317: Chapter 317 Devouring the Supreme and Trampling the Divine Treasury

That cluster of brilliant purple-gold powder, radiant to the extreme, emitted an intoxicating, vast halo in Zhou Wannian's palm.

This was not merely a shattered Godhead; it was the crystallization of the ultimate Luck that the Canglan Divine Domain had exploited from countless Lower Realms and gathered over three full chaos epochs. It was also the materialized product of the core Origin of the Taisu Origin World's Heavenly Dao.

Zhou Wannian's slender, fair fingers closed slightly, and the devouring power of the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art roared to life in his palm.

There were no heaven-shaking phenomena, nor any violent overflow of energy.

The cluster of purple-gold powder, like a miniature, brilliant galaxy, flowed along the Meridians of Zhou Wannian's palm and, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, poured continuously into his perfect inner universe.

Deep within the inner universe, the sky-covering chaos jianmu emitted a joyful, long cry that shook the heavens.

When this origin mother qi, pure to the extreme and containing the underlying Laws of the Taisu Origin World, descended, the chaos jianmu's roots, thick as primordial mountain ranges, danced wildly and plunged directly into the purple-gold torrent.

"Rumble."

The entire inner universe experienced an unprecedented and violent expansion at this moment.

The boundless, thick continent of grandmist mother earth greedily absorbed this heavy mass. The edges of the continent extended outward at a speed that defied the common logic of Space, and the already indestructible crust became even denser, even giving birth to brand new Spiritual Veins that emitted a purple-gold light deep underground.

The great sea true water stirred up wild waves that surged into the Nine Heavens. In the ink-black ocean, a touch of high-dimensional purple-gold color appeared. Every drop of seawater became heavy as a thousand jun, containing terrifying Gravity Laws capable of crushing Lower Realm Star Domains.

The golden ore veins constructed from primal geng metal divine iron erupted with sword hums that could pierce metal and crack stone. The Taisu Lightning Laws stripped from the Godhead were forcibly absorbed and assimilated by the Geng Metal Qi, tempering a layer of natural Divine Runes that flickered with destructive lightning on the surface of the ore veins.

The dark sun transformed from the nine nether earth core lotus erupted with heaven-soaring flames. Using poison to fight poison, it completely incinerated the remaining will of the Canglan God King within the purple-gold powder, converting it into the purest Fire Origin, casting down a sky full of nether light that nourished all things.

One hundred and eight time dao patterns spun rapidly in the firmament of the inner universe, perfectly imprinting this foreign high-dimensional energy with the time brand unique to Zhou Wannian, making it completely the private property of this independent Major Thousand Worlds.

Zhou Wannian stood quietly on the jade steps of the Canglan Divine Palace, eyes slightly closed, enjoying this hearty feast of the inner universe.

A layer of flawless glaze divine light faintly flowed on the surface of his Physical Body. His aura became increasingly restrained, yet so profound that it seemed as if it could completely swallow the surrounding light. Every breath he took resonated in an extremely mysterious way with the expansion of the inner universe.

When the last trace of purple-gold powder was completely absorbed by the chaos jianmu, Zhou Wannian slowly opened his eyes.

He casually flicked his green robe sleeve, and a very easygoing, faint smile appeared on his handsome face.

Zhou Wannian's tone was calm, carrying the satisfaction of having tasted a peerless delicacy, and he commented softly: "The Supreme Godhead of this Taisu Origin World tastes much purer than the rotting flesh of those Void Plunderers. It seems this parasite didn't skim off few good things; swallowing this in one bite is worth the hard work of my inner universe running on its own for ten million epochs."

He turned his head, his deep gaze like two peerless sharp swords, sweeping across the Canglan Divine Palace hall below, which had originally been resplendent and magnificent but was now plunged into deathly silence.

Having lost the Canglan God King, the pillar that stabilized the sea, and having lost that Supreme Godhead used to suppress the Luck of the entire Divine Domain, this massive Divine Domain suspended above the thirty-three layers of purple-gold cloud seas had begun to show signs of irreversible collapse.

"Crack. Crack. Crack."

Continuous sounds of shattering rang out from all directions of the Divine Palace. The thick palace pillars made of top-grade primal creation divine stones began to show dense cracks on their surfaces. Above the dome, the purple-gold canopy, which had originally flowed with a river of Laws, was now torn with huge black cracks of the Void Realm.

On the periphery of the Divine Domain, the protective divine river, ten million zhang wide and formed by the convergence of liquid lightning Origin, began to surge and overflow crazily because it had lost the control of the Formation eye. Countless lightning divine soldier Puppets collided and destroyed each other in the out-of-control lightning storms, turning into scrap metal filling the sky.

Inside the hall, the dozens of remaining High-level Divine Generals were all prostrate on the ground, bloodless, their bodies trembling violently like a sieve.

They had witnessed with their own eyes the invincible Canglan God King being crushed like an ant by this Youth in Green Robe, and witnessed the Godhead, which symbolized the supreme power of the Taisu Origin World, being swallowed by the other party as fertilizer.

Their pride, faith, and invincible Dao Heart, which had been brainwashed by the Divine Domain for countless epochs, completely collapsed at this moment.

They didn't even have the courage to run away, because they knew that in front of this terrifying existence who could crush Heavenly Dao divine punishment with one hand, any attempt to tear the Void Realm and escape was merely a foolish act that would accelerate their own demise.

Zhou Wannian looked at these trembling Divine Generals, his eyes devoid of any pity, nor did he deliberately release any killing intent.

To an existence like him who had already transcended dimensions, killing or not killing these ants who had lost the protection of their Godhead had no substantial meaning.

Zhou Wannian took steady and relaxed steps, walking down the jade steps one by one. His slightly slender green figure appeared so calm and so out of place in this magnificent Divine Palace that was collapsing.

Zhou Wannian's tone was easygoing, as if he were chatting with a group of irrelevant strangers, and he said indifferently: "I have already collected the rent. Since the framework of this Canglan Divine Domain has collapsed, you parasites who rely on sucking the Luck of the Lower Realm to survive, go and fend for yourselves. While this place hasn't completely turned into nothingness, run as far as you can. If you run too slowly and get caught in these Space turbulence, don't blame me for not warning you."

Hearing this "pardon" declaration, which sounded like the sounds of nature, those Divine Generals who were lying on the ground waiting for death felt as if they had been granted amnesty.

They dared not hesitate for a moment, nor did they dare to utter any harsh words. They burned the remaining Divine Power in their bodies, turning into streams of light of various colors, fleeing madly like stray dogs, regardless of everything, towards the spatial cracks outside the Divine Palace that had not yet completely collapsed.

Zhou Wannian ignored those fleeing streams of light, and his pace did not pause. Instead, he walked straight through the empty hall and headed towards the deepest part of the Canglan Divine Palace.

"Since I'm here to collect rent, just taking away one Godhead would make me, the landlord, seem too stingy. This Canglan God King has ruled the Taisu Origin World for so many epochs; there must be quite a lot of shady, old accumulated wealth hidden in the backyard of this Divine Palace."

A smile of certainty curled the corners of Zhou Wannian's mouth. The Great Perfection Space Law swirled in his eyes, instantly piercing through the overlapping secret Formations and space folds inside this massive Divine Palace.

He appeared to walk extremely casually, but every step he took could precisely avoid the collapsing space traps.

Passing through several long corridors paved with the bones of Dragon, he pushed open two incredibly heavy star-core giant doors.

Zhou Wannian's slender, upright figure stopped in front of a bronze underground divine palace that emitted an aura of extreme cold and ancient taboo.

This underground divine palace had no door, and the entrance was blocked by a thick layer of light that appeared chaotic gray-white. On this layer of light, dense Taisu Origin Divine Runes flowed, and every single rune contained a terrifying rebounding force capable of killing a Creation Realm expert in seconds.

This was the highest-level treasury of the Canglan Divine Domain, the Primal Origin Treasury.

Except for the Canglan God King himself, any living being attempting to approach this layer of light would be strangled into ashes in an instant by this taisu heavenly dao power.

Zhou Wannian stood in front of the light barrier, his hands still casually behind his back. He lifted his chin slightly, his deep gaze quietly examining this defensive barrier that claimed to be unbreakable for ten thousand kalpas.

Zhou Wannian commented softly in a steady tone: "Binding the entire treasury's defensive Formation directly to the underlying Heavenly Dao logic of the Taisu Origin World is, in a way, cautious. It's just a pity that the password for your Heavenly Dao lock is, to me, simply too crude and simple."

He did not bring out any Magic Treasure to forcefully bombard it, nor did he waste time to deduce the interactions of the Formation. He just, in a very ordinary way, slowly extended his right hand, his index and middle fingers pressed together, turning into a sword finger, and facing that chaotic gray-white light barrier, he drew a line forward plainly.

"Hum."

The perfectly self-consistent inner universe rules of the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art instantly attached to his fingertips. The Great Perfection Space Collapse and the Great Perfection Five Elements Disintegration power intertwined, turning into an absolute dimensional blade that the naked eye could not capture.

An incredible scene quietly unfolded in front of this underground divine palace. That Taisu Origin light barrier, which claimed to be able to withstand the full-force blow of a Half-step Creator, met the tip of Zhou Wannian's finger for one ten-thousandth of an instant, just like thin paper encountering a red-hot peerless divine sword.

There was no deafening energy collision, nor did it trigger any backlash from the Heavenly Dao Laws.

"Sss."

An extremely faint sound, like tearing silk, rang out.

That incredibly thick light barrier was sliced open from top to bottom, extremely smoothly and cleanly, creating a huge gap wide enough for a person to pass through. The Taisu Divine Runes at the edge of the gap, under the washing of the Five Elements Disintegration power, instantly lost all activity and turned into dim spots of light, dissipating in the air.

Zhou Wannian did not hesitate at all. With his hands behind his back, his green robe fluttering, he stepped into the Primal Origin Treasury, which had been sealed for countless epochs, with a leisurely and unhurried pace.

As soon as he stepped into the treasury, an ancient Spiritual Qi and the treasure light, thick enough to almost turn into substance, rushed towards him like a burst dam, even condensing into colorful spiritual rain in the air.

[part:gemini-3.0-flash]

The space here was immense, luxuriously divided internally into dozens of independent Small Worlds with different attributes.

A faint trace of appreciation flickered within Zhou Wannian's eyes, which were otherwise as calm as an ancient well.

As far as the eye could see, there were mountains of Primal Origin Mother Crystals emitting piercing golden light. Each of these crystals contained terrifying energy thousands of times purer than the origin mother qi of the outside world; taking any piece and throwing it into a Lower Realm would be enough to trigger a bloody slaughter sweeping across the Heavens and Myriad Realms.

But in Zhou Wannian's eyes, these supreme treasures—enough to drive a Dao Ancestor mad—were merely a pile of decent-quality high-grade stone materials.

“The quantity is quite substantial; it's just right for filling the void cracks at the edges of the land in my inner universe.”

Zhou Wannian spoke to himself in a casual tone; he didn't reach out to pick them up, but instead snapped his fingers with extreme nonchalance.

Hum.

The devouring power of the inner universe burst open within the treasury.

Those dozen or so mountain-like piles of Primal Origin Mother Crystals were instantly uprooted, transforming into over a dozen dazzling golden dragons that roared as they rushed into Zhou Wannian's body. They were steadily settled into the deepest depths of the inner universe's land by the Great Perfection Space Law, turning into a continuous stream of Origin Leylines.

He continued walking forward.

In the independent Small World on the left, thousands of Extreme Dao Divine Artifacts floated, sealed by layers of Laws. There were black demonic sabers emitting an aura of annihilation, purple-gold spears surrounded by Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, and even a few damaged Innate Spirit Treasures.

In the Small World on the right, various primeval divine medicines that had long since gone extinct in the outside world were planted. Some of these divine medicines had transformed into phoenixes about to take flight, while others became divine dragons breathing clouds and mist; though trapped in Law cages, they still emitted a mouth-watering supreme vitality of creation.

Zhou Wannian walked with steady steps among these rare treasures like an idle diner strolling through a vegetable market.

He did not choose, nor did he appraise them.

For an inner universe Dominator like him, who had reached Great Perfection in the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art and was untouched by all dharmas, any external weapons or Medicinal Pills were merely redundant burdens. What he needed was simply the pure Laws and energy contained within these items.

Zhou Wannian's tone was steady, carrying an extremely overbearing sense of entitlement as he said indifferently: “Since these are all ill-gotten gains squeezed from the people, leaving them here would only let them rust. It's better to turn them all into nourishment for my Major Thousand Worlds; that would be making the best use of everything.”

He spread his hands outward in front of him with total ease.

The power of Great Perfection Five Elements Disintegration, like an invisible dimensional storm, instantly swept through the entire Taisu Origin Treasury.

“Crackle, crackle, crackle.”

Those Extreme Dao Divine Artifacts and Innate Spirit Treasures, regarded as realm-stabilizing treasures, let out overwhelmed wails the moment they touched the disintegration power. The indestructible divine patterns on their surfaces were forcibly stripped away, and the Laws contained within were ruthlessly crushed, finally turning into colorful metal powder flying through the air.

The primeval divine medicines had no room to even struggle before they were completely reverted into the purest Creation Origin Liquid.

The crushed metal powder and Creation Origin Liquid, like a brilliant meteor shower, flooded into Zhou Wannian's inner universe, covering the sky and earth.

The primal geng metal divine iron frantically devoured that metallic Origin, its Sword Qi piercing the firmament; the chaos jianmu greedily absorbed the Creation Origin Liquid, its branches and leaves becoming increasingly lush, shedding infinite green divine light.

In just half a stick of incense's time.

This Taisu Origin Treasury, which had accumulated the foundations of the Canglan Divine Domain for three chaos epochs, was completely emptied by Zhou Wannian's “scouring the earth three feet deep” method. Even the luminous night pearls embedded in the walls for lighting were turned into fly ash and swallowed by the Five Elements Disintegration power.

The entire treasury became empty and pitch black, so clean that not even a single strand of hair could be found.

Zhou Wannian clapped his hands in satisfaction. Feeling the sense of fulfillment and endless vitality of the inner universe after swallowing this massive fortune, a very relaxed smile appeared on his handsome face.

Zhou Wannian whispered to himself in a soothing tone: “This trip to collect rent can be considered a success. The Godhead served as the main course, and this treasury full of scraps is just right as a post-meal dessert. This Canglan Divine Domain was not a wasted trip after all.”

He turned around, hands behind his back, and walked toward the exit of the Taisu Origin Treasury with unhurried steps.

At this time, the Canglan Divine Palace outside had mostly collapsed, with countless architectural fragments tumbling and annihilating in the spatial turbulence. The underlying Formations of the entire Divine Domain had completely failed, and the thirty-three layers of purple-gold cloud seas were dissipating at a terrifying speed.

Zhou Wannian walked onto the collapsed divine temple square and did not rush to leave.

He stood quietly in place, his eyes deep as an ancient well slightly narrowing as he looked up at the Taisu firmament above the Canglan Divine Domain, which had become extremely distorted and violent.

He knew that things were not over yet.

He had killed the supreme ruler of this world, crushed the supreme Godhead bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, and even looted the Taisu Origin Treasury that represented the Heavenly Dao's foundation. This malicious act, which was almost equivalent to draining half of the Taisu Origin World's Heavenly Dao Origin, could absolutely not end so peacefully.

The sleeping, cold ultimate Heavenly Dao will of this high-dimensional world would never allow an external heretic to act so recklessly on its territory.

As expected.

In less than ten breaths after Zhou Wannian stepped out of the Taisu Origin Treasury.

The entire Taisu Origin World ushered in its most terrifying and oppressive darkest hour since the creation of heaven and earth.

Above the firmament, the Chaos cloud layers that were originally purple-gold turned into a deathly pitch black like splashed ink within a ten-thousandth of an instant. This blackness was not a lack of light, but an absolute void capable of swallowing the sight, Divine Sense, and even the Souls of all living beings.

The already horrific Taisu gravity surged by exactly ten thousand times at this moment.

On the ground, those remnants who had luckily escaped the Divine Domain and were fleeing frantically were instantly crushed into a mist of blood under this suddenly surging gravity. Countless immortal mountains and islands suspended in mid-air crashed down like meteors, smashing the vast earth.

In the very center of this suffocating pitch-black firmament, the thick layer of darkness slowly split toward both sides.

A terrifying giant eye, so massive it was beyond words and occupying a third of the entire sky, slowly revealed itself from the depths of the crack.

This giant eye had no whites or pupils; within it flowed countless greyish-white primitive Law chains. These chains intertwined and collided, emitting an absolute coldness and ruthlessness that stripped away all emotions and viewed all things as straw dogs.

This was not the dharma idol of any living being, but the true underlying logic of the Taisu Origin World, the ultimate manifestation of this high-dimensional world's Heavenly Dao will—the Taisu Eye of Heavenly Tribulation.

The moment this Eye of Heavenly Tribulation opened, the flow of time in the entire Taisu Origin World was forcibly frozen.

The wind stopped howling, the collapsing building fragments stalled in mid-air, and even the propagation of light was completely fixed.

Only the small patch of ground where Zhou Wannian stood remained absolutely independent and free under the protection of the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art's perfect inner universe Laws.

The greyish-white gaze of the Taisu Eye of Heavenly Tribulation pierced through the endless void, dead-locking onto Zhou Wannian standing on the ruined square.

A supreme will of judgment, grand to the extreme and devoid of any emotional fluctuations yet permeating with the intent to reset everything to zero, boomed directly in the deepest part of Zhou Wannian's Sea of Consciousness. This sound did not travel through the air but was a Law declaration made by the Heavenly Dao directly on a dimensional level.

The cold, mechanical voice of the taisu heavenly dao echoed.

The taisu heavenly dao majestically proclaimed: “Heretic. Depriving the Origin, destroying the Godhead, stealing the world's foundation. Thy existence severely violates the underlying balance logic of the Taisu Origin World. According to the highest sequence Law of the Heavenly Dao, the judgment is: Ultimate Erasure. Thy Physical Body, Divine Soul, Karma, and even all traces of the past years shall return to the initial void of Taisu.”

Accompanying this emotionless judgment.

The Taisu Eye of Heavenly Tribulation above the firmament suddenly erupted with a terrifying pillar of light, over a million zhang in diameter and a deathly greyish-white color.

This was not thunder, nor was it fire, but a beam of Heavenly Dao Annihilation Light condensed purely from the “concept of erasure.” This light pillar ignored spatial distance and the passage of time; it was like a Universe-level super eraser, descending with supreme power to forcibly wipe Zhou Wannian from the history of this world.

Facing this ultimate Heavenly Dao judgment that would make even a true Creator feel despair.

Zhou Wannian's handsome face still did not show even a hint of panic or disturbance. His faded green long robe still maintained an indescribable sense of relaxation under this world-destroying pressure.

He did not retreat a single step, nor did the thought of evading even arise.

He slightly raised his chin, his eyes deep as an ancient well meeting that heaven-reaching greyish-white Annihilation Light pillar, as his lips curled into an undisguised sneer of extreme disdain.

Zhou Wannian's tone was steady, carrying an absolute dominance that transcended all rules, as he spoke indifferently: “A defective Heavenly Dao that relies on a System to suck blood from the Lower Realms and keep parasites—you think you are worthy of talking about underlying logic and balance in front of me?”

He slowly drew out his right hand, which had been held behind his back, and pressed his index and middle fingers together to form a sword finger.

The Great Five Elements Illusory World Art erupted within his body, and the phantom of the perfect inner universe flashed behind him.

Facing that high and mighty Taisu Eye of Heavenly Tribulation, Zhou Wannian pointed his sword finger upward with casual ease.

Zhou Wannian's tone was steady, yet it permeated with an unquestionable will to kill as he spat out a single word: “Begone.”