Absolute Void Power descended like the heavens, wrapping Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness in endless darkness. The black giant transformed from the Shadow of the End raised a hand and swept it out, countless black runes surging from its palm. The runes were engraved with the mysteries of Absolute Void. Wherever they passed, Chaos-Desolation Qi, Belief of All Spirits, and even the laws of the Great Dao were utterly annihilated. Not even light could escape.
Xuan Fu's Initial End Talisman erupted with black, white, and four-colored light, colliding with the Absolute Void runes. Every clash was accompanied by the Great Dao's mournful cry. The four-colored light was continuously corroded by the black runes, and countless cracks appeared across the surface of the Initial End Talisman. Xuan Fu's talisman body trembled violently, while the light produced by the burning World Lord Origin dimmed several shades.
"Without Beginning or End—that is the Dao Source!" Xuan Fu roared as he sank his Spiritual Sense into the Mutated Rune. The rune born from the Belief of All Spirits had now evolved into a Four-Color Crystal, radiating the ultimate rhythm of "Without Beginning or End." It resonated with the Initial End Talisman, forming a tough energy bond. Xuan Fu could feel that this rhythm was the bane of Absolute Void Power. It relied on neither the Beginning nor the End, submitting to neither. It was the source of the Great Dao, independent of both.
Daoist Yang Mei, Donghua, and the others also sensed the power of the Mutated Rune and injected their remaining Origins into the Initial End Talisman. "With the Dao Source as our foundation, reverse the void!" After the Three Envoys of the End regained their senses, they also set aside their past grievances. Annihilation, death, and Demonic Contamination Power interwove with the Chaos Great Desolation Dao, transforming into three tributaries that flowed into the four-colored light. The Belief of All Spirits condensed once more, forming a massive pillar of light that rose from the Primordial Wilderness and poured into Xuan Fu, becoming his strongest support.
A trace of wariness flashed through the black giant's eyes. Clearly, it had not expected Dao Source Power to appear. It abruptly stepped forward, and Absolute Void Power surged. The black runes condensed into a massive Blade of Void that slashed toward the Initial End Talisman. "Any power that attempts to transcend the Beginning and the End will ultimately return to the void!"
Wherever the Blade of Void passed, space, time, and energy were completely erased, leaving behind a trail of absolute vacuum. Xuan Fu did not dodge. He completely fused the Mutated Rune with the Initial End Talisman, condensing the four-colored light into a Beginning-End Dao Talisman. Its surface was engraved with the Dao Source patterns of Without Beginning or End, and it flew to meet the Blade of Void.
"Boom!"
The instant the two Ultimate Powers collided, there was no earth-shaking roar—only utter silence. Absolute Void Power tried to annihilate Dao Source Power, while Dao Source Power tried to reverse the void. The two devoured and transformed each other, forming an Energy Vortex interwoven with black, white, and every color. At the vortex's center, countless laws of the Great Dao were torn apart and reassembled, while the structure of the heavens and earth in Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness was violently reshaped.
Xuan Fu was blasted backward by the immense impact. Cracks covered the Four-Color Crystal of his talisman body, and golden Talisman Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He could feel that although Dao Source Power countered Absolute Void Power, the Shadow of the End controlled the End Origin of the Initial Realm, giving it an endless supply of strength. His own Dao Source Power had only just awakened and required constant consumption of the World Lord Origin and Belief of All Spirits to maintain.
"If this continues, we'll be exhausted sooner or later!" Daoist Yang Mei's Power of Space was nearly depleted. His clothes were torn, and his figure swayed unsteadily. "We must find the Shadow of the End's Dao Source Core. Only by destroying the core can we completely end Absolute Void Power!"
Xuan Fu's Spiritual Sense followed the Energy Vortex as he investigated. Sure enough, he discovered a black Dao Source Core between the black giant's brows. The core radiated an aura of the same origin as Absolute Void Power, yet it was the source of the Shadow of the End's strength and the bond connecting it to the End Origin of the Initial Realm.
"Fellow Daoist Donghua, lead the Three Clan Experts and the Three Envoys in restraining the giant! Senior Yang Mei, use the Power of Space to create an opening! I'll destroy the Dao Source Core!" Xuan Fu's voice was filled with resolve. The Beginning-End Dao Talisman erupted with four-colored light once more, wrapping him in a streak of flowing light as he flew toward the black giant.
Donghua immediately acted. Wood Spirit Power transformed into an endless sea of forests that wrapped around the black giant's limbs. The emerald light carried Dao Source Power and tried to hinder its movements. The Three Clan Experts and the Three Envoys formed a battle formation, weaving water, fire, earth, Annihilation, death, and Demonic Contamination Power into a six-colored attack that blasted toward the giant's torso. Daoist Yang Mei activated the last of his Power of Space, tearing a tiny crack in the Space Barrier between the giant's brows.
"You insects seek death!" the Shadow of the End roared. Absolute Void Power surged as it tried to break free of the sea of forests, while simultaneously raising a hand to strike Xuan Fu. The massive palm carried Absolute Void Power, and the four-colored light was forcibly suppressed wherever it passed.
Xuan Fu seized the instant when the Space Rift appeared. The Beginning-End Dao Talisman erupted with all its might, its four-colored light transforming into a slender talisman blade that stabbed through the rift and into the black giant's brow. The moment the blade touched the Dao Source Core, it erupted with Dao Source Power and began rapidly corroding the Absolute Void Power within the core.
"No—!" The Shadow of the End let out a shrill wail. The black giant's body trembled violently, Absolute Void Power began to fall into disorder, and the Energy Vortex slowed accordingly. Under the corrosion of the talisman blade, the black light of the Dao Source Core gradually faded, and four-colored patterns began to appear.
Xuan Fu was delighted. Just as he was about to increase the output of Dao Source Power and completely destroy the Dao Source Core, he suddenly sensed a familiar aura deep within it—a remnant trace of the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor and the Lord of Void!
"So that's how it is!" Xuan Fu suddenly understood. The Shadow of the End's Dao Source Core had actually been formed from the fusion of the remnant traces of the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor and the Lord of Void. In the past, the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor and the Lord of Void had been born from the same source, but had turned against each other because of the Balance of Existence and Non-existence. The Shadow of the End had gathered and fused their remnant Origins into an Absolute Void Dao Source Core. That was how it had gained the power to simultaneously counter the Great Dao of existence and non-existence.
Just then, the remnant traces of the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor and the Lord of Void within the Dao Source Core suddenly erupted, resonating with Xuan Fu's Dao Source Power. The four-colored light and the remnants within the core interwove, rapidly repairing the core's damage. At the same time, the fusion of Absolute Void Power and Dao Source Power accelerated dramatically.
"What's happening?" Xuan Fu was horrified. He tried to withdraw the talisman blade, only to discover that the core had firmly absorbed it. His Dao Source Power was being forcibly devoured.
The Shadow of the End's voice carried a crazed laugh. "Xuan Fu, thank you for awakening the remnant Origins within the core! The Primordial Chaos and the Void are both parts of the Dao Source. Now that the three have fused, Absolute Void Power will evolve into the ultimate power of Without Beginning or End. When that happens, the entire Initial Realm will return to the void!"
Between the black giant's brows, the four-colored light and black light completely fused, forming a core interwoven with black, white, and every color. Absolute Void Power evolved into the even more terrifying Beginning-End Void Power. Wherever it passed, the Energy Vortex rapidly expanded, the laws of the Great Dao in Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness were forcibly transformed, and the pillar of light formed by the Belief of All Spirits gradually dimmed.
Xuan Fu's face instantly went deathly pale. He had never expected his attack to help the Shadow of the End, allowing its power to evolve to a new level. Beginning-End Void Power contained both the Beginning-End Dao Source's lack of beginning and end and Absolute Void's annihilating nature. It had become a truly invincible Ultimate Power.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Fu, retreat!" Donghua and the others were horrified by what they saw. They launched attacks one after another, trying to rescue Xuan Fu from beside the black giant. But Beginning-End Void Power formed a sturdy barrier, and every attack was instantly annihilated before it could draw near.
Xuan Fu could feel his Dao Source Power being rapidly absorbed by Beginning-End Void Power. The Four-Color Crystal of his talisman body began to fade, and his Spiritual Sense gradually blurred. He knew that once his Dao Source Power was completely absorbed, he would be assimilated by Beginning-End Void Power and become part of the Shadow of the End. The Chaos Great Desolation Dao would also be utterly destroyed.
At this critical moment, the Core Area of Chaos and the Core Area of the Primordial Wilderness erupted with light simultaneously. Deep within Chaos, the phantom of Pangu's Remnant Soul wielding the Sky-Opening Axe appeared once more, carrying the fierce power of Heaven and Earth Creation as it slashed toward the black giant. In the Kunlun Mountain Range of the Primordial Wilderness, the Source of Myriad Talismans' Talisman Tower also erupted with dazzling talisman Dao Origin, resonating with the power of Pangu's Remnant Soul and forming a massive attack that blasted toward the Dao Source Core.
"With the power of Heaven-Opening, shatter the foundation of the void!" The voice of Pangu's Remnant Soul spread across Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness. The phantom of the Sky-Opening Axe interwove with the Talisman Tower's talisman Dao Origin, forming a golden-white and multicolored attack that broke through the barrier of Beginning-End Void Power and struck the Dao Source Core.
The Dao Source Core trembled violently after being hit. The circulation of Beginning-End Void Power became disordered. Xuan Fu seized the opportunity and urged the last trace of his Dao Source Power, breaking free of the core's absorption. His figure flew backward and landed beside Donghua and the others.
The black giant's aura weakened sharply. The evolution of the Dao Source Core had been interrupted, and Beginning-End Void Power weakened with it. But the madness in its eyes intensified. "Even if the evolution failed, you still cannot withstand Beginning-End Void Power! Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness will perish today!"
The black giant swept out a hand, and Beginning-End Void Power transformed into countless streaks of black flowing light that shot toward the lifeforms of Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness. Wherever the flowing light passed, the bodies of the lifeforms rapidly turned into void. Even their souls could not escape.
Xuan Fu's expression grew extremely grim. He could feel that although Beginning-End Void Power had not fully evolved, it still far exceeded their limits of resistance. The Defensive Barrier of the Chaos Great Desolation Dao was rapidly collapsing, and the pillar of light formed by the Belief of All Spirits was growing dimmer and dimmer. Before long, all of Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness would be completely transformed into void.
Just then, the Beginning-End Dao Talisman inside Xuan Fu suddenly began trembling violently. He could feel the Dao Source Power contained within the talisman resonating with the Chaos Great Desolation Dao, the Belief of All Spirits, and the Heaven-Opening Power of Pangu's Remnant Soul, forming an entirely new rhythm—Myriad Dao Returns to Source Rhythm. This rhythm contained the Origins of all Great Daos and could transform every kind of power into Dao Source Power. It was the ultimate hope of resisting Beginning-End Void Power.
"With the Myriad Dao Returns to Source Rhythm, fuse all power and forge the ultimate talisman Dao!" A trace of resolve flashed through Xuan Fu's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he poured his World Lord Origin, all the power of the Chaos Great Desolation Dao, the Belief of All Spirits, the Heaven-Opening Power of Pangu's Remnant Soul, and the Origin Powers of the Three Envoys, Daoist Yang Mei, Donghua, and the others into the Beginning-End Dao Talisman.
The Beginning-End Dao Talisman erupted with unprecedented radiance. Gold, green, blue, and countless other colors joined its black, white, and four-colored light, transforming it into a massive Myriad Dao Returns to Origin Talisman that hovered at the center of Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness. The talisman radiated the ultimate rhythm of "Myriad Dao Returns to Source, Without Beginning or End," opposing Beginning-End Void Power and forcibly suppressing the speed at which the flowing light transformed everything into void.
A trace of fear flashed through the black giant's eyes. Clearly, it had not expected Xuan Fu to condense such a powerful talisman. It no longer hesitated and released all of its Beginning-End Void Power, transforming it into a massive pillar of void light that shot toward the Myriad Dao Returns to Origin Talisman.
"Myriad Dao Returns to Source—reverse the void!"
Xuan Fu's voice carried ultimate majesty as the Myriad Dao Returns to Origin Talisman flew to meet the pillar of void light. The instant the two Ultimate Powers collided, all of Chaos and the Primordial Wilderness fell into dead silence. Every form of energy, every law, and even time itself was frozen.
Xuan Fu could feel the Myriad Dao Returns to Origin Talisman rapidly absorbing the power of the pillar of void light and transforming it into Dao Source Power. The talisman's radiance grew brighter and brighter. The black giant's aura weakened increasingly, the light of the Dao Source Core gradually dimmed, and Beginning-End Void Power was rapidly being reversed.
Just as the pillar of void light was about to be completely transformed, an even more terrifying aura suddenly came from the depths of the Initial Realm. This aura was several times stronger than the Shadow of the End's Beginning-End Void Power. It carried an ultimate rhythm of "above the Dao Source," causing even Xuan Fu's Myriad Dao Returns to Source Rhythm to tremble.
Xuan Fu was startled. His Spiritual Sense followed the aura as he investigated. At the deepest part of the Initial Realm, he saw an endless multicolored curtain of light slowly unfurling. It contained the Origins of countless Great Daos. Clearly, it was the Initial Realm's Ultimate Power—the power of the Lord of the Dao Source.
The Shadow of the End's voice was filled with mad delight. "Lord of the Dao Source, you've finally awakened! Quickly turn these rebels into absolute void!"
Xuan Fu's face instantly turned deathly pale. He had never expected the Initial Realm to conceal such a terrifying existence. The power of the Lord of the Dao Source far exceeded his imagination. Under its might, the radiance of the Myriad Dao Returns to Origin Talisman rapidly dimmed, while Beginning-End Void Power surged once more.
An Ultimate Crisis concerning all Great Daos and all worlds had silently descended in the depths of the Initial Realm.
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