362: Chapter 362 Having done good deeds means you've done the right thing!

Boom—!!!

It wasn't a sound, but a shocking hum from the Origin of the Yuanguang Realm's 'existence' itself!

An indescribably thick and brilliant dark golden pillar of light shot up from the altar, soaring into the sky.

It easily tore through the eternal Chaos mist of Wuji Heaven, penetrated layers of the firmament, and manifested under every inch of the Yuanguang Realm's sky with a barbaric yet sacred posture!

No matter where they were in the Yuanguang Realm—the extreme northern ice plains, the southern desolate fire domain, the eastern sea coast, or the western desert sea—regardless of their cultivation level, whether Mortal or Cultivator, all living beings involuntarily looked up at this moment, staring dumbfounded at the firmament.

The sky had changed.

The original blue sky and white clouds, sun, moon, and stars, vanished completely in that instant, as if a canvas wiped clean by an invisible giant hand.

In its place was an unprecedented, vast, boundless, yet eerily close and impossibly distant, strange firmament interwoven with dark red and deep purple!

Above that firmament, inverted mountains, flowing lava, and dense Devilish Qi were faintly visible, clearly another complete world—the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Like a reflection, yet also like a physical entity about to fall, it clearly appeared above the head of every living being in the Yuanguang Realm!

The dark golden pillar of light, like a bridge and also like a guiding chain, had one end rooted in the altar where Su Mo stood, while the other powerfully plunged deep into the inverted Heavenly Demon Realm's Void image.

Amidst the humming, under the terrified gaze of countless beings, that inverted dark red world actually began to press down towards the Yuanguang Realm at a slow but unyielding pace!

No, it wasn't a one-sided approach; rather, two vast worlds were attracting each other and undergoing Fusion under the influence of an irresistible mighty force!

The sky was drawing near, and the earth was trembling!

The entire Yuanguang Realm began to shake violently, mountains crumbled, rivers changed course, the earth cracked open with bottomless ravines, and the oceans stirred up world-ending monstrous waves!

Laws wailed, Spiritual Qi ran wild, a scene like the end of days had arrived.

However, amidst this destructive tremor, there was also an indescribable, even more ancient and profound vitality and dao rhyme, as if awakened from slumber, beginning to permeate the edges where the two realms met.

Just at this Peak moment of cosmic upheaval and universal panic—

The Chaos Void in front of Su Mo rippled silently, like water into which a stone had been cast.

A figure, as if having existed there since ancient times, or as if having just Transmigrationed through eons, took a step out.

The person who arrived was Dao Venerable Xuan Qiong!

He was still clad in a black Daoist robe, his long hair moved without wind, and the Chaos Qi emanating from him was purer and more boundless than the background of this Wuji Heaven, carrying a Dominator-like majesty.

His gaze first swept like cold lightning over the almost transparent remnant Divine Soul illusion of Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable, and astonishing cold light erupted from his pure black eyes, along with a trace of disbelief.

"It's you! great desire heavenly! You actually... haven't completely died yet?!"

The illusion of Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable flickered. Facing this sworn enemy from ten thousand years ago, the culprit behind his demise, his voice was surprisingly calm, even carrying a hint of relief and resignation:

"The Great Dao is not yet complete, and my long-cherished wish is unfulfilled. How... can this old man be content to sleep eternally?"

Dao Venerable Xuan Qiong's gaze then locked onto Su Mo, who was on the altar, fully maintaining the pillar of light and the Formation, his body surging with Chaos dao rhyme like a sea.

When he perceived the pure and powerful Chaos Qi on Su Mo, even with his ten thousand years of cultivation and state of mind, an unconcealable shock flashed in his eyes!

"Chaos Dao Body?! This Qi... no, it's not Innate..."

He instantly made a judgment, sharply turned his head, and stared at Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable again, his voice filled with sudden realization and icy fury:

"It's you! You madman created him?! You coveted this Venerable's Dao Body back then and, failing that, took this evil path?!"

"Precisely!"

Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable's remnant Divine Soul seemed to brighten for an instant due to excitement, and his voice also rose a few octaves, carrying a nearly fanatical fervor and mockery:

"Since I couldn't use your Innate Chaos Dao Body, this old man cultivated one myself! With this Acquired Chaos Dao Body, I will fuse the creation of two realms. Xuanqiong, look... are you satisfied? Hahaha..."

He burst into laughter, his laughter echoing through the trembling heavens and earth, yet it couldn't hide the trace of tension that couldn't be completely eliminated from the depths of his remnant Divine Soul.

The failure and demise from ten thousand years ago were vivid in his mind. Did this final gamble, this Acquired Chaos Dao Body, this Realm Fusion Great Formation, into which he had poured everything, truly stand a chance against the terrifying Innate Dao Venerable before him?

He was not entirely confident.

Dao Venerable Xuan Qiong's face completely darkened, like ten thousand years of cold ice.

He no longer looked at Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable; his cold, Heavenly Dao-like gaze was fully focused on Su Mo. His vast Divine Thought and coercion, like a tangible Chaos mountain, pressed down on Su Mo with a rumble, while he uttered a command like a Heavenly Dao decree:

"No matter your Origin, or how much Legacy you received from this madman, immediately stop this Heaven-Defying act for this Venerable! Otherwise, I will ensure you die immediately, your Divine Soul utterly extinguished!"

However, Su Mo on the altar still had his eyes tightly closed, his brows slightly furrowed. His entire being was immersed in the grand process of maintaining the Great Formation's operation and guiding the Origin of the two realms to contact and fuse.

Dao Venerable Xuan Qiong's rebuke and coercion arrived, but they were largely dissipated and isolated by the Chaos dao rhyme circulating around him and the dark golden pillar of light erupting from the altar beneath his feet.

He wasn't deaf; it was simply that he couldn't be distracted at this moment, and he had no intention of stopping!

Because at the very moment he activated the Great Formation and the two realms began to make contact, an incredibly wondrous feeling began to converge upon him, thread by thread, from the boundless Void Realm.

It was not Spiritual Qi, nor ordinary energy, but something warm, profound, carrying the meaning of heavenly commendation and the gratitude of all living beings.

It was formless and insubstantial, yet undeniably real, subtly permeating his body through his connection with the Great Formation and the Origin of the two realms, integrating into his Chaos dao foundation, and even nourishing his Divine Soul.

Karma!

This was the monstrous Karma that Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable had spoken of, which could be gained by connecting the two realms!

Although it had only just begun, Su Mo had already clearly perceived the potential contained within this power and its catalytic effect on his comprehension of the Great Dao.

This feeling was so profound that it made him even more certain that this path was correct, or at least, for his own Dao path, it contained immeasurable opportunities!

Stop? How could he stop!

Having Karma meant he did the right thing!

Su Mo's silence and lack of reaction, as well as the continuous, even subtly stronger Chaos output due to the initial influx of Karma, were undoubtedly the most direct contempt and provocation to Dao Venerable Xuan Qiong's authority.

Dao Venerable Xuan Qiong's eyes instantly became extremely dangerous, and the surrounding Chaos Qi began to frantically gather and compress, emitting a terrifying aura capable of destroying everything.

"Stubborn fool! Then... be utterly annihilated!"