Alert! The Dragon Lord has emerged from seclusion!

"The Heavenly Alliance, the Three Stewards."

Master Xuanbing said coldly, "'Array Master' Xuanming, 'Enchantress' Hongxiao, 'Poison Master' Kugu. What a grand lineup."

With a wave of his command flag, Xuanming Daoist summoned twelve Cleansing Daoists to form an array. Dark gold patterns intertwined in the air, beginning to erode the starlight of the Zhou Tian Star Array.

"Xiaoyao Valley, Longhu Mountain, Shu Mountain... they're all here." Hongxiao chuckled, her voice sweet and seductive. "Perfect, let's take them all in one fell swoop."

The withered old man slammed his cane on the ground, and dark green poisonous miasma spread like a tide, melting the snow and corroding the rocks in its wake.

A great battle erupted instantly!

The Shu Mountain Sword Formation was the first to meet the Sweeper, and the sword light collided with the dark gold patterns, exploding into a sky full of sparks.

Thunder talismans rained down on Longhu Mountain, bombarding the poisonous miasma.

The combined power of the Buddha's light and the shamanic drumbeats of Putuo Mountain countered the bewitching and enchanting sounds of Hongxiao.

The Miao region's Gu worms and the Western Regions' prayer flags are used to entangle withered bones using poisonous techniques.

Meanwhile, underground, the demonic claws had torn open a crack, and a monstrous figure composed of countless twisted faces was struggling to crawl out!

"Star Devouring Apostle..." Zhang Qingyuan's hair and beard bristled as he exerted all his strength to suppress, "You were defeated three hundred years ago, and you will be defeated today!"

"Insects!" the demonic shadow roared, its demonic energy transforming into countless tentacles that lashed out in all directions.

It's now!

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

"Seven stars return to their positions, nine suns blaze across the heavens—begin!"

He formed a hand seal, and the chaotic energy within his body began to spin wildly.

Seven beams of starlight surged simultaneously, connecting with him.

Su Qingxue and the other six turned pale, but gritted their teeth and persevered, pouring their primal power into the formation without reservation.

Above the sky, the Big Dipper shines brightly!

Seven thick beams of starlight pierced through the heavens and earth, flowing into Lin Chen's body.

He transformed into a source of light, a tapestry of gold, red, and rainbow colors, his aura surging upwards, instantly breaking through the barrier of the half-step Golden Core stage—

Golden Elixir, complete!

But this is not the end.

The chaotic energy mass continued to expand and solidify under the infusion of stellar power, showing faint signs of transforming into an infant!

"Stop him!" Xuanming Daoist's expression changed drastically, pointing his command flag at Lin Chen. "He's forcibly forming a Nascent Soul using star power! If he succeeds, the Chaos Seed will surely appear!"

Ignoring the sword formation's killing intent, the twelve cleaners forcibly changed direction and pounced on Lin Chen.

"Don't even think about it!" Ye Qingcheng shouted, her Frost Soul Sword transforming into an ice dragon that soared into the sky, blocking the four cleaners.

Where the sword energy passed, the dark gold patterns froze and shattered.

Shen Qingqiu flicked his hands repeatedly, sending dozens of silver needles, imbued with medicinal energy, precisely piercing the joint gaps of the cleaner.

The paralyzing poison on the silver needles slowed their movements.

Qin Yurou activated the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant, and a soft halo enveloped the platform, weakening the erosion of the dark gold patterns.

Chu Ling'er and Mu Qingyao joined forces, their spiritual connection resonating with the Gu spirit, drawing upon the power of the earth veins of Jade Void Peak to form an invisible barrier.

Su Qingxue and Luo Yunyi stood on either side of Lin Chen, protecting him.

Su Qingxue's ice sword flashed across the room, and wherever the sword light passed, frost would freeze over the space.

Luo Yunyi's short blade shimmered with starlight, each strike precisely severing the Cleaner's energy pathways.

However, there were too many cleaners, and with Xuanming and the other two casting spells from the side, the pressure increased dramatically.

Underground, the Star Devouring Apostle had broken free of most of its seal, and its demonic claws slammed towards Zhang Qingyuan!

"Celestial Master!" Master Huiming exclaimed in surprise, as the Buddha's light transformed into a giant palm to meet her.

boom--!

As the demonic energy collided with the Buddhist light, Abbess Huiming groaned and staggered backward, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

The high priest's shamanic drum exploded, and the prayer flags of the Living Buddha Tenzin burned.

Zhang Qingyuan's whisk exploded, transforming into three thousand silver threads that entangled the demon's claws, but his face was flushed, clearly indicating that he had reached his limit.

"Lin Chen!" Su Qingxue shouted urgently.

Lin Chen has reached a critical moment.

Inside the body, the chaotic energy swirled violently, and a blurry, infant-like phantom was taking shape.

That's the nascent stage of a Nascent Soul!

However, the infusion of stellar energy was too rapid and intense, causing cracks to appear in the meridians and bleeding from the seven orifices.

Worse still, he sensed that something in his arms was indeed waking up.

It was not a physical object, but a wisp of "concept," a wisp of "law," gathering from nothingness, wanting to descend through his body.

Seed of Chaos!

It truly exists, and it is being awakened!

"Now!" A mad glint flashed in Xuanming Daoist's eyes. He bit his tongue, spitting his blood essence onto the command flag. "With my blood essence, I summon the 'Heavenly Evolution Mirror'—to freeze!"

An ancient bronze mirror appeared in the air, its surface reflecting Lin Chen's image.

The next moment, the space around Lin Chen suddenly froze, and even the starlight pillars stopped!

Fragments of the laws of time!

The Heavenly Alliance has actually mastered this power!

Lin Chen froze, his Nascent Soul transformation process halted.

The condensation of the Chaos Seed also abruptly stopped.

Hongxiao giggled, walking barefoot through the air, a pink ribbon appearing in her hand, which she wrapped around Lin Chen's neck: "Young master, come with me~"

The withered old man pointed his cane, and a dark green poisoned arrow shot straight into Lin Chen's heart.

Deep underground, the Star Devouring Apostle laughed wildly, its demonic energy transforming into a gigantic maw that lunged at Zhang Qingyuan on the altar.

Desperate situation!

At that very moment—

Luo Yunyi's eyes flashed with an intense silver light.

She did something that no one expected.

He turned his hand and plunged the silver dagger into his own heart.

It wasn't suicide.

The blade was completely submerged, but there was no blood.

Instead, she transformed into pure starlight, like a moth drawn to a flame, crashing into the illusory image of the Heavenly Mirror!

"The duty of Yao Guang—to break the taboo and pave the way!"

Starlight collides with the reflection in the mirror.

Click!

The first crack appeared on the mirror.

Time stood still for a moment.

That one moment is enough.

Within Lin Chen's body, the chaotic energy burst open—not a collapse, but a rebirth!

Amidst endless starlight and chaotic true energy, a tiny infant, only three inches tall and bearing an identical appearance to him, slowly opened his eyes.

Nascent Soul, complete!

The baby opened its mouth and let out a silent, long howl.

The illusory image of the Chaos Seed solidified completely, transforming into a strange point of light that was neither black nor white, flowing with the scenes of the birth and death of the universe, and hovering in the Nascent Soul's palm.

Lin Chen opened his eyes.

In his eyes, the birth and annihilation of galaxies are reflected.

He raised his hand and gently shook it.

"Certainly."

Time truly stood still.

It is not the pseudo-stillness achieved by Xuanming Daoist through the use of magical treasures, but a true stagnation at the level of laws.

All beings, demons, magical artifacts, energy, and even thoughts, both in the heavens and on earth, were frozen in this single grasp.

Only Lin Chen, and the Chaos Seed in the palm of his Nascent Soul, were still "moving".

He looked at the three Xuanming, the twelve Scavengers, and the Star Devouring Apostle underground.

Then, the Nascent Soul gently pressed the Chaos Seed into the space between his eyebrows.

"I am chaos."

As soon as the words were spoken, time resumed its flow.

But everything is different now.

The moment time resumed its flow, the world seemed to be reset.

The dark gold flag in Xuanming Daoist's hand silently turned to ashes, the madness on his face solidified into eternal horror, and his whole body began to disintegrate from his fingertips, dissipating like a sand sculpture in the wind.

The pink ribbons of Hongxiao were torn apart inch by inch. Her charming smile was still on her face, but her body had become transparent and ethereal, eventually turning into a wisp of smoke and being blown away by the mountain wind.

The poisonous miasma of the withered old man swirled back, and the dark green poison gas backfired on him. Before he could even scream, he turned into a pool of foul-smelling pus that seeped into the snow.