Can the Endless Abyss really allow a creature's bloodline to trace back its origins, complete the evolution of life, and achieve transformation?
The answer is…
Of course it can!
But the probability is very low!
Even lower than the chance that the author isn't handsome (emphasis added)!
Ahem. The Endless Abyss world… more precisely, the version Chu Hao currently possesses is a prototype of the Endless Abyss, a divine realm governed by Extreme Chaos.
And what is the fundamental principle of chaos?
Uncertainty!
Or, unknowability!
Everything—creatures, rules, elements, even concepts themselves—can be twisted to the extreme of uncertainty!
If you had to describe it in a term humans can understand, that term would be…
Idealism!
So, in such a chaotic environment, nothing can be taken for granted.
Let alone whether a dragon's bloodline can be stably traced back to complete the evolution of life.
In the Endless Abyss, the vast majority of creatures are constantly changing and evolving.
One generation might have been beast-like monsters with fangs and claws, while the next generation might show traits of insects or tentacled monsters.
Even if the generational gap is small, fundamentally, they are no longer the same species.
All creatures in the Endless Abyss evolve like cancer, in directions no one can imagine.
And examples like this are everywhere.
Under such terrifyingly chaotic rules, it is difficult to predict whether the next generation will be stronger than the previous one.
Ordinarily, this would result in the uncontrolled weakening of a world's life forms, leading to increasingly weaker combat abilities.
But the Endless Abyss does not have this problem.
Because its cruel environment ensures that only the most potential-filled creatures survive; the rest are just food.
Thus, the combat strength of the denizens of the Endless Abyss actually continues to grow.
Returning to the main point…
What exactly happened when Dylan's bloodline was distorted and he successfully reached the legendary stage?
It's simple.
Abyssal Corruption!
Any creature that steps into the Endless Abyss begins an irreversible process of corruption.
The corruption of the Endless Abyss affects body, mind, soul, and even the sea of consciousness.
During this period, the corrupted creature's body and bloodline undergo severe mutations.
Their mind is twisted, and they "hear" the call of the Abyss.
Their soul mutates completely, becoming a poison favored by the Abyss.
Their distorted form depends on the severity of the corruption in their mind and soul, and the duration of exposure.
Just as the Abyss tends to attract chaotic and evil souls.
Dylan, whose mind harbored dark desires, was easily chosen by the Abyss and corrupted!
This individual, obsessed with lineage and power, had all his potential stimulated by the Abyss.
In Chu Hao's memories, many old yet stagnant-power strong beings choose to enter the Endless Abyss in their final years.
If they succeed, their power jumps a tier!
Though they become cruel and gradually more demonic, the massive power increase makes the cost acceptable.
If they fail…
The Endless Abyss simply adds another wailing soul of regret…
That's all.
Though it seems Dylan directly crossed an insurmountable gap in life, in reality…
From the moment he was successfully corrupted and plunged into the Abyss, his power was doomed to no longer grow!
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At this point, Dylan's appearance can only be described as absolutely grotesque.
His once-handsome dragon face is covered in writhing tumors.
On his strong dragon wings, terrifying bone spikes have grown.
Even the scales he once thought bore "dragon blood patterns" now sprout unknown micro organs.
The horrifying thing is that these organs drain his blood, his life force!
Even his once-legendary power rapidly declined due to the organ mutations inside him.
"Are you… the manifestation of the Endless Abyss' will?"
Dylan's one eye was crushed by a tumor, and he weakly looked toward Chu Hao with the other half-usable eye.
Already fallen, he could sense the presence of the Endless Abyss' will like ordinary Abyss creatures.
He could feel that the Abyss' will was watching him!
But what was watching him…
Was a vortex of pure, ultimate darkness!
The dark vortex gave an overwhelming sense of depth; merely looking at it with mortal eyes felt like one's soul being drawn in.
"...."
Chu Hao did not respond, standing silently before Dylan.
"I have heard your call, I am willing to kneel before you… please give me…"
Dylan opened his mouth, spitting out fragments of unknown organs.
Countless Abyss creatures were feasting on his still-living body.
Blood soaked the ground.
At this moment, Dylan no longer cared about destroying the world or his so-called subordinates; all he cared about was power!
"Power! I pray… to you!"
Looking at the dark vortex before him, Dylan weakly spoke.
But Chu Hao remained silent, calmly watching Dylan be devoured.
Only then did Dylan realize…
The attention was not on him, but on the small worms in the soil beneath him, greedily feeding on his blood!
"No!"
Dylan's eyes bulged as a rat-like Abyss creature emerged from the ground.
It asked in vain of the manifestation of the Endless Abyss' will.
"Why?!"
Chu Hao still did not respond. He remained like an unmoving mountain, silently watching Dylan's consciousness dissipate, his soul reclaimed and reshaped by the Abyss into a new life form.
His body was devoured completely.
Finally, Chu Hao acted.
He stood still, using his mind to lift a larva that had gorged on Dylan's blood, placing it before him to observe.
The larva had changed from the inside out after consuming the dragon blood.
The shackles that only allowed a single evolution in its bloodline were broken!
Chu Hao then set the larva down, letting it burrow into the ground and disappear.
Before leaving, he casually remarked:
"You, who were easily corrupted, displayed far too much weakness."
"Without potential, even survival is undeserved in the Endless Abyss!"