As the surface of the Heaven-Earth God-Stone began to crack, the Primordial Chaos Bead spun faster and faster.
It surpassed time and space, as if transcending fate and the Grand Dao. Time accelerated infinitely.
The surrounding void expanded continuously in destruction and rebirth. No one knew how much time had passed.
It could have been a single instant or a span as vast as an ancient era.
Cracking sounds echoed as fissures covered the surface of the Heaven-Earth God-Stone’s outer layer.
Finally, with a loud "boom," dust settled, the stone layer shattered, and the entire world shook.
A beam of light shot straight into the sky, piercing through the clouds, breaking through the winds and waves, and surging into the heavens.
After the stone layer broke, the Heaven-Earth God-Stone was actually not very large, about one meter in diameter.
It radiated a dazzling golden light, and within the golden glow, black and white beams of light intertwined and merged.
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In the God World, Xu Zimo had previously thrown the Void Spirit Monkey into it, and later it was picked up by some of the natives.
When he retrieved the Void Spirit Monkey, he gave those natives a book.
That book recorded detailed information on written language and some knowledge about herding and planting.
Now, the human race in this world no longer wandered aimlessly.
They had fixed residences and had started using fire, raising livestock, and solving their food problems.
Though still difficult, progress had begun to show. Surviving had become possible.
At this moment, when the golden light of the Heaven-Earth God-Stone shone across the world, nearly all creatures on the continent could see it.
Seeing such a phenomenon was like when they had first encountered wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. They marveled at nature's miraculous work.
Some imaginative individuals had already begun envisioning myths and legends.
With the birth of one mythological story, people's interest was sparked, and a series of legendary tales began to emerge from imagination.
This world now had the earliest forms of ghost and deity legends.
Meanwhile, Xu Zimo felt the power of the Heaven-Earth God-Stone. The energy had completely spread out, even just breathing in front of it brought a sense of sudden clarity, as if every cell in the body was stretching open in bliss.
Because of this power, the strange meridians in his body surged with divine energy, flowing like a mighty river, endlessly rushing through him.
The eleventh strange meridian had been opened. Xu Zimo sat in front of the Heaven-Earth God-Stone and absorbed energy for dozens of days.
During those days, every breath he took opened every pore in his body, and divine energy continued pouring in.
Crackling sounds came from within him frequently.
With each breath, the mist he exhaled was like a long dragon rising and falling.
Xu Zimo’s skin grew increasingly white. As more strange meridians were unlocked, he felt his control over his body grow more precise.
It was as though he could now clearly master the power within.
Twelfth meridian, thirteenth meridian, fourteenth meridian.
Until one afternoon, dozens of days later, the sun on the God World began to soften.
The sunset drifted westward. Under the evening glow, lone birds flew and fallen leaves danced.
A misty fog had enveloped Xu Zimo, and the divine power wrapped him completely.
The Heaven-Earth God-Stone had shrunk by about one-tenth of its original size.
A rumbling explosion came from within Xu Zimo. Before long, he suddenly opened his eyes.
With a "bang," it was as if a shackle inside him had broken.
The fifteenth strange meridian, specifically, the third major strange meridian, the Solar Chakra, was opened.
A vortex of divine power began to condense in his abdomen. Xu Zimo stood up and stretched his body.
Crackling sounds echoed again.
At this moment, it wasn’t just an increase in strength. Even the Power Vortexes of his Heaven-Shattering Force began to condense more within him.
After stepping into the Godly Monarch realm, he had reached the pinnacle humans could touch.
Whether he would become a Grand Emperor or ascend directly into immortality, both were gateways to another realm.
The foundation was extremely important. Xu Zimo felt it was necessary to look into the detailed transformations that occurred after becoming a Godly Monarch.
After all, this was something he couldn’t explore in his previous life.
He looked at the Heaven-Earth God-Stone in front of him and sank it into the depths of the void together with the Primordial Chaos Bead.
He planned to take it out again in his next cultivation session. Though unlocking the thirty-six strange meridians seemed promising, it still had to be done step by step.
It would be better to first open one Major Chakra, become familiar with the power, and accumulate some experience before continuing.
Leaving the God World, Xu Zimo’s figure reappeared on the snow mountain.
The four lizard race patriarchs had already been killed, and the Black Dragon King had been devoured by twin dragons of ice and fire.
As for the remaining yellow lizards, since they were of no use, Xu Zimo simply let them go.
Now, only he and Green Yun remained on the snow mountain.
Green Yun sat on the ground in a daze. Everything that had happened today had shattered her worldview.
After all, the true masterminds were the elders of her own race. The blow was heavy.
Xu Zimo didn’t concern himself with her. He directly condensed the Yellow Lizard Heart and the previously fused Fire Lizard Heart.
Following the same process as before, he began forming seals. Compared to the fusion of the Fire Lizard Heart, the Jade Lizard Heart was clearly more difficult.
Not only was the process more complex, but the struggle and violence of the two Lizard Hearts was far stronger, and the consumption of fusion stones was exponentially higher.
Fortunately, Xu Zimo's cultivation level was high enough to easily suppress them.
After an entire night, the Jade Lizard Heart fusion was finally complete.
Next, he took out the Blue Lizard Heart.
The Blue Lizard Heart required a lizard of at least ten thousand years old, and it was lucky that Xu Zimo had encountered these elders.
Ordinary blue lizards wouldn't have sufficed.
Once the Blue Lizard Heart was fused, he could obtain the beginner-stage Light Red Lizard Heart.
Afterward, by roasting it with dragon fire, it would become the Blood Lizard Heart.
Xu Zimo found that the fusion process consumed far more fusion stones than expected.
Luckily, he had won enough during the arena matches earlier.
The fusion of the Blue Lizard Heart was even harder, increasing exponentially in difficulty. After several days and nights of careful effort,
The mist on the surface of the fusion stone cleared, and a brand-new, light red heart emerged.
Inside the heart, the image of a lizard was roaring.
This lizard resembled an ancient lizard elder, but much smaller in size and paler in color.
The entire heart thumped rhythmically, “thump, thump, thump”, as if it were a living being.
Even though it wasn't yet a true Blood Lizard Heart, Xu Zimo could already sense the immense power contained within.
He put away the light red heart and slowly walked toward Green Yun.