The Myriad Realms Watch, Survival in Despair

The moment the Four-Force Heaven-Suppressing Seal shattered, the scattered specks of origin light had yet to fade before the overwhelming Chaos Legion poured down upon the Earth like a burst dam of black water.

Dark figures blotted out the sun and moon, and a deathly silence that annihilated everything shrouded the world. The mountains and earth continued to tremble, with cracks crawling across the surface like ugly scars. The sliver of hope the four of them had fought to preserve was now completely gone.

Lin Chen slumped on the broken ground, his meridians burning with intense pain. The light of his Ancient Saiyan bloodline flickered, and every breath sent tearing agony through his internal organs. Having just borne the backlash of the four forces and faced the Chaos King's origin impact head-on, his combat power had plummeted, making it difficult even to stand.

He looked up at the sky, his gaze piercing through the rolling black mist of chaos to lock onto the massive shadow suspended in the center of the firmament. A mere cross-dimensional projection of the Chaos King had easily crushed the four top powerhouses of this universe; such a disparity in strength felt like a crushing weight that made it impossible to breathe.

In mid-air, Kallen struggled to stabilize himself, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. The pure Saiyan battle aura he took such pride in was dim and lusterless. He looked down at the forests and landscapes being dissolved by chaotic energy, his eyes filled with grief and helplessness. The homeland he had guarded for generations was being trampled before his eyes, yet despite exhausting all his strength, he could not stop the advance of the extra-dimensional enemy.

The Golden Super Saiyan slowly descended from the clouds, his long golden hair disheveled and his internal origin energy in complete disarray. Having witnessed countless partings in his long life, he had never felt the insignificance and humbleness of cosmic life in the face of dimensional power as he did now. Their ten-thousand-year plan and layers of calculations had been under the enemy's control from the very beginning.

Frieza hovered in the void, most of his pale imperial energy retracted. His usually arrogant and cold face was now veiled in gravity. He had swept across the galaxy and built a vast empire, believing himself to be the master of the laws of life and death, yet in the face of the extra-dimensional chaos, his power and authority seemed fragile. Watching the Chaos army dive toward him, Frieza's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but he did not rashly strike again.

Forcing an attack would only waste his strength; the current situation could no longer be reversed by brute force alone.

"Hahaha, mere low-dimensional ants, daring to obstruct the great cause of Chaos."

The Chaos King's indifferent voice resonated through the heavens once more, his cold gaze sweeping over the four weakened fighters with undisguised contempt.

"Ten thousand years of planning, exhausting endless effort to break the barrier—today is the time to harvest the origin of this universe. The four of you exhausting your origins to break the barrier can be considered a contribution. Surrender obediently, and you may keep a sliver of your souls to be integrated into the Chaos origin."

There was no room for negotiation in these words. In the eyes of the Chaos King, every living being in the entire universe was already his for the taking.

The dense swarm of Chaos soldiers reached the ground first, turning everything they touched into nothingness. Buildings collapsed, mountains and vegetation dissolved instantly, and even the energy particles drifting in the air were swallowed by the power of chaos. Distant human defensive fortifications and the wreckage of starships turned to ash the moment they touched the black mist, offering no resistance.

Hiding deep in the dense forest, Bulma trembled, instinctively shielding little Goku behind her. Witnessing the apocalyptic scene, all her reliance collapsed. Advanced technology, energy weapons, and planetary defense systems were insignificant in the face of such transcendent, annihilating power.

Little Goku bit his lip tightly, his clear eyes fixed on the black shadows filling the sky. He did not understand dimensional gaps or extra-dimensional games; he only saw the ground beneath his feet being destroyed and the people around him in danger. He clenched his small fists tightly, the Saiyan bloodline hidden within him stirring. Even though his heart was filled with terror, he did not retreat a single step.

Cries of sorrow echoed across Earth. Earth's warriors and the remaining alien survivors emerged from their hiding spots, gathering their courage to resist the Chaos soldiers. Fists, energy blasts, and various weapons erupted, but their attacks left not a single mark on the black shadows. Instead, their power was swallowed, and many of the resistors were instantly reduced to nothingness.

Tragic scenes played out repeatedly, and an atmosphere of despair slowly consumed the entire world.

Lin Chen endured the pain in his body and pushed himself up with his hands. He scanned the devastated earth. He had heard the ancient records passed down by his ancestors; there had been invasions by extra-dimensional races in ancient times, but never had there been such a terrifying existence of this magnitude.

What made his heart tighten even more were the several hidden auras he had glimpsed deep within the rift.

The Chaos King was merely a vanguard commander, and the Chaos Legion was just a blade to clear the path. Those seven ancient, powerful, and supreme auras hidden beyond the dimensional barrier were the true lethal blades hanging over everyone's heads. They watched silently from across the void, coldly observing the slaughter, like hunters waiting for their prey to exhaust its final strength.

Once Earth fell completely and the universe lost its ability to resist, those hidden horrors would inevitably emerge, and only total extinction would await all living things.

They could not sit and wait for death.

Even if the gap in strength was vast, even if there was no hope ahead, they had to hold the final line of defense.

"Everyone, stabilize your injuries for now. Do not engage the Chaos army alone," Lin Chen said in a deep voice, his words cutting through the chaotic noise to reach the other three. "The power of chaos suppresses all energy in this realm. Fighting alone will only drain us. We must reorganize our strength and find a way to break the deadlock."

Hearing this, Kallen suppressed his grief and the churning blood in his body, slowly gathering his chaotic battle aura. He knew Lin Chen was right; blind, impulsive fighting was meaningless and would only waste their strength, cutting off any chance of a comeback.

The Golden Super Saiyan nodded slightly, his gaze fixed steadily on the rift in the sky. "The enemy holds dimensional power, so conventional tactics have failed. With unknown powerhouses watching from beyond, the situation is far more dangerous than we imagined."

Frieza snorted, his crimson eyes scanning the black shadows rushing toward them. His tone was cold. "My domain shall not be trampled by outsiders. No matter how powerful they are, they will not easily swallow my territory."

The four of them cast aside their past grievances and conflicts. With a great enemy at the gates, the survival of the entire universe bound them together. Former rivals who had kept each other in check were now the only companions they could fight alongside.

The Chaos King sensed their movement, his hollow eyes narrowing slightly. "A deathbed struggle. I want to see what kind of waves you can stir up without the reinforcement of the four forces combined."

As he spoke, several Chaos Generals, far larger than the ordinary soldiers, stepped out of the black mist. These generals were hulking, wreathed in dense, pitch-black energy, and their pressure rivaled that of top-tier cosmic powerhouses. The moment they appeared, they dove toward the four with ferocious momentum.

The three leading Chaos Generals possessed overwhelming auras, locking onto Lin Chen and the others. Their black claws tore through the air, striking down with a wind that annihilated everything in its path.

"Engage them individually, cover each other!"

Lin Chen let out a low shout, pushing his remaining ancient bloodline to its limit as a golden aura flared once more. Even though he was severely wounded, he had to grit his teeth and fight with everything he had.

He soared into the air, charging straight at one of the Chaos Generals, his palm wrapped in heavy origin power as he collided fiercely with a pitch-black claw.

Boom!

A violent collision erupted, and a terrifying shockwave swept in all directions. Lin Chen was knocked back several yards, his arm going numb. The erosion of the chaotic power surged into his body through the point of contact, which he desperately blocked with his bloodline origin.

This Chaos General was incredibly powerful, far surpassing the ordinary shadows they had encountered earlier.

On the other side, Kallen's purple battle aura surged. Abandoning flashy moves, he engaged the Chaos General in the most brutal close-quarters combat of the Saiyan race. With every clash of fists and legs, thunderous roars erupted; purple energy and black energy collided and canceled each other out, causing the void to tremble slightly with every exchange.

The Golden Super Saiyan's body was wreathed in flowing golden light, his full-power Super Saiyan origin forming layers of protection while he condensed sharp energy blades to calmly parry incoming attacks. With his vast combat experience, he moved with steady precision, constantly searching for openings to restrain the enemy.

Frieza's pale energy erupted suddenly. His imperial power was domineering and sharp, every move a lethal strike. He unleashed all the killing techniques he had honed across the galaxy, his bone-chilling energy bombarding the Chaos General and forcing his opponent back step by step.

The four of them each engaged a Chaos General, and for a time, the void was filled with the flames of war and the light of exploding energy.

However, the number of the Chaos Legion continued to grow. More and more shadows poured out of the rift, scattering to every corner of Earth and causing widespread destruction. The earth collapsed, the seas dried up, and spiritual energy dissipated. This vibrant planet became broken and desolate in a short amount of time.

Bulma watched the four of them struggling and felt immense anxiety. She quickly simulated energy principles and dimensional barrier structures in her mind, trying to find a way to counter the power of chaos through technology, but no matter how she calculated, she could find no breakthrough. These two levels of power were fundamentally different, and there was no law by which they could balance each other.

Little Goku watched the intense battle in the sky, his heart filled with anxiety. He instinctively stepped forward to help, but Bulma grabbed him. With his current strength, rushing in would not only fail to help but would instantly land him in a fatal crisis.

After a moment of fierce fighting, Lin Chen's aura became increasingly unstable. His severely wounded body could not sustain high-intensity combat for long. The Chaos General opposite him grew more ferocious, the black attacks pressing in layer by layer, the power of annihilation forcing Lin Chen onto the back foot.

If this continues, I will eventually be exhausted and defeated, Lin Chen thought to himself, his gaze instinctively drifting back to the depths of the dimensional barrier.

Those seven ancient auras remained motionless, maintaining their stance as observers, as if this catastrophe were merely a play for their amusement. The Chaos King, acting as the vanguard, was exhausting his strength to weaken the universe's defenses. Once the situation stabilized, the hidden extra-dimensional powerhouses would all emerge.

Suddenly, a fragmented record from his ancestor's inheritance flashed through Lin Chen's mind.

The information left by the ancient soul mentioned that the origins of the universe were interconnected and that the dimensional barrier was not unbreakable. If extra-dimensional forces could invade, then the origin power of this universe should, in theory, have the ability to pull back on the void. The fact that the four forces combined had briefly suppressed the rift was proof of this.

Now that their strength was damaged and they could not condense the Heaven-Suppressing Seal again, the entire Earth and the entire star system contained the life origin of billions of living beings. If he could gather the scattered power of all life, he might just be able to shake the chaotic might before them.

However, this method carried immense risk. Forcibly extracting the origin of living beings could easily lead to mass casualties if even the slightest error occurred, and whether it could truly counter the power of chaos remained an unknown.

Just as Lin Chen was contemplating a way to break the deadlock, the Chaos King above the firmament lost his patience.

Watching the four individuals he had failed to subdue, the massive black shadow shifted slightly, and a far more vast and heavy pressure descended, blanketing the world.

"You have wasted too much of This Seat's time. Since you refuse to surrender, I shall crush you completely."

The Chaos King no longer watched from the sidelines, slowly mobilizing his own origin power. Boundless pitch-black energy gathered in the void, gradually condensing into a giant black spear that spanned a thousand miles. Wrapped in the laws of extraterrestrial chaos, the mere aura it emitted caused the entire space to twist and collapse.

A terrifying sense of being locked on firmly enveloped Lin Chen and the other three. Their hair stood on end, and a sense of impending death struck their hearts.

"Watch out! This strike far exceeds all previous attacks!" the Golden Super Saiyan warned sharply, immediately abandoning the skirmish to fly toward the other three.

Kallen and Frieza also broke away from their opponents instantly. The four gathered together, instinctively pooling their remaining strength to jointly withstand this fatal blow.

The giant chaos spear was slowly raised, and in the next moment, it would crash down to wipe the four of them out of existence.

Yet, just as the spear was about to be thrust, the seven hidden supreme auras deep within the dimension barrier, which had remained silent until now, suddenly fluctuated slightly.

A vast and boundless invisible will swept over the Chaos King, appearing as if it were a warning, or perhaps an obstruction.

The descending black spear came to an abrupt halt, and the Chaos King's movements were frozen in mid-air.

Everyone beneath the firmament sensed this strange turn of events. The sounds of battle instinctively ceased, and the entire scene fell into a brief silence.

Lin Chen's pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently into the depths of the barrier.

Why had those extraterrestrial powerhouses, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, suddenly intervened? Was it because they had other schemes, or were they wary of some unknown trump card remaining in this universe?

The Chaos King's body stiffened slightly, and his hollow eyes revealed a trace of displeasure, yet he did not defy that will. The giant spear he had condensed slowly dissipated, and his overwhelming origin pressure retracted slightly.

"Very well."

His indifferent voice echoed across the heavens. The Chaos King's gaze fell back upon the battered four, his tone carrying an unfathomable meaning.

"I shall spare your lives for now. The chess game has not yet reached its end; a premature conclusion would lack much of the fun."

As his voice fell, the Chaos Legion's offensive suddenly slowed. They no longer pressed for a total slaughter, but instead firmly occupied the cracks in the sky, sealing off all paths of escape from this world.

The crisis had temporarily abated, yet no one felt the slightest sense of relief.

Lin Chen's heart felt heavy, as he vaguely sensed a greater conspiracy brewing in the shadows. The Chaos King had been forced to hold back, and the extraterrestrial powers had intervened in secret. While they appeared to have saved their lives for the moment, they—along with the entire universe—had already fallen into a much larger web that encompassed numerous extraterrestrial factions.

No one knew what those ancient existences hidden beyond the barrier were planning. The true game of this catastrophe, which involved countless dimensions, had only just quietly begun, and the layers of murderous intent hidden in the dark were waiting for them to step, one by one, into the unknown peril.