Chapter 458 - 408: Possession by an Ancient Power, Sea of Chaos, Transcending This Realm

Furthermore, the Supremes and Ancient Emperors of the Ancient Demon Clans, like the Vermilion Bird, would never just sit back and await their doom. They all must have made contingency plans. Perhaps they have already reincarnated into some world within this epoch, hiding and recuperating, waiting to achieve Transcendence once more and fight their way back to the Sea of Chaos!

’Yes, I have to fight my way back to the Sea of Chaos. That final land, a place of Transcendence beyond this world, is where countless Peak Races met their end. The Human Race ultimately rose to solitary dominance, only for Foreign Races to invade later, leading to the annihilation of the former Ten Peak Demon Clans. I have to go back. Reclaiming my clan’s heritage is the absolute bare minimum!’

’Besides, if I don’t go back, this epoch will likely suffer as well. The next calamity is not far off. In fact, it’s coming very, very soon. The next great catastrophe will descend.’

Bloodthirsty White Tiger wasn’t entirely sure when the next "Great Cleansing" of the epoch would occur, but he could feel it was coming soon. The Great Cleansing, or the Great Purge as it was also called, meant the entire epoch would be torn down and reset!

An age of decline wasn’t the only sign of an epoch’s end. Many epochs were destroyed at the height of their power. In other words, even the most prosperous eras had a high chance of experiencing a Great Cleansing.

In the last epoch, for instance, True Dragons still existed, yet the entire epoch was subjected to a forceful purge. Wasn’t that terrifying?

Yes, while the True Dragon did ultimately die, it died precisely because the Great Cleansing was happening. Afterward, that epoch was named the "Dragonfall" Epoch.

As Bloodthirsty White Tiger reviewed the information he had, the light in his eyes gradually dimmed. He knew his current Realm was far too weak. ’I’ll never be able to face the coming Great Cleansing like this. I have to enter the Dusk Holy Ruins.’

’Only by cultivating to Transcendence inside the Dusk Holy Ruins and obtaining the key to the Sea of Chaos will I have a chance to escape the Great Cleansing.’

’Yes, as long as I reach Transcendence, I can go to the Sea of Chaos. But there is no path to Transcendence in this epoch. The Dusk Holy Ruins offer the only sliver of hope... and that sliver of hope will attract countless reclusive experts at the Peak of Unity Realm!’

At this thought, Bloodthirsty White Tiger took a deep breath. The vast, seemingly endless Spirit Charm within his body began to digest at an accelerated rate. ’I have to speed up. There are less than three months to get a Dusk Token and enter the Dusk Holy Ruins. That’s just enough time to cultivate to the Peak of Unity Realm!’

’In my opinion, reaching the Peak of Unity Realm is just a matter of time, as long as I can digest this Spirit Charm quickly enough. After all, this is the essence of a million-strong army and the top experts from an entire renowned Great Realm—the Thunder Great Realm. How could it possibly not be enough to produce a single expert at the Peak of Unity Realm?’

So, it was merely a matter of time. Bloodthirsty White Tiger was very confident he could reach the Peak of Unity Realm before the Dusk Holy Ruins descended. By then, he would have the foundation he needed to try and seize that slim chance at Transcendence.

’As for the Dusk Token... it’s both rare and not. If I want one, I can get one. That’s how it is when you have great fortune. When you need something, it appears. No matter what, the key to the Dusk Holy Ruins—the Dusk Token—will find its way into my hands.’

And as for how to manage the Thunder Great Realm now?

’I don’t care. As long as I can guard the Restricted Area and the world’s will, that’s enough. I personally set up this Restricted Area all those years ago, precisely to pave the way for my reincarnation.’

’Who would have thought that as epochs came and went, this Restricted Area would actually evolve into a Great Realm and even give birth to a world will.’

’It’s as if my own power was partitioned to create these life forms—the so-called Thunder Clan. That’s why I can instantly kill them, even those at the Harmonization Realm. It’s all because of this.’

’I’m merely reclaiming power that belongs to me. How could that power possibly resist me?’

’Back at my peak, crushing an entire Great Realm was no difficult feat. How could a few mere Harmonization Realm cultivators—cultivators who only exist because they evolved from my own power—possibly stand against me?’

It was for this very reason that the so-called million-strong army had been crushed in an instant. Now, only the White Tiger Army under Bloodthirsty White Tiger’s command remained, a force of just a few tens of thousands. However, he had no intention of managing them.

’That’s right, I have no intention of managing these people. The decision to build the White Tiger Army was the body’s original owner’s idea—or rather, it was Chen’s plan. What does that have to do with me?’

’What I need to do now is quickly absorb the foundations my past self left for me, like the ultimate treasures deep within the Restricted Area.’

As for the fleeing Zuo Xuan, he couldn’t care less.

’For one, he fled too quickly, leaving me no opportunity to strike. For another, he isn’t a member of the Thunder Clan, so I can’t kill him instantly. With the power I’ve recovered so far, forcefully killing Zuo Xuan would still take some effort. It would be a waste of time, and I might even risk getting injured. Not worth it.’

Since Zuo Xuan wanted to flee, he would let him. This Venerable from the Nine Venerable Great Realm wasn’t as threatening as one might think. ’A sliver of the Nine Venerable Great Realm’s world will has already been spent here. As long as I lock down the entire Thunder Great Realm, let’s see where you can run...’

With a low murmur, Bloodthirsty White Tiger clenched his hand in the void. An invisible, colossal hand seemed to grasp the entire Thunder Great Realm, and the Space-Time Law instantly solidified. That’s right—the Space-Time Law of the entire Thunder Great Realm had solidified.

Like a chain reaction, that single grasp from Bloodthirsty White Tiger caused the Space-Time Law of the entire Thunder Great Realm to become unimaginably firm, with him at the very center. If before one had to be in the Fusion Realm and have mastered the Space-Time Law to enter the void and travel to another world...

...then now, not even someone at the Harmonization Realm could leave the Thunder Great Realm. And as for how he was able to do this, Bloodthirsty White Tiger had laid his plans long, long ago.

The entire Thunder Great Realm could be said to have been born from a minor scheme of his. The moment he stepped into the Harmonization Realm and his remnant Soul returned, the world will of the Thunder Great Realm had wept in sorrow. How could it dare defy his wishes?

The rain of blood just now wasn’t the world will of the Thunder Great Realm grieving for the dead Harmonization Realm experts. That rain of blood was a punishment it inflicted upon itself.

It rained because I had returned to reclaim what was mine. The world will of the Thunder Great Realm, born only as a result of my scheme, was afraid. It submitted.

And since the world will of the Thunder Great Realm had submitted, sealing the entire Great Realm was a simple matter.

’Of course, sealing a Great Realm comes at a great cost. But that’s nothing compared to letting Zuo Xuan escape and spread the news. What if he alerts the reincarnation of some old monster from my era, or one of my old enemies? That would be very bad for me.’

’I have to remember, I’m just a remnant Soul right now. My revival isn’t complete, and my memories are fragmented. I don’t even know who I am. All I have is this single, driving thought to fight my way back to the Sea of Chaos. How could I possibly dare to reveal myself?’

’If I’m going to reveal myself, it will be in the Dusk Holy Ruins. I absolutely cannot be exposed now. I have to stay hidden.’

It was precisely with these thoughts in mind that Bloodthirsty White Tiger had let Zuo Xuan "escape," but he had no intention of actually letting him leave.

He hadn’t struck because he didn’t want to waste time, but trapping Zuo Xuan was effortless—a matter of a single command.

Right now, Zuo Xuan was oblivious to all this. He returned to the Eight-direction Reversing Ship in the blink of an eye, only to suddenly sense something was wrong with his vessel. The core region had been infiltrated...