Regardless of how astonished the Chaos Demon Gods were, Gu Chuan's breakthrough continued uninterrupted.
A deafening clatter echoed through the void.
Massive chaotic energy surged forth, flooding into every cell of Gu Chuan's body. His ancient serpent form devoured and absorbed it greedily, as though he had been starving for countless ages, consuming everything without restraint.
Yet, despite the overwhelming influx, this energy was merely a drop in the ocean for his colossal Primordial Ancient Serpent body.
"Not enough. The energy... is far too little."
At this moment, Gu Chuan realized that devouring chaotic energy alone was insufficient to support his breakthrough to the Saint Realm. Nor was it enough to transform his comprehension of the laws into their perfected state.
If he sought to master a single Dao, perhaps this energy would have sufficed. However, he was not walking such a simple path—his ambitions far exceeded that. The energy required grew exponentially, far beyond normal comprehension.
Because of this, a Quasi-Saint attempting to ascend to the Saint Realm required not only a perfect understanding of the Dao but also a vast reservoir of energy, sufficient to sustain the transcendental metamorphosis of the soul and body.
If one failed due to a lack of energy, the path to breakthrough would become nearly impossible to tread again.
Fortunately, Gu Chuan had accumulated an immense amount of Light of Merit from delivering three grand sermons to the Chaos Demon Gods. Despite his previous expenditure, he had barely consumed one percent of it.
This extraordinary foundation granted him unparalleled confidence in ascending to the Saint Realm.
"The Light of Merit..."
With a single thought, Gu Chuan activated the divine golden radiance that resided deep within his Sea of Consciousness. Strands of sacred light surged forth from the Primordial Chaos Source, pouring endlessly into his vast serpent body.
Each ray of virtuous light contained the energy equivalent to cultivating for tens of epochs.
And within his Sea of Consciousness, there existed billions of such rays—an unfathomable ocean of power, the sheer magnitude of which could drive even the most ancient demon gods to despair.
A resounding rumble shook the void.
Now empowered by boundless chaotic energy, his breakthrough proceeded effortlessly, as if following the natural order of the cosmos.
Bathed in golden radiance, the Primordial Ancient Serpent underwent its final transformation.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of epochs passed.
Gu Chuan's ascension lasted far longer than expected—an event of unprecedented magnitude. During this time, Chaos City remained shrouded in dense, swirling chaos energy, the intensity of which surpassed all previous records.
Yet, this phenomenon was not without its benefits.
The countless demon gods residing in Chaos City, particularly the weaker ones, found themselves absorbing chaotic energy in amounts beyond their wildest imagination.
It was as though they had entered the sacred realm of cultivation itself.
"Finally... I've succeeded."
Gu Chuan's eyes flickered with an awe-inspiring brilliance.
After countless epochs, his Light of Merit had been depleted by more than 99%, leaving only a fraction behind.
No words could describe the astronomical amount of chaotic energy he had consumed in this process.
For an ordinary demon god, such an ascension would have required a mere fraction of this energy.
But Gu Chuan had chosen the most challenging and perfect path—the creation of an unshakable foundation.
Boom!
At that very moment, the final Law Rune within his Sea of Consciousness transformed, evolving into a Dao Scripture.
His body trembled as he resonated with the Source of Chaos itself.
From deep within his Sea of Consciousness, forty-nine Dao Scriptures emerged, radiating infinite light, imbued with boundless Dao Rhythms.
Each scripture represented one Dao—a fundamental force governing Chaos.
Forty-nine Dao.
For ordinary demon gods, controlling a single Dao was already a monumental achievement, enabling them to ascend to Saint Realm.
Even among the three thousand future supreme demon gods, only a rare few could grasp two or three Dao.
A legendary existence who mastered nine Dao was considered unparalleled throughout Chaos.
Yet now, Gu Chuan—a newly ascended Saint—stood as a peerless anomaly, wielding the authority of forty-nine Dao.
Such an achievement had never before been witnessed in the annals of eternity.
This was the creation of a flawless Saint Dao foundation—a true manifestation of Dao Perfection.
"Forty-nine Dao..."
Gu Chuan's eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.
From the depths of his consciousness, profound knowledge of these forty-nine Dao surged forth.
The power contained within them was simply unprecedented.
The Dao of Creation, the Dao of Time, the Dao of Space, the Dao of Stars, the Dao of Metal, the Dao of Wood, the Dao of Water, the Dao of Earth, the Dao of Fire, the Dao of Chaos, the Dao of Karma, the Dao of Yin & Yang, the Dao of Light, the Dao of Darkness, the Dao of Devouring, the Dao of Wind, the Dao of Thunder, the Dao of Plague, the Dao of Hunger, the Dao of Sound...
Every single Dao floated within his Sea of Consciousness, effortlessly controlled by his will.
It was as if he had grasped the fundamental essence of existence itself.
The forty-nine Dao resonated with each other, intertwining like the celestial threads of a primordial formation, forming an unshakable, self-sustaining cycle of Dao Perfection.
A Restrictions Formation of the Dao emerged, where each Dao echoed and empowered the others—mysterious, profound, and unfathomable.
"This power is... terrifying."
Gu Chuan shuddered in exhilaration.
His strength had increased over a billionfold compared to before.
If he had merely exhaled in his previous state, he could now obliterate that past self a billion times over with a mere whisper.
The power of the Dao was incomparable to the mere power of laws.
For example, the Dao of Fire—before its might, the Law of Fire would instantly shatter.
The Dao of Fire was the absolute sovereign, the ultimate master of all fire in existence.
The Law of Fire, in contrast, was merely a small fragment—a mere subject before its emperor.
And when an emperor commands, the subjects must obey.
This was the supremacy of the Dao—a power that reigned supreme over all.
Even a simple Dao Domain manifested by Gu Chuan could instantly envelop an entire region, depriving all lesser beings of their power.
Even the most formidable Quasi-Saints would find themselves suppressed, losing nearly 80% of their strength in his presence.
Against such absolute power, how could other demon gods possibly stand against him?
The saying "All beings beneath the Saints are but ants" was no mere exaggeration—it was an ironclad reality.
The difference between a Saint and a Demon God was greater than anything Chaos had ever known.
At that moment, Gu Chuan's gaze suddenly sharpened.
His All-Seeing Eye pierced through the infinite expanse, reaching into the depths of Chaos itself.
Above Chaos City, a monumental gate suddenly materialized—The Gate of the Great Dao.
This ancient gateway was engraved with countless runes, each inscribed with the Law of Chaos.
It was as though this gate opened directly to the Source of Chaos itself, revealing an endless wellspring of primordial energy and ultimate Dao mysteries.
The appearance of the Gate of the Great Dao signified that Chaos itself had acknowledged his ascension, bestowing upon him the greatest of divine gifts.