The purification ritual of the Unification Crystal Core came to an end. Within the underground lava caves of the Desolate Main Star, gray-green Symbiotic Energy spread like flowing water, replacing the once-dense aura of desolation. Shen Hao collapsed onto the platform, the Melting Desolation Dao Rhyme around him dim and lifeless. Cracks riddled his sea of consciousness, and his Dao heart was like a guttering candle in the wind, liable to go out at any moment. Qing He led the members of the origin exploration team hurriedly onto the platform, green Vitality Power surging toward his body like a tide.
"Lord Shen, hold on!" Qing He's voice choked with emotion as she pressed both hands against Shen Hao's chest. Pure Vitality Power streamed endlessly into him, repairing his damaged meridians and origin. Yet Shen Hao's injuries were not so simple as wounds to the flesh. The impact of the desolate leader's lingering remnant had shaken the foundation of his Dao heart and damaged the origin of his sea of consciousness—something ordinary Vitality Power could never mend.
Xing Miao, Shi Pan, and the others stood guard nearby, their eyes filled with worry. The gray-green energy around the platform slowly gathered, forming a gentle energy barrier that enveloped it and shut out external interference. The Unification Crystal Core floated in midair, radiating mild Symbiotic Energy. It seemed to respond to Shen Hao's Origin Fusion Dao Rhyme, silently nourishing his body.
Shen Hao's consciousness drifted through a boundless ocean of darkness. The cracks in his sea of consciousness continued to widen, while the light of his Dao heart grew ever weaker. He could feel countless fragments of the desolate leaders' lingering remnants still raging within his sea of consciousness, trying to utterly destroy his Dao heart. "Unification alone is the true meaning... Symbiosis