630: Chapter 633 The Heart of the Void, the Core of Absolute Stillness, the Primal Star Marrow

The old man's aura suddenly erupted, and the walls of the corridor were instantly covered in cracks.

"How could you know? No one in this world has ever seen my true face!"

Lu Chen's expression remained unchanged.

"Your energy signature is of the same lineage as the girl I just treated; it has long been branded into your dimensional origin."

"Rest assured, I will not reveal your identity, nor do I have any intention of interfering in the Family's power struggles."

"But my time is precious. May I enter?"

The old man stared at Lu Chen, remaining silent for a long time.

In this young man's eyes, he could not see the slightest hint of fear.

There was only a profound, unfathomable depth, as steady as a mountain and as deep as an abyss.

It actually made him, an Innate Origin being, feel a trace of insignificance.

The old man slowly withdrew his pressure.

"Go in."

The Old Ancestor's voice was filled with confusion and inquiry.

The heavy giant door let out a creaking sound and slowly opened.

This treasury was not a room piled with gold and silver treasures.

Rather, it was an independent Small World.

Hills of Spirit Stones rolled on continuously, and floating divine weapons shone brilliantly.

Cultivation resources were piled up like mountains, stretching further than the eye could see.

"Nini," Lu Chen called out in his heart, "see if there is anything here you can use."

He stepped into the treasury.

He passed by divine swords, each capable of shaking the heavens and moving the earth.

And scrolls of ancient books recording lost supreme techniques.

But Nini remained silent throughout.

It wasn't until he reached the deepest part of the treasury, a dark corner where even the torchlight could not reach.

A voice finally rang out in his mind.

That voice was no longer soft and calm as it used to be.

Instead, it was filled with a near-desperate longing originating from the very source of life.

"Master..."

Nini's voice carried an irrepressible tremble.

"I feel... a hunger originating from the essence of existence."

"In this space, there is something... calling out to my core Origin."

Following Nini's guidance, Lu Chen walked toward an isolated stone platform.

There were no guards watching here, no Restriction traps, and not even any energy fluctuations.

It was as if the Family had long forgotten the existence of this item...

Simply because it had no detectable energy reaction whatsoever.

Above the stone platform, a stone floated quietly.

It was dull and lusterless, unremarkable in appearance.

It was just a pitch-black rock with jagged edges.

It seemed capable of swallowing all surrounding light.

The sense of heaviness it brought did not stem from weight.

But rather from an ineffable significance of existence.

"Master... it's this."

Nini's voice trembled with excitement.

"This is a fragment of a Heart of the Void, containing the primal Origin of unformed space."

"As long as I devour this, I will surely be able to advance!"

"However... I still need some other treasures to assist me in completing the transformation."

Lu Chen reached out his hand.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the black stone.

The space magic cube deep within his Soul suddenly erupted with violent vibrations.

"With this..."

Lu Chen was ecstatic in his heart, "I can finally disappear from their sight completely."

He grabbed the black stone.

At the very moment his fingertips touched the black stone.

The entire Small World let out a groan of pain.

The pitch-black rock began to slowly melt in his palm.

It turned into a beam of light, surging toward the space magic cube.

The Divine Light Hall was not just a treasury.

It was more like a graveyard of a lost civilization.

Lu Chen gripped the Heart of the Void fragment tightly.

He felt the space magic cube deep in his Soul emit a metallic, hunger-filled vibration.

It was no longer just a tool.

Instead, it behaved like a living organ.

Thirsting for more nourishment to break through its Innate limitations.

"Nini."

Lu Chen called out in his heart, his voice tense, "The stone is melting. What else do we need?"

"Master."

Nini's voice sounded strained, as if she were carrying a weight of a thousand pounds.

"The Heart of the Void provides the Foundation, but to break through Innate limitations and successfully advance, we still need two more things."

"An Absolute Stasis Core and Primal Star Essence."

"I have already scanned every part of the treasury. The Vernas Family... they do not have these two things."

Lu Chen frowned.

The Vernas Family was already one of the top powers in this Universe.

But even their collection was far from enough.

"Then we'll look elsewhere."

Lu Chen said, "But before that, I need to repay a favor."

He walked out of the treasury, and the heavy iron doors slammed shut behind him.

The guards immediately knelt on the ground.

The aura on Lu Chen had already changed.

It carried a sharp scent of ozone and the breath of ancient dust.

The Clan Chief was waiting at the end of the corridor.

"Great Master Zhouguang! Please come this way. A banquet has been prepared; the entire clan wishes to thank you."

"I don't have time to stay long."

Lu Chen's tone was cold and concise.

"I only have one hour."

The banquet hall was a masterpiece constructed of crystal and light.

All important members of the Vernas Family were present.

They were dressed in robes swirling with spiritual light.

Sitting in the very center of the hall was Selene.

She was radiant, her skin glowing with a vitality that would have been impossible just a few hours ago.

The moment Lu Chen entered the door.

Her gaze locked firmly onto him.

An obvious flush spread up from her neck.

As Lu Chen walked toward the main seat.

His Eye of Origin remained open throughout.

He scanned the room.

Looking for residual traces of the entropy power he had previously extracted.

His gaze stopped on a young boy in the corner.

The boy looked to be seventeen or eighteen, his features somewhat similar to Selene's.

But while everyone else in the Family radiated light and warmth.

This boy exuded a sense of deathly stillness.

Lu Chen's vision penetrated his flesh.

His Karma Dao principles were being forcibly suppressed.

A thick gray Seal was entwined around his Soul.

That was not the Law of Entropy.

But another kind of power...

Another Law of the Anti-World.

"Who is that child?"

Lu Chen turned and asked Selene's father softly.

The man looked over, his expression filled with pity.

"That is Sevic, my nephew."

"His father, my elder brother, died years ago in the brutal war against the Anti-World."

"Since then, Sevic has been reticent and sickly."

Lu Chen's heart sank.

This was not sadness.

This was a clue.

Lu Chen sat down but did not touch his chopsticks.

He looked at Sevic.

Recalling the gray thread he had pulled from Selene, his thoughts raced.

Those gray threads...

He realized.

They were not random curses.

Nor were they ordinary energy that his creation lotus wanted to devour.

Every single one was a different Law.

But they all seemed to be variants of the Law of Entropy.

Suddenly.

A bolt of lightning struck his mind.

He was struck with enlightenment.

He realized.

All these Anti-World Laws were not independent of each other.

They all originated from the branches of the same terrifying tree.

All of them stemmed from the Law of Entropy.

Or rather.

The supreme Dao of Entropy.