The heavens trembled.
The breach to the Origin Void expanded like a monstrous, devouring maw. Entire constellations were dragged toward it only to dissolve into pale nothingness. Even divine laws cracked like fragile glass.
But Lin Tian stood firm.
Black and gold radiance surged around him — the Nexus Sovereign Aura — an energy that defied both gods and chaos.
His voice thundered across creation:
"Origin Void!
You seek to unmake existence—
but I stand for every life, every realm, every heartbeat that ever dared to rise!"
The void churned, its massive eye focusing on him.
"You carry my fragment, Nexus Bearer.
You cannot defeat me.
You are incomplete equilibrium."
Lin Tian clenched his fists.
"Then I'll create completion myself."
THE BATTLE BEGINS
A colossal tendril of nothingness shot toward Lin Tian with speed faster than thought. Reality warped and ripped around it, collapsing space into pure absence.
Lin Tian dodged, leaving behind streaks of golden-black flame.
He countered with a punch blazing with dual radiance.
BOOOOOOM!
The impact blew apart the tendril, but the void simply formed another.
"Your power delays the inevitable,"
the Origin said calmly.
Lin Tian vanished instantly.
He reappeared behind the void breach, striking with a palm technique that merged creation and dissolution.
"NEXUS STRIKE — DUALITY BREAK!"
The heavens lit up with a giant lotus of gold and shadow.
The Origin shuddered — for the first time showing strain.
But the Void whispered:
"Impressive…
Yet meaningless."
Another tendril lashed out and wrapped around Lin Tian's arm.
Instantly, his skin and aura began to disappear—
like he had never existed.
Immortals screamed from afar.
"Sovereign Lin Tian—!!"
But Lin Tian remained calm.
He raised his hand and invoked the Nexus Heart.
"Balance Restore."
Light and dark spiraled around him.
The erasure stopped.
The tendril cracked.
And with a furious roar, Lin Tian shattered it completely.
THE ORIGIN UNLEASHES ITS TRUE FORM
The breach widened until it swallowed half the sky.
The single eye multiplied into thousands — each as large as a world.
A voice echoed from everywhere at once:
"I AM THE FIRST.
THE VOID THAT PRECEDED FORM.
THE RETURN OF ALL THAT EXISTS."
An immense silhouette began to rise:
A being without shape, yet containing infinite shadows.
Every immortal collapsed from the pressure.
Lord Xuan Dao coughed blood.
Even the Celestial Towers crumbled.
"Lin Tian…" he whispered, trembling. "This… This is not something a being can fight!"
But Lin Tian stepped forward.
"I am not just a being anymore."
His hair billowed like starlight.
His eyes blazed with twin cosmos.
"I am Equilibrium."
He soared upward, punching the void giant straight in its chest.
KA-BOOOOM!
A shockwave shook the entire universe.
The void staggered back — billions of miles — tearing through dimension walls.
The Origin's voice thundered:
"HOW CAN YOU DAMAGE NOTHINGNESS?!"
Lin Tian smirked slightly.
"Because I bring somethingness."
THE ORIGIN TRAPS THE SOVEREIGN
The void darkness surged.
Suddenly, reality inverted.
Lin Tian's surroundings turned black and silent — as if he fell into an endless abyss.
"This is the Core Erasure Field,"
the Origin whispered.
"Even Nexus power cannot exit here."
Every ounce of Lin Tian's aura was being drained.
Not destroyed—
but removed from existence.
Even he felt cold.
"So this is the strongest power of the Origin Void…"
Lin Tian murmured.
The Origin's countless eyes surrounded him.
"Surrender. Merge with me.
You cannot contain eternity alone."
For a moment—
silence.
Then Lin Tian raised his head.
A small smile touched his lips.
"Who said I was alone?"
THE UNEXPECTED ALLIES
Light exploded through the abyss.
A dragon of divine flame crashed through the void wall.
ROOOOOAR!!
It was Xiao Yan, the Celestial Fire Dragon Lin Tian once rescued.
Behind him came the Phoenix Empress, blazing with immortal fire.
Then the Nine Spirits Turtle, carrying an entire star on its back.
And behind them—
millions of immortals, celestial beasts, and even fallen gods.
Lord Xuan Dao shouted:
"Lin Tian! The heavens rise with you!"
The Origin Void trembled.
"Impossible.
They cannot withstand the void."
Lin Tian smiled softly.
"They stand not because they're strong…
but because I gave them balance."
His Nexus energy linked with theirs, creating a massive shield of equilibrium.
The Origin roared.
THE FINAL ASCENSION
Lin Tian floated upward, his aura reaching a new height.
The Nexus Heart glowed within his chest.
Ding!
[Nexus Evolution 100% → 120% → 150%]
New Realm: Transcendent Equilibrium
Type: Beyond Immortal / Beyond Origin
The Origin recoiled.
"You… you surpass the seal!
You surpass even ME!"
Lin Tian raised his hand — and reality itself bent around his fingers.
"Origin Void…
This ends now."
He brought his hands together.
"NEXUS ART:
COSMIC EQUILIBRIUM —
SEVERANCE OF NOTHINGNESS!"
A blade of pure balance exploded outward — gold and black, perfect and infinite.
It cut through the void giant.
It cut through the breach.
It cut through the concept of erasure itself.
KAAAAAAAA-THOOOOOOOOOM!!
The Origin screamed as its form fractured.
For the first time in eternity—
the Void felt fear.
THE ORIGIN SPEAKS ITS LAST WORDS
As its body dissolved into harmless mist, the Origin whispered:
"You have chosen creation…
over perfection…"
Lin Tian nodded.
"Perfection is sterile.
Creation is alive."
The void faded.
The breach sealed.
The heavens began to heal.
Lin Tian exhaled softly.
"The war is over…"
But far away, in the deepest corner of the collapsing void—
a tiny spark flickered silently.
Something whispered:
"…not yet…"