252: Violent music

Stepping into this blood-red galaxy, Li Dong felt as if he had jumped into a pot of boiling blood.

No, it was even worse.

A thick, inseparable sense of violent intent pierced into his Sea of Consciousness from all directions, like countless invisible steel needles.

The air was filled with a strange odor, a mixture of rust and burnt stench, and every star emitted an ominous, dark red halo, as if they were angry eyeballs.

Looking around, there was no tranquility to be found in this starry sky.

Massive star beasts were tearing at each other crazily in the asteroid belts, while smaller races were engaged in senseless, bloody melees on the surfaces of planets.

There were no tactics, no purpose, only pure attack, destruction, and attack again.

Here, power was not a ladder for evolution, but fuel for driving madness.

"Tsk, what a... lively place."

Li Dong hovered in the Void Realm, letting the violent Law wash over him, yet not even the corner of his clothes stirred.

The gaze from the "Hand of Order" was cold and precise, like a surgeon observing an experimental subject, recording his every reaction after entering this place.

"Are you watching? Don't blink, the best is yet to come."

Li Dong said to the "audience" member, whose whereabouts were unknown, in his heart.

He was not in a hurry to act.

When dealing with this level of chaos, blind suppression was the stupidest method.

He closed his eyes, and the [Void Eye] quietly opened.

The world before his eyes changed instantly.

The shell of matter faded away, leaving only the veins of Law.

He saw threads of blood-red Law, like malignant vines, entwined around the Soul of every living being in this galaxy.

These threads of Law were not derived from external energy infusion, but grew from a tiny point deep within the Souls of the living beings.

That point was the instinct of "struggle."

The Law of this galaxy had been distorted by something unknown, magnifying this instinct infinitely, eventually forming a self-perpetuating, constantly proliferating "Singularity of Negative Emotion."

It did not produce energy; it only polluted and amplified emotions.

"So it's not an excess of energy, but a 'temper' that's too big."

Li Dong figured out the crux of the problem, "Which unlucky guy lit the Universe's powder keg?"

He decided to try the gentlest method first.

Tapping his fingertip, a circle of soft golden ripples spread out from him as the center.

This was his most adept "Tune of Harmony," capable of calming chaos and guiding disordered Law back to harmony.

However, when this harmonious fluctuation touched those blood-colored Laws, something unexpected happened.

"Roar—!"

A roar that resounded through the Universe did not come from a single creature, but was the collection of all violent wills in the entire galaxy.

That soft "Tune of Harmony" not only failed to soothe, but instead acted like a drop of cold water falling into boiling oil, instantly igniting the entire pot!

The blood-colored light flared greatly, and the violent Law became even more active, even beginning to actively attack Li Dong, this "foreign object."

Countless living beings turned their direction in unison, their scarlet eyes locked onto him, as if he were the most hateful existence in this world.

"Fine, it seems that reasoning doesn't work."

Li Dong retracted the Law fluctuation, "You don't want to listen to music, you just want to rave, right?"

Confrontation was useless, and soothing was just adding fuel to the fire.

The essence of these guys was fighting; to deprive them of fighting was equivalent to taking their lives.

Then...

"If I don't let you fight, you'll be uncomfortable."

"Then I'll give you a place to fight to your heart's content!"

A spark of inspiration flashed in Li Dong's mind, and he had a brand new idea.

If you can't suppress it, then channel it!

He raised his hand, the [Blade of Judgment] did not appear; instead, an illusory scalpel made of pure Law took its place.

[Law Scalpel]!

He did not aim at any living being, but slashed fiercely into the empty Void Realm!

*Screech—*

Space was slashed open, creating a huge tear, but inside was not chaotic dimensional turbulence, but a precisely constructed energy channel leading to the unknown dark Void Realm.

Li Dong's hands flew, the [Law Scalpel] moving so fast in his hands that only afterimages remained.

*Screech! Screech! Screech!*

One after another, huge "energy venting channels" were forcibly opened by him, spreading throughout the entire galaxy.

Those violent energies that had nowhere to go and were nearly boiling found a vent, turning into torrents of blood-red color, passively swept into these channels and discharged into the cold depths of the Universe.

The oppressive energy density within the galaxy instantly dropped significantly, but the madness of the living beings remained.

"Just venting is not enough; I need to find something proper for you all to do."

Li Dong took a deep breath, spread his arms, and majestic power of Attunement surged out from his body.

This time, it was no longer a gentle soothing, but a domineering construction!

"In my name, establish the rule of 'Battle'!"

His voice turned into the cornerstone of Law, and in the center of the galaxy, an incredibly huge illusory arena rose from the ground.

It was woven from light and Law, grand and spectacular, carrying an ancient, murderous, yet sacred aura.

The moment the arena appeared, an irresistible attraction enveloped all the violent living beings.

Their instincts told them that that was the ultimate battlefield!

For a moment, countless figures poured into that huge "arena" Domain of Law like dumplings.

Inside the arena, Li Dong was the sole rule-maker.

"Rule one: Fighting is allowed, but dying is not."

An intent spread out, and every living being that entered the arena gained an invisible layer of Law protection.

When they received a fatal attack, this protection would automatically teleport them out of the arena.

"Rule two: The winner will gain a moment of clarity."

He integrated his power of Attunement into the rules.

In the arena, every hearty duel, every collision of technique and power, was no longer a meaningless venting, but a form of tempering.

The moment the winner defeated their opponent, their Soul would be cleansed by a gentle force, briefly breaking free from the fury and regaining a trace of rationality.

At first, the living beings only fought by instinct.

But soon, the first winner appeared.

A giant beast that had just torn apart its opponent's energy projection suddenly stopped in its roar, a trace of confusion and bewilderment flashing in its blood-red eyes.

It looked down at its claws, seemingly not understanding why it was here.

Although it was only a few seconds, a seed of good had already been planted.

As duel after duel progressed, more and more living beings experienced the taste of "sobriety" at the moment of victory.

The chaotic slaughter gradually turned into a "competition" with goals and the pursuit of victory.

The chaos within the galaxy subsided at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although it was still fighting tooth and nail inside the arena, the galaxy itself had changed from an out-of-control grinder of flesh and blood into an orderly...

Large-scale online fighting game scene?

Li Dong nodded with satisfaction.

Just then, he felt that the gaze of the "Hand of Order" that had been locking onto him had undergone a subtle change.

The original cold, waveless feeling now actually had a trace of... activity?

It was like a supercomputer's CPU usage suddenly spiking after processing data that exceeded expectations.

"Yo, stunned?"

Li Dong grinned, "This is just the beginning, don't rush, my renovation plan still has a second phase."

He could feel that the Law of the entire galaxy was moving toward a brand new, dynamic balance under his guidance.

But he was also clear that whether it was the energy venting or this arena, it was only treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

They were just a huge safety valve for a pressure cooker.

That "Singularity of Negative Emotion" that made the entire galaxy "go collectively crazy," that true source of the disease, was still deeply hidden in the core of the galaxy.

Li Dong's gaze pierced through countless nebulae and looked toward the central area where the violent Law was most dense.

"The warm-up is over."

"Now, it's time to find the bastard who composed this raging movement, and then... snap its baton in half."