Over a dozen cultivation tanks were neatly arranged inside this biochemical experimentation chamber.

Lu Yuan inspected each one, finding them all empty.

In the corner stood an enormous hibernation pod, over three meters tall. Its door was open, emitting wisps of cold air.

The 'Fake Wu Chao' probably emerged from this hibernation pod.

Lu Yuan rummaged through the notebooks scattered on the lab tables and floor.

He sat on a cultivation tank and began to casually leaf through them.

"The 'Mythical Bio-armor Experiment'..."

The notes were still in Wu Chao's handwriting, but their content surprised Lu Yuan slightly.

The Mythical Bio-armor Experiment!

The project's title alone showed Wu Chao's ambition. It seemed he genuinely aimed to create mythical life.

Lu Yuan quickly skimmed through the notebook's contents.

As he had partially speculated, the 'Fake Wu Chao' was indeed a product of the Evil Emperor relics from successive generations of the Evil Martial Association.

When each generation's Evil Emperor died, they left behind an energy crystal containing the Evil God Power they had inherited, known within the Evil Martial Association as an Evil Emperor relic.

A large portion of these relics was taken by Penglai and eventually ended up in Wu Chao's possession.

Having even experimented with mecha, Wu Chao naturally couldn't ignore the allure of the Evil Martial path, which had been passed down for so long.

He combined his own clone with an Evil Emperor relic, attempting to create a so-called "mythical life!"

Once successful, was he planning to use consciousness transfer technology to replace the clone's consciousness, thereby achieving a type of 'rebirth' in another sense?

Lu Yuan's eyes revealed a contemplative look as he read the notes.

Wu Chao's plan seemed somewhat similar to the "possession" often depicted in novels.

But upon further reading, he discovered it wasn't as simple as he had thought.

As the name suggested, Wu Chao only intended to use the clone as a suit of "flesh-and-blood armor." He would perform a consciousness transfer only when needed, sealing the armor in the hibernation pod when not.

It could be worn and removed at will.

Moreover, many such "armors" could theoretically be made.

Undeniably, Wu Chao's idea was excellent.

Unfortunately, his experiment was a thorough failure.

His Evil Emperor relics were exhausted, yet he hadn't created a single "qualified" mythical life.

The most successful among them was the 'Fake Wu Chao'.

But ultimately, this 'Fake Wu Chao' was an out-and-out failure, a far cry from the true "mythical life" Wu Chao envisioned.

The Mythical Bio-armor Experiment was declared a failure. Wu Chao destroyed all his clone test subjects, sparing only the 'Fake Wu Chao'.

After Wu Chao's death, this 'Fake Wu Chao', perhaps sensing something, voluntarily emerged from the hibernation pod, leading to the subsequent series of events.

Lu Yuan randomly flipped open a notebook. The first page featured a lifelike hand-drawn picture.

In the picture was a hideous demoness with giant butterfly wings, ashen skin, and a long, crimson tongue that hung down to her waist.

"...Anles, the Demon of Lies, God of Deception.

"Legend has it that she hides in valleys, shapeshifting into a butterfly or a woman, luring travelers entranced by the scenery step by step into her self-woven illusions.

"Then she uses her long tongue to suck out her prey's brains, nourishing her ability to bewitch people's minds...

"When she flutters her wings, she can conjure the most beautiful dreams or unleash devastating storms..."

This notebook recorded Wu Chao's observations on the abilities of each Evil Emperor relic and the legends and origins of the Evil Gods they represented.

Lu Yuan lightly touched the picture of the butterfly-winged demoness. His mind couldn't help but recall the memory vision transferred to him by the Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow—

In the Starry Sky, a colorful nebula slowly rotated and flowed.

Closer inspection revealed a giant, butterfly-winged demoness sleeping in the center of the nebula.

All the vibrant colors emanated from her, forming the nebula's shape in the cosmos.

Within the colorful nebula, countless moth-winged creatures existed.

These creatures inhabited the nebula and the demoness's enormous body, resembling a mystical and legendary faerie kingdom.

However, the next second...

An enormous shadow suddenly appeared in the Starry Sky.

An overwhelming aura of death and decay surged forth.

The sleeping demoness in the colorful nebula abruptly opened her eyes, her face contorting in utter terror.

But before she could react, a mouth like a black hole opened in the void, swallowing the demoness and the nebula in one gulp...

After finishing its meal, the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow burped gently and quickly melded its body into the deathly quiet darkness, disappearing from sight.

A natural predator.

Lu Yuan casually flipped through the notebook, the words "natural predator" swirling in his mind.

Yes, a natural predator.

The 'Fake Wu Chao's' creation was mainly due to the absorption of the terrifying Evil Energy contained in three Evil Emperor relics.

But coincidentally, two of the three types of Evil God Power involved represented Evil Gods that were relatively low-level existences in the food chain of mythical life.

They were both prey previously hunted by the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow, a creature of the Netherworld.

The Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow was essentially their natural predator.

This fear of their natural predator was deeply imprinted in their inherited bloodline, power, and memory.

That was why the 'Fake Wu Chao', simultaneously sensing the threat from two "natural predators" when the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow's aura appeared, became so terrified.

Lu Yuan casually discarded the notes, letting out a soft sigh.

The recorded information about the origins and legends of various Evil God Powers now seemed to have virtually no reference value to him.

Legendary Lifeforms, Mythical Lifeforms, and the power hierarchy among Ancient Evil Gods are far more complex than I imagined. Relying solely on these folk tales or information circulated within various sects makes it impossible to compare their true strength. Inherited memories are the most reliable...

Suddenly, a thought struck Lu Yuan.

The Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow feeds on powerful mythical creatures like the Demon of Lies. It is their predator and stands at the top of the mythical lifeform food chain. But does it have its own natural predators? Are there even more powerful mythical lifeforms that prey on the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow?!

Once this idea surfaced, Lu Yuan couldn't contain his curiosity.

He continuously sent mental "inquiries" to the Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow in his chest.

Ever since the battle with the 'Fake Wu Chao', this feather seemed to have awakened from its slumber and, in a sense, become capable of communication.

While sorting Wu Chao's notes, Lu Yuan continuously "prodded" the Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow.

He had unexpectedly found several vials of an unidentified, pale golden reagent in Wu Chao's biochemical experimentation chamber but hadn't yet had time to study them.

Suddenly, the Feather of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow, which he had been incessantly "harassing," finally reacted.

It trembled slightly, and a ripple of energy spread out.

In an instant, Lu Yuan's mind buzzed, and darkness immediately fell before his eyes.

「.....」

Under a dim and murky sky, a monstrous crow with nine hundred and ninety-nine eyes on its head glided silently.

Below the monstrous crow lay an incredibly vast river, its beginning and end unknown, its destination a mystery.

The river water was rouge-colored, so tranquil it barely seemed to flow.

Suddenly.

Tides of blood surged within the Rouge River; monstrous bloody waves erupted.

The entire dim world seemed to turn completely blood-red in that instant.

And amidst this blood-red, a giant black shadow flickered and vanished.

When the blood-red color receded and the Rouge River returned to its initial calm, only then was it seen that the figure of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow had vanished from the sky...

「...」

「In the void of the Starry Sky.」

The Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow, its wings spread wide enough to easily cover multiple planets, flapped frantically.

But this overlord-like creature was now desperately fleeing for its life.

It swept rapidly past planet after planet, the aura of death and calamity naturally radiating from its body causing life-bearing planets along its path to wither and perish.

But no matter how hard it tried, it could not shake off the nightmare-like sense of crisis.

Behind it, a gigantic black hole was continuously expanding, rapidly closing in...

Having fled for countless light-years, the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow was finally overtaken by the black hole. It uttered a desperate, unwilling cry, its entire body erupting with a massive torrent of deathly energy, as though the gates of the Netherworld themselves had been thrown open.

But regardless of how many worlds it had brought apocalyptic disasters to, or how many souls of living beings it had devoured, it was all futile now.

Everything was rapidly annihilated within the black hole.

When the body of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow was entirely swallowed, the black hole abruptly closed.

In the Starry Sky, an incredibly vast and ferocious silhouette faintly emerged. Its specific appearance was indiscernible; only a pair of eyes, more dazzling than any star, could be seen.

No.

It was more than one pair...

「......」

Gasping, Lu Yuan snapped back from the memory vision, his mind deeply shaken.

An indescribable sense of profound terror and shock lingered in his heart.

The Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow also has natural predators! And more than one!

The image of the black shadow in the Rouge River, and the terrifying silhouette from the depths of the Starry Sky—resembling an abyssal black hole—kept replaying in his mind. He could hear his heart pounding: THUMP, THUMP.

Even planets are like dust in their eyes. Such beings are too far beyond me...

Lu Yuan felt a lingering dread, completely unable to imagine how powerful such entities could be.

What if I could incorporate the aura of these two natural predators into my Martial Arts? How strong would I become?

An idea suddenly sparked in Lu Yuan's mind, flaring up like wildfire.

His eyes shone brightly; the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

However, these two entities, natural predators of the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow, were terrifyingly powerful. He hadn't even gotten a clear look at either of them in the recent memory vision before the Hundred-Eyed Dark Crow, their prey, had perished.

It seems that in the future, I can only try to dig out more related memory visions from the feather. Whether it was the black shadow in the Rouge River or the terrifying existence in the depths of the Starry Sky, they were undoubtedly the true overlords among mythical lifeforms. If I could just replicate a trace of their aura, perhaps a great surprise awaits me.

As Lu Yuan pondered this, his attention gradually returned to the few vials of pale golden reagent he had just discovered in his hand.

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