There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 290 The Karma with the Chaos Dragon of Myriad Realms

The river of time flows through the years, linking the past and the future.

Hao Chen thus traveled upstream along the river of time, searching for the buried truth.

Just as Hao Chen arrived at a certain point in time, there was a hissing sound, the river of time was torn apart, and a huge claw reached out from outside the river of time.

"Hmm?!" Hao Chen's eyes shot out two golden runes, which transformed into sword energy and landed on the claw, trying to sever it at the root.

"Keng..."

However, the scene Hao Chen had anticipated did not happen. The claw seemed to be made of supreme immortal gold, and his attack only sparked sparks and left a shallow white mark.

Although it failed to sever the giant claw, it did cause the claw's owner to feel pain and retract the claw.

"Junior Haochen, today I am passing through your territory on the journey of time. I have no intention of disturbing you. I hope you will allow me to pass." Haochen cupped his hands and said in a deep voice towards the direction where the giant claw had retracted.

The weakest being capable of interfering with the river of time would have to be a Celestial King, and judging from the giant claw's performance just now, it's likely that the opponent has already gone very deep into the Celestial King realm.

Hao Chen didn't want to provoke this, not because he was afraid of trouble, but because there was no need for it.

Although Hao Chen didn't want to cause trouble, the other party clearly didn't appreciate it.

A terrifying aura pierced through the river of time, causing turmoil, and an enormous figure appeared in front of Hao Chen.

"Kunpeng?" Only now did Hao Chen realize that the one blocking him was actually a Kunpeng at the level of a Celestial King, and the familiar aura immediately reminded Hao Chen of the incomplete Kunpeng that he and the Four-Faced Beasts had encountered in the North Sea.

"Was this the time when the grudge was formed?" Hao Chen already had a guess in his heart.

While Hao Chen was still deep in thought, Kun Peng made the first move.

The Kunpeng's enormous body glowed, and countless Dao runes soared into the sky, transforming into an eternal heavenly blade capable of tearing apart all things in the world, slashing towards Haochen.

"You're asking for death!" Hao Chen sneered.

He simply didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, but clearly his concession emboldened Kunpeng. Since that was the case, there was no need for him to hold back anymore.

A palm-sized black and gold brick flew out from behind Hao Chen, and it kept growing larger in Hao Chen's mind.

In the blink of an eye, the brick had grown to an unimaginable size, crashing into the Kunpeng like an ancient divine mountain.

"Crack...crack crack!" The Eternal Scar Heavenly Blade was shattered at the foot of the divine mountain and turned into nothingness.

Moreover, the divine mountain continued its momentum and crashed into Kunpeng. The terrifying pressure made Kunpeng feel as if he were carrying billions of worlds on his back.

Kunpeng was nearly driven mad, spitting blood continuously from his mouth, but he still shouted: "Damn it, who are you? Stop right now, or I will condemn you to eternal reincarnation!"

"Hmph, still trying to be aggressive even when facing death, summon the World Tree."

Seeing that Kunpeng was already like this, Hao Chen was also angered. He immediately put away the brick and instead summoned the World Tree.

Hao Chen held a sapling in his hand and then gently waved it in the direction of Kunpeng.

The next moment, a terrifying force erupted, easily reversing the flow of time and causing the river of time to briefly stop.

"Boom..." Invisibly, it was as if the universe was being created, but in an instant it was plunged into destruction.

Kunpeng was instantly pierced through the Immortal King's body by countless chains of divine order, and the destructive power further obliterated Kunpeng's flesh and blood.

In desperation, Kunpeng's primordial spirit swept up the mangled physical body and vanished into the river of time.

Hao Chen didn't mind Kunpeng leaving. He retrieved the World Tree and continued to travel upstream along the River of Time.

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps a quarter of an hour, perhaps a month—the scenery in front of Haochen finally changed; it was no longer the same unchanging landscape.

Before Hao Chen, a hazy blue mist enveloped everything. Even when Hao Chen extended his divine sense, he could only perceive a distance of about a hundred meters.

Seeing this, Hao Chen decisively stepped into the green mist. He knew that only by passing through the green mist could he reach the world closest to the real continent—the Third Realm.

However, Hao Chen flew through the green mist for half a day, but not only did he fail to pass through the mist, he returned to his starting point.

Out of curiosity, Haochen reached out and grabbed a wisp of mist to examine it.

In an instant, Hao Chen understood that this green mist was probably a grand formation. Not only did it contain spatial laws, but more importantly, although the green mist formation appeared to be a mist, each particle of mist was equivalent to a world, and countless worlds combined to form this green mist formation.

"It seems that the one who set up the Azure Mist Array was my cheap older brother, Chaos Myriad Realms Dragon Ao Zhan. Only he could combine countless worlds to form an array."

After understanding the principle of the Azure Mist Formation, Hao Chen immediately had a way to break it.

With a wave of his hand, Hao Chen summoned the World Tree, which then hurled it towards the Azure Mist Array: "Break!"

The next moment, the green mist in front of them disappeared as if ice and snow had melted away, and an enormous true dragon appeared on the spot. It was none other than Hao Chen's cheap older brother, Ao Zhan.

At this moment, Ao Zhan stared blankly at Hao Chen, clearly still not recovered from the shock of the formation being broken.

But soon, Ao Zhan realized what was happening and his body suddenly shrank from several thousand meters long to two or three meters long.

"Are you Xiao Sanzi?" Ao Zhan circled Hao Chen once, seemingly unsure.

"Big brother, it's been a long time." Hao Chen smiled at Ao Zhan.

Hao Chen neither liked nor disliked his older brother, whom he considered a crony. He could only say that their acquaintance was purely based on mutual benefit.

And what Hao Chen is about to do to Ao Zhan will probably not put Ao Zhan in a good mood.

After confirming that the person in front of him was Hao Chen, whom he knew, Ao Zhan became excited: "Great, Xiao San, you've finally come to see me! Quickly get me out of here. Chen Ying is a real scoundrel. I helped him so much back then, and in the end, he trapped me here."

As he spoke, Ao Zhan pointed to the space beside him, and then the space shattered like a mirror, revealing the hidden little world.

At Ao Zhan's prompting, Hao Chen stepped into the small world, but he was soon stunned by the scenery inside.

In the center of the small world lay an enormous dragon, seemingly asleep.

Hao Chen glanced at Ao Zhan beside him, then at the sleeping dragon in the small world.

Before Hao Chen could ask, Ao Zhan explained, "This is my primordial spirit; the one in the small world is my true body."

With Ao Zhan's explanation, Hao Chen also learned that because Ao Zhan's true body was trapped, his primordial spirit was also unable to leave this place.

Furthermore, Chen Ying did not merely trap Ao Zhan here; instead, he forged a thick chain using the laws of heaven and earth, which pierced through Ao Zhan's claws.

The Qiankun Chains were interlocked, each link containing the Dao and Law of Chen Ying, which is why Ao Zhan has been unable to break free of them for so many years.

One end of the chain extends into the small world, while the other end is a ring.

The ring pierced through the bone in Ao Zhan's dragon claw, binding Ao Zhan firmly to this spot.

Whenever Ao Zhan tried to break free, the chains would react, and the Dao and Dharma of Chen Ying contained within them would pierce Ao Zhan's primordial spirit like thousands of needles, causing Ao Zhan to endure the pain of a thousand needles piercing his heart.

"Little San, now you know how heartless Chen Ying is, right? Do you have any way to rescue Big Brother?"

Facing Ao Zhan's expectant gaze, Hao Chen first gave him a meaningful look, then smiled and said, "Big brother, I'll take you out right now."

"Okay, okay, okay." Ao Zhan said "okay" three times in a row.

However, the next moment, Hao Chen instantly transformed into his original Pixiu form, and with a kick of his hind legs, he jumped onto Ao Zhanzhen's body.

Ao Zhan originally thought Hao Chen was going to help him unlock the chains, but he didn't expect Hao Chen to bite Ao Zhan's back.

"What are you doing, Xiao San... Wait, Hao Chen, what are you doing? Stop right now!!"

Ao Zhan originally wanted to ask Hao Chen if this was a special way to unlock the chains, but he discovered that Hao Chen was actually devouring his life essence, which made Ao Zhan unable to remain calm.

Originally, Chen Ying trapped him here with the intention of extracting his Chaotic Myriad Realms Dragon Origin, but Chen Ying at least took a gradual approach, giving him time to recover.

But Hao Chen had no intention of giving him a way out. Endless life essence was devoured by Hao Chen. Even though he was a quasi-Immortal Emperor, he could not withstand Hao Chen's devouring.

Hao Chen had anticipated Ao Zhan's reaction. He saw the Yin and Yang energies transform into the most primitive runes and fly out from Hao Chen's body, instantly landing on Ao Zhan's primordial spirit.

"What's going on? Why can't I move? What did you do?" Ao Zhan looked at Hao Chen angrily.

"My dear brother, don't say that. You didn't keep it to yourself, otherwise why would you secretly set up the Ten Directions Annihilation Array?"

Hao Chen's eyes emitted golden light as they swept across the void, instantly distorting it and revealing the array patterns hidden within.

Ao Zhan watched all this with gritted teeth. He hadn't expected that Hao Chen had seen through his little tricks and suppressed him before he could.

"Damn it, no Pixiu is any good." Ao Zhan recalled Chen Ying's ugly face from back then.

Now Haochen is acting like this again, treating him like a hot potato, wanting to take a bite out of anyone who comes.

With Hao Chen's current cultivation level, Ao Zhan's essence is merely icing on the cake. What truly attracts Hao Chen is the origin of Ao Zhan's Chaotic Myriad Realms Dragon.

The Chaos Myriad Realms Dragon is born with the true meaning of chaos, and if Hao Chen wants to unite yin and yang, evolve a chaotic law that belongs only to him, and transcend the past, then he must obtain Ao Zhan's origin.

Moreover, the World Tree's advancement and transformation also require comprehending various laws.

Soon, Hao Chen devoured more than 99% of Ao Zhan's life essence. However, Hao Chen also lifted the restriction left by Chen Ying, allowing Ao Zhan to leave the place with the last of his life essence.

"Haochen, you wait. When we meet again, I will not let you off the hook."

Using his last bit of power, Ao Zhan deduced Hao Chen's future, saw a glimpse of it, and witnessed the scene of him and Hao Chen meeting again.

After doing all this, Ao Zhan fell into an eternal slumber, which he may only awaken when he meets Hao Chen again.

After absorbing Ao Zhan's essence, Hao Chen used absolute power to pierce through time, opening the gate to the Third Realm and entering it.

Meanwhile, deep within a palace in the Dark Universe Temple, a divine cocoon, about two meters long and more than half a meter wide, floated in the center of the hall, radiating a terrifying light. Mysterious runes covered its surface, and yin and yang energies surged forth from it.

"Crack, click, click..."

Suddenly, the sound of an eggshell breaking echoed in the temple, and the divine cocoon in the center of the hall cracked open.

"It seems that my clone transmitted Ao Zhan's essence back before entering the Third Realm, which is why I was able to complete the transformation so quickly."

A whisper came from within the divine cocoon, followed by a soft sigh: "I wonder how much time has passed and how they are doing now."

The divine cocoon shattered, revealing Hao Chen's furry body. With a flash of light, Hao Chen transformed back into human form from a Pixiu and casually used his divine power to conjure a Taoist robe to wear.

Hao Chen recalled that after the Eternal Night, he created an avatar to resolve the matter of the Beast World, and then sent the avatar to the Third Realm to investigate, while his main body stayed behind to continue its transformation.

It seems the transformation went smoothly so far, but I wonder how the clone that went to the third realm is doing.

Then Hao Chen glanced at the Four-Faced Beast, which was enveloped in immortal energy, and said, "The Four-Faced Beast should have recovered by now. Let's send it to rest and recuperate."

The thought of the Daoist being inside the Sibuxiang's belly gave Hao Chen an unbearable headache. He didn't know how to explain that Sibuxiang and Bixie had a child after they had sex, and that the child was still him, Hao Chen.

After thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, Hao Chen simply gave up and said, "Forget it, I'll just take it one step at a time and not care anymore."