The Abyssal Dragon God searched for a while, finding only corpses and a few damaged divine artifacts scattered everywhere. These low-tier divine artifacts were of little use to it; it would be better to find more resources to quickly recover its strength. It had not yet regained its Supreme strength and could at most deal with Sovereign-level transcendent beings. Even if it encountered the cloaked figure again, it would not be able to defeat them. It desperately needed to recover its strength.
Damn it, where was the World Tree seed? The World Tree seed contained immense life force. If it could be made to root and sprout, there might be a chance to grow into a new World Tree. Of course, it could also directly extract the life force to heal its wounds and recover its strength. The Abyssal Dragon God hoped to find traces of the World Tree by means of the seed and to devour the seed to restore its own power. However, there was not a single clue. It did find many fragments left by World Tree's offshoots. These fragments were also of no value, equivalent to legendary-tier resources. After all, the power contained within these fragments was already gone.
The Abyssal Dragon God was unwilling to give up and continued its search. If it couldn't find it, it planned to go to the World Tree's original lair. It wasn't far, located in the Valley of Life. However, due to this divine war, the mountains surrounding the Valley of Life had been destroyed, turning the valley into a barren Gobi Desert.
Just as the Abyssal Dragon God was about to give up and head to the Valley of Life, several black shadows appeared in the distance. The Abyssal Dragon God looked at the black shadows and frowned. "Why are there Curse Spirits here? This shouldn't be happening."
The number of Curse Spirits grew, as if they were crossing through time and space, swarming towards it. Before the Abyssal Dragon God could react, it was blocked by dense Curse Spirits. Among these Curse Spirits were many mutated ones that possessed physical forms and could simultaneously use curse power and law power. The strongest among the mutated Curse Spirits even possessed Sovereign-level combat power. This surprised the Abyssal Dragon God. Its current strength was not recovered, and dealing with these Curse Spirits might be difficult. Moreover, it did not possess divine artifacts like the Blade of the Past, which could kill Curse Spirits.
What to do? The Abyssal Dragon God felt it was extremely unlucky and quickly looked for an opportunity to escape. It needed to leave this place as soon as possible. If it were entangled by these Curse Spirits, it would be doomed. The Abyssal Dragon God unleashed its divine skill, Void Crossing, and disappeared from its original spot. Immediately after, it appeared in the Valley of Life. Unfortunately, not long after, the Curse Spirits pursued it. Several mutated Curse Spirits also pounced on it. These mutated Curse Spirits were terrifying in appearance, resembling stitched-together monsters. They looked like they were pieced together from multiple creatures. The strongest mutated Curse Spirit possessed thousands of tentacles and dozens of heads. Each head resembled some powerful creature from the previous epoch. Even the Abyssal Dragon God, with its vast knowledge, did not recognize them. It could only try to dodge the attacks of these mutated Curse Spirits to minimize its own consumption. After all, its attacks were not very useful against these Curse Spirits.
In fact, in the later stages of the Mythic Era, when the Chaos Divine Phoenix and the Undying Dragon God were forging the Blade of the Past, it had also sought ways to deal with Curse Spirits. It had not forged divine artifacts but intended to obtain the power of the Curse Spirits as a trump card, which could both deal with the Curse Spirits and counter Supremes like the Chaos Divine Phoenix and the Undying Dragon God. Thus, it planned to create special Curse Spirit clones. It used divine skills like Soul Splitting and Perfect Replacement, combined with others, to form an ultimate technique, the Spirit Splitting Art. The Spirit Splitting Art allowed its soul clones to possess mutated Curse Spirits and replace them. However, it was still imperfect; the clones formed after possession could not exist for long and would decay and annihilate after a short period.
Facing the aggressive offensive of the mutated Curse Spirits, the Abyssal Dragon God had no choice but to use the ultimate technique, the Spirit Splitting Art. Its divine soul seemed to tear apart, splitting into numerous small souls that shot towards the mutated Curse Spirits. The mutated Curse Spirits had condensed physical forms and could simultaneously use law power and curse power, making them very strong, but this also created an opportunity for the Abyssal Dragon God to possess them. Soon, it succeeded in possessing and controlling these mutated Curse Spirits, transforming them into Curse Spirit clones. Subsequently, its Curse Spirit clones turned around and dealt with the countless Curse Spirits that were pouncing on it. This also created time and opportunity for the Abyssal Dragon God to escape. However, after using the Spirit Splitting Art, there was a long period of weakness, and it could not use Void Crossing to leave. It could only flee towards the depths of the Valley of Life.
The Valley of Life had long since disappeared, and the surroundings had become a barren Gobi Desert. However, it could still feel a dense life force. The closer it got to the World Tree's former location, the stronger this life force became. Logically, under the nourishment of this life force, this place should not be a barren wasteland. Yet, it was difficult for even a single blade of grass to grow here. The Abyssal Dragon God no longer had the patience to search slowly for the World Tree seed. It charged forward, kicking up dust, sweeping through everything. If there were any resources or divine artifact fragments, they would be swept away. It soon rushed past the area with the most concentrated life force and left the location of the original Valley of Life.
At the same time, the Curse Spirits that were pursuing it also arrived at the original core location of the Valley of Life. Wherever large numbers of Curse Spirits passed, everything would inevitably decay and perish, completely annihilating it. The Valley of Life also could not escape this fate. Even the stones within the Valley of Life began to crumble, as if weathered by time, turning into powder, which then annihilated and disappeared. All things, including the elemental energy permeating the surroundings, could not escape the fate of decay and annihilation. Soon, the life force began to plummet. The surrounding space became fragile. However, the dense Curse Spirits had not yet completely passed through the Valley of Life. They were too numerous, and it would take some time for them to pass through in an orderly fashion.
As the life force of the Valley of Life dropped to its lowest point, seemingly about to disappear completely, a vast life force surged out from an unknown space. A treasure box opened, revealing a seed the size of a fist. This box was also a divine artifact, known as the Void Box. It was used by a World Tree offshoot to hide the World Tree seed. The Void Box was very difficult to find; even Supremes could hardly sense it. This sole seed left by the World Tree in this world was also the hope for the World Tree's revival. When the World Tree left this world, it left this seed. It did not know what lay outside this world. However, transcending this world would undoubtedly bring calamities and resistance from this world. It did not have complete confidence. Therefore, it left this seed; if it died, this seed could sprout and revive it.
Countless years passed, and the World Tree seed remained in the Void Box without any anomalies. It was only until countless Curse Spirits passed through this area, causing everything around to gradually decay and annihilate, that the Void Box was affected and automatically opened. The surface of the Void Box began to rot, like an iron box left for decades, covered in rust. It even developed several small holes from decay and annihilation. This also affected the World Tree seed within. As the Void Box opened, the World Tree seed was revealed. The green seed, the size of a fist, had already sprouted tender shoots. Sensing the threat from the surrounding Curse Spirits, the World Tree seed unleashed a powerful force, taking the Void Box with it, and disappeared from its location. This scene was also detected by the Abyssal Dragon God's Curse Spirit clones. However, by the time they reacted, the World Tree seed had already fled.
The Abyssal Dragon God, having escaped to a further distance, was filled with regret. "Damn it, why didn't I find it?" The World Tree seed had fled, and perhaps the World Tree would revive before long. At that time, it would have another powerful enemy. After all, it was largely responsible for the death of the World Tree offshoot. The Abyssal Dragon God had already shaken off the Curse Spirits. With the help of the Curse Spirit clones, it had a full opportunity to escape the pursuing Curse Spirits. Once it passed through the period of weakness, it planned to use Void Crossing to return to the Endless Abyss. The Endless Abyss was its lair, where it had hidden many resources collected during the Mythic Era. It was just uncertain if these resources were still there.
Seven days later, the Abyssal Dragon God returned to the Endless Abyss. The Endless Abyss was located at the bottom of the sea in the far west. It had recently merged with Blue Star. Terrifying abyssal monsters roamed here. These monsters were created by the Abyssal Dragon God to guard the Endless Abyss. They were very powerful; even Sovereigns could be injured by them. The Abyssal Dragon God returned here and let out an excited roar. How many years had it been? It had finally returned home, to the place where it was first born. With the Abyssal Dragon God's roar, the surrounding abyssal monsters also sensed its aura, lined up respectfully as if waiting for the Abyssal Dragon God's inspection. The Abyssal Dragon God was also very pleased. It glanced at these abyssal monsters and headed straight for its palace within the Endless Abyss. Just as a cunning rabbit has three burrows, the Abyssal Dragon God naturally had several hiding places.
The interior of the Endless Abyss was shaped like a honeycomb, with countless caves, large caves within small caves, and overlapping spatial layers, making it easy to get lost. Of course, the Abyssal Dragon God would not go to the wrong place. It soon saw its familiar palace. This was a palace emitting a dark, gloomy light. The full appearance of the palace was difficult to discern with the naked eye; it seemed to be perpetually shrouded in darkness. This palace was actually a divine artifact refined by the Abyssal Dragon God, the Abyssal Supreme Palace. Originally, it was just a low-tier divine artifact. After the Abyssal Dragon God became a Supreme, it was re-forged multiple times. After countless years of evolution, it could now rival top-tier divine artifacts.
The Abyssal Dragon God approached the Abyssal Supreme Palace, and the palace gates automatically opened wide, like a giant dragon opening its mouth. The Abyssal Dragon God entered without hesitation. This was its home; it felt no fear of danger. It entered the familiar grand hall and walked towards the throne above. It recalled the Mythic Era when it sat on the throne, with nine Sovereign-level transcendent beings standing on either side below. At that time, even though its strength was inferior to the Undying Dragon God and the Starry Sky Supreme, it was not afraid to deal with them. Those glorious years had long since passed. More than half of the Sovereigns under its command were dead, and it was uncertain if the remaining ones could awaken. All of this was caused by the damned epochal tribulation.
Just as the Abyssal Dragon God was about to sit on the throne again, a familiar voice came from behind. "Bastard, who are you? Get down!" The Abyssal Dragon God turned around and was surprised to find that it was the Abyssal Tyrannosaurus Emperor, its most loyal subordinate. "Tyrannosaurus Emperor, don't you even recognize me?" said the Abyssal Dragon God. The Abyssal Tyrannosaurus Emperor's eyes widened, and it froze on the spot. Of course, it recognized the Abyssal Dragon God. It could judge whether it was the Abyssal Dragon God itself solely by its aura. It just didn't expect there to be another Abyssal Dragon God. The Abyssal Tyrannosaurus Emperor had been searching for the Abyssal Dragon God. Its efforts were rewarded; it had indeed found it and returned to the Endless Abyss with the Abyssal Dragon God. However, it did not understand who the Abyssal Dragon God that appeared before it was.
While the Abyssal Tyrannosaurus Emperor was stunned, another Abyssal Dragon God appeared behind it. This Abyssal Dragon God's aura was even more powerful, possessing the Abyssal Dragon God's peak strength. Its Supreme aura surged like a stormy wave throughout the entire palace. "You're finally back! You don't know, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The Abyssal Dragon God, about to sit down, widened its eyes in surprise. "Damn it, why has my future self appeared?" The Abyssal Dragon God immediately regretted returning to the Endless Abyss. Its current state was no match for its future self. "You've been waiting for me, what do you want to do?" "What else can I do? Of course, it's to achieve our common goal, to become the strongest, to obtain the strongest power, and to rule this world." The Abyssal Dragon God's expression became even more grim. Since its future self said so, it would surely devour it next to become stronger. Although it desired the strongest power, it did not want to be replaced by its future self. Moreover, with the epochal change, ruling this world held no meaning for it. It just wanted to survive.
Thus, the Abyssal Dragon God was about to use its divine skill, Void Crossing, to leave. "Abyssal Tyrannosaurus Emperor, stop it for me!" roared the Abyssal Dragon God. However, the Abyssal Tyrannosaurus Emperor did not move. It was also an Abyssal Dragon God behind it, so it naturally had to obey the other's command. Moreover, it was somewhat disappointed after seeing the Abyssal Dragon God. The Abyssal Dragon God's current strength was similar to its own, far from reaching Supreme, which it could not accept. In its heart, the Abyssal Dragon God should be an invincible existence, willing to pay any price to pursue the strongest power. Therefore, it was also looking forward to the Abyssal Dragon God's future self devouring the Abyssal Dragon God. Thus, the Abyssal Dragon God's most loyal subordinate had no intention of saving it.
"You still want to run? Have you forgotten your pursuit? No wonder you haven't recovered your Supreme strength yet," the Abyssal Dragon God's future self said coldly. It reached out and grabbed the Abyssal Dragon God, who was using Void Crossing. Then, it pulled the Abyssal Dragon God out and swallowed it whole. "Guard the Endless Abyss well, I'm going into seclusion!" the Abyssal Dragon God's future self said to the Abyssal Tyrannosaurus Emperor beside it. Immediately after, it disappeared from its location and went to the sleeping quarters to begin refining the Abyssal Dragon God.