C2357 The Speculation about the Primal Anima(1)

Whimpering softly, the little Primal Beast was enveloped by a thick, dark purple smoke that clung tightly to its diminutive form. It appeared as though it had donned a mystical cape. The dense smoke roiled with countless tiny sparks and flashes of lightning, swimming through the purple sea like living entities, seemingly on the verge of coalescing into fierce beings at any moment. The purple sea, the Primal Beast's resting place, was alternately absorbed into its body and released, growing ever more enigmatic.

Yu Yuan's eyebrows quirked, his eyes reflecting his intrigue. He recognized that the sparks and shadowy lightning swirling around the Primal Beast bore a striking resemblance to the cape of the God of Destiny, Stephanie. It was clear that the Primal Beast had reaped considerable benefits from Stephanie, explaining its affection for her.

"There's no loyalty like that born of dependency," Yu Yuan muttered under his breath.

Suddenly, Stephanie's golden gaze met his, as if she had overheard his silent rebuke, and she gave him an exasperated roll of her eyes. Yu Yuan was momentarily taken aback.

"Alright, let's set off," Stephanie commanded, her voice tinged with cool authority. She strode forward, her footsteps on the Primal Beast's forehead. Clutching her destiny-infused wand, she led the way from the exodus of the Primal Animas.

Her formidable presence radiated outward, prompting a hidden exodus of Primal Animas throughout the realm.

"How odd, who has ruffled her feathers?" Heesters from the Bone Tribe wondered aloud, scratching his polished skull in bewilderment as he watched Stephanie's retreating figure.

In time, the substantial Book of Time, like a vast plateau suspended in the void, bore all the people and Primal Beasts in pursuit of Stephanie.

The little Primal Beast, now loyal to Stephanie, glanced back at Yu Yuan repeatedly as it glided effortlessly through the void. The God of Destiny, however, did not look back.

"Traitor!" the God of Wind huffed. "O Great Creator, you are the wellspring of all Chaos Titans. This little one, having come from that world, surely knows this, yet it has chosen to side with Lady Stephanie."

Worried about a potential misinterpretation, the Malformed Horror quickly added, "I hold Lady Stephanie in high esteem, but let's be clear: the lineage and essence of all Chaos Titans are rooted in you!"

The Wendigo and Chai En, the Gluttony God, both nodded in agreement.

As they conversed, Dickinson, in his dark golden serpent form, gazed at Yu Yuan with an odd look and suddenly spoke, "I..."

"What are you trying to say?" exclaimed the Malformed Horror, taken aback.

Dickinson, a spirit animal from the Otherworld, had ascended to the status of a Primal Beast after refining the Primal Anima.

In this realm, whether one is a spirit animal like Dickinson or a Chaos Titan like the Malformed Horror, the act of refining a Primal Anima earns them the title of Primal Beast.

"My bloodline's origin, it seems to be..."

Dickinson faltered, his gaze fixed on Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit Body.

Within him, his spirit animal heart began to beat erratically, emitting streaks of bloodline divine light.

Yu Yuan felt a sudden connection!

The bloodline mysteries within Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit Body resonated, aligning closely with the life imprints in Dickinson's beast heart.

"Chaos Serpent."

The image of the secular bird's archenemy, the cosmic giant beast that perished in the Ashlands, surfaced in Yu Yuan's mind. He realized that the life imprints of the Chaos Serpent and this dark-golden Astral Serpent, known as the God of Chaos, shared numerous similarities.

"My bloodline's origin seems to also stem from you."

Dickinson, filled with a mix of astonishment and fear, finally found the courage to speak. "It's bizarre! Far too bizarre! It defies all logic," he said, staring at Yu Yuan.

At that moment, Stephanie, perched atop the small Primal Beast, turned and gave him a penetrating look.

A chill ran through Yu Yuan's spine, sensing that this enigmatic God of Destiny was privy to many secrets, yet chose to remain silent.

...

In the Ashlands, Yu Yuan's real body lay submerged in a pool, everything below his neck engulfed by the primal source.

Bathing in the primal source, he used his real body to experience its wonders, noticing a multitude of intricate cosmic orders streaming from the source into his body, seeping into his ten-story-tall Soul Altar.

As the intricate rules infused with his being, he began to perceive bizarre visions, as if peering into the depths of the Abyss.

Countless eons ago, in what is now a silent Abyss, stars began to form, orbiting the sun.

Stars orbiting the sun trace a natural cosmic order, embodying the profound principles of heaven and earth.

This isn't a man-made phenomenon, but rather a law that nature itself has shaped within a particular world.

Meteors and showers of fire streak across the sky from beyond our world, crashing into barren lands, igniting everything, and giving birth to wondrous forms of flame.

In these scorched lands, mountains and rocks cleaved by lightning and consumed by fire transform into Sunsilver.

These four natural spectacles—flame, lightning, Sunsilver, and earth—are visible everywhere, each playing their part in the unfolding of the Heavenly Dao, tracing a mysterious path of law.

Even before the Abyss of Truth was teeming with life, there were already stars, suns, lightning, and the elements of metal, water, fire, and earth.

Once these foundational elements of the world emerged, they conformed to the natural order, evolving into a multitude of extraordinary laws and rules.

This is the cosmic order naturally birthed over eons within a world.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Within the pool, numerous natural laws of the cosmos were contained. Some overlapped with Yu Yuan's "Soul Altar," while others were new to it. When involving elements like metal, wood, water, fire, earth, or celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and stars, as well as ice and thunder, they would seep into different layers of his "Soul Altar," acting as a kind of replenishment.

More mysterious cosmic orders had also merged into his very being, integrating into his bones and meridians, and branding themselves upon his heart.

The dark essence within the pool was dwindling.

The Great Demon God Bertain observed in silence, watching as Yu Yuan absorbed the Origin from the pool into his flesh and "Soul Altar."

When the Origin reached Yu Yuan's waist, he abruptly opened his eyes and addressed the elder demon, "The so-called Cosmic Order can naturally evolve and flourish within a world."

The elder demon nodded, signaling for Yu Yuan to share any insights he might have.

Yu Yuan went on to explain, "The Primal Soul that emerged from the Abyss gave rise to the vast humanity of the Everlands, enabling them to venture out and conquer the Star River. It was through the mightiest of these humans that the natural laws of the Origin Realm were gathered."

"When a mighty warrior from the Everlands grasps the intricacies of the natural cosmic orders and weaves them into his soul, he gains access to a profound rule that has been cultivated by the world itself."

Yu Yuan paused briefly, gazing down at the pond, watching as the Primal Anima continued to fade away.