Chapter 159 - 258-270

Chapter 258 - Youhan Tree Organization-2

After going through the portal, Athan found himself in a hall with artistic wooden walls and wooden furniture.

There were three exquisite red wooden desks in the hall. People working behind the desks gave papers or some strange stones to other people who came to them after talking about something. There were also two big doors beside the exit door that seemed to lead somewhere.

Reikent took Athan to a desk before he smiled at the girl who was standing behind the deck, " How are you, Remi? "

Remi's attention was on a paper on the desk, and when she heard Reikent, She raised her head and spoke in an unenthusiastic way, " Mhmm. What do you want, Rei? "

Remi's height was 5.4ft, with one rough pink horn on her forehead and medium size bust. She wore frock-like clothe that had the same design and color as the other two staff in the hall, which indicated that this light green and red design with leaves and tree patterns clothes were the uniforms of this Youhan Tree organization.

Reikent then told her about Athan and 1-star special guest contract. Hearing all that, Remi looked at Athan with a doubtful look. She didn't display as much shock as Wulsen and Melony.

She then took out a token from below the desk and gave it to Athan by throwing it towards him before speaking in the same lazy voice while looking at Reikent, " Executive will return in an hour. "

" Hahaha. Thanks, cutie. I got it. "

Afterward, He took Athan to the exit of the hall. While walking, Athan asked, " Are we inside a tree? Judging by the name of the organization and the design of the hall and furniture..."

" Yep. Youhan Tree organization is a giant tree. Youhan Tree is a mystic-type treasure. The three main leaders who are best friends founded this organization after finding the seed of this Youhan Tree in a Chaos Phenom Dimension. Chaos Phenom Dimensions ( CPD ) appear once in a while; some stay permanently and some temporarily. You will be entering the CPD that is under the control of our organization soon. Now come on, Let me show you your place. "

After leaving the hall, Athan was slightly shocked. Reikent expected this expression of Athan and explained with a grin, " That hall was inside the pocket space branch, and there are other halls in the branch, but your place is in a different pocket space branch, and we will be going there. "

While walking, Reikent told more about Youhan Tree.

" There are three hundred branches of the Youhan Tree, and each tree branch is a pocket space. These pocket spaces of each branch are inter-connected. The token is key to your Abode and access to portals that will allow you to teleport to other pocket space branches after getting permissions. "

Athan nodded with an impressed expression. In front of him was a vast internal system of the tree as wooden paths were built inside the tree's trunk, leading to different tree branches.

" Let's go. I'll show you the way to your abode. It's not far from this branch. "

They walked for a while on the wooden road and arrived in front of a door of another branch.

Reikent opened the door, and Athan could see a vast place with a sky through it. Both of them entered and arrived in a land filled with green grasses and plant life everywhere. There was also sun in the sky.

' How...wonderful. ' Athan thought after he realized that this vast space was just one of the branches of this giant Youhan Tree.

" There are nine other wooden abodes in this pocket space where other 1-star special guests live. You have to be careful because every single of them is more powerful than you. Your adobe is behind that mountain and right beside the waterfall. It's a good place, and you will definitely like it. "

Athan nodded while looking around. He didn't see any other abodes which means that they were at another place in this vast space.

" You can fly, right? We have to get past that mountain, so let's just fly over it. "

" I can. "

Athan released wind law energy from below the soles of his feet and levitated himself. Seeing this, Reikent nodded with a smile, " Let's go. "

Athan saw Reikent flying towards the mountain and followed him. But while flying, he noticed that Reikent wasn't using any wind or any other energy. He couldn't feel any type of energy around Reikent either, ' Strange...'

And as expected, His wind energy law is suppressed here and he could not use it as powerfully as he could in the universe. Their intensity became considerably weaker here.

After flying over the mountain, Athan saw beautiful scenery and an abode. Seeing the wooden abode made him remember how he and Tiana built the wooden house on top of the tree when they entered the Myriad Stars Academy.

The waterfall and river on one side and his abode on the other side of the land. There were trees and plants in the front and behind his abode.

After landing, Reikent and Athan entered inside the small-looking abode that turned out to be big internally.

" There are three rooms and a hall. You can cook food outside the abode by starting a fire if you want to, but people generally buy food from Food specialists. "

Saying this, Reikent sat down on the wooden sofa before taking out a plate. The plate had beautifully prepared meat with seasoning and veggies on top of it.

He cut one-fourth piece of it with a spoon and fork and gave it Athan before speaking with a grin, " Don't think that I am stingy. This piece of cooked meat is expensive, and you won't be able to handle it even if I give you all of it. "

Athan looked at the small piece of meat on top of the fork and then at Reikent, who still had that grin on his face.

" Come on. I am surprised you are holding back after smelling its aroma. Even if you are not hungry, You will feel hunger after smelling it. "

Athan gulped because that was true, ' Damn...' He felt his mouth getting watered.

Nodding with a plain face, Athan took the fork and ate the small piece of meat.

Reikent looked intently at Athan after he saw Athan eating the piece and was prepared to save him. He knew that even this small piece of meat was too much for newly ascended beings, and he gave it to Athan because he wanted to test him a bit.

On the other hand, Athan's entire body turned red as he felt very hot inside him. His blood started to boil, and he felt explosive strength inside him. His blood vessels were expanding, and his muscles were on the verge of exploding.

But Athan hurriedly activated the white orb's power as it shined a bit and started to calm his body nerves and absorbed the blood power from meat to adjust his body.

Reikent was surprised when he saw Athan returning to normal.

Athan felt that his body became at least thirty percent stronger than before with just that piece of meat and was shocked. Previously, His body couldn't get any stronger even if he refined his body with new Law energies by combining different law powers when he reached the 10th-star body level. But now...It became stronger after eating that piece of meat.

" Hahaha. Good good. But you won't get another piece. " Reikent laughed and spoke after seeing that Athan completely turned normal and his body got stronger.

" Executive Terek will be coming here soon. Until then, Let me tell you more about the Chaosverse. "

Chapter 259 - Youhan Tree Organization-3

" First. Let's see your body strength. You are still newly ascended and have started training yet. But after eating that small piece of meat, your body got stronger. As for how much? You can check that easily. "

Saying this, Reikent took out a round silver plate before he took Athan outside.

" Punch with your full body strength. Though You might not be able to harness the full power of your body strength because you need training for that, But You can check your simple punch power by hitting his silver plate. "

Reikent stood while holding the silver plate with both of his hands.

Athan looked at the silver plate and nodded. He then formed a fist with his right hand before using every inch of his muscle power as his hand and muscles got bigger. After that, He punched forward and hit the silver plate.

*TUNGGGGGG.....*

The silver plate started shining before dark clouds released from it and formed an image.

Looking at the image, Reikent nodded, " You see that image which looks like a dark flower? There are seven petals on that flowers. Seven Petal means your body strength is at the Dark-7th step. If we tested your body strength before you ate that small piece of meat, There would be ten petals, Meaning that your body strength would be at the Dark-10th step. "

" That's some strange method to test the body strength. " Athan spoke as he felt a bit amazed at this method of checking the body strength.

" Hahaha. That's right. According to general knowledge, There are seven body strength levels: Dark, Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Gold, and Purple. Dark being the weakest level. It is possible to reach the Dark-1st step by using external materials like the meat that I just gave you, but after that, You have to get a Body Order Ken to make your body stronger and need the aid of pills created by Alchemists to progress faster. "

Athan nodded and thought, ' Well...Now that's a long road ahead. ' He then asked a question about a thing that has been bugging him, " I want to know one thing. Can a completely normal person who has not comprehended anything and no energy to speak of in his body get strong in the chaosverse? Like, people born in the chaosverse have any advantage compared to people who ascended here from the universe? "

Reikent smiled hearing the question of Athan, " There are some advantages to the people who are born in the Choasverse, but their starting line is the same. Without comprehending any universal laws, They can't get strong and grasp Order Kens of the chaosverse. "

Reikent stood up and opened his palm before a spike of ice started to produce from it. But the strange thing was that the color of this ice was yellow, " This is ice attribute, but you can't find this type of ice in any universe. My ice has a chaos trait because of an Essence Order Ken that I grasped. "

Reikent used his other hand to pick the Ice spike that was now a meter long and five centimeters thick. He then swung it towards the nearby rock and hit it hard.

*Crack....Boom*

At first, Many cracks appeared on the rock, but then it froze into yellow ice and then exploded with intense yellow fire.

" If I didn't grasp the Ice law power, My Ice can't get this chaos trait. So...Basic Laws are a requirement before you can even get the Essence Order Ken and start progressing in it. "

Athan nodded with a surprised expression, ' This ice was not simple indeed...Chaos trait, huh? ' He was then about to ask about Order ken which he had heard plenty of times from Reikent, but he didn't need to ask since Reikent started explaining to him about it.

" You must be wondering what is Order Ken, right? In simple terms, There are three types of Order Ken: Essence Order Ken, Body Order Ken, and Soul Order Ken. These are the powers of the chaosverse that represent three fundamental ways in which we can get strong. But before we move into Order ken and how you grasp then, You still have to train in something else. That-"

He suddenly paused and looked at the sky.

Athan followed his gaze and saw A tall, bulky man coming towards them.

He wore short tight pants and a tight T-shirt as his big muscles on both his hands and legs gave one a feeling of explosiveness.

Athan failed to find any abnormality of this man that stood him out as non-human even though his height was 9 feet tall. So this man was a giant...9 feet tall human.

Reikent laughed when the man landed, " Hahaha. Executive Terek, You are fina-- "

*Smack....*

The bulky and peach-skinned Executive Terek waved his fist towards Reikent, which Athan failed even properly to see, and right after that, Reikent flew away into the thick jungle while breaking and destroying the beautiful trees in the way.

Right after that, Intense wind produced from the shockwave of his punch that pushed Athan several meters back.

' What the hell?...' Athan adjusted himself, and when he looked at the Executive Terek, He was shocked because he saw Reikent right behind that Executive Terek while holding a dark blue sword with white patterns on it. The sword was currently resting at the neck of Executive Terek.

" Sigh...Reikent. Why don't you become an Executive already? What's the fun in traveling to other places to recruit people and staying at the ascending zones? "

Reikent took the sword back and grinned before he slapped the head of Executive Terek, " Did you forget who recruited you in the Organization? "

Executive Terek smiled wryly with a hint of embarrassment. Seeing this, Athan felt weird. Imagine a 9 feet tall man with explosive body muscles showing embarrassment.

Though he couldn't help but become startled when he heard their dialogues, ' Now that's something I didn't expect at all. '

But after hearing the last part, He couldn't hear what they were saying even though they were moving their mouths.

' This is Athan. He is still ascended, but...He will show his uniqueness soon. At least, That's what I feel. You don't doubt my judgment, right? Lil Terek. '

Execute Terek was speechless at being called Lil Terek by Reinkent but was glad that Athan couldn't hear anything. He then nodded his head with a grin, " Of course, I trust your judgment. But it will be a hassle to convince the members who were in line to receive a 1-star special guest contract. After all, As you said, That Athan is still a newly ascended being. "

" Hahaha, You can do something about that with your fists, and if they don't work, You can secretly call me. Now go and handle it. "

Athan saw Executive Terek leaving after taking a glance at him. On the other hand, Reikent approached him while smiling, " Let's continue with our talks. "

Chapter 260 - Ascender-1

" Alright. So, before grasping the Order Ken, You have to complete some steps. Before going through them, I'll tell you something. You have a connection to the source dimension, right? Do you know what the source dimension is? "

Athan had a rough idea about what the source dimension is. Still, he shook his head, " I roughly know that it should be related to how universes are birthed, But not sure to be exact. "

Reikent nodded with a smile, " Correct; Source dimension is the source of universes. Universes are birthed from it, and it provides primal essence, which basically constructs the universes as time passes. When I take you to a place, you will see how universes look like from the outside. In short, the Source dimension is an order of the chaosverse that maintains the creation and supports the working of the universes. "

After he finished speaking that, Reikent took out a stone, and seeing it, Athan could clearly sense primal essence from it.

" This stone contains primal essence, which you should be able to sense. " Afterward, He took out another stone which looked different because it looked like a black stone and gave off a dark sheen. Athan also saw these stones in the hall, but he still can't sense anything regarding them.

" These stones are known as chaos-stones and are general currency and resources to train yourself. You probably can't sense what kind of thing and any energy regarding it, right? "

Athan nodded, " Can't sense anything from these stones. "

" Well, It would be weird if you could sense them, hahaha. Now what you have to do is to...go into the source dimension and grasp a single speck of chaos essence. "

" Wait, what? Go into the source dimension? "

Athan felt that he heard wrong. He could indeed sense the connection with the source dimension and absorb primal essence from it but didn't know he could go in there. There wasn't even a door or something when he absorbs the primal essence from it. The primal essence just comes inside him when he uses the connection. Like if he wills to absorb the primal essence, then it will appear inside him.

Now that he connected his white orb to the source dimension using his connection, He just needs to will it, and the white orb will absorb the primal essence from the source dimension. The white orb can instantly provide primal essence to anywhere he wants instantly since everything is connected with the white strings.

The main question was, how to even go there when there is no door or something like that?

Not being able to get the meaning of Reikent words, He asked with a doubt, " What do you mean by going into the source dimension and grasping a speck of chaos essence? "

" It means that you have to create an even deeper connection with source dimension, which is only possible after one arrives in the chaosverse because source dimension is a part of the chaosverse. "

" Ohh..." Athan nodded and remembered how his body exploded due to his white orb going berserk by forcefully absorbing primal essence from the source dimension. At that time, He asked Elenex to close the source dimension because he thought that the source dimension is part of the universe he was in and each universe has its own source dimensions, but Elenex told him that he had no control over the source dimension because it isn't part of universes at all.

There is only one source dimension, and it is shared between all universes.

" There is a straightforward method to make a deeper connection with the source dimension, Meditation by continuously sensing your connection with source dimension. Now, do as I say. Close your eyes and feel your connection with the source dimension. "

" Alright. " Athan closed his eyes.

" Now, Take out a primal essence from the source dimension using that connection and put it on your hand. "

Athan stretched his hand and opened his palm before he used his connection to the source dimension to bring out a bit of primal essence on his palm.

Seeing this, Reikent continued, " When the primal essence comes out through that connection, It appears out of nowhere and at a place which you wills to which you know. NOW...focus and carefully sense with your soul sense at the exact moment when the primal essence appears in your palm. "

Hearing this, Athan once again did the same thing, and this time, He used his soul sense to carefully sense his palm where he is going to let primal essence appear.

A dreamy dark brown energy appeared on his palm, which was the primal essence, and at that exact moment, He sensed something and opened his eyes.

Seeing Athan opening his eyes, Reikent smiled, " Looks like you sensed it. That point from which the primal essence comes out is your connection point. When you sense that point again, Focus on it and make your connection deeper by sensing that point with your soul sense in each try. "

Speaking until here, Reikent put away the stones before continuing, " This process is gradual, so it will take time to create a deeper connection with the source dimension. As for entering inside the source dimension, I mean it not as literally but just being able to send your soul sense inside. Only when you achieve the deepest connection with the source dimension will you be able to send your soul sense inside. "

Saying he, He flew up and smiled, " Now, Let's go and finish your business first. I'll explain more things about the source dimension during the way. "

...

After that, They left this pocket space branch and started walking towards another branch door.

Along the way, Reikent told Athan more about the level of connection with the source dimension and information about his current stage. He told him that he was not really a person of Chaos yet, and he was still a being between the Chaosverse and the universe, An Ascender.

Chapter 261 - Ascender-2

Reikent told him that as he achieves a deeper connection with the source dimension, The quality of his primal essence changes. Quality change means getting stronger primal essence from the source dimension. There are four levels of connection to the source dimension: Elementry connection, Peripheral connection, Interior connection, and Center connection.

He was currently at the Elementary connection. Here, Lord plane beings are not called Lord-level beings but Ascenders.

There are four levels of Ascenders, and each level represents their connection with the source dimension.

The First level, Novice Ascender

The second level, Advanced Ascender

The third level, Expert Ascender

The fourth level, Peak Ascender

So, Athan is currently a Novice Ascender.

Only when his level of connection reaches Center connection level and he becomes a Peak Ascender will he finally be able to send his soul sense inside the source dimension and start his process to become a being of Chaosverse.

Athan knew what he had to do now, and they finally arrived at a door which led to another branch. There was even a wooden plate on top of the door which wrote " Chaos portals. "

After entering through the door, Athan didn't see the sky but a vast hall with ten wooden doors that stood without any wall support.

Athan followed Reikent towards a door that had " LAU " written on it and entered.

After entering, Athan appeared inside another hall that wasn't that big. The hall had a big cloudy grey screen in the middle.

" Most of the organization have people coming from different universes, and they might want to return there, so we have this place. " Saying this, Reikent moved towards the cloudy grey screen and waved his right hand towards the cloudy grey screen, causing the clouds to move and display many light brown round bubbles.

Seeing this, Athan was startled and thought, ' Don't tell me that these bubbles are the universes? '

" These bubbles represent the universes. Smaller bubbles are Lower axiom universes, and bigger bubbles are higher axiom universes. Tell me which one is your home universe because you should be able to sense it easily if your soul is born in that universe. After telling me that, I'll open a chaos portal to that universe. "

Athan hurridly counted all the bubbles, both smaller and bigger, on the giant cloudy grey screen, and they numbered a total of 9999.

But most importantly, He wanted to ask how exactly is it possible to display the universes here, and he asked.

Hearing the question, Reikent nodded with a smiled, " A common question whose answer is straightforward. I'll not go deeper into how we built this here because this cloudy grey screen and those bubbles are just projectiles according to the real coordination of the universes. The simple answer is, When your soul sense is able to enter the source dimension, You will instantly feel many faint paths, to be exact, nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine paths, and these paths lead to these universes. As for why...I already explained that. "

Athan instantly understood it, and the answer was indeed simple. The source dimension was basically the birthplace of the universes, and it provided primal essence to all universes, so it made sense that he can sense paths leading to all universes there.

Reikent then grinned, " Since peak Ascenders can sense the paths leading to all universes, Then beings of the chaosverse can do much more, and one of that is creating something like this cloudy grey screen that displayed outer appearances of all universes. "

Athan was impressed and nodded before looking at a small bubble in the screen and pointed at it, " That's the universe where I want to go. "

Seeing the universe pointed by Athan, Reikent raised his eyebrows and spoke in a doubtful tone, " That's a lower axiom universe but...You can't possibly have come from one. Lower axiom universes can't produce Ascenders. "

Hearing that, Athan thought for a moment and spoke with a wry smile, " Actually, A powerful being caught my soul after I died there and put me in a higher axiom universe. I'm still baffled about it as I don't even know who that being is and why he or she did that. "

Hearing that, Reikent's lips twitched before he laughed, " Hahaha. I also did that before. I traveled to a lower axiom universe and observed people's lives on a few planets because there are not many life planets in lower axiom universes. I remember changing the atmosphere and built a unique environment on those three life planets that would grant them special powers and watch them. After finding some good and talented seedings with high will powers and other personality traits, I put them in different higher axiom universes."

Athan was surprised hearing all that and never expected to hear something like this.

He got curious and asked, " Are you keeping watch of them and their progress? "

" Nope. Though, I gave them my name, the name of this organization, and the existence of Chaosverse and the Doflame region. I can't interfere too much with them after transporting them to another universe because it will affect them in a bad way. If by chance they managed to reach Chaosverse and remember the names, They might arrive here. Anyway, Didn't the being you transport your soul to another universe give you his or her name and other information? "

Athan was a bit speechless, but he didn't want to talk about his situation and just shook his head, " Nope. Nothing like that happened to me. After dying stupidly and awfully in my original universe, I found myself in the dead body of someone who looked similar to me. "

" Alright. Since I know your situation, then let's go. "

Saying this, Reikent waved his right hand in front of him, and a cloudy portal appeared.

" Let's go. This chaos portal leads to your universe. "

Reikent looked at Athan and smiled, " You must be pretty excited to meet your family. "

Athan nodded, " Mhmm...."

' Uncle, Aunt. I hope you are okay. '

Chapter 262 - Earth

After going through the chaos portal spawned by Reikent, They arrived in an expanse of dark space.

It didn't take long for them to find Athan's home planet because this lower axiom universe only contained three life planets, and Reikent quickly sensed them.

" There seems to be some problem with one of the life planets. Let's hope it's not your home planet. " Reikent spoke with a frown before he sighed.

Seeing Reikent's expression and his voice, Athan was having a bad feeling, " Why? Did something happen to one of the life planets? "

" Mhmm...Let's go there and check. " Reikent nodded and then both of them disappeared before arriving at another place. From space, They could see a half-brown, half-blue planet. ( A/N:- It was never really our earth but different earth which had 50% water bodies and 50% land :v )

Seeing the planet, Athan sighed a relief. From the outside, It looked good.

" I can't see any problem with the planet. " Athan looked at Reikent and asked with doubt.

" You should sense it with your soul sense. Only then will you see what's wrong with it. Anyway, Let's just go there and you will know. "

Both of them entered the planet, and Athan finally noticed something when he landed in the country, he lived. He could feel the energy in the atmosphere and muttered, " There wasn't any kind of energy on this planet when I lived here. What's going on? "

" Well, I can feel the residual presence of someone powerful here...As strong as the leaders of our Organization. It seems it has only been a few years at most since whoever was here left and returned to chaosverse. "

" Do you mean that the powerhouse that was here previously was from the Chaosverse? "

Reikent nodded and couldn't help but wonder in doubt, " Truly strange. Why would someone that powerful come here? "

Athan felt a bit anxious, and he hurriedly flew down and moved towards a place where his uncle and aunt lived.

After coming down, Athan only saw one thing, chaos. People were fighting recklessly, and death occurred everywhere.

People were hurling elemental energy attacks at each other like water ball, fireball, lightning strike, etc., with confusion and madness apparent in their eyes. It seems they slowly lost their reasonings over time.

Reikent frowned and shook his head while thinking, ' How reckless. It looks like whoever came here put this world in chaos and affected the mental state of every living being for fun before leaving. He or she purposefully affected the core of this planet improperly, such that people would get random elemental abilities without proper setup. '

Reikent stopped following Athan and closed his eyes before a bit of pressure left his body, and right at that instant, Every living being on the planet became unconscious.

After that, He opened his eyes and muttered, " Hopefully, wise humans would gather and manage everything and build a proper world structure after waking up. From now on, They will have to live in this messy world where people would randomly awaken elemental abilities. "

He then spread out his senses and saw Athan with a lost look in his eyes in front of a torn-down house.

He teleported beside Athan and looked at him before shaking his head, " Athan..."

" I'm fine. " Athan suddenly spoke and interrupted Reikent as he regained the focus in his eyes.

He then walked into the torn-down house and searched with his soul sense before finding a broken frame with a photo in it.

At this time, Reikent asked, " Did you search the whole planet with your soul sense? If you didn't, then check. After all, every person and animal had an abnormal mental state, so they might also have been affected and left their home. "

Athan closed his eyes and enveloped the planet in his soul sense. After a minute, he shook his head and opened his eyes. His cold eyes hid sadness behind it as his equally hard voice rang out, " Only eight hundred million humans are alive, and I didn't find...my family among them. "

There was a silence for a minute before Athan himself broke it, " Let's go back. " There was nothing here for him to do. Even the people who tortured him to death when he was living here weren't alive.

Hearing that Athan wanted to go back already, Reikent nodded as it was for the best of Athan.

...

Clear Lake region...

There was a vast round lake with many water life forms living inside and beautiful plants of different types. The lake was several tens of miles radius.

The lake also had many big trees, and there were even open wooden boxes where people could be seen enjoying while eating and drinking.

This lake was the reason why this region was named the Clear Lake region. This region and surrounding regions were managed by an organization known as Raven Consortium.

Raven Consortium had built a business and enjoyment area on this vast and beautiful lake.

In one of the wooden boxes, Two people were sitting inside while drinking and laughing.

They were none other than Gerian Lemeanor, Qerin's father and clan head of the Bukince clan, who was going to be the father-in-law of Qerin.

" Hahaha. Gerian, you lucky bastard. Congratulations! Your daughter passed the entry test of Great Bridgade Palace. If she can successfully become a member of that Palace, My clan would be lucky to have her as our daughter-in-law. "

Gerian naturally smiled like he was very happy for her daughter and said, " She just passed the entry test. It will depend on her ability and how she performed in the next twenty years in their program if she wants to become a member of Great Brigade Palace. "

" Indeed. Anyway, The Great Bridgade Palace did drop off a bomb saying that they were holding a training course and wanted to nurture talented seedings. Sigh...It is my first time seeing their powerful means and recruitment, and unfortunately for me, it's only for Ascenders. Otherwise, My sons could also give a shot in their entry test. "

The clan head of Buckince clan shook his head as he expressed his disappointment for a few seconds before he smiled, " Anyway, When Your daughter comes back after twenty, We can tie knots of our kids. "

" Definitely. ", Gerian smiled and gulped the glass of wine.

' Daughter. You have twenty years. ' Internally, Gerian sighed. He hoped that his daughter could catch the eye of a powerhouse of Great Brigade Palace and become a disciple of that powerhouse. With such a backing, She just needs to say it, and her betrothment will lose meaning.

Chapter 263 - Speculation, Thinking And Resolve

Athan and Reikent returned to Youhan Tree organization after Reikent opened a Chaos portal back to the cloudly grey screen hall.

On the way back to Athan's Abode, none of them spoke anything.

Finally, They arrived at Athan's abode, and before leaving, Reikent spoke, " I'll give you one year of rest time. During this one year, you can do anything you want. Either focus on making your connection deeper with the source dimension or take a rest and do whatever you want. "

Athan nodded without any expression on his face.

Reikent then flew up, and as if he remembered something, He stopped and looked back to Athan before saying, " If you want to roam on the streets, then there is a vast central town of this Doflame region that acts as a hub for the market, trading, and entertainment for all clans and organizations here. You can't go there alone, so when I go there after a month, I'll take you there to broaden your horizons a bit about Chaosverse. "

Athan nodded once again and then walked into the waterfall and sat down below it. The water felt cool and calm on him, and that's what he wanted.

He then started thinking about everything that happened until now, from his first life to his second life and from the start of his second life to his current state.

' Mimi's parents are not humans because Mimi is also not. They are probably more powerful than people of chaosverse because even Qerin, who was a native of chaosverse, didn't know about Genome powers. So, if they are that powerful, why did they descend to measly universes and even took my soul before setting up the things on my soul like the black whirlpool, special space, and...put their daughter there? '

He knew the reason for it because Mimi told him, ' They were chased by their enemies and...If my guess is correct, their enemies were after the Ark because it is the only thing that is very mysterious and looks like some kind of supreme treasure. The special space was also the result of it because I could feel that when I activated the Ark. '

He also knew that he couldn't use the Ark properly and use its other functions because he was too weak for that.

' Also, Their enemies might have caught trails, and if they are even more mystical beings than people of chaosverse, then they should have means to sense about me, a measly mortal soul. If I take this guess as a fact, then people who arrived at Earth are probably related to the enemies of Mimi's parents. But...They left the Earth after messing with it for fun before leaving, which means that...They lost their goal of staying there, which was me, and it should be because the darkness of nothingness devoured me, and everyone forgot about my existence, included those who stayed at Earth, most probably waiting for me. but since they don't remember about my existence, they left. '

Athan clenched his fist because as they left, they put Earth in a chaotic state for fun before leaving, and that resulted in the deaths of his family.

Taking a deep breath, He continued to think about every situation.

' Now, since Tiana and others managed to return alive from their respective genome realm dimension, I could also do that if I didn't encounter that mad bastard called Elvidelen. And suppose if I managed to pass the test or comprehend whatever I had to in the genome realm dimension, then I would also return to where I entered, which was...the special space. '

He still didn't know what happened to the Ark because it left his body when he filled the third branch of the genome tree, and right at that moment, He also lost his connection with Ark.

At that moment, He knew that he was never really a true owner of that treasure. At that time, He felt a more powerful and overbearing pressure for a moment when the Ark left his body, and that pressure wasn't his.

' But even if I lost my connection with the Ark, then suppose I managed to pass the test in Genome realm dimension, I most probably would return to the special space since Tiana and others also returned back to the Roumbra blood war dimension in Elenex universe. '

' And since Mimi's parents are not my enemies, then I doubt that they would block me or do anything to me, So...they also might not have expected that I would land in major trouble in the genome realm dimension and fall into the space filled with the darkness of nothingness. Now, They also might have forgotten about me. Mimi...She was pure and innocent, so I doubt she had a scheme in this plan of her parents. All she did and said to me was according to what her parents told her. '

Athan shook his head and sighed. He imagined her playing with his altar spirits and Silvestra in the special space.

' To Mimi's parents, I was just a mortal soul, an Ant. They grabbed me the moment I died, and it was a pure coincidence that I was chosen. However, I still can't figure out why they have to choose a mortal human soul like me. '

He couldn't figure this out, but even so, he was grateful at first. He got a second life and hoped to take revenge and meet his family, Uncle, and aunt once again. But...none of that happened, and he even lost the new family made in his second life since they all forgot about him. About all this, He couldn't help but sigh.

Athan finally opened his eyes that looked cold, but one could see the fires of resolve in them.

' If they can forget about me, Then they can also remember me. I have to make more progress and comprehend this power of nothingness. That's the only way I can think of. '

From now on, This is the start of his third life. The life of Athan Void. The one who lost everything. Even if he got new strange powers, That was just the result of his struggle, will, and resolve. From now on, He will make his new path and regain his family.

Along with this thinking, A kind of Hunger also released from deep within him. Hunger to become more powerful than ever.

Chapter 264 - Central Town Of Dosflame Region

After collecting his thoughts and everything, He started training to make a deeper connection with the source dimension. He did this for a whole month before Reikent once again arrived with his usual grin on his face and said, " Let's go to the Central City. "

...

Reikent took Athan outside, and he finally saw the giant Youhan Tree. It was exactly nine thousand meters tall and had three hundred thick branches with big leaves.

He knew how wide it was and its big branches due to the tree's internal pathways, but he didn't know it was this tall.

After arriving outside, Reikant tapped on a bag that he hung at his waist.

*Screeeeeeeee.....*

A flying bird that gave a clear threat to Athan emerged.

" Athan, Meet my friend Wendi. A Six Talon Demon Wind demonic beast. "

The demonic flying bird resembled an eagle. It was twenty meters long with a fifty-meter wingspan. Its fur was black with dark green patterns, and its two legs had six talons that shone with dangerous dark green luster. It looked at Athan and nodded its head.

Reikent then jumped on Wendi before beckoning Athan to do the same while speaking, " Although we can use Chaos portal with coordination of central city, I decided to go there by flying so you can see the atmosphere of Chaosverse and scenery of this Dosflame region. "

Athan also jumped on the flying beast after nodding. The beast flew up and started flying in the north direction.

When the beast started flying, Athan asked about the Chaos portal, " How does chaos portals work? Why there was a specific chaos portal with the support of some stones in the tent at Ascender zone, but when we went to the lower axiom universe, You easily conjured a chaos portal. "

Reikent smiled and nodded, " Good question. Although there is still a long way before you can use chaos portals, I'll tell you about them. Firstly, It's easier to conjure a chaos portal that leads to below. Below means universes. But if you want to travel from one place to another place in the chaosverse, You need sufficient mastery over the space of the chaosverse, and for long-distance, you also need the support of chaos stones. So...right now, I can't conjure a chaos portal that leads directly to the central city. "

Pausing here, Reikeing grinned, " Also, to conjure a chaos portal, You need to have a stable foothold on both sides because technically, you create two chaos portals that connect point A and point B locations. Also, They are very fragile. Even you can disturb them with your slightest energy or soul sense, and If they are disturbed, they will turn into a puff and disappear. So never make the mistake of conjuring a chaos portal in the middle of a battle or in a dangerous place. For once, They are easily sensed even from afar unless you use some ability or formation to hide them and also easily disturbed. "

" I see..." Athan nodded thoughtfully and caught some points. Elenex informed him that chaosverse would suppress his current power because it's a higher world. Mainly time and space law powers because Elenex told him that the Time and Space of the chaosverse is different than that of universes.

" So...How does Time and Space powers work in chaosverse? I have tried, but I can't teleport myself anymore nor use my time law powers in a way that I want, but others powers works fine. "

Reikent shook his head while smiling and said, " It's too early for you to use space and time powers in the chaosverse. You need to grasp an Order Ken, comprehend Order abilities and techniques,...Err...Anyway, It's too soon for you. First, Focus on reaching Peak Ascender and then break through to become a chaos being.

Your monthly chaos stones will be stocked and recorded in your Token until you break through from Peak ascender and finally able to use chaos essence. "

Reikent then suddenly sighed, " However, I am a bit regretful at your timing to arrive here. "

Confused, Athan asked, " Why? "

" When you just arrived at the chaosverse, You missed the last-minute recruitment of Great Bridgade Palace by a few hours. "

" Great Bridgade Palace? What kind of organization is that? "

Reikent smiled as he looked in the sky of the Dosflame region that was always filled with light orange and dark orange clouds as if it was filled with fire.

" Great Bridgade Palace is one of the ancient giants of the chaosverse. No one knows when they decided to recruit people and what their criteria will be, but one thing is for sure, These giant powers live in a different world than us. "

Reikent then grinned at Athan before speaking, " Anyway, Since Ancient Bridgade Palace decided to recruit people, Other giant powers might do similar. Though, It's unknown what their criteria will be. "

...

They traveled for whole two days without taking a break in-between to finally reach the Central city.

Athan saw two small villages in the middle of the journey and was surprised. When he asked Reikent about them, He said that rarely some Ascenders who come with their family settle by creating small villages or stay in small towns.

It's a bit dangerous because anything might happen anywhere in the chaosverse, so it's better to join an organization or powerful clan with their special footholds and powerful formations to protect their base. For instance, Youhan Tree is a robust and durable base and a safe place for people to live.

Reikent landed before the gates of the central town.

There were two stone guards with eccentric designs on them at the city gates.

Reikent and Athan approached the gates of the central town, and when they were five meters from the entrance, A powerful aura exuded from the stone guards, and one of them spoke in a monotone voice, " Two people, Twenty Low-tier chaos stones. "

Right after that, A small blue circle that looked like a portal appeared in front of them.

Reikent took out twenty low-tier chaos stones and threw them inside the blue portal.

The stone guards became docile once again, and the gate opened.

While moving, Reikent told Athan more about the central town.

" There are fifty entrances into this central town, and each entrance has these two puppet guards that even more powerful than me. Now let's go and enjoy. You don't have to worry about getting into trouble unless you provoke them first. Also, Fighting is strictly prohibited outside of Arenas and the colosseums. "

Chapter 265 - Arena-1

After entering the gate, Athan and Reikent started walking. Athan observed many shops, stalls, and big buildings that were probably something like hotels or inns. The artistic style of the town's buildings varied from wooden buildings to metal buildings and varied design as there was no particular type of design that all buildings followed after.

Athan understood as chaosverse was filled with many strange races and people and they had their own style.

After walking for a while, Reikent and Athan arrived in front of a large three-story building.

Akaine Craft Shop.

After entering this building, Athan saw products of various kinds and also weapons and armors.

Reikent took Athan to the third floor of the shop, and there, He asked the one who was sitting behind the counter, " Is my weapon ready? "

The man behind the counter asked, " Mr. Reikent, right? "

Reikent grinned, " Yep. "

" Come. Let me show you our weapon. Although, I'll have to apologize since It wasn't crafted by a three-star craftsman as you requested. But you don't have to worry about the quality because it was crafted by the best peak two-star craftsman, who is probably more talented than any three-star craftsman in the Dosflame region. " The man stood up and walked out from behind the counter before he started walking while speaking.

Reikent frowned hearing the first part, but he got curious when he heard such praise for the craftsman who crafted his weapon.

They walked for a bit and arrived in front of a cupboard. The staff opened the cupboard and took out a long wooden case.

The staff handed the wooden case of the sword to Reikent, who directly opened it since he wanted to check his new sword's quality.

Seeing this, The staff smiled and spoke, " As an apology for not being able to meet your request, We've changed the hilt from normal Drosfore wood to Teristal Wood. Also, there is still leftover from the material you provided for the blade, so would you like to take the leftover material or convert them to chaos-stones according to the price? "

" Convert them. " Reikent spoke without looking at the staff, but his eyes were shining as he looked at his new weapon. Athan also curiously looked at the long sword that exuded an overbearing aura.

The sword had a light blue blade with inscribed green patterns on it and its hilt, which looked very beautiful with dark brown wood and bright gold design.

Reikent picked up the hilt as he took out his sword. The sword's blade glowed with a mysterious luster for a second before it subsided.

" Hahaha. A very good sword. Honestly, It is better than what I expected, and your compensation is more than enough. "

The staff who returned to his counter returned with a ring and gave it Reikent.

Reikent nodded with a grin and asked, " So? What is the name of this sword? Also, who is this talented craftsman? "

Hearing those questions, The staff man's face turned a bit unnatural, and he formed a wry smile, " The craftsman...didn't name it, and his identity is a bit sensitive, so I'll have to apologize. "

" But I did give you enough money for it to be named by a three-star craftsman. " Reikent frowned because he wanted it to be named by the craftsman.

" We understand, but the person who crafted your sword has some strick requirement for the weapons he craft and only name them if they meet his requirements. "

" Sigh...Whatever. I can see that you have compassionated enough for that with this hilt and additional chaos-stone. " Reikent sighed and then looked at his sword.

Athan felt that there was something strange about all this craftsman and name thing. Otherwise, Why would Reikent pay additional money just for it to be named by the craftsman?

" Looks like I'll have to name it myself. hmm..." Reikent revealed a thoughtful expression, and after a while, he finally spoke the name of his sword slowly.

" Nigel, The Stormfury of Water's edge. "

Right after speaking the name, The sword glowed intensely for two seconds before Reikent put away the sword somewhere in a space because it just disappeared.

The staff man smiled and nodded, " It's an apt name for the sword. Congratulations. "

Reikent nodded with a smile but didn't forget to joke, " Apt name my a-s. I'm sure it would be a lot better if the craftsman named it. Anyway, Is that supposed secretive craftsman still in this town? "

" Sorry. He left five days ago, right after crafting your weapon. We had to request him because our three-star craftsman was busy with other works. "

" Alright. It's worth my money and material, so It's a job well done. "

Reikent and Athan then left the building, and after coming out, Athan asked, " So what is this craftsman about? It doesn't sound like a simple blacksmith thing to me. Also, What happens if the craftsman named your sword? Since you paid for it to be named by the craftsman, I figured it might have some special effect. "

Reikent laughed and nodded, " Crafter is a profession, and there are two sub-branches, Weapon crafter and Armor crafter. Of course, some craftsmen craft weapons and armor both but only six-stars and above can craft both of them. "

He paused here and then picked a direction and started walking before continuing, " I'll you more on the way. I still have to go to a place in this town. "

Athan nodded and started walking.

Along the way, He learned about professions and was surprised. There are Crafters, Alchemists, Formationists, Chefs, etc. The shocking thing he found was that He couldn't just become one of them by practicing basic techniques. To start these professions and master them, He also needs to comprehend an Order Ken of them.

" Sounds like a tedious process to start and walk the path of these occupations. "

" Hahaha. Well, That's true, but they will only help you more in the future if you managed to grasp their Order ken. "

Athan formed a wry expression and smiled, " I get that you are not telling me much about Order Ken since I'm just an Ascender, but can you tell me its general id-..."

He suddenly paused as his eyes caught the open arena, and people outside of the ring were shouting and betting. He couldn't hear what they were saying because the whole area was covered in a barrier.

Seeing this, Reikent smiled and asked, " Are you interested? You can also earn some extra chaos-stones or items for the future. Actually, You should go and fight some battles. They will help alleviate your mood and refresh you. "

Athan was itching to fight and let out some steam. His inner self carved for battle, and that's why he couldn't help but stop here after seeing this open Arena covered in the transparent barrier.

After nodding his head, He walked towards the Arena, and Reikent also smiled while thinking, ' Looks, I'll be able to see some of his abilities. Let's see what's unique about you because I couldn't really see inside you even with my Shishun eyes. '

Chapter 266 - Arena-2

Athan and Reikent entered the Arena and walked towards the nearest booth for registering and betting.

" This Arena is only for Ascenders. If you want to register yourself, produce a spec of primal essence directly from the source dimension. " The man behind the booth told Athan and Reikent.

Athan nodded and produced a spec of primal essence in front of him.

Seeing this, The man behind nodded and looked down before picking up a small steel badge, " Name? "

" Athan "

" Alright. Here you go. Athan, Novice Ascender. If you want to bet, then you can only bet on yourself and not your opponent. "

Hearing this, Reikent grinned and took out a small cloth pouch, " Take this. I bet a thousand Low-grade chaos stones on Athan. "

The man behind the booth was a bit stunned and looked at Athan but didn't say anything and just took the small pouch which had enough space to fit in one thousand chaos stones before saying to Athan, " Go to the underground through that path and wait for your match. "

Reikent patted Athan's soldier and grinned, " I'll be waiting up here. Show me some a surprise cause I'm waiting for it. "

Athan wryly smiled and started walking towards the path that leads to the underground.

The whole stadium was like cone shape but with a flat pit so that people can see the fight clearly from above while the fighters battle on the middle ground below.

After arriving at the underground space, Athan started to prepare.

Inside his void region, All nine cores started shining before he channeled their powers towards the pyramid. Afterward, He started thinking about which four advanced law power he should mainly control. The pyramid is his best creation as it can let his body transform into multiple elements concurrently, and he gains higher control over them.

' Among the advanced Law powers, I have comprehended Metal, Ice, Blood, Lightning, Magma, Mud, Diamond, Epoxy, Wood, Sound, Plasma, Dust and shadow. So...' Athan started thinking and decided to build an all-rounder state among the Advanced Law powers.

Advanced law powers are also divided in a way. Some Advanced law powers need a combination of two Basic Elemental law powers, and some need three. Although Athan didn't comprehend all advanced law powers, he covered the necessary law powers to aid in his defense, control, offense, and movement.

While the nine cores were shining and coursing their power through the white strings towards the pyramid, One of the four sides of the pyramid turned into a diamond element, and the side right beside it turned into a bright green element with a brown hue in it.

' Diamond law power and wood law power for defense and control. As for the other two...' He thought for a moment and decided.

Inside his void region, The wind and water law cores shone intensely before one side of the pyramid turned to ice, but it didn't stop there and after turning to ice, It turned into lightning. After that, The fire law core also shone and mixed into the lightning side as they combined to become plasma law power.

Plasma law power has one of the highest offensive and it needs a combination of lightning law power and fire law power.

The last side of the pyramid turned into a Shadow element, for he can do both things: movement and control the battle with this element.

' Done...'

Afterward, Athan waited for his match, which was after two matches. Meanwhile, The person who was behind the booth turned around and put up a barrier around him before taking out a token and activating it.

" What is it? "

The man could hear the voice from the token, and he hurridly spoke, " change the opponent of Athan from Hanshin to Bloody Fang. A fat ship betted on Athan with a thousand chaos-stone, so I don't want to let him win the double. "

Both Hanshin and Bloody Fang were Novice Ascenders, but Bloody Fang was an experienced fighter and more powerful. He was also almost reaching the Advanced Ascender stage.

After fifteen minutes, Athan's turn finally arrived.

Athan started walking through the passage leading to the ground, and he saw a middle-aged man coming out from the other side who grinned at Athan with his red teeth showing.

A person was floating on top of them who spoke in a loud voice, " Dear guests. On one side is a rookie and first-time participant who exudes a mysterious aura, while on the other side is everyone's favorite novice, Bloody Fang. Place your bets now. The odds are 1:2 for Athan and 1:0.5 for Bloody Fang.

The crowd started to shout and started placing bets as the staff began to note them down and collect the chaos stones.

" The battle starts in five seconds. "

" FIVE "

" FOUR "

" THREE "

" TWO "

" ONE "

Right at the moment, A second transparent barrier covered the fighting ground.

"...KILL THAT PRETTY BOY, BLOOD FANG. "

" KILL! KILL! KILL! "

...

Bloody Fang looked at Athan and grinned, " Hey kid, They want blood. "

Athan frowned and asked, " So...Killing is allowed here? And you want to kill me? "

" Killing is, of course, allowed. Hahahaha. Did you think this Arena is some playground? "

" Oh..." Athan nodded and smiled, " Then you can die now. "

As Athan finished speaking, A vine came out from the ground below Bloody Fang and sensing it, He instantly jumped up and put a shield in front of him.

' Experienced indeed. But...your shield won't protect you. '

When Bloody Fang jumped up, Athan already stretched his right hand forward that had already turned into plasma. The plasma looks like a slight dark purple energy gas with lightning spreading and mixed with fire. Both combined create a deadly element with terrifying burning power, blasting power, and penetrative power.

' Plasma Transformation, Spiral Beam. '

Spiral Beam was a technique that can be applied to any offensive energy element. He had already practiced this many times, and according to him, This technique was the best defense breaking technique.

Bloody Fang didn't even have a chance to get shocked because the shield in front of him was blasted before a hole formed in his chest.

Chapter 267 - Orb Of Oblivion

*silence...*

The whole Arena went silent for a few seconds before intense shouting and cheering resounded amidst the curses of those who lost bigger bets.

Nobody expected that Bloody Fang would go down in a minute.

The man who registered Athan clenched his fist as his face turned dark. He never expected that this Ascender had a unique physique because he saw his right hand and left leg transforming into pure element power itself.

Taking a deep breath, He took out the same token once again and spoke something.

The man who was floating in the sky on the fighting ground took out a token and seemed to be hearing something as he nodded his head after glancing at the man behind the booth.

" Ladies and Gentlemen, That was record-breaking and mind-blowing. So please, everyone, give this Mr. Arhan a round of applause. Now, I also have an exciting announcement to make. "

Hearing this, The crowd went silent as they waited for the exciting announcement.

Athan frowned because the barrier around the fighting ground was still there. He looked at the man floating in the sky, who also looked back at him and smiled.

The man then swept his gaze over the audience of the Arena before speaking, " Many of you might not know, but we have a tradition when someone performs a record-breaking feat. Now, Mr. Athan will fight three beasts at the same level as him, and if he can win, he will win three thousand chaos stones. Of course...If he wants to give up halfway, then there is no problem. But...giving up halfway would require one thousand chaos-stones. "

Hearing this, All of the audience started shouting and cheering.

" Wait, wait, wait. You can also bet on this match. The odds will be 1:1 for Athan winning, 1:2 for Athan winning in one minute, and 1:0.2 for Athan giving up halfway. Place your bets now! "

Reikent, who was watching, shook his head and smiled wryly while thinking, ' These crooked money slave bastards...But...I want to see how Athan handles this. I don't believe that Athan will go down even against the three beasts. '

Athan, who was inside the fighting ground, glanced at Reikent, nodded his head, showed one finger, and moved his lips as if saying, " 1 minute. "

Reikent was surprised and grinned before he went towards the same booth and told the man, " Two thousand chaos-stone on Athan winning under one minute. "

The man behind the booth was shocked and asked, " Are you sure? " Internally, He felt anxious about this, ' I'm sure that he is a novice ascender. I checked his primal essence correctly, and It was definitely fucking primal essence of a novice ascender. '

Reikent grinned and nodded, " I am sure. Now go and note it down. "

The man started to sweat, but he had no choice but to abide by the rules.

Reikent returned to his place while the man behind the booth started thinking rapidly, ' If I screwed up here, then I will definitely be fired. It looks like I need to do something. '

He turned around, put up a barrier, and took out a token before speaking something once again.

...

" The fight will start in a minute as we are preparing the beasts. "

The man who was flying in the sky entered through the barrier and asked Athan, " Can you show me your primal essence? "

Athan didn't show any expression and produced a bit of primal essence in front of him.

The man looked at it carefully and nodded before he smiled, " Alright. Work hard, young man, and you can easily win two thousand chaos stones. Normally, Ascenders have to do labor work of organizations or participate in Arenas to risk their life. This is your chance to earn big money. "

After saying this, The man flew up and returned to his position.

On the other hand, Athan started thinking rapidly, ' Since this is the case, then I'll have to slap their face harder. '

He started to prepare a big move while waiting for the three beasts to be prepared.

' A large-scale technique that can defeat all the beasts instantly sounds good. Time to use the ultimate move. '

Inside his void region, He activated the white Orb's power and conjured a small white ball. So far, He didn't have any problem doing anything with the white Orb's power. It could literally take on anything and eat anything. He had once tried an experiment by adding all law energies, basic and advanced, inside one small white ball, and the result was a devastating blast of chaotic energies.

Obviously, He also wasn't exempt from this blast, and none of his elemental defense could block this chaotic blast mixed of all law energies, but he had a way to be safe from this blast, and it was...black Orb's power.

After conjuring the small white ball of white Orb's power, Athan started to add all law energies inside it. Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, Dark, Metal, Ice, Blood, Lightning, Magma, Mud, Diamond, Epoxy, Wood, Sound, Plasma, Dust, and shadow. A total of nineteen law energies...and finally he added a bit of darkness of nothingness into the white Orb. He was also surprised when he found that the white Orb could contain the power of nothingness.

By now, The color of the white Orb had turned dark with colorful waves running inside it.

He had named this move: Orb of Oblivion because when it blasts, nothing remains, and everything is destroyed, ' It's unfortunate that I can't store these orbs of oblivions, and It takes time to prepare one..'

One minute had passed when Athan finished creating the Orb of Oblivion. Then, finally, Three beasts arrived in the Arena from three different paths.

*Roarrr....*

*Krararara.....*

*Awoooooo...*

A two-headed lion with eccentric design and a horn on its head with dark red fur.

A crocodile with white, green, and yellow patterns and two deadly spiky tails.

And finally, A wolf with silver fur that had black patterns. The wolf obviously gave off a more powerful aura than the other two.

The crowd started shouting and cheering as bets started to take place as the Beasts also directly pounced on Athan.

Seeing this, Athan grinned because he also couldn't wait anymore as the effects of the Orb of Oblivion only lasts for two minutes. After that, It will turn into a normal white orb without anything inside it.

He took out the Ob of oblivion from the void region that was the size of a basketball and directly threw it towards the Demonic Silver Dire Wolf, who was in the middle.

He then hurriedly covered his whole body into the black orb's darkness of nothingness.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM....*

Chapter 268 - Challenge-1

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM...*

*KHAAAAAAAAAAAD...*

...

The man who was floating on the fighting ground hurridly strengthened the barrier seeing that cracks appeared on it, and thought with a shock, ' This barrier is enough to handle the attack of Peak-Ascenders...Just what the hell did that kid do? '

The smock and dust subsided, and everyone saw that on the fighting ground, Only Athan was standing, and as for the three beasts? They were nowhere to be seen. The fighting ground was also in a mess with cracks and pits.

Reikent laughed out loud, and his loud laughter snapped everyone out of the daze, including that announcer floating in the sky and the man behind the booth who just slumped to the ground, ' Damnn it...I will be fired with a penalty of paying chaos-stones...'

His work also included arranging the fights such that the arena wouldn't lose much money and keep profiting, but this time, he screwed up.

Athan was given a pouch containing two thousand low-grade chaos-stones, and Reikent also earned three thousand low-grade chaos-stones from his two bets.

...

" Hahaha. They hit the axe on their own leg. "

Reikent and Athan left the Arena. Athan wanted to fight more, but he was flatly refused and was told that there were no opponents of his level anymore.

Athan smiled wryly and shook his head, " I wanted to fight more but guess that's it. Anyway, What do I do with these chaos-stones? Even you gave me fifteen hundred chaos-stones, but I don't know what to do with them as I can't use them for training myself for now. "

Reikent insisted on giving Athan fifteen hundred chaos-stones which was half of the amount he won based on the reason that he won because of Athan.

" Since you can't use them for training, You can use them to buy things. You don't have any weapon or armor, right? "

Athan shook his head, " I have no equipment on me. Though I had an excellent weapon and...Well, I lost it. "

He lost primal chakram when the darkness of nothingness destroyed his body. Along with his body and all other things, The Primal Chakram also turned into nothingness.

" Then let's go and buy you armor and a weapon. A suitable weapon can increase your overall strength, and a good armor can save your life in dire situations. "

Athan nodded because he knew that the importance of weapons and armor here was higher than in the universe because of the powers of a Crafter.

" By the way, How much did your sword cost? "

Hearing the question, Reikent smiled, " It cost me forty thousand low-grade chaos-stones to hire the 3-star weapon crafter, and the material I provided to craft my sword is even more expensive. Of course, I didn't pay for the material because I luckily found it in a Chaos Phenom Dimension I went to two months ago. "

Athan was surprised that it cost so much to craft a 3-star weapon, not including the cost of naming the weapon, which varies from crafters to crafters.

" Anyway, You can't use even 1-star weapon and armor right now. But it would be best if you bought them since you will be using them after breaking through from Peak-Ascender. "

Athan nodded as Reikent led the way, and after walking for a few minutes, They arrived at an extensive two-story round building with open ground in the middle.

Pixilotte Treasure Shop.

Athan and Reikent went inside the shop, and a girl with two fluffy tails and ears wearing the uniform of the shop staff approached them with a sweet smile, " Welcome to our shop, Dear customers. What would you like to buy? I can provide a guide according to your preferred choices. "

Reikent waved his right hand and smiled, " No need. We'll take a look at the items ourselves. "

" Alright, Dear customers. If you need anything or want to ask about any item, you can ask any staff around you, and they'll be glad to tell more details about the items. "

Afterward, Reikent took Athan to the showcases where all types of 1-star armors were located, " Choose your pick. For now, You can only buy one 1-star item with your three thousand five hundred low-grade chaos stones, so instead of buying a weapon that you won't be able to use right now, You should buy a good armor that can protect you even if you can't use it at its full power. "

Athan nodded and looked at the showcases on the wall that displayed various types of armor for both men and women.

After looking for a while, He decided on a water blue-colored armor with a deep blue design and pointed at it, " That one...It seems a great armor to me. " He liked the design of the armor and felt that it would look good on him on top of protecting him.

Another staff that was near heard it and arrived towards Athan before speaking with a while, " Good eyes, sir. That's one of the best 1-star armor that a peak 1-star armor crafter created. "

The man put down the armor and showed it to Athan closely, " Its name is Aquafest. Its base material is a 1-star Aquvira stone known for its particular higher resistance against shockwaves on top of base defense against everything. "

Hearing that, Reikent smiled wryly and thought, ' Looks like three thousand five hundred low-grade chaos-stones won't cut it to buy this armor. '

On the other hand, Athan nodded at the staff and asked, " What is the price of this armor? " He didn't see the price tag in any items, so he had to ask.

" The price is four thousand two hundred low-grade chaos stones. "

" Uh..." Athan shook his head and smiled wryly, " Looks like I'll have to choose another armor. I'm short of six hundred low-grade chaos stones to buy this. "

Hearing that, The staff suddenly spoke, " Are you an Ascender? If you are, Then you can participate in our regular challenge about Ascenders. This challenge has been running since the day this shop was built here. It is about doing a test where an Ascender's physical and mental endurance is tested. If you can pass the challenge, you can earn one thousand to two thousand low-grade chaos stones. However, This is only a one-time challenge which means that you won't be able to participate a second time whether you pass or fail. "

Athan felt that this was a good chance and nodded, " Let's go then. I'll participate in it right now. "

" Alright. Please show me your primal essence and the entry fee is five hundred low-grade chaos stones. If you pass the challenge, These five hundred stones will be returned to you along with the prize but if you fail then you lose it."

Athan nodded and produced a spec of a primal essence, and seeing this, The staff nodded and led Athan and Reikent towards a door that leads to the middle ground in this round building shop.

They arrived in an open ground where two small transparent glass rooms were situated on the east side of the ground.

The staff took Athan there before he pointed at the glass rooms one by one, " If you can stay in that glass room for ten minutes, You can win one thousand low-grade chaos stones, and if you can stay in the other glass room for five minutes, You can win two thousand low-grade chaos stones. You can only pick one, and that will be your first and last chance at this event. Know that the intensity of the second glass room is higher and you will have to endure more to win the two thousand low-grade chaos stone. Also, The most important requirement is that you must not use your primal essence or any energy. This challenge is to purely test the physical body and mind of Ascenders. "

Athan didn't even need to think before he pointed at the glass room that could win him two thousand low-grade chaos stones, " I'll go in that one. " After saying this, Athan took out five hundred low-grade chaos stones from his pouch and gave them to the staff.

He knew that this was another way to earn money for this shop but he was confident that he can endure and complete this challenge.

Reikent smiled with curiosity and watched as Athan entered the second glass container.

At this time, Some people from the shop and on the ground were gathered and watched curiously.

Chapter 269 - Challenge-2

After seeing that Athan had entered the glass room, The staff nodded towards him before saying, " I'll start the test now. " Afterward, He went towards a long handle that was beside the glass room and when he was about to push it down, He heard a familiar voice and stopped.

" Rarely someone pass the test and most of them give up halfway. Let's see how long this pretty boy can endure. "

A young man who wore luxurious clothing commented with a smile. He wasn't a human and had a single dark red horn on his forehead. He also had two small and slim wings behind his back.

The staff hurridly paid respect to this young man as if he was some respected entity.

Though Reikent grinned towards the young man and spoke, " Want to bet? I bet a thousand low-grade chaos stones that he will complete the challenge. "

The young man had two other middle-aged men standing behind him, so it seemed that he was either a son of someone influential in this town or from a prominent clan around here.

The young man looked at the staff and asked openly, " What's the level of his primal essence? "

The staff hurridly spoke without wasting the young man's time, " First level connection. He is a novice Ascenders. "

" Hahaha. Although Ascender's level is not essential in this challenge since they aren't allowed to use their primal essence, but it shows how long one stayed in the Chaosverse and if they normally trained their body and mind in regular physical training and meditation. "

Saying this, The young man took out a pouch and threw it at the staff before he grinned at Reikent, " That said, There's no need to bet as I don't want your chaos stones. But If this pretty boy wins, then he can take these five thousand low-grade chaos stones. "

Reikent was surprised, " So generous? "

The young man grinned, " These measly chaos-stones are just a tiny change that I got from this shop after buying things. If he can complete this challenge despite being at Novice Ascenders, he deserves this small change. Though, I doubt that will happen. "

He then looked at the staff and spoke, " Alright, You can push down that handle now. "

The staff nodded and pushed the handle down as change started to happen inside the glass room.

Athan closed his eyes and sat down crossed-legged after seeing this change.

First, A purple flame appeared inside the glass room, which caused Athan's pure white-colored skin to turn purple before it started to crack.

But people were shocked to see that Athan didn't twitch a single muscle, nor he frowned.

" Does he not feel pain? That purple flame ought to burn his skin and then slowly seep inside him. "

" You can't judge a book by its cover indeed. His looks and his current situation don't match. Just look at how indifferent he is to this pain. "

...

Two minutes passed, and the observer's astonishment increased along with the intensity of the flame.

Athan didn't try to block this flame using his power and just let it burn his internals. His body's natural healing factor slowly recovered him be he cared not as he was oblivious to this level of pain. He knew that he could recover slowly after coming out of the glass room.

" Huu...That pretty boy is starting to look like a devil to me simply because of his lack of any kind of response and expression in his current state. "

Hearing this comment, Other present people nodded.

Reikent's eyes shined as he nodded, and the young with a single horn on his forehead was also surprised and felt impressed.

When the time hit two minutes and thirty-second mark, Athan felt a force invading inside his body while trying to affect his mind. The force entered through the void region and hit his soul, but nothing happened to Athan's soul, and since nothing happened to his soul, His mind was also perfectly fine. The force kept trying to hurt his soul but failed every time.

Present people knew that the most challenging part started after the two-and-a-half-minute mark. Still, they simply lost it when Athan showed absolutely no expression and didn't even move his eyebrows after three minutes passed.

Even Reikent was shocked about this because the pain inflicted on the soul is higher than physical pain, and he felt that even Athan would show reactions to it, but he was proven wrong.

The time passed, but the present people just silently watched Athan bathing in purple flame while showing absolutely no sign of enduring anything.

When the five minutes passed, and everything subsided, The young man laughed out loud before he turned out and started walking, " Let's go. My trip to this town was worthwhile watching this. "

He expected to see an ant dancing in the fire while screaming, but he saw a monster burning in hell without any expression as if he was just sitting there normally. It was worth watching, indeed.

Athan came out from the glass room with his burnt skin as the staff hurriedly rushed to him with a smile, " That was awesome. I have no regret in giving you these two thousand plus the five hundred low-grade chaos stones. Here is another five thousand chaos stone from the young master Eldemik."

Athan simply nodded and took the pouch that contained seven thousand five hundred low-grade chaos stones. He glanced at the back of the young master Eldemik for a second before he walked towards the Reikent, who showed thumbs up towards Athan while grinning.

" That was an eye-opener for me. I wonder how you managed to endure the soul pain. It should drive general people's minds crazy in pain, and even tough guys would suffer. "

Athan shook his head with a wry smile, " I...am just used to feeling pain. That's all. " He remembered the hell where he died once as his body was devoured by the darkness of nothingness and then his soul. Only he knew how much pain he felt at that time to his soul.

He then changed the subject as he spoke, " Let's go and buy that armor and return to the organization. I want to go back to practice. "

Chapter 270 - Advanced Ascender

Reikent and Athan started walking towards another place in this central town because Reikent has some business here with someone.

They arrived in front of an old shop and entered. There wasn't any board outside the shop that displayed its name.

Athan didn't see anything inside the shop except the furniture. There was a long table like in a bar and some chairs on the other side, but Athan didn't see any glass, bottles, or any such things. There were some paintings and wall attached cupboards behind the long table, but that's was all.

" Wait here and sit on the chair. I'll be back in a few minutes. " Reikent told Athan and then started moving towards a door inside the shop that seemed to lead deeper into the shop.

Athan nodded as he watched Reikent entering through the door and then sat down on a chair.

He had already worn the armor he bought, The Aquafest. However, he can't use it to its best because he needs chaos essence to use its additional function, which can boost the armor's defense and activate an ability that comes with it.

The pouch inside his void region still has three thousand eight hundred low-grade chaos stones because he didn't plan to buy any weapon right now.

Previously, He was hanging the storage pouch at his waist, but he felt that It was a bad decision, so he tried to put it inside his void region after he bought the armor, and it worked. At that time, Reikent was surprised and told him that he shouldn't be able to store the things of chaosverse inside his inner space without understanding a type of space order. But then he attributed this function to what he thought was Athan's unique physique.

It was true that he had a unique physique in a way, both soul and body physiques. Reikent displayed envy and told how lucky Athan was to have such a physique, but he figured that Athan's physique might not be able to store higher-grade items. Though, Low-grade storage pouches and chaos stones should be fine.

After five minutes, Athan saw the door opening and Reikent coming out with a bag. The bag was half of his size, and its shape was round.

Reikent's expression displayed helplessness, and Athan also saw another person coming out right behind Reikent; This person looked old and was not a human. He had four legs, and each leg had sharp-looking three dark brown talons. The old man also had a feathered head and big ears.

Reikent put the bag down and spoke with a glare, " Old man Forage. You sure don't have a 4-star storage ring? Am I supposed to carry this with me to the Organization? "

The old man Forage smiled wryly, " Stop asking me again and again. Someone badly wanted a 4-star storage ring and even offered me a 50% higher price than normal, so I sold it. Now go and deliver it safely. "

Reikent shook his head and picked up the bag before he started walking towards the exit while speaking, " Let's go, Athan. Also, Old man Forage. Don't blame me if someone steals this big bag from me. There are bound to be some people who cast their greedy eyes on this thing even if they don't know what's inside. "

Reikent and Athan left the shop while the old man Forage shook his head with a wry smile.

Athan and Reikent didn't stop anywhere this time and directly arrived at the exit of the Central town before he summoned his companion beast.

After they took off to the air and started flying, Athan asked, " Why you can't store this thing inside your inner space? And from the looks of it, You need better storage rings to store higher-grade items. "

Reikent nodded with a grin on his face, " Yep. This is really troublesome, but we can't do anything about it. The space-time of chaosverse is not as normal and simple as the space-time of the universes. There is no whole and single concept of anything here. Everything is chaotic here, and you have to grasp and comprehend their orders to use these chaotic powers. "

Athan nodded, and although he felt that he might be able to store that bag inside his void region, He felt no need to try it.

They didn't encounter any trouble in their return trip like what he expected, ' Looks like he was just joking with the old that about the bag getting stolen by greedy people. '

Both Athan and Reikent returned to the organization. Athan went to his abode and started training to make his connection with the source dimension deeper while Reikent went to do his work.

Time passed as after a month. Athan finally made his connection deeper, and he successfully became Advanced Ascender. The primal essence he produced now was ten percent stronger than the primal essence he produced when he was a Novice Ascender.

He stretched his body and rested for a few minutes while watching the beautiful and peaceful scenery before he once again entered meditation and started training.

Another month and some days passed, and today, Athan suddenly opened his eyes as he sensed someone's presence.

Athan saw a beautiful lady coming towards him. She wore a fancy dress with revealing clothes as her snow-white cleavage was for everyone to see that revealed a G-sized bust. Her long ash brown hair also fluttered behind her.

She arrived in front of Athan and stood five meters away before speaking with a smile, " Hello, Little brother. I am also a one-star special guest of this organization, and I am here to ask if you have any chaos spirits. I need 1-star common and rare chaos spirits, and I will pay one thousand low-grade chaos stones for 1-star common chaos spirits and five thousand low-grade chaos stones for 1-star rare chaos spirits. "

Athan stood up and thought, ' Looks like there are also differences in chaos spirits and large at that. ' He then shook his head towards the lady and spoke, " I don't have any chaos spirits. Till my journey here, I never owned a chaos spirit before. "

Lady revealed a surprised expression before smiling, " No problem. My name is Nalani, and If you find anyone willing to sell 1-star chaos spirits, please give that person my contact. "

Saying this, Nalani produced a card from her storage ring and threw it towards Athan before she flew away.

Athan grabbed the card and saw a circle with an eccentric design on it. He put the card in the storage pouch inside his void region before he continued to practice.

Time passed, and after fifteen days, Athan once again opened his eyes as he sensed Reikent presence.

Reikent arrived in front of Athan with a wry smile and said, " There's a little trouble regarding the 1-star guest contract I gave you. "

Athan nodded with a plain face and asked, " What's the problem? "

It's not like he wanted these perks when he was not that strong in the first place. He was fine with how all regular ascender starts their journey here.

"It's not that serious, but an elite member has requested that since you are not able to use the crimson power pool as an ascender, your this year's quota of using it should be given someone he recommends. "

Athan nodded and thought for a moment before saying, " I don't have any problem with that. If I can't use that crimson pool, then you can give my quota to someone else. "

Reikent made a difficult face and sighed, " If I allow this, someone else might also ask for your library quota, which is important to you. Anyway, How is your progress? can you see yourself progressing towards the Advanced Ascender? "

" Well...I already reached Advanced Ascender and I might reach the next level after ten to fifteen days, I think. " He took one and a half months to become Advanced Ascender.

Hearing this, Reikent was shocked, " Are you serious? How strong is your soul sense? " But right after asking this, He laughed out loud and spoke, " Anyway, This is good news. With these, I can hundred percent save your library quota. But about the crimson power pool...you might lose this year's quota. "

After he finished speaking, Reikent started thinking while looking at Athan deeply, and after a few minutes, He said, " Your body and...your soul both are someone different than normal ascenders. Anyway, I am not interested in your past story but the future. So...How about this? Want to try to take a dip into the Crimson power pool? If you managed to absorb its power, Your body would be strengthened depending on how long you managed to stay inside it. But..."

Athan raised his eyebrows, " But Ascenders can't absorb the pool's benefits, right? "

Reikent nodded with a grin, " True, but your body is somewhat different. You have a unique physique, so you might be able to absorb it. Generally, only those whose body is refined by chaos essence can enter the crimson power pool, but I think you might be able to do that too due to your physique. What do you think? The final decision is on you. "