75: The abyss core undergoes a dramatic transformation, and the Dao tree leads to reincarnation.

In the deepest reaches of the Annihilation Star Abyss, the darkness was as thick as a physical substance, as if even starlight and Divine Sense were about to be swallowed whole. Only the completely extinguished stellar remnant core at the center, wrapped in countless thick, jet-black chains, emitted a faint, icy luster, becoming the only visible "landmark" in this absolute Domain of darkness.

Lu Qingxuan hovered in the Void Realm ten thousand miles away from the stellar remnant core. His Primordial Dao Domain expanded into a halo of chaotic mist, isolating the encroaching power of absolute darkness. His gaze was steady and focused as he looked at the remnant core.

What lurked there was not a specific biological form, but a massive, constantly writhing aggregate of dark will! It was like the condensation of the wails of countless twisted Souls, and yet it also resembled a "malignant tumor" where the main body of the Void Abyss had extended here, radiating a disgusting desire for Chaos, devouring, and the end of all things. Its aura strength had reached the Peak of Body Integration, and was even faintly touching the threshold of a half-step Undergoing Tribulation! More importantly, it was tightly connected to the ruins of this entire Annihilation Star Abyss, as if it were the "heart" and "brain" of this dead, silent world.

"Invader... destroy... devour..." A vague and violent fluctuation of intent, like the hissing of billions of insects, struck directly at Lu Qingxuan's Divine Soul. An ordinary Body Integration stage Cultivator would likely lose their Dao Heart and have their Divine Soul corrupted simply by enduring this mental assault.

However, Lu Qingxuan's Exquisite Dao Heart was no longer what it once was; it was incredibly firm, and he had the Primordial Dao Source guarding his spiritual platform. This mental assault was like a gentle breeze brushing against a monolith, failing to shake him in the slightest.

"A world remnant will that has been deeply parasitized and alienated by the power of the Void Abyss?" Lu Qingxuan made his judgment instantly. This was not the main body of the Void Abyss, but rather a "stationing program" and "source of pollution" left behind after it had successfully eroded a world, responsible for digesting the world's remains and radiating darkness outward.

Seemingly sensing Lu Qingxuan's "disregard" and the pure, powerful Primordial aura upon him, the aggregate of dark will was thoroughly enraged.

"Roar—!"

A silent roar exploded on the spiritual level! The dark matter throughout the entire Annihilation Star Abyss boiled in response! The jet-black chains wrapped around the stellar remnant core suddenly came to life, like billions of hideous dark giant pythons, piercing through the Void Realm and strangling toward Lu Qingxuan from all directions! Each chain contained the Law power of annihilation, decay, and devouring, enough to easily crush the Magic Treasures and Physical Body of an ordinary Body Integration stage Cultivator.

At the same time, a giant vertical pupil, composed purely of Darkness Origin, suddenly opened in the center of the dark will aggregate! Within the vertical pupil, the scene of all things ending was reflected, and a terrifying Law power of "Forced Return to Annihilation" mixed with the characteristics of "Deep Darkness Parasitism" silently enveloped Lu Qingxuan, attempting to "define" him as a part of annihilation on the rule level, and to parasitize and erode his Origin.

Facing this terrifying offensive that would make even a half-step Undergoing Tribulation Cultivator prepare with caution, Lu Qingxuan finally moved.

He no longer relied solely on his Word Law Dao Ruling. Facing an enemy of this level, more direct power was needed.

He took a step forward, clenched his right fist, and simply threw a punch!

The power of his 【Chaos God-Demon Body (approaching Advanced)】 erupted with a boom! Where the fist force passed, the space did not just shatter; it was directly turned into Chaos! The moment the countless strangling dark chains made contact with this chaotic fist force, they were like ice meeting a scorching sun, crumbling and dissolving inch by inch, re-transforming into chaotic dark energy.

The fist momentum did not diminish, striking straight toward that giant dark vertical pupil!

"Primordial, break delusion!"

Lu Qingxuan said in a low voice. Above his fist, the power of the 【Primordial Dao Source】 condensed to the extreme, turning into a glimmer of light like the dawn of Chaos, fusing with the rule power of 【Word Law Dao Ruling】. This punch was not just a crushing force, but a "negation" and "correction" of the dark rules at the level of the Dao Source!

Fluctuation of terror and madness erupted within the dark vertical pupil. That "Forced Return to Annihilation" Law and parasitic power were forcibly scattered and reversed by the chaotic fist force!

Boom—!!!

The chaotic fist imprint landed solidly on the dark vertical pupil!

There was no earth-shattering explosion; only a crisp sound, as if glass were shattering, spread throughout the Star Abyss. That giant dark vertical pupil, along with the will aggregate behind it, had countless spiderweb-like cracks appear on its surface, and blinding light of Chaos burst forth from the cracks!

"No... Void Abyss... eternal..." The remnant will emitted a wail of unwillingness.

"Eternal? Return to nothingness." Lu Qingxuan's gaze was cold, and his five fingers suddenly clenched.

"Shatter!"

Word Law was used again!

The cracked aggregate of dark will, along with the core region of the stellar remnant core wrapped beneath it, collapsed with a boom! It was not an explosion, but as if it had been completely crushed by an invisible giant hand, turning into the purest and most original dark energy currents flying across the sky, along with fragmented Law shards of annihilation and destruction!

【Ding! The Host has used absolute power and Dao Source to crush the core dark will aggregate (half-step Undergoing Tribulation level) of the Annihilation Star Abyss. Obtained massive amounts of 【Darkness Origin (Pure)】 , 【Deep Annihilation Dao Rhyme Shards (Chaos?)】, and 【World Remnant Core (Special)】 * 1. Stripped its core Law characteristics... Obtained new entry: 【Forced Return to Annihilation (Gold)】 — Can release a Domain or single-target skill to forcibly make the target's life force, energy, and Dao Rhyme slide rapidly toward a state of "return to annihilation," with outstanding effects against life-type targets. Obtained new entry: 【Darkness Domination (Purple)】 — Can to a certain extent deter, command, or interfere with low-level dark twisted creatures (affected by the Host's strength and the target's will strength).】

The System's notification sounds rang out one after another. Lu Qingxuan's 【Primordial Dao Domain】 was fully opened, like a bottomless abyss, crazily devouring these surging dark energy and Dao Rhyme shards that had dissipated. These forces, which were deadly poison to others, were rapidly converted into pure Chaos Qi and Primordial Dao power under the "Dao Refining" of the 【Chaos Law】 and the "Myriad Laws Return to Origin" characteristic of the 【Primordial Dao Source】, feeding back into himself and stabilizing his Dao foundation.

He could feel that his 【Chaos God-Demon Body】 had taken another small step forward, his 【Primordial Dao Domain】 was more solid and stable, and his resistance to and control over annihilation and destruction type Laws had reached a new height.

Just as the core dark will was crushed, a sudden change occurred!

In the deepest part of the collapsed stellar remnant core, a faint yet extremely tenacious pale golden light stubbornly pierced through the dense black Domain and entered Lu Qingxuan's eyes. At the same time, the 【reincarnation sapling】 in his Sea of Consciousness seemed to have been strongly summoned, swaying violently; that gray-patterned leaf shone brightly, and the newly born spatial sprout also pointed toward where the golden light was.

"Hmm?" Lu Qingxuan flashed, ignoring the energy turbulence around him that had not yet completely calmed down, and arrived at the source of the golden light.

He saw that in the ruins at the very core of the stellar remnant core, half a broken, strange stele inscription that was neither gold nor jade, flowing with a faint scent of Reincarnation, was floating, emitting a faint light and struggling to resist the surrounding dark erosion. On the stele, ancient patterns were engraved, vaguely forming half of the character " Past" (Past).

"This is... a fragment of the reincarnation stele?" Lu Qingxuan immediately associated it with the Reincarnation Dao stele he had seen in the bronze immortal palace. It seemed that before this world was completely eroded and destroyed by the Void Abyss, there had also been powerhouses who tried to resist with the power of Reincarnation, but unfortunately, they failed in the end, and even the reincarnation stele was shattered, with only this half-piece remaining to this day, not completely obliterated.

What surprised him even more was that below this half of the reincarnation stele fragment, the Void Realm was slightly distorted, vaguely forming an extremely unstable "vortex" radiating faint Reincarnation fluctuations. The aura on the other side of the vortex... was desolate, ancient, and dead, yet it contained a rhythm of eternal operation.

"Could this be... a temporary passage to a crevice or the periphery of some true 'Land of Reincarnation'?" Lu Qingxuan was shaken in his heart. It seemed that defeating the dark will had unexpectedly uncovered the last secret covered up by this world.

He was about to investigate carefully when, suddenly, through that half of the reincarnation stele fragment, an extremely faint cry for help that spanned endless time and space drifted into his perception like a candle in the wind.

"Save... save... our clan... Legacy... 'Hall of Rebirth'..."

The intent was intermittent, mixed with endless sorrow and hope, and then dissipated completely, as if it had exhausted its last bit of spirituality.

Hall of Rebirth? Lu Qingxuan noted this name. This was likely related to the true Land of Reincarnation.

He glanced at the extremely unstable Reincarnation vortex, and then sensed his own state as well as the excitedly swaying reincarnation sapling in his Sea of Consciousness. Forcibly entering the unknown crevice of the Land of Reincarnation carried too much risk, especially since there might be follow-up influences from the Void Abyss.

"Note it down for now." Lu Qingxuan waved his hand, using great magic power to Seal and collect the half of the reincarnation stele fragment along with the faint spatial coordinates below. The reincarnation sapling sent a wave of yearning yet understanding intent, then quieted down.

After doing all this, Lu Qingxuan felt that the dark power of the Annihilation Star Abyss began to diffuse and weaken in an unordered manner because its core was destroyed, but its connection with the distant Void Abyss main body was also completely severed.

The purpose of this trip had been over-fulfilled. He did not linger, sensing the spatial coordinates left when he arrived, and drove the spatial power of the reincarnation sapling and his own Dao Source; his figure gradually faded, and he began to withdraw from this dead, silent Star Abyss.

After his figure completely disappeared, only unordered dark energy remained slowly drifting in this already dead ruin. And deep in the Void Abyss, a certain existence that was even more massive and indescribable seemed to "move" slightly, and a thread of intent mixed with doubt and cold killing intent swept over the direction of the Annihilation Star Abyss, but only captured a piece of Chaos and Primordial aura that was dissipating.

...

Inside the Xuan Di Palace, the silver light gate flickered again, and Lu Qingxuan's figure appeared out of thin air, unscathed, but his aura seemed even more profound and restrained. As his eyes opened and closed, visions of Chaos being born and extinguished, and Reincarnation flowing, flashed and disappeared.

In the eighth year of sealing the mountain, Xuan Emperor Lu Qingxuan could already suppress and destroy an outpost of the Void Abyss with a single hand!