His flesh crumbled bit by bit.
On the left side of his body, platinum light of order spread outward. His meridians, flesh, and bones were sliced over and over.
On the right side, chaotic malice spread outward. His vitality was drained dry, his skin shriveled, and gray powder pattered down.
The two laws battled inside Zhou Xuan, each bent on killing the other, shattering the shell that held them in the process.
The creation origin source raced between the two powers. Meridians it had just stitched together were severed and corroded again the next instant. Blood mixed with bone fragments seeped out of Zhou Xuan's body.
Emperor Jiang Wu clung desperately to the temple ruins beneath him, his head raised and his eyes bloodshot. The man in his sight no longer resembled his former self. One half shone blindingly bright; the other was so black it swallowed everything.
Old Ancestor Xuanming hovered in midair, his fingers trembling incessantly as he formed seals. He suppressed his Dao Fruit with everything he had, holding firm against the Unity Continent's earth veins as they neared rupture. He dared not make a sound. If even a little of the turbulent laws in the void above leaked out, the million-strong army below would die.
The False Heavenly Dao went mad inside his sea of consciousness.
"Stop! Stop now!" The black spiritual entity slammed against the barriers of Zhou Xuan's sea of consciousness, shrieking again and again. "Your body can't withstand both powers erupting at once! Your body and soul will be annihilated! Let me out!"
It was truly terrified. Zhou Xuan was gambling with everyone's lives.
Zhou Xuan did not answer it.
Pain. There was nothing but pain from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet. Zhou Xuan raised his head