Survival for All: I can deconstruct projections and synthesize everything.

In the void, the five eighth-tier figures of the Dark Eclipse Cult had completely vanished.

Only those shattered fragments of rules remained, slowly floating in the distance, proving that an earth-shattering battle had just taken place here.

Lin Xiao withdrew her gaze and turned to look at the crowd.

Yunxi was supporting Zhuge Duo, and the rules of creation were operating at full power to heal her injuries.

The wounds were healing at a visible speed, but Zhuge Duo's face remained pale.

Lin Xiao walked over to them, squatted down, and reached out to check Zhuge Duo's pulse.

"It's alright," he said softly. "It's just overexertion, no danger to my life."

Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief, tears almost falling down her face.

"That scared me to death..." she murmured. "That attack just now, I thought..."

Lin Xiao gently patted her shoulder: "It's alright."

He stood up and walked toward the King of Gold.

The eighth-tier senior was lying in the void, his golden divine kingdom completely shattered, and his core of rules was covered with fine cracks.

The cracks continued to spread, propelling from the edges toward the center.

Lin Xiao frowned slightly.

The shattering of the core rules is a fatal injury for any powerful individual.

Although the King of Gold is still alive, if he cannot be repaired in time, his strength will continue to decline and eventually dissipate completely.

Lin Xiao squatted down and placed his right hand on the chest of the King of Gold.

Seven-colored light surged from his palm and slowly seeped into his body.

The rules of the true self of all things are operating at full capacity, attempting to repair those cracks.

However, those cracks were too deep and contained the residual power of five eighth-level rules, making them extremely difficult to repair.

The King of Gold opened his eyes, looked at him, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Boy..." his voice was extremely weak, "You're finally out..."

Lin Xiao nodded: "Senior, don't speak, I'll heal your injuries."

The King of Gold shook his head: "It's no use. My core of rules is shattered. Even a god can't save me."

Lin Xiao remained silent and continued to activate the Myriad Realities True Self Rule.

But as the King of Gold said, those cracks were simply irreparable.

Every time he tried to heal them, they would crack open again, and the cracks would be even deeper.

The King of Gold looked at him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"That's enough," he said softly. "Lin Xiao, that's enough."

"You've done more than enough."

"I'm already very satisfied to see you break through to the eighth rank before I die, and to see you kill those five guys with your own hands."

Lin Xiao's hand paused slightly.

He looked at the King of Gold, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

"senior……"

The King of Gold interrupted him: "Listen to me."

"I have lived for millions of years and experienced far too much."

"Back then, I chose to run away from the God of Mist. That was the greatest shame of my life."

"For over a million years, I have regretted and blamed myself every single day."

"But now, I have no regrets."

He looked at Lin Xiao, his smile growing wider.

"Because in the end, I finally did the right thing."

"I protected you, I protected the Eternal Alliance, and I protected those beings who were willing to rebel."

"In a way, it's atoning for my hesitation back then!"

"That's enough."

Lin Xiao fell silent.

The King of Gold took a deep breath and continued, "Lin Xiao, remember this: the God of Mist will not let this go."

"You killed the leaders of five of His top ten branch sects, He will surely take revenge."

"Two more were killed before, and now, only three of the top ten branch leaders of the Dark Eclipse Cult remain!"

"Moreover, I don't know if it was the stimulation you gave Him that caused His awakening to be faster and faster."

"Your time is running out!"

Lin Xiao nodded: "I understand. After we've arranged everything, it'll be time for us to launch our attack on the Misty World!"

"Now, the time is almost ripe!"

The King of Gold looked at him, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

"In that case, go ahead and do what you're supposed to do."

"Don't worry about me."

Lin Xiao remained silent for a long time before standing up.

He bowed deeply to the King of Gold.

"Thank you, senior."

The King of Gold smiled slightly and closed his eyes.

His breath grew weaker and weaker—

But at this very moment—

A strange sound suddenly rang out from somewhere in the void.

The voice came from the realm of rules, from some extremely distant place.

"Five eighth-level sect leaders, just like that, they're dead?"

"What a bunch of useless trash!"

Lin Xiao's pupils contracted slightly.

The omniscient rules were operating at full power, attempting to pinpoint the source of the sound.

But that source was too distant and too vague, even his omniscient rules could not pinpoint it accurately.

What alarmed him even more was—

The rank of that sound.

Ninth level.

It's definitely rank nine.

Lin Xiao stood up and scanned the surrounding void with his eyes.

The Golden King, who was already on the verge of death, suddenly opened his eyes.

A flicker of indescribable fear flashed in his eyes.

"That's..." he murmured, "it's him..."

Lin Xiao frowned slightly: "Senior, do you know him?"

The King of Gold nodded, his voice trembling.

"The messenger of the god of mist."

"That ninth-tier being who destroyed the Earth Soul Domain back then."

"He was also the one who personally killed Iwayama's father."

"That's... the guy who scared me away a million years ago!"

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Lin Xiao's eyes.

And then that voice rang out again.

This time, its target wasn't Lin Xiao, but rather the five fallen eighth-tier warriors—

No, that's not right.

They are those fragments of rules that are still floating in the void.

The fragments suddenly began to tremble and glow.

Then, one after another, illusory figures emerged from those fragments.

The River Styx, the end of the world, the abyss, eternal night, twilight.

Five illusory figures reappeared in the void.

But their condition was completely different from before.

There was no fear or despair in their eyes, only an eerie calm.

That calm made Lin Xiao feel uneasy.

The phantom of the Styx raised its head and looked at Lin Xiao.

His lips parted slightly, but the sound that came out was that of a ninth-level being.

"Lin Xiao".

"You are very strong."

"So strong that it surprised even me."

"so--"

He paused.

"Let me see just how strong you really are."

As soon as he finished speaking, the five illusory figures began to glow simultaneously.

The light grew brighter, more dazzling, and more violent.

Lin Xiao's pupils contracted slightly.

He sensed that the energy within those phantoms was rising at an alarming rate.

They are burning.

Burn your own core rules, burn your own soul essence, burn everything about yourself.

Then--

It erupted.