When the Xun Yuan Hao returned to Hongmeng Star Port, it happened to coincide with a spring rain. Fine spiritual rain nourished the earth, and the air was filled with fresh vitality, forming a stark contrast to the deathly stillness of the Desolate Nebula belt. Shen Hao stood at the bow, gazing at the familiar star port below. Amid the seven-colored Dao Rhyme around him, faint gray patterns flickered in and out of sight. They were the mark left after the Great Dao of Origin Fusion had embraced the Desolate Rules, and also the key to resisting threats from beyond the domain.
Zi Xuan stood at his side, holding a spiritual pearl condensed from Vitality Power. She said softly, "Brother Hao, the spiritual rain can nourish one's origin. You've just undergone the transformation of the Desolate Rules. Shouldn't you return to Origin Fusion Pavilion and regulate your breath first?"
Shen Hao shook his head. His gaze swept over the alliance members waiting in the star port, his voice steady. "Preparations for war cannot be delayed. Though the Desolate Realm's vanguard has been driven back, their main army could invade at any time. Every race must learn the truth as soon as possible and gather all our strength."
The instant the ship's bridge descended, Lan Ze, Xing Heng, Yan Bing, and the others hurried forward to greet them. Seeing the change in Shen Hao's Dao Rhyme, Xing Heng's eyes flashed with surprise. "Alliance Lord Shen, your Dao Rhyme... seems to have fused with the Desolate Rules?"
"Exactly." Shen Hao raised a hand, and a wisp of gray-tinged, multicolored Dao Rhyme emerged from his fingertips. "Though the Desolate Rules are strange, they are still a form of heaven and earth's origin. The true meaning of the Great Dao of Origin Fusion is