"Finally... it worked."
Styx let out a long sigh of relief and reached out, giving a gentle beckoning motion.
The World Bead, now only ten thousand zhang in size, rapidly shrank until it became the size of an infant's fist and fell directly into his palm.
The bead felt warm and smooth to the touch. Resting in his hand, it seemed to have no weight at all, yet who could have imagined that it contained the full weight and origin of two Eternal True Realm-level worlds?
Styx could feel that his connection with this bead was closer than ever before. Even the replenishing power that had nearly become dispensable had quietly grown much more vigorous.
Speaking of which, this Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, the World Bead, was even more important to him than Judgment. It had now become an extension of Styx's own Great Dao, the vessel of his world, and even the source of his power.
After carefully examining the World Bead in his palm for a moment, he realized that this Spiritual Treasure, originally refined by combining thirty-six Sea-Calming Beads, had now become an indispensable part of his Great Dao.
Styx nodded in satisfaction, then drew it into the sea of consciousness between his brows.
The instant the World Bead reentered his body, the aura around Styx unexpectedly rose slightly once more!
Boom—
A blood-colored Dao wheel automatically appeared behind his head. As it slowly rotated, one could vaguely see the Three Thousand Great Daos within it evolving through creation and destruction. Grand scenes of World Creation, the birth of stars, and the rise and fall of civilizations continuously emerged inside it.
With the World Bead, which carried two worlds, merging with Styx once more, he could finally be considered truly fused with and in complete control of these