"I've mastered the Grand Dao of Shenanigans," Satoshi said with way too much seriousness.
Everyone just… stared.
Athena covered her mouth, barely holding in a laugh.
Amelia smirked. Liam let out a slow, tired sigh.
Camila shook her head. "Yeah. This is definitely gonna be a problem."
Satoshi just grinned. "Oh, totally."
And that was it—
Boom. Cultivation world went straight into chaos.
The air was tense.
Liam was already scrapping with some silver-haired cultivator on a floating platform that didn't look too stable. The sect disciples all had their swords out, energy flaring, ready to throw down.
But before anyone could swing again—
An old man stepped forward.
He looked like your typical wise elder: long white beard, floaty robes, the whole deal. But his eyes weren't calm. They were wide. In awe.
And then—
He knelt.
In front of Satoshi.
Everything froze.
Liam paused mid-swing.
Camila blinked. Athena's hand clenched. Amelia didn't move, but she was definitely watching closely.
This wasn't normal.
The old man bowed his head. Voice trembling.
"King of Chaos."
Satoshi blinked. "...Huh?"
The words hit like a thunderclap.
Camila stepped forward slowly. "Wait, what are you talking about?"
The guy looked up, eyes lit with something close to fanatic.
"When I was a young disciple, I heard a story. A man who could twist reality for fun. Who treated realms like toys. Who bent the rules of the world just because he could."
His hand shook.
"They called him the King of Chaos."
Satoshi's grin slipped a little.
"And you think I'm that guy?"
"What you just did—the way you warped reality for fun. There's no doubt."
The other disciples around them started whispering. Some looked confused. Others just looked scared.
Satoshi scratched the back of his head. "Okay, but like… maybe you've got the wrong dude?"
"Wait," Camila cut in again, her Eyes of Time glowing. "Has anyone with the Eyes of Sloth ever shown up here before?"
Satoshi paused.
He hadn't thought of that.
What if someone like him—maybe even stronger—had already been here?
The elder looked back up, still kneeling.
"My sect has been studying the echoes of the King of Chaos for generations. If it's truly you... we'd be honored to welcome you. All of you."
Satoshi looked at him, then at his friends.
Then he sighed.
And smiled.
"Well. This just got interesting."
The world of cultivation was nuts.
Mountains so tall they stabbed clouds. Floating palaces glowing with light. Rivers made of pure energy. Old stone ruins humming with power.
Satoshi looked around and just grinned.
He was loving it.
Thousands of cultivators trained nonstop.
Some stood on peaks, soaking in sky energy. Some zipped around on flying swords like they were in an anime. Others just straight-up punched giant rocks into dust.
Then one man under a waterfall screamed.
Boom.
Gold light exploded around him. He started floating. The sky rumbled.
He had just broken through.
Satoshi's jaw dropped. "Holy crap."
He wanted to do that too.
His fingers twitched.
But then he scratched his head. "Uh. How do I actually do that?"
Mark chuckled. "You're not from here. Of course you don't know."
Satoshi turned to him. "Alright then. Teach me."
Athena piped up. "Me too."
Amelia raised an eyebrow. "Could be useful."
Camila nodded. "It'll help me mess with time more accurately."
Mark looked at Liam. "And you?"
Liam just crossed his arms. "I'll watch."
Mark waved them down. "Sit."
They all dropped onto a jade platform, cross-legged.
"Close your eyes. Don't just breathe—feel. Let the world come in."
Satoshi frowned but did it.
Nothing happened.
Then—
Something clicked.
He felt it.
Energy. All around. Inside him. Like a second heartbeat.
His grin came back.
"Oh yeah. This is great."
Liam stood still.
Didn't move.
Didn't need to.
Divinity was already in his blood.
But then—he heard her.
"My child."
His breath caught.
He knew that voice.
The Goddess of Light.
"Awaken."
His eyes shot open.
And the mountain shook.
Light blasted from Liam.
Not normal light.
Divine.
People all over the sect hit the ground.
Mark stared. "This… this is impossible."
The sky bent. The air pulsed.
Liam stood in it like it was nothing.
Then, slowly, he pulled it all back.
Satoshi cracked one eye open and grinned. "Man, that was dramatic."
Mark just stared at them. "You're not cultivators. Not really. You're something else."
Satoshi shrugged. "That's fair."
Liam lit up the world.
Now Satoshi wanted a turn.
He closed his eyes.
Let go.
And just—
Drifted.
He floated beyond the sky. Beyond the world.
And landed in a burning wasteland.
Everything on fire. Sky torn apart.
And in the middle—
A throne.
Big. Black. Covered in blood.
A figure sat on it. Wrapped in fire.
The King of Wrath.
Waiting.
"You've got Sloth's power," the King said. "So I'm giving you Wrath."
Satoshi blinked. "Wait, what?"
It was too late.
The King touched his forehead.
Power hit like a truck.
Satoshi's brain flipped.
This wasn't fun anymore.
This was raw destruction.
His Eyes of Wrath burned. Literally.
And for once—
He wasn't smiling.
Back in the real world, things went sideways.
Satoshi's power overflowed.
Reality cracked.
Rivers flowed up. Mountains turned into floating paint. People gasped for air.
Even Liam looked alarmed.
"Satoshi."
"Yeah?"
"Stop."
"...Oops."
Camila stepped up.
Didn't say a word.
Just closed her eyes.
Time froze.
Everything.
She opened her eyes—
And rewound everything.
The mountain reset.
Cracks gone.
The sky was calm.
Like nothing ever happened.
Mark dropped to his knees.
"This is… this is beyond everything."
Then it was Amelia's turn.
Her aura dropped like a nightmare.
Light didn't vanish—it just stopped existing.
People collapsed. Screamed. Saw their deaths, their worst fears, their worst selves.
Mark trembled. "Her power… shouldn't exist."
All over the realm, people felt it.
Ancient sects. Forgotten clans.
Messages went out.
"Three anomalies. Find them."
"Watch them."
"Or erase them."
Once everything calmed down, Mark looked at them.
"You're not cultivators. You're not supposed to be here. But you're here anyway. And you're gonna change everything."
Satoshi grinned. "That's the plan."
Mark rubbed his temples. "Alright. If you're sticking around, you better understand how this place works. Power is everything. No exceptions."
Satoshi crossed his arms. "Cool. Let's break more stuff."