Chapter 970: The Home Universe, the End of an Era

General Mogo and his five subordinates were all examining the object. It was truly invisible and undetectable—unless physically grasped, the item was impossible to perceive.

“How marvelous.”

“What’s so strange about it? In the world of cultivators, there are said to be all sorts of secret treasures! Some even naturally born with unfathomable powers.”

“This might be some wondrous object birthed from the Primordial Chaos Void.”

They chattered among themselves.

Though their combat prowess was formidable, they were born as Golden Armor Fiends. In terms of knowledge and understanding of the myriad things in existence, they were far inferior to cultivators.

“A wondrous object?” General Mogo’s eyes lit up as he snatched it and immediately stored it in his spatial treasure. “This is my treasure now.”

Though his five subordinates were curious, none dared to contest their general for it.

“A wondrous object?”

“A secret treasure?” General Mogo was also intrigued. Occasionally, he would study it, but no matter how much he examined it, he couldn’t discern its purpose. Gradually, he cast it aside.

After all, for the Annihilation Fiends, the most important things were slaughter, devouring, and cultivation.

…

Time flowed endlessly.

Within the home universe.

“Boom—” The entire universe trembled, including the Material Realm and the Dark Abyss, as everything gradually collapsed. Countless stars in the Divine Realm also crumbled—the final era of destruction had truly arrived.

Inside a massive Primordial Chaos airship.

The airship was filled with numerous mighty figures, all of whom had transcended, at least at the True God level.

Dongbo Xueying stood side by side with his wife, Yu Jingqiu, gazing through the transparent outer hull of the airship at the unfolding devastation.

“This epoch is coming to an end,” Yu Jingqiu remarked softly. “It passed so quickly, Xueying. Do you remember when we first met in the Qinghe County of the Xia Clan’s world? Back then, neither of us had even reached the Transcendent level. Now, the eighth epoch of our home universe is about to end.”

“I was so young back then,” Dongbo Xueying teased. “But you were a reincarnated Three Heavens World God—far older than me. Truly, an old cow eating tender grass.”

Yu Jingqiu pouted. “You’ve undergone multiple time-accelerated cultivation sessions outside. If anyone’s the old cow, it’s you.”

“Fine, I’m the old cow, and you’re the tender grass.”

Their playful banter lightened their hearts somewhat.

The destruction of a cosmic epoch was a process—though relatively short, it still spanned hundreds of millions of years.

All the mighty figures had gathered aboard this Primordial Chaos airship, observing the end of their epoch and waiting… waiting to see if any new mighty figures would emerge in the final stages of destruction.

Only those who had transcended the River of Time could survive beyond the destruction of their epoch.

“Watching the end of our home epoch is quite bittersweet,” Bloodblade Divine Emperor, Yuanchu Master, and Qing Jun murmured among themselves. Though they had long since departed for the Heavenly Court of the Void, they had returned to witness the epoch’s conclusion.

After all…

From the next epoch onward, they would be rejected by their home universe, unable to return. The next epoch would belong to new lifeforms.

Years passed.

Dongbo Xueying and the others watched everything unfold. He even traveled across the universe, personally guiding some Four Heavens World Gods, hoping a few might transcend before the final deadline. For them, transcendence meant survival.

By sheer coincidence, in the last thousand years before total annihilation, three Four Heavens World Gods successively transcended to become True Gods.

“Whoosh—”

The home universe reached its final, complete destruction.

All stars, void, and worlds shattered into pure energy, swirling like a vast, churning paste. Within this paste, the Primordial Chaos airship remained.

Thousands of mighty figures watched from afar as their epoch dissolved into the cosmic slurry.

Their hearts were heavy with emotion. Their epoch had birthed a peerless prodigy—Dongbo Xueying—who had brought back countless precious scriptures, spreading the Dao far and wide. This had made cultivation far easier, accelerating the rise of mighty figures. By the epoch’s end, their numbers had swelled.

Yet, compared to the countless lives in the universe, these mighty figures were still too few.

“Let’s go.”

Dongbo Xueying spoke softly, already sensing the universe’s rejection.

Those below the Void God level were spared—True Gods posed no threat to the epoch’s stability. But Void Gods were another matter. The universe would forcibly expel them.

“Whoosh.”

The Primordial Chaos airship tore through the cosmic membrane, emerging into the vast Primordial Chaos Void.

For days, Dongbo Xueying guided his fellow natives through the void, even venturing into perilous regions to broaden their horizons. Then, with a single ultra-long-range teleportation, he brought the airship to the ‘Void City’ of the Seven Seas Sacred Realm.

…

Void City was one of the thirteen Primordial Chaos Cities under the Heavenly Court of the Void. Dongbo Xueying maintained a slumbering avatar here to oversee its defense.

As a Ninth-Level Chaos Realm overlord, his deterrence was immense. Even the Annihilation Fiends, who harbored hatred for him, dared not approach his domain—they’d be detected the moment they entered the city gates.

Dongbo Xueying settled his people in Void City. As for the Heavenly Court of the Void? Not just anyone could enter.

“Void City?”

“The newly built Primordial Chaos City, established because Father became a Hall Master?”

“Come on, let’s go explore.”

Dongbo Yu and Dongbo Qingyao, brimming with curiosity, gathered their companions and set out to explore.

“Young Masters, allow me to guide you.” Attendants and guards promptly followed.

After eons of cultivation, Dongbo Yu and Dongbo Qingyao had only reached the Ruler level in the Rule-Oriented Mystic System. However, in the Ancient Cultivator System, they had attained the Void God Nascent Soul Realm. As children of a Ninth-Level Chaos Realm expert, with vast resources at their disposal, their progress in the easier Ancient Cultivator path was considered modest.

In contrast, Dongbo Xueying’s disciple, ‘Xinghuo Xunyi,’ had effortlessly reached the Unity Realm—though that was largely due to Xinghuo Xunyi being born after Xinghuo Divine Emperor had reached the Ninth Level, inheriting superior bloodline and talents.

Dongbo Yu and Dongbo Qingyao were merely average.

Their mother, Yu Jingqiu, had even weaker comprehension. The resources poured into her cultivation would make even Chaos Realm overlords wince, yet she remained a True God Ruler.

…

Dongbo Xueying’s avatars had awakened, accompanying family and friends in Void City.

Among the Chaos Realm, his status was increasingly recognized. The highest echelons—figures like Heartimage Sect Master and Chaos Hall Master—were treated almost as equals by Cosmic Gods. They knew of the Golden Armor Fiends’ infiltration and that Dongbo Xueying was hunting them down, even slaying a Ninth-Level Golden Armor Fiend. His relentless efforts earned him deep respect from all Ninth-Level Chaos Realm experts.

His standing ensured smoother cultivation journeys for his children.

Yet Dongbo Xueying himself remained unsatisfied. Though he hunted Annihilation Fiends across the realms, casting illusions was effortless for him. During his arduous journeys, most of his focus remained on cultivation—his ultimate goal being the Cosmic God Realm.

The path was long.

But step by step, he pressed forward.