With Lin Yuan’s profound foundation, stepping from the Dominance Realm into the Chaos Realm posed no difficulty at all.
The reason he waited until now was simply to allow all aspects of himself to reach their peak—so that the benefits upon breaking through would be maximized.
“Let’s break through now.”
Without hesitation, Lin Yuan initiated the transformation of his very essence the moment he reached perfection.
Boom!
His mind and will roared as though some bottleneck had shattered—
His physical body surged with strength.
His soul and will rapidly expanded.
His inner universe began to undergo a drastic metamorphosis.
Everything was being elevated dramatically.
In previous breakthroughs—completing the third layer of Infinite Void, evolving the path of chaotic power, and so on—each had boosted a specific area.
But this time?
Lin Yuan was experiencing a comprehensive elevation.
This was not just a step into the Chaos Realm—it was a direct leap to the perfected Chaos Realm.
Having already evolved his chaotic power path, Lin Yuan instantly attained the perfected stage upon entry, skipping the need for further tempering.
Hualala—
His inner universe expanded endlessly.
As he stepped into the Chaos Realm, his inner universe underwent another surge, its Dao laws and spacetime approaching perfection, aligning more closely with the chaos void.
The jade gourd quivered. Beside it stood the red-dressed girl, silently observing the changes in Lin Yuan’s inner universe.
“He’s finally stepped into the Chaos Realm.”
She let out a deep sigh of relief.
If Lin Yuan still hadn’t broken through, she would’ve started questioning her own understanding.
What Dominance Realm expert could pierce through such a massive block of eternal fine gold and wield the power of an Invincible Supreme Saint?
The red-dressed girl had witnessed Lin Yuan’s growth from the moment he entered the twelfth rank, and she had a clear grasp of his strength at every stage.
“Invincible Supreme Saint power at the Dominance Realm… how strong will he be now in the Chaos Realm?”
Even someone as experienced as she couldn’t help but feel anticipation. Among Invincible Supreme Saints in the chaos void, although there weren’t many direct clashes, there were still differences in strength.
She wasn’t sure about the others, but for those of the Infinite Void lineage… Typically, one reached the Invincible Supreme Saint level upon mastering the fifth layer.
And the sixth layer? Still an Invincible Supreme Saint, but significantly more powerful than the fifth.
“If nothing goes wrong, he should be the strongest Invincible Supreme Saint of the Infinite Void lineage.”
She could clearly sense that Lin Yuan’s inner universe had reached a level comparable to the sixth layer of Infinite Void.
Yet Lin Yuan was still only on the third layer. There were still the fourth and fifth ahead.
The room for growth was tremendous.
“Those unformed special zones?”
Her gaze fell on certain nodes within the inner universe—miniature special zones Lin Yuan had evolved using the essence of real special zones.
As his inner universe transformed, these miniature versions were also undergoing rapid evolution.
“Time lifeforms dwell high above. They didn’t create these special zones and occasionally cast their gaze upon them for nothing…”
The red-dressed girl reflected silently.
At the level of time lifeforms, they cared little about anything below the thirteenth rank—even the inheritances they left behind weren’t taken too seriously. But the special zones… those they paid close attention to.
She was sure—if any of those special zones were utterly destroyed, the time lifeform behind it would definitely take notice, and might even descend personally.
Deep within the Milky Way Chaos Continent—
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged. This breakthrough, compared to the Path-Clearing to Dominance one, was eerily calm, with almost no visible phenomena.
His essence transformed, and all his powers elevated in utter silence.
“So this is the Chaos Realm?”
Lin Yuan opened his eyes, the chaos void around him changing before his gaze. The essence of spacetime, the workings of the Great Dao—he now fully grasped them.
The elevation of his essence gave him a new vision of the world, as though he had climbed from a small hill to a towering mountain peak—everything lay beneath his feet.
“The chaos void…”
He looked toward this realm that nurtured countless lives. Even to a Supreme Saint, the chaos void was vast beyond comprehension, nearly impossible to fully traverse in one lifetime.
And yet now, Lin Yuan vaguely sensed that the chaos void had a boundary. He didn’t yet know where it lay, but he was certain it existed.
“So vast…”
It was the first time he felt the chaos void so clearly.
“Hm?”
Lin Yuan looked toward certain nodes in the chaos void, sensing the presence of other worlds.
“Those must be the special zones.”
He pondered, “The thirteenth-rank beings created them and occasionally observe them because… these special zones are correcting flaws in the chaos void.”
At his current level, though far from a time lifeform, Lin Yuan could still perceive certain truths—he now vaguely understood the purpose of those zones.
Even something as immense as the chaos void wasn’t perfect—it still had flaws.
They weren’t fatal, but they were real. Though not problematic in a few million or even a few hundred million eras, stretched across eons, the cumulative effect could eventually drive the chaos void into collapse.
So—
To maintain eternal order in the chaos void, the thirteenth-rank time lifeforms created special zones, placing them at key nodes to neutralize potential threats.
This helped both the chaos void and the time lifeforms themselves, strengthening their foundations.
“No wonder… in the timeline I saw through the Heavenly Void Cauldron, as soon as I destroyed one special zone, a time lifeform descended.”
Lin Yuan thought to himself. Normally, not even Invincible Supreme Saints could threaten a special zone. Anything below thirteenth rank simply didn’t have the power to destroy one.
But Lin Yuan—through his terrifying power and use of the thirteenth-rank Heavenly Void Cauldron—had done it in an instant.
“Still, this proves thirteenth-rank beings aren’t omnipotent. If they could see all future timelines, I never would’ve had the chance to destroy that zone.”
Lin Yuan mused.
Each moment gave rise to countless timelines. Thirteenth-rank beings could only view a portion. Maybe the one watching over that zone hadn’t seen the version where Lin Yuan destroyed it.
“My inner universe is modeled after the chaos void. If the void has flaws, so must mine. Creating miniature special zones using source essence is definitely beneficial.”
His thoughts drifted. The red-dressed girl had been right to advise him to fuse with the source objects.
“Time for a walk.”
After sensing the changes in himself, Lin Yuan rose slowly.
Buzz—
In an instant, he left the Milky Way Chaos Continent, appearing tens of thousands of void domains away.
With another step, he left tens of thousands more behind.
Even Chaos Great Saints needed years—or decades or centuries—to cross a single void domain.
To cross thousands or tens of thousands? That would take ten thousand years or more.
Supreme Saints were faster, but not by that much.
Yet with each step, Lin Yuan crossed tens of thousands of domains—his speed was inconceivable.
“Hm?”
After three or four such steps, he suddenly paused, gazing in a particular direction.
From there, he sensed two sources of karma tied to him.
“Nine Phoenix, if you want to die, can you not drag me with you?”
Amidst clashing black-red energies, the Shadowfiend Great Saint shouted angrily at Nine Phoenix.
Ever since their main battle bodies had been killed by the Milky Way Great Saint in the Mysterious Emperor Universe, he had realized Lin Yuan held deep animosity toward them.
To be precise, toward both of them. Otherwise, why reject their surrender and just kill them?
Though he didn’t know the reason, the fact that such a powerful being bore a grudge terrified him.
And yet Nine Phoenix kept hounding him, even deliberately exposing her aura.
From that moment, the Shadowfiend realized—Nine Phoenix wanted to die. She was trying to draw Lin Yuan’s attention and provoke him into pursuit.
Because of that—
The Shadowfiend had fled as far from the Mysterious Emperor Universe as possible. Using chaos void turbulence and dangerous spacetime eddies, he had leapt across vast distances. By now, he was nearly 100,000 domains away.
Only now did he feel safe.
A distance like that—even a Supreme Saint would need vast amounts of time to cross.
“Nine Phoenix, I know you want the Milky Way Great Saint to come. But clearly, he hasn’t,” he said.
“Whether he comes or not, I’ll keep chasing you,” Nine Phoenix replied firmly.
She had once paused hostilities with the Shadowfiend after glimpsing hope of reaching the thirteenth rank outside the Mysterious Emperor Universe. After all, if she could break through, her brother, sister, and people could be revived.
Killing the Shadowfiend wouldn’t bring them back—but ascending might.
Weighing the two, she had chosen her people.
“It’s meaningless,” the Shadowfiend growled. “We’re both Great Saints. Even the Milky Way Great Saint can only destroy our main battle bodies—he can’t kill us for good.”
Each Chaos Great Saint had countless hidden safeguards. It was nearly impossible for even an Invincible Supreme Saint to kill one completely.
The reason he feared Lin Yuan was because he might become a hunted target.
True, Lin Yuan couldn’t destroy him permanently—but he could make life very difficult.
Nine Phoenix said nothing.
She just kept hounding him.
“Fool…”
The Shadowfiend was both angry and helpless.
Thousands of void domains away—
Lin Yuan gazed quietly at the entangled pair.
“Didn’t expect to find them here.”
His thoughts drifted.
After leaving the Mysterious Emperor Universe, Lin Yuan had sensed that Nine Phoenix and the Shadowfiend were fighting again without restraint.
He had considered chasing them—but chose not to.
First, the Mysterious Emperor Universe trip had yielded immense gains, including the thirteenth-rank Heavenly Void Cauldron—he didn’t want extra complications.
Second, even if he hunted them down, killing them wouldn’t be permanent—they’d just come back via their secret methods. Not worth it.
But now?
After stepping into the Chaos Realm, Lin Yuan was still no match for a half-step twelfth-rank like the Mysterious Sovereign.
But Nine Phoenix and the Shadowfiend weren’t Supreme Saints—they were merely newly ascended Great Saints.
The Mysterious Sovereign could kill Supreme Saints. Lin Yuan could attempt to completely annihilate new Great Saints like them.
“…Fine. Time to end this karma.”
Lin Yuan stepped forward—and vanished.
Black and red powers clashed.
Nine Phoenix and the Shadowfiend, locked in pursuit and flight, suddenly felt spacetime twist and an overwhelming pressure descend.
“Who?!”
The Shadowfiend paled. This pressure exceeded even what he felt back in the Mysterious Emperor Universe.
Nine Phoenix grew alert as well.
Then—
A figure appeared silently, gazing at them.
“Milky Way Great Saint?!”
The Shadowfiend froze. He hadn’t sensed even the slightest karmic link.
“Milky Way Great Saint?”
Nine Phoenix, on the other hand, was calm.
In Lin Yuan’s hands, neither she nor the Shadowfiend could escape.
“Great Saint, if I’ve ever offended you, I’m willing to make amends—whatever it takes.”
The Shadowfiend pleaded. Losing this body wasn’t true death, but living under Lin Yuan’s shadow was unbearable.
“Make amends?”
Lin Yuan smiled faintly. “No need.”
The next moment—
The Shadowfiend’s vision blurred.
“What…?”
He panicked. All things tied to him—all karmic threads—were vanishing, including his life-saving safeguards.
“I’m going to die for real?”
The thought surged through his mind. He began to struggle, trying to preserve a fragment of will to reincarnate.
But in the next instant, his entire will collapsed. His body, soul, and all related karma were utterly erased.
“He’s… completely dead?”
Lin Yuan nodded. He had locked onto all of the Shadowfiend’s karmic links and erased them simultaneously.
“Shadowfiend…”
Nine Phoenix was stunned. His death wasn’t surprising.
Given Lin Yuan’s power in the Mysterious Emperor Universe, killing them both was easy.
What shocked her was that—after the Shadowfiend’s death—there was no remaining karmic thread.
Given their long enmity, she should have felt his presence.
Karma could be obscured, it could be vague—but it couldn’t vanish without a trace.
And now?
Nine Phoenix clearly felt that his karma had been severed—completely gone.
There were only two possibilities:
Either he was utterly annihilated.
Or he had forsaken everything and reincarnated.
“Milky Way Great Saint… Shadowfiend…”
“He’s completely dead.”
Lin Yuan looked at her. He had already locked onto her karmic threads. With a thought, he could erase her as well.
“He’s dead. Dead—hahaha, dead! Serves him right!”
Nine Phoenix laughed hysterically. The moment she had dreamed of had finally come.
“Thank you, Milky Way Great Saint.”
Her expression slowly calmed, peaceful and relieved. “No need for you to do anything else.”
As soon as she spoke—
Nine Phoenix ignited.
Her body, soul, and will burst into flames.
Everything tied to her—every life-saving artifact and karmic thread—also ignited.
“Brother… Sister… I’m coming to join you…”
Amidst the flames brimming with infinite vitality, Nine Phoenix walked toward her final destruction.
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