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The instant the emerald bamboo pierced through the Dao Lord phantom's brow, hundreds of millions of "Illusion Shattering" runes surged into its body like a tide.
Countless spiderweb cracks instantly spread across the Dao Lord phantom's gilded robe. The seven-colored gem atop its scepter shattered one after another, while its once-solid face twisted into a distorted mass of light. The golden light around its body dimmed at a visible rate.
Even more terrifyingly, countless emerald shoots sprouted from the wound where the bamboo had pierced through. Rooted in the Life Law, these shoots frantically absorbed the Heaven Realm origin within the Dao Lord phantom. The moment they burst forth, they grew into towering bamboo forests. The bamboo forest spread wildly within the phantom's body, tearing countless fissures through its torso. Even its soul emitted pained tremors.
"Roar!"
The Dao Lord phantom let out a soundless roar, its broken body shaking violently.
But just as it was about to collapse completely, the surrounding Heaven Realm phantoms suddenly boiled over—palaces and pavilions transformed into hundreds of millions of golden streams of light, seven-colored rainbow bridges crumbled into fragments of laws, and the phantoms of golden-armored heavenly soldiers vanished entirely. All that energy gathered toward the Dao Lord phantom like a swarm of bees returning to their hive.
The moment the golden torrent poured into the phantom's body, the bamboo forests tearing through it were purified into ash. The shattered scepter condensed once more, and its blurry face became increasingly distinct, carrying an even more ferocious look than before.
Its body swelled a hundredfold. Countless "Order" runes appeared on its golden robe, weaving together into a vast net that shrouded the entire Chaos Sea beneath terrifying pressure. Even the world barrier of the Eternal Great Universe let out groans of unbearable strain.