Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

It wasn't an intentional pressure, but it gave the entire space of the Guanhai Pavilion a strange sense of stagnation, and even the flow of time seemed to become viscous and slow.

Xi Kui felt an irresistible chill, originating from his life instinct, explode from the depths of his soul, instantly freezing his limbs and bones.

His massive body trembled violently as if facing the mighty will that created the world. His back, which had just straightened up a little, slumped back down again, his forehead pressed firmly against the cold wooden floor, and he didn't dare to breathe.

He had no doubt that at this moment, the city lord could reduce this eternal true god to cosmic dust with a single thought.

“Yuan…treasure land…” Bai Yu’s voice finally rang out, still gentle and peaceful, like a clear mountain spring flowing. But this time, beneath that gentleness lay a kind of tremor that made even Xi Kui’s soul tremble, a tremor that seemed to pierce through eternity.

"You said... during the soul search, you touched the brand?" Bai Yu's gaze, like a tangible probe, fell on Xi Kui.

"Yes...yes!" Xi Kui's voice trembled as he hurriedly answered, "That mark is extremely ancient and powerful...filled with...an indescribable aura! I...I only glimpsed the edge, and I felt my soul about to shatter, my very essence trembling. If I weren't a member of the 'Thick Earth Rhinoceros' clan, with an innately resilient soul, I'm afraid...I'm afraid I would have been completely annihilated!" He added with lingering fear, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

The legend of Yuan has been circulating on the Origin Continent for countless years. As a late-stage Eternal True God, Xi Kui grew up listening to the legend of Yuan, even though he had never actually seen him.

Therefore, he did not verify whether the so-called 'Gate to the Void Realm' was real; he simply heard a name and rushed to report it.

Bai Yu nodded slightly, her fingertips lightly touching the armrest of the cloud-shaped couch.

A gentle, warm current of chaotic energy silently flowed into Xi Kui's body. Xi Kui felt an indescribable warmth instantly soothe the tearing pain in his sea of ​​consciousness caused by the forced soul search, and even his very essence was stabilized. He was immediately moved to tears and thanked him repeatedly.

But Xi Kui didn't notice that a trace of Bai Yu's will power had also seeped into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Where is that ascendant now?" Bai Yu asked, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Reporting to the City Lord, I am fully aware of the gravity of this matter and the extraordinary relationship between the prisoner and the prisoner. After being injured during the Soul Search, I immediately transferred him to the bottom level of the 'Suppressing Abyss Tower'! I used the Ninefold 'God-Sealing Soul-Suppressing Chains' to lock his divine power and soul, and activated the 'Nine Nether Profound Ice Prison Array' to ensure that he was trapped in an absolute frozen slumber, his life force frozen, with no possibility of escape or self-destruction. Apart from me, no one else knows who is imprisoned there!" Xi Kui hurriedly replied, his tone resolute.

Zhenyuan Tower is where Baiyu City imprisons serious criminals. The restrictions were personally set up by Baiqi, a master of formations from the divine realm brought by Baiyu. The bottom layer is even more secret.

A barely perceptible glint flashed in Bai Yu's eyes. Although Xi Kui acted rashly, he handled this matter very well, saving him a lot of trouble.

"Regarding that name, that place," Bai Yu's gaze drifted to the eternally flowing starry river outside the pavilion, her voice ethereal, "are you sure no one else knows it besides you?"

"There is absolutely no one else." Xi Kui immediately swore an oath, shaking his massive head like a rattle drum. "At the time, my soul was injured, and I only had time to capture those scattered fragments and that name before I knew that disaster was imminent. How could I dare to investigate further? Nor would I dare to divulge even a single word. I know that such a secret, even if a whisper of it were to escape, would be enough to bring about a catastrophe and bring annihilation upon my White Jade City! I swear by my very essence that this secret is known only to Heaven, Earth, the City Lord, and myself. If there is even the slightest falsehood, I am willing to suffer the torment of being struck by the Chaos Divine Thunder and having my soul forever banished to the abyss!"

The oath invoked the laws of the universe, and a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed across Xi Kui's body, signifying the oath's validity.

Bai Yu withdrew his gaze and focused it back on Xi Kui. The invisible, time-freezing, and grand will slowly subsided, and the stagnation in the pavilion dissipated.

The lingering influence of the solemn oath made by Xi Kui with his very essence had not yet dissipated. The faint light of the laws fluctuating in the darkness flashed across his rugged body, like the last ripples stirred up by a stone thrown into a deep pool, before disappearing completely.

The moment Xi Kui swore an oath with his origin, a terrifying force of will, invisible and intangible yet vast as the sea of ​​stars and as subtle as a mustard seed, had already silently been activated in the deepest part of Xi Kui's sea of ​​consciousness.

The will of a second-level God-King!

This is a powerful force capable of distorting reality, altering time and space, and manipulating cause and effect.

In the Origin Continent, only those who truly stand at the pinnacle can control such power.

Unbeknownst to Xi Kui, even at the moment when his soul's origin trembled due to the oath and the gates were most open, this force of will, like the most skillful dream weaver, precisely and thoroughly covered, erased, and reshaped all the information in his memory about "Yuan," "the Gate of the Void Realm," and the sea of ​​consciousness imprinted on the consciousness of that ascended being from the Cosmic Sea, with an absolutely overwhelming force.

Bai Yu's will, like the most precise carving knife, silently "modified" the ending on Xi Kui's soul canvas—the Black Stone Squad, 300,000 miles west of the city, encountered an arrogant Ascended from the Cosmic Sea who dared to steal the "Nine Yin Bone-Eating Grass." The Ascended's methods were bizarre; he injured two members of the Black Stone Squad and was extremely arrogant. The Black Stone captain, despite being severely wounded, captured him. After being escorted back to the city, Commander Xi Kui personally verified his identity, confirming him to be an ordinary, arrogant, ignorant, and penniless Ascended. According to Bai Yu City's laws, such provocation and injury to city guards were unforgivable crimes punishable by death. Xi Kui acted swiftly and decisively, personally destroying the Ascended's body and soul, reducing him to ashes. Even the meager possessions he carried from the Cosmic Sea were destroyed without a trace. The entire process was uneventful; it was his duty, a trivial matter…

As for that terrifying mark that nearly shattered his soul in a fleeting glimpse? That forbidden name that roared repeatedly at the edge of the soul storm? That towering portal phantom that seemed to be outlined by billions of stars?
Never existed.

This meticulously crafted, perfectly embedded false memory, seamlessly integrated into the very essence of his soul, is logically consistent, rich in detail, and flawless. It will become the only true "fact" in Xi Kui's perception. Even if another God-King personally performs a soul-searching technique on Xi Kui, as long as the will seal left by Bai Yu is not touched, what he can glimpse is only this modified "truth."

This is the terror of the will of the second level of the God King realm!
Manipulating memory at will, altering cognition invisibly.

"Understood, I will do it immediately." Upon hearing Bai Yu's 'false' instructions, Xi Kui immediately prepared to find precious exotic animal ingredients for Pao Ding Sou.

"Wait," Bai Yu said.

Rhinoceros's massive body stiffened abruptly, as if bound by invisible chains, remaining in an awkward half-rising, half-kneeling position. Cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead, and his heart pounded wildly.

Bai Yu's gaze fell on the jade gourd placed on the warm jade low table. Inside the gourd, the amber-colored Thousand-Day Intoxicating Divine Wine exuded an intoxicating aroma, and the misty spiritual energy almost condensed into tangible rosy light.

He casually raised his hand, his fingertips lightly brushing against the gourd.

The jade gourd seemed to be lifted up by an invisible hand, steadily floating towards Xi Kui.

"This 'Thousand-Day Intoxication' is for you." Bai Yu's voice remained calm, yet carried an undeniable air of bestowal. "Do your job well, and I will not treat you unfairly."

"Thank you... thank you for your generous gift, Lord City Lord! I can never repay this kindness!" Xi Kui's hands trembled as he respectfully accepted the jade gourd, which exuded a rich aroma of wine and chaotic spiritual energy. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, and the weight of the gourd was not just from the wine, but also from the City Lord's "grace" and "attitude".

"Go ahead," Bai Yu waved her hand.

"Yes! I understand! I take my leave!" Xi Kui's voice trembled with excitement. He tightly hugged the half-gourd of Thousand-Day Intoxication as if it were a priceless treasure. He left Guanhai Pavilion, then turned around and strode away in a hurry.

The heavy footsteps faded quickly into the distance in the empty corridor, carrying a sense of lightness.

Inside the Guanhai Pavilion, silence returned.

The gentle, jade-like smile on Bai Yu's face slowly faded, like a cold reef revealed after the tide recedes. His deep eyes no longer held any leisurely enjoyment of the music and dance; instead, they held an uncontrollable, soul-stirring emotion. He slowly closed his eyes.

"call……"

Bai Yu slowly opened her eyes; the icy, piercing sharpness had been concealed, replaced by a profound calm.

He stood up.

Step out.

His figure, clad in a moon-white robe with wide sleeves and cloud patterns, faded and disappeared silently within the Guanhai Pavilion, like a reflection in water.

Deep within the White Jade City, beneath the earth.

This is not a simple layer of soil and rock, but an absolutely desolate place shrouded in layers upon layers of terrifying restrictions.

Coldness, darkness, and heaviness... these are the eternal themes here.

This is a cage that isolates all life and hope, an abyss that suppresses the eternally vicious—the lowest level of the Zhenyuan Tower.

The space distorted slightly, and Bai Yu's figure appeared like a ghost.

He did not deliberately exude pressure, but the supreme life essence aura belonging to the Chaos Realm instantly froze this dark space that was sealed by multiple restrictions.

Beneath their feet lay the ground of the icy "Nine Netherworld Ice," with wisps of black, chilling air rising and forming visible frost. All around them were nine enormous "God-Sealing and Soul-Suppressing Pillars," their surfaces covered with densely packed dark golden runes.

From each pillar extend nine equally intricately engraved, dark golden chains that exude a power that would drive even the eternal gods to despair—the Ninefold God-Sealing Soul-Suppressing Chains.

Nine giant pillars, and eighty-one divine chains!
Like ancient, living dragons, they tightly coiled around and locked onto a nearly frozen figure in the center.

The figure was tall, about three zhang in length, and maintained a human form, but its body was covered with a thick layer of black ice that constantly emitted a terrifying chill. This was the freezing effect of the Nine Nether Ice Prison Array, and only its outline could be barely seen.

Through the translucent ice, fragments of his tattered armor, bearing a distinctly unusual style, were faintly visible. His head was bowed, his face obscured by frost, his life force forcibly suppressed to near annihilation by a powerful restriction, plunging him into the deepest, most profound, absolute slumber where even thought ceased.

It was that ascendant from the cosmic sea, named "Wilderness," the True God of the Void.

Bai Yu's gaze, like two invisible swords, pierced through layers of ice and chains, landing on the frozen figure.

"It's the aura of the cosmic sea... mixed, chaotic, bearing the imprint of the primordial universe..." Bai Yu's perception was so sharp that he instantly caught the "scent" on the other party that was completely different from the native creatures of the Origin Continent.

But that's not the point.

His divine sense, like the most precise probe, cautiously probed into the frozen sea of ​​consciousness.

Om-!
Sure enough, just as the divine sense was about to touch the core of the other party's sea of ​​consciousness, an indescribable, ancient, vast, terrifying pressure, seemingly originating from the beginning of the world and carrying endless primordial energy, suddenly erupted from the depths of that frozen sea of ​​consciousness.

This oppressive force was not a physical entity, but rather more like a residual image.

This desolate place doesn't actually possess the 'Gate to the Void Realm'; it's just that it has seen it before!

boom!
The wisp of divine thought that Bai Yu extended was like an ice crystal thrown into a furnace. It was repelled by this pressure, and the power even tried to connect with Bai Yu's divine thought and impact his will.

Bai Yu stood motionless atop the black ice, not even the hem of her clothes fluttering.

But a hint of seriousness suddenly flashed in those deep, unfathomable eyes.

What a terrifying brand.

Although it was just a remnant of an image, its high level and the antiquity and grandeur it contained made even this Chaos Realm being, a second-level God King, feel a strong threat.

This confirmed Xi Kui's fear and ignited a deeper longing and vigilance within Bai Yu.

"The Gate to the Void Realm... the entrance to the treasure land of Yuan..." Bai Yu's heart surged again. He tried to condense his vast and boundless divine king will into a purer, more concealed, mercury-like form, and once again cautiously probed the frozen sea of ​​consciousness.

This time, he did not try to forcefully break through the ancient mark at the core. Instead, like the most skillful thief, he gently penetrated and sensed along the edge where the mark's power dissipated.

In an instant!
Countless chaotic, fragmented, and bizarre images, like a torrent bursting its banks, rushed into Bai Yu's senses.

He saw a chaotic land beyond description, devoid of up, down, left, right, past, and future. Huge, swirling currents of laws surged erratically, occasionally coalescing into grotesque phantoms of colossal beasts that roared silently before being torn apart by even more violent energy... It was a desolate place where even those at the Chaos Realm could perish.

At the heart of that chaotic and destructive land, protected by endless raging energy and turbulent laws, a majestic, ancient, and eternally imposing portal appears and disappears.

The portal is made of neither gold nor jade, but seems to be formed from the most primordial chaotic energy. It is naturally imprinted with incomprehensible, mysterious patterns that resemble the origin of the Great Dao. Its height seems to support that chaotic world, and its width seems to connect to endless dimensions.

The aura emanating from its mere phantom carries a supreme majesty that commands all things to bow down and makes the Great Dao submit!
He saw a tiny figure—it was the ascendant "Huang" before him, who had entered by chance... He had luckily touched the door, and then information poured in...

"Yuan!!!"

"The Gate to the Void Realm!!!" (End of Chapter)