Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation
Chapter 1049 - 1042: Without Me, the Universe Is an Endless Night
As Ding Huan's Chaos Law Sea became more perfected, his Chaos Domain also expanded tenfold.
However, Ding Huan knew well that those powerful beings who lived at the center of this cosmic doughnut could traverse Chaos as easily as eating or breathing.
Even though his domain expanded tenfold in the Chaos, he still controlled the stretch of his domain.
Who knows if he might encounter some powerful entity here?
Moreover, by keeping his domain within a small range, he could hide his strength in case he met a formidable opponent.
Also, in traversing Chaos, the smaller the domain's stretch, the easier it is to not miss any valuable items.
In Chaos, many treasures exist, but discovering them is not guaranteed, sometimes you may pass right over them without noticing.
After entering Chaos, Ding Huan didn't stop moving.
Along the way, he had already found more than a dozen top-grade Chaos Stones.
He paused again because he saw a skeleton.
This skeleton floated in Chaos, who knows how long it had been there, yet it still carried a faint golden hue.
The bony hand tightly grasped a seal.
Ding Huan's divine will fell upon it, a vast Taoist aura, carrying a breath of cosmic creation. Clearly, this was a supreme existence.
Ding Huan was not surprised.
In Chaos, all things will eventually fade away with time.
The fact that this skeleton could float in Chaos for so long, still maintaining its complete structure without disintegrating, showed how immensely powerful it was.
The seal, pitch-black throughout, was also able to endure in Chaos, not disintegrating, suggesting it was no simple existence.
How could such a powerful being fall in Chaos?
Ding Huan used divine will to inspect the skeleton repeatedly, not finding anything unusual.
The time must have been so long ago, even the scars had been erased by Chaos, impossible to discern.
Ding Huan's gaze fell once more on the seal, it was undoubtedly a Chaos Treasure.
Whether it held any bloodline Dao Principle or not, since the Chaos Treasure was seen by him, he naturally had to take it.
Just as Ding Huan was about to take the seal, his mind suddenly jolted slightly.
He immediately slowed down his movements, and at the same time, the Great Universe Technique underwent a Circulation.
A nearly imperceptible law was captured by the Great Universe Technique Circulation.
If he were only using divine will or the naked eye, Ding Huan was confident he couldn't have detected this law.
In Ding Huan's Cosmic Dao World, not only was the Vitality Law Star River constructed, but there was also the Life Tree.
This kind of Vitality Law, no matter how obscure, could not escape Ding Huan's perception.
Ding Huan immediately knew that this being was not dead, at least there was still vitality present.
Although Ding Huan's hand slowed, he did not stop, eventually holding onto the black seal.
At almost the same moment Ding Huan touched the black seal, a residual soul dived towards his Sea of Consciousness.
Unfortunately, Ding Huan was already prepared, and by the time the other party realized, it was already at the center of Ding Huan's Chaos Law Sea.
Ding Huan then entered his own Chaos Law Sea.
Given the power of this residual soul, even if he hadn't sent it into the Chaos Law Sea, letting it into his Sea of Consciousness, possessing him would be a futile dream.
Regardless, caution in all things is never wrong.
"This is the cosmic center... No, this is..."
The residual soul only managed to utter a sentence before realizing it had not succeeded, but was instead sent into the Chaos Center of a Great Dao World at the instant it attempted possession.
Ordinary Great Dao Worlds were not a concern for it, but for someone to construct a Chaos Dao World, they definitely weren't a simple character.
"Friend, He Yan pays respects." The residual soul, at the center of Ding Huan's Chaos Law Sea, showed not the slightest worry.
More than that, it spoke with an almost courteous tone.
Ding Huan wondered if the other party hadn't grasped the situation: "Do you know where you are?"
He Yan calmly replied: "To fall at the hands of one who has created a Chaos World, I, He Yan, am already content, how could I demand more?"
The dialogue was not taking place on the same wavelength at all.
Ding Huan sensed that after failing in possession, this guy seemed to have no intention of living on, so he straightforwardly asked: "Why did you choose to attempt possession on me?"
"Because after tens of millions of years, only you discovered me."
"You have been in Chaos for tens of millions of years? And haven't been disintegrated by Chaos?" Ding Huan was genuinely surprised this time.
He Yan gave a slight chuckle: "I, He Yan, was born before Chaos itself, this universe is mine, could mere Chaos possibly disintegrate me?"
Ding Huan was speechless: "If you're that formidable, why are you still trapped in Chaos? Why would you want to possess someone as ordinary as me?"
He Yan fell silent.
Ding Huan wasn't in a hurry, this was his Chaos Law Sea, everything was under his control.
As for He Yan's claim that the universe was his, Ding Huan didn't believe half a word of it.
If the universe was his, why hadn't this guy ascended to the heavens?
However impressive it seemed, this boastful fellow was only blowing hot air.
In other words, if he ended up in a situation like He Yan's, appearing in his own Chaos Law Sea...
Then indeed, he wouldn't be annihilated by the Chaos, but he had already been reborn long ago.
In his own Chaos Law Sea, he still needs to possess others; things couldn't have been that bad, could they?
After half an incense stick's time had passed, He Yan finally spoke: "It was because I was ambushed and schemed against by those people that I fled into the Chaos.
As for you, your Tao World has already evolved its own Chaos Law Space. Not only that, you can also walk in the Chaos as if on solid ground. Do you consider yourself an ordinary person?"
"Even if you were ambushed and schemed against, it shouldn't have been to the point where you couldn't restore your physical body after entering your own Chaos, right?"
Ding Huan mercilessly pierced through the other's lie.
He Yan fell silent once more.
This time he didn't remain silent for long before he sighed: "This Cosmic World wasn't evolved by me, but I am the first being of this universe.
Without me, there would be no universe. Without me, this universe would be in chaos..."
Ding Huan heard the madness in this guy's words.
He believed that without him, this universe would be eternal darkness.
He considers himself the savior of this universe.
But in fact, he was merely the first being born in this universe.
Though clearly the universe was born before him, he insists that without him, there would be no universe.
"I established survival rules, not allowing latecomers to monopolize the universe's resources by any means, but no one listened to me.
They recklessly seized the treasures and cultivation resources of the universe, whether useful or not, they occupied them. Not only that, but they also conspired against me...
My possession of you was only because I was unwilling to be schemed against, I wanted revenge. Since I cannot possess you, then so be it."
Hearing this, Ding Huan felt even more speechless.
The possession was so grand, cautious and hidden.
Now that he lost, he's acting blasé, like it was just a game all along, the contrast is too stark.
But with one thing Ding Huan did agree: that group at the center of the universe recklessly monopolized and seized the universe's resources, leaving no room for newcomers.
"If you can survive, do you still intend to seek revenge?" Ding Huan asked.
Regarding the universe's first being, Ding Huan wasn't necessarily intent on killing him.
If this guy could seek revenge against the strong ones at the center of the Chaos, he would be an ally.
"Naturally, these people are boundlessly greedy, and this vast universe will eventually be destroyed by them," He Yan replied without hesitation.
Though from He Yan's perspective, Ding Huan understood that this universe wasn't owned by any one individual, but was birthed by vast nature.
He Yan was clearly a madman, and his words might not be true.
Even up to now, he hadn't figured out why he was besieged.
To save He Yan was okay, but Ding Huan was not here for charity, there had to be benefits: "Mr. Yannx, I can save you, since you're the first life of the vast universe.
You must have acquired a lot of great things, right? Open up your world, and I'll just take something to use."
He Yan seemed to be insulted:
"How could I, He Yan, be the shameless person you describe? It was because I tried to stop these people from plundering the universe's treasures, hoping they would leave some for newcomers, that I was besieged by them."
"I don't believe you." Ding Huan wasn't going to believe this guy's nonsense.
He Yan's residual soul became even thinner with anger: "If you don't believe me, you can come out with me, I'll open up my world."
He Yan's Great Dao was not proven in his Cosmic World; in his world, he couldn't open his own Tao World, something Ding Huan didn't doubt.
He used a Forbidden Lock to restrain He Yan and returned to the Chaos with him.
The next moment, an entrance to a world appeared before Ding Huan.
Inside the world, besides some materials, there were a few quite good magical treasures.
Indeed, there weren't any top-grade Dao veins or other valuable things.
Ding Huan looked at this guy with newfound respect.
Is he truly an idealistic cultivator?
"Mr. Yannx, your lofty ideals make me feel ashamed. How about this, you give me this black seal of yours, and I'll find a way to restore your physical body."
"Sigh, the Cosmic Seal is of little use by my side, I don't mind giving it to you." After saying this, the black seal in He Yan's hand flew towards Ding Huan.
Ding Huan unceremoniously made this seal his own.
This type of idealist like He Yan, even if revived, might still fall under the hands of those powerhouses at the universe's center.
If that's the case, it would be better to take the Cosmic Seal from this guy first to prevent it from being obtained by enemies.
Besides, asking him for help wouldn't be free, of course.
"Alright, now can you tell me how you can restore your physical body?" Ding Huan was someone who believed in honoring obligations for gifts received.
"My Great Dao Foundation was shattered, and no amount of Dao veins can help me. But I still need Dao veins. Once you refine the Cosmic Seal and activate it, you can find treasures in this part of the Chaos,"
He Yan spoke a lengthy sentence, his tone growing weaker: "I need Chaos Rule Pulp, Chaos Dao Vein, Chaos Origin Fruit..."
Ding Huan ignored He Yan's long words, he gathered a plume of Chaos Rule Pulp and covered He Yan, then took out several top-grade Dao veins and implanted them around He Yan.
Simultaneously, the Great Universe Technique Circulation was activated, and Ding Huan straightforwardly began repairing He Yan's Dao Foundation.
This guy was indeed an extremely pedantic type, so the fewer words, the better, according to Ding Huan.
(Goodnight, friend!)