Meanwhile, at the center of the endless battle scenes within the secret chamber.
The rules of all heavens descended upon him, tangling with him and battling him. Their transformations became increasingly numerous and profound. Toward the end, the Myriad Dao Rules rang out sonorously, transforming into one Order Divine Chain after another that pierced through him and wound around him.
At that moment, Zhou Tong was like a silkworm struggling desperately within its cocoon. The Myriad Dao Rules became silken threads that pierced through him and bound him tightly in place.
Yet Zhou Tong's expression remained unchanged. He accepted and endured everything. His physical body remained indestructible, gleaming with precious light and flowing with radiant splendor as he continued suppressing and harnessing the Myriad Dao Rules.
By this point, Zhou Tong could already sense that he was only one final step away from suppressing Myriad Daos, calmly harnessing them, and cultivating his second strand of Immortal Qi.
"Buzz!"
But at that moment, the Myriad Dao Rules changed once again.
The battlefield no longer manifested in the Void. In its place appeared a brilliant starry sky, a dazzling world.
Zhou Tong sat cross-legged upon the earth, Chaos Qi spilling from his entire body. In the distance stood heavy mountains, the Star River glittered in the sky, immortal birds cried nearby, and beasts danced wildly.
Every blade of grass, every tree, every grain of sand, every sea—everything in heaven and earth appeared in endless variety, drowning him within it.
Every object was a Dao, forming a dazzling painting that enveloped him. His surroundings became a Void mire, threatening to drag him down.
"It is not sinking—it is transcendence, it is suppression!" Zhou Tong awakened. This was the most crucial trial on the path to the second strand of Immortal Qi. Only by