309: The Collapse of the Demon Suppression General Administration

"No... I am Order... I am Absolute..."

The consciousness of the Order Celestial Sovereign roared, attempting to suppress these "Impurities."

Yet, his body was disintegrating.

Fragments of his body, bearing the Law of "Stasis," peeled away, transforming into rigid, cold Order runes that scattered into the Void Realm.

Meanwhile, those "Variables" that had been suppressed for hundreds of millions of years—those seven emotions and six desires he viewed as "cancer cells"—were growing wildly within the ruins, converging into a weak yet incredibly resilient, pulsing fire of Spirituality.

Li Dong watched this scene quietly.

He did not pursue, nor did he kick a man when he was down.

He simply spoke softly, as if chanting an ancient ballad.

"What joy is there in living, what bitterness in dying."

"Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are all scenery."

"The Stasis you pursue is a tombstone. What they crave is to live."

This singing held no power, yet it was a "resonance" of a higher dimension.

It ignited that fire of Spirituality.

Boom!

The flames soared into the sky, instantly consuming the collapsing Order runes.

The Order Celestial Sovereign’s painfully struggling consciousness saw a different sight within the flames.

He saw that the "Variables" he had eradicated had not disappeared; instead, in a Domain named [Sanctuary of Variables], they had transformed into wheat seedlings, into stars, and into an endless wind of evolution.

His "Stasis" became their nourishment.

His "End" became the prelude to their "Newborn."

So, what he had guarded for hundreds of millions of years was truly just a tomb.

So, he was the one... the greatest mistake.

"I... was wrong..."

A long, drawn-out sigh echoed between heaven and earth.

Accompanying this sigh, the raging fire of Spirituality suddenly contracted, and all the collapsing Order runes and all the restored fragments of humanity were swept into it.

In the end, everything vanished.

Only a translucent, pure light remained in its place, seemingly containing the mysteries of the Universe's beginning.

It had no aggression, no consciousness; it simply floated quietly, radiating a sense of "so that was it" relief.

The Order Celestial Sovereign had achieved a "Newborn" in an alternative way.

Li Dong reached out, and that light obediently fell into his palm, immediately merging into his [Dynamic Equilibrium Source].

His Dao grew slightly more profound.

...

At the very moment the Order Celestial Sovereign transformed into light.

Demon Suppression Realm, Central Province.

The Demon Suppression Headquarters temple, floating above the Nine Heavens, shook violently.

In the deepest part of the temple, within a council chamber constructed from Absolute Laws, several towering figures shrouded in light and shadow opened their eyes in unison.

Before one of these figures, the "Order" throne—where the grey flame representing the Origin of the Order Celestial Sovereign resided—flickered and extinguished with a soft sound.

Dead silence.

A silence so profound one could hear a pin drop.

"Order... has fallen."

An aged voice broke the silence, trembling with disbelief.

This was not merely the fall of a Celestial Sovereign.

This was the "Absolute Order" philosophy that the Demon Suppression Division had believed in for eternity being shattered by a single punch, right down to its Foundation!

"Who is it! It is that 'Source of Variables'!"

"He didn't just defeat Order; he also... 'converted' Order! How is this possible! 'Stasis' is the ultimate truth of the Universe; how could it be converted!"

"Our Dao... could it be wrong?"

Panic, like a plague, spread within the hearts of these high and mighty Celestial Sovereigns.

Everything they held onto, the very meaning of their existence, wavered at this moment.

Just then, Li Dong's voice rang out, without warning, deep within the Soul of every Demon Suppression Division Cultivator.

The voice was calm, yet carried the undeniable power of truth.

"Stasis is the poison of the world."

"Evolution is the only way to survive."

"What you guard is not Order, but a cage. What you slaughter is not demons, but possibility."

"Today, I ring the funeral bell for the old Order of the Demon Suppression Realm!"

Boom!

This voice exploded inside the entire Demon Suppression Headquarters like a thunderclap.

Countless Demon Suppression Guards who were Cultivating, patrolling, or suppressing demons shook violently, their eyes revealing confusion, struggle, and... a glimmer of unprecedented light.

Especially the young Cultivators, who already harbored doubts about that set of iron Laws that suppressed human nature.

At this moment, Li Dong's words were like a key, unlocking the shackles in their hearts!

"He's right! Why must our Cultivation Technique remain unchanged! Why can't we have our own thoughts!"

A young Cultivator flushed with excitement and raised his arms to shout.

"Shut up! Do you want to betray the Demon Suppression Division!"

An old-school Elder beside him barked sternly, his eyes full of terror.

Similar arguments erupted in every corner of the Demon Suppression Headquarters.

The clash of ideologies was more lethal than any blade.

The entire massive war machine began to disintegrate from within at this moment.

"Enough."

Just as the Chaos was about to escalate into civil war, a more ancient, more majestic voice came from the very top of the throne.

The voice carried no emotion, yet contained a forced power of "Judgment."

"All Variables are heresy."

"All doubts must be erased."

"Absolute obedience."

"Judgment Celestial Sovereign!"

All Cultivators, whether new school or old school, trembled in their Souls under this power, their thinking seemingly about to be forcibly formatted, returning to the most primitive state of "obedience."

However, Li Dong's sneer followed immediately.

"Using one kind of dead silence to suppress another? Pathetic."

[Multivariate Variable]!

An invisible force crossed endless space, precisely cutting into the Judgment Celestial Sovereign's mental control network.

That forced power of "obedience" was not destroyed, but cleverly "converted."

It became a catalyst.

A catalyst that ignited "free will"!

"Ah!"

Countless Cultivators clutched their heads and let out screams that were both painful and exhilarating.

They felt the shackles in their minds being completely burst open!

"My fate is determined by me, not the Celestial Sovereign!"

"Screw Absolute Order! I'm done!"

"Newborn Town! Go to Newborn Town! That's where the future is!"

The Demon Suppression Headquarters was completely disintegrated.

Over seventy percent of the Cultivators chose to leave. They turned into streaks of light, like tired birds returning to the forest, and flew towards the Despair Mountains.

The remaining hardliners watched in terror as their colleagues left, retreating to guard that empty, soulless temple, becoming isolated.

Newborn Town.

Li Dong watched the Cultivators surging in like a tide in the sky, his expression calm.

He did not accept them immediately.

Instead, he flicked the "light" that had been transformed from the Order Celestial Sovereign.

The light flew high into the sky, burst open, and transformed into a vast, boundless tome of Laws, branded with the supreme truth of "Dynamic Equilibrium."

"To enter my gate, first comprehend my Dao."

"This is the 'Newborn Law'; those who can may enter, those who cannot must find their own way."

His voice spread in all directions.

Those rushing Cultivators did not hesitate in the slightest; they sat cross-legged one after another and began to comprehend that brand-new "Living Order."

Just as Newborn Town was thriving and about to usher in an unprecedented expansion.

Li Dong, however, looked up towards the end of the world.

There, a far more terrifying and purer "Absolute Equilibrium" than the Order Celestial Sovereign was awakening.

The disintegration of the Demon Suppression Headquarters and the "conversion" of the Order Celestial Sovereign were, to "it," not a failure, but an "ineffective correction."

Now, it was going to enter the field itself to carry out a "forced correction."

Rumble—

The land of the entire Demon Suppression Realm began to shake violently.

Not just one place, not just one province, but the entire world!

Deep underground, the Demon nests that had slept for countless epochs were simultaneously detonated by an invisible force!

An unprecedented, despair-inducing tide of demons erupted simultaneously on every inch of land in the Demon Suppression Realm!

This time, the demons' eyes were no longer Chaos, but flashing with the cold, grey light belonging to the "Stasis" Law.

They were stronger, more cunning, and... more organized!

"The Chess Player's" voice, carrying a hint of approval mixed with gravitas, rang in Li Dong's mind.

"You succeeded in turning their pieces into your pieces."

"But the reaction of 'Absolute Equilibrium' is faster than I imagined. It has overturned a corner of the chessboard; it does not intend to play slowly with you anymore."

Li Dong withdrew his gaze, looking at the Cultivators below who were working hard to comprehend the new technique, and then at the distant sky dyed pitch-black by Devilish Qi.

He felt not the slightest panic.

He took a step forward and stood at the highest point of Newborn Town.

"Mo Chen."

His voice crossed dimensions.

In the distant Newborn Dimension, Mo Chen, who was depicting Li Dong's great achievements on a scroll, felt something in his heart and turned his brush.

A magnificent, sacred phantom of a "Temple" took shape under his brush, and crossed the Void Realm, branding itself in the center of Newborn Town.

[Temple of Variables].