Chapter 1255: with translation of chapter title

The process was extremely perilous. His Returning to Void Power had just touched that "structurally fragile" law, triggering violent fluctuations; although the Heavenly Dao Forbidden Seal at his brow was dim, it still instinctively emitted a stinging warning. At the same time, the foreign law's essence was wildly violent, attempting to Assimilate and even tear apart his faint sliver of power.

Han Wuxian held fast to his spirit platform, the Heart Mirror suspended high, precisely regulating the resonance frequency and intensity as if drawing a thread of static in a thunderstorm. He endured the spirit‑pain that felt like being sliced by countless cold blades, and the continual torment of the Heavenly Dao Forbidden Seal's warning, gradually stripping the foreign "ending" essence of its chaotic, violent shell, extracting the most fundamental sliver of its "destruction" truth, and merging it into himself.

The progress was so slow it was despairing, yet the pain was utterly real.

But the effect was also noticeable!

A few days later, Han Wuxian clearly sensed that the Great Dao foundation within him, long dormant and tightly suppressed by the Heavenly Dao Forbidden Seal, suddenly emitted an extremely faint tremor! It was like a seed frozen in ice feeling a whisper of warmth—far from enough to break the ice, yet it brought unprecedented hope.

This method works! Though slow, painful, and dangerous, he indeed discovered a way to "smuggle" power under the watchful eye of the Heavenly Dao Forbidden Seal, using the external environment to stimulate his own Dao's revival.

His spirit surged, and he began to experiment with other types of ending Law Fragments—"Time Acceleration", "Energy Silence", "Existence Erasure"… each brought different pain and challenges, but also deepened and broadened his understanding of the ending.

He was like a gatherer searching for rare herbs in a poisonous swamp, cautiously and persistently scouring the death‑ridden canyon for a "good medicine" that could heal his Dao injury.

However, the danger of Star‑Fall Valley went far beyond that.

That day, as he attempted to dissect a strand of Law Fragment imbued with the "Space Separation" essence, a strong will brimming with greed and destructive desire suddenly locked onto him!

It was not a chaotic law, but an Existence! A bizarre being born from the chaotic laws of this place, coalesced from countless dead‑star resentments and shattered desires!

It had no fixed shape, resembling a rolling black cloud made of shadows and shattered starlight, its core flickering with countless painful, maddened eyes, exuding a terror comparable to the pinnacle of Void Refinement! It clearly sensed the pure "ending" aura on Han Wuxian that clashed with the surrounding environment, and regarded him as… prey!

Han Wuxian felt a weight settle in his heart; the worst case had indeed occurred.

He did not hesitate, turning to retreat toward the canyon's outer rim! At the same time, the Silence Void Talisman was clasped in his hand, ready to be triggered at any moment.

But the bizarre being moved even faster; it emitted a silent yet soul‑piercing shriek, and countless shadow tendrils shot toward Han Wuxian like arrows, clearing even the chaotic laws from their path!

The bizarre being, forged from dead‑star resentments and shattered desires, moved at a speed beyond imagination! Lacking any physical form, it seemed itself a twisted shadow law, instantly closing the gap with Han Wuxian. Its silent soul‑shriek, like billions of ice spikes, drove mercilessly into Han Wuxian's sea of consciousness, attempting to freeze his thoughts and shatter his will!

An ordinary cultivated spirit master, under this dual assault of shriek and shadow tendrils, would likely have had his spirit shattered long ago. Yet Han Wuxian, for ten years, has constantly battled the Heavenly Dao Forbidden Seal's suppression and pain at the spirit level, his will honed to be harder than diamond!

The Heart Mirror burst a clear radiance within the sea of consciousness, forcibly stabilizing the turbulent soul sea. Han Wuxian's gaze was icy; faced with the overwhelming onslaught of shadow tendrils, he did not choose to meet them head‑on like a stone against an egg. He made an extremely bold, even reckless, move!

He did not flee outward; instead, he abruptly halted his evasion light, turned to face the surging shadow torrent head‑on! At the same time, he fully activated the Heavenly Dao Forbidden Seal at his brow.

Indeed, he was triggering the very shackles that bound him!

He was not trying to fight the seal; rather, he intended to use this power representing "Absolute Order" as a coordinate, a beacon, forcibly lighting it within this sea of chaotic laws!

"Buzz!"

The Heavenly Dao Forbidden Seal, originally dimmed by environmental interference, suddenly flared with dazzling golden light under Han Wuxian's active trigger! A pure, icy, indisputable force of order radiated outward from him; though its range was limited, it acted like a pinch of alum dropped into muddied water, instantly causing the surrounding chaotic, conflicting Law Fragments to momentarily solidify and repel.

That bizarre being, born of chaotic laws, had a nature fundamentally opposite to the Heavenly Dao's order—indeed, like water and fire! The suddenly brightened order's golden light seemed to scorch its core, which was formed of resentments and desires.

"Screech!"

It let out an even sharper, yet pain‑tinged and enraged silent screech; the advancing shadow torrent visibly faltered with a hint of disorder and hesitation! The shadow tendrils, upon reaching the edge of the order's golden light, twisted and contracted violently as if burned by a branding iron.

Now is the moment!

Han Wuxian's eyes flashed with brilliance; this was the chance he had been waiting for! He did not flee, as his speed could not match the opponent's. What he did was slam the already‑clutched Silence Void Talisman in his hand—not to escape—but forcefully strike the small spatial node directly before him that had become relatively "stable" due to the order's golden light!

"Boom!"

The Silence Void Talisman detonated with a thunderous activation! Rather than generating destructive energy, it released a powerful, directional intent of spatial Silence Extinction. This force combined with the area temporarily "soothed" by the order's golden light, causing no large‑scale collapse, but instantly creating in front of Han Wuxian a tiny, extremely unstable micro‑spatial collapse vortex that could accommodate only a single person.

The vortex emitted a Devour‑all Returning to Void aura, yet its structure was exceedingly fragile, as if it would collapse at any moment.

The bizarre being, having just recovered from the order's golden light stimulus, roared back in fury, charging straight into the abruptly formed spatial vortex!

Driven by an instinctive greed for that pure "ending" aura and a contempt for its fragile structure, the bizarre being did not dodge; instead it extended more shadow tendrils, aiming to Devour both the vortex and the Han Wuxian behind it!

However, just as its tendrils were about to touch the vortex—

Han Wuxian's mouth curved into a cold smile; he pointed his finger like a sword, and, as if a fuse, precisely ignited the last sliver of pure Returning to Void Power he could muster into the vortex's most unstable core!