67: The threshold of fate, the knocking of tribulations.

The star dome ark, this wreckage carrying despair and faint hope, fled desperately through the violent energy aftermath within the Star Marrow Sea. Behind it lay the tragic battlefield where the Ancient Star Marrow Whale was locked down by the Law and its single eye burned with stellar flames. The destructive radiance of platinum and deep blue turned that Star Domain into a seething inferno, each residual shockwave from the energy impacts causing the shattered ark's hull to emit groans on the verge of disintegration.

Chen Feng gritted his teeth until blood seeped from between them. Within his Dantian, the newly formed Universe Ruin Vortex was like a heavy millstone; each forced activation brought excruciating pain that tore at his Meridians. The dark vortex core rotated slowly, emanating the ruin Concept that devoured all phenomena, barely offsetting the impact of the Berserk Principles outside and maintaining the ark's last flickering shield of starlight. The Fate Wheel Phantom, solidified to 39%, operated with difficulty within his Sea of Consciousness, its core starlight interwoven with ruin power, guiding their course.

In his arms, Su Wanzhao clutched tightly to his lapel. The eyes that once held starry seas had shed their initial confusion upon waking, leaving only profound exhaustion and bone-deep agony. The star vortex core in her chest rotated steadily, emitting a gentle starlight that nourished the remnants of her fragile dao foundation. She attempted to mobilize a sliver of power, but only a faint point of light gathered at her fingertips before dispersing. The backlash brought such intense pain that she grunted, her face growing even paler.

"Don't move! Just stabilize the vortex!" Chen Feng's voice was hoarse and urgent, carrying an unquestionable resolve. Su Wanzhao looked up at him, at his blood-stained, sharply defined jawline, at the nearly mad flame of survival burning in his eyes. Finally, she gave a weak nod and sank all her focus into the star vortex in her chest, striving with all her might to keep that newly kindled spark of life from extinguishing.

The tribulation imprint pulsed coldly on Chen Feng's chest, like a maggot boring into bone. Its recovery progress was firmly suppressed by the Ancient Whale's power at 19.7%, its spread rate reduced to +0.3% per shichen. Yet deep within the imprint, the tribulation remnant soul's will, filled with endless resentment and greed, was not silent. Like a venomous serpent lurking in the abyss, it watched coldly: "Hall of Fate Wheel... Ruin... Delicious... Will ultimately... Belong to me..."

Ahead, the A raging torrent of liquid stellar laws of the Star Marrow Sea gradually calmed, replaced by an indescribable... 'order'. Not the cold, imposed order of a Celestial Court Edict, but a manifestation of rules more ancient, more vast, originating from the Universe's Origin.

The 'seawater' of the Star Marrow Sea became viscous, stagnant, like solidified starry amber. Countless massive Star Marrow crystals of varying shapes floated within, forming a magnificent yet bizarre 'crystal forest'. These crystals were no longer the pure dark blue of the earlier mountains, but showed deep purple, profound black, and even shades of grey swirling with Chaotic luster. They hung silently, their surfaces flowing with naturally formed, complex and profound Dao patterns dizzying to behold.

Even more bizarre was the space. Here, space was no longer continuous. Within sight, a massive Star Marrow crystal might seem close at hand, yet when one tried to approach, it could instantly appear in a distant, unreachable location, or be separated by an invisible, undulating transparent 'membrane'. Space here was folded, twisted, shattered into countless discontinuous fragments, then forcibly glued together by an unseen, immense power, forming a kaleidoscopic maze.

The remaining starlight shield of the star dome ark, the moment it contacted this region, acted like a stone thrown into water, stirring violent ripples! Countless invisible spatial folds, like living things, wrapped around it, attempting to twist, tear, or hurl this foreign intruder into unknown spatial fragments!

"Warning! Entering ultra-high-density spatial anomaly zone! Star dome navigation beacons Failure! Conventional navigation invalid!" The ark's remaining warning arrays emitted a piercing shriek.

Chen Feng grunted, feeling an overwhelming spatial tearing force act upon both the ark and his own body! If not for the Universe Ruin Vortex emanating a trace of the Concept that encompassed the end of all things, barely smoothing the most violent spatial folds, the ark would likely have been torn to shreds by spatial forces in an instant!

"The Hall of Fate Wheel... is at the core... of this space..." Chen Feng endured the dizziness and tearing sensation from the spatial distortions, Staring intently the faint sensation transmitted by the tribulation imprint. That sensation was like a flickering candle in the wind, elusive yet tenaciously pointing towards the deepest part of this spatial maze. Simultaneously, the star vortex core in Su Wanzhao's chest shone with unprecedented brightness, its eager for some Homogeneous existence deep ahead clearly transmitted through the starlight.

"Follow my guidance closely!" Chen Feng roared, immersing his mind completely into the faint sensations from the Nascent Primal Fate Wheel Phantasm and the tribulation imprint. At this moment, the imprint was not just a shackle, but the only landmark into this Jedi!

He no longer tried to resist the spatial folding. Instead, he pushed the power of the Universe Ruin Vortex to its limit, emanating a faint Concept of 'assimilation' and 'sinking'. The Ruin was, after all, the end of all things; the distortion and termination of space was, to some degree, also the Ruin's Domain! Under the Enveloped of this faint Concept, the star dome ark no longer flailed about like a headless fly. Instead, like a stone sinking to the bottom of water, it followed the 'flow' of the spatial folds, moving in a bizarre and perilous manner, 'sinking' towards the coordinates of the Hall of Fate Wheel as sensed.

The ark shuttle through the kaleidoscopic spatial fragments. At times, it crashed into the interior of a massive crystal formed of pure purple Star Marrow, as if Immersed in a frozen galaxy; at others, it was flung to the edge of an absolute dark Void Realm fissure that even devoured Divine Sense; sometimes space inverted, with flowing stellar 'seawater' overhead and a shattered desert of stellar remains below. Each traversal was accompanied by the groans of the overburdened hull and the frantically tearing of spatial forces upon the shield. The damage level fluctuated repeatedly along the death line of 91%.

Su Wanzhao bit her lower lip, enduring the intense discomfort from the spatial jumps and the throbbing pain from her dao foundation. Yet her gaze Always follow Chen Feng, watching his blood-stained profile Flickering within the Distorted spatial light and shadow, watching the An almost burning focus and determination in his eyes. The star vortex core in her chest, as they ventured deeper, increased its rotation speed slowly yet steadily. An instinctual eager for the Unknown existence ahead, and... a hint of indescribable palpitation, spread through her heart.

No one knew how long they had been 'sinking'—perhaps an instant, perhaps ten thousand years. When the star dome ark pierced through a layer of spatial 'membrane' as Viscous as if it were solid, the scene before them abruptly changed!

It was no longer a forest of kaleidoscopic spatial fragments.

An indescribably vast, absolutely 'calm' region appeared ahead.

There were no A raging torrent of liquid stellar laws, no floating massive crystals. Only a pure, profound 'darkness' that seemed capable of absorbing all light and color. This 'darkness' was not nothingness, but composed of a solidified, The ultimate stellar origin presents a chaotic, dark gray hue.. It floated silently at the core of the spatial maze, like the Universe's placenta.

At the center of this Chaotic grey 'placenta', floated a... 'hall'.

It was not a palace built of brick or metal. It More like an enormous、 From countless slowly rotating、 Flickering不定的玄奥光轮嵌套而成的... three-dimensional geometric structure! The light wheels showed deep dark gold, flowing stellar purple, and the all-encompassing Chaotic grey. Each light wheel was self-contained, yet interlocked, nested, and rotated with others in incomprehensible ways. Upon them flowed natural Dao patterns more ancient, more obscure than the star charts on the Ancient Star Marrow Whale's surface, as if containing the ultimate mysteries of the Universe's birth and destruction!

An indescribable, An overwhelming pressure that surpasses all paths, carrying the vicissitudes of ages and a trace of cold、 Impersonalized scrutiny of the will, emanated from this 'Hall of Fate Wheel', instantly enveloping the star dome ark that had just Break into this' calm' area!

Boom!

Chen Feng felt as if struck by a heavy blow! The Nascent Primal Fate Wheel Phantasm trembled violently, its core starlight flashing wildly, showing signs of being assimilated and drawn in by that Intimidation! The Universe Ruin Vortex within his Dantian also abruptly stalled, its rotation becoming incredibly sluggish! A sense of A sense of insignificance and awe originating from the very essence of life, like an icy tide, instantly He was submerged!

Su Wanzhao grunted even more audibly. The light from the star vortex core in her chest surged violently, as if receiving an absolute summons, its rotation speed suddenly increasing! A powerful suction erupted from the star vortex core, Absorbing frantically the surrounding solidified Chaotic grey stellar Origin! Her body shook violently, a sickly flush rising to her face, the The blue crack that had just been healed reappearing! The Origin aura emanating from the Hall of Fate Wheel held a Fatal Attraction for her, yet also carried a The immense pressure was unbearable.!

"Hall of Fate... Wheel!" Chen Feng spat out these four words with difficulty, his eyes filled with震撼 and eager. They had finally arrived! The starting point (or perhaps the end?) of the legendary path of transcendence!

The star dome ark, like a flying insect trapped in amber, was enveloped by the solidified Chaotic grey stellar Origin. Its speed plummeted, finally coming to a complete stop in the Void Realm still some distance from the Hall of Fate Wheel. The remaining starlight shield shattered like a soap bubble under this absolute Origin Intimidation. The ark's hull was Completely exposed in this A deathly and majestic space, its damage level Stable at91%. The Annihilation self-destruction mechanism lay dormant like a slumbering Vicious Beast, Temporary hibernation.

Hope was right before their eyes! The aura emanating from the Hall of Fate Wheel resonated strong with both Chen Feng's Primal Fate Wheel and Su Wanzhao's star vortex core!

However, just as Chen Feng prepared to Drive it at all costs the Fate Wheel, attempting to communicate with this Ancient Temple—

A sudden Mutation occurred!

The tribulation imprint on his chest, suppressed for so long, abruptly erupted with unprecedented Blinding dark red light! This time, the light was Mixed with a hint of eeriness、 Dark gold patterns that seem to corrode the soul!

"The opportunity... has come!" The tribulation remnant soul's will, filled with endless resentment and ecstasy, like a The venomous dragon broke free of its final restraints., instantly broke through the suppression of the Ancient Whale's power, Crazy Roar within the depths of Chen Feng's Soul! Its recovery progress instantly skyrocketed from 19.7% to—

**20%!**

Hummm!!!

A force far more condensed, ferocity than before, carrying the Terrifying power of the origin of slaughter that severed Karma and extinguished Reincarnation, Mixed with a trace of origin the Chaotic grey Origin aura of the Hall of Fate Wheel, erupted boom from the depths of the imprint! This time, it did not attack Chen Feng's dao foundation. Instead, it coalesced into an Ultimate Condensation、 The dark red blood rune moved at a speed beyond the reach of thought., ignoring the solidified stellar Origin space, ignoring the barrier of the star dome ark. As if teleporting, it fiercely Printing the star vortex core in Su Wanzhao's chest!

This blood talisman was not a pure energy attack. At its core, it contained the most The vicious curse of slaughter condensed from the Burning Will of the tribulation remnant soul, and... an eerie' Introduction' Stealing the Origin aura of the Hall of Fate Wheel!

Its target—to pollute、 Detonate Su Wanzhao's Just stabilized、 and the Hall of Fate Wheel产生 strong共鸣的 star vortex core! To transform it into a key that Destroy everything、 Open a certain channel!

"With your nascent star... as my sacrifice... for my return! Open!!!" The tribulation remnant soul's roar was filled with Madness that destroys everything!

Fast! Vicious! Ruthless! The opportunity把握精准到令人绝望! It was precisely the moment when Su Wanzhao's star vortex core resonated most strongly with the Hall of Fate Wheel, her mind Most undefended! It was also the instant Chen Feng was Deterrence by the Hall of Fate Wheel's Intimidation, his mental shock!

"Last Light! Watch out!!" Chen Feng's eyes widened in terror, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering! He had no time to think. His残存的意念 and力量 erupted disregarding everything! The Universe Ruin Vortex within his Dantian spun crazy, a Dark and deep、 The power of the Ruins, carrying the aura of the end of all things. instantly Through the body, transforming into a miniature, The rapidly spinning shadow of the Return to the Void, Block that Deadly Dark Red Blood Rune!

Simultaneously, his blood-stained hand He suddenly grabbed at Su Wanzhao, attempting to pull her away!

But, it was too late!

That Dark Red Blood Rune, carrying Punishment Calamity's恶毒诅咒 and the eerie Introduction from the Hall of Fate Wheel, had already Penetrating the barriers of space. It was now mere millimeters from the star vortex core in Su Wanzhao's chest!

Su Wanzhao's eyes, flowing with starlight, reflected the Blood Rune of Destruction that arrived in an instant. Her pupils contracted Suddenly due to the Extreme Crisis!