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    The bloodthirsty fish killed by the venom have their flesh slowly dissipating, and after it fades, clusters of extremely pure chaotic energy emerge!


    Oliver’s heart leaps with joy, and he quickly opens his massive, gaping maw, sucking fiercely at the scattered chaotic energy!


    His enormous mouth opens and closes slowly, and with each opening, a vast amount of chaotic energy surges into his body.


    That energy, like a raging torrent, instantly ignites every inch of his flesh, making his body grow stronger by the moment!


    His already colossal form began to expand once more!


    1,300 kilometers… 1,500 kilometers… 2,000 kilometers!


    At the same time, his soul power more than doubled. Deep within his consciousness, his soul, once ethereal, had now condensed into a liquid form.


    By devouring the chaotic essence of over a hundred divine fish, the progress he gained surpassed tens of years of self-cultivation and gradual energy absorption!


    [Your power has reached the peak of a Level 2 Deity.]


    The mechanical voice of the ancient book echoed.


    Am I now the strongest among Level 2 Deities? It seems I’m close to reaching Level 3.


    He opened his status panel.


    <hr>


    Oliver Stark


    Race: Deity


    Deity Rating: 2


    Attributes:


    <ul>


    <li>Defense: 250</li>


    <li>Strength: 350</li>


    <li>Chaos Power: 200</li>


    <li>Soul Power: 620


    Skills:</li>


    <li>Devour</li>


    <li>Concealment</li>


    <li>Poison</li>


    <li>Elemental Law Manipulation


    Possessions:</li>


    <li>Book of the Chaos Era</li>


    </ul>


    That’s right—Oliver had just comprehended a new skill: Elemental Law Manipulation!


    He closed his eyes and felt the presence of this newly acquired ability within him.


    Elemental laws…


    The void had once been nothing but pure chaos.


    But now, Oliver could freely manipulate the forces of water, fire, wind, lightning, light, darkness, earth, ice, and countless other elements!


    It seemed the origin of this ability was the law fragments contained within the bloodthirsty fish.


    Those creatures had been capable of wielding elemental energy.


    Unfortunately for them, they hadn’t even had the chance to use it before Oliver’s venom killed them outright!


    "So devouring other divine beings can help me grow stronger at an incredible rate."


    Oliver’s heart pounded with excitement—he had discovered a new path to rapid power.


    He had to kill Alex. He had to survive the apocalyptic calamities that lay ahead.


    He needed to grow stronger.


    And he needed to do it quickly.


    Wasting time slowly absorbing chaos energy by himself? That was no longer an option.


    Of course, the chaos was filled with dangers. There were surely countless divine beings far stronger than him. He had to be careful.


    At the same time, since stronger deities existed, they would also view him as prey. His only way to survive was to keep growing—faster and stronger.


    "Unlike other gods, I have the Book of the Chaos Era. It allows me to glimpse pieces of my enemies’ secrets before battle…"


    <hr>


    [Congratulations. As your strength increases, more future knowledge will be unlocked…]


    The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.


    A cold, mechanical voice rang out once more.


    Oliver immediately checked the floating pages in his mind. A sphere of light surfaced on the book’s pages. As his consciousness touched it, an influx of information flooded his mind.


    "This is… information on the Creator God, Aether?"


    Oliver’s heart trembles with shock.


    Thanks to this stream of information, he learns that the so-called creator god Aether was originally just an ordinary divine being in the chaos.


    However, it had been born as a higher-order deity—unbelievably powerful from the start—and had once devoured countless gods within the chaos.


    Later, Aether grew weary of the endless darkness and chaos. So, it created a new universe.


    And that was how the stars, humanity, titans, and the pantheon of gods came into being…


    But during this process, nearly 90% of the original divine race perished. A staggering number.


    And Aether’s Deity Rating was said to be… 99!


    "This guy was special from birth. It possessed something known as… the Furnace of Laws?"


    Oliver marveled.


    So even the native deities of this chaotic world could be born with powerful artifacts, just like the traversers who were granted initial items by the system.


    Of course, some artifacts were superior to others.


    He wondered—how did the Furnace of Laws compare to his Book of the Chaos Era, which was an SSS-tier item?


    With the Laws Furnace, the creator god Aether was naturally able to quickly comprehend and master all sorts of rule-based powers.


    Oliver has only just grasped a few elemental rules, while Aether could wield time rules, blood rules, shadow rules, holy rules, and so on and so forth.


    "But there’s another piece of information in this data stream that’s incredibly important!"


    Oliver takes a deep breath, a flicker of longing flashing in his eyes.


    That is, hidden within the chaos are many strange treasures and items. Similar to Aether’s Rule Furnace, they all possess incredibly miraculous effects, like the Heart of Chaos, Hourglass of Eternity, Primordial Blade, Ice of Eternity.


    Just hearing the names, you can tell these things are extraordinary.


    Each one has immensely powerful effects, and obtaining any of them could greatly enhance a divine being’s combat strength.


    A divine being with a treasure item and an ordinary divine being are on completely different levels!


    <hr>


    Oliver continues wandering through the chaos, hoping to encounter other divine beings he can devour.


    But, unfortunately, the chaos is too vast.


    He wanders for a long time without finding any other divine beings.


    "Could it be that I’ve already cleared out this area?"


    Oliver feels a bit irritated and is about to change direction to keep searching when suddenly, his body stiffens.


    "What… is this?"


    An unprecedented sense of danger surges from all directions, as if the entire chaos is trembling. His scales stand on end involuntarily, and a powerful warning rings from the depths of his soul.


    "This is bad!"


    Before he could react, the distant chaos currents surged violently, forming a colossal tidal wave stretching billions of kilometers high.


    The wave rolled forward like an apocalyptic tsunami, obliterating everything in its path!


    "A chaos tsunami?!"


    Oliver’s pupils contracted in shock.


    Without a doubt, this terrifying phenomenon would annihilate him instantly if he was caught in it—even as a deity!


    "Run!"


    Without hesitation, he turned and bolted. His enormous body shot through the chaos like a streak of lightning.


    But the tsunami was far faster than he had anticipated. In the blink of an eye, the monstrous wave loomed right behind him.


    "BOOM—"


    The wave crashed down.


    Oliver felt an unstoppable force slam into him. His scales shattered instantly, and blood erupted from his wounds. The excruciating pain nearly stole his consciousness, but he knew—if he collapsed now, he would never wake up again.


    "I can’t die… I WON’T die!"


    Clenching his teeth, Oliver pushed forward with all his might.


    Every movement was a desperate struggle against death itself.


    Luckily, his early escape efforts had kept him from the wave’s core. Eventually, he broke free from the chaos tsunami’s grasp.


    The raging currents around him slowly calmed.


    He had made it out…


    Gasping for breath, Oliver looked back at the devastation behind him. His body was severely wounded—he needed to absorb chaos energy to recover.


    What had caused that tsunami?


    A battle between two powerful deities?


    Oliver shuddered at the thought.