Some people suddenly had their black hair turn white, strands radiating a chilling aura. A single hair plucked and dropped onto the ground froze the earth solid. Others grew a third arm, some sprouted a third eye hidden beneath their hair. Some suddenly awakened entirely new life orifices.
Flames burst forth from one person's body, while storms swirled around another.
The transformations were countless and varied.
On average, one in every thousand people underwent a dramatic change. These changes had both advantages and disadvantages—some grew protective scales that greatly enhanced their defense, though at the cost of appearance. Yet without doubt, every transformation brought tremendous benefits.
For cultivators, opening new life orifices became increasingly difficult after a certain point. Once one's body adapted to existing laws and Dao-rhythms, adding new ones would cause rejection, making further breakthroughs ever harder.
But now, a new life orifice could appear out of nowhere. For many cultivators, this was an astonishing, unexpected gift.
This was the opportunity the Chaos Tide brought to all beings.
Those who obtained such fortunes were overjoyed.
"Wonderful! I actually gained the Cloud Mist Life Orifice. I can directly condense an auspicious cloud. By standing upon it, I can soar through the skies at speeds far beyond ordinary flight. Incredible!"
"I've awakened the Feather Sword Life Orifice! I can manifest wings of swords—not only can they grant me flight at incredible speed, but they can also transform into sword-feathers, striking in all directions with devastating power. If cultivated to the extreme, it could become a peerless defensive divine ability!"
Countless people shouted in joy as they tested their newfound powers. Strange visions manifested everywhere. Strength was rising across the board—not only in Great Yi, but throughout the Eternal World and all its realms. Not just humans, but other races too: awakening bloodlines, their power rising in an instant.
"The Chaos Tide… it can change heaven and earth in a single night. Has the fusion of the two realms truly reached such a stage?"
The Queen Mother of the West drew a deep breath, muttering.
"The war between the realms is determined by Eternal Night. Our Eternal side still lacks a bit of foundation. But the fusion is inevitable. The Chaos Tide is our chance to catch up and even surpass. It depends on how we seize it."
Yi Tianxing spoke slowly, his voice tinged with weight.
Everything he could do up to this point had been done. What remained had long since been prepared.
"Be ready. Greater fortunes are about to descend."
He smiled as he spoke.
It didn't take long.
Crack!!
Suddenly, cracks ripped open in the void without warning. These fissures seemed to lead to mysterious places. Through them, one could glimpse the chaotic, boundless void—the vast world of primal chaos. Within it, infinite laws clashed, stirring tides of chaos power, surging like a flood through the rifts.
At that moment, countless beings saw two colossal worlds within the chaos—one dark red, the other brilliantly multicolored.
These two worlds were like eggs, once separate, now overlapping. Their edges fused, their embryonic membranes tearing. Beyond the cracks lay the endless void, the infinite chaos. The rifts instinctively drew in chaos energy, trying to mend themselves. Thus the Chaos Tide surged naturally into Eternal and Eternal Night.
This vision appeared not only in Eternal but also in Eternal Night.
In fact, Eternal Night had known far earlier and prepared for it. They had long awaited the tide. The fusion of two realms would only trigger the Chaos Tide once. Miss it, and it would never return.
"Prepare to receive the Chaos Tide! According to the Demon Gods' revelations, when the realms collide, Dao laws shatter and blend with chaos. These law fragments will give birth to endless treasures—Innate Spiritual Treasures, supreme Treasures and even supreme Innate Treasures could emerge. Anything is possible!"
That earlier strange wind had already contained fragments of heaven and earth's laws. Falling upon beings, they triggered transformations and fortunes—granting divine bodies, spirit forms, and endless evolution. Ordinary trees became spirit trees. Common birds and beasts became divine creatures.
Miracles beyond imagining now became commonplace.
In Eternal Night, even entire star-worlds suddenly swelled to many times their size.
Such sights were everywhere.
But Eternal Night's gains could not affect Eternal.
There, as the cracks widened, waves of gray tide surged forth, like tsunamis sweeping across the heavens. Real yet illusory, it felt as though the whole chaos came crashing down.
"Ah!!"
Some screamed in terror as the tide washed over them, believing they would be crushed into dust.
Yet the next instant, they realized—they were unscathed. It was as if the tide didn't exist, though their eyes and ears confirmed it was there.
"This tide doesn't harm us? What's happening?"
"Wait—there's something inside the tide. Look! What are those?"
Countless cultivators turned their eyes into the tide—and gasped.
Within the tide, countless streaks of divine light darted like schools of fish, weaving at unimaginable speed, shifting directions, displaying intelligence, scattering in all directions across the Eternal World.
"Treasure! Immortal treasures! Those divine lights all contain Immortal Treasures! Quickly—capture them! This is heaven's great fortune!"
The sight was shocking beyond words. One cultivator managed to seize a ray of divine light—and inside was a true Immortal Treasure. The shout that followed drove the masses mad with excitement.
Who could remain calm watching endless treasures pour down like a storm, rushing straight toward them?
Many cultivators nearly went mad.
"Immortal treasures! Exotic treasures! So many! We must gather as many as possible! Even one could change our lives forever. This chance comes only once! This is the greatest immortal fate!"
Shouts of madness rose everywhere.
"It has come. The long-awaited fortune has finally arrived."
Yi Tianxing's eyes blazed with brilliance. His chest surged with shock, then with ecstasy. Such an opportunity would never come again. Once the Chaos Tide ended, it would be gone forever—not in a thousand, nor in ten thousand years, would there be a second chance.
This was the supreme fate.
Whether one could grasp it or not depended entirely on themselves.
Immortal treasures—Great Yi Immortal Court could never have too many. Seize the opportunity, and they would accumulate eternal foundations. The Star-Seizing Tower's vaults could be filled with endless wealth.
Even common cultivators knew to act. How could Yi Tianxing miss this?
"Star-Seizing Tower—draw in the Immortal Treasures!"
His voice rang out decisively.
Shua!
The tower burst with infinite starlight. Its power spread outward like a tide. The Star-Seizing Tower, which could attract the stars and temper Immortal Treasures, now exerted an immense pull.
The treasures that had darted like fish now gathered toward the tower, swallowed into it, becoming part of its collection.
"Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower—receive!"
Yi Tianxing's will moved, and the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower shot forth into the tide. Its countless doors opened like black holes, voraciously devouring the chaotic power within.
The Chaos Tide was chaos made manifest. Ordinary cultivators could not absorb it—but the Heavenly Emperor Tower was no ordinary thing.
It swallowed with abandon.
Vast amounts of tide poured into it.
Inside, its inner world expanded visibly. Its origin soared without end.
The fragments of heaven's laws within the tide were the finest feast imaginable for the tower's world.
How could it restrain itself? It only devoured more furiously.
"The fusion of two realms, the Chaos Tide—disaster, yes. But also fortune. This tide, I shall gorge upon it. If you deny me time, then I shall seize it by force."
Yi Tianxing's cold smile flashed as he gazed into the void.