306: Fifth Incarnation: Heavenly Physician (Ninety-Eight)

Buzz—!!!

As if a pebble had been cast into a dead pond that had been silent for eternity, the entire Deep Dream Marsh—no, the entire world—shook violently!

An indescribable, grand, and ancient fluctuation of will, like a sleeping giant being slightly awakened, spread out from the depths of the endless Void Realm!

Though weak and blurred, it carried an unquestionable majesty and... a trace of undisguisable longing and joy!

Rumble!

Above the Deep Dream Marsh, the originally chaotic dream rules seemed to be sorted by some supreme Order, briefly becoming orderly!

Streaks of auspicious light emerged out of thin air, and spiritual rain and sweet dew fell, nourishing this withered and silent forbidden land!

Furthermore, rays of Law light containing new life and Order, like slender yet resilient threads, began to attempt to repair the broken network of rules in this place!

The world... was spontaneously absorbing, digesting, and performing Fusion with this wisp of 'returned' annihilation dao principles!

Like a desert meeting sweet rain after a long drought, it greedily absorbed every drop of moisture!

And this was only the beginning!

Almost at the same time, far beyond the endless Void Realm, in the deepest part of a vast, lifeless Dao Realm completely shrouded in grey-white annihilation Dao Rhyme—

Pfft!

An ancient existence sitting atop an annihilation throne, his figure blurred as if merged with the end of all things, suddenly snapped his eyes open. His eyes were filled with unbelievable shock, fury, and... a bone-deep fear and weakness!

He spat out a large mouthful of dark-gold Dao blood, and the boundless annihilation Dao Rhyme surrounding him actually showed obvious disorder and decay!

His aura, like a deflated balloon, suddenly dropped by a significant margin!

"How can this be?! My Incarnation... was actually completely annihilated? Not even a sliver of Origin managed to return?!"

"No! It's not just the fall of an Incarnation! My... my Dao Foundation has been shaken! Those stripped dao principles... were actually... forcibly absorbed by the world?! How is this possible?!"

"It's that kid! And... Illusory Dream?! Is this your doing?!"

"Damn it! My dao transformation process... has accelerated!!"

The Dao Lord of Nirvana was shocked and furious, but even more so, he was afraid!

He was already on the verge of dao transformation, with the Great Dao deeply merged with his own consciousness. Now that a portion of his Origin had been forced to 'return the Dao to Heaven,' it was like the Foundation stone of a crumbling house being pulled away, causing the collapse of his own Dao to accelerate suddenly!

He could even clearly feel that the Fusion of his consciousness with the 'Annihilation Dao' was accelerating out of control. Before long, he might completely lose himself and become part of the pure 'Annihilation' rules!

"I must... I must seize the source of the new dao! Complete my Dao Foundation! Otherwise... my life is forfeit!"

The Dao Lord of Nirvana let out a desperate and crazed roar. No longer caring about anything else, he did not hesitate to burn his life-source Dao Origin, intending to set out in his true body and charge toward the Deep Dream Marsh!

However, as soon as he stood up, the Dao Rhyme around him vibrated violently, and the dao transformation backlash intensified, forcing him to slump back down, only able to let out an unwilling roar!

Meanwhile—

In the Dao Realms of the myriad heavens, all existences who had reached the level of Dao Monarch, no matter where they were, whether sleeping or awake, felt something at this moment!

"Hmm? The world's rules... are being supplemented? Though extremely weak, it is indeed happening!"

"It's the aura of Annihilation's dao principles... being forcibly stripped away to feed back into the world?"

"What sacred being could actually perform such a Heaven-Defying act?!"

"Is it that newly emerged Dao Monarch? Impossible! He has just formed his Dao Fruit; how could he have such means? Unless..."

"Illusory Dream?! Is it that old ghost's residual methods?!"

"This is trouble! Once this precedent is set, if everyone can forcibly 'return the Dao,' wouldn't the Foundations of our Dao Realms be in peril?!"

"This must be stopped! We must take control of the source of the new dao!"

One after another, powerful thoughts—some shocked, some wary, some greedy, some filled with killing intent—pierced through the endless Void Realm and converged toward the Deep Dream Marsh!

The waters of the entire myriad heavens had been completely muddied!

At the core of the Deep Dream Marsh, within the void.

"Success! We succeeded!"

The Illusory Dream Dao Lord's thoughts were filled with excitement and wild joy. Although his remnant soul had dimmed significantly from activating the secret technique, he radiated a sense of satisfaction from 'achieving his wish.' "Seizing the Dao to supplement Heaven! This method works! The world... is responding to us!"

Xu Yuan stood tall in the void, his entire body bathed in the auspicious light and orderly dao principles bestowed by the world's feedback.

He clearly felt his connection with the world becoming tighter, his understanding of the 'Humanity' Order improving rapidly, and his cultivation rising like a tide!

More importantly, he felt a pure and massive amount of Heavenly Karma being added to his person, causing his Luck to surge and his future Dao path to become even smoother!

"Is this... the gift of 'Returning the Dao to Heaven'..."

Xu Yuan understood in his heart, and his gaze became even more determined. Although this method was risky, the rewards were equally immense!

It wasn't just an increase in strength, but also gaining the preliminary 'recognition' and 'favor' of this world!

However, before he could carefully savor these gains—

Swish! Swish!

The Slaughter Dao Lord's blood-colored sword astral and the Dao Lord of Decay's Netherworld Ghost Hand had already arrived nearby, tearing through the void with overwhelming killing intent!

Seeing the Annihilation Incarnation instantly crippled by the 'returning of the Dao,' the two Dao Monarchs were shocked and furious. They no longer held back, seeking a sure-kill strike and refusing to allow a similar situation to happen again!

Facing the Slaughter Dao Lord's blood-colored sword astral that tore the void and slaughtered all living beings, and the Dao Lord of Decay's Netherworld Ghost Hand that eroded everything and brought ultimate silence, not only was there no fear in Xu Yuan's eyes, but a blazing Battle Intent ignited instead!

"Good timing! I was just wondering where to test the feedback I just received from the world!"

Xu Yuan let out a long cry, his voice shaking the surroundings!

The auspicious light and orderly dao principles bathing his body suddenly retracted, all flowing into that radiant humanity golden elixir within his Dantian!

The Golden Core vibrated violently. The newly born rainbow-colored patterns on its surface and the 'contract · Order' runes at its core complemented each other, radiating a vast Dao Rhyme that was far more majestic, more condensed, and closer to the world than before!

Having received the world's feedback, his cultivation was stabilized, his understanding of the 'Humanity' Order was deeper, and he enjoyed even more of the world's favor!

At this moment, although Xu Yuan's Realm had not changed, his strength was already worlds apart from before!

"humanity seal, suppress the universe!"

With a thought from Xu Yuan, the humanity seal flew out from between his eyebrows, growing with the wind into a golden seal that blotted out the sun!

Upon the great seal, core runes such as 'contract,' 'Fairness,' 'mutual aid,' and 'Order' seemed to come alive, circulating endlessly and triggering the resonance of the remaining Order Laws in the surrounding world, radiating a supreme majesty that anchored the mountains and rivers and organized all Laws!

This was no longer simple defense, but a manifestation carrying a trace of the world's authority!

Boom!