C2336 Conquering the Primal Beast

Chai En floated gracefully into the air.

Fragrant pieces of cooked meat fell into the gaping maw on his abdomen, and the wounds on the mysterious Primal Beast's body healed in an instant.

"Great Creator, what about it?"

Chai En gazed toward the escape route of the small Primal Beast. His two curved horns suddenly shone with an icy light, unleashing a psychic force that homed in on the little creature.

"It's like us, yet I've never heard of or seen it before."

Chai En's face clouded with concern as he spoke cautiously, "It's incredibly powerful and hasn't even fully harnessed its strength yet. Within its heart lies a pure and vast life essence, along with a scent that resembles yours."

Yu Yuan responded calmly, "It followed me here. Its existence is certainly linked to mine."

"That explains it."

Chai En nodded gently, refraining from further questions. He paid no mind to the fleeing little Primal Beast and instead escorted Yu Yuan and Zhong Chichen back to the thirty-six springs where Yu Yuan had first appeared.

"This is my point of origin."

Yu Yuan gestured toward one of the springs.

"The Origin Realm!"

The Gluttony God exclaimed in astonishment.

Yu Yuan corrected him, "Not anymore. Now it's the Wasteland."

Chai En paused, then turned to Zhong Chichen, the keeper of the Book of Time.

"The springs meant to connect to the Origin Realm were moved to the Wasteland by a powerful Primal Anima. That's how he and the little one came to be here."

Zhong Chichen elaborated and then addressed Yu Yuan, "In most Otherworlds, there's a spring like this, linking various cosmic realms. The spring corresponding to the Origin Realm has, due to the presence of the Demon God Bertain, always been exit-only."

"Exit-only?"

Yu Yuan was taken aback.

"Yes," Zhong Chichen clarified, "Until Lord Bertain declares the Origin Realm open, only its inhabitants can travel to different worlds through the spring. The deities and mighty ones from here are not permitted to step through. Naturally, without Devitt's assistance, most gods lack the power to cross over."

After a thorough explanation, Yu Yuan came to understand that the Primal Soul was in the Ashlands. It was the arrival of Arthurs that had alerted the Death God, Kurkova.

Since Kurkova and Devitt were siblings with a close relationship to Bertain, Kurkova was able to spread the Death Sigil and locate Chen Qinghuang within the Origin Realm.

The emergence of Arthurs alerted Bertain, who was engaged in battles in the Otherworld, to the significant upheaval in the Origin Realm.

He also came to the shocking realization that the creator he had been reluctant to destroy had been consumed by the Primal Soul from the Abyss.

Upon witnessing the turmoil within his own domain, Bertain of the Otherworld immediately shifted his focus to his own backyard and devised a plan to return.

It was with the implicit consent of the Great Demon God Bertain that Kurkova dared to disseminate the death symbol.

Subsequently, the Primal Soul's deployment of avatars in the Sky and Underworld wreaked havoc, infuriating both Kurkova and Devitt.

"We're heading to the Evolution Realm."

The Gluttony God, Chai En, indicated the spring leading to the other realm after Zhong Chichen had finished clarifying everything to Yu Yuan. His look of reverence towards Yu Yuan deepened.

Chai En had not anticipated that this creator, who had appeared so unexpectedly, would hail from the enigmatic Origin Realm.

As a deity of the Flowing Realm, he was aware of the invasions by the formidable Primal Anima in both the Sky and Underworld, and he knew of the demise of the gods from Deichakeon and Xaplica.

The deaths of Galuba and Kuna, two deities of equal might to him, had sent shockwaves through the echelons of power in this world.

"Let's hope for a smooth journey."

The Gluttony God, Chai En, silently expressed his trepidation towards the mysterious Origin Realm and the Wasteland, fearing the formidable beings that resided in those realms.

Days later, in the water-rich, swamp-filled Evolution Realm, Yu Yuan encountered two more Chaos Titans.

The God of Bloodlust, the Wendigo, and the God of Wind, the Malformed Horror.

Like the Gluttony God, Chai En, these deities of the Otherworld fell into reverent prostration before Yu Yuan after he activated the Soul Altar.

The creature before them was a dire beast resembling a colossal yellow dog with a bristling array of sharp fangs. Its eyes were a murky, blood-red, giving the impression it was perpetually in a haze of unconsciousness.

The Wendigo reeked of a potent, metallic scent of blood, as if each strand of its fur was soaked in the lifeblood of mighty warriors from the Otherworld.

*Snap! Snap!*

Its thick, hook-curved tail lashed the air restlessly, stirring up a fearsome energy storm in the void of the Yan Territory that sent shivers down the spines of all its inhabitants.

The loyal experts of the territory gazed anxiously at the turbulent aura billowing from the extraterrestrial waters, fearing the Wendigo might unleash its fury and slaughter countless beings in a blind rage.

The Malformed Horror, a creature with the body of a tiger and the wings of an eagle, roared with the tumultuous winds that raged within it.

Upon receiving the summons, it had hastened from the Swirling Domain to meet the so-called "Great Creator" spoken of by Chai En.

Both the Malformed Horror and the Wendigo were revered as deities in the Otherworld, alongside figures such as Devitt, Kurkova, Galuba, and Kuna. Unlike the others, they were born from the essence of Primal Beasts.

"Chaos has perished," declared the Malformed Horror, its eyes gleaming with an intelligent light as it spoke with respect.

Once it was confirmed that Yu Yuan was indeed the progenitor of their lineage, the Malformed Horror spared no detail in its account.

"Chaos clashed with Bertain and was slain. His heart was extracted and refined by Bertain into a rare treasure known as the Chaos Orb," it revealed.

The eldest among them, the Malformed Horror, gazed at the Soul Altar with a mix of awe and reverence as it unraveled the mystery for Yu Yuan.

Chaos, Gluttony, the Malformed Horror, and the Wendigo had been part of this world for as long as they could remember.

They stood apart from the spirit animals of the other thirty-six worlds. Born with formidable strength, few could rival them. By consuming Primal Anima resonant with their own attributes, they ascended to become the four great gods of this realm.

It was said that Chaos, before being vanquished by Bertain, had been in search of their origin.

It appeared Chaos had made some headway in this quest, but ultimately met his end at the hands of Bertain.

"Creator, the essence that emanates from you, the power you wield, it is the very source we hail from!"

Three dire beasts from the Otherworld lay prostrate on the ground, their eyes fixed on Yu Yuan with eager anticipation. To them, Yu Yuan was not just their leader, but the one they were resolutely bound to follow. Even if Yu Yuan commanded them to die, they would not resist; they would comply without question.

Zhong Chichen stood by, watching the scene unfold with astonishment, taking a long while to snap back to reality. These three savage Primal Beasts of the Otherworld had their own cliques, immune to the seductions of the other factions. Yet, upon Yu Yuan's arrival, he effortlessly won them over, securing their immediate loyalty.

The three deities of the Otherworld, along with their respective realms, were now firmly within Yu Yuan's grasp.

"Yu Yuan, in these thirty-six worlds, there are still mighty Primal Animas that have not been harnessed by any creature. The Primal Gods and Primal Beasts who seek to harness the Primal Animas often clash with them. This world is far from harmonious, which is why the Demon God Bertain can assert his might through conquest," Zhong Chichen interjected suddenly.

"Primal Anima, they also have a foothold here?" Yu Yuan asked, taken aback.

"Absolutely!" Zhong Chichen replied with a grave demeanor. "We inhabit a diverse and expansive universe, with worlds governed by the transcendent Primal Animas, as well as territories under the dominion of Primal Gods and Primal Beasts."

"That's a relief," Yu Yuan murmured, his mind easing slightly. If, in the Otherworld, all Primal Animas were mere prey, destined to be consumed and assimilated by the likes of Galuba and Kuna, then the four great Primal Animas of the Wasteland would never have been persuaded by him. The fact that these extraordinary Primal Animas could carve out their existence in such a diverse cosmos meant that there was hope for survival for those from the Origin Realm and the Wasteland.

"However, the relationship between the two factions is far from friendly; conflicts and battles are a constant," the Malformed Horror added after a moment's hesitation. "The Primal Gods and Primal Beasts are not harmonious, and even among our kind, the Primal Beasts, strife is commonplace."

"I, along with Chaos, Gluttony, and the Wendigo, once formed a small coalition," it continued. "Other spirit animals born in this world that absorbed Primal Animas and became Primal Beasts, they didn't align with our group."

Zhong Chichen and the Wendigo took turns adding details to the story.

"This place is quite complex, isn't it?"

Yu Yuan nodded repeatedly. With each piece of their account, his grasp of the Otherworld grew increasingly profound.

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