Chapter 1129 - 513: The Finger That Transcends Dimensions

Chapter 513: Finger Beyond Dimensions

A finger, crystal-clear like jade, flawless and perfect, as if it belonged to no world, no dimension.

The finger gently pointed forward.

No sound, no light.

Yet, the "Hand of Annihilation" extending from beyond the cosmos, along with the vast shadow behind it and the cold will, were "paused" in that instant.

Time, space, causality, existence, nothingness... all concepts lost their meaning before this finger.

Then, the "Hand of Annihilation" began to dissolve inch by inch from the fingertip. Not annihilation, not into nothingness, but a more absolute "disappearance." It was being erased from all "possibilities."

Xu Ran’s body also began to crumble under this force, yet he laughed freely and joyously.

He succeeded.

He used the hatred of a civilization to pry deep into his soul, uncovering his "true identity" that even he had nearly forgotten, sealed away by layers.

He was not any "Guardian," nor any "Sample."

He was...

After erasing the "Hand of Annihilation," the finger did not stop but continued forward, touching beyond the cosmic membrane, toward the true unknown.

The next moment, the dying cosmos heard a scream from beyond dimensions, extraordinarily haunting and indescribable.

Soon, "rain" began to fall from the sky.

It was not true rainwater but the "blood" of some higher-dimensional "being," appearing as a peculiar flowing rainbow, each drop containing vast information enough to create or destroy a world.

The "Cleaner"... had fallen!

Having accomplished all this, the crystalline finger slowly withdrew back into Xu Ran’s brow, and together with it, the sigh dissipated.

Xu Ran’s body was deteriorated to the extreme, the newborn "Dao Bone" thoroughly shattered, even his consciousness was starting to blur yet again.

He paid a heavy price, but his face held a triumphant smile.

He finally recognized the existence of the enemy and sent them his "greetings."

He knew this was just the beginning. More terrible enemies would soon arrive.

But he was unafraid.

Because he finally understood who he was.

"So... that is my true name..."

Before his consciousness completely sank into darkness, two ancient and forbidden syllables echoed in Xu Ran’s mind.

He slowly closed his eyes, allowing his broken body to float amidst the star domain stained by "Divine Blood."

He needed time to digest the information he just acquired, to truly... start his "awakening."

And this star domain, having just undergone an interdimensional war, with the "Divine Blood" falling from the sky, might be for him, more precious than any heavenly treasures... the nourishment for reconstructing the Sacred Body.

The shadow of cosmic destruction still envelops the entire cosmos, but new sparks have been rekindled among the ruins and deathly silence.

Divine blood, like rain, falls gently, scattering across the deathly silent star domain.

It is not blood in the mundane sense; each drop resembles a flowing rainbow nebula, containing the imprint of all the information of a higher-dimensional life from birth to demise. They are the remnants of "Dao," the corpses of "Principles," extraterrestrial objects beyond the cosmos.

This star domain, temporarily rid of the absolute rule of "Doomsday’s Dust" due to the death of the "Cleaner," has welcomed another, more bizarre "pollution."

Xu Ran’s broken body floats quietly, allowing the bizarre divine blood rain to nourish his cracked form. His consciousness drifts in the dark abyss, like a lonely boat ready to capsize at any moment.

"Archae..."

An ancient, desolate syllable echoes in the deepest part of his consciousness, as if bearing the weight of the primordial wilderness. It is not a name, but rather a "code," a "definition," representing the most primal, fundamental "existence" coordinate.

He is not Xu Ran. Xu Ran is merely the disguise of "Archae" in this era, donned to carry out the task of "watching." Now, this disguise, along with his sense of mission as a "Guardian," has been completely torn apart by that earth-shattering finger.

The price was heavy. Sacrificing the last resentment of a civilization and the remnants of Heavenly Dao forcibly pried open a corner of the "Zero Seal," nearly exhausting the foundation of his existence. At this moment, he is even weaker than when he was dormant in Gui Xu, seemingly ready to vanish with a gust of wind, leaving not a trace of existence.

Yet, this extreme frailty, also allowed him to resonate with the deathly silent cosmos in an unprecedented way.

Divine blood drops touched his broken body.

"Sizzle—"

Two entirely different "Daos" collided. One from the cosmos, a sublime "Annihilation" and "Cleansing" principle, the other, rooted in Xu Ran, from "Archae," an ancient and overbearing "Existence" foundation.

Any living being tainted by this divine blood faced only one fate—overwhelmed by the massive influx of information, the Divine Soul consumed by the fragments of higher-dimensional principles, becoming a mere "Divine Puppet."

But Xu Ran is different.

"Feeding on termination, fueled by death... this is the ’Dao of Archae’?"