515: Chapter 450: Domain Confrontation, the River of Civilization Supports Heaven and Earth

Seven days of respite passed in tension and suppression.

Li Mo led the rune craftsmen to repair the space Anchor Points day and night. Eighteen of the twenty damaged Anchor Points were repaired; the remaining two could not be fixed and had to be replaced with new Origin stones of space. The width of the rift was compressed from two hundred kilometers back to one hundred and twenty kilometers, but it could never return to the original one hundred kilometers. Although the outflow speed of the Return to Nothingness energy dropped by 80%, the remaining 20% continued to erode the Great Wall of Civilization.

Lin Zhou's godhead integrity recovered from 60% to 70%, and the water level of the river of civilization rose back from 100% to 110%. The scales of the Dragon Vein Golden Scale were 60% repaired, allowing it to fight again. Of the 12,000-strong legion, 2,000 were killed in action, 3,000 were seriously injured, and 5,000 were slightly injured; only 7,000 troops remained combat-ready. Among them, about 3,000 were veterans with a Rank of LV500 or higher, and 4,000 were new recruits.

Late on the seventh night, the gray-white light surging from the depths of the rift suddenly turned dark red. It was not the eyes of a Chaos Beast, but the true form of the Lord of Nothingness. Its body size was ten times larger than a God King-level lord, about 1,000 kilometers long, dark red all over, with its surface covered in countless Return to Nothingness runes. Its form was between human and beast—it had a head, torso, and limbs, but the ends of its limbs were not hands and feet, but gray-white tentacles. Its eyes were two clusters of gray-white flames, without pupils, only voids. Its body was shrouded in a layer of dark red halo—the Domain of Return to Nothingness.

[Lord of Nothingness · True Form]

- Rank: LV8000 (Initial stage of great divine power, downgraded due to power consumption)

- Body Size: About 1,000 kilometers long

- Trait 1: Domain of Return to Nothingness — All non-Return to Nothingness rules within the range are invalidated, existence loss 1% per second

- Trait 2: Void Devour — Can devour all existence, recovers 1% integrity per second

- Trait 3: Existence Erasure — The target hit loses 50% of their existence

- Weakness: Fire of Civilization (Damage +3000%)

The Domain of Return to Nothingness expanded, covering an area with a diameter of 10,000 kilometers. The Iron Wall Fortress, the Great Wall of Civilization, and the entire frontline of the Seventh War Zone were all shrouded within. Inside the Domain, the rules began to collapse—time stopped flowing, space began to fold, and the logic of Karma was inverted. The inscriptions on the Great Wall of Civilization flickered violently in the dark red light, and the durability decreased at a rate of 1% per second.

[Great Wall of Civilization · Status]

- Durability: 10 million → 9 million → 8 million (-1% per second)

- Heroic Soul Projection: Starting to become transparent

- Flying Sword: Sword light dimming

Lin Zhou stood above the city gate, and the river of civilization surged out from his God Kingdom, turning into a blue-gold torrent flowing along the walls of the Great Wall of Civilization. But this time, the river was not confronting the Chaos Domain, but the Domain of Return to Nothingness. The suppression power of the Domain of Return to Nothingness was ten times stronger than that of the Chaos Domain; the flow rate of the river of civilization dropped from 100 meters per second to 10 meters per second, and the water level began to drop from 110%.

[river of civilization · Confronting Domain of Return to Nothingness]

- Coverage: 10 kilometers in diameter (Great Wall of Civilization area)

- Consumption: 500,000 Divine Power per minute

- Domain of Return to Nothingness suppression effect: 90% of non-Return to Nothingness rules invalidated

- river of civilization protection: Partial recovery of non-Return to Nothingness rules within range

"Entire army, get on the city wall!" Lin Zhou ordered.

Seven thousand soldiers struggled to climb onto the city wall. Under the protection of the river of civilization, their divine fires were barely stabilized, and their godhead integrity stopped dropping. However, their skills were still unusable, and they could only rely on basic physical fitness and the Sword of Civilization for melee combat. Wang Meng gripped his battle axe tightly, the Fire of Civilization on the axe blade flickering slightly in the dark red light.

"Captain, skills still can't be used." Wang Meng's voice came from the eastern wall.

"Use the sword. The Sword of Civilization does not need skills." Lin Zhou drew his zhan nian sword, the blue-gold light on the sword blade like a candle in the wind within the Domain of Return to Nothingness. "As long as there is fire on the sword, you can hurt it."

The Lord of Nothingness took a step and walked toward the Great Wall of Civilization. Its pace was heavy; every step made the Void Realm tremble. It walked the distance of 1,000 kilometers in ten steps. When it walked to within 100 kilometers of the Great Wall, it raised its right arm, and the gray-white tentacles lashed out at the Great Wall.

"river of civilization — Barrier!"

Lin Zhou condensed the river into a giant shield, blocking it in front of the Great Wall. The tentacle lashed onto the shield, and the shield shattered. Lin Zhou was knocked back, crashing into the city wall.

[Lin Zhou · Status]

- godhead integrity: 70% → 65%

- river of civilization water level: 110% → 100%

"Dragon Vein Golden Scale — Dragon Breath!"

The Golden Scale flew out from the city wall, and the golden Dragon Breath shot toward the head of the Lord of Nothingness. The Dragon Breath was blocked by the dark red light of the Domain of Return to Nothingness, only stirring up ripples. The Lord of Nothingness raised its left arm, and another tentacle lashed at the Golden Scale. The Golden Scale dodged, but the tentacle grazed its tail, and the scales shattered.

[Dragon Vein Golden Scale · Status]

- Scale integrity: 60% → 50%

- Status: Slightly injured

Wang Meng led the Vanguard Battalion to jump down from the city wall, charging toward the feet of the Lord of Nothingness. Seven thousand soldiers followed closely behind, their Flying Swords like fireflies in the dark red light. They could not fly and could only run on the ground. They could not use skills and could only rely on basic physical fitness. But there was fire on their swords, and there was faith in their hearts.

The feet of the Lord of Nothingness were covered with dark red scales. Wang Meng slashed his sword at the scales, leaving a shallow mark. The web between his thumb and index finger split, and blood gushed out. But the Fire of Civilization on the scales began to burn, evaporating a small area of the surrounding Return to Nothingness energy.

"Hit its feet! Get the fire on it!" Wang Meng roared.

Seven thousand soldiers swung their swords simultaneously, leaving sword marks on the feet of the Lord of Nothingness. Each sword mark was attached with a wisp of Fire of Civilization. The flames burned on the dark red scales; although weak, they were continuous. The Lord of Nothingness felt the pain; it lowered its head, and its gray-white flame eyes stared at the ants under its feet.

It lifted its foot and stepped toward the soldiers.

"Scatter!" Wang Meng shouted.

The soldiers scattered and ran, but one foot covered the sky and the sun, covering an area of ten kilometers. Wang Meng could not run out of the range and was stepped under the foot.

"Wang Meng!" Lin Zhou rushed out from the city wall, the Sword of Civilization slashing toward the calf of the Lord of Nothingness.

The sword light cut into the scales, leaving a ten-meter-deep wound. The Lord of Nothingness's pace stalled, and the raised foot hung in mid-air. Wang Meng crawled out from the gap in the sole of the foot, covered in blood, but still alive.

[Wang Meng · Status]

- godhead integrity: 100% → 80%

- Left arm: Broken

- Status: Combat-ready

"Captain, there are no scales on the soles of its feet!" Wang Meng shouted.

Lin Zhou flew toward the sole of the Lord of Nothingness's foot. Sure enough, the scales on the sole were much thinner than on the instep, only a thin layer. He swung his sword, and the sword light cut into the sole, leaving a twenty-meter-deep wound. The Fire of Civilization burned in the wound, and the integrity of the Lord of Nothingness dropped from 100% to 99%.

[Lord of Nothingness · Status]

- Integrity: 100% → 99%

- Wound: Multiple on the sole of the foot

- Self-healing speed: 0.1% per second (repaired by Return to Nothingness energy)

"Hit the soles of its feet!" Lin Zhou ordered.

Seven thousand soldiers rushed toward the soles of the Lord of Nothingness's feet, and their Flying Swords left sword marks on the soles. Each sword strike could lower the integrity of the Lord of Nothingness by 0.01%. Seven thousand swords meant 70%. But the Lord of Nothingness would not stand still and let them hack. It lifted its feet, stepping, kicking, and grinding. Each attack took away the lives of dozens of soldiers.

[Battle · Data]

- Soldier losses: 500 killed, 1,000 seriously injured

- Lord of Nothingness integrity: 99% → 95%

Lin Zhou retracted the river of civilization, compressing it into a beam of light, and shot it out from his palm.

[river of civilization · Compression Cannon]

- Attack power: Full-power strike of intermediate great divine power × 5

- Consumption: 200,000 Divine Power

- Effect: Lord of Nothingness integrity 95% → 90%

The beam of light hit the chest of the Lord of Nothingness, the dark red scales shattered, and gray-white mist surged wildly. The Lord of Nothingness roared, and the light of the Domain of Return to Nothingness surged. The suppression power of the river of civilization dropped, and the water level dropped from 100% to 90%.

"Captain, we can't hold on!" Li Mo shouted.

"Even if you can't hold on, you must hold on."

Lin Zhou shrank the river of civilization, no longer covering the entire section of the city wall, but only a small area above the city gate. The river condensed into a small shield, protecting himself and Su Yueyao.

[river of civilization · Shrink]

- Coverage: 100 meters in diameter

- Consumption: 100,000 Divine Power per minute

- Effect: Domain of Return to Nothingness suppression effect drops to 50%

Su Yueyao's moon brilliance recovered part of its power under the protection of the river. The silver-white light shone on the head of the Lord of Nothingness, and its Return to Nothingness energy was suppressed by a point. The Dragon Breath of the Dragon Vein Golden Scale also recovered part of its power under the protection of the river, and the golden beam of light scorched the eyes of the Lord of Nothingness.

Wang Meng led the remaining soldiers to continue attacking the soles of the Lord of Nothingness's feet. Every time they swung their swords, a wisp of Fire of Civilization remained in the wounds. The flames burned on the dark red scales; although weak, they were continuous.

[Battle · Second Wave]

- Soldier losses: 200 killed, 300 seriously injured

- Lord of Nothingness integrity: 90% → 80%

The Lord of Nothingness became impatient. It lifted its right foot and slammed it toward the city gate. Lin Zhou condensed the river of civilization into a shield to block this foot. The shield shattered, and he was knocked away, crashing into the city wall.

[Lin Zhou · Status]

- godhead integrity: 65% → 60%

- river of civilization water level: 90% → 80%

"Captain!" Su Yueyao rushed over, moon brilliance shrouding him.

"I'm fine." Lin Zhou pushed her away and condensed the river of civilization again.

The Dragon Vein Golden Scale rushed from the flank toward the head of the Lord of Nothingness, colliding with its eyes with its body. The scales of the Golden Scale shattered, and blood gushed out, but its Dragon Breath successfully scorched one of the Lord of Nothingness's eyes. The integrity of the Lord of Nothingness dropped from 80% to 75%.

[Lord of Nothingness · Status]

- Left eye: Scorched

- Integrity: 80% → 75%

- Self-healing speed: 0.1% per second

Wang Meng led the remaining soldiers to launch the final charge. Three thousand people swung their swords simultaneously, leaving three thousand sword marks on the soles of the Lord of Nothingness's feet. The Fire of Civilization in the sword marks burned, and the integrity of the Lord of Nothingness dropped from 75% to 70%.

The Lord of Nothingness stepped back.

It was afraid. Not because of the pain, but because of the fire on those ants. The Fire of Civilization was its nemesis. The fire was small, but it burned painfully.

Lin Zhou jumped down from the city wall and flew to the head of the Lord of Nothingness. He compressed the river of civilization into a small sword and stabbed it into the left eye of the Lord of Nothingness.

[Sword of Civilization · Eye Stab]

- Attack power: Full-power strike of intermediate great divine power × 10 (concentrated)

- Consumption: 100,000 Divine Power

- Effect: Lord of Nothingness integrity 70% → 60%

The left eye of the Lord of Nothingness was completely blinded. It struggled frantically, and the gray-white tentacles lashed out at Lin Zhou. Lin Zhou dodged, but the tentacle grazed his right leg. His godhead integrity dropped from 60% to 55%.

The Lord of Nothingness retreated and fled toward the direction of the rift. Its integrity was only 60% left, and its self-healing speed could not keep up with the speed of its injuries. It needed time to recover.

Lin Zhou did not chase. He landed on the city wall and knelt on one knee. Su Yueyao's moon brilliance shrouded him, repairing the cracks in his godhead. The Dragon Vein Golden Scale lay beside him, most of its scales shattered, and golden blood was still flowing.

[Battle · Summary]

- Lord of Nothingness integrity: 100% → 60%

- Our losses: 700 killed, 1,500 seriously injured, 3,000 slightly injured

- Lin Zhou Divine Power consumption: About 5 million

- Lin Zhou godhead integrity: 60%

- river of civilization water level: 80%

- Dragon Vein Golden Scale: Seriously injured

Lin Zhou watched the Lord of Nothingness flee back in the direction of the rift and remained silent for a long time.

"Captain, it will come back." Qin Qing walked over, covered in wounds.

"I know. Its integrity is still 60%, and its self-healing speed is 0.1% per second. In ten days, it will recover to 100%."

"Ten days..."

"Ten days, we must be prepared."

Lin Zhou turned around and walked down the city wall.

The Fire of Civilization was still burning, but the light was much dimmer than before. The rift in the depths of Return to Nothingness was still there, and the Lord of Nothingness was still there. Ten days was their final preparation time.

"Ten days, is it enough?" Su Yueyao asked.

"Enough. In ten days, the water level of the river of civilization can recover to 100%. My godhead integrity can recover to 80%. The scales of the Golden Scale can also be mostly repaired."

"And then?"

"Then, the decisive battle."

Lin Zhou stood on the city wall, looking at the dark red rift. The eyes of the Lord of Nothingness flickered in the depths of the rift, filled with hatred in the gray-white flames.