Lin Feng's gaze sharpened slightly, and at last, a trace of genuine regard arose in his heart.
He had assumed his opponent was merely an incomplete remnant spirit that slaughtered on instinct. He had not expected it to retain a forbidden, life-risking art inherited from the gods and devils of ancient times. Such a trump card already surpassed the limits of every present-day God Emperor and posed a lethal threat even to an early-stage Emperor Venerable.
If he grew careless, underestimated his opponent, or let his guard slip, even his perfected Dao foundation would not prevent this power of Return to the Ruins from grievously damaging his origin.
Facing the utterly berserk Annihilation Return to the Ruins, which sought to perish along with him, Lin Feng no longer deliberately held back to temper himself, nor did he continue relying solely on basic palm techniques to contend with it.
He stood immovable. The restrained golden divine radiance of an Emperor Venerable around him unfurled completely, and his flawless Chaos Emperor Dao spread out in full, becoming a boundlessly substantial, all-encompassing Chaos Emperor Domain that shut out the deathly stillness of Return to the Ruins across ten thousand miles.
Within his emperor domain, the Dao remained orderly, the heavens stable, and vitality enduring; beyond it, Annihilation Return to the Ruins, all things withered, and Dao principles collapsed.
One domain divided life from death; one palm steadied heaven and earth.
"Your Annihilation Return to the Ruins destroys all things, yet you do not know that at the end of destruction lies new life."
Lin Feng raised his hand. His palm shifted from offense to defense, from breaking to establishing, fully activating the profound principles of regeneration and conservation within his Chaos Emperor Dao.
The power of Annihilation Return to the Ruins ravaging the