David used the fragments of the Heavenly Spiritual Pivot to activate the spatial laws, freezing, peeling off, and shattering those chains of order layer by layer.
The two forces collided violently in this underground space.
David’s chaotic origin surged like a tide, devouring, refining, and nourishing Heng Xuan’s divided soul’s divine light of order layer by layer.
Heng Xuan’s divided soul continued to weaken during the fierce battle, falling from the peak of the sixth rank of Immortal Lord to the fifth rank and then the fourth rank of Immortal Lord.
However, David also paid a price. His chaotic origin was consumed extremely quickly, and a fine burning sensation began to appear in his meridians, causing his qi and blood to surge erratically.
Just as he was about to defeat Heng Xuan’s split soul, an extremely dazzling silver-white light suddenly shone from the depths of the furnace.
That light was more ancient and purer than Hengxuan’s divided soul, containing a terrifying power that surpassed the realm of Immortal Lords.
That was a backup plan left by the Order Keepers in the furnace.
A silvery-white beam of light erupted from the core of the furnace and struck David precisely in the chest.
The chaotic origin of David’s body was instantly pierced, torn apart, and dissolved by the pillar of light. His body was as if he had been hit head-on by an ancient giant hammer, and he flew backward and crashed heavily into the rock wall at the entrance of the passage.
The rock face was smashed into a crater several meters deep, with rubble flying everywhere.
“Young Master!”
Ye Qing exclaimed in surprise.
David stood up from the rubble, a trickle of grayish-purple blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
His robes were torn at the chest, and a silver-white burn mark was branded on his skin. The burn mark penetrated deep into his muscles, touched his meridians, and even a trace of residual power of order seeped into the outer part of his dantian.
His breathing became noticeably disordered, and the flow of the primordial chaos became somewhat sluggish.
The power of that silvery-white beam of light far exceeded his expectations.
The Order Keeper’s backup plan left in the furnace contained at least the combat power of a seventh-grade Immortal Lord. Although it was only a one-time burst, it was enough to severely injure any cultivator below the sixth grade of Immortal Lord.
David withstood the attack with his Chaos Origin. Although he survived, his meridians were damaged, his origin was injured, and his dantian was shaken, causing his combat power to drop by nearly 30% temporarily.
Heng Xuan’s fragmented soul slowly emerged from the flames, a cold smile appearing on his face: “The Lord of Order said that you have too many secrets and too many trump cards.”
So he deliberately left a strike within this furnace. This strike was prepared specifically for you.
David steadied himself and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He glanced down at the burn mark on his chest, a cold light surging deep within his purple eyes.
The burn mark was healing at an extremely slow pace, but the residual power of order was still circulating in the meridians, interfering with the normal operation of the chaotic origin.
Various plans were rapidly forming in his mind.
That silvery-white beam of light was a backup plan from the Order Keeper at the core of the furnace. If it wasn’t destroyed, he would suffer a second attack after entering the furnace.
Given his current condition, if he were to withstand another attack like that, he would likely be severely injured.
He needed a way to bypass that backup plan.
At that very moment, he sensed Ye Qing’s Devouring Dao Aura.
Ye Qing stood at the entrance of the passage, his devouring power surging around him. Although he had been suppressed by the orthodox shackles for many years, the essence of that devouring Dao charm was extremely pure and extremely ancient.
It is one of the ancient Dao, and it is naturally endowed with the characteristics of devouring, transforming, and fusing.
David suddenly thought of a solution.
He turned to look at Ye Qing and said in a deep voice, “Ye Qing, may I borrow your Devouring Dao Rhyme?”
Ye Qing was slightly taken aback, then nodded without hesitation.
David raised his hand and grasped it from afar. The Devouring Dao Aura within Ye Qing’s body was drawn out, flowing like a black stream into David’s palm.
David merged the Devouring Dao Rhyme with his own Chaos Origin, forming a brand new power—a gray-black vortex that slowly rotated in his palm.
This power contains both the characteristic of the primordial chaos devouring all laws and the essence of devouring, transforming, and integrating Daoist principles. It can devour, transform, and nourish the power of those who maintain order.
David turned to face the furnace.
The phantom of Heng Xuan’s divided soul had merged into the furnace, causing the silver-white flames of the entire furnace to surge several times over, and the surging divine fire of order within the furnace mouth poured down like a tsunami.
David strode forward, facing the devastating sea of fire.
A silvery-white beam of light erupted from the core of the furnace once more, this time even more intense and terrifying than before.
David neither dodged nor evaded, but suddenly pushed out the gray-black vortex in his palm.
The vortex and the silver-white pillar of light collided violently, causing the entire underground space to tremble violently. The divine runes of order on the dome shattered, peeled off, and disintegrated.
This time, however, the silvery beam of light failed to penetrate the vortex.
The dark gray vortex, like a bottomless abyss, devoured, transformed, merged, and fed back the power of the silver-white pillar of light layer by layer.
The Order’s backup power was completely absorbed by the vortex and transformed into pure Heavenly Dao origin, flowing back into David’s dantian along his meridians.
His injuries healed at a visible speed; the burns on his chest healed rapidly, and his disordered breathing returned to normal.
The chaotic origin has gained a characteristic of devouring Daoist principles, making it more flexible, more powerful, and more unsolvable.
The illusory image of Heng Xuan’s divided soul struggled violently within the vortex, letting out a shrill roar: “Impossible—the power of the Lord of Order—how dare you devour it—”