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    "Congratulations, you have all successfully obtained your divine status and initial items. Next, please strive toward immortality in the chaotic world."


    "Special note: Killing, or even devouring, other deities will grant you Chaos Power, which will help you increase your own strength."


    "In the next thirty seconds, you will be randomly teleported into the chaotic world. Good luck."


    The system’s voice finally rang out again.


    Oliver suspected that the delay in this announcement was due to the error in his item assignment earlier.


    Thirty seconds until random teleportation?!


    This threw many of his classmates into a panic. A lot of them had planned to team up, but now the system was going to scatter them all randomly?


    "Everyone, don’t panic! We’ll still have chances to meet up in the chaotic world later and help each other!"


    Jennifer quickly said.


    But her words had barely landed when a scream erupted from the crowd.


    Everyone turned in shock to see Alex biting down on a sheep-shaped deity next to him. His sharp, massive teeth crushed it, and blood and guts spilled everywhere.


    "Blood… Chaos energy… It really does help me…"


    Alex muttered under his breath, his eyes gleaming with excitement.


    "Alex, what are you doing?! You’ve gone too far!"


    Jennifer shouted angrily.


    "Ha, don’t get worked up, Jennifer. It’s just… just my dragon instincts kicking in. I didn’t want this, but ever since earlier, I’ve been thinking you all look delicious, hahahaha!"


    He burst into excited laughter.


    It seemed that becoming deities might also affect their human emotions?


    Or perhaps it was because Alex was already a jerk, and this just unleashed his inner malice?


    In any case, it was shocking that he’d done something so cruel and bloody!


    "You!"


    Jennifer snapped, but she instinctively took a few steps back.


    "We’re all monsters now. Didn’t you hear the system? Eating other deities boosts your strength. Plus, we’re about to be randomly teleported all over the chaotic world—no chance to team up."


    As Alex spoke, he opened his mouth wide and swallowed the screaming sheep deity whole.


    Then, his cold, vertical pupils turned to Oliver. "Next up, it’s your turn!"


    He flapped his wings hard.


    Boom!


    Oliver felt a gust of wind hit him.


    His body was involuntarily flung into the air.


    "Damn it!"


    Oliver’s heart raced in alarm. He twisted his body with all his might, desperately resisting. He just needed to survive for less than five seconds until the teleportation kicked in.


    "I’ve had it out for you forever, you damn loser. Back when we were humans, I couldn’t kill you—did you really think I didn’t want to?!"


    Alex charged toward Oliver, his soul roaring with mocking laughter.


    But to his frustration, as his massive claws lunged forward, Oliver, at that critical moment, summoned every ounce of strength to twist his body in the wind, narrowly dodging the strike.


    And after that attack, the teleportation timer ran out.


    An invisible force locked everyone in place.


    Teleportation was about to begin!


    "Ha, you’ve got some luck, you loser. But don’t get too happy—I’ll find you in the chaotic world eventually. When that time comes, you’d better pray you’ve still got this kind of luck!"


    Alex laughed regretfully, his expression twisted.


    His words had just fallen when the teleportation started.


    The space shook violently.


    Oliver’s vision went black.


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    When he woke up again, Alex and his lackeys were nowhere to be seen.


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    Before Oliver stretched an endless expanse of darkness.


    "I’m safe for now…"


    Oliver took a deep breath.


    Of course, he knew this was only temporary. He had to get stronger, or the next time he ran into Alex, that jerk definitely wouldn’t let him off.


    No—not just that. Oliver’s goal was to get stronger and take revenge!


    With that thought, he couldn’t help but recall everything he’d just experienced.


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    "Congratulations, you have successfully arrived in the chaotic world. The Book of the Chaos Era has brought you a new stream of information."


    An electronic sound chimed.


    At the same time, a flood of unique information poured into Oliver’s mind.


    This information came with images and text, like prophecies about the future—about the future of this chaotic world!


    Aether created the world, and within the chaos, stars and galaxies, skies and continents emerged—a monumental feat, akin to the Genesis.


    But during this process, ninety percent of the deities perished. For ordinary gods, it was a catastrophe.


    After the new universe was born, Aether’s blood gave rise to Titans and Dragons.


    Titans and Dragons then waged a new war, and countless weaker deities died as a result.


    When the war between Titans and Dragons ended, the Twilight of the Gods arrived.


    After the Twilight of the Gods came the birth of the Golden Dynasty of Rome, when humans began to step onto the stage of history…


    "The Book of the Chaos Era actually gave me prophecies about the future of this chaotic age. But the Roman Dynasty—that’s real history! How’s it tied to mythology?"


    Oliver quickly realized that this Roman Dynasty might differ from the one he knew before.


    Of course, the more pressing matter now was that, judging by this information, the so-called Twilight of the Gods wasn’t much different from what he’d known in his previous life.


    It was a catastrophe for deities!


    Ninety-nine percent of gods would perish in that calamity, and the world would be reshaped. After that, the era of humans would truly begin.


    The Golden Dynasty of Rome would rise from there…


    It was an incredibly grand epic, the dawn of a great age.


    But… unfortunately, Oliver was now an ancient serpent god in the chaos. So, barring any surprises, he was one of the ninety-nine percent of deities destined to die in the Twilight of the Gods.


    No—not just the Twilight of the Gods.


    Even before that, when the creator god Aether reshaped the universe in the act of creation, countless tiny, weak chaotic beings were swept up and killed.


    After that came the war between Titans and Dragons, and the contest for the Twelve Divine Seats—all equally perilous.


    "Damn it! How long until Aether creates the world? I can’t just die like this…"


    Oliver roared inwardly.


    It seemed that, beyond Alex’s threat, this world held catastrophes just as dangerous. To survive, he had to get stronger!


    This primal chaos was far more treacherous than a jungle full of wild animals.


    Countless ancient beings like Oliver would perish in this universe for all sorts of reasons.


    Here, strength was the only truth.


    All he needed to do was get stronger, stronger, and keep getting stronger!


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    But how could he get stronger?


    Right—I have the skill to devour the chaos!


    With that thought,


    Oliver immediately tried activating this newfound ability. With a slight effort, his massive mouth opened wide in the chaos and sucked hard!


    Boom!


    In an instant, a colossal vortex seemed to form around his body, spanning millions of kilometers. Enormous currents of chaotic energy surged toward him from all directions.


    Vortices seemed to form in his brain and heart too, frantically devouring the chaotic energy from every side.


    And this vortex seemed to turn into a boundless ocean, spinning, spinning, endlessly spinning—growing hundreds or thousands of times in mere moments, still expanding without limit.


    This so-called chaotic energy was countless times more advanced than the elemental power or magic Oliver had known before. If an ordinary mage or wizard absorbed even a fraction of it, they’d instantly grow exponentially, becoming immensely powerful.


    Of course, a normal human body might not withstand such immense energy. If they recklessly absorbed it, they could explode from the sheer force!


    It was precisely because Oliver was now a serpent deity born in the chaos that he could devour this chaotic energy so effortlessly.


    Sometimes, devouring the best energy isn’t always ideal—you have to know your limits.


    Rumble!


    In an instant, Oliver’s divine serpent body was nourished by this chaotic energy, continuously strengthening and expanding, growing at a visible rate.


    Originally, his body was actually quite large—nearly 3 kilometers long—but compared to Alex and the others’ sheer size, he’d seemed tiny.


    But now, his body was growing rapidly!


    5 kilometers, 10 kilometers… 20 kilometers… until finally reaching 300 kilometers!


    Such a size was naturally staggering. On the original Earth, it’d be an absolute behemoth—a monster terrifyingly massive compared to humans!


    But in the chaos, it was still a speck, just a starting point!


    And it wasn’t just his body that strengthened and evolved—his soul made tremendous strides too.


    "I need to keep getting stronger, keep devouring!"


    Oliver immersed himself in the act of devouring.


    Though his growth rate had noticeably slowed, no longer as explosive as at the start, he was still steadily getting stronger.


    He lost track of time, completely absorbed in the process of growing more powerful.