Chapter 935: Finally Achieving the Chaos Realm

In the Voidsky Palace, atop the Soaring Cloud Peak, within the quiet chamber of the cave abode.

Dongbo Xueying sat in solitary cultivation, his accumulated insights vast and profound. Even before creating *Flower of Destruction*, he had been fully confident in stepping into the Chaos Realm. Now, with the creation of *Flower of Destruction*… as he immersed himself in cultivation, waves of enlightenment surged within him, deepening his understanding of the Void Path.

“Hmm?”

After just over a month in seclusion.

Dongbo Xueying suddenly opened his eyes, slightly stunned. “I didn’t expect that my Ancient Cultivator path would be the first to break through to the Chaos Realm.”

Indeed.

Though he had focused entirely on comprehending the Void Path—even lacking full mastery of its Chaos-level principles—the seventh transformation of the *Vermilion Nightmare Inheritance*, a legacy of the Ancient Cultivators, naturally unfolded within him. The *Vermilion Nightmare Inheritance* was inherently an illusion-based technique, and the seventh transformation represented its lowest threshold of power at the Chaos Realm, equivalent only to the sixth level of the Star Tower!

The sixth transformation corresponded to the fifth level of the Star Tower, while the seventh transformation marked the baseline of the Chaos Realm—the sixth level. The eighth transformation would elevate it to the seventh level, and the ultimate ninth transformation would reach the eighth level of the Star Tower.

The eighth level of the Star Tower represented an extraordinary height. To reach the legendary ninth level? The *Vermilion Nightmare Inheritance* alone was insufficient. The Black Emperor had mastered all four major legacies, three of which he perfected.

“Time to break through.” Dongbo Xueying shook his head slightly.

The mysteries contained within the seventh transformation of the *Vermilion Nightmare Inheritance* were indeed shallow. After all, his evolved *Vermilion Nightmare Inheritance* already matched its power. Unlike the strict demands of the Rule-Oriented Path, which required absolute mastery of principles, the Ancient Cultivator system merely required the ability to execute the technique—and Dongbo Xueying could now do so effortlessly.

“With this breakthrough, my soul will grow stronger, and my cultivation will accelerate.” Without hesitation, Dongbo Xueying waved his hand, summoning the rare resources he had prepared long ago. Advancing to the Chaos Realm required external aids.

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The breakthrough was as natural as water flowing downhill. The seventh transformation of the *Vermilion Nightmare Inheritance* was gentler, yet its benefits to the soul were even more pronounced. Dongbo Xueying’s soul grew mightier by the moment—until suddenly—

“Boom—!”

Quantity transformed into quality.

Dongbo Xueying’s soul underwent a fundamental metamorphosis, a change every Unity Realm cultivator experienced upon entering the Chaos Realm. In the Sacred Realm, the avatars of Unity Realm experts could not stray far from their true bodies. But Chaos Realm overlords could manifest avatars with a single thought, spanning billions of miles, even allowing those avatars to wander the void or journey to other Sacred Realms!

When the many Hall Masters of the Voidsky Palace came to congratulate Dongbo Xueying, most of their true bodies remained at the distant edges of the void—yet their avatars could return effortlessly.

Could a Unity Realm expert achieve this?

Not even a billionth of the distance.

Was the gap in soul power truly so vast? Not necessarily.

Strictly speaking, it was a matter of *quality*. A pound of water and a pound of steel weighed the same, but in a collision, steel would crush water effortlessly. That was the difference in essence. Of course, if that pound of water were compressed into a high-pressure water jet, it might slice through steel! Similarly, a peerless genius in the Unity Realm might defeat a Chaos Realm expert. But if the Chaos Realm expert refined their power like forged steel, their might would become truly terrifying.

“This feeling is sublime.” Dongbo Xueying sensed the world around him with his soul. With a mere thought, his perception expanded to envelop the entire Voidsky Palace—even extending beyond it.

Whoosh—

His awareness spread instantaneously, faster than any teleportation. In the time it took to form a single thought, he could vaguely perceive nearly half of the Sacred Realm!

Yes, nearly half. He could even faintly sense the Ancestral Island, though the impressions were hazy—like a mortal gazing down from a great height, barely discerning the outlines of mountains and terrain. Within this range, he could manifest an avatar with a single thought.

When he deliberately extended his perception, it remained indistinct, like a mortal squinting into the distance. Most would never notice it.

Likewise, even Chaos Realm overlords would scarcely detect such a faint, distant awareness—only the rarest few might sense it. But the Cosmic Deities were different! Their Rule Domains formed self-contained cosmic systems, making them exquisitely sensitive to any external perception.

“Hmm?” Within the Voidsky Palace, the Heaven’s Fool Patriarch, meditating in his courtyard, suddenly opened his eyes in surprise. Smiling, he turned toward Soaring Cloud Peak. “Dongbo, congratulations on reaching the Chaos Realm.”

“Patriarch.” Dongbo Xueying responded at once.

“Haha, breaking through after just over a month of seclusion—truly swift. When do you plan to establish the Thirteenth Hall of our Voidsky Palace?” the Heaven’s Fool Patriarch inquired.

“No rush. I’ll do so after consolidating my gains,” Dongbo Xueying replied via mental transmission.

“Good.” The Heaven’s Fool Patriarch understood. After a breakthrough, cultivators typically needed time to stabilize and refine their newfound power—a period during which they preferred to remain undisturbed.

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On the Ancestral Island, the true body of the Demon Mountain Patriarch was, quite literally, a towering black mountain.

Two eyes opened on its stony surface.

“Hah! Dongbo Xueying, congratulations on entering the Chaos Realm.” The Demon Mountain Patriarch’s voice echoed directly into Dongbo Xueying’s mind. Though Dongbo Xueying’s perception barely discerned the shape of the Ancestral Island, the Demon Mountain Patriarch had effortlessly detected him.

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“Hmm?”

Throughout the Seven Seas Sacred Realm, countless Myriad Worlds Pavilions stood.

Within each, a master resided—all avatars of the Myriad Worlds Pavilion Lord. Almost simultaneously, they lifted their gazes toward the Voidsky Palace.

“Another Chaos Realm cultivator?” The Myriad Worlds Pavilion Lord chuckled. “Dongbo Xueying? The Five Great Sacred Realms have gained another formidable young talent.”

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“Dongbo, congratulations. Train well, and our Voidsky Palace may yet gain another ninth-level Star Tower expert.” The Chaos Hall Master, too, had sensed the breakthrough. Though both were ninth-level Star Tower powerhouses, the Axe Hall Master, specializing in the Supreme Warrior system, lacked such perception. The Chaos Hall Master’s sensitivity to his surroundings, however, rivaled that of a Cosmic Deity.

“The ninth level of the Star Tower? That’s still far beyond me for now,” Dongbo Xueying replied with a smile.

The more he learned, the more he revered the ninth level. Achieving it as a Chaos Realm expert was as difficult as reaching the seventh level in the Unity Realm.

Yet, there were relatively more ninth-level Star Tower experts. Why?

Because many Chaos Realm overlords had broken through at merely the fifth or sixth level of the Star Tower. Few stubbornly insisted on reaching the seventh level in the Unity Realm before advancing—those who tried often found the task insurmountable and eventually relented, choosing to ascend first.

Dongbo Xueying had only succeeded due to his immense accumulation and the emotional impact of his master’s death, which propelled him to create *Flower of Destruction*.

But the Chaos Realm was different. Advancing to become a Cosmic Deity was the ultimate and most arduous barrier in all of cultivation. Countless generations of peerless geniuses had been trapped here, forced to hone themselves to their limits—giving rise to those rare few who reached the ninth level of the Star Tower. Even so, their numbers were slightly fewer than the Cosmic Deities themselves.

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With the breakthrough via the Ancient Cultivator’s *Vermilion Nightmare Inheritance*, Dongbo Xueying’s soul grew mightier, undergoing a qualitative transformation that vastly accelerated his cultivation and deduction speed.

This time, there were no twists. Merely three centuries later, in the midst of his seclusion, his *Void Path* finally ascended to the Chaos Realm.

“Boom.”

The *Void Origin* within his body erupted, evolving into a nascent chaotic universe… marking his Rule-Oriented Path’s official entry into the Chaos Realm.