Primordial Universe.
Within the vast borders of the Thousand Treasure River.
Ever since receiving the inheritance guidance personally imparted by Bai Yue, Primordial Chaos City Lord had entered a prolonged state of seclusion, devoting himself entirely to comprehension.
Among all Universe Lords of the three reincarnation eras, he was universally acknowledged as the one most likely to break through and become a True God—the Universe's Strongest. Yet despite that reputation, he had been trapped at the peak of the Universe Lord realm for countless eras, his strength already refined to its absolute limit.
What was more suffocating than stagnation itself was the absence of direction.
Before Bai Yue's guidance, the road ahead had been shrouded in mist. Primordial Chaos City Lord knew he was close, painfully close, yet could not see the final step. No matter how many eras passed, no matter how deep his comprehension of the Time–Space fusion laws became, the final door refused to open.
The inheritance Bai Yue provided changed everything.
It did not merely refine his existing path—it elevated his perspective entirely. From a vantage far beyond ordinary Universe Lords, it clearly outlined the evolutionary road from Time–Space fusion to Chaos authority, pointing directly toward the threshold of a Chaos Dominator.
For Primordial Chaos City Lord, it was nothing short of enlightenment.
Originally, even with such guidance, the timing of a breakthrough at his level was unpredictable. It could arrive in a single instant of clarity—or be delayed by countless more eras. But after the grand gathering of the Human Race's Universe Lords, after witnessing the future laid bare before him, something fundamental changed.
The burden pressing on his heart finally lifted.
Since the suppression of Origin Ancestor, Primordial Chaos City Lord had borne the Human Race's fate alone, treading carefully at every step, forever wary of extinction-level danger. Now, with the inheritance guidance spreading among the Human Race—and with the supreme treasure battle axe bestowed upon Great Axe Founder—that pressure at last eased.
Great Axe Founder, who previously lacked a supreme treasure, had already stood at peak level eight. With the battle axe in hand, breaking through to peak level nine was only a matter of time. Across all three reincarnation eras of the Universe Sea, peak level nine represented the absolute pinnacle. Only the God Eye Clan of the First Reincarnation Era could contend with him—and even then, only by relying on ancient fusion techniques.
With such pillars in place, the Human Race was no longer fragile.
It was this release—this long-delayed relaxation—that allowed the final barrier within Primordial Chaos City Lord to crack.
And so, over the next three thousand years, his comprehension advanced steadily, law by law, thread by thread… until today.
Primordial Chaos City.
The Initial Universe.
Primordial Chaos City Lord, seated cross-legged in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. A faint smile curved his lips, and a strange, profound aura began to emanate from his body.
"Haha!"
The laughter echoed throughout Primordial Chaos City and the Thousand Treasure River Mystic Region, shaking the void itself. Countless beings speculated in shock.
Including Luo Feng, who was currently within the Initial Universe. Having recently broken through to World Lord and formally become Primordial Chaos City Lord's personal disciple, Luo Feng was utterly baffled by his teacher's sudden mirth.
Elsewhere, Darkness Master, having also received inheritance guidance, had remained within the Virtual Universe Corporation headquarters to comprehend it fully. The moment the laughter reached him, his expression changed.
He teleported instantly.
"Senior Brother?" Darkness Master froze the moment he arrived. His sharp perception caught the abnormality at once.
This aura—
His eyes widened, joy bursting forth uncontrollably.
"This is…!"
For an instant, the peerless Universe Lord forgot his usual cold composure. He looked more like a child witnessing a miracle unfold.
"Senior Brother… are you about to break through?"
Primordial Chaos City Lord laughed again, no longer restraining his emotion.
"I chased this breakthrough for endless eras and never dared to relax—yet could not succeed. Now that I finally let go… it arrived on its own."
Darkness Master's breath quickened.
"How is your Small Universe structure preparation?"
"Completed long ago," Primordial Chaos City Lord replied calmly.
After learning how profoundly a Small Universe's structure affected future potential, he had spared no effort. Great Axe Founder had shared his own insights, and Primordial Chaos City Lord's mastery over the Initial Universe and Time–Space fusion laws gave him an unparalleled foundation.
Everything was ready.
"Junior Brother," he said softly, "help me guard the Initial Universe and the Primitive Mystic Region."
"Leave it to me," Darkness Master said without hesitation. "The next time we meet, you'll be a True God."
With all arrangements made, every avatar of Primordial Chaos City Lord returned to his God Kingdom.
The breakthrough had begun.
Vast God Kingdom.
Mountains, seas, plains, and skies stretched endlessly. Primordial Chaos City Lord stood high above, gazing down at the world he had nurtured for trillions of years.
"My God Kingdom has long reached its limit."
"With expansion… it will naturally evolve."
With a single thought, the God Kingdom rumbled.
The boundary wall expanded outward—and instantly, catastrophe followed.
BOOM!
Void channels tore open, connecting the God Kingdom to unknown depths. Endless chaos energy poured in like a flood, shredding land, evaporating seas, reducing all things back to primordial Chaos.
Another channel formed.
Then another.
Chaos whirlpools bloomed throughout the God Kingdom as it expanded at a terrifying pace.
All the while, the entire God Kingdom advanced through the space interlayer, pressing against the Primordial Universe's membrane wall.
Seven days passed.
"It's reached one hundred million light-years…"
Primordial Chaos City Lord sensed it clearly.
True God Small Universes were uniformly this size at birth. Only after future breakthroughs would divergence appear.
Then—
Peng!!!
The God Kingdom completed its transformation.
The boundary wall crystallized into a true universe membrane. A colossal Small Universe, exactly one hundred million light-years in diameter, took shape.
The Primordial Universe expelled it.
BOOM—!
Like a newborn star cast into the cosmos, the Small Universe burst into the Universe Sea, crushing surrounding chaos energy and sending shockwaves rippling outward.
Inside, all void channels vanished.
Only endless, majestic chaos energy remained.
At the universe origin, Primordial Chaos City Lord commanded:
"Avatars, return!"
Three avatars disintegrated, treasures scattering aside. At the center, a radiant True God Heart condensed—the core of his existence.
God power fused.
Condensed.
Transformed.
A towering True God body, ninety thousand kilometers tall, formed within the Small Universe origin.
"I've finally become a True God."
He exhaled slowly.
Then came the most crucial step.
"Rise."
Chaos stirred.
The entire Small Universe responded.
Chaos energy split, rotated, condensed. Plane after plane emerged. The ten basic laws—Time, Space, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Thunder, Light, Wind—began to evolve from Chaos itself.
Fusion laws emerged, then vanished, integrating into the Small Universe Origin Operation Laws.
Outside, a colossal chaos vortex formed, devouring energy at an astonishing rate.
"This moment…" Primordial Chaos City Lord murmured, awe filling his gaze.
"…can only be witnessed once."
To observe Chaos evolving into law—
Even in the Ancient Civilization, this was the realm of Saints.
Far away, on Earth…
Bai Yue suddenly sensed it.
Through his Dao Fruit, he perceived boundless malice stirring beyond dimensions. In the depths of high-dimensional time–space, a grotesque, crab-like river beast crawled across realities, accompanied by murmurs that pierced existence itself.
"…404…"
Fear surged.
Without hesitation, Bai Yue activated the teleportation array.
Earth vanished behind him.