That layer of dark gold was the color of the void. When Lan Hong opened his eyes, his pupils retained the vertical slits of dragon eyes, now likewise veiled in the color of the void.
"Phew! Finally finished. That was a truly perilous move."
Lan Hong let out a deep breath, though breathing was impossible in the vacuum of space.
"It was the only way. Dangerous though it was, it succeeded in the end, didn't it?"
The Sixth Dragon Rider's voice emerged from the dark-gold dragon armor.
The Great Universe Heavenly Dao had wanted to seize Lan Hong's body as a Transcendent, while Lan Hong had likewise wanted to take this universe into his own hands.
Within his sea of consciousness, the situation had instead favored Lan Hong. As he fought against the void, he had also assimilated it, eroding the Heavenly Dao's consciousness.
It had been a war of attrition with no way of knowing the outcome or when it would end, the ultimate test of will and spirit.
By the time the Heavenly Dao's consciousness realized that Lan Hong was wearing it away as well, it was already too late to escape.
The golden dragon armor formed by the Sixth Dragon Rider existed precisely to seal it within Lan Hong's sea of consciousness.
What followed was an even more brutal confrontation. Lan Hong himself had long forgotten the very concept of time. Only after he had completely worn away the Heavenly Dao's consciousness did that protracted battle finally come to an end.
Naturally, the outcome had been gratifying. Lan Hong had not only fully transcended, but had also replaced the Heavenly Dao in taking control of this universe.
For instance, he could now see the plane where every cultivator strove to ascend the throne, as well as that