A massive supernova reverberated across the entire center of heaven.

The quasar, which had become unstable after Aldrian erased the gravity within it, ultimately collapsed and erupted into a supernova far greater than the one from the black hole he once used to annihilate the vampire king’s army.

It was not surprising. The black hole had already evolved into a quasar, and its size rivaled the Arsien Star. Aldrian had deliberately allowed it to develop to that extent before triggering its destruction.

Although its size compared to the center of heaven was no more than a speck of dust, the moment it went supernova, it burst like a firecracker at the edge of that vast expanse.

The supernova swept across billions of kilometers, erasing everything in its path. Anything caught within it was instantly obliterated, reduced to nothing by a temperature so intense that even peak pseudo immortal stage cultivators could not survive.

The first victim was what remained of the Arsien Star. The supernova completely erased the remnants of the world, killing every surviving devil upon it.

The incoming devil reinforcements, along with those who had yet to be killed by Aldrian, were all swallowed by the supernova. Their bodies turned to ash before vanishing entirely.

Aldrian, floating within the dangerous zone, crushed one of the defensive from Xuanji and allowed the supernova to engulf him. When it reached him, he felt no discomfort, yet everything around him descended into chaos.

A violent shockwave tore through space. The surroundings twisted into a chaotic nebula, filled with massive spatial rifts and raging spatial storms, forming a scene that was truly terrifying.

However, Aldrian only watched all of it with a calm expression. At this moment, the only thing separating him from experiencing the same fate as those swept away by the supernova was the barrier from the talisman.

The explosion was powerful enough to kill even many Immortal Foundation Stage cultivators.

He might be able to withstand it if he used the full power of his domain to create a defensive barrier, but he had no intention of doing so.

Fortunately, he possessed numerous defensive talismans from Xuanji, so he had no need to worry about destruction on this scale.

Xuanji’s defensive talismans were divided into several levels. The one he used was capable of defending against attacks from cultivators stronger than the Immortal Foundation Stage. It also protected him from invisible external influences that could slip past ordinary physical barriers.

The barrier would remain active for more than three minutes, which was sufficient to keep him safe until the supernova finished unleashing its destruction.

After the supernova released all of its power, only the aftermath remained, yet it was still extremely devastating.

Spatial rifts and spatial storms filled the surroundings. The temperature remained so high that even cultivators below the Emperor Stage would melt. The nebula around him also carried a poisonous property that could affect even pseudo-immortal stage cultivators.

The aftereffects were truly catastrophic.

Not a single devil remained in his sight. The countless devils, interstellar vessels, and cruisers had all vanished without a trace. Even the remnants of the Arsien Star no longer existed. A world comparable in size to the Ancient Blue Gate World had disappeared just like that.

The power of the supernova was truly terrifying.

Aldrian waited until the defensive barrier disappeared before he finally started to move again. He teleported to the exact center of the place where the quasar had existed just a few minutes ago. The spatial cracks had already closed and the spatial storms had disappeared, yet the nebula still covered his sight.

He was already using his own energy barrier to protect his body from any harmful substances left in the aftermath.

He then looked toward the center of heaven, where a giant black sphere, similar to a black hole, continued to "invite" him closer even now. Without hesitation, he teleported again until he arrived right beside it.

He observed it for a few moments before reaching out to touch the black sphere. His hand passed through the dark substance and entered it.

However, the moment his hand went inside, he raised his eyebrows. He could actually sense countless laws within, something he had not perceived before his hand entered it.

It was as if innumerable laws had been condensed into a single massive sphere, each one profoundly complex.

Even for him, who had already comprehended many laws, they still felt abstract. These laws felt even more primordial than the rocks within the Fate Gathering Places of each world.

At the same time, he could also sense how dangerous this giant sphere was. With countless pure laws compressed within it, anyone who entered would be affected by the various laws inside, whether gravity, poison, destruction, or others.

Their bodies would not be able to withstand such forces and would be crushed completely. Nothing would remain. They would be swallowed by the countless laws.

The reason his hand remained unharmed was because of his golden energy. The laws seemed to recognize it, which prevented them from reacting violently. It was as if they were alive, something that did not surprise him.

His golden energy encompassed all laws and could transform into any of them. That meant it could make itself appear as one with the laws inside the sphere.

Aldrian pulled his hand out and nodded. He then turned his head to both sides, checking if there was anything within his sight that required his attention. He spread his spiritual sense to its limit to search for any living beings.

Although the vast region had already become a poisonous zone that even peak pseudo immortal stage cultivators would avoid, it did not hurt to check once more. After all, he did not know what he would experience after creating his domain here.

He would most likely enter a vulnerable state where his consciousness detached from his physical body, as usual. He hoped that this poisonous environment would be enough to keep him safe while he was in the process of turning the entire First Heaven into his domain.

After confirming that there was nothing worth his attention, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

’Here we go,’ he thought.

He then began to create his domain. A moment after he successfully formed it, he suddenly felt his entire being pulled into a different space. He found himself in the vast space, surrounded by countless stars.

The sight was truly beautiful. Even though he had seen such a scene before, it still filled him with amazement. It revealed how vast the universe was, and at the same time, how insignificant he seemed within it at this moment.

Yet, everything within his sight had once been nothing more than playthings to him in his past life. He could arrange every star, every galaxy, absolutely everything.

After enjoying the scenery for a moment, he suddenly felt a presence. He instantly turned his head and finally saw that figure again, the same figure whose face he had never been able to see since the first time they met.

The mysterious figure who claimed to observe his journey without any of his followers or even the heavens noticing.

The figure sat in space as if seated on solid ground, with a table in front of him. Two cups of tea were already prepared on it, steam rising gently, showing they were still hot.

However, something was different this time when Aldrian looked at the figure’s face.

All this time, he had been unable to see any of the figure’s features except for his eyes. The head had always been obscured by a blur that prevented even the outline of its shape from being seen.

But now, he could faintly make out a thin silhouette of the figure’s head. It was still unclear, yet he could distinguish the shape of the hair and the outline of the head.

He said nothing and simply walked toward him before taking a seat across from the figure. The figure picked up his tea and sipped it slowly, as if savoring the taste rather than risking burning his lips.

Aldrian did the same. He picked up the tea and looked at its surface for a moment before taking a sip. They still had not spoken a single word, as if they already understood each other without needing to say anything.

There was no awkwardness between them. If anything, the atmosphere felt harmonious despite the silence.

The moment Aldrian tasted the tea, his eyes widened as he looked at it in surprise. He could feel both his body and soul growing stronger. Even his cultivation was rising rapidly.

"It’s good, isn’t it?" the figure asked.

Aldrian nodded.

"This is the best tea I have ever tasted in my life," he said before taking another sip. The figure remained silent and sipped his tea again.

After a few moments of enjoying the tea, Aldrian finally placed the cup back on the table.

"May I ask something?"

"Go ahead," the figure replied, still enjoying the tea in his hand.

"You... are you also one of my past lives?"