Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Bai Yu stood alone at the bow of the ship, his moon-white robe fluttering in the raging spatial storm. His body, covered with tiny cracks, was exposed where the damage was exposed, and specks of golden light flickered deep within the wounds.

He felt the mournful cries emanating from the magical vessel. This flying palace-type treasure, which was considered sturdy even on the Origin Continent, was now covered with fine scratches on its surface, and its original radiance had dimmed considerably.

“No wonder the spaceship sank… This passage itself is a millstone of destruction. If it weren’t for the exquisite methods of the jade slip and the guidance of the wilderness, we would have been lost and annihilated in this dimensional rift long ago.” He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging blood and qi in his chest and the stagnation of his divine power. His cultivation was suppressed at the limit of the Eternal True God, and his will was sealed in the “Heart Coffin.” At this moment, he was weaker than ever before, like a soldier who had been stripped of his heavy armor and exposed to an unfamiliar battlefield.

However, deep within those eyes, which were being tossed about by the turbulent currents, burned a flame more intense than the stars—a desire called "Yuan".

The boat easily broke through a chaotic vortex of spacetime, and the space ahead suddenly opened up.

A vast and desolate void, beyond description, unfolded before Bai Yu's eyes.

It lacks the heavy, chaotic aura of the Origin Continent, and the surging, flowing river of life of the Mother River World. This is the Cosmic Sea, a "pond" on the edge of the Origin World.

What you see is almost absolute darkness, cold, empty, and deathly silent.

Only in the far distance, scattered, faint points of light, like fireflies, are found—small universes, hidden and dangerous places, like islands where drowning people are adrift in an endless dark ocean.

Their radiance dissipated, transforming into tiny specks of light, the only proof of life in this desolate sea.

However, at this moment, in this boundless darkness, as soon as Bai Yu stepped in, an indescribable, cold and grand sense of "being watched" enveloped his entire body like an invisible spider web.

This "gaze" does not originate from any specific consciousness, but rather from the cosmic ocean itself.

It was as if the entire void had transformed into a cold, scrutinizing gaze. A sense of repulsion and threat, stemming from an innate life force, affected Bai Yu's suppressed soul.

"The original will of the universe..." Bai Yu understood, without the slightest panic.

The information in the jade slip flowed through his mind in an instant: "Guests from other realms are naturally rejected. This is the instinctive warning of the universe's will, not a deliberate targeting. As long as their level does not surpass that of a God-King, they do not actively attack the original universe or its core clans, and they do not carry out large-scale destructive destruction, it will not trigger their 'immune response' divine punishment."

The insignificant eternal true god is not enough to trigger an attack from the primordial universe.

That consciousness was like a vulture circling high in the sky, constantly watching him with vigilance.

"Information gaps are where life lies," Bai Yu thought to herself with a soft smile.

He thought of the Divine King of Jin.

A mighty God-King at the first level descended upon the Cosmic Sea without suppressing his cultivation, forcibly entering with the might of a God-King. This was akin to lighting a beacon in the darkness, instantly awakening a slumbering behemoth... The primordial will of the universe was unleashed to its fullest extent, comparable to the power of a God-King at the ultimate level... Even with his extraordinary abilities, the God-King Jin, severely injured, could not withstand this. In the end, he could only abandon his divine body, reincarnate, and eke out a living.

Sad, sigh.

The platform you use determines your perspective.

Although the God King of Jin was powerful, he was a rogue cultivator. His knowledge of the forbidden rules concerning the core rules of the Origin World was far less detailed than what he had gained by relying on the behemoth that was the River of Life.

Bai Yu's gaze swept across this unfamiliar cosmic sea.

Darkness, coldness, loneliness.

The faint points of light in the distance resembled scattered diamonds on black velvet. Of course, at the edge of the vision, in the center of that darkness, there was something that could not be ignored.

If those dangerous places are dust or grime, then this presence in sight is comparable to a ping-pong ball.

It hovered in the center of the darkness, emitting a hazy, soft yet incredibly powerful halo, its size far exceeding the sum of all other celestial bodies in sight.

It was not a regular sphere, but more like... a slowly rotating, colossal egg that constantly exhaled and exhaled chaotic energy, nurturing endless stars and life. An indescribable wave, brimming with vitality and creation, yet also containing boundless majesty and an aura of order, emanated from that "egg," permeating the entire cosmic sea.

The Primordial Universe!

The undisputed core of the cosmic sea!

The origin of all life and laws!
Before it, even from the perspective of the eternal true god after Bai Yu was suppressed, he felt as insignificant as dust.

"Use this as an anchor." Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Yu propelled the dimly lit boat beneath his feet. The boat transformed into a faint streak of light, beginning a series of long-distance teleportations towards the primordial universe, which was the size of a ping-pong ball.

With each teleportation, he proceeded with extreme caution. With each spatial leap, Bai Yu could clearly feel the "gaze" from the primordial will of the universe, like an invisible searchlight rapidly sweeping across him as he moved.

When he teleports, space ripples more violently than normal. The fluctuations of the laws in certain areas will cause imperceptible disturbances and reinforcements when he approaches, as if silently warning and repelling.

"As expected, it's like a shadow." Bai Yu became increasingly vigilant.

Although this primordial cosmic will has no concrete consciousness, its instinctive defense mechanisms are incredibly sophisticated.

His current state is like a tiny iron filings thrown into a precision instrument; not fatal, but restricted and rejected in every way.

The teleportation lasted for an unknown period of time, traversing countless billions of light-years of dark void.

The enormous outline of the primordial universe became increasingly clear in the field of vision, with the nebulous bands of light flowing on its surface and the surging chaotic air currents faintly visible, and the oppressive aura emanating from it growing heavier.

Bai Yu could even sense that in the vast void surrounding the primordial universe, there existed some special regions that emitted powerful energy fluctuations.

“We’re almost there…the three most dangerous places…” Bai Yu’s spirits lifted.

The Ruins of Returning Starfall, the Mountain of Ten Thousand Bones, and the Dark Reef of Laws!
This is the most mysterious, oldest, and most likely place in the vast universe that holds clues to the "Treasure Land of the Primordial Era" in the wilderness's memory!

The entrance to the Void Realm Gate is very likely to be one of them.

...The Guixu Starfall, the foremost of the three forbidden lands of the Cosmic Sea, is like a huge scar hanging high in the northern border of the primordial universe, stretching across the cold and desolate void.

As Bai Yu steered his boat, he felt the overwhelming force of attraction even when he was still hundreds of millions of light-years away from the outer edge of the Starfall Whirlpool.

It was not simply gravity; at the edge of the field of vision, there was no longer the darkness of an ordinary cosmic sea, but a vast vortex belt of chaos, distortion, and bizarre shapes.

"Even more chaotic and violent than the Peak Realm." Bai Yu stood at the bow of the boat, continuing to venture deeper. There were many powerful beings from this universe sea adventuring and exploring in this perilous place, just like he had done back then. He sighed for a moment, not wanting to cause any more trouble under the watchful gaze of the primordial universe's original will, and immediately with a thought, the universe was created, and invisible waves spread out to conceal his figure.

Countless fragments of shattered stars, torn apart by an invisible force, transformed into a torrent of meteorites stretching for billions of miles, spinning, colliding, and pulverizing like grains of rice caught in a giant millstone. The remnants of the black hole, like hidden reefs adrift in a whirlpool, exuded a chilling aura of annihilation, distorting the surrounding light and spacetime.

Even more chilling are the "dark erosion stardust" that permeates the vortex and is invisible to the naked eye—like cosmic dust ghosts, they silently adhere to the ship's energy shield, emitting a subtle but continuous "hissing" sound, greedily eroding the shield's energy, and even trying to penetrate in and touch the white jade's divine body.

The closer you get to the core, the stronger the gravity and the more intense the spacetime distortion.

Deep within, like a wound in the universe, a "waterfall" composed of billions of shattered stars, fragments of spacetime, and pure destructive energy silently cascades down, falling into a deeper, darker void that even perception cannot penetrate—that is the legendary "end point" of the cosmic sea.

The waterfall itself is the most terrifying torrent of destruction. Bai Yu has no doubt that the energy storm it contains would instantly tear apart the divine body and obliterate the true spirit of even an ordinary true god.

"The location of the reincarnation passage is not what I want." Bai Yu felt the fluctuations in the void with great certainty, after all, he had personally experienced it when he ventured into the reincarnation realm in the Qingfeng Realm.

Bai Yu left no blind spot unchecked. He maneuvered the boat like a tiny fragment of a meteorite caught by the gravity of the starfall, carefully navigating along the edge of the whirlpool.

Divine senses acted like the most precise probes, carefully sensing every inch of space and capturing any strange fluctuations that might be related to the "Gate to the Void Realm" and were different from the laws of this universe.

The core of Guixu Starfall is destruction, end, and erosion.

Bai Yu's divine sense extended and scanned amidst the turbulent energy currents and the interference of the dark, eroded stardust. He sensed the remaining fragments of the will of powerful beings, the mournful cries of the laws frozen when ancient stars shattered, and the devouring and annihilating intent emanating from the remnants of black holes... However, he found not a trace of the vast and ancient imprint that belonged to "Yuan," that transcended the barriers of the source world.

Tens of thousands of years of searching yielded nothing.

Bai Yu decisively turned the ship around, escaping the gravitational pull of the Starfall, and plunged back into the cold void of the primordial universe's western edge.

Next stop—Mount Ten Thousand Bones!
Unlike the grand destruction of Guixu Starfall, the Wanhaigu Mountain brought a chilling, deathly silence and chaos that penetrated to the bone.

Before even arriving, Bai Yu felt an invisible resentment and deathly aura spreading like a cold tide.

In the distance, on the western edge of the vast shadow of the primordial universe, a continuous, endless gray-white "mountain range" lies sprawling in the void. It is not a real mountain, but rather formed by the accumulation, petrification, twisting, and fusion of countless unimaginably large ancient creature skeletons.

The behemoth's ribs resembled towering pillars, its broken vertebrae formed precipitous peaks, and its ferocious skull with its empty eye sockets resembled entrances to hell... The entire mountain range exuded an aura of desolation and resentment accumulated over countless years.

As I approached the Bone Mountain, I felt as if the cries of countless dying souls, their unwilling wails and curses echoing in my mind, assaulting my soul and attempting to stir up my inner demons.

With a slight slumber of his divine sense, Bai Yu easily suppressed these distracting thoughts that would make even the most powerful beings in the universe tremble at the mere mention of them.

He remained hidden, maneuvering the boat to approach at high speed.

Within the mountain of bones, countless skeletal spirits, condensed from pure resentment and death energy, wandered about. They took on various forms; some retained the outlines of the giant beasts they had once been, while others were twisted into indescribable monsters, with eerie green flames of their souls flickering in their empty eye sockets.

In some other areas, massive skeletons spontaneously reassembled under some strange force, transforming into moving skeletal giants that strode heavily through the mountains, each step causing the void to tremble slightly.

Deep within the Bone Mountain, the spatial structure is distorted by the dense atmosphere of death and resentment, resembling a vast, ever-changing maze. Once trapped within, one completely loses their sense of direction and is besieged to death by an endless array of skeletal creatures.

What's even more troublesome are the fragments of laws that remain on the skeletons themselves. These fragments conflict and entangle with each other, forming natural and unpredictable "law traps" in the void.

As soon as Bai Yu's divine sense extended to investigate, he felt a blur!
"The interference is extremely strong!" Bai Yu frowned slightly. Here, even his perception was greatly weakened, and his exploration efficiency was far lower than that of the Guixu Starfall.

But this also gave him a glimmer of hope.

He became more careful, maneuvering the boat to fly low over Bone Mountain.

During this time, Bai Yu even witnessed a fierce battle. Three True God-level powerhouses, clearly native to this cosmic sea, were apparently trying to collect some strange black crystals growing in the eye sockets of giant skulls when they inadvertently disturbed the group of skeletal giants guarding them and a large number of vengeful spirits.

In an instant, deathly aura filled the sky!

The skeletal colossus swung its mountain-like arms, and vengeful spirits transformed into a black tide that blotted out the sky and swept down.

The three true gods cooperated perfectly, unleashing their divine power. Their swords flashed and tore through the void as they fought fiercely against the army of skeletons. The roar of colliding laws echoed through the desolate mountain of bones.

Bai Yu, like a detached bystander, remained hidden in the shadows at the edge of the battlefield, his boat clinging tightly to a massive broken leg bone.

He moved like a ghost through the edges and deep areas of the Bone Mountain, exploring and investigating.

Deathly silence, resentment, skeletons, traps... everything here is related to "end," "death," and "chaos." He sensed the fluctuations of several treasures that seemed to be left behind by fallen powerful beings, sensed several dangerous places where laws were abnormally concentrated, and even faintly caught a trace of extremely weak spatial fluctuations that seemed to come from a higher dimension. However, upon further investigation, he found that none of these fluctuations were the mark of "Yuan."

Tens of thousands of years passed, and Bai Yu's heart gradually sank.

The Mountain of Ten Thousand Bones also held none of the clues he sought.

The ship quietly withdrew from that oppressive realm of death and returned to the cold void of the cosmic sea.

“Only… the Law Reef remains.” Bai Yu’s gaze turned to the deep darkness beyond the eastern region of the primordial universe. His eyes remained firm, but his suppressed will conveyed waves of weariness.

Under the watchful eye of the primordial will of the universe, continuous exploration of the two highly guarded forbidden zones has taken a toll, placing considerable strain on the soul. (End of Chapter)