368: Boundary Source

The moment the two men died, the entire world suddenly shook violently.

Whether it was Lin Ang's extermination of life or his destruction of Great Zhou.

Every single one of these events had an irreversible impact on this world.

He had long since discovered that this world was like a computer.

If the final result differed too much from the expectation, or if no answer was obtained,

Then it was very likely that one outcome would occur—a recalculation.

At that time, Chen De would be able to access the most fundamental things of this world.

Everything is simplest and purest at its very beginning.

For example, energy!

Just then, the surrounding space began to show dense cracks.

Some of the objects in front of him were gradually cut, decomposed, and transformed into a form of energy.

Innumerable specks of light gathered towards a certain place in this world.

Chen De did not intercept them but followed quietly behind.

The further Chen De moved forward, the higher the energy density around him, and the greater the pressure he endured.

But with Chen De's current cultivation, a Demon Emperor Realm Triple Layer, such pressure was merely like a spring breeze to him.

As he continued to delve deeper, his vision was completely enveloped by a scorching white light.

At this point, the surrounding pressure was no longer something a Demon Domain Realm Chen De could withstand.

Unfortunately, the current Chen De was a Demon Emperor Realm.

Soon, Chen De arrived at the center where the energy converged.

It was a huge ball of light, frantically absorbing the transformed energy like a black hole.

The same thing, observed from the perspective of different cultivation realms, appears differently.

For example, the thing in front of him; in Chen De's eyes, it was a ball of light, but in the eyes of someone in a lower realm, it was a black hole.

According to the Four Profound Heavens, this thing is called a World Source. It is contained within all things that make up this world, forming all things and transforming into all things.

Even an existence as powerful as a Demon Emperor Realm would find it difficult to extract it.

Even the current Chen De did not have this ability.

It usually exists at the beginning of creation, meaning it only manifests when a world has just begun to evolve.

It can be said that the World Source is the fundamental point of a world; everything that follows evolves from it.

Many powerhouses of the Four Profound Heavens often search for small worlds precisely for the World Source.

For example, a peak Demon Domain Realm only needs to obtain a thumb-sized piece of pure World Source to break through to the Demon Emperor Realm.

Chen De stood there, estimating in his mind, and waited for a while.

He watched the central ball of light gradually purify: fifty percent, sixty percent, seventy percent... This was a transformation of energy, turning the already differentiated parts back into their original form, rather than removing impurities.

Therefore, during the purification process, the volume of the light ball did not decrease.

On the contrary, as energy continuously poured in, its volume grew larger and larger.

At a certain moment, finally... Chen De made his move.

He did not wait for the energy to finish converging, nor did he wait for the World Source to be one hundred percent purified.

At eighty-nine percent, Chen De acted.

At this time, the world basically had no other matter outside of the World Source.

Only its original space and laws, these most basic components, remained, clearly indicating it was nearing the final stage.

He knew too well the principle of 'too much is as bad as too little'; when it was time to act, he acted.

Always wishing to have it all, one could easily be targeted.

Any benefit was only truly his once he had it in his hands.

So, Chen De went to the World Source and took a big bite out of it.

This thing was in an unusual state, so Chen De didn't dare to swallow it whole.

The moment it entered his abdomen, the long-unheard system prompt sounded.

"Ding, Host has consumed a special energy body, gaining 70572 attribute points!"

Upon hearing this, Chen De's eyes immediately lit up.

What a great tonic!

So, he buried his head and ate heartily, taking another bite.

"Ding, Host has consumed a special energy body, gaining 67248 attribute points!"

Another bite.

"Ding, Host has consumed a special energy body, gaining 71688 attribute points!"

And another bite.

"Ding, Host has consumed a special energy body, gaining 84643 attribute points!"

...Just like that, as Chen De swallowed bite after bite.

The once enormous World Source rapidly shrank at a visible speed.

And Chen De, with each bite he consumed, his aura would surge by a significant margin.

In no time at all.

Chen De's body trembled, emitting the aura of a Demon Emperor Realm Fourth Layer.

But he seemed completely oblivious, still eating heartily with his head down.

Such an opportunity was rare, encountered perhaps once in a century.

He remembered that when he first broke through to the Demon Emperor Realm, he searched everywhere to devour worlds.

But what Chen De could devour were only the surface elements of those worlds.

Things like the World Source, which served as the foundation of a world, he simply couldn't devour.

So, usually when Chen De left, he would leave behind a world resembling a desert.

But in reality, mass is almost equivalent to energy; an object with mass must contain energy.

If Chen De had truly absorbed all the energy from those worlds, he shouldn't have left any matter behind.

Simply put, everything Chen De did to those worlds capable of giving birth to Demon Emperor-level existences was merely a superficial injury.

Therefore, each time Chen De found such a world, at most, it would only raise his cultivation by one layer.

But here, one bite filled one-fifth of the progress needed to break through to the next realm.

With such a rare opportunity, Chen De naturally focused on advancing his cultivation like crazy.

When his cultivation reached a point, if his Law was insufficient, he would add to his Law.

In this situation, he didn't care about quantity; he just focused on adding to one Law.

As long as his cultivation increased, more attribute points would undoubtedly be within reach.

After another short while, an even more powerful aura overflowed from Chen De's body.

Demon Emperor Realm Fifth Layer!

Just like that, with Chen De's efforts, his cultivation once again advanced by one layer.

But he was still eating non-stop... When Chen De raised his cultivation to the Demon Emperor Realm Sixth Layer, a disturbance occurred in the field.

"How dare you!"

"How dare you steal the World Source!"

Suddenly, a grand and mighty voice came.

The voice was familiar, exactly like the one he encountered outside this world back then.

A violent fluctuation also came, but it had no effect on the current Chen De.

So Chen De completely ignored him and continued to devour the World Source in front of him.

"Damn it!"

"You're seeking death!"

"How dare you touch the Great Sovereign's things!"

A bald man, glowing golden all over and holding a staff, appeared in the field.

The man had arrived, but Chen De still paid him no mind. He could do whatever he wanted; it had nothing to do with Chen De.

He just needed to keep eating heartily.

Soon, Chen De's cultivation visibly reached the peak of the Demon Emperor Realm Sixth Layer.

And his Slaughter Law had already been raised to over sixty percent, truly reaching the level of a Demon Emperor Realm Seventh Layer.

The bald strongman, holding a golden staff, fiercely struck Chen De's head.

Chen De's head was smashed to smithereens on the spot, but his jaw was still moving non-stop.

With a swallowing motion of his neck, his aura once again increased, reaching...