Caine barely had time to react.The stars within his Bond Space suddenly dove into the depths of its sky, expanding at an incomprehensible speed as their radiant light washed over the entire space, casting everything in a blinding brilliance.

    The bubbles tethered to them morphed seamlessly, transforming into magnificent eggs, each as radiant and regal as his five original Innate Bond Eggs.

    For a moment, the chaos in his Bond Space seemed to stabilize, giving him the faintest hope that everything was under control. But then—

    "NO!" Caine roared within his mind, the shock rippling through his consciousness with devastating force.

    Elura, the so-called Grand Faery of Harmony, had somehow appeared in the deepest recesses of his Bond Space. She stood silently before his precious eggs, her presence both alien and unsettling.

    "Be quiet. We''ll both emerge victorious from this. You just have to endure," she said softly, her voice calm yet filled with an eerie finality.

    Before he could react, her delicate hand moved. With a single motion, the five Innate Bond Eggs collided violently, shattering into a grotesque amalgamation of viscous blood and energy.

    "ARGHHHHHH!"

    Caine''s scream of agony tore through the void, reverberating within his Bond Space as he writhed in mental and physical torment.

    Yet, Elura paid no attention. Her unwavering gaze remained fixed on the pulsating mass of destruction before her. She whispered, almost to herself, "For freedom."

    Without hesitation, she plunged into the amalgam of the eggs. Her banshee-like wails melded with Caine''s, their combined screams echoing in a cacophony of unbearable pain.

    WHOOOSH!

    Suddenly, tattoos erupted across Caine''s body, intricate and alive. The markings depicted every beast contained within his Bond Space, their forms etched with stunning detail across his flesh. These tattoos seared into his skin, a vivid reminder of the immense power at play.

    Simultaneously, glowing runes flickered into existence, fusing with his very bones in a chaotic yet harmonious rhythm.

    The transformation was swift, brutal, and unrelenting.

    Qi poured out of him in massive torrents, devoured alongside the endless sea of blood that continued to funnel into his Bond Space.

    His body convulsed violently, his mind and flesh caught in a relentless cycle of destruction and renewal. The very fabric of his existence was being torn apart and reshaped into something entirely new.

    The pain was constant, all-encompassing, and infernal. Trapped within this storm of agony, Caine could do nothing but endure.

    ***

    Far away, Lilith sat cross-legged atop her own expansive sea of blood. Unlike Caine''s, hers shimmered with a golden luster, radiating a brilliance that illuminated the surrounding void. The blood beneath her seemed alive, pulsing with vitality and purpose, a stark contrast to the ominous crimson hue of ordinary blood.

    Her eyes remained closed, her focus entirely consumed by the monumental task at hand.

    Though part of her reason for entering the Legacy Realm was undeniably tied to Caine, she had not lied about her desire to forge a foundation she could deem worthy.

    Like Caine, Lilith sought to construct a heretical foundation—one that defied the laws of cultivation itself. But her methods were entirely her own.

    Unlike him, Lilith had spent years mastering her gifts, elevating them to a level that bordered on the divine. She had awakened three Heavenly-tier Gifts at the Immeasurable Grade—a feat so rare it was almost mythical.

    Her gifts surpassed even Caine''s by half a step, an accomplishment that few could comprehend.

    Two of these gifts, [Regress] and [Ascend], had been the catalysts for her meteoric rise. [Ascend] allowed her cultivation to progress autonomously, advancing without effort or input, while [Regress] enabled her to reverse and refine her advancements with flawless precision, correcting even the smallest imperfections.

    While these gifts had countless applications beyond cultivation, they were the keys to her current endeavor.

    For years, Lilith had cycled her Blood Qi through endless loops of ascension and regression, tempering it to an unparalleled level of purity and strength. Now, her Blood Qi had reached the threshold required to construct the foundation she envisioned.

    Her Bone Structure, the [Myriad Beast Progeny Pillar Bone Structure], would serve as the cornerstone of her power. Through precise manipulation of her Blood Qi, she would extract the golden blood beneath her, separating it into distinct bloodline essences.

    Then, using [Ascend], she would purify and evolve these essences, restoring them to their primordial, progenitor forms.

    These perfected bloodlines would then be refined into pure Blood Qi, which she would use to forge her bones.

    This alone would make her a terrifying force to rival Caine. But Lilith''s ambitions did not end there.

    Once her Bone Structure was complete, she planned to construct her Flesh Structure: the [Inverted Samsara Flesh Structure].

    Caine had deduced that Blood Qi was the vessel of vitality, a higher reflection of qi itself.

    But his understanding had not yet pierced the deepest truths. Blood Qi was indeed a vessel—but within it lay the essence of Life Qi, the purest form of vitality. This unique energy, unlike all others, could only exist when contained within Blood Qi.

    Lilith, however, had long surpassed this level of comprehension. Her mastery of Blood Qi had refined it to a state beyond perfection.

    This insight had given rise to her audacious plan.

    By tempering her Blood Qi to unprecedented levels, she would make it capable of containing not only Life Qi but also its antithesis—Death Qi.

    This union of opposites would create a paradoxical state within her Blood Qi, one of chaos and harmony existing simultaneously.

    The harmonious interplay between Life Qi and Death Qi would grant her regenerative abilities so profound they bordered on immortality.

    At the same time, the chaotic clash of these forces would flood her body with boundless energy, enabling ceaseless refinement and growth under the strength of her bones.

    And yet, these were merely the foundational benefits of her plan.

    Lilith exhaled slowly, steadying her mind and calming her blood. Then, her eyes snapped open, blazing with unshakable resolve.

    She began.

    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

    ***

    Far from the Legacy Realm, in the depths of the oceans that separated the continents, a small bubble of air floated in the pitch-black abyss. The crushing pressure of the deep seemed to have no effect on this strange anomaly.

    Within the bubble lay a massive, coiled beast. Its body twisted upon itself dozens of times to fit into the confined space. Scales shimmering with a resplendent azure light contrasted with countless white runes etched into them.

    The creature bore the regal head of a tiger, the sinuous body of a dragon, the fierce eyes of a nascent phoenix, and the resplendent wings of a gryphon. It was a paradoxical entity, an abomination that seemed to embody the essence of an entire world.

    Slowly, it stirred, its presence sending faint ripples of terrifying qi through the ocean, shaking the waters with ominous force.

    "It seems little Elura has become free," a voice murmured from nowhere, not belonging to the beast.

    The abomination closed its eyes once more and returned to slumber. But before it did, it spoke, its voice low and reverberating with ancient power. sea??h thё Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    "Hopefully she''s happy this time."