Shen Hao sank into a deep sleep in Zi Xuan's arms, his consciousness falling once more into boundless darkness. Unlike the last time his Dao heart had been damaged, the wounds caused by burning his Dao heart were far more severe this time. His sea of consciousness seemed to have suffered a catastrophe; the once-clear land of origin was covered in black traces of corrosion, and the Melting Desolation Dao Rhyme had become weak and chaotic, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.
Deep within the Shadow Clan's territory, Shen Hao's body floated in midair inside a tranquil secret chamber constructed from Shadow Escape Energy. Three layers of energy enveloped him. The outermost layer was the Shadow Clan's Origin Power, forming a black curtain of light that shut out external disturbances; the middle layer was the Vitality Power Qing He continuously supplied, green energy winding around him like streams as it repaired his damaged meridians and body; the innermost layer was the gray-green radiance emitted by the Symbiotic Talisman, gently nourishing his Dao heart on the verge of shattering.
Zi Xuan remained at his side without taking a single step away, her eyes filled with worry and heartache. She gently held Shen Hao's hand as Dao Rhyme slowly flowed around her, echoing with Shen Hao's Melting Desolation Dao Rhyme as she tried to awaken his consciousness with her own Origin Power. Shi Pan, Xing Miao, and Ying Xuan stood guard outside the secret chamber, preventing any unforeseen disturbance from interrupting Shen Hao's recovery.
Time flowed slowly in the silence. One day, two days, three days... The energy within the secret chamber gradually became steadier. Under the dual nourishment of Vitality Power and Symbiotic Energy, the black corrosive marks around Shen Hao's body slowly faded, and the cracks in