Chapter 329: The Key to the World of Books

Time passed unknowingly before Chen Xiao’s eyes slowly opened.
“The sixth level of the Yuanling Divine Realm, the sixth tier of Zizaitian. Good. My current strength should be on par with those powerful books here. Now, it’s time to subdue a few of those books and see what’s recorded in them.”
A glint appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes as his divine consciousness spread rapidly to search for those powerful True Spirit Divine books that had appeared earlier.
Those True Spirit Divine books were clearly ancient relics here, extremely formidable. Although they were also of the True Spirit Divine realm, they were more than ten times stronger than the peak True Spirit Divines Chen Xiao had encountered, such as Hei Yu, Xuanyuan, and Lou Tian. Even their divine power could kill a peak True Spirit Divine like Hei Yu outright.
However, those books all possessed the cultivation level of True Spirit Divines, without any trace of a Supreme God’s presence.
It was their existence that completely overturned Chen Xiao’s previous understanding. He had always thought that since he was stronger than Hei Yu and the others, he already stood at the pinnacle of the True Spirit Divine realm and was the number one after the Supreme God. But it seemed there was always someone higher.
At this moment, Chen Xiao also developed a strong curiosity about those book spirits. What could be recorded in such powerful books?
Now, Chen Xiao’s strength had risen again, several times stronger than before, allowing him to confront those powerful books head-on. If he used Nine Extremes Shaking the World, those book spirits would definitely not be his match.
“Come out all of you!”
But Chen Xiao wasn’t in a hurry to act. With a thought, he shouted loudly, and the terrifying sound wave spread throughout the entire space.
Instantly, the book spirits hiding in the shadows shuddered involuntarily. Frightened by Chen Xiao’s recent display of power, those intelligent books no longer dared to hide and flew out from the darkness, appearing carefully before Chen Xiao.
“Reincarnation Realm… Eye of Reincarnation…”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred. Within the Reincarnation Sky Shadow he had refined earlier, there was a special technique—actually a type of eye technique.
The Eye of Reincarnation could see through everything.
Although Chen Xiao hadn’t formally practiced the Reincarnation Sky, he had cultivated the Heaven and Earth Reincarnation Great Art he had obtained earlier. The power of the Supreme God within him could now be transformed into reincarnation energy.
Though this reincarnation energy was not as powerful as that of the Reincarnation Sky, it was still sufficient to activate the Reincarnation Sky’s power, driving the Eye of Reincarnation and the Great Reincarnation Mirror.
Now, the power of the Reincarnation Sky had become the third strongest force within Chen Xiao’s body.
Instantly, once the Eye of Reincarnation was activated, it allowed him to see through the contents of those books.
“This is a combat technique…”
Chen Xiao saw that the most powerful book before him contained a formidable combat technique: Yin-Yang Life and Death Double Kill.
This technique utilized two completely opposite forces, rubbing against each other to generate destructive power, thereby unleashing a powerful attack.
Upon seeing this technique, Chen Xiao gasped in shock.

“If one were to find two powerful and opposing forces and cultivate them, wouldn’t that make one invincible? I wonder which madman came up with this combat technique.” At this moment, each of Chen Xiao’s eyes contained six pupils, seemingly representing the six realms of reincarnation and endless power. All the content in that book was now visible in Chen Xiao’s eyes, and his mind rapidly recorded it. “Hm?” Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up—this Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Dual-Kill Technique also described methods for harmonizing Yin and Yang and allowing them to coexist. In the next instant, the power of the Supreme God within Chen Xiao began to rotate slowly, then suddenly split into two distinct forces: water and fire. Water and fire cannot coexist, but once they do, the terrifying destructive power they generate could shake the entire universe. Now, Chen Xiao had a grand plan in mind, but before implementing it, he needed to conduct a small experiment first. “First, merge the water-type Supreme God power with the fire-type Supreme God power, letting them complement and counterbalance each other…” Chen Xiao frowned slightly, but he didn’t start cultivating right away—combining water and fire was extremely dangerous if anything went wrong. His eyes scanned the dozen or so powerful True Spirit Divine books before him. Aside from the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Dual-Kill Technique, the combat skills and techniques recorded in the other books were powerful, but far inferior to those passed down in the Heavenly Maps, and even much less effective than the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Dual-Kill Technique. However, there were a few books whose contents piqued Chen Xiao’s interest greatly. “So that’s how it is. A Peak True Spirit Divine is already at the highest level of True Spirit Divine, but not the strongest being beneath the Supreme God.” When Chen Xiao saw a book describing different realms, he instantly understood. Even if a True Spirit Divine cultivated to the extreme, they could never break through to the Supreme God realm—not because it was difficult, but because it was simply impossible. As for a Void God, to reach the True God realm, they only needed to obtain a True Divine Artifact and comprehend its True God laws. By relying on those divine laws, they could transform their own laws, refine their divine essence, and leap to become a True God. Similarly, for a Nine-Layer Primordial Spirit Divine to achieve the status of a True Spirit Divine, they only needed to acquire the True Spirit Divine laws and use them to make the breakthrough. But aside from obtaining those divine laws, there were also many exceptionally talented individuals who could rely on their own strength to comprehend all the laws and become True Gods or Divine Spirits. Yet, there was an insurmountable gap between True Spirit Divines and Supreme Gods—even if a True Spirit Divine obtained a True Divine Artifact, they couldn’t comprehend the Supreme God laws and thus become a Supreme God. Below the Supreme Gods, all True Spirit Divines were nothing but ants. As for becoming a Supreme God, aside from inheriting the bloodline of a Supreme God, the only way was to obtain a Supreme God essence. Only when a Supreme God personally sealed the power of the Supreme God essence and infused it into a True Spirit Divine’s body, allowing them to slowly refine it, could they become a Supreme God. Just like Chen Xiao now.

And Youru became the Supreme God thanks to the bloodline of the Death Overlord within her. Aside from that, even if a True Spirit God cultivates to the point of the universe’s destruction, they cannot become a Supreme God. As for how the original Supreme God originated, no one in the universe knows anymore. However, although a True Spirit God cannot cultivate into a Supreme God, after reaching the peak realm, they can continue to cultivate and enhance their strength by refining their true spirit—creating a second true spirit from the first. But beyond the initial, intermediate, and peak stages, there are no further levels; there is no distinction between “first layer” and “second layer.” The books here have, for hundreds of billions of years in this Book Realm, already refined their true spirits into a second layer, making their strength countless times greater than that of ordinary peak True Spirit Gods. After reading all these powerful books, Chen Xiao released them without killing them. Since such beings could exist in this world, Chen Xiao didn’t want to harm them, as they hadn’t offended him. Although he had intended to act before, he ultimately didn’t. “Hmm?” Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred as he realized that the puppet avatar he had left outside had been disturbed—someone had made contact with it. Chen Xiao twisted his body and transformed into a blue celestial dragon, instantly breaking through this world to reach the outskirts of the Book Realm, his speed increasing even further. The next moment, he merged with that avatar without drawing any attention. “Elder Yuanling, what happened?” Chen Xiao opened his eyes and looked at Yuanling curiously. “A disturbance has arisen in the Book Realm, attracting the covetous eyes of outsiders,” Yuanling said with a grim expression. For some reason, the space where the Book Realm existed had trembled slightly, and its aura had leaked out slightly, immediately drawing the attention of the rulers of several surrounding realms. This Book Realm was the foundation for the White-Haired Void God to establish himself here, and his self-designation was Child Book Void God. Chen Xiao naturally understood why there was a disturbance in the Book Realm—two supreme god-level beings fighting there would surely cause upheaval. At this moment, Child Book’s expression was extremely grim. Although the Void Gods from other realms hadn’t arrived, he could already sense their approaching presence. The fastest one was actually a peak-level Void God, and the aura emitted by that peak Void God made Child Book feel powerless. That peak Void God’s target was clearly the Book Realm. Although the other Void Gods around knew of its existence, it had always been in a state of permanent sealing, and with powerful Book Spirits within, no one wanted to mess with it. But just now, as the Book Realm trembled, not only did it emit vast world power but also fluctuations in divine laws, which attracted the attention of those deities. “Do we have to give up this Book Realm?”

Zi Shu kept thinking to himself, “No, once I give up control of that Book World, I won’t be able to stay in these Magnolia Mountains…” His brows furrowed as if he had made up his mind. He turned around and returned to his palace. At that moment, Yun Hui was lying quietly on a bed, asleep. With a wave of his hand, Zi Shu brought her into his Virtual Divine Realm. Then, taking a deep breath, he hurried deep into the palace and entered a tiny space. The next instant, a silver key appeared in his hand. “Previously, when I obtained the Book World, I was told that by fusing this key, I would become the spirit of this Book World and control it… Now, the reincarnation of my beloved is right before me. If I can stay with her, even if I’m trapped in this Book World for life, what does it matter?” Zi Shu bit his lip. Then, with determination, he let the power of his Virtual Divine force seep into the silver key. Gradually, his soul began to merge with the key. In an instant, his entire being merged with the Book World, and his strength began to rise rapidly—from a beginner-level Virtual Divine to a peak Virtual Divine, then to a True Spirit God, an Origin Spirit God, and finally back to a True Spirit God. He stopped only when he reached the realm of a peak True Spirit God. The next moment, as his mind moved, he realized that although he had become the spirit of the Book World, a being at the peak of True Spirit God, he wasn’t bound by the Book World as the previous information had suggested. On the contrary, it seemed he had become the master of the Book World, with the entire Book World becoming one of his magical treasures, and all its books under his control. “How is this possible…” A look of disbelief appeared on Zi Shu’s face. He didn’t know that earlier, the Book World was suppressed by the Cycle Heaven Map, which could be considered its ruler. Even if he, a mere Virtual Divine, achieved the level of an Origin Spirit God and took control of the Book World, he would still be a slave to the Cycle Heaven Map, bound by it. But now that the Cycle Heaven Map had been subdued by Chen Xiao and lost its supreme ruler, the Book World naturally became leaderless. Now, Zi Shu had directly taken control of the Book World and become its ruler. The next moment, a faint smile appeared on Zi Shu’s face. “If I had known this, wouldn’t these nearly ten thousand years have been wasted?” He shook his head, now with a hint of confidence on his face. “Hey, seeing that you’re talented, I can’t bear to harm you. I’ll give up this Book World and spare your life.” The next moment, a clear voice sounded beside him—a young man in white had appeared there somehow. “Hm?” Zi Shu’s pupils contracted. He was now at the peak of True Spirit God, yet he still hadn’t noticed the presence of the young man in white. Instantly, he grew wary. “Give up the Book World? Do you think that’s possible?” With a thought, Zi Shu summoned over a dozen powerful books and surrounded the young man in white in the center.

As soon as these books reached the outside world, they seemed to break free from the constraints of the book world and directly took human form. These transformed books came in various shapes and forms—some male, some female, some old, some young. But in the next moment, upon seeing the appearance of the young man in white, they were so terrified that they fell to the ground. Trembling all over, they stared at the young man in white, not daring to move, their bodies going limp. “Hmph, at least you know when to back down,” Chen Xiao said with a mocking smile upon seeing the reaction of these book spirits. “Zi Shu, it seems your lackeys aren’t very useful after all. I don’t want to repeat myself the third time—hand over the book world.” Chen Xiao’s tone had become chilling.