Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Boom~~
At this moment, the Hades Spaceship suddenly shook, producing a violent space-time vibration. Everything seemed to come to a halt, and the surrounding flow of time and space returned to normal.
"What happened?"
At that instant, Daode Tianzun and the other Prehistoric Powers exchanged glances, all noticing the same confusion in each other's eyes. To be honest, they had lived in constant fear aboard the Hades Spaceship over the past six months.
The reason? The velocity of time and space aboard the ship was never consistent. Sometimes, they encountered space-time turbulence within the Chaos Void, or had to veer away from floating void fragments—
—Or even avoid other spacecrafts traveling through the void.
As a result, the Hades Spaceship had to constantly accelerate or decelerate.
The real problem was the jet lag. The shifts in time were so intense that even with their Quasi-Saint cultivation bases, they struggled to endure the strain.
For six long months, they had lived in a groggy, nauseating state. Never in their lives had they felt so miserable.
To be honest, they were desperate to leave the ship—even if it meant wasting more time.
"Haha, congratulations! We've arrived at Chaos City."
The voice of the black robot Senil echoed through the chamber as he burst out laughing.
"Finally!"
"Thank the heavens—this nightmare is over."
"What a shitty spaceship. I'm never taking it again."
Daode Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and the other Prehistoric Powers were ecstatic, as if they had just escaped from hell. The unbearable time distortion felt like a six-month-long prison sentence.
It was a relief to finally arrive at Chaos City, a long-awaited end to this sea of suffering.
"Is this Chaos City?"
Wide-eyed, Daode Tianzun and the others stared through the spaceship's virtual projection. Outside, they saw a colossal ancient city looming before them.
The city was enormous—so vast that it rivaled even a Prehistoric World. What they saw was merely a corner of it; the whole of it was impossible to perceive.
Yet even that corner emanated an aura of antiquity, vastness, and chaos. It felt as though this city had existed since time immemorial.
"That's right," Senil nodded. "This is Chaos City—the oldest city in the entire Chaos Universe. It was born eons before the heavens and all the worlds."
"What?!"
Daode Tianzun and the others were stunned. This city predated even the Prehistoric World? And even the heavens and myriad worlds? Just how old was it?
Compared to such an ancient place, they were mere children.
Even just sensing the aura wafting from the city, they felt the endless passage of time. Countless epochs must have come and gone, yet this city still stood—majestic and eternal, like an ancient Immortal.
"What is that?!"
Yuanshi Tianzun's pupils shrank as he fixed his gaze on a city wall. Beneath its surface, countless intricate law patterns were engraved.
These patterns intertwined to form Dao Laws—as if the very Heavenly Dao was etched into the city walls.
Dozens of powerful gods stood before the walls, contemplating them. Some stared in awe, others closed their eyes in deep meditation.
As the Hades Spaceship drew closer, the Dao patterns and heavenly traces became clearer. A massive Dao Aura enveloped the surroundings.
"It seems you do have keen perception."
Senil smiled. "This city was created by the City Lord himself. Every corner of it is engraved with the Laws of the Dao he left behind—traces of Infinite Law Patterns. He also incorporated countless rare ores born from Chaos itself.
Over countless years, Chaos City has continued to evolve. Now, it has become a Chaos Supreme Treasure, and even stronger than most ordinary Chaos Supreme Treasures.
Because of this, Chaos City has taken on a form of a Small Chaos Universe, containing unimaginable power."
Small Chaos Universe?!
Everyone was stunned. The heavens and myriad worlds were already unfathomable, yet now even a single city had reached the level of a Small Chaos Universe?
What kind of existence could create such a thing?
"You may find it hard to believe," Senil said, "but that's the truth. The City Lord's divine abilities surpass understanding.
Chaos City has evolved into a Small Chaos Universe, and not just any universe—it is an Initial Universe, one that has only just been born.
You must understand—mature Chaos Universes are extremely refined. Because of their perfection, the Laws of the Dao and the Laws of Heaven and Earth become hidden and hard to comprehend.
But a newly born universe is different. It's still growing, still evolving. As it operates, it reveals its laws naturally—sometimes even visibly."
He paused, then continued.
"What you saw just now—the laws engraved on the city walls, the patterns of heaven and earth—are the secrets of the Initial Universe as it runs.
By spending time here, you can observe how the laws form and how they merge with each other."
"This..."
Daode Tianzun and the others were dumbfounded. They had always thought that understanding the Dao required intense comprehension or the guidance of a superior power.
But now, they had stumbled upon a treasure that directly revealed the Laws of Heaven and Earth and the Dao itself—accessible even to Saints. This was beyond imagination.
Only now did they understand the profound legacy of Chaos City—the so-called City of Gods, the oldest city across the heavens and myriad worlds.
If they hadn't seen it for themselves, they would never have believed it.
The treasures hidden in Chaos were far beyond their imagination.
At that moment, Daode Tianzun and the others felt grateful. If they hadn't joined the Chaos Genius Battle, and passed the selection, they would've missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Without a doubt—being allowed to enter Chaos City was one of the greatest fortunes in their entire lives.