Chapter 106: The Incompleteness of

"Lord Huangmu, be careful! You step back, leave this to me!"

Bai Legang watched Lilinieti Sitake unleash endless void flashes at Huangmu and his, and in the pitch‑black, hole‑like sockets of his eyes a sharp light instantly flickered; he knew in his heart that his chance to show himself had arrived!

At that moment Bai Legang, having spoken, employed 'Resonance Shift' and in an instant positioned himself before Huangmu, using his massive 'Aging' power to block the sky‑filled void flashes released by Lilinieti...

"Lord Huangmu, you see, this 'Wa Shituode' may be powerful, but she's a complete 'madman' and cannot converse with us normally! I think we might as well... 'slaughter' her!"

After shielding Huangmu, Bai Legang also slipped a trap for Lilinieti, trying to provoke Huangmu's wrath so that Huangmu would slay Lilinieti on the spot! After all, in Bai Legang's view, the fewer 'Great Voids' subdued by Huangmu, the more advantageous it is for him and Ji Ba.

Bai Legang, though already advanced in years—so much so that he no longer recalls his own age—still clearly remembers that long, long ago, when he first began to rule the Void Realm, each time a 'Ya Qiukas' died beside him he would mourn for a long time, even personally 'lament' and take revenge for it...

However, as time passed, whether ordinary 'Ya Qiukas' or some 'Great Voids' wielding special abilities, their deaths never stirred his heart at all...

In his eyes, a 'Great Void' dying is simply dying; once gone, a new one can be found!

Sometimes, once you acquire too many, those things become worthless...

From Bai Legang's perspective, his and Ji Ba's standing beside Huangmu will inevitably decline as more 'Great Voids' gather around Huangmu; if they are all weaker than him, that would be fine! What he fears is that those Great Voids, each one only growing stronger and never weaker, might eventually outshine him, making it uncertain whether the 'Great Voids' standing by Huangmu will still include him.

"..."

In response, Huangmu ignored Bai Legang; he saw all the petty thoughts in the other's mind but paid them no heed, his focus now solely on the Lilinieti before him.

"Damn scoundrel! Shameless scoundrel! Die! Die! Die!"

At this moment Lilinieti continued to fire wildly at Huangmu, constantly venting the fury in her heart.

For a while Lilinieti kept unleashing void flashes, while Bai Legang continuously used his 'Aging' power to defend! Lilinieti's attacks could not pierce Bai Legang's Aging Shield, and Bai Legang was suppressed by Lilinieti, unable to move forward even a step; thus the two, on this white sand, reached an oddly perfect stalemate...

"Bai Legang, move aside!"

Huangmu watched the frantic Lilinieti, seeming to sense something.

In response, Huangmu softly told the Bai Legang beside him to step aside from his front.

"Lord Huangmu..."

In Bai Legang's deep sockets, specks of starlight flickered, and his words carried a hint of reluctance.

"Bai Legang..."

Huangmu heard it and simply stared silently at Bai Legang.

"Sorry, that was impolite of me!"

The instant Bai Legang locked eyes with Huangmu, he instantly felt a massive pressure and realized that his petty scheming had long been uncovered by Huangmu...

From then on Bai Legang dared not continue his 'trickery', instead bowed his head silently and stepped aside from Huangmu's front.

"What, 'Kulu Tou', are you scared? Not planning to keep fighting me? Didn't you make me submit to you? I have no intention of becoming friends with a guy like you~"

Lilinieti watched Bai Legang retreat to Huangmu's side, immediately holstered her twin guns, and, staring at the withdrawing Bai Legang, spoke angrily.

In fact, Lilinieti originally intended to befriend Bai Legang, after all he was the first 'Great Void' Lilinieti met that wouldn't be affected by her spiritual pressure!

However, wanting to befriend 'Great Voids' was merely Lilinieti's one‑sided wish; the first thing Bai Legang did upon seeing Lilinieti was to make her submit to him...

Thus Lilinieti and Bai Legang clashed.

"Lilinieti!"

Just as Lilinieti watched Bai Legang and Huangmu venting their emotions, Huangmu's figure suddenly vanished from the sky and, in the blink of an eye, appeared before Lilinieti.

"You... who are you?!"

Lilinieti stared at Huangmu, who seemed to have 'teleported' and arrived instantly before her, causing her to recoil several steps in fright.

"I'm here to help you~"

Huangmu wore an amiable smile and urged Lilinieti.

"Sss..."

Not far away, Bai Legang, listening to Huangmu, felt his pale white brow bone twitch several times in rapid succession, as if locked together, not that he said...

But why does Huangmu's words sound so familiar?! It seems when Huangmu first met him, he said the same thing.

"Help me? Do you know what I want?"

Lilinieti was certainly not a fool; she didn't immediately believe Huangmu's words.

"You don't intend to live like those normal Great Voids, banding together in groups! You've had enough of being alone, isolated..."

Huangmu's voice was deep and powerful, causing Lilinieti to unconsciously lower her guard and gradually open her heart to him.

"Exactly! That's right!"

Lilinieti kept nodding after hearing Huangmu, looking at him as if she had found a kindred spirit.

"Lilinieti, I deeply sympathize with your plight~"

"I hope you will let me help you solve this problem..."

Huangmu, seeing Lilinieti gradually trust his words, slowly drew the Zanpodo at his waist.

"Hm?!"

Lilinieti's gaze flickered with a hint of bewilderment as she watched Huangmu draw his blade.

At this moment Lilinieti's instinct told her that Huangmu's drawing a blade was dangerous and she should flee immediately...

But for some reason Lilinieti was unwilling to leave, as if she were expecting something.

"Bankai..."

Huangmu, watching the dazed Lilinieti, released his Zanpodo.

Of course, Huangmu did not fully unleash the Zanpodo's power; at his level, a fully released Zanpodo would shake the Three Realms!

Huangmu merely tuned his Zanpodo's power to just enough to 'transform' Lilinieti, allowing her to sincerely 'convert' to him...

"Dong..."

For a moment, a bell seemed to toll repeatedly beside Lilinieti's ear.

"Where is this?!"

When the bell rang at Lilinieti's ear, she suddenly realized she had silently left the white‑sand‑filled Void Realm and entered a world crafted of crystal.

In this boundless pure land, Lili Ni Te seemed to become a young wolf‑dog, raised by a monk; she accompanied the monk in "casting spells to save disasters," in "chanting sutras and worshipping Buddhas," and through the four seasons, the two depended on each other as if each regarded the other as family.

Yet after countless springs and autumns, that monk whom Lili Ni Te regarded as "master" and "family" finally fell; Lili Ni Te looked at the fallen monk, her chest filling with endless sorrow, because after this she feared she would be alone again.

"It's okay, Lili Ni Te! Nothing will happen to you…"

"You will never become a solitary one…"

As the monk lay on his deathbed, he held Lili Ni Te in his arms, gently stroked her head, and spoke tenderly.

"Awo~"

Lili Ni Te was moved to the core; although the monk himself was about to collapse, his heart still saw her as that wolf‑dog, while she was only afraid of loneliness and did not truly cherish the monk before her. This made Lili Ni Te feel boundless remorse at that moment.

"Dong~"

While Lili Ni Te lay in the monk's embrace, hoping to stay with him forever, a bell suddenly rang beside her ears; hearing the all‑too‑familiar chime, she raised her head blankly and looked toward the sky.

"Foolish child! Still not awakened?"

In the sky, a Wheel‑turning Holy King had appeared out of nowhere, silently watching Lili Ni Te and gently advising her.

"Sudden enlightenment?!"

Hearing this, Lili Ni Te's eyes flickered with confusion; she turned toward the monk, and when she clearly saw his face, a flash of realization crossed her gaze.

At the instant Lili Ni Te recognized the monk's visage, the world suddenly filled with cracks, and all phenomena began to shatter…

"World‑Honored One!"

Lili Ni Te looked at the broken world and instinctively lifted her head.

"Foolish child! You do not belong to this world…"

"Return! Return to the world you belong to!"

As the Holy King's voice faded into emptiness, Lili Ni Te's consciousness gradually recovered.

When Lili Ni Te opened her eyes again, she instantly found herself back within the Void Circle.

"Master~"

Back in the Void Circle, Lili Ni Te furrowed her brows, scanning the surroundings as if searching for something; when she saw Huangmu, her brows finally relaxed…

Lili Ni Te looked at Huangmu, her eyes full of emotion and endless joy, like a hunting dog that has found its master, and she leapt into Huangmu's embrace.

"Master, I missed you~"

After rushing into Huangmu's arms, Lili Ni Te affectionately rubbed her head, scrambling around in his embrace~

It seemed that Lili Ni Te was thoroughly enjoying this moment of interaction with her master Huangmu.

"Good~"

Huangmu smiled at the Lili Ni Te in his arms, his eyes showing a hint of indulgence, and gently patted her little head.

"Sss…"

This scene, seen by Bai Legang, tightened his heart slightly.

At that moment Bai Legang couldn't help recalling the scene of his own conversion; could it also be this strange?

Indeed, Bai Legang used the word "strange" because, in his eyes, Lili Ni Te only spent a fleeting instant before immediately recognizing Huangmu as her master…

"Bai Legang, what are you thinking?!"

While Bai Legang's mind was restless, Huangmu's voice suddenly rang in his ear.

"Dong~"

Along with Huangmu's voice came a series of bell sounds, one after another.

"I…"

In Bai Legang's pitch‑black eye sockets, an eerie crystal‑colored light began to flash continuously at that moment.

"Hehe…"

To this, Huangmu only gave a light laugh and intensified his alteration of Bai Legang; it was unacceptable that Bai Legang felt something was wrong about Lili Ni Te's conversion—questioning the Holy King is a grave sin!

In Huangmu's view, a conversion that is not absolute is, in fact, an absolute lack of conversion…

"I simply think this barbaric creature Lili Ni Te is unworthy of being on par with us!"

Bai Legang's thoughts were instantly rewritten; he no longer felt any dissonance with the scene before him. To Bai Legang, the mere Lili Ni Te under the Holy King's radiance instantly attained enlightenment—shouldn't that be so? With this thinking, Bai Legang now only felt respect for Huangmu and the Holy King, and anger toward Lili Ni Te.

"Huh? You skull‑filled bastard, what on earth are you saying?!"

The Lili Ni Te who had been cuddling and cooing in Huangmu's arms, after hearing Bai Legang's words, instantly flashed a spark of anger in her eyes; if Huangmu weren't here, she would have smashed Bai Legang's skull into a sieve.

"By the way, I forgot to grant you a true name!"

"Lili Ni Te Stark, from today your true name shall be 'Fazhe Luo'!"

Huangmu said, lightly touching Lili Ni Te's forehead with his right hand; a crystal‑colored radiance flickered on her pure white head, and at that moment endless crystal light, bearing power, merged into her body.

"Fazhe Luo…"

Lili Ni Te murmured the name Huangmu bestowed upon her; her brown‑red eyes sparkled with endless brilliance. Clearly she was overjoyed by the name.

"Tsk~"

Upon seeing Lili Ni Te also receive a name, Bai Legang sneered, feeling furious that a mere Lili Ni Te could sit beside him.

"Tsk what tsk? Watch out, I'll smash you!"

When facing Bai Legang, Lili Ni Te was wholly a protective‑dog stance for her master.

"Huh? You think your feeble flash can pierce my defense? Naïve!"

Bai Legang was infinitely angry at Lili Ni Te's words; he is the king of the Void Circle, how could he be insulted like this?!

"Enough, you two, stop arguing!"

Seeing the tension between Lili Ni Te and Bai Legang rise, Huangmu immediately intervened.

"Hm~"

After hearing Huangmu's words, Lili Ni Te and Bai Legang each let out a cold snort, then turned their heads away, no longer looking at each other. Clearly, if not for Huangmu restraining them, another great battle would have erupted again.

Sigh…

Araki merely let out a long sigh at that.

Regarding the discord among the Great Void, he had no good solution…

But it didn't matter; as long as he was stronger than everyone else, those Great Void couldn't get the upper hand!

Thinking that, Araki turned his gaze to Lilinit; since he claimed he was here to help Lilinit, he certainly had to solve her problems…

In fact, Araki not only solved Lilinit's issue but also dealt with Bailegang's and Jiba's problems, so Araki never uttered a single falsehood to those Great Void.

"Lilinit, here's one for you; this should help you make many good friends~"

Araki said, presenting a gift to Lilinit.

The item Araki gave Lilinit looked like a helmet; any 21st‑century person here would stare at Araki's offering and shout, "VR game headset?!"

Indeed, Araki produced a centuries‑old device ahead of its time and placed it before Lilinit…

"What is this?!"

Lilinit stared at the VR headset Araki handed over, lost in thought.

"A treasure to help you make friends! Come, I'll show you how to use it…"

Araki said, gently placing the VR headset on Lilinit's head and pressing the button.

"Linkstart!!"

As Araki pressed the start button, Lilinit's eyes flickered with a cascade of rainbow specks, and the next second she entered the game interface.

"What is this?!"

The moment Lilinit donned the headset, a flood of information streamed directly into her mind…

After Lilinit grasped what the headset actually was, she watched the virtual interface appear, filled with game introductions, and clenched her fists in excitement.

"You can, according to your preferences, start a role‑playing game; the characters' appearances and stats are all set by you. You can control a weak void within the Void Realm, grow stronger, and make friends with like‑minded voids~"

Araki explained the VR headset's wonders to Lilinit.

"This thing is so cool! Can you really give me something like this?!"

Lilinit said, her thoughts sinking into the VR headset Araki had given her…

For a moment she seemed indifferent to everything around her.

Nevertheless, Lilinit still turned to Araki beside her and asked.

"Of course~ This is what I prepared for you~"

Araki heard that and gave a gentle smile.

"I like you so much, Master Araki!"

Lilinit, hearing Araki's words, darted into his arms again, rubbing continuously.

In response, Araki indulgently patted Lilinit's little head…

Unlike when dealing with Bailegang and Jiba, Araki truly spent decades alongside Lilinit in that Pure Land. He genuinely kept the wolf‑form Lilinit in the Pure Land as a cute pet~

Standing aside, silently watching everything, Bailegang said, "I was the one who arrived first! So love for this thing will eventually shift, right?!"

"Love? Stop kidding, Old Bai, you're just a stinky bone; what do you know about love?" Jiba, deep in the Void Realm, clutched his conscience and said mournfully, "Old Bai, get used to it; the master is a looks‑obsessed type. The fact that we two haven't been discarded is simply because our strength is sufficient~"

Elsewhere…

While Lilinit continuously crafted her character using the VR headset.

In the Great Void Forest toward the east, Jiba was creating a duplicate based on the information Lilinit transmitted…

Indeed, with Araki's skill, how could he possibly forge a 'cross‑era' VR headset?!

It was just dear Jiba bearing the load, that's all~

In truth, Araki merely shared the headset's visuals with Jiba's duplicate; the 'game' Lilinit imagined was actually her controlling Jiba's duplicate, events that truly occurred in this Void Realm…

"Bailegang…"

Just as Bailegang's mind drifted, Araki's voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"Lord Araki, I'm here!"

Bailegang instantly looked up at Araki.

"The entire Void Realm, along with Lilinit and Jiba, are all entrusted to you. And if you discover a brand‑new Wastode, remember to inform me…"

After patting Lilinit's little head, Araki rose and stood beside Bailegang, giving him instructions; evidently, having tamed Lilinit, Araki intended to return to the Corpse Soul Realm.

After all, he is now the captain of the Eleven Squad; staying away from the squad for too long would easily draw attention.

"Understood!"

Bailegang, hearing that, gave Araki a vigorous nod.

"Very well~"

"Then Lilinit, I'll head back first."

Araki, hearing Bailegang's reply, nodded with satisfaction and waved farewell to Lilinit.

"Bye~"

Lilinit felt reluctant about Araki's departure, but her mind was filled with her VR game, so she didn't cling to him further. Moreover, Lilinit knew Araki had his own tasks; this wasn't the time for her to be willful. As a good 'pet', she must learn to understand her master's difficulties~

"…"

Watching this, Bailegang, the old bone, felt a pang in his heart. He was the top contributor to Araki in the Void Realm, yet Araki left without a farewell. Bailegang was bitter, but said nothing…

"I'm leaving~"

As Araki finished speaking, he waved his hand and activated the Black Pipe.

The next second, Araki's figure vanished from the Void Realm.

"Hum~"

After reluctantly seeing Araki off, Bailegang impatiently glanced at Lilinit, let out a disdainful snort toward her, then turned and vanished on the spot.

Hehe~

As for Li Li Ni Te, she couldn't be bothered with Bai Le Gang, that old bone, and devoted herself to playing her own game.

For a moment, the three top Great Voids within the Void Circle formed an incredibly bizarre harmony!

At present, Bai Le Gang still officially holds the title of Void King of the Void Circle...

He continues to follow his own plan, constantly expanding his armed group, while dispatching his subordinates in this endless Void Circle to find a powerful Tile‑grade Great Void for Huangmu!

Of course, GrandFisher's kindred are still on Bai Le Gang's red list; every Great Void under Bai Le Gang, when it sees a Void like GrandFisher with a light‑bulb on its head, will not let it go easily~

As for Yi Ji Si Ji Ba, the glutton, he still roams the Void Circle constantly, searching for something to devour! However, as Ji Ba's strength keeps recovering, ordinary Great Voids can no longer provide him any energy, which leaves Ji Ba extremely troubled~

Also, Li Li Ni Te, after receiving the VR glasses from Huangmu, became addicted to them and couldn't pull herself out!

For a moment, Li Li Ni Te staged a scene in this Void Circle: "The Great Void with the strongest Spirit Pressure could never be a net‑addicted girl?!"~