Legacy of the Void Fleet

William had just survived the Heavenly Tribulation of the Genesis Law Realm. But that didn’t mean he had fully stepped into the realm itself—far from it. One final barrier remained, and he could feel its presence. It was the same barrier that appeared when he first opened the door to the Genesis Law Realm. Though now weakened to the limit, it still wouldn’t break.

But William understood why.

He didn’t try to force his way through it or destroy it by sheer power. For one, his son Kallus had already told him that no matter how hard he tried, that weakened barrier couldn’t be destroyed through brute force. And second, something else needed to happen after surviving the tribulation—something that would naturally cause the barrier to collapse. Not the other way around.

William trusted his son. How could he not? Kallus had already broken through the Genesis Law Realm himself. Not trusting him would be foolish—and more importantly, he was his son. Trusting him was a given.

He remembered what Kallus told him just hours before the tribulation began:

”Dad, the tribulation is the only thing you need to fight against. Once you pass it, don’t block whatever comes next. Let it happen. It’s your reward for making it through. As the saying goes: Heaven rewards those who work hard.”

Vague, yes—but William understood. He wasn’t new to this. He’d read countless cultivation novels in his younger days and knew that after tribulation—sometimes even during it—Heaven rarely let those who survived leave empty-handed.

Before William could finish his thoughts, the dark clouds of the tribulation vanished, and just as the sky brightened, it turned dark again. His instincts flared. He looked up, narrowing his eyes. It wasn’t the sky splitting—it was space itself. A massive rift opened in the air, revealing a void beyond.

And beyond that void... he saw something glowing, faintly, like a galaxy hidden in shadow.

The spatial rift widened, tearing further, stretching for thousands—tens of thousands—of miles across the sky. Then it finally stopped.

From the tear surged an overwhelming energy—just as Kallus had described: Chaos Infusion.

A special kind of energy, and a reward. Kallus had told him to absorb as much of it as possible. It would reinforce his already solid foundation and push him closer to ultimate foundation.

Without hesitation, William sat cross-legged in the air, closed his eyes, and focused. He willed himself to absorb the Chaos Infusion, drawing it into his body at an astonishing pace.

Exactly sixty seconds later, the chaotic energy stopped flowing. The rift sealed shut in the blink of an eye.

The vast chaotic energy William had absorbed—Chaos Mana—was no ordinary force. It was one of the primordial energies, tied to the raw act of creation itself. From it, all elemental and spiritual forces originated. Saying it passed through him would be an understatement. It didn’t just pass—it tore through him like a tsunami, overwhelming and absolute.

That same chaotic mana began stabilizing the space around his inner world. Even though his inner world was already enormous—about the size of two star systems—it had been centered on a single planet. Most cultivators at peak Human tier would have inner worlds spanning one to five million miles in diameter. Elites might push to ten or twelve million miles, while the rarest prodigies could reach thirteen or fourteen—with luck, resources, and fate on their side.

But William was beyond them.

His inner world was already on a scale few could even dream of. For comparison, if the Solar System—Oort Cloud included—is roughly 16.8 trillion miles in diameter, William’s inner world was already over double that. And now, infused with the primal Chaos Mana, it began to grow again.

The expansion was staggering.

The chaotic energy surged through his inner space, stretching its borders until it reached an unfathomable 48.5 trillion miles across before it finally stabilized.

And that was only the beginning.

Roughly 30% of the chaotic mana remained within him, reinforcing every part of his body—from bones to muscles, from skin to even the structure of his atoms. His Thunder God Physique, already a divine rarity, was strengthened by another 20%.

His consciousness sea wasn’t just a ”sea” anymore. It had begun forming terrain—landmasses, skies, even embryonic weather systems. It was no longer just a sea; it was the beginning of a new world. How long that transformation would take, no one could guess.

But William didn’t dwell on that. His focus locked on the overwhelming transformation happening within him.

Before he could even finish processing the first wave of changes, a sudden surge of power rocked his core. The previously stabilized inner world began expanding again—this time faster and more violently.

50 trillion miles…60 trillion…80 trillion…120 trillion…140 trillion…

It finally stopped at 145 trillion miles in diameter.

Nearly a 100% increase.

And with that came a burst in strength so immense it nearly eclipsed the previous growth. Though not as refined as the infusion of Chaos Mana, the raw power increase was overwhelming. His total might had increased almost a hundredfold.

Inside this vast, newly expanded inner world—though still mostly empty and dark—a change sparked in the center. A single wisp of thunder began to swirl. It coalesced into the shape of a thunder spear, growing larger and more defined with every passing moment.

It grew and grew—until it spanned half a million miles, blazing with pure lightning essence. It took on the shape of a star made entirely of thunder, radiating divine power.

This wasn’t just energy. This was William’s core—the perfect representation of his Law of Lightning and his complete mastery over it.

This wasn’t just energy anymore.

This was William’s very core—a perfect manifestation of his Law of Lightning, and a partial embodiment of his minor comprehension of the Law of Destruction. This secondary law had been granted to him not through focused cultivation, but because his physique was naturally attuned to destructive forces. The combination of thunder and destruction created a uniquely devastating synergy.

It was precisely due to this innate affinity that he was allowed even a fragmentary grasp of such a major and terrifying law. Yet, his understanding of the Law of Destruction was still shallow—no more than five percent—far too little for it to fully manifest in the physical world. Unlike the Law of Lightning, which had taken form as a radiant sun, the Law of Destruction remained hidden, dormant within his inner world.

It wasn’t something learned or borrowed. It had come to him naturally, awakened by his innate Thunder God Physique.

Upon reaching the Genesis Law Realm’s comprehension state, this physique had triggered a fundamental transformation—one that granted him complete dominion over the Law of Thunder.

But the changes didn’t stop with just his Inner World.

His physical body was also evolving at a fundamental level.Bone, muscle, and flesh had already been strengthened by the infusion of chaotic mana, but now something deeper stirred—something sacred.

His heart—the very center of his life and circulation—was undergoing a metamorphosis.

Atom by atom, cell by cell, it was being reconstructed by the elemental energies of Thunder and Light, each empowered by William’s full understanding of both laws.

What emerged was no longer a mortal heart.

It was a Thunder Heart—a mystical, divine organ pulsing with concentrated Law Energy.

Yet, its powers were a mystery even to William. His physique offered no further insight, leaving him to uncover the heart’s capabilities on his own, over time.

Still, the implications were clear:

This was a second evolution—a breakthrough not just in power, but in his very being.

And while the Thunder Star continued to hover at the center of his vast Inner World—radiant and majestic—William’s mind was also at work, digesting the laws that now surrounded him.

He had not yet fully absorbed the comprehension that the Law of Thunder had to offer.

But with the formation of his Core and the stabilization of his Realm, his mind entered a heightened state—an accelerated comprehension phase made possible by his physique and the manifestation of the Law Web overhead.

Above him, high in the void, a glowing web of intertwining laws had formed. At its center, the Thunder Law pulsed most prominently, shining brighter than the others.

This intricate Law Web was another reward—granted only to those who had conquered the Heavenly Tribulation and walked the path of Law.

And this was precisely why Kallus, his son, had made arrangements ahead of time.

Across the fleet, dozens—possibly hundreds—of elite cultivators who had also been preparing for their own breakthroughs now sat cross-legged in meditation.

Each of them had dropped everything the moment William succeeded. They closed their eyes and began to immerse themselves in the resonance of Law, seeking the ones most aligned with their nature.

Whether it was fire, wind, metal, gravity, or water—each cultivator now attempted to grasp their destined path.

The Law Pressure in the surroundings—normally scattered and faint—was now dense and vibrant, making this the perfect moment to deepen one’s understanding or even trigger a Law Epiphany.

This was not just William’s reward.It was an opportunity—a ripple effect—that benefited his entire fleet.

All of it had been made possible because William had faced the impossible... and emerged victorious.