91: Will Star Cocoon, Foundation Initially Formed

Xingtians core will, with its malicious and calculating intent, was like a poisoned ice pick, stabbing deeply into the depths of Chen Feng's existence imprint, which was on the verge of total collapse!

The dark gold Path of Slaughter blood seal, which had condensed all the Origin of the tribulation imprint and a sliver of xingtians will, carried absolute malice that locked onto Karma and eroded the Origin. Ignoring the tempering of the burning fire of will and the torrent of the Source of Annihilation, it fiercely stamped down toward the core of Chen Feng's existence imprint—the hub that maintained the connection between his final "self" and Su Wanzhao's will!

"No—!!!"

Chen Feng's final consciousness let out a silent, heart-wrenching, desperate cry! He clearly perceived the horror of that blood seal! Once the branding succeeded, not only would he be reduced to Xingtians Puppet, but the Origin of this star remains pedestal, which carried Su Wanzhao's will and the star vault Legacy, would also be polluted by the Path of Slaughter, doomed beyond redemption! All his sacrifices, all his struggles, would turn to nothingness!

However, his existence imprint had already disintegrated by 71%, and his fire of will was burned out; he did not have even a sliver of power to block it! He could only watch helplessly as that dark gold blood seal, exuding an aura of destruction, pierced toward his last light of hope like a falling spear of judgment!

Just at this absolute desperate juncture, at the one-billionth of a second before the imprint was about to be polluted and his self completely annihilated—

Hum!!!

A strange change occurred in the very core of the star remains pedestal, in the deepest part that was least likely to be touched!

That purple point of light, which represented Su Wanzhao's pure guardian will, had been desperately protected by Chen Feng burning his own will, and was embedded in the core of the pedestal like a star gem... inside it, that speck of Su Wanzhao's spiritual Origin, which had been almost ignored by everyone and long suppressed by the aura of the primordial ultimate end crystal, falling into the deepest silence... suddenly... fluctuated violently without warning!

This fluctuation was not an explosion of energy, but rather... an instinctive repulsion originating from the deepest source of life against extreme malice and destruction! Like the purest water droplet naturally resisting filthy venom!

Following this fluctuation, that pure purple light at the core of the pedestal... suddenly collapsed inward!

It was not fading, but... condensing! Sublimating!

A purple will barrier, indescribable in its purity and resilience, composed of pure guardian faith, instantly condensed and formed around the outer periphery of Chen Feng's existence imprint, which was on the verge of disintegration!

This barrier was as thin as a cicada's wing, yet it carried an eternal aura that pierced through the ages and guarded without ceasing! Its timing was impeccable, and its position was incredibly precise!

Sss—!!!

Xingtian Path of Slaughter blood seal fiercely "stamped" onto this suddenly appeared purple will barrier!

Time seemed to freeze completely at this moment.

There was no earth-shattering collision, only a silent annihilation... of absolute purification and protection at the level of Law!

The dark gold Path of Slaughter runes flickered and twisted crazily, releasing a will of destruction that eroded all things! But before this seemingly weak purple will barrier, all the destruction, erosion, and pollution... were like filthy snow thrown into a purification furnace, making "hissing" sounds of melting, quickly being decomposed, purified, and dissipating as wisps of green smoke that carried unwilling roars!

"What?!" Xingtians core will, with its calculating and tyrannical intent, let out a roar of incredulous shock for the first time! "Guardian... will... can actually... purify... My... Path of Slaughter... blood seal?! Impossible!!!"

Its sure-kill strike, into which it had poured the Origin of the imprint and a sliver of its will, was actually blocked by this suddenly appeared barrier composed of pure guardian will! And... it was being purified!

This exceeded its understanding! The power of the Path of Slaughter could destroy all Laws and erode all worlds; how could it be purified by mere guardian will?!

Just at the moment when xingtians will was shocked and the Path of Slaughter blood seal was being purified and blocked—

Hum!!!

Another strange change occurred!

The primordial ultimate end crystal, which had been dormant in the depths of the star remains pedestal, lurking like a venomous snake and silently absorbing the aftermath of the conflict and the energy of the Source of Annihilation... moved!

It seemed to be strongly attracted by the pure Origin of destruction erupted from that Path of Slaughter blood seal, and even more stimulated by the pure light of protection from Su Wanzhao's will barrier! A cold, greedy, and terrifying suction force, surpassing all previous desires for devouring, suddenly erupted from the depths of the crystal prototype!

This time, its target... was no longer the dissipated energy, but... pointed directly at the Path of Slaughter blood seal that was being purified by the purple barrier!

Sss—!!!

It was as if an invisible black hole opened inside the pedestal! That domineering power of the end crystallization, ignoring Xingtians shocked and angry roars, ignoring the struggle of the Path of Slaughter blood seal, and even... ignoring the obstruction of Su Wanzhao's will barrier (it did not attack the barrier, but precisely locked onto the blood seal itself)! Like the most precise surgical scalpel, it fiercely "stabbed" into the core where the Path of Slaughter blood seal was confronting the purple barrier!

The pure dark gold energy, carrying the ancestral Origin of Xingtians Path of Slaughter, was like a punctured balloon, instantly and crazily extracted and devoured by the suction of the primordial ultimate end crystal!

"Roar—!!!" Xingtians core will let out a roar of extreme pain and fury! "seed of finality... how dare you... steal... My Origin!!!"

The power it had poured into the blood seal had actually become nutrients for the seed of finality! It tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!

And what made Xingtians even more shocked and angry was that the layer of guardian will barrier, at the moment the primordial ultimate end crystal devoured the Path of Slaughter blood seal, not only did not stop it, but its pure purple light actually swirled slightly, as if... cooperating? Or... using the power of the primordial ultimate end crystal to accelerate the purification of the Path of Slaughter pollution?

Attacked from both inside and outside! Purification and devouring proceeded in parallel!

The Path of Slaughter blood seal dimmed and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye! The core will of Xingtians contained within it let out an unwilling shriek, and finally, along with the last wisp of dark gold energy, it was... completely devoured by the primordial ultimate end crystal!

[tribulation imprint: Core will annihilated! Structure completely disintegrated! Threat eliminated!]

[end crystallization (primordial): Devoured Path of Slaughter blood seal Origin! Activity significantly increased! Volume increased slightly! Erosion instinct enhanced!]

The crisis... was resolved in another way?

Chen Feng's consciousness, which was about to dissipate completely, was like being forcibly pulled back to a sliver of clarity by invisible threads. He "watched" that Path of Slaughter blood seal, which had almost destroyed everything, being devoured by the primordial ultimate end crystal, watched the roar of Xingtians core will being extinguished, and watched the purple light of Su Wanzhao's will barrier slowly retract after the purification was completed, transforming back into the point of light at the core... A feeling of exhaustion from surviving a disaster and a deeper sense of unease intertwined and arose.

The primordial ultimate end crystal... was stronger now!

The external conflict of wills also experienced a brief stagnation due to this internal upheaval!

"Seed of... finality... devouring... Path of Slaughter..." The intent of the guixu will, with the wailing of billions of dead Souls, carried a hint of... cold inquiry and... deeper dread for the first time?

"Ant... ruining My... great undertaking..." xingtians will's roar was filled with the rage and resentment of being intercepted!

And just at this moment when both the internal and external wills had a gap due to the sudden move of the primordial ultimate end crystal—

Chen Feng's remaining fire of will, burning to its limit, seized the final opportunity!

"Source of Annihilation... as the hammer... Will... as the Foundation... Star remains... condense!!!"

His final cry exploded in the furnace of his consciousness! He no longer held anything back, taking the last, most pure, remnant light of Origin after his existence imprint disintegrated, along with his obsession to protect Su Wanzhao, and transformed it into the final invisible, yet brighter than the stars, will imprint, fiercely... "smashing" it toward the primordial star remains pedestal floating in the torrent of the Source of Annihilation!

Boom—!!!

Like the first chime at the beginning of the Universe!

The star source sea of consciousness shook violently! Under the guidance of the will imprint, the vast torrent of the Source of Annihilation transformed into billions of invisible heavy hammers of Law, completing the final and most critical tempering!

On the dark blue surface of the primordial star remains pedestal, countless fine star runes suddenly lit up! Like a lit-up galaxy! The entire pedestal suddenly collapsed and condensed inward! Intersecting cracks were completely healed, and crater-like dents were filled and reinforced! A supreme texture of heaviness, solidity, immortality after experiencing ten thousand tribulations, and seemingly capable of bearing the weight of all the star vaults, was formed with a boom!

At the core of the pedestal, that pure light of guardian will, like the most perfect star core, was firmly embedded in the deepest part of the pedestal, emitting a warm and resilient starlight, becoming the source of power and stable core of the entire pedestal!

And Chen Feng's final will imprint did not disappear, but like the Soul mark of the pedestal, it was deeply branded onto the core hub of the pedestal, tightly connected with Su Wanzhao's light of will, inseparable!

[star remains pedestal: Forging complete! Forging progress: 100%!]

[Form: dark star immortal foundation (initial form)]

[Core: guardian will star core (Su Wanzhao) | Origin Returner will imprint (Chen Feng)]

[Status: Law stable | Source of Annihilation affinity (Advanced) | end crystallization suppression (weak)]

It was done!

The star remains pedestal was finally forged in this desperate situation, at the cost of Chen Feng burning his existence imprint, with Su Wanzhao's guardian will as the Foundation, and the primordial ultimate end crystal devouring Xingtian's blood seal as an unexpected aid!

And just at the moment the star remains pedestal was completely formed—

Hum!!!

A power of the star vault Origin, indescribable in its vastness and majesty, erupted from the depths of the formed pedestal! This power was no longer an unordered torrent of the Source of Annihilation, but a majestic Star Power carrying order and protection, transformed and condensed by the pedestal! Like an ancient giant god awakening, it instantly swept across the entire star source sea of consciousness!

The rotating Star Vortex Universe scene, with the injection of this power, saw its light surge! Countless star points became more brilliant and solid! The space of the entire Sea of Consciousness was rapidly reinforced and expanded! A grand, sacred, and inviolable Law Domain was formed with the star remains pedestal as the center!

Rumble—!!!

This newborn power of the star vault, like the strongest dam, fiercely collided with the torrent of guixu will and the aftermath of xingtians will that were impacting the Sea of Consciousness from the outside!

Sss—!!!

Like a red-hot iron pressed into an ice sea! The cold torrent of the Source of Annihilation and the violent aftermath of the Path of Slaughter, before this power of the star vault representing newborn order and protection, were like meeting their nemesis, emitting violent sounds of melting and annihilation! The impact of the guixu will and xingtians will was forcibly pushed back!

"star vault... pedestal... has formed... temporarily retreat..." The intent of the wailing billions of dead Souls, with cold dread and unwillingness, slowly withdrew from the filthy vortex.

"Ant... pedestal... temporarily deposited... with you... wait for Me... to return... will surely take it..." Xingtians roar filled with resentment also quickly faded away.

The external terrifying wills, under the absolute defense of the formed star remains pedestal, temporarily... retreated!

The star source sea of consciousness returned to calm. The vast Star Vortex Universe slowly rotated, emitting newborn light. The dark star immortal foundation floated quietly in the center of the Sea of Consciousness, like an eternal star monument.

Chen Feng's existence imprint... had completely dissipated. His final will had transformed into that mark on the core hub of the pedestal, becoming one with the pedestal.

However, in this "calm" where the forging was successful and external enemies had retreated—

Hum!

The primordial ultimate end crystal, which had devoured the Path of Slaughter blood seal and greatly increased in activity, did not go silent under the suppression of the majestic Star Power of the formed star remains pedestal. The gray light on its surface swirled like a living thing, and a cold, greedy intent slowly locked onto the core of the pedestal... that purple point of light representing Su Wanzhao's pure will, emitting warm starlight!

The threat of the end was not resolved, only... temporarily lurking. And its target, it seemed... had shifted?

A more heart-palpitating change occurred on Su Wanzhao's point of will light.

After successfully purifying Xingtian's blood seal and guarding the core of the pedestal, that pure purple light did not return to its previous calm. Instead... its light began to slightly fluctuate, contract, and condense!

Countless extremely fine... purple crystal threads, composed of pure guardian will and star dome laws, slowly extended from inside that point of light like a spring silkworm spinning silk! These crystal threads, flashing with warm and resilient starlight, surrounded the core point of light, circle by circle, and began to... weave!

A tiny... primordial light cocoon, composed of countless purple crystal threads and resembling a star cocoon, was slowly forming at the core of the pedestal! It gently and firmly... wrapped Su Wanzhao's point of will light within it!

[guardian will star core: Form transforming...]

[Status: will star cocoon (initially formed) | Guardian Law sublimation | Unknown evolution initiated...]

Su Wanzhao's will, after experiencing the baptism of repeated protection and purification, under the nourishment of the star vault Origin from the formed star remains pedestal, and stimulated by the threat of the primordial ultimate end crystal... had actually begun its own... transformation and sublimation!

Is it Nirvana? Or... another kind of unknown evolution?

The star remains pedestal was initially formed, and the will star cocoon was initially woven.

External enemies had temporarily retreated, and internal threats were lurking.

Can the pedestal, forged by Chen Feng at the cost of his own existence imprint, protect the person transforming within the cocoon?

And when will the seed of finality, eyeing the pedestal from the depths, reveal its deadly fangs?

The newborn legend of the star vault, in the depths of this graveyard of guixu, had only just... begun!