One person said: "If I make you a holy child, will you be granted godhood through the art of Gu

"More dangerous than mad scientists," Jiang Mo corrected, "because they are organized, planned, and possess immense power."

"Those parasites are proof of that."

Just as everyone was discussing how to deal with the Shadow Council, the Little Gu King suddenly flew nervously to Jiang Mo's side.

"Master, I sense many malevolent auras rapidly approaching," it said urgently, "and these auras are very powerful."

Sure enough, dozens of powerful beings were gathering around the source of life.

Their auras were thick with evil, clearly indicating ill intent.

"The Shadow Council." He analyzed calmly, "It seems they'll have to handle this themselves."

"Everyone, prepare for battle." Arya immediately issued the order, "Activate the defense system and contact all member factions for support."

"This enemy might be stronger than any we've encountered before."

But Jiang Mo remained calm.

"Don't be so nervous." He said calmly, "Since they want to experience my power, then I'll show them what true strength is."

The defensive alarm of the life source resounded throughout the entire dimensional space.

Dozens of malevolent auras surged forth like a tide, each containing forbidden power.

Jiang Mo stood in the central square of the Fountain of Life, calmly watching the dark figures gradually appear in the distance.

These members of the Shadow Council wore all sorts of strange equipment.

Some exuded an aura of death, some were surrounded by distorted spacetime, and others were composed entirely of some unknown energy.

"Finally, we've met, the legendary God of Gu."

The leader was a tall figure whose body was half flesh and blood and half machinery, with an eerie red light flashing in his eyes.

"I am the third seat of the Shadow Council, codenamed 'The Modifier'."

"I'm here today to personally verify whether your abilities are worthy of our attention."

Jiang Mo looked at the half-mechanical, half-flesh monster in front of him without the slightest fluctuation in his eyes.

"You guys who do taboo research, you've all made yourselves look neither human nor monster."

"Neither human nor ghost?" The cyborg let out a piercing laugh. "This is called evolution, this is called transcendence."

"We have transcended the limitations of flesh and blood, gained the eternity of machinery, and possess power far exceeding that of ordinary people."

"And you, you're still trapped in a primitive biological form, completely unaware of what true power is."

As he spoke, he raised his mechanized right arm, and a dark red energy began to gather in his palm.

Forbidden Secret: Life Reconstruction.

A dark red beam of light shot towards Jiang Mo. The purpose of this beam was not to kill him, but to forcibly alter his life structure.

Any creature struck by this beam will be transformed into the form desired by the modifier.

But as soon as the beam of light touched Jiang Mo's body, it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

"Is that all you've got?" Jiang Mo said calmly. "It seems the Shadow Council is nothing special after all."

"Impossible." The cyborg stared in shock, "Life reconstruction is an absolute power; no living being can resist it."

"That's because you haven't seen enough." Jiang Mo raised his right hand and gently shook hands with the modified user. "Concept rewrite: The mechanical parts of the modified user are defined as ordinary metal."

Instantly, all the mechanical equipment on the modified body lost its special abilities and turned into ordinary metal blocks.

The modified human, having lost his mechanical enhancements, immediately plummeted from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground.

"How is this possible..." He struggled to lift his head with the remaining flesh and blood, "My modification techniques are perfect, how could they be so easily cracked?"

"Perfect?" Jiang Mo scoffed. "To me, it's just a pile of cobbled-together garbage."

True evolution does not rely on external modification, but on a fundamental improvement.

Seeing the cyborg easily defeated, the other members of the Shadow Council became tense.

"Attack together!" shouted a being engulfed in green flames. "Don't give him a chance to deal with us alone."

"Soul burning."

Spacetime distortion.

Conceptual erosion.

Dimensional folding.

Dozens of forbidden skills attacked Jiang Mo simultaneously, each possessing devastating power.

If it were an ordinary being, it would have been reduced to ashes long ago under such concentrated fire.

But Jiang Mo simply stood there calmly, a faint white light emanating from his body.

The profound meaning of Gu Dao: Harmony among all things.

The white light spread out, and all attacks lost their destructive power upon contact with this light.

The burning of the soul turned into a gentle warmth, the distortion of spacetime returned to normal, the erosion of concepts transformed into the healing of concepts, and the folding of dimensions became the stabilization of dimensions.

All the attacks not only failed to harm Jiang Mo, but actually made the environment of the entire life source even more beautiful.

"What kind of ability is this?" The members of the Shadow Council were stunned. "How can an attack be turned into healing?"

"This is the essence of Gu Dao," Jiang Mo calmly explained, "Understanding the nature of all things, and then guiding them in the right direction."

"Your forbidden skills are essentially a form of energy, and since they are energy, they can be converted."

"Impossible, that violates the law of conservation of energy," retorted a semi-transparent, ghostly entity.

"Conservation of energy?" Jiang Mo looked at the ghost. "Before me, any law is merely a reference."

"Existence Overwriting: All your forbidden abilities will be transformed into ordinary abilities."

As soon as these words were spoken, the evil aura emanating from all the members of the Shadow Council began to dissipate.

Their special abilities, gained through forbidden research, were forcibly converted into ordinary elemental manipulation or physical enhancement.

"My ability to manipulate souls."

"My control over time and space."

My concept rewritten.

Everyone was horrified to discover that their once-proud forbidden powers had vanished.

Right now, they are just ordinary people who are slightly stronger.

"Do you understand the difference now?" Jiang Mo asked calmly.

"You... what exactly are you?"

The modifier asked in a trembling voice, "Why are you able to rewrite our abilities so easily?"

"I've said it before, I am the source of everything." Jiang Mo's eyes deepened. "The forbidden knowledge you study is nothing but child's play before me."

True power is not obtained through external modifications or forbidden techniques, but rather comes from a profound understanding of the essence of existence.

Just then, the space suddenly began to shake violently.

A colossal black hole appeared above the fountain of life, from which a majestic and ancient voice emanated.

"A funny little trick, but the game's over."

"I am the Speaker of the Shadow Council, the Void Master."