The magma attack that the Mother of the Stars had just unleashed was instantly annihilated by the pure black flames, like a drop of water thrown into a volcano, leaving not even a trace of steam.
Without the slightest hesitation, the spear pierced through the entire defenses of the Mother of the Stars —Her newly formed earth shield shattered like thin ice before the black flames, her elemental rings broke like paper rings under the power of devouring, and the light of her stars dimmed like fireflies under the power of locking Fate.
Pfft!!
The Truth Spear pierced the Mother of the Stars' chest from the front and emerged from her back! The pure black flames on the spear blade erupted wildly the moment it pierced her, devouring the Mother of the Stars' flesh, bones, organs, laws, and origins—everything—like a piece of wood hollowed out by worms, creating a huge Black Hole!
The Black Hole expanded wildly at the very center of the Mother of the Stars's chest, its edges gleaming with black embers of flame, its interior so deep it seemed to reflect Eternity nothingness. Most terrifyingly, however, the Black Hole was utterly unhealable! Gustavo's devouring seal power, etched deep into the Mother of the Stars's very essence with the penetration of the spear, was like a greedy parasite, relentlessly consuming her power, widening the wound, and hindering her self-healing.
In an instant, the power of the Mother of the Stars diminished drastically! The aura that was once as vast as the sea of stars plummeted to an unprecedented low, like the weakened surface of the sea after a storm, still expansive but having lost the power to stir up giant waves.
Astral Realm Order - Frozen!!
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, the Mother of the Stars unleashed her last life-saving measure.
He realized that he could no longer directly withstand the blow delivered by the Lord of Truth, a blow that came at the cost of the burning Great Dao, and that if he continued to entangle himself, he would be utterly suppressed. He had to escape—using the supreme authority of the Astral Realm Will to solidify everything, creating time and space for his own departure!
Under His will, the remaining power of order in the Astral Realm surged forth from all directions. Space-Time was frozen, laws were locked, and cause and effect were nailed down—the power of solidified order completely "froze" the area where the Lord of Truth resided in that instant.
It's like taking a frame from a flowing film and turning it into a Eternity photograph.
The Mother of the Stars, dragging her tattered body that was being devoured, prepared to break through the Astral Realm barrier in this frozen moment and Escape this battlefield that had become a dead end.
However, the Lord of Truth is far more decisive than He imagined.
Lancelot--!
Logo's voice boomed on the level of consciousness.
"Burn, burn!!"
Lancelot did not hesitate for a moment. His Endless Great Dao of Eternity —the ultimate path with order and battle at its core and Endless Void as its backbone—burst into flames at the same instant! With the same decisiveness, the same ferocity, and the same ruthlessness as Gustavo!
Golden flames covered the blade of the Spear of Truth! The flames were the complete opposite of Gustavo's pure black, displaying the purest and most brilliant gold, like the Immortal light that bursts forth after the Radiance of billions of stars has been condensed and compressed!
"Endless Judgment--!!"
The Truth Spear, wreathed in pure golden flames, swept out once more! Those golden flames carried Lancelot's power of order and judgment, possessing the ultimate authority to "judge all, decide all, and judge all." Any being touched by these golden flames would be judged, under the combined judgment of the Eye of Truth and the Great Dao of Endless, as "deserving of Destruction!"
Golden flames tore apart the solidified Astral Realm order, like a red-hot iron piercing frozen ice! That ultimate power capable of freezing all rules and order was utterly powerless to stop the advance of the Spear of Truth before the laws of "Judgment" and "Trial"!
The spearhead struck the Mother of the Stars with deadly accuracy once again!
This time, it's a top-down process!
Sizzle--!!
The Truth Spear, carrying golden flames, slashed diagonally down from the Mother of the Stars ' left shoulder, traversing her entire torso and emerging from her right rib! The Mother of the Stars ' body was cleaved in two by this decisive blow!
The left and right halves of the body slowly separated, slid off, and drifted away under the scorching heat of the pure golden flames.
Brown, starlight-like blood gushed wildly from the fracture, each drop shimmering with a faint, dying light.
The two halves of the Mother of the Stars attempted to heal themselves the instant they were split apart, but the golden flames of judgment and the black flames of devouring simultaneously raged at the edges of her wounds. One severed her connection to the laws, while the other devoured her healing power, leaving her with absolutely no possibility of reshaping her complete body.
The Lord of Truth raised his tattered Truth Spear high, two flames intertwining and swirling at its tip, like a sword of judgment hanging in the sky.
"Suppress!!"
Boom!!
The Spirit Saint Domain behind the Lord of Truth suddenly appeared! At this moment, the realm shone with unprecedented brilliance. The golden veins of the Heavenly Net flowed wildly on the surface of the realm, the gray wheel of the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc spun rapidly at the core of the realm, and the will of billions of immortals and gods shouted in unison within the realm.
The entire realm, like a divine mountain descending from the sky, carrying the power of an entire world, crashed down upon the dying body of the Mother of the Stars, which had already been split in two!
The Spirit Saint Domain completely engulfed the broken body of the Mother of the Stars!
The six gates of the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc opened simultaneously— the Heavenly Dao, the Asura Dao, the Human Dao, the Animal Dao Hungry Ghost Dao Path, and the Hell Dao —the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, like six invisible chains, simultaneously entangled, bound, and pulled the two halves of the Mother of the Stars into the deepest part of the Samsara Disc. There, the gray light of the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc utterly crushed, disintegrated, and Dissolution all her resistance.
At the same moment, the Hammer of Earth was also deflected by the Spear of Truth. After spinning several times in the Void, the hammerhead was precisely pinned to the rock at the edge of the Samsara Disc by the spear blade, like a trophy fixed in the conqueror's territory.
One after another, roots of law emerged from the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc, piercing into the suppressed body of the Mother of the Stars like countless greedy veins.
Those roots frantically drew upon the remaining primal power within the Mother of the Stars —Her earthly origin, Her stellar power, Her magical source—all of which was constantly seized, refined, and transformed by those law roots, and gently and steadily injected into the Heavenly Net and Samsara Disc of the Spirit Saint Domain, becoming nourishment for the growth of this entire realm.
The aura of the Mother of the Stars was constantly weakening, fading, and sinking. From its original Eternity Radiance, as brilliant as the sun, it gradually dimmed into a faint candle flame about to be extinguished.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
From Gustavo's Fatal Strike blow on the Burning Avenue, to the Mother of the Stars' attempt to freeze Space-Time Escape, to Lancelot's judgment on the Burning Avenue, to the suppression from the Spirit Saint Domain and the frantic extraction of the Law Roots—all of this lasted only a dozen or so breaths.
When the last strand of law rooted firmly into the remains of the Mother of the Stars, and when that last struggling starlight was completely swallowed by the gray wheel of the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc, the entire Astral Realm fell into a deathly silence.
All the Eternal held their breath.
They looked at the Lord of Truth, who was covered in blood and weak, at the Truth Spear in his hand that was broken in two, at the Spirit Saint Domain on his shoulder that was still running steadily—and at the brown figure that was completely suppressed under the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc deep in the realm.
The Mother of the Stars's weak voice slowly emanated from the depths of the Samsara Disc.
Those were the last words He uttered after His suppression; His voice was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind, yet it carried an unwavering conviction that remained until His death.
"I must... bring the Astral Realm..."
The voice paused, as if using its last bit of strength, before uttering the final two words.
"Transcendence..."
The sound disappeared.
The aura of the Mother of the Stars completely subsided, sinking into the Six Paths of Reincarnation within the Heaven-Bearing Reincarnation Disc, becoming part of the Spirit Saint Domain and the new order of the Astral Realm.
The Lord of Truth stood amidst the shattered Astral Realm, holding a broken spear, his body covered in blood.
His face was deathly pale, and the fused state of the Trinity was on the verge of collapse after burning ninety percent of the original essence of the two Great Dao of Eternity. Yet he still stood, still stood tall, like a pillar supporting the heavens and the earth.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the Astral Realm that had been torn apart by his fierce battle with the Mother of the Stars.
And those Eternal who are gazing upon Him.
Silence spread through the ruins of the Astral Realm.