An abrupt upheaval caught Yang Kai completely off guard!
In the span of a heartbeat, his mind raced through possibilities before quickly grasping the reason. The Small Myriad World's capacity had its limits — just like the Star Boundary's "Heaven and Earth Vessel" theory, which held that only ten Great Emperors could coexist at any one time, with an eleventh being fundamentally impossible. This was the world's self-preservation mechanism, as well as a restriction imposed by the laws of heaven and earth.
The Star Boundary's Heaven and Earth Vessel had its limits, and the Small Myriad World was no different — in fact, it couldn't even begin to compare with the Star Boundary. To recklessly shove something as powerful as a Golden Crow corpse inside was simply too much for the entire world to bear!
And this was just a corpse. If a living Golden Crow were actually allowed in, Yang Kai estimated the Small Myriad World would be incinerated on the spot.
The Small Myriad World was no longer what it used to be. The Second and Third Territories had already been separated from it, leaving only the original First Territory. Its capacity was pitifully small, and it was the sudden dumping of the Golden Crow corpse inside that had triggered the upheaval.
Now that he knew the cause, Yang Kai dared not delay. He quickly shook open the Six Harmonies Myriad Bag and stowed the Golden Crow corpse back inside.
The trembling of heaven and earth gradually subsided and faded away, while the chaotic laws restored themselves to order. This outcome confirmed his earlier suspicion.
With his brow furrowed, Yang Kai stood rooted in place, lost in thought.
Had he not spontaneously decided to bring the Golden Crow corpse into the Small Myriad World this time, he never would have discovered this particular limitation. If a Golden Crow corpse was like this, what would happen if an Open Heaven Realm cultivator were placed inside the Small Myriad World?
Open Heaven Realm cultivators had already opened heaven and earth within their bodies, and depending on their grade, the inner Small Universe World varied in strength. He quietly speculated that if the Small Myriad World's capacity exceeded that of the Open Heaven Realm cultivator's inner world, they might coexist without issue. But if it were smaller, the Small Myriad World could very well suffer the same upheaval as today.
At that thought, Yang Kai grew wary. It seemed that from now on, unless absolutely necessary, he shouldn't casually bring Open Heaven Realm cultivators into the Small Myriad World. Otherwise, it could very well bring catastrophic losses and hidden dangers.
If the Small Myriad World was like this, then the One World Beads were even worse. They were knockoffs of the Myriad World Beads but vastly inferior — for One World Beads were all forged from dead stars and didn't even possess their own laws of heaven and earth. Yang Kai estimated that the One World Beads he had crafted couldn't possibly contain an Open Heaven Realm cultivator. The result of forcing someone inside would be the shattering of the bead itself!
Looking at it this way, the Six Harmonies Myriad Bag was truly extraordinary. It served the same containment function, yet it could forcibly store Open Heaven Realm cultivators inside. The difference was that, unlike the Small Myriad World, the interior of the Myriad Bag wasn't some small world — just a space that could expand and contract at will.
He had no idea who had forged the Six Harmonies Myriad Bag or how it had ended up in Old Xu's hands.
But that was all beside the point now — the Myriad Bag was his treasure!
Unable to conduct any experiments inside the Small Myriad World, Yang Kai had no choice but to slip out, put away the Myriad World Bead, and dive headfirst into the Myriad Bag. Fortunately, the bag had already been fully refined by him and he could resize it at will. Though it couldn't compare with the Small Myriad World in vastness, sharing the space with a single Golden Crow corpse didn't feel cramped.
The Golden Crow's presence had been overwhelming and imperious in life, but in death, there was nothing particularly remarkable about it. Releasing his divine sense, Yang Kai could only perceive a faint trace of baleful energy. He circled the Golden Crow corpse a few times before finally standing before its face, crossing his arms and studying it intently.
He wasn't quite sure how to begin.
He recalled how he had previously condensed the Five Elements Wood Force — that had been possible because he had long since refined the Ageless Tree, and with Ruo Xi's guidance, the entire process had been quite effortless.
Now he was all alone with no one to rely on, and Yang Kai felt somewhat hesitant.
After deliberating for a good while, he decided to just give it a try. The proprietress had described the Golden Crow's True Fire as something terrifying, but being cautious never hurt.
He extended a hand and pressed it against the Golden Crow's forehead. Closing his eyes, Yang Kai quietly focused his senses, attempting to draw out the True Fire's power from within the corpse. At first, there was nothing unusual. But at some sudden moment, his palm blazed with heat. A wave of incinerating energy surged forth from the Golden Crow corpse, scorching and overwhelming. At the same time, Yang Kai was struck by the illusion that he was standing before a blazing sun, its searing power threatening to melt him at any moment.
His expression changed and he hastily retreated, but a wisp of pitch-black flame had already coiled around his hand. The smell of burning flesh filled the air, and the piercing agony made Yang Kai let out an involuntary growl, like a wounded beast.
He desperately channeled his own Emperor Power, trying to halt the black flame's spread, only to find that his Emperor Power seemed to serve as fuel for it. The more he pushed, the more fiercely the black fire burned. In the blink of an eye, the flames had spread all the way to his elbow!
Yang Kai's face drained of color. Despite having mentally prepared himself and knowing that the Golden Crow's True Fire was no ordinary flame, he had still underestimated its power. This was getting awkward — was he really going to burn to death?
In that critical moment, he suddenly recalled what the proprietress had said — only sufficiently powerful Wood Element Force could suppress the Golden Crow's True Fire. Without a moment's hesitation, he desperately activated the power of his Dao Seal.