Myriad Sha Abyss.
As the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger was fully revealed, the entire abyss fell into an extremely eerie state.
The once incomparably violent Fierce Sha Qi had begun to swirl slowly around the severed finger, forming an enormous vortex that stretched across hundreds of thousands of li.
On the surface of the severed finger.
Ancient patterns continued to emit a faint glow.
Although its owner had long since fallen, the Origin power remaining within it was still terrifying beyond description.
Especially that Chaos presence.
Just the small portion leaking out was enough to twist the surrounding space incessantly.
The vicious beasts that had been hiding deep within Myriad Sha Abyss fell into a panic.
A vicious beast king at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level lay pressed against the ground.
Its scales and armor trembled all over, cold sweat dripping from its forehead. It lacked even the courage to raise its head.
"Th-this is a Chaos Demon God?"
Its voice was hoarse.
Several Golden Immortal vicious beasts nearby had long since been shaken by that pressure until their souls were unstable.
One of them barely managed to remain conscious. It gazed at the ancient severed finger in the center of the abyss, the fear in its eyes almost impossible to conceal.
"Just one finger is hundreds of thousands of li long!"
"Just how enormous was this Chaos Demon God when it was alive?"
"No wonder His Majesty the Beast Emperor sealed this place away. If something like this fell into the hands of another great power, I'm afraid the entire Northern Land would be swept up in a bloody storm!"
The vicious beasts murmured among themselves.
But before long, they fell silent again.
Because all the vicious beasts had noticed.
Lu Yuan had stopped moving.
His enormous golden eyes were fixed intently on the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger.
He made almost no attempt to hide the emotion in his gaze.
They had all followed Lu Yuan for a long time.
They had gradually come to understand some of the giant beast's habits.
Whenever he found a large quantity of high-quality Sha Qi, Lu Yuan would wear a similar expression.
But now...
That was part of a Chaos Demon God Remnant Body!
At the thought, a Golden Immortal vicious beast couldn't help drawing a sharp breath.
"H-he isn't thinking of eating it too, is he?"
Hearing this, the Taiyi vicious beast king beside it abruptly raised its head.
Then.
It looked at Lu Yuan.
Then it looked at the ancient severed finger, hundreds of thousands of li long.
The expression on its face grew increasingly colorful.
"Probably... not?"
Even as it finished speaking, it felt it had little confidence in its own words.
After all, Lu Yuan had already done far too many things that defied common sense.
He had devoured the Fierce Sha filling the sky.
Sent Qiongqi flying with one lash of his tail.
Absorbed all the energy of the Heaven-Locking Sha Formation.
Even the enormous quantity of Sha Qi that Beast Emperor Shen Ni had personally summoned had failed to burst his body.
A monster like that...
If he really did treat the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger as food, there seemed to be nothing strange about it.
It was just that the pressure emanating from those remains was far too terrifying.
Never mind ordinary vicious beasts.
Even it, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, felt as though its soul would nearly collapse if it moved a little closer.
Lu Yuan's physical body was formidable, but could he really swallow a Chaos Demon God Remnant Body whole?
As the vicious beasts discussed the matter.
Several ancient beings throughout the Primordial World also sensed the change in Myriad Sha Abyss at the same time.
In the east.
In an ancient cultivation ground wreathed in immortal mist.
Hongjun had been studying the Creation Jade Disc.
Suddenly.
The incomplete jade disc above his head trembled lightly.
A wisp of extremely faint Chaos Dao resonance came from the distant north.
Hongjun's eyes snapped open.
Countless Great Dao runes rapidly flowed in the depths of his eyes.
"A Chaos Demon God Origin?"
Hongjun's expression gradually grew serious.
He was naturally very familiar with this presence.
After Pangu split open the heavens, countless members of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods had fallen. Their remaining flesh, bones, and divine thoughts were still scattered throughout the Primordial World to this day.
These things were astonishingly valuable to innate great Divine Ability users.
The traces of ancient Great Daos they contained could even help cultivators gain a deeper understanding of their own laws.
Hongjun did not hesitate.
His Divine Sense rapidly extended toward the Northern Land.
Soon.
The Chaos currents constantly rising above Myriad Sha Abyss entered his perception.
Immediately afterward.
Hongjun also saw the incomparably enormous severed finger.
"So that's how it is."
Hongjun gently stroked his long beard, a flicker of understanding passing through his eyes.
No wonder Myriad Sha Abyss had been able to accumulate such an enormous amount of Fierce Sha Qi.
Its source had turned out to be the remains of a Chaos Demon God.
What surprised him even more was this.
The Grand Void Sky Whale that had previously caused the abnormal Sha Qi in the Northern Land was now beside the severed finger.
And Beast Emperor Shen Ni stood opposite him.
Both of them bore unmistakable traces of a great battle.
The surrounding space was also covered in signs of fragmentation.
Clearly, a fierce clash had just taken place.
Sensing the markedly stronger life presence emanating from Lu Yuan, Hongjun's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
"He's grown so much again in such a short time?"
The last time he had sensed Lu Yuan, his size had been astonishing, but his overall level of life had not yet reached its present state.
Now, after only a short time.
He had already undergone a clear bloodline transformation.
He could even clash head-on with Shen Ni.
The more Hongjun observed, the more he felt that this innate divine beast was no simple creature.
In particular, the ancient presence faintly emanating from Lu Yuan's enormous body felt somewhat familiar to him.
But with the dense Chaos currents deep within Myriad Sha Abyss in the way, many things remained unclear for the time being.
Hongjun pondered for a moment.
He did not rush to act.
He intended to keep watching.
In the west.
Deep within Mount Sumeru.
Luohou had been cultivating with his eyes closed in a pitch-black hall.
Suddenly.
The Devil Qi around him, which had been calm, trembled violently.
Luohou opened his eyes.
A dark red divine light flashed in the depths of his pupils.
"What a dense Chaos presence!"
He slowly rose to his feet.
His gaze turned straight toward the north of the Primordial World.
Soon.
Luohou also discovered the anomaly deep within Myriad Sha Abyss.
The Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger was constantly releasing an extremely ancient Origin power.
After sensing it for only a moment, a hint of fervor gradually appeared in Luohou's eyes.
A Chaos Demon God Remnant Body!
And a portion that had been preserved so completely at that!
Something like this was immensely valuable to his study of the Great Daos of slaughter and destruction.
In particular, the Fierce Sha Origin accumulated within the remains could serve to corroborate his Devil Dao.
Looking north, Luohou couldn't help laughing.
"That fellow Shen Ni was hiding something this good."
"He certainly kept it well hidden!"
But soon.
Luohou's gaze fell upon Lu Yuan.
Seeing the colossal beast, more than a hundred thousand li long, staring fixedly at the Demon God's severed finger, the smile on Luohou's face grew broader.
"It seems Shen Ni is going to feel the loss this time."
He had long heard about Lu Yuan devouring the Fierce Sha Qi of the Northern Land.
Now that the Demon God's remains had appeared.
The Grand Void Sky Whale had clearly noticed the enormous energy contained within them.
Luohou slowly rubbed his fingers together.
Divine light flickered in his eyes.
A treasure of this level was indeed worth a personal visit.
But Myriad Sha Abyss was currently under Shen Ni's personal control. Barging in recklessly could easily start a fight.
Luohou wanted to see.
Just how things would play out between Shen Ni and the giant beast next.
Elsewhere.
Ancestor Qiankun, Ancestor Yinyang, and other innate great Divine Ability users also sensed the changes in the Northern Land, one after another.
When Ancestor Qiankun sensed the presence of the Demon God's remains, his previously calm expression changed in an instant.
"There are Chaos Demon God remains this complete!"
Obvious delight appeared in his eyes.
Ancient remains like these were likewise immensely valuable for studying the Great Dao of Qiankun.
Ancestor Yinyang's reaction was even more direct.
"That old vicious beast Shen Ni has been hiding a treasure like this all these years!"
He couldn't help exclaiming under his breath.
"With such a commotion in Myriad Sha Abyss, it seems this thing can't be kept hidden anymore."
Although the two ancestors each had different thoughts, both began paying closer attention to the Primordial Northern Continent.
In Myriad Sha Abyss.
Lu Yuan naturally had no idea that the appearance of the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger had alerted so many great powers of the Primordial World.
All his attention was now focused on the enormous severed finger before him.
The energy presence was simply too tempting.
In particular, the Chaos Origin flowing within it had caused Lu Yuan's newly transformed body to once again feel an extremely strong craving to grow.
The feeling was countless times stronger than when he devoured the ordinary Sha liquid of Myriad Sha Abyss!
Lu Yuan could even feel his flesh actively absorbing the Chaos currents constantly leaking into the surroundings.
Although the process was extremely slow.
Every wisp of Chaos current that entered his body brought a very noticeable change.
Even the scales and armor that Shen Ni had just shattered, which had yet to fully recover, were slowly growing back under the nourishment of this power.
Lu Yuan's eyes grew brighter.
"This thing really is extraordinary."
He could not help murmuring in amazement.
Then.
At last, several lines of information surfaced in the depths of his consciousness.
[Ultra-high-level energy source detected.]
[Energy can be converted.]
[Current physical body cannot withstand the full amount at once.]
Lu Yuan studied the lines carefully.
There was little disappointment on his face.
It could be converted.
That was enough.
As for his body being unable to withstand the full power of the Chaos Demon God Remnant Body at present, that was only to be expected.
This thing had been a Chaos Demon God in life.
Even though only a remnant finger remained, the Origin it contained was still terrifying.
Lu Yuan had only just completed his first life transformation.
He was still an unknown distance away from true adulthood.
Trying to swallow such a vast amount of high-level energy in one gulp was indeed somewhat unrealistic.
But...
If he couldn't swallow it all at once.
He could eat it slowly.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and settled on a plan.
He would start with the Chaos Origin leaking from the surface of the remnant finger.
Once his body had adapted further to this power, he would slowly devour the essence of its flesh and blood.
As his body continued to grow, the upper limit of the energy he could withstand would naturally keep rising.
As long as he could keep this remnant finger by his side.
Wouldn't that mean he had a treasure trove that could provide a constant supply of high-quality energy?
At the thought, Lu Yuan grew even more excited.
His enormous golden eyes could scarcely tear themselves away from the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger.
Shen Ni naturally saw his reaction.
His expression grew uglier and uglier.
He noticed that Lu Yuan was even more interested in the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger than he had been in the Fierce Sha Qi of the Myriad Sha Abyss.
Just how much the giant beast before him could eat.
Shen Ni had already experienced firsthand.
It was one thing for Lu Yuan to eat ordinary Sha Qi.
But if Lu Yuan set his sights on this Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger, that would be an entirely different matter.
This object was the true core of the Myriad Sha Abyss.
The remnant finger deserved much of the credit for the Ferocious Beast Imperial Court's ability to cultivate a constant stream of experts.
If he let Lu Yuan devour it.
The Myriad Sha Abyss's value would inevitably plummet from then on.
Moreover, the ancient traces of the Great Dao contained within the Chaos Demon God Remnant Body were just as important to Shen Ni.
A treasure like this.
How could he possibly give it away so easily?
Shen Ni slowly moved.
Blocking the path between Lu Yuan and the remnant finger.
"Lu Yuan."
His voice gradually grew serious.
"This emperor can let you continue taking some of the other Sha Qi in the Myriad Sha Abyss."
"But put this piece of remains out of your mind."
Hearing this, Lu Yuan finally looked away from the remnant finger.
He glanced at Shen Ni.
Naturally, he could understand Shen Ni's thinking.
If he had something this good, he wouldn't be willing to give it away easily either.
But the two of them had already fought a battle.
Shen Ni was indeed formidable.
Although Lu Yuan could rely on his physical body to hold his own against him, he wasn't confident he could defeat him easily.
If he really wanted to obtain this Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger, he would probably have to fight another battle.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment.
Then suddenly spoke.
"Shen Ni, weren't you asking me what conditions it would take for me to join the Imperial Court?"
Shen Ni's gaze shifted slightly at those words.
He had already given up trying to persuade him.
Who would have thought that Lu Yuan would bring up the subject himself now?
Shen Ni glanced at Lu Yuan.
Then he looked at the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger beside them.
He already had an inkling.
Even so, he asked, "Have you changed your mind?"
Lu Yuan didn't beat around the bush.
He raised an enormous fin and pointed straight at the ancient remnant finger behind him, which radiated an endless air of chaos.
"I want that."
The expression on Shen Ni's face froze instantly.
The ferocious beasts in the distance also fell completely silent.
A moment later.
A Taiyi ferocious beast king jerked its head up, its eyes nearly popping out of its skull.
"What?!"
"He wants the Chaos Demon God Remnant Body?!"
Several Golden Immortal ferocious beasts beside it drew sharp breaths.
"Is he crazy?!"
"That's the foundation of the entire Myriad Sha Abyss!"
"How could His Majesty the Beast Emperor possibly give something like that away?!"
They had thought Lu Yuan was finally ready to accept Shen Ni's invitation.
Who would have thought.
The moment this fellow opened his mouth, he asked for the most precious treasure in the entire Myriad Sha Abyss!
Inside the Beast Emperor Palace.
Watching the scene in the water mirror, Qiongqi couldn't help covering its forehead.
"I should have seen this coming."
It finally understood now.
Whatever resources Lu Yuan was most interested in, he would set his sights directly on them.
First it had been ordinary Sha Qi.
Then the Myriad Sha Abyss.
Now even the Chaos Demon God Remnant Body had entered his sights.
The black-armored giant was trembling all over with rage.
"Arrogant! Utterly arrogant!"
It slammed a palm against the stone pillar beside it.
Boom!
The entire pillar exploded on the spot.
"That's the Chaos Demon God Remnant Body! How dare he ask for it!"
The bone giant beside it also looked grim.
"If that thing is handed over, the entire Myriad Sha Abyss will be affected. His Majesty could never agree."
Sure enough.
In the Myriad Sha Abyss.
After hearing Lu Yuan's demand, Shen Ni's expression had turned utterly dark.
"Absolutely not!"
His voice was ice-cold.
"Lu Yuan, this emperor admires your bloodline and is willing to give you ample resources."
"But this Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger is something this emperor personally discovered and sealed away years ago."
"The foundation of the entire Ferocious Beast Imperial Court depends on it."
"If you want to take it away, then don't speak of joining the Imperial Court again!"
Lu Yuan wasn't surprised after hearing him out.
Shen Ni's outright refusal was enough to show the value of the remnant finger.
But he had never intended to truly accept the Imperial Court's restrictions anyway.
He had said that only to see just how high a price Shen Ni was willing to pay.
Now it seemed.
This thing had indeed touched Shen Ni's bottom line.
Lu Yuan slowly raised his head.
His golden eyes turned once more to the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger, which stretched for hundreds of thousands of li.
On the surface of the remnant finger.
Ancient patterns continued to flow slowly.
Every pattern contained a terrifying, unimaginable power.
And the Chaos Origin constantly leaking from it kept the Qi and Blood within Lu Yuan in an extremely active state.
He could feel it.
As long as he could obtain this remnant finger, even if he could only devour a tiny part of it for the time being, it would be enough to greatly increase his rate of growth for a long time to come.
Moreover.
Once he had truly grown up in the future.
He could slowly swallow the entire remnant finger!
At the thought, Lu Yuan hesitated no longer.
Shen Ni naturally noticed the change in his expression.
The chill in his scarlet eyes grew ever stronger.
"Lu Yuan, this emperor will warn you one last time."
"That remnant finger is not yours to touch!"
As Shen Ni's words fell.
The blood-colored beast mark on his forehead lit up once more.
The terrifying pressure he had restrained also began to rise slowly.
Lu Yuan looked at Shen Ni.
Then slowly unfurled his enormous body.
At that moment, the Grand Void Sky Whale, more than a hundred thousand li long, once again revealed the true might of his physical body.
His dark-gold fins rose slowly, and the surrounding Sha Sea rolled back to either side.
A vast surge of Qi and Blood rushed out of Lu Yuan's body.
The entire Myriad Sha Abyss began to tremble gently.
Lu Yuan didn't continue bargaining with Shen Ni.
He understood now.
Shen Ni would never willingly hand over the Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger before him.
In that case.
He would keep fighting.
He gazed at the ancient remnant finger radiating an infinite air of chaos, his golden eyes burning.
Then.
Lu Yuan slowly opened his enormous maw, vast enough to swallow ten thousand li of heaven and earth.
His deep voice rang throughout the Myriad Sha Abyss.
"Shen Ni."
"Since you won't give it to me, I'll have to take it myself."
Shen Ni's face abruptly darkened.
But Lu Yuan had already turned his gaze back to the remnant finger.
"This meal is mine."