The gray-clothed Chaos chuckled softly, "You indeed don't need to listen to me, Gu. But if you wish to completely break the seal, it will still take at least twenty years, and that's assuming I don't intervene."
The black-robed Gu scoffed, "Chaos, don't feign profundity. You know I've already breached a corner of your Demon Suppressing Four Directions Array. Within three days, I will surely be completely free!"
The gray-clothed Chaos smiled, "Then how about we make a wager?"
The black-robed Gu disdained, "A wager? Why not?"
The gray-clothed Chaos's smile was like a spring breeze, and he said unhurriedly, "Very well! If you lose, you will hand over your half of the Chaos Heart. How does that sound?"
The black-robed Gu's expression shifted slightly. He and Chaos were originally one, born from Chaos, raised in Chaos, true citizens of Chaos.
The Chaos Heart was the life source of Chaos citizens.
One day, Chaos suddenly developed two consciousnesses. One was benevolent and righteous, believing that human hearts were inherently good, while the other was ruthless and merciless, believing that human hearts were treacherous.
When the benevolent and righteous personality dominated his body, he was kind, upright, selfless, and loving; when the ruthless and merciless personality dominated, he became evil, cunning, selfish, and extreme.
These two consciousnesses constantly battled within Chaos's body, neither able to overcome the other.
This battle lasted for a hundred thousand years. Originally, this war of consciousness would have continued.
But one day, the Chaos Realm that had nurtured them suddenly vanished, and along with it, their kin and friends.
For the Chaos Realm was annihilated!
The one who annihilated the Chaos Realm was their sworn enemy – the Bright Realm.
Chaos was instantly plunged into confusion, pain, resentment, and helplessness.
Under the exacerbation of these emotions, the ruthless and merciless consciousness finally gained the upper hand.
He wielded a giant axe and attacked the Bright Realm, the dwelling of his enemies, directly leveling it to the ground, leaving not a blade of grass, not a single mountain or river.
After avenging himself, the benevolent and righteous side of Chaos awakened.
He sat dazed in the devastated Chaos Realm, gazing at the corpses of his loved ones, shedding tears of sorrow.
Chaos meticulously buried the bodies of his loved ones and then sat in a daze.
He did not know where to go. He sat like that for another hundred thousand years.
Thick dust covered him, making him resemble a Chaos Stone devoid of any life.
But on this day, Chaos suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze piercing, and his eyes filled with spirit.
He reached out and, from the boundless void, snatched a dead star.
Chaos carved the dead star into the size of a mountain peak, then planed its sides like mirrors, and inscribed the Chaos Seal upon it with his own Chaos Blood.
Then, he severed his ruthless and merciless consciousness from his body, and along with it, half of his Chaos Heart.
This was because this half of the Chaos Heart was no longer the vibrant red of a Chaos citizen, but had been stained black.
Chaos named this half-consciousness Gu, the Gu for loneliness.
Then, he used the dead star inscribed with the Chaos Seal to suppress Gu within the Bright Realm, which he had once leveled, calling it the Place of Exile.
He then connected the Bright Realm and the Chaos Realm through their energies.
Chaos looked at everything before him and finally revealed a long-lost smile.
He murmured to himself, "The Chaos Realm will surely return!"
Then, he pushed his power to its absolute limit and transformed himself into the Dao.
He used half of his Chaos Heart as a guide and his body as a foundation to manifest a world.
Of course, as long as the Chaos Heart remained, Chaos would not die.
In the new world, life gradually emerged, and eventually, beings appeared who bore a striking resemblance to Chaos citizens – humans.
Chaos's consciousness suddenly cleared. He felt a strong premonition – the day the Chaos Heart reunited would be the day the Chaos Realm returned.
Thus, he divided the Chaos Seal into two parts, the Seal and the Incantation, and casually threw them into the new world.
Furthermore, he manifested a wisp of his consciousness as a clone to reincarnate in the new world, and every hundred thousand years, it would go to reinforce Gu's seal.
Then, he fell into a deep slumber, waiting for the prophesied person to appear.
He slept for nearly ten million years.
The so-called Chaos Heart was the life of Chaos citizens. Once lost, they would completely vanish from heaven and earth, their essence returning to the fundamental energy and merging with the world.
This was the reason why the black-robed Gu's face turned ashen.
Although he only had half a Chaos Heart, it could guarantee his immortality.
But once this half of the Chaos Heart was lost, he would be utterly annihilated.
He harbored a doubt: why had Chaos not destroyed him back then, but instead proactively left him half of the Chaos Heart?
However, now was not the time to ponder such matters.
The gray-clothed Chaos waited patiently for the black-robed Gu's reply.
The black-robed Gu sneered, "Chaos, you have quite an appetite. Aren't you afraid of bursting?"
The gray-clothed Chaos's smile remained undiminished, "We were originally one. The Chaos Heart was once a single entity, how could it possibly burst?"
The black-robed Gu let out a cold snort, "You're putting on a hypocritical act again. Don't forget how your loved ones died back then."
A hint of sorrow flashed in Chaos's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said indifferently, "Gu, have you ever considered why the Bright Realm was not bright back then?"
The black-robed Gu dismissed it with a snort, "Wasn't it all because of greed! But what's the point of discussing it now? You want my half of the Chaos Heart, and why shouldn't I want your half?"
Chaos smiled, "I knew you would say that. Fine, if you lose, you hand over your half. If I lose, I'll hand over mine. How about it!" Su Dan Novels
The black-robed Gu smiled sinisterly, "Since this hypocrite is willing to gamble, what do I have to fear?"
The gray-clothed Chaos nodded, then looked at Zi Linling and asked, "What do you say?"
Zi Linling was dumbfounded.
From Feng Lixi's address, she had already deduced the identity of the gray-clothed Chaos – the Ancestral God of the Tian Yuan Continent.
And the identity of the black-robed Gu was also obvious. He was the evil part of their Stone Clan's god, as mentioned by Shi Jian.
In other words, the god the Stone Clan worshipped was the Ancestral God. And these two immensely powerful phantoms before her were the Ancestral God and his evil manifestation.
This was why Zi Linling was dumbfounded.
What did these two world-destroying figures gambling have to do with her, a mere mortal?
The gray-clothed Chaos seemed to read her mind and said with a smile, "If Gu is released, all life will cease to exist! And 'all life' includes not only you but also your loved ones!"
A cold glint flashed in Zi Linling's eyes.
She knew the Ancestral God was right.
But she was currently just a minor spirit cultivator at the Huayuan Realm. How could she possibly get involved in matters between beings of the Creation Realm?