On the tenth day after the decisive battle, the smoke of war across the Star Sea gradually dispersed, but the scars left behind were still shocking to behold. The spirit veins of multiple planets in the Star Sea's southern region had ruptured, and the ground was covered in traces of Desolate Rules erosion. Vegetation had withered, rivers had dried up, and lands once brimming with life had become barren wastelands. Shen Hao stood at the prow of the Xun Yuan Hao, gazing down at the shattered sight of Cang Lan Star. The gray-colored Dao aura around him rippled faintly, and his heart was heavy.
"Brother Hao, Cang Lan Star's spirit vein core has been grievously damaged by the Desolate Rules. Ordinary Vitality Power cannot repair it at all." Zi Xuan stood at his side, holding a detection Spirit Crystal. A faint green light flickered within it. "If this continues, Cang Lan Star will completely become a dead star within a century."
Shen Hao nodded and condensed a wisp of gray-colored Dao aura at his fingertip, gently touching the detection Spirit Crystal. The instant the Dao aura flowed inside, the scene within the crystal clearly appeared in his mind—the spirit vein core of Cang Lan Star was like an ancient tree hollowed out by worms. Its once lustrous spirit vein crystals had turned dim, brittle, and dry. Desolate Rules spread across the spirit veins like dense spiderwebs, constantly eroding the last remnants of vitality.
"The Desolate Rules have seeped far deeper than we imagined," Shen Hao said gravely. "Ordinary Vitality Power can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. To fully restore the spirit veins, we must begin from the origin, use the power of the Great Dao of Origin Fusion to purify the lingering desolation, and then cultivate new