Chen Chu slowly opened his eyes, revealing crystal-clear pupils that glimmered with a faint white radiance. The void wherever he looked silently shattered into nothingness.

A hellish disk wreathed in crimson spikes emerged from the darkness, the blood-red stone slab embedded within it flickering with an urgent glow.

Chen Chu was a little surprised. "That Hell Apostle, Boroedo, is looking for me."

The last time he had descended into a plane battlefield, the apostle had given him a means of contact before he had left. They had agreed to cooperate in invading another world if the opportunity arose.

Chen Chu had not expected to receive word from him after just a few days. He reached out to the blood-red slab with a thought, and Boroedo's urgent message immediately surged forth.

—Brother Chu Batian, help—

—No, Brother Chu Batian, Mbolak and I have discovered coordinates to a Great Thousand World. Its world origin is abundant enough to drive even primordial beings mad.

Chen Chu mused, "So you encountered trouble. No wonder you're looking for me."

From Boroedo's tone, it seemed they were facing a dire problem. It wasn't as simple as failing to destroy or invade the world; they probably couldn't even escape.

This was nothing out of the ordinary.

For Hell Apostles, every newly discovered world suitable for invasion represented vast amounts of world origin. If it could be devoured whole, they would never share it with others. They would only seek allies if they were forced to.

They had come to Chen Chu instead of Alvaron either because they lacked the qualifications to contact him, or they believed that the matter would be resolved as long as he descended. After all, he had displayed strength that rivaled primordial beings in the last invasion.

"So much world origin." Chen Chu trailed off. He slowly closed his eyes and immersed himself once again in the profundity of the chaos principle.

The white lotus beneath him had already diminished by a tenth, while the bronze bell behind him had grown translucent. The profound aura entwining its body deepened in intensity.

World origin naturally drew his interest, especially in quantities that could drive the primordial beings mad. But even if he intended to go, it would have to wait until he finished refining the chaotic bronze bell.

At that point, his cultivation would likely already be at the late stage of the true spirit level, and he'd have a chaos principle that was unbound by the limits of the infinite worlds. He'd be strong enough to defend himself and retreat even if something unexpected happened.

The chaotic bronze bell, a supreme treasure that could unleash the might of a Primordial Star on its own, contained unfathomably immense power. Naturally, refining and merging with it caused his cultivation to soar.

The chaos principle within it was the Principle of Quake. It used overwhelming force to shake heaven and earth and unleashed devastating sound waves. If refined to the limit, this chaos principle could shatter a Great Thousand World and even the heavens themselves.

Of course, to shatter all realms of heaven and earth, the Principle of Quake would have to be refined beyond eternity itself—until it could tear apart the endless Sea of Chaos with one strike.

***

While Chen Chu was in seclusion, Alquest, the fifth domain lord of the Shadow War God Race, crossed the chaotic void to visit the territory of the Purple-Maned King Hou. Another towering figure who emanated terrifying pressure accompanied him. Burning black flames, each like a star millions of kilometers wide, obscured Alquest and the other domain lord, making it impossible to see their true appearance.

The two lords had barely set foot into the Purple-Maned King Hou's domain when they quietly stopped. Soon after, turbulent currents roared in the void ahead, surging together to form a vortex tens of millions of kilometers wide. A purple glow began to shine from its depths.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, endless violet flames ignited the chaotic vortex, and a colossal purple figure emerged out of that blazing sea.

It stood upright, with a head somewhere between lion and tiger and a sharp horn jutting from its brow. Despite the lack of wind, its thick purple mane danced like living fire.

Gazing coldly at the two black stars spanning the void, Purple-Maned King Hou uttered with icy indifference, "What business do you two mighty beings have in my territory that made you storm into my race's territory with such fanfare?"

Alquest slowly rumbled, "Naturally, something of great importance."

As it spoke, a black transparent sky unfurled from it, enveloping billions of kilometers. Around the three, layer upon layer stacked like steps into deeper dimensions.

What they discussed thereafter was unknown.

Days later, in a Great Thousand World far removed from human territory and the activity of peak civilizations, an astonishing bounty appeared. The client offered an offensive chaotic supreme treasure and a special chaotic supreme treasure to slay a peak civilization powerhouse who was at the semi-primordial level!

The bounty shook the Great Thousand World that served as a transit hub for the world cluster. Even some primordial beings of top-level civilizations stirred with interest. However, after making inquiries, many left disappointed.

The qualifications to accept the mission were stringent: only a Primordial Monarch or higher could qualify. Moreover, applicants had to be strong enough to withstand at least ten blows from a Fourth-Primordial-Heaven true emperor.

***

Time continued to flow during Chen Chu's seclusion.

The human envoys in the Flamewheel Divine Region enjoyed the highest privileges. They could enter most parts of the imperial city, including the largest Imperial Library. Thus, everyone, including the Eight and Ninth Heavenly Realms' geniuses and heavenly kings like Jiuyou, spent this entire period studying cultivation arts, celestial geography, the Revelation of the Hundred Races, and anything else useful.

On the tenth day of Chen Chu's seclusion—the fifteenth day after entering the chaotic heavens—Yan Ruoyi received a "delivery" from the Chaotic Ancient Divine Region. The messenger was a powerhouse at the beginning stage of the true spirit level.

The sudden visit startled both Yan Ruoyi and Heavenly King Xuanwu, who received the courier. They hurriedly saluted the white-haired youth, who had his hair draped over his shoulders.

Standing in the living room with his hands behind his back, he smiled at the tense Heavenly King Xuanwu and Yan Ruoyi. "I am Qingyu Liufeng, currently one of the elders of the Chaotic Ancient Divine Region's Qingyun Divine Sect. At the command of the True Ancient Emperor, I have come bearing the sect's town-securing art, the Primordial Nine Heavens, to hand it over to a girl named Yan Ruoyi."

As he spoke, the white-haired youth turned to examine Yan Ruoyi, who had a pair of dragon horns on her head and silver hair that cascaded down her shoulders. After all, she was the only girl present.

Yan Ruoyi bowed respectfully. "I am Yan Ruoyi. I don't understand why the True Ancient Emperor would give me such an art, though."

Still smiling, the white-haired youth shook his head. "I'm not sure either. I'm not strong enough yet to meet the true emperor in person. I only heard that this matter is related to the True Radiant Sky Emperor."

True Radiant Sky Emperor...Yan Ruoyi and Heavenly King Xuanwu paused. Instinctively, they wondered,Is he talking about Chen Chu?.

Half a month earlier, when Chen Chu departed, he had gone with the Flamewheel Emperor and Shi Feirou to meet the True Radiant Sky Emperor. Not long after, they had received official notice from the Flamewheel Dynasty that Chen Chu had become the city lord of Chaotic Imperial City and had left to guard the Ancient Battlefield.

This art had to have been the technique that could establish a link with the chaotic heavens, which Chen Chu sought on her behalf. The realization made Yan Ruoyi's eyes fill with emotion.

As Yan Ruoyi received the chaotic art, a true-spirit-level powerhouse also departed from another continent of the Flamewheel Divine Region to bring Life Crystals to the Ancient Battlefield.

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