Outer Realm, Beyond the Chessboard

The roar of the earth shattering echoed incessantly. The state of the world, which had been forcibly stabilized by the Four-Force Heaven-Suppressing Seal, teetered on the brink of total collapse the moment the Chaos King awakened.

The four-colored light wheel spanning the firmament trembled violently, fine cracks spreading like spiderwebs as its brilliant radiance rapidly dimmed. The Chaos Rift, just forcibly sealed, expanded once more. Thick, ink-like chaotic torrents surged and churned, carrying a deathly aura that annihilated all things, slowly scouring the entire world.

Lin Chen pressed one knee into the cracked earth, his ancient golden aura of the Ancient Saiyan Bloodline fluctuating wildly. A surge of sweetness rose in his throat, but he gritted his teeth and forced it back down.

He was the central hub for the convergence of the four forces, bearing the weight of balancing four top-tier origin powers; he was also the one enduring the most intense pressure from the Chaos King.

The efforts of the four to reverse the battle and shatter the Chaos Race's ten-thousand-year scheme had all turned to bubbles in this moment.

High above, Kallen hovered in mid-air, his pure purple Saiyan Battle Qi flickering unsteadily. This pure-blooded Saiyan warrior, who had been rebellious for half his life and never bowed to any powerful enemy, finally felt a trace of genuine helplessness in his eyes.

He had campaigned across the star seas for years, braving countless desperate situations and slaughtering countless formidable alien races. Even when facing the crisis of his race's extinction, he had never felt such a sense of suffocation. The Chaos King before him had long transcended the combat power categories of universal beings; he was a supreme existence from the Outer Realm that did not belong to this world at all.

The Golden Full-Power Super Saiyan stood at the peak of the clouds, his long golden hair moving without wind. Golden blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, dissolving the moment it touched the void. His pupils were locked onto the vague, boundless black shadow in the sky, and his steady heart, tempered by long ages, stirred with turbulent waves for the first time.

He had witnessed the shifting of the universe and the overturning of star seas; he had seen countless overlords who once dominated the star sectors fall, but he had never seen such a terrifying existence. A mere projection cast across dimensions was enough to suppress the entire Earth and crush the four top combatants of this universe.

The most violent aura still came from Frieza at the center of the barrier.

Snow-white Emperor Energy surged, contracted, and surged again around him, the extreme conflict of power causing tiny black holes to constantly explode in the surrounding space. This emperor who had dominated the galaxy felt surging, monstrous rage and wariness in his scarlet eyes.

He had spent his life playing chess, manipulating the beings of the star seas and controlling the rise and fall of thousands of star sectors. He never imagined he would become the most critical piece in an Outer Realm powerhouse's ten-thousand-year game. Even more ironic was that the tyrannical power he took such pride in had been the very tool used to breach the barriers between the two worlds from the start.

"So this 'Chaos King'... is the foundation you Outer Realm aliens have been enduring ten thousand years for?"

Frieza's cold voice rang through the heavens, stripped of its previous rage and leaving only bone-chilling coldness.

He no longer rampaged recklessly. The Emperor Energy condensed to its limit around him flowed slowly; it looked calm, but in reality, he had gathered his peak combat power. Even if his opponent was a Chaos Master who transcended universal rules, the pride of a Galactic Emperor would never allow him to sit and wait for death.

Above the sky, the pitch-black shadow that shrouded ten thousand miles of void drifted slowly, a pair of hollow, cold black eyes looking down at the earth with indifference. There was no violent pressure unleashed, no sharp murderous intent revealed, yet this extreme plainness caused all the power in the world to stagnate.

"Foundation?"

The Chaos King's vast, ancient voice descended once more, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, yet it pierced through the chaotic torrents and echoed in every corner of the world.

"This low-dimensional universe is merely a place where ants gather. The ten-thousand-year layout was nothing more than a game of cleanup I set up when I had nothing better to do."

A single, understated sentence completely crushed all the struggles and efforts of the four.

In the eyes of the Chaos King, the Ancient Saiyan Bloodline, the Full-Power Super Saiyan Origin, the pure Saiyan Battle Qi, and the Galactic Emperor Energy—these four top-tier powers capable of dominating this universe—were merely tools from start to finish to break the barrier and allow him to harvest his prey.

Ten thousand years of lying in wait, step-by-step induction, utilizing the protective hearts and rebellious spirits of this universe's beings, borrowing the enemy's hand to break the boundary and the friend's power to open the heavens.

This level of intellect and vision far exceeded everyone's comprehension.

Kallen clenched his fists so hard his knuckles turned white, his purple aura surging violently into the sky: "My Saiyan Clan has guarded the star sectors for generations, protecting the lives of the universe! We have never provoked the Outer Realm Chaos! Why do you invade without cause and slaughter living beings!"

He was unwilling, and he did not understand.

This universe had operated steadily for billions of years; the beings of all races adhered to the rules of the Heavenly Dao, multiplying and living, with wars and slaughters contained within the universal rules. Why would the Chaos Race cross dimensions to lay a trap and destroy a universe?

"Ignorant."

The Chaos King spat out the two words faintly.

"The universe is divided into dimensions, with high and low levels. The world occupied by you low-dimensional beings contains the Origin Heavenly Dao, which is the best nourishment for the evolution of the Outer Realm Heavens. No provocation is needed, no grievances are required. The law of the jungle and dimensional plundering are the most fundamental laws of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds."

As the words fell, the Chaos Rift in the sky suddenly expanded several times over.

Rolling chaotic torrents poured down. The low-level Chaos Minions that had previously seeped out sporadically now gushed out like a tide. Dense black shadows filled the air, numbering in the tens of thousands in an instant, diving toward various parts of the ground with the instinct to devour everything.

A low-level Chaos Minion swept over the mountains on the outskirts of the city, and the towering thousand-meter peaks were instantly dissolved by the Chaos Power. Hard rock, dense forests, underground mineral veins, and even the spiritual energy flowing between the mountains were all reduced to nothingness, not even leaving a speck of dust behind.

Above another sea area, several chaotic shadows swept past, and ten thousand acres of seawater were instantly extinguished. The surging ocean collapsed into thin air, revealing the pitch-black, dead seabed, which then rapidly weathered and dissolved.

The annihilation characteristic of Chaos Power was despairingly tyrannical.

In the forest behind, Bulma gripped her hem tightly, her body cold and her limbs so stiff she could barely move.

As Earth's top scientist, she was well-versed in cosmic physics, celestial laws, and energy mechanisms, but everything happening before her eyes completely overturned all her knowledge. Technological artillery, interstellar warships, energy shields—all the powers humanity took pride in were not even worth a speck of dust in the face of Chaos Power.

This was not a war; it was a one-sided dimensional crushing, an irresistible apocalyptic catastrophe.

Little Goku still stood firmly in front of Bulma, his small body taut, his youthful face full of seriousness. He didn't understand dimensional plundering or Outer Realm chess games, nor did he understand the conspiracy of a ten-thousand-year layout, but he could clearly feel the terrifying power between heaven and earth that was enough to kill everyone.

He clenched his small fists, his weak internal energy circulating constantly. Even though his legs couldn't stop trembling, he didn't retreat in the slightest.

Lin Chen watched the scenes of annihilation unfolding across the earth, his heart sinking, yet his eyes grew increasingly firm.

He knew that panic, anger, and despair were meaningless now. The Chaos King was right; the difference in dimensions was like a chasm. The conventional combat power of this universe simply could not contend with the origin power of the Outer Realm Chaos.

But they could not retreat, and there was nowhere left to retreat.

Behind them was Earth, countless innocent lives, and the myriad civilizations of this entire universe. Once they were completely defeated, all that awaited this world was total annihilation and extinction.

"Senior Kallen, stabilize the foundation of your Battle Qi with all your might!"

Lin Chen suddenly raised his head, his ancient golden eyes flashing with intense light as he shouted.

"Senior Super Saiyan, use your Full-Power Origin to reinforce the barrier of the Heaven-Suppressing Seal! Frieza, please use your Emperor Energy to pierce through the chaotic torrents and lock onto the core of the rift!"

After a brief moment of despair, the four instantly found their positions again.

Having experienced the convergence of the four forces just moments ago, their powers no longer conflicted or consumed each other. Even with the Chaos King's monstrous pressure and the situation on the verge of collapse, they remained the only combat power in this universe capable of resisting the catastrophe.

Kallen did not hesitate, his pure and heavy purple Saiyan Battle Qi spreading out completely, steadily supporting the teetering four-colored light wheel and compensating for the foundation of its disintegration.

The Golden Super Saiyan focused his mind and gathered his energy, his damaged origin driving with all his might. The mellow golden power transformed into thousands of patterns, winding around the cracks in the light wheel and forcibly slowing the speed of its shattering.

Frieza's gaze was chillingly sharp. He condensed his pale, icy Emperor Energy into a ten-thousand-foot blade that spanned the sky, piercing through layers of chaotic torrents to pin itself firmly into the center of the rift in the firmament, suppressing its expansion.

Lin Chen stood at the eye of the formation on the ground, his Ancient Saiyan Bloodline burning at full capacity. His body glowed with brilliant golden light, transforming him into a nexus of heaven and earth that tightly linked the three forces together, barely stabilizing the crumbling Four-Force Heaven-Suppressing Seal once more.

Though the four-colored light remained dim, it no longer continued to dissipate.

"Futile struggle."

The Chaos King's dark shadow leaned forward slowly. His hollow eyes looked down upon the four struggling figures, his tone devoid of the slightest ripple.

"The union of four forces can break a deadlock and protect the path; it is the absolute peak in a low-dimensional universe. But before the origin of the Outer Realm, it is nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot—utterly fragile."

As the words fell, a beam of pitch-black Chaos origin energy shot silently from the giant shadow's eyes.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, no surging, violent energy; just this seemingly slender black ray, carrying the pure rules of Outer Realm chaos, pierced through the sky of murky currents and struck the center of the four-colored Heaven-Suppressing Seal with pinpoint accuracy!

Crack—!

In that instant, the light wheel that had barely stabilized shattered completely!

Countless tiny, four-colored fragments exploded across the sky as the four top-tier origin forces were forcibly dismantled and torn apart by the Chaos origin.

Kallen shuddered violently, a mouthful of hot blood spraying from his lips. His purple aura withered instantly, and he was sent flying hundreds of meters back, leaving a bloody afterimage in the void.

The Golden Super Saiyan let out a muffled groan, his body swaying violently. With his internal origin energy in chaotic, reverse flow, the bloodstains on his golden hair grew thicker, and his aura plummeted by several levels.

Frieza's ten-thousand-foot Emperor Blade shattered inch by inch. His intensely domineering Emperor Energy was forcibly dispersed, and the space around him collapsed with a roar. He stumbled backward, a look of grave pain appearing on his cold face for the first time.

As the power nexus, Lin Chen bore the full brunt of the backlash. His bones felt as if they were being crushed inch by inch, blood spilling continuously from his mouth, and the ancient golden light of his bloodline flickered violently, nearly extinguishing.

All four were severely wounded!

The Four-Force Heaven-Suppressing Seal was completely shattered!

The Chaos Rift above the firmament suddenly expanded tenfold, its pitch-black maw obscuring the entire sky. The boundless Chaos Legion finally ceased their dormancy, and a dense, overwhelming tide of dark shadows surged out from the rift, blanketing the entire Earth.

The terrifying auras of high-level Chaos powerhouses bloomed one after another, each no weaker than an interstellar overlord, countless and packed tight.

Earth's natural barriers, atmospheric defenses, and regional seals shattered layer by layer like paper under the impact of the massive Chaos Legion.

The apocalypse had truly arrived.

Bulma's face was pale as paper. Having lost all her strength, she stared blankly at the sky filled with dark, alien shadows, nothing but endless despair remaining in her heart.

Just as everyone believed that Earth was about to be completely annihilated and this universe was about to meet its end, Lin Chen's unfocused gaze suddenly locked onto the deepest part of the Chaos Rift.

The view previously obscured by the Chaos King's shadow finally became clear as the rift opened completely.

Beyond the swarming Chaos Legion, beyond the blurred shadow of the Chaos King, and deep within the very seams of the barrier between the two worlds—in that even darker, more ancient Outer Realm void—terrifying fluctuations, profound and vast, far surpassing the aura of chaos, were slowly sweeping across this low-dimensional universe from beyond the dimensional barrier.

It was not just one!

Three, five, seven distinct supreme auras lay dormant in the depths of the Outer Realm nothingness, silently overlooking this chaotic harvest.

These auras were unimaginably ancient, far exceeding the level of the Chaos King. They carried the desolation and majesty of the primordial Heavens, like supreme beings who had slumbered for endless ages, quietly observing the progression of the chess game.

The ten-thousand-year chess game mentioned by the Chaos King was not the end at all.

The Chaos Race were merely the vanguard pawns that had stepped into this low-dimensional universe first!

The truly terrifying forces of the Outer Realm Heavens were lurking outside the barrier, waiting for the chaos to clear everything away so they could reap the rewards!

Lin Chen's heart stopped abruptly. A chill, colder and deeper than anything he had felt facing the Chaos King, instantly permeated his entire body.

He stared fixedly at those hidden, terrifying auras in the depths of the Outer Realm void, his pupils contracting violently. Only one horrifying thought remained in his mind—

The Chaos World-Ending was merely the prologue.

The ultimate catastrophe, the one that would truly crush the Heavens and annihilate all universes, had only just revealed the tip of the iceberg!