System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

245: Destruction precedes construction; the heart of chaosConsciousness sank into boundless darkness and Chaos.

Ye Chen felt like a tiny boat struggling in a violent energy storm.

His Small World was fragmented, mountains and rivers turned to dust, and rivers dried up; only the Chaos Origin at the very center remained, like a candle in the wind, yet stubbornly unextinguished.

The destructive Devilish Qi of the Bone-Splitting Demon General, the Chaos Sword Intent that erupted from within himself, the remaining vitality of the life source dew, and the conflicting energy brought about by forcibly absorbing Qi... various forces intertwined, collided, and annihilated within his body, bringing pain that tore at his Divine Soul.

He did not know how much time had passed, but deep within that extreme Chaos and pain, a glimmer of realization quietly sprouted.

Chaos... what is Chaos?

It is not merely destruction and return to nothingness, nor is it simply inclusion and devouring.

It is the beginning of everything, and also the end of everything; it is absolute Chaos, yet it also contains the highest order; it is the void of nothingness, yet it can also give birth to infinite vitality.

”Destruction and rebirth... opposition... unity...”

The scene of the shattered Small World flowed before his ”eyes.”

Beneath the collapsed mountains and rivers, it seemed that a new, more resilient substrate was settling within the Chaos Qi currents; deep within the dried riverbeds, it seemed that a wisp of more refined Origin was quietly condensing.

”The Chaos I cultivate previously focused too much on its power of ’destruction,’ while neglecting its creation of ’life’...”

”Absorbing external power into the body is indeed dangerous, but only by placing oneself in a desperate situation can one survive, and only by breaking and standing can one see the true essence!”

The moment his thoughts became clear, the flickering Chaos Origin within his body suddenly stabilized and began to rotate slowly with a mysterious rhythm.

It was no longer just devouring and decomposing those violent energies, but starting to organize, harmonize, and transform them!

The Chaos Qi currents, like invisible hands, stripped away the rampaging Devilish Qi, purified its filthy will, and extracted the pure energy essence from it; they smoothed out and straightened the conflicting and explosive chaotic Qi, turning it into nourishment to feed the world; they combined the remaining vitality of the life source dew with the intent of new creation, sprinkling it like sweet dew onto the broken earth.

”Hum—”

An imperceptible vibration emanated from Ye Chen’s body.

His Small World, which was on the verge of collapse, did not completely sink into destruction; instead, under the guidance of this new Chaos will, it began to reshape itself!

The new ”earth” was composed of denser particles carrying the Dao rhythm of Chaos; the new ”sky” separated the clear from the turbid, and although it was still gray, threads of order were faintly visible; even in the core of the earth, a tiny speck of green, containing infinite vitality, began to sprout—this was the miracle born from the combination of the life source dew and Chaos!

His Meridians, bones, and internal organs were also repaired, reorganized, and reborn at a speed visible to the naked eye under the scouring of the Chaos Qi currents and the nourishment of the green vitality!

His broken arm bones healed as before, becoming even tougher; his torn Meridians widened several times over, shimmering with a Chaos luster; his originally golden blood also fused with wisps of Chaos Qi, appearing deeper and more restrained.

He did not know how much time had passed, but when Ye Chen opened his eyes again, what came into view was the warm and vibrant emerald radiance of the core of the ancient tree of life.

He was lying on a bed woven from soft vines, his body enveloped in rich life aura.

Elder Mu Huan, who was guarding by his side, immediately noticed and said with pleasant surprise, ”Lord Ye Chen! You are awake!”

Ye Chen slowly sat up, slightly sensed his own condition, and a flash of surprise could not help but cross his eyes.

Not only had his injuries fully recovered, but his cultivation had also progressed by a large margin, steadily stepping into the Peak of the Middle Stage of Law Realm!

Moreover, he felt that his control and understanding of the Chaos Law had entered a whole new level.

If it could be said that he was manipulating the power of Chaos before, then now, he was more like coexisting with Chaos.

”How long was I unconscious? The High Priestess...” Ye Chen immediately recalled the thrilling scene before he passed out, where Qing Lin had blocked the fatal sneak attack of the Soul-Devouring Demon General for him.

The joy on Elder Mu Huan’s face was immediately replaced by worry: ”You have been unconscious for six hours.”

”The High Priestess... her situation is not good.”

”To block that Soul chain, her Divine Soul was severely damaged, and she forcibly mobilized the Origin of the ancient tree to support the barrier.”

”Now... she has fallen into a deep sleep in the heart of the ancient tree. Whether she can wake up... is still unknown.”

Ye Chen’s heart sank, and he immediately stood up: ”Take me to see her.”

Under Mu Huan’s guidance, Ye Chen came to a strange space inside the main trunk of the ancient tree.

This place seemed to be composed of pure life energy.

In the center floated a soft cocoon of light.

Inside the cocoon, Qing Lin’s eyes were tightly closed, her face serene but devoid of color, and her aura was as weak as a candle flame.

Above the cocoon, a slender emerald branch hung down from the Void Realm, continuously injecting pure life energy into the cocoon, maintaining her vitality.

Looking at Qing Lin, who had sacrificed herself to save him, falling into such a state, an indescribable and complex emotion surged in Ye Chen’s chest—there was gratitude, guilt, and even more, a raging fire of anger toward the Abyss!

”How are the other two nodes?” Ye Chen’s voice was low.

”The pressure on the west and north nodes is immense!” Mu Huan said urgently.

”After the Bone-Splitting Demon General fell, although the demonic tide’s offensive slowed down, the other two Demon Generals—the ’Erosion Spirit Demon General’ and the ’Giant Skull Demon General’—are attacking even more crazily!”

”Especially the Erosion Spirit Demon General; it specializes in corroding energy, which consumes the barrier greatly!”

”The barrier energy is now less than 30%. Because the High Priestess is injured and the ancient tree is being continuously eroded, its self-repair speed has greatly decreased. I’m afraid... it won’t last more than three hours!”

Three hours!

Ye Chen’s gaze suddenly sharpened, like an unsheathed peerless divine weapon.

He felt the pulsation of longing for battle coming from the newly born Small World within his body; that more agile and vibrant Chaos power was galloping and roaring in his Meridians.

”Elder Mu Huan, gather everyone who can still fight, hold the core, and maintain the minimum operation of the barrier.” Ye Chen’s voice carried an unquestionable decisiveness, ”Leave those two Demon Generals to me.”

”Lord! You have just woken up, and the Soul-Devouring Demon General is still hiding in the shadows...” Mu Huan said worriedly.

Although Ye Chen’s aura was stronger, he had just recovered from a serious injury, and he had to face two Demon Generals and an even more terrifying lurker.

”No matter.” Ye Chen raised his hand, and a wisp of gray Chaos Qi lingered at his fingertips.

This Qi was no longer as full of dead silence as before; instead, it contained a hint of indescribable, exuberant vitality.

”Breaking and standing, I am no longer who I was yesterday. As for that person hiding their head and showing their tail...”

He snorted coldly, the color of Chaos swirling in his eyes, as if he could see through layers of the Void Realm: ”If it dares to strike again, I will let it know what true... annihilation of the Divine Soul is!”

Feeling the completely different, deeper, and more majestic confidence and power on Ye Chen, Elder Mu Huan felt settled in his heart and nodded heavily: ”Yes! Lord, be careful!”

Ye Chen said no more, turned, and stepped out, his figure already disappearing from the ancient tree core space.

The next moment, he appeared at the edge of the Emerald Forest Realm barrier.

His gaze swept across the ”Erosion Spirit Demon General” on the west side, which was constantly spitting out corrosive energy rings and looked like a giant jellyfish, and the ”Giant Skull Demon General” on the north side, which was wielding a deformed bone hammer, with every strike causing the barrier to dent violently.

No hesitation, no probing.

Ye Chen directly locked onto the one that consumed the barrier the most and posed a more direct threat—the Erosion Spirit Demon General!

His figure moved, not turning into light, but as if merging into the surrounding space.

Every step he took secretly matched a certain Chaos rhythm, silent yet as fast as a ghost, straight through the chaotic battlefield, approaching the Erosion Spirit Demon General!

This time, he would take the initiative to attack, using the momentum of thunder, to kill one general before the Soul-Devouring Demon General in the shadows could react!

Completely turn the tide of the battle!