Great Dao Descends, Chaos Ancient Forest

Emerald-green light surged like a tide along the edge of the Chaos Ancient Forest.

Xuandu stood before the forest sea, his green robes fluttering lightly as he gazed toward the distant void, where subtle changes were taking place.

The Chaos Qi began to grow heavy, its surging rhythm slowing and congealing, as though heaven and earth themselves were bending slightly beneath some invisible pressure.

That stretch of void did not crack. There were no strange phenomena, no thunderous spectacle.

Yet that pressure was truly descending.

Like seawater flowing backward, like an invisible mountain slowly sinking from an immense height.

Azure Emperor stood beside Xuandu, his emerald eyes fixed on the changing void, his expression incomparably grave.

He sensed the level of power contained within that pressure. It was an existence he had never truly faced in countless epochs.

"It has come," Azure Emperor said, his voice low yet carrying a calm he had never possessed in countless epochs.

"Faster than I expected."

Xu stood at the forefront, his gray-white robes hanging like flowing water.

His deep eyes watched the Chaos void as it gradually solidified. There was no fear in his gaze, only the calm relief of a burden being lifted.

For countless epochs, he had been sealed within the Primordial Spirit Vein Core, sensing the Great Dao's aura day and night, yet never able to face it directly.

Now that it had come, he felt more at ease instead.

"Step back."

Xu spoke quietly.

"The first person it will face is me."

Xuandu looked at him in silence for a moment, then nodded slightly.

He did not argue, because Xu was indeed the most suitable person to block the Great Dao's first strike.

The Half-Step Transcendence realm and countless epochs of comprehending the origin were enough to force open