jdhmnovel Chapter 808 The Land of Origin (1)
Chapter 808 The Land of Origin (1)
The suction force of the spatial vortex grew stronger and stronger, and the fused beings were sucked into it like falling leaves.
The scene before them instantly distorted, with countless colorful light bands flashing inside the pitch-black vortex. Each light band represented a dimensional rule, and they intertwined to form a bizarre and colorful sea of rules.
"Everyone be careful! Don't touch those light bands!"
The Dimensional Guardian's weak voice came through as he struggled to mobilize his remaining energy, forming a faint golden shield around everyone. "These are the original rules from the origin of the dimension. Once touched, consciousness will be assimilated by the rules and forever lost here."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a red beam of light suddenly shot toward Yan Jin.
Yan Jin instinctively used his life-giving vines to defend himself, but the moment the vines touched the band of light, they instantly turned to ashes.
A red light streak grazed Yan Jin's shoulder, and his left arm immediately lost sensation, covered with fine red lines, as if it had been marked by the rules.
"Flame!" The fusion entity was shocked and immediately mobilized the remaining energy of the rune fragments, injecting it into Flame's body.
The red patterns gradually faded under the suppression of the golden energy, and Yan Jin regained consciousness. He said with lingering fear:
"What terrifying power of rules! I felt like my life energy was being drained away just now."
The Decaying Overlord, however, remained unconcerned. Surrounded by decaying energy, he forcefully broke through the bands of light.
"These are just some outdated rules, and they think they can stop me!"
He flew toward the half-complete rune, trying to catch it before it entered the core of the Origin Land.
The man in the silver robe's expression changed, and he immediately gave chase: "You decaying old ghost, you dare to disrupt the balance of the Origin Land, I won't let you off!"
The two engaged in a fierce battle in the Sea of Rules, where the decaying energy collided with the silver rule energy, triggering a riotous upheaval in countless rule light bands.
The colorful light bands coiled around the two like angry venomous snakes. Although the decaying energy of the Decaying Ruler could corrode the rules, it was also consumed by a large amount of energy by the light bands. Meanwhile, the man in the silver robe, with his knowledge of the rules, moved nimbly through the light bands and gradually gained the upper hand.
The fusion group took the opportunity to follow behind, carefully avoiding the riotous light bands of rules.
Canglan manipulated spacetime energy in an attempt to freeze the surrounding light bands, but found that the spacetime rules here were already disordered, and his ability could only barely slow down the movement of the light bands.
"The core area of the Origin Land is just ahead!"
The Dimensional Guardian suddenly spoke, pointing to a golden area at the end of the Sea of Rules, where a huge crystal floated. Surrounding the crystal were complete bands of dimensional rules, radiating an aura of creation. "The semi-complete runes are flying toward the crystal. Once the runes merge with the crystal, the rules of the Origin Land will be fully activated!"
The group sped up and flew towards the core area.
Suddenly, a giant wave surged in the Sea of Rules, and countless ribbons of light from the rules coalesced into a gigantic hand of rules, slamming towards the crowd.
This hand contains the fundamental rules of all dimensions, and its power is so great that it inspires despair.
"This is the guardian beast of the rules of the Origin Land!"
The man in the silver robe exclaimed, "It was formed from primordial rules, specifically designed to prevent outsiders from approaching the core area!"
A ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of the Decaying Overlord, and he suddenly unleashed a beam of black energy towards the fused beings:
"Since I can't get the runes, you won't have an easy time either!"
The black energy struck the Hand of Rules, unexpectedly arousing its power, causing the hand to grow even larger and crush towards the crowd.
"Despicable!" the fusion entity roared, immediately shielding everyone behind it, mobilizing the last bit of its primal energy to work together with the dimensional guardian to construct an energy shield.
The Hand of Rules struck the energy shield with a deafening roar, shattering it instantly. Everyone was thrown back, sustaining injuries of varying degrees.
The Hand of Rules did not stop, striking towards the crowd again. At this critical moment, the half-complete rune suddenly erupted with a strong golden light, and the rune phantom unfolded in the air, colliding with the Hand of Rules.
The two forces were locked in a stalemate, with golden light and colorful bands of light constantly intertwining, forming a magnificent yet dangerous energy storm.
"Quick! Now!"
The man in the silver robe shouted as he flew toward the golden crystal in the core area, "Only by activating the Origin Rules within the crystal can we control the Rule Guardian Beast!"
The fusion entity and the others immediately followed, and the Decaying Overlord was not to be outdone, dragging his injured body as he rushed toward the crystal.
The guardian beast of rules sensed the group's intentions and sent out countless ribbons of rule light to wrap around the crystal, trying to prevent them from getting closer.
The Lord of the Shadow Dimension voluntarily stayed behind, his body erupting with shadow energy, transforming into a massive shadow barrier that blocked the band of light of rules:
"You guys go activate the crystal quickly, leave this to me!" His body gradually became transparent under the erosion of the rule light band, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
The group felt a warmth in their hearts and quickened their pace.
They arrived before the golden crystal. The crystal was tens of thousands of feet tall, its surface covered with densely packed runes—complete dimensional origin runes, which resonated with the semi-complete runes, radiating a powerful force of resonance.
"Quickly embed the half-complete rune into the crystal!" the Dimensional Guardian said. "Only in this way can the complete Origin Rules be activated!"
The fusion reached out to pick up the half-complete rune, but the Decaying Overlord suddenly attacked from the side, blasting black energy toward her arm.
The fused entity was forced to dodge to the side, and the half-complete rune flew out of its hand and towards the crystal.
"Hahaha! The rune is mine!"
The Decaying Overlord laughed and reached out to grab the rune.
Just as his fingers were about to touch the runes, the golden crystal suddenly released a golden beam of light that struck the Decaying Overlord.
The Decaying Overlord let out a miserable scream as his body melted away in the beam of light, his eyes filled with resentment and fear: "No! I am not reconciled!"
As the Decaying Overlord dissipated, the Guardian Beast of Rules ceased its attack, and the light band of rules gradually returned to calm, merging into the Sea of Rules. A semi-complete rune slowly embedded itself into the golden crystal, which erupted with intense golden light. The complete dimensional origin rune appeared in the air, radiating the power to control all things.
The man in the silver robe looked at the complete rune, a complex expression flashing in his eyes: "Billions of years have passed, and I have finally seen the complete Origin Rune again."
"Now can you tell us the truth?"
The merged entity asked, "What was the real reason for the dimensional separation back then? Who exactly are you?"
The man in the silver robe sighed and slowly said, "I am a rule messenger born at the origin of the dimension, responsible for guarding the place of origin and the runes of the dimension origin."
The separation of dimensions back then was indeed because someone attempted to control the power of the runes; that person was... the dimensional lord from ancient times.
"Ancient Dimensional Lord?"
Everyone was stunned; they had never heard of this name before.
“That’s right,” the Ruler said. “He was once the ruler of multiple dimensions, possessing immense power, but he was not satisfied and wanted to use the power of runes to become a being that transcends dimensions.”
To stop him, I waged a great battle against him, ultimately sealing him deep within the Origin Land. However, this battle also caused a dimensional split, shattering the runes into countless fragments scattered across multiple dimensions.
"What about the Decaying Dimension?" Canglan asked. "Is it related to the Ancient Dimensional Lord?"
"It's relevant." The Rule Messenger nodded. "The Decay Dimension was originally the dark side within the body of the Ancient Dimension Master. After he was sealed, the dark side detached from his body and formed the Decay Dimension. Over the years, the Decay Dimension has been trying to rescue the Ancient Dimension Master and regain control of the multidimensional world."
Everyone suddenly realized that all these crises stemmed from a great war in ancient times.