Chapter 450 Unification of Chaos, Establishment of the Reverse Order

Origin Holy Land, Chaos Reverse Path Heavenly Palace.

Nightmare stood upon a ten-thousand-foot high platform outside the main hall of the Heavenly Palace, looking down.

Below the platform was a dense, endless sea of Cultivators from various tribes. The Clan Chiefs and representatives of seventeen tribes from the Fringe Zone, thirty-two medium-sized tribes from the Core Zone, and countless small tribes who had come upon hearing the news were all kneeling on the ground now, forming a vast, silent black mass.

Fear, awe, unease, expectation... all sorts of emotions intertwined in the air, yet no one dared to look up directly at the figure on the high platform.

Nightmare spoke slowly, his voice resonating with the power of a Dao Ancestor and the laws of Chaos, clearly reaching the ears of every living being present:

“The three Dao Ancestors—Flame Emperor, Ice Soul, and Lei Ze—have been extinguished.”

“The rule of the three major tribes has ended.”

His voice was calm, yet it struck everyone's heart like a thunderclap.

Despite the rumors, hearing the news of the Dao Ancestors' fall and the destruction of the three major tribes with their own ears still made countless Cultivators tremble, their backs soaked in cold sweat.

Nightmare continued:

“From this day forward, the Chaos Domain shall be governed by the Nidao Alliance.”

“Those who follow me may share in the resources of the chaos origin and receive the protection of the Reverse Path.”

“Those who oppose me—”

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the crowd below, accurately locking onto the representatives of four 'distant' tribes:

“Those who resist to the end shall have their tribes exterminated.”

As those last few words left his lips, a grim Killing Intent spread out like a physical substance, and the temperature of the entire world plummeted!

The representatives of those four tribes felt as if they had been struck by lightning. Their faces turned as pale as paper, and they collapsed on the spot, kowtowing repeatedly:

“Lord, have mercy! We are willing to surrender! We surrender!”

“Too late.”

Nightmare raised his hand and flicked a finger.

Four pitch-black lines, thin as hair, shot out and instantly entered the foreheads of the four representatives.

The four stiffened, the light in their eyes quickly dimmed, and they fell silently to the ground, their life force completely gone.

Total silence fell over the scene.

One could hear a pin drop.

Nightmare withdrew his hand, as if he had merely brushed away a few specks of dust:

“Zuo Feng.”

“Present!”

“Take men and purge those four tribes. Kill the Clan Chiefs, Elders, and all die-hard loyalists. For the rest of the clansmen, cripple their cultivation and expel them from the Chaos Domain.”

“Yes!” Zuo Feng took the order, turned around, and left to assemble the troops.

Nightmare turned his gaze back to the crowd below:

“The rest of you who have submitted, hear my command.”

“Starting today, the ‘Reverse Path Chaos Order’ is established in the Chaos Domain.”

“First, unprovoked warfare and annexation between tribes are forbidden. Violators will face tribe extermination.”

“Second, all tribes must hand over ten percent of their chaos origin resources annually as a ‘Governance Tax.’ No arrears are allowed. Violators will face tribe extermination.”

“Third, the cultivation of techniques that fuse the Reverse Path and Chaos is encouraged. The Reverse Path Heavenly Palace will open part of its Legacy for those with exceptional Aptitude to study.”

“Fourth, the Chaos Origin Pool will have an outer area opened for elite Cultivators of the submitted tribes to enter and Cultivate periodically. The quotas will be allocated by the Reverse Path Heavenly Palace.”

With every rule he spoke, the hearts of the people below shuddered.

This order was extremely harsh, with tribe extermination as a consequence at every turn. But... it also provided unprecedented opportunities.

Sharing the Origin Pool? Opening the Reverse Path Legacy?

This was absolutely impossible during the rule of the three major tribes! Those top-tier resources had always been monopolized by the three tribes and their core affiliates!

For a moment, a wild fire ignited in the eyes of many Clan Chiefs—if they could seize this opportunity, their tribes might just soar to the heavens!

“Furthermore.”

Nightmare looked to one side of the Heavenly Palace, where a cross-domain teleportation array was slowly lighting up.

As the light dissipated, a figure stepped out—it was the Deputy who had remained at the Hongmeng Universe's Reverse Path Heavenly Palace.

“The Hongmeng Universe, as of today, is brought under the unified jurisdiction of the Chaos Reverse Path Heavenly Palace.”

The Deputy stepped forward and knelt on one knee:

“Hongmeng Universe Vice-Commander ‘Mo Xuan,’ leading the practitioners of Hongmeng, greets the Lord!”

Behind him, the teleportation array lit up repeatedly. One after another, auras from Hongmeng appeared. Though not as powerful as the Cultivators of the Chaos Domain, they were strictly disciplined and filled with a solemn Killing Intent.

Nightmare nodded slightly:

“Mo Xuan, you shall temporarily serve as the ‘Hongmeng Overlord,’ guarding the Hongmeng Universe while assisting in the management of the Chaos Domain's Fringe Zone.”

“Zuo Feng, Right Wing, Dark Blade.”

“Present!”

“The three of you are enfeoffed as the ‘Three Chaos Overlords.’ Zuo Feng shall guard the Core Zone, Right Wing shall guard the Fringe Zone, and Dark Blade shall guard the perimeter of the Forbidden Zone.”

“I give you half a year to purge all remaining resistance forces and consolidate our rule.”

“Yes!”

The three took the order, a flash of excitement in all their eyes.

The position of Overlord carried immense power and, more importantly, signified the Lord's absolute trust.

Nightmare turned and walked back into the main hall of the Heavenly Palace.

His voice drifted out from the hall, echoing throughout the entire Origin Holy Land:

“The order is established. Conduct yourselves well.”

“Under the Nidao Alliance—”

“Those who follow shall prosper; those who oppose shall perish.”

“Dismissed.”

Below the platform, ten thousand Cultivators shouted in unison:

“We respectfully obey the Dominator's command!”

The roar of voices was like a tide, sweeping across the world.

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Half a year later.

Chaos Reverse Path Heavenly Palace, Main Hall.

Nightmare looked at the report Jade Slips submitted by the various Overlords and nodded slightly.

In half a year, all resistance forces in the Chaos Domain had been completely purged, and the Reverse Path Order was firmly established everywhere. The cross-domain governance system between the Hongmeng Universe and the Chaos Domain was also running smoothly, and the Origins of the two realms had begun to slowly merge.

At this point—

The Chaos Domain and the Hongmeng Universe were both entirely in his hands.

He set down the Jade Slip and looked toward the boundless Void Realm outside the hall.

There, the aura of the Grandmist Chaos Sea was faintly sending out a call.

“It is time to go to the next stop.”

He murmured to himself, and a ripple appeared in the deep darkness of his eyes.