Chapter 196 It’s ok, it’s just the inheritance of the emperor

The moment Zhou Chen silently uttered “receive Chaos comprehension,” a terrifying bolt of lightning, as if from the Nine Heavens, struck down.

His consciousness plunged into endless Chaos, and he felt as if his entire being had been drawn into the Chaos, no longer able to perceive the outside world in the slightest.

At this moment, he had fallen into Chaos comprehension of the Dao.

He arrived at a mysterious and extraordinary place where there was no concept of Heaven and Earth, only a hazy expanse.

Zhou Chen, unsure of his whereabouts, was greatly surprised and began to comprehend in this place.

However, he remained without a clue, and the impatience in his heart caused him to repeatedly awaken, unable to calm down and comprehend the Dao of this Heaven and Earth.

After an unknown period, Zhou Chen gradually lost track of time, immersing himself in comprehension, accumulating and making Breakthroughs bit by bit.

He thought of his previous life, of how he had achieved his current success step by step from the Wenxian Sect, of how he would still be a good-for-nothing without the System, of the heroism when he dueled with ancient Prodigies, and of everything.

However, just as his thoughts drifted to the present, he suddenly felt that everything was so empty, so helpless.

This was actually a sign of a Heart Demon descending.

Zhou Chen only felt a splitting headache, was extremely world-weary, and no longer wanted to struggle, only wishing to drift with the current, as a warm feeling enveloped him.

If Zhou Chen could see it, the black Qi had already spread to his neck, about to devour him.

Just then, a golden lotus phantom in Zhou Chen’s mind suddenly trembled slightly.

This lotus phantom was identical to the Chaos Lotus Platform in his Dantian.

Zhou Chen only felt a refreshing coolness in his mind, and suddenly awoke, only to find that the black Qi had already spread to his neck.

Thus, Zhou Chen unhesitatingly activated the “Nine Firmament Spirit Refining Art.”

The next moment, his entire body glowed with golden light, enveloping his Soul body.

The black Qi sizzled under this golden light, and before long, it completely vanished.

Zhou Chen suddenly realized that he was in Chaos comprehension and came to his senses.

This experience of almost being devoured by a Heart Demon brought a hint of enlightenment to Zhou Chen’s heart; although he didn't know where he was headed in the future, he made one thing clear—he no longer wanted to be controlled by fate and rules.

“So, this is ‘my destiny is mine, not heaven’s’!”

Zhou Chen murmured in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud boom.

The Great Dao resonated, instantly emitting a seven-colored glow.

Endless light enveloped Zhou Chen, and endless Innate Chaos Qi surged towards Zhou Chen.

At this moment, his Soul seemed to have been sublimated; his Soul body continuously solidified and expanded, gradually converging into a golden human figure.

Finally, an indescribable and terrifying Aura emerged from Zhou Chen—it was actually the Aura of a Half-Emperor Realm!

Boom!

Within Zhou Chen’s body, the unique Aura of a Half-Emperor surged forth. Zhou Chen's Realm had now reached the Half-Emperor Realm!

Various phenomena appeared in the sky: Primordial Chaos Purple Energy came from the east for thirty thousand miles, Dragons and Phoenixes cried in unison, and an ancient divine mountain, whose base could not be seen, faintly appeared in the sky.

Above the ancient divine mountain, a green lotus quietly bloomed, and that ancient divine mountain was like the stem of this golden lotus, supporting it—terrifying to behold!

If anyone had seen it, they would have been shocked by the scene before them.

Endless glow and auspicious Qi seemed to be congratulating Zhou Chen’s Breakthrough; Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged into Zhou Chen’s body, and his Aura became increasingly solid.

The next moment, as he opened his eyes, the entire Tai Xu Secret Realm trembled slightly.

At this moment, the solid Bottleneck within Zhou Chen’s body was completely broken through, and a mysterious feeling enveloped his heart, as if he had completely merged with Heaven and Earth—this was clearly a sign of a Breakthrough to Half-Emperor.

Zhou Chen now felt as if his entire body possessed an inexhaustible supply of Innate Chaos Spiritual Energy; even if he just sat there and did nothing, endless Spiritual Qi would surge towards him, providing him with power.

From now on, he would no longer have to worry about Spiritual Qi depletion during battles.

Furthermore, Zhou Chen’s Azure Lotus Sword Domain had expanded from its original few hundred feet to a range of several hundred miles.

Within his Azure Lotus Sword Domain, even a Quasi-Emperor would have their power weakened by at least thirty percent.

Moreover, Zhou Chen also felt that his Azure Lotus Sword Domain seemed to have gained a trace of different rule power—the embryonic form of World Power. Because Zhou Chen himself possessed a portable Secret Realm called the Guiyi Secret Realm, he was very familiar with this World’s rule power.

What Zhou Chen didn’t know was that World Power could only be barely touched by true Emperor Realms; among Half-Emperors who could comprehend World Power, even ancient Prodigies were few and far between.

Zhou Chen began to comprehend.

Before long, Lei Ming, who was outside the Formation, also witnessed this terrifying phenomenon, and his expression changed drastically as he said, “Could it be that someone got there first, obtained the Great Emperor Legacy before me, and even made a Breakthrough to Half-Emperor? But this Aura is too terrifying!”

He had never seen any Prodigy have such a Breakthrough phenomenon, and thus almost ran away under this pressure.

But out of curiosity, he also wanted to witness the demeanor of such a peerless Prodigy, so he waited quietly outside the grand Formation.

However, by the time Zhou Chen finished his comprehension, it was a day later. At this point, the grand Formation’s energy was exhausted, and it automatically opened.

The moment the grand Formation opened, Zhou Chen and Lei Ming looked at each other.

Zhou Chen now seemed a bit embarrassed and awkward, because he had previously told Lei Ming that he would go ahead and scout, to see if there was a way to break the Formation, but he hadn't expected to intercept it himself.

Being caught red-handed by Lei Ming now made him feel a little awkward.

Lei Ming’s eyes widened, unable to believe that it was Zhou Chen who had just triggered the phenomenon.

At this moment, he could hardly imagine how powerful and terrifying Zhou Chen’s strength was.

But he greeted him very warmly, saying, “Brother Zhou, it’s you! You wouldn’t happen to be the Genius who just triggered that terrifying phenomenon, would you? I thought it was some divine being! This is great, congratulations, Brother Zhou!”

Hearing this, Zhou Chen became even more embarrassed and said to Lei Ming, “Brother Lei, thank you for your blessings. I just went over there to scout, and somehow, I touched a mechanism, and my whole body was sucked into the grand Formation, so I inadvertently obtained this Legacy.”

Lei Ming laughed, saying, “That’s wonderful! That just means Brother Zhou, your luck is very good; this Opportunity should belong to you!”

Zhou Chen saw that his face did not seem to be feigning, and he was also moved by Lei Ming’s character.

“I did not accept the Great Emperor Legacy.”

“What?!”

Lei Ming was greatly astonished upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that Zhou Chen would not accept the Legacy of Great Emperor Tai Xu, a figure renowned even in ancient times.

“Why?”

Lei Ming asked, puzzled.

“Great Emperor Tai Xu’s Dao is not my Dao.”

Zhou Chen said lightly.

The next moment, Zhou Chen casually tossed something out, and Lei Ming subconsciously caught it, feeling the extraordinary nature of the item in his hand.

“Brother Zhou, what is this?”

Lei Ming asked subconsciously.

“Oh, just the Legacy of Great Emperor Tai Xu.”

Zhou Chen was very calm, as if it were just an ordinary item.