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Chapter 464 All Laws Return to One!

472 sections of purification by the flame! All things return to their source!

This is the spark that ignites the Void Tomb!

Xu Qinghan's heart clenched. This flame was weaker than she had imagined; it had been eroded by the power of nothingness for countless years and was almost extinguished.

"Damn it!" Xu Qinghan roared angrily as she charged toward the ball of fire.

However, the moment she approached, countless ethereal vengeful spirits suddenly rushed towards her, emitting piercing shrieks. Attacks formed from ethereal power, carrying the power to corrode the soul, surged towards Xu Qinghan.

These ethereal vengeful spirits are the guardians of the deepest part of the Void Tomb. They have been completely corrupted by the power of nothingness, leaving only the purest resentment and obsession. Their existence is solely for the purpose of extinguishing this flame.

A resolute glint flashed in Xu Qinghan's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, she suddenly unleashed the Ancient God's Flame. The golden mark between her brows shone brightly, and a blazing golden flame burst forth from her body, transforming into a golden ripple that spread outwards.

"Purify with the flame! All laws return to their source!" Xu Qinghan roared. Wherever the golden ripples passed, the ethereal vengeful spirits let out painful howls. Their bodies began to crumble inch by inch under the purification of the flame, eventually turning into specks of ethereal energy and dissipating into the void.

However, the number of the vengeful spirits was too great; they seemed endless, relentlessly attacking Xu Qinghan.

Xu Qinghan knew she couldn't waste time here. She had to extinguish that flame as soon as possible.

She rushed to the embers of the fire, raised her hand, and a golden-black flame shot out from her palm, transforming into a golden-black fire blade that slashed fiercely at the black chains wrapped around the embers!
"Keng——"

A piercing clang of metal rang out, and the black chains trembled violently. However, they were exceptionally tough, and were only scratched with a shallow mark.

"This is a seal personally set up by the Lord of Nothingness!" Xu Qinghan's heart sank. She could feel that these chains contained the purest power of the Lord of Nothingness, far more powerful than the power of the Lord of Nothingness.

She did not give up. She suddenly unleashed the ancient divine flames, and the golden mark between her brows shone brightly. Blazing golden flames shot out from her body, transforming into golden runes that coiled around the golden-black fire blade.

"The flame extinguished! Break!"

Xu Qinghan let out a low roar, concentrating all her power into the golden-black fire blade, and fiercely slashed at the dark chains again!

"Rumble--"

This time, the black chains trembled violently, emitting a series of teeth-grinding grinding sounds. Fine cracks spread across the chains as the golden flames and the dark, ethereal power collided violently, eroding and annihilating each other.

Xu Qinghan felt the power of the primordial fire within her body being rapidly depleted; her face turned pale, and her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. However, she did not flinch in the slightest, her eyes shining with unwavering determination.

"Open it for me!"

She let out another low roar, concentrating all her strength into the golden-black fire blade, and slashed downwards fiercely!

"Click——"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the black chains wrapped around the embers finally shattered inch by inch under Xu Qinghan's all-out attack, turning into specks of nothingness and dissipating into the void.

As the black chains shattered, the suppressed embers of fire suddenly leaped up, emitting a faint but tenacious golden light.

Although it was weak, the ancient source of its flame within it gave Xu Qinghan an unprecedented sense of intimacy and resonance. This spark, like the spark of the dormant star core, contained the most ancient aura of the universe.

Xu Qinghan reached out and gently touched the tinderbox.

"Om-"

The embers trembled violently, and a weak but pure ember of power surged out from the embers and rushed into Xu Qinghan's body.

Xu Qinghan felt the ancient divine fire within her body tremble violently, like a thirsty beast, frantically devouring this pure power of the fire.

Although the embers of the Void Tomb were weak, the ancient source of the embers they contained nourished Xu Qinghan's ancient divine embers like never before. Nourished by the embers, her body began to radiate a dazzling golden light, and the power within her surged like a tsunami.

However, the moment the flame merged into Xu Qinghan's body, the entire Void Tomb trembled violently!
"Rumble--"

The Void Burial Sky Formation collapsed completely, and endless void power spread outwards like a tsunami, devouring all matter and obliterating all laws. This former star field has now been completely transformed into a void black hole, threatening to suck everything around it into it.

Xu Qinghan felt an irresistible force assaulting her from all directions. She coughed up a mouthful of blood and was thrown away like a kite with a broken string. The protective barrier of fire around her shattered instantly under the impact of the void torrent. Her body was instantly eroded by the terrifying power of nothingness, her flesh and bones a bloody mess, emitting a teeth-grinding grinding sound.

"Damn it! The power of the Lord of Nothingness..." Xu Qinghan roared in pain. She knew that this was the last power left by the Lord of Nothingness in the Tomb of the Void. It completely detonated this star field the moment the Void Burial Array collapsed, intending to bury Xu Qinghan completely.

She endured the excruciating pain in her body and abruptly activated the ancient god's smoldering mark between her brows.

At the critical moment, the mark erupted with unprecedented light, and a blazing golden flame burst forth from her body, transforming into a golden vortex that instantly absorbed the void power surrounding her. Then, it suddenly exploded, instantly purifying that void power.

At the same time, the ancient divine flame within her body had now merged with the fire of the Void Tomb, reaching a new level of power. She could feel that her flame was more closely connected to the origin of the universe, as if she could hear the rhythm of the universe's vitality and feel the breath of distant stars.

Although the flame of the Void Tomb is weak, it contains the ancient era's experience of fighting against nothingness. This has deepened Xu Qinghan's understanding of nothingness and made her more proficient in controlling "the flame transforming into nothingness".

She abruptly concentrated the power of the Flame into her feet, her body transforming into a streak of golden and black light as she charged straight towards the outer space of the Void Tomb. She had to escape this perilous place before the Void Tomb completely detonated!

She moved with incredible speed, tearing through the darkness like a golden lightning bolt. She traversed shattered void rifts, dodging terrifying torrents of nothingness. Her body was battered and bruised by the impact of these torrents, but she gritted her teeth, her eyes gleaming with unwavering resolve. "The flame will never be extinguished! The flame will burn eternally!"

The cries of the torchbearers and the kind words of the old man echoed in her heart. She knew she could not let their sacrifices down! She had to live, she had to become stronger, and she had to turn the eternal hope of the torch into reality!
Finally, after paying a huge price, Xu Qinghan broke through the atmosphere of the Void Tomb.

Just as she rushed out, a deafening roar that shook the universe came from behind her!

"Rumble--"

The Void Tomb has completely exploded!

An endless void force spread outwards like a tsunami, devouring all matter and obliterating all laws. It was not a simple explosion, but more like the collapse of the universe's origin, with a void black hole instantly forming, threatening to suck everything around it into it.

Xu Qinghan felt an irresistible force strike her from behind. She coughed up a mouthful of blood and was thrown away like a kite with a broken string. The protective barrier of fire around her shattered instantly under the impact of the void torrent. Her body was instantly eroded by the terrifying power of nothingness, her flesh and bones were mangled and made a teeth-grinding grinding sound.

"The flame... will never be extinguished..." Xu Qinghan roared in pain. She endured the excruciating pain and forcefully activated the ancient god's flame mark between her brows.

At the critical moment, the mark erupted with unprecedented light, and a blazing golden-black flame burst forth from her body, transforming into a golden-black vortex that instantly absorbed the void power around her. Then, it suddenly exploded, instantly purifying that void power.

At the same time, her body was thrown millions of miles away by the terrifying shockwave, eventually crashing heavily into a barren meteorite, shattering it into pieces.

Xu Qinghan's body felt like it was falling apart. She lay amidst the shattered meteorite debris, gasping for breath, her entire body wracked with pain. Her consciousness was hazy, but the ancient divine flame mark between her brows still emitted a faint golden-black light, stubbornly flickering like a guiding light in the darkness.

She struggled to sit up and looked up.

The site where the Void Tomb once stood is now nothing but a pitch-black void, a colossal, ever-expanding black hole swallowing everything around it. The black hole is profound and terrifying, seemingly capable of sucking the entire universe into it.

Xu Qinghan's heart clenched. She knew that the Tomb of the Void had been completely swallowed by the Nothingness. Those beings corrupted by the Nothingness, those vengeful spirits of the Nothingness, had also vanished completely into the Nothingness.

"Lord of Nothingness... I will stop you..." Xu Qinghan's voice was hoarse, filled with endless exhaustion and resilience. She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she felt no pain. She only felt an unprecedented power surging within her, the last legacy left to her by the Guardians of the Flame, their indomitable will, their eternal faith.

She slowly closed her eyes, letting the tears fall.

After an unknown amount of time, when she opened her eyes again, there were no tears in them, only a deep golden-black light, and a sense of vicissitude and determination beyond her years.

She felt the surging power of the ancestral flame within her body, a power several times stronger than before. Although the sparks from the Extinction Star Core and the Void Tomb were passively fused at a critical moment, the ancient ancestral flames they contained provided her ancient god's ancestral flame with unprecedented nourishment.

She could clearly feel that her connection with the origin of the universe had become closer, as if she could hear the rhythm of the universe's vitality and feel the breath of distant stars. Her resistance to the power of nothingness had also greatly increased, and she could even feel a trace of primal fluctuation within the power of nothingness. Although it was weak, it deepened her understanding of nothingness.

This was perhaps an outcome the Lord of Nothingness had not foreseen. The birthplace of the Flame and the battlefield where the ancient era fought against Nothingness both contain a mystery connected to the very origin of Nothingness.

Xu Qinghan took a deep breath, calming the turmoil in her heart. She knew this was not the time for grief. She had to return to the Firewood Sanctuary as soon as possible to inform the elder about the Void Tomb and prepare for the upcoming trials.

She tried to activate the Flame Mark between her brows, attempting to contact the Sanctuary through the Flame Network. This time, the Flame Network was no longer completely silent. Although still weak, she sensed a faint connection—the Flame Guardians silently supporting the network.

"Senior...I'm back..." Xu Qinghan whispered in her heart. She knew that although Xinhuo Network had suffered a heavy blow, she had succeeded.

She focused the power of the ancient god's flame into her eyes, her gaze piercing through the endless darkness, trying to find the direction of the flame's sanctuary.

After an unknown amount of time, her gaze suddenly sharpened.

In the distant depths of the starry sky, she saw a faint light. Though faint, the light carried a familiar aura—the aura of a torch!

Xu Qinghan was overjoyed. She knew that must be the direction of the Fire of Life Shelter!
Without the slightest hesitation, she transformed into a streak of golden-black light and rushed straight toward that faint ray of light.

The journey was long and fraught with unknowns and dangers. She traversed star fields corrupted by the power of nothingness, avoided the void creatures wandering the universe, and even felt the omnipresent pressure of the Lord of Nothingness.

Her body gradually recovered during her journey, and the power of the Flame within her became more refined. She began to experiment with the power of the newly fused Flame Seeds. She discovered that the Flame Seeds from the Extinction Star Core and the Void Tomb not only enhanced her Flame Seed Power but also greatly increased her resistance to the power of nothingness. She could even sense a trace of primal fluctuation within the power of nothingness; though faint, it deepened her understanding of nothingness.

This was perhaps an outcome the Lord of Nothingness had not foreseen. As one of the birthplaces of the Flame of Annihilation, and as the battlefield where the Void Tomb fought against Nothingness in ancient times, even though it was eroded by Nothingness, its core Flame of Annihilation still contained some mystery that was connected to the origin of Nothingness.

Finally, after a long journey of several days, Xu Qinghan saw that familiar valley again.

A haven of hope!

She felt a sense of relief, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.

However, as she approached the shelter, she found the atmosphere unusually heavy.

The altar fire in the center of the valley glowed much dimmer than before, as if it might go out at any moment. Around the altar, the aged figures were now even more hunched over, their breaths faint, like candles flickering in the wind.

Xu Qinghan's heart sank. She knew that the Flame Guardians had paid an unimaginable price to suppress the detonation of the Annihilation Star Core and the Void Tomb.

She landed before the altar, her gaze sweeping over the familiar figures. She saw that many of the guardians who had been there were now gone. In their places, only empty prayer mats remained, along with the faint afterglow of the embers of the fire.

(End of this chapter)