A snow-white, perfectly round little bird tumbled out of its shell.

After emerging, it looked up at Lu Yuan with a pair of utterly innocent eyes: "Coo, coo, coo."

Lu Yuan had no idea what this small, round, white bird meant. The bird let out another coo, hopped onto Lu Yuan's shoulder, and nestled against him intimately. Lu Yuan had never been approached so affectionately by a living being and felt a strange sensation. He still couldn't decipher what the little bird with the plump belly was chirping, nor what the sound "coo" signified.

Thus, after all was said and done, communication could only be established through the divine sense.

"Forget it, I'll call you Gu Gu," Lu Yuan said.

As they communicated through their divine senses, Lu Yuan also learned of Gu Gu's abilities.

"Gu Gu, find me a head," Lu Yuan briefly sketched the appearance of the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm, simultaneously providing its aura. He had managed to intercept a faint trace of its energy while pursuing the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm earlier; since he couldn't find it now, he had to rely on Gu Gu.

However, Lu Yuan truly doubted whether something so adorable could be effective.

Gu Gu closed its eyes. After a moment, it opened its eyes wide: "Coo, coo," and took the lead, flying off. Lu Yuan then realized that Gu Gu's flight speed was astonishingly fast, not much slower than his own. Indeed, it was worthy of being a top-tier spirit from the Wind Civilization, possessing such velocity.

Lu Yuan naturally followed suit.

He flew directly behind Gu Gu, navigating numerous twists and turns. Just as Lu Yuan was beginning to suspect that Gu Gu had also lost the trail, he sensed the aura of the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm ahead.

It seemed they had caught up.

Lu Yuan laughed heartily, "Gu Gu, you’re amazing." With this ability, tracking enemies in the future would be incredibly convenient, although it would naturally be limited by range; if the area was too vast, it wouldn't work. Of course, while this Wind Spirit was exceedingly useful, it meant Lu Yuan forfeited the acceleration advantage that other Wind Spirits could grant their master. Moreover, Lu Yuan knew he couldn't possess a second Wind Spirit—it was an unshakeable rule that each person could only have one.

And this particular Wind Spirit of his was proving highly valuable.

Lu Yuan raised his hand and drew Gu Gu into his newly formed Sword World. This Gu Gu was fast and highly effective at tracking any residual traces, but its inherent combat strength was likely not great. Now that they were about to encounter the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm, he needed to secure it first.

Having done this, Lu Yuan executed several dozen instantaneous teleports in quick succession.

Then, he leisurely settled down directly in front of the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm.

The Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm was momentarily stunned to see Lu Yuan suddenly appear. Its intelligence far surpassed that of the Lord of the Chaos Masticator; demons born from the brain inherently possessed higher sentience. It had even cultivated the demonic supreme technique, Myriad Avatars, to ensure its immortality.

Seeing Lu Yuan, the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm immediately summoned its Divine Soul Golden Brain. The colossal divine soul brain condensed together, though its golden hue was slightly paler, having already sustained injuries from the desolate Child's Chaos-colored Divine Soul Long Saber.

Lu Yuan instantly manifested the character Zheng ().

Boom!

The divine souls clashed in the void, violently.

The attack from the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm was only slightly weaker than the one it had launched against the desolate Child. Upon discovering that the human stood firm, protected by a sphere of white light above his head, it was greatly alarmed—Baidu Huashan Immortal Sect update. Already shocked by the grievous injury inflicted by the desolate Child, it developed a profound fear of the human's humanoid form. It would have been strange if it could wound him, considering the inherent protective power of the Initial Character Zheng on the soul.

No matter the mental demonic attack or divine soul assault, nothing could breach the soul guarded by Zheng.

Technically, there was also the character Shou (). In terms of defense, Shou surpassed Zheng. However, Zheng guarded only the divine soul, whereas Shou protected both the soul and the physical body. Purely in the aspect of divine soul protection, these two Initial Characters, Zheng and Shou, were fundamentally neck and neck.

After defending against the attack, Lu Yuan extracted a beam of white light from Zheng and thrust it directly toward the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm.

Zheng—upholding righteousness, shattering demons.

The ultimate demon-shattering character.

Since the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm had cultivated demonic arts, it carried a heavy demonic aura.

The white light flashed past like a shining sword, leaving a massive wound on the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm. White light continued to burn away the foul blood at the injury site. This time, the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm was truly terrified, realizing that the divine soul light released by this human could suppress it.

Yet, it was not utterly fearful. It was the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm, capable of manifesting tens of thousands of avatars; no one could kill it, not even the previous humanoid desolate Child, who resembled a God of War. It possessed absolute confidence in this fact. Instantly, it fragmented into dozens of forms, flying away in different directions. If one pursued a single path, they would only catch one avatar; they couldn't strike the true entity.

It happened in the blink of an eye: Lu Yuan instantly enlarged the white light. At this point, the light was released to its absolute maximum, and in the void, the Initial Character Zheng was faintly discernible.

Previously, he could only utilize Zheng for defense, avoiding its use in offense for fear that others might recognize him as Li Taishi. Defense merely required manifesting white light centered on himself, obscuring the character itself. Offense, however, necessitated the full projection of Zheng.

But now? With no other beings nearby, he could deploy Zheng openly.

The Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm had thoroughly embraced the demonic path and learned the demonic art of Myriad Avatars.

And Zheng could counter all demons.

As soon as Zheng manifested, all dozens of the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm’s avatars were rigidly locked in place, unable to move. The Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm looked at the Zheng floating in the void with terror. It finally understood what it was: it had encountered its ultimate nemesis, the Initial Character Zheng.

No other character possessed such powerful restraint over fiends and monsters as this Zheng.

Under the influence of Zheng, all the avatars of the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm were held fast, and the main body was similarly immobilized. It seemed as if a scene of extreme motion instantly transformed into one of utter stillness. Lu Yuan was in no rush; he first began slowly cultivating, refining these avatars one by one to augment his own divine soul.

Lu Yuan had previously estimated that in terms of sheer divine soul volume, he was equivalent to perhaps fifteen golden-hued Primordial Chaos Beasts. Now, by continuously absorbing the avatars of the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm, his own soul was constantly increasing.

Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, twenty.

Twenty-three, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-five.

As the divine soul grew higher and higher, Lu Yuan discovered that the total volume of his soul finally reached the equivalent of thirty-six golden divine souls. This quantity was already exceptionally high. Although still only about half of the desolate Child's, it was an astonishing amount of soul power nonetheless.

The desolate Child’s total soul volume was immeasurably supreme and unparalleled; Lu Yuan hadn't reached that zenith, but he was still at an apex level.

This was only at the eighth level of the World Realm. If he continued along this trajectory, by the tenth level of the World Realm, his soul might reach the equivalent of seventy-two souls—Baidu Huashan Immortal Sect update. He wouldn't be inferior to the desolate Child. After all, reaching the Great Perfection of the tenth level of the World Realm signified the complete fulfillment of a life form, capable of significantly boosting soul volume. By then, his total soul volume might even surpass seventy-two, approaching eighty, exceeding the current level of the desolate Child.

Finally, after absorbing every single avatar of the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm, Lu Yuan turned his attention to the main course—the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm itself. The entity shrieked piteously; how could it fail to realize that this humanoid being now held the power to end its life?

In an instant, it unleashed numerous demonic techniques.

Soul-Piercing Demonic Sound Art!

Demonic Soul Rebirth Art!

Demonic Soul Possession Art!

Demonic Soul Refining Art!

Great Method of Demonic Soul Impact!

Demonic Rage Great Method!

These demonic arts had been acquired by the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm after killing an entity from the Demon Civilization. Now, it unleashed them all, spewing boundless demonic energy in an attempt to completely demonize Lu Yuan. But with a slight motion of Lu Yuan’s mind, the white light emanating from Zheng intensified. Every demonic grand technique that encountered the brilliance of Zheng dissolved without a trace, like ice meeting sunlight.

Lu Yuan commanded the light of Zheng, gathering it in his hand into a razor-sharp luminous Zheng, which he stabbed fiercely into the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm.

"Ah!" A piercing scream erupted. The Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm cried out violently, and following the cry, its vitality withered; it was utterly annihilated by the Zheng. Lu Yuan then noticed—Baidu Huashan Immortal Sect update—that upon death, a blackened, demonized Chaos Brain Crystal appeared. Demonized? Different from the Lord of the Chaos Masticator's? Lu Yuan felt a slight jolt, but as the white light of Zheng flashed, the demonized state instantly vanished, transforming it into a true Chaos Brain Crystal.

Having collected another piece, Lu Yuan took the Chaos Brain Crystal in his hand. A brief examination revealed it to be perfect.

The life structure within the Chaos Brain Crystal was undeniably flawless.

He had collected another component. If he gathered all of these, achieving the Great Perfection of the tenth level of the World Realm would not be a particularly difficult task.

...

"What, still haven't found it?" the desolate Child demanded.

"No, we haven't found it yet. I even used the Primordial Wind Secret Art, but the Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm is too cunning," replied to the desolate Child was a tall, thin man. This man was Jiu Huang Zhui, one of the desolate Child's subordinates, an expert in tracking by following traces of wind, renowned within the Desolate Legion. His cultivation had reached the tenth level of the World Realm.

"If even you can't find it, then perhaps no one can," the desolate Child stated coldly. He was well aware of his subordinate Jiu Huang Zhui's capabilities; if Jiu Huang Zhui couldn't track it, likely no one could. It seemed no one would manage to kill this Lord of the Chaos Brainstorm, nor benefit from augmenting their soul through its avatars. What a pity.