Chapter 340: The Ancient Ruler

That fragment of the Supreme God contained the laws of the Thunder God. With its destruction, the true body of the Thunder God also suffered minor injuries. His face turned slightly pale, filled with rage, but in the presence of Tian Ming, he dared not show it—this seemingly ordinary man could destroy him at any moment.
“Enough. My goal has been achieved. You can go now.”
Tian Ming glanced at the Thunder God, a faint smile forming on his lips. He waved his hand, and a massive force surged forth, sending the Thunder God’s body millions of miles away.
Uninterested in this minor subordinate Thunder God, Tian Ming rushed back to Chen Jianzhou’s side in an instant, then looked up at Chen Xiao in the sky.
Now, Chen Xiao had become the sole focus of this world. From deep within the continent, many Supreme Gods’ gazes and thoughts were fixed on him.
Killing a fragment of a Supreme God using the power of the True Spirit God was nothing short of extraordinary—a once-in-eon genius. Such a figure had indeed existed before; though he was ultimately destroyed by the true body of the Supreme God, his legacy remained firmly etched in their memories.
The man before them clearly had a powerful Supreme God backing him, shielding him and preventing the true body of the Thunder God from appearing.
At that moment, Chen Xiao stood quietly in the void. The Yinyang Diagram of life and death vanished after destroying that fragment. Inside Chen Xiao, the original Yinyang Diagram was now covered in cracks, seemingly on the verge of breaking. Though he had faced only a fragment, it still contained the laws of a Supreme God.
Yet, Chen Xiao showed no expression—his entire being was fully immersed in his own Yinyang Supreme God form. Waves of Yinyang energy continuously purified his nearly shattered soul, repairing and strengthening it.
Next, a destructive thunderous force appeared out of nowhere, shattering his soul once more before reassembling it. Then, it was reunited by the mighty Yinyang energy. Through repeated destruction and reconstruction, Chen Xiao’s soul grew stronger, integrating the Yinyang energy into it.
Boom!
Finally, the most powerful law of the Thunder God, along with immense thunderous force, exploded violently within Chen Xiao’s mind. The terrifying explosion completely shattered Chen Xiao’s soul and the fractured Yinyang Diagram.
But instantly, waves of Yinyang energy flowed once again from his Supreme God form, swiftly gathering together the fragments of his soul and the Yinyang Diagram.
Like the sound of rolling wheels, a slow rotation began within Chen Xiao’s mind as his Yinyang Supreme God form tried hard to transform into a small Yinyang Diagram.

At this moment, on the main divine entity of that rhombus, some of its original edges had been smoothed out, as it was evolving toward a spherical form. Suddenly, outside this main divine entity, one, two, three, four… as many as nine black-and-white rings appeared—these were the primordial spirits formed from the power of the Two Principles. Meanwhile, Chen Xiao’s soul was reorganizing within the main divine entity, directly reaching the realm of the ninth-level primordial spirit. At this point, both the Heavenly Map and the Primordial Spirit Fire within Chen Xiao were suppressed by this terrifying power of the Two Principles, losing their ability to function freely. However, relying on that power, Chen Xiao could still fully utilize the several celestial artifacts he possessed. The next moment, Chen Xiao slowly opened his eyes, a flash of black and white light appearing in them, along with a strange smile on his lips. “The Heavenly Map, the Primordial Spirit Fire… sooner or later, I’ll be able to fully integrate them into the Two Principles Map. But for now, I need to perfect the ascension cultivation within this map first.” Wisdom sparkled in Chen Xiao’s eyes; through calculations using the Two Principles Map, he had found a way to break free from his fate—completely devouring the Primordial Spirit Fire and the Heavenly Map! Moreover, Chen Xiao’s power of the Two Principles was a force never seen before in history; even the supreme being of the Netherworld had never encountered or recognized it. As for who left behind those cultivation techniques, Chen Xiao had no idea. Anyway, this power of the Two Principles posed no harm to him, unlike his Heavenly Map and Primordial Spirit Fire. Inheriting the Heavenly Map and the Primordial Spirit Fire meant taking on the task of reviving a declining race— a race unrelated to Chen Xiao, whom he didn’t bother to care about. The overlapping powers of the nine-level primordial spirits were already enough for Chen Xiao to sweep away all entities beneath the main gods. Moreover, his Self-Heaven had also reached the ninth level, a state of perfection, with the entire Self-Heaven Shadow being drawn into the Heavenly Map. With the power of Heavenly Dragon Voyage, Chen Xiao could already escape the lower-level main gods. But right now, he still didn’t have the strength to confront a main god head-on. “Mother, wait for me!” Chen Xiao gazed into the distance, his gaze resolute. Then, his body moved as he descended directly to the side of Chen Jianzhou and Tian Ming. “Grandpa, Father!” Chen Xiao softly called out to the two men. “Good! Truly my son!” Tian Ming patted Chen Xiao firmly, his eyes filled with pride. Chen Jianzhou, on the other hand, trembled uncontrollably, unable to speak. “Grandpa, I have a gift for you.” A black divine entity appeared in Chen Xiao’s hand. The moment it appeared, the entire sky instantly changed, with vast waves of deathly power spreading from it. The plants and trees around began to wither. It was the main divine entity of the lower-level Death Lord You Ru. But the next moment, Tian Ming waved his hand, and the menace emanating from that divine entity was instantly suppressed, all traces of it disappearing. “You Ru’s main divine entity?”

When Tian Ming saw this primary divine essence, his eyes lit up instantly. You Ru was no ordinary lower-tier primary god—she was the Lord of Death, the daughter of a supreme ruler. Naturally, the Lord of Death had invested tremendous effort for her sake. Her primary divine essence could hardly be ordinary.

“Primary divine essence?”

Having lived on the Land of Origins for so long, and now with the arrival of a primary god, how could he not know what a primary god was? Soon, he understood what Chen Xiao intended to do, and two beams of light suddenly flashed in his eyes. Anyone who saw this primary divine essence would be tempted—after all, it was the foundation for becoming the supreme primary god!

“Come to my primary god’s domain,” Tian Ming said with a wave of his hand, and Chen Xiao and Chen Jianzhou immediately arrived in his domain.

At this moment, Chen Xiao couldn’t use his primary god space, as doing so would create spatial fluctuations that would alert the primary gods of the Land of Origins to its presence in Chen Xiao’s hands. Moreover, the primary god space was an extraordinary artifact even rulers coveted; how could they allow it to fall into the hands of a mere Ninth-Level Yuanling God? Even Tian Ming wouldn’t be able to protect him then.

Yet, within Tian Ming’s primary god’s domain, they would be safest.

Meanwhile, some of Tian Ming’s subordinates, the primary god messengers, had already left his domain to begin setting things up. These messengers were those Tian Ming truly valued, receiving intensive training from him and possessing extraordinary strength—some even beyond even the reach of great immortals.

“Ah… He has fully grown, and my task is complete.”

The great immortal stood in the void, watching Tian Ming’s disappearing figure, and shook his head slightly. “It’s time to return to my ancient treasure in the Soul of China.”

His body slowly vanished into the void, leaving nothing behind.

…

Within Tian Ming’s primary god space, everything was isolated from the outside world—even rulers couldn’t see what was inside.

By now, Tian Ming’s strength was equivalent to that of a supreme ruler.

“Divine Master, I’m relying on you,” Chen Xiao said slowly, looking at Chen Jianzhou.

“If I hadn’t died, Mr. Chen wouldn’t be in any danger,” Chai Yunkē’s voice rang out. In the next moment, a vast world appeared out of thin air—entirely the size of the lower-tier worlds in the primary god space.

If the upper and middle tiers were excluded, its power was almost on par with that of the primary god space. Moreover, this world of books contained countless knowledge and experiences beyond comparison to the primary god space. Even Chai Yunkē couldn’t cover all the knowledge in those books in a short time, showing just how vast it was.

The moment this vast world appeared, it pressed down on the tiny black divine essence, aiming to merge the entire world of books with the divine essence—just like the connection between the primary god essence of Canaris and the primary god space.

The world of books originated from the Netherworld, and this primary divine essence was also from the Netherworld’s lineage of the Lord of Death—almost of the same origin. Thus, it was extremely easy for them to merge.

Moreover, at this moment, Chai Yunkē, as the spirit of the world of books, fully controlled it. Merging with a lower-tier supreme god entity didn’t require much effort either. Almost instantly, the world of books became one with the supreme god entity, with no distinction between them. The entire Death Supreme God Entity became the only key to unlocking the world of books. The vast power originally associated with the Death Supreme God Entity was suppressed by the world of books, allowing only a portion of the power that Chen Jianzhou could currently wield to be released. Chen Jianzhou had already received hints from Tian Ming, so without hesitation, he swallowed the Death Supreme God Entity into his body. But then, an accident occurred. Inside Chen Jianzhou’s body, the original Seventh Layer Primordial Spirit God Entity, instead of being swallowed by or forced out by the supreme god entity as expected, suddenly swelled and collided with it. “Hm?” Even Tian Ming’s expression changed at this turn of events. A hint of pain appeared on Chen Jianzhou’s face. “Xiao Er, where did this god entity come from?” Tian Ming didn’t dare act rashly. His brows were tightly furrowed as he looked at Chen Xiao. “It’s from the Tianlong Secret Treasury—a primordial spirit god entity that emerged naturally.” Chen Xiao took a deep breath. At this point, he too didn’t know what to do. Boom! Boom! Boom! Terrifying forces of collision continued to erupt within Chen Jianzhou’s body. If not for the protection of Tian Ming’s supreme god power, his body would have long been shattered. However, Chen Jianzhou was a warrior, belonging to a unique cultivation system on Earth. The origin of warriors lies in their dantian, and their two god entities, unlike those of other deities, are not located in the sea of consciousness in their minds. Thus, the collision of the two god entities in his dantian didn’t cause much harm to his soul. At present, Chen Jianzhou’s soul had not yet merged with that god entity. “Tianlong Secret Treasury…” Hearing these four words, Tian Ming’s expression completely changed. “Damn it, it’s that damned place,” Tian Ming said through gritted teeth. “What is the Tianlong Secret Treasury? And who created it?” Chen Xiao was slightly stunned. The origin of the power he now possessed was closely related to that Tianlong Secret Treasury. “It wasn’t the current gods who originally ruled the universe; it was another group of people. The Tianlong Secret Treasury is a legacy left by their descendants.” Tian Ming, being an ancient being from the Netherworld, knew a great deal about ancient secrets. “Back then, the Netherworld and the Divine Realm could only serve as slaves to those people. Until one day, something seemed to go wrong with the strongest among them. Only then did the Netherworld and the Divine Realm unite to seal that world and send it to another dimension. Since then, it became the era of the universe’s gods.” “Moreover, the primordial spirit fire within your body is under their control. When those people left, they left a prophecy: when the primordial spirit fire reignites, it will be the time for the return of those people to rule the universe once again.” Tian Ming sighed slightly. “So, having the primordial spirit fire within you makes you a common enemy of the universe’s gods.”

“When the Origin Spirit Fire reignites?” Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s expression changed. “But earlier, a woman gave me a lump of Origin Spirit Fire…”
“That woman must be a descendant of the celestial beings. However, the Origin Spirit Fire she gave you didn’t originate from the universe but remained from that celestial realm; it probably isn’t within the scope of the oath.”
Tian Ming looked at Chen Jianzhou with a complex expression. He seemed to realize that although Chen Xiao had found a way to break fate, he was still caught in the traps set by those celestial beings. This Primordial Spirit Divine Entity was one of them.
A main divine entity and a seventh-level Primordial Spirit Divine Entity kept colliding within Chen Jianzhou’s dantian, while Chen Jianzhou himself sat in meditation, striving to regulate his internal energy.
“The Diagram of Yin and Yang, show up!”
After hearing Tian Ming’s words, Chen Xiao made an immediate decision. A small Diagram of Yin and Yang appeared in his hand, spinning slowly.
The next moment, Chen Xiao inserted the diagram into Chen Jianzhou’s body. Controlled by Chen Xiao’s will, the diagram flew straight into Chen Jianzhou’s dantian.
“Spin!”
With a fierce shout, the diagram began spinning rapidly, heading toward the seventh-level Primordial Spirit Divine Entity.
That seventh-level Primordial Spirit Divine Entity, though fierce, acted like a well-behaved pet once it encountered the Diagram of Yin and Yang, even voluntarily merging into it.
Chen Xiao knew clearly that the original target of this divine entity was himself. But those who laid the plan hadn’t expected that after being struck by a main divine entity and gaining its power, he wouldn’t need this seventh-level Primordial Spirit Divine Entity at all.
Now, sensing Chen Xiao’s energy, this Primordial Spirit Divine Entity rushed in immediately.
“Retreat!”
Chen Xiao glared and retrieved the Diagram of Yin and Yang back into his hand.
But the seventh-level Primordial Spirit Divine Entity inside was extremely strange. No matter how well he understood how the diagram functioned, he couldn’t refine it.
Chen Xiao casually threw it into the main divine space and ignored it. As long as it wasn’t in his body, everything was manageable.
As the seventh-level Primordial Spirit Divine Entity disappeared, the Death Main Divine Entity successfully merged with Chen Jianzhou’s body, even absorbing a small part of his soul.
This divine entity was now ownerless. Chen Jianzhou could merge with it, unlike the previous one, which was controlled by something, preventing him from truly harnessing its power.
Moreover, the World of Books instantly enhanced Chen Jianzhou’s body, allowing him to enter it at will, just like Chen Xiao returning to the main divine space.
However, as a result, Chen Jianzhou’s strength reverted to the Origin Realm, and the laws he had grasped before vanished along with that divine entity. But Chen Jianzhou didn’t care at all. He knew his future achievements would far surpass those of before.
“Grandpa, Father, should you stay on the Continent of Origins or go to the universe now?”
Chen Xiao smiled slightly as he watched Chen Jianzhou successfully merge with the main divine entity.

“On the Land of Origins,” replied Tian Ming, his brows slightly furrowed. “When I first arrived, I sensed a subtle yet powerful presence in the universe—extremely dangerous. Moreover, now that the supreme god of the Land of Origins has awakened, they are only expanding their faith within that land’s boundaries, not throughout the universe. Clearly, something major has happened in the universe.”
Tian Ming’s eyes shone with wisdom as he analyzed everything step by step.
Chen Xiao nodded slightly upon hearing Tian Ming’s words. As for Chen Jianzhou, it didn’t matter where he went as long as he could be with his descendants.
Tian Ming waved his hand again, and the three of them appeared outside simultaneously. By then, the messengers of the supreme gods under Tian Ming had already put everything in order, repairing all the damage caused during the battle.
Seeing Chen Xiao and the others emerge, those people stopped what they were doing and bowed to Tian Ming.
Although these people were creatures of the netherworld, having achieved divinity had freed them from the constraints between yin and yang, allowing them to move freely between them.