dognovel Chapter 1101 The Origin of Life V The Origin of Silence
Chapter 1101 The Origin of Life V The Origin of Silence
Ignorance is bliss!
Knowing full well that the Eternal Silence Crystal contained black light spots of unknown origin, Su Mingyi still dared to directly store it into his dantian, unaware of what he would encounter next.
Just as Su Mingyi was channeling his inner energy to rush to meet up with Su Xiaoya, he was suddenly pulled into a closed space as if by an invisible hand.
To be precise, his consciousness was drawn into a mysterious realm, and he, like an observer, clearly learned about the past and present of the mysterious black light spot through a special method, like watching a documentary.
The black light spot, hidden deep within the core of the Eternal Silence Crystal and doubly sealed, is neither the incarnation of the remnant soul of the Ancestor of Annihilation nor a condensation of the Yin energy of the deep sea. Rather, it originates from the "Chaotic Silence Core" that existed since the beginning of chaos—it is like the embodiment of the first wisp of annihilation origin in the world, exuding a mysterious and terrifying aura.
In the "Primordial Era" before the ancient times, when heaven and earth were not yet clearly distinguished, the pure and turbid energies were like a pair of dancers colliding fiercely, weaving together the two fundamental forces of "life" and "silence".
The “origin of life” is like the primordial purple energy, nourishing all things like the spring breeze, giving birth to the first gods and living beings.
The "Origin of Silence" condenses into a pure black point of light, like a chaotic core. It represents the ultimate law of the end of all things and the return to nothingness, possessing the terrifying power to dismantle all order and devour all life, like a demon from the abyss.
At the end of the Primordial Era, in order to stabilize the order of heaven and earth, the first generation of gods worked together to seal the Chaos Core at the bottom of the "Return to the Ruins Abyss"—a chaotic rift that was billions of miles deeper than the deep sea that Su Mingyi had reached. The seal they used was the "Primordial Seal" engraved with primordial runes.
This seal was not imposed by external force, but rather it used the primordial power of the first god as a guide to tightly bind the essence of the Chaos Core to the chaotic power of the Abyss of Return to Nothingness, making it like a prisoner beast, unable to break free from the seal's restraints, and even less able to actively release its terrifying annihilating power.
However, although the annihilation origin of the chaotic core is suppressed, it can still subtly influence everything around it.
A wisp of its annihilating aura pierced through the rock layers of the Guixu Abyss, seeped into the upper deep sea region, and encountered the remnant soul of the Ancestor of Annihilation who had fallen in ancient times.
Ancestor Silent Ancestor was originally an unparalleled powerhouse at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, who was obsessed with transcending life and death and pursuing immortality.
The "Scripture of Nirvana" he cultivated was essentially a forbidden technique that attempted to plunder the life force of others and reverse the cycle of life. Its core Daoist principles had a slight affinity with the Nirvana origin of the Chaos Core.
When his remnant soul (containing an unwilling will and an extreme greed for life) came into contact with the annihilation aura emanating from the chaotic core, the two were like dry wood meeting a raging fire, instantly attracting and merging with each other.
The aura of the Chaotic Core provided a continuous source of energy for the remnant soul of the Ancestor of Annihilation, preventing it from dissipating.
The remnant soul of the Ancestor of Annihilation was like a "container," carrying the aura of annihilation. Nourished by the yin energy of the deep sea, it condensed into the Eternal Silence Crystal over ten thousand years.
It can be said that the Eternal Silence Crystal is essentially the "external carrier" of the Chaos Silence Core, while that wisp of pale mist is the remnant soul of the Ancestor of Silence, which has merged with the aura of the Chaos Silence Core.
However, the power of the Chaos Core was too terrifying. Even a wisp of its aura far exceeded the limit that the remnant soul of the Ancestor of Annihilation could bear.
To prevent the true power of the Chaos Core from gushing out like a burst dam, and also to completely sever the possibility of the remnant soul of the Ancestor of Annihilation breaking the seal like a venomous snake using the power of the Chaos Core, the powerful beings of ancient times did not directly destroy the Eternal Silence Crystal after discovering it (in fact, it was impossible to destroy it, as the origin of the Chaos Core was as indestructible as steel). Instead, they added an outer seal of "Ninefold Mystic Water Chain" and "Four Directions Sea-Stabilizing Stele" on the basis of the Primordial Seal.
This double seal is like a net, forming a wonderful balance: the outer nine-layered mysterious water chain and the four-sided sea-stabilizing stele are like an impregnable wall. Their main function is to suppress the spread of the Eternal Silence Crystal's force field, preventing it from devouring the vitality of all living beings like a demon. At the same time, they can also act like gatekeepers to block external forces from getting close to the core, preventing the chaotic silence core from being accidentally awakened.
Meanwhile, the inner primordial seal follows closely, acting directly on the chaotic core itself, constantly eroding its dissipating aura of annihilation and maintaining its dormant state.
The core characteristic of the Chaotic Core is not simply "devouring life," but rather, like the Grim Reaper, "reversing the cycle and returning to nothingness."
The annihilating power it exudes does not plunder life energy, but rather denies the existence of "life" in its essence. Within its range of power, not only will living beings be stripped of their life form like candles flickering in the wind and turned into nothingness, but even the laws of heaven and earth, the flow of energy, and time and space will gradually disintegrate and return to zero like ice and snow.
This is why the Eternal Abyss exhibits the anomaly of "seawater freezing and time standing still." Essentially, it is the annihilation origin of the chaotic core that is slowly eroding the surrounding laws and order like a plague.
Even more terrifying is that the Chaos Core has an extremely strong "assimilation" property. Like the temptation of a demon, any being that comes into contact with its source power will be hypnotized and infected by its annihilating Dao, gradually losing its self-awareness and becoming its "puppet".
The remnant soul of the Ancestor of Annihilation is like this. Although his initial intention was to be resurrected and transcend life and death by using the power of the Chaos Core, during the fusion process, his will had already been subtly assimilated by the Annihilation Origin of the Chaos Core. Now, the pale mist only has the instinct to "devour life force and strengthen itself". The ultimate goal of this instinct is to accumulate enough energy to break through the primordial seal and completely awaken the Chaos Core.
Once the primordial chaos core is completely unsealed, it will first devour the life force and laws of the entire ocean, then spread to the land and sky, until the "origin of life" of the entire world is completely destroyed, and the world returns to the state of nothingness before the beginning of chaos.
The intermittent sounds that entered Su Mingyi's mind, "Chaos... Annihilation... Reincarnation... Breaking the Seal... Returning...", seemed to be the murmurs of the Chaos Core in its slumber. It was not a conscious thought, but an instinctive call, like a mysterious force attracting the world back to its "initial state"—nothingness.
Furthermore, the Chaotic Core and the "Illusory Cloud Freedom Technique" cultivated by Su Mingyi are like ice and fire, with an inherent opposition at the source level.
The core of "Illusory Cloud Freedom Technique" is "change" and "connection", which is just like the cycle of life in the world and represents the pinnacle of the "law of life".
The Chaos Core is the origin of "silence" and "extinction," like a ghost in the darkness, representing the ultimate "law of emptiness."
Like light and darkness, existence and nothingness, they are inherently irreconcilable enemies and cannot coexist.
The reason why Su Mingyi was able to suppress the Eternal Silence Crystal and even touch the existence of the Chaos Silence Core through the "Illusory Cloud Freedom Technique" is because the life origin of the technique and the silence origin of the Chaos Silence Core are like Mars colliding with Earth, producing a strong resonance and conflict.
The fear he had felt earlier, originating from the depths of his soul, was like the instinctive resistance of the laws of life to the laws of nothingness.
Although Su Mingyi's touch has not yet fully awakened the Chaos Core, it has already pierced the stable state of the Primordial Seal like a sharp sword.
As cracks appear in the Primordial Seal, the power of annihilation emanating from the Chaos Core is slowly increasing like a surging torrent. The power of the Eternal Silence Crystal will also revive, and it may even undergo a "secondary evolution," giving rise to even more terrifying abilities.
All of this, like a wild horse breaking free of its reins, galloped wildly toward the "breaking of the seal on the Chaotic Core".