Back to the present…

Linkir looked at the two beings that had just turned from lovers to enemies and shook her head.

"Tasteless…" Linkir muttered as she disappeared, and the multiverse was restarted.

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Meanwhile, back at the Fifth Layer of the Abyss…

Void went into seclusion as he started studying this new energy. Of course, at just Rank 4, he could not understand "Rules"—that was for Rank 5 beings—but what he wanted to understand was: is this energy now part of him? If he uses it, would it refill by itself? And is there a way to produce more?

Apart from that, one of Void's clones, Abornim.., was back in the Abyss and was in the Fourth Layer, developing his power.

This made Void feel like maybe the Rank 4 demons he was talking to were just clones of a Rank 6 being.

It was weird and strange, the fact that clones could live and not know they were clones of a higher being, or the fact that they might know and still behave like different beings.

Or there could be clones like Kai that hated the main body. Void chuckled as he closed his eyes, fully immersed in study.

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In the Fitel…

A being calmly opened its eyes as it took a deep breath. This was Kai, who had discovered he was a clone of a primordial demon and that all the life he had lived, his friends, everything was an illusion he had created himself.

Years of meditation had made him much calmer.

But with a new fire, he wanted to explore a real cultivation world. He wanted to grow in it and see if there was any being that could actually challenge Void. After all, he was a Quasi Rank 3 being.

"Void, primordial demon, and the Abyss…" Kai muttered, then disappeared.

*****

Elsewhere — Titan Realm

Sun Wukong entered the Ascension Pool under the watch of Kila.

At first, Sun Wukong felt a cool energy flowing through him as he groaned in enjoyment, but soon he noticed something was wrong.

His body trembled as he felt his fur falling off. A ravaging energy entered his body as his very cells began to morph.

"Arghhh!" Sun Wukong screamed, and then submerged into the pool. His eyes grew heavy as he wanted to close them.

"Don't sleep. Once you do, you fail," Kila said.

Sun Wukong's eyes opened wide. His golden pupils shimmered as intense pain and weakness washed over him repeatedly.

He was fighting his body not to sleep while enduring a huge amount of pain, as his body crumbled and was continuously remodeled.

From just an Aeron, his bloodline was morphing. He was taking another path.

Just then, his primordial demon was awakened, and like a beast whose territory had been invaded, it attacked the Titan bloodline. The two terrifying bloodlines clashed as Sun Wukong felt his body being ripped apart.

His head surfaced as one side of his face became demonic while the other remained his normal face, with a faint mark appearing on his body.

A chaotic demonic aura spread while the Titan aura clashed with it.

Inside Sun Wukong's body, it had become a battlefield.

"Argh, help!" Sun Wukong screamed. He was a furless Monkey, and his form was rapidly changing. He knew that if this continued, he would eventually be destroyed.

Kila's eyes gleamed as different causalities from when Sun Wukong was born until now—appeared before him. Then it settled on a strong being that had taken him as a slave.

"Hold on, monkey," Kila said as Sun Wukong screamed again.

"Come here," Kila said, grabbing forward as space strained and then collapsed as his hand stretched toward the Abyss.

Instantly, the aura of a being above Rank 4 was felt as various Rank 5 demons awakened. Their aura flared as their gazes deepened, and Kila felt trapped.

Who is the master of Sun Wukong? There were so many Rank 5 existences around him. Even Kila felt a chill down his spine. If they invaded the Titan Realm, they would be doomed.

But then, as if receiving a signal, the Rank 5 entities slowly withdrew their auras, and their gazes retracted.

"What is it?" Void asked as he looked at the kila.

Kila was stunned. For a moment, his mind was still stuck on what had just happened, with the overwhelming number of Rank 5 beings seemingly ready to attack him.

"Are you the master of Sun Wukong?" Kila asked as Void appeared directly in the Titan Realm inside the Ascension Pool.

However, this was a clone. His true form was still studying the rule energy he had obtained.

"Yes. What happened?" Void asked as Kila explained.

From everything that was happening Kila. And sun Wukong's history, Void listened calmly.

"And I want to show you something…" Kila said, waving his hand as causalities gathered together. The future of Sun Wukong appeared before them as Void frowned.

Although Sun Wukong was called the Demon Monkey and such, he was not born in the Abyss. He was given that name because of how he looked to the immortals, and because he had a trace of demonic bloodline, even though it was weak compared to that of the Primordial Demon bloodline.

"I know he is your disciple, but alas, his fate is not with you…" Kila finished as Void's gaze hardened.

"hm… don't tell me he wants to poach my slave?" Void thought, his eyes filled with dangerous intent.

"He will succeed and achieve more if he becomes a Titan. Even staying with you is slowing his growth. And sorry, I had to inform you first because he is going through cleansing, and your blood is fighting the Titan bloodline, slowly killing him.

One of them has to be removed, and I hope you understand. But you are holding him back," Kila spoke as Void chuckled.

"Really…" Void said.

"Really. I want you to sever the connection yourself the so-called Abyssal connection—or I will sever it myself. You choose. Though if I do it, you will be seriously injured," Kila said slowly as Void looked at the Titan, who at the moment was far taller than him.

Void was still 2 meters tall, and even in his compressed form, Kila was easily over five meters tall.

Void fell into thought. Every moment, he could hear Sun Wukong's screams of pain and also see his body collapsing.

If one bloodline does not pull back, then Sun Wukong will die.

But why should it be him? And this being was clearly favoring the Monkey King and wanted to take him as a disciple.

Void's frown deepened. But this being was a Rank 5 entity. This was not an argument he could win. He could easily be defeated or turned into a mortal for who knows how long.

Not worth it.

"Alright…" Void spoke as the contract of master and slave between him and Sun Wukong broke apart.

And slowly but surely, the mark of the Abyss on Sun Wukong was erased.

[Ding, host has lost a slave.]

And with that, seeing no further resistance, the Titan bloodline was able to freely settle and improve Sun Wukong's body.

Just as Void was about to leave, Kila called out.

"Wait. I won't let you suffer a loss…" Kila said as a key appeared in his hands.

"In here are passages to low multiverses—about five in number. Although compared to standard multiverses they are weaker, they have just enough souls and resources. You can turn them into resource channels for your demon army, or you can cultivate them into normal multiverses. Your choice," Kila spoke as the key floated and landed in Void's hands.

"Fair deal," Void said with a grin as he disappeared. But Kila still felt something else was present… however, he decided to ignore it for now and focus on accepting Sun Wukong as his disciple and training him.

Kila smiled as he looked at Sun Wukong rapidly evolving in the center of the Ascension Pool.