Chapter 524: Earth Rebuilding Begins

Before the golden gate, Yves’s figure completely faded away and merged into the oldest source of Laws.

Buzz—

A deep, ancient sound spread outward from the very center of Earth.

It was not the sound of destruction.

It was the first cry of new life.

At that moment, Earth’s self-rebuilding officially began.

This was not a physical disaster that would tear the world apart. It was a slow, extremely precise, but unstoppable shedding of the world’s old Laws.

In the void, the original Laws, the seals of the Seven Pillars, and the Heavenly Demon’s parasitic Laws, which had been tangled together for thousands of years, began to break apart layer by layer.

The old cycle of Laws was completely cut off in an instant.

At the same time, a new structure of Laws began to grow from Yves at Earth’s core. Like a young divine tree, it sent countless roots outward in every direction.

It was like giving the entire planet a complete transplant of its Laws.

The process was extremely dangerous. There could be no mistakes.

The breakdown stage of the rebuilding process would last for three full hours.

Boom!

The moment the rebuilding began, the expressions of every Divine Rank expert on Earth changed.

"This is bad! My connection to the Laws is gone?!"

James, the War God of the Great Shaw Empire, suddenly coughed up blood. He stared at the sky in shock.

The Law power inside his body felt as if someone had suddenly cut off his connection.

One moment, he could still communicate with heaven and earth.

The next, the Laws had fallen completely silent.

Before James could react, the Laws suddenly came back online, only to cut out again a moment later.

The Laws were failing like a broken network connection.

Gods from countless hidden families, along with the strongest fighters from every nation, all groaned at the same time. The Law power in their bodies went out of control, and some nearly exploded from the inside.

In Celestial Imperial City, sharp alarms tore through the sky.

"All Reclassers, lis10!"

"Get indoors and remain still immediately!"

"For the next three hours, do not connect to the Laws! No fighting under any circumstances!"

Atlas’s nearly roaring voice spread through every corner of the city through magical loudspeakers.

Celestial Imperial City fell into a dead silence.

Everyone pulled back their power and hid inside buildings, staring through the windows at the strange and unpredictable sky.

The rebuilding process needed three hours of absolute stability.

But how could the Heavenly Demon, which had been living inside Earth like a parasite, simply wait for death?

Rumble—

All across the world, the seals of the Seven Pillars, which had held things down for countless years, erupted at the same time.

The rebuilding signal had fully awakened these "Heavenly Demon viruses" buried deep within Earth’s Laws.

They knew that once the rebuilding was complete, they would never have another chance.

During this three-hour gap, while the Laws were unstable, they had to launch one final attack and destroy the planet completely.

Black mist poured out from every crack in the ground, covering the sky.

This was not an invasion from the Abyss outside.

This was Earth undergoing surgery, while every virus that had built up inside it for thousands of years burst out in one desperate explosion.

This was the real Great Destruction.

"Aiden."

Yves’s voice sounded in Aiden’s mind. It was weak, but deadly serious.

"The rebuilding process needs three hours of complete stability in the Laws."

"If the fluctuations go beyond the limit, the process will fail. Earth will become food for the Abyss."

"For these three hours, you must hold the line."

"The first wave has already arrived."

Aiden stood in the air, his double pupils narrowing slightly.

Through his spiritual senses, he saw a black tide rising beyond the horizon outside Celestial Imperial City. It covered the sky and stretched as far as the eye could see.

There were countless Demons, Skeletons, and twisted Abyss creatures.

Their eyes were blood-red. Driven by madness and destruction, they roared as they charged toward Celestial Imperial City.

There were over a million of them.

And this was only the first wave.

"Haa..."

Aiden took a deep breath and stepped forward. In the next instant, he stood atop the towering walls of Celestial Imperial City.

The wild wind howled around him, making his robe snap loudly.

The 10,000x Critical Hit System was completely gone.

He could no longer rely on its unfair critical damage to kill everything in an instant.

But he was still Aiden.

Buzz!

A brilliant light burst from Aiden’s double pupils.

His 88% understanding of the Laws erupted without restraint.

[Garden of Laws] — Fully Activated!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Law of Space became silver chains that stretched through the void. The Law of Thunder became raging purple-gold lightning powerful enough to destroy the world. The Law of Light became holy golden light that shone across the land.

Above Celestial Imperial City, the three supreme Laws entered a level of resonance never seen before.

They became three massive pillars of light, reaching from heaven to earth. Like giant anchors, they slammed down in three directions around Celestial Imperial City.

The violently shaking space around the city was forced into stability.

The 10,000x Critical Hit System was gone.

But Aiden now had Laws of his own, and everyone behind him who was willing to fight and die at his side.

Facing the million Heavenly Demons rushing toward the city like a tide, Aiden slowly raised his right hand.

"Come."

His voice was soft, yet it echoed across the entire battlefield.

...

The black tide closed in, carrying the s10ch of blood.

More than a million Heavenly Demon vanguards rushed forward. They had no minds and felt no pain. Their eyes were as red as blood, and endless hatred surrounded them as they swarmed ahead like locusts.

They were suicide attackers.

These lowest-level creatures of the Abyss had been turned into living bombs by the Heavenly Demon’s parasitic Laws.

Rumble—

The ground shook violently. Under the terrifying pressure, the towering walls of Celestial Imperial City groaned as if they could collapse at any moment.

"Stand back. I’ll handle this."

A cold and proud voice suddenly rang out over the battlefield.

Bella.

A legendary figure of the Great Shaw Empire. A powerful high-level Supreme God.

Dressed in pure white, Bella took one step forward. Space solidified beneath her feet, and in an instant, she appeared before the army.

[Holy Domain of Light]!

Boom!

A blazing sun rose behind Bella, so bright that no one could look directly at it. Endless milky-white holy light spread across the land.

Within a radius of three kilometers, all darkness and death were erased.

More than a hundred thousand Heavenly Demons at the front did not even have time to scream. They melted away in the holy light like fresh snow under the sun, disappearing without a trace.

"Huff... Huff..."

Bella’s body swayed slightly, and her face turned pale.

Because of the chaos caused by Earth’s rebuilding Laws, using the Laws had become extremely difficult. Every attack now cost a hundred times more power than before.

In an instant, all the power of Law inside her was drained away. She fell into a terrifying state known as the God-King Law Void.

Her aura dropped in the blink of an eye, falling from high-level Supreme God to the Initial God level.

"Bella, fall back and rest. Leave the next part to me."

Aiden’s steady voice rang through the air. It was as firm as a mountain and carried unquestionable strength.

The silver light in his double pupils suddenly grew brighter.

[Law of Space: Spatial Folding]!

Crack!

The space above the battlefield split apart like a giant mirror. With overwhelming power, Aiden cut it into sixteen sections.

Sixteen separate spatial corridors appeared in front of Celestial Imperial City.

The million Heavenly Demons, which had been charging forward like a flood, were instantly divided and forced into sixteen separate battlefields.

"Faye, the front is yours!"

Aiden gave a low command.

"Roar!"

A young but mighty dragon’s roar echoed through the sky.

Faye, the Heaven-Devouring Mystic Dragon, transformed into a massive dragon thousands of meters long. She guarded the entrances to the three front corridors, and her Mythic Rank dragon aura crashed down like a tidal wave.

"Ironblood Battalion, defend the city with me! Do not take a single step back!"

In the corridors on the left, Victor held a heavy shield and spear. Blood-red energy surged around him as he led the Ironblood Battalion in building a wall of steel.

"Where the Tyrant walks, only scorched earth remains!"

In the corridors on the right, Luke wore a black robe and swung his priest’s staff with wild force. What fell from the sky was not healing light, but purple-gold punishment lightning that destroyed everything in its path.

Empowered by the Tyrant, the Imperial Guards fought like madmen, cutting down enemy after enemy.

In the middle corridors, Cheryl pressed her hands together. The inherited power of the Primordial Miko surged through her body.

[Frozen Domain]!

Absolute zero descended.

Countless Heavenly Demon vanguards trying to self-destruct were frozen in midair. They became ice statues, then shattered into pieces across the ground.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosive clashes of Laws erupted across all sixteen corridors at once.

The Heavenly Demons’ suicide attacks were completely insane. They threw away their lives to smash through humanity’s defenses.

Crack—

Celestial Imperial City’s Law Shield shook violently, letting out a sharp cracking sound.

The first hour had begun.

For a full hour, both sides fought at their limit.

Celestial Imperial City’s Law Barrier was hit by the shockwaves of countless self-destructions. Seven major weak points appeared in the defense.

Seven ugly golden cracks spread across the sky above the city like deep scars.

On the Dragon Clan’s side, two pure-blooded dragons gave painful cries. Covered in blood, they collapsed with serious injuries.

They had survived the first wave.

300 thousand Heavenly Demon vanguards were completely destroyed, reduced to ashes that filled the sky.

But the price was clear.

Bella had no strength left. The Dragon Clan was badly wounded. Celestial Imperial City’s shield was covered in cracks.

Even worse, stronger and more violent auras were slowly rising from the places where the Seven Pillars’ seals had exploded.

Demon Lord level.

The Abyss Demon Lords, creatures with intelligence and control over the Laws, began to show their claws through the black mist.

Aiden stood at the top of the city wall. Strong wind pulled at the edge of his clothes.

His face remained calm as he looked down at the Law Timer Yves had left on his wrist.

[Earth Rebuilding Progress: 34%]

The first hour was over. The defensive line still stood.

But everyone’s strength and Law Power were already close to their limit.

Two hours remained.