On both sides of the street, ten-thousand-fathom cliffs plunged into bottomless darkness.
"...The price was too high. I don't even know if it worked."
Retainer looked toward Xu Yuan.
Countless Spirit Light Threads wrapped around Xu Yuan.
The threads were like a cocoon spun by a silkworm, constantly shedding light.
The light grew weaker and weaker.
At last.
Every glowing thread pulled free and slowly withdrew into the Dark Abyss on either side of the street, vanishing from sight.
Xu Yuan stood where he was, with only one Spirit Light Thread in his hand.
The connection had ended.
Lines of faintly glowing text flashed wildly before his eyes:
``` "You have obtained the corresponding ultimate secret art of the Immortal Species (cannot be cultivated). Its name is:"
"Myriad Forms Embryonic Treasury · Shadow Seed Demon."
"An initial art of the Ancient God's secret Mystic Arts, stage one."
"Description: The Ancient God's power is like the myriad forms held in the womb of the Source of Truth. It awakens as the Shadow Seed Demon and, under Truth's witness, clashes with the Universe's entropic beings as the two sides of Truth."
"The Shadow Seed Demon's initial combat strength is one realm above the strongest Crown-Bearer. It will compete with the Crown-Bearer in every type of combat. Once it wins, it will evolve into an Observer."
"Under the Observer's Gaze, you will immediately enter a state of 'collapse.' Your soul will be destroyed forever, and everything you are will belong to the Ancient God."
"If the Shadow Seed Demon determines it cannot defeat and devour the Crown-Bearer, it will begin indiscriminate slaughter, exterminating all living beings and causing everything that exists to 'collapse' so it can gain the power to evolve to an Advanced level."
"When the Shadow Seed Demon evolves, you may