Chapter 1104 - 500: Slowly Spreading Five Fingers! (2)

He could feel that the hand’s target was not the dam, nor anyone here, but him!

It was his "Path of Guardian," the concept of allowing the "departed to return," which violated the taboo of "Gui Xu!"

The essence of "Gui Xu" is to let everything "exist" revert to "nothingness."

Yet Dao Sheng’s path seeks to let the light of "existence" shine even amidst "nothingness!"

This is the most fundamental opposition!

"Finally, willing to personally come out and meet me?"

Dao Sheng murmured to himself, and there was no fear on his face; instead, there was a trace of near-manic excitement.

He knew that this was both a dead end and his only... chance!

A chance to truly understand "nothingness" and thus transcend "nothingness!"

"Fire, you asked me to mend the cracks. But you didn’t tell me there was such a thing hidden in the cracks."

Dao Sheng’s Divine Thought shot like an arrow crossing endless time and space, stabbing into some unknown depths of the Sea of Chaos.

"Is this a test for me, or... even you didn’t anticipate this step?"

No answer.

Fire’s will sank like a stone in the sea.

Dao Sheng no longer paid attention; he focused all his Heart Spirit on that "Hand of Gui Xu."

The hand had completely extended from the rift, its fingers spread open, and it gently grasped toward Dao Sheng.

No Energy fluctuation, no Law descending.

But at the moment it closed in, the entire space-time surrounding Dao Sheng, along with the "Blood-crying Ancient Wall" under his feet, started to "fade" at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The golden-gray intertwined Divine Light dimmed.

The eternal Dao marks blurred.

The recently awakened Heroic Spirit’s will wailed and dissipated.

Everything was being "erased!"

"No!"

Dao Sheng let out an earth-shattering angry roar!

He could not retreat! Behind him were the Heroic Spirits of ages long past that he had just ignited with his Dao Heart! If he retreated, this newly-beating "heart," would be crushed instantly!

"My Dao is born for guardianship!"

"Order as shield, chaos as sword!"

At this moment, Dao Sheng made an even crazier decision!

He did not choose defense; instead, he chose... offense!

His golden left eye, where the "origin point" in the depth of the pupil suddenly contracted to the extreme, seemingly about to collapse into a singularity.

"First Order·Definition!"

A golden Divine Light condensed to the extreme shot out from his left eye, not at the hand, but at the "space" between the hand and Dao Sheng!

He was defining!

He was forcibly assigning an absolute concept to this segment of "distance"—"infinite!"

As long as the distance between you and me is infinite, your attack will never touch me!

This is the ultimate use of the Power of Order, words become law, altering the fundamental logic of the cosmos!

However, the "Hand of Gui Xu" just slightly trembled.

The space defined as "infinite" collapsed instantly like a soap bubble being popped.

Faced with "Absolute Nothingness," any "definition" seemed pale and powerless.

"Poof!"

Dao Sheng spat out a mouthful of Divine Blood again, his body swaying. The path of order was crushed head-on!

But his right eye, housing the Chaotic Nebula, burst forth with unprecedented brightness!

"Chaos as sword... not to slay you, but to slay... destiny!"

"Endless Potential·Out of Nothing!"

Dao Sheng’s right hand suddenly swung forward!

No sword, but everyone seemed to see a gray longsword formed from countless possibilities held in his hand!

This sword did not slash out Sword Qi or Law.

It was a "variable!"

Since "existence" cannot fight "nothingness," then I will create a new "existence" within your "nothingness!"

The gray Sword Light, like a meteor piercing eternal night, without the slightest pause, directly plunged into the palm of the "Hand of Gui Xu!"

"Zzz—!"

A piercing shriek that seemed to tear the soul was heard for the first time from the piece of nothingness!

The "Hand of Gui Xu" suddenly stiffened!

In the palm where the gray Sword Light pierced, unexpectedly... a tiny, gold-gray flower blossomed!

A flower blooming within "Absolute Nothingness," constructed jointly of order and chaos, with "guardianship" as its stem... Dao Heart Flower!

This flower was small and fragile, seemingly ready to be assimilated by the endless void at any moment.

But it stubbornly, truly existed!

It was like a drop of ink that could never be wiped away on a blank piece of paper!

"Success?!"

From afar, the Thunder Lord exclaimed in disbelief, his eyes filled with ecstatic joy and amazement.

He did it! This newcomer actually managed to harm the essence of "Gui Xu!"

However, Dao Sheng’s face showed no trace of joy.

His right eye, the Chaotic Nebula rapidly dimmed, as if it had exhausted all its power. The price of creating a "variable" to contaminate "Gui Xu" was unimaginable for him.

Even more despairing was...

The "Hand of Gui Xu," after a momentary stiffening, not only did it not retreat because of the injury, but rather... began to show "interest" in the flower.

It no longer tried to erase the flower but slowly closed its fingers, like a curious child, wanting to hold this never-seen "toy" in its palm for close "study."

A deeper, more intrinsic chill enveloped Dao Sheng’s heart.

He understood.

The sword he gambled everything on, in the eyes of the opponent was nothing more than a novelty.

The opponent was "playing!"

"Haha... Hahaha!"

Dao Sheng suddenly burst out laughing, the laughter filled with grandeur and resoluteness.

"Is that so... is that so... In your eyes, even defiance is just a game?"

"Fire, can you see? This is the ’reality’ you let me face!"

"An... existence that takes my presence, my rebellion, and everything as a pastime... ’thing’!"

His laugh echoed across the deathly silent Sea of Realms Dam.

The faces of the few guardians, their ecstasy instantly frozen, replaced by deeper cold and helplessness.

Yes, they forgot.

In the face of "Gui Xu," victory itself is but a joke.

The more you resist, the more you struggle, the more extraordinary you appear, the more it piques its "interest."

It will be like a cruel child, slowly appreciating your defiance, your will, your brilliance, then piece by piece, thoroughly "playing" you, and finally, satisfied, throwing you into that void named "nothingness."

This is the deepest despair.

The fingers of the "Hand of Gui Xu" were about to completely close, fully enveloping the "Dao Heart Flower" representing Dao Sheng’s strongest strike.

Once the flower was held, the thread of connection between Dao Sheng and it would become the "bridge" for "Gui Xu" to invade the source of his Dao Heart!

Then, he would be beyond redemption!

"Is it over..." Thunder Lord mumbled, the last glimmer in his eyes about to extinguish.

Yet, at this critical moment.

Dao Sheng’s laughter abruptly ceased.

He lifted his head, his face smeared with gold-gray Divine Blood, all his madness, grandeur, anger disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Replaced by a kind of unprecedented... calmness.

A calmness that seemed to see through life and death, to delve into existence and nothingness, absolute calmness.

"A game... is it?"

He softly said, his voice not loud, yet clearly heard by everyone present.

"Since it’s a game..."

"Then, there must be give and take to be fair."

At the moment his words ended, he performed an action that none had anticipated.

He no longer summoned any power nor performed any Divine Techniques.

He simply, slowly raised his left hand, matching the gesture of the closing "Hand of Gui Xu," also spreading his five fingers, and then...