A horrifying scene unfolded.
The flesh and blood on Honkai Consciousness's body writhed rapidly, sprouting fresh tissue before fusing back together, regenerating at an unbelievable speed.
Even the cracks on the gray-black crystal hidden deep within its body—the Life Core—were healing.
But this did not come without a price.
To achieve such rapid regeneration, Honkai Consciousness was heartbroken:
"Damn it, I wasted so much advancement energy. How am I supposed to return to the Eighth Order now?!"
"The Seventh Order... Seventh-Order strength alone is already completely insufficient! When exactly did that disgusting bastard Ren Yu break through to the Seventh Order?"
Recalling Ren Yu swinging his blade at it, a flicker of terror and panic suddenly flashed through Honkai Consciousness's scarlet eyes.
Merely recalling what had happened earlier sent chills through its entire body.
"Impossible! Seventh Order—there's no way that bastard could have broken through to the Seventh Order so quickly! This was something the rules had set in stone! No one could escape it!"
"Right, the rules!"
As Honkai Consciousness restored its body, it roared inwardly, "When that bastard struck at me, he seemed to have drawn upon part of the rules' power!"
"The rules... Could he truly have broken through to the Seventh Order and inherited part of Old God Lord's power?!"
At that moment, it could no longer remain calm.
Who was Old God Lord?
The former ruler of this universe!
And the one who had established the rules!
His word was absolute. He could turn the unreal into reality and was capable of anything!
Although he did not particularly enjoy managing affairs and had ceded most of his authority, as long as he existed in this universe, no one dared show him disrespect.
Moreover, those who had obtained authority were all connected to him and treated