Inside Room 09 of the Upper Heavenly Chamber, the qi had long since settled.
Zero sat calmly, eyes closed, his aura steady.
[Breakthrough Complete - Foundation Stage:
Level 3]
[System Notification: Hidden Task Completed -
'Awaken Legacy']
[Initiating Transfer to Real Soul Plane...]
Before Zero could react, the entire room shimmered.
Mystic Realm: Soul Space Beyond Time
He found himself standing on a floating island in the middle of a black void, filled with swirling stars and timeless silence.
A man stood ahead, dressed in black and silver robes.
His aura was immeasurable, ancient, and dignified. His face was ageless — yet familiar.
"So... you've arrived, Zero."
Zero stared silently.
"Do you know why you feel so different? Why this game world bends around you? Why the system chose only you?"
He stepped forward.
"Because this is no coincidence."
"You... are me."
The Origin of Chaos
The man raised his hand.
The void changed - revealing visions of a towering sect built on mountains of lightning and flame, surrounded by celestial beasts.
"This was the Chaos Sect - strongest across all 9
Realms during the Primordial Era."
The sky split to show mighty elders bowing before a throne:
100 Elders - at World Origin Realm, governing dimensions. 12 Great Elders - at True Immortal Realm, rulers of Dao. 6 Supreme Elders - at Mythic Ascension, gods among gods. And above them...
"Me. The Sect Master of Chaos, at the peak of the Primordial Realm."
"I defeated the Realm Masters of all 9 Realms. I stood above time and fate itself. But together... they wounded me."
The image dimmed, showing a shattered sky.
"So l gathered my Sect and sealed us into a Mystic Realm, hidden deep in the Heavenly Pearl World, beneath an ocean that no one can reach - untouched by time or war."
Choosing a Successor
The man looked directly at Zero now.
"I left behind my soul fragment. To wait. To choose.
To guide the one who would inherit our legacy."
"You, Zero, are my reincarnation. My name, my fate... my responsibility."
He reached forward - a ring floated between them.
"This is my personal Chaos Ring. It has unlimited storage. It holds our sect's items, weapons, manuals, and endless funds."
Another light appeared - a crimson-gold dragon, coiled and sleeping.
"This dragon... was my companion. Now, it is yours."
The man placed his hand on Zero's forehead.
[Soul Print of Chaos Sect Master Imprinted]
[Legacy Inheritance: Complete]
Zero's Decision
Zero closed his eyes. In silence, he saw his own past
— his poverty, his loneliness, his pain.
And now... his destiny.
"If I accept this... I will become the next Sect Master."
"Their future... will be mine to guide."
He opened his eyes.
"Yes. I accept."
The man smiled.
"Then you are no longer alone."
"But tell no one. Not even the system's watchers must know this truth — until the world is ready."
"Thank you, my friend... my future."
With those words, the space dissolved.
Return to the Real World
Zero opened his eyes inside Room 09, where only 17 minutes of cultivation time remained.
In his hand was the Chaos Ring.
And beside him... the small dragon blinked.
| "Let's begin again. But this time, from the top."