Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 558: The Supreme Ruler!

The intense battle continued to rage.

The Taihao Dominator's form zipped swiftly across the heavens and earth, engaged in brutal clashes with a mysterious entity.

In the end, these two powerhouses battled right out of the world and dove straight into the Nothingness.

Su Yuan could observe no further at that moment, since Nothingness contained no Time or Space, rendering time-space reversal observation impossible.

Upon lowering his gaze once more, Su Yuan was startled to find a youth standing right in front of him. This was the Taihao Dominator himself, though now reduced to just over two meters in stature.

"Fellow Daoist, save me!"

The Taihao Dominator drew near and promptly knelt on one knee, his face brimming with desperate hope as he pleaded.

Su Yuan remained stunned in place.

With no response from Su Yuan, the Taihao Dominator sank to both knees and clutched at him. "Save me! I'm done for! Hurry, save me!" His voice rang with utter sincerity.

The edge of Su Yuan's mouth twitched. "I'm only a fresh Chaos Dominator. How am I supposed to save you? And why would I even try!"

"Fellow Daoist, you shattered that thing's barrier and reached this place. Your abilities are truly extraordinary. You must have a way to preserve my life! Save me, and all my treasures are yours!" the Taihao Dominator urged instantly.

Su Yuan arched a brow. "What is that thing exactly?"

The Taihao Dominator shook his head in bewilderment. "I have no idea. Not long back, during my seclusion in the Chaos, some entity suddenly emerged, claiming I'd gone beyond the real limit—a program glitch—and that it must wipe me out!"

He hesitated briefly, then added, "It felt like my home was some fake illusion, yet my core had pushed past that illusion's edge toward true reality. So, a force from the real world struck first to delete me!"

Su Yuan furrowed his brows deeply as he listened. "This nonsense about reality and illusion is absurd. One's Will embodies their true self. It requires no external verdict or consent!"

"Fellow Daoist is absolutely right! That's my view too!" The Taihao Dominator's voice brightened. "But that foe's power is overwhelmingly strong and utterly strange. I fear I won't last much longer. You're my only hope now, Fellow Daoist! Please help me out!"

Su Yuan sank into contemplation.

The situation felt far too sudden. Could the Taihao Dominator be tricking him? He glanced toward the Chaos.

"In theory, Nothingness lacks any notion of time. Though I arrived via time-space reversal, and eons have elapsed here in this Chaos, Nothingness maintains its own time flow. Thus, your real body lingers in a quantum state of death or survival!"

The Taihao Dominator nodded firmly. "Theory holds that I'll fall soon enough, but that's inside Nothingness. That's why this projection of mine endures, lingering at the past's edge for a glimmer of hope! Does Fellow Daoist fear drawing that entity's gaze?"

"Of course!" Su Yuan affirmed with a nod.

The Taihao Dominator shook his head. "That thing operates rigidly, fixated solely on its task. You hail from outside my Chaos, so it won't spare you a glance. Even standing before it, you'd go unnoticed. Saving me carries zero danger!"

Su Yuan sneered inwardly. You're on death's door—who'd trust a dying man's words!

"Fellow Daoist, seize my Chaos outright and claim it for yourself! I've concealed my Chaos Origin Space. I'll unlock it for you now, so you can take full control. Inside lie three seldom-used Chaos Dominator Artifacts, plus endless Dao Yan Crystals and Chaos Jade Marrow—all yours! You bear the aura of my Tai'a Guiyuan Treasure Mirror, so these Dao Yan Crystals must appeal to you!" the Taihao Dominator proposed.

He unveiled a mirror. Beyond it lay a profound Chaos Origin Space, filled with towering heaps of Dao Yan Crystals visible to Su Yuan.

"Over the years, beyond my Life-bound Chaos, I've siphoned off much of the Taihao Chaos's yield into this hidden Chaos Origin Space. It's all your prize!"

Sincerity filled the Taihao Dominator's words.

Gazing at that ocean of Dao Yan Crystals, Su Yuan felt stunned. Their volume dwarfed his pre-breakthrough haul by at least ten thousandfold!

Beyond that, three complete Chaos Dominator Artifacts awaited, alongside vast archives of inheritances and records, even the Taihao Dominator's personal breakthrough insights.

This colossal hoard now lay open before Su Yuan.

His forehead creased in doubt. Why did it seem like a deceptive mirage, meant to cloud his judgment and ensnare him?

Suspiciously, he probed the surrounding Time and Space ripples.

"Fellow Daoist, you don't suspect this is some illusion or trick, do you?" The Taihao Dominator said, half-laughing, half-crying. "As an eternal, undying being, treasures mean little to me. Survival trumps all. I've endured so long I'm weary of it, yet facing true death? I refuse!"

Su Yuan eyed him sharply. "Explain that thing in detail. How did you anger it? Make it clear, or no rescue."

The Taihao Dominator sighed deeply. "Earlier, curiosity drove me. Is Nothingness truly empty? Does it have no limits? I probed endlessly, seeking its boundary. I never dreamed I'd brush that illusory hint. It was like discovering a realm past Nothingness. And this is what followed!"

Su Yuan mulled it over upon hearing this.

If the Taihao Dominator spoke truth, then Nothingness concealed profound mysteries.

The tale struck him as too fantastical. As a Chaos Dominator, he rejected any notion of being fictional. He was real, his Will everlasting, unbreakable, immortal!

After a moment's reflection, Su Yuan declared, "I'll attempt to save you, but success isn't assured."

"Perfect!"

The Taihao Dominator exclaimed with thrill. "I know you'll succeed!"

He pressed the mirror into Su Yuan's grasp.

"This unlocks the Chaos Origin Space! Claim the treasures inside whenever you wish!"

Su Yuan nodded, severing this mirror image from the past timeline and storing it in the Corridor of Time.

Next, he pulled out the other's past body from time, weaving it into the Suiyue tale inside [Tempering Heart in Mortal Dust].

The Taihao Dominator offered no resistance, letting Su Yuan forge him into a story character, stripping away all his power and awareness.

With everything done, Su Yuan cast a final glance at the barren past timeline scene, then withdrew. The Corridor of Time, train-like, pierced the gray fog, sliding back into the standard time stream.