Chapter 66: Beyond the Wormhole!

Chapter 66: Beyond the Wormhole!

Nine-headed tiger-like creature with human faces—this must be the Kaiming Beast.

The essence of this monster was a Sentient AI, the same category as Babata and Old Fog.

8.2 billion years? Yuan Star?

These two key terms awakened Jiang Zhe’s buried memories, allowing him to roughly deduce the origin of the Rusted Copper Furnace.

He tilted his head upward and asked, “Is your master from the Yuan Star lineage?”

The nine-headed beast’s expressions all turned to surprise. “Strange. By your words, you’re not from the Yuan Star lineage? Yet you still know of Yuan Star after 8.2 billion years?”

“Could it be that he actually succeeded?” Jiang Zhe muttered under his breath.

His heart pounded violently.

Through their mental link, he signaled Orianna to act quickly—he feared the beast might reveal some secret.

After muttering, the Kaiming Beast didn’t dwell further. Its nine heads swayed as it began recounting its origins.

“I was born before Yuan Star—about 14.3 billion years ago. My master was the true leader of the Mountain-Sea Realm, the predecessor to Yuan Star.”

“He knows—”

The words cut off abruptly.

A red beam of light pinned the beast in place, paralyzing its body while leaving its mind active.

The red light originated from beside Jiang Zhe—a brass sphere, Orianna’s Doppelgänger. Using its unique abilities, it subdued the loose-tongued Sentient AI.

After advancing to Stellar Class, Orianna had evolved into a 10x Genetic Tier being. She could now split into one primary body and nine Doppelgängers.

Currently, the primary body outside controlled the Core World with two-fold power, while the Doppelgänger accompanying Jiang Zhe wielded eight-fold power, transformed into a copper-armored guardian.

Jiang Zhe felt a cold sweat.

If the Kaiming Beast had continued speaking, it might have blurted out shocking truths—secrets spanning three generations from the Mountain-Sea Realm to Earth.

Still, the Kaiming Beast seemed to know many secrets.

After subduing it, Orianna forcibly read its memories and took control of the entire tower—all within two or three minutes.

The first-floor door of the tower opened automatically, welcoming Jiang Zhe and Silver Robe Yuan Shen inside.

Through their mental link, Orianna reported, “Master, we’re indeed 8.2 billion years too late. A Yuan Star-era Immortal has already taken everything here.”

Jiang Zhe had already braced himself. Hearing the confirmation, he exhaled deeply and accepted it.

Curious, he asked, “The Mountain-Sea Realm’s true leader? Anna, are you thinking of the same person I am?”

He then shared part of his memories with Orianna.

After a few seconds, Orianna compared the data and replied through the link.

“Master, it’s almost certainly the one you’re thinking of. In the Kaiming Beast’s memories, its master left to pursue a life-or-death inheritance and set up this legacy before departing.

“He never returned.

“The Kaiming Beast didn’t see another human for 6.1 billion years—until that Yuan Star Immortal appeared and took nearly everything here.

“After another 8.2 billion years, you’re the third human it’s seen.”

“Hmm?! It’s only met two humans in 14.3 billion years? And its psyche is still intact? No self-destructive tendencies after all this isolation?” Jiang Zhe couldn’t help but ask.

Babata had once said that even a million years of solitude could warp a Sentient AI’s mind.

“His master was prepared. They used Mechanical Race technology to put Sentient Ais into deep hibernation, making them unaware of time’s passage.

“These 14.3 billion years only count as occasional awakenings—less than a few hundred years of actual experience.”

Jiang Zhe nodded, pondering.

The Mountain-Sea Realm’s leader had walked the second path of Heart-Mind, achieving Domain Lord status. He was rated the most fortunate being in existence, even surpassing Luo Feng. As for the Immortal who visited here—could it be Yuan Star’s second candidate? The one who endured the most trials and walked the third tier of Heart-Mind? At this thought, Jiang Zhe’s lips twitched, his earlier calm fading. “Anna, tell me what was here originally. I’d like to see if anything could make me regret missing it.” “With your standards, most things here wouldn’t impress you,” Orianna replied, her praise making Jiang Zhe stiffen slightly as he braced for her inevitable twist. “But there’s one exception—the Beast God Stone Tablets.” Jiang Zhe’s mind raced. Orianna continued, “There were eight original Beast God Stone Tablets here—four Wood and four Thunder, the originals depicted on the Rusted Copper Furnace’s lid.” Jiang Zhe fell silent, then patted his cheeks and murmured, “Gained is fortune; lost is fate.” As he turned to leave the tower, Orianna’s teasing voice echoed through their link: “Master, don’t rush. That Immortal didn’t take everything—two tablets remain.” Though her words irked him, Jiang Zhe welcomed Orianna’s growing humanity. Rubbing his hands eagerly, he pressed, “Be serious—tell me which two?” “One Wood and one Thunder!” “Thunder?!” Jiang Zhe brightened. “The third one?” He’d personally labeled the third tablet—the one depicting the Beast God’s wrath: a dragon-man standing in void, hand raised in attack, a single finger striking. The original version of the Beast God’s Hand compendium’s cover. Orianna replied dryly, “Since you’ve seen the replica of the third tablet, do you think the original could survive 14.3 billion years here?” Jiang Zhe exhaled sharply. The Yuan Star Immortal must have lost or gifted the other six, leading to the birth of the Beast God’s Hand Mental Strength Weapon. Every gain and loss followed its own law. Led by Orianna, Jiang Zhe ascended to the tower’s top floor. The Kaiming Beast remained frozen by the window, its eighteen eyes frantically rolling, desperate to catch his attention. “Release it but mute it. Make it understand the stakes,” Jiang Zhe ordered through their link. The Doppelgänger beside him fired a red beam from its chest core, and moments later, the beast could move again—its nine human faces bowing submissively, its tiger-like body crouching in surrender. “This time, I’ll take everything from this tower. No need to keep waiting here—come with me and be a normal Sentient AI.” The Kaiming Beast’s nine heads bobbed joyfully. Jiang Zhe turned away, approaching a thick wooden table where two stone tablets lay—dark green and deep purple. He’d seen their engravings before: a spirit deer and a dragon-man, their horns nearly identical. The Wood Tablet stirred nothing in him, but as he neared the Thunder Tablet, the dragon-man’s form erupted in his mind—scales and muscles radiating majesty, standing in void. Boom! Boom! Boom! Jiang Zhe’s consciousness trembled, witnessing the birth of a universe. With thunderous roars, the dragon-man emerged from chaos, planets and stars orbiting it as the universe’s root. When he finally regained his senses, he traced the tablet’s surface, feeling the convex-concave laws etched into it. The Beast God Path was merely the surface—the true core was the fusion of laws! This was Jiang Zhe’s ultimate goal! These patterns revealed the fusion of Thunder and Time laws, hinting at the Primordial Universe’s essence. Jiang Zhe felt a profound connection. This tablet ranked just below Luo Feng’s miniature Beast God statue and the sixty-four statues in the Beast God Realm. (The Jade-Gold miniature statues > Beast God Realm statues) (The Bloodfall World holds fifteen Jade-Gold statues—humanity sits on a treasure mountain yet remains blind.) He stored both tablets into his World Ring. Rubbing his chin, he suddenly asked, “The eight tablets formed a set—both sets are now half-complete… Anna, does the Kaiming Beast know where its master found these?” “It was picked up,” Orianna replied. “They were found near a natural wormhole. Half a body flew out—terrifyingly powerful, still alive but struggling as its Divine Body was rapidly annihilated. Eventually, it left behind many personal items. The Kaiming Beast’s master discovered the eight tablets in the spatial storage device on that body.” Divine Body? An Immortal? A Sage? Jiang Zhe’s face turned blank. This was the “most fortunate being” rated by Puti? “Anna, did the wormhole disappear?” “Unknown. But the Kaiming Beast’s master recorded the wormhole’s coordinates, and the Yuan Star Immortal also obtained them.” Jiang Zhe and Silver Robe Yuan Shen exchanged glances. Beyond the wormhole… like a Pandora’s box, beckoning them.

As for the Immortal who visited here—

Could it be Yuan Star’s second candidate? The one who endured the most trials and walked the third tier of Heart-Mind?

At this thought, Jiang Zhe’s lips twitched, his earlier calm fading.

“Anna, tell me what was here originally. I’d like to see if anything could make me regret missing it.”

“With your standards, most things here wouldn’t impress you.” Orianna’s praise made Jiang Zhe stiffen slightly, knowing she’d soon deliver a twist.

“But there’s one exception—the Beast God Stone Tablets.”

Jiang Zhe: !!!

Orianna continued, “There were eight original Beast God Stone Tablets here—four Wood and four Thunder, the originals depicted on the Rusted Copper Furnace’s lid.”

Jiang Zhe fell silent.

After a moment, he patted his cheeks and murmured, “Gained is fortune; lost is fate.”

The place was empty. As he turned to leave the tower, Orianna’s teasing voice echoed through the link.

“Master, don’t rush. That Immortal didn’t take everything—two tablets remain.”

Jiang Zhe: …

Though teased, Jiang Zhe wasn’t annoyed. He even welcomed Orianna’s growing humanity.

Rubbing his hands together eagerly, he said, “Be serious—tell me which two?”

“One Wood and one Thunder!”

“Thunder?!” Jiang Zhe brightened. “The third one?”

He’d personally labeled the third tablet.

It depicted the Beast God’s wrath—standing in void, hand raised in attack, a single finger striking.

The original version of the Beast God’s Hand compendium’s cover.

Orianna replied dryly, “Since you’ve seen the replica of the third tablet, do you think the original could survive 14.3 billion years here?”

“Sigh.” Jiang Zhe exhaled.

The Yuan Star Immortal must have lost or gifted the other six, leading to the birth of the Beast God’s Hand Mental Strength Weapon.

Every gain and loss follows its own law.

Led by Orianna, Jiang Zhe ascended to the tower’s top floor.

The Kaiming Beast was still frozen by the window, its eighteen eyes frantically rolling, hoping to catch Jiang Zhe’s attention.

“Release it but mute it. Make it understand the stakes,” Jiang Zhe ordered through the link.

The Doppelgänger beside him acted instantly, firing a red beam from its chest core onto the Kaiming Beast.

After a few seconds, the beast could move again.

Its nine human faces bowed submissively, its tiger-like body crouching in submission.

“This time, I’ll take everything from this tower. No need to keep waiting here—come with me and be a normal Sentient AI.”

The Kaiming Beast’s nine heads bobbed joyfully.

Jiang Zhe glanced at it before turning away, walking toward a thick wooden table deep in the top-floor room.

Two stone tablets, each about three feet square, lay on the table.

One was dark green; the other, deep purple.

Jiang Zhe had seen their engravings before—a spirit deer and a dragon-man.

The horns atop their heads were nearly identical.

He glanced at the Wood Beast God Stone Tablet but felt no resonance.

Approaching the Thunder Beast God Stone Tablet, he saw a dragon-man—scales and muscles radiating majesty—standing in void.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jiang Zhe’s consciousness trembled, as if witnessing the birth of a universe.

With thunderous roars, the dragon-man emerged from chaos, planets and stars orbiting it as the universe’s root.

After a long while, Jiang Zhe regained his senses.

He gently traced the tablet’s surface, feeling the convex-concave laws etched into it.

The Beast God Path was merely the surface—the true core was the fusion of laws!

This was Jiang Zhe’s ultimate goal!

These patterns revealed the fusion of Thunder and Time laws, hinting at the Primordial Universe’s essence.

Jiang Zhe felt a profound connection.

This tablet ranked just below Luo Feng’s miniature Beast God statue and the sixty-four statues in the Beast God Realm.

(The Jade-Gold miniature statues > Beast God Realm statues)

(The Bloodfall World holds fifteen Jade-Gold statues—humanity sits on a treasure mountain yet remains blind.)

He stored both tablets into his World Ring.

Rubbing his chin, he suddenly asked, “The eight tablets formed a set—both sets are now half-complete… Anna, does the Kaiming Beast know where its master found these?”

“It was picked up.”

Jiang Zhe: ???

Orianna explained, “They were found near a natural wormhole.

“Half a body flew out of the wormhole—terrifyingly powerful, still alive but struggling as its Divine Body was rapidly annihilated. Eventually, it left behind many personal items.

“The Kaiming Beast’s master discovered the eight tablets in the spatial storage device on that body.”

Divine Body? Was it an Immortal? A Sage?

Jiang Zhe’s face turned blank.

This was the “most fortunate being” rated by Puti?

“Anna, did the wormhole disappear?”

“Unknown. But the Kaiming Beast’s master recorded the wormhole’s coordinates, and the Yuan Star Immortal also obtained them.”

Jiang Zhe and Silver Robe Yuan Shen exchanged glances.

Beyond the wormhole… like a Pandora’s box, beckoning them.

(End of Chapter)

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