Nine Sources Link to Attack the Heavenly Dao, Martial Path Convergence Breaks the Shackles

After leaving the Chaos Space, Chen Fan and his group followed the map of the Nine Great Origin Nodes on the Evil Suppressing Jade Pendant and split into three teams to set up Martial Path Seals at each node. Chen Fan headed alone to the three core nodes of Chaos, Lightning, and Extreme Cold; Su Muxue led some disciples to the nodes of Life, Earth Vein, and Sea Vein; while Lin Xiaohu took the Soul Suppressing Seal and the remaining disciples to the Soul Suppression, Flame, and Lingyun nodes. They agreed that, at the "Moment of Origin Resonance" three days later, Chen Fan would activate the interlinking of the nine seals from the Chaos Node and unleash the ultimate power of "Martial Path Convergence."

Three days later, at the Extreme Cold Node in the Extreme North Ice Plains, Chen Fan embedded the Profound Ice Seal into the ice-soul stone at the heart of the node. The pale-blue Extreme Cold Origin erupted in an instant, resonating with the other eight nodes. Nine pillars of colored light appeared in the sky, like bridges linking heaven and earth, gathering the power of the world's origins together. But at that moment, a terrifying pressure suddenly came from the Chaos Node. Black spiritual mist burst from the node's core and instantly devoured one of the colored pillars of light—the incarnation of the Will of the Heavenly Dao had awakened ahead of time and begun twisting the world's origins!

"Chen Fan... do you think... gathering the nine seals... means you can stand against this will?" The incarnation's voice rang through heaven and earth like thunder. Black spiritual mist swiftly spread, beginning to devour the origin pillars of the other eight nodes. "This will... is the world's origin... This will's order... is the order of the world!"

Chen Fan's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly circulated the power of the Nine Meridians of Chaos, trying to stabilize the origin at the Extreme Cold Node. "Miss Su! Xiaohu! Hold the nodes! Don't let the origins be twisted!"

Far away in the Forest of Life, Su Muxue was resisting the erosion of the black spiritual mist with all her strength. More than half of the Life Node's origin pillar had already been swallowed by the black fog. Its emerald life force was gradually turning black, and the surrounding grass and trees began to wither. "Chen Fan! The black fog is too powerful! We can barely hold on!"

Lin Xiaohu was likewise locked in a bitter battle at the Soul Suppression Node in Myriad Souls Cave. The black spiritual mist transformed into countless phantom souls that battered the Soul Suppressing Seal's defenses. Cracks had already appeared in the pale-purple Soul Suppressing Power. "Brother Fan! The Soul Suppressing Seal can't hold them down much longer! The black fog is devouring the souls' origin!"

Seeing this, the incarnation of the Will of the Heavenly Dao let out a cold laugh. "Useless... This will... has already fused with thirty percent of the origins... You... are destined to fail!" The black spiritual mist condensed into a massive "Origin Black Blade" and cleaved toward the Extreme Cold Node where Chen Fan stood. Wherever its blade wind passed, space itself was ripped open into a huge fissure.

A trace of resolve flashed through Chen Fan's eyes. He knew that only by activating the interlinking of the nine seals ahead of time would they have a chance to stop the Will of the Heavenly Dao. Taking a deep breath, he poured all the power of the Nine Meridians of Chaos into the Profound Ice Seal, while contacting Su Muxue and Lin Xiaohu through the Evil Suppressing Jade Pendant. "Everyone! Pour your power into the Martial Path Seals! Use your martial will as the guide and forcefully activate the interlinking of the nine seals!"

Without hesitation, Su Muxue and Lin Xiaohu poured their blood qi and Soul Suppressing Power into their Martial Path Seals. The seals at the eight nodes erupted with dazzling radiance at once, resonating with Chen Fan's Profound Ice Seal. The nine colored pillars of light blazed to life again, breaking through the black spiritual mist's devouring force and converging in the air into a massive Martial Path Convergence Sword. Nine kinds of origin power coiled around its blade, radiating a light capable of purifying all things.

"No! This is impossible!" The incarnation of the Will of the Heavenly Dao roared as the black spiritual mist condensed into an "Origin Shield" before the Martial Path Convergence Sword. "This will... will not lose!"

"Will of the Heavenly Dao! Your order... is a shackle imprisoning all living beings!" Chen Fan shouted. He leaped into the air and merged with the Martial Path Convergence Sword. "Today... with the power of Martial Path Convergence... I will shatter your shackles! And return freedom to the world!"

Chen Fan and the Martial Path Convergence Sword became a streak of colored light and slashed toward the Origin Shield. Sword and shield collided with an earth-shattering boom. Black spiritual mist and multicolored radiance intertwined, forming a tremendous energy storm that enveloped the entire world. Within the storm, countless strands of origin power clashed and tore at one another, while heaven and earth shook violently.

Chen Fan could feel the power of his Nine Meridians draining at a terrifying rate, and the glow of the Martial Path Convergence Sword gradually dimming. But he did not give up. He thought of the inherited will of the ancient Martial Immortal, of Su Muxue and Lin Xiaohu's trust, and of the countless living beings shackled by the spiritual root system—at that moment, his will became harder than steel!

"Martial will... never yields!" Chen Fan let out a long howl and poured all of his martial origin into the Martial Path Convergence Sword. The blade instantly burst forth with blinding radiance, piercing through the Origin Shield's defenses and driving straight toward the core of the Will of the Heavenly Dao's incarnation.

"Ah—!" The incarnation of the Will of the Heavenly Dao let out a shrill scream. The black spiritual mist began to collapse, and the twisted origin power gradually returned to purity. "This will... refuses to accept this..." The incarnation's form twisted and scattered within the colored light, ultimately dissolving completely into the world's origins. It became ownerless energy, no longer capable of controlling the world.