The Original Intent of 'Reason'

Buzz~!

Sword light blazing like firewood rose up, sweeping away every shadow in less than a trillionth of an instant before plunging into the Starry Sky and colliding with the boundless might that shook it.

Without a sound.

Yet an incomparably dazzling radiance suddenly erupted, as though every color in the world had been mixed together, forming a bizarre spectacle beyond the description of any language. In an instant, it blanketed the entire Southern Star Domain.

But...

In but a moment, every phenomenon vanished, and the endlessly turbulent Starry Sky returned to calm.

Only in the depths of the dark, profound universe did violet and crimson hues surge, like the pulse of the world.

Two supreme powers that reached directly to the level of origins clashed upon another plane inaccessible to the Great Profound Realm, as though they might seep through at any moment.

Meanwhile, within the Sword Ancestor Hall.

"Heh heh heh... Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!"

Maniacal laughter rose from low to high, echoing through the hall.

Misty currents that constantly shifted in color used that Time Branch, drained of all extraordinary elements, as a medium. From beyond the "Boundary" formed by the Taixuan Authority, from that place between existence and nonexistence...

They poured forth in a vast torrent like the celestial river overturning, filling the entire dojo in a single breath!

Xu Xing's figure was swallowed up, and even the blazing flames upon the surrounding stone pillars were extinguished.

At the same time, Tai, seated upon the circular platform, suddenly rose to his feet.

Amid faint creaking sounds, every clasp began to warp and deform from his movement. Cracks gradually appeared, and one after another, they snapped taut and broke.

Before long.

All the chains had broken under his struggle. Amid crisp clattering, the warped and shattered clasps fell onto