistoric gods.

The might of the prehistoric civilization, and the secrets buried in history…

The closer he gets to the truth, the more Chu Yang feels a chill in his heart.

Closing his eyes and restoring his vitality, Chu Yang casually probes Soul Force into the energy singularity within his dantian.

The Original Body of Martial Essence sits cross‑legged within the singularity; through its somewhat ethereal form, one can see a girl at the dantian of the body, resembling a shattered porcelain doll.

"Pan Gu, what's the result?"

Chu Yang asked Pan Gu in his mind; as soon as the battle ended, he awakened Pan Gu's spiritual awareness and tasked it with a comprehensive analysis of that girl.

Pan Gu replied somewhat gloomily, "I have already backed up all her data, but I cannot replicate her memories, nor decipher her genetic code."

No wonder Pan Gu is gloomy; now he even surpasses universe‑scale computers, with terrifying computational power, and in this super‑god universe there should be nothing he cannot comprehend.

Yet regarding this mysterious girl, he is at a loss; being able to back up her genetic data is already the limit.

The feeling is like a novice hacker who has breached a firewall and can directly see some data, yet cannot understand or decode it, and can only grudgingly copy it.

"She is probably linked to the prehistoric civilization, and has shed the concept of life, becoming a Void creature, so even if you cannot comprehend her, it makes sense."

Chu Yang smiled and offered a comforting remark: if Pan Gu could understand the Void or the prehistoric civilization, why would he need to labor to seek the truth? After a moment, he asked, "How complete is the data backup?"

Pan Gu answered, "It can reach one hundred percent…"

He guessed Chu Yang's intention and, somewhat hesitantly, said, "Master, if you intend to create a clone solely from the data backup, the same problem as Sun Wukong will inevitably arise…"

The problem he referred to is the disparity between the Sun Wukong clone and the original, and the massive loss of memories.

Chu Yang slowly opened his eyes, smiled and said, "No matter, I will preserve her original body precisely to solve this problem."

"Although the soul is annihilated, it can be reshaped through the data backup."

"As long as the flesh remains intact, the clone created by combining the two will differ from the original by at most ten percent in any aspect."

"Now I only hope that the missing ten percent in the memory layer is not the most critical content…"

Putting away his thoughts, Chu Yang directly placed the mysterious girl's flesh into the Soul Palace, prompting the research team to begin clone production immediately.

After completing all this, without waiting for his Primordial Qi to fully recover, he immediately began a horizontal search deep into the Void.

Although the Void emperor has been dealt with, the Void will find it difficult to threaten the primary universe in the future.

But to ensure absolute safety and to possibly uncover more prehistoric clues, he still intends, before departing, to see if he can locate other emperor‑level beings or, like the ancient city, other origins of Void creatures.

Douqi Continent, Central Continent, Great Summer Imperial Palace.

It has been sealed off for a full four months; during that time, even Tang Huo'er, the Empress herself, rarely entered the palace.

Everyone in the imperial court knows that Emperor Chu is meditating within the palace, intending to open a plane portal.

As that familiar figure leapt into the air, countless gazes were instantly drawn.

Under the eyes of all, Chu Yang looked up to the heavens, his eyes glittering, slowly raised his right hand, and a column of Qi burst from his palm.

The Qi column pierced the clouds, as if traversing heaven and earth; its terrifying pressure made every creature on the continent shiver, and even Xiao Yan, whose strength had further increased after regaining his flesh, felt the oppressive waves.

At the same time he felt a sense of helplessness; his cultivation speed was already fast enough, yet he could not even see Chu Yang's silhouette.

The entire space of Douqi Continent trembled violently, and the space above the palace continuously shattered and reassembled.

This phenomenon lasted a full day and night.

Chu Yang's body was like a bottomless pit; even while constantly maintaining the Qi column, there was no sign of decline.

When the space above the palace shattered and reassembled again, a surge of airwaves suddenly centered on the palace, sweeping across the continent's sky. What followed was an energy upheaval! On Douqi Continent, the energy that had been steadily dwindling suddenly surged three to four times in an instant, and its concentration continued to rise.

Moreover, the peak Dou Saint masters all sensed a strange yet exhilarating force.

Spiritual power!

It has long been depleted on the Douqi Continent; between heaven and earth there is no trace of spiritual power left!

At the same time, this is also the key to breaking through to Dou Emperor! In an instant, a radiant, flowing‑light corridor descends from the sky, linking the Da Xia Imperial Palace with the heavens.

The interior of the corridor is not a void; it is deep and mysterious, filled with dazzling light.

It seems to connect to another world, a world of ever‑changing colors.

The entire continent fell silent at that moment, and everyone stared at the corridor without blinking.

They knew that the moment Chu Di opened this corridor, it signified the arrival of a new era!

The Douqi Continent will restart its golden age, with the myriad emperors rising together, a splendid scene of the strong today!

Meanwhile, the Dou Saint strongmen on the continent will act as pioneers, being the first to pass through the planar gateway into that unfamiliar world.

Even some veteran strongmen cannot help but feel excited, looking forward to the new departure.

And the younger juniors are even more eager, wanting to see the scenery of the Great Thousand Realm.

Because the Da Xia Dynasty set a threshold, only those who have reached the Dou Saint realm can obtain a planar gateway pass and enter the Great Thousand Realm.

Regardless of which faction they come from, after entering the Great Thousand Realm they will sever all ties with their original faction, including the Da Xia Dynasty and the Yun Lan Sect.

In other words, once inside the Great Thousand Realm, they will no longer be bound by any behind‑the‑scenes faction, nor will they receive protection.

How the future path is walked is entirely up to one's own choice.

Of course, upon entering the Great Thousand Realm, one may still choose to remain with the original faction.

For example, a Yun Lan Sect disciple may choose to leave the Yun Lan Sect in the Great Thousand Realm, cutting all ties with the sect thereafter, or may choose to stay within the sect.

But once a choice is made, it cannot be altered.

Those who leave have no way back, and the sect will not readmit them.

Those who stay must not betray, or they will face the sect's pursuit.

This rule originally came from the Da Xia Dynasty, established by Tang Huo'er, and Xiao Xiao directly copied it over for the Yun Lan Sect.

Its benefit is obvious: it greatly boosts the cohesion of the sect's disciples, and the choice had already been given; having chosen to stay, any future betrayal would be condemned by all.

The drawback, of course, could cause a massive loss of disciples or of talented individuals.

But come to think of it, since they already have a second mind, using rules to bind them and force them to stay will inevitably cause problems sooner or later.

Thus, the Tian Fu Alliance simply also imitated it.

It is worth mentioning that the four Ancient Clans have now joined the Tian Fu Alliance, greatly enhancing its overall strength, and it has clearly become the continent's foremost faction.

As for the Da Xia Dynasty and the Yun Lan Sect? The two have long ceased to be mere factions and have become the masters of the Douqi Continent! Next is the Yin Valley; after Mu Tianyin's return, the Yin Valley disciples also fulfilled their ancestors' will. It is unclear whether Mu Tianyin intends to found a sect or was moved by compassion for Ye Hao, personally cultivating the Yin Valley disciples.

This faction that has remained hidden for years on the Douqi Continent will contend for supremacy in the Great Thousand Realm.

Three days later, at the Da Xia Imperial Palace.

The Da Xia Dynasty and the Yun Lan Sect together gathered over two thousand Dou Saint strongmen here, including more than a hundred Dou Saint Peaks.

That is not all; with spiritual power surging into the continent, nearly a thousand Dou Saint strongmen and over twenty Dou Saint Peaks are in seclusion, breaking through their realms.

This means that once they emerge, the continent will likely gain more than twenty new Dou Emperors! In addition, there are people from the Tian Fu Alliance and the Yin Valley.

The Yin Valley has few members; besides the valley master Chu Yang saw that day and that old man, there are only a handful of people.

In the past, the Yin Valley had only that old man as a Dou Saint, but over the past three years, Mu Tianyin personally instructed, presented techniques beyond the Heavenly Stage, and gathered surging energy, enabling several naturally gifted individuals to successively break through to Dou Saint.

On the Tian Fu Alliance side, there is only Xiao Yan.

If the Tian Fu Alliance had no Dou Saints, the opposite would be true; because Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Emperor, the first Dou Emperor's bloodline influenced the entire Xiao family, causing everyone's cultivation to skyrocket, making Dou Saint realm common.

The four Ancient Clans together also possess many Dou Saint strongmen.

But unlike the vast resources of the Yun Lan Sect and the Da Xia Dynasty, the Ancient Four Clans' foundations cannot endure such strain.

Therefore, the Tian Fu Alliance's final decision is for Xiao Yan to go first, while the others wait a while.

During this period, the Dou Saint Peaks within the alliance will devote themselves to assaulting the Dou Emperor realm.

At that time, the Dou Emperor bloodlines of each clan will rise, greatly boosting overall strength, and Xiao Yan is confident he can establish his foothold in the Great Thousand Realm during this period.

When the two sides converge, they can claim a place.

One must admit, this is a win‑win solution.

Know that the Dou Saint Peaks in the Tian Fu Alliance, once they break through to Dou Emperor, will have a vast radiating range of Dou Emperor bloodline.

For example, Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuner; after both break through to Dou Emperor, the entire Gu clan will ascend in one leap.

And also the Snakefolk behind the Cai Lin, as well as the remaining three Ancient Clans…

In the Empress's inner chambers, Chu Yang stepped out slowly, followed by several women.

Da Xia Empress Tang Huo'er, Da Xia Prince Feng Qinger, Da Xia Prince Zi Yan, Da Xia Prince Yun Yun, Da Xia Prince Na Lan Yanran, Yun Lan Sect Sect Master Xiao Xiao, Deputy Sect Master Dan Tong.

The women lined up behind Chu Yang, their aura abundant, and astonishingly all broke through to the Dou Emperor realm within just three days! This shows that for them, breaking to Dou Emperor posed no barrier; it was only the lack of spiritual power that held them back.

Chu Yang glanced around the hall, smiled softly and said, "Everyone, the fortunes ahead are unpredictable; some may become famous across the three‑thousand worlds, while others may fall in obscurity."

"No matter whether you come from the Da Xia Dynasty or the Yun Lan Sect, personal grudges with outsiders will not be interfered with by the dynasty or the sect; life or death rests on your own ability."

"But if the other party abuses their power, the dynasty and the sect will certainly not stand by idly!"

These words instantly stirred many, and this strongman legion also gained extra cohesion and unity.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Yang looked up at the planar gateway, waved his hand lightly, "Let's go!" (End of chapter)