319: Chapter 319 Decapitation Operation! The Chaos Ancient God Attacks

Late at night on the second day after the Resource War ended in failure, Chaos Ancient God personally took action.

There was no warning, no declaration of war, and no signs whatsoever.

At 3:17 AM, the night sky of the Dead Silence Star Domain suddenly split open into a ten-thousand-foot abyss. It wasn't a crack, but a true abyss—chaos qi poured down from the rift, washing over the shield of the tree of heavenly dao like a waterfall.

The shield lasted only three seconds.

That golden barrier, which had once withstood the Zeroing Storm, shattered like paper under the erosion of the chaos qi.

Arrogant Dragon was the first to rush out.

What he saw was an apocalyptic scene—the sky was torn open by a massive gash, with chaos qi pouring down like a waterfall. Wherever those gases touched, buildings dissolved, the land corrupted, and the air turned into toxic miasma.

And at the deepest part of the rift, a giant eye was slowly opening.

That eye was larger than the stars, with endless chaos fire burning in its pupil. It scanned the Dead Silence Star Domain as if looking at an ant waiting to be slaughtered.

Arrogant Dragon's sword was already unsheathed.

But he knew that if he swung this sword, it might not even scratch the eyelid of that eye.

Zhang Hao's scream came through the comms: "Boss! Chaos Ancient God is here! He's personally come!"

Lin Chen stood beneath the tree of heavenly dao, looking up at that eye.

His expression was very calm, as calm as if he were checking the weather forecast.

"Understood."

Zhang Hao grew anxious: "Understood? Boss, that's Chaos Ancient God! A three-million-year-old monster! He can destroy the entire Dead Silence Star Domain by himself!"

Lin Chen did not answer.

He simply opened the system and began to operate it.

Three seconds later, a golden light shot up into the sky from the center of the Dead Silence Star Domain, stabbing directly toward that eye.

The moment the light hit the eye, the eye blinked.

Then, it laughed.

That laughter echoed from the depths of the rift, sounding like the wails of countless vengeful spirits, making the entire star domain tremble.

"Lin Chen, do you think such a little trick can hurt me?"

Lin Chen's voice came from below, as calm as if he were chatting:

"Of course it can't."

"Then you—"

"I just wanted to confirm if you had really come."

The eye froze for a moment.

Lin Chen continued: "Confirmed. It's real."

"So what?"

"Not much," Lin Chen smiled, "it's just that after confirming, I can make my move."

The eye went silent for a second.

Then it laughed, the sound even more piercing:

"Make a move? With what? Your army? Your Ghost Soldiers? Your Arrogant Dragon? Or that reincarnated Morgana who lost her power?"

Lin Chen shook his head.

"None of those are needed."

He opened the system and projected a document.

The title of the document was:

「Temporary Equity Transfer Agreement」

【Transferor: Lin Chen】

【Transferee: All New Era Development shareholders】

【Shares Transferred: 99%】

【Transfer Term: 24 Hours】

【Reason for Transfer: Defending Against Foreign Invasion】

【Special Clause: During the transfer period, Lin Chen retains only 1% of shares but enjoys the Veto Power of a Golden Share】

The eye looked at the document and was stunned.

"You... what are you doing?"

Lin Chen smiled.

"Turning all the shareholders into my human shields."

He pressed the confirm button.

The moment the agreement took effect, every New Era Development shareholder across the All Heavens and Myriad Realms received a message simultaneously:

「You have obtained temporary ownership of 99% of Lin Chen's shares. Ownership term: 24 hours. During this period, if New Era Development is attacked, your personal assets will automatically trigger the 'Collective Defense Mechanism'.」

Those shareholders were stunned at first, and then they went crazy.

"What? I hold Lin Chen's shares?"

"Attacking New Era Development will trigger my asset defense?"

"Isn't this making us take the bullet for him?!"

But it was already too late.

Chaos Ancient God's eye slowly narrowed.

He could feel that around the Dead Silence Star Domain, countless gazes had suddenly appeared. Those gazes came from every corner of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms—from the Universe Bank, from the Cultivation Alliance, from Technological Civilizations, and from those Faith Civilizations that had just successfully transitioned.

Every gaze represented a shareholder.

Every shareholder was "observing" this battle in their own way.

If they stood by and watched as New Era Development was destroyed, their shares would become scrap paper.

If they stepped in to help, Lin Chen would owe them a favor, which would bring countless benefits in the future.

Chaos Ancient God said coldly: "Do you think these people dare to stop me?"

Lin Chen smiled.

"They certainly don't dare."

"Then you—"

"But they dare to use rules to stop you," Lin Chen interrupted him. "You aren't afraid of rules, but you are afraid of the price of the rules."

He pointed in the direction of those gazes.

"Look, among those shareholders is the Universe Bank. Behind the Universe Bank is the entire financial system. If you destroy the Universe Bank, the economy of the myriad heavens will collapse. If the economy collapses, every civilization will hate you."

"Among those shareholders is the Cultivation Alliance. Behind the Cultivation Alliance are countless Cultivators. If you destroy the Cultivation Alliance, those Cultivators will view you as a mortal enemy."

"Among those shareholders are Technological Civilizations. Behind Technological Civilizations are countless high-tech weapons. Those weapons can't hurt you, but they can ensure you never have a moment's peace."

"You can kill me, but you can't kill everyone."

"If you offend everyone, you become the enemy of everyone."

Chaos Ancient God went silent.

For the first time, the chaos fire in that eye flickered.

Lin Chen continued: "Now, you have two choices."

"One, continue your move. Kill me, and then be hated by all shareholders, be antagonized by all civilizations, and live forever under pursuit and on guard."

"Two, leave now. Act as if nothing happened. We continue our lawsuits, continue shorting, and continue seizing resources. Solve problems with rules, not with violence."

The eye remained silent for a long time.

So long that Zhang Hao thought Chaos Ancient God was about to strike.

Then, the rift began to close.

The eye slowly shut.

Chaos Ancient God's voice came from the depths of the rift, carrying endless fury and a hint of indefinable complexity:

"Lin Chen, you won this round."

"But this is not the end."

"We will meet again."

The rift closed completely.

The sky returned to its original state.

The pouring chaos qi dissipated as if it had never existed.

The Dead Silence Star Domain was saved.

Zhang Hao slumped to the ground, panting heavily.

"Boss, that scared the life out of me just now! I thought we were all going to die!"

Lin Chen looked at him and smiled.

"What was there to fear?"

"What was there to fear? That was Chaos Ancient God!"

Lin Chen shook his head.

"No matter how strong Chaos Ancient God is, he is still just one person. How can one person fight against the entire market?"

Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment.

Then he understood.

Those shareholders weren't human shields; they were protective talismans.

Lin Chen used the shares to bind everyone to himself.

To touch him, one would have to touch everyone.

To touch everyone was to become the enemy of the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Chaos Ancient God was not stupid; he wouldn't do something like that.

Arrogant Dragon sheathed his sword and walked to Lin Chen's side.

"Boss, did he really leave?"

Lin Chen nodded.

"He left. But he'll be back."

Arrogant Dragon frowned.

"He'll be back?"

Lin Chen looked at the sky, where no trace of the rift remained.

"He said it himself, this is not the end."

"Then what about next time?"

Lin Chen smiled.

"Next time? Next time he comes, he won't be alone."

Arrogant Dragon was confused: "What do you mean?"

Lin Chen did not answer.

He simply turned and walked back under the tree of heavenly dao.

Behind him, Zhang Hao was still panting, and Arrogant Dragon was lost in thought.

In the distance, the gazes of the shareholders slowly dispersed.

But everyone knew—

This battle was only the beginning.