The Wilderness Chronicles: Seeking Immortality
Chapter 410

Extra Story-Endless Hunyuan (The Grand Finale!)

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"That's amazing!"

Zhou Hao sensed the Origin of Chaos of the universe before him, and his heart was filled with awe.

Naturally formed celestial bodies can contain the Origin of Chaos; the mystery of the universe is beyond compare.

It should be understood that the origins formed within any universe, or even any celestial body, in the Endless Space are all different.

Whether it leans towards one of the five elements or towards life and destruction, it will eventually transform into space and give birth to the propagation of life.

It's like an invisible, Supreme Rules; though it doesn't manifest, it's omnipresent.

But the Origin of Chaos is still a universe formed from the Origin of Chaos...

Will the entire Endless Space eventually be slowly swallowed up by this universe, and everything turn into chaos?

Zhou Hao didn't understand the significance of this universe's existence, but he knew that if he refined this Origin of Chaos into his own Small Universe, then the primordial energy needed for his Small Universe to complete its final evolution would be sufficient!

That's right.

His main body came to the Endless Space this time not only to kill the ringleader who started the invasion war, but also to obtain enough primordial energy to allow the Small Universe to complete its evolution.

Boom!

Small Universe appeared in this void, its edge connecting with that strange universe.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~"

Zhou Hao could clearly feel that his Small Universe had easily broken through the membrane of that universe, constructing several void channels between the two, and beginning to absorb the Origin of Chaos to strengthen itself.

"Stop." Another Green-Robed Horned Man appeared, raising a strange metal plaque from afar.

The sign has black patterns on both sides and a white line in the center, as if there are High Mountain on both sides and a canyon and river in the center... After being summoned in the void, it quickly grew larger, as if it was about to transform into a real world.

"Get out," Zhou Hao said coldly.

The main body dares not come, so it sends a dharma Dharma Body with a magic weapon to stop me?

joke.

Buzz!

The immense power swept across the entire void, and the world of towering mountains and flowing water instantly collapsed, transforming back into a palm-sized metal plaque that landed in Zhou Hao's hand.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

The Green-Robed Horned Man released another black and white array plate to block the shockwave, and shouted, "Fellow Daoist Zhou Hao, this universe has many mysteries. If you destroy its origin, it would be nothing short of a waste of resources!"

"Do you need to teach me?" Zhou Hao saw that the black array plate of the Green-Robed Horned Man was mysterious and could not be destroyed by the impact of his own power. He immediately stretched out his hand, his arm grew huge, and he crushed it with a palm.

"How can you be so arrogant!" The Green-Robed Horned Man suddenly transformed into an enormous, majestic, and ferocious black Old Niu.

The enormous Yin-Yang Array Diagram beneath the Old Niu's hooves emanated immense power.

"If it weren't for your secret cosmic technique, why would I fear you!" the black Old Niu roared, charging towards Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao's Small Universe is currently absorbing the Origin of Chaos of that strange universe, and it has not yet enveloped this place, making it the perfect opportunity for him to fight.

"Without Small Universe, you're doomed." Zhou Hao's eyes flashed with killing intent, and he manifested Three Heads and Six Arms and six arms. With a flick of his arms, he engaged the black Old Niu in battle.

This black Old Niu is the strongest War Beast Weapon forged by the Holy Lord, even stronger than the Dharma Body he guards in the giant rock courtyard.

Furthermore, as the first Universe Controller, the Holy Lord possesses incredibly profound techniques and far surpasses the strength of ordinary Ultimate Supreme.

Zhou Hao, however, was present in person. After stepping into the ' Supreme Level' of the Ultimate Chaos Dao, the primordial force within his body underwent another transformation. In terms of the strength of his divine body alone, he was even stronger than the Second Primordial Spirit who refined the Chaos Universe and became the Universe Controller.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Two incredibly powerful beings clashed fiercely, their immense power affecting all directions.

It seems that the outcome is difficult to determine for the time being, with their strengths being roughly equal.

But the black Old Niu grew increasingly apprehensive as the fight progressed.

"How come his strength is still increasing?"

That's so weird.

As Universe Controller, their levels of transformation and upgrading of their divine bodies and souls through the origin of the universe should be comparable.

Why is it that the white-robed youth before him, who was evenly matched with him at the beginning of their fight, has now surpassed him?

If it weren't for his deeper accumulation of experience and more unique skills, magical weapons, and other powerful techniques, he would have been on the verge of defeat, unable to withstand the increasingly fierce attacks from his opponent.

Boom!

As Zhou Hao unleashed a palm strike, layers of cyan light began to emanate from his skin.

This is a natural manifestation of his physical body becoming stronger overall.

In particular, the longer the Small Universe absorbs the Origin of Chaos, the more abundant the energy it feeds back to the main body becomes, causing his life level to rise rapidly.

"Puff."

Zhou Hao's palm struck the black Old Niu's neck.

With this strike, the skin and flesh around the black Old Niu's neck shattered into pieces, revealing the metal skeleton beneath with countless intricate patterns.

"It can hurt me?" the Holy Lord exclaimed in surprise.

His strongest War Beast form possessed extremely strong life-saving abilities; even his true self would find it difficult to break through the War Beast's defenses. How could the opponent injure him with a casual palm strike?

There was still no particularly mysterious move to be seen.

It's about crushing everything with greater strength and faster speed...

"Fellow Daoist Zhou Hao, listen to me, you must not destroy that universe, it has many benefits..." the black Old Niu tried to persuade him further.

But what responded to him was a barrage of thousands of palms striking from different directions.

"Damn it!" The Holy Lord was so anxious and furious that he was on the verge of madness.

He couldn't win a fight, and he couldn't reason with anyone; this was the first time in his life he had encountered such a situation.

If he could do it all over again, he would have given all his Source Walker Lord Master and the strongest war weapons to Iyer.

"Puff puff puff..."

The palm strike, imbued with increasing power, pierced through the void, forcefully cleaving through the Holy Lord's defenses, and landed on the black Old Niu with a destructive force.

Boom~~~

Under such an attack, even the mighty black Old Niu's War Beast body could not withstand it, and it was completely reduced to ashes.

"I'm so unwilling!" The Holy Lord, who was in the Sith Universe, could only watch in despair and pain as the strange universe, whose primordial energy was constantly weakening, was finally swallowed up.

After doing all this, Zhou Hao stood in that void and closed his eyes.

"This is the true essence of the Force... the Power of Hunyuan Chaos!"

Although Zhou Hao's eyes were closed, a complete Blue Flower appeared in his mind.

Just after the Small Universe devoured and absorbed the complete Origin of Chaos, he truly and completely comprehended the Force and understood the ' Chaos Blue Flower '.

In the darkness, the name Hunyuan appeared in his mind, as if it were something he was born with, something he knew innately.

"The Power of Hunyuan Chaos is the foundation upon which all Chaos Universe are born; it encompasses everything and is the source of all power."

"Mastering the Power of Hunyuan Chaos and the Dao of Hunyuan Chaos is the ultimate goal of this cultivation path."

Zhou Hao opened his eyes.

Boom!!!

His body began to leap, his life level began to rise, and he began to frantically absorb the almost inexhaustible Hunyuan power from outside the Endless Space.

Yes.

After Zhou Hao grasped the essence of the ' Power of Hunyuan Chaos ', the entire Endless Space was no longer the boundless expanse he once knew.

In his eyes, the Endless Space he was in was just a Hunyuan World, like a mudflat on the seashore, with countless similar worlds.

Even more powerful and vast beings, who also mastered the Hunyuan Origin Dao, resided in other Hunyuan World.

At this moment, those powerful beings also sensed Zhou Hao, and one of their ancient auras came from afar, forming a sound in Zhou Hao's ear.

"Congratulations on becoming Lord! We cultivators have gained another fellow Daoist in the Endless Hunyuan Space! This is truly a cause for celebration!"

This voice originates from the Dao, and its meaning can be understood regardless of the language spoken.

Lord?

Does mastering the Hunyuan Great Dao, which transcends the Supreme Dao, make Lord?

Zhou Hao began to understand.

There are more than two hundred terrifying beings that I can sense, who have also mastered the Hunyuan Dao. This shows that there are quite a few Lord in the Endless Hunyuan Space.

However, there were only nine auras in total that were similar to his own, including the ancient aura that had greeted him.

They were scattered in different places, each possessing distinct powers and auras similar to his, unlike the other two hundred or so beings who were fundamentally different.

"There are nine cultivator Lord in total, and I am the tenth." Zhou Hao immediately understood.

"Haha, congratulations, fellow Daoist."

"I am Jin. How shall I address you, fellow Daoist?"

The other cultivator Lord also sent messages behind that ancient aura.

My name is Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao also transmitted his voice to these beings of the same level as him.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou Hao."

"Huh, Fellow Daoist Zhou Hao's hometown, the Hunyuan World, is the territory of the Xia Emperor."

"Where is the Xia Emperor? He quietly led out another fellow Daoist; why didn't he offer any thanks?"

At this moment, a domineering and unstoppable aura, like a blade of light, suddenly appeared, accompanied by a young voice. "My elder brother has already gone to the Hunyuan World where Fellow Daoist Zhou Hao is. You all should stop making noise."

Xia Emperor?

Zhou Hao's heart stirred slightly, and he turned to look.

Outside, in the vast, Hunyuan void, a young man dressed in a light yellow robe slowly walked in, and in a few steps, he entered the Hunyuan World he was in.

Zhou Hao understood immediately and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Xia Emperor."

Judging from the solemn tone other Lord used when mentioning the ' Xia Emperor ', this Xia Emperor must be an unparalleled figure among the Lord.

Moreover, as a newly appointed Lord, and with the Hunyuan World still within the territory of this Xia Emperor, he naturally had to be humble and respectful.

"You are also Lord, no need for such formalities," a gentle voice rang out.

Zhou Hao looked up in surprise at Xia Emperor.

He was speaking Chinese, the language of the Earth!?

"Surprised?" Seeing Zhou Hao's surprise and confusion, Xia Emperor couldn't help but laugh. "My name is Xia Zhi, and I also come from Earth. Speaking of which, we're from the same hometown. The ten layers of Divine Pattern that form the Chaos Blue Flower on your body were also created by me."

"It was you?" Zhou Hao asked incredulously. "Then everything I've experienced over the years was arranged by you, senior?"

Although he had become Lord, the feeling of having everything arranged beforehand was truly unsettling.

"Of course not." Xia Emperor shook his head and explained with a smile, "The Infinite Hunyuan Space is too vast, and there are many Lord- level beings. Although our lineage of cultivators' Lord have all grown from weaklings and possess extremely strong combat power, they are still not the strongest group in the Infinite Hunyuan Space, and their overall strength is relatively weak. Therefore, while protecting numerous territories, I and other Lord also guide the beings within those territories."

"This Hunyuan World is quite strange. The original Origin Continent, which was the core of the world, actually developed sentience and evolved into a life form similar to a true living being. It enslaved other life forms for countless years until it was eventually overthrown by a group of living beings."

As he spoke, Xia Emperor pointed a finger into the void, causing time to flow backward and forming ancient scenes in the air.

"It's truly prosperous." Zhou Hao looked around, his gaze piercing through time, seeing a continent in the past that was larger than the Chaos Universe, nurturing far more life forms than the Chaos Universe, countless life forms, countless races.

In an ancient setting.

A black-robed emperor, imposing in stature and exuding an aura of power.

Surrounding him were over a hundred powerful beings, each with a different appearance, some humanoid and some beast-like, yet their fighting prowess was immense.

"Boom~~~"

That vast continent eventually shattered and disintegrated in the great war.

After the collapse, the fragments of the continent formed countless celestial bodies in Endless Space, the largest of which were the nine Chaos Universe.

"That black-robed emperor was the embodiment of the Origin Will of the Origin Continent world. Although it perished in the great war, its will was dispersed throughout the entire Hunyuan World, becoming an existence akin to Supreme Rules, secretly guiding the beings it nurtured, with the ultimate goal of refining and controlling the Chaos Universe," Xia Emperor said. "While refining the Chaos Universe could easily make one a world-level Hunyuan life form, it would also hinder one's path of cultivation, turning one into someone striving to improve the evolution of the Chaos Universe."

"At the same time, because the power comes from the outside, once you become the controller, you can be invincible within your own Chaos Universe, but you won't be able to do so outside, especially outside this Hunyuan World space."

Zhou Hao nodded.

This confirmed his previous feeling that refining the Origin of Chaos Universe was not a good thing.

"Previously, in this Hunyuan World, there was a being named 'Qi' who received some inheritance that I deliberately left behind. However, because he was also a native being of this Hunyuan World, guided by the invisible forces of the Supreme Rules, he ultimately could not escape the cage and chose to refine the Chaos Universe, ultimately dying as a result," Xia Emperor sighed. "At that time, I knew that if I did not attract life from the outside world, the beings of this Hunyuan World would never be able to transcend."

"So, Senior Xia Emperor chose me?" Zhou Hao was still somewhat puzzled. "With Xia Emperor's strength, why didn't he redefine the Supreme Rules here?"

"Although I have already reached the pinnacle of the Endless Hunyuan Space, creating a Hunyuan World space would only take a little effort and be nothing special. However, this Hunyuan World is extremely peculiar," Xia Emperor explained. "An ordinary Hunyuan World can only be used to refine and create one world-level Hunyuan life form, but here, with proper guidance, it can create nine."

"And most importantly, the cosmic origin you absorbed earlier was an extremely rare ' Origin of Chaos.' If this kind of origin is allowed to grow on its own, it has the potential to eventually give birth to a Primordial-level Hunyuan life form, that is, Strange Lifeform called ' Lord ' living within the Hunyuan Space." Xia Emperor looked at Zhou Hao and smiled. "When I discovered such a rare opportunity, I naturally didn't want to destroy it easily. And since we shouldn't let good things go to outsiders, we should naturally help our fellow countrymen when there are good things to be had."

"Actually, the Chaos Blue Flower was created by me by combining my ' Source Energy System ' with the Blue Flower Chaos Restriction created by 'Qi'. Not only you, but there are quite a few fellow countrymen who were chosen by me to be gifted with the Chaos Blue Flower and moved to the nine universes of this Hunyuan World. But none of the other destined ones are as remarkable as you, who have truly come this far."

"There are still many people who possess Chaos Blue Flower?" Zhou Hao exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes." Xia Emperor nodded, pointing towards the Sith Universe. "Didn't you notice that the life cultivation system in that universe is quite similar to the energy system you use?"

"It is very similar." Zhou Hao thought carefully. The energy used by the Sith Clan Lord Master was also mist energy, which was slightly higher in level than immortal power and divine power, but it did not form Small Universe within its body.

"It's a pity that many of my fellow villagers who were reincarnated in that universe didn't make it to the end. They didn't even get to the point of developing the Chaos Blue Flower into Small Universe before they perished." Xia Emperor shook his head and smiled at Zhou Hao. "Fortunately, you came along, so all my arrangements weren't in vain."

"Senior Xia Emperor, in the chaotic world where I was born, there is also an Earth, whose civilization development, including various people and cultures, is very similar. How is that possible?" Zhou Hao pressed for an answer.

If this is just a coincidence, then it's far too coincidental.

"With your level of understanding, you should also be able to comprehend higher-dimensional spacetime," Xia Emperor said with a smile. "Although the entire Endless Hunyuan Space we inhabit possesses incredible power, it is ultimately still a four-dimensional spacetime. The cultivation and evolution of life is also a process of evolving from three-dimensional life to higher-dimensional life."

"A being of the Hunyuan Origin can easily control time reversal within any Hunyuan World, even reviving past lives from the past. That is the beginning of entering the realm of four-dimensional life. Our Lord is also a four-dimensional life, but he stands at the very pinnacle of four-dimensional life, and has even begun to touch the threshold of the five-dimensional world. He can control an entire world, evolving infinite parallel universes, distributed throughout various Hunyuan World."

"Therefore, in order to allow you to better integrate into the Chaos Universe after your reincarnation, I did not simply reincarnate your true soul, but projected the entire Earth into the Chaos Universe you were going to."

"Then my father and mother in my previous life..." Zhou Hao paused, then suddenly laughed.

Now that I am Lord of Hunyuan and have reached the pinnacle of a four-dimensional life form, it is not difficult for me to control the life and death of my parents from my previous life and move them from the time of their death to the present. Why bother others with such trivial matters?

"Let's get down to business!" Xia Emperor smiled. "Now that you've become Lord, the territories under the jurisdiction of the various Lord on our cultivator side will be redefined. Given that you've just become Lord, you probably haven't created any of the various Hunyuan Techniques and weapons yet, so for now, you'll only be in charge of this Hunyuan World space. However, we'll allocate you more territory in the future; we can't let you remain so idle forever."

"Okay." Zhou Hao nodded. "Thank you, Xia Emperor."

"There's no need for thanks. You come from my territory, and your cultivation system is the same as mine, so you are naturally considered one of my lineages," Xia Emperor said. "By the way, there's one more thing. A year from now, we Lord will hold a celebration ceremony for you, and many other Lord- level beings from other life forms will also be there."

"There's no need for a grand celebration," Zhou Hao shook his head.

As Xia Emperor said, he had just broken through and was already Lord, but his moves and supernatural abilities were still at the level of the previous Supreme Dao. He had not yet properly figured out the Power of Hunyuan Chaos that he controlled. Instead of celebrating, he should go into seclusion to cultivate.

"This is a momentous event, announcing to the entire Infinite Hunyuan Space that our cultivator side has gained another Lord. How could it be unnecessary?" Xia Emperor laughed. "There are other Lord who also want to meet you. I'll introduce you to a fellow countryman from Earth."

Did fellow villagers become Lord?

Zhou Hao was secretly surprised, but also somewhat expectant. He nodded and said, "Then I'll do whatever Xia Emperor says."

"Since you've just broken through, I won't disturb you any longer. The celebration ceremony still requires invitations from all sides, so I'll take my leave now." After saying this, Xia Emperor nodded to Zhou Hao and turned to leave.

In any case, given their level of understanding, they can communicate at any time, even across Endless Space, and it's convenient for them to contact each other if needed.

As the Xia Emperor's figure disappeared, Zhou Hao stood silently for a long time.

Lord, the pinnacle of four-dimensional life...

Going further up, could there be fifth-dimensional life, or even higher-dimensional beings?

"The Tao has no end... Where does the evolution of life begin?" Zhou Hao shook his head and looked towards the Sith Universe.

His gaze could not be blocked even by the Endless Hunyuan Space, and he easily saw the Green-Robed Horned Man hiding in the core space of the Chaos Universe.

Previously, he had even considered killing the Sith Clan ruler and returning the entire Sith Universe to chaos. Once Ji Ning, who had become the Ultimate Emperor, made another step forward, he could go and refine the origin and become the Universe Controller.

But now, he disdains to make a move.

"He's nothing but a pathetic worm trapped in a cage." Shaking his head, Zhou Hao's figure disappeared.

What awaits him is an even more vast Endless Hunyuan Space, all kinds of Hunyuan life forms, and even the path of evolution to climb towards a higher dimension of life!

(The End!)

When I was writing the book, I jokingly mentioned in a book club that I would make an appearance in the book, featuring Xia Zhi, the protagonist of my first book.

It's been two years since I first typed "Xia Zhi Solstice" on the keyboard.

Writing about the Xia Emperor again brings a unique feeling to my heart.

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