"It's over! Ao won!!!"
When the changes in energy originating from subspace rippled through the Sea of Chaos and reached the Astral Realm, Murphy was the first to sense them. He also saw the red line of text that had appeared on his administrator interface.
A "Cosmic Foundation" had been born within the Order faction!
Murphy didn't even have time to finish reading the rest of the message before he threw a fist into the air atop the Astral Colossus and cheered. The other titans sensed their big brother's aura changing, while the demigods waited foolishly for some celestial phenomenon to appear.
And in the very next moment, one really did!
A jade-green radiance spread through the Astral Realm, following the rhythm of the Sea of Chaos. It was like the light of the rising sun, enveloping everyone atop the Astral Colossus in an instant.
The radiance was so dazzling that the little snake beside Murphy covered its eyes with its tail and cried out in distress. The other demigods couldn't withstand the cosmic light and retreated again and again. Only the titans could bathe in it, drawing on Old Ao's purifying and immortal aura to rapidly recover from their weakness.
Aside from them, only Murphy could open his arms and bask in it.
He could feel Ao scattering his blessing across the dead Astral Realm, so he quickly called out to stop him.
"Not now! Old Ao, this world is dead. We're planning to revive it, so save your blessing until then and bestow it when the Astral Realm has been restored."
At Murphy's urging, the radiance over the Sea of Chaos dimmed. But as it faded, he noticed that he had gained a special talent: Order's Grace—Immortal Dragon.
Its effects were simple and potent!
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