According to those who knew the profound mysteries of the Profound Glyph Tower, it was the vessel nurtured by the primordial beings to incubate the Origin Glyphs of Profundity. In the current era, a complete Profound Glyph Tower is nowhere to be seen.

The Origin Glyphs of Profundity are often the rule-based divine abilities of Profundity—a principle, a law of heaven and earth, the most miraculous manifestation of Profundity itself. For instance, the shortest distance between two points being a straight line—that is one such principle. The Origin Glyphs of Profundity are far more mystical, embodying the inherent principles and rules of Profundity. For those cultivating the same Profundity, merging with an Origin Glyph divine ability signifies a profound understanding of that Profundity’s principles, a clear insight into the power of its rules. This aids martial artists in breaking through their realms! The tempering of Origin Glyphs by the Profound Glyph Tower was inherently an arduous and tedious process. It first required gathering the souls corresponding to the same elemental Profundity, starting from lower-level martial artists and amassing them up to the souls of those at the supreme realm, melting them down one by one to slowly refine the glyphs. This process could be exceedingly slow. At least, that was the intelligence Shi Yan had obtained.

However, at this moment, as Shi Yan focused his soul consciousness on the Profound Glyph Tower, he astonishingly discovered that the Tower, situated above his secondary soul, had transformed into a colossal structure, stacking layer upon layer, soaring hundreds of stories high. The lowest layer of the Profound Glyph Tower pulsed with vibrant, variegated light, swaying like serpentine tentacles. The pure energy flowing from his every aperture, for some unknown reason, was drawn towards that Profound Glyph Tower, materializing as tiny electrical currents that flowed into the lowest level. Even the soul energy circulating from his devouring black hole, which nourished his altar, branched off into streams that descended into the Tower’s base. A profoundly mystical transformation occurred abruptly at this juncture! Starting from the very bottom, the numerous windows of the Profound Glyph Tower, designed to store the souls of Profundity, began to illuminate like newly lit lamps, one after another, spreading upwards from the lowest tier. The massive tower reached hundreds of stories, layers stacked upon layers. The illumination of these windows started slowly, but with the dual infusion of pure energy, the speed at which they lit up gradually accelerated. At a quick glance, the immense tower resembled a modern, energized building that suddenly transitioned from pitch darkness to dazzling brilliance. Each window shone like a star, dazzling and radiant. A chaotic, gaseous mass writhed within every single window, evolving into myriad peculiar, tadpole-like runes that were constantly shifting and changing. At the very apex of the Profound Glyph Tower, a mass of milky-white substance, suspended in a state between solid and liquid, hung in the air. It resembled a star, or perhaps the sun and moon, emitting a faint, hazy halo, displaying an air of mysterious wonder, seemingly capable of solidifying into a common Origin Glyph of Profundity! “Origin Glyph Embryo!” A strange term flashed across his mind. Shi Yan froze for a moment before reacting. —This was a memory from Huang within his secondary soul! Huang recognized that milky-white mass. That thing was called an Origin Glyph Embryo, which, upon confirmation of a Profundity, could transform into a true Origin Glyph of Profundity! This Profound Glyph Tower was far more miraculous than he had imagined, distinctly different from the ones known to Mei Ji, Mandisa, Xiluo, and the others! This Profound Glyph Tower absolutely did not require the collection of souls from every martial artist cultivating a specific Profundity within an entire domain to form an Origin Glyph. Under the nourishment and cultivation of sufficient divine power and soul force, it could directly form an Origin Glyph Embryo, which, by imprinting a specific Profundity attribute, could then forge an entirely new Origin Glyph of Profundity!

His heart surged uncontrollably, his divine body still **, Mei Ji’s beautiful eyes shimmered with extraordinary light, her perfectly rounded, firm hips resting against his thighs, her hands braced on his broad chest, her face flushed. After probing with his soul consciousness for a while, Shi Yan gradually became certain that the substance was an Origin Glyph Embryo, capable of forming a true Origin Glyph of Profundity. However, he remained somewhat uncertain about potential dangers, so he hesitated, neither imprinting his own Profundity upon it nor using Mei Ji’s.

After a moment of contemplation, he thought of the Sea Shark Emperor. He opened his eyes, asked Mei Ji to put her clothes back on, and donned a black brocade robe himself. “The Profound Glyph Tower has undergone a marvelous change, seemingly forming an Origin Glyph Embryo. It appears that by simply imprinting the Profundity of one attribute, it can transform into an Origin Glyph of Profundity.”

“How is that possible?” Mei Ji looked flustered. “According to my grandmother, the process of refining an Origin Glyph using a true Profound Glyph Tower is extremely slow and complex, just as I told you before—it requires accumulating the Profundities of martial artists across an entire domain, with their Profundities gradually merging to eventually form the glyph. What you call an Origin Glyph Embryo—I’ve never even heard of it. Are you sure you aren't mistaken?” Her expression shifted slightly, and she suddenly warned, “You absolutely must not try it lightly! If something goes wrong, then…”

“I feel I have a seventy percent chance of success,” Shi Yan stated solemnly. “While the number of souls sharing the same Profundity, spanning from low to high levels, is vast, their energy is ultimately finite. After all, the sheer quantity of low-level martial artists is immense. Furthermore, the majority of those absorbed this time were high-level—primarily Source Gods and Primeval Gods, along with many in the Immortal realm. Frankly, the Profound Glyph Tower requires energy, and this much energy infusion creating an Origin Glyph Embryo is not hard to accept. The memory of the Origin Glyph Embryo comes from Huang… its authenticity is beyond doubt.”

“I still don't think this is advisable,” Mei Ji said, looking uneasy.

“That’s why I plan to try imprinting the Sea Shark Emperor’s Profundity first. If it succeeds, this will serve as compensation for the Sea Shark Emperor. I’ll see if he is willing to take the chance,” Shi Yan smiled calmly. “I am confident, regardless.” Saying this, he stepped out of the restricted area, taking Mei Ji’s hand, and they shot out like two streaks of electric light, reappearing in the center of the seaweed. The area had already been cleaned up; only in a corner, on the crystal, did faint traces of blood remain, unwashed. The corpses of those under Wo Xi were nowhere to be seen.

“You two?” The Sea Shark Emperor was puzzled when he suddenly saw Shi Yan and Mei Ji emerge. He sensed a much stronger, surging life magnetic field emanating from them. This alteration in the life magnetic field signified that in such a short time, Shi Yan and Mei Ji’s strength and power had advanced further. As a Domain Ancestor, he possessed an acute ability to detect even the slightest variance in power, so he was secretly astonished.

“Sea Shark Emperor, an opportunity lies before you. I wonder if you are willing to attempt it,” Shi Yan took a deep breath, cutting straight to the point. “For some reason, after devouring Wo Xi, Kan Bei, and the others, the absorbed energy flowed into the Profound Glyph Tower. Now, the Profound Glyph Tower within my altar is vaguely forming an Origin Glyph Embryo! It seems capable of forming an embryonic glyph for any attribute Profundity; perhaps merely imprinting one specific Profundity will allow it to transform into that Origin Glyph. But this matter is peculiar, and I am unsure of the outcome, so I wanted to see if you might be interested?” He paused, then stated seriously, “I understand that diverting a portion of the Profundity from your Domain Ancestor layer could cause your realm to regress and severely damage your soul altar. That’s why I’m giving you this warning—this matter carries risk.”

High risk also implied high reward. According to his method, if it failed, the Sea Shark Emperor would suffer a regression in realm and severe soul trauma—this would be the most devastating blow to the Emperor. Conversely, if it succeeded in transforming that Origin Glyph Embryo into the Origin Glyph of Water Profundity, once the Profound Glyph Tower integrated with the Sea Shark Emperor’s Profundity, his realm would receive a massive boost. By understanding a rule or theorem of Water Profundity, his power would skyrocket, giving him a very high probability of reaching the second heaven of the Domain Ancestor realm in the future. This ** was equally intoxicatingly tempting!

“I only ask one thing: what is your margin of success?” The Sea Shark Emperor’s expression became grave. He raised his hand to stop Shen Ren, Hu Jiao, and Nadu’s attempts to dissuade him, signaling them all to remain silent, his eyes fixed intently on Shi Yan’s face.

“Only sixty to seventy percent certainty,” Shi Yan answered sincerely.

“That’s enough!” The Sea Shark Emperor trembled and roared softly. “Wait a moment!” He narrowed his eyes, maintaining the gesture that silenced Shen Ren, Hu Jiao, and Nadu. With immense effort, he forcibly extracted a single, transparent, colorless drop of water from within his own soul altar. The drop was only the size of a thumb, and within it, the sound of flowing water could be heard faintly. As soon as the drop appeared, those cultivating Water Profundity felt an instinctive resonance, as if witnessing the profoundest manifestation of Water Profundity. That water drop was the condensation of the Sea Shark Emperor’s Profundity at the Domain Ancestor level. The drop slowly floated toward Shi Yan. The Sea Shark Emperor’s face suddenly turned pale, and he sat down, breathing deeply to regulate himself, murmuring, “I entrust this to you…”

“I will give it my absolute all!” Shi Yan understood the immense trust and hope the Sea Shark Emperor placed in him by offering this drop. He suddenly felt a sense of solemnity, nervous because of the Emperor’s trust. Carefully, he enveloped the water drop with his soul intent and drew it into his own soul altar. Mei Ji, Hu Jiao, Nadu, Shen Ren, and the others all held their breath, daring not to exhale, their gazes fixed intensely on Shi Yan. They knew clearly that if Shi Yan failed, and the drop could not be returned to its owner, the Sea Shark Emperor would suffer a catastrophic injury. He could potentially fall from the Domain Ancestor realm down to the first heaven of the Immortal realm! Hu Jiao clenched his fists tightly, his nails cutting into his palms, drawing blood, yet he seemed unaware of the pain. He felt his heart pounding faster and faster, as if it might leap out of his chest and explode. He knew that the entire Sea Race’s future was inextricably linked to the Sea Shark Emperor’s level of power. Only if the Emperor was strong could their future and that of their children be secured. If the Sea Shark Emperor’s realm regressed, extinction would await their race. Especially now that they had killed Wo Xi and Kan Bei, they were truly set against the Soul Race and the Ancient Demon Race. If those two races discovered the Sea Shark Emperor’s realm had declined, they would allow no possibility for their continued existence. Mei Ji was equally tense. She worried that Shi Yan might encounter unexpected harm, fearing that her understanding of the Profound Glyph Tower was entirely different from what Shi Yan had just described. She knew the Profound Glyph Tower had fused with Shi Yan’s soul; if the Tower met with disaster, Shi Yan’s soul itself might scatter. She, too, was anxious and unsettled. …RQ