Return to Void Barrier, the heart of the Annihilation Star Sea.
Ling Yun hovered before the dark-red crystal wall. His tiny figure formed a stark contrast against the massive barrier stretching across the star sea and devouring all light. His eyes were shut, his aura drawn inward to the utmost limit, as if he had merged with the void itself. Only the Chaos Dragon Pearl and Dragon God's Heart at his brow reflected one another, casting a gentle yet incomparably profound nine-colored glow.
A silent yet exceedingly perilous contest was unfolding within his sea of consciousness. His Chaos Will, like the most precise probe, carefully pierced through layer upon layer of Annihilation Law, seeping toward the deepest part of the barrier. Every inch forward was like traversing a mountain of blades and a sea of flames. Countless violent, deathly still annihilation thoughts brimming with destructive desire crashed against his mind like waves, seeking to assimilate and devour his will.
This was a direct clash on the level of will, far more dangerous than a collision of energies. If his will were eroded by annihilation, at best his Divine Soul would be severely wounded and he would become a walking corpse; at worst, his Dao heart would collapse, and he would be controlled in reverse by the Annihilation Sovereign, becoming a puppet of destruction!
Fine beads of sweat seeped across Ling Yun's forehead, and his face turned slightly pale. Yet his Dao heart was as firm as bedrock. The Chaos Origin encompassed all things and possessed a natural resistance to the Power of Annihilation. His will was like a rock, unshaken by the crashing waves, as he continued unwaveringly probing toward the depths of the barrier's core.
Time seemed to freeze. The billions of soldiers in the allied army held their