Slaughter to Gather Energy (Seeking Reads)

When that treasure was mentioned, Elder Xu Jin's eyes brightened considerably. "The value of this treasure is no less than your human race's Chaos Stele. It is very suitable for cultivators of the Time lineage."

The Chaos Stele was an important inheritance left behind by many of humanity's Universe Masters, even a Universe Strongest, as well as numerous Cosmic Overlords and top-tier Cosmic Overlords.

Comprehending the Chaos Stele greatly aids enlightenment and is the very foundation of humanity's prosperity.

For a race that doesn't even have a single Cosmic Overlord to possess a treasure comparable to the Chaos Stele—that is quite a rare thing.

"I have also looked up some information, but none of it gave specific details." Zhang Dong's tone was humble. "I ask the Elder to kindly enlighten me. This Humble One would be glad to hear the full story."

The materials he had flipped through before only briefly mentioned such a treasure, with no detailed records.

"This treasure is called the Chaos Heaven Mirror. It contains its own space. Zhang Dong, you need only enter once to know its boundless wonders." Elder Xu Jin smiled mysteriously. "Knowing you were coming, the Chaos Heaven Mirror was specially cleared out. It is in the Elder Hall and can be accessed at any time."

A self-contained space was nothing particularly rare.

Even a Realm Lord could create a realm within a realm. A single grain of sand containing a world was a common technique. For a mighty being, even a speck of dust could hold infinite time and space.

But the "boundless wonders" Elder Xu Jin spoke of did make Zhang Dong somewhat expectant.

His law comprehension had only advanced by one level over so many years, and that was in Space Law.

Time Law was still at the twelfth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

The further one progressed, the harder it became. That Zhang Dong could advance even one level in Space Law was already astonishingly fast.

"Then after the banquet... hmm, no rush, Elder Xu Jin. Let me think." Zhang Dong had originally planned to head straight for the Chaos Heaven Mirror after the event, but he suddenly remembered he needed to go to the Boundary Heart Continent.

How long enlightenment would take was hard to say.

It was possible that once inside, he would be deeply moved and sink straight into contemplation for a hundred or even a thousand years.

During his weak period, he couldn't be separated from his clone for too long. Once his strength grew, even millions or billions of years without a memory link wouldn't cause problems.

Elder Xu Jin was a bit puzzled when he heard Zhang Dong say "no rush." He thought to himself, when it comes to enlightenment, how could one not be in a hurry?

If anyone else had such an opportunity, they would be burning with anxiety, eager to enter the Chaos Heaven Mirror immediately.

Even within the entire Feather Slaughter Clan, geniuses of the Time lineage found it difficult to gain entry.

"Elder Xu Jin, the Feather Slaughter Clan has a prison holding war captives. Before I complete my mission, could I have some ordinary Domain Lords and Realm Lords brought out to spar with me?" Zhang Dong made up a casual excuse.

It sounded a bit strange.

Both Elder Xu Jin and King Huo Yi thought to themselves how odd it was. With Zhang Dong's strength, why would he need to spar with ordinary Domain Lords and Realm Lords?

Wouldn't customizing opponents in the Virtual Universe be more meaningful for sparring?

"No problem. I will take Your Highness there." King Huo Yi directly took over the conversation. "After the banquet ends, Your Highness, follow me."

The war captives in the prison—Cosmic Level ones could be controlled with crystal chips and made to do hard labor.

Domain Lord and Realm Lord level captives were originally meant to be whetstones, sparring with the younger geniuses of the Feather Slaughter Clan.

A very small number would also be soul-enslaved.

Zhang Dong raised his wine glass and smiled slightly. "Then I'll trouble King Huo Yi."

This grand feast could be said to have pleased both host and guests, lasting a full half a day.

Those King-level Immortals and Marquis-level Immortals talked about various adventures—rare encounters in the battlefields outside the territory and in cosmic secret realms. Some, caught up in the excitement, even gave public lectures, demonstrating the mysteries of the laws to the younger geniuses.

Zhang Dong listened to many of these talks. He cultivated both Time and Space, so any King-level Immortal's lecture could serve as a reference.

Although his combat power was no less than a King-level Immortal's, his realm in the Primordial Universe system was still relatively low. Absorbing the wisdom of others was always beneficial.

What was the principle behind spatial annihilation? How was time stop best used? How should one combine these mysteries to create secret techniques?

When the feast wound down, King Huo Yi had already come to Zhang Dong's side and transmitted, "Your Highness, let us go to the prison now."

"Good." Zhang Dong also replied via transmission.

Although he didn't think there was anything wrong with slaughtering alien races, King Huo Yi was more meticulous in his thinking.

Slaughtering aliens was normal, but some super-powerful beings cared about their reputation and didn't want to be known for killing the weak, while others took pride in it, slaughtering any alien race they came across.

When the race war battlefield was open, it was common for Cosmic Venerables to massacre Cosmic Level and Domain Lord armies.

Teleportation was completely forbidden within the Elder Hall. After Gao Li, Zhang Dong, and King Huo Yi left, they teleported to a barren region 0.8 light-years away.

Within a range of a million kilometers, nothing grew. The ground was dry and cracked.

At the center was that super prison, its exterior like a giant star, with a diameter of a full 160,000 kilometers.

Such a massive planet, hollow in the middle, could hold an astronomical number of captives.

"King Huo Yi, please release a hundred Domain Lords and Realm Lords." Zhang Dong said in a low voice. "No need for too many."

Although slaughtering aliens was normal, those Domain Lords and Realm Lords were too weak.

He had never been one to bully the weak. He was simply gathering energy, and also allowing these captives an early release.

A hundred ordinary demon race Realm Lords could be wiped out with a flip of Zhang Dong's hand. As the demons died, the Jade Green Bubble within his sea of consciousness began to absorb energy.

From Cosmic Level to Domain Lord, the essence of life changed, but the Jade Green Bubble still remained in the mind.

Whoosh~

Zhang Dong felt as if ripples were spreading through his mind. After a few minutes, the energy was fully absorbed—enough for two round trips.

The living beings of the Source World all carried a trace of origin essence at their core, so the energy they yielded was exceptionally rich.

Especially the outstanding ones within the world, favored by the supreme laws, carried even more origin essence.

"I wonder if, after more than a decade, my clone has comprehended the First-Class Divine Heart."

Zhang Dong speculated inwardly, then turned to King Huo Yi and Gao Li: "The matter of the Chaos Heaven Mirror can wait. I have a faint insight into cultivation—I'll return to your palace to meditate for a while, King Huo Yi."

"Fine." King Huo Yi replied, inwardly finding Zhang Dong utterly bizarre.

When Luo Feng had taken Chaos City Lord as his master back in the Domain Lord stage, he was gifted twenty chances to train at the Heavenly Bridge—an opportunity so precious it had thrilled him to the core. That alone showed how rare such fortune truly was.

Yet Zhang Dong showed no urgency at all, and even had the leisure to toy with a few ordinary Realm Lords.

If one were to call him bloodthirsty, the kills were few and the process not cruel—just a single light palm strike, and they were all annihilated.

"Perhaps geniuses are all eccentric?" King Huo Yi finally concluded.