Chapter 319: Forging a Heavenly Artifact

These nearly ten thousand ferocious beasts were all enormous in size, resembling small mountains, and were very similar to the original form of the Ye Dragon before Ming Lan and Ming Qing evolved, as seen by Chen Xiao before. However, each of them had a giant golden horn on top of its head.
Chen Xiao swallowed hard. Nearly ten thousand True Spirit God-level ferocious beasts, and all in one group—what kind of concept was that? No wonder the True Spirit God Kings of the Source Continent regarded this place as a forbidden zone.
“Black Prison, if you dare come here, you’re seeking death!”
A sinister smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s face. Then, with a thought, his Heavenly Dragon Claws and Heavenly Dragon Horns flew out, creating a space among the herd of beasts, after which he darted inside.
“Hehe, with all of you big guys protecting me, I’m much safer now.”
Chen Xiao chuckled lightly, then closed his eyes and activated the Heavenly Maps within him to strengthen his strength.
Probably since the founding of the Source Continent, Chen Xiao was the only one who had practiced in this forest of ferocious beasts, protected by tens of thousands of True Spirit God-level beasts. If word of this got out, even a True Spirit God might be scared to death.
“The power of the Nether Heaven drawn by the Fragmented Map of the Nether Heaven has been completely absorbed by Death Dance… It seems I need to find more of those fragments to use this main artifact again.”
At this moment, Chen Xiao was divided in his focus—stabilizing his foundation and enhancing his cultivation while also investigating the situation within his body.
Among the four Heavenly Maps he currently possessed, the Map of the Nether Heaven was the weakest, as it was just a small fragment. Yet, Chen Xiao had to rely on the power of the Nether Heaven to assist Death Dance. The power drawn from that fragment had already been exhausted by Death Dance.
Currently, the strongest power within Chen Xiao’s body was that of the Purple Sky Heaven. The Purple Sky Heaven had been fully cultivated, and all its power had been drawn forth. The might of its two combat techniques—Furious Sky Fist and Purple Sky Seal—was the strongest attack Chen Xiao could unleash at the moment.
However, he couldn’t fully utilize the power of the Purple Sky Heaven. Although Furious Sky Fist and Purple Sky Seal could amplify their strength with its help, they couldn’t harness its true power.
If Chen Xiao could find a heavenly artifact that matched the Purple Sky Heaven, he might be able to kill a God King on his own.
As for the Free Heaven, he had only reached the third level of cultivation. With the Heavenly Dragon Set, he could evade the divine senses of peak True Spirit Gods and even toy with them.
“Such heavenly artifacts are hard to come by. Getting the Heavenly Dragon Set by chance was already a huge stroke of luck.”
Chen Xiao shook his head, sighing inwardly.
As for the other artifact in his body, Snowflakes Drifting, under the influence of the Map of Sorrowful Separation, it had also been upgraded to the status of a semi-heavenly artifact. But since the Map of Sorrowful Separation was only half complete, its power was far inferior to that of the Heavenly Dragon Set.

“Huh, I don’t know. When will Qi Tian Jue align with the right day…” Chen Xiao gazed at Qi Tian Jue with longing. Its power was extremely formidable, and as a divine artifact rooted in the primordial path, it must be a complete celestial instrument that required no infusion of heavenly energy. Yet Chen Xiao didn’t know which day’s divine artifact Qi Tian Jue belonged to. If he could obtain a celestial map that matched it, he might be able to use Qi Tian Jue to destroy Hei Yu right away. But such celestial maps were even rarer than divine artifacts, and Chen Xiao’s success in obtaining those four maps relied heavily on luck. Chen Xiao sighed. The three major celestial maps—Zi Zai, Li Zai, and You Ming—continuously drew upon the powers of their respective heavens from the void. Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s body trembled slightly. He suddenly remembered that the true spiritual divine artifact within him, Black Pearl, had been transformed from a dark attribute to a water attribute by the divine master Chai Yunke through his own power. In that moment, a glint of fervor flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes. “If I use my dominion power and the Purple Sky Heavenly Energy, could I transform that water attribute into the Purple Sky Heavenly attribute?” Chen Xiao thought of the jade talisman Chai Yunke had given him. The first time he used it, he could fully unleash the power of his supreme divine entity, utilizing the laws of dominion to elevate his strength to the peak of a true dominator, a supreme god. Once this idea arose, it could no longer be suppressed. Compared to that fleeting moment of dominion, his current strength was far more important. Becoming a dominator or a supreme god was merely Chen Xiao’s last resort in the face of such beings. “But showing dominion power for just a moment on this Land of Origins might indeed attract some of those supreme gods. Then they’ll hunt me all over the world, and I’ll be the one who suffers.” Chen Xiao didn’t believe there were no dominators on the Land of Origins. Slowly, Chen Xiao stood up. His divine consciousness extended beyond the space he had created. By now, the fierce beasts in that area had all awakened—some going out to hunt, others playing around. Here, these true spiritual divine-level beasts seemed no different from ordinary ones. “I wonder if there are supreme god-level creatures deep in this forest.” Chen Xiao shook his head, then suddenly activated Tian Long Xing. He transformed into a streak of void and disappeared. His earlier plan to use the beasts here to fight Hei Yu was now abandoned. Hei Yu and the others would only meet a more tragic death. “Chen Xiao, we’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” The moment Chen Xiao stepped out of this terrifying forest, twenty terrifying auras locked onto his body. In an instant, twenty supreme true spiritual gods emerged from the void. Like Hei Yu, they all exuded an aura of despair, death, and darkness. Clearly, they were all death dominators, hidden pawns left on the Land of Origins. The moment Chen Xiao appeared, they simultaneously launched the most terrifying attacks at him.

Boom!
A vast expanse of void around this forest was completely shattered, creating turbulent spatial currents.
“Damn it! This Black Prison has gathered so many allies!”
Chen Xiao’s eyes widened as he unleashed the power of the Heavenly Sky with all his might. All the artifacts in the Heavenly Dragon Set began to glow, desperately pulling his body away from the attack.
If that terrifying attack had hit him, he would have been instantly reduced to ashes and died completely.
These twenty peak True Spirit Gods were entirely different from the thirty-plus lower-level True Spirit Gods before. Their combined power was enough to destroy a thousand lower-level True Spirit Gods in an instant.
This was the gap between True Spirit Gods.
Fortunately, at that critical moment, the Heavenly Dragon Set exerted its power, sending Chen Xiao’s body out of the attack range.
Even so, he was still severely injured by the terrifying force. His face turned pale, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Thankfully, at that time, it was the Primordial Spirit Fire within him that held him together—extremely resilient. Otherwise, under the impact just now, even the laws of his True Spirit Godhood would have been completely shattered.
Chen Xiao gently wiped the blood from his mouth and glared coldly at the peak True Spirit Gods below. Then, the Heavenly Dragon Set activated again, propelling him straight into the sky.
“Chase them!”
These True Spirit Gods were clearly led by Black Prison. With a single shout, the twenty peak True Spirit Gods broke through space and pursued after him.
“Twenty peak True Spirit Gods… If I can obtain their laws, the Primordial Spirit Fire will evolve again, and my strength will rise as well!”
By now, Chen Xiao understood that if the Primordial Spirit Fire evolved, his ascension and strength level would both increase.
His body had taken shape—now resembling a blue dragon, he rushed endlessly toward the vast universe beyond the Source Continent. Behind him, the twenty peak True Spirit Gods pursued relentlessly. Almost half of the True Spirit Gods on the Source Continent sensed this disturbance.
“Where did that Black Prison get so many experts?”
At that moment, Lou Tian and Xuanyuan were sitting together, staring at the sky in disbelief. Twenty peak True Spirit Gods—equivalent to the total number of all such gods on the entire Source Continent at that time.
“It seems Black Prison is indeed the one controlled by the Death Lord,” Lou Tian shook his head. “As for Chen Xiao, we can’t afford to provoke him. There’s likely a Supreme God behind each of them, and we probably can’t interfere.”
“Then what do you think? If there really is a Supreme God deep in the continent, will they intervene directly?” Xuanyuan frowned slightly.
Lou Tian just shook his head again. “Below the Supreme Gods, we True Spirit Gods are nothing but ants. How could we possibly guess their intentions?”
“You two sure know when to back down.”
Suddenly, a massive consciousness descended, pressing Lou Tian and Xuanyuan to the ground.

“Lord… the Supreme God?” Xuan Yuan’s voice trembled slightly. He tried hard to lift his head, but the terrifying power was too immense; he simply couldn’t break free.
“You may call me the Earth Domain Sovereign.”
In the void, a pale yellow figure gradually took shape—a towering giant appeared.
“The Earth Domain Sovereign…” Lou Tian remained calm. It seemed he immediately thought of a possibility.
“The era of the Supreme Gods has returned. You are the messengers chosen by me, the messengers of the Supreme Gods. Any objections?”
The Earth Domain Sovereign spoke without any preamble, directly and plainly.
“Xuan Yuan pays his respects to the Sovereign!”
Without even hesitation, Xuan Yuan immediately bowed toward that shadowy figure. Lou Tian also declared his submission in the next moment.
“These are two laws of the Supreme Gods, which can enhance your strength. The heir of the Primordial Spirit Fire has appeared. Remember, find out his identity and destroy him!”
Suddenly, two pale yellow lights shot from the Earth Domain Sovereign’s eyes, and then his figure vanished without a trace.
Such scenes kept happening across the entire Source Continent. The Supreme Gods of various domains gathered their willpower, sought out the peak True Spirit Gods, made them their messengers, bestowed upon them the laws of the Supreme Gods, and ordered the destruction of the heirs of the Primordial Spirit Fire.
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Chen Xiao was completely unaware of all this. By now, his body had already left the Source Continent and entered the vast universe.
The twenty peak True Spirit Gods, relentless in their pursuit, also entered the universe.
After crossing countless galaxies, Chen Xiao suddenly stopped, standing in the void as he coldly stared at the twenty peak True Spirit Gods following him.
“Don’t waste words with him. Use the laws of the Supreme Gods right away and destroy him!”
Hei Yu, seeing Chen Xiao stop, didn’t dare be careless at all. He immediately sent a message to the other True Spirit Gods. He had already witnessed Chen Xiao’s unpredictable tactics before.
“Do you know how I defiled your Death Sovereign?” Chen Xiao spoke first, before they could attack.
“Hm?” Those True Spirit Gods were slightly stunned.
“I killed the Death Sovereign’s daughter, the lower-ranking Supreme God You Ru, and then transformed one of his avatars and refined it to death.”
Chen Xiao’s voice sounded as if it came from the depths of hell, utterly icy.
“Madman! Kill him!”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, Hei Yu acted without hesitation. The laws of the Death Sovereign within him were activated, converging on his True Spirit Divine Weapon.
Boom!
In the next instant, that Fangtian Halberd took on the characteristics of a Supreme Divine Weapon, its power increasing several times over.
At the same time, the other nineteen True Spirit Gods also activated their own laws of the True Spirit Gods and charged at Chen Xiao.
“Ah, ignorance breeds fearlessness.”
A jade-colored light flashed briefly over Chen Xiao’s body, followed by the oppressive aura of a sovereign emanating from him. The surrounding universe seemed to freeze.
Within a radius of ten thousand miles around Chen Xiao, all time, space, and countless laws and rules ceased to function!
Within those ten thousand miles, Chen Xiao was the absolute sovereign, the God of Creation!

And those twenty True Spirit Divine Artifacts were stopped just a fraction of a distance away from Chen Xiao’s body, then gradually turned into fragments inch by inch.
“You…” Hei Yu’s face showed an expression of panic; his mouth stretched wildly, like a fish struggling to breathe.
“Remember, I am the Ruler of the Water Element, Chen Xiao!”
With a wave of his hand, Hei Yu and the other twenty peak True Spirit Gods turned into dust in the universe, leaving only their True Spirit Essences surrounded by the laws of the True Spirit Gods.
Chen Xiao reached out and absorbed these twenty essences into his body.
“Black Pearl, the Laws of the Supreme God, and the power of Zi Xiao Heaven—descend now!”
Boom!
Suddenly, the void above Chen Xiao’s head shattered, and streams of purple light descended from the void, instantly filling the space.
At this moment, it was the Laws of Domination that controlled the flow of power within Chen Xiao’s body. The moment these laws appeared, they suppressed the original Primordial Spirit Fire.
With the enhancement of these laws, the already complete Zi Xiao Heaven Map drew forth even more immense power from the void. Chen Xiao knew that the previous power of Zi Xiao Heaven was the limit of his strength at that time. Now, as the Ruler, he could once again summon its power.
Boom!
Black Pearl broke free and began to absorb the Laws of Domination emanating from Chen Xiao’s Supreme God Essence, trying to restore the dignity of the Supreme Divine Artifact.
“Hmph, just a Supreme Divine Artifact—how can it compare to a Heavenly Artifact?”
Chen Xiao sneered. The vast power of Zi Xiao Heaven instantly merged into Black Pearl, shattering the original laws of the True Spirit Gods and the newly emerged Laws of Domination, completely eliminating them.
Black Pearl’s originally black hull began to glow with purple light.
“Laws condense, Primordial Paths form—Zi Xiao Heavenly Artifact, assemble!”
Using the power of Zi Xiao Heaven, Chen Xiao simulated the form of Primordial Paths, creating laws that were then infused into Black Pearl.
This was the creation of laws!
Only a Ruler could possess such power!
Boom!
In an instant, Black Pearl’s originally ten-thousand-meter-long hull expanded to one hundred thousand meters, surrounded by purple lightning, displaying immense power.
“Zi Xiao Divine Thunder!”
Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up!
The power of Zi Xiao Heaven represented freedom and unrestraint, while its punishment was divine retribution!
Zi Xiao Divine Thunder was the true offensive weapon of Zi Xiao Heaven.
At this point, Black Pearl seemed like a true manifestation of Zi Xiao Heaven on earth!
“Retreat!”
With a wave of his hand, Black Pearl reverted to its completely black hull and turned into a small boat, flying back into Chen Xiao’s hand.
“Good thing Black Pearl was originally a fragment of a Supreme Divine Artifact—its material is strong enough. Otherwise, if it were any other artifact, it would have burst apart instantly, let alone been refined into a Heavenly Artifact.”
The next moment, Black Pearl turned into a streak of light and entered Chen Xiao’s mind, within the shadow of Zi Xiao Heaven in the Heavenly Map.
“Hm? A Supreme God is flying this way?”

Chen Xiao’s brows furrowed slightly. At this moment, he was the true ruler, and the arrival of the other Supreme Gods was immediately detected by him.
“I don’t have much time; I can’t waste it on you. Get lost.”
With a thought, Chen Xiao’s body appeared far beyond countless galaxies.
“Hm?”
The three Supreme Gods who came were all dressed in blue robes, yet they were three beautiful women.
“How is this possible? That presence earlier was clearly that of Lord Kandaras—why has it disappeared?”
The three Water Supreme Gods arrived here and, seeing the empty void, spoke hesitantly.
“Lord Kandaras hasn’t appeared in hundreds of millions of years… Now many people claim she has perished…”
“Shut up! Lord Kandaras is the ruler of the Water element, and she even possesses her own Supreme God realm—how could she perish? Before leaving, the Supreme God said she was going on an important mission and would surely return within one cycle!”