Chapter 519: The Vessel, Phase One

Crack!

In an instant, the floor of the entire council hall froze under the Law of Extreme Cold. Countless ice spears made of pure law formed in the air.

"Using the God-King Rank Law of Extreme Cold as my foundation, I will build a worldwide defensive barrier in Earth’s outer regions."

Bella’s voice was cold and hard as iron, carrying the pride of a Supreme God.

"Any Heavenly Demon that tries to cross the barrier will have its soul frozen at once."

"A defensive line alone is not enough. We need to strike first and disrupt their attack plan."

A loud dragon roar suddenly echoed through the hall. Faye appeared in the center of the room.

As the Mythic Rank Heaven-Devouring Mystic Dragon and the queen of the Abyss Dragon Clan, she was surrounded by dark-gold dragon laws. Her presence was powerful and overwhelLeon.

"My Dragon Clan rapid-response force is ready to move at any time."

Faye licked her red lips, a bloodthirsty light shining in her eyes.

"The moment the Heavenly Demons show themselves, the Dragon Clan will move in first and tear apart their advance forces!"

Leon watched the two women, both eager for battle, and gave a small nod. Then a cold, cruel look appeared in his eyes.

"The Dragon Clan will lead the attack, and Bella will hold the defense. But we still need bait."

"Bait that can keep the main Heavenly Demon force locked in one specific area."

Aiden raised an eyebrow. Understanding flashed through his double-pupiled eyes.

"You mean... the three hundred Heavenly Demon hosts?"

"Exactly."

Leon gave a cold smile and lightly tapped the star map with one finger.

"The three hundred Heavenly Demon hosts under our control carry the purest Heavenly Demon laws in their bodies."

"We will use them as the first defensive line. Once the rebuilding begins, the Heavenly Demon energy coLeon from them will become the perfect signal for others of their kind."

"The Heavenly Demon army will instinctively move toward them. They may even mistake that place for a safe shelter."

"We will sacrifice the three hundred hosts to draw in the enemy’s main force. That will give the Dragon Clan the opening they need for a killing blow. This is our layered defense plan."

The plan was cold, efficient, and left no room for retreat.

They would use three hundred hosts who had betrayed humanity in exchange for one chance for the Dragon Clan to destroy the enemy in a single strike.

The hall fell silent again as everyone thought deeply.

They all understood that this was a battle for the future of every living thing on Earth.

"What if... we successfully complete the rebuilding?"

Eira took a deep breath and stared at Leon.

Leon raised his head and met everyone’s eyes. A mocking smile appeared on his face.

"If the rebuilding is completed, the Heavenly Demons will be erased completely at the level of the laws themselves."

"More than anyone else, they know that their only true fear, after falling from the higher universe, is the original rebuilding."

"It means even the trace of their existence will be purified. They will be erased forever."

Aiden stood up. His white robes moved without wind, while the light and Law of Thunder in his double-pupiled eyes crashed together as one.

"For the rebuilding to begin, the fragments of Yves’s consciousness must return to their proper place."

Aiden looked into the empty space and spoke calmly.

Leon turned and looked deeply at Aiden.

"For Yves to return, we need you."

"Only your [All Things Return to Their Source] can hold the remaining power of his laws."

Hearing this, Aiden’s lips lifted into a proud, fearless smile.

"Then let’s begin."

"I only need ten months to fill the vessel."

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, endless lightning and the Law of Light gathered above the hall, forLeon a massive pillar of light that shot into the sky.

It was the final declaration of war against fate itself and against the Heavenly Demons.

...

The pillar of light slowly faded, and the violent energy inside the Sovereign City council hall gradually calmed.

Aiden sat alone in the center of a sealed chamber. Floating before him was a mysterious wheel that only he could see: [All Things Return to Their Source].

"Ten months. Four stages."

Aiden stared at the faint light moving across the wheel. His double-pupiled eyes were filled with complete calm and firm resolve.

"Stage One: from zero to twenty-five percent. Establish the foundation of the laws."

"Stage Two: from twenty-five to fifty percent. Accelerate the laws."

"Stage Three: from fifty to eighty percent. Saturation burst."

"Stage Four: from eighty to one hundred percent. Critical reaction."

At this moment, the vessel of [All Things Return to Their Source] stood quietly at fifteen percent.

"I have only one month to complete the transformation of the first stage."

Aiden took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. In the next moment, his consciousness sank deep into his soul, entering the Garden of Laws.

This was his world of laws. Countless shining rivers of rules crossed and flowed through the empty space, giving off a pressure that shook the heart.

"Core of Stage One: Advanced stabilization of the Garden of Laws. Begin!"

With Aiden’s low command, the restless rivers of laws immediately calmed. Countless lines of rules began to strengthen and rebuild themselves at high speed.

Then, two terrifying powers of law rose from his hands at the same time.

In his left hand was the Law of Light, the power of absolute purification. His understanding of it had reached twelve percent, and it shone like a blazing sun.

In his right hand was violent space lightning. Lightning and empty space overlapped, creating a mysterious intermediate-level resonance.

"Use light and lightning as collection points. Refine!"

Aiden brought his hands together. The two powers of law crashed into each other in the air and formed a huge Principle Forge.

Rumble!

Law essence at the Intermediate God level began to gather wildly inside the forge.

Its energy density was more than a hundred times greater than it had been at the Venerable level.

This was a true leap in power, and the gap between gods and mortals could not be crossed.

"For every one percent increase in my understanding of the laws, I can collect about two percent for the vessel."

Aiden felt the vast, surging law essence and a proud look flashed in his eyes.

He guided the terrifying energy into a golden river and poured it continuously into the vessel of [All Things Return to Their Source].

Buzz!

The vessel gave a joyful roar. One by one, the ancient runes on its surface began to light up.

During the first week, Aiden’s Garden of Laws became completely stable.

During the second week, the flames of the Law of Light spread across the void.

During the third week, the resonance between space lightning and the Law of Light began to change at a deeper level.

By the fourth week, a loud explosion shattered the void. Aiden’s aura suddenly rose!

[Notice: Your overall understanding of the laws has increased from 73% to 75%.]

[Notice: Your understanding of the Law of Light has increased from 12% to 15%.]

[Notice: The resonance between your space lightning and the Law of Light has officially advanced to: Advanced Stability.]

The growth of these three powers created an unimaginable reaction.

The violent law essence surged like a broken river in the heavens, flooding into the vessel of [All Things Return to Their Source].

50%!

20%!

25%!

30%!

At last, the vessel’s reading stopped firmly at 33%.

"33%!"

Aiden opened his eyes. Two beams of divine light tore through the void, leaving spiderweb-like cracks in space.

He had not only completed the first-stage goal. He had exceeded it by far.

At that moment, the 10,000x Critical Hit System inside him, which had been treated as a trap, suddenly trembled. It seemed to be greedily trying to absorb the massive amount of law energy.

"Hmph. I was ready for that."

Aiden gave a cold smile. The power of [All Things Return to Their Source] instantly became an invisible chain and firmly suppressed the system.

Under his active monitoring and strict control, the system’s absorption rate was kept within the safe limit. It caused no unusual reaction.

Aiden let out a slow breath and was about to begin planning the second stage.

Then, the communicator in his robe began to vibrate urgently.

The screen lit up. It was an emergency message from Zoey.

"Aiden, something strange has appeared near the Golden Great Wall!"

"The laws around the Great Wall are showing signs of serious imbalance."

"Our monitors have detected that countless underground energy veins across Earth are flowing rapidly toward the planet’s core!"

Aiden’s pupils suddenly narrowed.

He knew very well that he had not yet officially started the reconstruction process of [All Things Return to Their Source].

But this planet, the Earth of the Lord of the Primordial, had already sensed that the reconstruction was coLeon.

It was preparing itself.

The real battle would begin earlier than expected.

...

The torn space behind Aiden slowly closed.

He did not stay in Sovereign City. He turned into a streak of lightning and shot across the sky.

The second month began in an almost frantic way.

By completing the first stage ahead of schedule, Aiden had gained a valuable extra two weeks.

But he did not rest for even a moment.

Above the Golden Great Wall, fierce winds howled like the roar of countless beasts.

Aiden stood high in the sky with his hands behind his back. Bright law runes shone within his double-pupiled eyes.

"Rise."

He spoke a single word.

His Intermediate God-level spiritual power burst out, turning into an invisible wave that swept across the entire Golden Great Wall.

In his divine sight, the world changed color.

The cold earth, stone, and steel disappeared. In their place were countless dense threads of law, all connected to Earth’s origin.

And now, those threads were shifting in a strange way.

It was not only the Golden Great Wall.

The Abyss seal.

The Seven Pillars Abyss Zone.

Every major structure of law on Earth’s surface seemed to be pulled by an invisible force.

They were slowly flowing toward the planet’s core. The movement was extremely small, but impossible to stop.

"Earth is really trying to save itself."

Aiden spoke softly. Divine light flickered in his eyes.