Primordial Chaos. After merging the profound meanings of twelve divine abilities, he attained the second Chaos Profound Meaning: Tenfold Primordial Chaos!

This was a peculiar profound meaning concerning the utilization of the powers of heaven and earth. Having grasped this profound meaning, he seemed to gain a deep insight into the various forces existing between heaven and earth.

Between heaven and earth existed myriad forces: elemental energy, vital essence, spiritual power, the medicinal potency contained within spiritual herbs, the bestial strength within fierce beasts, the powers of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, and so on.

According to the Primordial Chaos profound meaning, all these forces were collectively termed "Primal Force." The supposed vital essence, spiritual power, and the Five Elements' forces were merely different manifestations of this Primal Force. The Primordial Chaos divine ability primarily detailed the essence of the "Original."

All things return to their origin. Once the most fundamental power is thoroughly understood, those so-called spiritual power or the forces of the Five Elements no longer pose a great mystery. Source Fire was one of the most esoteric manifestations of Primal Force.

Source Fire existed since the very genesis of heaven and earth. Within the vast and boundless cosmos, there were only a mere thirty-six kinds of Source Fire. Each type possessed unique attributes and special effects, mysterious beyond comprehension, wielded with unpredictable power.

The Primordial Chaos divine ability contained descriptions of Source Fire, along with methods to control it!

That method was entirely different from the one provided by Xiaohan; it utilized Soul Water residing within the Sea of Souls!

Soul Water—this was the first time he had heard that name. Only after understanding the Primordial Chaos profound meaning did he realize that the special Sea of Souls could be tempered with a specific energy, yielding Soul Water, which resembled essence blood! Soul Water was the marrow of the Sea of Souls. The most profound method to control Source Fire was: merging Soul Water and Source Fire.

Water and fire harmonizing, nurturing the Source Fire with Soul Water, and simultaneously using the Source Fire to warm and nourish the Soul Water, causing the Sea of Souls to undergo miraculous changes. Utilizing this process, not only did the master of the Source Fire benefit immensely, but the Source Fire itself slowly transformed, gaining even more wondrous power. Furthermore, the Primordial Chaos teaching regarding Source Fire held an even more profound application—Refining!

Source Fire could refine all things, transforming objects rich in Primal Force into "Primal Force Crystals" that could be directly consumed—items akin to elixirs. Primal Force Crystals possessed extremely subtle effects, comparable to medicinal pills.

Exquisite elixirs such as the Nirvana Elixir, the Wish-Fulfilling Pill, and the God-Connecting Pill were types of Primal Force Crystals, also forged through the smelting of Source Fire. They extracted the medicinal potency from herbs and transformed it into a Primal Force Crystal, which is essentially a pill. The "Refining" described by the Primordial Chaos profound meaning was not limited to refining medicine; it extended to refining artifacts, and terrifyingly, even refining people!

It seemed that any object harboring Primal Force could be transmuted through this "Refining." A person with profound cultivation, subjected to that specialized tempering method, could also be transformed into a Primal Force Crystal.

Various wondrous applications of power surfaced uncontrollably in his mind the moment he obtained the Primordial Chaos Chaos Profound Meaning. Some of the methods were so perverse and sinister that even he felt a chill, secretly swearing never to employ them unless absolutely necessary!

It was at this moment that he understood the divine abilities latent within the Seven-Colored Soul Imprint in his mind possessed no inherent sense of good or evil; they simply revealed the true meaning of the powers existing in the world with stark honesty.

On the road toward Ice Rock City's Lord's Mansion, the miniature figure in his mind continuously manifested various divine abilities. The manifestations of Primordial Chaos power were increasingly and deeply etched into his soul, impossible to shake off or easily forget. Ice Rock City, the Lord's Mansion. Turk commanded two Vice Lords and four District Commanders, beneath whom were various Protectors.

Generally, the Lord's Mansion would house at least one City Lord, two District Commanders, and ten Protectors. This force served both to safeguard the Mansion from harm and to intimidate others within the city. If any district in Ice Rock City experienced trouble, the experts from the Mansion would immediately mobilize to resolve it, eliminating potential hazards early on.

Today, City Lord Turk was absent. One of the Vice Lords, Huang Li, was currently roaming Ice Rock City. Only Vice Lord Molok and two Commanders, Zhou Mou and Li Hu, were guarding the Lord's Mansion. One Vice Lord and two Commanders all possessed cultivation at the Wish-Fulfilling Realm. Coupled with ten Protectors from the Nirvana Realm proficient in combined combat techniques, within the heavily fortified Lord's Mansion, they could rest assured unless an expert from the God-Connecting Realm attacked.

Within the City Lord's Mansion, there were no fewer than a hundred major and minor restrictive arrays and barriers. The most formidable several were personally laid down by Turk, and only an expert in the God-Connecting Realm, or a combined assault from dozens of experts in the Wish-Fulfilling Realm, stood a chance of breaking them. Inside an Ice Prison cell.

Commander Li Hu was drinking wine, his eyes half-closed, glancing frequently toward the cages. His gaze lingered unsettled upon several graceful women. Beside Li Hu, three Protectors from the Nirvana Realm adopted fawning attitudes, constantly refilling Li Hu’s wine, laughing obsequiously to curry favor.

"Third Commander, have you taken a liking to any of the lasses?" one Protector chuckled slyly, pointing toward Shang Lingyu inside the cage. "This girl is quite spirited, sir. Ever since she entered the cell, she’s been shouting that she is the young miss of the Shang Family from South Star, insisting her family will surely come for her. Commander, don't you think her features are quite appealing?"

Li Hu downed the strong liquor from the jar in one go, his full beard glistening with crystal droplets, before grunting, "What is the Shang Family of South Star? When our City Lord becomes the Chief Island Master of the Golden Sea, the Shang Family won't dare even fart in our presence!" "You will all know the might of my Shang Family sooner or later!" Shang Lingyu snarled from within the cage.

"Bitch, you'll soon learn our might!" Li Hu sneered coldly. "When the Lord returns, he will decide your fate. By then, you, the Shang Family miss, might just become my personal female slave. Stop putting on airs in front of me!" "Third Commander, it seems the Second Commander also took an interest in this girl," the Protector murmured cautiously.

"Then it’s a fight to snatch her!" Li Hu gave a cold laugh, stood up, and slowly walked toward Shang Lingyu, swaying drunkenly. "Let me inspect the merchandise first." "Sir, what about that other girl?" the Protector pointed to Shang Bingjie beside Shang Lingyu.

"She belongs to the City Lord. However, the City Lord is usually quite open-minded in these matters. Once he tires of her, he'll naturally pass her down to us. Look at the fate of the City Lord’s previous concubines; you know what awaits this girl in the future," Li Hu said dismissively. "But until the Lord touches her, everyone needs to behave around her, lest we incur the Lord's displeasure." The Protectors nodded and smiled, signaling they understood the boundaries. Shang Bingjie’s face was cold, her eyes blazing with icy light within the cell as she fixed her gaze firmly upon Li Hu.

"Bingjie, I’m afraid I must do you wrong," Shang Lingyu sighed forlornly, speaking to her in a hushed voice. "Before this, I never thought I’d ask you to do anything for me. This time, I fear I have no choice. The Profound Spirit Imprint in my mind will trigger the Profound Ice..." Shang Bingjie’s expression shifted drastically; she suddenly realized the gravity of the situation.

Over the years, she and Shang Lingyu had been closer than sisters. She had almost forgotten her identity as an Ice Slave, forgetting the constraints placed upon her kind.

The Profound Spirit Imprint was a secret divine weapon created by the Shang Family specifically to restrain the Ice Slaves. If a single command was issued from the Profound Spirit Imprint, the surrounding Ice Slaves had no room for resistance; they would automatically perish as cannon fodder. Die?

Shang Bingjie felt no great sorrow. She only looked at Shang Lingyu and asked one question: "Can you not control it, or are you forced? Don't lie to me."

Shang Lingyu’s face was flushed with shame.

Shang Bingjie's heart chilled. She nodded, offering a self-deprecating smile. "I was being sentimental. I actually thought we were sisters." Shang Lingyu grew even more ashamed, wanting to open her mouth to explain, but in the end, she remained silent. "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Just then, deafening roars erupted from the sky above the Lord's Mansion. The entire Mansion seemed to tremble amidst the concussions. Even the prison cell deep beneath the Mansion shook slightly, like a minor earthquake.

Li Hu, who was about to act on Shang Lingyu, saw his expression shift slightly. "I'll deal with you later!" The drunken haze in his eyes vanished instantly. He bellowed, "Brothers, hold the line at the cell entrance! Let’s see which bastard is causing trouble at the Mansion! Hmph, our Lord is vying for the Chief Island Master position recently; I knew someone would come stirring up trouble!" As his words fell, Li Hu, followed by a few Protectors, rushed out of the cell block.

As soon as he emerged, he found Vice Lord Molok and the Second Commander Zhou Mou already present. Both men were accompanied by Protectors from the Nirvana Realm, and both were staring oddly at the sky above the Lord's Mansion.

A circle of cyan light connected above the Mansion, vibrating violently and emitting intense energy fluctuations. As the cyan circles shifted, the clouds above the Mansion writhed densely, forming another layer of defense. Beyond the clouds, rows of stone pillars emitted faint electrical light, the arcs of lightning weaving together to also protect the Mansion.

"Vice Lord," Li Hu bowed respectfully toward Molok.

Molok nodded. "You arrived at the right time. Go up and see what scoundrel is causing mischief. It doesn't look like a major expert; it's taken them half the day and they still haven't broken through the restrictions set by the City Lord." Li Hu assented and was about to fly up to investigate.

Just then, the layers of defensive circles above the Lord’s Mansion suddenly split open with a fissure. The crack instantly tore through all the restrictions, and a youth with a strange expression shot through the gap, stabilizing himself directly in the midst of Molok and the others.

"So Primordial Chaos can even break through restrictive barriers. I shouldn't have wasted energy trying the other way. That makes sense; any restrictive barrier is formed by various combinations of heaven and earth energies, which is precisely its domain..." the newcomer muttered to himself, apparently oblivious to Molok, Li Hu, and the others staring at him with predatory gazes.