Chen Fan comforted Lu Feng for a few more sentences, and entered the physical star with a wry smile.
The star was vast, growing brighter and larger with each passing realization.
The insights of two people were far stronger than that of one.
Even the most monstrous prodigies could not be all-encompassing; even a fool would have moments of sudden inspiration.
And for a genius, such fleeting moments were rare.
Many of the great stars in the sky were controlled by multiple individuals.
Who decreed that a single grand dao could only be comprehended by one person?
But ultimately, the position of control, aside from Chen Fan, would belong to the strongest.
...
"Let's go."
Chen Fan left the Emperor Palace with the Fisher.
Before the central thatched hut, Chen Fan asked, "What's the plan?"
Meaning... when would the attack commence?
"You're really going to fight the Yellow Emperor?"
The Fisher still found this difficult to accept.
It was too reckless.
To challenge the strongest of the Five Heavenly Emperors alone.
This was truly hard to stomach.
"Indeed."
Chen Fan gave a firm affirmation.
"Alright."
The Fisher didn't know what else to say. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I'll notify you before we make our move."
"Mhm."
Chen Fan nodded.
He then entered the thatched hut.
The rest was of no consequence.
While there was still some time, he needed to prepare a few things.
He was currently only a first-tier Life and Death Emperor Venerable, far too weak.
Therefore... it was time to "shear the sheep."
And he didn't even have to shear them himself.
Overlord.
Chen Fan reappeared within the Emperor Palace and explained the situation to Overlord.
"Where is it?" Overlord's eyes gleamed.
A man like him would hardly possess any moralistic洁癖.
The river of rules had transformed into the Emperor Palace, so where was its end?
"There..."
Chen Fan pointed his finger towards the sky.
The Emperor Palace was only a hundred meters in diameter, yet the firmament seemed to stretch endlessly.
No, it had an end.
"I'm going."
Overlord directly piloted his great star and plunged into the depths of the firmament.
An end existed.
As long as one traveled far enough, they would reach the end of the world.
Rumble.
In the depths of the sky, space was rapidly being carved open.
"Damn it, here we go again..."
"This bastard."
The swarm of great stars began to curse again.
They had fled so far, yet he was still chasing them.
However, this time, the great star did not pay them any mind.
The boundless starry sky, the countless great stars, those in the deep regions were dim; they represented the rules of dao that had yet to be comprehended.
Once comprehended, they would fly out from the depths of the sky.
Boom.
The star representing the physical dao finally reached the end of the sky.
"Haha, found it."
The barrier of the Emperor Palace appeared; before it... was a stone wall.
"Kill!"
The enraged Overlord was like a madman.
Kill, kill, kill!
No superfluous words, just a barrage of relentless attacks.
A moment later, a hole was blasted through the stone wall.
A dry riverbed reappeared.
"Hahahaha..."
Overlord was like a madman, furiously devouring the surging physical dao.
...
Within the Emperor Palace, Chen Fan smiled.
This was good.
With Overlord's assistance, he now had ample time to attend to other matters.
He walked out of the Emperor Palace, leaving it in Sword City.
"Chirp."
The void was torn asunder.
Chen Fan stepped directly out of the Immortal Realm and into the Chaos.
The Chaos was boundless, stretching beyond the horizon.
Compared to the Life and Death Emperor Palace, the Immortal Realm was quite vast.
"Buzz."
Chen Fan sat cross-legged in the Chaos.
To grow stronger, he needed a source of power for growth.
Therefore...
"Life and Death, come!"
Boom!
The Chaos erupted, and chaotic rules were drawn forth by the Life and Death Dao, appearing.
"I knew it."
Chen Fan was immensely excited.
The Chaos must contain Life and Death.
He intended to extract the Life and Death power from the Chaos to strengthen himself.
Time was of the essence.
And the Life and Death power in the Chaos was inexhaustible.
...
While Chen Fan was drawing upon the Life and Death power.
Suddenly, in a distant part of the Chaos, a colossal Chaos Beast opened its eyes.
"Found you."
The Chaos Beast had detected the dissipation of Life and Death power.
Someone was absorbing the Life and Death power from the Chaos.
"Kid, I'm coming, hahaha..."
The Chaos Beast was ecstatic.
There were too many Emperor Venerables in the Chaos, but each kept their Emperor Palaces well hidden.
Every Emperor Palace contained a palace, and Emperor Palaces could devour each other to grow.
Chaos Beasts also possessed Emperor Palaces; it needed to devour other people's Emperor Palaces to strengthen itself.
Rumble!
The Chaos was rapidly being carved open.
...
Meanwhile, Chen Fan, at this moment, was unaware that the Chaos Beast had set its sights on him.
He was drawing the Life and Death power from the Chaos, infusing it throughout his body.
"Buzz."
His aura began to grow.
Life and Death, this time, was an accumulation of energy.
Upon entering the Emperor Realm, his comprehension was sufficient; all he needed was enough energy to advance rapidly.
The Emperor Venerable realm posed no obstacle to him.
"Rumble."
Vast amounts of chaotic energy were drawn in and poured into his body.
Time flowed rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
A day in the Chaos was the same as a day in the Immortal Realm.
On this day...
Bang.
Chen Fan's physical body suddenly trembled.
He opened his eyes!
Within him, it was like thunder roaring.
He had advanced.
Screech!
The Life and Death rules manifested above his head, their power permeating the Chaos.
Simultaneously, the Emperor Palace he had left in Sword City began to grow at an astonishing rate.
The two were complementary.
As the Emperor Palace grew, Chen Fan also grew stronger, and the power Chen Fan absorbed would be injected into the Emperor Palace, causing it to grow alongside him.
"Haha."
Chen Fan laughed heartily.
Advancing seemed effortless for him now.
"Again..."
In one day, he had ascended to the second tier.
Reaching the third tier would require far more energy, and it was uncertain how long that would take.
If energy could be measured in units, advancing from the first to the second tier required one hundred units, while from the second to the third tier required one thousand units.
On the surface, it appeared to be a tenfold increase in energy requirement.
But in reality, it was not calculated like that; it was more than dozens of times.
It required time...
"Hm?"
Just as he was preparing to continue his cultivation, he suddenly sensed a violent fluctuation from afar.
Turning his head, he saw an immense physical form rapidly carving its way through the Chaos.
"Chaos Beast?"
He recognized it.
This Chaos Beast, he knew it.
The day he had torn open the great spatial rift in the Immortal Realm, it was this Chaos Beast that had rushed over.
If not for the appearance of the Chaos Beast, the will of the Immortal Realm would not have compromised so quickly.
"You've come quickly."
Chen Fan sighed helplessly, forced to halt his cultivation.
He needed to resolve this troublesome matter.
"Human, I've got you." The Chaos Beast spoke in a human tongue.
It was colossal, its size capable of eclipsing the sun and moon.
"Heh."
A smile slowly curved his lips. "A second-tier Chaos Beast, and you're so confident you can take me down?"
His voice echoed, spreading through the Chaos.
"Insignificant human."
The Chaos Beast sneered dismissively. "Below my own tier, no one in the Chaos Beast race can match me. Has the second-tier Emperor Venerable made you forget the frailty of humans?"