Chapter 558 The Backlash of the Cosmic Will

In the void, the process of stripping away continues.

The two halves of the God of Mist's body had become extremely weak, and his aura had dropped from the initial stage of the tenth rank to the ninth rank, and was still declining.

His body had become translucent, like a wisp of mist that could dissipate at any moment.

His eyes no longer held fear or anger, only endless despair.

Because he knew he was finished.

He lived for hundreds of millions of years, devoured countless living beings, and destroyed countless worlds, yet he ended up like this.

Its power was stripped away by a human, its essence was devoured by a human, and its existence was replaced by a human.

This is his end.

Lin Xiao hovered in the void, his omniscient and omnipotent powers operating at full capacity, continuing to strip away the power of the God of Mist.

He could sense that his miniature universe was constantly expanding, his omniscient and omnipotent power was constantly strengthening, and his strength was constantly growing.

The power extracted from the God of Mist is merging with his microcosm, with his authority, and with himself.

He could sense that he had reached a certain limit.

Something beyond the tenth order, beyond the boundaries of this universe.

As long as he can fully absorb the power of the God of Mist, he can break through this boundary and reach a level of transcendence.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened.

Deep within Lin Xiao's consciousness, the cosmic will he had carefully stored away suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.

The light was pure and dazzling, like ten thousand suns blooming at the same time, illuminating the entire void.

Lin Xiao's pupils suddenly contracted, and his omniscient and omnipotent powers were activated at full force as he tried to analyze what had happened.

Then, he saw it.

A smiling face suddenly appeared on the surface of that cosmic will.

The smile was eerie and abrupt, as if facial features had been drawn on a blank face.

The smiling face has no eyes, no nose, only a mouth.

A smiling mouth.

"Lin Xiao." A voice rang in Lin Xiao's mind, calm and cold.

That was the voice of the universe's will.

Lin Xiao frowned deeply, his omniscient and omnipotent power operating at full capacity as he analyzed the state of the cosmic will.

He discovered that the will of the universe had not been completely devoured by the God of Mist; its consciousness remained, only sealed within the God of Mist's body.

Now, the power of the God of Mist has been stripped away, the seal has been broken, and the consciousness of the cosmic will has been reawakened.

"What do you want to do?" Lin Xiao asked in a deep voice, his omniscient and omnipotent power operating at full capacity within him, ready to deal with any situation.

The smile of the cosmic will grew even brighter, but there was no kindness in that smile, only scheming and greed.

"What I want to do is the same as what you do."

"Transcendence".

"Step into the chaotic void and become a higher level of existence."

Lin Xiao's pupils contracted slightly.

"Weren't you already devoured by the God of Mist? How could you possibly transcend?"

The will of the universe shook its head, and that smiling face swayed in the void.

"Being devoured? That's just part of my plan."

"I've been scheming since the moment the God of Mist broke through the cosmic barrier more than 10 billion years ago."

A look of shock flashed in Lin Xiao's eyes.

More than 10 billion years.

The will of the universe has been scheming for over ten billion years.

What a long time that was, what terrifying patience.

The will of the universe continued, "I know that I cannot transcend this universe on my own. I need more power, greater authority, and a higher status."

"Therefore, I deliberately allowed the God of Mist to invade, deliberately let him devour part of my consciousness, and deliberately let him absorb the origin of the universe."

"Because when he devours me, he will also integrate his power into my body."

"When I awoke again, I possessed his power, his authority, and everything he had."

"At that time, I will be able to transcend this universe and step into the chaotic void."

Lin Xiao clenched his fist tightly, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"You sacrificed countless lives for this?"

The smiling face of the cosmic will remained unchanged.

"Those living beings were originally my nourishment. Their existence is to make me stronger."

"Why do you think I created life? Why did I evolve the universe? Why did I send you survivors to this world?"

"It's all for this moment."

"When the God of Mist is weakened to the extreme, when the possessor of the talent grows strong enough, when the time is ripe, I will be able to take everything back and transcend."

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent tremor suddenly came from the depths of Lin Xiao's consciousness.

He could sense that his three talents—deconstruction, projection, and synthesis—were slightly faltering.

It felt like something was pulling at him, trying to break free from his body.

"I see..." Lin Xiao murmured, a cold glint in her eyes.

"My talent, after all, was given to me by you."

"So, you planted a seed in me from the very beginning, waiting for this moment to reap it."

The smile of the cosmic will became even brighter.

"That's right, your talent was given to you by me, your power was bestowed upon you by me, everything you have is from me."

"Now, it's time to give it back to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fluctuations in Lin Xiao's three talents became even more intense.

Those talents seemed to come alive, struggling wildly within him, trying to break free of his constraints and return to the embrace of the cosmic will.