371: The prototype of the Hongmeng universe

Lin Yuan's figure turned into a chaotic stream of light that tore through the void. Ignoring those Hunyuan Realm giants who were paralyzed with fear, he arrived in an instant at the core of the Divine Domain—the edge of the Hongmeng Origin World's gestation site!

Here, space was filled with thick, chaotic Hongmeng Origin Qi flowing with nine-colored radiance. At the center of the Origin Qi was a massive chaotic light cocoon that pulsed like a beating heart. Each throb emitted a vast dao rhyme that made even the souls of Hunyuan Realm giants tremble! The Hongmeng Origin World would perhaps reach maturity the moment the restrictions on the Saint Realm were lifted!

Around the light cocoon, dozens of Hunyuan Realm experts were entrenched, greedily absorbing the escaping Origin Qi. When Lin Yuan descended, carrying the overwhelming Evil Qi from slaying Bone-less, all eyes focused on him instantly, a mixture of wariness, jealousy, and deep powerlessness.

Lin Yuan ignored these gazes. His entire mind was resonating violently due to his proximity to the Hongmeng Origin World! Inside his body, the "primordial chaos universe prototype," which had been sealed layer by layer by the primal divine seal and Chaos runes, was like a divine egg about to hatch, frantically battering against the Seal! At the same time, the sense of Perfection brought by his own power, accumulated to the limit, was also violently striking against the Bottleneck of the Hunyuan Realm!

The core Breakthrough of the Hunyuan Realm lies in using the Great Dao system mastered in the Myriad Dao Realm as a Foundation to open a dedicated internal world within the Martial Artist's body.

This internal world is divided into different Ranks based on its potential and scale:

World-level: Small World, Minor Thousand Worlds, Middle Thousand Worlds, Major Thousand Worlds

Universe-level: Low-energy state universe prototype, Medium-energy state universe prototype, High-energy state universe prototype

Origin-level: origin universe prototype, Chaos universe prototype

Ultimate-level: primordial chaos universe prototype

The Rank of the internal world directly determines the Martial Artist's growth ceiling and future potential. Generally, the higher the Rank of the generated world, the higher the combat power the Martial Artist can obtain upon subsequently ascending to a Saint. Only Hunyuan Realm Martial Artists whose internal worlds are Universe prototypes have the possibility of becoming Saints.

However, high potential comes with high risk. Opening a high-level world is only the starting point; one must continuously pour massive amounts of energy and infinite resources into it until the world/Universe completes its initial evolution—reaching the First Order state—before it can begin to feed back into the Martial Artist, tempering Yuan Power into the higher-level Hunyuan Power.

The resource Bottleneck is the core challenge. Although many Hunyuan Realm Martial Artists have opened high-level worlds, they were unable to provide enough resources to drive them to grow to the "First Order." Throughout their lives, they failed to realize the transformation of Yuan Power into Hunyuan Power and could only continue to fight using Yuan Power, leaving their Realm and combat power completely locked.

"The time has come! primordial chaos universe prototype... unseal! Gate of Hunyuan... open!"

Lin Yuan no longer suppressed himself! He opened a Chaos Domain within the thick Origin Qi and sat cross-legged. His will was like a blade that split the heavens, ruthlessly slashing toward the Seal deep within his Sea of Consciousness!

Hum—!!!

A strand of Primordial Purple Qi, even more ancient and original than the external Hongmeng Origin World prototype, suddenly erupted from Lin Yuan's body! This violet qi, while not as vast as previously imagined, carried a supreme status that transcended all things, instantly dispersing the surrounding Origin Qi and causing even the massive light cocoon to pause slightly!

"That violet qi...!"

"Such pure Origin! He really does have a great secret within him!"

"Is it the aura of some kind of Universe prototype? But it seems... incomplete?"

The surrounding giants were uncertain, and their greed grew even stronger.

Lin Yuan had no time for anything else at this moment. Unsealing was only the first step! The "primordial chaos universe prototype" was like a giant infant that had just left the womb, extremely weak and hungry.

Although it had already shown its supreme potential, its interior was a void of chaotic silence. The spacetime framework was fragile, and the basic rule chains were blurred. It urgently needed a massive, unimaginable amount of energy and resources for "Foundation laying" and "activation" to begin operating initially and reach the minimum First Order internal world state, thereby feeding back into himself and transforming Yuan Power into true Hunyuan Power!

"Resources... pour in!"

With a resolute thought, Lin Yuan surged forth a terrifying torrent of resources from the primal divine seal space—resources accumulated from countless slaughters and the lifelong savings of hundreds of millions of Dao Lords, enough to make any Hunyuan giant go mad with envy!

Piles of top-grade Yuan Crystals as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, Chaos Mother Stones, and world fragments!

Flowing like a galaxy were Myriad Dao Law Origin liquids, star essences, and life nectar!

Top-tier divine metals, Dao-rule immortal herbs, and Innate Spiritual Roots shining with various divine lights!

Fragments of life-bound Dao Artifacts and divine weapon essences from countless slain experts!

The remains of Bone-less's internal world!

This multi-colored torrent, containing endless creation, crashed into the unsealed "primordial chaos universe prototype" under Lin Yuan's guidance!

Rumble—!!!

It felt as if countless worlds were being opened within Lin Yuan's body! The primordial chaos prototype was like a bottomless Gui Xu black hole, frantically devouring the injected resources!

Yuan Crystals and Mother Stones were decomposed, turning into cornerstone energy to build the spacetime framework, but filling them in was like throwing a stone into the ocean; it only slightly stabilized the chaotic Hongmeng air currents within the prototype.

The Myriad Dao Law Origin liquid was absorbed, beginning to condense blurred basic rule chains, but the speed was agonizingly slow, and the consumption was staggeringly high.

Star essence was thrown in, barely condensing a few thin patches of nebula dust at the edge of the prototype.

Divine metals and immortal herbs merged, attempting to stabilize the fragile world membrane, but it was a mere drop in the bucket.

Dao Artifact and divine weapon fragments were crushed, turning into scattered "mountain range" prototypes to support the heavens and earth.

The remains of Bone-less's internal world with difficulty opened a tiny projection of the "Gui Xu Nether Domain" in a corner of the prototype.

The speed of resource consumption was so fast that even Lin Yuan felt his heart skip a beat! This was the accumulation of hundreds of millions of Dao Lords! A terrifying amount of wealth sufficient to support a super Sect spanning the Profound Realm for ten thousand years was now like being poured into a bottomless abyss, hitting rock bottom at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The surrounding Hunyuan Realm giants watched dumbstruck, followed by even more intense greed and schadenfreude!

"He is laying the Foundation for his internal world! What an enormous appetite!"

"The Foundation laying for my Minor Thousand World didn't even cost a billionth of that!"

"Looking at this devouring speed... could he be nurturing a legendary Chaos Universe status!"

"Hahaha! Chaos Universe? What a joke! The resources needed for such an internal world are astronomical! How could he possibly open such a high-status internal world!"

"The resources are exhausted! His world is still a void of chaotic silence! Forcing a Breakthrough will only lead to an unstable Foundation or even the collapse of the Universe!"

When all the resources on Lin Yuan's person were completely devoured, the "primordial chaos universe prototype" finally stopped its frantic consumption. However, the result made Lin Yuan's heart sink!

Inside the prototype, although the Hongmeng air currents were slightly more orderly than when they were unsealed, they were still turbid and slow; the spacetime framework was only a tiny part, extremely fragile; the basic rule chains were like sparse spider webs, barely holding together; the nebula dust was thin, and the life aura was weak; the world membrane was still covered in cracks; and the Gui Xu Nether Domain was just a shadow... It was still very, very far from the First Order state that could operate stably and feed back into itself! It was like a skyscraper shell with only a few main beams erected and a few bricks laid!

[internal world creation complete! Ascended to the Hunyuan Realm!]

[internal world: primordial chaos universe prototype (Not yet ranked)]

[The Chaos Saint Body has unsealed a portion of its power; Yuan Power bonus increased to 10,000 Yuan Power.]

[Host's maximum Yuan Power intensity: 312,160 (internal world successfully opened; maximum Yuan Power intensity is temporarily constant. Because the primordial chaos universe prototype has not reached the First Order, it cannot transform into Hunyuan Power.)]

Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Deep within the chaotic sea of his pupils, a blurred, grand, yet silent Hongmeng scene had appeared.

He had successfully ascended to the Hunyuan Realm. With the initial Fusion of the primordial chaos prototype, his Yuan Power's quality and quantity remained at their Peak, even containing a hint of Universe Origin aura, making it more powerful and condensed than the Yuan Power of a typical Early Stage Hunyuan Realm.

But the most critical step—transforming Yuan Power into the higher-level Hunyuan Power—was stuck because the primordial chaos universe prototype failed to reach the First Order!