The Brilliant Axe Light was like a galaxy flowing backward, carrying the supreme might of Heaven and Earth Creation as it swept across countless Chaos Qi Masses. Wherever it passed, the Chaos Origin was forcibly torn apart, taking shape as embryonic Pure and Turbid Energies. The low-level demon gods who failed to flee in time were instantly shredded by the axe light, their Origin Power scattering like fireworks, without even the slightest chance to resist.
The Chaos Fragment concealing Xuan Fu bore the brunt of the axe light's aftershock.
"Crack—"
A crisp cracking sound rang beside his ears. Cracks instantly spread across the fragment's surface, and its once-solid inner walls began to peel away. Countless tiny fragments were swept away by the Chaos Stream, vanishing into the endless darkness. Xuan Fu's talisman body clung tightly to the fragment's core. The rune patterns circulated madly, driving the Pangu Great Dao trajectory recorded earlier to its limit and condensing a thin layer of "Pseudo-Chaos Barrier" over his surface.
This barrier was not tangible. It merely used the runes to imitate the fluctuations of the Chaos Origin, attempting to confuse the axe light's lock. But the power of Heaven and Earth Creation was too overbearing. The instant the barrier took shape, it was violently shaken by the aftershock. Its azure-gold light flickered erratically, and it could collapse at any moment.
Xuan Fu's Spiritual Sense was highly focused, without the slightest panic. He knew that any unnecessary movement at this moment might draw the axe light's special "attention." Only by carrying the word "cautious" through to the end, adjusting his posture along the trajectory of the Chaos Stream, could he minimize the impact.
His talisman body was like a rootless duckweed, swaying slightly with the fragment's tremors. Each sway precisely avoided the core impact points of the current. At the same time, he did not waste his Spiritual Sense. Instead, taking advantage of this extreme crisis, he frantically comprehended the power of the Dao of "Shatter" contained within the axe light—a great-dao rhythm that could break through anything and cleave apart all things. It corroborated the fragmented information he had recorded earlier, causing several obscure patterns deep within the runes to begin circulating slowly.
Just then, a fiery-red figure burst through the Chaos Stream like an uncontrolled meteor, hurtling straight toward the fragment concealing Xuan Fu.
It was Yanhuang Demon God!
Xuan Fu's heart tightened. He recognized this demon god. Earlier, it had been fighting in the southern region, and now it had clearly been gravely wounded by the Sky-Opening Axe Light. Its body burned with blazing Demonic Fire, its aura was utterly disordered, and it was obviously at the end of its strength. But even a dying camel was still bigger than a horse. Yanhuang Demon God's innate power still far surpassed Xuan Fu's. If this collision landed squarely on the fragment, then even weakened by the axe light's aftershock, it would be enough to smash the fragment completely.
Xuan Fu did not choose to dodge, for that would only expose his trajectory. He made a swift decision, instantly retracting the Pseudo-Chaos Barrier around his surface. Instead, he urged the runes to imitate the fragment's aura, completely merging himself into it, while actively guiding the fragment to shift slightly toward the direction of Yanhuang Demon God's collision.
"Boom!"
The violent impact shook Xuan Fu's Spiritual Sense until it rang. His talisman body nearly jolted out through the cracks. Yanhuang Demon God's enormous body struck the fragment's edge, and the already cracked fragment instantly disintegrated by more than half. Only a palm-sized piece remained at the core. Carrying Xuan Fu and the demon god's body, it was pushed by the tremendous force of the collision toward the turbulent region at the edge of Chaos.
Yanhuang Demon God let out a painful roar. Its already grievously wounded body suffered another blow, and the Demonic Fire on its surface dimmed considerably. Black demonic blood seeped from the faint energy gap at the corner of its mouth. It clearly had not noticed Xuan Fu hidden in the fragment's cracks. It merely tried instinctively to stabilize itself, but the Chaos Turbulence swept it along, leaving it unable to control its direction.
Xuan Fu seized this rare opportunity.
His Spiritual Sense carefully extended a thread, locking onto the Fire Origin dispersing from Yanhuang Demon God's body. This was the purest Fire Attribute power in Chaos, containing Yanhuang Demon God's cultivation insights from millions of years. If he could absorb even a trace, it would bring immeasurable benefits to perfecting his Fire Attribute Talisman.
But he did not act rashly. Though Yanhuang Demon God was gravely wounded, it still possessed the instinct to sense danger. If discovered, it would certainly use the last shred of its strength to kill him. Xuan Fu waited patiently, using the turbulence's jolts to keep the fragment's core at a subtle distance from Yanhuang Demon God's body—close enough to continuously sense the flow of its origin, yet far enough to avoid detection.
At last, as the turbulence passed through a thin layer of Chaos Qi, Yanhuang Demon God's aura suddenly weakened. Clearly, the injuries inflicted by the Sky-Opening Axe Light had erupted completely. Its origin began to drain rapidly, and the Demonic Fire on its surface could no longer be maintained, gradually moving toward extinction.
Now!
A flash of brilliance passed through Xuan Fu's eyes as his Spiritual Sense fluctuated. His talisman body suddenly released a faint suction force, like an invisible hand, precisely stripping a wisp of the purest Fire Origin from the source dispersing from Yanhuang Demon God. The wisp of origin was like a leaping spark. The instant it left the demon god's body, it transformed into a fiery-red talisman and flew toward Xuan Fu's body.
Xuan Fu did not hesitate for an instant. He immediately drew the fire talisman into himself. The rune patterns circulated rapidly and began refining the wisp of origin. The moment the Fire Origin entered, it brought a searing pain, as though it intended to burn his talisman body to ashes. But Xuan Fu had prepared long ago. He urged the Wood Origin he had absorbed earlier to form a gentle barrier, neutralizing the Fire Attribute's fury. At the same time, using the power of the Dao of "Division" within the Pangu Great Dao, he dismantled and assimilated the Fire Origin layer by layer.
The process was exceptionally difficult. Every dismantling consumed a tremendous amount of Spiritual Sense, but Xuan Fu clenched his teeth and persevered. He knew that opportunities in Chaos vanished in an instant. This wisp of Fire Origin might be the key to establishing a foothold in the Primordial Wilderness in the future.
Just as the Fire Origin was about to be completely refined, Yanhuang Demon God suddenly opened its eyes.
They were red eyes filled with savagery and unwillingness. Even though its body was on the verge of collapse, they still radiated a terrifyingly vicious aura. It seemed to have sensed the loss of its origin. Its gaze swept over its ruined body before finally landing on the fragment's core beside it.
"An ant... You dare covet this Venerable One's origin!"
A hoarse roar rang out. Yanhuang Demon God used the last shred of its strength to extend a claw wreathed in Demonic Fire toward the crack in the fragment. Before the claw could touch the fragment, it was twisted and distorted by the Chaos Turbulence, but that Aura of Destruction had already locked onto Xuan Fu's talisman body.
Xuan Fu's heart jolted, and he abruptly accelerated the refinement. Just as the Fire Origin completely fused with his talisman body and the first clear Fire Pattern surfaced on the runes, he activated the power of the Space Rune he had just comprehended without hesitation. It was the weak Space Origin he had previously stripped from the Chaos Crystal, and now, under the threat of danger, it finally came into use.
His talisman body transformed into an azure-gold streak of light and instantly escaped thousands of li away along a gap in the Chaos Turbulence. Yanhuang Demon God's claw grasped at empty air before slamming heavily into the fragment, crushing the last piece of its core into powder.
Having lost its final support, Yanhuang Demon God's body could no longer hold together. It completely disintegrated within the Chaos Turbulence, transforming into Origin Fragments that filled the sky before being utterly annihilated by the aftershock of the axe light that arrived moments later.
Only after escaping thousands of li did Xuan Fu dare to slow down slightly. He stopped in a relatively calm mass of Chaos Qi. His talisman body trembled faintly, partly from lingering fear and partly from excitement.
After refining a wisp of Yanhuang Demon God's Fire Origin, his runes had gained not only Fire Attribute power. More importantly, through this crisis, he had developed a deeper comprehension of the "Shatter" and "Division" of the Pangu Great Dao, as well as the "Escape" of the Space Rune. The patterns on his runes had become even more complex, and his Spiritual Sense had grown considerably along with them.
He did not linger. The Sky-Opening Axe Light was still sweeping through Chaos, and the Chaos Stream was growing increasingly violent. No one knew what danger would appear in the next moment. Xuan Fu adjusted his direction and flew toward an area where the Chaos Turbulence was denser—the more chaotic a place was, the easier it was to conceal his tracks, and the more likely he was to pick up Origin Fragments left behind by fallen demon gods.
Just as he escaped into a dense stretch of Chaos Turbulence, his Spiritual Sense suddenly caught an unusual fluctuation.
The fluctuation did not come from Pangu's power of Heaven and Earth Creation, nor from a demon god's vicious aura. Instead, it was a gloomy, concealed presence, like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness. The aura was extremely faint. If he had not just fused with the Fire Origin and sharpened his Spiritual Sense, he would have been completely unable to detect it.
Xuan Fu immediately reined in every trace of his aura, transforming himself into an almost imperceptible rune and hiding behind a piece of rubble within the turbulence. His Spiritual Sense carefully stretched outward, following that abnormal fluctuation to investigate.
Tens of thousands of li away, within the Chaos Turbulence, a pitch-black figure was moving stealthily. Its shape resembled a giant bird, and dense Space Turbulence swirled around its body. It was collecting the Origin Fragments scattered after Yanhuang Demon God's disintegration. Its movements were extraordinarily concealed. Every shift blended perfectly with the Chaos Stream, clearly marking it as a Chaos powerhouse skilled in concealment techniques.
Xuan Fu's rune patterns tightened slightly, and a trace of wariness rose in his heart.
He recognized that figure—Chaos Space Attribute Demon God, Kongming. Rumor had it that this demon god was gloomy and suspicious, skilled in spatial escape and ambushes. Its strength far surpassed Yanhuang Demon God's, making it one of the few existences in Chaos capable of contending with the top demon gods.
Kongming seemed not to have noticed Xuan Fu's observation and continued focusing on collecting the Origin Fragments. Yet for some reason, Xuan Fu could not shake the feeling that those eyes hidden in the darkness were faintly looking in his direction.
The Chaos Turbulence grew ever more turbulent. Pangu's axe light still shone in the distance, while Kongming Demon God nearby was like an invisible net, silently enveloping the entire region.
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