Free Web NovelChapter 284: Chapter 284: The Inner Universe
Above the ruins of Chronopolis, Levi sat cross-legged like an eternal statue.
Silence blanketed everything.
The towering spires had turned to dust, the floating platforms shattered into powder, and tens of thousands of timelines had been completely devoured by him.
Fragments drifted quietly through the Void, forming a grand yet desolate cosmic graveyard.
His eyes remained closed as his consciousness sank inward.
The [Void Power] copied from the Survivor, the temporal might seized through greed from the Council of Kangs, Black-Armored Kang’s nano-divinity... every power now flowed into his inner universe like a supervolcano that had accumulated energy for billions of years and stood on the verge of eruption.
His inner universe was undergoing a transformation.
What had once been only the rudimentary framework of a galaxy was now becoming increasingly intricate and orderly at an unprecedented speed.
Stars revolved along invisible orbits. Atmospheres circulated around planets. Tides surged through newborn oceans. On some worlds, crusts split and collided under violent energy currents, giving rise to primitive tectonic movement.
None of this came from Levi’s deliberate control.
It was the inevitable result of energy accumulation reaching a critical threshold.
Levi inhaled slowly and began actively guiding the torrent.
The power of the Void Core was the most unruly of all—pure darkness and annihilation that sought to drag all newborn things back into silence.
With a thought, golden-red Phoenix flames transformed into supple chains that wrapped around it layer by layer.
Purple and gold-red clashed violently within the depths of his origin, only to ultimately coexist in a delicate equilibrium.
The energy of the timelines was far gentler, like nourishing rain permeating every corner of the inner universe, nurturing newborn stars and worlds.
The fragments of universes once imprisoned by the Council of Kangs had also regained freedom, transforming into the purest space-time essence and merging into the foundational structure of his inner universe.
At this point, his inner universe was no longer just a space.
It had become a complete world with fully formed physical laws and a self-sustaining cycle.
This meant he had already reached the peak of the single-universe level, only one step away from the vast multiversal tier.
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He needed to prove that he possessed not only the power to destroy, but also the authority to create.
Levi opened his eyes.
His gaze pierced through layers of nebulae and landed on a newly formed barren planet deep within his inner universe. The world had only just cooled; magma still churned across its surface while lethal toxic clouds filled the atmosphere.
"Life..." he murmured softly.
"I need to create life here."
He raised his right hand.
A complex golden alchemical array appeared in his palm. Runes flowed and reorganized rapidly, eventually forming an unprecedented structure—a fusion of Void Power and Phoenix Force.
Purple Void energy condensed into a core at the center of the array, tightly wrapped in golden-red flames of creation.
Two completely opposing powers reached perfect balance under his will, becoming a violently pulsating sphere of light.
The sphere drifted toward the barren planet.
The moment it touched the surface, it exploded silently—not with sound, but with a shockwave at the level of laws themselves.
Void Power invaded the boiling magma, forcibly converting it into stable solid matter.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix flames ignited the newborn material, granting it primal vitality.
The two forces intertwined across the planet’s surface, painting a magnificent scene.
Magma cooled into solid rock. Toxic gases purified into breathable oxygen. Liquid water gathered in lowlands, forming vast blue oceans.
In mere minutes, the planet completed an evolutionary journey that should have taken billions of years.
But it still wasn’t enough.
What Levi wanted wasn’t simply a habitable world.
He wanted true life.
He raised his hand once more.
Black Anti-Life Equation runes emerged from his palm.
The runes shot forward as a beam of darkness, plunging deep into the oceans before rapidly taking root.
The dominating power of the Anti-Life Equation began to exert its influence.
It did not bring death.
Under Levi’s will, it forcibly defined the very concept of "life"—a self-sustaining aggregate of energy possessing primitive consciousness and the potential for growth and evolution.
The oceans began to boil.
Countless tiny points of light emerged from the dark seabed.
They were composed entirely of pure Void energy, shapeless and indistinct, like embryos yet to differentiate.
The lights drifted aimlessly through the water, colliding and merging into larger forms.
Levi could clearly sense their most primitive emotions—hunger, fear, and faint curiosity.
Some cautiously touched cold rocks. Others recoiled warily from approaching companions.
But they were fragile, liable to collapse from energy imbalance at any moment.
Levi invoked the Law of Life, weaving it into invisible threads that entered each light, granting them self-repair.
Then he used mental laws as a framework, constructing the most basic thought structures for them so they could learn, remember, and think.
The lights began to evolve.
Their forms gradually stabilized into vague humanoid outlines, though their bodies remained translucent masses of Void energy.
Their eyes glowed with dim violet light.
They possessed no mouths or noses—only smooth featureless faces.
Slowly, they rose from the oceans and floated in the sky, gazing blankly upon this newborn world.
Levi felt the same question echoing within all of them:
Who am I? Where am I? Why do I exist?
He did not answer directly.
Instead, deep within the core of their consciousness, he implanted an eternal command:
Protect.
Protect this universe.
Protect their creator.
Instantly, the eyes of every being blazed brighter than before.
The confusion vanished.
They had found meaning.
In perfect unison, they turned toward Levi’s direction, dropped to one knee, and bowed deeply.
Only one individual hesitated.
It looked up at Levi, and within those violet eyes there seemed to be something beyond obedience—a trace of curiosity impossible to describe.
Watching the scene, Levi smiled faintly.
"Void Walkers," he declared, naming the newborn race.
"You are the first dependents of my inner universe... and an extension of my power."
With a gentle wave of his hand, the Void Walkers transformed into streaks of light and returned to the depths of the inner universe.
They were still weak and needed time to grow.
But Levi knew that with enough energy and enough time, they would one day become an invincible legion capable of sweeping across the multiverse.
Creating life elevated his understanding of his own power to an entirely new level.
He was no longer merely a devourer.
He had become a true creator god.
The evolution of the inner universe continued, but it no longer required his deliberate intervention.
Everything would now operate naturally according to the laws he had established.
Levi slowly rose to his feet and looked deeper into the multiverse.
He could feel it clearly.
The destruction of the Council of Kangs had been like hurling a massive stone into a tranquil lake. The entire multiverse had been shaken.
Countless ancient entities hidden in darkness were now turning their gaze toward these ruins.
Some with awe.
Some with fear.
Some with greed.
Levi paid them no attention.
With a casual motion, he tore open a spatial rift as golden light poured forth like a tidal wave.
It was time to go home.
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TVA — Central Monitoring Room
Loki stood with his hands behind his back before a massive holographic screen, his expression grave.
Countless timelines intertwined across the display like blood vessels.
The red lines representing the Council of Kangs were trembling violently.
"What happened?" Mobius rushed in carrying half a cup of coffee.
"The Council of Kangs," Loki said softly, "is being erased."
The instant he spoke, the red lines began extinguishing one after another.
Mobius’s coffee cup slipped from his hand and shattered on the floor.
"That’s impossible... The Council controlled tens of thousands of timelines. Their power should be enough to oppose any single-universe-level being..."
"Not oppose," Loki interrupted.
"Overwhelm."
The red lines vanished faster and faster.
Within three minutes, the vast crimson network disappeared completely, leaving behind only blinding emptiness.
Silence consumed the monitoring room.
"He did it," Loki murmured.
"Levi... he actually did it."
Mobius swallowed hard. "T-Then what now? Kang’s gone. What about those timelines..."
"They’ll gain freedom," Loki replied, turning around. "But chaos will follow. Without Kang suppressing them, timelines will multiply uncontrollably. The entropy of the multiverse will surge faster than ever before."
"So we have to clean up this mess?"
"No." Loki shook his head, eyes sharp.
"We need to make sure Levi doesn’t become the next Kang."
With a wave of his hand, the screen shifted.
A golden spatial rift was forming—the pathway Levi was using to return to the prime universe.
"Notify every department," Loki ordered.
"Raise alert status to maximum. We need contingency plans in case he loses control."
Mobius forced out a bitter laugh.
"You think we could stop him?"
Loki fell silent for several seconds before sighing.
"No. But appearances still matter."
He stared at the increasingly brilliant golden rift.
"He’s already surpassed the limits of our understanding."
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Avengers Base — Training Grounds
Tony was calibrating his armor’s energy output.
Thor swung Stormbreaker through the air.
Strange floated cross-legged in meditation.
Wanda practiced Chaos Magic in a corner.
Suddenly, the entire base trembled.
Not physically.
Space-time itself was shaking.
Everyone stopped simultaneously and looked toward the sky.
A golden rift appeared out of nowhere.
A familiar figure slowly stepped through.
Levi.
At first glance, he looked no different than before—black hair, dark eyes, dressed in black robes.
But everyone instantly sensed the overwhelming change in him.
This wasn’t simply a difference in strength.
It was a leap in essence itself.
Like the gulf between mortals and gods.
"You’re back," Tony said, his voice slightly hoarse.
Levi nodded and swept his gaze across the group before finally stopping on Nathaniel in the corner.
The boy leaned weakly against the wall, his body partially transparent as though he could fade away at any moment.
"What happened to him?" Levi frowned.
"No idea," Tony said quickly, scanning Nathaniel with a device. "Ten minutes ago he suddenly started turning like this. His life signs are decaying exponentially."
Levi crouched before Nathaniel.
At a glance, he saw the root cause.
A causal paradox.
The Council of Kangs had been erased from the source. As a Kang variant, Nathaniel had lost the foundation of his existence.
Like a tree severed from its roots, its branches were naturally withering away.
"Save him," Wanda said quietly, eyes pleading.
"He’s still just a kid."
Levi placed a hand on Nathaniel’s forehead.
He didn’t inject power immediately.
Instead, he closed his eyes and descended into the boy’s collapsing timeline.
He could feel a corrective force from the foundation of the universe itself attempting to erase the paradox completely.
"You think you can take him from me?" Levi snorted coldly.
"You’re not qualified."
He stopped trying to repair Nathaniel with energy.
Instead, he invoked the core of his power—
Greed.
Greed was not merely theft.
It was absolute possession.
He was going to forcibly claim Nathaniel’s fate.
Golden light erupted violently—not gentle healing, but an overbearing declaration.
Levi’s will became countless golden anchors that drove themselves into the boy’s collapsing timeline, tearing it away from Kang’s causal chain and forcibly attaching it to Levi’s inner universe instead.
The process was not without cost.
Levi felt his newly formed and still unstable inner universe tremble violently. Several newborn stars dimmed instantly.
But Nathaniel’s fading body finally began solidifying again.
The boy’s eyes snapped open.
"I... I’m still alive?"
"Alive," Levi replied calmly, withdrawing his hand.
"From this moment on, you are no longer a Kang variant. You are simply yourself."
Nathaniel froze.
He stared at his hands. The scar left behind by the dimensional beacon still remained on his wrist, but it no longer glowed.
"I’m free?" he whispered, tears forming in his eyes.
"You’re free," Levi said, standing up.
"But the price is that you’ve lost everything that belonged to Kang—including his knowledge and power. You’re just an ordinary person now."
"I don’t care!" Nathaniel shook his head fiercely.
"I just want to be myself."
Levi patted his shoulder and turned toward the others.
"The Council of Kangs is dealt with. But the threats facing the multiverse are only beginning."
"The Anti-Monitor," Strange said gravely.
"He’s been waiting in the Void."
"That’s right," Levi nodded.
"And he’s already noticed me."
The moment he spoke, the base trembled again.
This time, it was a gaze from the deepest reaches of the multiverse itself—a cold, hollow force filled with ultimate malice locking onto this place with terrifying precision.
Levi looked upward.
His gaze seemed to pierce the ceiling and meet a pair of colossal eyes within endless darkness.
Those eyes slowly opened.
They held no emotion.
Only pure desire to devour everything.
Levi didn’t avert his gaze.
He allowed the force to sweep across him freely.
He even intentionally released his aura, letting the entity see him more clearly.
The Anti-Monitor.
Embodiment of the Void.
A conglomeration of resentment from pruned timelines.
"He’s testing me," Levi said calmly.
"What do we do?" Tony asked, armor already forming around his body.
"Nothing," Levi replied, withdrawing his gaze.
"Now isn’t the time."
He walked toward the exit.
"I need time to stabilize my world. And all of you need time to become stronger. The Anti-Monitor is cautious. He’s waiting for the right opportunity."
"Waiting for what?" Thor gripped Stormbreaker tightly.
Levi paused without turning around.
"For the new order... to reveal a flaw."
He raised his right hand.
A miniature galaxy appeared in his palm—his inner universe, where countless stars were born and extinguished in endless cycles.
"I’ve only just completed creation. My foundation isn’t stable yet. If war begins now, victory and defeat are uncertain."
"So you’re going into seclusion?" Strange asked.
"No." Levi shook his head.
"I’m going to do something even more important."
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