Chapter 969

Swish—swish—

Xu Jingming and Su Qingli, one in black, one in cyan, darted rapidly through the spatial turbulence layer.

There was no sun in the spatial turbulence layer; the entire space was utterly pitch-black.

But for the two, who perceived their surroundings with spiritual force, there was not the slightest discomfort.

Along the way, most of the spatial fissures they encountered were instantly shattered by the lightning barrier protecting them.

Only some large spatial fissures required avoidance.

Of course,

they had also discovered wreckage—and even skeletal remains—drifting through the spatial turbulence.

Some of them were clearly neither human nor ferocious beasts.

In short, seeing anything at all in this spatial turbulence layer would be no surprise.

"Eva, how far have we traveled?" Xu Jingming asked in a low voice.

"We've flown for one hour and three minutes; we're now over 370 kilometers from the entrance," Eva replied swiftly.

"Three hundred seventy kilometers… not bad…" Xu Jingming mused inwardly.

Because the Flowing Gold Guardian had to scout ahead, their flight speed remained around 100 meters per second.

On the return journey, no scouting would be needed.

At full speed—four times the speed of sound—they could return in just minutes.

Besides, he had already tested the spatial beast bone just now.

The spatial beast bone's transport function remained unaffected, still capable of teleportation.

That meant, even if danger arose, they could still escape.

"Jingming, I feel my father's aura drawing closer!"

Su Qingli's beautiful eyes glowed faintly; after advancing another ten kilometers,

the Flowing Gold Guardian ahead also sent back word.

It reported a source of light ahead, seven kilometers away!

Xu Jingming and Su Qingli immediately accelerated; sure enough, a faint glimmer appeared in the distance.

As they pressed forward and drew nearer, the light grew brighter.

Simultaneously, deep, rumbling thunder echoed throughout the entire space!

When only two kilometers separated them from the light source, Xu Jingming and Su Qingli finally saw its true form!

It was a massive lightning sphere, five hundred meters in diameter!

Crackling—

The shriek of electric arcs reverberated through space; the sphere glowed entirely crimson.

Like a sun, it continuously radiated light and heat.

"This is… Father's S-rank ability—Doushen Shenlei! Father! I've finally found you!"

Su Qingli's expression surged with excitement; she stepped forward with her long legs, ready to fly toward it.

But Xu Jingming reached out and stopped her:

"Teacher Su, don't rush—let me check first."

Crackling—

Black lightning surged; Xu Jingming immediately entered Thunder Form!

Behind him, the Brilliant Thunder Ring rotated slowly; his spiritual force spiked as he activated the SS-rank perception technique—Xin Wang!

Swish—

In his perception, the previously pitch-black spatial turbulence layer instantly revealed far greater detail.

He sensed the flow of Doushen Shenlei's lightning elements, and even the splashes of lightning energy.

Then his pupils contracted sharply.

Around the lightning sphere, he perceived countless dense, eyeless, smoke-like creatures!

These creatures, like moths drawn to flame, endlessly swirled around the sphere.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing Xu Jingming's unusual state, Su Qingli asked at once.

"This area is strange—Teacher, can you identify what those things are?"

Saying this, Xu Jingming shared the mental perception imagery with her.

"What are these things?!"

Upon receiving the shared imagery, Su Qingli's expression changed slightly.

Though she didn't recognize the creatures, her instinct told her they were dangerous.

Seeing this, Xu Jingming immediately summoned Eva and shared the mental imagery with her.

Before he could even ask, Eva whispered in shock: "Void beings! There are so many of them here?"

"What are Void beings?" Xu Jingming and Su Qingli turned to Eva simultaneously.

Especially Su Qingli, whose face was filled with urgency.

"Void beings are a special lifeform dwelling within the spatial turbulence layer; the Space God left records of them.

These beings have no physical form—they can be regarded as aggregates of spiritual force.

They possess no thought; all their actions are driven by instinct.

And their instinct is to drag living beings into spiritual illusions, then slowly consume their spiritual force."

Eva explained with a solemn expression, "In the spatial turbulence layer, Void beings are born masters of stealth."

Like molar metal, most psychic energy cannot perceive their presence.

They lie hidden like venomous snakes, silently dragging others into illusions and devouring their psychic energy.

Fortunately, your S-rank psychic energy after entering Thunderstorm State is strong enough to sense them; otherwise, we'd be in trouble."

"No wonder the Flowing Gold Guards have come close but weren't affected."

It's because it has no psychic energy, so it didn't disturb these void creatures.

After hearing Eva's explanation, Xu Jingming chuckled bitterly, "There are at least a thousand of these void creatures. To get near that lightning ball, we must eliminate them all."

"Eva, how strong is the psychic energy of these void creatures?"

Su Qingli let out a soft breath and asked quietly.

Father's Chi Xiao Shenlei is right before me—Father is likely inside this lightning ball!

At this point, she absolutely cannot give up!

"Unclear. The Kong Shen records make no mention of it. We'll have to test to find out."

Eva replied after swiftly reviewing the database.

"Then let's try. If anything goes wrong, I'll immediately use the Space Beast Bone to teleport away."

Xu Jingming stood firm, black lightning swirling around him, his voice low and powerful.

With Thunderstorm State enhancing him, his psychic energy was terrifyingly strong!

His soul sea was still protected by the guardian spirit of the Soul-Pacifying Tower—he simply didn't believe these void creatures could drag him into an illusion.

"Alright."

Su Qingli's gaze sharpened, and she activated her own lightning domain.

The Lightning-element S-rank ability "Yuqing Shenlei" surged as if boiling, emitting a tremendous roar.

Beside her, Xu Jingming did the same—his domain unfolded, and wild, black, chaotic Doushen Shenlei howled around him.

Floating midair, he resembled a black hole, radiating a cold, violent aura.

"Thunder Dragon Technique!"

One second later, Xu Jingming clapped his hands, and a hundred-meter-long lightning Eastern dragon coalesced with a thunderous crash!

This thunder dragon was entirely black, its lightning-formed scales gleaming with a metallic, icy luster.

Thunder Dragon Technique!

Lightning-element SS+ rank combat technique.

Roar—

A few seconds later, another dragon's roar sounded—Su Qingli also condensed a massive cyan jade-colored lightning dragon!

Both were Thunder Dragon Techniques, but it was clear the black lightning dragon radiated far greater pressure than the cyan one!

"Go!"

Xu Jingming gave the order, and the two lightning dragons surged forward, crashing into the void creatures swirling around the crimson lightning ball!

Swish swish swish—!!

Perhaps sensing the danger,

The void creatures surrounding the lightning ball all moved at once, then opened their mouths simultaneously.

Aah!!!

Tens of thousands of piercing shrieks erupted at once—these shrieks were not sound waves, but direct psychic energy assaults striking the soul!

Boom boom boom!!

The black and cyan lightning dragons collapsed with a thunderous crash!

Xu Jingming and Su Qingli stood frozen, eyes vacant, utterly paralyzed by the psychic shockwave.