Arc 17The Chaos Inheritance

Chu Tiannan endured Chaos’s inheritance, emerged from the black tower, and defeated the Great Demon King. As he reunited with his family, Chu Shen died of old age, then the Great Demon King’s curse claimed Chu Tianbei and other allies, leaving Chu Tiannan unable to save them.

  • Luo'er purified the Demon King and erased the demons, but a tremor shook the world as a black figure burst from the tower and Chu Tiannan was dragged inside.
  • Trapped in the Chaos Void, Chu Tiannan accepted Chaos’s inheritance and survived blood replacement and soul transplantation, gaining control of Chaos Power.
  • Devour Dog explained the universe’s cultivation levels, upgraded Chu Tiannan’s divine artifacts, and urged him to cultivate on his own rather than rely on treasures.
  • Chu Tiannan emerged from the tower, halted the Great Demon King’s attack, and pierced him with Hundred Line Stream until his body dissolved into starlight.
  • Chu Tiannan gave Shen Tianwu Cosmic Qi to help him break through, reunited with his parents, and witnessed Chu Shen die after naming Chu Huaxuan head of the Chu Family.
  • As the family mourned Chu Shen, Luo'er began to explain her origins, but a call summoned Chu Tiannan to the mourning hall, where Demonic Power killed several of his allies.
  • Chu Tiannan temporarily suppressed the corruption in Chu Tianbei with Cosmic Qi, but learned that only Galaxy Level strength could purge it, and Chu Tianbei disintegrated as Chu Huahuang tried to hold him.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401The Kill

Luo'er used divine light to drive away and destroy the Demon King's Demon's Eye, then purified the Demon King itself. As the Demon King disintegrated, Luo'er declared that the Demon Clan did not belong in humanity's territory.

  • Luo'er sent a vortex of divine light after the Demon's Eye, which fled in terror and began to evaporate.
  • The Demon King watched its ultimate technique retreat from Luo'er's power and realized she was stronger than it expected.
  • Luo'er reached the Demon King and pressed a hand to its forehead, freezing the surrounding demons and draining its Demonic Power.
  • Luo'er purified the Demon King and declared that the Demon Clan were outsiders destined to perish in humanity's territory.
  • The Demon King's body and consciousness began to disintegrate as it faced its return to the universe's origin.

Ch. 402Demise

The divine light erased the Demon King and his legions, ending the battle for humanity. As the survivors celebrated and Chu Tianbei proposed to Martial God Bright Moon, a violent tremor suddenly shook heaven and earth.

  • The Demon King and all the demons, clowns, and undead vanished beneath the girl of divine light.
  • Martial God Gale and the others realized they had won, and Chu Tianbei kissed Martial God Bright Moon before proposing to her with a silver ring.
  • Martial God Bright Moon scolded Chu Tianbei for calling her “bro” and chased him with her blade as the gathered experts cheered.
  • Chu Tiannan checked that Luo'er was unharmed, but a violent tremor shook heaven and earth and silenced the celebrating humans.

Ch. 403A Sudden Change

The black tower on Kunlun Divine Mountain opened and unleashed a powerful suction that seized Chu Tiannan, while Luo'er fought to save him. A black-robed figure emerged and helped suppress Chu Tiannan beneath the tower, leaving Luo'er facing an opponent as powerful as herself.

  • Shen Tianwu sensed a dangerous presence inside the violently shaking black tower and feared what would emerge.
  • Luo'er tried to flee with Chu Tiannan, but the collapsing divine mountain and the tower's suction dragged him toward it.
  • Luo'er formed a great sword of divine light and held Chu Tiannan back until black flames broke through her defense and enveloped him.
  • A black figure burst from the tower, and Shen Tianwu and the council members joined forces to shield the humans from its power.
  • The black figure's interference caused Chu Tiannan to be suppressed beneath the tower, and Luo'er vowed to kill it.

Ch. 404Endless darkness

Luo'er battled the Great Demon King while Chu Tiannan was trapped inside the black tower. After failing to break through its darkness, Chu Tiannan heard an unknown voice say it had waited for him.

  • Luo'er confronted the Great Demon King after she killed the Demon Clan members, and both fought with power that shattered Earth's space.
  • Luo'er and the Great Demon King stood motionless with their eyes closed after their clash, seemingly entering a realm beyond others' understanding.
  • Chu Tiannan realized he was inside the black tower and attacked its dark boundary with the Heaven-Deriving Sword and Heavenly Sin Ten Directions.
  • Chu Tiannan failed to break through the darkness and heard a gentle voice say it had waited for him to arrive.

Ch. 405Chaos

Chu Tiannan met Chaos, the master of the void and the source of his inheritance, who revealed that the inheritance had already begun and that Chu Tiannan could not leave. Chaos reassured him that time passed so slowly outside the void that the people he feared for would remain safe while he received the inheritance.

  • Chu Tiannan felt overwhelming fear from an unknown voice and discovered that the Devouring System had left his body, cutting off access to the Devour Store.
  • Chaos identified himself as the master of the void and told Chu Tiannan that he had inherited the mantle of Chaos.
  • Chu Tiannan asked to leave and handle the urgent situation outside before receiving the inheritance, but Chaos said the inheritance had already begun.
  • Chaos explained that a thousand years in the Chaos Void amounted to only a minute outside, reassuring Chu Tiannan about the little girl's safety.
  • Chu Tiannan thanked Chaos and agreed to focus on receiving the inheritance.

Ch. 406Bachelor Sixteenth Stage

Chu Tiannan learned that reaching bachelor sixteenth stage within a year was a condition for inheriting Chaos’s legacy. Chaos warned him that accepting the inheritance meant risking the destruction of his body and soul, and gave him one incense stick to decide.

  • Chaos revealed that Chu Tiannan would have been killed if he had failed to reach bachelor sixteenth stage within a year.
  • Chu Tiannan asked about the stage, and Chaos explained that Earth’s Martial God was insignificant by the universe’s standards.
  • Chaos told Chu Tiannan that he was a fallen being speaking through latent consciousness and that Devour would explain the inheritance after it was complete.
  • Chaos explained that Chu Tiannan’s soul strength qualified him for the legacy, though his physical strength was weak.
  • Chaos warned Chu Tiannan that inheritance failure meant death and gave him one incense stick to choose whether to proceed or retreat.

Ch. 407The choice

Chu Tiannan chose to risk death to inherit Chaos's legacy, believing he would rather fight for a return to power than back down. Chaos began the inheritance, and Chu Tiannan faced its first trial: blood replacement.

  • Chaos warned Chu Tiannan that failing to inherit the legacy would destroy both his body and soul.
  • Chu Tiannan weighed the risk against losing his powerful weapons and abilities, then decided to gamble on the inheritance.
  • Chu Tiannan declared his choice to Chaos, who praised his courage and began the inheritance.
  • Chaos Current flooded the void and surged into Chu Tiannan, nearly shattering his soul as he struggled to endure it.
  • Chaos announced that the first step was blood replacement, and Chu Tiannan screamed in pain.

Ch. 408Blood Replacement

Chu Tiannan endured the painful first step of Chaos's inheritance, replacing his human bloodline with a special bloodline. After the process succeeded, Chaos began the second step: soul transplantation.

  • Chaos told Chu Tiannan that his low-grade blood had to be replaced, and the process began drawing his blood out while replenishing his body with liquid.
  • Chu Tiannan endured the agony and kept going after Chaos urged him to persevere for Luo'er, whose background was far beyond what he could imagine.
  • Chu Tiannan's blood replacement reached completion, remaking his body's functions and leaving him feeling as though he had been born anew.
  • Chaos congratulated Chu Tiannan on surviving the first step and began soul transplantation, crushing Chu Tiannan's soul ocean with intense pressure.

Ch. 409Soul Transplant

Chu Tiannan endured the painful transformation of his soul into a source of Chaos Current and succeeded, gaining the ability to command Chaos Power directly. Exhausted by the ordeal, he collapsed after glimpsing a hazy phantom watching him with hopeful eyes.

  • Chu Tiannan suffered as Chaos Current flooded and battered his soul ocean during the soul transplant.
  • Chaos urged Chu Tiannan to hold on, while Chu Tiannan drew strength from his family, his allies, his promises, and his desire to grow stronger.
  • The Demon Dragon Sovereign's soul appeared as a massive dragon and helped Chu Tiannan's soul ocean solidify and heal.
  • Chu Tiannan completed the soul transplant and found he could gather and command Chaos Power through his soul and heart.
  • Chu Tiannan collapsed from exhaustion after seeing a hazy phantom gazing at him with hope.

Ch. 410The Talking Flying Dog

Chu Tiannan awoke in a star-filled expanse and boarded a powerless spaceship called the Chaos, where he encountered a living intelligence named Devour Demon King. Devour identified itself as a Devouring System modeled after a Devour Beast, leaving Chu Tiannan surprised that a system could possess life and intelligence.

  • Chu Tiannan woke beneath the stars, saw a spaceship, and heard a boy's voice invite him aboard.
  • Chu Tiannan entered the spaceship and followed the voice through its corridors to the main chamber.
  • Chu Tiannan found a huge coffin in the cockpit and saw a winged, bulldog-like figure holding a red flower.
  • Chu Tiannan called the figure a talking flying dog, and Devour Demon King struck him and angrily corrected him.
  • Devour Demon King explained that it was the intelligent Devouring System, and Chu Tiannan asked whether a system could possess life.

Ch. 411Intelligent Life, Devour

Devour Dog explained that Chu Tiannan had inherited the system and become the new Chaos, then advanced his three divine artifacts to the third stage. The inheritance ended with Devour Dog ordering Chu Tiannan to kowtow to the original master.

  • Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that he had recalled the subsidiary intelligence and retained its functions, including the unused lucky wheel draw.
  • Devour Dog explained that Chu Tiannan would receive rewards based on his strength and would need to devour more to improve.
  • Devour Dog declared Chu Tiannan the new Chaos and used ten stones to advance his divine artifacts to the third stage.
  • Heavenly Sin Ten Directions transformed into Heavenly Sin Hundred Streams, while the Heaven-Deriving Sword and Chaos Cloak also changed.
  • Devour Dog ordered Chu Tiannan to kowtow and see the original master off.

Ch. 412Basic Knowledge of the Universe, Part One

Chu Tiannan kowtowed to the coffin of his inheritance’s original master and learned from Devour Dog that the dead powerhouse had been eternally undying. Devour Dog began teaching him the universe’s power levels, leaving Chu Tiannan stunned by the strength of Starry Sky Level beings.

  • Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan to kowtow to send off the original master, and Chu Tiannan performed three kowtows before the coffin.
  • Devour Dog urged Chu Tiannan to remember the master’s kindness, and Chu Tiannan asked whether the master had died of old age.
  • Devour Dog rebuked Chu Tiannan and explained that the master was eternally undying and could control spacetime with a thought.
  • Devour Dog described Bachelor Sixteenth Stage, Cosmic Level, Star Level, and Starry Sky Level to Chu Tiannan.
  • Chu Tiannan was shocked to hear that Starry Sky Level beings could survive in space and punch straight through Earth.

Ch. 413Basic knowledge of the universe, part two

Devour Dog explained the universe’s cultivation levels to Chu Tiannan, revealing how far Earth and its strongest beings were from the powers beyond the stars. Chu Tiannan vowed to avenge his Teacher, while Devour Dog urged him to reach Galaxy Level to unlock the Teacher’s remaining assets.

  • Chu Tiannan reacted with disbelief when Devour Dog explained that Starry Sky Level powerhouses could destroy planets.
  • Devour Dog taught Chu Tiannan about the universe, its many inhabited worlds, and cultivation levels ranging from Cosmic Level to Star God Level.
  • Devour Dog said the Teacher’s wealth could help Chu Tiannan reach Star Realm Level, but reaching Star God Level and beyond depended on his own aptitude and fortune.
  • Chu Tiannan asked how strong his Teacher had been, and Devour Dog said he might glimpse that level if he reached Star God Level.
  • Chu Tiannan vowed to avenge his Teacher, and Devour Dog told him to reach Galaxy Level to unlock the final tier of the Teacher’s cosmic bank account.
  • Chu Tiannan grew excited about the promised wealth, then wondered whether Devour Dog sounded like someone running a pyramid scheme.

Ch. 414Two Paths

Chu Tiannan weighed two cultivation paths and chose to cultivate step by step despite the risks, hoping to reach star god level and avenge his teacher. Devour Dog accepted his decision, and Chu Tiannan prepared to begin the harder path.

  • Chu Tiannan resolved to raise his cosmic level and reach galaxy level so he could claim his teacher's assets.
  • Devour Dog explained that force-feeding him treasures could raise him to star realm level but would prevent him from advancing to star god level.
  • Devour Dog described the slower path of self-cultivation, which offered only a tiny chance of earning the cosmic laws' recognition and would be especially difficult because of the law of chaos.
  • Chu Tiannan chose self-cultivation despite the possibility of dying before advancing further.
  • Chu Tiannan told Devour Dog that backing down would make his promise to avenge his teacher a joke.

Ch. 415Leaving the Void

Chu Tiannan agreed to leave the void with Devour Dog and return to the battle against the Demon Clan, hoping to grow strong enough to protect Luo'er and avenge his teacher. Devour Dog warned him that his inherited divine artifacts could attract powerful enemies as he headed back to face the Great Demon King.

  • Chu Tiannan accepted Devour Dog's help but said he would not acknowledge him as his master until he reached Star Realm Level.
  • Chu Tiannan learned that only a little over a hundred years had passed in the void and that Luo'er had not yet acted in the real world.
  • Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan his three basic divine artifacts had reached the third stage, making the Great Demon King easy to defeat.
  • Devour Dog explained that Chu Tiannan could not wear the Chaos Armor until he reached Star Level, because it would otherwise kill him.
  • Devour Dog warned Chu Tiannan to use his teacher's famous divine artifacts discreetly, since powerful figures might kill him to seize them.

Ch. 416Return

Chu Tiannan ate Jade Emperor Ya and reached the second stage of Cosmic Level while leaving the chaotic void. He emerged on the battlefield as Luo'er and the Great Demon King prepared to clash, forcing both to turn toward him.

  • Devour Dog gave Chu Tiannan Jade Emperor Ya and told him to eat one piece a month, visit Heavenly Radiance Star to register as a cosmic citizen, and leave a clone to repair and disguise the Chaos.
  • Chu Tiannan ate the Jade Emperor Ya, gained enough cosmic qi to reach the second stage of Cosmic Level, and learned that the piece had cost ten thousand cosmic coins.
  • Devour Dog urged Chu Tiannan to show his combat strength as they approached the exit from the chaotic void.
  • Luo'er attacked the Great Demon King while Shen Tianwu stood nearby, and the Great Demon King noted that Luo'er had also reached Cosmic Level.
  • An invisible pressure forced a million Martial Gods to the ground and pushed Shen Tianwu backward, interrupting Luo'er and the Great Demon King.
  • Chu Tiannan emerged from the shattered black tower and stood between heaven and earth.

Ch. 417Leave it to me

Chu Tiannan emerged from the shattered black tower with power beyond the Great Demon King's and prepared to take over the battle. As the Great Demon King attacked, Chu Tiannan revealed a mass of golden light that stunned him.

  • Chu Tiannan broke free of the black tower, dispersed the Great Demon King's magic, and restored the sunlight.
  • Luo'er checked on Chu Tiannan, and he reassured her before stepping forward to face the Great Demon King.
  • The Great Demon King attacked Chu Tiannan with his scythe and black flames, believing him unprepared.
  • A thunderous shout halted the Great Demon King, and more than a hundred golden lights gathered around Chu Tiannan.

Ch. 418Slaying the Great Demon King

Chu Tiannan defeated the Great Demon King with his Hundred Line Stream technique on Kunlun Divine Mountain. As the Great Demon King vanished, he warned Chu Tiannan that he would regret killing him.

  • The Great Demon King swung his black-flame scythe at Chu Tiannan and Luo'er, while Martial Gods shouted for them to dodge.
  • Chu Tiannan blocked the scythe with golden light, and the Great Demon King realized his weapon was cracking.
  • Chu Tiannan unleashed Hundred Line Stream, and more than a hundred golden streaks pierced and immobilized the Great Demon King.
  • The Great Demon King asked why the gap between two Cosmic Level fighters was so great, but Chu Tiannan did not answer.
  • The Great Demon King's scythe shattered and his body dissolved into starlight as he warned Chu Tiannan he would regret killing him.

Ch. 419Humanity's Victory

Chu Tiannan defeated the Great Demon King and became humanity’s strongest fighter. He explained that Cosmic Qi had prevented Shen Tianwu and Chairman Lei from reaching the Cosmic Level, then gave Shen the qi needed to break through.

  • As the Great Demon King disintegrated, he warned Chu Tiannan that Chu would regret killing him.
  • Humanity’s fighters celebrated the Great Demon King’s defeat and hailed Chu Tiannan as the Chaos God.
  • Chu Tiannan told Shen Tianwu that Cosmic Qi was the missing requirement for reaching the Cosmic Level.
  • Chu Tiannan drew Cosmic Qi from beyond the sky and gave two vortices to Shen Tianwu, who entered a meditative state.
  • Chu Tiannan asked the other chairmen to protect Shen Tianwu while he broke through, and they agreed.

Ch. 420Reunion

After the Demon King’s death, Chu Tiannan reunited with his parents and introduced Luo'er to them. The family made peace with Chu Shen, but Chu Huaxuan suddenly collapsed as they prepared to leave.

  • Chu Huaxuan woke after the Demon King died and reunited emotionally with Chu Tiannan and Li Ruoli.
  • Chu Tiannan introduced his girlfriend, Luo'er of the Lin Family, to his parents, and Li Ruoli warmly welcomed her.
  • Chu Shen confronted Chu Huaxuan, then set aside his anger when Chu Huaxuan called him Dad.
  • Chu Tiannan and Li Ruoli urged everyone to go home, but Chu Huaxuan suddenly collapsed.

Ch. 421His time had come

Chu Tiannan reunited with the Chu Family, but the homecoming turned tragic when Chu Shen suddenly collapsed. Devour Dog revealed that Chu Shen had outlived his allotted lifespan, and Chu Tiannan told his family that his grandfather’s time had come.

  • Chu Shen welcomed Chu Huaxuan home while greeting Shen Tianwu and Lei Hai as they cultivated with cosmic qi.
  • Chu Tiannan promised Chu Shen he could obtain cosmic qi to help him break through.
  • Chu Shen suddenly aged and collapsed as death qi appeared across his forehead.
  • Chu Tiannan asked Devour Dog what had happened, and Devour Dog said Chu Shen’s allotted lifespan had ended long ago.
  • Chu Tiannan told the distressed Chu Huaxuan and the others that Chu Shen’s time had come.

Ch. 422Beyond Saving

Chu Tiannan realized that Chu Shen’s lifespan had truly ended, and the Chu Family struggled to accept the news. Chu Shen died after naming Chu Huaxuan head of the family, leaving his sons grieving.

  • Chu Tiannan sensed the death energy on Chu Shen and told the Chu Family that the old man’s time was up.
  • Chu Shen woke and confirmed that his lifespan had ended, while Chu Huaxuan begged him to seek medical treatment.
  • Chu Tiannan asked the Devour Dog if Chu Shen could be saved, but learned that only the power to reverse time and space could resurrect him.
  • Chu Shen told his four sons he had lived ten years past his allotted time while waiting for Chu Huaxuan to return.
  • Chu Shen named Chu Huaxuan head of the Chu Family, then died as his sons watched.
  • Chu Huaxuan cried out for his father.

Ch. 423Chu Shen's Fall

After Chu Shen died of old age, the Chu Family mourned the loss of humanity’s former protector. Chu Tiannan comforted Luo’er as she prepared to reveal her origins, but an urgent call interrupted them and sent him rushing down the mountain.

  • Chu Huaxuan and his brothers knelt beside Chu Shen’s coffin as family and countless mourners paid their respects.
  • Chu Tiannan grieved for his grandfather on the summit, and Luo’er quietly joined him.
  • Chu Tiannan guessed that Luo’er was not from Earth, and reassured her that he accepted her regardless of her origins.
  • Luo’er began to explain who she really was, but an incoming call changed Chu Tiannan’s expression and made him rush down the mountain.

Ch. 424Bad news one after another, part one

At the Chu Family mourning hall, Chu Tiannan discovered that his Great Wall Guard comrades were dying from Demonic Power left in their bodies after their capture. Devour Dog said they could not be saved, and Chu Huahuang urgently asked Chu Tiannan to save his unconscious younger brother.

  • Chu Tiannan arrived at the mourning hall and found An Liena, Martial God Gale, Martial God Rock, Martial God Bright Moon, Chu Tianbei, and the others collapsed and turning purple.
  • Chu Tiannan examined An Liena and realized that Demonic Power was killing them; Martial God Gale said demons had likely injected it into them when they were captured, then died.
  • Martial God Rock died after spitting purple blood, and Martial God Bright Moon also succumbed while looking toward Chu Tianbei.
  • Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that the Demonic Power was dissipating without the demons to sustain it, so the afflicted would vanish and could not be saved.
  • Luo'er supported the shaken Chu Tiannan as Chu Huahuang pleaded with him to save his unconscious younger brother.

Ch. 425One Terrible Blow After Another, Part Two

Chu Tiannan tried to save Chu Tianbei from the Demon Clan’s purple blood, but could only slow its spread. Chu Tianbei died and disintegrated in front of his father, leaving Chu Huahuang devastated.

  • Chu Huahuang begged Chu Tiannan to save Chu Tianbei as the purple blood spread through his body.
  • Chu Tiannan poured Cosmic Qi into Chu Tianbei, suppressing the purple blood temporarily but failing to stop it.
  • Chu Tiannan realized the Great Demon King’s dying curse had infected Chu Tianbei and that only Galaxy Level strength could purge the corruption.
  • Chu Tianbei accepted that he was dying, apologized to Chu Huahuang, and told Chu Tiannan he had wanted to live.
  • Chu Tianbei stopped breathing and disintegrated, while Chu Huahuang cried out and tried to hold him.
Arc 17 of 76
Arc 17 of 76