186: The Demon Emperor's shadow personally arrived.

Devil King Ghost Shadow, a cultivator at the Middle Stage Integration Realm, was one of the seven great Devil Kings under the Star-Devouring Demon Emperor. He specialized in intelligence, assassination, and tracking. Unlike the flamboyant and bellicose Blood Slaughter Devil King, his very existence was a shadow looming over the hearts of his enemies.

At this moment, he had transformed into a wisp of shadow more inconspicuous than cosmic dust, traversing through space at an incredible speed. He did not board any Demon Ship because his body was the most perfect tool for stealth.

The first place he descended upon was the Blood Slaughter Star Domain, which had already turned into a silent ruin.

Looking at the base remains that had been leveled in a single strike and sensing the lingering Yin and Yang Dao Rhyme in the air—which was extremely Yang and extremely firm—the face of Devil King Ghost Shadow, hidden beneath the shadows, revealed a solemn expression for the first time.

“The Law of Yin and Yang... and it has already transcended the scope of 'techniques' and reached the Realm of 'Dao,'” he murmured to himself. “To be able to completely erase Blood Slaughter along with his base in one blow, the person who acted must be at least at the Middle Stage Integration Realm, if not higher.”

This discovery led him to overturn his previous speculation of an “ancient god.” Gods were proud and would disdain doing things like scavenging for resources.

He reached out his hand, and a mass of deep darkness gathered in his palm, beginning to capture and analyze the residual energy information in this space.

A moment later, his movements paused.

“Interesting. Besides that overbearing Yin and Yang Dao Rhyme, there is also... a residual fluctuation from spatial teleportation. It's very clever, almost erasing all traces, but... it can't fool me.”

The corner of Devil King Ghost Shadow's mouth curled into a silent smile.

Following that faint spatial fluctuation that was almost negligible, he once again transformed into a shadow and disappeared from the spot.

He was in no hurry to catch up; instead, he tracked the path, investigating the Demon Race strongholds that had been ransacked by the “Chu Family Bandit Gang.”

Blackstone Star, Ghost Mist Star, Heavenly Ghost Fort... at every location, he would carefully analyze the traces of battle.

“Violent and overbearing Fist Intent and Axe Intent... A body refiner?”

“Silent and subtle Sword Intent that strikes directly at the Divine Soul... A top-tier assassin?”

“And this... the prototype of Words Manifest as Law? No, it's more like some kind of innate Divine Ability...”

“Formations, very sophisticated Formations, capable of drawing upon the great power of heaven and earth for one's own use...”

“Finally, there's this most unsettling aura, a Fusion of destruction and... some higher-level power.” Devil King Ghost Shadow fell into deep thought as he sensed the Power of Extinction on the battlefield left behind by Chu Tian.

The more he investigated, the deeper the shock in his heart became.

These attackers were not just one person at all, but an organization—a terrifying organization composed of experts with various different abilities, all of whom were equally gifted!

They had a clear division of labor, tacit cooperation, and their operational efficiency was frighteningly high.

“A Great Master of Formations and the Law of Yin and Yang who is at least at the Middle Stage Integration Realm, leading a group of Soul Transformation prodigies... What kind of configuration is this?” Devil King Ghost Shadow was completely baffled.

Was it some ancient hidden lineage? Or a secret action squad from some higher civilization?

He connected all the clues in his mind, and finally, all the residual traces of spatial teleportation pointed to a common source.

That source was precisely the coordinates where the Starry Sky Divine City was located!

“Found it... your... old nest.”

Cold killing intent flickered in Devil King Ghost Shadow's eyes. He did not head there immediately, but instead hid on a barren asteroid and began to set things up.

He knew that the enemy this time was no small matter. Charging in head-on, even if he could win, would inevitably come at a huge cost and might even allow the other party to escape.

That was not his style.

What he wanted to do was lay an inescapable net and then, when the prey least expected it, launch a fatal blow!

He took out a pitch-black jade talisman; this was the highest-level communication talisman that could directly contact His Majesty the Devil Emperor.

After hesitating for a moment, he still did not crush it.

“No, it's not time yet. If I can't even handle such a small matter and end up disturbing His Majesty while he is in seclusion, where would I put my face?”

Devil King Ghost Shadow put away the jade talisman, and his body slowly merged into the shadow of the asteroid beneath his feet.

“First, let me see what your background really is.”

...Meanwhile, the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

Inside the Gene Laboratory.

Chu He sat cross-legged, his consciousness immersed in a vast galaxy composed of countless golden genetic chains.

This was his sea of Bloodline Origin.

After more than a month in the outside world—nearly thirty long years of analysis inside the pagoda—and after consuming a massive amount of Family Luck and resources, the analysis progress bar, which was as high as 100%, finally reached its end.

[Ding! SSS-Rank Primordial Dragon God Bloodline analysis complete!]

[Bloodline Origin Awakening degree increased to 30%!]

[Congratulations to the Host for comprehending the ultimate secret of the Primordial Era!]

[System Ultimate Module—'Dragon God Hall' has been unlocked!]

[System Ultimate Function—'Bloodline Return to Origin' has been unlocked!]

A series of System notification sounds, like the great sounds of the Dao, exploded in Chu He's mind.

The next moment, an incredibly vast and ancient torrent of information surged from the end of the Bloodline river, instantly flooding into the depths of his Divine Soul.

Chu He's body jolted violently, and his eyes snapped open.

In his eyes, the usual indifference and overbearingness were gone, replaced by the vicissitudes and enlightenment of having pierced through ancient eras.

“So... that's how it is...”

He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his voice carrying a trace of complex and difficult-to-explain emotion.

“Star-Devouring Demon Clan... Ancient Dragon God...”

“It turns out we were one all along...”

At the end of the Bloodline analysis, he saw the truth.

The Ancient Dragon God was not a life form in the traditional sense, but the manifestation of the Laws of 'Existence' and 'Creation' when the Universe first began. They held the power of creation, sowing life and constructing the myriad worlds.

And the Star-Devouring Demon Clan was also not a race born later. They were born alongside the Ancient Dragon God, being the manifestation of the Universe's Laws of 'Nothingness' and 'Destruction.' The purpose of their existence was to devour everything, returning all things to nothingness to maintain the balance of the Universe.

The two were the Yin and Yang sides of the Universe, the two sides of a single body of creation and destruction, serving as each other's fate; there was no right or wrong.

That so-called Primordial War was also not about invasion and resistance, but the ultimate collision of the two Origin Laws of creation and destruction when the Universe moved toward the end of a certain era.

The result was mutual destruction.

The last Dragon God turned the spark of 'Creation' into the System and cast it into Reincarnation.

While the last Devil Emperor hid the Origin of 'Destruction' deep away, waiting for recovery.

The 'mutations' appearing on his children were not some curse or pollution at all, but the other half hidden within the Primordial Dragon God Bloodline—the Origin belonging to 'Destruction.' After combining with him, the source of 'Creation,' it was an 'Atavism' phenomenon being reactivated!

Chu Tian, Chu Zhou, Chu Fan... they were brand new existences who simultaneously possessed both Origins of creation and destruction, surpassing both the Ancient Dragon God and the Star-Devouring Demon Clan!

They were... the prototypes of Chaos!

“I understand...” Chu He stood up, all the confusion in his eyes completely dissipating, replaced by an unprecedented firmness and fervor.

“Since creation and destruction were originally one, then I shall thoroughly fuse these two powers into my body and into my Chu Family Bloodline!”

“Star-Devouring Demon Emperor... you want to return to nothingness, but I want to take my Family and transcend this Reincarnation to see the higher scenery!”

His gaze turned toward the newly unlocked Bloodline Return to Origin function.

This function had only one purpose.

That was to use the Host as a furnace and the System as a guide to help his Bloodline descendants thoroughly fuse the opposing Origin powers within their bodies, tracing back to the source to transform them into the most primitive and powerful—Chaos Power!

“Tian'er...” In Chu He's mind, the face of his Eldest Son appeared—cold and aloof, yet longing for recognition.

“It's time for you to truly take control of your own power.”

He took a step forward, his figure disappearing from the Gene Laboratory.