Chapter 321: Birth of the Chaos God

This is the final trial of the Chaos God.

—Condense the Chaos God Heart.

This secret art, unknown whether naturally formed by the universe or created by the legendary Universe Gods, can here transform the Will of the Universe into a Chaos God Heart; thereafter, by gathering the endless Primordial Source of the Universe, one may transform into a Chaos God.

"Chaos God Heart..."

After Lin Qing slowly walked around this high platform once, he memorized the countless shifting character patterns in his heart.

Immediately, a complex and intricate secret art also surfaced in his mind.

"A dynamically changing secret art, indeed different..."

The corners of Lin Qing's mouth curled slightly upward. "But the laws and commonalities contained within the secret art have not changed; as long as the Universe permits, cultivation can begin."

He had already prepaid for this secret art within the Simulated Future, directly comprehending it to its limit.

Although it was not identical to the secret art he saw now, and its content was constantly changing, he had long since understood the essence of the secret art; even if he relied on himself to slowly comprehend it, after countless years, he could thoroughly understand this secret art.

This secret art has requirements regarding luck, understanding of the Universe, perception of space-time, laws of life, and so on, and it will change according to different space-times.

Because it is too abstruse and complex, getting stuck on a single difficulty for hundreds of millions of years is quite normal.

"Relying on myself, I suppose a few tens of millions of years would suffice, but..."

Lin Qing shook his head slightly. "It is still too slow."

At this moment, this secret art surfaced in his mind; relying on the experience from the Simulated Future, he easily understood the basic principles of this secret art, which was already sufficient to begin the attempt.

And then—

"Order."

A thought stirred in Lin Qing's heart. "Prepay, Chaos God Heart."

In the next instant, this constantly shifting, intricate secret art surfaced in his mind, automatically disassembling into countless most minute units, and then recombining to form a brand-new secret art that perfectly suited the space-time of the Universe at this very place and time!

This brand-new secret art formed in this instant is the one truly capable of condensing the Chaos God Heart!

Lin Qing did not hesitate, immediately activating this secret art at the fastest speed.

In an instant, his Will, Spirit, Energy, Physical Body, Soul, Chaos-colored Divine Domain, and everything else resonated as one with the operation of the secret art; he was as if transformed into a gear, ingeniously embedded inside the vast and complex machine of the Universe, instantly penetrating and merging into a single entity.

Lin Qing, guided by a sudden inspiration, rose lightly and landed upon the high platform.

Then, he felt a supreme gaze fall from the endless heights, as if watching him.

Lin Qing instinctively raised his head.

"Boom!!"

At this moment, the endless Primordial Source Energy of the Universe surged forth, carrying supreme pressure, and crazily converged upon Lin Qing.

A Chaos God Heart began to quietly take shape.

At the same time, Lin Qing felt his consciousness enveloped by the boundless Will of the Universe, as if he had become the embodiment of the Universe at this moment.

Afterwards, his consciousness was lifted to an unimaginable height; he floated up from this Supreme Star, seemingly seeing the Void Sea, seeing countless Void Seas, and also seeing the boundless Universe, even seeing the endless dark Chaos beyond the Universe.

"Seeing it again... the Prime Universe..."

In this instant, Lin Qing saw the boundless Universe, and also saw hundreds of small Universes attached to the edge of the Universe; among them, five small Universes had completely detached from this vast Universe, yet countless threads extended from the deepest part of the Universe, wrapping and binding these five small Universes.

At the same time, he also saw a Golden Tree standing in the center of the Universe; this Golden Tree was nearly as vast as the entire Universe, perfectly merging with the Universe.

Every branch of this Golden Tree extended toward various space-times of the Universe, dividing the Universe into numerous regions; every Golden leaf also carried an ocean like a drop of dew.

The oceans on those Golden leaves were, in fact, patches of Void Sea!

"Golden Tree..."

Even for the second time looking down upon the entire Universe, Lin Qing's heart remained shocked: "Now it seems, this must be the Universe Tree of the Void God Clan..."

According to 'Feixing' of the Void God Clan, the Universe Tree is a rare treasure born alongside the Universe, and also the origin and dwelling place of the Void God Clan.

But Lin Qing never expected...

The so-called 'rare treasure' was actually nearly the same size as the Universe?

When looking down upon the Universe in the Simulated Future, he did not quite understand the origin of this giant tree rooted in the Universe; now he finally understood.

"So this is the reason the Universe is divided into numerous Universe Domains, and the Primordial Ocean of the High-Dimensional Layer is divided into numerous Void Seas?"

Lin Qing gained some realization in his heart.

At the same time, he also saw a vast shadow, as deep as an abyss, moving slowly from the Chaos; it had already covered the surface of the Universe, appearing even vaster than the Universe itself, and was slowly seeping into the depths of the Universe.

"Yu Xingyuan..." Lin Qing couldn't help but take a deep breath.

At the moment of condensing the Chaos God Heart, the structure of nearly the entire Universe was clearly displayed before his eyes.

Within the endless Chaos lies this immensely vast Prime Universe.

And the surrounding small Universes are individual Level Three Civilizations.

The vast majority of small Universes have partial connections to the Prime Universe; they should be Transcendent-level civilizations within the Level Three Civilizations.

And those five small Universes that completely detached from the Prime Universe are estimated to be the so-called Demi-God-level Civilizations.

The Universe-sized Golden Tree represents the Void God Clan, and that endless shadow coming from the Chaos, continuously seeping and invading the Prime Universe, is naturally the Yu Xingyuan Demon Clan.

This is the structure of the entire Universe.

Looking across the Universe, only the various Chaos Gods know this secret; even Transcendent experts could not look down upon the Universe in this manner.

It is only the special nature of the Chaos God that allows one to look down upon the Universe while condensing the Chaos God Heart.

"Boom!"

After an unknown amount of time, accompanied by the cessation of the convergence of the endless Primordial Source of the Universe, a perfect Chaos God Heart finally completely condensed into form!

Outside the Supreme Star.

Six figures emitting supreme pressure suddenly appeared; every figure was enhanced by the light of the endless Primordial Source of the Universe, as if representing the Will of the Universe.

They were none other than the six Main Gods of this Void Sea!

"So fast…"

The main god, as if an embodiment of order, whispered: "He has cultivated for only a little over a million years, and completed the Chaos God trial in less than ten thousand years. Even a supreme genius of a Level Three civilization might not be this swift."

The Life System main god, 'Mirror,' also sighed: "I anticipated his potential was extraordinary and his chance of becoming a Chaos God high, but I never expected it to be this easy for him." "Mirror," the Nature System main god murmured with a touch of envy, "Congratulations. From now on, you can shed the constraints of your main god position. With your deep familiarity with space-time over these countless years, you should transcend soon after breaking free from the universe's bounds."

The Life System main god 'Mirror' shook her head slightly and said: "It's merely familiarity. Our understanding is limited by the universe's primordial source—we cannot fuse space and time. No matter how familiar, it is not true space-time law; we merely find fusion easier."

Aside from the Destruction System main god, the other four main gods all nodded in solemn reflection.

As main gods, they could sense the time law to the maximum extent, but once bound by the universe's primordial source, no matter how familiar they became with the time law, they could not merge it with space to form space-time law, and thus could not verify the feasibility of their insights.

It was like being able to see countless profound knowledge and memorize it, yet not knowing what script the knowledge was written in—utterly incomprehensible.

Knowing its form, but not its meaning.

Thus, this was the main god's helplessness: possessing a mountain of treasure yet unable to use it.

Countless eons passed, yet not an inch of progress was made.

They could only wait for a new Chaos God to appear, assume the main god position, and then gain freedom—and the possibility of being guided by a Level Three civilization.

"Only Destruction, who descended from a Level Three civilization with a body outside the universe, is unrestricted."

The Authority System main god beside him sighed and looked at the Destruction System main god: "You've been a main god for billions of years. Has your homeworld's avatar progressed quickly?"

The Destruction System main god replied coldly: "I came here for this new Chaos God. Why bring up me?"

The other main gods had also wanted to listen, but seeing how indifferent this Destruction System main god was, seemingly unwilling to converse with them, they reluctantly fell silent.

They knew.

This Destruction System main god was ultimately from a Level Three civilization, surely possessing an avatar in his homeworld. Even if his main god avatar had made no progress for billions of years, his homeworld avatar had enjoyed such immense advantages—who knew how far he had advanced?

Though all six appeared equal as main gods, and though the Destruction System main god had held the position the shortest, in truth, he was undoubtedly the strongest.

After all, a main god was, at heart, merely a Void-level divine official, his life tier merely a Void Sovereign—not even a Transcendent.

No matter how many eons passed, he would make not a single inch of progress.

"Mirror, from now on, you are free."

The Destruction System main god suddenly spoke: "My homeworld is the Level Three civilization known as the Realm of Kings. I am a subject under the Ice Emperor's rule in the Icebound Empire. You, having shed the main god position, possess great potential. Would you be interested in joining my Icebound Empire?"

He paused. "If you agree, my Icebound Empire can grant you a Guidance Token. Once you transcend, you may enter the Realm of Kings and join the Icebound Empire, receiving a noble title."

Upon hearing this, the Life System main god 'Mirror' was momentarily stunned.

Although she had heard that a Chaos God who shed the main god position could receive a Guidance Token from a Level Three civilization and join one of their factions,

she had never expected…

That the Destruction System main god, who had barely communicated with anyone for billions of years, would personally extend an invitation to her?

Realm of Kings… Icebound Empire?

The other four main gods were also stunned.

"No need to overthink it."

The Destruction System main god said calmly: "My Icebound Empire is one of the ancient realms of the Realm of Kings. Perhaps you still don't grasp what a Level Three civilization's realm truly means—but I can tell you: any being capable of establishing a realm within a Level Three civilization is a true master who has reached the end of space-time! Each is an ultimate, incomparable existence!"

He looked at the Life System main god 'Mirror': "Not just you, who have not yet transcended—even my avatar in my homeworld, long since transcended, is merely a slightly stronger ant before such great beings."

The main gods, upon hearing this, were momentarily speechless.

Long since transcended—and still only a slightly stronger ant?

As main gods, they knew of Transcendents like the Founders of the Three Sacred Sites, who had merely stepped through the door of space-time law—but they had never imagined there existed such terrifying ultimate beings above them?

"Under normal circumstances, a Chaos God who sheds the main god position, though possessing considerable potential, cannot directly receive a noble title even upon joining my Icebound Empire."

The Destruction System main god glanced at the Supreme Star, still gathering boundless cosmic primordial energy, then looked at Mirror and said: "I grant you this exception solely because you are on good terms with this new Life System main god."

"Because of Lin Qing?"

The Life System main god 'Mirror' was taken aback.

The Destruction System main god spoke slowly: "Such a genius—he killed a Transcendent while still a Void Sovereign. In my homeworld, he would still be considered a top-tier genius. Once he sits the main god position for countless eons and sheds its constraints, his future will be limitless. Moreover… helping you is, in truth, helping him."

The Life System main god 'Mirror' did not understand the meaning behind his final words.

"You will understand later."

The Destruction System main god shook his head slightly, turned to gaze at Lin Qing, radiant as the center of the universe atop the Supreme Star, and sighed: "I never imagined that a fallen Primordial Realm could produce such a supreme genius. Truly unbelievable."

The Life System main god 'Mirror' said involuntarily: "Lin Qing killed the Founder of the Space-Time Island a million years ago. Since you, Destruction Main God, hold him in such high regard, why have you never sought to know him?"

"Not yet the right time."

The Destruction System main god shook his head: "Besides, I cannot aid him. How could a main god assist someone who has not transcended? After all, once he becomes a main god, he has endless eons ahead—he can take his time."

Upon hearing this, the Life System main god 'Mirror' understood his meaning.

As a main god, as the universe's primordial source's proxy, he was the most fiercely targeted by the Yu Xingyuan. Anyone tied by karmic bonds or relationship to a main god would be targeted by the Yu Xingyuan.

If a main god were to aid others carelessly, he would merely be harming them.

"Most importantly, his performance during the Chaos God trial exceeded my expectations."

The Destruction System main god sighed: "The first half was nothing—its difficulty was trivial. The key was the second half, and especially the most difficult trial: gathering the Chaos God Heart. Yet he accomplished it so effortlessly—it is truly remarkable."

He whispered: "Pity—he is not from a Level Three civilization. Otherwise, he could have made one avatar a main god while leaving another in the small universe—his future would have been even more astonishing."

The Life System main god 'Mirror' asked involuntarily: "Can't he be guided earlier?"

"Of course not."

The Destruction System main god shook his head: "Only Transcendents can truly remain within a small universe. Otherwise, one may only temporarily enter the gap between the small universe and the cosmos—places like the Realm of Kings Relics."

The Life System main god 'Mirror' understood.

The main god position can only be held by a Chaos God who has not yet transcended. Once one transcends, one can never become a main god again.

Therefore…

Unless one is born in the Realm of Kings, one must sit the main god position for countless eons.

The other four main gods watched silently as the two conversed, observing how the usually cold and silent Destruction System main god spoke at length—yet it felt as if they were separated by an entire world.

(Chapter End)