Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Su Mo's fingertips gently caressed the void, where the Dao rhyme he had gained during his enlightenment lingered, entwined in strands, carrying the warmth and heaviness unique to the True Immortal realm. His lips curled up slightly, his eyes filled with unquenchable curiosity—a desire to explore this golden finger that had accompanied him from obscurity to transcendence had been accumulating for countless years.

However, due to his lack of cultivation in the past, even though he could vaguely sense it rising and falling in the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, his spiritual consciousness was like encountering an invisible chasm, and it was difficult to even get close to it, let alone explore its deep mysteries.

Now that he has achieved transcendence, his cultivation strength has soared ten thousand times. His spiritual awareness is strong enough to easily sweep across billions of cosmic rivers and take in all the changes in the sea of ​​the universe. I think he should be able to get a glimpse of the true purpose of this golden finger.

The next second...

Su Mo's mind moved slightly, and the terrifying divine consciousness that was enough to easily suppress the perfect and quasi-transcendent Lord, like a golden torrent condensed to the extreme, slowly enveloped the mysterious light deep in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Wherever he passed, the essence of his soul within the sea of ​​consciousness was as gentle as a stream, and even the slightest fluctuations were clearly controllable. Only in the area where the mysterious light was located, there was a faint layer of invisible ripples, as if resisting external prying. It seemed weak, but it was as solid as a rock, like an eternal and unbreakable barrier, isolating his consciousness from the outside.

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After tea time.

Su Mo frowned slightly, and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

Although after achieving transcendence, his consciousness was indeed closer to the mysterious light than before - he could only sense a hazy halo before, but now he could at least barely make out a vague shadow wrapped in the halo, which looked like jade but not jade, like a scroll but not a scroll, and flowing around the edges were patterns that were older than the laws of true immortals.

But even so, the shadow was still shrouded in a thick layer of fog. No matter how he activated his spiritual sense, he could not see any further details, let alone touch or analyze it.

"It's still a little off..." Su Mo shook his head gently, and stopped rubbing his fingertips. The curiosity in his eyes did not diminish, but instead it was filled with a deeper desire to explore, as if he had discovered a more hidden treasure. "It seems that if you want to uncover the mystery of this golden finger, you have to wait until I ascend to the upper realm and break through to a higher realm."

"Now!" Su Mo chuckled, his gaze shifting. Those eyes that had reflected the birth and death of billions of universes seemed to penetrate the barriers of endless time and space, and accurately fell on the ancestral land of the Chaos God Clan - the Chaos Universe. The last trace of gentleness in his eyes faded, leaving only cold determination. "Let me settle all the causes and effects first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mo took a step forward. Without any earth-shattering phenomenon, without even stirring the air, his figure quietly vanished from the deepest depths of the Death Abyss, leaving behind only a faint wisp of True Immortal aura, which slowly dissipated in the empty abyss like morning mist, as if no one had ever lingered there. Only the purified vacuum proved that a True Immortal had once achieved a breakthrough here.

When he reappeared, he was standing high above the chaotic universe. Beneath his feet were swirling chaotic currents, surging like boiling ink; in the distance, the shimmering lights of billions of universes shone like scattered pearls. The entire ocean of the universe shrank before his eyes into a courtyard he could overlook at will, every inch of its territory clearly visible in his sea of ​​consciousness.

You know, the ocean of the universe is so vast and boundless that even an ordinary Lord of the Universe would struggle to cross even one ten-thousandth of it in their lifetime. Even a Lord as perfect and nearly transcendent as the God of Time would take millions or even longer to reach from one end to the other. Yet, to Su Mo at this moment, this vast territory that had once intimidated countless powerful beings seemed as small as his own backyard—with a single thought, he could explore every inch of it, and even the distances of time and space became a ridiculous constraint.

Immediately afterwards, Su Mo's body moved slightly, deliberately leaking out a trace of his own breath.

It was like an ancient god who had been dormant for countless years suddenly erupted. In an instant, a terrifying pressure that was more than a hundred thousand or a million times greater than that of a perfect and quasi-transcendent Lord radiated from him, and crushed towards the chaotic universe below like a river pouring down from the sky.

This pressure was wrapped with the origin of the power of the True Immortal and had an edge that transcended the rules. Wherever it passed, even the entire chaotic cosmic river was pressed and vibrated slightly, groaning under the heavy burden, as if it would collapse into cosmic dust at any time.

"Om..."

On the outskirts of the Chaos Universe, the guardian formation that was personally set up by the Chaos Ancestor before his ascension and had protected the Chaos Gods for thousands of cosmic epochs began to vibrate violently.

The flickering light of the array pattern dimmed rapidly under the terrifying pressure, and countless crisscrossing cracks instantly spread across the originally indestructible chaos-colored barrier, covering the entire surface of the barrier like a spider web.

Dazzling chaotic airflow overflowed from each crack, which was a sign that the origin of the formation was forcibly torn apart. Even the fragments of transcendent rules contained in it trembled under this pressure, as if they would collapse at any time, completely disintegrating this barrier that had protected the Chaos Gods for eternity.

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Chaos universe, inside the Chaos Temple.

The expressions of the Chaos God and the twenty-one quasi-transcendent Lords of the Chaos God Clan suddenly changed drastically. The usual composure in their eyes, wielding the power of the universe, vanished, leaving only a thick, unwavering fear and uneasiness. Their divine bodies trembled uncontrollably. The pressure that crushed down from the nine heavens was like an invisible mountain, bearing down on their souls, making even breathing difficult.

"That human kid... he came so fast!" Chaos Divine Venerable's voice tightened, his teeth clenched, his gaze fixed on the cracked barrier light curtain outside the hall. "The Chaos Formation can't hold out for much longer!"

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart, and a trace of desperate determination flashed in his eyes: "The only way now is to awaken the origin mark left by our ancestors, so that there is a glimmer of hope!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other quasi-transcendent Lords all wore solemn expressions, a trace of struggle flickering across their brows. Awakening the ancestor's original mark was no easy task. Not only would it permanently deplete the original power left behind by the ancestor, but they, their clansmen, would also pay an incalculable price. But now, their situation was hopeless. The Chaos Formation was crumbling, and the enemy could crush all their resistance with a single finger. They had no choice.

The next second...

The Chaos Cave Divine Venerable's gaze shifted, landing on a figure in the corner of the temple, emitting an aura of decay. It was the Chaos Cave Divine Venerable, a late-stage, quasi-transcendent Lord. Yet, he appeared withered and emaciated, his body covered in cracks etched by time, like weathered rock. His aura was so weak it seemed ready to die at any moment, like an old man with one foot in the grave, struggling to even maintain his form.

Although the life span of the quasi-transcendent Lord is very long, far exceeding that of most universes, it is not endless. Three thousand cosmic eras is basically the limit of his life span. Even if he swallows some life-extending elixirs, he can rarely live beyond three thousand five hundred cosmic eras.

And this Lord of Chaos is none other than the oldest quasi-transcendent Lord of the Chaos God Clan. He has lived for nearly 3,800 cosmic eras, and his life span is basically over, with not much left.

"Brother Hunqian, next... I'll leave it to you." Hundong God said in a heavy tone. Before he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Hunqian God, his forehead almost touching the ground, with an extremely respectful posture.

The other twenty quasi-transcendent lords of the Chaos God Clan also bowed together and performed a great salute to the Lord of Chaos, with an indescribable sense of tragedy and determination in their movements.

This bow was both a plea and a sign of respect - they all knew that this departure would be a farewell forever.

The Lord of Chaos slowly raised his head. A fierce look flashed across his cloudy eyes, as if he was unwilling to accept his fate. Then it turned into relief, and the corner of his mouth even curled up into a faint smile. The smile seemed a little strange on his haggard face, but it revealed a calmness. "There is no need for you to be so."

His voice was hoarse like a broken gong, yet it held an undeniable resolve. "This old man, half-crippled, has not much time left. I can make one final sacrifice for the tribe, and I will die with peace of mind."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly stood up, and a brilliant chaotic divine light suddenly burst out from his broken body. The light was a thousand times brighter than when he was at his peak, as if burning the last source of life, illuminating the entire temple.

"I will sacrifice my blood to my ancestors—wake up, my ancestors' origin!"

A long roar resounded through the temple, even penetrating the crumbling barrier and spreading throughout the entire chaotic universe, carrying with it a tearful, blood-soaked determination. The Chaos Divine Body of the Chaos God Lord Chaos Qian exploded in divine light, his blood splattering as his long-dead soul, along with it, transformed into the purest, blazing Chaos Protoss bloodline. Like a crimson-gold torrent, it broke through the temple's dome and surged towards the long-dormant Chaos Ancestral Dojo, Chaos Heaven, deep within the chaotic universe.

next moment......

The area where Chaos Sky was located suddenly lit up, and billions of Chaos Divine Runes emerged from the void, interweaving into a pillar of light that penetrated the sky and the earth, illuminating the entire chaotic universe.

The dojo that had been deserted for eternity seemed to be completely revived at this moment. On the ancient altar, a mark that had been sleeping for countless years suddenly opened its "eyes". Those were not real eyes, but a will that penetrated the eternity, bursting out with a light that made the entire chaotic universe tremble, as if the ancestor of chaos had come in person.

"Om..."

A terrifying pressure that was thousands of times greater than that of the Lord of Chaos rose from the Primal Chaos Heaven, carrying with it the supreme majesty of the Primal Chaos Ancestor. It was like the first wisp of chaotic energy at the birth of the sea of ​​​​the universe, vast, ancient and domineering.

Wherever Su Mo passed, his imposing aura and pressure instantly melted like ice and snow in the sun, completely obliterating it. Then, this terrifying pressure, at the level of an ancestor, reversed direction, like a whole cosmic ocean bearing down on him, crushing everything and reshaping the universe as it barreled down towards Su Mo, who stood high above the chaotic universe.

The entire sea of ​​the universe seemed to stagnate slightly at this moment. Time seemed to be stretched, and space seemed to be frozen, as if returning to the era when the ancestor of chaos had not yet ascended. Only the supreme power that surpassed everything remained between heaven and earth. Everything in the sea of ​​the universe had to bow to this pressure.

"Sure enough, these transcendent gods still have some hidden tricks up their sleeves!"

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