Rainbow streams of light tore through the dark-purple canopy as Shen Hao sped toward the dark energy vortex like a lighthouse amidst the sea of stars. Yan Bing followed close behind, red-and-blue Flame Ice Power flowing around him as he continuously severed the dark energy tentacles lunging at them. Lord of the Dark Core's roar shook the cosmos, and the dark energy vortex suddenly spun faster. Countless dark energy shockwaves surged from the vortex and blasted toward the two of them.
"Origin Fusion as shield, space as path!" Shen Hao shouted lowly. Rainbow Dao essence around him surged, forming an enormous protective shield before them. The dark energy shockwaves slammed against it with deafening booms, yet could not shake it in the slightest—by now, Origin Fusion Power had already reached the realm of Myriad Origins Coexistence. Before the essence of inclusiveness, dark energy's devouring nature lost all effect.
With a flick of his fingertip, a blue Space Rune unfolded before him, forming a narrow spatial passage. The two raced through it, instantly crossing the middle layer's defensive web of dark energy tentacles and arriving at the edge of the dark energy vortex. Space here was immensely unstable. Dark-purple energy churned and erupted like boiling lava, every wisp bearing corrosive force enough to tear apart a divine soul.
Lord of the Dark Core slowly rose from within the vortex. Its body had fully condensed, towering ten thousand zhang high and formed from pure dark energy. Countless dark energy runes wound around its body like a bizarre suit of armor. A pair of scarlet eyes radiated icy light as it stared fixedly at Shen Hao and Yan Bing. The dark energy fluctuations around it were enough to make ordinary cultivators collapse in an instant.
"Outsiders, you actually managed to break through to