The aura of the gray figure spread like spilled ink, instantly staining the entire Void Shore. The originally listless Black Shadow suddenly swelled, and the Erosion Dao Power intertwined with the gray rhythm, transforming into a terrifying black-and-white flood that surged back toward Xuan Fu and the Anti-Erosion Dao Alliance. This power far surpassed the Erosion Dao Power from before. It could both dissolve Primordial Chaos and become immune to the laws of the Myriad Daos. Wherever it passed, the Defensive Barriers of the Oneness Practitioners collapsed one after another, and many were swept up by the flood, their bodies instantly corroded into black ash.
"This is the True Lord of Erosion, the Origin Will of the Void Shore!" the Primordial Ancestor's voice suddenly rang out in Xuan Fu's mind, carrying unprecedented gravity. "He is ten thousand times older than the Lord of the Other Shore. The Erosion Dao Power is merely his surface strength. His core is the ultimate profundity of 'Myriad Daos Nirvana'!"
Xuan Fu's Myriad Daos Primordial Chaos Light trembled violently, its purple-gold and transparent radiance gradually dimming under the pressure of the gray rhythm. He could clearly feel that the True Lord of Erosion's power did not come from within the Myriad Daos, but originated from the "Nirvana Zone Beyond Myriad Daos." That was the endpoint of all Great Daos, and a domain beyond the reach of Primordial Chaos Power.
"Abandon resistance and return to nirvana. Only then can you become eternal." The True Lord of Erosion's voice had no fixed form, yet it directly branded itself into the consciousness of every existence. The gray figure raised a hand and waved, sending countless gray runes surging from its palm. The runes were covered in the profundity of "Myriad Daos Nirvana" and shot toward Xuan Fu and the Oneness Practitioners. Wherever they passed, the Oneness Practitioners' Primordial Chaos Power rapidly dissipated, their Spiritual Sense beginning to blur. Many showed expressions of surrender, clearly affected by the profundity of nirvana.
"We absolutely cannot give up!" Xuan Fu burned the origin of the Heart of Myriad Daos. The Myriad Daos Primordial Chaos Light surged, and its purple-gold and transparent radiance intertwined into a massive talisman—the "Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman." The talisman's surface was covered with the imprints of the beliefs of living beings from all the Great Dao Worlds. "The Myriad Daos exist because of living beings, and Primordial Chaos grows powerful through symbiosis! Nirvana is not eternal. Symbiosis is the ultimate principle!"
The light erupting from the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman was like dawn breaking, purifying the gray runes one by one. The Oneness Practitioners affected by the profundity of nirvana instantly regained consciousness, fighting spirit reigniting in their eyes. They burned their own Primordial Chaos Origins and poured their power into the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman. Dao Origin Power, the origins of the various Great Daos, and the Belief of All Spirits fused together, making the talisman's radiance grow ever more brilliant.
Though Daoist Yang Mei, Donghua, and the others were far away in the Primordial Chaos Realm, they sensed the danger through the Primordial Chaos Bond. Without the slightest hesitation, they condensed all the power of the Primordial Chaos Realm into a massive pillar of belief-light. It shot out from the Primordial Chaos Realm, crossed spacetime, and poured into the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman. Wherever the pillar passed, Primordial Chaos Qi and the Belief of All Spirits intertwined, forming an energy bridge that spanned the Void Shore and the Primordial Chaos Realm, providing Xuan Fu with an endless source of support.
The True Lord of Erosion seemed not to have expected such tenacious resistance. The gray figure suddenly swelled, and countless gray tentacles extended from its body, coiling toward the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman. Wherever the tentacles passed, space, time, and energy were forcibly annihilated. The talisman's radiance began to dim rapidly, and countless cracks appeared across its surface.
"Use the Myriad Daos as a shield, and united hearts as a spear!" Xuan Fu roared and hurled the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman toward the gray figure. The talisman transformed into a massive blade of light, carrying all the power and beliefs of the Myriad Daos as it slashed toward the gray figure's core. The instant the blade collided with the gray tentacles, countless tentacles were forcibly severed. Gray light and purple-gold, transparent radiance annihilated each other, forming a massive Energy Vortex that devoured everything around it.
Xuan Fu could feel the power of the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman rapidly draining away. The gray figure's core defenses were extraordinarily sturdy. Although the blade's slash inflicted damage, it could not break through completely. The True Lord of Erosion's gray figure swelled again, and the gray rhythm condensed into a massive "Nirvana Seal" that slammed toward the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman.
Boom!
At the instant the two Ultimate Powers collided, the entire Void Shore fell into utter silence. The blade of light from the Myriad Daos United Heart Talisman was forcibly shattered by the Nirvana Seal, and the cracks across the talisman spread completely. Large areas of gray corrosion appeared on the purple-gold crystal that formed Xuan Fu's talisman body, and golden Talisman Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
The Oneness Practitioners of the Anti-Erosion Dao Alliance suffered devastating casualties. Many perished completely, transforming into wisps of Primordial Chaos Power that dissipated. The survivors were also left weak and unable to fight again. Although the core of the gray figure had been exposed, it still radiated terrifying pressure from the power of nirvana, clearly having suffered no fatal damage.
"The Myriad Daos will ultimately never escape nirvana." The True Lord of Erosion's voice carried cold indifference. The gray figure raised a hand and waved, causing the Nirvana Seal to swell once more as it slashed toward Xuan Fu. This time, the seal's power was several times stronger than before. It clearly intended to kill Xuan Fu completely and destroy the Myriad Daos' resistance.
Xuan Fu did not retreat in the slightest. He knew that he was the Myriad Daos' last hope. He fused all his remaining Primordial Chaos Origin, the final power of the Heart of Myriad Daos, and the core profundity of the Primordial Chaos Limitless Talisman, transforming them into a faint yet tenacious "Fire of United Heart." This flame was not energy, but the condensation of the beliefs of all living beings in the Myriad Daos. It was the Ultimate Will of "never giving up, living and flourishing together," and the only power capable of resisting the profundity of nirvana.
The moment the Fire of United Heart appeared, the Nirvana Seal's slash abruptly halted. The flame had no temperature or radiance, yet it could ignite the beliefs of all living beings, preventing the Annihilation Power within the gray rhythm from approaching. Xuan Fu's consciousness merged with the Fire of United Heart, transforming into a tiny stream of light that flew toward the gray figure's core.
A trace of panic appeared in the True Lord of Erosion's gray figure. Clearly, it had not expected a flame of belief capable of restraining it to appear. It frantically urged the gray rhythm, attempting to extinguish the Fire of United Heart, only to find that the flame burned more fiercely the more it tried. Wherever it passed, the gray corrosion was rapidly purified, and the power of the Myriad Daos began to gather once more.
Xuan Fu's stream of light advanced with unstoppable force. It pierced through the obstruction of the gray tentacles and finally reached the gray figure's core. At the core, a gray "Nirvana Origin Pearl" floated in midair. It was the source of the True Lord of Erosion's power. Without the slightest hesitation, Xuan Fu poured the Fire of United Heart into the Origin Pearl.
The flame rapidly burned within the Origin Pearl. The Annihilation Power and the flame of belief devoured and transformed each other. The True Lord of Erosion released a will fluctuation that resembled anything but a roar. The gray figure trembled violently, and the gray rhythm began to recede rapidly. Clearly, the core was being incinerated by the flame of belief.
Just as the Nirvana Origin Pearl was about to be completely purified, the True Lord of Erosion suddenly erupted with a terrifying gray radiance, completely fusing its core with the origin of the Void Shore. "Since I cannot annihilate the Myriad Daos, I will let the Myriad Daos return to nirvana together with me!"
The Void Shore began to rapidly contract. Countless streams of Gray Energy converged on the core, forming a massive nirvana vortex that attempted to devour Xuan Fu and the remaining Oneness Practitioners together. It even threatened to spread to the Primordial Chaos Realm and destroy the Myriad Daos completely.
Xuan Fu's heart jolted. He knew that the True Lord of Erosion intended to detonate its origin and perish together with the Myriad Daos. Without the slightest hesitation, he pushed the power of the Fire of United Heart to its limit. At the same time, he drew upon the pillar of belief-light from the Primordial Chaos Realm and constructed a "Myriad Daos Symbiosis Array" at the center of the nirvana vortex. Countless talismanic patterns danced within the array, condensing the power and beliefs of the Myriad Daos into a sturdy barrier as they tried to block the vortex's expansion.
At the instant the barrier collided with the vortex, Xuan Fu could feel his flame of belief rapidly draining away. The barrier of the Myriad Daos Symbiosis Array was also gradually collapsing. The True Lord of Erosion's self-detonation was simply too terrifying. The power of him and the remaining Oneness Practitioners alone was completely insufficient to stop it.
At this critical moment, a dazzling golden radiance suddenly erupted from the direction of the Primordial Chaos Realm. The Primordial Ancestor's figure stepped out of the light, followed by countless phantoms of living beings from the Great Dao Worlds. They were the condensed soul-beliefs of all living beings in the Myriad Daos. "Xuan Fu, the united heart of the Myriad Daos is not the work of one person!"
The Primordial Ancestor raised a hand and waved. The golden radiance fused with the Fire of United Heart, and the barrier of the Myriad Daos Symbiosis Array instantly surged, forcibly halting the expansion of the nirvana vortex. Countless phantoms of the beliefs of Myriad Dao living beings poured into the array, making the barrier stronger and stronger as it slowly began converting the vortex's energy into Primordial Chaos Power.
The True Lord of Erosion's gray figure released a despairing will fluctuation. The energy of the nirvana vortex was rapidly receding, and its self-detonation plan had been completely interrupted. Xuan Fu seized this opportunity and fused the Fire of United Heart with the Primordial Ancestor's power, forming a massive Purification Talisman that slashed toward the gray figure's core.
The moment the talisman fell, the gray figure completely collapsed. The Nirvana Origin Pearl was thoroughly purified, transforming into wisps of pure energy that were absorbed by the Myriad Daos Symbiosis Array and became part of the Path of Primordial Chaos. The consciousness of the True Lord of Erosion completely dissipated, and the gray aura of the Void Shore also began to fade rapidly, gradually transforming into Primordial Chaos Qi that nourished the Myriad Daos.
The crisis was finally resolved. Xuan Fu breathed a sigh of relief and slowly descended. The gray corrosion marks on his talisman body rapidly faded under the nourishment of Primordial Chaos Power. The remaining Oneness Practitioners gathered around him, smiles of survival appearing on their faces. The Primordial Ancestor looked at Xuan Fu, his eyes filled with approval. "Xuan Fu, you did it. With the belief of the united heart of the Myriad Daos, you defeated the profundity of nirvana and protected all existence."
Xuan Fu nodded, but he did not relax in the slightest. He could feel an extremely faint yet strangely unsettling aura coming from the depths of the Void Shore. This aura came neither from the True Lord of Erosion nor from any existence within the Myriad Daos. Instead, it came from the "unknown domain beyond nirvana," carrying the Ultimate Rhythm of "Without Beginning or End, neither born nor destroyed," causing even his Myriad Daos Primordial Chaos Power to tremble.
The Primordial Ancestor's expression also grew solemn. "I never thought that the 'Primordial Chaos Beginning' truly existed. It is the first wisp of will before the birth of the Myriad Daos. It is neither the beginning nor the end, and even less so nirvana. It is the true 'origin and end of Myriad Daos.'"
Xuan Fu's heart tightened. He knew that this crisis spanning countless ages was far from over. The appearance of the Primordial Chaos Beginning meant that even more ultimate secrets awaited his discovery, and the fates of both him and the Myriad Daos would face a new challenge.
At that moment, a massive spacetime rift appeared at the boundary between the Void Shore and the Primordial Chaos Realm. Within the rift, countless ancient runes rapidly condensed, forming a passage leading to an unknown domain. Clearly, the power of the Primordial Chaos Beginning was opening a gate to its own domain.
Xuan Fu tightened his grip on the Primordial Chaos Limitless Talisman, his heart filled with resolve. He knew that no matter what awaited him ahead, he had to continue—for the continuation of the Myriad Daos, for the freedom of living beings, and to uncover the ultimate secret hidden behind everything.
An ultimate adventure concerning the origin and end of the Myriad Daos had quietly begun at the edge of the Void Shore.
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