Transcending the Dao Source, Lord of Formlessness

A colorless, formless aura spread from the Singularity Core, like a drop of ink dissolving into clear water, silently staining the entire Energy Vortex. The Golden Light of the Primordial Chaos Talisman Core and the seven-colored radiance of Dao Source Power both faltered at once. The sealing momentum that had been crushing everything in its path abruptly stalled. Xuan Fu could clearly feel that this rhythm of "neither Dao nor source" was unraveling the balance between the two powers, loosening the Primordial Chaos Suppressing Evil talisman runes.

"Transcending the Dao Source, formless and without shape..." For the first time, the Lord of the Dao Source's voice carried gravity. A colored curtain of light unfolded from the Initial Realm once more, but rather than pouring into the talisman blade, it transformed into a protective barrier. "This is the 'Lord of Formlessness,' the Ultimate Will that existed before the Dao Source was born. It belongs neither to the beginning nor the end, and still less to the singularity. With 'formlessness' as its law, it views the myriad Daos as mere sacrificial dogs!"

The Lord of Formlessness had no physical body, yet every being felt reverence rising from the depths of their souls. Within the Energy Vortex, the devouring power of the black singularity suddenly withdrew, while the sealing power of the Golden Talisman Blade was forcibly suppressed as well. It was as though an invisible hand had pinned them down, leaving them unable to move. Xuan Fu's talisman-script body trembled violently, and the Primordial Chaos Talisman Core burned hot in his palm. The balance he had painstakingly established was completely shattered, while the pillar of light formed from the Belief of All Spirits rapidly dimmed. Clearly, the living beings had felt this irresistible pressure as well.

"Xuan Fu, abandon the seal." The Lord of Formlessness's voice had no fixed frequency, yet it branded itself directly into the consciousness of all beings. "The Chaos Singularity, the Dao Source, and the Chaos Great Desolation are all mere scraps from the corners of the Realm of Formlessness. Today, they shall return to formlessness and revert to the initial void."

Before its words had even faded, countless invisible threads extended from the formless aura, winding toward the black singularity, the Golden Talisman Blade, and the colored curtain of light. Wherever the threads passed, energy was no longer annihilated but forcibly transformed into the Power of Formlessness. The black of the singularity, the gold of the talisman blade, and the colors of the light curtain rapidly faded, turning into uniform colorless energy.

"It must not succeed!" Xuan Fu burned the last of the Universe Talisman Venerable Origin. The Initial Rune Seal erupted with four-colored radiance, intertwining with the gold of the Primordial Chaos Talisman Core and the seven colors of the Dao Source Seal to form a three-colored streak of light. It severed the approaching invisible threads. "Lord of the Dao Source, though we stand on different sides, we are both Guardians of the myriad Daos! If the Lord of Formlessness succeeds, both the Initial Realm and the Chaos Great Desolation will become nothingness!"

The Lord of the Dao Source did not reply, but answered with action. The colored curtain of light swelled dramatically, and countless Dao Source runes flew forth. No longer enforcing a "compulsory ordering," they echoed with Xuan Fu's three-colored streak of light, forming a Dao Source Primordial Chaos Formation that firmly blocked the formless threads. Daoist Yang Mei, Donghua, and the others also erupted from their near-death states. Their remaining Origin Power and the final faint glimmers of the Belief of All Spirits poured into the formation. Even the Three Envoys burned their remnants of souls, turning annihilation, the Power of Death, and Demonic Contamination Power into three black tributaries—the sharpest blades within the formation.

The Lord of Formlessness seemed not to have expected resistance. Its formless aura suddenly surged, and countless invisible threads condensed into a massive Blade of Formlessness that slashed toward the Dao Source Primordial Chaos Formation. The blade carried no energy fluctuations whatsoever, yet it contained the profound truth of Formlessness Shatters Myriad Daos. Wherever it passed, space, time, and laws were forcibly erased, while the three-colored flowing light and colored talisman runes within the formation rapidly dissipated.

"Use the myriad Daos as kindling, and ignite the Primordial Chaos Fire!" Determination flashed in Xuan Fu's eyes as he merged the Primordial Chaos Talisman Core, the Dao Source Seal, and the Initial Rune Seal into his own Talisman Path Core. His talisman-script body was no longer confined to the Four-Color Crystal. Instead, it transformed into a boundless Chaos Stream. The Chaos Great Desolation Dao, Dao Source Power, Primordial Origin, and the Belief of All Spirits—every power under his command—blended within that current, eventually condensing into a weak yet tenacious wisp of purple flame. This was the "Primordial Chaos Fire," containing the ultimate rhythm of "Ten Thousand Daos Return to One, Transcendence of All."

The instant the Primordial Chaos Fire appeared, the Blade of Formlessness's strike abruptly halted. The flame had neither temperature nor light, yet it could burn the Power of Formlessness. The invisible threads turned into nothingness the moment they touched the fire. A flash of surprise appeared in the Lord of the Dao Source's eyes, followed by the full eruption of the colored curtain of light. Dao Source Power continuously poured into the Primordial Chaos Fire, making its purple radiance ever richer.

"Burn formlessness, shatter the void!" Xuan Fu's consciousness fused with the Primordial Chaos Fire, transforming into a purple streak of light that crashed toward the Blade of Formlessness. When flame and blade collided, there was no earth-shattering explosion—only silent dissolution. The Blade of Formlessness was rapidly burned away by the Primordial Chaos Fire, and the formless aura began swiftly contracting. Clearly, even the Lord of Formlessness had not expected a power capable of restraining it to emerge.

Seizing that opening, Xuan Fu's purple streak shot toward the Lord of Formlessness at the Singularity Core. He could feel that the Lord of Formlessness's core lay hidden in the deepest part of the singularity. As long as he burned away that core will, the crisis could be completely resolved. Yet just as the streak of light was about to touch the core, the Lord of Formlessness's aura suddenly surged. Countless invisible threads condensed into a massive vortex of formlessness, trapping the purple streak tightly within.

"Though the Primordial Chaos Fire can burn formlessness, it requires the myriad Daos as its foundation." The Lord of Formlessness's voice carried a trace of ice-cold amusement. "The myriad Daos you command are but a drop in the vast ocean. How can they contend against formlessness?"

The vortex of formlessness grew ever more powerful. The purple radiance of the Primordial Chaos Fire began to dim rapidly, and Xuan Fu could feel his Talisman Path Core being eroded by the Power of Formlessness as the power of the myriad Daos drained away. The Lord of the Dao Source's colored curtain of light struck the vortex with all its might, only to be firmly blocked by invisible threads, unable to draw near. Daoist Yang Mei and the others had long since exhausted their strength and could only watch helplessly as Xuan Fu was swallowed by the vortex.

Just as the Primordial Chaos Fire was about to go out, the Universe Talisman Realm suddenly erupted with dazzling radiance. Within the talisman realm, countless living beings voluntarily burned their souls. The Belief of All Spirits was no longer a faint pillar of light, but transformed into a boundless purple flood that poured from the core of the talisman realm into the vortex of formlessness. This was the ultimate resistance of all living beings—their yearning for freedom and survival, and their answer to Xuan Fu's protection.

"Let all spirits join with me to forge primordial unity!" Xuan Fu's voice carried a wrenching resolve. His Talisman Path Core erupted completely, merging with the purple flood of the Belief of All Spirits. The Primordial Chaos Fire swelled to its utmost limit, and its purple radiance broke free from the vortex of formlessness, slashing toward the Lord of Formlessness's core.

A trace of panic appeared in the Lord of Formlessness's aura. Clearly, it had not expected the beliefs of living beings to erupt with such immense power. The vortex of formlessness frantically contracted, attempting to block the Primordial Chaos Fire, but the flames forcibly burned through it, snapping the invisible threads inch by inch. The purple streak surged forward like bamboo splitting beneath a blade, finally reaching the Singularity Core and enveloping the Lord of Formlessness's core will.

"No—! The Realm of Formlessness shall not be desecrated!" The Lord of Formlessness released a wave of will that was not quite a roar. Its core will struggled madly, trying to break free from the burning Primordial Chaos Fire. Yet the flame contained both the power of the myriad Daos and the Belief of All Spirits—the very bane of the Power of Formlessness. The core will rapidly dissolved within the fire, and the formless aura weakened along with it.

Xuan Fu could feel the Lord of Formlessness's core will gradually being burned to ashes. The crisis was about to be resolved. But just then, the Singularity Core suddenly erupted with black light. The devouring power of the Chaos Singularity erupted again, unexpectedly merging with the Power of Formlessness that was about to dissipate and forming a black-and-white intertwined Energy Flow that surged back toward the Primordial Chaos Fire.

"It is the Origin Will of the singularity!" The Lord of the Dao Source's voice was filled with astonishment. "It is actually absorbing the Power of Formlessness, seeking to evolve into a new Formlessness Singularity!"

The black-and-white Energy Flow far surpassed both the previous Power of Formlessness and the singularity's power. The purple radiance of the Primordial Chaos Fire was swiftly suppressed. Cracks appeared once more in Xuan Fu's Talisman Path Core, while the purple flood of the Belief of All Spirits also began showing signs of running dry. He could feel that the evolved Formlessness Singularity had retained its nature of devouring all things while gaining the invincibility of the Power of Formlessness, becoming an even more terrifying existence.

"With primordial unity as the foundation, define the universe of the myriad Daos!" Xuan Fu did not retreat in the slightest. He completely fused the last of his Talisman Path Origin with the Primordial Chaos Fire, transforming the flames into a massive purple talisman—the "Primordial Unity Talisman." Its surface was engraved with Myriad Dao Runes and the imprints of the Belief of All Spirits as it met the black-and-white Energy Flow head-on.

The moment the Primordial Unity Talisman collided with the black-and-white Energy Flow, the entire Initial Realm, Chaos Great Desolation, and Universe Talisman Realm shook violently. Purple light and black-and-white light devoured and transformed one another, forming an even larger Energy Vortex. Countless great Dao laws were reborn and destroyed within the vortex, the Space Barrier collapsed completely, and the structures of heaven and earth in Chaos and the Great Desolation were forcibly reshaped.

Xuan Fu could feel the Primordial Unity Talisman rapidly absorbing the power of the black-and-white Energy Flow and transforming it into primordial unity power. The talisman's purple radiance grew increasingly intense. The evolution of the Formlessness Singularity was forcibly interrupted, and the black-and-white Energy Flow began rapidly receding as its core will emitted waves of pain.

Just as the Formlessness Singularity was about to be completely transformed, Xuan Fu's Spiritual Sense suddenly caught an exceedingly faint Golden Light in the deepest part of the Energy Vortex. This light came neither from the Primordial Chaos Talisman Core nor from Dao Source Power, but from an older, purer "Primordial Unity Origin." It resonated with his Primordial Chaos Fire, seeming to be the ultimate power left after Ten Thousand Daos Return to One.

Xuan Fu rejoiced in his heart and was about to guide the Primordial Unity Origin into the talisman when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura hidden within that Golden Light. It was the mysterious gaze he had felt within Chaos at Chaos Beginning, and also the ultimate force behind every crisis all along.

The owner of this aura had been observing everything from the very beginning. From Demon Ancestor Luohu's demonic contamination to the Netherworld Ghost Lord's Power of Death, from the Shadow of the End's Absolute Void to the Lord of Formlessness's Power of Formlessness—even the revival of the Chaos Singularity might be connected to this mysterious existence.

Xuan Fu's expression immediately turned grave. He knew that what he was about to face might be an Ultimate Existence even more terrifying than the Lord of Formlessness or the Lord of the Dao Source. Yet this being's goal did not seem to be destruction, but to guide the myriad Daos toward Ten Thousand Daos Return to One. As for what would result after that unity, no one knew.

The purple radiance of the Primordial Unity Talisman intertwined with the golden Primordial Unity Origin, while the black-and-white Energy Flow of the Formlessness Singularity was about to be completely transformed. Yet Xuan Fu felt no joy whatsoever, only endless vigilance. He knew that this crisis spanning countless ages was far from over. The true Ultimate Showdown had only just begun.

In the deepest part of the Energy Vortex, the owner of that Mysterious Aura seemed to have sensed Xuan Fu's awareness. It released a gentle yet majestic wave of will, as though answering his doubts—and as though issuing a final invitation.

Xuan Fu tightened his grip on the Primordial Unity Talisman, his heart filled with resolve. No matter what awaited him ahead, he had to continue onward—for all spirits of the Chaos Great Desolation, for the balance of every great Dao, and to uncover the Ultimate Secret hidden behind it all.

An ultimate adventure concerning Ten Thousand Daos Return to One had silently begun in the depths of the Energy Vortex.