The aftershocks of the explosion spread through the cosmic void.

The fallen, dark, and eerie aura shattered.

Countless eerie images surged forth.

"Interesting."

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God took a deep breath. He had used the aura of the Black Dragon Scale to pursue his target, destroying many similar planets and annihilating several infected members of the Sub-dragon Race along the way.

However, the Level 9 Twisted Demon God had not been able to find the Fallen Dragon.

But after all this time, the Level 9 Twisted Demon God’s long search had not been completely fruitless. He had found some clues and believed it wouldn’t be long before he located the Fallen Dragon.

SWOOSH!

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God shot across the sky and left, using the clues found on this planet to swiftly proceed to the next location.

Finally.

A hundred years passed.

Within the Level 39 Beastman Mini World, a full forty million years had passed once more. Inside the Celestial Dao Space, Xu Qing opened his eyes again.

It was as if time could no longer leave any trace on Xu Qing.

Exhaling, Xu Qing opened his eyes. He had awakened from forty million years of secluded Cultivation. Though an immense amount of time had passed, in his perception, it felt as if only a moment had gone by.

Tens of millions of years had truly passed in a flash.

...

[Beastman Mini World LV39: 950,000,000,000,000 / 262,144,000,000,000 Jing Experience Points (Upgradeable!) (...)]

...

[Chaos Sword Dao LV19: 9,500,000,000,000,000 / 2,621,440,000,000,000 Jing Experience Points (Upgradeable!) (...)]

...

’Upgrade the Beastman Mini World.’

Xu Qing’s expression was calm. His consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things, and with a single thought, he consumed a massive amount of Experience Points and began to raise the Level of the Beastman Mini World.

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

[Beastman Mini World LV40: 687,860,000,000,000 / 524,280,000,000,000 Jing Experience Points (Upgradeable!) (Promotion successful, reached ’Middle Grade Second Level Great Thousand World’...)]

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

[Beastman Mini World LV41: 163,580,000,000,000 / 1,048,560,000,000,000 Jing Experience Points (Promotion successful, reached ’Mid-grade Third-level Grand Thousand World’...)]

...

Two consecutive upgrades.

Along with them came the vast Power of Origin from the Grand Thousand World, all of which surged into Xu Qing’s body. He held onto it, accumulating it for later.

’Hmm.’

Xu Qing hummed in thought, sensing the changes in the Beastman Mini World. Then, with another thought, he connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things and summoned the Level 9 Twisted Demon God.

"My Lord."

BUZZ!

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God appeared before Xu Qing, bowing deeply. His tone was one of utmost respect. "You summoned me, My Lord. What are your orders?"

"How is the investigation into the Fallen Dragon coming along?"

Xu Qing asked.

"Reporting to you, My Lord, I have discovered the whereabouts of the Fallen Dragon."

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God looked somewhat excited as he spoke rapidly, "I spent decades and used every trick I know. Following the clues left by the Black Dragon Scale, I searched and delved deeper and deeper."

"Finally,"

"I have uncovered the whole truth."

"Oh?"

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow. "Go on. What are the specifics?"

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God took a deep breath. "It’s like this..."

As it turned out,

the Master of Cyan Dragon, Ao Qing, was not a pure-blooded True Dragon. He had originally been an ordinary little green snake who stumbled upon the path of cultivation. After countless tribulations, he finally achieved success, transforming his green snake body into that of a Cyan Dragon.

Moreover,

after transforming into a Cyan Dragon, Ao Qing displayed incredible Talent. He grew step by step within the Dragon Race to become the current master of Dragon Island.

In fact,

from the moment Ao Qing’s consciousness was born, his mind began to fracture. Deep within his psyche, a different ’personality’ emerged.

In other words,

according to psychiatric classifications,

it was ’schizophrenia’.

He had two ’personalities’.

A primary personality and a secondary one.

The image and attitude of the Master of Cyan Dragon that Xu Qing first encountered belonged to the primary personality, whose name was Ao Qing.

However,

beneath the primary personality, hidden deep within Ao Qing’s body, was another personality—the ’secondary personality: Ao Hei’.

"So you’re saying that the Master of Cyan Dragon is Ao Qing, and the Fallen Dragon is also Ao Qing,"

Xu Qing said.

"Yes."

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God nodded. "As Ao Qing’s Cultivation increased and his Realm grew higher, the secondary personality became more and more terrifying, eventually becoming the Fallen Dragon."

"Therefore,"

"when the primary personality is in control, Ao Qing is the Master of Cyan Dragon. But when the secondary personality, Ao Hei, takes control, he becomes the Fallen Dragon."

"In fact,"

"this is the real reason why Ao Qing could never find the Fallen Dragon. He *is* the Fallen Dragon, and he himself is completely unaware of the existence of his primary and secondary personalities."

"If that’s the case, it certainly is interesting,"

Xu Qing mused.

"Yes."

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God continued, "My Lord, since the Fallen Dragon is the Master of Cyan Dragon, according to the Master of Cyan Dragon’s previous statement, Dragon Island can only hold out for two hundred years."

"In reality,"

"this Dragon Island can only last for one hundred years. The reason is that since the Master of Cyan Dragon is the Fallen Dragon, the rate of corrosion will be doubled."

"The Master of Cyan Dragon doesn’t know this himself."

"Furthermore,"

"if Dragon Island is completely corroded, the ’primary personality: Ao Qing’ will completely lose his advantage, and the ’secondary personality: Ao Hei’ will seize true control."

"At that time,"

"the secondary personality will become the primary, and the primary personality will become the secondary."

"My Lord,"

the Level 9 Twisted Demon God said again, "if we are to deal with the Fallen Dragon, we must return to Dragon Island as soon as possible. We don’t have much time left."

"I am aware."

Xu Qing nodded. "However, before that, you need to get stronger."

BUZZ!

As soon as he finished speaking,

Xu Qing raised his right hand. With a thought, the vast Power of Origin from the Grand Thousand World within him surged out. It was like the Milky Way descending from the nine heavens, rushing toward the Level 9 Twisted Demon God.

"Quickly absorb this Power of Origin,"

Xu Qing commanded.

"Yes, My Lord."

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God grew excited and agitated.

BOOM!

Without the slightest hesitation,

the Level 9 Twisted Demon God opened his cavernous mouth and began to devour and absorb the waves of vast and dense Power of Origin from the Grand Thousand World. His Experience Points also began to rise rapidly.

...

[Postnatal Demon God — Twist LV9: 2,560 Zi / 2,560 Zi (Upgradeable!) (...)]

...

「One day later.」

The Level 9 Twisted Demon God had absorbed all the Power of Origin from the Grand Thousand World, even though it was only the Power of Origin generated from two level-ups.

However,

as the Beastman Mini World’s Level increased and its World Rank rose, the Power of Origin it generated became vaster, denser, and of higher quality.

Therefore,

the Power of Origin from just these two level-ups was enough to increase the Twisted Demon God’s Experience by more than two thousand Zi.

’Upgrade the Twisted Demon God,’

Xu Qing commanded in a deep voice with a thought.

ROAR!!!

RUMBLE!!

The Twisted Demon God let out a long roar. All over its body, countless lights of the Demon God flickered, and the Light of the Great Dao surged like a sky full of stars...

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

[Postnatal Demon God — Twist LV10: 0 / 5,120 Zi Experience Points (Condensed 129,600 ’Lights of the Great Dao’, reaching the number of Perfection...)]

...

Soon,

the corresponding information appeared in Xu Qing’s mind.