187: The secrets of chaos, the hearts of father and son

Starry Sky Divine City, Quiet Cultivation Room.

Chu Tian sat cross-legged, a Black-Gold Long Spear resting across his knees; wisps of gray Qi of Extinction and pale gold Dragon God Power swirled and collided around him, annihilating each other to form an eerie balance.

With every breath, he could feel the power within him grow stronger, but at the same time, the loneliness and destructive impulse originating from deep within his Bloodline also became more intense.

He was very powerful, even confident that he could trade a few blows with an ordinary Early Body Integration Stage Cultivator.

But he was not happy.

This power was like a beast imprisoned within his body, and he was merely a prisoner barely holding onto its chains. He feared that one day, he would lose control of this beast and harm the Family he cherished most.

Especially when he saw his younger brothers and sisters, each perfectly in control of their talents and enjoying Family life, the loneliness in his heart would deepen.

"Tian'er."

Just then, a gentle voice sounded behind him.

Chu Tian snapped his eyes open, a flicker of emotion passing through his heterochromatic eyes—one gold and one gray—as the violent aura around him instantly vanished.

"Father." He stood up and bowed respectfully.

Chu He walked slowly to his side without speaking, merely reaching out and gently placing a hand on his head.

A warm, vast power, as inclusive as the starry sea of the Universe, flowed steadily from his palm into Chu Tian's body.

Chu Tian's body jolted.

He felt the restless "beast" inside him calm down like never before under the soothing touch of this power, even showing a sense of... filial affection.

"Do you feel it?" Chu He said. "It is not your enemy; it is also a part of you."

Chu Tian looked up, his eyes filled with confusion. "Father, what... is this exactly?"

Chu He withdrew his hand and didn't answer directly, but asked instead, "Do you think the power within you is evil?"

Chu Tian fell silent.

He remembered the scene where he had completely erased a Demon General with a single spear strike. That feeling of returning everything to nothingness from the level of existence itself made even him feel fear.

"I... don't know," he whispered. "But I am afraid of it."

"What you fear is not it, but your own loss of control." Chu He pierced through his inner vulnerability with a single sentence. "You fear you will become a monster that only knows destruction, right?"

Chu Tian clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"Father..."

"Look up and look at me." Chu He's voice became stern.

Chu Tian slowly looked up, meeting his father's deep eyes that seemed to see through everything.

"Now, I will tell you who you really are."

Chu He slowly recounted the primordial truth he had learned from the Gene Laboratory in the simplest terms.

From the "creation" of the Ancient Dragon God to the "destruction" of the Star-Devouring Demon Clan, from the Yin and Yang sides of the Universe to the final collision of the two Origins, to his own destiny as the spark of "creation," and... the true reason for the so-called "mutations" appearing in Chu Tian and the others.

Within the quiet room, it was so silent that a pin drop could be heard.

Chu Tian listened blankly, feeling his worldview completely overturned.

He was not a tainted monster, nor a Bloodline mutation accident.

He was... a brand-new existence who inherited both the ultimate Origins of "creation" and "destruction" from the Universe?

The gray power within him was not Devilish Qi, but the other half of the Universe's Origin, the Destruction Power, which shared the same source as his father's Ancient Dragon God power?

"So... I..." Chu Tian's voice was a bit dry as he pointed at himself, momentarily unsure of what to say.

"That's right." Chu He looked at his shocked expression and said firmly, "You, and your brothers Chu Zhou and Chu Fan, are existences that transcend Dragon Gods and Demon Gods; you are natural Chaos Dao Bodies. What you possess is the top-tier power of the Universe, but right now, this power is still in a primitive and chaotic state."

"I came today to give you a choice."

Chu He's expression became extremely solemn.

"I have found a way to help you completely fuse the powers of creation and destruction within you, turning them into true 'Chaos Power.' This will turn you from a prisoner of power into its true master."

"But!" He changed his tone. "This process is extremely dangerous. You will face the most primitive Destruction Will, and your Divine Soul will suffer an unprecedented impact. Once you fail, you might be completely swallowed by the Destruction Will, your Divine Soul destroyed, and you will be beyond redemption."

"Now, tell me your choice." Chu He gazed at him. "Will you continue like this, being a powerhouse bound by power, or... gamble everything to take control of your destiny and become true 'Chaos'?"

Silence fell over the quiet room once more.

Chu Tian lowered his head, his body trembling slightly.

Danger? He was not afraid.

Death? He was even less afraid.

What he feared was living forever in the dread of losing control, never being able to stand by his father and mother like a normal Family member.

He thought of his mother's worried eyes and the envious yet slightly distant gazes of his younger siblings.

He thought of his father's back as he shouldered the entire Family alone.

He wanted to become strong!

Not for slaughter, not for power itself, but for... protection! To be able to stand by his father's side with dignity and share even the slightest bit of pressure!

Suddenly, Chu Tian looked up.

In his heterochromatic gold and gray eyes, all confusion, fear, and loneliness faded away, replaced by unprecedented firmness and determination.

"Father!" He knelt on one knee, his voice resonant and powerful. "I choose the second path!"

"I, Chu Tian, am willing to gamble everything!"

"Please, Father, help me take control of my destiny!"

Seeing the blazing fire in his son's eyes, Chu He smiled with relief.

This was indeed his, Chu He's, Eldest Son!

"Good!"

"Follow me!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Chu He vanished from the spot with Chu Tian, and in the next moment, the two appeared in the Gene Laboratory on the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, a place filled with mystery and the unknown.

A transformation concerning the Bloodline Return to Origin and the Incarnation of Chaos was about to begin!