Videson could never forget that childhood incident; it was the event that altered the course of his entire life, marking him for an extraordinary destiny. Born of mixed heritage from the Divine and Barbarian races, he was slender and exquisitely handsome during his youth, starkly different from the rough, brutal nature of his tribal peers.
Though physically weak in his early years, he excelled at manipulating the energy of heaven and earth, capable of generating eerie force fields that allowed him to control animals and objects. This peculiar mystery of the "Domain Field," rather than earning him recognition within his tribe, instead marked him as an anomaly.
After examining his lineage, the tribal elders discovered his Barbarian blood was impure, deeming him a fiend, and they cast him out into an evil swamp belonging to the Barbarians. The waters of that swamp were saturated with acidic poison, capable of slowly dissolving even a grown Barbarian warrior who fell in, leading to a lingering death by rot.
Young Videson, unaware of the malice of the human heart, was cast into that swamp to perish by his own efforts. Upon entering the swamp, he experienced the most terrifying agony the world could offer as his flesh slowly rotted and dissolved.
Yet, amidst his piercing screams and on the very verge of death, he inexplicably survived, even managing to fully integrate the mysterious waters of the swamp into his own body. This harrowing process lasted a full three years!
Three years later, when the swamp waters had completely dried up, Videson emerged. He hunted down and executed every elder who had cast him into the mire, achieving immense, terrifying power that propelled him to the pinnacle of Barbarian strength.
He ultimately became the Barbarian Supreme, the Barbarian King, standing supreme over all his kin! "Shi Yan, give him the Master’s remains to absorb.
Only when he goes mad and unleashes the power within the Master's bones can there be a chance to corrode that Primal Being!" Ming Hao commanded. Shi Yan stared, aghast.
The members of Xuanhe exchanged grave looks, surprise flickering in their eyes, before they all turned to Ming Hao, seeking a more detailed explanation. "It is true that Jador perished back then…" Ming Hao addressed the group, "Before Jador died, he had also obtained the Master's remains.
He fell on the Barbarian Star where Videson lived, a very remote, low-level star system. He died carrying the Master's remains, but his Corrosion Quintessence was unique.
Even after his death, the Corrosion Quintessence persisted, enveloping the Master’s bones. After an unknown number of years, Jador's Corrosion Quintessence actually managed to dissolve the Master's remains." "That corrosive swamp on the Barbarian Star was formed from the corrosive power of Jador’s blood, evolving from his very skeletal structure.
That swamp was the essence of his Corrosion Quintessence, perpetually eating away at the Master’s remains. Videson was thrown into the swamp precisely at the moment that Corrosion Quintessence finished dissolving the remains." "He was incredibly fortunate.
He should have been dissolved, but for some unknown reason, he instead absorbed the profound essence of the swamp, merging Jador’s Corrosion Quintessence into his own bloodline and bones, and with it, the divine mysteries contained within the Master's remains. This explains why, despite being only at the Second Heaven of the Origin God Realm, when he goes berserk and fully ignites that Corrosion Quintessence, he can reach a power equivalent to an Immortal expert." "What bestowed that terrifying power upon him was not Jador’s Corrosion Quintessence, but the power emanating from the Master’s remains!" Ming Hao revealed his deductions in a measured narrative.
As the others looked at Videson, they saw a slumbering demon, capable of earth-shattering destruction the moment it snapped. In truth, back in the Fire Rain Star Domain, if Videson had been allowed to remain in his frenzy, he could indeed have annihilated the entire domain!
This was solely due to the power of the Bloodthirsty Remains! At this moment, the Primal Being, which had existed in the Void Turbulence Domain for hundreds of millions of years—far older than the Four Great Races—was awakened by the group.
It was like a god of world destruction stirring; its eleven giant worm avatars were destroying eleven star domains, while its main body continuously amassed strength, beyond the ability of Ming Hao and the others combined to seal. In the vast sea of stars, it seemed no one could restrain this entity.
Helpless, Ming Hao finally summoned Videson, that hidden, volatile bomb, revealing the miracle that had occurred within him, hoping to leverage his miraculous abilities to severely wound this Primal Being! As he finished speaking, a flicker of deep sorrow crossed Videson's face, immediately followed by a fierce, savage light in his eyes.
"Why should I help you? How can I know if what you say is true?" "If you do not cooperate, you, I, everyone here, the eleven star domains, and countless living beings will perish.
Perhaps even the entire universe will shatter and disintegrate. All your relatives will cease to exist." Ming Hao’s voice was cold enough to chill the soul as he calmly met Videson’s gaze, plainly stating the facts.
He raised a hand and pointed, and the scene within the colossal Void Mirror became sharp once more. In each of the eleven star domains, a once-thriving world of life was enveloped by the giant worm.
Countless warriors on the planets were ensnared by its tentacles and sinews, sucked into its abdomen in gruesome deaths. Videson glanced over, his face turning ashen.
After a long pause, he looked toward Shi Yan. The others followed suit, directing their gazes to Shi Yan.
"These remains were acquired from Ling Xiang, Xize, and Luolin. Originally, they were meant to be enshrined in the Holy Land, but now...
they have a far more important use." Shi Yan tapped his brow, and three jade boxes flew out from within his Origin World. Within the boxes lay the Bloodthirsty Remains.
They flew directly toward Videson. Videson, with a grim expression, reached out and grasped them.
Startlingly brilliant light flared in his eyes. "The things inside these boxes...
they truly give me a sense of kinship!" The hearts of everyone present jolted. "How should I absorb them?" he asked Ming Hao.
"I do not know. No one has ever successfully grasped the intricacies of the Master's remains.
For ten thousand years, everyone who obtained them has been studying, trying to discern their mysteries, yet even the God Lord failed to succeed. You are the only one who has succeeded, for I can sense the Master's aura upon you.
How to absorb them is a path you must find for yourself," Ming Hao murmured cryptically. Videson stood stunned for a moment.
In that brief interval, the giant worm thrashed with increasing intensity. Xuanhe, Frederick, Dicarlo, Ming Hao, and Leidi had to focus all their attention, channeling divine power and quintessence to weave more seals.
Rivers imbued with the essence of life and death, billions of wandering spirits, thunder dragons, emerging micro-spaces, and ropes formed from condensed Corpse Force—all bound the giant worm. The five figures looked grim, clearly under immense pressure.
Leidi, in his dragon form, roared and bellowed, his resistance evidently growing arduous. At this crucial juncture, a gracefully captivating figure materialized from a bulge on the giant worm's body.
Her eyes were cold, devoid of any human emotion, gazing down with scornful disdain. A mysterious language, utterly unknown to anyone present, emanated from her, a language that pierced through layers of seals and defied the void, reaching the eleven star domains.
Naturally, this was Ziyao. She hovered upon the giant worm as if poised proudly atop a colossal mountain.
Compared to the worm, she was minuscule, yet her demeanor and posture suggested she was the true master. Rays of divine light, like streams of colored haze, flowed around her, rendering her incomparably beautiful.
She suddenly turned her gaze toward Shi Yan, a strange light dawning in her beautiful eyes. Her crimson lips moved slightly, and she uttered a single syllable—a syllable wholly alien to any known language!
Yet, Shi Yan understood it! It was a single character—Huang!
Ziyao called him "Huang"! "Boom!" The subordinate soul deep within the core of the Divine Grace Continent was instantly struck as if by lightning.
It traversed countless barriers in a flash, plummeting directly into Shi Yan’s Soul Altar, where clusters of flames coalesced into layers of essence, cradling the subordinate soul. Nourished by the flames, the subordinate soul shone like a brilliant fire, releasing astonishing energy.
This surging energy swept outward, causing the celestial sphere surrounding the Divine Grace Continent to convulse and shatter! "Don't look at her!" Ming Hao suddenly bellowed, his voice like a cold blade piercing Shi Yan's mind.
A chill swept through Shi Yan, snapping him awake. Acting decisively, he bit his tongue, sending a mouthful of thick Undying Demon Blood spurting out, which transformed into a warm current, unleashing his full power instantaneously!
"Sink!" He roared inwardly, and the subordinate soul dropped directly from the Soul Altar into his own Origin World, manifesting there as a vast sea of fire. Self-sealing!
By descending into his own Origin World, the subordinate soul truly severed all external connections. He could no longer hear Ziyao's voice or comprehend her whispers.
That sensation of his soul on the verge of collapse vanished instantly. He felt the profound relief of surviving a catastrophe.
He knew that if he hadn't decisively plunged the subordinate soul into his Origin World, cutting off even the slightest link to her, she would have exploited the connection and caused both his main and subordinate souls to explode! He dared not look at Ziyao again—not even a single glance!
He forced himself to fix all his attention on Videson. At this moment, Videson had opened all the jade boxes.
Strangely, the invisible Bloodthirsty Skeletons within became manifest the moment he touched them, taking the form of bone segments. Then, Videson adopted the most direct and decisive method: he placed the bones directly into his mouth, swallowing them whole without even chewing!
The horrifying sight of the massive bones sliding down his throat into his belly made even Shi Yan break out in a cold sweat, fearing the bones would instantly burst through and shatter his neck and windpipe. He proceeded to swallow three segments of the Bloodthirsty Remains consecutively!
"You're not chewing at all?" Shi Yan asked, his back chilled. "Can't chew!" Videson managed to rasp out, his face flushed with anger, after struggling to swallow the three Bloodthirsty Remains.
Immediately afterward, his stomach began to swell violently! It expanded at a visible rate!
It was as if the nine months of gestation had been compressed into mere seconds! In that short time, Videson's abdomen grew immense, accompanied by strange gurgling sounds from within.
Videson’s face turned livid. He suddenly clutched his stomach and roared madly, like a beast being slaughtered, his cries shaking the heavens.
Amidst his roars, he plunged back into frenzy, his physical form swelling, and waves of world-destroying corrosive power erupted from within him. This was exponentially stronger than when he was in the Fire Rain Star Domain!
After ingesting the three Bloodthirsty Remains, it was unclear what monster he had become, but the terrifying aura radiating from him increased without end! It was actually climbing far faster than the rate at which the giant worm was building its energy!
It was utterly shocking! "Aargh!" Videson screamed mournfully, his body seemingly exploding as dense bursts erupted, accompanied by sharp cracks.
Corrosive energy sprayed furiously from every pore, mixing with his unique Domain Field, spreading out instantly. "Move away immediately!
Get behind the giant worm and let the worm face his corrosive power!" Ming Hao shrieked. The others’ faces turned icy.
Without hesitation, they retreated from the initial impact, moving with maximum speed toward the rear of the giant worm, intending to force the creature into a direct confrontation with Videson.