Undercurrents Surge, Boundary Gate Disturbs

Chaos is vast and boundless, with ten thousand Daos rising and falling.

At the highest reaches of the endless void lies the Primal Chaos Domain, which towers above the heavens and the myriad worlds. Here, there is no cycle of sun and moon, no rotation of stars; there is only the Primordial Dao Qi, surging and churning in eternal persistence, bearing the fundamental order of the entire universe.

In the center of this void, spanning hundreds of millions of miles, a massive Boundary Gate that connects the ancient to the present and links the ten thousand domains hangs in silent suspension.

The Boundary Gate flows with nine-colored divine radiance, its patterns interwoven into a vast and endless Heavenly Dao Totem. Every tremor of its flowing light governs the flow of destiny across the myriad planes of the lower realms. This is the Pivot of the Heavens, the Gate of Ten Thousand Domains. It has stood here since the universe first opened, guarding the ages of time and space, sealing off the void of the Outer Realm and its dark demons.

Lin Chen, dressed in a simple, plain-colored robe, stands quietly upon a high platform of void before the Boundary Gate.

His posture is as upright as an ancient divine mountain. Though he carries no ostentatious or violent aura, he possesses an inherent, supreme quality that commands the heavens. The raging, violent chaotic winds that swirl around him automatically smooth out and turn docile as they approach within three feet of his body, and the thousands of chaotic Dao patterns regulate themselves around him, rising and falling in orderly fashion.

He has held the Chaos Supreme Dao Body for tens of thousands of years, sitting in command of the Boundary Gate, suppressing demons, quelling turmoil, and stabilizing the universe of the ten thousand domains.

Eons have passed in the blink of an eye, and under his protection, the heavens and myriad worlds have remained stable, prosperous, and ever-thriving. Over time, the myriad races of the world have come to know only the peace of the heavens and the stability of the Dao, long forgetting how many terrifying undercurrents—capable of shattering reincarnation and extinguishing the universe—lie buried beneath this tranquility.

Lin Chen lifts his gaze slightly, looking toward the stable and eternal nine-colored Boundary Gate before him, a faint trace of scrutiny in his eyes.

For tens of thousands of years, the Boundary Gate has operated steadily, opening and closing with perfect rhythm and order, never showing the slightest abnormality. Yet, starting within the last millennium, he has sensed that something is wrong.

Beneath the seemingly unchanging order of the heavens hides a deep, heavy undercurrent, like a tide sleeping in the abyss, slowly gathering strength in corners where no one notices.

At first, it was only sporadic, minute anomalies.

In countless small planes of the lower realms, spatial turbulence occurred frequently, with uncontrollable rifts in time and space appearing randomly before closing in an instant. The Heavenly Dao destiny of many star domains shifted quietly, the balance between righteous and evil Dao rhymes was disrupted, and the aura of death within the ancient forbidden lands and dark crevices grew increasingly dense.

In the last hundred years, these phenomena have become even more frequent.

Even in this most stable and fundamental Primal Chaos Domain, there have been subtle signs of disordered Dao patterns and stagnant energy, though they are far too obscure for ordinary Supremes of the Heavens or Saints of the Heavenly Dao to perceive.

Only Lin Chen, who wields the source of Chaos and understands the essence of all Daos, can clearly capture these layered, eerie changes.

"After long days of peace, turbid energy breeds. Have the things that have been silent for eons finally begun to awaken?"

Lin Chen murmurs softly, his voice low yet carrying a weight that pierces through the ages of time and space.

He lifts his fingertips slightly, and a wisp of pure, ultimate chaotic source power flows out, transforming into thousands of tiny, shimmering points of light that merge into the nine-colored Boundary Gate ahead.

In an instant, the Heavenly Dao patterns covering the gate light up in their entirety. A dense, crisscrossing web of golden Dao rhymes spreads out, and the trajectories of time and space, the operation of planes, and the flow of destiny across the heavens are all reflected in his eyes.

The billions of planes appear orderly; on the surface, there are no flaws, presenting a scene of prosperous stability.

Yet, peering deeper through the texture of the Heavenly Dao, Lin Chen clearly sees that in the deepest parts of the barriers of countless planes, strands of faint, pitch-black turbid energy are coiled.

This turbid energy is formless and intangible, untainted by karma, and devoid of malice; it blends perfectly into the source of the planes, evading all surveillance by the Heavenly Dao and silently corroding the barriers of the heavens.

The quantity is small and highly dispersed, yet it is spread across the ten thousand domains, omnipresent.

"It is not local turmoil, nor the work of lingering demons... the very foundation of the entire heavens is being secretly eroded."

Lin Chen's eyes narrow, his expression shedding its indifference for a touch of gravity.

If it were a single star domain or an individual plane in trouble, it would be a small-scale disaster, easily quelled with a flick of a finger. But now that the ten thousand domains are all tainted with turbid energy and the foundation of the heavens is shaken, this is certainly not something an ordinary dark force could achieve.

To span eons of time, infiltrate the entire order of the heavens, and secretly lay out a plan for countless years, the perpetrator must be a terrifying existence originating from the Outer Realm, transcending the current system of the Heavenly Dao.

Just as he focuses his investigation, tracing the source of the turbid energy—

Hum—!

A dull, heavy roar, as if originating from the source of the universe, suddenly explodes throughout the entire Primal Chaos Domain!

The heavens and earth tremble violently, and all Daos resonate in unison!

The nine-colored Boundary Gate, which had been flowing steadily, suddenly begins to shake violently. The entire massive structure heaves, its magnificent nine-colored light churning crazily, flickering between bright and dark. Countless ancient Heavenly Dao patterns flash frantically, emitting a faint, strained humming sound.

Crack, crack, crack—

Subtle sounds of shattering resonate deep within the void.

Invisible to the naked eye, spatial cracks spread rapidly from the Boundary Gate toward the entire chaotic airspace. The originally solid and firm chaotic barriers begin to show signs of loosening and damage.

The sudden change comes without warning, catching everyone off guard!

The entire Primal Chaos Domain, silent for eons, instantly erupts in turmoil; Dao energy runs wild, stars tremble, and chaotic turbulence surges madly!

Far away at the edge of the chaos, countless ancient beasts, surviving Supremes, and reclusive powerhouses hiding in the shadows are all startled by this roar that shook the very source. They lift their heads one after another, looking toward the central Boundary Gate in horror.

"The Boundary Gate is shifting! Has something happened to the Boundary Gate of the Heavens?!"

"A change never seen in eons! The Heavenly Dao is in chaos, and the Chaos is shaking!"

"Could it be... that the long-standing prosperous age of the heavens is coming to an end?"

Countless divine senses hidden in the dark awaken instantly, locking onto the violently oscillating nine-colored Boundary Gate with complex emotions of suspicion, greed, and fear.

The undercurrents that had been silent in the Primal Chaos Domain for eons erupt in full force at this moment.

On the high void platform, Lin Chen's figure remains motionless. Letting the surrounding Dao energy surge violently and the void collapse repeatedly, he remains as steady as the core of the world.

Faced with the sudden eruption of the Boundary Gate, he does not immediately move to suppress it. Instead, with clear eyes, he gazes quietly at the shaking gate, allowing his divine sense to sink deep within to investigate the root of this upheaval.

The more he investigates, the deeper his expression becomes.

This oscillation of the Boundary Gate is not caused by external bombardment, nor is it a natural shift of the Heavenly Dao; it stems from a pulsation within the very source of the gate itself.

In the deepest layer of the gate, within the source passage connecting to the void of the Outer Realm, a force—terrifying, ancient, and far exceeding the current power system of the heavens—is slowly awakening and gently colliding!

That force is cold, vast, ancient, and overbearing, carrying a supreme, murderous might that towers above the ages and crushes reincarnation, striking against the source seal of the Boundary Gate again and again through the layers of the heavenly barriers.

Each impact caused the entire Boundary Gate to tremble violently, shaking the very fabric of the Heavens.

"Has the seal of the Outer Realm loosened?"

Lin Chen's brow furrowed slightly as he rapidly deduced the situation in his mind.

Eons ago, when gods and demons threw the world into chaos and the evil spirits invaded, the universe stood on the brink of collapse. He ascended to the position of Chaos Supreme, using his own Dao body as the foundation and the Great Daos of the Heavens as locks to seal the Outer Realm passage, isolating the eternal darkness and buying tens of thousands of years of peace.

Now, the anomaly at the Boundary Gate, the spreading turbid energy, and the trembling of the origin clearly indicated that the ancient barrier of the Outer Realm had developed cracks and weaknesses.

Yet, this made no sense.

His Supreme Dao Seal had guarded the Boundary Gate for ages, keeping the seal stable and immortal. Unless an external force forcibly breached the barrier, it was impossible for it to loosen on its own.

Unless... the dark forces had never truly vanished from the start. They had been lurking outside the seal, silently eroding it, waiting for the right moment.

Over tens of thousands of years, day after day, year after year, they had worn down the foundation of the Supreme Seal, enduring through the ages just to erupt in this single moment.

Such deep patience, such ruthless planning.

Lin Chen spoke in a low voice, a sharp, icy glint flashing in his eyes.

The peace of the ages had lulled the world into complacency; even many of the powerful figures of the Heavens had long forgotten the terror of the Outer Realm darkness. None knew that a group of terrifying entities had been lurking beyond the spatial seal for eons, never abandoning their obsession with invading the Heavens.

Just then, the trembling of the Boundary Gate intensified several times over!

BOOM!!

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar erupted. The nine-colored Boundary Gate suddenly burst forth with blinding divine light, and thousands of Dao patterns lit up in unison to repel the terrifying impact from the Outer Realm.

The divine light collided violently with the dark energy, triggering a shockwave that swept across billions of miles of empty space.

The void shattered layer by layer, the chaotic currents exploded, and the entire Primal Chaos Domain plunged into total turmoil and chaos.

Deep within that violent, chaotic energy, Lin Chen keenly captured two distinct yet equally terrifying and ominous auras.

One was the cold, bone-chilling aura of the Outer Realm evil spirits that devoured all things.

The other was an ancient, vast, domineering, and barbaric aura of the primordial gods and demons—a race that had been completely extinct since the Great Ancient War!

The two forbidden powers intertwined and fused, forming a terrifying potential energy from behind the seal of the Boundary Gate that was capable of overturning the Heavens.

Lin Chen's heart tightened.

Evil spirits and gods and demons were mortal enemies for eons, supposed to be as incompatible as fire and water, locked in a life-or-death struggle. Why would they join forces now to strike at the seal of the Heavens?

This was no simple invasion from the Outer Realm; this was a shocking conspiracy that spanned eons and targeted the entire Heavens!

In the chaotic void, the vibrations of the Boundary Gate did not cease; instead, they grew increasingly violent. The nine-colored divine light flickered, and the once-impenetrable seal barrier now showed fine, black cracks.

Wisps of terrifying dark energy seeped through the cracks. Wherever they landed, the chaotic Dao energy decayed, starlight vanished, and the Great Dao fell into disorder.

Countless powerful beings, exotic beasts, and remnants of darkness lurking in the shadows felt their breathing quicken, their eyes burning with frantic greed.

The Boundary Gate was cracking, the Heavenly Dao was wavering, and order was collapsing... This was a chaotic opportunity that only appeared once in an eternity!

Some wanted to fish in troubled waters to seize fortune, some wanted to use the chaos to break their shackles and ascend to higher realms, and others had been lurking for ages, waiting for the return of darkness to overturn the Heavens.

The entire chaotic void was filled with surging undercurrents, restless hearts, and rising murderous intent.

Lin Chen slowly raised his hand, his palm supporting thousands of chaotic Dao patterns. The power of the Supreme flowed quietly through his body, calming the turbulent void around him.

He gazed into the unknown dark void deep within the Boundary Gate, his expression calm yet filled with unshakable determination.

The ancient plan was beginning to show its edge, the catastrophe of the Heavens was looming, and the monsters and demons lurking in the dark were all stirring.

But as long as he, the Chaos Supreme, remained, the order of the Heavens would not fall into chaos!

Yet, Lin Chen knew clearly that the anomaly at the Boundary Gate was merely the beginning.

The true, terrifying dark trend, the ultimate secret hidden behind the ages, had only just revealed the tip of the iceberg.

Deep within the Outer Realm, that faint, ancient heartbeat was slowly awakening. A shocking storm, destined to sweep across the Heavens and overturn the ages, was already quietly taking shape in the depths of the darkness where no one could see.