Chapter 176: Annihilation – [Primal Demon Qi]!
Oriana also offered her advice.
"Master, there's no need to choose a life-creation type innate secret technique. Having me is more than enough."
Jiang Zhe gave a soft nasal hum.
"Hmm?"
Oriana explained,
"Master, since you're already considering paths of divine power as a future Universe Lord, it's certain I will also advance to Universe Lord by then. At that point, I'll fully inherit everything from the Nether Blood Egg.
With my 'Mother of All Life' innate ability combined with the first tier of innate secret patterns from the Nether Blood Egg, my upper limit in life creation will far surpass any similar talent or secret art naturally arising in the Original Universe."
She added dismissively,
"If the life-creation secret technique she recommended to you was derived from the forbidden Scripture of Sin, I'd at least show some respect.
But clearly, it's not."
Jiang Zhe had made up his mind. He turned to the Seraph.
"For my third innate secret technique, I already have a replacement in mind. There's no need to duplicate the same type, right?"
The Seraph's scrutinizing gaze fell on Jiang Zhe. It finally rested on his chest, as if seeing straight through to the space inside his Thunder Prison Realm.
"Hmm… That's acceptable. The life creation you achieve through her is already far stronger than any comparable innate life-creation secret technique within the Original Universe."
The Seraph paused before asking,
"May I see her?"
See who?
Oriana? Mary?
Jiang Zhe tentatively asked,
"You mean the Kyem Egg?"
The Seraph sighed.
"The original embryo— the Nether Blood Egg.
We all came out of the Streamweight Mountain together once. We've crossed paths before.
It was precisely because I sensed a familiar aura on you that I took notice, and on a whim, decided to test you.
Otherwise, we likely would have waited until the end of this cycle of reincarnation to randomly pick a lucky soul to take us out of the Original Universe, sealing ourselves once more in some perilous land until the next suitable inheritor appeared."
Jiang Zhe nodded without prying further and signaled Oriana to release Mary.
With a wave of his hand, tendrils of blood light intertwined beside him, condensing into a figure—
Mary, dressed in a crimson crinoline gown, her skin deathly pale.
Upon seeing her old acquaintance, the Seraph's expression remained calm.
"We meet again. But you…"
Mary's eyes grew complicated. She tilted her head, refusing to look at the Seraph.
At that moment, dormant genes deep in Jiang Zhe's soul were activated, transforming him into a mischievous rascal.
With the freakish bodily control of a cosmic-level warrior, he imitated the gentle voices of voice actors from his previous life.
"In the end, she became a guest of honor, while I became a prisoner.
The winds of Streamweight Mountain never reach the Original Secret Land.
A failure like me was never worthy of someone as outstanding as her.
In my heart, I still called her 'Chi Chi'… but she called me—cough, cough…"
Sensing the Seraph's deadly glare, Jiang Zhe cleared his throat awkwardly and forced a laugh, dropping the act.
He told himself that stopping there was out of respect for the Seraph— definitely not out of fear.
(Though he certainly wasn't afraid of the Seraph recklessly engraving any innate secret pattern onto his second body.)
After meeting briefly, the downcast Mary transformed into a streak of blood light and returned to Jiang Zhe's chest, reentering the Thunder Prison Realm.
Although both could be classified at the God King level, there was still a vast difference between a Secret Technique Spirit and a Treasure Spirit.
The Seraph sighed, choosing not to dwell on Mary.
Since you already have a superior substitute, there's no need to pick another life-creation type as your third innate secret technique."
She then asked,
"So, what do you want?"
Jiang Zhe rubbed his chin.
A sudden flash of insight struck him, recalling the cultivation path from True God to Chaos Overlord.
"Do you have any innate secret techniques for law fusion?
Preferably something that merges the four fundamental laws: lightning, wind, light, and time."
This wasn't a random whim. In his dreams, he'd seen such innate abilities.
Like the special lifeform Yaolong's 'Oblivion,' which needed no supreme treasures or poisons to dissolve the divine bodies of Marquis or King-ranked existences.
The Seraph struggled to keep a neutral expression.
"Shall I get you a 'Source of Destruction' instead?"
Ying or the hallmarkJiang Zhe's eyes lit up.
"Is that possible? That would be amazing!"
"Destruction," after all, was the higher order force from which the Chaos Laws splintered— above even time and space.
And the 'Source of Destruction' corresponded to the 'Origin of Rules,' akin to the Unity Realm in Lord Xue of an Eternal True God on the Origin Continent.
Seeing Jiang Zhe shamelessly jumping at the offer, the Seraph almost rolled her eyes— then paused, frowning in thought.
Seraph: Hm?
Jiang Zhe: Eh?
Wait… was this really possible?
Jiang Zhe was stunned. What he'd intended as a joke was actually being seriously considered. Judging by her reaction, there might really be a way?
He didn't dare disturb her and waited in quiet anticipation. After all— this was Destruction!
Hard to fathom its might. Just think of the World Beasts.
A long moment later, the Seraph spoke.
"You've hunted enough Demon Dukes over the years. You must be familiar with their tricks.
The wind lineage excels at corrosion, the light lineage at purification, and the lightning lineage at shattering— all aspects of destruction."
"Now, forging a 'Source of Destruction' on the level of the Origin of Rules is absolutely impossible. But if it's only a tiny fragment, roughly on par with the Law Master ~ True God level, that much I can manage."
She added cautiously,
"The real concern is— this would be beyond the norm. Will it permit it? And if we do it anyway, how might it respond?"
Jiang Zhe narrowed his eyes in thought.
Despite often joking about "suppressing everything," he knew full well that was just bravado. The Original Universe's will might notice, but it wouldn't crush someone over trivial matters.
Look at Sitting Mountain Guest.
Especially in later times, facing the World Beast crisis, its bottom line only loosened further. Whoever could eliminate the World Beasts became its dearest ally.
If it saw a bug appear in him, it would most likely patch it by adding a seal— like when Oriana first appeared and her Executor innate technique was automatically sealed, preventing her from actively comprehending universe laws.
In short—
The bold live, the timid starve.
Bet it all…
If he won… If he lost…
Such all-in thoughts swelled in Jiang Zhe's mind until he finally made up his mind.
"For my third innate secret technique, give me that 'fragment' you mentioned."
"Even if the Original Universe's will objects, once the technique is formed, the most it'll do is slap on a restriction or outright disable it. It's unlikely to go beyond that."
The Seraph eyed him suspiciously.
"You sound like you have experience with this?"
"Ahem… I've got plenty of overpowered innate techniques already. Of course I've got experience."
"Very well, your choice. I'll begin preparations."
"What about your remaining two innate secret techniques?"
"For space, I'd like a teleportation type… 'Void Walker.' Can that be arranged?"
His first encounter with a Void Reaver in the Ninth Abyss had left a deep impression.
"Excellent taste," the Seraph said with a bright smile.
"This one I particularly approve of— it surpasses the original teleportation mysteries. Even 'space lock,' one of the three great profundities, can't restrain it."
Thus, another innate secret technique was decided.
Jiang Zhe thought a while longer, then greedily said,
"For time, I want something that incorporates both time acceleration and time deceleration."
"'Tamper Time' fits your requirements."
Comparing it to the list in his mind, Jiang Zhe found the match, reviewed its details, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright. These three innate secret techniques. Please arrange it."
The Seraph's form gradually faded.
Just before vanishing entirely, Jiang Zhe remembered something crucial.
"Wait, Ah Chi, one more thing."
"What? Speak."
(She didn't seem to mind the awful nickname he gave her.)
"Once I take you away, what happens to the Abyss World?
I've already destroyed one corporate cultivation world. If I wipe out their number-one cultivation world too, I'm finished!"
The Seraph replied,
"No need to worry. The Abyss World will continue to exist. Its essence is simply a True God's corpse I specially refined.
Later generations will just lose the chance to meet me and receive secret technique inheritance."
"Remember— for the Abyss World to persist, don't remove all the Source Blood.
Even if there's only a drop left in each of the eight veins, it will still function according to its preset rules."
Jiang Zhe immediately felt the Source Blood in his hand become scalding hot.
"Including what I've taken, how many drops are left in the Abyss World?"
"44 drops."
"There should still be reserves in the Codex of Life, right?
Can you release 28 drops to top off the Abyss World back to full capacity?"
"If that's truly your wish, no problem.
But understand— Source Blood aids in tempering your will. Doing this only deprives yourself of cultivation resources."
Jiang Zhe nodded, signaling he understood and wouldn't change his mind.
The Seraph's figure finally disappeared.
Three days later…
In the umbrella's internal space.
Suddenly, the enormous 90,000 km long blood-red scimitar floating there began to tremble, its frequency rapidly increasing until it emitted a sharp hum.
The brilliant rings of cosmic energy surrounding it were shattered.
As it quivered, the Blood Transformation Divine Blade began to shrink, stirring space-time ripples that could tear apart even Domain Lords.
Eventually, it condensed to just three feet in length.
Crimson filaments stretched from the blade, multiplying, weaving, and solidifying into flesh— until a perfect humanoid body took shape.
It stood naked, over 900 km tall, strikingly handsome, with upward-curving blood-red horns on its forehead, long black hair cascading to its waist, and sickly pale skin overlaid with faint, scale-like illusory lights that lent a sinister air.
"Feel it? The law patterns for your three innate secret techniques have been inscribed."
The Seraph's form reappeared beside Jiang Zhe.
RUMBLE…
Chaos streams spontaneously emerged in the umbrella's void, circulating with a powerful will faintly present.
Space-time trembled. A vast oppressive force radiated out.
This triggered the Primal Umbrella's automatic protection.
The twelve jewel orbs on its surface lit up brilliantly, forming a twelve-colored membrane that enveloped Jiang Zhe and his demon avatar, shielding them from the crushing pressure.
The Seraph was unaffected, gazing up uncertainly.
Soon, the chaotic streams dissipated, the pressure vanished, and all anomalies ceased.
The Original Universe's will had left.
The Seraph frowned.
"Strange… It seemed furious, yet wasn't truly angry— more like it was putting on a show.
Just a mild, harmless warning?"
"Jiang Zhe, check your innate secret techniques. Any changes?"
The demon avatar quickly examined them:
Void Walker, Tamper Time, and most importantly, the one tied to Destruction—
[Primal Demon Qi]!
A unique augmentation-type secret art. When activated, it formed a mysterious 'qi' that could coat his body or even a weapon. Anything touched by it— except the caster— would inevitably march toward destruction.
"Go on, try it," Jiang Zhe urged, eyes sparkling.
At his prompting, the demon avatar activated the innate technique.
In that instant, Jiang Zhe felt his insights into wind, lightning, light, and time surge to an extreme clarity—
but only for a moment, then it subsided, leaving him dazed and longing for more.
Dark eerie patterns lit up on the demon avatar's pale skin, and a brutal, terrifying aura radiated from it.
Even knowing his avatar wouldn't harm him, Jiang Zhe's hairs stood on end from sheer instinct— feeling such threat that he nearly triggered a genetic amplification.
He watched the demon avatar raise its right hand.
A pale blue airflow wrapped around its palm and forearm, with tiny green, purple, white, and silver light particles dancing inside.
No doubt—
this mysterious blue current was Primal Demon Qi.
Jiang Zhe tossed it a chunk of E9-grade metal from his world ring.
A single tap from the demon avatar's qi-wreathed finger reduced it to ash.
He continued testing: F1, F2, F3…
Not until F5-grade did the metal avoid instant disintegration.
By F9, the Primal Demon Qi still inflicted severe damage, though it took some time.
The energy drain was enormous, so they paused the experiment.
The Seraph nodded.
"No dilution. It didn't tamper with your innate secret technique."
Jiang Zhe was deeply satisfied.
This demon avatar was only at the cosmic peak— roughly C9 level.
Even accounting for perfect genetic life, it was just equal to a fresh Domain Lord (E1).
Yet with Primal Demon Qi, it could already damage F9 metal!
By Domain Lord peak, a simple punch with this power could shatter the divine bodies of Kings or even Supremes— rendering immortality meaningless.
"Most importantly, by repeatedly using Primal Demon Qi, I can glimpse the mysteries of fusing wind, lightning, light, and time.
Even if it's just the faintest sliver— it will benefit me immensely!"
"But just wielding it isn't enough. I must dissect its essence, turn this innate secret art into a true supreme technique of my own!"
"Like how Luo Feng deconstructed his 'I Am The Universe' to create an ultimate Universe Lord technique…
If he can do it, so can I. Immortality's shackles won't hold me!"
Jiang Zhe's heart raced at the thought.
If he had to rank Primal Demon Qi, it was certainly no weaker than the strongest innate secret arts—
able to rival or even surpass his Palm World Divine Kingdom!
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