190: A shadowy figure lurks, a murderous intent hidden.

In a desolate asteroid belt, within the shadow of a massive meteorite.

The figure of the Umbra Devil King blended into the darkness like a ghost. His gaze pierced through the endless void, locking tightly onto the Starry Sky Divine City radiating a faint glow in the distance.

"What a magnificent city..."

Even with his Heart-Nature, he couldn't help but let out a gasp of admiration upon seeing this starry sky fortress that had appeared out of thin air for the first time.

The ten-thousand-foot-high city walls, the Formation fluctuations rising into the sky and resonating with the stars, and the Blood Pool serving as the energy core, radiating a majestic aura of life... all of this indicated that the builder of this divine city possessed unimaginable foundations and heaven-reaching means.

"To actually transform Blood Slaughter's devil den into such a divine dao fortress... this is definitely not something an ordinary Integration Realm cultivator could achieve."

The gravity in the Umbra Devil King's eyes deepened.

He did not approach rashly, but instead lurked quietly like the most patient hunter, observing.

His Innate Divine Ability, the 'Umbra Devil Pupils', allowed him to ignore most Formations and Restrictions to peer into the reality of his targets.

Soon, he saw the Chu family disciples patrolling the divine city.

When he saw Chu Batian carrying the sky-opening tyrant axe, his entire body radiating an unparalleled overbearing aura, his pupils contracted slightly.

"What an astounding Physical Body! This aura... is it the legendary Primordial Hegemon Body?!"

When he saw Chu Lingxi flashing through various parts of the city like a shadow, her Sword Intent restrained yet hiding a sharp edge, he felt alarmed once again.

"An Innate Sword Heart! And a top-tier Sword Cultivator who has already comprehended the Void Sword Dao!"

His gaze then fell upon Chu Ce and Chu Yuning, who were debugging the teleportation star gate along with Su Qingxue.

"One is... an Innate Formation Womb? He can actually trigger Law resonance with every gesture! The other... Words Manifest as Law? No, it's an even rarer Dao Body! This... how is this possible!"

The Umbra Devil King felt his understanding of the world being overturned.

The Primordial Hegemon Body, Innate Sword Heart, Innate Formation Womb, Word Becomes Law Dao Body... these legendary Physiques, which only existed in the oldest records of the Demon Race, would each be enough to stir up a storm of blood and gore in a Major Thousand World and become the absolute protagonist of an era.

But now, these legends were appearing in clusters in this small divine city like common cabbages!

And they all shared the surname Chu!

A terrifying thought rose in the Umbra Devil King's heart.

"Could it be... that this is a God Race... that passes down its Legacy through Bloodline?!"

Just as his mind was reeling, his 'Umbra Devil Pupils' inadvertently swept over Chu Tian, who had just emerged from the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

Just one look!

The Umbra Devil King felt as if he had been struck by lightning; his body jerked violently, nearly causing him to fall out of the shadows.

What did he see?

What kind of existence was that?

The Chaos mark on the youth's brow, those gray-gold eyes that saw through life and death, and the Chaos Dao Rhyme that made the surrounding space submit and time stagnate with every movement...!

"Chao... Chaos... Creation-Annihilation Dao Body!!!"

The Umbra Devil King cried out in shock, his voice filled with extreme fear and greed!

This... this was a Supreme Dao Body that was a level higher than His Majesty the Devil Emperor's 'End Devil Body', one that supposedly only existed at the dawn of the Universe!

One who possessed this Dao Body was born as a darling of the Great Dao, destined to transcend everything and become the sole Supreme of all eternity!

"A treasure! This is an immense treasure!"

"As long as... as long as I capture him alive and present him to His Majesty the Devil Emperor! Once His Majesty devours his Dao Body Origin, His Majesty will not only be able to break free from the Seal immediately but could even ascend to the heavens in a single step and reach the legendary Realm!"

"At that time, the entire Universe will bow at His Majesty's feet! And I, Umbra, will be the greatest contributor to this unprecedented feat!"

Endless greed instantly overwhelmed his fear.

The Umbra Devil King's devil pupils turned crimson.

He stared intently at Chu Tian, like a Vicious Beast that had been hungry for billions of years seeing the most delicious prey.

He forced himself to calm down.

He knew that an existence with such a Dao Body would surely be guarded by unimaginably powerful experts.

His gaze began to search frantically within the divine city.

Soon, he locked onto a person.

It was a man dressed in white, handsome and elegant, looking like an ordinary Mortal, leisurely sipping tea on the highest Star Gazing Platform of the divine city.

The Umbra Devil King could not see through him.

In his 'Umbra Devil Pupils', this man seemed non-existent yet ubiquitous. He was like this sky, this earth, and this starry sky.

This state of returning to simplicity and becoming one with the Dao... "Integration Realm... Great Perfection? No... even... higher!"

The Umbra Devil King's heart sank to the bottom.

He finally understood what kind of monster that fool Blood Slaughter had provoked.

This was an existence he absolutely could not contend with!

Escape!

Must escape immediately!

Report the intelligence here to His Majesty the Devil Emperor with the utmost speed!

The Umbra Devil King made a prompt decision and, without the slightest hesitation, prepared to activate his Innate Divine Ability, 'Umbra Escape', to flee this place of trouble.

However, at the very moment he was about to merge into the dark side of space.

On the Star Gazing Platform of the Starry Sky Divine City billions of miles away, the white-clad man who was sipping tea seemed to sense something. He slowly raised his head and glanced in the direction where the devil king was.

Just one glance.

The Umbra Devil King felt as if his Divine Soul had been gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand!

The space around him instantly solidified! Time stood still at this moment!

His proud 'Umbra Escape' was like a joke, forced out of the dark side of space, revealing his figure in a pathetic state.

!!!

Boundless fear instantly swallowed the Umbra Devil King.

He discovered with horror that his proud stealth was nothing more than a transparent target in front of the other party!

The other party had discovered him long ago!

He had been... watching his performance all along!

"Since Your Excellency has come, why be in such a hurry to leave?"

A flat voice sounded directly in his mind, as if crossing the distance of time and space.

"I have just brewed this Enlightenment Tea. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave without having a cup?"

The moment the voice fell, the Umbra Devil King saw the white-clad man raise his teacup toward him from afar.

Making a "please" gesture.