Arc 17The Chaos Forbidden Domain Trials

The creators competed for places in the Chaos Forbidden Domain, and Shen Hui revealed the terrifying power of his Death World and Cthulhu. After Zhuge Hongjing stole the Death World’s Power of Fortune, Shen Hui’s Backrooms World survived the attack and secured him first place, as the level-eight competition began.

  • Ye Long, Shen Hui, Xiao Xiangyan, and Qingxue arrived at the competition venue, where Qingxue and Ye Long registered for the level-five and level-six contests.
  • Qingxue’s Creation World performed well in the level-five clash but was eliminated, and Ye Long entered the level-six contest.
  • Ye Long revealed his deity, Mother of All Things Nüwa, whose Divine Power devoured the rival Creation Worlds and won him first place.
  • When creators challenged Shen Hui’s place in the expedition, Shen Hui agreed to show his Death World, and its mist overwhelmed worlds and spectators who tried to perceive it.
  • Shen Hui summoned Cthulhu, whose darkness suppressed the other deities and affected the spectators until Fan Hao dispelled the corruption and ended the match.
  • Zhuge Hongjing continued the contest by using the Seed of Fortune to empower the Golden Dragon of Fortune, which burned away the Death World’s darkness and stole its Power of Fortune.
  • As Zhuge Hongjing’s attack drained the Death World, Shen Hui’s Backrooms World spread across it and survived, defeating Zhuge Hongjing before Shen Hui withdrew his world.
  • Shen Hui told Qingxue, Ye Long, and Xiao Xiangyan that his Creation World had two systems, and Fan Hao began the level-eight competition.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401It's Come to Life!

Shen Hui traveled with Ye Long, Qingxue, and Xiao Xiangyan to the Chaos Forbidden Domain competition, bringing Raven along despite the bird’s unexpected ability to speak. Ye Long remained excited about competing, while Xiao Xiangyan and Qingxue discussed their decisions to enter or skip the contest.

  • Ye Long picked up Shen Hui and Qingxue, and he was startled to see Raven perched on Shen Hui’s shoulder.
  • Raven flew into Ye Long’s car, frightened him, and spoke before Shen Hui moved it to the back seat and let it follow outside.
  • Xiao Xiangyan asked Ye Long why he had been so excited since the previous night, but Ye Long kept his reason secret.
  • Xiao Xiangyan said she had chosen not to compete, while Qingxue said she had signed up despite expecting to lose.
  • Ye Long insisted he would compete for a spot, and the group arrived at the competition venue.

Ch. 402President Shengnan's Request

Shen Hui and his friends arrived in the crowded town for the competition, where Qingxue and Ye Long registered in different creation world tiers. Shen Hui reunited with President Shengnan and Sun Jingjing, and President Shengnan asked him to look after Sun Jingjing in the Chaos Forbidden Domain.

  • Ye Long, Shen Hui, Xiao Xiangyan, and Qingxue arrived in town and discussed the number of Creators competing.
  • Ye Long and Qingxue registered, learning that Qingxue's level five tier had the fiercest competition while Ye Long entered level six.
  • The group went to the World Association headquarters, where Shen Hui greeted President Shengnan and Sun Jingjing.
  • President Shengnan teased Shen Hui about dating Qingxue, and Qingxue confirmed that they were together.
  • Sun Jingjing told Shen Hui she hoped to challenge him again after he had defeated her before.
  • President Shengnan asked Shen Hui to look after Sun Jingjing in the Chaos Forbidden Domain, and Shen Hui agreed to help when he could.

Ch. 403The Competition Begins!

As the competition for places in the Chaos Forbidden Domain began, President Fan Hao explained its dangers, purpose, and rules to the gathered creators. He transformed the headquarters square into a separate spacetime, where the public competition was about to start.

  • Sun Jingjing chatted with Shen Hui and his companions after President Shengnan left, and registration closed at noon.
  • Shen Hui and the others joined the crowd gathering for the written-test competition, where representatives of the World Association and other organizations assembled.
  • Shen Hui spotted Raven circling overhead while he searched the crowd for members of the Giant God Cult.
  • President Fan Hao appeared and warned the creators that the Chaos Forbidden Domain held great opportunities but carried a high risk of death.
  • Fan Hao explained that a thousand places were available and that participants would compete publicly in groups based on their Creation Worlds.
  • Fan Hao separated the headquarters town’s space from the original world, turning the daytime sky into a starry night.

Ch. 404A Contest Between Level Five Creators

Fan Hao began the Level Five Creation World contest by separating a space where contestants could deploy their worlds. As the worlds fully manifested and strained the space, Fan Hao repaired and expanded it, allowing the contest to proceed.

  • Fan Hao separated a section of space and summoned the Level Five Creation World creators, including Qingxue, to compete for spots.
  • The contestants deployed their Creation World Domains, which merged into a chaotic clash where stronger worlds began suppressing weaker ones.
  • Shen Hui noticed that Qingxue's Creation World, enhanced by power from his Death World, was performing well and gaining an advantage.
  • Fan Hao ordered the creators to fully deploy their Creation Worlds and let their world wills and laws clash.
  • The combined power cracked the space, but Fan Hao repaired and expanded it, and the contestants fully manifested their worlds.

Ch. 405The Level 6 Creation World Competition Begins

The Level 5 Creation World competition ended, and Qingxue voluntarily gave up her chance to win a spot despite drawing the crowd’s attention with her powerful world. The Level 6 competition then began, with Ye Long eager to compete and his father doubtful that he could win.

  • The Creation Worlds clashed, and Qingxue’s world stood out as a strong contender until it was suppressed and eliminated.
  • Ye Long felt sorry for Qingxue, while Xiao Xiangyan encouraged her and Qingxue pretended that her loss came from running out of strength.
  • The remaining Level 5 Creators won the final spots, and Chairman Fan Hao announced the start of the Level 6 competition.
  • Ye Long stepped forward to compete and told Xiao Xiangyan to watch him prove himself.
  • Ye Yitian’s comrades praised Ye Long’s prospects, but Ye Yitian said his newly advanced world was too unstable to rival the more experienced Level 6 Creators.

Ch. 406Ye Long Plays the Pig

The Level Six Creation World contest began as the creators manifested their worlds and fought to suppress one another. Ye Long remained calm while his Creation World held its ground, then prepared to unleash his deities against the worlds that had grown stronger.

  • Ye Ying told Ye Yinian that Ye Long would fail the contest and claimed he was far stronger, while Ye Yinian urged Ye Ying to earn a place on the Chaos Forbidden Domain expedition.
  • Fan Hao ordered the Level Six creators to deploy their World Domains and fully manifest their Creation Worlds.
  • The manifested worlds merged into a chaotic great world, where the weakest Creation Worlds were quickly erased and stronger ones devoured their territory.
  • Shen Hui noticed Ye Long's Creation World neither advanced nor retreated, while Ye Long remained calm and drew puzzled looks from Xiao Xiangyan, Ye Yitian, Ye Ying, and Ye Yinian.
  • Sun Jingjing and Tu Xingchen's Creation Worlds grew stronger as Ye Long grinned and announced that he would crush them with the deities of his Level Six Creation World.

Ch. 407Causing a Huge Stir

Ye Long revealed that his Level Six Creation World combined the Immortal Cultivation System and the Zerg System and had produced a deity. The revelation astonished the contest spectators and left Ye Ying and Ye Yinian suspicious of Shen Hui’s influence, while Ye Yinian decided Shen Hui might be valuable.

  • Ye Long released the Divine Power of the deity in his dual-system creation world, shocking the contest spectators.
  • The crowd identified the world as Ye Long’s and marveled that a Level Six Creation World had produced a deity.
  • Xiao Xiangyan asked Shen Hui whether Ye Long’s revelation was the surprise he had promised, and Shen Hui confirmed he had kept it secret at Ye Long’s request.
  • Ye Yitian celebrated Ye Long’s achievement with his comrades and suspected Shen Hui had helped him.
  • Ye Yinian confronted Ye Ying about Ye Long’s progress, and Ye Ying blamed Shen Hui for helping Ye Long create a deity.
  • Ye Yinian ordered another investigation after the contest and concluded that Shen Hui could be valuable if he truly had that ability.

Ch. 408Nüwa's Appearance

Ye Long revealed his deity, Mother of All Things Nüwa, and won the Level Six Creation World competition by overwhelming the other worlds. After Fan Hao prepared everyone for the Level Seven competition, Shen Hui noticed hostility from the Sharp Sword Organization.

  • Ye Long manifested Mother of All Things Nüwa, whose Divine Power devoured the competing Creation Worlds and secured him first place.
  • Ye Long celebrated with Shen Hui, while Xiao Xiangyan scolded him for keeping his deity secret.
  • Fan Hao praised the strength of deities, advised creators to develop their worlds carefully, and gathered their world power to reinforce the space.
  • Fan Hao called the Level Seven creators forward, while Shen Hui watched as a spectator because he had already secured a place in the Chaos Forbidden Domain.
  • Shen Hui noticed that members of the Sharp Sword Organization were staring at him with hostility.

Ch. 409The Gods All Emerge

The Level Seven Creators manifested their Creation Worlds, and dozens of gods awakened within them, overwhelming worlds without divine protection. As the gods began to take shape and turn hostile toward one another, the clash between them was just beginning.

  • President Fan Hao instructed the Level Seven Creators to connect their domains before fully manifesting their Creation Worlds.
  • A contestant proposed that the Creators compare their gods directly, unsettling those who lacked one while Zhuge Hongjing and Bai Fan remained confident.
  • The Creators awakened their gods, and dozens of illusory divine figures appeared in the fused worlds.
  • The gods’ combined power formed a special law that weakened worlds without gods and severed some Creators’ connections to their worlds, eliminating them before they could act.
  • Faith flowed into the awakened gods as they took shape, and hostility among them marked the start of their clash.

Ch. 410Divine Egg

Creators revealed their deities during the competition for spots in the Chaos Forbidden Domain, and Shen Hui observed the differences in their forms and strength. As the deities clashed, their powers settled into a strange stalemate.

  • The spectators saw numerous deities, including Zhuge Hongjing’s Golden Dragon of Fortune and a mechanical deity that gained the upper hand.
  • Bai Fan revealed a deity still developing inside an insect egg, prompting others to wonder how it would awaken and evolve.
  • The deities’ divine powers collided, shaking the partitioned space and causing more Creation Worlds to vanish.
  • Spectators compared Bai Fan’s strength with Shen Hui’s, while Ye Long praised Shen Hui’s chances in a contest.
  • The clashing divine powers mingled and formed a strange stalemate.

Ch. 411Dissatisfaction with Shen Hui

After the deities’ deadlock, the Level Seven creators received Chaos Forbidden Domain spots based on the condition of their Creation Worlds, and Shen Hui’s earlier-awarded spot became a target of doubt. Ye Long defended Shen Hui after an eliminated creator questioned whether he was strong enough to enter.

  • The deities remained locked in mutual restraint, while the other creators ranked their Creation Worlds and allocated the remaining spots.
  • Creators who missed out complained, but President Fan Hao explained that deities could wield their worlds’ full power, silencing the objections.
  • An eliminated creator asked why the final spot had gone to Shen Hui and questioned his strength because he had skipped the competition.
  • Ye Long rebuked the speaker and said Shen Hui’s deity was enough to defeat him.

Ch. 412The Crowd Disputes, the Chief President Decides

A dispute broke out over Shen Hui’s reward spot in the Chaos Forbidden Domain, with supporters defending him and others demanding proof of his strength. President Fan Hao upheld Shen Hui’s spot but invited him to show his world, leaving Shen Hui to decide whether to reveal it.

  • Members of the Night Organization and people Shen Hui had helped defended his spot against those questioning whether he deserved it.
  • A Zhuge Family member called on Shen Hui to demonstrate his strength, and more people joined the demand.
  • Shen Hui told Qingxue, Ye Long, and Xiao Xiangyan that the crowd wanted to learn about his Creation World and deity, while Ye Long urged him to refuse.
  • Qin Ying of the Sharp Sword Organization proposed settling the dispute by having Shen Hui show his strength, and Chi Yan accused him of opposing Fan Hao’s order.
  • Fan Hao confirmed that Shen Hui kept his spot and said he could either show his world or refuse.

Ch. 413If President Fan Hao Is Interested, There's Naturally No Problem

Shen Hui agreed to display his creation world in the level-seven competition after saying he would do so for President Fan Hao’s sake. He unfolded the Death World’s dark, mist-filled domain and began spreading it across the occupied competition space, leaving everyone waiting to see whether it could descend.

  • Shen Hui told the gathered creators that he would not prove himself to them, but would compete if President Fan Hao was interested.
  • Ye Long warned Shen Hui that competing would play into the hands of those with ulterior motives, but Shen Hui reassured him and Qingxue’s group.
  • Shen Hui stepped onto the competition platform and unfolded the Death World’s domain, whose black currents and mist concealed its features.
  • Ye Ying judged Shen Hui’s domain difficult to assess and doubted Shen Hui could make his world fit into the occupied battlefield.
  • Zhuge Hongjing offered to make room for Shen Hui, but Shen Hui declined and sent the Death World’s domain surging into the opened space.

Ch. 414The Other Worlds' Fear

Shen Hui's Death World domain entered the battle among the other Creation Worlds with ease, leading onlookers to suspect that the worlds feared it. When Shen Hui manifested the Death World, its spreading black mist concealed the world from view.

  • Shen Hui's Death World domain plunged into the scroll of Creation Worlds, and the other worlds contracted to make room for it.
  • Ye Long, Qingxue, and the spectators marveled at how easily Shen Hui had joined the battle.
  • Chi Yan and members of the Guardians Organization concluded that the other Creation Worlds were afraid of Shen Hui's world.
  • Huang Lingheng described Shen Hui's Creation World as resembling a virus among living beings, while Ye Ying grew uneasy and Fan Hao watched with interest.
  • Shen Hui shouted for the Death World to manifest, releasing black ripples that caused discomfort among the spectators.
  • The Death World began to appear, but thick black mist swallowed its terrain and enormous moving figures, leaving the crowd unable to see the world clearly.

Ch. 415Shen Hui's Mental Attack

Shen Hui’s Death World fused with the great world as an immense expanse of black mist, leaving spectators unable to see what lay inside. Creators who tried to sense it suffered fear and mental distress, and several collapsed unconscious.

  • Shen Hui’s Death World spread across the fused great world as thick black mist, which Fan Hao sensed as dangerous and extraordinary.
  • Spectators wondered what the mist concealed, while people seeking information about Shen Hui planned to question the Creators whose worlds bordered his.
  • Several competing Creators showed signs of terror and mental distress, reminding Sun Jingjing of the disturbance she had experienced after clashing with Shen Hui’s Creation World.
  • The crowd concluded that Shen Hui’s Creation World could transmit a mental attack to its Creators, though the affected people had actually triggered the Death World’s Unspeakable effect by trying to sense it.
  • Some Creators kept probing the Death World despite their fear, and several soon closed their eyes and fell unconscious.

Ch. 416Awaken, God!

Shen Hui's Death World spread across the other creators' worlds, drawing attention as divine powers began to clash. With gods invading his world, Shen Hui called on Cthulhu to awaken.

  • Several creators collapsed after trying to peer into Shen Hui's Creation World, and medical personnel carried them away.
  • Zhuge Hongjing recognized the danger of Shen Hui's world, while Ye Ying dismissed it as unusual and waited to see what god Shen Hui had created.
  • As the Creation Worlds collided, Shen Hui's Death World spread mist and darkness through the opposing worlds, steadily draining their power.
  • The gods protected their worlds from the spreading darkness, and Zhuge Hongjing's Golden Dragon of Fortune roared it away.
  • Divine Powers invaded the Death World as the contest turned to clashes between gods, and Shen Hui called for Cthulhu to awaken.

Ch. 417Let Darkness Devour the Cowardly Gods

Shen Hui awakened Cthulhu in the Death World and summoned the god into the clash between creators. Cthulhu's darkness overwhelmed the other gods, and Shen Hui prepared to devour their divine power.

  • Cthulhu's consciousness awakened in the Death World, turning its Mist of Lost Direction into darkness and destroying the invading divine power.
  • Shen Hui summoned Cthulhu, whose indistinct form appeared among the gods and could not be looked at directly.
  • The creators and spectators realized that Cthulhu's divine power was far stronger than the other gods' power.
  • Shen Hui's darkness spread through the clash, suppressing the other gods and clinging to their bodies.
  • Shen Hui declared that the unknown darkness would devour the cowardly gods as waves sounded around them.

Ch. 418Fall into the Abyss!

Shen Hui’s deity unleashed wave-like darkness that corrupted the battlefield and spectators, drawing them into a bleak oceanic nightmare. As a vast wave began to reveal a terrifying presence beneath it, a rift opened in the sky and a familiar warm light began to restore the spectators’ awareness.

  • Shen Hui’s Divine Power spread like waves of darkness, swallowing other deities’ power and affecting spectators outside the battlefield.
  • The darkness overwhelmed people who could not resist, erasing their senses and resetting their bodies and minds.
  • The spectators awoke on a gray beach with fragmented memories and saw monstrous tentacled forms reflected in the water.
  • A vast black ocean rose into towering waves, where enormous scarlet lights appeared beneath the water.
  • A rift tore through the sky and a wondrous sound stirred the nightmare, clearing the spectators’ thoughts as familiar warm light reached them.

Ch. 419Chairman Fan Hao Takes Action

Cthulhu’s Unspeakable power spread from the competition space, corrupting spectators and weakening other deities as Shen Hui remained in control. Chairman Fan Hao purged the leaked Divine Power and ended the competition.

  • Cthulhu’s power seeped into the spectator area, leaving many people fearful, distressed, or lost in visions of darkness.
  • Ye Ying and others realized the spreading influence came from Shen Hui’s deity, while Chi Yan wondered if Shen Hui’s world had gone out of control.
  • Qingxue and Huang Lingheng tried to help affected people calm themselves as the corruption worsened.
  • Chairman Fan Hao released a sunlight-like ripple and resonant characters that dispelled the corruption and restored people’s perceptions.
  • Chairman Fan Hao announced that the competition had ended.

Ch. 420Zhuge Hongjing's Struggle

After President Fan Hao ended the match, Shen Hui watched the other Creators withdraw and considered ending his own connection to the Death World. Zhuge Hongjing unexpectedly kept his Creation World in the arena and declared that he would not lose, leaving the crowd puzzled and his family worried he would use a newly created special ability.

  • President Fan Hao ended the match, and the other Creators withdrew their Creation Worlds and deities while Cthulhu held the Divine Power it had plundered.
  • Spectators recovered from their daze, and many Creators and organizations reassessed Shen Hui, while members of the Giant God Cult resolved to report his strength to the High Priest.
  • Shen Hui prepared to sever his connection to the Death World and let Cthulhu return to slumber, but Zhuge Hongjing declared that he would not lose.
  • Zhuge Hongjing kept his Imperial Hegemony World and Steam Transport Golden Dragon beside Shen Hui's Death World, drawing disbelief from the crowd.
  • Ye Long dismissed Zhuge Hongjing's confidence, while members of the Zhuge Family worried he would use a newly created special ability.

Ch. 421Zhuge Hongjing's Trump Card

Zhuge Hongjing revealed a way to replenish his Divine Dragon of Fortune with the accumulated national fortune of Great Qian’s emperors. As the dragon grew stronger and burned away the darkness, Shen Hui watched to see how much its power would increase.

  • Zhuge Hongjing activated the Seed of Fortune within his Creation World while Shen Hui and the spectators watched.
  • The current Great Qian emperor entered the Shrine of Successive Generations, descended into its basement, and fed his blood to the roots of a strange tree.
  • The tree revealed the heads of Great Qian’s past emperors, whose bloody eye sockets sent accumulated national fortune to the Divine Dragon of Fortune.
  • The Divine Dragon of Fortune roared as the suppression from the Unspeakable weakened and Zhuge Hongjing’s deity grew larger and stronger.
  • Golden flames ignited on the dragon’s claws and began burning away the surrounding darkness while Shen Hui observed its transformation.

Ch. 422Controlling the Power of Fortune of Others

Zhuge Hongjing used his Golden Dragon of Fortune to ignite the darkness in Shen Hui’s Creation World, suppressing its negative abilities while the spectators debated the strange power. The flames then transformed into a black mist, leaving Shen Hui unsure what Zhuge Hongjing was planning.

  • Zhuge Hongjing’s Golden Dragon of Fortune set the battlefield’s darkness ablaze, and the flames temporarily blocked the negative abilities within it.
  • Qingxue worried about Shen Hui, while Ye Long reassured her that Shen Hui might still have a trump card.
  • Zhuge Yue said Zhuge Hongjing had used his stored-up power too early, while Zhuge Zhaixing welcomed the chance to test Shen Hui.
  • Ye Yitian explained that Zhuge Hongjing appeared to be controlling the fortune of Shen Hui’s Creation World to attack it from within.
  • The divine flames gathered, turned black, and changed into a mass of mist, leaving Shen Hui wondering whether the darkness had corrupted them.

Ch. 423Facing Defeat?

Shen Hui realized Zhuge Hongjing had stolen the Death World's Power of Fortune and turned it against him, leaving the battle seemingly lost. As the Golden Dragon of Fortune attacked the Death World, a huge rift suddenly opened across it.

  • Shen Hui and the spectators mistook Zhuge Hongjing's darkened divine flames for Shen Hui assimilating them, and believed Shen Hui was winning.
  • Ye Yitian explained that the darkness was a divine entity formed from the Death World's stolen Power of Fortune, which would make Shen Hui's world vulnerable.
  • Zhuge Hongjing revealed that he had taken Shen Hui's Power of Fortune and claimed his move gave him the advantage.
  • The Golden Dragon of Fortune attacked the Death World with a net of darkness, and Shen Hui prepared to accept defeat.
  • A huge rift suddenly opened in the Death World and spread toward the heavens.

Ch. 424Anything Is Possible

Shen Hui used the Backrooms World’s independent laws to survive Zhuge Hongjing’s attack and reveal a new Creation World after the Death World vanished. Zhuge Hongjing lost the battle, and Shen Hui withdrew his new world before anyone could inspect it.

  • The Backrooms World spread across the Death World, and Shen Hui realized its separate fortune could resist Zhuge Hongjing’s attack.
  • Zhuge Hongjing merged the Golden Dragon of Fortune with the dark net, draining the Death World until it disappeared.
  • A new Creation World appeared where the Death World had vanished, and everyone recognized Shen Hui as its owner.
  • Shen Hui’s world survived Zhuge Hongjing’s attack, leaving Zhuge Hongjing defeated after the Golden Dragon of Fortune disappeared.
  • Shen Hui declared that anything was possible, then severed his connection and made the new world vanish.

Ch. 425The Curtain Falls

Shen Hui won the level-seven Creator competition after revealing a different form of his Creation World, leaving the crowd confused about how it worked. He told his friends he had only one Creation World, then the event moved on to the level-eight competition.

  • Shen Hui's Creation World vanished, and the crowd debated whether he had two Creation Worlds or had transformed his original one.
  • Zhuge Hongjing ended his Creation World and asked Shen Hui how he had produced the unfamiliar world; Shen Hui gave him a vague answer about understanding and creating.
  • Shen Hui returned to Qingxue, Ye Long, and Xiao Xiangyan and said he had only one Creation World, but that it had two systems and a special nature.
  • Ye Long congratulated Shen Hui on taking first place, while Shen Hui credited the deities and said Zhuge Hongjing was stronger than people realized.
  • President Fan Hao quieted the venue and announced the start of the level-eight Creator competition.
Arc 17 of 21
Arc 17 of 21