389: Second-order primordial universe

The Southern War Zone is primarily led by the Cangqiong Imperial Dynasty, with the Temple of Life, Temple of Light, and divine temple auxiliary forces as the vanguard. It is commanded by the Third Prince of the Cangqiong Imperial Dynasty, Cang Bei Wang, who has selected the forces of twenty Holy Lands and two hundred clans to defend this area. This will be the front line for resisting the mental pollution of the "Void Insect Nest" and the "Nightmare Aggregate."

The Western War Zone is primarily led by the Tianyuan Dynasty, Great Yu Dynasty, Darkness Temple, and Time-Space Divine Temple. Abyss Without Path personally presides over it, commanding the remaining forty Holy Lands and four hundred Ancient Clans. With Chaos Origin City as the core, the powerful armies of the two immortal dynasties—the Tianyuan Dynasty and Great Yu Dynasty—along with the experts of the Darkness Temple who excel in stealth and assassination, and the Time Corridor and Space Trap Network constructed by the Time-Space Divine Temple, form a three-dimensional defensive depth.

This will be the frontal battlefield where the fighting is most intense and the pressure is greatest, as it will endure the joint strangulation of forces from multiple different planes.

In addition, the undead army of the Death Divine Temple acts as a mobile force roaming between the various war zones to replenish combat losses; the prophets of the Destiny Temple constantly calculate changes in the battle situation from the rear; the Reincarnation Divine Hall is responsible for the Soul Rebirth of the wounded and the recovery of combat power; and top Sects such as the "Sword Pavilion" and "Xuantian Sect" will send elite Disciples to form Special Action Teams to execute various wartime missions.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan was granted the greatest degree of freedom. He, along with over a dozen Hunyuan Realm giants who possess seventh-order or higher origin universe prototypes—such as the Time-Space Divine Temple's "Instant Walker · Flowing Light" and the Ancient Thunder Clan's "Thunder Prison Venerable · Tingyue"—formed the battlefield's highest mobile force: the "Broken Blade Hunting Group."

Their mission was singular: under the overall deployment of Abyss Without Path, they would act like the most lethal ghosts, roaming the most critical nodes of the four war zones to snipe powerful individual enemy commanders or elite legion cores that broke through the defense lines, disrupting critical enemy offensives and buying breathing room for the defense!

"The defense line is initially set, but its Foundation is fragile, as precarious as a pile of eggs," Abyss Without Path's Divine Thought echoed in the consciousness of the hunting group's core members, carrying a deep sense of fatigue and solemnity.

"You are all Hunyuan Realm giants at the origin universe level, Prodigies who were expected to become Saint Sovereigns. But the heavy burden of the Primordial's survival in this war is also tied to the sharp edges of your blades! Please, you must fulfill your mission...!"

Lin Yuan stood on the edge of a towering spire in the Origin City. Above his head, the Chaos Lotus Pedestal rotated slowly, its descending Grandmist Qi isolating him from the clamor of the external battlefield.

He closed his eyes and focused. Inside him, that first-order primordial chaos universe prototype was operating and expanding at an unprecedented speed. The power of the lotus pedestal was like the purest sweet dew, accelerating the absorption of the massive amount of Origin plundered from the trillion enemies annihilated by the previous Return to Ruin Bomb.

The Nirvana Continent rose from the ground amidst a roar. Dark purple crystal mountains pierced the sky of the prototype Chaos. The death runes naturally inscribed on the mountains became clearer and deeper, emitting a chill that swallowed vitality.

The range of the Gui Xu Nether Domain expanded several times over, and that patch of absolute darkness became even more viscous and profound. The rotation speed of the Return to Ruin Vortex in the central area accelerated, and its devouring power significantly increased. At the core of the Lava Star Domain, the newborn lava star's volume surged. What it erupted was no longer simple flames, but Fire of Return to Ruin mixed with streaks of dark gold, carrying the property of annihilation within destruction.

The entire prototype's spacetime framework became tougher and more stable, as ten thousand Dao rule chains intertwined into an even denser and more brilliant web of Laws.

[primordial chaos universe prototype absorption complete!]

[Rank: Grandmist Grade (Ultimate)]

[Evolution Stage: Second-Order!]

[Spacetime Framework Construction: 25%! Stability and durability significantly increased!]

[Nirvana Continent, Gui Xu Nether Domain, and Lava Star Domain have completed their first expansion and strengthening!]

[Feedback to the main body's Hunyuan power increased to: 2,000,000!]

A surge of ultimate Hunyuan power, far more vast and condensed than before, flooded through Lin Yuan's limbs and bones like a star-river torrent breaking a dam, washing over every inch of his Dao bones and every strand of his Divine Soul!

Power! An unprecedented sense of power filled his entire body! He slowly opened his eyes. Deep within his pupils, that Chaos Star Vortex had become grander and more profound. The Return to Ruin Singularity at the center of the vortex seemed like a miniature black hole, emitting a gravitational pull that could swallow all things.

The improvement brought by the second-order primordial chaos universe prototype was all-encompassing. It wasn't just a sudden surge in power, but also a deepening of his understanding of the Great Daos of Chaos, Return to Ruin, and Creation, as well as a leap in his control over his own power.

"It's still not enough," Lin Yuan whispered to himself, feeling the even greedier hunger coming from the prototype. The second-order prototype was like a young beast that had just outgrown its infancy, needing to devour more and more powerful resources to grow quickly. "The true hunt begins now."

He stepped out from the spire, his figure merging into the Void Realm. It wasn't a direct teleportation, but rather "sliding" into the spatial layers in a profound way. The aura of the Grandmist prototype was perfectly masked by the lotus pedestal, without even a single spatial ripple appearing.

Southern War Zone!

An insect tide! A boundless insect tide! Like an ocean of black, viscous oil, it crashed wave after wave against the tottering sacred barrier.

Countless hideous-looking Void Walkers let out silent screeches, their sharp limbs tearing at the barrier's light membrane, their mouthparts spraying space-corroding slime and spirit-disturbing spikes.

Even more terrifying were the "Energy-Devouring Locusts" mixed within the insect tide. They were like tiny black bolts of lightning specifically designed to feast on energy shields. Wherever they passed, the barrier's light was quickly extinguished, looking like a tattered cloth bitten full of holes.

"Hold on! Light of Purification!" The Archbishop of the Radiant Holy Land roared hoarsely, pouring his last bit of Divine Power into his sacred staff. A slightly dim but still pure pillar of light swept across an area, turning thousands of Energy-Devouring Locusts and over a hundred Void Walkers to ash.

But more insects instantly filled the gap. There were even several elite "World Breakers" wielding massive energy blades, hacking fiercely at the weak points the pillar of light had swept over.

Crack! A heartbreaking sound of shattering rang out as a corner of the sacred barrier finally crumbled completely! Like a dam bursting, the black torrent of the insect tide instantly poured in!

"No!" Su Yao's face was as pale as paper. Life Divine Power surged out frantically as countless emerald green vines grew wildly from the ancient tree of life, attempting to plug the gap.

The vines were incredibly tough, instantly strangling the insects at the very front. However, more insects swarmed up, their mouthparts gnawing and acid spraying. The vines were corroded and snapped at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Just at this critical moment!

Buzz!

A figure appeared like a ghost directly in front of the gap, blocking the surging black torrent from the despairing Su Yao and the Radiant forces. Black robes, black hair, and a face as calm as it was cold—it was Lin Yuan!

He didn't look at the crumbling defense line behind him. His gaze was locked solely on the core of the surging insect tide—three "Void Tearers" that were ten times larger than ordinary World Breakers, their carapaces shimmering with faint blue spatial runes and emitting the fluctuations of powerful ninth-order medium-energy state Universe prototypes! They were the vanguard commanders of this insect tide, the sharp blades meant to tear through the barrier!