Zi Yuan's long blade hummed, her purple lightning blade intent condensing into a physical substance as she broke through to King Grade, Second Rank.

Lu Duo's life barrier blossomed with emerald radiance, her Law of Life reaching a new level.

Scarlet Flame's fire turned from gold to white, his temperature and law mastery skyrocketing.

Mysterious rune chains emerged within Huang Yu's support halo, doubling its effectiveness.

Within Lan Xiaoyu's vortex, the Law of Tides was faintly being born, and her control was no longer what it used to be.

"It's not enough! We can't let him absorb it easily!" Bai Cheng gritted her teeth; she felt that greedy suction from afar stabilizing again, attempting to forcibly smooth out the disturbed torrent of creation.

"Reverse injection! Use our laws to pollute it!"

Leng Ningxue understood her meaning. A cold light flashed in her icy eyes as she took the lead, thrusting her purest Ice Law origin, mixed with a sliver of extreme cold will, backward into the qi of creation that had not yet been fully drawn away.

Immediately after, Blue Bird's lightning, Zi Yuan's blade intent, Lu Duo's life mark, Yu Nian's vine vitality, Scarlet Flame's explosive fire, Huang Yu's support ripples, and Lan Xiaoyu's tidal rhythm... seven distinct types of law power, each carrying their personal will and conviction, merged like seven different-colored streams, fiercely flowing into the torrent of creation surging toward the leader!

This was not a simple clash of energy, but pollution on the level of laws.

What they injected was not pure power, but law imprints carrying their respective combat memories, emotional brands, and unique convictions.

These imprints were incompatible with the originally pure qi of creation, instantly triggering a violent rejection reaction.

In the sky, the phantom of the formation diagram that had not yet fully dissipated shook violently, and the light of the Twelve Zodiacs flickered uncertainly.

The torrent of creation flowing into the distance became mottled and chaotic, its internal law structures beginning to conflict and collide, and its stability dropped sharply.

"Bastards...!" From deep within the distant void, a blurred but furious fluctuation of will seemed to echo.

The Constellation Leader clearly hadn't expected that this group of pawns, who should have been exhausted and waiting for death, would not only survive being crushed by the aftermath of creation but would also dare to reverse-pollute the feast he had carefully prepared!

Absorbing such chaotic creation undoubtedly doubled the risk; at best, it would lead to law conflicts and hindered progression, and at worst, he would suffer backlash and damage to his foundation.

The leader was forced to distract himself to suppress and strip away these foreign impurities, causing his absorption efficiency to plummet.

On Bai Cheng's side, although they were heavily depleted by the reverse injection and were themselves impacted by the feedback of the chaotic creation,

under Huang Yu's powerful support and Lu Duo's life nourishment, they quickly stabilized their newly broken-through realms.

By using the pressure of the creation's aftermath, they further tempered their own laws, making their foundations even more solid instead.

On the sea's surface, the storm gradually subsided, but the turbulent flow of laws still circled and wailed at low altitude.

The silver train floated quietly, the runes on its hull alternating between light and dark, as if slowly absorbing the scattered essence of creation to repair itself.

Bai Cheng stood firm with Blue Bird's support, her silver hair stained with blood and sweat, yet her gaze was like a torch as she looked toward the direction where the torrent of creation had vanished.

She knew this had only temporarily disrupted the leader's pace and was far from harming his core.

The true decisive battle would come after the leader had digested or been forced to deal with this polluted creation.

"Return to the train immediately, evacuate this place at full speed, and find a hidden spot to rest and reorganize."

Bai Cheng issued the command, her voice weak but clear and firm.

"The leader will not let this go. We must become stronger and find his true weakness before he can free his hands."

Everyone nodded, carrying the exhaustion of survivors, the power of new breakthroughs, and a heavy yet clear realization.

They had transformed from pawns into challengers who had to overturn the chessboard.

This law-based creation they had personally disrupted was a crisis, but also the beginning of a metamorphosis.

Beneath the waves of the Emerald Sea, even deeper undercurrents were surging.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed since the Abyssal Trench returned to peace.

The sea's surface reflected the newly cleared sky, shimmering with ripples like crushed gold.

In the morning light, the newly formed jade-colored reefs looked as warm and smooth as grease, with several clumps of emerald seaweed wrapped around them, swaying gently with the waves.

Those were the seeds of life Lu Duo had ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) sown yesterday, growing rapidly with the help of the residual essence of creation, quietly repairing this sea area that had once been shrouded in darkness.

The silver train was quietly anchored in a hidden coral fjord.

The damage to the hull had been temporarily repaired by the silver-thread vines Yu Nian had grown; a faint light flowed through the dense veins of the vines, alternating between light and dark like breathing, as they slowly absorbed the thin law remnants in the seawater.

Early morning, in the cockpit.

Bai Cheng sat in the chair before the main console, her silver eyes half-closed, her fingertips lightly stroking a warm stardust crystal in her palm.

This was the last bit of ember left after the guiding lamp was annihilated. Now only the size of a grain of rice, it still emitted a reassuring warmth.

The cabin door slid open, and Blue Bird walked in carrying two cups of steaming grass-leaf tea, lightning lying quietly dormant at the tips of her hair.

"Miss, have something to drink." She placed one of the cups by Bai Cheng's hand and sat down leaning against the edge of the console.

"That kid Scarlet Flame fished up some 'Star-Tear Algae' from the seabed. Huang Yu processed it and said it can nourish the soul."

Bai Cheng took the cup, the warm sensation passing through the cup wall.

A few strands of silver-blue algae floated in the pale green tea, emitting a crisp ocean scent.

She took a sip, and a gentle warm current spread from her throat. The dull pain remaining deep in her soul from using the Annihilation Technique did indeed ease slightly.

"What about the others?" Bai Cheng asked.

"Zi Yuan is practicing her blade on the deck, saying her newly broken-through blade intent needs honing."

"Ning Xue is analyzing the star map fragments brought back from the archives." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Lu Duo and Yu Nian are taking care of the newly cultivated 'pure heart vines' in the rear cabin—that stuff is somewhat useful for purifying soul distractions."

"Scarlet Flame, Huang Yu, and Lan Xiaoyu are checking the train's power core. They said after the qi of creation seeped in, the engine's reaction has been a bit overexcited."

Blue Bird counted them off on her fingers, lightning jumping at her fingertips. "Everyone is doing okay, it's just... a bit quiet."

Bai Cheng understood her underlying meaning.

Defeating Abyssal Pupil, disrupting the leader's plan, and the entire team breaking through—this should have been a victory worth celebrating.

But the truth of the chess game and the future under the leader's shadow hung over everyone's hearts like an invisible mist. The exhaustion of surviving had not yet faded, and the next storm was already brewing in the distance.

"It takes time," Bai Cheng said softly, her silver eyes looking out the porthole at the shimmering sea.

"To digest the gains, stabilize the realms, and... figure out how to proceed next."

Blue Bird was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Miss, what do you think the leader is... doing right now?"

Bai Cheng's fingertips rubbed the stardust crystal.

"He's sorting," she said slowly. "The law imprints we injected are like sand mixed into rice."

"He must pick them out one by one, or... forcibly swallow them and endure the subsequent digestive discomfort."

"Regardless of which choice he makes, it will slow down his speed of absorbing creation, and it will also make him remember us more clearly. Especially the flavor of our laws."