"So that's how it is. No wonder I couldn't find him—because he isn't on Falan Planet."
Xu Yuan 'saw' through the fortune's vision the enormous Beast God King concealed somewhere in the void, leaving no trace behind. He murmured to himself.
Before colliding with Falan Planet, the Demon Beast Planet had already entered its end times, weakened to the extreme due to internal wars on the planet.
With the vast energy of Falan Planet, both the beastmen and demon races were able to survive.
"The Beast God King of the beastmen is manageable—he's alone, gravely injured, and hiding while focusing on secluded cultivation. However, the demon race is far more powerful."
From the beastmen's fortune, Xu Yuan also learned some information about the demon race.
"There are more than a handful of Great Celestial Gods, and at least three God Kings have appeared throughout their history."
Xu Yuan could only sigh; Falan Planet had been drained too severely by the Demon Beast Planet.
Even the most prosperous plane has its limits, and the number of strong individuals it can accommodate is finite. Like the Demon Beast Planet, perhaps under the pressure of internal wars and collisions of fortune, numerous powerful beings emerged, including at least four God Kings. This was an overdrawn consumption of the planet's resources, leading to the exhaustion of its fortune.
Later, when the Demon Beast Planet collided with Falan Planet, this still-undeveloped planet, which had already lost a great deal of fortune, gained a new opportunity.
Even if fortune is conserved, it applies to the overall fortune, including the fortune that dissipates into the universe and doesn't belong to any specific plane.
The collision of two planes attracted stray fortunes from the universe, causing the post-collision Divine Ripple Realm to contain even more fortune than the combined total of the two planes before the collision.
Thus, the universe invests more fortune wherever there is interesting activity.
"Tang San will seize the vast fortune of Falan Planet, causing the still-undeveloped Falan Planet to lose vitality and greatly reducing the possibility of producing God Kings. However, the arrival of the Demon Beast Planet brought in more fortune, compensating for Falan Planet's deficit and prompting it to create the Seven Divine Pearls."
After sorting out the cause and effect, Xu Yuan felt much more at ease observing fortune. His understanding of Falan Planet had deepened, and he could even vaguely glimpse the essence of laws.
"The path of fortune on Falan Planet and the Demon Beast Planet is extremely prosperous, surpassing even the universe of Douluo and the universe of the Holy Demon Continent I visited."
Xu Yuan gained some insight, understanding why Tang San would reincarnate here.
At the same time, he was grateful to have come to this universe, allowing him to gain insights from fortune and develop tools like the River of Time.
"I wonder if the Blood Demon God King also came to this universe because of its prosperity in fortune and found this place."
Xu Yuan now suspected that many Supreme God Kings had also harvested fortune here.
If that were the case, then this universe itself must be special.
For instance, it might be the origin of fortune.
Without dwelling further on these thoughts, Xu Yuan vanished from above the Beast Domain.
Though there were Great Celestial Gods in the Beast Domain, with the presence of a God King, Xu Yuan chose to seek out the God King for an exchange.
Deep in the starry expanse beyond Falan Planet, in a region of space corresponding to the Beast Domain, a pair of enormous eyes opened.
In the depths of space before those eyes, Xu Yuan's figure, though small, carried an undeniable presence, naturally drawing all attention, as if his mere presence made him the center of the universe.
"Who are you?"
As if awakening from a long slumber, the Beast God King's consciousness was still somewhat hazy.
"A newly ascended God King seeking advice from a senior." Xu Yuan's tone remained polite.
He purely wanted to accumulate experience fighting a God King.
Having just become a God King, Xu Yuan wasn't yet accustomed to the methods of a God King, especially not to fighting against someone who wielded power at the level of a God King.
In truth, he had long since surpassed normal standards, with various techniques reaching the God King level. However, his opponents had always been primitive beings.
Now that he had ascended to God King status, his enemies would also reach the God King level, so he needed to adapt to battles where both sides wielded power at the source level.
Since there were God Kings on Falan Planet, Xu Yuan intended to visit each one for guidance.
However, due to the lack of enmity, Xu Yuan tried to be as courteous as possible.
Unfortunately, while Xu Yuan was polite, the disturbed Beast God King was in no mood to reciprocate.
With no prior relationship or connection, you dare disturb my seclusion and healing to fight me? Anyone would be annoyed.
Xu Yuan knew this well but came nonetheless.
Let him be annoyed.
This way, during the battle, he would exert his full strength.
A loud explosion echoed in the depths of space, and the body of a colossal beast emerged.
This beast, hidden deep in the cosmos, stretched for countless tens of thousands of miles!
No, that wasn't quite right.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Yuan realized this was merely the body the Beast God King had formed over countless ages by fusing parts of space within the universe.
This body was connected to the universe, nurtured by its essence. All the power was absorbed by the Beast God King's true form, used for cultivation and recovery.
His essence had been severely damaged before his retreat, and even after so many years, he hadn't fully recovered to his peak.
The colossal beast manifested, then gradually faded away. Streams of light converged, forming a humanoid figure before Xu Yuan.
Even in humanoid form, it exuded terrifying pressure, as if the aura of a primordial wilderness was rushing forth, filled with the primal scent of bloodlust.
Ten meters tall, with four arms—two covered in black fur that hugged his body like protective armor, and the other two emanating flames and icy cold respectively.
On his head were two enormous horns, with lightning flashing between them.
Seeing the Beast God King's appearance, Xu Yuan frowned.
When observing through fortune, he hadn't personally experienced the corresponding history but instead relied on the River of Time to 'relay' the information, akin to reading a novel.
At the time, he hadn't paid attention to the Beast God King's appearance.
Now, seeing the Beast God King's true form, Xu Yuan's first thought was, 'How did this guy break through to become a God King?'
A God King represents the pinnacle in one direction, someone who can make that ability their entirety to condense the essence.
Just looking at the Beast God King's form gave off a sense of being unfocused.
"Boy, you've only just broken through and haven't even accumulated enough energy, yet you dare to act so brazenly!"
The Beast God King roared. His arms enveloped in flames and ice converged, gathering the power of stars in the universe. At his hands, the stellar energy transformed into celestial fire and celestial ice, intertwining into two dragon-like streams that surged toward Xu Yuan.
Feeling the oppressive force of ice and fire, Xu Yuan finally acknowledged the Beast God King's strength.
The combination of stellar energy with two elements, forming a combo skill, was proof enough of his power.
At the same time, Xu Yuan gained some insight into what the Beast God King excelled at.
It wasn't the superficial multitude of traits but rather stellar energy!
This guy had hidden deep in space to heal, avoiding pursuit by the demon race's God Kings, likely because they feared his strength in the starry expanse.
However, Xu Yuan wouldn't be intimidated.
The universe?
This was equally Xu Yuan's domain.
In an environment without interference from plane-based forces, Xu Yuan's willpower could function more effectively.
In the past, Xu Yuan had contended with Deep Red Mother for control of the Deep Red Realm using his willpower and gained the upper hand. Though he was still short of controlling part of the universe, Xu Yuan was no longer the same as before.
The Book of Will unfolded above his head.
"The Divine Codex?"
The Beast God King's expression changed slightly.
A human God King-level cultivator?
This was very bad news.
Among Falan Planet's many races and factions, humanity's expansion was the most outrageous, and their potential was the most terrifying. Once humanity truly produced a God King, their expansion would inevitably continue, and the three domains would no longer satisfy humanity's needs.
Moreover, humanity was a race with boundless potential.
Once their cultivation system matured to the God King level, it was unimaginable how much they would swell in the coming years.
Even if a single God King couldn't push humanity to produce a second, they could certainly help perfect the eleventh and twelfth stages of the Divine Codex cultivation system. At that point, humanity would no longer have large numbers of top-tier cultivators stuck at the tenth or eleventh stage.
In an instant, the Book of Will unleashed a realm.
A completely illusory realm silently enveloped the surrounding starry expanse.
The World of Will didn't attempt to seize control of the universe but instead became the opposite of this space—nothingness.
Without seizing control, it naturally gained authority over the universe, even avoiding suppression by the universe's will.
Xu Yuan smiled.
This experiment undoubtedly confirmed his brand-new approach—a new direction for mastering the universe's essence.
The twin dragons of ice and fire roared forward, shaking the fabric of space. The alternating heat and cold made space fragile, as if it might shatter at any moment.
Boom!
Red and blue fireworks exploded in the universe.
The energy fluctuations even reached Falan Planet.
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