The man was devouring, but the system was in the primordial world.

The Qianwu Universe Kingdom is an extremely desolate star field.

Countless meteorites floated in the darkness; there were no stars, and everything here seemed extremely quiet.

Suddenly, a barely perceptible ripple appeared in the distance.

In the interlayer of space, a figure is passing through the endless mountains of the divine kingdom and landing in front of the palace surrounded by countless Zerg warriors.

"Master, we have the latest intelligence on the human race!"

"Another genius has emerged?"

Deep within the palace, a gentle sound emanated from a giant insect nest, like a mountain spring, emitting a melodious and ethereal murmur.

Immediately, the humanoid figure dressed in a golden robe knelt on the ground.

"He is not a genius, but a powerful figure who follows the 'path of energy' and fights against immortals who are enfeoffed as marquises while being a world lord."

"A Realm Lord versus a Marquis?"

The voice paused, then took on a hint of interest.

"Our various races have previously studied the Dao of Energy. After achieving immortality, it is impossible to fuse different types of divine power. Before achieving immortality, fusing different energies, even those of the same spatial type, will prevent further transformation of the divine body after becoming immortal... How could anyone actually manage to traverse this dead end?"

"It's not a successful solution!"

The man in the golden robe shook his head. "The method that powerful figure displayed seems to be a treasure left behind by some ancient civilization, most likely some kind of energy crystal, which can be used to fuse the energy of the ten laws. According to the intelligence we have gathered, he is about to break through to immortality and has already mastered multiple energy fusion methods."

"Please wait a moment, Master. I will send you the detailed information."

Then came another period of silent conversation.

"Wind, thunder, light, water, fire... time? The absence of spatial laws means there's no potential to become a master of the universe. His own understanding only reveals one element—the fire law—that can achieve immortality. Even if ignored, this person's chances of breaking through to the Venerable realm are almost zero. Perhaps, over endless years, he might just touch the edge of becoming a King?"

"Of course, the more likely scenario is that the energy has solidified and cannot be broken through."

Immediately, the man in the golden robe lowered his head even further.

"What does the master mean?"

"Ignore him. No, send a few people to gather information... Although the opponent's potential is low, whether we kill him or not doesn't matter, but isn't there another possibility?"

A mocking laugh echoed from the insect hive. "Immortals have no worries about lifespan, but they often crave strength. A young powerhouse only gets truly anxious when they can't improve!"

"Unfortunately, my insectoid race happens to possess a treasure capable of dissolving the energy within an immortal's body!"

"So, given the right opportunity, well, there will always be wise and strong humans who will cooperate with us and become another reliable partner."

Clearly, not all of the Zerg's spies are soul slaves under their control.

Just like the Wuyu Kingdom right before our eyes.

There are also quite a few powerful individuals who act as "traitors" and actively harm their own kind—either for the sake of strength or due to the oppression of the five major powers. Even Chaos City, which is known as the "safest," cannot be said to be completely free of pawns of other races, not to mention that the Qianwu Universe Kingdom itself is a semi-open starry sky environment.

Spies will never disappear!

Like the lords of the universe, they might be able to detect impropriety in the soul and identify soul slaves, but they could not possibly identify original human traitors.

The truly harmful enemies never actively seek to die.

"Just wait patiently."

"As an immortal deity, I naturally possess eternal life. I have ample time to gradually erode the very foundation of humanity from within..."

……

The Zerg's other plans remain unknown.

On the other side, far away in the Nightlight Secret Realm, Bai'e had already discussed the distribution plan of the treasures with the Azure Light God and the Cui Lang God.

Firstly, as the party that contributed the most to this treasure hunt, he owns the light-attribute crystal pillar and can occupy the entire Nightlight Secret Realm to develop its internal resources.

at the same time.

Because the other two immortals also contributed, Bai'e paid them 50 Hunyuan each and promised to help them refine a treasure when he had the ability later.

As for the five major powers... of course they did come.

The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance and the Cosmic First Bank each dispatched two Immortal Military Lords to suppress the Cui Lang Empire and seize ownership of the secret realm.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

The chalk showed strength far beyond expectations, so naturally they wouldn't invite trouble by coming up to cause him problems.

Otherwise, if they were to truly confront each other and be forced to hand over the Dark Corner Clan, or even the foundation of his own future, this "Flame Killing Realm Lord" might really ruthlessly kill them.

With those troublesome fellows gone, Bai'e, having finally seen off the Azure Light God and the Cui Lang God, breathed a sigh of relief and had time to study the newly acquired crystal pillar.

On the surface, this crystal pillar only appears to be associated with the laws of light.

However, when Bai'e focused his mind and sensed the surroundings, he discovered that there was a faint trace of time on one side of the crystal pillar.

Something's not right!

Why does this thing always feel incomplete?

Carefully stroking the crystal pillar, the chalk suddenly moved, crashing into the water and diving towards the white earth below.

Then he arrived at the 'pit'.

Instantly, the originally dim crystal pillar began to emit a soft white light, spreading inch by inch, as if to connect to the depths of the void.

"The space seems to be folding?" White Cree keenly sensed a change.

After his talent underwent a transformation, he became extremely sensitive to changes in various laws, including subtle changes at close range.

Sensing the connection between the crystal pillar and its surroundings, Bai'e silently sat cross-legged and activated the method of the "Demon Devouring Elixir Scripture," using flames to wrap his spiritual power as a pen, attempting to leave an imprint on the core of the crystal pillar.

Unfortunately, he did not succeed.

The "Demon Devouring Pill Scripture" was of a lower grade than the crystal pillar and could not penetrate the surface to detect the subtle barrier. Bai E made a firm decision.

Kunpeng Devouring Heaven Technique!

A tiny 'black hole' stretched out, and terrifying gravitational forces converged at the same point, accumulating upwards until they finally triggered the crystal pillar, forcibly prying open the gap.

Then a wisp of fire rose.

The terrifying Heaven-Burning Purple Flame, combined with the "Demon Devouring Pill Scripture," ultimately left a faint mark in the crystal pillar in an exceptionally distorted form.

But the engraving keeps disappearing.

As if an invisible hand had erased the marks, leaving the crystal pillar ownerless, Bai'e's eyes deepened as he sensed that somewhat familiar aura.

He didn't say much.

This temporary mark brought White Cree's control over the entire Night-Shining Secret Realm to its peak. Taking advantage of the remaining time, he raised his hand and pressed down hard.

"Die!"

An invisible storm swept across the void.

Instantly, all the surviving Nightlight Beasts in the entire Nightlight Secret Realm exploded simultaneously, turning into black mist that merged into the surroundings, their bodies falling into the water and disappearing from sight.

Bai E simply raised an eyebrow, took out his smart bracelet, and dialed a contact number.

"Grey Evil, you and the Grand Elder should arrange for our clan to send a few peak-level members of our cosmic realm... Yes..."

"This level of strength is almost sufficient!"

"Once they arrive, I will naturally have ways to help them break through to the Domain Lord level. The Domain Lord level is more than enough to guard this area."

"As for the weaker tribesmen, we will have to wait until I complete the 'land reclamation' before relocating them."