In the Land of Origin Contracts, demonic souls awaken.

The energy fluctuations in the Core Zone swept over like a storm; even from a great distance, Nightmare could feel that heart-palpitating pressure.

The tyranny and ancient aura contained within that inhuman roar far exceeded the Magma Earth Dragon he had encountered before, causing even his rule fragment to feel a tremor from the very depths of his life essence!

"I must get there immediately!" Nightmare felt no more hesitation in his rule fragment. He put away the two formation base node stones, locked onto the direction of the Core Zone with his rule fragment, and pushed his speed to the limit!

His Chaos Dao Foundation spun frantically at an unprecedented speed. With his rule fragment, he channeled the Wind Wolf Origin and the charm of space. His figure almost transformed into a gray bolt of lightning tearing through the mist, rushing desperately toward the center of the energy eruption!

The obstacles along the way became insignificant; whether it was strange plants or lurking exotic beasts, they all retreated in the face of his violent speed and undisguised, powerful aura.

In his rule fragment, there was only one thought—stop Eclipse Moon, stabilize the Seal!

The closer he got, the more terrifying the surrounding scene became. The ground looked as if it had been plowed, filled with huge ravines and charred craters. The air was permeated with dense, destructive energy and a nauseating, fishy-sweet Demonic Qi.

Ruined, ancient architectural debris could be seen everywhere, and in some places, there remained twisted traces where space had been forcibly torn apart.

Finally, he rushed out of the last patch of thick mist, and the sight before him caused his rule fragment to jolt violently!

It was an incredibly huge underground domed space. Embedded above the dome were countless strange crystals emitting a faint light, like a starry sky, illuminating the scene below.

In the center of the space was a huge, spherical Seal formed by countless black chains entwined together! Inscribed on the chains were dense, golden-shimmering ancient runes, emitting a powerful and stable power of the Seal—that was the core of the "demon ancestor origin pact" Seal!

However, at this moment, this spherical Seal was extremely unstable! Most of the chains had become dim and lusterless, the runes on the surface were blurry and unclear, and dozens of chains had already snapped, hanging down powerlessly!

The surface of the Seal sphere was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and strands of thick, tangible dark red Demonic Qi were continuously seeping out, condensing into a huge, blurry, yet phantom giant face filled with endless resentment and greed! That inhuman roar was coming from the mouth of this giant face!

The Remnant Soul of the Demon Ancestor! It was breaking free from the Seal!

Below the Seal, three figures were engaged in a fierce battle with the escaping Demonic Qi and several Evil Fiends—condensed from Demonic Qi—with strength comparable to the Early Golden Core Stage! It was the Eclipse Moon squad leader, Shadow Fiend, and his two subordinates!

Shadow Fiend held a long sword burning with black flames; his swordsmanship was treacherous and ruthless. Every swing carried the power to corrode space, slicing apart the Evil Fiends that lunged at him, while simultaneously unleashing streams of black light, bombarding the already fragile Seal and accelerating its collapse! His strength had clearly reached the Peak of the Late Golden Core Stage, only a step away from the Nascent Soul!

The other two subordinates guarded his flanks, blocking the attacks of the Evil Fiends, appearing quite strained, and both were already injured.

"It's almost there! Push a little harder! This old monster's Remnant Soul of the Demon Ancestor is about to fully awaken. As long as we control it the moment it completely breaks free from the Seal and is at its weakest, the Origin pact will be ours!" The voice from beneath Shadow Fiend's mask was filled with fanaticism and greed.

Just then, Nightmare's intrusion instantly drew the attention of both sides!

"It's you?!" Shadow Fiend turned his head abruptly, his gaze from beneath the mask locking onto Nightmare like a viper, filled with killing intent and a trace of shock. He had not expected this variable to be able to find this place so quickly, and it looked like his strength was even greater than the intelligence report suggested!

The giant face condensed by the Remnant Soul of the Demon Ancestor also turned sharply toward Nightmare. A flash of confusion crossed its scarlet giant eyes, which then turned into even more violent rage! From Nightmare, it sensed an aura that was completely different, yet equally disgusting and alarming to it! (The aura of the Chaos Dao Foundation and the rule fragment)

"Another... ant... disturbing... this deity's... awakening... die!" The giant face let out a disjointed roar that contained a terrifying mental shock. A condensed mass of dark red Demonic Qi, like a giant python, lunged directly at Nightmare!

At the same time, Shadow Fiend did not hesitate. He activated his rule fragment and shouted to his two subordinates: "Stop him!" He then turned around and attacked the Seal even more frantically, attempting to seize the opportunity while Nightmare was entangled by the demon soul!

Facing the dual threat of the demon soul and Eclipse Moon, Nightmare's rule fragment became icy to the extreme. With his rule fragment, he instantly analyzed the current situation—the Seal was on the verge of breaking, the demon soul was about to escape, and Eclipse Moon wanted to snatch the prize from the fire. No matter which side succeeded, the consequences would be unimaginable!

He had to break this deadlock!

He did not care about the Demonic Qi python lunging at him, nor did he pay attention to the two Eclipse Moon subordinates rushing over. In his rule fragment, there was only one goal—the core of the Seal!

He used his rule fragment to activate the two formation base node stones! The pure Dao charm of protection was stimulated to the limit, transforming into two soft beams of white light that, like sharp swords, shot straight toward the key nodes on the spherical Seal where the cracks were densest and the light was dimmest!

He wanted to forcibly inject the power of protection before the Seal completely collapsed, attempting to stabilize or even temporarily repair parts of the Seal!

"Fool! You want to reinforce the Seal? That old monster will be the first to not let you go!" Seeing this, Shadow Fiend was shocked and furious, slashing out a black sword energy in an attempt to intercept those two beams of white light.

And the Remnant Soul of the Demon Ancestor let out an earth-shattering roar, the Demonic Qi python lunging at Nightmare increasing its speed by another thirty percent!

Just at this critical moment, a highly risky thought flashed through Nightmare's rule fragment!

With his rule fragment, he activated the strand of chaotic consciousness fragment within his rule fragment space—that which was sealed and originated from the silver-white creation. With his rule fragment, he simulated the energy fluctuations of an Eclipse Moon member and shot it like bait toward the giant face condensed by the Remnant Soul of the Demon Ancestor!

"A gift from Eclipse Moon... catch it!" Nightmare's rule fragment transmitted a simulated mental fluctuation.

That aura of the chaotic rule fragment was like a starving wolf seeing flesh to the power-hungry, consciousness-confused Remnant Soul of the Demon Ancestor! Its attention was instantly attracted, its scarlet giant eyes staring fixedly at that strand of the fragment, and it instinctively opened its giant mouth, swallowing it inside!

Boom!!!

The body of the Remnant Soul of the Demon Ancestor twisted and expanded violently, letting out a roar that intertwined pain and pleasure! The power of the rule fragment and its demon soul produced a violent conflict and Fusion, causing it to be unable to perfectly control the power it had just condensed for a moment, and its attack on Nightmare also experienced a momentary lag and chaos!

Now is the time!

Pfft! Pfft!

The two beams of protective light successfully penetrated Shadow Fiend's hasty interception, precisely injecting into the key nodes of the Seal!

Hum—!

The entire spherical Seal jolted violently! Those dim chains temporarily regained a trace of luster, the dangling broken chains also lifted slightly, and the cracks on the surface healed a little! Although it was still tottering, the trend of collapse was forcibly curbed for a moment!

"Damn it!" Shadow Fiend was so angry he almost vomited blood. He had not expected Nightmare to be so cunning, actually using the rule fragment to temporarily restrain the demon soul, and even successfully reinforcing part of the Seal!

And Nightmare, the moment he completed the injection, used his rule fragment to channel the charm of space. His figure, like a teleport, narrowly avoided the Demonic Qi python—whose power was greatly reduced due to the chaos—and with his rule fragment, he coldly locked onto Shadow Fiend, who was furious because his plan had been disrupted!

Now, it was time to clean up these "Eclipse Moon" pests!

In the Core Zone, a three-way melee was underway; due to Nightmare's intervention, the situation was instantly reversed! The final victory or defeat hung on this moment!