Volume 87 — Confronting Chaos Itself
The Obsidian Root Palace blazed like a celestial storm, petals of the First Bloom spinning violently as Lin Feng hovered at its center. Every current—artifact, hidden force, entity guidance, primordial force, and the fourth secret—was perfectly fused. Beyond the palace, the infinite stretched endlessly, stabilized but not without consequences. Among the harmonized energies, a new presence emerged: chaos itself, raw and unbound, resisting alignment, testing the limits of Lin Feng's mastery.
Caiyi's eyes widened. "Lin Feng… this… this isn't like the other entities. It's not alive in the usual sense. It's pure disorder, and it reacts to everything you do!"
Lin Feng's gaze was steady, aura blazing. "Exactly. Absolute harmony has consequences. By reshaping and aligning the infinite, we've awakened chaos as a counterbalance. Peach Spirit… we must engage, not with force, but understanding. Every pulse, every thread, every subtle flow must remain in perfect resonance."
Host, the Peach Spirit whispered, chaos is absolute. It adapts to influence, resists control, and destabilizes even the primordial force. One misstep could unravel all your harmonization.
Chaos surged forward, twisting space, warping time, and bending the currents of life and death. Lin Feng extended his hands, petals spinning faster than ever. Streams of hidden force, artifact energy, palace currents, entity guidance, and primordial force intertwined, forming a perfect balance. He subtly merged perception, influence, and control with the chaotic rhythms, neither resisting nor dominating, but harmonizing with disorder itself.
Caiyi moved alongside him, perfectly attuned. "It's… like you're dancing with reality itself! Every twist, every surge… chaos follows your rhythm!"
Lin Feng's eyes glimmered. He pushed the fourth secret to its ultimate limit, blending all energies into one transcendent resonance. Petals spun like a cosmic hurricane, energy radiating outward, stabilizing chaos while maintaining the balance of the infinite.
"This… is the ultimate test," Lin Feng murmured. "Not just mastery, control, or harmony… but coexistence with the fundamental counterbalance of existence. Chaos cannot be destroyed; it can only be understood and integrated."
The palace pulsed in cosmic resonance. Caiyi whispered, awestruck, "Lin Feng… even the raw essence of chaos listens to you."
Lin Feng's gaze burned with determination. "Then we move forward… for absolute harmony is only the beginning, and chaos has yet more to teach us."