Deep within the Heavenly Court, in a magnificent palace, all was utterly silent.
This palace is not part of the Hall of Soaring Clouds's hierarchy, nor is it located above any of the Thirty-Three Heavens First Heaven. Instead, it exists independently within the core Void of the Heavenly Court, situated between reality and illusion. It has no walls, no beams, no bricks, but is an invisible hall constructed solely of pure Dao Pattern. Countless dense and profound Dao Pattern intertwine and crisscross, like countless invisible dragons winding and roaming in mid-air, each Dao Pattern carrying the ultimate secrets of heaven and earth.
Where the Dao Pattern converge, a Rune Furnace is slowly turning.
The furnace wasn't large, only about ten feet in diameter, but upon closer inspection, its surface was covered with countless layers of Rune Array. Each layer was an independent, small-scale Law System. When all those layers operated simultaneously, the entire Rune Furnace resembled a miniature realm, a world unto itself, bearing immense power beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
Inside the furnace, a gray flame was burning fiercely.
Chaos Fire.
This is not ordinary fire, not celestial fire, not divine fire, but the primordial flame naturally born from the ultimate condensation of the chaotic origin. Its temperature cannot be measured by any known standard—sometimes it is cold enough to freeze Space-Time, sometimes it is hot enough to melt the laws of nature. It burns without making any sound or releasing any light, simply burning quietly, yet it can cause all matter thrown into the furnace to undergo a fundamental transformation under its caress.
Destruction all things, create all things.
The essence of the Chaos Fire is "change." It decomposes everything that enters it into its most primordial state, then allows those primordial elements to recombine, rearrange, and re-condense to create entirely new existence. This is a process of "death and rebirth." Any matter in the face of the Chaos Fire will first undergo complete Destruction before it can be born at a higher level.
At this moment, within the Chaos Fire, three objects are undergoing the baptism of Destruction and rebirth.
The Eternal Blazing Sun.
The golden sun that once illuminated countless worlds has now shrunk to the size of a fist, hovering at the very core of the Chaos Fire. Its light is much dimmer than before, yet it still exudes a stubborn, unyielding spirit. Its golden surface is covered with fine cracks, which continue to spread and deepen under the scorching heat of the Chaos Fire, as if it might shatter completely at any moment. But just as each crack is about to break completely, a surge of golden primordial power surges from within the Eternal Blazing Sun, barely repairing the crack and maintaining its final integrity.
That primordial power was extremely stubborn; it was the foundation of the Great Dao of the Sun, accumulated by the Sun God over countless years. Even though its master had been suppressed, this creation still retained an extremely strong self-repairing ability.
The Tiger Soul God-Seizing Saber is also struggling.
The cracks on the blade were deeper, denser, and more ferocious than those of the Eternal Blazing Sun, almost piercing through the entire blade. Yet, from within those cracks, faint, deep tiger roars emanated, carrying an ancient power that devoured souls and robbed the mind, attempting to resist the erosion of the Chaos Fire. Streams of black blade energy burst forth from the blade, like countless tiny dragons writhing and tumbling in the flames, desperately resisting the scorching gray flames.
The Holy Grail of Origin, on the other hand, remained the quietest.
The cup's form constantly shifted between existence and nothingness, sometimes present, sometimes absent. Each time the Chaos Fire licked it, it would switch states, burning an empty shell in its "existent" state and finding no target in its "nothing" state. This high-frequency switching prevented the Chaos Fire from continuously affecting the same spot, slowing down the melting process.
The three Twelve Star Miracle Creation, the three ultimate treasures carrying the life's essence of the Eternal, even though their master was suppressed and their origin was severely damaged, they still possessed a tenacious vitality sufficient to withstand the Chaos Fire for a period of time.
But that's all.
Logo stood Rune Furnace, hands behind his back.
His gaze calmly fell upon the three creations in the furnace, his eyes deep and unfathomable, as if reflecting the flickering light of the furnace fire. He watched silently as the three creations struggled, resisted, and were consumed in the Chaos Fire, like a blacksmith watching the scrap iron he had thrown into the furnace gradually soften, deform, and melt.
"At my current level, such Miracle Creation no longer have much effect."
His mind raced with thoughts, yet remained perfectly calm.
That is indeed the case.
Twelve-star Miracle Creation are among the most supreme treasures in the Chaos Sea. The creation of each twelve-star Miracle Creation requires a massive amount of rare and precious materials, a long period of time to mature, and the utmost effort from an Eternal Being to forge it. An ordinary One-Step Eternal Being with one twelve-star artifact is enough to dominate a region and conquer countless worlds; Second-Step Eternity One Being with two or three twelve-star artifacts is virtually unmatched even among those of the same level.
Logo is not First-Step Eternity, nor even a typical Second-Step Eternity.
His Chaos Saint Body allowed him to reach the pinnacle of the Matter System, his Law of Chaos enabled him to ascend to the highest level of the Law System, and his control over realms granted him Infinity possibilities in the World System. The three systems were perfectly integrated within the same body, complementing each other, which made his true combat power far surpass the limits of ordinary Second-Step Eternity.
At this level, the bonus effect of the twelve-star Miracle Creation is negligible.
Moreover, these three creations all bear the imprints of their original owners' Dao. The Eternal Blazing Sun retains the will of the Sun God, the Tiger Soul God-Seizing Saber retains the battle intent of the Heavenly Emperor of Profound Arms, and the Holy Grail of Origin retains the core of the God of Law's order. Even if Logo forcibly refines them for his own use, he will have to spend a lot of time erasing those imprints, and the final gains will not be much higher than the price paid.
Rather than keeping them as useless objects, it's better to--
"They will be completely melted down to strengthen the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc or the Eye of Truth."
The thought took root in Logo's mind like a seed planted in fertile soil.
The Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc is the foundation of his entire Spirit Saint Domain, the core hub of the Six Paths of Reincarnation of Reincarnation, and the key node maintaining the causal Samsara of billions of beings in the realm. If the essence of these three twelve-star creations can be used to strengthen it, making its Samsara power purer, more profound, and more unshakeable, then the foundation of the entire Spirit Saint Domain will rise accordingly.
The Eye of Truth is the key to his ability to oversee the big picture and foresee opportunities. This artifact itself possesses the special attribute of "seeing all Truth." If it is further integrated with the twelve star artifact origins of three different attributes, it may undergo a qualitative change, sublimating from "seeing" to a higher level.
With this thought in mind, Logo no longer hesitated.
His mind sank deep into the Rune Furnace, immersing himself entirely in the forging of the three creations.
Buzz--!!
The countless Dao Pattern trembled simultaneously. Hundreds of millions of layers of Rune Array were activated at the same moment, radiating dazzling light. Those lights intertwined, like a huge net of light covering the entire palace, converging all the power towards the core of the Rune Furnace.
The Chaos Fire suddenly surged!
The gray flames, which were originally only a few feet in diameter, expanded several times in size at this moment. The raging flames licked the furnace wall and emitted a low whistling sound. The whistling sound was like the roar of ten thousand beasts, like the thunder of heaven, like the rumble of heaven and earth colliding at the beginning of chaos, which made the entire Dao Pattern Hall tremble slightly.
The Eternal Blazing Sun was the first to give out.
The golden sun emitted a piercing wail amidst the suddenly surging Chaos Fire, like the final scream of a dying beast. Countless cracks on its surface spread, intertwined, and tore apart wildly under the scorching flames, and golden primordial power poured out from the cracks like a burst dam, only to be swallowed up by the Chaos Fire. The Eternal Blazing Sun, deprived of its primordial support, quickly dimmed, its golden light fading layer by layer in the gray flames, revealing the turbid, lifeless primordial matter beneath.
Click--
A crisp cracking sound echoed throughout the palace.
The Eternal Blazing Sun completely disintegrated, transforming into countless tiny golden specks of light that scattered like fireworks within the Chaos Fire. These specks contained the purest primordial power of the Sun's Dao, the culmination of the Sun God's countless years of accumulated Dao fruit. At this moment, they were like a swarm of fireflies freed from their constraints, drifting aimlessly in the flames, awaiting re-coagulation and reorganization.
Next up is the Tiger Soul God-Seizing Saber.
The demonic blade, scorched by the Chaos Fire, emitted a series of defiant roars. Black blade energy erupted wildly, attempting to cleave through the flames with its last strength. Dense crimson light surged from the cracks in the blade, the final struggle of countless devoured souls. But all of this was futile against the Chaos Fire; layers of gray flames surged forth, engulfing the black blade energy and Dissolution the crimson light.
"Roar--!!"
The final tiger's roar shook the entire palace, then the blade shattered inch by inch, turning into countless dark blue fragments. The fragments then rapidly dissolved in the Chaos Fire, transforming into pure sword essence, which floated in the flames along with the golden specks of light.
Finally, there is the Holy Grail of Origin.
This creation silently accepted its Fate. It showed no sign of struggle, and even as the Eternal Blazing Sun and the Tiger Soul God-Seizing Saber shattered, it ceased its shift between existence and nothingness. The Chaos Fire easily licked its surface, completely disintegrating its wondrous state between existence and nothingness. The cup transformed into countless tiny, chaotic particles, merging with the primordial power into the flames.
Three Miracle Creation.
Three Twelve Star Miracle Creation.
Three ultimate treasures that could drive the entire Chaos Sea mad.
It was completely shattered by the scorching Chaos Fire, transforming into countless rare and precious materials and primordial power of ridiculously high rank that flew through the sky.