Chapter 1009 453: Enough to Obliterate Any Living Being_2

And in this cold and maddening transformation, does Xu Ran's original consciousness still have any remnants?

No one knows.

Perhaps it has been completely obliterated, becoming part of the vessel. Perhaps it has been compressed to the deepest recesses, waiting for some unknown opportunity.

The trials of the Fifth Space have no end, only the path to becoming stronger.

...

Southern Celestial Star Cosmos rim, Abandoned Star Domain.

In the depths of the Withered Star's core, the gigantic blood pool still churns, the evil array continues to operate.

However, the youth at the center of the blood pool has vanished. In his place, there is a pulsating mass of grey light.

It resembles a heart, each pulse emitting a strong suction that extracts the remaining source of the Withered Star, and the chaotic energy pervading the Abandoned Star Domain, converting it into pure grey origin, which is then delivered through some mysterious conduit, toward a distant dark void.

Here, it has already become a massive energy conversion station, providing nourishment for a great existence.

As for the Withered Star, after experiencing countless eras of vicissitudes, it is now withering and collapsing at a visibly accelerating pace.

Its life has reached an end, its final value is to be drained of its last remaining source, to contribute to the arrival of darkness.

The spatial rifts of the Abandoned Star Domain are becoming more unstable, the chaotic energy storms more rampant.

Some cultivators who accidentally enter this place don't even have time to scream before being torn apart by the space, disintegrating into the most primal particles.

Here, it is becoming the frontier of darkness's imminent landing.

...

Southern Celestial Star Cosmos, vast and boundless.

In those corners unknown to mankind, more "seeds" are being activated, more "Awakened" are on the move.

They might be elders of a sect, or members of a distinguished family, or reclusive loose cultivators, or beings slumbering in some ancient relic.

What they share in common is a faint grey imprint on their foreheads.

Their actions begin to unify, commencing actions according to some grander scheme.

They are collecting specific materials, searching for ancient nodes, destroying critical seals, subtly influencing the configuration of the cosmos.

A darkness storm sweeping the entire cosmos is quietly brewing.

In the depths of the Celestial Fall Battlefield, Yu Kong continues his cultivation and exploration, his Path of Guardian elevating in the process of honing.

He feels the cosmos becoming more perilous but remains fearless, for he now has a purpose to guard.

Xu Qinghan embarks on the long journey toward the Ancient Restricted Area, filled with worries for Xu Ran, longing for Yu Kong, and a thirst for truth and power.

She doesn't know what awaits her, but she won't back down.

And in the distant Fifth Space, Xu Ran's body, the "vessel" completely controlled, continues to transform amidst the storm of chaotic laws, growing stronger.

It is absorbing, assimilating, and creating power at a rate defying logic, step by step toward perfection.

Its existence is the most terrifying manifestation of the dark force.

Its becoming stronger signals the nearing awakening of the great existence.

The gears of destiny are accelerating in their rotation.

The future of the cosmos is shrouded in an unknown shadow.

...

Within the Fifth Space, the tide of laws grows increasingly turbulent.

Xu Ran's body is no longer in the form of flesh and blood.

It presents a form between matter and energy, its surface flowing with a liquid-metal-like sheen, densely covered with newly formed runes merging various laws.

These runes are not static but continuously roam, combine, and transform on his body surface, each transformation accompanied by a micro-adjustment to the internal energy structure, and deeper absorption and integration of surrounding chaotic laws.

He is no longer passively enduring the slicing of the law storm but actively opening his "body," like a massive black hole, madly drawing surrounding law lines into himself.

Law lines collide, tear apart, and reorganize within him, each reorganization guided by the pulsating grey imprint on his forehead.

The imprint's glow has evolved from initial faintness to dazzling like a small star, exuding an ancient, cold, supreme aura.

It is not just a "seed," more like the "core" of a great existence projected into this dimension, a ruthless algorithm, an engine of devouring evolution.

[Law integration efficiency increased by 20%]

[Vessel energy level: Medium]

[Attempting to parse... Space Law... Time Law... Void Law...]

The cold mechanical voice continues to echo in the depths of "consciousness," like an eternal progress bar. Xu Ran's body is the embodiment of this progress bar.

Inside him, waves of brand-new power are being born.

These powers no longer belong to any known cultivation system; they are embodiments of laws, the order of chaos, the prototype of darkness.

A drop of grey "blood" forms within him, no longer the source of life, but the essence of laws, the crystallization of the Dark Origin.

This drop of "blood" flows along his newly formed meridians, where it passes, the originally fragile "flesh" becomes more resilient, and the glow of those new runes intensifies accordingly.

Pain?

Fear?

Those emotions belonging to humanity have long been completely suppressed, even devoured by the grey imprint.

Xu Ran's "consciousness" now is merely an auxiliary terminal of the grey imprint, recording data, executing commands.

He doesn't know who he is, or what he is doing; he only knows he needs to devour, to become stronger.

His body slowly rotates in the law storm. Each rotation seems to trigger the rhythm of laws throughout the entire space.

He begins to "perceive" the law's veins, able to "see" the law's structure.

Those law lines once appearing chaotic and disorderly to him now present a cold and perfect mathematical aesthetic in his "sight."

He extends his hand, grasping a cluster of chaotic law lines. The grey imprint's light flickers, countless complex calculations occur in his "consciousness."

[Parsing... the correlation between Power Law and Vibration Law...]

[Attempting integration... Mountain Shattering Fist's essence with Law of Chaos...]

Bang!

With a muffled sound, the law line in his hand instantly disintegrates, transforming into finer light points reintegrated into the space.

His arm also bears a crack, but soon it's repaired by the grey imprint's power.

Failure. Yet the grey imprint recorded all the data from this failure, promptly adjusting the strategy.

[Analysis of failure: Insufficient compatibility between Power Law and Vibration Law, a more advanced law model required for guidance.]

[Invoking... Taichu Undying Body law fragment... attempting as core framework...]

Taichu Undying Body, the highest reward obtained in Fourth Space body refining trial, is the essence of ancient body cultivation laws. The grey imprint uses it as the core framework, attempting to integrate the Law of Chaos within it.

Xu Ran's body trembles violently again. The power of Taichu Undying Body erupts within him, engaging in a more intense clash and fusion with the Law of Chaos.

On his body's surface, older, more primitive runes begin to emerge.

These runes are not etched but grow naturally from the depths of his "flesh," as if he was born to possess these powers.

[Integration success rate: 8%]

[Vessel power level: Significant increase]

[Constructing... Titan's Power law model...]

A whole new force model begins to construct within him. It's rooted in Taichu Undying Body, fusing the essence of Mountain Shattering Fist and parts of primal power laws parsed from the Law of Chaos.

His body becomes taller, more solid. Muscle lines rise like mountain ranges, emitting a heavy, oppressive aura.

He is no longer just a vessel for laws; he is becoming the manifestation of laws!

The trial of the Fifth Space indeed aims to transform this "vessel" from a "learner" to a "creator."