The Chaos Sea at the abyss of the Four Seas, suppressed by the triple-miracle manifestation sacrificed by the Xiaotian Hound and the Twenty-Four-Petal Samsara Lotus, saw its violent rage gradually subside, yet it did not return to its former state. It had transformed into a viscous, heavy chaotic mire, intermingled with the majestic earthly energy of the newborn dragon veins, the vast and mighty power of the stellar trajectories, the clear radiance of the Samsara Lotus, and the "Dao-Guarding Rod"—that drifting, fluctuating rod exuding a sense of profound God-Slaying guardianship. Space remained as fragile as a spiderweb, time fragments darted about like fish, and the entire area was permeated with a stifling, post-catastrophic atmosphere, yet one teeming with turbulent undercurrents.
Nezha sat cross-legged on his Wind and Fire Wheels, hovering at the edge of the chaotic mire. The rod, a gray-white short staff about a zhang in length—the "Dao-Guarding Rod"—lay horizontally across his knees. One hand lightly caressed the heavy, ice-cold shaft, his fingertips tracing the dim golden-glowing textures and the pitch-black, sharp tip. Feeling the sacrifice, battle intent, and loyalty contained within, his face turned pale, but his gaze was unusually heavy and focused, as if he were attempting to communicate and resonate with this newborn divine object. The Universal Heaven Ribbon fluttered around him without a breeze, flowing with a faint red light, shielding him from the chaotic er…
Chapter 484