Chapter 481: The Mysterious Girl from Prehistory Opens the Dimensional Passage!

After careful consideration, Chu Yang reached his conclusion.

With his current strength, he could still fight against a Spirit-grade Heavenly Sovereign at the initial stage, even defeat them.

But if he faced a Spirit-grade Heavenly Sovereign at the mid-stage, he could hold his own, yet victory was unlikely.

As for a Spirit-grade Heavenly Sovereign at the late stage?

Even with full effort, he could barely defend himself.

Aside from accurately assessing his own strength, Chu Yang’s greatest gain from this battle was some crucial clues about the Primordial and the Void.

First was his Deno Ultimate Gene. The Deno Ultimate Gene and the Shenhe Ultimate Gene had nearly combined all known top-tier supergenes in the universe—deserving to be called the pinnacle of genetic achievement.

That was precisely why Chu Yang named it “Ultimate.”

From the Empress’s reaction and her words, Chu Yang vaguely realized he had, by accident, touched the power of the Primordial Civilization.

True gods?

It seemed that, in the Empress’s view, the gods of the known universe were not true deities.

Indeed, Chu Yang had always believed the universe’s gods were merely ultra-powerful warriors who called themselves gods.

Yet the Deno Ultimate Gene and the Shenhe Ultimate Gene seemed to have already reached the true domain of divinity.

Second was the symbiotic relationship between the Empress and the Ancient City—the Ancient City was clearly a relic of human civilization, or perhaps from a time-civilization consumed by the Void.

Until now, whether Chu Yang or the major civilizations of the known universe—even Karl, the most authoritative in the Void domain—

had always assumed Void creatures originated like humans, emerging as a special species under specific Void conditions.

But now it seemed this was not the case!

Because Chu Yang discovered that not only did the Empress and the Ancient City share a symbiotic bond, but during his destruction of the Ancient City, all Void creatures within it perished along with it.

This meant countless Void creatures, even multiple Void species, had originated from that Ancient City, just like the Empress. Contemplating this direction, could there be a possibility…

All Void creatures were born from destruction? The Void had once destroyed a civilization, and from this Ancient City as its origin, countless Void creatures emerged.

Perhaps other Void creatures were born the same way…

No wonder the Void sought to descend into the Main Universe—if it devoured the Main Universe, wouldn’t that mean a massive increase in Void creature numbers and a further enhancement of the Void’s overall power? But in the Void, Chu Yang had seen only this one Ancient City—why were the other origins of Void creatures nowhere to be found? Combining all the clues he had gathered about the Primordial Civilization, Chu Yang formed a hypothesis…

Perhaps the true gods of the Primordial Civilization had destroyed the origins of those Void creatures, thus severing the connection between the Void and the Main Universe.

From this perspective, perhaps that great explosion was not entirely the work of the Heavenly Dao—it likely also involved the Primordial gods.

The power of the Primordial Civilization… and the secrets buried in history…

The closer he drew to the truth, the more chilled Chu Yang felt.

Closing his eyes, he restored his Yuan Qi while casually projecting his soul force into the energy singularity within his dantian.

The Yuanwu Body sat cross-legged within the singularity; through its somewhat ethereal form, Chu Yang could see a girl inside its dantian, resembling a shattered porcelain doll.

“Pangu, what’s the result?”

Chu Yang asked Pangu in his mind. The moment the battle ended, he had awakened Pangu’s spiritual awareness and ordered a full analysis of the girl.

Pangu replied gloomily: “I’ve backed up all her data, but I cannot copy her memories or decrypt her genetic code.”

It was no wonder Pangu was frustrated—now he surpassed even cosmic-level computers, with unimaginable computational power; in this Supreme God Universe, nothing should have been beyond his comprehension.

Yet for this mysterious girl, he was helpless. Backing up her genetic data was already his limit.

It felt like a novice hacker who had breached the firewall and directly seen some data—but couldn’t understand or decrypt it, forced to reluctantly copy it down.

“She’s almost certainly tied to the Primordial Civilization and has transcended the concept of life, becoming a Void creature. So your inability to understand her is understandable.”

Chu Yang smiled reassuringly. If Pangu could comprehend the Void or the Primordial Civilization, why would Chu Yang need to go through so much trouble to find the truth? He paused, then asked: “How complete is the data backup?”

Pangu replied: “One hundred percent…”

He guessed Chu Yang’s intent and hesitated: “Master, if Itachi attempt to create a clone using only the data backup, Itachi’ll face the same problem as with Sun Wukong…”

The problem he referred to was the gap between Sun Wukong’s clone and the original, and the massive loss of memories.

Chu Yang slowly opened his eyes and smiled: “No problem—I’m keeping her original body precisely to solve this.”

“Though her soul is annihilated, it can be reconstructed from the data backup.”

“As long as the physical body remains intact, the resulting clone will differ from the original by no more than ten percent in all aspects.”

“I only hope the missing ten percent in her memories isn’t the most critical part…”

Putting aside his thoughts, Chu Yang immediately sent the girl’s physical body into the Soul Palace, ordering his research team to begin cloning her at once.

After completing this, without waiting for his Yuan Qi to fully recover, he immediately launched a lateral search deep into the Void.

Though he had already eliminated the Void’s Empress, ensuring the Void could no longer threaten the Main Universe,

to guarantee absolute safety and find more clues about the Primordial, he still intended to search before leaving—looking for other Emperor-level beings or other origins of Void creatures like the Ancient City.

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Continent of Battle Qi, Central Region, Great Xia Imperial Palace.

It had been sealed for four full months; even Empress Tang Huo’er rarely entered the palace during this time.

Everyone in the empire knew Emperor Chu was in seclusion within the palace, attempting to open a dimensional passage.

As the familiar figure rose into the sky, countless gazes instantly turned toward him.

Under the watchful eyes of all, Chu Yang looked upward, his eyes brilliant, slowly raising his right hand—a pillar of energy erupted from his palm.

The pillar pierced through the clouds, as if piercing heaven and earth; its terrifying pressure made all life on the continent tremble—even Akatsuki Yan, who had regained his body and grown stronger through misfortune, felt crushing pressure.

He also felt a sense of helplessness: his own progress had been fast enough, yet he could not even see Chu Yang’s shadow.

The entire Continent of Battle Qi’s space shuddered violently; above the palace, space continuously shattered and reformed.

This phenomenon lasted for a full day and night.

Chu Yang’s body was like an endless abyss—yet even as he maintained the energy pillar continuously, he showed no sign of fatigue.

Just as space above the palace shattered and reformed once more, a wave of energy suddenly swept across the entire continent’s sky from the palace center, followed by an energy surge! The battle qi on the continent, long dwindling, suddenly tripled or quadrupled in an instant, and its concentration continued to rise.

Additionally, all Battle Saint peak experts felt a strange yet exhilarating new power.

Spiritual energy!

The spiritual energy that had long vanished from the Continent of Battle Qi, utterly absent from heaven and earth!

And this was also the key to breaking through to Battle Emperor! Moments later, a radiant, shimmering passage descended from the heavens, connecting the Great Xia Imperial Palace to the sky.

Inside the passage was not empty space—it was deep and mysterious, filled with dazzling light.

It seemed to link to another world, a world of brilliant colors.

The entire continent fell silent; all eyes fixed unblinkingly on the passage.

They knew: the moment Emperor Chu opened this passage, a new era had begun!

The Continent of Battle Qi would restart its golden age, reviving the splendor of countless Emperors rising together!

Simultaneously, the Battle Saints of the continent would become pioneers, the first to cross the dimensional passage into that unfamiliar world.

Even veteran elders felt excitement, anticipating this new journey.

The younger generation, meanwhile, strained every fiber of their being, eager to see the wonders of the Grand World.

Because the Great Xia Dynasty had set a threshold: only those who reached Battle Saint level could obtain a passage pass and enter the Grand World.

Whoever entered the Grand World would sever all ties with their original factions—including Great Xia Dynasty and Yunlan Sect.

In other words, once inside the Grand World, one would no longer be bound by their former faction, nor protected by it.

One’s future path would depend entirely on personal choice.

Of course, one could still choose to remain with their original faction upon entering the Grand World.

For example, Yunlan Sect disciples could choose to leave the sect entirely, severing all ties, or remain within it.

But once a choice was made, it could not be changed.

Those who left had no way back; the sect would never accept them again.

Those who stayed must not betray it—otherwise, they would face the sect’s full pursuit and extermination.

This rule originated from the Great Xia Dynasty, established by Tang Huo’er; Akatsuki Zhi directly copied it for Yunlan Sect.

Its advantage was obvious: it greatly strengthened disciples’ cohesion. Since everyone had been given a choice, those who chose to stay but later betrayed the sect would be universally condemned.

The downside, naturally, was the potential loss of many disciples—or even outstanding talents.

But then again, if someone had already turned their heart away, forcing them to stay through rules would only lead to trouble eventually.

Thus, the Tianfu Alliance simply copied the rule as well.

Notably, the four ancient clans had now joined the Tianfu Alliance, greatly enhancing its overall strength—it had clearly become the continent’s top power.

As for Great Xia Dynasty and Yunlan Sect? They were no longer mere factions—they were the sovereigns of the Continent of Battle Qi. Next came Yingu, where, after Mu Tianyin’s return, the disciples fulfilled their ancestors’ final wish. No one knew whether Mu Tianyin intended to establish a new sect or, moved by compassion for Ye Hao, personally trained the Yingu disciples.

This long-isolated force would now enter the Grand World to compete.

Three days later, Great Xia Imperial Palace.

Over two thousand Battle Saints from Great Xia Dynasty and Yunlan Sect had gathered here, including over a hundred Battle Saint peaks.

This was not all—due to the influx of spiritual energy, nearly a thousand more Battle Saints and over twenty Battle Saint peaks were in seclusion, breaking through.

This meant that once they emerged, the continent would gain over twenty new Battle Emperors! Add to this the Tianfu Alliance and Yingu.

Yingu’s numbers were small—only a handful, including the sect master and the elder Chu Yang had met.

Previously, Yingu had only one Battle Saint—the elder. But over these three years, Mu Tianyin personally guided them, provided transcendent-grade cultivation methods, and channeled abundant energy, enabling several naturally gifted disciples to break through to Battle Saint.

As for the Tianfu Alliance, only Akatsuki Yan was present.

The Tianfu Alliance did not lack Battle Saints—in fact, after Akatsuki Yan broke through to Battle Emperor, influenced by the bloodline of the first Battle Emperor, every member of the Akatsuki family surged in cultivation, with Battle Saints everywhere.

The four ancient clans combined also had many Battle Saints.

But unlike Yunlan Sect and Great Xia Dynasty’s vast resources, the ancient clans simply could not afford losses.

Thus, the Tianfu Alliance’s final decision was for Akatsuki Yan to go first, while others waited a while longer.

During this time, all Alliance members who had reached Battle Saint peak would strive to break through to Battle Emperor.

When the bloodlines of the Immortal Emperors of various clans rise, the overall strength of each clan will surge dramatically, and Akatsuki Yan is confident he can establish a firm foothold in the Great Thousand World during this time.

When both sides unite, they can secure a place for themselves.

One must admit, this is a perfectly balanced solution.

Keep in mind, the peak Peak Saint cultivators within the Tianfu Alliance, once they break through to Immortal Emperor, will have an immense radius of influence over their Immortal Emperor bloodline.

For instance, Gu Yuan and Akatsuki Xun’er—once both break through to Immortal Emperor, the entire Gu Clan will ascend to new heights overnight.

Likewise, the Serpent Clan behind Cai Lin… and the other two ancient clans…

From the Empress’s chambers, Chu Yang stepped out slowly, followed by several women.

Empress Tang Huo’er of Great Xia, Prince Feng Qing’er of Great Xia, Prince Zi Yan of Great Xia, Prince Yun Yun of Great Xia, Prince Nalan Yanran, Akatsuki Akatsuki, Master of Yunlan Sect, and Deputy Master Dan Tong.

The women lined up in a row behind Chu Yang, their qi surging powerfully—they had all broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm within just three days! This proved that for them, breaking through to Immortal Emperor held no bottleneck; they had merely been held back by a lack of spiritual energy.

Chu Yang gazed at the crowd before him and smiled softly, “My friends, this journey holds uncertain fortune—some may become renowned throughout the Three Thousand Worlds, while others may perish in obscurity.”

“Whether Itachi come from the Great Xia Empire or Yunlan Sect, personal grudges with outsiders will not be interfered with by the Empire or the Sect—life or death, each must rely on their own strength.”

“But if anyone abuses their power to oppress Itachi, the Empire and the Sect will not stand idly by!”

These words instantly stirred many, infusing this army of elites with greater cohesion and unity.

Chu Yang took a deep breath, looked up at the dimensional passage, and waved his hand gently. “Depart!”