At the Stone Gambling Grounds, Chen Yan knew nothing of the monstrous waves he had stirred up in the outside world.
The moment the transaction was complete, his consciousness immediately returned.
The next instant, he brought that World Core Fragment directly into his Inner World.
As Chen Yan stood high above the Central Continent, cradling that chaotic crystal in his hands—
Rumble, rumble—
His entire Inner World erupted in an unprecedented, violent resonance!
The Enlightenment Sub-tree, over twenty thousand li tall, swayed madly despite the absence of wind. Every single leaf trembled, emitting a yearning hum!
Beneath his feet, the vast land spanning thirty-six million li shook violently. Mountains split apart, rivers flowed backward, as though a traveler who had starved for hundreds of millions of years had finally glimpsed the source of life!
Chen Yan hesitated no longer and released his hand.
The World Core Fragment became a streak of light. Rather than falling toward the ground, it flew straight toward the crown of the Enlightenment Sub-tree!
It did not merge with the tree. Instead, like a newborn sun, it hovered directly above the Enlightenment Sub-tree, radiating endless chaotic light that encompassed all things.
The next moment.
BOOM!!!
The auras of the World Core Fragment and the Enlightenment Sub-tree connected completely, forming a flawless, ever-circulating cycle.
The most fundamental power of world laws contained within the fragment surged wildly into Chen Yan's Inner World like creation's floodwaters bursting through opened gates, with unprecedented violence!
The heavens were torn apart! The earth sank!
Space, time, matter, energy... all the laws that constituted this world collapsed in that instant, then, beneath the scouring of chaotic power, began to reassemble in a higher-dimensional form!
This was no longer evolution, but a true Big Bang of creation!
Chen Yan's consciousness remained unmoving amid