Desolate God Bizhang

The Taihuan Token Envoy's pig-like face revealed a vivid, smug expression of someone who had everything under control: "I've said before that this world is vastly different from the Tianhuang Ancient Continent; its foundational architecture is completely distinct, meaning the vast majority of cultivation techniques and secret arts cannot be practiced directly.

But as long as it is a system, it must have loopholes!

This world is built upon the ten single laws as its foundational architecture, which also serve as the basic path for cultivation. It's not that the Tianhuang Ancient Continent lacks existences that can couple with them; it just depends on whether the Supreme Rules are willing to turn a blind eye."

Jiang Yao remained silent. He had heard the Envoy mention that the Tianhuang Ancient Continent used paths like Taiyi, Taishi, Taisu, Taiji, Xuanhuang, Causality, Nirvana, End of Dharma, and Creation for cultivation. It seemed there were no techniques that followed the single-law routes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

"I racked my brain for a long time and finally found two techniques suitable for deceiving the Supreme Rules. One is Xu Yuan Opening, which exists between reality and illusion, and the other is the Nine Transformations of the Desolate God.

When the Tianhuang Ancient Continent was first born, before the rise of the myriad races and sects, the world was ruled by Desolate Beasts.

There were forty-nine types of Desolate Beasts in total, each incredibly powerful and fast-growing. Once they reached adulthood, they were at least at the level of a True God or higher!

In that era of ignorance for the myriad races, these Desolate Beasts were not only shadows hanging over them but were also revered as Desolate Gods due to their peerless stature!

Even the name Tianhuang Ancient Continent came from this."

The Envoy wore a nostalgic expression as he continued: "Back then, the myriad races took the Desolate Beasts as their teachers on the path of their initial rise. Any divine ability, movement, or even the physical form of a Desolate Beast was treated as a precious treasure by the earliest practitioners, who constantly studied and visualized them to create techniques suitable for themselves.

Among these, many peerless arts that could be called the pinnacle were created.

The most dazzling among them is the Nine Transformations of the Desolate God!

It allows one to transform into a Desolate Beast!

One can transform into as many as nine different types of Desolate Beasts!"

Jiang Yao asked in surprise: "Transform into a Desolate Beast?"

"That's right. Although the power of the transformed Desolate Beast cannot exceed the practitioner's own realm, what kind of existences are Desolate Beasts? Even if their power and realm are restricted to a lower level, they are still invincible among their peers!

It can be said that the Nine Transformations of the Desolate God was the strongest combat technique of that era! Once mastered, one is invincible among peers!"

The Envoy's excitement faded, his tone turning slightly wistful: "Of course, that's all ancient history. The Desolate Gods, once feared and revered by early practitioners, were later renamed Desolate Beasts.

However, in this world, if you can truly master the Nine Transformations of the Desolate God, it will be a path to the heavens!

The reason I chose the Nine Transformations of the Desolate God is mainly because some Desolate Beasts have innate talents and powers that are quite similar to the single laws of your world.

Generally speaking, any information from the Tianhuang Ancient Continent either cannot appear in this world or will be distorted. For example, the information contained in the Yan Script would be distorted by the Supreme Rules into meaningless garbage.

If a Desolate Beast were to descend into this world, it would either fail or be distorted by the Supreme Rules. But if its inherent power couples with the underlying rules of this world, there is a high probability that it will be accepted by the Supreme Rules and distorted into a form suitable for this Origin World.

And the first Desolate Beast I have chosen for you is the 'Bizhang' that I had you visualize earlier."

Jiang Yao recalled the bird he had used all his willpower to visualize earlier and praised it inwardly. No wonder its essence felt incredibly high; if it was at least at the True God level as an adult, wouldn't that make it even more noble than a natural Beast God?

If the Nine Transformations of the Desolate God could allow him to transform into such a divine beast, the "path to the heavens" the Envoy spoke of was truly no empty boast.

The Envoy shook his head and continued: "Bizhang is known as the 'Flame Sect' and 'Sun Essence.' Its power is singular and fits the law architecture of this world quite well. If it can be successfully manifested, it is highly likely to be distorted by the Supreme Rules into a divine beast of the Fire Law or Light Law.

Of course, the more important reason is that most Desolate Beasts, even as hatchlings still in their shells, are far beyond your current realm, making it impossible for you to transform into them. Bizhang is one of the rare Desolate Beasts whose hatchlings are relatively weak, allowing you to start practicing even at your Stellar Level."

Jiang Yao was already used to this pig's constant remarks about him being too weak. If it were a local, they might feel indignant, as being able to reach the Stellar Level at such a young age was practically being a child of destiny.

But he knew that this world consisted not only of the Primal Universe but also the Universe Ocean and the Origin Continent. Compared to those standing at the peak, let alone the Stellar Level, even Immortal Gods were nothing more than ants.

"However—"

Jiang Yao rolled his eyes; this pig was addicted to dramatic pauses.

Sure enough.

"To practice this Nine Transformations of the Desolate God, you not only need a large amount of treasures to assist you, but it will also take a very long time to get started."

Jiang Yao remained silent, wearing an expression that said, Please, do go on.

The Envoy realized his sadistic pleasure wasn't being satisfied and looked a bit sheepish: "But if you have the origin essence blood of that Desolate Beast, you can naturally get started quickly."

Jiang Yao tentatively asked: "Didn't you say before that the Taihuan Token inheritance has no treasures, only techniques?"

The Envoy gave a smug laugh: "Hehe, the Taihuan Token has no treasures, and Divine Lord Taihuan did not bestow any treasures before he fell, but that doesn't mean I don't have any.

You brat are incredibly lucky. When it comes to the origin essence blood of these Desolate Beasts, I am certainly not lacking.

Of the forty-nine types of Desolate Beasts in the Tianhuang Ancient Continent, you can find most of them within the mountain gates of the Taihuan Sect."

Jiang Yao was stunned. Good heavens, was this Taihuan Sect a beast-taming sect?

The Envoy, unaware of Jiang Yao's conjecture, continued on his own: "Or rather, most top-tier sects like the Taihuan Sect keep quite a few Desolate Beasts within their mountain gates.

After all, Desolate Beasts have many uses. For instance, don't the True Gods, Divine Lords, and Chaos Sages in the sect need one or two mounts? If you go out to visit friends without a decent steed, do you even have any face left?

There are several types of Desolate Beasts that are very suitable as mounts and are quite popular.

Furthermore, banqueting is a trend in the Tianhuang Ancient Continent, with big and small feasts held constantly. For a sect of the Taihuan Sect's level, if the banquets they host don't feature a few hearty dishes made from the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, or kidneys of a Desolate Beast, it would seem a bit shabby and embarrassing."

Jiang Yao's mouth twitched. One moment they were dignified Desolate Gods, and the next they were culinary beasts? The gap was a bit too large, wasn't it?

"Of course, not all Desolate Beasts taste good. But for those that don't taste good, they have their own uses. Materials from some can be used for medicine and alchemy, while others can be used as materials for refining weapons.

There are also some that cannot be used for medicine or weapons, but if they look beautiful, they can be kept as ornamental pets. When guests visit, that's also a matter of face."

Jiang Yao asked cautiously: "Then this Bizhang is..."

The Envoy sighed: "This kind of bird is actually quite lucky; it's considered an alchemy attendant. After all, it is known as the 'Flame Sect' and 'Sun Essence,' and the flames it spits can fuel spiritual treasure alchemy furnaces. It's a great helper for low-level disciples in alchemy."

That was a relief; it was indeed lucky.

However, Jiang Yao was really just listening for the novelty of it; he didn't care much about the plight of Desolate Beasts on the Tianhuang Ancient Continent. After all, it was the Tianhuang Ancient Continent—just the name alone suggested a world where True Gods walked everywhere and Chaos Sages were as common as dogs.

If a "vegetable beast" from the Tianhuang Ancient Continent were placed in the Primal Universe, or even the Universe Ocean, it could still walk sideways without fear. That was enough.

After the Messenger provided the origin blood essence of Bizhang, Jiang Yao mastered the introductory method of the Nine Transformations of the Desolate God with great speed.

On a desolate planet, something resembling a white silkworm cocoon, or perhaps the egg of some kind of beast, was hidden within a canyon.

Jiang Yao did not know how long he had been in a deep sleep, but as soon as he woke up, he found himself in a cramped, dark space.

Who am I?

I am...

He had even forgotten his own name.

Hunger...

Soon, he was left with only a single thought.

Hunger!

The hunger urged him, making him desperately want to break through the darkness and the power that shackled him.

This power confining him felt like a wall of copper and iron, unwilling to let him be born.

He attacked the barrier holding him back with his sharp beak and claws like a madman, the sounds of the strikes echoing through the darkness.

This power that imprisoned him made him angry, made him frantic, and birthed a boundless, vicious energy within him!

Just as Jiang Yao was crazily attacking the darkness that bound him, in a place infinitely high above, there existed a space that could not be accurately described in words.

Countless points of light drifted through this space, each one seemingly containing incredible power.

Suddenly, the points of light, which had been drifting aimlessly, seemed to be triggered by some force; they accelerated abruptly, moving at high speeds along extremely profound trajectories.

Outside the Primal Universe, amidst the endless chaotic air currents, a towering old man sitting atop a cyan mountain peak opened his eyes, looking toward the massive curtain that obscured half of the Universe Ocean—the Primal Universe.

"Hmm? What is the Primal Universe's origin will up to now?"

The towering old man seemed to be able to peer through the membrane, sensing the origin of the Primal Universe, where something seemed to have occurred.

He and the Primal Universe's origin will, which guarded against him like a thief at every moment, were old rivals, and he was quite familiar with its various anomalies.

Beside the towering old man, a being with the body of a snake and the upper torso of a human asked in confusion, "Teacher, what is it?"

The old man slowly shook his head: "This feeling... why does it seem so familiar?"

He had personally experienced the cycle of the Primal Universe's great destruction and subsequent re-evolution; this anomaly in the Primal Universe's origin gave him a sense of déjà vu.

"It's like... the feeling when a natural Beast God is first being conceived in a cycle?"

Inside the Primal Universe, there was a colorful, dreamlike river that seemed to surge endlessly, its upstream source being an infinitely vast lake.

A massive figure with six arms and an upright human-like form also awoke from the gloom. His benevolent face seemed to pierce through infinite space, seeing the origin of the universe, and he looked slightly puzzled.

Two other massive auras awoke in succession.

"What is wrong with the origin will?"

"This feeling... it's like..."

"The feeling coming from the origin will seems to be... confusion?"

"The origin will feels confused? What happened?"

It was not just the three Ancestral Gods of the Ancestral God Sect; within the Five-Colored Aurora Lake of the Ancestral God Sect, and everywhere else deep within the Primal Universe, every Messenger, Divine General, Beast God, candidate Messenger, candidate Divine General, and Beast God inheritor who cultivated the Path of the Beast God felt a palpitation from the source of their own bloodline.

The difference was that the higher their level, the sharper and clearer the feeling.

At the core of the Ancestral God Sect, the "Thunder Beast God Temple."

"Can't even get a good night's sleep? Has the Primal Universe's origin gone senile?"

A rumbling voice resounded through the entire space-time, and several mountain peaks within the endless mountain range were pushed up, revealing their true forms.

A massive Beast God with three hooves, wings, and a body covered in cyan fur stood up, looking upward with annoyance: "Could it be that a natural Beast God is being conceived?"

The annoyed Thunder Beast God muttered in confusion: "This cycle is almost halfway over, right? What kind of madness is this? An old clam producing a pearl?"