The ancient laws surged into the desolate world, fusing with the immortal runes. Under normal circumstances, laws and immortal runes belonged to two completely different concepts. Yet the desolate world had already accumulated countless laws from the celestial realm, along with immortal runes born from it.

Ancient laws were exceedingly rare. As they began merging with the laws of the celestial realm, the number of immortal runes started dropping at a horrifying rate. How could Liu Wuxie not be shocked?

He had struggled immensely to condense seven hundred thousand immortal runes, yet more than a hundred thousand vanished in the blink of an eye. If anyone else stood in his place, how could they remain calm?

The Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron continued devouring through the black hole, while the true cauldron had already sunk into the depths of the desolate world and evolved into an independent realm of its own.

As the Stonecloud Beast's awakening accelerated, Liu Wuxie no longer had any other choice. But he knew he could not stop now, no matter what changes overtook the desolate world.

If he halted now and the Stonecloud Beast fully awakened, this planet would face a nightmare.

The Stonecloud Beast possessed an incomparably tough exterior. Liu Wuxie had to unleash two immortal arts on the same spot just to tear open a crack.

Boundless ancient laws continued pouring into the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron. Even strands of primordial law and countless others streamed inside, each one incomparably thick. Among them, Liu Wuxie even sensed laws from the Dragon Realm, the Buddhist Realm, the Ghost Realm, and many other bizarre realms.

The desolate world gradually became more complete, and the number of realms continued increasing. Even Liu Wuxie lost count of how many now existed. Some realms were incomparably vast, occupying enormous space, while others were no larger than grains of rice, serving only as proof that they had once existed somewhere in the universe.

Even after absorbing all those laws, Liu Wuxie's cultivation did not change in the slightest and remained at the ninth-level Heaven Gaze Realm. Only the laws and immortal runes within the desolate world continued to diminish.

As Liu Wuxie kept devouring, only about three hundred thousand immortal runes remained in the desolate world, making him feel like crying. If this continued, would he not have to start all over again?

However, that was not truly the case. His cultivation had not fallen, which meant his realm remained intact. There had to be some hidden reason behind this transformation, one he had yet to understand.

The Stonecloud Beast's struggle began to weaken, as only a few ancient laws remained within its body.

Fortunately, Liu Wuxie possessed a desolate world powerful enough to contain all those laws. Had anyone else stood in his place, they would have exploded from the influx alone.

Even an ordinary cultivator at the second-level Heavenly Immortal Realm could not have endured such a situation, yet Liu Wuxie's physique already rivaled the fourth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm. With the support of the desolate world, he spent an entire day and night before finally extracting nearly all the laws within the Stonecloud Beast's body.

The Stonecloud Beast sank back into slumber. Even after losing most of its laws, it had not truly died. After all, no one could kill the Stonecloud Beast, a creature born from the universe's spiritual energy. Only the destruction of the universe itself could erase it.

That meant the Stonecloud Beast would awaken again sooner or later. When that day came, the four astral domains would gradually move toward destruction.

Once an old world vanished, a new one would be born. That had always been the eternal cycle of the universe.

With the disappearance of the final immortal rune from the desolate world, all seven hundred thousand immortal runes had now vanished without a trace.

Just as Liu Wuxie stood completely at a loss, thunderous rumbles erupted within the desolate world, as though heaven and earth were being recreated. A surge of primordial aura swept outward, and thick immortal runes began emerging one after another from every direction.

Every one of those immortal runes carried primordial power, and their numbers multiplied at a shocking pace.

In the past, Liu Wuxie's immortal runes had only been as thick as chopsticks. They were merely somewhat thicker than the immortal runes of ordinary heavenly immortals. Though that still left them slightly inferior to monstrous prodigies, Liu Wuxie had always compensated through sheer quantity.

But the newly born immortal runes had thickened to the size of an adult's thigh, and each one produced loud rumbles as it emerged.

"This is...?" Liu Wuxie looked at the changes in the desolate world with disbelief.

In less than fifteen minutes, one hundred thousand immortal runes had appeared inside the desolate world, each one darting through the skies like a divine dragon.

"What terrifying immortal runes!" Liu Wuxie exclaimed.

Though their number had fallen to one hundred thousand, he knew these immortal runes were at least ten times stronger than before. That meant his combat strength had risen at an equally terrifying pace.

By Liu Wuxie's estimate, even cultivators at the fourth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm wouldn't be his match. He casually waved a fist, and the surrounding space vanished.

Not even the faintest ripple appeared. If he wished, he could destroy the Giant Star with three punches.

The ancient laws then began nourishing Liu Wuxie's body. The more laws he absorbed, the stronger his unity with heaven and earth would become.

Now Liu Wuxie's energy, spirit, and lifeforce had all reached the peak of perfection. He stood only one step away from the Quasi-Immortal Realm.

A'Lei, A'Li, and the other giants had already returned to the Giant Clan's settlement. After A'Wu safely escorted them back, he led another group of giants to reinforce Liu Wuxie.

The Stonecloud Beast sank deep underground and vanished without a trace. No one knew when it would emerge again.

"Young Master Liu, are you alright?" A'Wu asked anxiously.

He saw that Liu Wuxie was unharmed and the surrounding space had stabilised.

"I'm fine," Liu Wuxie replied with a shake of his head.

One day later, Liu Wuxie returned to the Giant Clan's settlement. By then, A'Lei could move normally again after recovering from his injuries. When they arrived, the entire Giant Clan welcomed them with a grand celebration and rejoiced over their triumphant return.

During this expedition, A'Lei had not only avenged his father by killing the wolf king, but they had also obtained the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits. From this day onward, no race on this planet would be able to threaten the Giant Clan again.

Out of the fourteen Radiant Golden Bull Fruits, Liu Wuxie had consumed only one, while A'Lei and the others had refined another. That meant twelve Radiant Golden Bull Fruits remained.

Liu Wuxie took out eight and gave them to the Giant Clan. After all, without them, he would never have known about the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits. As for the remaining four, they were more than enough for the two teams.

After all, not everyone possessed a monstrous physique like his, nor did they command unity with heaven and earth and possess the desolate world.

"This is too much! Just five fruits will be enough," the chieftain said, taking five and returning the remaining three.

If not for Liu Wuxie, they would not have obtained even a single Radiant Golden Bull Fruit. Moreover, both A'Lei and A'Li had reached the Quasi-Immortal Realm. The Giant Clan was already more than satisfied with this harvest.

Aside from the two teams, Liu Wuxie also needed to raise the combat strength of his friends, family, and the upper echelons of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. If a few immortals could be born among them, their chances of surviving the coming calamity would greatly increase.

Time was pressing, and Liu Wuxie prepared to leave the next morning. He had to return with the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits as quickly as possible and help everyone raise their cultivation to the greatest extent he could.

He also had little time left to fulfill his agreement with the divine race.

Before his departure, the Giant Clan's chieftain selected ten elite members of the clan, including A'Lei and A'Li.

Liu Wuxie knew them well, as they had accompanied him to retrieve the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits.

Now that the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits had transformed their bodies, they instantly became the strongest batch of giants around. The remaining ten would stay behind to guard the Giant Clan's settlement, while the ten selected would follow Liu Wuxie.

Liu Wuxie desperately needed manpower. If the ten giants formed a spiritual array, they would be capable of killing ordinary immortals. He stored them inside the interspatial ring and vanished from the Giant Star with a single leap.

He had arrived there as an eighth-level Heaven Gaze Realm cultivator, and now he left as a ninth-level Heaven Gaze Realm cultivator. Though it seemed like only a single level of advancement, Liu Wuxie knew his gains far surpassed a simple breakthrough. The one hundred thousand immortal runes containing primordial laws were the greatest harvest of this journey.

After crossing the vast astral domain, Liu Wuxie returned to the Liu Clan one day later. The first thing he did was enter Nightmare City. The ten giants marched in beside him and formed the third team.

With that, Nightmare City now stood divided into four regions. He had also opened an area reserved exclusively for his parents and in-laws so they could cultivate in peace.

The two squads continued clashing daily, and more quasi-immortals emerged among them.

"Everyone, sit down and meditate!" Liu Wuxie's voice rang throughout Nightmare City, clear enough for all to hear.

Everyone immediately sat down without asking a single question.

Liu Wuxie took out four Radiant Golden Bull Fruits, crushed them, and injected their energy into everyone.

In the next instant, multiple breakthroughs erupted. Many people had been trapped at the pinnacle of the Heaven Gaze Realm for years, unable to advance.

Nearly a month had passed outside, and no one knew how much time had flowed within Nightmare City. Perhaps ten years had passed there, or even a hundred. The younger generation's faces had already grown more mature.

Liu Wuxie also tempered the giants' physiques once again, striving to help every one of them reach the Quasi-Immortal Realm.

The Quasi-Immortal Realm was the highest limit a mortal could attain. If they wished to step into the Immortal Realm, it would depend on their own fortune. Even Liu Wuxie could not help them further.

During this period, Liu Wuxie remained inside Nightmare City. Alongside guiding everyone's cultivation, he also had to comprehend the Immortal Realm for himself.

As the days passed, the four astral domains gradually grew calm.

After suffering a devastating blow, the Grand Unity Sect vanished without a trace. No one could find either Venerable Grand Unity or the avatar projection from the celestial realm anywhere.

After returning from the Giant Clan and arranging everyone's cultivation, Liu Wuxie had made a trip to the Grand Unity Sect with the intention of destroying the avatar projection. But who could have expected the entire Grand Unity Sect to disappear? They had likely anticipated his revenge and fled in advance.

Liu Wuxie then shifted his gaze toward the next target, the Immortal Slaughter Palace. But just as he prepared to act, news arrived from the Laman Astral Domain that the upper echelons of the Immortal Slaughter Palace had vanished without a trace. That meant they had gone into hiding as well, just like the Grand Unity Sect.

As long as immortals did not emerge from the Skyfall Realm, Liu Wuxie already stood at the summit of the four astral domains.

Not only the Grand Unity Sect and the Immortal Slaughter Palace, but every other force that held a feud with Liu Wuxie had also gone into hiding. That made it difficult to find them, since Liu Wuxie could not possibly search every inch of the four astral domains.

Two months passed, and everyone in Nightmare City underwent a drastic transformation. With the help of the Radiant Golden Bull Fruits, all of them advanced into the Quasi-Immortal Realm.

During those two months, Liu Wuxie also returned once to the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Under Dong Wu's arrangements, a batch of quasi-immortals appeared within the sect as well. That meant the Heavenly Dragon Sect had unquestionably become the strongest force among the four astral domains.

A terrifying aura began brewing deep within the Heavenly Dragon Sect's lesser realm, as Hua Feiyu had finally touched the threshold of the Immortal Realm.

On this very day, Liu Wuxie's aura had become even deeper and denser as he stepped out of Nightmare City. He had a premonition that the immortals would soon return. Therefore, he had to use this final stretch of peace across the four astral domains to settle his feud with the Divine Race. If they could resolve it peacefully, all would be well. Otherwise, a battle of life and death awaited them.