536: Chapter 536 Taking the Great Dao as a Guide, Subduing the Ship Spirit

Chaos Sea of Consciousness.

This was Shen Yuanmo's Domain of will, the manifestation of his Chaos Great Dao.

There was no sky, no earth, only the surging of boundless chaotic airflow, evolving the most ancient forms of life and death.

The ship spirit, forcibly dragged into this place, had its solid Imperial Robe Phantom twisting and flickering violently, revealing unprecedented terror and shock.

The deep-rooted, singular connection it shared with the Heavenly Meteor battleship's main body...

...was abruptly severed by an irresistible force the moment it entered this space.

"What... what is this place?!"

The ship spirit's ripples of will no longer held even a hint of an Immortal King battleship's majesty; only pure confusion and fear remained.

It was like a tree spirit uprooted from the earth's nourishment, its every source of power cut off, leaving only its solitary self.

In the center of this Chaos sat a chaos divine man tens of thousands of feet tall.

His face was identical to Shen Yuanmo's, and as his eyes opened and closed, stars were born and destroyed, and the Universe turned.

Shen Yuanmo's chaos divine man avatar merely looked down silently at the tiny Imperial Robe Phantom below.

A voice rang out through the entire chaotic Universe, devoid of emotion or inflection.

"In my world, you have nowhere to run."

"Your world?!"

The ship spirit's will shook violently as it finally realized.

It hadn't been dragged into some spatial Magic Treasure, but directly pulled into a Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness.

A Sea of Consciousness that had already evolved into the embryonic form of a Universe.

This completely overturned its understanding.

"No! This spirit was born from the will of an Immortal King and bathed in the glory of an Immortal Emperor! How could I surrender to a mere mortal creature!"

Survival instinct and innate pride drove the ship spirit to launch a final counterattack.

It burned its few remaining strands of Origin power, and the Imperial Robe Phantom let out a long howl toward the heavens, its entire body erupting with billions of rays of brilliant starlight.

"Beichen Immortal Dao, All Phenomena Pay Homage to the Source!"

Rumble!

In this primordial chaotic Universe, brilliant stars were forcibly lit one by one.

They arranged themselves according to a profound trajectory, forming a magnificent Beichen Star Map.

Every star represented a peak-level immortal dao rule.

Rules intertwined between the stars, transforming into billions of solid chains of order that spanned the void, letting out a thunderous clanking sound.

These chains carried a supreme immortal majesty capable of suppressing the ages and setting the Universe right.

They coiled toward the central chaos divine man from all directions, attempting to completely lock down this chaotic Universe and stabilize the core of this world.

This was the fundamental Dao of the former Immortal King Beichen, a supreme power of the Immortal King level.

Even if it was only a fraction of a percent simulated by the ship spirit, it was enough to suppress and kill any Mahayana Cultivator.

However, facing this immortal dao power that almost reshaped the Universe...

Shen Yuanmo's chaos divine man avatar didn't even lift an eyelid.

On his forehead, the ancient and profound Yuan character mark shone with great brilliance.

"A mere display of incompetence."

A soft whisper.

The Chaos Domain erupted outward with the Divine Being at its center.

It was an assimilation force that defied description.

When those billions of Beichen Immortal Dao chains rushed into the range of the Chaos Domain...

...there was no collision.

There was no resistance.

Those chains of order, condensed from Immortal King Laws, were like red-hot irons falling into a vast ocean, producing only a faint "hissing" sound.

The immortal light on the chains' surface dimmed rapidly.

The immortal dao runes making up the chains disintegrated at high speed.

They were forcibly stripped of their Beichen Immortal Dao attributes and reverted into fragments of immortal dao rules.

Then, they were completely devoured and assimilated by the Chaos Domain, becoming nourishment for this chaotic Universe.

One, ten, a hundred...

Billions of chains of order were dissolved completely within a few breaths.

The brilliant star map forcibly lit by the ship spirit also shattered inch by inch, turning into a rain of light that merged into the Chaos.

"No... this... is impossible..."

The ship spirit's will let out a heart-wrenching wail.

The Immortal King Dao it took pride in and held as its standard was utterly countered and crushed before its opponent.

At this moment, all of the ship spirit's will to resist, all its pride and dignity, were completely shattered by that single Yuan Character General Outline.

At the instant its will collapsed...

...a Chaos giant hand that blotted out the sun descended from the sky.

Ignoring all space and distance, it snatched the tiny Imperial Robe Phantom into its palm.

The giant hand's five fingers closed, as if holding an ant that could be crushed at any moment.

Shen Yuanmo's cold and domineering voice exploded within its core of will.

"From this day forth, I am your New Master."

The moment the words fell, an even more terrifying assimilation force poured directly into the ship spirit's core Origin.

Deep within its Origin was branded a complex golden mark.

That was the Soul brand belonging to the Immortal King Beichen, the source of its loyalty.

Now, Shen Yuanmo's chaotic will transformed into a gray millstone.

It began the most brutal and direct crushing and erasing of that golden mark.

"Aaaaah—!"

The ship spirit let out a scream from its Soul.

This feeling was more painful than being completely obliterated.

It was the forcible stripping away of its faith, its past, and its very meaning of existence.

"No... please don't..."

The ship spirit's will pleaded and trembled.

But Shen Yuanmo's will was as cold as iron, unmoved.

He didn't want a subordinate who harbored thoughts of its former master; he wanted a tool that belonged solely to him, completely from the inside out.

Under the immense fear of being completely refined into a pure energy body, the ship spirit finally gave up its last struggle.

Its ripples of will changed from painful roars to humble pleas.

"I... surrender... I am willing to surrender! I beg... I beg you... for mercy..."

The rotation of the chaotic millstone paused for a moment.

Shen Yuanmo's will descended once more.

"Offer up your core Origin."

Without any hesitation.

From the forehead of the Imperial Robe Phantom, a fist-sized orb of Origin light emitting a soft silver glow flew out of its own accord.

This was its most central life mark; once surrendered, it meant its life and death were entirely within the other party's whim.

The chaos divine man opened his giant hand and instantly enveloped that orb of Origin.

Buzz!

Shen Yuanmo's Divine Soul power branded his own unique Yuan character mark into the core of that Origin orb.

With this, the ship spirit of this Immortal King battleship that once belonged to the Immortal King Beichen had completely changed masters.

...

In the real world, within the Heavenly Meteor's central hub hall.

Shen Yuanmo slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, the entire Immortal King battleship, which had been silent for eons, let out a slight hum.

A sense of control, as if it were an extension of his own body and Bloodline, surged into his heart.

Every corner of the battleship, every Restriction, and every inch of the immortal gold structure was laid bare before his Divine Sense.

He had become the sole Dominator of this massive war machine.

"My Master."

A respectful voice rang out in his Sea of Consciousness; it was the Heavenly Meteor's ship spirit.

With a thought, Shen Yuanmo began to examine the true value of this battleship through the ship spirit.

While the immortal gold Materials were precious, to him, they were merely the icing on the cake for his Chaos Dao Palace.

However, as his Divine Sense followed the ship spirit's guidance...

...and delved into the deepest part of the battleship, the long-extinguished power core area...

...his mind experienced a violent surge for the first time.

In the center of the massive power furnace, a diamond-shaped crystal no larger than a thumb floated silently; it was crystal clear, yet seemed to contain the mysteries of a Universe's birth and destruction.

Just by sensing its presence, the chaos dao embryo within Shen Yuanmo's body began to tremble uncontrollably, emitting an unprecedented longing.

"This is..." Shen Yuanmo's ripples of Divine Sense carried a hint of astonishment that even he hadn't noticed.

"In reply to My Master," the ship spirit's voice was filled with fanatical reverence.

"This is the primordial immortal crystal! It is a supreme treasure condensed from a wisp of the Dao's source, which only legendary Immortal Emperor level experts can intercept from the Great Universe!"

"This item is where the true value of the Heavenly Meteor lies!"