TL: Etude
In the deep underground of the Five Finger Mountain region, there was life.
Having life underground wasn’t surprising, but this lifeform was far from ordinary. It had no special talents, but under Ye Tian’s Copy Talent detection, its true origin was impossible to conceal.
“Innate Origin Lifeform!” Ye Tian took a deep breath.
Deep underground, there were not just one, but a total of six Innate Origin Lifeforms! Previously, when a single Innate Origin Lifeform was born in the Five Finger Mountain region, it caused a massive battle among True Monarchs, leading to numerous deaths. Even some top-ranking True Monarchs on the True Monarch List were severely injured and fled.
This demonstrated just how precious Innate Origin Lifeforms were, enough to drive any True Monarch into madness.
“Six Innate Origin Lifeforms! If used wisely, they could give birth to six True Ancestors! In some ordinary large powers within the chaos, they only had one True Ancestor at most.”
Ye Tian was thrilled. If he could obtain these six Innate Origin Lifeforms, even if he didn’t use them himself, he could give them to his family members, helping them to cultivate into True Ancestors.
For instance, his wife and sister—although he had granted them talent-enhancing gifts, their foundational talent remained difficult to elevate, making their chances of becoming True Ancestors nearly zero. Ye Tian had always been searching for a way to help his wife and sister break through to the True Ancestor realm, and these Innate Origin Lifeforms represented a glimmer of hope.
However, Ye Tian did not immediately rush to capture the six Innate Origin Lifeforms, as he sensed the presence of other True Monarchs in the surrounding area. These True Monarchs weren’t aware of the Innate Origin Lifeforms but were merely searching for other Innate Origin treasures.“If I capture them now and make any noise, a bunch of True Monarchs will definitely swarm here, and even those at the top of the True Monarch List could be drawn in!” Ye Tian thought to himself.
His current strength was far from sufficient to face the top-ranked True Monarchs. Even with his Blood River True Body, a powerful Origin Divine Ability, it couldn’t guarantee his survival, and he would most likely be killed.
Thus, Ye Tian suppressed his excitement and left the area, opting to search for other Innate Origin treasures elsewhere.
As time passed and the Realm of Origin was continuously explored, Innate Origin treasures became increasingly scarce. Top-tier Innate Origin treasures were now exceedingly rare, and only the higher-grade ones were occasionally found.
In this situation, some of the more powerful True Monarchs had left, leaving only the weaker ones still searching.
As a result, another wave of external True Monarchs entered. Previously, they had been intimidated by the True Monarch List elites and the powerful top-tier True Monarchs. But now that the Realm of Origin had become slightly safer, they felt more confident about venturing inside.
However, many True Monarchs continued to fall within the Realm of Origin—millions of them.
Even Ye Tian encountered danger multiple times. On one occasion, he was surrounded by dozens of powerful True Monarchs and barely managed to escape.
Yet, Ye Tian’s luck remained good, and he always managed to turn peril into safety, reaping great rewards.
On this particular day, Ye Tian returned to the Five Finger Mountain region. By now, there were almost no True Monarchs left here, as all the Innate Origin treasures had been collected. Naturally, the other True Monarchs had no reason to remain.
After scanning the area with his Copy Talent ability several times and confirming that no other True Monarchs were nearby, Ye Tian used his Earth Burrowing Divine Ability to head toward the deep underground of the Five Finger Mountain.
Before long, Ye Tian approached the Innate Origin Lifeforms and arrived at an underground space.
Upon entering, he discovered a lake. The lake was filled with astonishing Innate Origin power, and within it were six humanoid beings, playing like little dolls.
These six humanoid beings were none other than the Innate Origin Lifeforms!
“This space forms its own world, and it naturally has a concealment ability. No wonder it couldn’t be detected from above.” Ye Tian speculated.
It was clear that this was an Innate Origin Space granted by the Realm of Origin, where these Innate Origin Lifeforms hid, making them incredibly difficult to find.
If not for his Copy Talent ability, which allowed him to detect the information of any living being, he would never have discovered the presence of these Innate Origin Lifeforms.
Aside from the six Innate Origin Lifeforms, Ye Tian also found that this place was filled with a large quantity of what seemed like weeds.
“These aren’t weeds; they’re all Innate Origin treasures. Although most are high-grade, the sheer quantity… This wealth is astonishing!” Ye Tian exclaimed excitedly.
Without further hesitation, he launched his capture attempt on the six Innate Origin Lifeforms.
Although these lifeforms weren’t particularly intelligent, they recognized Ye Tian as an enemy and immediately tried to escape. They seemed capable of manipulating the power of this space, giving them combat strength comparable to True Monarchs.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The space trembled, with waves of shock spreading outward. However, since no other True Monarchs were nearby, no one noticed the commotion here.
“God Annihilator!”
Ye Tian unleashed his Origin Divine Ability—God Annihilator—on the six Innate Origin Lifeforms, severely damaging their intelligence with a single strike. He then launched continuous attacks.
Fearing he might destroy the lifeforms, Ye Tian refrained from using overly powerful attacks, instead focusing on suppressing and imprisoning them.
In no time, the six Innate Origin Lifeforms were completely sealed, layer by layer, within Ye Tian’s internal universe, unable to escape.
“Now, to collect the rest of the Innate Origin treasures!”
Ye Tian swiftly gathered all the Innate Origin treasures from the space. After a quick count, he realized he had obtained roughly 30,000 high-grade Innate Origin treasures and 200 top-tier ones from this space alone.
“And that lake!”
Ye Tian wasn’t about to leave the lake behind either. The lake contained an immense amount of Innate Origin power, making it a treasure trove in its own right.
Thus, Ye Tian forcibly moved the lake into his internal universe.
Perhaps due to the loss of so many Innate Origin treasures and the lake, the rules of the space began to collapse. It wouldn’t be long before this place became a complete ruin.
“Time to go!”
Ye Tian left the area and returned to the surface.
In the days that followed, Ye Tian decided not to continue searching for more Innate Origin treasures. After all, there were fewer and fewer left in the Realm of Origin, and he could only find a few high-grade treasures in a month at most.
But did he care about a few high-grade treasures? No, he didn’t! He had already reaped far too much; missing out on a few small gains was insignificant.
Thus, Ye Tian chose to leave the Realm of Origin to avoid any unforeseen catastrophes.
Soon after, Ye Tian returned to the Void Sky True Nation, back to his own territory.