After the myth

Chapter 1042 Without Me, the Universe Would Be an Eternal Night
As Ding Huan's chaotic law sea became more and more perfect, Ding Huan's chaotic domain also expanded more than tenfold.

However, Ding Huan knew very well that for the big shots who could survive in the center of this donut, entering and leaving the chaos was as easy as eating and breathing.

Despite expanding his domain tenfold within the chaos, he still managed to control the extent of its expansion.

Who knows, maybe we'll run into some big shot here?

Furthermore, by keeping the domain confined to a small area, one can conceal their strength should they encounter a powerful opponent.

Moreover, when navigating through chaos, the smaller the area one extends, the less likely one is to miss out on good things.

There are many good things in chaos, but you may not be able to find them. Sometimes you may pass over them and still not find them.

Once he entered the chaos, Ding Huan didn't stop.

Along the way, he has found more than a dozen top-grade Chaos Stones.

He stopped again because he saw a skeleton.

The skeleton floated in the chaos, and no one knew how much time had passed, yet it still retained a faint golden hue.

On the skeletal hand, a seal was still tightly clutched.

Ding Huan's divine sense landed on it, and the aura of the Great Dao was vast, carrying an aura of the creation of the universe. Clearly, this was a top-tier powerhouse.

Ding Huan wasn't surprised.

In the chaos, all existence will vanish and disappear with time.

The fact that this skeleton could float in the chaos for so long and still retain its intact frame, without being annihilated by the chaos, shows that it was incredibly powerful.

That seal was entirely black, yet it managed to survive in this chaos without being annihilated by it; it was no ordinary object.

How could such a powerful being perish in this chaos?
Ding Huan repeatedly examined the skeleton with his divine sense, but found nothing unusual.

It must have been a very long time ago; even the scars would have been obliterated by the chaos and were no longer visible.

Ding Huan's gaze fell on the seal again; it was definitely a Chaos Treasure.

Regardless of whether he possesses bloodline or Dao principles, since he has seen the Chaos Treasure, he naturally intends to take it.

Just as Ding Huan was about to retrieve the seal, his heart skipped a beat.

He immediately slowed his movements, and at the same time, the Great Cosmic Technique completed a full cycle.

A law so faint as to be almost undetectable was captured by the Great Universe Technique Zhou Tian.

If he only used his divine sense or his naked eye to observe, Ding Huan was certain that he would not have been able to discover this law.

Ding Huan's universe not only contains a galaxy of life-giving laws, but also a tree of life.

No matter how subtle this law of life may be, it could not escape Ding Huan's perception.

Ding Huan knew immediately that the man was not dead, or at least still alive.

Although Ding Huan slowed down his movements, he did not stop and eventually grasped the black seal.

Almost at the same moment Ding Huan touched the black seal, a remnant soul rushed into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Unfortunately, Ding Huan was prepared, and by the time the other party discovered them, they were already in the center of Ding Huan's chaotic sea of ​​laws.

Ding Huan also entered his own chaotic sea of ​​laws.

With the strength of this remnant soul, even if he didn't send it to the Chaos Law Sea, but instead let it pounce into his own sea of ​​consciousness, it would be wishful thinking for the other party to try to possess him.

However, it's always good to be cautious in everything you do.

"This is the center of the universe... no, this is..."

The remnant soul only uttered one sentence before realizing that it had not gotten what it wanted. Instead, in the instant it was about to possess another body, it was sent into the chaotic center of a Great Dao World.

He didn't care about ordinary Dao worlds at all, but this person was able to construct a chaotic Dao world, so he was definitely not a simple master.

"Fellow Daoist, He Yan greets you." This remnant soul, located in the center of Ding Huan's chaotic sea of ​​laws, showed absolutely no concern.

Not only that, but they also speak very politely.

Ding Huan even suspected the other person hadn't grasped the situation: "Do you know where you are?"

He Yan calmly said, "I am very satisfied to have fallen at the hands of a powerful figure who created the Chaos World. How could I ask for more?"

This conversation is completely on different wavelengths.

After failing to possess this guy's body, Ding Huan seemed to have no intention of living, so he simply asked, "Why did you choose to possess me?"

"Because tens of millions of years have passed, and only you have discovered me."

"You've been in the chaos for tens of millions of years? And you haven't been consumed by the chaos yet?" Ding Huan was genuinely surprised this time.

He Yan chuckled: "I, He Yan, was born before this chaos. This entire universe belongs to me, He Yan. How could mere chaos annihilate me, He Yan?"

Ding Huan was speechless: "If you're so powerful, how come you're trapped in this chaos? And why do you want to possess an ordinary person like me?"

He Yan fell silent.

Ding Huan wasn't in a hurry. This was his Chaotic Law Sea, and he was in charge of everything.

As for He Yan's claim that the universe belonged to him, Ding Huan didn't believe a single word of it.

He even claims the entire universe as his own; why doesn't this guy just fly to the heavens?

Even the most powerful ox will have its hide torn by this guy's boasting.

In other words, if he were in He Yan's situation and appeared in his own chaotic sea of ​​laws...

He certainly wouldn't be annihilated by the chaos, but he had already been reborn. Even within his own sea of ​​chaotic laws, he still managed to possess others; surely, even in his worst circumstances, he wouldn't stoop to such a level?

After a full half-incense stick's time had passed, He Yan finally spoke, saying, "I escaped into the chaos because I was tricked and besieged by those people."

As for you, your Great Dao World has even evolved its own chaotic law space. Not only that, you can walk normally within that chaos. Are you even an ordinary person?

"Even if you were ambushed and surrounded, you wouldn't be trapped in your own chaos and unable to recover your physical body, would you?"

Ding Huan ruthlessly exposed the other party's lies.

He Yan fell silent again.

This time, he didn't remain silent for long before sighing: "This universe wasn't created by me, but in this particular universe, I am the first living being."

Without me, there would be no universe. Without me, this universe would be in utter chaos…”

Ding Huan could tell from his voice that this guy was a madman.

They believed that without him, this universe would be shrouded in eternal darkness.

He is the savior of this universe.

In fact, he was merely the first being born in this universe.

Even though the universe was born before him, he insists that without him, there would be no universe.

"I set the rules for survival, prohibiting newcomers from seizing the universe's resources by any means, but no one listens to me."

They wantonly plundered treasures and cultivation resources from the universe, seizing everything, useful or useless. Not only that, they also conspired against me…

I possessed your body only because I was unwilling to be manipulated; I wanted revenge. Since I can't possess you, then so be it.

Hearing this, Ding Huan was speechless.

When someone attempts to possess another's body, it should be done with great fanfare, but one must be careful to remain hidden.

Now that they've lost, it's all just casual talk; it was just for fun anyway. The contrast is too much.

Ding Huan did agree with one of the guy's statements: that the people at the center of the universe wantonly occupy and plunder cosmic resources, leaving no way for newcomers to survive.

"If you survive, do you still want to go back for revenge?" Ding Huan asked.

Ding Huan did not necessarily intend to kill this first being in the universe.

If this guy can seek revenge on those powerful figures at the center of chaos, it will be equivalent to the strength on his side.

“Naturally, these people are insatiably greedy, and this vast universe will eventually be destroyed by them,” He Yan said without hesitation.

Although Ding Huan learned from He Yan that this universe did not belong to any one person, but was born from the vastness of nature.

He Yan is clearly a madman, and what he says may not be correct.

Even now, he still doesn't understand why he was surrounded and killed.

Saving He Yan is possible, but Ding Huan isn't doing charity, so he'll naturally have to offer some benefits: "Fellow Daoist He Yan, I can save you, since you are the first life form in the vast universe."

You must have gotten a lot of good stuff, right? Open your world window, I'll just take a few for myself.

He Yan seemed to have been insulted:
“How could I, He Yan, be the kind of shameless person you describe? I was attacked by these people simply because I stopped them from plundering the treasures of the universe and hoped they would leave some for those who come after them.”

"I don't believe it." Ding Huan was not going to believe this guy's nonsense.

He Yanqi's remnant soul grew increasingly thin: "If you don't believe me, you can come out with me, and I'll open up my world."

Ding Huan had no doubt that He Yan's Great Dao was not proven in his own universe, and that he could not open his own Great Dao world within his own world.

He used a restriction to lock He Yan in place, and then took He Yan back to the chaos.

The next moment, an entrance to a new world appeared before Ding Huan.

Besides some materials, there are also a few decent magical artifacts in the world.

There really are no good things like Daoist veins.

Ding Huan, however, began to view this guy in a different light.

Is he really an idealistic Taoist practitioner?
“Fellow Daoist He Yan, your lofty ideals make me feel ashamed. How about this, give me this black seal, and I will try to help you restore your physical body.”

"Sigh, the Cosmic Seal isn't of much use to me anyway, so it won't hurt to give it to you." After saying that, He Yan sent the large black seal in his hand flying toward Ding Huan.

Ding Huan unceremoniously took the seal for himself.

Even if an idealist like He Yan were saved, he would probably still perish at the hands of those big shots at the center of the universe.

Since that's the case, it's better to take away this guy's cosmic seal first, so that it doesn't fall into the hands of the opponent.

Besides, asking for his help is certainly not free.

"Alright, now you can tell me how you can restore your physical body?" Ding Huan was the one who accepted bribes and carried out the task.

"My Dao Foundation has been destroyed, so I can't use any more Dao Veins. However, I still need Dao Veins. After you refine the Cosmic Seal and activate it, you can find treasures in this Chaos."

After saying all this, He Yan's voice weakened: "I need Chaos Rule Essence, Chaos Dao Vein, and Chaos Origin Fruit..."

Ding Huan ignored He Yan's nonsense. He rolled up a clump of chaotic rule paste and covered He Yan with it. He also extracted several top-grade Dao veins and implanted them around He Yan.

At the same time, the Great Universe Technique circulated throughout the body, and Ding Huan decisively began to repair He Yan's Dao foundation.

This guy looks like an extremely pedantic person, so Ding Huan tries to say as few words as possible.

(Good night, fellow Taoists!)

(End of this chapter)