"Master! That's!"
Bai Lan looked at Ye Ling with shock as the power of the Primordial Martial King exploded within the volcano and then merged into the earth fire within it.
"It seems my guess was correct!"
Ye Ling's eyes lit up as he saw the Primordial Martial King's power surge towards various parts of the Extreme Martial Domain with the earth fire after the volcanic eruption. "As expected, this Primordial Martial King has been by our side all along. That guy is truly cunning!"
"The Primordial Martial King is by our side?" Bai Lan was startled. "Master, what do you mean?"
Ye Ling said, "Lan'er, track the whereabouts of the Primordial Martial King's power."
"Track the Primordial Martial King's power?"
Bai Lan immediately used her divine soul to track the earth fire that had absorbed the Primordial Martial King's power. She discovered that the earth fire had spread throughout the entire Extreme Martial Domain along the earth's脉络.
As that power spread, the envoys of the Extreme Martial Kings within the Extreme Martial Domain all experienced a slight, unnoticed increase in their strength.
"The Primordial Martial King's power has merged with the Extreme Martial Domain?"
Noticing this, Bai Lan suddenly thought of something and, with a hint of disbelief, asked Ye Ling, "Master, you're not suggesting that this Primordial Martial King *is* the Extreme Martial Domain, are you?"
Ye Ling nodded slightly. "Most likely. This would also explain why we could never find him, even though he was clearly within the Extreme Martial Domain."
"How is that possible?" Bai Lan couldn't believe it. "The Extreme Martial Domain has existed since the beginning of chaos. This place has always been the Primordial Martial King's domain. How could this place become the Primordial Martial King?"
"Moreover, if the Primordial Martial King has truly merged with the Extreme Martial Domain, how would his will be manifested? This Extreme Martial Domain doesn't have anything like the Heavenly Dao. If it loses consciousness... wouldn't that be no different from being dead?"
"Lan'er, don't forget, the Primordial Martial King is also known as the Extreme Martial King in the Extreme Martial Domain, and the Extreme Martial King has many envoys."
"Master means..." Bai Lan's heart skipped a beat. "Those envoys are all the Primordial Martial King's will?"
"To be precise, it should be the Primordial Martial King's dispersed will. Only when all the envoys gather together would they constitute the true Primordial Martial King, and only then could the Martial King's Heart appear."
"This is incredible. I never thought of these things."
Bai Lan still found it hard to believe. "But isn't the risk the Primordial Martial King is taking too great by doing this? Those envoys all have their own independent consciousness and thoughts, and they don't even know they are part of the Primordial Martial King."
"To gather all those envoys and merge them into a complete Primordial Martial King consciousness is almost impossible!"
"Furthermore, didn't Bai Xiaosheng say that the envoys had all met the Primordial Martial King? If the envoys themselves are the Primordial Martial King, then what did they see?"
Ye Ling said, "As long as one envoy retains some of the Primordial Martial King's memories and pretends to be the Extreme Martial King, I don't think the problems you mentioned would exist."
"The Extreme Martial King is like a supreme god in the Extreme Martial Domain. It wouldn't be difficult for him to gather all the envoys."
"And... I think, among the Seven Kings, only the Primordial Martial King would do something like dispersing his consciousness into countless independent individuals."
"Why do you think so, Master?"
"You told me before, didn't you, that the Primordial Martial King is a martial arts fanatic... And as we saw when we arrived in the Extreme Martial Domain, the entire world is extremely focused on martial arts. Everyone wants to comprehend the true meaning of martial arts. This further confirms that the Primordial Martial King is indeed a martial arts fanatic."
"So..."
"So the Primordial Martial King himself must have been pursuing the peak of martial arts. He must have reached some kind of bottleneck and been unable to break through. When one person ponders alone, their thinking always has limitations. But if countless people advance towards the peak of martial arts together, with countless different thoughts colliding, the sparks of wisdom generated must be astonishing."
Hearing Ye Ling's explanation, Bai Lan also had some realization and said, "So the Primordial Martial King dispersed his consciousness into countless envoys not to hide from us, but to seek a breakthrough?"
Ye Ling nodded slightly. "Yes... After all, the Primordial Martial King is one of the Seven Ancient Kings, and he is a martial artist. He must have his pride. It doesn't make sense for him to hide from us out of fear of being devoured."
"His primary purpose in dispersing his consciousness was to break through, and incidentally avoid our pursuit."
"But if that's the case, how do we find him?" Bai Lan asked again. "We're not going to round up all of the Primordial Martial King's envoys, are we?"
This Extreme Martial Domain was as vast as several universes. The number of countries and factions within it was countless times more than the stars in the sky, and each country and faction had an envoy.
The dynasties surrounding the Martial Dynasty were merely like grains of sand in the desert in the grand scheme of the Extreme Martial Domain!
The number of envoys gathered here was just a drop in the ocean!
Ye Ling shook his head. "There's no need to capture all the envoys, and we can't do it anyway. The Primordial Martial King is not a fool. After we capture some envoys, he will definitely react. At that time, he can completely abandon the Extreme Martial Domain."
"Then what should we do?" Bai Lan asked.
A sharp glint flashed in Ye Ling's eyes, and he smiled, "Help the Primordial Martial King break through?"
"Help... the Primordial Martial King break through?" Bai Lan was stunned, thinking she had misheard.
Ye Ling nodded. "That's right... The Primordial Martial King is a martial arts fanatic. If one of his dispersed envoys has insights into martial arts far exceeding those of other envoys, the Primordial Martial King will definitely be unable to resist coming out to obtain that new breakthrough."
"That may be true... but the Primordial Martial King is one of the Seven Kings! His martial arts are probably already at the peak, reaching the end of primordial chaos. Can we really help him break through?"
Bai Lan still didn't think Ye Ling's plan was feasible.
"Lan'er, you underestimate your Master."
Ye Ling smiled at Bai Lan and said, "You might see me as someone who doesn't uphold martial ethics and prefers sneak attacks, but back when I was forging my path on the Eastern Profound Continent, I was a top-tier martial arts genius. Challenging stronger opponents across two or three major realms was commonplace. Moreover, I created an entirely new cultivation system from scratch in the Three Thousand Universes."
"In terms of martial arts talent, I don't believe I'm inferior to the Primordial Martial King. What's more... I have now absorbed four Primordial Kings, witnessed 'them' from outside the primordial chaos, and sparred with 'the Brain.' My realm and vision are both superior to the Primordial Martial King's. Guiding the Primordial Martial King in his martial arts studies... is well within my capabilities."
"Mas... Master..."
Bai Lan stared blankly at Ye Ling, a scene of a novel protagonist dominating a vast fantasy world gradually appearing in her mind.
It was only then that she realized that by staying by Ye Ling's side for so long, she had forgotten...
Ye Ling was currently the unique powerhouse in the primordial chaos, entrusted with hope by the will of the primordial chaos!