Chapter 639 - 426: Why Did You Force Me?

In a pitch-black universe.

The sun, which had just been reborn and was roiling with expansion, was now showing signs of dying out once more.

And all of this, naturally, was Hu Qi’s doing.

At this moment, he had revealed his true form as the Taiyu Serpent.

The terrifyingly high temperatures at the sun’s core, capable of incinerating anything, had no effect on Hu Qi whatsoever.

It was no different from soaking in a hot spring.

His body slithered through it.

The sun’s own energy was being endlessly devoured and absorbed by him.

Hu Qi’s gaze fell upon the very center of the sun, at an object enveloped in a mass of reddish-white light.

It was the Sun Core Stone that Black Erosion had spoken of—the very Dao Rhyme Hu Qi needed to find.

However, it was currently sealed by chains formed from the dense Power of Rules.

They resisted his approach.

The sun of this world was its center, the foundation of everything.

It could be seen as a physical manifestation of a part of the world’s origin.

Now, the world’s origin within the great sun was being continuously devoured.

As a result, the chains of Rules were also constantly weakening, gradually shifting from a nearly solid form to a translucent state.

The complete appearance of the Sun Core Stone within was revealed before Hu Qi.

It was a diamond-shaped, transparent stone with a surface as smooth as a mirror, inside which black and white colors blended together.

’This aura contains the concept of life and death. It must be related to the Dao of Reincarnation... No wonder this world can be endlessly reborn, repeating its cycle...’

Perceiving the unique aura it emanated, Hu Qi’s gaze flickered.

He now understood what this world’s Dao Rhyme truly was.

Dao Rhyme was just a general term. In reality, the essence of each Dao Rhyme was different.

By obtaining different Dao Rhymes, a True God could gradually perfect their own Great Dao, causing it to condense and form a Dao Seed.

The Dao Rhyme contained within this Sun Core Stone was related to Reincarnation.

This also explained why this world could undergo continuous Reincarnation by reigniting its great sun after it died out.

Ultimately, the reason was likely this very Sun Core Stone that had been nurtured here—the Reincarnation Dao Rhyme itself.

Thinking of this, Hu Qi didn’t hesitate for a moment. He opened his abyss-like maw.

He ignored the resistance from the chains of the Power of Rules, which had been weakened to their limit.

In a single gulp, he swallowed it along with the Reincarnation Dao Rhyme.

For other True Gods, even if they obtained a Dao Rhyme, they couldn’t digest it immediately.

They needed the Dao Rhyme to be compatible with their own Great Dao.

Furthermore, a Dao Rhyme was, after all, not something they originally possessed.

They had to comprehend the concepts within the Dao Rhyme and spend a long time refining it.

Only then could it be absorbed.

The process was quite tedious.

But for Hu Qi, it wasn’t nearly so troublesome.

Although there was no true hierarchy of strength between Great Daos, there were some differences.

For example, different Great Daos had their own characteristics regarding compatibility with Dao Rhymes.

Take the Great Daos of water and fire, for example. Their corresponding Dao Rhymes often leaned toward attributes like scorching heat, incineration, flow, and nourishment.

On the other hand, a weapon-type Great Dao, such as one of blades or swords, would focus more on enhancing the Great Dao’s own power. It would often incorporate Dao Rhymes that increased killing power, like sharpness or Piercing, and could even integrate additional effects like Curses or poisons.

If one comprehended the Reincarnation Great Dao, the most compatible Dao Rhymes would have attributes related to life and death, cycles, and karma.

Different types of Great Daos each had unique characteristics, and thus their compatibility with Dao Rhymes varied.

Some Dao Rhymes might even be rejected by certain Great Daos.

Hu Qi’s Infinite Dao, however, was different.

It was a conceptual Great Dao with an extremely high degree of compatibility with any Dao Rhyme, making rejection almost impossible.

Because the core Ability of the Infinite Dao was to break limits, its compatibility was exceptionally strong.

No matter the type of Dao Rhyme, it made no difference to Hu Qi.

Furthermore, Hu Qi also possessed the Bloodline Talent "Spirit Devouring," as well as the Cultivation Technique "Divine Limit Heart Technique," which he had developed by combining his life’s knowledge with his Crimson Modification Points.

With these three combined, no matter what kind of Dao Rhyme it was, it would be converted into fuel for his own growth, further strengthening his Infinite Dao.

At this moment, as he swallowed the Dao Rhyme, the Sun Core Stone, as if it had a mind of its own, began to vibrate violently, thrashing about inside him.

It wanted to escape.

Unfortunately for it, there was no possibility of anything that entered Hu Qi’s stomach ever coming back out.

In just a few breaths’ time, the struggling force gradually weakened.

It was as if it had been subjected to some kind of Erosion.

However, judging by the situation, completely digesting it was not something that could be done in a short time.

Noticing this, an idea struck Hu Qi.

He directly summoned the Crimson panel.

His gaze landed on the Skill section.

[Divine Limit Heart Technique: (True God Chapter, Third Layer) △]

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[Modification Points: 124,170 (17%)]

At this moment, with the Dao Rhyme now in his belly, the Triangular Rune signifying that the Divine Limit Heart Technique could be modified appeared.

The conditions for modification had been met.

In response, Hu Qi didn’t hesitate.

"Crimson! Modify and upgrade the Divine Limit Heart Technique to the Fourth Layer of the True God Chapter!"

The moment he spoke, the Modification Points on the panel instantly decreased by fifty thousand.

At the same time, the Sun Core Stone in his body, which had been resisting digestion, suddenly trembled.

It then immediately disintegrated, and the black and white energies contained within were rapidly devoured and absorbed by Hu Qi.

The Divine Limit Heart Technique began to operate.

Inside his body, after absorbing the power of the Reincarnation Dao Rhyme from the Sun Core Stone, the beam of light representing the Infinite Dao became even more solid in that instant.