Chapter 5 : Chaos Essence

On a jade platform decorated with shining gold, a handsome young man sat cross-legged.

Daniel calmly looked at the strand of chaotic energy in front of him, which gave off wild and unstable rays of light.

"As expected… even with my current talent and understanding, transforming my essence into Chaos Essence is still really difficult," he sighed.

If not for his ambition, how could he have reached the beginning of the Essence Transformation stage in just three months?

Of course, the only reason was that he wanted to merge his essence with Chaos Essence.

At this stage of the Endless Sky Sacred Texts, a cultivator had to fuse their spiritual essence with an external type of essence.

According to his master, most disciples of the Holy Land who practiced this technique used common essences like Fire Essence or Water Essence.

Stronger geniuses used more advanced essences, such as Heavenly Essence, Life and Death Essence, or Destruction Essence.

But above all these was Chaos Essence—an essence so rare and powerful that it was said to be the origin of the universe itself.

Even his master, who was considered one of the greatest geniuses in the world, had failed to merge this essence with her own and had been forced to use Phoenix Creation Essence instead.

When Daniel heard this, ambition sparked in his eyes.

That was why he had begged his master to give him a strand of Chaos Energy—so he could study and understand its laws.

As long as his body adapted to the laws of chaos, he believed it wouldn't be too difficult to merge his essence with Chaos Essence.

He was excited. If he could really accomplish this, wouldn't his position in the Vorhelm family and the World Academy improve greatly?

"Let's begin."

Daniel focused on understanding the surrounding laws, analyzing every tiny part of the chaotic energy in front of him.

Thanks to his natural comprehension and the Destiny of Chosen Laws, which he had copied from his master, understanding the laws of this energy was surprisingly easy.

With every passing moment, he felt the world becoming clearer, as if he was unlocking the secrets of creation.

Without realizing it, the color of his eyes gradually changed, becoming like the essence of chaos itself.

As his understanding deepened, the atmosphere around him shifted, and strange, unstable energy started flowing from his body.

"This seems to be my limit…" Daniel frowned. He could only understand the laws up to a certain point.

It seemed like a natural limit for the human body—if he went any further, he would explode.

The thought of his body bursting apart made him gulp. He immediately stopped trying to comprehend the laws of chaos.

Raising his hand, he stared at his palm. Suddenly, a flame appeared.

But this was no ordinary fire—it was purple, with streaks of black and blue.

A Chaos Flame!

"So this is the power of laws… This is terrifying," Daniel muttered in shock.

He hadn't even used the flame yet, but he could already feel its terrifying power.

"Now I understand why humans aren't allowed to comprehend laws. If ordinary people had this kind of power, the world would be destroyed in a matter of hours."

If people found out that a seventeen-year-old mortal had managed to understand the laws of chaos, their reaction would be something to see.

The flame disappeared, and he lowered his hand.

He hadn't forgotten his goal—Essence Transformation!

Closing his eyes, he focused on the spiritual essence spread throughout his body.

If he wanted to merge it with Chaos Essence, then chaotic energy had to spread through every part of his body.

But if he lost control, his body would definitely explode into millions of pieces.

He hesitated for a moment but then sighed and placed his hand on the strand of chaotic energy.

The energy, as if sensing its prey, suddenly attacked him, forcefully entering his body.

The moment it did, blood burst from every part of his body. The sheer power of the energy was unbearable.

Through the unbearable pain, Daniel forced himself to stay conscious and started guiding the chaotic energy through his body.

Sensing a familiar presence, the external energy responded to him and spread through his body more smoothly.

As the energy flowed, Daniel took a deep breath and started extracting the purest part of the Chaos Essence.

Slowly, the unstable energy left his body, leaving behind only pure Chaos Essence.

Luckily, it didn't take too long. Soon, he had successfully extracted the Chaos Essence and merged it with his own.

He steadied his breathing and slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he did, a powerful aura burst out from him.

Early Essence Transformation Stage.

Mid Essence Transformation Stage.

Peak Essence Transformation Stage.

Half-step Core Formation Stage.

"As Master said… getting stronger is really addictive," Daniel murmured as he felt his new strength.

But when he thought of his master, his smile faded.

He let out a sigh.

Slowly, he stood up, walked to the edge of Evernight Mountain, and looked up at the night sky filled with stars.

"My power is now at the level of a Spiritual Grand Master… A Divinor Rank D."

Daniel felt amused by the thought.

Three months ago, when he had arrived in this world, he was completely powerless. But in just three months, he had reached a level that took others years.

"But I'm still too weak… At this level, I can't help Master, and I can't save my mother either."

His master had to follow the Guardian Council's laws, but at least because of her power, Daniel wasn't too worried about her.

His mother, however, was a different story.

The mother of this body.

After fully absorbing the memories of his past self, he had learned a lot of things. One of them was that he had been born in this world seventeen years ago—but since his system had been inactive, his memories had remained locked.

Yet, looking at those memories, he could tell—his past self was exactly the same as him.

So, in every way, the mother of this body was his mother too.

And right now, that woman was suffering in the Vorhelm family.

"Emilia's birthday is soon… That might be the perfect time for me to return," he muttered.

"But that bastard probably won't leave me alone."

As the face of a handsome young man appeared in his mind, his eyes turned cold.

A month ago, his system had suddenly displayed a message.

[The Heaven's Punishment Poison has been completely removed from your body.]

At the time, he had been confused. When did I ever have such a poison in me?

He had asked his master about it, and Evangeline explained that this poison could seal a person's talent completely.

"Only that bastard can do such a thing."

Daniel won't let his brother get away with it.

Besides, his brother was known as an monsterous prodigy.

How could Daniel ignore his brother's destinies?