388: A chess player in dire straits, the path to victory is the game.

Two terrifying gazes capable of tearing apart the heavens and earth—one from the furious Dao Integration Realm Great Expert Sword Cultivator, the other from the Outer Realm Heart Demon whose Origin was heavily damaged.

It was an intensity of killing intent and greed sufficient to freeze the Divine Soul and shatter the Dao Heart of any Void Returning Great Expert.

However, situated in the center of this lethal storm, not a trace of panic could be seen on Shen Yuanmo's face.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, that illusory chessboard composed of billions of stars was spinning frantically at an unprecedented speed.

Jian Wuchen's Sword Dao Laws, the Heart Demon's Heart Demon Origin, and even every wisp of energy flow in this shattered world, all transformed into clearly visible lines on the chessboard.

A dead end? No.

In his eyes, this game of chess had only just entered its most brilliant endgame stage.

The corners of Shen Yuanmo's mouth curled into a cold arc.

The next moment, an extremely contemptuous Divine Thought, like a poisoned steel needle, precisely pierced into Jian Wuchen's Sea of Consciousness, which was violently oscillating due to rage.

"Old thing, you want this Dao Fruit?"

"Then let's see if you have the ability to survive from its hands."

Before the words had even faded, Shen Yuanmo's right hand, which was holding that purple ball of light, suddenly clenched!

Hum—!

He had actually actively activated the Great Dao Origin Imprint of Dao Lord Zixiao that he had just obtained!

A pure, vast, and majestic aura of the Great Dao Origin of Thunder, as if a Thunder Emperor who had slept for eons had awakened, exploded violently!

This aura and the evil Devilish Qi of the Outer Realm Heart Demon were natural mortal enemies!

The moment it appeared, the golden skeleton surrounded by Devilish Qi suddenly stiffened.

Immediately following that, the black heart that had been heavily damaged by Jian Wuchen and was frantically leaking Devilish Qi burst into an unprecedentedly violent beat!

"No—!!!" A shriek, not like anything a living creature could emit, filled with endless terror and tyranny, exploded from the depths of the Heart Demon's Soul!

It felt it!

It felt that the very last and most core connection between itself and this golden skeleton was being repelled and severed by this pure Origin of Thunder!

This precious vessel that it had seized for countless years and relied upon to survive was about to completely leave it!

"Mine! This is mine!!!" The Outer Realm Heart Demon went completely insane!

Its scarlet demonic pupils instantly gave up locking onto Shen Yuanmo, and all the malice, madness, and power within them turned entirely toward Jian Wuchen, who posed the greatest threat to it.

In its chaotic logic, as long as it killed this meddlesome Hedao Realm old guy first, then turned back to possess the powerful Physique of that Spirit Transformation Realm ant, everything would still be its own!

"Roar!!!" The black Devilish Qi on the golden bone claws surged more than ten times in this instant!

That was no longer Devilish Qi, but Origin Demonic Liquid as viscous as ink, filled with all negative Laws such as decay, corruption, and destruction!

The Heart Demon abandoned all defenses, and in a posture of mutual destruction, carrying monstrous demonic might, rushed frantically toward Jian Wuchen!

"Mad demon! You dare!" Jian Wuchen's expression changed drastically!

How could he have imagined that Shen Yuanmo's light remark and single action could cause this already troublesome fierce demon to completely enter a life-or-death state of struggle!

He was held back tightly!

The oncoming Origin Demonic Liquid made even him, a Dao Integration Realm Great Expert, feel a fatal threat.

He dared not have the slightest distraction, let alone pursue and kill Shen Yuanmo!

He could only watch helplessly, watching that Little Beast who made him hate to the point of madness, standing in the center of the storm, perform an action that he would never forget in his life, and that even made his Dao Heart tremble.

In the center of the earth-shattering clash between sword light and demonic claws, in the destruction purgatory where Laws annihilated and space collapsed, Shen Yuanmo actually just sat down cross-legged.

He sat calmly and peacefully, as if he were not in a desperate situation with nine deaths and one life, but in the quiet room of his own Immortal Cave.

The light on his [chaos myriad dao armor] flowed, forming a perfect Chaos Domain, resolving and devouring all the raging energy aftermath, not even blowing the corner of his clothes.

Afterward, under the gaze of Jian Wuchen, which was almost spitting fire, Shen Yuanmo closed his eyes.

[Insight into Origin] activated! [Perfect Deduction] activated!

All his mental focus sank into the purple ball of light that was constantly beating in his palm!

He did not choose to escape, nor did he choose to refine it immediately, but rather seized this critical moment of respite to begin forcibly analyzing this Great Dao Origin Imprint of Thunder, which represented the Peak of the Hedao Realm, right in front of the two Hedao-level powerhouses!

Boom!

In an instant, endless insights into Thunder Laws, like the Nine Heavens Milky Way pouring backward, flooded into Shen Yuanmo's Sea of Consciousness!

That was Dao Lord Zixiao's lifelong understanding of the Great Dao of Thunder!

From the most basic Thunder Summoning Technique, to controlling the Five Elements Divine Thunder, to incarnating as Heavenly Punishment and wielding the Hedao Laws of destruction!

Countless profound Law runes and countless deep principles of Dao techniques were stripped bare by the [Insight into Origin] talent, and then transformed into pure Great Dao nourishment by [Perfect Deduction], continuously merging into Shen Yuanmo's Chaos Dao Infant.

His main Cultivation Technique, the Chaos Myriad Dao Returning Origin Scripture, under the impact of this Hedao Realm insight, began a frantic self-perfection and transformation!

The aura that was originally only at the Great Perfection of Soul Transformation, at this moment, began to climb upward in a completely unreasonable way, slowly yet incredibly firmly!

Ten thousand Laws return to one, ten thousand Daos return to the Origin!

A terrifying dao rhyme unique to the Chaos Great Dao, superior to all Laws, slowly spread out with Shen Yuanmo as the center.

...Outside the Divine Treasury.

At the edge of the God Burying Thunder Sea, which had become violent again due to the terrifying energy fluctuations.

The Blood-Eyed Giant and the one-armed Black-Robed Demonic Cultivator looked at each other, their expressions having changed from initial suspicion to complete numbness.

"This... this isn't finished yet?" The Blood-Eyed Giant's Divine Thought was trembling.

"Something's not right..." A light of suspicion and uncertainty flickered in the Black-Robed Demonic Cultivator's single eye.

"The intensity of the battle inside has not only not weakened but is even stronger than before! It seems... it seems those two Hedao powerhouses have both started fighting for their lives!"

They completely could not understand.

A Hedao Realm Old Ancestor of the Taiyi Sword Sect, and a Hedao-level Outer Realm fierce demon, how could they fight so tragically and for so long?

Could it be that there was some peerless treasure inside that made them both go crazy for it?

Greed once again overcame fear.

The two looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.

Wait! Continue to wait!

They did not believe that after these two powerhouses fought to the end, they would have much strength left!

And at this very moment.

In the battlefield of the Myriad Thunder Return Ruins, the one in the most pain and suffering was none other than Jian Wuchen.

While he had to do his utmost to resist the reckless and crazy attacks of the Outer Realm Heart Demon, he also had to spare a sliver of mental focus to pay attention to the culprit whom he hated so much he wanted to swallow alive.

Then, he saw it.

He saw Shen Yuanmo's aura, wrapped under that profound Chaos dao rhyme, rising steadily!

He saw that the other's Dao was, at an unimaginable speed, absorbing the legacy of Dao Lord Zixiao and perfecting his own Foundation!