Chapter 2172 : Settling Scores with the Enemy
Having mastered the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, Eldrin felt his power had become incomparable to what it once was.
He once again harnessed the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, discovering that its power could truly be described as defying the heavens. Though it might not compare to the perfected Primordial Chaos Dao, the gap was not far off.
"Persevere and strive to cultivate the Chaos Primordial Body in 1 fell swoop."
With this thought, Eldrin once again stirred his soul foundation, beginning to merge the 3 supreme divine forms.
However, compared to the perfect compatibility with the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, the difficulty of merging the 3 Supreme Divine Forms had increased considerably.
To be more cautious, Eldrin chose to consume a Wuji Mystic Fruit.
With the aid of the Primordial Chaos Fruit, the Primordial Chaos Primordial Spirit, and the Chaos Cauldron, the process of cultivating the Chaos Primordial Body unfolded as naturally as water flowing in its course.
At last, as the 3 supreme divine forms completely merged into 1 ultimate divine form, Eldrin finally succeeded in cultivating the Primal Chaos Body.
"Chaos Primordial Body, the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, and the Sovereign Realm of the Soul Dao."
"My 3 foundational pillars have all been completely mastered."
After attaining the Chaos Unparalleled Body, Eldrin rose to his feet with serene composure.
Then, simultaneously harnessing the power of his primordial spirit, physical body, and the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, he once again activated the Chaos Cauldron to strike across all directions. Instantly, he realized his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.
If the previous Eldrin could only be considered a top-tier Chaos Lord, then his current strength had taken yet another great leap forward from that foundation.
Even if the Destruction Overlord and the Annihilation Overlord—2 supreme powers—were to simultaneously wield Chaos Treasures in an assault, Eldrin (Person Name) could single-handedly defeat them both.
At this thought, Eldrin attempted to draw the Immortal Dao back from the Chaos Bell, yet soon his brow furrowed slightly.
Because Eldrin discovered that the Path of Immortality was far too domineering, creating immense conflict with his 3 peerless foundations.
Though his own Primordial Chaos Spirit was formidable, it was still immensely difficult to simultaneously control 3 foundations of Chaotic Primordiality.
"It seems I can only cultivate the Immortal Dao Avatar now."
Eldrin murmured inwardly, then divided the Immortal Dao as his foundation, manifesting an incarnation of the celestial path.
This incarnation was clad in the ethereal robes of a transcendent Daoist figure, identical to the description of the Nameless 1 from bygone days, its cultivation having reached the pinnacle of Chaos Dominator Perfection.
"Since it was born from the embodiment of the Immortal Dao, Fellow Daoist should henceforth call it Nameless."
The Nameless 1 smiled faintly, then spoke with serene composure: "Since we are 1 and the same, why trouble ourselves with mere names?"
Seeing this, Eldrin said no more and simply retrieved the Chaos Cauldron from his sleeve, handing it over to Nameless.
He then retrieved the Guixu Seal and channeled vast amounts of Primordial Inception Qi into it. Only after infusing 70-2 streams of Primordial Inception Qi did the seal reach its limit, fully ascending to the realm of a top-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure.
Although it was a top-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure, the power of the Abyssal Return Seal defied the heavens, surpassing that of ordinary top-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasures by dozens of times—almost touching the realm of a Chaos Supreme Treasure.
Having advanced the Abyssal Return Seal, Eldrin gave a slight, inward nod of satisfaction.
He rose calmly to his feet and declared, "The time has come to settle old debts."
As the words faded, Eldrin was the first to tear through the primordial chaos, arriving directly before an endless expanse of the chaotic realm.
It was a magnificent Chaos Sanctuary, where countless demons and monsters had entrenched themselves, and a colossal Chaos Formation spanned across the heavens.
Holy Land of 10 1000 Demons, Chaos Myriad Demons Grand Formation.
Gazing upon the Holy Land of 10 1000 Demons before him, a trace of frosty light flickered in Eldrin's eyes.
The 10 1000 Demons Sacred Land stood as 1 of the 10 great sacred lands of the primordial chaos, ranking fifth among them and reigning as the most powerful neutral faction.
This lineage possessed 3 Primal Chaos Sovereigns: the Primordial Progenitor of 10 1000 Demons, the Kunpeng Sovereign, and the Ancient Crow Emperor—3 peerless Paramount Great Ones.
Among them, the Ancestor of 10 1000 Demons had reached the pinnacle of Chaos Dominator Perfection, while the Roc Dominator and the Ancient Crow Emperor were also formidable experts among the Chaos Dominators.
Most Chaos Sovereigns of the neutral faction were solitary cultivators who focused solely on secluded cultivation, detached from worldly affairs. Yet the 10 1000 Demons Holy Land stood apart, delighting in maneuvering between both factions to form alliances and factions.
"Heaven, it must be right here."
Eldrin murmured inwardly, then firmly grasped the Chaos Heavenly Halberd, channeling all his supreme divine power to strike forth.
With a deafening roar that seemed to split heaven and earth, a Chaotic Heaven Halberd as vast as the abyss tore through the depths of chaos, striking forth.
In an instant, the Primordial Chaos Myriad Demons Grand Array trembled violently before being completely pierced through, utterly annihilated and shattered into nothingness.
For a moment, monsters fell like rain, and the vast 10-1000 Demon Holy Land cracked open with fissure after fissure.
Witnessing the collapse of the Myriad Demons Holy Land, 3 majestic figures immediately soared forth from within its depths.
"Ancestor of the Returning Abyss, how dare you!"
The Ancestor of All Demons, seeing Eldrin charging forth, instantly revealed an expression of incomparable fury.
Yet Eldrin (Person Name) remained unmoved. With a sudden surge of power, he unleashed the Chaos Heaven Halberd, tearing through the void as it descended with world-shattering force upon the Ancestor of 10 1000 Demons.
With but a single strike, the Ancestor of 10 1000 Demons was sent reeling through the air, blood spraying from his wounds as half his physical form shattered into fragments.
"All you demons, I have come today to seek justice for my disciple."
With those words, Eldrin gave no explanation to the Ancestor of 10 1000 Demons, riding the Chaos Heavenly Halberd as it pierced through the void toward him.
Seeing Eldrin look down on him so contemptuously, the Ancestor of 10 1000 Demons instantly revealed a look of fury. He channeled all his divine abilities to their limits, pushing his power to the pinnacle of chaos.
In an instant, a force capable of shaking heaven and earth surged across the realms, coalescing into a radiant divine spear that thrust toward Eldrin.
Bloodline Divine Ability, Myriad Demon Blood Spear.
Witnessing the strike of the 10 1000 Demons Sovereign, a flicker of cold light passed through Eldrin's eyes. With a mere turn of his palm, he summoned the Chaos Heavenly Halberd to meet the blow.
In an instant, the 3 ultimate powers—physical body, the Great Dao, and primordial spirit—merged flawlessly into 1, transforming into an all-obliterating pinnacle of sharpness that shattered the 10-1000-Demon Blood Spear and pierced straight through the Lord of 10 1000 Demons.
"Ah—"
The Myriad Demon Sovereign let out a wretched scream, his face contorting with disbelief as he cried, "How can this be? How have you become so powerful?"
"Pfft—"
Eldrin's expression remained unperturbed as he casually shattered the Body of the Myriad Demons Sovereign and extinguished his Primordial Spirit on the spot.
Having completed all this, he finally spoke with utter calm, "Because I have long since cultivated a Half-Step Primordial Chaos Foundation."
It turned out that cultivating 3 Chaos Primordial Daos and perfectly mastering their powers would constitute a Pseudo Half-Step Primordial Foundation.
Eldrin simultaneously wielded the Great Dao of Infinity, the Body of Infinity, and the Primordial Spirit of Infinity, seamlessly merging the power of all 3. This convergence had already laid the foundation for him to tread half a step into the Primordial Chaos.
Next, he only needed to fully cultivate the 3 foundational pillars to the Great Perfection of the Chaos Dominance realm, and he would directly step into the Pseudo Half-Step Primordial Chaos realm.
Though he had yet to truly step into that realm, his power already far surpassed that of the Infinite Dominus. In all the vast chaos of the present era, there should exist no match for him.
With this thought in mind, Eldrin glanced sideways and saw that the Ruler of Kunpeng and the Ancient Crow Emperor, realizing the dire situation, immediately attempted to tear through the void to escape. Yet, they were thwarted when Nameless maneuvered the Chaos Bell to block their path.
What plunged them into even greater despair was that this chaos had already been sealed by the Yin Yang Void Mirror. Even as 2 supreme Chaos Sovereigns, they found it nearly impossible to tear through the void and escape.
At this thought, the Primordial Crow Emperor couldn't help but exclaim, "The 1 who suppressed the heavens was the Lord of All Demons. This matter has nothing to do with the 2 of us!"
"Is that so?"
Eldrin responded with detached calm, then with a mere flick of his sleeve, he summoned a figure from the 10 1000 Demon Holy Land.
The newcomer was drenched in blood, his collarbones bound by immortal-gold divine chains. Even his primordial spirit had been pierced through by Soul-Suppressing Nails, and his entire cultivation foundation seemed suppressed by an insidiously sinister force.
"Master..."
Eldrin gazed at the sky, a flicker of pleasant surprise shining through his feeble eyes.
At first glance, Eldrin deduced the entire chain of events from the expression in Tian's eyes.
It turned out that the reason the Ancestor of 10 1000 Demons sought to suppress Heaven was for the dominion over the Path of Beast Taming he had created. They demanded that Heaven surrender the authority of the Path of Beast Taming, intending to use it as a foundation to devise arts for taming humans, taming spirits, and even taming gods.
For years, Heaven had toiled relentlessly, yet never succeeded in its designs, and in doing so, subjected him to inhuman torment.
Eldrin said nothing more. Only after severing the Immortal Gold Divine Chains and extracting the Soul Suppression Nails did he finally speak, “No need for explanations. Return and focus on healing your injuries first.”
After seeing off Tian, Eldrin (Person Name) finally spoke, "Past grievances are not something I wish to dwell upon."
"Today, I shall eradicate every last 1 of you to settle all debts in full."
As the words fell, Eldrin (Person Name) fully unleashed his Chaos Indestructible Body to soar across the heavens. With a mere flick of his sleeve, he cleaved the Ancestor of 10 1000 Demons into nothingness within the primordial chaos.
In the face of absolute power, even a Chaos Sovereign could scarcely defy the will of heaven.
Yet in just over a dozen exchanges, the 2 great Chaos Sovereigns were successively suppressed and slain by Eldrin (Person Name), their remains forever lost within the vast expanse of the Chaotic Abyss Sea.
After slaying 2 formidable foes, Eldrin did not hesitate, immediately piercing through the chaos to arrive at another sacred land within the primordial void.
This place was known as the Yin Curse Holy Land, the personal domain of the Yin Curse Overlord. Once counted among the 7 mighty overlords of the Nameless Realm, Eldrin (Person Name) now wielded power far beyond his former self. The time for reckoning had come.
This time, Eldrin didn't even show himself. He merely summoned the Chaos Bell across the endless void, suppressing with overwhelming force. In an instant, the Yin Curse Sacred Land was reduced to ashes of calamity, and the Yin Curse Sovereign was obliterated within the primordial chaos.
Since then, Eldrin had struck repeatedly from this distant chaos, successively suppressing and slaying several of his former formidable foes.
Unfortunately, the likes of the Primordial Devil Ancestor, the Lord of Annihilation, and the Ruler of World Extinction reacted with extreme swiftness. They immediately concealed their sacred realms and retreated deep into the chaos to hide.
"He's quite the swift runner."
Watching the obstructionist faction’s masters flee 1 after another, Eldrin had no choice but to cease his attacks.
In the years that followed, he first journeyed to the Primordial Heaven Ancient Temple, employing his supreme power to assist the Primordial Heaven Supreme Elders and others in their revival and return.
He made another trip to the Xuantian Ruins, assisting the supremes of the Xuantian lineage in their revival and return.
After reviving the Vast Heaven Supreme, a trace of regret surfaced in Eldrin’s heart. Compared to Hong, who had abandoned everything in his breakthrough, the Vast Heaven Supreme had still preserved certain contingencies, never fully staking all to charge toward the realm of Chaos Lord.
It was precisely for this reason that while the Supreme Venerable Huangtian and others could still be revived, Hong had already burned through his primordial spirit, staking everything on 1 final, desperate gamble.
"Alas, you foolish child."
Eldrin sighed inwardly, his killing intent toward the Destruction Lord and the Annihilation Lord growing ever more intense.
However, given the cultivation level of these Chaos Overlords, if they were truly determined to conceal themselves, he had no means to deal with them. His only recourse was to continue advancing his own cultivation.
Thus, in the years that followed, Eldrin could only set aside all distracting thoughts and focus his attention on his own cultivation.
With the cultivation resources seized from the various sacred grounds, Eldrin (Person Name) encountered no significant obstacles in his cultivation speed.
In the years that followed, Eldrin first completed the cultivation of the 9 supreme Limitless Divine Arts, elevating the foundation of his primordial spirit to a realm that bordered on the intangible.
Thereafter, he began to support his disciples and followers.
First, he utilized the Chaos Cauldron to assist Cang, Tian, Yuan, and others in exclusively cultivating the Path of Self-Offering. Afterwards, he allocated vast quantities of resources—useless to himself—to nurture disciples of the Path of Self-Offering.
Thus time flowed on, and before he knew it, the authority of the Sacrificial Dao had imperceptibly reached the threshold of the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos.
Approximately 3 million kalpas later, the Samsara Body attained the Realm of Non-Ultimate through the Path of Self-Sacrifice, subsequently mastering the Domain of the Non-Ultimate Immortal and the Treasury of the Non-Ultimate Immortal.
Though he had only just stepped into the Boundless Realm, empowered by his 3 foundational pillars, the strength of his Samsara Body already rivaled that of a peerless supreme, nearly matching even the most exalted sovereigns.
Soon after the Reincarnation Body achieved its breakthrough, newly ascended Chaos Masters within the primordial chaos began emerging like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
In the beginning, it was only the direct disciples of the major Chaos Overlords, but gradually, rogue cultivators with astonishing serendipity began to break through.
However, over tens of millions of kalpas, over a 100 new Chaos Sovereigns emerged within the primordial chaos.
At that very moment, a world-shaking phenomenon erupted from the depths of chaos—a forgotten realm from beyond this Chaos Era converged with the primordial void, stirring the entire Chaotic Desolate Sea.
"It is the Land of the Forgotten."
Eldrin arrived outside the Land of Solitude without delay, a flicker of astonishment crossing his features.
The 9 Revolutions Dao Ancestor also tore through the void and arrived. Gazing upon the Land of Solitary Eternity before him, he finally spoke, "Within the Land of Solitary Eternity, legends speak of an opportunity to transcend the Chaotic Epoch."
"We have waited for countless kalpas, and now it has finally emerged into the world."
At that very moment, the various Chaos Overlords emerged from the primordial chaos, each revealing expressions of ecstatic delight.
They each cupped their hands toward Eldrin and spoke respectfully, "We pay homage to the Dao Ancestor."
"There is no need for formalities."
Eldrin gave a slight nod, then calmly observed the Remnant World before suddenly sweeping his sleeve through the air and tearing through the void to enter the realm.
The moment Eldrin stepped into the Land of Solitary Eternity, he found himself standing upon the ruins of an ancient realm.
This ancient realm was vast and boundless, permeated with the supreme Primordial Chaos Qi, yet within these ethereal energies surged a shocking and overwhelming bloodlust.
And between heaven and earth, shattered fissures filled the expanse. Upon the earth lay tens of thousands of fallen deities and demons, clutching broken weapons and armor in their hands, yet within them still surged an eternal, indomitable aura of dominance.
"The cultivation methods of these individuals do not appear to belong to our current Chaos Epoch."
The 9 Revolutions Dao Ancestor spoke slowly, his expression turning profoundly grave as he continued, "But their auras are overwhelmingly powerful—each is at least a peerless expert on the level of a Chaos Lord."
Chapter 1: The Prodigy's Fall The mountain mist coiled like ancient serpents, shrouding the Qingyun Sect's training grounds in an otherworldly haze. Ling Xuan stood at the precipice of the Cliff of Lost Dreams, his white robes fluttering in the ethereal breeze. Once the most promising disciple of his generation, he now faced the cruel verdict of the Elder Council. "Ling Xuan," Elder Ming's voice echoed with authority that vibrated through the very spiritual energy around them. "Your cultivation has stagnated at the Foundation Establishment realm's seventh level for 3 years. The sect has decided to reallocate your resources to more deserving disciples." A murmur rippled through the assembled disciples. Ling Xuan's fists clenched, his knuckles turning white. 30-2 1000 spirit stones, 9 high-grade cultivation pills, and his privileged access to the Heaven's Enlightenment Cave - all gone in a single pronouncement. "For thousands of years," Elder Ming continued, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, "our sect has maintained this principle. Resources flow to those with potential, not to those who squander them." From the crowd, a voice dripping with mockery pierced the silence. "Senior Brother Ling, perhaps you should consider becoming an outer sect disciple? At least you'd still have a place here." Ling Xuan recognized the speaker - Zhang Yan, who had once trailed behind him like a loyal dog, now emboldened by his recent breakthrough to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. "20-some years of cultivation," Ling Xuan whispered to himself, "and this is where it ends?" His gaze fell upon the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss strapped to his waist, the spiritual weapon that had once made him the envy of countless disciples. Now, it felt like a monument to his failure. Suddenly, a brilliant streak of light descended from the heavens, materializing into a majestic figure riding a glowing qilin. Gasps erupted from the disciples as they recognized the newcomer. "It's the Grand Elder!" The elderly man's eyes, containing the wisdom of millennia, fixed upon Ling Xuan. "The path of cultivation is not measured in days or months, but in epochs and revelations. Come with me, child." As the Grand Elder waved his sleeve, spatial energy swirled around them. In the blink of an eye, they vanished from the cliffside, leaving behind stunned silence and countless questions hanging in the mountain air.