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Chapter 538 The Way of the Divine Court
Chapter 546

The Eye of Return to Nothingness slowly rotated deep within his eyes.

This time, he no longer simply observed the flow of energy, but immersed his entire mind in the mysterious state of "Taoist understanding" and extended it infinitely outward.

His consciousness seemed to transform into countless invisible tentacles, probing into every piece of metal beneath him, touching the ship's keel that had been cold for countless years, and feeling the ancient runes engraved on the armor that had long lost their divine luster.

boom!
Fragmented, broken, tragic and devastating scenes flooded his mind like a torrent bursting its banks!

He "saw" a Divine Court "Sky Patrol" class warship, and in despair, activated all its divine cannons. Billions of divine lights converged into a dazzling pillar of light, blasting towards the endless darkness. However, a white light thinner than a galaxy flashed by, and the pillar of light, powerful enough to destroy a star field, along with the warship, vanished into thin air, as if it had never existed.

He "saw" a divine warrior, ten thousand feet tall, wielding a giant axe, his physical body comparable to divine metal. With a single swing of his axe, the stars trembled. He roared and charged into the darkness, but on the way, his body was sliced ​​apart by an invisible "logic," his soul and particles neatly decomposed, turning into the most basic dust in the universe.

He "saw" a high priest of the Divine Court, a master of array formations, who burned his life and soul to set up a protective array covering the entire galaxy. Billions of runes flowed, and the holy light of order illuminated the darkness. However, the indifferent white light touched it lightly, and the "concept" of the array was erased. All the runes instantly lost their meaning, and the entire array collapsed like a castle on the beach.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, and no aftershocks from the energy collision.

That was a more sophisticated and chilling form of "erasure".

It's like an artist using an eraser to gradually erase the content on the canvas, bit by bit, from the level of "existence".

"So that's how it is... This isn't an attack at the energy level, but rather a 'dimensional reduction attack' at the law level." Xu Ran's mind was trembling violently, but he forced himself to stay awake and frantically analyzed this information.

“The sequence of natural law does not use energy; it only defines ‘rules.’ It says, ‘You do not exist,’ and thus, you are erased from the law of causality.”

"The 'Tao' of the Divine Court is to construct order. But the 'Tao' of the Heavenly Principles is to define 'truth'. In the face of its 'truth', the 'order' of the Divine Court becomes a 'fallacy' that needs to be corrected."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Xu Ran's back.

What an overbearing and unreasonable "way" this is!
Returning to the Void (归虚) is about bringing all things to an end, but at least acknowledging that all things "once existed." The Sequence of Heavenly Principles, however, directly denies your very existence!
Just as Xu Ran was immersed in this analysis of ultimate fear, the ground beneath his feet trembled slightly once again.

Unlike the previous awakening of the Ghost King, this tremor carried a cold, rhythmic quality.

It was as if some enormous machine, dormant for countless eons, was slowly starting up deep within the Earth's core.

Xu Ran abruptly regained his composure and looked down with his Eye of Return to the Void.

Piercing through layers of warship wreckage, he saw that at the deepest part of this metal mausoleum, at the Earth's core, there was not magma, but an unimaginably massive... spherical structure.

Its entire body is made of an unknown smooth metal, and its surface is engraved with countless geometric patterns more complex than the stars. Those patterns are lighting up one by one, emitting an icy blue light.

An aura, originating from the same source as the "Heavenly Principle Sequence" but even colder and more rigid, emanated from the spherical structure.

"High-intensity 'Tao' level analysis behavior detected..."

"Unknown law interference detected... classified as 'abnormal'..."

"Database search...match failed...classified as 'unknown variable'..."

"Activate... Cleanup Protocol Number One..."

Lines of emotionless thoughts, like mechanical commands, echoed through this underground space.

Immediately afterwards, on the surface of the cemetery, in a huge basin a hundred miles away from Xu Ran, the ground suddenly cracked open.

A monster, entirely silver-white in color and resembling a giant metal spider, slowly rose from the ground. It had eight limbs as sharp as celestial blades, and every joint in its body was as perfect as a work of art. Its head had no facial features, only a single, enormous blue crystal eye that constantly rotated with complex runes.

It possessed not a trace of life, nor any resentment, only pure, cold, and absolute "reason."

Heavenly scavenger!
The jailers at this execution ground!
"hiss--"

The Scavenger's single blue eye instantly locked onto Xu Ran. Its eight limbs braced against the ground, and its massive body transformed into a streak of silver lightning, silently hurtling towards Xu Ran!

Its speed has surpassed the limitations of space, as if it is jumping between different spatial coordinates. One moment it is a hundred miles away, and the next moment, its sharp limbs, gleaming with cold light, have appeared above Xu Ran's head and are about to slash down!
This strike was devoid of the sound of wind and thunder, nor the flash of divine light, but it was accompanied by that familiar law of "erasure"!
It wants to completely erase Xu Ran, this "abnormal variable," from this world!
Faced with this deadly attack, Xu Ran neither dodged nor evaded.

In his Eyes of Return to Nothingness, he could clearly see every movement of the Cleaner and the trajectory of its laws.

"With 'logic' as its backbone and 'erasure' as its blade... they really do come from the same source."

A slight smile appeared on Xu Ran's lips.

“But compared to the true sequence of Heavenly Principles, you are nothing but a inferior imitation. You only have the ‘form’ but not the ‘spirit’.”

"Since that's the case, I'll teach you what the true 'Tao' is!"

The moment he finished speaking, Xu Ran advanced instead of retreating, and threw out a punch as well!
His punch did not utilize the slightest bit of the power of the Void Returning to Nothingness.

On his fist, countless fine, golden divine runes, shimmering with immortal radiance, appeared out of thin air!

These divine runes were the very ones he had just "unraveled" from the wreckage of the divine warship, representing the divine path of "protection," "eternity," and "construction"!

In the past, Xu Ran was completely unable to use these laws that were diametrically opposed to the Void.

But at this moment, through in-depth analysis of "Taoist interpretation," he has already grasped its inherent logic.

"The core of the Divine Court's Way lies in 'defining existence'!"

"I am here, therefore, I exist here!"

boom!
Xu Ran's fist collided heavily with the scavenger's limbs.

There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected, only a resounding Daoist chant, like a great bell, that echoed throughout the heavens and earth!

The golden divine runes and the cold law of "erasure" engaged in the most fundamental confrontation!
Chi chi chi——

At the point where the two meet, space presents a strange "scrambled" state, with countless fragments of laws being born and dying, sometimes turning into chaos, and sometimes returning to order.

For the first time, the scavenger's invincible "erasure" power was blocked head-on!

A flicker of "confused" data seemed to flash in its cold, single blue eye. Within its logic library, there had never been any matter or energy capable of resisting the law of "erasure."

However, Xu Ran, through this collision, clearly felt the essence of the Cleaner.

"Indeed, your 'erasure' didn't come from nowhere. It's achieved by defining an 'absolutely correct' coordinate system, judging the target as 'wrong,' and then correcting it... that is, erasure." "But my Divine Path is also about definition! I define my own existence as 'absolute,' so your coordinate system cannot include me in the category of 'wrong'!"

This is a clash of "Tao" and a battle of "Li"!

"Roar!"

The scavenger seemed to be enraged; for the first time, the command "anger" appeared in its cold logic.

Its remaining seven segments simultaneously lit up with a dazzling blue light, transforming into seven "erasing blades" capable of severing cause and effect. From all directions, they blocked all of Xu Ran's escape routes and slashed down at him!

It aims to completely dismantle this heresy that dares to challenge "truth"!
Faced with this overwhelming attack, Xu Ran took a deep breath.

"Using 'Tao' as a shield can only protect oneself. To break the deadlock, one must... use 'Tao' as a spear!"

In his eyes, on one side, brilliant and immortal golden divine runes flowed, representing "existence" and "order".

On the other side, a deep, deathly gray vortex was spinning, representing "the end" and "nothingness".

Yin and Yang, beginning and end.

Two diametrically opposed paths achieved an unprecedented and perfect balance in his eyes!
“In the past, I only used the power of the torch as a glue to force it.”

"But now I understand... the true 'flame' is not strength, but a will, a will to 'destroy and rebuild, to live from death'!"

"The end is the Void, the beginning is the Divine Court; the alternation of end and beginning is... reincarnation!"

boom! ! !
An aura far more magnificent, profound, and indescribable than the simple Dao of Returning to the Void or the Divine Court erupted from Xu Ran's body!
He extended two fingers, joined them like a sword, and gently touched the "erasure blade" that was slashing down at him.

His gesture seemed unremarkable.

But wherever his fingertips passed, a faint trace of gray and gold was left in the void.

Those marks seemed to possess a life of their own.

The golden power of "existence" first forcibly defined an anchor point of "existence" on the law structure of the "Elimination Blade," a negligible "flaw."

Immediately afterwards, the gray "Return to Nothingness" power, following this created "flaw," invaded its interior like a maggot clinging to a bone, instantly "ending" it from the very root of its concept!
Click!

A crisp sound, like glass shattering, rang out.

The "Elimination Blade," powerful enough to erase even a god, suddenly paused just three inches from Xu Ran's brow. Then, starting from its tip, it shattered into the purest, meaningless fragments of law, dissipating into the air.

One finger, and the spell is broken!

"what?!"

Aboard the Pioneer, Cang Shi witnessed this scene through the Shenzhou's monitoring array and cried out in shock. His usually calm and collected mind was now in turmoil.

He knew better than anyone how terrifying that "erasure" law was. It was a power that even a pinnacle creation of the Divine Court like the Pioneer couldn't withstand!

But now, our lord has actually... broken it head-on?!
"This...this is our Lord's own 'Dao'!" Cang Shi's voice trembled. "He fused the two completely opposite Daos, Guixu and Shenting, into one, creating a...a completely new path!"

Zhenshan was so excited that he clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white.

powerful! too strong!
This is the master they follow! No matter how dire the situation, he always manages to break the rules and create miracles!
On the battlefield, Xu Ran's finger strikes the enemy's spells without pause.

With a swift movement, he strolled leisurely through the deadly array composed of the seven "Elimination Blades".

Each time his finger touched something, it carried the cyclical Daoist rhythm of gray and gold intertwined.

Each time, the attack was precisely aimed at the core principle of the "Elimination Blade".

First, its "existence" was established by the "Divine Court," and then its "end" was sent by the "Return to the Void."

Click! Click! Click!

The crisp sound of breaking was incessant.

Those seven "erasure blades," capable of destroying everything, were as fragile as glass in front of Xu Ran.

In just a few breaths, he shattered all seven of the Heavenly Cleansing Man's attacking limbs!
"Roar!"

The scavenger let out an angry and confused roar. With a sudden push from its last supporting leg, its massive body shot backward, trying to create distance.

Its cold, logical core generated, for the first time, the highest level of alarm: "Danger".

"Want to go?"

Xu Ran's eyes turned cold. "The 'Heavenly Principle Core' within you will be of great benefit to my research on the 'Dao Understanding' Grand Array. Leave it here!"

He took a step forward, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

The next moment, he appeared above the head of the Heavenly Cleaner.

"Reincarnation... Dao Seal!"

Xu Ran formed a hand seal, and a complex and profound magic seal composed of countless gray-gold runes condensed in his palms.

On that seal, on one side is the divine radiance that constructs all things, and on the other side is the abyss of nothingness that devours all things. The two intertwine like yin and yang fish, exuding a supreme aura that is both contradictory and harmonious, representing both creation and destruction.

"town!"

Xu Ran slammed down with his palm, and the "Reincarnation Dao Seal" grew larger in the wind, instantly transforming into the size of a mountain, and heavily imprinted on the huge blue crystal eye of the Heavenly Purifier!

Om-! ! !
This time, it's no longer a confrontation at the level of laws.

Instead, it was Xu Ran's newborn "Way of Reincarnation" that completely crushed the "Way of Logic" of the Heavenly Purifier!

The enormous Samsara Seal, like a red-hot iron branded onto ice, instantly melted and disintegrated all the defensive runes on the blue crystal eye!
The Cleaner's massive body trembled violently, and the law circuits within its body began to collapse and become disordered on a large scale under the impact of the Reincarnation Dao Seal.

(End of this chapter)