Today's first update: Chapter 3649! 1/4!
The once perfectly unified, unfathomable fluctuations of law now resembled a pool violently churned by brute force. Dao resonances of every attribute spilled out of control and clashed, forming a ring of visible, twisted, dangerous ripples around him.
Beneath his skin, faint, fine dark-gold patterns could be seen, like the frost cracks on porcelain. They were not scars, but deeper "Dao injuries"!
They were indelible marks left behind after his laws had suffered a violent impact, wounds that were exceedingly difficult to heal.
Even more terrifying was the Sea of Consciousness!
It was no longer a tranquil ocean of soul power, but an apocalyptic scene of heaven and earth overturning, furious waves crashing into the sky!
The Soul Origin, once as stable as a continent, was now covered in spiderweb-like cracks. Every strike of the "waves" widened those cracks further, bringing agony that seemed to tear his soul apart. Even with the Mount Tai Governor Seal suppressing it with all its strength, it could not calm it.
The Wuzhong Heart Flame, symbolizing the root of life and soul, was now as weak as a candle flame in a gale. It flickered dimly, barely maintaining the most basic form of immortality, no longer able to nourish and repair his damaged soul body as swiftly as before.
Before his consciousness was completely swallowed by darkness and he fell into forced slumber, the last trace of clarity he possessed was only enough to gather one final strand of divine will and send two fragmented yet immensely weighty messages to Yue Chan'er and Hongdou, who had remained by his side.
The first message was urgent and solemn, carrying an unquestionable instruction:
"Leave this place at once... Do not let anyone... discover the true extent of my injuries..."