Unite Body with Array, Dao Rhyme Fusion Forges Heaven and Earth

The wind by the Spirit Gathering Pool carried the gentle warmth of Origin Power as it brushed across Shen Hao's pale cheeks. He sat cross-legged, a faint golden glow winding around him. The Primordial Life Pearl hovered above his crown, drawing the Origin Power from the sacrifice of countless living beings into his meridians thread by thread.

Once the thought of Uniting Body with Array had taken root, it spread through his sea of consciousness like a prairie fire.

Zi Xuan stood beneath a spirit tree not far away, her delicate hands tightly clutching a handkerchief embroidered with spirit grass, her gaze fixed upon Shen Hao. She knew his decision, yet she had no power to stop him. From the moment he set foot upon the path of cultivation and took up the burden of protecting Hongmeng, his fate had already become tightly entwined with the fate of this land.

"Brother Hao," Zi Xuan said, her voice choked with emotion yet deliberately soft, afraid of disturbing his meditation, "Uniting Body with Array requires using your own Dao Rhyme as the guide, drawing upon the Array's veins and fusing the origins of all living beings. This art is exceedingly dangerous. The slightest misstep could scatter your Dao Rhyme and destroy your soul... Are you truly not going to reconsider?"

Shen Hao slowly opened his eyes. Golden light flowed within them, reflecting the surging golden waves in the Spirit Gathering Pool. Seeing the redness around Zi Xuan's eyes, tenderness rose within him, only to be swiftly replaced by resolve. He raised a hand and beckoned for her to come closer.

Zi Xuan hurried forward and crouched at his side. Shen Hao reached out and held her icy fingertips, his voice gentle yet carrying unquestionable strength. "Zi Xuan, it wasn't as though I