Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

”Soil, life forms, the heart of the world...”

”The three elements for recreating the world.”

Bai’s voice was leisurely — although Wen Yu might never need these principles, at this moment Bai merely wanted to find someone to talk to, to express his thoughts...

A wait spanning millions of years, two lifetimes of enduring hardships, Bai has finally reached this last step, carrying with him the trust and hope of old acquaintances; though Wen Yu might not fully understand, he knows that Bai’s burden is heavy.

As a listener, Wen Yu is quite suitable; he remains silent, just observing Bai as he prepares for the reconstruction of the world.

”The soil and life forms are easily addressed, but the Origin Energy, or the heart of the world, is the most challenging aspect of recreating a world. From birth to annihilation, the Origin Energy of a world isn’t static. It’s like humans: birth, childhood, youth, maturity, aging — an immutable law not subject to will, and even a world cannot escape this law.”

He finished speaking and picked up the small gourd in his hand, gently swaying it before his eyes. With Bai’s movement, the liquid Origin Energy inside subtly sloshes, emitting ripples of halos.

”This crude version of the heart of the world, if placed in stages of human growth, would roughly equate to an embryo. It’s very fragile, though its future potential is boundless, that is the future.”

At this point, the scroll Bai had just unfurled had completely taken effect.

The light from the scroll scattered out, and in a short time, generated a huge circular protective zone. This zone was similar to the Energy Shield Bai had used for protection but was significantly larger.

As the protective circle expanded, the surrounding Origin Energy was wholly repelled, and Wen Yu, who was inside the circle, immediately felt his breathing become much easier.

”And now, this heart of the world needs a little help...”

Bai finished speaking, and took another scroll out of his space ring. As the scroll unfurled, Wen Yu felt a burst of spatial power emanating from it — in the Origin Pool, the surrounding Origin Energy could quell any alien Energy Waves, yet Bai had just repelled the nearby Origin Energy. So, at this moment, the scroll was smoothly activated.

It released some entity sealed inside it.

It was something resembling but not quite a palace, resembling but not quite an airship — an odd thing. It was several hundred meters in length, width, and height, with an ancient design somewhat reminiscent of the architecture of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes. This object was entirely purple-red; once released, it floated in mid-air, continuously emitting a strong sense of pressure and weight, even making Wen Yu feel a momentary sense of invincibility.

”This is a replica of the Ancient God Palace. I imagine here, you should be unable to summon the Ancient God Palace?”

Upon hearing Bai’s question, Wen Yu shook his head.

After entering the Demon Realm, the Ancient God Palace had lost its sense. Despite the extensive resources of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes spent on the Ancient God Palace, the completed palace seemed useless — it was a failure.

The so-called Ancient God Palace was supposed to be a super Universe Battleship, but it couldn’t breach the world barrier. This meant that the so-called Universe Battleship had to drop the word ’Universe’ — and merely being a battleship, could it possibly be stronger than such a structure as the Eternal Sky City?

No chance...

Its strategic value was greatly reduced, and combined with the significant resources needed each time the Ancient God Palace was activated, Wen Yu left it in oblivion after acquiring it, seemingly useless in the short term.

”The newborn heart of the world is extremely fragile and might be destroyed by meteors, cosmic radiation, and other strange phenomena, so it needs a sturdy shell. Originally, in the Immortal Emperor’s plan, the Ancient God Palace was an excellent choice. However, due to the materials of the palace, it couldn’t be loaded by certain spatial tools, nor could it pass through the Boundary Cracking Device into the Demon Realm; it could only stay in a fixed world as a mascot, hence the Immortal Emperor found a solution.”

”The logic is simple, just create another shell.”

Bai finished, gestured to Wen Yu to follow, then approached the ’palace’.

In front of the two lay a large door; Bai stepped forward, made a couple of hand gestures, and the door opened to reveal darkness; from the outside, Wen Yu couldn’t see anything. As Bai stepped through and disappeared into the palace, Wen Yu hesitated momentarily before following. As Wen Yu stepped through the door, a slight dizziness washed over him, and the scene before him changed dramatically.

This was merely a void clearing; there was soil on the ground, but based on sensory information, the layer wasn’t thick — just over three meters. Apart from that, the most noticeable object in the space was a Stone Platform placed in the clearing.

The Stone Platform wasn’t tall, only half a meter or so, with a special depression on top; Wen Yu watched Bai place the gourd in it, and the next moment, Wen Yu instantly felt the space undergo an unusual change...

It represented the breath of life.

”From now on, this place will be the heart of the new Universe of Immortals and Heroes... As long as we release it from the Demon Realm, let it freely fly into space, sooner or later, a new Universe of Immortals and Heroes will rebirth and be reconstructed!”

Bai’s tone was passionate as he gazed at the Stone Platform, his face rarely showing a sense of reflection and hope. Having done all this, Bai extracted a mirror from the space ring.

”You are the first batch of life for the new Universe of Immortals and Heroes!”

He placed the Demon Mirror beside the Stone Platform; under the influence of the Origin Energy, the Souls within the mirror would surely continue to exist, awaiting the complete development of a new Universe of Immortals and Heroes, ready to re-enter its reincarnation, perpetuating the lineage of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes...

It was like a legacy, although Bai neither worshipped the heavens nor the earth, nor sacrificed to gods or offered to Buddha, it still brimmed with ceremony.

Wen Yu simply watched silently until Bai bowed nine times in front of the Stone Platform, marking the end of the entire process.

”Only the last step remains!”

Bai stated.

...

Bai’s so-called last step was to launch this hope-laden cosmic spaceship.

”This thing...”

Bai pointed at the spaceship.

”Can’t break through Earth’s barrier.”

It’s only natural — this spaceship is merely a replica of the Ancient God Palace; if the Ancient God Palace couldn’t achieve it, neither could it?

”Nor can it breach the world barrier on the other side of the Demon Realm. So, to let it fly into space, we must choose a location in the Demon Realm’s profile.”