Chen Fan was merely at the Half-Emperor realm.
The ten-thousand-meter long river of rules had reached its end.
When his cultivation advanced further, and his comprehension of rules deepened, the river would naturally extend.
But that would be a natural extension.
As it stood, mist obscured the path ahead.
If he rushed in recklessly, he risked entering chaos.
Chaos was boundless, and if the two were to become lost, they might never find their way back.
"Let's give it a try."
Chen Fan wanted to see what lay at the end of rules. "Lu Feng, step back a bit. I'll break through it."
"I am the City Lord, I will help you..."
"You cannot."
It wasn't a matter of looking down on him, but a statement of fact.
Lu Feng, at present, had not even reconnected the Great Dao. If he were to charge into chaos, he would surely die.
The weak could only survive within the confines of heaven and earth.
"Step back."
He cautioned.
After ensuring Lu Feng was far enough away, Chen Fan prepared to act.
"Boom."
With a raise of his hand, the entire river of rules began to vibrate.
Rules, one after another, soared like giant dragons.
The rule-river water surged upwards, forming above Chen Fan's head, and reshaped itself.
Titanic greatswords instantly took form.
The five elements—gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—formed a circle.
The convergence of the five elements made them more powerful than a single sword.
Yin and Yang circled, transforming into a Taiji sword.
...
All combinable rules were combined.
Those that could not be combined existed individually, but gathered together.
"Kill."
At his command.
The river of rules erupted instantly.
"Boom."
The Five Elements Swords flew out first.
A five-colored halo spun as they flew, carrying majestic divine power, and with a 'boom,' they collided with the mist.
The ethereal mist was immediately torn apart by endless sword intent.
The mist was thick, yet it could be easily ripped apart.
However...
After the mist was torn open, a stone wall appeared, blocking the path.
"A stone wall?"
Chen Fan was stunned.
How could there be a wall at the end of the river of rules?
And it was a stone wall covered in scars.
"What's going on?"
This scene was utterly unexpected.
In Chen Fan's imagination, it could have been a black hole, or perhaps an unknown chaotic storm... but he had never envisioned a wall appearing here.
It was too bizarre.
But it was too late to stop now.
"Continue."
Boom.
The Five Elements Swords struck the stone wall.
With five violent roars, the stone wall remained utterly unmoved.
Only a trace of weathered mark flaked off.
"Holy crap."
Chen Fan knew how powerful the Five Elements Swords were.
Let alone a wall, they could silently pierce through a mountain.
Yet, this wall only shed a layer of plaster.
"Again..."
I refuse to believe a mere wall could obstruct the river of rules.
Rumble!
The Yin-Yang Sword and the Wind-Thunder Sword arrived in tandem.
Thud.
The stone wall vibrated slightly.
But it only vibrated once before stopping.
"Continue..."
Within Chen Fan's eyes, divine light surged.
The river of rules churned, the rule-swords surged, all charging towards the stone wall.
The human race rules were exhausted, so they switched to the demon race rules.
When the demon race rules were done, they went for another round.
...
While Chen Fan was locked in a struggle with the stone wall.
In the Madness Realm.
"Rumble."
Roars, like thunderclaps, echoed across the sky of the Madness Realm.
It sounded like the striking of metal, yet not quite.
Wouldn't metal striking produce a 'clang' sound?
The entire Madness Realm trembled.
As if it would shatter in the next moment.
"Hum."
In the four directions of the central domain, the four supreme powerhouses opened their eyes.
Their gazes were fixed on the sky above the Madness Realm.
"What happened?"
They were also a bit confused.
It didn't seem like a scene of the Madness Realm's apocalypse.
But why did that 'clang' sound give them a sense of unease?
"Senior Gauntlet."
In the Anping Manor, only Elder Demon Chu had the right to communicate with the gauntlet: "What is happening?"
Chen Fan had already revealed the gauntlet's identity to Elder Demon Chu.
"I don't know either."
Even the knowledgeable Mad Emperor didn't know.
After all, this Madness Realm was his world.
"..." Elder Demon Chu.
He was not satisfied with this answer.
The gauntlet continued, "I have been dead for too long, and I was suppressed for countless ages. The current Madness Realm is basically irrelevant to me now."
The Madness Realm was related to the Mad Emperor.
And the current Mad Emperor was merely a gauntlet, the former weapon of the Mad Emperor.
It had little connection with the Madness Realm.
From the moment he died, he had been severed from the origin.
The power he could now wield came from the power of the gauntlet itself, and a trace of origin contained within his shattered soul.
"Can't Senior investigate?"
Elder Demon Chu was somewhat unwilling: "After all, this is your territory, and besides, you are a dignified heaven and earth. Even in your current state, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse."
"..." Gauntlet.
Forget it.
Knowing it was a provocation, the Mad Emperor thought for a moment, then nodded: "I will try, but I cannot guarantee success."
Elder Demon Chu's eyes lit up: "Please, Senior..."
"Hum."
He would do it if he decided to.
The gauntlet glowed, and a trace of the destructive origin deeply hidden within its soul began to dissipate.
Madness Realm.
The moment the gauntlet’s destructive origin diffused, the impending destruction of the Madness Realm seemed to sense it.
Thump.
The entire world trembled slightly.
It was very slight.
Only the four powerhouses suppressing the central domain sensed it, frowned, but didn't think much of it.
The Madness Realm was constantly facing destruction.
Anything that happened before its destruction was not worth considering.
It was just the rumbling sound echoing in the sky that was a bit strange.
...
"Hum."
The destructive origin of the Madness Realm was stimulated.
Instantly, all the locusts of destruction within the Madness Realm opened their eyes.
They were the beings born from the destructive origin.
The origin that destroyed everything.
And at the moment the Mad Emperor connected with the origin of the Madness Realm.
The former imperial might reappeared on the gauntlet.
"Suppress."
That aura was heart-pounding.
Elder Demon Chu instantly mobilized all his strength to suppress this imperial might.
He absolutely could not let others sense it, or trouble would arise.
The imperial might was formidable.
Fortunately, it was emanating from the gauntlet and controlled by it.
The imperial might was easily contained within the manor.
"Bang bang bang."
It was a pity for the people inside the manor.
One by one, they were unable to stand under the imperial might and all knelt down.
This was the majesty of a world's master.
Even a fallen world's master, at the moment imperial might reappeared, was still awe-inspiring.
The Mad Emperor spoke: "Hold it down, I'll take a look..."
As he finished speaking.
"Swoosh."
Before the Mad Emperor, the destructive origin converged.
This power of origin connected every part of the Madness Realm, including the void space within.
Instantly, an ethereal image appeared in the Mad Emperor's eyes.
The image was incredibly faint, only a figure could be vaguely seen, attacking something.
The next moment.
"Scram."
A voice like thunder boomed in the Mad Emperor's ears.
Bang.
The destructive origin shattered directly.