In the void, Han Feng floated in the boundless darkness. There was no up, down, left, or right, no passage of time, only countless stars twinkling in the distance. But this time was different—those stars were experiencing their complete life cycles before his very eyes.
A blue-white star is born from a nebula, gradually expands into a red giant, and eventually collapses into a black hole; on the other side, the black hole erupts a stream of high-energy particles, which then coalesce into a new nebula. The cycle of creation and destruction is like an endless cosmic symphony.
(I see......)
Han Feng unconsciously reached out, his fingertips touching the nearest newborn star. A surge of intense energy flowed into his body, but instead of burning pain, it brought a wondrous sense of life. Immediately afterward, he touched a supernova on the verge of explosion, its destructive fury pouring in without reservation.
Two diametrically opposed forces met in the meridians, but instead of clashing, they intertwined and swirled, forming a delicate balance. Han Feng observed this phenomenon intently—the power of creation constructed the structure, the power of destruction broke the shackles, and the two circulated repeatedly, generating an unprecedented chaotic energy.
\"This is......\"
"This is the power of chaos?!" Zero's voice suddenly boomed in the void, unusually trembling. "How did you create this?"
Han Feng was startled: "Zero? What are you doing out here at this time?"
The ball of light materialized and spun wildly around the chaotic energy: "The realm that all Star Soul Masters have pursued their entire lives! You actually stumbled upon it by accident while unconscious..." It suddenly stopped, "Wait, what were you doing just now?"
"It's just watching the stars rise and fall," Han Feng said, pointing to the surrounding stars still in their cycle. "I found creation and destruction quite interesting, so I tried simulating it myself..."
The light from Zero flickered, as if digesting this overly simplistic answer: "Observing the creation and destruction of the universe... deducing the fundamental laws..." Suddenly, it burst forth with blinding light, "Do you know that the vast majority of Star Soul Lords spend their entire lives stuck at the 'order' level, unable to even touch the threshold of the two powers!"
Han Feng looked down at the chaotic vortex spinning in his palm: "Is it difficult? I think it's quite natural..."
The ball of light at Zero flickered violently in the air: "The power of chaos exists only in legends! Creation and destruction are thresholds that countless powerful individuals cannot even cross in their entire lives!"
Han Feng scratched his head: "Isn't it said that the power of stars is the highest level of energy?"
"Foolish!" Zero's ball of light suddenly doubled in size. "The power of the stars is so strong precisely because it can simulate all things, but its ultimate form is creation and destruction!" The ball of light swirled around the chaotic energy. "Just like... just like time and space each have their limitations when they exist alone, but when they are combined, the power of spacetime leaps to a whole new level!"
Han Feng's eyes lit up: "At that time, did 'emptiness' respectively control time and space?"
Zero's ball of light suddenly froze, its brightness instantly dropping to its lowest level: "You...you've seen Lord Kong?" Its voice suddenly became cautious.
"I just met her." Han Feng described his encounter at the edge of the void. "She was quite easy to talk to, just a little..."
"Luckily, it was Lord Kong!" Zero interrupted him, the ball of light trembling. "If it had been Lord Shi, you'd already be a corpse endlessly dying in a time loop!"
Han Feng raised an eyebrow: "That's an exaggeration?"
Zero's ball of light reverted to its humanoid form, making a throat-slitting gesture: "Lord Shi hates nothing more than being disturbed while he observes the timeline. There was once a foolish peak-level Rule Realm expert who accidentally stepped into his domain and was trapped in a 'one second, ten thousand years' cage for a full three months—one second outside is thirty thousand years of solitary imprisonment to him."
Han Feng couldn't help but shiver. He looked down at his palm, where the chaotic energy was still slowly rotating, and there were miniature nebulae being created and destroyed inside.
"So..." he clenched his fist slightly, "I've struck gold?"
Zero's phantom facepalmed: "More than just a treasure! This is the breakthrough that the Star Soul Lord has dreamed of for millions of years!" It suddenly leaned closer, its voice lowered, "Do you know why the extraterrestrial forces are so wary of the Star Soul Lord? It's because the legendary power of chaos can completely annihilate their core essence."
Han Feng attempted to guide a wisp of chaotic energy to his fingertips. Wherever the energy passed, the void spontaneously opened up a miniature channel, at the end of which the wondrous spectacle of stars being born and destroyed could be vaguely seen.
"Don't try it!" Zero backed away in fear. "You're like a baby holding a nuclear button!"
Han Feng awkwardly withdrew his energy: "Was it that dangerous? It seemed quite docile to me..."
"Meek?!" Zero's voice cracked with trepidation. "The power of creation allows you to conjure things from nothing, and the power of destruction can erase existence itself! The chaos resulting from their fusion touches upon the fundamental laws of the universe!" It suddenly paused. "Wait... you said you comprehended this while observing the birth and death of stars?"
Han Feng nodded: "I just feel that their constant cycle is very harmonious..."
Zero's illusory figure flickered, as if shaking its head: "Monster...a real monster...the chaotic power that Lord Shi has been pursuing, the threshold that even the most dangerous experiments couldn't reach, and you actually managed to do it just by 'looking at the stars'..."
The void suddenly trembled, and several simulated stars in the distance silently vanished. Zero's illusory figure immediately tensed: "Not good, your physical body is awakening! Remember, don't use the power of chaos lightly for now. Wait until I've compiled the safe usage methods from my inherited memories!"
"Wait, one last question!" Han Feng hurriedly asked, "What exactly are 'space' and 'time'? They...?"
"So, the most powerful beings in this plane!" Zero's voice trailed off as space distorted, "They are... the Overseers... those who uphold the fundamental laws of the universe..."
Before he could finish speaking, Han Feng's consciousness was pulled away by a tremendous force, and the void before him receded rapidly like the receding tide. In his last glimpse, he saw Zero's phantom make a complex sealing gesture towards the chaotic energy. A flash of light, and that dangerous energy was compressed into a grain of rice-sized point of light, disappearing into the depths of his spiritual body.
The senses of the real world rushed in like a tidal wave—the smell of disinfectant, the beeping of the electrocardiogram monitor, and...
"Doctor! His finger moved!" Liu Mengran's tearful cry came right next to him.
Han Feng struggled to open his heavy eyelids. Through his blurred vision, he saw three tear-streaked faces looking down at him. Su Wanwan's pink hair was a mess like a bird's nest, Liu Mengran's eyes were swollen like peaches, and even the usually aloof Dongfang Wantang had tears streaming down her face.
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