Chapter 5: Evil God

Zaroth loomed over the 5th chapter of The Evil God. Excitement intertwined with a sense of mystery, sending his heart racing and his blood pounding in his ears. Who was this mysterious figure? And what lay at the end of this journey? He turned the page eagerly, feeling the gravity of the words pull him in.

The chapter began with an almost poetic declaration:

"My name is Evil God, and my true name is Xuan Ziju. What you are reading is the 5th and final chapter of my journey, which means you have found the Fifth True Heritage—my Sword Inheritance."

Zaroth's brow furrowed as he read. "If there are five inheritances, then the others…" He trailed off, a realization dawning. The other inheritances must be scattered, perhaps even hidden within the Royal families of this world or others. A logical move by a man who called himself the Evil God. "But no matter," Zaroth thought. "I have the main inheritance. That's more than enough."

He pressed on, intrigued.

"These are merely the highlights of my journey, not the details," the text continued. "This journey began when I broke through the Aurora Bubble Field upon reaching the Spirit Lord stage."

Zaroth's eyes widened. "Aurora Bubble Field? Spirit Lord stage? This sounds like a Xianxia inheritance!" He leaned closer, his mind racing. "If that's true, then the Evil God must have ascended to a higher realm—there's no other explanation."

The text seemed to anticipate his thoughts. It included an intricate chart of cultivation stages, first outlining the progression within the Evil God's world:

Qi Refinement

Body Tempering

Golden Core

Nascent Soul

Spectral Spirit

Transcendence

Beyond this, it detailed the solar system realms:

Astral

Spirit Severing

Emperor

Grand Feral

Zaroth nodded to himself. The structure was clear, logical even, but the scale was immense. Over 10,000 Major Lower Realms and an equal number of Minor Realms? The vastness of it all made his current world feel like a single grain of sand in an infinite desert.

The narrative shifted. "After breaking through the Aurora Bubble Field, I encountered the true universe. It was vast, majestic, and brimming with opportunity. Yet it was also desolate, hostile, and teeming with creatures that defied comprehension."

Zaroth paused, feeling a shiver. The imagery painted by those words resonated deeply, like a faint echo of something he'd glimpsed in his studies of astrology. This wasn't just a story; it felt real.

The Evil God's tale continued, growing darker. "In my journey, I joined the Demon Soul Sect, rising quickly through the ranks: Elite at the Void Transformation stage, Elder at Nihility, and finally Sect Leader at the Deity Stage. The sect itself was a single world, a nexus where the qi of countless Major Lower Realms converged. It was both a sanctuary and a prison."

Zaroth's mind raced as he imagined a sect so vast it encompassed an entire world. But the tone of the text shifted again, becoming colder, heavier.

"Even with my talents, I found my limit at the Deity Stage. The demonic way had always been my path, a source of pride. Yet I refused to let it define my ceiling. Using an ancient formation and drawing upon the evil thoughts and blood of an entire world, I forged my masterpiece: the Evil God Physique. From that moment, my true identity was born. I became the Evil God."

Zaroth sat back, stunned. The sheer ruthlessness, the audacity—it was monstrous, but undeniably impressive. "He took everything, sacrificed everything, just to surpass his limits," Zaroth murmured, admiration tinged with unease. He turned the page, eager to discover what came next.