210: Sword Soul Awakening, Star Core Resonance

Right at the instant Li Ao roared out in his heart!

The light cluster of the cracked [blade ancestor system], which had been dormant deep within his Soul, seemed to be injected with infinite vitality, suddenly erupting in an unprecedented burst of brilliant golden light!

The intensity of the light instantly illuminated Li Ao's entire Sea of Consciousness, even penetrating his Physical Body and forming a thin golden halo around him!

An ancient, boundless, and utterly pure Blade Way Origin aura, like an ancient sleeping deity awakening, descended mightily!

This aura shared the same Origin as the Saber Intent Li Ao Cultivated, but it was far more vast and primitive, seemingly containing the ultimate Profound Truth of all "slashing" and "sharpness" since the dawn of creation!

"Detected that the host is encountering a 'Law-level forging barrier' and 'Heavenly Dao rule repulsion'..."

"Blade Ancestor Legacy core authority temporarily activated..."

"Beginning infusion of 'Primitive Blade Pith' Origin..."

"Linking host Origin power — [nirvana star core]..."

A series of cold and vast thoughts flooded Li Ao's consciousness like a torrent. It was not a mechanical System prompt, but rather the direct communication of some ancient will!

Following this thought, a wisp of pure golden Qi separated from the brilliant golden light cluster, thin as a hair, yet so condensed it seemed capable of cutting through Chaos!

The moment this Qi appeared, it ignored the obstruction of Li Ao's Physical Body, penetrating directly through and, like a living spirit snake, plunged into the dark saber embryo that was on the verge of collapsing within the Yin and Yang storm!

"Buzz—!"

The saber embryo trembled violently! The instant the pure golden Qi merged, it was as if a Supreme commander had been injected into the chaotic battlefield!

The grayish-gold Nirvana Power, which had been steadily retreating under the impact of the Yin and Yang storm and could only barely keep the saber embryo from shattering, instantly underwent a mysterious chemical reaction upon contact with this wisp of "Primitive Blade Pith" Origin, suddenly becoming incredibly active and condensed!

The grayish-gold light flared brightly, no longer simply annihilating and suppressing, but beginning to command and reconstruct in a way Li Ao had never understood!

It no longer forcefully separated the clashing Yin and Yang Qi, but instead, like an invisible millstone, guided the violent dark stillness and the golden-red brilliance to slowly rotate, collide, and grind around that wisp of pure golden Qi!

Every collision erupted in destructive energy turbulence, but every instance of grinding refined out an extremely subtle, brand new energy—a Fusion of Yin, Yang, Nirvana, and Blade Pith—which, like stardust, merged into the cracks of the saber embryo!

The cracks, which had been continually expanding and symbolizing destruction, not only stopped worsening but began to mend at a visible rate with the merging of this "stardust"!

Moreover, the mended saber body presented a deeper, more restrained dark golden luster, and the purple-gold Dragon pattern upon it seemed to have been reforged, becoming more vibrant and majestic!

Using Yin and Yang as the millstone, Blade Pith as the guide, and Nirvana as the furnace fire, the divine weapon was being reforged!

"Roar—!"

Inside the saber embryo, a roar filled with pain yet carrying the promise of rebirth seemed to echo! It was the cry of the Materials' spirituality as it was being tempered to the extreme!

Li Ao instantly understood and cooperated fully! He no longer tried to "control" the raging energy, but instead completely immersed his will into that wisp of "Primitive Blade Pith," using it as the core to guide the power of the nirvana star core, turning it into the driving force for the invisible millstone!

His Soul felt like it was being hammered amidst a mountain of blades and a sea of fire, the pain was intense, but he could clearly feel that the saber embryo was undergoing a fundamental transformation!

An Advanced, more perfect power structure, one that transcended simple Yin, Yang, and Nirvana, was struggling to be conceived and born!

However, would the Heavenly Dao simply stand by?

As if enraged by the sudden burst of rule-transcending aura from Li Ao's body, the gathering black clouds outside the cave were as heavy as ink. The rolling gray lightning within was no longer thin electrical snakes, but had condensed into streaks of Nirvana Divine Lightning as thick as mountains!

The lightning was no longer mere destruction; it carried an absolute will to erase all "anomalies" and return them to "nothingness"!

"Rumble—!!!"

The first streak of Nirvana Divine Lightning, like a gray Heavenly Dao spear, tore through the dim sky, ignored the spatial distance, and, carrying the indifference of judging all things, struck fiercely towards the volcano, towards the cave, and towards the Heaven-Defying saber embryo!

Before the lightning arrived, the destructive Heavenly might had already descended!

"Crack!"

The several layers of barriers Li Ao had set up at the entrance shattered instantly, like paper!

Even the seven-colored light screen supported by Medusa using her Five-Star Dou Zun Cultivation trembled violently, its light dimming, as if it would collapse at any moment!

The might of the Heavenly Punishment was terrifying to this extent!

"Block it for me!"

A fierce glint flashed in Medusa's purple eyes. She fiercely bit the tip of her tongue, spitting a mouthful of essence blood onto the seven-colored light screen!

The light screen instantly shone brightly, swirling with seven colors, forcibly resisting the immense pressure of the Heavenly might!

But blood was already spilling from her lips, clearly showing she was under immense pressure. This was only the residual shockwave of the Heavenly might; the true Nirvana Divine Lightning had yet to strike!

Inside the cave, atop the black platform.

Li Ao naturally sensed the world-destroying aura of the lightning punishment, but his mind was completely connected to the saber embryo at this moment, making it impossible for him to divert his attention!

Besieged internally and externally, this was a true moment of life and death!

"Faster! A little faster!" He screamed frantically in his heart, urging the rotation of the Yin and Yang millstone.

The dark golden luster on the saber embryo grew thicker, the cracks almost completely vanished, and a sharpness that was extremely restrained yet made the Soul tremble began to slowly awaken within the saber embryo.

However, that streak of gray Nirvana Divine Lightning had already torn through the sky and was about to pour into the cave!

A moment of extreme peril!

Right at this instant—

The "Primitive Blade Pith" Origin merged into the saber embryo, and the [nirvana star core] within Li Ao's Qi Sea, seemed to reach a critical point of resonance!

"Buzz—!!!!!"

The nirvana star core no longer just provided energy; at its core, the runes of the Nirvana Heavenly Scripture, which recorded the Supreme truths of the Universe's creation and destruction, lit up autonomously one by one, transforming into flowing gray rivers of light that surged wildly along Li Ao's Meridians towards the saber embryo that was about to take shape!

At the same time, Li Ao felt enlightened. Using his Soul as the brush, the "Primitive Blade Pith" as the ink, and his complete understanding of the "Way of Blade Silence," he carved the final, and most crucial, stroke onto the dark golden saber embryo—

That was the imprint of "his" will! It was the true name of the "Dao" belonging solely to Li Ao!

"Today, I, Li Ao, use Yin and Yang as the foundation, Dragon Soul as the bone, Star Core as the Source, and Blade Pith as the guide, to forge my destined weapon!"

"This saber shall cut through illusion, shall bring Nirvana to all Laws, and shall carry my Dao!"

"Its name — silent ruin!"

"Boom—!!!!!"

As he spoke the true name and completed the final imprint, the dark golden long saber erupted in a light that could not be described in words!

That light was not simply gold, gray, purple, or black, but a color that seemed to encompass all colors yet transcend them all... the color of Chaos!

A singular aura, transcending Yin and Yang and surpassing Nirvana, like a Supreme being who had slept for eons, suddenly awakened!

And at this very moment, that streak of gray Nirvana Divine Lightning tore through all obstacles, carrying the Heavenly Dao's final judgment, and descended with a crash, striking directly at the newborn—silent ruin!

The weapon forging was complete; the Heavenly Punishment had arrived!

Would the saber shatter and the man perish, or would... the saber be completed, shattering the heavens?!