Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 548 Jedi
Chapter 556

The heart of this furnace is already a forbidden zone, and the outside is the realm of natural law!

No! You can't escape!
Since there's no way to escape, then... fight your way out!
His gaze was not fixed on the "zeroing" light gathering outside the furnace core, but on a "node" in the furnace core space!
That was something I vaguely sensed earlier, after my soul had been blessed by the myriad paths and soared to the fourth level of the Dao Lord realm, through the deduction of the "Great Evolution Calculation." It was the weakest and most core structural singularity in the entire furnace core!
The Ancient Tree of Light says the key has been placed in the furnace.

What is the key? Is it Xu Ran? Or is it the Pioneer?

No! None of those!
The key is the act itself that breaks this cage of fate!
It's that courage to throw a punch at a higher dimension!
"Esteemed seniors, watch as I... for you... and for myself, I will create a... entirely new cycle of reincarnation!"

Xu Ran's soul was burning, and his Dao Lord Dharma Image, the divine statue forged from ten thousand strands of glazed glass, began to disintegrate on its own at this moment!
It wasn't collapse, but... a sacrifice!
He compressed and ignited all of his newly broken realm, his newly formed Dao body, and the reincarnation world that bore the gifts of countless heroes throughout the ages, transforming them into the purest, most primal, and most violent... barrier-breaking power!
"Reincarnation Fist - Era Annihilation!"

He channeled all his strength, all his will, and all the expectations of his predecessors into a single punch!
This punch no longer pursues any subtle changes in the Dao, nor does it concern itself with constructing any order. It has only one purpose—to shatter everything! To destroy everything!
The fist was aimed not at the enforcers of justice, nor at the remnants of the prison, but at the spatial node that he had locked onto!
Boom-! ! ! !

It was like the first great roar at the beginning of creation, or the last mournful cry of the entire universe before its death!
Xu Ran's fist slammed hard onto that node!

The entire core of the furnace, this "alchemy furnace" that imprisoned countless powerful figures from different eras, this energy source that provided "fuel" for the principles of heaven, under this blow, actually emitted a loud bang as if it could not bear the weight!

Click…click…

Centered on the point where the fist landed, a series of pitch-black, abyss-like cracks spread wildly in all directions like a spider web!

The furnace core... is broken!
"Warning! Warning! The Gengchen 739 'Alchemy Furnace' has suffered irreversible structural damage!"

"Zeroing procedure... interrupted!"

"An anomaly...breaking the regulatory barrier!"

For the first time, the voice of the enforcer of justice carried a hint of cold, astonished data. It seemed completely unprepared for an ant, defined as "firewood," to choose such a self-destructive method, shattering its "rice bowl" from within!
The instant the furnace core shattered, an indescribable torrent of violent energy poured in from the crack!

That wasn't spiritual energy, nor immortal energy, nor any kind of energy Xu Ran was familiar with. It was a chaotic, disordered sea of ​​chaotic laws, filled with the aura of annihilation and creation!
Beyond the furnace core lies not the normal cosmos, but a vast, dangerous, and unknown exile!
"go!"

Xu Ran used the last of his divine soul power to gather the Pioneer, which had already been smashed to pieces by the energy storm, and Zhen Shan and the others inside, and plunged into the most turbulent spatial rift like an arrow released from a bow!
The instant their figures vanished, a colossal hand, composed entirely of pure "order" runes and blotting out the sky, reached out from an unknown dimension outside the furnace core and grabbed the crumbling furnace core.

With a gentle squeeze of the giant hand, the entire enormous furnace core, along with the remaining Daoist crystals within, was instantly crushed into the smallest particles and completely annihilated.

But it was ultimately too late.

That "anomaly" has already escaped into that realm, which even "the laws of nature" cannot fully control... the Boundary Sea!
A cold voice echoed in the chaos, as if issuing a new command.

"The target 'Anomaly' has escaped to the 'Sea of ​​Abandonment'..."

"Issuing the 'Heavenly Justice Kill Order,' serial number: Class A, Number 1."

"All civilizations under the jurisdiction of my 'Heavenly Principles' have an obligation... to hunt down this beast!"

"Mission Reward: A vast realm... a thousand-year 'immunity'"

……

The concepts of time and space become blurred here.

Xu Ran felt his soul, along with the wreckage of the Pioneer, being swept into an incredibly turbulent river. The river was composed of countless shattered laws, fragments of a collapsed world, and obliterated principles of the Dao.

With each roll, countless sharp fragments of laws sliced ​​through his soul and eroded his foundation.

His already weakened soul, having sacrificed all its power, was further weakened by this erosion, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

His Dao Lord realm at the fourth level was already unstable and he was rapidly declining.

The third heaven... the second heaven...

In the end, he barely managed to stabilize at the early stage of the first level of Dao Lord, but his foundation was damaged and his Dao Domain was shattered, making him several times more miserable than before he entered the furnace core!
This is... the price of breaking free from the cage!

But he did not regret it.

Because he survived!

He won an "explanation" for those indomitable heroes! He personally shattered the "alchemy furnace" of Heavenly Justice, delivering a resounding slap to that high and mighty being!

"puff!"

Spitting out a mouthful of divine blood, Xu Ran's consciousness finally plunged into boundless darkness.

Before he lost consciousness, he had only one thought.

"Live on...you must...live on..."

……

I don't know how much time has passed; perhaps it was a moment, or perhaps thousands of years.

When Xu Ran regained consciousness, the first thing he felt was a violent jolt and a piercing metallic scraping sound.

"Warning... Hull structural integrity is below 15%... Energy core is on the verge of shutting down... Anti-gravity system failure..."

"Warning... Impending... crash..."

The intermittent alarm sounded, waking him from his drowsiness.

He struggled to open his eyes and found himself lying in the main control room of the Pioneer. The once pristine bridge was now riddled with jagged cracks, countless wires burst open, and flashing with dangerous electrical sparks.

Not far away, Zhenshan's burly body was bracing against a huge, soon-to-fall-off bulkhead, his muscles bulging and veins popping out, clearly at his limit.

Cang Shi lay sprawled in front of the control panel, coughing up blood, but his hands still gripped the control lever tightly, trying to stabilize the out-of-control warship.

"My lord...you've awakened!"

Cangshi sensed Xu Ran's awakening immediately through his divine sense, and his voice was filled with the joy of surviving a calamity.

"Where...are we?" Xu Ran's voice was extremely hoarse, the excruciating pain in his soul making it almost impossible for him to think.

"I don't know..." Cang Shi said with a bitter smile, "After we came out of that crevice, we've been drifting in... a gray ocean. There are no stars, no heaven and earth, only endless... nothingness and... ruins." Ruins?

Xu Ran forced himself to sit up and looked out through the huge crack in the bridge.

What came into view was a breathtaking sight that defied description.

They seemed to be on a gray, viscous ocean. But this "ocean" was not made of water, but of a hazy, lifeless energy mist.

And in that boundless gray ocean, floated... countless "corpses".

That is not the corpse of a living being.

Instead, they are... the corpses of the world!

Yes, it is a fragment of a continent larger than a galaxy, on which you can still see the ruins of a giant city and magnificent statues weathered over countless eons.

Some are giant, dead trees. Each of their branches was once a thriving plane, but now only a desolate gray remains.

Further away, one can even see a broken ring world, a shattered mechanical heaven, and... a colossal, yet utterly tarnished, stellar skeleton floating in the mist!
This is... the graveyard of the world! The burial ground of civilization!
An ancient sense of desolation and death washed over him, causing Xu Ran's heart to tremble.

"Is this... the Boundary Sea?" he murmured to himself.

"It should be." Cang Shi's voice carried a hint of awe and fear. "Legend has it that when eras change and great worlds are born and die, the remains of those worlds that are eliminated, defeated, or naturally come to an end will eventually fall into this 'Sea of ​​Abandonment' and become eternal drifting objects. This is a forbidden zone for life, and also... a paradise for treasure hunters."

A treasure hunter's paradise?

Xu Ran astutely grasped this word.

“That’s right,” Cang Shi explained, “The remains of every world may contain the most core legacy of that civilization. It could be the undying origin of the Dao, a sealed artifact, or… a stone tablet recording a lost legacy. But just as often, it is also filled with deadly dangers. Broken laws, rampaging energy, and… ferocious beasts from the Boundary Seas that are born in these world remains and feed on the origin of the world!”

As he spoke, the Pioneer's descent became increasingly rapid.

"We can't hold on any longer!" Zhenshan roared, and the bulkhead finally shattered completely, letting in a torrent of violent gray mist, carrying a chilling power that could erode the soul.

"My lord! We must abandon ship!" Cangshi cried urgently. "This ship's energy is no longer sufficient to allow us to land on any of the wreckage!"

Xu Ran's gaze sharpened as he scanned the area below.

The closest object in their trajectory was a dark red fragment of a continent, spanning tens of thousands of miles in circumference. That continent possessed a bizarre texture, a mixture of metal and flesh, barren of any vegetation, except for towering black peaks that pointed straight to the sky like sharp swords.

The entire continent exuded a thick aura of... violence and misfortune.

"Let's go there!"

Xu Ran made a decisive decision.

There's no time to hesitate!
He stood up. Although his cultivation level had dropped and his foundation was damaged, he still possessed the essence of a Lord of Reincarnation. He took a deep breath, and his tattered Reincarnation Domain barely opened, transforming into a grayish-white protective shield that enveloped Zhenshan and Cangshi.

"go!"

The three transformed into streaks of light, bursting out from the shattered bridge. The very next second after they left, the Pioneer, having lost its last source of energy, let out a mournful cry of despair and plunged headlong into the gray sea of ​​mist below, where it was silently swallowed up.

This ship, carrying the last flame of a civilization's hope, was ultimately extinguished in this cold, boundless sea.

A hint of sadness flashed through Xu Ran's heart, but it was quickly replaced by determination.

A ship may be gone, but it can be rebuilt! As long as people are alive, there is hope!
He led the two of them, fully activating the Samsara Dao Domain to resist the erosion of the surrounding gray mist, and slowly descended towards the dark red fragment of the continent.

The closer you get, the stronger the murderous aura becomes, as if billions of lives had wailed and died on this land.

"My lord, here... such strong resentment!" Zhenshan's face turned pale. He mainly cultivated his physical body, and his soul was relatively weak, making him the least resistant to this kind of aura.

Xu Ran's feelings were even more profound.

Through his path of reincarnation, he could clearly perceive that every inch of soil on this continent was soaked in the blood of gods and demons, and every grain of sand contained the indestructible imprint of a battle spirit.

This seems to be... the ruins of an ancient battlefield!

Finally, just before the energy of the Reincarnation Domain was about to run out, the three of them landed on solid ground.

The ground beneath their feet was as hard as iron, with a dark red hue, like dried blood. A faint smell of rust and blood filled the air.

Looking around, the world was deathly silent, with only the howling winds sweeping across the sword-shaped peaks, making a wailing sound like the howling of ghosts and gods.

"Let's find a place to rest first."

Xu Ran said in a deep voice.

His current condition was worse than ever before. His soul was weak, the cracks in his Dao foundation were like a spider web, and his body was completely empty, unable to even gather a trace of Dao power.

The most urgent task is to recover from the injuries and stabilize the state of mind.

The three found a relatively sheltered mountain hollow, where Xu Ran sat cross-legged and began to try to circulate the Cycle of Reincarnation.

However, he quickly frowned.

The laws governing this world are incomplete and chaotic!

He was unable to draw any effective energy from the void to replenish himself. Moreover, the dense, murderous resentment in the air was constantly eroding his mind, making it difficult for him to calm down.

“No,” Xu Ran opened his eyes and shook his head. “The environment here is not suitable for healing at all. We must find a place… with an energy source, or… a place where the laws are relatively intact.”

"An energy source?" Cang Shi's face showed bitterness. "My lord, in this Sea of ​​Boundaries, the origins of most worlds have been extinguished. How difficult it is to find an energy source..."

Before he finished speaking, a dazzling crimson light suddenly appeared on the distant horizon!
The blood-red light shot into the sky, turning half the sky crimson. A vast and powerful energy wave, filled with violence and madness, swept in like a tsunami!

Xu Ran and the other two's expressions changed drastically, and they looked up abruptly.

(End of this chapter)