The flesh and blood of these gathered powerhouses could be consumed by Lei Dong’s Infernal Ghost Army. Especially the flesh and blood of those at the Void Refinement level—even if a Ghost General, who was only at the Golden Core stage, received but a fraction, it would save them a considerable amount of cultivation time.

As for the Nascent Souls, based on past experience, throwing all eighty-plus Nascent Souls into the Chaos Soul Devouring Pagoda for refinement would yield at least a dozen Chaos Crystals. And for the three at the Void Refinement level, refining them would absolutely result in more than thirty. This was because the life essence of Void Refinement beings was simply too profound, positioning them extremely close to the Chaos Origin. The more powerful the lifeform, the greater the Chaos Spiritual Qi that could be decomposed, and consequently, the more Chaos Crystals could be condensed.

Compared to these, the other spoils constituted the bulk of the haul. This batch of powerhouses consisted either of the elite direct lineage that the Emperor of Dark Night once sought to use to dominate the world, or the leaders of the Blood Fiend shock troops from the Demon Realm. Even after being parasitized by the Mind-Devouring Demons, they still retained their valuables: spirit treasures, battle armor, storage rings, and the various materials within those rings. Especially within the storage rings of the three Void Refinement experts, the selection of top-grade materials was truly dazzling. Among them, the natural Chaos Crystals alone numbered over a hundred across the three rings, likely spoils they had accumulated before being parasitized.

These items were treated as spoils of war and incorporated into the post-battle accounting.

It was not yet time to divide the spoils; besides these annihilated powerhouses, tens of thousands of Mind-Devouring Demon foot soldiers still awaited eradication. The Mind-Devouring Demon army, having lost control from their masters, descended into chaos, operating only on instinct and not attacking their own kind.

After various confusions, the troops began to scatter from their lair, some rampaging wildly, moving in groups or acting alone. Tens of thousands of Mind-Devouring Demons were certainly a formidable force. However, transforming from an organized military structure to scattered wild mobs made their eradication effortless for Lei Dong’s systematically organized forces.

Over the course of several months, all manner of effort was expended to completely wipe out the vast majority of the Mind-Devouring Demon army within this Chaos (Exotic Space). Concurrently, the total volume of spoils continued to increase, especially the Chaos Crystals, which began to multiply at a rapid pace.

Following a thorough exploration, Lei Dong discovered the switch for the spatial rift array connecting this abandoned Mind-Devouring Demon breeding ground to the Abyss Domain, along with another spatial node entrance. Clearly, this was the location from which the two Demon Realm generals had arrived.

Meanwhile, the Nether Ghost Emperor used a relatively gentle method to conduct a soul-searching interrogation of Venomfang. Although not much substantial information was gleaned, they learned that Venomfang and Ba Chong were members of a Demon Realm faction called Blood Fiend Fangs, a significant organization within the Three Realms, mostly composed of the Asura race.

Their mission here was a secret assignment from the Blood Fiend Fangs organization. This group had stumbled upon spatial node coordinates related to the ancient, forgotten Mind-Devouring Demon Realm through a chance discovery and had ordered Venomfang to take charge of the matter.

The Chaos Exotic Space Lei Dong currently controlled was, in fact, a base established by the Demon Realm in ancient times specifically for breeding Mind-Devouring Demons and manufacturing their armies. However, during a war, the high-ranking Demon Marshal in charge of this base, along with his direct subordinates, was completely annihilated in a surprise attack.

As a result, the spatial node coordinates for this Mind-Devouring Demon base became a mystery—effectively lost. The Blood Fiend Fangs had only acquired some vague information accidentally and dispatched Venomfang to explore.

The reason they hadn't sent experts at the Integration stage was that after billions of years of evolution across the Three Realms, while the grand structure remained unchanged, the location of the spatial node leading to the Mind-Devouring Demon breeding facility had settled in a region called the Chaotic Star Domain.

This was a buffer zone independent of the Three Realms, a place where the space was chaotic and the environment exceptionally complex, making it incredibly easy to evade pursuit. Many individuals who committed crimes in the Three Realms would attempt to flee to the Chaotic Star Domain. Firstly, it was a lawless territory, unbound by the constraints of the Three Realms. Secondly, even if someone intended to send forces to encircle them, once they hid themselves within that vast, sea-like, extraordinarily complex environment, even a Supreme being would find it hard to succeed.

However, despite its chaos, the Chaotic Star Domain was not entirely ungoverned. As time progressed and it evolved, the most formidable power in the Chaotic Star Domain now lay with the Seven Sovereigns. Each of the Seven Sovereigns possessed cultivation at the Integration stage, and based on their strength and influence, they divided the Chaotic Star Domain into seven territories, ruled separately by the Seven Sovereigns.

At this time, the Chaotic Star Domain had developed from a strategic buffer zone into an independent major power. The attitude of the Three Realms towards it was largely one of appeasement. No one could afford to send troops to crush the Chaotic Star Domain; otherwise, if the Domain allied itself with one of the other two Realms, it would spell disaster.

Because of this, the Three Realms maintained an ambiguous stance toward the Chaotic Star Domain and reached an internal agreement: Integration-stage experts from the forces of the Three Realms were forbidden from setting foot in the Chaotic Star Domain. As for fugitives, if they managed to escape there successfully, they would be left to fend for themselves.

Of course, the rulers within the Chaotic Star Domain had also promised the Three Realms that if any fugitive dared to leave the Domain, they would be stripped of its protection and would no longer be covered by the covenants.

It was precisely this peculiar locale that explained why forces from the Three Realms occasionally conducted business there but were reluctant to deploy Integration-stage experts. Moreover, although the Blood Fiend Fangs organization was interested in the derelict Mind-Devouring Demon breeding base, they had never imagined that this long-forgotten base would still harbor such abundant Chaos Spiritual Qi resources.

Otherwise, in an era where Chaos Spiritual Qi was increasingly scarce in the Three Realms, faced with such rich resources, they would have risked violating agreements and dispatched Integration-stage experts, even if it meant risking their lives.

Perhaps it was Venomfang’s greed that was to blame. If she had immediately reported the discovery of vast Chaos Spiritual Qi resources upon first entering this Chaos Exotic Space, perhaps the organization would have sent stronger masters to handle the situation, preventing her current fate. That Venomfang truly died because of greed, ultimately benefiting Lei Dong for nothing.

Having obtained the two spatial coordinates and piecing together this intelligence hazily from Venomfang's Nascent Soul, Lei Dong could not take it lightly. Firstly, he accelerated his pace to continue searching for scattered natural Chaos Crystals.

Secondly, he began deploying Chaos Spirit Gathering Formations on a large scale without regard for cost, aiming to collect Chaos Spiritual Qi and refine it into Chaos Crystals.

Although this Chaos Exotic Space was now under his control, Lei Dong felt uneasy unless he could condense that Chaos Spiritual Qi into Chaos Crystals. Since first stepping into this world, Lei Dong had always emphasized securing gains—what was in his mouth was truly his.

Furthermore, Lei Dong opened the exit to the Abyss Domain and dispatched his trusted subordinates to bring over all the key figures, such as Lei Qing’er, Mo Chou (who was called the Blood Demon), and a host of old retainers. At the same time, he sent a batch of Chaos Crystals for the use of the Myriad Ghost Ancestor.

Lei Dong had always understood gratitude; if he hadn't consistently received the protection and mentorship of the Myriad Ghost Ancestor, he would surely have died somewhere long ago.

Simultaneously, Lei Dong heavily fortified the spatial node leading to the so-called Chaotic Star Domain as a precaution. Who knew if other powerhouses, similar to Venomfang, might discover this forgotten land through ancient records?

If news spread that this area held rich Chaos resources, it would undoubtedly attract countless formidable wolves. Even as confident as Lei Dong was, he certainly did not believe he possessed the qualifications or resources to contend with the Three Realms.

Forget the Three Realms; the Chaotic Star Domain, presided over by the Seven Sovereigns, could crush his current small force like ants.

Indeed, the potential inherited by Lei Dong was astonishing and profound, but if that potential could not be converted into actual strength, it would ultimately amount to nothing.

In this world, far too many beings with infinite potential vanish before they can truly mature.

Therefore, Lei Dong was currently focusing intensely on enhancing his own strength. Supported by the power of the True Word Spell, the Law of Annihilation, the Law of Indestructibility, and others, Lei Dong himself possessed the capability to fight opponents beyond his current realm.

Eighty Nascent Souls at the Deity Transformation stage and tens of thousands of Nascent Souls were continuously channeled by Lei Dong into the Chaos Soul Devouring Pagoda. With the Pagoda operating at full capacity, it decomposed them and refined them into streams of Chaos Crystals, while the quantity of Lei Dong’s Chaos Origin simultaneously increased.

For such precious items, Lei Dong was certainly not miserly. Golden, thread-like strands of Chaos Origin were swallowed by him one after another. This Chaos Origin, hailed as the most precious resource in history, began to play a crucial role: it continuously improved Lei Dong’s bloodline and physical body, gradually strengthening his spiritual root aptitude.

Under the modification of a relatively abundant supply of Chaos Origin, Lei Dong’s bloodline and spiritual roots were fundamentally improved. It was akin to a Low-grade Spirit Ghost gradually elevating to an Extreme-grade Spirit Ghost; Lei Dong's essence was undergoing a fundamental and earth-shattering transformation.

Gradually, his aptitude shifted from Upper-grade to Supreme-grade, matching that of Qi Feifei and others. However, Lei Dong was not satisfied. He continued to use the precious Chaos Origin to enhance his aptitude. Finally, after he had single-handedly consumed an entire mass of it—approximately one hundred golden threads of Chaos Origin—he finally underwent metamorphosis, and his aptitude transformed into that of a prodigy. In total, the Chaos Origin he expended amounted to about one-tenth of a single Chaos Origin. If the Supremes, who would fight tooth and nail for a single Chaos Origin, knew how wastefully this boy spent it, they would likely vomit blood in anger.