When the Divine Void Dragon Zihuang answered, the Dragon Emperor of the End unfurled its wings. It glanced at the mangled remains of the Nightmare Yu beneath its feet, then looked up at Zihuang.The Third Primordial Heaven? A Primordial Monarch?

Back when it achieved Divine Fusion and stepped into the semi-primordial level, the Dragon Emperor had sensed a vast path beyond the primordial level. However, it never understood how that path was structured. The innate ability of its heavenly-tier bloodline, which allowed it to reveal such knowledge, only worked in the mythical world. When it discovered a natural treasure, knowledge about it would surface in its mind. Outside of the mythical world, the Dragon Emperor stumbled blindly.

The Void Dragon lowered its head, and the surrounding region quaked. Ring after ring of shockwaves surged outward, sweeping across hundreds of thousands of kilometers with crushing weight.This is the knowledge I hold about the primordial level.Take it as a reference.

Suddenly, a purple sphere of light appeared, condensed from the Void Dragon's will, and drifted slowly down. To the Dragon Emperor, who had intervened at a crucial moment, the Void Dragons revealed only warmth and goodwill.

Boom!

The moment the Dragon Emperor seized the glowing sphere of will, an overwhelming flood of information and visions surged into its mind like mountains crashing and seas roaring.

When a colossal beast broke through to the primordial level, its true form was reshaped with the power of primordial qi, which was the source of the power of principles. At the same time, its true name absorbed the power of creation to condense a life-bound ability. Then, by combining both primordial and creation powers, the beast could use the principle world as a foundation to open the Heavens of Creation and nurture the power of Heavenly Dao.

The Heavens of Creation itself was divided into two paths: the Outer Heavens and the Inner Heavens. The Outer Heavens resembled the divine domains created by human True Emperors, while the Inner Heavens resembled the "infinite space" surrounding the Divine Void Dragons and Nightmare Yu.

Colossal beasts that had just broken through to the primordial level would be in the First Primordial Heaven, and would be known as a Primordial Star. Colossal beasts at this level wielded terrifying power capable of shattering suns in a single strike and annihilating a Small Thousand-World[1]. Colossal beasts at the Second Primordial Heaven were known as Primordial Overlords, and could start solidifying their dominance among primordial colossal beasts. At the Third Primordial Heaven, the colossal beasts would be known as Primordial Monarchs; both Zihuang and the Yu that wounded the Dragon Emperor were at this level.

Whether cultivator or colossal beast, once they reached the primordial level, they would have to continually open new "Heavens." Each layer of Heaven they open would not only grant the enhancement of another layer of Heavenly Dao, but also transform the quality of their power. The growth of their strength would depend on the foundation that carried the Heavenly Dao.

Each layer required enough primordial qi and creation power to condense, along with vessels strong enough to carry it. This vessel could be a Great Thousand World[2] that had been expanded many times larger than the cultivator's original foundation, a second supreme principle, a world-creation-level divine weapon of unparalleled might, the body of a colossal beast, or a second life-bound ability awakened within that beast. As long as they had the foundation to support growth within the Primordial Heavens, advancement was possible.

Some primordial beings that advanced into the Second Primordial Heaven barely grew tenfold in strength. Others became dozens of times stronger, and a rare few increased a hundredfold. Because of this, the gap between the First and Second Primordial Heavens could be either narrow or vast.

In the Dragon Emperor's normal state, for example, its battle strength stood at the peak of the true spirit level. With gigantification, it could push into the semi-primordial level. Once it entered its End Form, it reached the peak of the First Primordial Heaven. After absorbing destructive primordial power into its body, the Dragon Emperor forced its way into the Second Primordial Heaven. Armed with invincible defense and the dual powers of destruction and chaos, it crushed the Yu of the First Primordial Heaven. Even when facing the Yu of the Third Primordial Heaven, it only suffered a minor wound when its defense was broken.

This showed that the Yu of the Third Primordial Heaven wasn't especially strong. The second and third layers of heavens it opened were mediocre, raising its strength by perhaps only ten or twenty times. Had they been greater, that strike from it would have been enough to suppress the Dragon Emperor.

However, once a primordial colossal beast crossed into the Fourth Primordial Heaven and became a Primordial Sovereign, the difference was drastic. From this level onward, Primordial Sovereigns not only possessed immense strength, but could also begin to touch space and time, standing beyond all principles and free from the chains of time. Such beings were recognized as rulers even within the chaotic void.

Above Primordial Sovereigns, in the Fifth Primordial Heaven, were the Primordial Emperors; these beings ruled over domains and gazed down upon eternity.

At the Sixth Primordial Heaven, colossal beasts became Primordial Patriarchs. At this level, they were considered Dao Ancestors[3]. They served as the very source of their bloodlines and principles, roaming the deepest reaches of the Sea of Chaos[4].

Beyond this point, the records ended. What lay past the Sixth Primordial Heaven remained unknown even to Zihuang, for none of the Divine Void Dragons had ever climbed so high.

All that was certain was that such beings stood far above the rest. They were immortal and indestructible, their radiance spanning the heavens and piercing countless dimensions, and language itself failed to capture their existence. This was why a colossal beast at the First Primordial Heaven and one at the Ninth Primordial Heaven couldn't even be compared. They were worlds apart, their very concepts so distant that the gulf between them defied imagination.

As the Dragon Emperor absorbed this knowledge, it thought about the Dark-Red World, the Supreme Hell, and other planes. It also recalled the three suns that hung above the mythical world, which were like colossal beasts. They didn't truly dwell in the sky or near the mythical world's chaotic void, yet the power they released was forever fixed above the firmament, and beyond the outer heavens of countless micro-worlds.

While the Dragon Emperor studied these truths, three Void Dragons loomed overhead. One stretched over a hundred thousand kilometers, another surpassed three hundred thousand, and the last reached a full million. They stood at the First, Second, and Third Primordial Heavens.

Their gazes fixed on the Little Purple Dragon perched on top of the Dragon Emperor's head. Even under the stares of six enormous eyes, the Purple Dragon showed no fear. It blinked its round eyes and cheerfully called out,Hello, big fellas! My name is Ao Yiyi.

Zihuang parted its jaws, and every word it spoke sent shockwaves rolling across heaven and earth like tidal waves.Greetings, Ao Yiyi. From you I sense the aura of Zilong, who fell in the last great battle and was cast down into the vast world when we were besieged. It seems you've received its inheritance.

The Purple Dragon nodded, its child-like voice ringing out.Yes, I did. Its Dragon Pearl rests deep inside Little Yi's own Dragon Pearl.

Boom!

Zihuang flared its aura, shaking the world as its face came close to the Purple Dragon. Excitement and shock filled its voice.Does Zilong's Dragon Pearl still exist? Impossible! You are only at the late stage of the titan level!

The other two Divine Void Dragons trembled as well. Their eyes narrowed and glinted with a terrifying sharpness as they stared even more intently at the Purple Dragon.

If Zilong's Dragon Pearl still existed, that meant Zilong had a chance at revival. At the same time, they were also surprised that a titan-level dragon could carry a primordial colossal beast's Dragon Pearl. Even broken, a pearl from a primordial beast wasn't something a titan-level being could carry.

The difference between these two levels was far too wide. It was like a level 1 mutated beast trying to contain a mythical colossal beast inside it; any ordinary creature would have been torn apart instantly if it tried to contain even a fragment of such primordial power.

Zihuang lowered its voice to a deep rumble as it fixed its gaze on the tiny figure standing on the Dragon Emperor's head.Little one, where did you come from?

The Purple Dragon blinked its wide eyes, raised a claw, and pointed toward the mythical world.Little Yi came from the Blue Planet. At first, I was still an egg, and only hatched after borrowing my big brother's life force.

The three Void Dragons exchanged glances.From the vast world... an egg containing a colossal beast that has the Divine Void Dragon as the original form[5]? Could our bloodline have returned after all these years?

Until now, they had assumed the Purple Dragon was a colossal beast with a trace of dragon blood that had transformed into a Divine Void Dragon by inheriting the fallen Zilong's legacy. None of them expected its original form to be a Divine Void Dragon egg. That explained how it could carry Zilong's Dragon Pearl.

The three dragons searched through their memories, combing through a hundred thousand years of history, and found nothing. No kind with their bloodline had fallen into the vast world during that time. But if no bloodline slipped into the vast world, then where did the Purple Dragon come from?

Suddenly, one of the other two Void Dragons, Zijun, widened its eyes in shock. Its roar rang out in disbelief, shaking heaven and earth.Zixun, Zihuang! The Eternal War! Remember, this little one had an origin power in its dragon breath earlier that helped Ao Batian recover. The power I sensed was close to the Creation Origin itself. In fact, it may actually be Creation Origin, though the strength is still too low and its purity far from complete.

Boom! Boom!

Dazzling light burst from Zixun and Zihuang, flooding the chaotic void with a purple radiance.

Divine brilliance burned within their eyes.

Roar!

Their resounding roars shook the heavens and pierced through spacetime. At the same time, a surge of bloodline might erupted from Zihuang's body.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

On the Chaotic Continent below, every dragon and every dragon-blooded descendant trembled as their blood boiled. Instinctively, they raised their heads and answered with long, echoing cries.

Under that crushing bloodline pressure, a power that had been suppressed within the Purple Dragon was awakened. Purple light blazed from every scale until purple flames ignited across its body.

Boom!

Its aura surged. The dragon mane on its head whipped wildly, and the innocence that once shone in its eyes was replaced by a cold and commanding gleam.

Roar!

Behind the Purple Dragon, the massive phantom of a Divine Void Dragon rose from the endless purple sea. As the phantom solidified, a pseudo-heavenly-tier bloodline radiated outward.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The three Void Dragons roared in thunderous unison, their eyes wide with disbelief as they stared at the phantom behind the Purple Dragon and felt its bloodline aura.

The Dragon Emperor finally lifted its head, watching the three primordial dragons reel in shock. A strange light flickered in its eyes as it growled,Honored dragons, is something wrong with Little Yi's bloodline?

It was puzzled as it thought to itself,It's only at the pseudo-heavenly tier. Why are they so worked up?

Zihuang exhaled a long breath that swept out as a world-ending hurricane, struggling to contain its excitement.There is no problem,it growled, voice trembling.We simply never imagined that Little Yi would be a descendant of the Ancestral Void Dragon.

It continued before the Dragon Emperor could ask further.The Ancestral Void Dragon was the mightiest of our kind. Back then, it was just a single step away from breaking through to the Seventh Primordial Heaven. Then, when the Eternal War erupted, it fell completely. None of us expected its bloodline to remain. But now, more than two hundred thousand years later, its descendant hatched, and has carried Zilong's Dragon Pearl out of the vast world. Perhaps this is fate. It's a sign that our clan will not fall into decline.

Zihuang looked solemnly at the Dragon Emperor.Little one–no, honored king of the Dragon Palace, thank you. Thank you for bringing back the descendant of the Ancestral Void Dragon. From this day forward, you will be the most honored guest of our clan. Your problems are our problems. Ask, and we will give you our full support.

The three Void Dragons lowered their massive heads, their horns touching, as if making a solemn vow.

The Dragon Emperor rumbled in response,There is no need for such formality. I only brought Little Yi because it sensed a familiar bloodline calling from this direction. I'm glad that it has found its kin.

Its eyes glinted as it pressed on. Monarch Zihuang, just now you mentioned the Eternal War. Was it a battle between two eternal powers in the vast world?

The Dragon Emperor had always wondered about the power systems of the mythical world. Now that it faced entities who held the truth, it pressed for answers.

Zihuang nodded. Its low roar rolled out like tidal waves, thundering across the heavens.Yes, King of the Dragon Palace.The Eternal War was the clash between the Eternal Ruler and the Chaotic Nightmare Lord. Their battle was more than two hundred seventy thousand years ago. Back then, our cultivation had only reached the true spirit level, and we were unqualified to take part in such a battle deep within the Sea of Chaos. All we know is that the war ended without a victor. Both sides paid a terrible price, and the Eternal Ruler sank into slumber from that day onward.

Before that, however, it cast every colossal beast above the primordial level out of the vast world, forcing them to devour chaotic qi and consume worlds across different dimensions and spacetime just to mend their wounds. The followers of both eternal beings were nearly wiped out. The Ancestral Void Dragon fell, and of the nine Primordial Divine Dragons, only three survived and returned. Yet the war never ended. Even now, while the Eternal Ruler slumbers, our clan and our allies continue to fight at the edge of the chaotic void against the armies of the Chaotic Nightmare Lord.

Zihuang's eyes shone with fervor as it spoke, each word heavy with grief and pride. The Dragon Emperor listened in silence. This confirmed the power hierarchy it thought existed in the mythical world: beyond the primordial level was eternity.

Two hundred seventy thousand years ago—over eight hundred thousand Blue Planet years—two eternal level colossal beasts clashed in the Sea of Chaos. The thought alone overwhelmed the imagination. After all, who could fathom the power of eternal level colossal beasts?

The Dragon Emperor found itself wondering if it would ever have the chance to bring one down.

1. Borrowed from Buddhist cosmology, a Small Thousand-World (小千世界) originally referred to a cluster of one thousand worlds. In cultivation novels, the term is used more loosely to describe a miniature self-contained world, or a person's "inner cosmos" within the larger universe. ☜

2. In cultivation literature, these terms are adapted metaphorically from Buddhist cosmology: a Small Thousand World may represent a miniature self-contained world, or inner cosmos, while a Great Thousand World describes an expanded inner cosmos strong enough to bear the Heavenly Dao. By enlarging or stabilizing this inner cosmos, they gain the capacity to bear more of the Heavenly Dao's power and thus ascend higher along the primordial path. ☜

3. Originally a Daoist honorific for Laozi as the progenitor of the Dao, later adopted in cultivation lore to describe the highest beings who embody or originate a Dao. ☜

4. The Sea of Chaos (混沌海) originates from Daoist cosmology as the primordial void before creation. In cultivation lore, it represents the boundless expanse beyond all worlds and heavens, a hostile and formless ocean of chaos where only the highest beings, such as Dao Ancestors, can roam. ☜

5. Original form here refers to the form before any sort of transformation. ☜

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