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Chapter 470 Eternal Annihilation!
478. Eternal annihilation!

Xu Qinghan pressed her advantage, her body transforming into a streak of golden-black light, instantly rushing to the Void Sovereign's front. The golden-black fire blade in her hand suddenly expanded, transforming into a golden-black vortex, and began to frantically devour the Void Power within the Void Sovereign's body!
"Ah—no! My lord will not let you go! You will face eternal annihilation!" The Void Sovereign let out a shrill scream. Its body began to crumble inch by inch under the devouring of the golden-black vortex. Its enormous form rapidly shrank, and its light dimmed. It felt the loss of its essence, and the threat of death.

A moment later, the Void Ruler's enormous body completely dissipated, transforming into the purest void energy, which was devoured by Xu Qinghan's power of annihilation and nourished her flame.

As the Void Sovereign perished, the entire Ancient Star Road trembled violently. The pitch-black void that shrouded the Ancient Star Road began to dissipate rapidly, revealing the ancient star remnants beneath, corroded by the void. The pitch-black altar where the Void Sovereign sat also lost its support and began to tremble violently, with cracks spreading across its surface.

"Om-"

A surge of energy, a hundred times stronger than any before, emanated from the depths of the altar. This energy carried a primordial chaos, a stillness before the creation of the world, yet also contained boundless vitality and destruction.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Qinghan rushed towards the crumbling altar. Golden and black flames danced around her, like the first ray of light at the beginning of chaos. She reached out and gently touched the surface of the altar.

"Boom!"

The altar collapsed with a deafening roar, revealing a deep, void-like fissure beneath. And at the very depths of that fissure, a faint yet incredibly ancient flame floated silently.

The flame had no temperature, no light, and no shape; it was like the first wisp of chaos at the beginning of the universe, or the last wisp of annihilation at the end of the universe. It floated silently, bound by countless fine, ethereal chains that wriggled like living things, constantly eroding and extinguishing the faint flame.

However, unlike the extinguishing flame, the interior of this flame was not a faint golden light, but a chaotic color. It sometimes turned into extreme black, sometimes into blazing gold, and sometimes into mysterious runes, as if it contained the most primal power of creation and destruction in the universe.

“This is… the Chaos Flame!” Xu Qinghan’s heart skipped a beat. She could feel that this flame was the spark that the Fire Network had guided her to find, and one of the sources of the first spark when the universe was first created.

She could sense that this spark contained an ultimate "chaotic intent," resonating strangely with the extinguishing power of the embers within her. It was neither simply vitality nor simply annihilation, but a unity of vitality and annihilation, a balance between creation and destruction, the origin of "being" and "non-being."

She reached out her hand, and her palm became ethereal and transparent, with golden-black flames dancing in her palm, like the first ray of light at the beginning of chaos. She gently touched that primordial fire.

"Om-"

An indescribable, ancient message surged into Xu Qinghan's soul like a torrent. It was the scene at the beginning of the universe, the moment when the first glimmer of life was born from chaos, the cycle of all things from nothing to something, and from something to nothing. She saw the birth and fall of stars, the rise and fall of civilizations, and the endless evolution of the universe under the Great Dao.

She witnessed the moment of the Lord of Nothingness's birth. It was not evil, but rather an existence born after the universe's ultimate annihilation, in order to achieve a certain "balance." It attempted to return the universe to eternal nothingness, not for destruction, but to achieve a kind of "eternity" as it understood it, an ultimate "nothingness."

But Xu Qinghan also saw that the Chaos Fire existed before the Lord of Nothingness was born. It was the foundation of the universe, the source of life and death, and the unity of "being" and "non-being." The Lord of Nothingness tried to obliterate it and control it, but it overlooked the fact that the Chaos Fire itself was part of the Great Dao of the universe and could not be completely obliterated.

This spark is not merely energy; it is a "flame of memory" of the universe, a "flame of wisdom" born from chaos. It contains the deepest understanding of the origin of the universe and the ability to transform "chaos" into "order" and "laws".

Xu Qinghan's body trembled violently, and her soul underwent an unprecedented sublimation at this moment. The golden-black primordial fire within her body, after merging with this "chaotic fire," became even more profound and mysterious. It was no longer merely a unity of life and death, existence and non-existence, matter and information, but rather a unity of "chaos" and "order," "creation" and "destruction."

Between her brows, the mark of the ancient god's fire suddenly burst forth with a dazzling golden-black light. That light was no longer a simple rune, but transformed into an ancient and mysterious "chaos mark." That mark seemed to contain the mysteries of the universe, containing both life and death, both matter and nothingness, both creation and destruction.

"The flame is eternal... not simply immortal, but all-encompassing, turning decay into wonder, chaos into order..." Xu Qinghan murmured to herself. Her understanding of the flame reached a whole new level at this moment. She could feel that the light of the flame network had become brighter than ever before. It was no longer a faint starlight, but a dazzling sea of ​​stars. Although it was still fragile, it had gained a touch of resilience and vitality.

As the Chaos Flame merged, the entire Ancient Star Road began to tremble violently. The peerless killing array laid down by the Lord of Nothingness completely lost its effectiveness the moment the Chaos Flame was awakened. The star remnants that had been eroded by the power of Nothingness now began to emit a faint light, as if they were regaining vitality under the nourishment of the Chaos Flame.

"go!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Qinghan knew that the Ancient Starry Road was about to completely collapse, turning this place into a true void. She suddenly activated the power of the Flame within her body, transforming her into a golden-black stream of light, and rushed straight towards the exit of the Ancient Starry Road.

She traversed the collapsing void, avoiding the rifts that tore the universe apart. Behind her, the ancient starry road contracted and collapsed at an alarming rate, eventually transforming into a massive black hole that devoured everything around it.

When Xu Qinghan rushed out of the Starry Sky Ancient Road, she looked back and saw that the desolate land that had once swallowed countless stars had completely disappeared, leaving only a deep void vortex, like a wound in the universe, or like the eye of the universe.

She felt the surging power within her, a power that sharpened her perception of the universe. She could clearly sense that the light of the Flame Network had become even brighter at this moment, still fragile, but with added resilience and vitality.

"Success..." Xu Qinghan murmured to herself, her tone tinged with weariness, but even more so with determination. She found a relatively safe star field and began to stabilize her realm, completely integrating the newly acquired "Chaotic Flame".

This spark endowed her flame with the power of "creation" and "destruction." She could extract the most primal information from the power of nothingness, even reconstructing it into new matter or energy, and even creating new laws and order from chaos. This ability gave her a stronger means of confrontation when facing the Lord of Nothingness, no longer simply transforming, but a deeper level of "control" and "creation."

Her spirit grew stronger, as if she could perceive the very origin of the universe. She could feel the will of those departed torchbearers connected to her more closely now; their memories and experiences flooded her mind like a tide, deepening her understanding of the passing down of the torch. She could even sense the existence of other torchbearers in the distant depths of the universe, their flames flickering weakly but tenaciously.

Several months later, Xu Qinghan woke up from her seclusion.

Her aura became more restrained, yet it contained an unfathomable power. In her eyes, a chaotic golden-black light flowed, deep and mysterious, as if it could see through all things in the world. Between her brows, the mark of the ancient god's flame had now completely transformed into a chaotic golden-black rune, radiating an ancient and sacred aura.

She attempted to unleash a wisp of the fire's power. The flame was no longer simply burning; it constantly shifted its form in the void, sometimes transforming into golden stars, sometimes into pitch-black nothingness, and sometimes into profound runes, ultimately returning to chaos and dissipating into nothingness. She could even sense that she could use the fire as a catalyst to create simple matter, and also to decompose matter into the most primordial nothingness.

She knew that she had reached an unprecedented level.

Just then, she felt a clearer guidance coming from the Fireline Network. It was no longer a faint fluctuation, but a call with a strong will, as if it had traversed the endless void and directly reached her soul.

The guidance pointed to the depths of the universe, to a desolate region known as the "Land of the End."

The Land of the End is the legendary birthplace of the Lord of Nothingness in ancient times, and the source of his power. There, the ultimate power of nothingness pervades, where no matter can exist, and no law can sustain it. It is the end of the universe, and the origin of nothingness.

Legend has it that deep within the Land of the End, a flame known as the "Eternal Flame" is suppressed. It is the true source of the first spark of life at the dawn of the universe and the center of the flame network. The Lord of Nothingness has tried many times to completely annihilate it, but has failed each time. In the end, he can only seal it in the deepest part of the Land of the End, enveloping it with the power of endless nothingness, intending to completely assimilate it.

A hint of solemnity flashed in Xu Qinghan's eyes. The Land of the End was even more dangerous than the Sea of ​​Annihilation and the Ancient Star Road. There, not only was there endless power of nothingness, but also an unparalleled killing array personally set up by the Lord of Nothingness, as well as countless ancient beings that had been completely corrupted by nothingness.

But she did not hesitate at all.

"The flame will never be extinguished, and hope will endure forever," she murmured to herself, her voice firm and powerful.

She once again activated the power of the primordial fire within her body, and flames intertwined with gold and black rose around her, transforming into a stream of light that soared into the sky and headed straight for that distant land of the end.

The long journey begins again.

This time, Xu Qinghan was no longer simply traversing the void-eroded star field as before. The Land of the End was itself a path full of unknowns and variables.

She traversed the cold, desolate depths of the universe, feeling the corrosive power of nothingness. Each impact of the void torrent, each attack from void creatures, became an opportunity for her to hone the will of annihilation and chaos within her nascent flame. She no longer simply resisted, but actively devoured and transformed it. Enveloped in the golden-black nascent flame, that power of nothingness was decomposed and purified, ultimately transforming into the purest energy, nourishing her nascent flame.

Her abilities to "transform the flame into nothingness" and "transform the flame into chaos" became increasingly refined through repeated combat. She could simulate a portion of the flame's power into a form of nothingness, thus better merging into the void, avoiding the perception of void creatures, and even briefly harnessing the power of nothingness for her own use at certain moments. She could even use the flame of chaos as a catalyst to briefly create faint traces of matter within the void, thereby confusing void creatures or providing them with a temporary foothold.

This ability allows her to thrive in the void-eroded star field. Although dangers still abound, she can traverse the ocean of nothingness in an unprecedented way.

She discovered that each time she transformed the power of nothingness into nourishment for the flame, her abilities of "analysis" and "reconstruction" would be enhanced. She could extract deeper layers of laws from nothingness, and even glimpse some of the mysteries of the Lord of Nothingness.

This deepened her understanding of the Lord of Nothingness. The Lord of Nothingness is not simply darkness; it is an ultimate "nothingness," a annihilation of the universe's origin. It attempts to reduce the universe to eternal nothingness, not for destruction, but to achieve an ultimate "balance," a kind of "eternity" as it understands it. It believes that only complete "nothingness" can prevent the universe from decaying and increasing entropy, and only then can true eternity be achieved.

“But this eternity comes at the cost of extinguishing all life!” Xu Qinghan sneered inwardly. She knew that the eternity of the flame was the unity of life and death, the balance of hope and despair, and the interweaving of chaos and order, not simply “nothingness.”

On her way to the Land of the End, she encountered unprecedented void creatures. They were no longer ordinary void monsters, but ancient beings that had been "voidified" by the Lord of Nothingness through special means. They were once powerful civilizations and beings in the universe, but under the corruption of the Lord of Nothingness, they lost their sense of self and became puppets of nothingness.

They possessed immense power in life, yet were completely transformed by the power of nothingness, becoming even more bizarre and powerful. They had no life force, no spiritual fluctuations, only a cold, ethereal aura.

(End of this chapter)