Finally settled with everything in hand, he turned his attention to what he had originally intended to do.
"System, show my status."
A translucent screen appeared before him.
System Status Window
Name: Xu Tianran
Age: 68
Body: Eternal Chaos Thunder Body (Peak Primordial Level) +
Talent: Chaos Origin Supreme Spiritual Root (Peak Primordial Level) +
True Cultivation: Peak Dao Immortal Realm +
Disguised Cultivation: 3rd Human Immortal Realm
Combat Power: Equivalent to 7th Primordial Immortal Realm
Sea of Consciousness: 10 Quadrillion km3
Spiritual Sense: 10,000 Quadrillion km3
(1 Quadrillion = 1,000 Trillion)
Cultivation Technique:
Eternal Abyss Star Devouring Codex (Low Primordial Level - Perfection) +
Martial Skills:
Star Severing Sword Technique (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Star Destroying Fist Technique (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Starpiercer Voidshift: Eternal Astral Transcendence (Peak Primordial Level - Perfection) +
Sword Intent: 100% +
Fist Intent: 100% +
Auxiliary Techniques:
Primordial Morphogenesis Sovereign Art (Peak Primordial Level - Perfection) +
Voidshroud Earthflow: Divine Abyss Escape (Peak Primordial Level - Perfection) +
Phantom Veil Art (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Silent Death Sutra (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Heavenly Mirage Steps (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Karmic Shadow Concealment (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Soul Severing Whisper (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Blood Resonance Absorption (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Void Shadow Clone Technique (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Soul Reaving Insight (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Heavenly Formation Mastery (Peak Immortal Level - Perfection) +
Dao Law Concept Comprehended:
Supreme Cautious Eternal Extinction Dao - 100% +
System Functions Activated:
1. Supreme Devour Function
2. Relationship Function
3. Identification Function
4. Storage Space 2.0
5. Brainstorming 2.0
6. Ultimate Threat Detection 2.0
7. Heavenly Concealment
8. Immortal World Transverse
9. Eternal Clone Nexus
10. Primal Severance
Devour Points: 11,680 Trillion
With this many Devour Points, he no longer needed to slowly improve everything step by step.
It was time to use the Brainstorming and Parallel Mind functions to determine the most optimal upgrade path.
System Prompt Appeared:
Integration of Talent + Body + Cultivation Technique + Martial Skills + Auxiliary Techniques + 100% Comprehension of Supreme Cautious Eternal Extinction Dao Concept.
Initiating breakthrough into the Primordial Immortal Realm…
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Xu Tianran''s eyes widened in shock. Integrating everything into one? Was the system forging something beyond imagination?
A flash of anticipation gleamed in his eyes. What kind of grand transformation would this create?
Without hesitation, he poured in his Devour Points. Instantly, space itself seemed to shatter, and boundless energy erupted into his body like an unstoppable tidal wave.
Then—the agony struck.
It wasn''t just pain. It was annihilation.
Every cell in his body was torn apart and reformed. Each fragment of flesh, every drop of blood, every fiber of his being was ground into nothingness—only to be reshaped again.
His organs? Obliterated. Reduced to a mist of raw essence, as if his very existence was being unmade. His bones turned to dust. His blood cells vanished into absolute void.
Then, his body reformed—each cell reborn, each organ reconstructed from pure energy, stronger and more terrifying than before.
His soul was torn, stitched, torn again, and stitched once more, an unending cycle of destruction and rebirth. He could feel himself dying and reviving countless times in mere moments.
If I can''t scream now, then when can I?!
Xu Tianran let out a roar, his voice carrying the madness of boundless suffering—only to be instantly silenced by the protective formation. If not for that, the entire sect would have been shaken to its core.
Then, the Origin took form—an existence so dense that even a thousandfold compression of energy paled in comparison. It swirled like a black hole at the center of his soul, endlessly devouring and refining all concepts until nothing remained but pure, absolute power.
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Through this very black hole, a link was forged—one that pierced beyond the boundaries of the universe itself. From the endless void beyond, an unfathomable torrent of void energy poured down, so pure, so absolute, that it reshaped his very essence.
At that moment, his Origin was born—
NULL VOID EXTINCTION ORIGIN
A terrifying force capable of erasing all things, reducing existence itself to oblivion.
In a single step, he ascended into the Primordial Immortal Realm—but it did not stop there. Like a dam bursting, his Devour Points flooded through him, forcefully pushing his cultivation to its absolute peak.
Peak Primordial Immortal Realm.
...
Xu Tianran stabilized his cultivation and checked his system status.
System Status Window:
Name: Xu Tianran
Age: 68
Origin: Null Void Extinction Origin
True Cultivation: Peak Primordial Immortal Realm
Disguised Cultivation: 3rd Human Immortal Realm
Combat Power: Equivalent to 7th Origin Dao Lord Realm
Sea of Consciousness: 100 Quadrillion km3
Spiritual Sense: 100,000 Quadrillion km3
Devour Points: 0
Just as Xu Tianran was about to bask in his newfound glory, an emotionless voice echoed directly in his mind—resonating not only within him but across every living being in the entire universe.
**"The Battle Realm is about to open, linking countless universes. The top 10 universes will ascend to the next level, while the bottom 100 will be devoured into nothingness, in accordance with the Order of Cortex.
All cultivators at the Primordial Immortal Realm will be transported directly into the Battle Realm. Battle Points will be recorded based on the number of cultivators slain from other universes. Universe rankings will be determined by the highest individual Battle Points from each universe, and accordingly, rewards and punishments will be enforced."**
Before he could even process what all this nonsense was about, he was instantly teleported into a vast, mist-filled room along with countless other cultivators. Without hesitation, he morphed his appearance, taking on a completely different look. After all, the Primordial Immortal Realm cultivators from the Star Sword Sect were also present—people he had no intention of revealing his true identity to.
Until now, Xu Tianran had never engaged in battle directly—he had always relied on his clones for perfect kills. But now, he could sense that this universe was forcing him to take action.
And this so-called Order of Cortex? The universe wouldn''t even bother to elaborate on what it truly was.
Before he could think further, a countdown timer appeared on the wall, rapidly ticking down from 5 seconds to 1.
Before any cultivator could communicate, they were all instantly transported into a vast land consisting of forests, deserts, seas, fire, ice, and countless other extreme environments, each being randomly teleported to different locations.
A massive floating screen appeared at the center of the Battle Realm, visible to all, displaying the rankings in real time. Similar screens hovered above every universe, allowing all beings to witness the unfolding carnage.
Names continuously flickered and shifted—some rising, others vanishing entirely—as the slaughter had already begun.
Xu Tianran wasted no time and immediately activated Brainstorming 2.0, seeking the optimal path forward. He had landed atop a desolate, icy mountain peak, far from any immediate threats.
System Prompt:
This Battle Realm consists only of cultivators at the Primordial Immortal Realm.
Upon seeing this, Xu Tianran felt a wave of relief. His system''s Heavenly Concealment function only shielded him from beings at the Origin Dao Ancestor Realm and below, which explained why the Universe Will had managed to teleport him here without his consent.
But now wasn''t the time for overthinking. It was time to take action—for the first time.
With a single thought, 2,000 clones, each possessing his full combat power, materialized around him. Thanks to his Eternal Clone Nexus, their energy was limitless, directly linked to the Void itself. No exhaustion. No limits.
At the same time, his Calamity Starfall had evolved into something far deadlier—
Void Erasure : Attack power reaching his full combat power
Each of his clones was fully armed, their weapons distributed, their presence overwhelming.
Meanwhile, Xu Tianran himself vanished into the depths of the earth, concealed by his system''s Heavenly Concealment Function. There was no need to engage in direct battle—what if a Heaven''s Chosen capable of fighting two major realms above their level appeared?
Avoiding unnecessary trouble was the wisest course of action.
Thus, he constructed a massive underground monitoring palace, hidden 5 trillion km beneath the surface, near a vast magma lake—a perfect vantage point to observe, strategize, and strike only when necessary.
Xu Tianran''s eyes widened in shock as he saw his original name displayed on the floating screen.
"This is a complete privacy violation!" he thought to himself, his expression darkening.
But what surprised him even more was the bracketed text next to his name—his universe name: (Aspara).
"So that''s the name of my universe? This is the first time I''ve even heard of it…"
Meanwhile, chaos had already erupted across the Battle Realm. Many cultivators had formed alliances, teaming up to eliminate their enemies.
At the same time, his clones had already spread out across the battlefield, like a swarm of locusts, teleporting to various locations. However, seeing how many cultivators had teamed up, his clones adapted accordingly—forming teams of their own to engage in battle.
The battlefield was a spectacle of carnage:
Stealth assassinations struck without warning.
Direct sword and fist intent attacks crushed through defenses.
Void Erasure Bombs exploded, erasing entire regions from existence.
As the slaughter unfolded, Xu Tianran''s name skyrocketed up the rankings.
Within moments, he broke into the top 1,000, and the ascent showed no signs of stopping. The massacre continued—his clones moved with deadly precision, eliminating any enemies within range.
Finally, as his spiritual sense clones reached their limits, leaving no more cultivators alive within their detection range, his ranking stabilized at 89th place.
As Xu Tianran''s Devour Points skyrocketed, he quickly realized the true scale of his gains.
Each 1st-level Primordial Immortal Realm cultivator granted him 10 trillion Devour Points.
Each Peak Primordial Immortal Realm cultivator granted him 100 trillion Devour Points.
His total Devour Points surged past 5,000 trillion, a fortune beyond imagination.
"Wealth invites danger…" he mused, floating mid-air, his expression unreadable.
However, before he could strategize further, a system alert jolted him—
One of his clones had been destroyed.
His eyes narrowed. Up until now, his Eternal Clone Nexus had made his forces nearly invincible. For a clone to be obliterated meant true danger had arrived.
He quickly scanned through the battlefield, and what he saw made his expression darken.
A massive coalition had formed—nearly 10,000 Primordial Immortal Realm cultivators had banded together, sweeping through the battlefield like an unstoppable tide, eliminating anyone in their path.
"So, they''re gathering into a single force… If I let them grow unchecked, they''ll become a serious problem."
Xu Tianran''s gaze turned cold.
It was time to retaliate.