Chapter 1245

The golden light pouring down from the firmament was not a simple energy beam, but formed from countless fine, intricate, constantly arising and ceasing law chains! Each chain exuded a cold, absolute, indisputable will, as if representing the most fundamental 'Order' between heaven and earth. Under the golden light's shroud, Han Wuxian felt his whole body sink—not a physical pressure, but his connection to the Returning to Void Great Dao was forcibly suppressed and severed!

His internal Dao foundation, originally somewhat rounded from comprehending 'Returning to Void Reincarnation,' now seemed frozen, its operation extremely sluggish. Even the ego will in his sea of consciousness, tempered through trials, seemed plunged into an intangible mire, his thoughts slowing. This is an absolute confinement originating from the level of rules!

'Judgment?' Han Wuxian strained to lift his head, gazing toward the end of the golden light, where a vague, majestic figure—seemingly condensed from pure rules—could be seen: the Heavenly Dao Patrol Envoy! Blood welled more from the corner of his mouth, but the fire in his eyes did not die: 'My Dao springs from the original heart, accords with the heavenly-earthly reincarnation—how can there be talk of 'reverse Dao'?'

'Paradox.' The Heavenly Dao Patrol Envoy's voice had no fluctuation, like proclaiming established law: 'Heaven and earth have order, life and death have constancy. Returning to Void is the duty of the end; one should follow precedent and guide all things to return to stillness. You arbitrarily alter the end's order, substituting your heart for heaven's heart, forcibly incorporating reincarnation—this is overreach, and is reverse Dao.'

With those words, the golden light formed of law chains suddenly contracted! A more terrifying force began to act on Han Wuxian—not to destroy his flesh, but to sever his connection to the Returning to Void Great Dao, erase his comprehension of 'Returning to Void Reincarnation,' and 'correct' him back to the state Heavenly Dao recognizes as pure, the 'Envoy of Termination'!

'Ah!' Han Wuxian let out a painful groan, feeling his Dao foundation being scraped by countless intangible chisels; the profound subtleties about rebirth in Silence Extinction he had just grasped were being forcibly torn from his soul! This pain far surpasses bodily injury—it is a fundamental wound at the Dao level.

He struggled to rise, tried to condense the Sword of Returning to Void again, but under the absolute Order's golden light suppression, even mobilizing a thread of Returning to Void Power became extremely difficult! Having just endured a death battle with Yan Buji, he was spent at the end of his strength—how could he oppose this force representing the will of heaven and earth?

Zhong Tian Zhi Yu, within the Spiritual Tacit Realm.

The illusory figures of several Mahayana cultivators fluctuated violently again.

"Heavenly Dao Palace, you bastards! You actually intend to carry out that extermination, the Great Dao of the crippled!" Bloodfiend Old Ancestor's blood sea phantom surged and roared, anger surging to the heavens, "This kid just eliminated a great demon for the world, and now he's about to be settled by the Heavenly Dao? What bullshit reasoning is this!"

The Divine Secrets Old Man's eight trigrams phantom spun rapidly, his tone full of helplessness: "The Heavenly Dao Envoy enforces the laws; whatever he does is heavenly rule! We… are powerless to interfere!"

The Star River Void Shadow of Starry Evolution Sovereign also showed deep apprehension: "Heavenly Dao Palace stands apart from all things, maintaining the fundamental framework of heaven and earth's operation. Han Xiaoyou's 'Return to the Void Reincarnation' indeed touches the framework's edge, being regarded as a 'virus' is not excessive. However… such measures are perhaps overly harsh."

The Wondrous Sound Fairy's zither light halo dimmed, filled with reluctance: "Are we really just going to watch helplessly as a Dao friend who hopes to surpass the ancients has his path utterly destroyed?"

The Xuanyuan Old Ancestor's dragon aura phantom fell silent for a moment, then spoke solemnly: "The intention of Heavenly Dao Palace is not something we can defy. However… this child indeed has great merit to the world. Perhaps… we could try to communicate, lay out the pros and cons, and strive for a sliver of hope?" Even he felt the hope was slim.

Just as several Great Perfection beings exchanged thoughts, all feeling powerless,

"Damn it! I can't stand this anymore!" Bloodfiend Old Ancestor's phantom suddenly erupted with a soaring blood light, "What heavenly rule bullshit! I act according to my own heart! This kid suits my taste; today I will protect him!"

Boom!

A blood-colored rainbow bridge spanning a small half of Zhong Tian Zhi Yu, ignoring spatial distance, suddenly descended above the Forgotten Sand! Upon the bridge, the burly figure of Bloodfiend Old Ancestor coalesced; although merely a projection of a clone, its emanating mighty qi and blood and ferocious killing aura actually temporarily diluted the pressure of the golden law light!

"Heavenly Dao Palace's! Give me some face! This kid just slew Yan Buji, which counts as a great merit for this realm! What's overstepping or not, can we offset merit against demerit?" Bloodfiend Old Ancestor's voice boomed like a great bell as he roared at the end of the golden light; though his tone was coarse, it also carried a hint of caution not easily noticed.

The Heavenly Dao Envoy's blurry figure shifted slightly, his icy gaze falling upon Bloodfiend Old Ancestor's projection: "Bloodfiend, do you intend to interfere with Heavenly Dao's enforcement?"

"Interference my ass! Old Ancestor I'm here to reason with you!" Bloodfiend Old Ancestor stuck out his neck, "Rules are dead, people are alive! If this kid were truly unforgivably evil, I'd be the first to crush him! But he isn't! His Dao may be a bit special, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad! You Heavenly Dao Palace, always quick to judge and exterminate, aren't you afraid of strangling the very possibility that could truly lead this realm forward?!"

"Order above all. Potential threats must also be eradicated." The Heavenly Dao Envoy's voice remained icy, unmoved. The golden law light was merely slightly hindered by Bloodfiend Old Ancestor's aura, but did not cease stripping Han Wuxian's Great Dao.

Han Wuxian, under dual pressure, felt his consciousness beginning to blur. He sensed that his newly born Dao fruit was shattering, the insights about reincarnation and rebirth rapidly slipping away…

No! This absolutely cannot happen!

A strong surge of unwillingness and anger, mixed with absolute faith in his own path, like the final spark, ignited in his will that was about to fall silent!

His gaze suddenly snapped toward the golden law light enveloping him, toward those constantly arising and vanishing runic chains that represented 'order'!

"Is your order… truly absolute?" His hoarse voice, bearing the last of his strength, rang out like a declaration, "My Return to the Void embraces endings and also bears witness to rebirth! This is my Dao! If the order of heaven and earth cannot accommodate this Dao…"

A flash of resolute madness crossed his eyes; he actually abandoned resistance to the stripping force, instead channeling all his remaining will and power—including the fragmented insights about reincarnation currently being stripped—into a single point, not to attack the Heavenly Dao Envoy, but to… crash into the very golden law light that embodied absolute order!

"Then let my 'Reverse Dao' fire test whether your 'Heavenly Dao' order is truly… flawless and unbreakable!"

He actually intended to use his own imminent Dao collapse as an offering, to strike and verify the foundation of this Heavenly Dao order!

"Impudent!" The Heavenly Dao Envoy's voice carried obvious anger for the first time!

Bloodfiend Old Ancestor was also stunned: "Kid, you've gone mad?!"