Every one of the Blood Gods had their own personal preferences on how to kill. Regardless, most of the Multiverse was filled with fear for them. A few were part of the Underworld, as their powers had connections with it in one way or another.
Zhou Fan didn't pay much attention to the Blood Gods. They were just a powerful group of beings, only a few being worthy of him remembering their names.
He was more interested in the System. As thousands of Sage Years passed, its power was advancing greatly.
Although its path did not have anything like cultivation realms, Zhou Fan estimated it was around the level of a Heaven Immortal. This was a pretty fast speed. And its hosts were all great talents at this point, some even becoming Path Creators.
The System was even able to help them achieve this. If its end goal wasn't to devour its hosts, then it could be the greatest teacher in existence.
Zhou Fan continued to cultivate.
After a few more hundred thousand Sage Years, Zhou Fan turned his attention to Ye Li, who had just begun the breakthrough process.
He was about to become a Chaos Immortal. With his talent, it was impossible to fail.
When Ye Li began to feel Chaos bloom within him, he was surprised.
However, he didn't resist.
Whether it was a Path Creator or a cultivator, the False Immortal realm was a point where Zhou Fan's control reappeared. Below that, Path Creators could choose whether Zhou Fan's innovations would appear on their path or not. This included Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds, Divinity, and even Divine Sense.
Most chose to keep all of these, as few could create something they felt was better or more suited to their path.
And once the False Immortal realm was reached, it didn't matter anymore. Unless their path could surpass the Path of Cultivation, Zhou Fan's innovations would appear.
So even though Ye Li practiced the Path of Karma, Chaos still bloomed within him and transformed his body. Even after he broke through, he was confused.
Zhou Fan came to explain, doing so by kicking Ye Li out of the Multiverse before he could react. This was also a bit of revenge.
Ye Li was shocked and a bit scared as he was forced outside of the Multiverse. It took him a moment to adjust before he realized he was still alive. He waved his hands.
This was nothingness. This was a sensation he had never felt before. But as he noticed his energy reserves rapidly draining, he quickly tried to re-enter the Multiverse. Luckily, with it being where he was born, he was able to instantly enter through the walls. Ye Li looked at Zhou Fan, who waved and disappeared.
Ye Li understood what the power of Chaos within him did, and what it allowed him to do. This changed everything.
After thinking for a while, Ye Li regained his strength and exited the Multiverse. This time, he began the process of comprehending it.
Zhou Fan chuckled.
Ye Li hadn't realized it, but ten million Sage Years had passed between the time he had exited and entered the Multiverse. Ye Li hadn't adjusted his inner time. And since he hadn't paid much attention, he just went back outside. Zhou Fan wondered if he would be able to trick Ye Li again.
Time passed as beings entered the Immortal Emperor realm one after another. It was still a rare achievement, with even the most talented of Path Creators in the Immortal King realm at best.
Lu Jue was one of the few to enter the Immortal Emperor realm. Another was surprisingly Ying Xiong.
The Buddha, who had begun to follow Lu Jue, was in the Immortal Lord realm. This was a vast difference compared to the Buddha of the past. At the rate he was growing, he would soon enter the same ranks as the Grand Empyrean and the God of Death.
When Ye Li returned, he paid more attention this time. He was shocked.
To him, no more than twenty minutes had passed with both trips combined.
Yet from his calculations, more than ten million Sage Years had passed.
He looked at Zhou Fan with a bit of anger and clear annoyance.
He instantly made a trip to the fish, who was now in the Immortal Emperor realm.
After a bit of negotiation and trading, Ye Li received some help from the fish, adjusting his inner time to match the Multiverse's.
The fish received a sneak peek of the Chaos Immortal realm and a bunch of resources, as well as Ye Li's insights on time.
The fish naturally kept this information for himself. He could definitely trade it with some people before it became common knowledge.
With his inner time adjusted, Ye Li did not hesitate to venture outside of the Multiverse again.
Like Zhou Fan had, he focused entirely on comprehending the nothingness. This would give him unrestricted access to anything and everything.
He could leave and create his own Universe. Even Zhou Fan would not be able to find him.
This was far too tempting to ignore. It was true freedom, like nothing before it.
Ye Li had already understood that he could not surpass Zhou Fan. This was his way out. This was his way to leave this Multiverse and never return. He had no interest in anything besides supremacy.
But a part of him felt like it was wrong. It felt like running away. He had never been a coward.
But in the end, it was a hopeless situation. He would have to exit the main game of existence. Perhaps one day he could return. But that would not be anytime soon.
Nobody saw much of Ye Li after that. Occasional flashes, but as a million Sage Years passed, even those sightings stopped.
His entire domain became a shell, with no beings in it. Many were confused, but as the fish sold information about the Chaos Immortal realm, some began to formulate guesses.