Chapter 3: A World Ruled by Chaos
In the observation room of Tianding University, dozens of mentors were secretly watching the progress of tens of thousands of graduates.
Here, they could clearly see the worlds that these students had designed.
Of course, the reason they were "peeking" at the students' graduation projects was not only to satisfy their curiosity or to boast to their colleagues, but also to provide guidance.
If any student made a major mistake, they could correct it in time to prevent serious errors that might keep them from graduating.
"This student named Bai Cheng, who designed the world of exotic beasts…"
In the quiet observation room, Wang Zhi suddenly spoke.
When they heard this, all the mentors immediately perked up their ears.
They were eager to know whether Vice Principal Wang Zhi was going to praise or criticize.
Bai Cheng's advisor, feeling uneasy, quickly pulled up the data on the world Bai Cheng was currently designing.
"It looks quite good. The world's rules are well-structured."
"Although it's just an ordinary world, it has great potential."
Hearing this, Bai Cheng's advisor finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Zhi, as vice principal, held considerable authority—especially when he could influence next semester's student allocation and performance evaluations.
Wang Zhi stroked his beard, glanced at a few other ordinary worlds, and said, "It seems you've done well this year. The graduation rate should rise quite a bit."
Vice Principal Wang Zhi looked to be in a good mood, a rare smile appearing on his face.
"Alright, now comes the most important part—the extraordinary world designs for this year."
As expected, no matter how perfect the ordinary world designs were, Tianding University still placed greater emphasis on those who designed extraordinary worlds.
After all, the number of successfully approved extraordinary worlds was a key factor in determining a university's ranking.
Wang Zhi looked around and nodded.
"Oh? This year, more students chose to design extraordinary worlds than last year. Some are even attempting high-martial worlds. A good sign. Wait…"
Suddenly, Wang Zhi's expression tightened.
A cold, overwhelming aura filled the entire observation room.
"This student named Chu Hao—what on earth is he doing!"
The mentors, seeing Wang Zhi's expression, immediately searched for the world designed by Chu Hao.
And when they saw his graduation project, they all gasped.
"My heavens, what in the world is this!"
"How can there be such a completely chaotic world?"
"Does he not want to graduate?!"
Meanwhile, Chu Hao had no idea that so many people were watching him.
He was busy entering rule after rule, perfecting the Endless Abyss World.
"First, the four basic elemental rules…"
Holding the world's core, Chu Hao began weaving the rules of the four basic elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and successfully merged them into the Endless Abyss.
Once the four elemental rules were woven, the Endless Abyss immediately began to transform.
Boom! Crash! Crackle! Whoosh!
Across all sixty-six layers of the Endless Abyss, each plane began its own natural evolution.
Because these sixty-six planes were governed by chaotic rules, some planes turned into barren deserts devoid of moisture.
Others erupted into blazing magma, filled with devouring flames.
Some were shrouded in poisonous gases, plunged into total darkness.
Still others were locked in absolute frost, the entire land frozen solid.
This was all because of the overwhelming chaos. The newly born elements could not be evenly distributed among the planes.
While some planes were dominated by a particular element, most were overwhelmed by an unbalanced mix of them.
Moreover, under the rule of chaos, countless elements within the Abyss constantly shifted and transformed each plane.
One moment, the skies were clear; the next, thunderclouds gathered.
Such instability made the already low-dimensional Endless Abyss even more terrifying.
"This should be the prototype of the Endless Abyss!"
"But it's still only a prototype."
"The true Endless Abyss should not only have elemental chaos—its other rules must also be unpredictable."
Then Chu Hao activated the world's core again, weaving several new rules—such as the rule of gravity.
Crackle! Crackle!
As soon as Chu Hao finished inputting these rules, the world changed once again.
Gravity appeared at last.
The previously scattered elements began to regroup and restructure.
Many unchanging planes began to reshape themselves.
Boom!
A plane once surrounded by magma now saw volcanoes erupting.
A continent once cloaked in poison gas now released dense, toxic mists.
Chu Hao noticed that many planes had gravity levels similar to an ordinary world, but under the chaotic rule, some had developed strange gravitational traits.
In some planes, gravity was so strong it could crush everything.
Elements there were continuously compressed, concentrating to the extreme.
In others, gravity was so weak it was almost nonexistent.
Seeing this, Chu Hao took a deep breath and thought, "So, under extreme chaos, the Endless Abyss gives birth to diverse gravitational traits."
"No wonder some of the Abyss's creatures are so unusual."
"These beings have no physical form—or rather, they exist only as the concept of 'self,' purely spiritual entities. They lack any tangible body but still truly exist. Perhaps only such beings can survive here."
"So this is the direct result of irregular gravity?"
"But this isn't over yet. The next thing I need to give this world is…"
"The concept of time flow."
"I need to make the Endless Abyss truly alive."
Only by perfecting the rule of time could a world experience real changes across its timeline—only then could the Endless Abyss have true possibility.
Time—the root of all world evolution.
Chu Hao closed his eyes and began weaving a special time rule, following the textbook and the system's templates for the Endless Abyss.
Because the rule of time was difficult, even with system assistance, it would take him a full day to complete.
Still, he was faster than most seniors. Normally, it would take others three days to design a time rule from scratch.
Meanwhile, in the observation room at Tianding University, chaos broke out.
"Ah…"
Seeing Chu Hao's "Endless Abyss," Wang Zhi froze.
What an enormous world this was.
Before his eyes appeared a compound world with sixty-six layers.
At present, aside from Chu Hao's project, the largest world at Tianding University was only a quarter of Earth's size.
Yet in Chu Hao's Endless Abyss, each of its sixty-six planes was as large as several provinces.
And each had its own unique environment—some frozen in ice, some blazing like suns, others shrouded in poison.
"This is madness!"
Before Wang Zhi could speak, the mentors behind him began shouting.
"This Chu Hao guy actually used his precious world essence to create… this… this mess!"
One mentor's veins bulged in anger, struggling to find words.
"This design is ridiculous! Even a kindergartener knows that such a world can't sustain life, let alone intelligent beings. It has no potential whatsoever!"
"Yes, it might look creative on the surface, but with rules this flawed, it's just nonsense."
Another mentor gave partial praise but still criticized Chu Hao's approach.
"Judging by this world's form, it seems Chu Hao has given up on graduating."
Some even declared his project a failure outright.
"Should we send someone to stop him? He still has time to fix it…"
"No need."
Suddenly, Wang Zhi interrupted everyone.
"I think I've noticed something. This guy isn't just messing around. He seems to be… truly creating a new world."
"What?" "Impossible!"
The mentors were shocked.
If not for Wang Zhi's authority, they might have started yelling at him.
Anyone with academic sense would see Chu Hao's work as full of textbook-level mistakes.
"Yes, I suspect…"
Wang Zhi stared at the screen, eyes locked on Chu Hao, who was weaving rules with his eyes closed. He slowly spoke.
"This guy is designing a low-dimensional world."
"A low-dimensional world? But isn't that an impossible theory? One that's been disproven countless times?"
"Yes! For centuries, countless people have tried to build a functioning low-dimensional world, and all have failed!"
"Silence."
Wang Zhi glanced coldly at the group of mentors—so full of theory, yet lacking vision—and shook his head in disappointment.
"A hypothesis exists to be tested and challenged."
"If Chu Hao is willing to try, then let him."
"He has the right to decide his own fate—and the shape of his future world."
"So we won't interfere. Let him continue. I want to see whether this student…"
"…will surprise me."