Chapter 170: Domain Lord Level

"Not bad. It's just ahead, not far," Ju Qi pointed forward, "The origin fluctuations here are too chaotic; even the marginal zones can't be entered by ordinary Lingxiao-level cultivators, at least they need to be Lord Rank. In the deep ruins, even World-level dare not go deep; at the most core position, even deities do not easily enter."

"Let's go, let's take a look inside," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Master, we need to go deeper; the marginal zones often have temple prodigies come here to temper their will," Ju Qi continued, "It's not only Lord Rank, even World-level are present, and many of them are stronger than me."

"Master, be careful of the hostile qi here; this hostile qi can enter the body directly and affect the mind on the spiritual level," Mo Hai warned.

No need for Mo Hai's reminder; Xiao Yu had already sensed it—a invisible force continuously beguiled his heart, while another strange power pierced his skin and entered his body, invading his Sea of Knowledge. This strange power could not be blocked by either prime energy or Primordial Soul secret techniques.

They would drill through the body and then drill out again.

After several rounds of combat, the Void Primordial Blade in Xiao Yu's hand flashed a sliver of silver light, tracing an extremely bizarre curve through the void; at that moment the divine ruin space left a black line, which cut across the phantom's body.

Xiao Yu took a step, already hundreds of kilometers away; within the vast Time God Ruin, Xiao Yu began moving at this astonishing speed, feeling the changes the "Time God Ruin" bestowed upon him.

Behind him, a towering warrior about three meters tall, clad entirely in battle armor, surged forward wielding two Great Axes; his eyes, like copper bells, roared, "Go die!"

"Ha ha, still trying a sneak attack?" Xiao Yu, holding the Void Primordial Blade, did not dodge at all; his eyes were cold and fierce, and in an instant he was beside the towering warrior, channeling his entire strength into his right arm. The blade's initial movement already linked the Universe Origin's spatial law and the Time Origin Law.

Within the Small World inside his body, the World Tree emitted a series of thunderous roars; inside the golden spherical crystal, energy was absorbed by the World Tree's Illusory Shadow, which collapsed and constantly changed, eventually forming Xiao Yu's humanoid shape. Meanwhile, the entire golden sphere, whose interior contained tens of thousands of galaxies that emerged when it ascended to Universe-level, rapidly collapsed toward the center, finally becoming particle-sized life core.

Before the towering warrior's Great Axe could strike, the Void Primordial Blade traced a curve through the void, slipping through the gaps of his battle armor and helmet, and a skull flew up.

"Space-Time Origin fluctuations are evident! The hostile qi is indeed heavy."

He flew over cautiously, and suddenly a phantom vanished in the dense hostile qi far away, then appeared before Xiao Yu, a blinding Sword Light thrust directly at Xiao Yu's head.

"Trying to escape?" Xiao Yu's eyes were cold; he became an afterimage and raced after them. Though the opponent was Domain Lord Level, Xiao Yu's genetic tier is high, and the essence of Space-Time Law has long been comprehended; his instantaneous speed far exceeds the opponent's, catching up in less than a second.

Xiao Yu understood that his body and Soul Consciousness were undergoing subtle changes.

"The World Tree is about to ascend!"

Yet during this process, the human body also underwent some changes.

In battle, Xiao Yu's Soul continuously communicated with the Space-Time Origin Law fluctuations, keeping grasp of every movement around him.

"Boom!"

The prime energy containing the Space-Time Origin Law erupted within his body! The phantom turned into a blood mist, dead beyond death.

"Seeking death!" Xiao Yu's eyes widened in fury, a roar escaped, and a battle saber materialized in his hand—the long‑unused Void Primordial Blade—directly slashing at the suddenly appearing phantom.

The phantom, seeing the sudden assassination fail, without hesitation immediately began to flee backward.

There were also dense Space-Time Origin fluctuations, dense yet not chaotic, not generating Space-Time turbulence.

"Hmph!" Xiao Yu snorted coldly, halting the actions of the three behind him; the phantom before him was only Lord Rank in strength, and Xiao Yu intended to handle it himself.

"Boom!"

At the same time he avoided the spots that felt like lethal threats.

The three behind him were astonished, "Master, your power is so strong; even lacking a great realm, you can still one‑shot an opponent at a glance."

Looking far away, it was an immensely huge abyss, a super‑sized pit over one hundred thousand kilometers in diameter; even Earth thrown in would barely serve as a bottom.

"Yes." The three Star Beings, surprised, still obeyed the command to relax their bodies.

"Alright, don't resist. I will temporarily absorb the three of you into the Small World; later, if needed, I will release you."

"Boom!"

The three Star Beings behind tightly followed.

Half a month later, Xiao Yu stood on a small hill tens of thousands of meters high; a mountain of that height would be the tallest on Earth, but on Viskar Star it was merely a mound.

He treated the human body as air, freely shuttling back and forth.

He occasionally took out a beast core, absorbed it, and increased his Soul Power.

It was highly suitable for Xiao Yu's cultivation.

Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation came from behind, and Xiao Yu instantly sensed the movement.

Thousands of Xiao Yu afterimages instantly appeared around him.

Xiao Yu picked up two Space Rings from the ground, swept his mind over them, a satisfied smile on his face, "They actually contain five time crystals, over thirty other divine crystals, and even the Fourth Tier beast cores number more than thirty thousand."

Standing at the edge of this massive abyss, Xiao Yu vaguely felt an indescribable aura sweeping his face, a force that was mighty, ancient, and mad…

As fast as lightning, the Void Primordial Blade's rear strike arrived first.

"Half a month of wandering, I also need a stable dwelling to properly contemplate the Space-Time Origin Law here," Xiao Yu leapt from the edge of the massive abyss, swooshing downwards.

"Not dead yet, again!" Hundreds of afterimages instantly surrounded Xiao Yu, delivering hundreds of slashes onto the towering warrior; the warrior's body instantly shattered into hundreds of pieces, then primal force erupted, turning into a mass of blood mist.

The massive stone tablet behind Xiao Yu instantly exploded into countless fragments that shot outward; in an instant the ancient walls around collapsed with a thunderous crash, a massive roar echoed.

A Domain Lord Level strongman's only weakness is the life core; even if the skull is shattered, as long as the life core remains intact, rapid recovery is possible.

In the next instant, the three appeared within the Small World, completely under Xiao Yu's control; not only is the Small World itself his, but even the World Tree's innate ability is to command Space-Time.

Allowing gravity to pull him down, after descending nearly three thousand kilometers deep, he finally stopped.

With his capability, he easily excavated a massive cavity within the rock wall, about a hundred meters long and wide, ten meters high; to make it more like a home, he specially arranged some sculptures and carved murals on the walls.

Xiao Yu then began his cultivation journey in this great pit, honing the strength of his Soul Consciousness.

Not long after, Xiao Yu found a suitable spot where dense blood mist and emanating origin fluctuations were present.

"It can be confirmed, this change is beneficial; otherwise the Core would not have prevented it."

Xiao Yu advanced forward, cultivating all the way.

Looking at the adjacent cliff, Xiao Yu nodded slightly, "Let's carve a dwelling into the pit's rock wall."

The hostile qi and Space-Time Origin fluctuations complement each other.

"Boom!"

An invisible aura spread throughout the entire World Tree, after which the World Tree began rapid growth, its trunk reaching a thousand‑kilometer diameter, its canopy continuously expanding.

(Chapter End)