System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

256: Demonic Seal Corrosion Source, Chaotic SeedlingConsciousness sank into boundless darkness and coldness.

It was more thorough than the Chaos felt at the Pool of Origin; this was a pure ”nothingness” that seemed to freeze even thought itself.

Only the waves of intense pain from his chest, like ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart or poisonous fire burning it, reminded Ye Chen of his own existence.

The ”Source-Eroding demon seal,” personally planted by the will of the Abyssal Lord, was like the most vicious parasite, firmly rooted in his heart meridians and Chaos Origin.

It did not merely destroy; instead, it used an extremely bizarre method to continuously extract, convert, and pollute his life force and Chaos Qi.

Ye Chen could ”look inside” and see that the chaos minor world within him, which had previously tended toward stability, was now being permeated by countless strands of fine, spiderweb-like demon seal power.

The gray sky was stained with a murky dark color, and the thick earth cracked. The three-leaf Chaos seedling in the center, swaying with Dao patterns, had dimmed, and ominous black spots were even beginning to appear on the edges of its leaves.

His Chaos Law was instinctively resisting, continuously grinding down and devouring the invading demon seal power.

But the demon seal power was extremely stubborn and endless, and it carried a Law suppression from a higher-level existence, making the purification speed of the Chaos Law far unable to keep up with the speed of the erosion.

With one side waning and the other waxing, the scope of the Small World was slowly shrinking, and vitality was fading.

If this continued, within a few days, his Chaos Origin would be completely polluted and devoured. By then, he would no longer be a Chaos Walker, but would fall into becoming a Chaos demon puppet controlled by the abyss!

”Cannot... give up...”

In the deepest part of his consciousness, a faint spark of spiritual light flickered tenaciously.

That was the undying will forged by Ye Chen through countless life-and-death trials, the unyielding pride of a Sword Cultivator.

He attempted to mobilize his remaining Divine Soul power to guide the Chaos Law in launching a more powerful counterattack.

But every time he focused his intent, it was like swinging a sword in a thick mire; the resistance was immense, and it would trigger a more intense backlash from the demon seal, bringing even stronger pain.

”This won’t do... must find the root...”

Ye Chen endured the Soul-tearing pain and sank all his focus into the core of that Source-Eroding demon seal.

It was an extremely complex three-dimensional structure composed of countless, incredibly fine dark runes. It was not a dead object but was constantly wriggling and changing, like a miniature, living abyss.

It greedily sucked on Ye Chen’s Origin and injected streams of cold, dead, and destruction-filled will in reverse into his Sea of Consciousness, attempting to twist his mind.

”Destruction... submission... eternity...”

Whispers full of temptation and corrosive power echoed in his consciousness.

”Get lost!”

Ye Chen’s will let out a silent roar, like a sharp sword cutting through the fog. He held firmly to the last bit of clarity in his mind, carefully ”observing” the structure of the demon seal.

He discovered that the power of this demon seal was not completely flawless.

In the process of it continuously extracting his Chaos Origin, the ”root” at the very core, which connected to the distant abyssal entity, seemed to reveal a trace of extremely subtle... disharmony.

His Chaos Origin was, after all, a power that transcended ordinary Laws. Even for the Abyssal Lord’s demon seal, in the process of continuous erosion and conversion, it was inevitable that it would be interfered with by the properties of Chaos, appearing a trace of stagnation in its operation.

This trace of stagnation was extremely brief, almost negligible.

But in the eyes of Ye Chen, who was in a desperate situation at this moment, it seemed like the only glimmer of light penetrating the dark abyss!

”Chaos... can contain, and can also assimilate...”

A thought, bold to the point of madness, sprouted in his heart.

Since it was impossible to forcibly grind down this demon seal on the level of power, then... could he use the properties of the Chaos Law to, in turn... erode and assimilate this demon seal?!

Once this thought emerged, even he himself felt shocked. This was no different from inviting a wolf into the house, playing with fire and burning oneself!

Once he failed, it would very likely accelerate his own fall.

But, sitting and waiting for death was also a dead end!

”Only... by placing oneself in a desperate situation...”

A trace of determination flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes. He no longer passively defended and resisted, but began to consciously and extremely carefully guide strands of pure Chaos Qi, no longer to impact the demon seal, but... to actively integrate into the nodes where stagnation appeared when the demon seal structure operated!

This was an extremely dangerous process, like dancing on the tip of a knife, walking on the edge of a cliff. He had to precisely grasp that fleeting opportunity, controlling the quantity and quality of the Chaos Qi well; a little too much might trigger a violent backlash from the demon seal, and a little too little would have no effect.

”Ssh...”

The first strand of Chaos Qi successfully integrated into a tiny node of the demon seal structure. The violent conflict he had anticipated did not occur immediately; the light of the dark runes at that node dimmed slightly, and its operation experienced an extremely brief stagnation, as if injected with a trace of Impurities that did not belong to this system.

Effective!

Ye Chen’s spirit lifted; he suppressed his excitement and continued to attempt it while walking on thin ice.

One strand, then another...

He was like the most patient craftsman, using his own Chaos Origin as a carving knife, carefully performing ”sculpting” inside that vicious demon seal structure—a sculpting that was insignificant but might reverse the local situation.

This process consumed his Divine Soul tremendously; he had to maintain extreme focus, his consciousness repeatedly tortured by intense pain and weakness. But he persisted throughout.

He did not know how much time had passed, but when he successfully integrated the 9981st strand of Chaos Qi into a key node in the core area of the demon seal—

”Hum!”

A strange change occurred!

The demon seal, which had been frantically extracting his Origin, suddenly trembled!

Its incredibly complex internal structure of dark runes, because a large number of key nodes had been ”polluted” by Chaos Qi, finally experienced a subtle, barely visible shift in balance!

Now is the time!

Ye Chen had a flash of inspiration; he gathered all his remaining will and power, no longer integrating Chaos Qi, but instead drove the three-leaf Chaos seedling at the center of the chaos minor world within him, which was on the verge of withering!

The seedling sensed its master’s resolute will and erupted with its final brilliance. Its three Dao-patterned leaves swayed in unison. A weak yet incomparably pure power of Origin, containing Ye Chen’s final insights into ”Chaos Limitlessness,” like a seed breaking through the soil, surged through the tiny crack created at the moment of the demon seal’s balance shift and dived straight into the very core of the demon seal!

”Crack!”

A cracking sound, seemingly from the level of the Soul, rang out!

The Source-Eroding demon seal shook violently, and at its core, the ”Origin” condensed by the Abyssal Lord’s will was forcibly invaded and covered by this Chaos Origin containing the Concept of ”Chaos Limitlessness”!

The eroding power of the demon seal stopped abruptly!

But replacing it was a more bizarre internal conflict! The Chaos Origin that had invaded the core and the abyssal rules of the demon seal itself began a perilous tug-of-war and Fusion within Ye Chen’s chest!

”Argh—!”

Ye Chen opened his eyes wide; the intense pain caused his body to arch, his whole body drenched in cold sweat, and it felt as if countless tiny insects were wriggling and fighting beneath his skin.

On his chest, the trace of the demon seal, which had originally only appeared vaguely, now became clearly visible, but its color was no longer pure pitch-black; it had turned into a bizarre pattern where Chaos and darkness intertwined and constantly changed!

He had succeeded in the first step, forcibly curbing the erosion of the demon seal, and even reverse-implanted a trace of Chaos Origin into its core. But this did not mean the crisis was resolved; instead, it had entered a more unstable and dangerous phase. His body had become a battlefield where two supreme powers, Chaos and the abyss, clashed!

Whichever power gained the upper hand, a completely different fate awaited him—either completely purify the demon seal and advance the Dao of Chaos further; or be completely polluted by the demon seal and fall into the endless abyss; or, more likely... the two powers would clash out of control, blowing him to smithereens!

”Fellow Daoist Ye Chen!”

Just at this moment, an ethereal voice filled with urgency and worry approached from afar. A bright emerald stream of light pierced through the remaining Devilish Qi of the Valley of Buried Soldiers and landed beside Ye Chen; it was none other than Qing Lin, who had rushed over leading the Green Vine Guards!

Seeing Ye Chen wake up, she was initially happy, but immediately felt the chaotic, clashing, extremely unstable and terrifying aura on him. Especially when she saw the bizarre Chaos demon seal on his chest, her expression changed instantly!

”This is... the Source-Eroding demon seal?! And... how did it become like this?!”

Qing Lin’s voice was full of shock and confusion. She had never seen such a bizarre demon seal, and she could not understand how Ye Chen, in such a desperate situation, had seemingly... launched such a shocking counterattack?

Ye Chen lifted his head with difficulty, looked at Qing Lin, and pulled out an incredibly forced smile, his voice hoarse and dry:

”High Priestess... it seems... I have to... trouble you... again...”

Before he finished speaking, he spat out another mouthful of dark red blood, which was actually mixed with traces of Chaos Qi and pitch-black Devilish Qi, and his consciousness sank back into a semi-comatose, muddled state.

Qing Lin looked at the bizarre, constantly changing mark on his chest, felt the two heart-palpitating power fluctuations coming from it, took a deep breath, and a trace of determination flashed in her emerald eyes.

”Elder Mu Huan, immediately set up the ’Endless Life Formation’ to isolate the aura here! Everyone, channel your life force into me!”

She quickly ordered, while forming seals with both hands, invoking the power of the ancient tree of life’s Origin, preparing to spare no cost to help Ye Chen stabilize the extremely dangerous balance within his body.

She knew that Ye Chen was experiencing an unprecedented transformation, or rather... a huge gamble. And she and the Wood Spirit Clan must become the solid support behind him.

The seeds of Chaos and the abyss had already been planted within him. What kind of flowers will eventually bloom, no one knows.