Chaos as the Crucible, Heart as the Spark of Civilization

Chen Ran stood in the center of the Zeroing Laboratory.

This was no longer a cold steel room, but had been transformed into a massive, circular altar.

The altar's floor was covered in the oldest divination runes from Human Civilization.

Before him, the Demon God Heart, as large as a mountain, floated in the air.

It was already sealed layer by layer by powerful restrictions, yet wisps of Chaos energy still leaked out, distorting the surrounding light and Laws.

"Executor, the 'Bloody Wanted List' within the Primordial Era has been fully activated."

Youchao Shi stood behind him, his expression complex.

"The Alliance has gained immense prestige because of this, and the contribution point system has also been preliminarily recognized by all factions."

"But..."

He paused.

"The price was also very high."

"Many of those on the wanted list were elders or even core disciples of major factions. Their clans and sects had to personally purge their own ranks to protect themselves."

"The entire Primordial Era is in turmoil. Old hatreds and new blood debts intertwine, turning everything into a mess."

Chen Ran didn't turn around.

He knew.

This was like scraping the bone to cure the poison, a necessary pain.

If these boils weren't lanced, the Alliance could never truly unite.

"Have the disciples of the Western Teachings enter the world to guide the wandering souls and quell the resentment."

Chen Ran commanded.

"Tell them that the merits they accumulate can also be exchanged for contribution points."

Youchao Shi's eyes lit up.

This move would not only appease the people but also bind the Western Teachings more deeply to the Alliance's chariot.

"Yes."

He received the order and left.

In the laboratory, only Chen Ran and a group of master artifact refiners led by Taiyi Zhenren remained.

"Tell me what's happening."

Chen Ran's gaze shifted from the heart to Taiyi Zhenren.

Taiyi Zhenren's face was full of frustration and confusion.

He pointed to a pile of gray powder on a jade platform beside him.

"Executor, we failed."

"This is the 'Nine Heavens Breathing Soil', a congenital spiritual object, the mother of all things."

"We tried to use it to analyze a finger bone of a Demon God, to see if we could cultivate anything from it."

"The result..."

Taiyi Zhenren pointed to the pile of powder, his voice hoarse.

"That finger bone directly devoured all the life force and Laws of the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil."

"And then, it also turned into dust."

"It's as if... it doesn't acknowledge any Laws of our world and instinctively destroys anything that tries to contact it."

Bai Ze also walked over and added.

"We encountered the same problem using the Demon Race's blood refining secret techniques."

"The Demon God Blood devours all Demon Power that tries to refine it, and then annihilates itself along with the Demon Power."

"These materials are like potent poisons."

"We're holding a mountain of gold, but we can't even pick up a single piece of gold."

All the artifact refiners lowered their heads.

They were the top experts in the Primordial Era, but they were helpless against these "materials" from Chaos.

The joy of dismembering the Demon God at this moment had completely vanished.

These things were simply unusable.

They were like things from another dimension, completely incompatible with everything in the Primordial Era world.

"I understand."

Chen Ran walked forward. He didn't look at the failed samples.

His gaze returned to the massive Demon God Heart.

"You are all wrong."

His words made everyone look up.

"You are using the Laws of the Primordial Era to analyze the creations of Chaos."

"It's like using a net to scoop up water itself."

"From the very beginning, the direction was wrong."

Guang Chengzi couldn't help but speak.

"Then, according to the Executor's view, what should be done?"

"If not using our Laws, are there other Laws we can use?"

Chen Ran extended a finger.

He pointed at the Demon God Heart.

"There are."

"Use it itself."

Everyone was stunned.

Using Chaos to deal with Chaos?

"Executor, what do you mean?"

Taiyi Zhenren asked uncertainly.

"Establish a 'Chaos Crucible'."

In Chen Ran's eyes, a light that was almost mad flickered.

"Throw a piece of Demon God Bone into it."

"Then throw in a piece of Demon God Blood."

"Let them collide with each other, devour each other, inside."

"We will not interfere, nor guide."

"We will only do one thing."

"Observe."

"Observe the process of their annihilation, record every minute energy change."

"Since we cannot understand Chaos, let Chaos itself reveal the answer to us!"

This idea made all the powerful beings present feel a tingling sensation on their scalps.

It was too crazy.

Putting the two most unstable and dangerous things together.

This was not a crucible at all, it was a bomb that could blow up the entire fleet at any moment!

"Impossible!"

Guang Chengzi immediately objected.

"This action is too dangerous! If it gets out of control, you and I will both turn to dust!"

"Dangerous?"

Chen Ran retorted.

"Staying put, waiting for our energy to run out, waiting for enemies to come knocking, is that not dangerous?"

"We are out of time."

"Either we perish in silence."

"Or, in an explosion, we find a sliver of hope!"

His words left Guang Chengzi speechless.

The will of Saint Nuwa descended.

She did not speak, but silently unfolded the Map of Mountains and Rivers, enveloping the entire laboratory.

The Saint expressed her support through her actions.

With the Saint's guarantee, no one dared to object any longer.

A gamble began.

A special container, reinforced by countless restrictions and formations, jointly built by the Heavenly Origin Sect, the Intercepting Sect, and the Human Race, was constructed.

Two meticulously monitored, fist-sized Demon God materials were carefully placed inside.

One was a bone containing an aura of destruction.

The other was blood filled with tyrannical energy.

The moment they touched.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

The entire crucible fell into a strange, absolute silence.

All detection magic treasures instantly lost their function.

All divine senses were swallowed by an invisible force.

Inside the crucible, it became an absolute "nothingness."

Only on the light screen before Chen Ran, the "Heavenly Derivation Matrix," representing the highest computing power of the Human Race, was still flashing wildly.

Through the tiniest rune imprints pre-implanted into the material core.

It was recording everything happening within that "nothingness."

Chen Ran stared intently at the continuously jumping data streams that no one could understand.

At this moment, his soul was connected to the entire Heavenly Derivation Matrix.

He was using his own will to act as the "furnace fire" of the crucible.

Using his own civilization to comprehend the Chaos that did not belong to this world.

Time passed, second by second.

Chen Ran's face grew paler and paler.

Blood even seeped from his seven orifices.

Forcibly analyzing the Laws of Chaos placed an unimaginable burden on his soul.

Just as his consciousness was about to be swallowed by the endless void.

On the light screen.

A line of new, clear text was finally deciphered.

[Basic constituent unit of Chaos, analysis successful... named 'Singularity'.]

[Properties of 'Singularity': Devour, return to one.]

[Deducing application directions for 'Singularity'...]

[Application 1: Creation of 'Ruin' weapons, capable of returning all matter and Laws to their original chaotic state.]

[Application 2: Construction of 'Chaos Engine,' capable of directly drawing endless energy from the Qi of Chaos.]

Seeing these words, Chen Ran's body, which was almost collapsing, suddenly jolted.

An unprecedented light erupted in his eyes.

They succeeded!

They had found the first key to unlocking the treasure trove of Chaos!