In the void, Huang roamed in the divine form of Guiliao, distinct from all others, for he possessed a clear direction!
In the Primordial Era, many beings knew that Huang wielded two terrifying divine artifacts. One was the Soul Tree of Life, capable of nurturing life, birthing entirely new races, allowing him, like a creator, to evolve all manner of strange and varied races through his own power and soul force.
The Celestial Demon Race, the Undying Demon Race, the God Race, the Nether Emperor Race, the Giant Race, the Dark Spirit Race, and others that appeared in the Desolate Territory were all birthed by him using the Soul Tree of Life, through the profound mysteries of his power and soul. The Soul Tree of Life was the ultimate treasure of a master of Life’s profound mysteries, and Huang was supremely versed in them.
Aside from the Soul Tree of Life, he possessed another divine artifact, named the Source Seal of Profound Mysteries...
That Source Seal of Profound Mysteries was the destination the souls of Shi Yan, Audrey, and others reached after fusing with the source of Celestial Fire. It was also the wondrous heaven and earth within the Huang Continent, holding esoteric techniques concerning various profound mysteries that could be comprehended through the soul.
The Source Seal of Profound Mysteries encompassed countless mysteries: the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth; Gravity, Space, Light, Stars, and others. Aside from Devouring and the Eight Great Evil Powers, the Source Seal of Profound Mysteries seemed to bear the imprint of every profound mystery!
No one knew how Huang obtained these two Primordial divine artifacts, nor how they were forged, but the might of these two artifacts stunned the entirety of the Primordial Era!
Now, Huang discovered that the Source Seal of Profound Mysteries he held had a subtle connection with this space. The Source Seal of Profound Mysteries was virtually a topographical map of this peculiar realm, and the profound fluctuations of its many mysteries corresponded precisely to the origin source of this world’s mysteries!
Through his Source Seal of Profound Mysteries, he could accurately determine his direction within this space and seek out the profound mysteries contained within the Seal!
While everyone else was lost and bewildered, he could clearly map his course and select the origin sources of the mysteries he wished to fuse with.
He began with the one closest to him, a profound mystery he could absorb and fuse: the profound mystery of the power of Metal!
Amidst the vast starry rivers, most living beings and experts chose to cultivate only a single profound mystery of power. Few, like Shi Yan, cultivated such a diverse range, but they were not non-existent!
Huang was an expert whose diversity in profound mysteries surpassed even Shi Yan’s!
Life, Light, and the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were all primary mysteries he cultivated. The fact that he could cultivate so many profound mysteries and still reach the peak of the third heaven of the Domain Ancestor realm was testament to his terrifying aptitude.
This was why, during the Primordial Era, Huang was known as the God of War. At the same level, Huang wielded several profound mysteries, naturally giving him the advantage over those focusing on a single one. This was undeniable!
He had paid thousands of times the hardship and effort of ordinary people to climb step-by-step to the peak of the Domain Ancestor realm, naturally making him far more powerful than those cultivating only a single focus!
With an accurate navigational map, Huang was far more convenient and at ease than Mei Ji, Hai Sha Huang, or Mandis, who possessed Shi Yan's Primordial Source Charms. Mei Ji, Hai Sha Huang, and the others needed to wander to specific locations, within a certain range, before they could sense the origin sources of profound mysteries...
Huang was not like that.
No matter where he was, he could immediately pinpoint the exact location of an origin source of a profound mystery; he could even select based on distance and bearing.
He first arrived at the source land of the Metal Mystery: that glittering golden mountain peak where Xi Luo had arrived earlier and already begun the fusion process!
The glittering golden mountain peak, upon Xi Luo’s entry, suddenly transformed into a golden giant suspended in the void, its towering, sharp aura causing the fainthearted to tremble with unease.
“Someone got here first…” Huang arrived, gazing at the golden giant with a look of surprise. After watching silently for a moment, he spoke lightly, “Pity it hasn’t truly fused yet, it’s only just begun. Then, you must blame your poor fate.”
Huang watched the golden mountain peak that had swallowed Xi Luo, suddenly letting out a sharp, piercing roar. With the sound, his physical body swelled, transforming in an instant into his Primordial Form, manifesting in the massive shape of a desolate giant dragon!
As his body changed, he circulated the profound mystery of Metal power. Brilliant golden light enveloped him as if he had been poured over with molten gold; his scales, dragon horns, and claws all turned golden. Huang manifested as a winding golden giant dragon spanning billions of miles, the profound mystery of pure Metal power surging through his entire being.
As someone who also cultivated multiple powers of profound mystery, he did not need to split his divine body like Shi Yan to fuse with a profound mystery. In his form as a golden giant dragon, he wrapped himself around the pure-gold giant—the giant condensed from Xi Luo’s manifestation!
“Crack, crack, crack!”
An unimaginably massive golden dragon coiled around the pure-gold giant. Huang’s terrifying bulk twisted, and brilliant golden light waves splashed outward from the giant. Within that golden light, there was clearly turbulent energy—pure soul energy, unique to Xi Luo!
At the head of the pure-gold giant, a ball of golden light faintly appeared; this light was Xi Luo’s main soul. At this moment, this ball of golden light twisted violently, like a golden sphere about to explode!
“You are unworthy of fusing with the origin source of the Metal Mystery,” Huang huffed domineeringly.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss!”
Golden electrical currents were forcibly squeezed out, splashing from every corner of the golden giant. These golden lights rapidly gathered, soon coalescing into the true form of Xi Luo.
He was being forcibly expelled from the origin source of the Metal Mystery during his fusion—driven out from within the profound mystery origin!
Xi Luo now stood with his crystalline white bones shining with golden brilliance, resembling a skeleton forged entirely of pure gold. His eyes rolled, and he shrieked fiercely, “Who are you?”
“You should know,” Huang replied indifferently.
Immediately, a terrifying soul impact surged forth like a raging gale, smashing toward Xi Luo. A sense of familiarity suddenly struck his heart. For the first time, Xi Luo’s expression shifted to horror, and he couldn't help but scream, “Huang! You are the God of War, Huang!”
Xi Luo had participated in the defense of the Yunmeng Domain battle and had been struck by Huang’s soul consciousness. He was too familiar with that terrifying, suffocating pressure! He would never forget it!
“Your luck is truly terrible, running into me before you could truly fuse with the origin source of the profound mystery. Consider yourself unlucky,” Huang stated the cold fact. “If you had already fused, killing you wouldn't be so simple. Killing you now is truly very easy and straightforward.”
Saying this, Huang let out a long cry, and the expansive life fluctuations spread through the void, erupting violently.
A tree bizarrely appeared in the chest of Huang’s golden skeletal form—a miniature Soul Tree of Life. The seed of the tree had already taken root when Xi Luo was driven out of the Metal Mystery origin source...
Now, Huang circulated his life force, and the small tree grew madly. Its tough branches shot out like sharp swords, piercing through Xi Luo’s golden skeletal frame!
“Crack, crack, crack!”
Xi Luo’s golden skeletal body rapidly shattered, like a golden glass statue falling to the ground and being pulverized, an incomparably miserable and terrifying sight. ...RQ