Swallowed Star: Wish Fulfillment System

A dark prison for the soul.

Worlds streaked across the void silently, yet exuded a terrifying aura, aura carrying with it troubling emotions such as fear, trembling, and pain.

These emotions can easily corrupt a lord, plunging them into endless fear, trembling, and pain, and can even corrupt and assimilate a lord.

However, Xiao Yu was able to face it calmly.

Not to mention that the seventeen-colored protective shield could isolate these emotions from erosion, after Xiao Yu created the Hunyuan Soul Dao, the souls were united.

Now he is the Soul Path, capable of withstanding contamination far exceeding the level of a Second-Step Eternal Ancestral God.

"Is that all?" Xiao Yu stood up, looking at the majestic worlds that streaked across the void in the distance. He could see countless living beings within these worlds and feel the torment they suffered.

In an instant, a raging fire rose in Xiao Yu's heart.

"It would probably take the slaughter of countless beings from billions of worlds to create such a treasure!" Xiao Yu's anger surged. He could sense that the torment these beings suffered was not a figment of his imagination, but a real phenomenon.

"Let me test the power of this treasure you created by destroying billions of worlds!" Xiao Yu waved his hand.

Outside the seventeen-colored protective shield, an invisible force gathered to form a massive black palm. This palm was vast, comparable to an infinite world, and much larger than many mysterious places.

Suddenly, a vast black hand slammed down, and worlds traced curves in the void, trying to escape, but it was too late.

In an instant, several worlds were annihilated by the giant hand, and the dissipated soul power could not escape, being swallowed into the palm by the endless suction power generated by the black hand.

The palm seemed to split open like a gaping maw, or like a millstone, grinding away the soul power that had entered, transforming it into the purest power and sending it back into Xiao Yu's body.

The black hand, its power undiminished, continued its rampage, striking and annihilating world after world.

They only annihilated each other after encountering a vast black world and constantly battering each other.

"It's a pity. With the seventeen-colored protective shield, I can't use some of my moves." Xiao Yu looked at the energy dissipating in the void with some regret.

Although the enormous energy dissipated, it did not disappear. Since Xiao Yu could not absorb it, it could only benefit the mental prison.

"The power level of Soul Devouring has almost reached the threshold of the fourth step of the Eternal Ancestral God level." Xiao Yu was quite satisfied with his self-created move.

If he had mastered such a technique when encountering the Heavenly Fire group from the Natural Chaos faction, he wouldn't have ended up in this predicament.

"Elder Meng's power can last for another 600,000 epochs. During this time, I need to continue cultivating and see if I can further improve my strength," Xiao Yu thought to himself.

He could sense that this mental prison was extremely deep and complex. With his current strength, he could at most ensure his survival, but leaving this place would be very difficult.

However, simply relying on the energy absorbed during battle to completely drain the power of this mental prison would take far too long.

"My original idea was to first create the Hunyuan Time Dao, the Hunyuan Space Dao, etc., and then seek to integrate them into one."

"Clearly, this idea cannot be realized within the prison of the mind."

“Now, I need to start trying to integrate the Hunyuan Dao.” Xiao Yu sat cross-legged, already having some ideas in mind.

One of the eight lords of the cultivation camp, Yuan created the Way of the Chaotic Origin Rules. His Way is like the Origin World, which perfectly combines many Ways to unleash even greater power.

Xiao Yu's path is different; he aims to perfectly merge the various Daos into one, creating a new Dao—the Primordial Dao.

As long as new Hunyuan Daos are continuously integrated into Hunyuan Dao, Hunyuan Dao will continue to grow stronger.

“Now, the most suitable thing for me is to integrate the Hunyuan Soul Dao into the Hunyuan Dao.” Xiao Yu had already made his decision.

The Primordial Dao was created by Xiao Yu by integrating many Daos. However, the Soul Dao he integrated at the time only reached the semi-Primordial level, far less vast than the Primordial Soul Dao.

Xiao Yu opened his eyes, and with his will, a series of secret patterns were drawn and formed in the void before him. These rules and mysteries were of the Primordial Chaos type and the Soul type.

Numerous mysteries blend together naturally, as if created by nature itself.

One era, two eras, hundreds of eras, thousands of eras, Xiao Yu carefully sketched out the multi-dimensional diagram of the mysteries of the rules.

"At my current construction speed, it will probably take about 100,000 epochs to complete," Xiao Yu concluded.

The Dao at the Hunyuan level is too vast, and it is even more difficult to perfectly merge two vast Daos. The rules and mysteries of the Hunyuan Soul Dao alone reach one billion, and their number is astronomical. The rules and mysteries of the Hunyuan Dao are even more complex than those of the Hunyuan Soul Dao.

The rules and mysteries formed by perfectly integrating the two levels of the Dao at the primordial level increase exponentially.

"It sounds simple, but once you actually start building it, you discover a lot of problems." Xiao Yu occasionally pauses to think about and solve these problems.

Both the Primordial Chaos Dao and the Soul Dao are extremely vast and complex primordial daos, and there are many issues involved in achieving perfect integration.

What is the compatibility between the rules and their mysteries? Should some rules and their mysteries be removed? Should some rules and their mysteries be added? What are the reactions that result from the fusion of these rules and their mysteries?
and many more.

Just like building a universe, no problems are found during the initial planning stage, but many problems are discovered during the construction process, and some of them are even unsolvable.

The same applies to the integration of the Tao.

Many hidden problems could only be patched up and barely integrated later on.

Everything can only be learned through trial and error.

There is no reference point for the road ahead.

This is completely different from comprehending the ultimate Dao.

By the time the massive, multi-dimensional diagram of rules and mysteries was completed, thirteen centuries had passed.

"It's finally done."

Xiao Yu looked at the enormous diagram of rules and mysteries before him with some excitement. Although he felt slightly tired, he had finally found a path to integration.

"This fusion method can further enhance my strength, but it is still my first fusion, and there are too many flaws. Many problems can be seen at a glance." Xiao Yu was a little regretful, but still very satisfied. "In any case, I have found a path to fusion, and I can also learn lessons from this construction process."

"Let's give it a try," Xiao Yu thought.

After all, some flaws cannot be discovered by simply looking at the diagram of the rules and mysteries, but if it is used to construct a clone, many problems of the clone can be detected.

With a single thought, Xiao Yu split off a fragment of his soul and used this fusion method to construct a soul body.

"call!"

Before them stood a white-haired man whose figure seemed almost tangible, but his body suddenly shrank a billion times. His once phantom-like form became incredibly solid.

The aura it emitted was also many times stronger.

"With this fusion of Dao structures, my soul and physical abilities are hundreds of times stronger." Xiao Yu was quite pleased as he sensed this soul clone.

Within this prison of the mind, there is only soul power, and one can only construct a soul body. However, even a soul body can still exert the power of the Dao.

Moreover, this is only the first version, so it still has flaws and is not perfectly integrated.

He believed that if they were perfectly integrated, they would be much stronger.

"The first time was with the Hunyuan Dao as the core, fused with the Hunyuan Soul Dao. In this mental prison, the flaws were magnified many times over. Next, let's try with the Hunyuan Soul Dao as the core, fused with the Hunyuan Dao." With a thought, Xiao Yu's clone dissipated, and all his soul power gathered again.

Having learned from the first experience, they were more cautious the second time, and were very careful when constructing the rule diagram from the very beginning.

This time it took a little less time, ten epochs, to create the Soul - Hunyuan Dao Second Edition.

"It's much better than last time." Xiao Yu looked at the vast diagram of the mysteries of the rules in front of him. The multidimensional diagram was built with the Dao of the Soul as its core, and then the mysteries of the rules of the Primordial Chaos Dao were embedded in it.

In the void, a faint radiance flowed across the multidimensional image, and Xiao Yu felt a sense of satisfaction.

"Boom~"

This power subtly tempted and attracted Xiao Yu's heart.

"I can feel that this fusion is almost perfect, but it's still a little short, just a little short," Xiao Yu murmured.

They're just a hair's breadth away from perfect fusion.

"Construct a clone and experience it carefully." With this thought, Xiao Yu tried to construct a soul clone again.

Immediately, a phantom image emerged. During its construction, a multidimensional network began to appear on the surface of this clone. This multidimensional network, based on the soul, encompassed the entire universe.

As the clone was created, its aura became terrifying.

"boom!"

This clone naturally formed a vast domain of rules, with an invisible net encompassing the surrounding multidimensional spacetime and controlling many other spacetimes.

“This clone is dozens of times more powerful than the first version, and it can better unleash the power of the soul. Moreover, it can control the surrounding spacetime, with a control level only slightly inferior to that of the Starburst.” Xiao Yu was very excited. “Furthermore, thanks to this clone, my mental will has actually risen again.”

This second edition is so excellent, it's perfect for a mental prison.

"However, it's not without its flaws. I still need to improve in terms of life restoration and destruction." Xiao Yu had already made his judgment.

Xiao Yu has achieved the ultimate fusion of the Primordial Chaos Dao and the Soul Dao, but it is not perfect.

Only by adding more rules and mysteries regarding life and destruction can the primordial state be truly perfect.

"continue."

……

Time flies, and several centuries have passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the Chaotic Origin Space, the war between the cultivation faction and the innate Chaotic Origin faction is becoming increasingly fierce.

In the original land, atop a dark mountain peak, the avatars of seven lords sat cross-legged in a courtyard, exchanging information.

“The twenty-three progenitors, led by Tianhuo, suddenly erupted, restraining Wulan and severely injuring Jin and Moman,” Minghuang said. “Fortunately, Yuan’s formation stabilized the situation, otherwise we would have been running for our lives just now.”

Although the Celestial Fire Ancestor was a war-avoiding member of the Primordial Chaos Life Force, his strength was far greater than that of the Infinite Serpent.

It was him who just swallowed Lord Wulan's main battle clone in an instant. Although he only held him back for a moment before Lord Wulan broke out of the Endless Flame Prison, it also caused a lapse in the previous coordination.

This momentary lapse was seized upon by the progenitors of the Chaotic Origin faction. All twenty-two progenitors focused their attacks, and the three lords, including Jin and Moman, were instantly severely injured.

If it weren't for Xingmang and Yuan's help, their main battle clones would probably have been annihilated.

If that happens, the remaining four lords will have no choice but to flee.

“That was indeed dangerous,” Yuan nodded.

Although he was skilled in formations, he was helpless against the 130 progenitors, whose attacks were too fierce.

In just six centuries, six world clusters have already fallen.

Although six world clusters were lost, the cultivation faction also killed another progenitor.

"The Phoenix Eye World Group, Wind Forest World Group, Heavenly Realm World Group, Bright Moon World Group, Langhua World Group, and Wind and Thunder World Group have all fallen one after another. And our seven lords are all seriously injured," said Lord Starlight.

Although Starburst can absorb energy from multidimensional spacetime, the offensive of the Natural Chaos Faction was too fierce. In order to delay the offensive, the seven lords had to endure even more power.

"We just escaped a calamity, but given the current situation, even if we let the forty ancestors do as they please, we probably won't last long," Wu Lan sighed slightly.

“Implementing the current strategy does come at a price,” Xingmang said. He has now increased the power of his Lord Battle Avatar to 90%, and only has about 10% of his power left to kill those world-class Chaos Origin beings.

But the real battle in this war is at the level of the progenitors. Even if many world-class Chaos Sources are killed, the progenitors will not care.

……

A prison for the soul.

The seventeen-colored protective shield trembled faintly.

"Nearly a million eons have passed, and Elder Meng's power is about to be exhausted."

"To date, we have tried 132555 times."

"More than 95% of them are close to perfect integration."

Since creating the Chaotic Origin Soul Path and the Soul Devouring Technique, nearly 700,000 epochs have passed. During this time, Xiao Yu has been suffering in agony. Each time he felt he was close to perfection, but each time he fell short, which naturally caused him immense torment.

Xiao Yu tried various approaches.

Over the long years, various methods have been tried, including those centered on the Primordial Dao, the Primordial Soul Dao, the Primordial Life Dao, and even the Primordial Destruction Dao.

But to this day, Xiao Yu has still not succeeded.

"Once you reach the level of a second-step Eternal Ancestral God, it's really too difficult to advance further," Xiao Yu lamented.

With the speed of thought at the Hunyuan level, if one wants to comprehend a new Hunyuan Dao, as long as one finds the right direction and has sufficient comprehension, there is still a possibility of success even if it takes a long time.

However, it is much more difficult to merge two complete Daos at the Hunyuan level.

"I can't think of a better way now." Xiao Yu shook his head slightly. "Then let's move on to the next step."

Enlightenment is not something that can be achieved overnight; it involves many steps.

The first step is to use materials containing Daoist principles to comprehend the corresponding rules and mysteries; the second step is to create Dao; and the third step is to put it into practice.

"Having focused solely on comprehension, I can no longer find any flaws. The next step is practice," Xiao Yu thought. "Survival ability and attack capability are two crucial aspects."

With weakened vitality, one cannot endure in this mental prison.

However, lacking sufficient offensive capabilities, they cannot break through this prison and can only slowly wear it down.

"Based on these ten closest to perfect fusion methods, we will practice them one by one." Xiao Yu has already selected the ten most suitable fusion methods from more than 100,000 fusion methods.

On a whim, he chose one of them.

"boom!"

The once majestic soul body suddenly shrank by billions of times, and its previously somewhat thin figure suddenly became incredibly solid.

The aura it emitted also increased many times over.

"Not bad, good lad." A familiar voice echoed in Xiao Yu's mind. (End of Chapter)