Unfortunately, the Heaven Ark still met its doom in the end.
Its destruction had left all its internal units severely damaged, and the Eternal Spirit had been so grievously wounded that it was forced into deep slumber.
Barring a miracle, this slumber could last eternally, until the Eternal Spirit finally perished—and with it, the ark would fall silent forever.
"Intruder detected."
"Scanning bloodline aura… Eternal Night demon detected. Activating self-destruction sequence to prevent Eternal Heaven Ark from falling into enemy hands."
As Yi Tianxie continued examining the Eternal Divine Furnace, a cold, metallic voice suddenly rang out.
The furnace began to glow.
A wave of invisible force engulfed the space, scanning Yi Tianxie's aura.
Initially, the Heaven Ark's systems mistook him for a creature of Eternal Night.
Clearly, the ship had been built with fail-safes—should it detect Eternal Night demons, it would self-destruct, annihilating the enemy and the ark together.
A final act of defiance.
"Damn… Even the Ark's detection methods can be fooled by my disguise."
Yi Tianxie frowned.
His Blood Moon Altar had masked his identity perfectly—no Eternal Night cultivator could tell the difference.
Even the Eternal Divine Furnace was deceived.
It had immediately triggered the self-destruct.
At the last moment, Yi Tianxie instinctively revealed his true Eternal aura.
"Scan correction successful. Self-destruction sequence paused. Re-scanning."
"Bloodline confirmed: Eternal cultivator. Eternal Spirit confirmed. Authentic."
"Awakening Eternal Spirit. Initiating inheritance protocol. Successor, prepare to receive legacy."
A massive flood of information suddenly surged into his mind.
"This is… the battlefield of the previous era…"
Even with Yi Tianxie's immense willpower, this torrent of memories was overwhelming.
He steadied himself and absorbed it piece by piece.
What he witnessed was the history of this Heaven Ark, its origins, and the war it had waged in Eternal Night.
Scene after scene—shocking, grand, unforgettable.
He saw the Eternal World's mighty powers, crossing realms in vast armadas of Heaven Arks.
Each one was a masterpiece:
the legendary Wu Tomb, the Purple Cloud Palace, the White Jade Capital, the Yin-Yang Gourd, and massive pyramids—even golden roc-shaped arks that spanned entire worlds.
Each exuded the unmistakable aura of Eternity.
They conquered Eternal Night at first, sweeping through cities and strongholds.
But Eternal Night retaliated.
Torrents of demonic invaders flooded the skies.
Swarms of insectoid legions covered the void.
The war was fought across countless fragmented worlds.
Top-tier demon gods emerged.
Terrifying Heavenly Demon God Weapons clashed against the Heaven Arks.
Each strike dimmed the sun and moon, shattering worlds and stars.
It was a war of unthinkable scale.
Even with Yi Tianxie's current cultivation, he doubted he would have survived in that hell.
In every moment, billions died, and realms were reduced to dust.
He saw demon weapons smashed apart.
Heaven Arks crushed.
Colossal Heavenly Monuments descended, pinning demon gods beneath them—immobilized, slowly ground into extinction.
An endless torrent of blood and devastation.
"Whew…"
Whether it lasted a moment or a million years, even Yi Tianxie had to exhale sharply after the vision ended.
His gaze turned profound.
"So this is what they call a War of Eras…"
"Truly tragic… trillions of lives annihilated, stars shattered by the millions…"
"Magnificent. Glorious."
"If only I had lived in that age—to stand with the eternal heroes."
"Martial Ancestors, Dao Ancestors, indomitable Heaven Arks…"
"That era was truly resplendent."
"But this era… it will not pale in comparison."
"The war that went unfinished in the previous epoch… will find its conclusion in this one."
"And I… shall be the grand strategist, the one who decides the tide."
"Among the Myriad Worlds—who will rise, who will fall?"
"How regrettable… the Pharaoh King and his pyramid failed to last until the final moment."
"They were defeated halfway by a terrifying Heavenly Demon God Weapon."
That enemy was known as the Thousand-Armed Mantis General.
Born for slaughter, it bore a thousand scythe-like mantis arms, each one capable of shredding an entire demon mountain to dust in an instant.
The golden pyramid had been cleaved apart by this very weapon.
It had bathed in oceans of blood.
SHRING!
Just then, the Eternal Divine Furnace emitted a divine flash.
A bizarre Eternal Spirit appeared before Yi Tianxie.
It resembled a human male—except… it had no head.
"Spirit damaged. Form compromised."
The spirit had clearly suffered grave injuries
.It had only barely awakened from slumber.
Eyes had emerged on its chest.
Its belly button had become a mouth.
"I am Anubis, Eternal Spirit of the Pharaoh King, the Heaven Ark."
"Per the master's final command: the first non-Eternal Night bloodline to enter the pyramid is to inherit the Sky Ark."
"The Pharaoh King has been critically damaged. Eternal units are broken. The pyramid's body is fractured."
"Please begin repairs immediately."
"I cannot contact the Eternal Lotus Mother to aid in recovery."
"Until the Spirit is healed, the Ark cannot function."
Anubis spoke quickly, his voice strained and weak.
This forced awakening was his final act—transferring the ark's inheritance.
After that, he would fall into deep sleep once again… and might never awaken.
Following Anubis' guidance, Yi Tianxie quickly merged his spiritual imprint with the Heaven Ark.
The Pharaoh King had been crafted with incredible care.
Its outer structure was forged from Solar Aurum—a rare divine metal that rivaled Immortal Bronze.
It held the essence of the Sun, absorbing light from the world and transforming it into solar divine energy.
When the ark was in its prime, it could unleash a Sun Beam that shattered stars in an instant.
Even top-tier demon gods would be pierced and incinerated.
Such was its divine might.
But repairing it would be… difficult.
Solar Aurum was rare beyond imagination.
Even in the Great Yi treasury, there was barely a handful.
Compared to the size of the damage, it was a drop in the ocean.
"Damn… damn… damn!"
Yi Tianxie grimaced.
This Heaven Ark—though technically inherited—was nearly useless in its current state.
The energy reserves were depleted.
The Eternal Spirit was about to fall back into slumber.
Without it, the pyramid was inert.
The core systems were ruined. The materials to repair it… almost impossible to acquire.
It felt like a mockery—he had it, yet couldn't use it.
"The Eternal Lotus Seed is a supreme treasure from the previous epoch."
"Getting one was already a miracle… There's no way I'll get another."
"Even in the Divine-Demon Battlefield, it would be nearly impossible to find another."
But then—his eyes glinted.
"However… I do have this."
He reached out, revealing a pitch-black seed.
It resembled a dark pearl, etched with shifting, mysterious runes.
Looking at it too long made one feel as if their soul would be devoured, pulled into a bottomless abyss.
This was a Demonic Abyss Seed—refined from the body of the Blood Moon Demon Bull General.
During its transformation into a Beast Gate follower, Yi Tianxie had absorbed most of its demonic essence.
But one part had been extracted, condensed into this Abyss Seed.
Thankfully, the will of the Abyssal Demon Mother within it had already been wiped clean by the Eternal Lotus Mother's power.
Only the pure essence of the Abyss remained—no corruption, no madness.
That made this seed a peerless treasure, on par with an Eternal Lotus Seed.
Yi Tianxie had specially requested this seed before entering Eternal Night.
"If I merge this Abyss Seed with the Eternal Spirit…"
"Can I… restore it?"
"What kind of mutation might occur…?"
The thought flashed through his mind—and once planted, it wouldn't let go.