Blood stains the void, divine creatures choose their masters.

Godfall Star Domain, Ruined Battlefield.

Seven Void Realm powerhouses, all at least in the Hedao Stage, attacked simultaneously. Their assaults were like world-destroying tides, surging violently from all directions! The Void Behemoth's sharp claws, the Lich's Withering Curse, the Elemental Lord's Lightning Spear, the Abyssal Fiend's Blazing Greatsword... each attack was enough to easily tear apart an ordinary Hedao Cultivator!

Nightmare and Su Wanqing, surrounded in the center, were like a small boat in a raging storm, seemingly about to be completely submerged and torn apart at any moment.

Su Wanqing's pretty face was pale. Under the terrifying pressure of such a siege, she found it difficult to even breathe, only able to cling tightly to the mountain-like figure beside her.

Nightmare's eyes were as cold as ten-thousand-year-old profound ice. The rule fragment operated frantically at an unprecedented speed, calculating the energy composition, trajectory, weak points, and optimal response for each attack! A massive stream of data surged in his Sea of Consciousness, and the runes on the rule fragment flickered to their extreme!

"Annihilation: All Laws Return to Ruin!"

He let out a low roar, and the power of the rule fragment and the nirvana dao seed erupted without reservation! An extremely condensed grey-black force field rapidly expanded with him at its center!

This force field was not merely defensive; it was more like an absolute "Law Forbidden Zone"! Any energy, matter, or even Law that entered the force field's range would be repelled, disintegrated, and annihilated at the most fundamental level!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!

The first to crash into the force field were the endless death-withering curses. These invisible, malicious energies, upon entering the force field, were like encountering their nemesis, instantly becoming chaotic and dispersed, ultimately being completely purified and devoured by the Power of Annihilation, becoming nourishment for the force field instead!

Next was the destructive lightning Dragon formed by the Elemental Lord's Lightning Spear. It roared as it charged into the force field, but its violent lightning power was forcibly disassembled and assimilated by the more fundamental Nirvana, the lightning quickly dimmed, and finally, with a wail, completely dissipated!

Following were the Abyssal Fiend's Blazing Greatsword and various other energy impacts from other powerhouses. The moment they intruded into the "All Laws Return to Ruin" force field, they were weakened and annihilated to varying degrees!

However, the combined assault of seven powerhouses of the same rank was no small matter! Especially the Void Behemoth's pure physical claw attack and the several ancient corpses emanating an ominous aura summoned by the Lich, which contained extremely high levels of power. Although greatly weakened by the force field, they still stubbornly broke through!

"Hmph!"

Nightmare grunted, the force field vibrated violently, and the rule fragment frantically calculated the trajectories of the remaining forces. Shielding Su Wanqing, his figure flickered like a ghost in the confined space, narrowly avoiding several fatal attacks, while simultaneously pointing his fingers like a sword, precisely unleashing Annihilation Finger Force!

Puff! Puff!

The foreheads of the two ancient corpses that had broken through the force field were instantly pierced, their evil Soul flames extinguished, and they fell straight down.

But the Void Behemoth's terrifying claw shadow, though several times smaller, still grazed the edge of Nightmare's Domain, the pure force vibration causing his Qi and blood to churn slightly.

"He has some skill! But let's see how long you can last!" The Lich let out a hoarse sneer, waving his bone staff again, summoning more curses and undead creatures.

"Attack together! Grind him down!" The Elemental Lord roared, lightning gathering around him, preparing to launch a more powerful attack.

The other powerhouses also began to brew their killing moves, clearly intending to use the most secure method to exhaust Nightmare to death here.

Nightmare's eyes sharpened. Passive defense was by no means a good strategy; the rule fragment consumed immense energy, and prolonged defense would inevitably lead to loss! He had to take the initiative and break the encirclement!

The rule fragment instantly locked onto the Lich, who was relatively the weakest among the seven powerhouses and had just expended considerable energy summoning undead!

"You'll be the first!"

Nightmare, with the rule fragment, activated the Law of Space, his figure suddenly blurring. The next moment, he appeared directly in front of the Lich's bone boat as if teleporting! Such short-distance spatial traversal, under the precise control of the rule fragment, was almost without warning!

"What?!" The Lich was greatly alarmed, not expecting the opponent to dare to take the initiative while being besieged, and at such speed! He hastily waved his bone staff, and layers of bone shields and vengeful spirit barriers instantly appeared!

"Annihilation: Soul Severing Slash!"

Nightmare gave him no chance to fully defend. The rule fragment condensed Soul Power, fused with the true meaning of Annihilation, transforming into an invisible Soul-severing blade. It ignored physical and energy defenses, directly cleaving into the Lich's Sea of Consciousness!

"Ah—!" The Lich let out an incomparably shrill Soul scream. He felt his Soul being violently cleaved by a red-hot branding iron, and the resentful Souls he had enslaved turned against their master, his consciousness instantly plunging into endless pain and chaos!

Externally, Nightmare's physical attack had also arrived! A simple, direct punch, imbued with the "True Understanding of Power" and the Origin of Annihilation, fiercely struck the bone shields!

Crack, crack, crack!

The bone shields, deprived of their master's precise control, were fragile and instantly shattered by a single punch! The force of the punch unimpededly imprinted itself on the Lich's shriveled chest!

Puff!

The Lich's body flew backward like a broken sack. While still in mid-air, the terrifying Power of Annihilation instantly spread throughout his body. Both his flesh and bones rapidly annihilated and disintegrated! Even the bone boat he sat upon dimmed in spiritual light, wailing as it shattered!

In a single exchange, the Hedao Stage Lich fell!

All of this happened in a flash of lightning. By the time the other powerhouses reacted, the Lich had already turned to dust!

"You seek death!" The Void Behemoth roared, its massive tail sweeping over with the power to crush stars!

The Elemental Lord's lightning and the Abyssal Fiend's flames also struck simultaneously!

Nightmare, with the rule fragment, calculated the gaps in the attacks, his figure flickering strangely again, narrowly avoiding the Behemoth's tail sweep. The rule fragment activated the Shadow Law it had just analyzed, his body instantly merging into the shadows, and the next moment, he emerged from the shadows at the Abyssal Fiend's side-rear!

"Shadow Annihilation Slash!"

The rule fragment simulated the Shadow Clan's attack method, fusing with the Power of Annihilation, transforming into a twisted, grey-black blade light that fiercely slashed towards the base of the Abyssal Fiend's wing!

The Abyssal Fiend was caught off guard and only had time to turn sideways, but one of its burning demonic wings was severed at the root! The Power of Annihilation frantically corroded its demonic body, causing it to let out a painful howl!

Nightmare did not stop. The rule fragment locked onto the Elemental Lord, and he opened his mouth and inhaled!

"Devour!"

A miniature Annihilation black hole appeared, erupting with terrifying suction, forcibly pulling the violent lightning elements around the Elemental Lord, devouring them to refine! The Elemental Lord was horrified to find his power rapidly draining!

Nightmare was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, utilizing the terrifying computational power of the rule fragment and the various Law abilities he had just acquired, performing the Great Dao of Annihilation with divine skill! Sometimes he would unexpectedly perform spatial jumps, sometimes transform into a shadow to launch a fatal blow, sometimes devour the opponent's energy, and sometimes crush them with absolute power!

He no longer simply defended but actively attacked, specifically targeting one enemy to fight to the death!

In just over ten breaths, two more Void Realm powerhouses in the Dao Integration Initial Stage were severely wounded and forced to retreat by his thunderous methods. One of them was even struck by the Annihilation Dragon Fist, causing his Physical Body to shatter, almost leading to his demise!

The siege, incredibly, was forcibly broken by him alone!

The remaining powerhouses were both shocked and furious. They hadn't expected this human to be so troublesome, his methods so bizarre and varied, and his strength far exceeding their expectations!

"No more holding back! Use your trump cards!" The Void Behemoth roared, and the bone spur on its forehead began to gather destructive energy beams!

The Elemental Lord also suddenly brought out a lightning-shrouded treasure orb, clearly a hidden treasure!

The Abyssal Fiend even began chanting ancient abyssal incantations!

However, just as they were about to use their true trump cards—

Inside Nightmare's rule fragment, the world tree seedling, which had been carefully collected, seemed to be stimulated by the intense battle and evil aura outside, or perhaps it sensed the pure and powerful Origin of Annihilation within Nightmare's body (Annihilation is also an ultimate Law, not entirely opposite to the World Tree's vitality, but a part of the cycle). It gently swayed.

Buzz!

A wave of incomparably pure, emerald green ripples, containing supreme vitality and a harmonious Dao rhyme, suddenly emanated from Nightmare's body, sweeping across the entire scene!

This ripple had no direct offensive power, but it seemed to possess a miraculous power to purify the mind, soothe restlessness, and enlighten wisdom!

The destructive beam on the Void Behemoth's forehead paused slightly, and the brutality in its eyes dissipated somewhat; the lightning orb in the Elemental Lord's hand also softened its glow; the Abyssal Fiend's abyssal incantation was directly interrupted by this harmonious Dao rhyme!

All the powerhouses, including Nightmare, felt a profound tranquility at this moment. Their previous killing intent and greed were inexplicably calmed down significantly!

Seize this opportunity!

Nightmare's rule fragment instantly calculated the best timing and route!

"Now! Let's go!"

He grabbed Su Wanqing, who was still somewhat dazed, and the rule fragment fully activated the Void Beacon, even burning a portion of the Origin energy he had just absorbed but not yet completely refined!

A silver-grey spatial gate formed instantly at an unprecedented speed!

"Stop him!" The Void Behemoth reacted first, roaring as it tried to intervene.

But Nightmare had already stepped into the spatial gate with Su Wanqing!

The next moment, the spatial gate rapidly contracted and vanished from its original spot.

Several terrifying attacks slammed into the spot where the spatial gate had disappeared, only shattering fragments of Void Realm ripples.

"Ah! Damn it!"

"Chase! He can't have gone far!"

"Lock onto his spatial fluctuations!"

The remaining Void Realm powerhouses let out unwilling roars, each employing their own methods, attempting to track Nightmare's spatial trajectory.

However, the moment Nightmare left, the rule fragment erased all residual spatial traces and even interfered with the surrounding Void Realm Laws.

Their pursuit was destined to be in vain.

In the cold Void Realm ruins, only a few corpses of powerhouses and the angry roars of the injured remained, testifying to the brief but intensely fierce battle for the treasure that had just taken place.

And at this moment, Nightmare, with Su Wanqing and the world tree seedling, had appeared countless miles away, in another unknown and tranquil Star Domain.

Having just escaped danger, Nightmare had not yet had time to check his own condition when the world tree seedling inside the rule fragment gently swayed again, transmitting a faint but clear intention of closeness and reliance, as if finally acknowledging this powerful and decisive new master.

At the same time, an incomparably pure energy, containing the Origin of the Law of Life, slowly flowed out from the seedling, feeding into Nightmare's rule fragment and nirvana dao seed, rapidly repairing his previous Consumption, and even loosening his Realm Bottleneck by a thread!

Nightmare paused slightly, then a smile curved his lips.

Divine objects have spirits. This adventure was worth it!