The world of this era was vast, boundless.
After the collapse, it transformed into countless different worlds. By the modern era, as they recombined, the world’s area became much smaller, less than a tenth of its current size.
Zheng Dong pondered the changes in the world, seeking to find some underlying pattern.
However, with his current abilities, he could not grasp it.
He merely felt that in the mythical era, the world was in a stable state.
Afterward, it became unstable.
The world's collapse was essentially its expansion, transforming into countless alternate worlds and dimensional spaces.
Now, in the current era, the world began to shrink, and eventually, everything would likely converge into a single point: time, space, and all matter.
Perhaps every epoch change followed this pattern.
But Zheng Dong could not comprehend why this was so.
He looked at Shen Bing, Shen Xue, and the Undying Dragon God beside him.
As if returning to a familiar world, they were all lost in memories. The Undying Dragon God contemplated its stored treasures and the resurrection methods it had prepared.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue reflected on their preparations for the future when they were the Yama Kings of the Netherworld.
Almost every Supreme Being had made preparations.
At their level, they had long sensed the impending destruction of the world and the continuous cycle of epochs.
They either had to transcend this world or find a way to deal with the calamity.
“Zheng Dong, as you can see, the world is on the verge of collapse, and many places are experiencing a large influx of curse spirits. My Water God Realm and Dragon Abyss will also see curse spirits. The situation in Dragon Abyss is likely more severe.
If you wish to cultivate, it is best to find a relatively safe place where curse spirits do not appear,” the Undying Dragon God advised.
If not for the appearance of curse spirits, its Water God Realm and Dragon Abyss would have been excellent cultivation grounds, and it had also prepared resurrection methods in both locations.
If Zheng Dong wanted to help it resurrect, it would be best to go to the Water God Realm or Dragon Abyss.
Of course, the Undying Dragon God had also prepared resurrection methods in other places.
Zheng Dong was very curious about what the world was like in the mythical era.
He was not in a hurry to cultivate.
His current state required him to further comprehend the laws of destiny.
“Senior, I would like to go to the Water God Realm or Dragon Abyss, and also to the Netherworld Hell, Star God Realm, Chaos Divine Realm, and the Endless Abyss,” Zheng Dong said.
“As you wish. In this era, whether it is my Water God Realm and Dragon Abyss, or the Netherworld Hell, Star God Realm, and other major powers, they are all in a state of fragmentation.
As long as you do not encounter a large number of curse spirits or a Curse Emperor, you will not be in any danger!”
Shen Bing and Shen Xue wanted to go to the Netherworld Hell, but their strength had not yet recovered, and they dared not act alone, fearing unexpected events.
Zheng Dong pondered for a moment, then took out the Prayer Clay Tablet and wrote, “Where would be more suitable for me to go?”
Shortly after, Zheng Dong felt a strong urge to head towards the Chaos Divine Realm.
The Chaos Divine Realm was the territory of the Chaos Divine Phoenix, not truly chaotic, but an area filled with chaotic energy where many phoenixes lived.
However, after the death of the Chaos Divine Phoenix, these phoenixes had split into multiple factions.
The main ones were the Sun Divine Phoenix and the Undying Nether Phoenix.
Upon arriving at the Chaos Divine Realm, Zheng Dong also summoned the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
The Chaos Divine Phoenix had not yet recovered its memories, but it still felt a strange sense of familiarity with the Chaos Divine Realm and was very excited.
Following the Chaos Divine Phoenix’s high-pitched phoenix cries, the phoenixes gathered.
The phoenixes living in the Chaos Divine Realm were very powerful, at least Lower Gods. Phoenixes below the God level could not enter the Chaos Divine Realm.
As far as the eye could see, there were forests everywhere, with tall Wutong Divine Trees standing at the very center of the Chaos Divine Realm.
Vast palaces were also built on the Wutong Divine Trees.
Currently, the Sun Divine Phoenix resided in the Phoenix Palace atop the Wutong Divine Tree.
The Undying Nether Phoenix had found another place and built the Undying Nether Palace.
It was evident that the Sun Divine Phoenix held a significant advantage in the Chaos Divine Realm.
However, it could not control the Undying Nether Phoenix, nor could it do anything about the division of the phoenix clan by the Undying Nether Phoenix and others.
Zheng Dong had the Chaos Divine Phoenix gather information from the assembled phoenixes.
Zheng Dong looked towards the Phoenix Palace on the Wutong Divine Tree.
He had entered the Phoenix Palace in the Time Illusion, but the situation then was completely different from the current one.
This Phoenix Palace had been rebuilt by the Sun Divine Phoenix and other phoenixes later.
The current Sun Divine Phoenix, who presided over the Phoenix Palace, had only just entered the Sovereign realm.
This was different from the Sun Divine Phoenix Zheng Dong had seen in the Time Illusion.
This was actually the second-generation Sun Divine Phoenix.
The first-generation Sun Divine Phoenix, Undying Nether Phoenix, and other Sovereign-level phoenixes had perished along with the Chaos Divine Phoenix in the calamity.
The second-generation Sun Divine Phoenix and Undying Nether Phoenix had forcefully broken through to the Sovereign realm to protect the Chaos Divine Realm, thus preserving the status of the phoenix race.
Of course, in this era, other races were also facing difficulties and had no time to trouble the phoenix race.
Zheng Dong soon sensed that beneath the dense forests lay the buried corpses of countless phoenixes.
These corpses still retained the power of the Chaos Divine Phoenix’s future self.
The current Sun Divine Phoenix could not clear them and could only set up formations and use the power of the Wutong Divine Tree to conceal them.
As for how to deal with them later, the Sun Divine Phoenix had not yet decided.
After all, what was more important was how to deal with the calamity.
Many areas in the Chaos Divine Realm had already appeared with numerous curse spirits.
If these curse spirits were not cleared, the entire Chaos Divine Realm would likely be lost.
Unfortunately, the second-generation Sun Divine Phoenix was also helpless in this regard.
It hoped to join forces with the Undying Nether Phoenix to eliminate the curse spirits.
However, the Undying Nether River was unwilling to act.
If the Chaos Divine Phoenix recovered its memories, it would likely lash out and kill these phoenixes.
At a time of life and death, they were still engaging in internal strife, and it would be a disservice to the calamity if they were not destroyed.
The Undying Dragon God did not mock the Chaos Divine Phoenix; its own situation was likely similar.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue remained silent. At least the Chaos Divine Phoenix still had some surviving phoenixes, whereas their subordinates had been completely annihilated, with none remaining.
The Netherworld Hell was probably now occupied by other forces or newly risen undead.
The gathered phoenixes quickly informed the Sun Divine Phoenix of the news of seeing the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
The Sun Divine Phoenix looked troubled in the Phoenix Palace.
Although it had forcefully broken through to the Sovereign realm, it had also damaged its foundation, and its future cultivation was likely to be difficult to advance further.
Coupled with the increasing number of curse spirits, it had no solution, which made its headache worse.
When it received the information from the few phoenixes, it thought it was dreaming. When it stepped out of the Phoenix Palace and used its perception skills, it discovered the presence of the Chaos Divine Phoenix and was greatly surprised.
“Divine Lord! Divine Lord…”
The Sun Divine Phoenix quickly realized something was amiss. The Chaos Divine Phoenix’s aura was too weak; it was not a Supreme Being at all. What was going on?
The Sun Divine Phoenix, along with many Sovereign-level phoenixes, quickly rushed over.
“Who are you? Why have you come to the Chaos Divine Realm?” the Sun Divine Phoenix asked, looking at Zheng Dong and the others.
It found Zheng Dong’s strength to be formidable and unfathomable, and it was likely not his match, nor did it dare to act rashly.
“I am here to help the Chaos Divine Phoenix regain its memories. In the future timeline, it was resurrected but lost its memories and its strength was not fully restored,” Zheng Dong explained.
The Sun Divine Phoenix was even more astonished. It looked at the Chaos Divine Phoenix again and couldn’t help but confirm:
“Is it truly the Divine Lord?”
The Chaos Divine Phoenix let out a few proud cries, releasing its bloodline power.
The Sun Divine Phoenix and other phoenixes felt a suppression from their bloodline. Before the Chaos Divine Phoenix, they could only exert a third of their strength at most.
This confirmed to the Sun Divine Phoenix that the Chaos Divine Phoenix before them was indeed their Divine Lord.
This gave it hope of resolving the curse spirits.
It looked at them with fervent eyes, as if seeing a lifeline.
“Do you know how to help the Divine Lord recover its memories?” the Sun Divine Phoenix asked.
Zheng Dong shook his head.
“I don’t know. You will have to find a way!”
The Sun Divine Phoenix frowned and decided to invite Zheng Dong and the others to the Phoenix Palace. It planned to gather all the phoenixes to brainstorm solutions.
Of course, it would also notify the Undying Nether Phoenix, believing that the Undying Nether Phoenix would surely come this time.
Unfortunately, after much deliberation, they could not come up with a concrete plan.
They could only take the Chaos Divine Phoenix to places it frequented.
Hoping that the Chaos Divine Phoenix could recall its lost memories.
Zheng Dong did not accompany them, as the phoenix race would absolutely not harm the Chaos Divine Phoenix, nor did it need his protection.
On a whim, he wanted to go to the areas in the Chaos Divine Realm where curse spirits had appeared to assess the situation.
The Chaos Divine Realm was vast. If one were to fly using a starship, it might take one or two months to fly out of the Chaos Divine Realm.
With Zheng Dong’s current strength, using spatial teleportation, it would only take a few jumps to quickly reach the areas where curse spirits appeared.
He saw dense curse spirits surging outwards like a tide.
The curse spirits had no physical form, only a shadow.
However, after mutation, they possessed physical bodies and could use the power of laws.
Among the curse spirits that appeared, many were mutated variants.
Powerful mutated variants, upon seeing Zheng Dong’s arrival, launched attacks.
Zheng Dong was not afraid and, with great interest, took out the Blade of the Past.
He suddenly felt like fighting and wanted to use the Blade of the Past to slay these curse spirits.
At the same time, Zheng Dong also summoned the Curse Beast.
The Curse Beast was actually a mutated curse spirit, but it had been by Zheng Dong’s side for a long time and had grown rapidly, already possessing the strength of an Upper God, stronger than Little Purple and Youyou.
This was possibly due to the epoch change and the descent of the great tribulation, giving it a significant advantage.
Now that Zheng Dong’s beast-taming space was integrated with his divine kingdom, he could fully withstand the strengthening of the Curse Beast and other pets without needing to suppress their strength as before.
As soon as the Curse Beast appeared, it unleashed its Extreme Curse Domain, slaying the surrounding mutated curse spirits.
The more curse spirits it killed, the faster it grew.
Zheng Dong also wielded the Blade of the Past, engaging in a frenzied slaughter of curse spirits.
However, the sheer number of curse spirits was overwhelming; they were inexhaustible.
Even if Zheng Dong became a Sovereign, he could not completely clear the curse spirits here.
Of course, he was acting on impulse, having been prompted by the Prayer Clay Tablet to come and kill curse spirits.
He did not care whether he could clear all the curse spirits here.
He saw his Blade of the Past moving continuously, fluidly, and at an extremely fast pace.
Each swing took away a large number of curse spirits.
As he killed more curse spirits, the Blade of the Past stored more curse power.
Zheng Dong could also continuously mobilize curse power.
In this way, his comprehension of curse power deepened.
Curse power was different from the power of laws; it belonged to the previous epoch and was incompatible with the current one.
However, during the epoch change, it reappeared.
By using curse power, one could curse and kill an opponent, even across billions of miles.
This was a power that defied space and time, allowing one to attack opponents anytime and anywhere.
Zheng Dong could now use curse power, but he could not control it as freely as the power of laws.
He intended to seize this opportunity to continue cultivating curse power.
The invisible curse power continuously gathered towards him through the Blade of the Past.
It appeared as if Zheng Dong was draining the curse power from the curse spirits. The curse spirits fell, turned to dust, and their curse power was extracted by the Blade of the Past and sent into Zheng Dong’s body.
Soon, a large amount of curse power accumulated within Zheng Dong.
Fortunately, curse power and the power of laws did not repel each other, and they had little impact on Zheng Dong himself.
Zheng Dong continuously condensed and gathered the curse power, purifying it and transforming it into his own strength.
As the curse power condensed, it gradually formed curse dao divine script.
This came as a surprise to Zheng Dong.
He had only intended to store more curse power by condensing it, but he had gained an unexpected bonus.
Zheng Dong discovered that each piece of condensed curse dao divine script was different, and he did not know how many pieces he could condense.
This made him even more interested in clearing the surrounding curse spirits.
He continued to swing the Blade of the Past, seemingly with inexhaustible strength. With each strike, he gained a large amount of curse power.
Thus, for several months, Zheng Dong cleared curse spirits in various parts of the Chaos Abyss.
Unfortunately, he was still unable to completely clear these curse spirits.
However, the gains were considerable.
He had condensed three thousand pieces of curse dao divine script.
These curse dao divine scripts formed a Great Heavenly Curse, expounding upon the curse power of the previous epoch, which also allowed Zheng Dong to understand curse power more deeply.
If he could comprehend the Great Heavenly Curse and derive his own skills, his strength would likely increase further.
At the same time, Zheng Dong vaguely sensed that a divine artifact was about to be born, and obtaining it would bring him immense benefits.
Could it be the Curse Seal mentioned by the Undying Dragon God?
If the Curse Seal appeared, the Curse Emperor would surely also appear, and it would not be easy to compete for it.
There was still some time before the Curse Seal’s birth, so Zheng Dong could seize this opportunity to continue comprehending curse power.
At the same time, he also hoped to find a complete solution to the curse spirits by comprehending curse power.
This might perhaps save the Chaos Divine Realm.
Zheng Dong continued to wield the Blade of the Past, clearing curse spirits, acquiring curse power, and comprehending the Great Heavenly Curse.
As for the Chaos Divine Phoenix, it followed the Sun Divine Phoenix and the Undying Nether Phoenix daily, searching for ways to restore its memories.
Both the Sun Divine Phoenix and the Undying Nether Phoenix hoped to help the Chaos Divine Phoenix recover its memories as soon as possible and regain its Supreme Being power.
This would not only solve the current problems faced by the Chaos Divine Realm but also guide their cultivation.
The Sun Divine Phoenix, in particular, hoped that the Chaos Divine Phoenix could help it resolve its foundation damage.
Unfortunately, the Chaos Divine Phoenix’s memories had not been restored.
It seemed to have completely forgotten the past, severed ties with it. Its past self was like its previous life, and it could not recall its former memories no matter what.