Chapter 230: The Void Sea

As a Void Being, one can see through the true nature of emptiness and enter the high-dimensional layer of the universe—the Void Sea.

At this moment, Lin Qing and the Blood Cauldron King's avatar had completely altered their life signatures and appearances, protected by the Blood Cauldron King's spatial power, as the spatial layer they occupied continuously rose.

At the same time, Lin Qing activated the summoning mark originating from the Bronze Demon Mountain.

After descending from this Void Sea, one can manifest anywhere in the cosmic domain; similarly, with precise coordinates, ascending into the Void Sea can appear at any location within it.

The Blood Cauldron King was attempting dimensional ascent for the first time, a process extremely prolonged, ascending endlessly along the spatial passage.

"It feels a bit like the legendary ascension?"

Lin Qing, sensing the changes in space, muttered to himself.

After an unknown length of time.

The ever-shifting spatial layers within his vision finally stabilized, and before him, the view suddenly opened up.

"This is…"

Suspended in midair by invisible spatial forces, Lin Qing gazed at the boundless ocean before him—in this vast, dark world, the only light came from countless starlike specks scattered across the endless sea.

"This is the Void Sea?"

Although he had once visited the Void Sea during the Star God Trial, he had never truly seen this ocean formed from the universe's primal source.

Only now, seeing it with his own eyes, could he truly feel the boundless vastness and grandeur of the Void Sea.

Stepping into this Void Sea felt like entering the heart of the universe—endless darkness, thick as ink, yet radiating an eerie depth; within this darkness, space was being arbitrarily twisted by invisible hands.

The once-flat, horizontal plane suddenly twisted without warning, forming colossal vortices that slowly rotated, as if ready to swallow all into infinite unknowns.

Within the vortices, the texture of spacetime was clearly visible—like layers of interwoven threads, glowing faintly, the lamentations emitted as space shattered and reformed.

Not far away, spatial folds rose like mountain ranges, layered like ocean waves—sometimes towering into the clouds, sometimes collapsing rapidly; in the instant of collapse, blinding light erupted, within which countless tiny worlds seemed to be born and destroyed.

Farther still, space exhibited a strange fluid state—like liquid, yet as light as gas—slowly flowing through the darkness, warping and distorting everything it touched, bending light into bizarre shapes, forming dazzling yet eerie bands of radiance.

The space of the Void Sea, in this ceaseless transformation, revealed a mystery and splendor beyond all phenomena, evoking involuntary awe and irresistible enchantment.

The boundless primal energy surged like an invisible, supreme law, saturated with an irrevocable force—as if no existence could ever conquer this sea.

"The Void Sea… deserves its reputation as a high-dimensional layer…"

Lin Qing couldn't help but sigh.

He could feel that his ability to hover in midair was entirely due to the Blood Cauldron King avatar's spatial power.

If he were alone, even if his strength surpassed the Blood Cauldron King's avatar, he could not hover or fly.

——This was the rule of the Void Sea.

Without external aid, only Void Beings could fly.

Of course, within a Void Realm, the space is self-contained, and spatial pressure would not be this intense.

"Bai Ta World…"

Lin Qing's gaze swept across and immediately spotted a massive realm nearby, shaped like a pagoda, its outer barrier constantly battered by seawater condensed from boundless primal energy, yet utterly unshaken.

Simultaneously, countless amounts of primal energy were absorbed by the realm, continuously becoming part of it, sustaining its operation.

In terms of sheer energy, any individual life form could not compare to such a Void Realm.

No wonder, no matter how weak its master, a realm lord could easily suppress a Void Master within the realm.

"So this is a Void Realm formed from the evolution of a high-dimensional planet?"

Lin Qing studied the Void Realm, his heart filled with anticipation and longing.

If he could become a Void Being, Earth would surely become one of the second-tier civilizations within this boundless Void Sea!

Then, everyone could easily become a primal being, the probability of geniuses emerging would greatly increase, and even Void Beings would find it easier to master spatial laws and become Void Masters.

Most importantly—

If the realm lord was willing to offer protection, even those who died outside could be resurrected within the realm.

"Time to enter the Bai Ta civilization."

Immediately, under the Blood Cauldron King avatar's embrace, Lin Qing flew through the air toward the pagoda-shaped Void Realm.

Though the speed was not fast—only several kilometers per second—it soon brought them close to the Bai Ta World.

Normally, non-native life forms—even Void Masters exploiting spatial law advantages—would be instantly expelled if they forcibly entered a Void Realm.

At this moment, the invisible aura of the Bai Ta World continuously repelled outsiders, like an invisible repulsive force.

Under the Blood Cauldron King's guidance, Lin Qing had already felt increasing resistance when still thousands of kilometers from the Bai Ta World.

"Summoning mark."

Lin Qing's mind stirred; as he neared the Bai Ta World, he activated the summoning mark.

Instantly, the invisible repulsive force vanished completely.

"Of course—only the summoning mark allows approach."

Lin Qing smiled faintly.

Moments later, Lin Qing was carried by the Blood Cauldron King avatar into the vast Bai Ta World; as they neared the world's membrane, under the mark's aura, the membrane spontaneously formed a summoning passage.

"Open." Lin Qing and the Blood Cauldron King immediately vanished into the Bai Ta World.

…

At the very center of the Bai Ta World, within the core space, floated a colossal tower, towering as if piercing heaven, its base rooted in the world's deepest depths, its peak touching the world's highest point.

This tower, seemingly forged from white jade, had stood for countless eons within the Bai Ta World, becoming the spiritual symbol and faith of all Bai Ta civilization's people.

At this moment, at the tower's highest peak.

A vast, majestic palace stood there, and within it sat a woman clad in a simple, pure white gown, her face hidden in shadow, radiating an aura beyond the world itself.

"Oh? Someone has entered?"

The white-gowned woman walked to the temple's entrance and silently gazed down at the vast world below.

As the sovereign who created this world, she could effortlessly sense the entry or exit of any life form—including Void Masters attempting to sneak in.

"Hm?"

The woman in white suddenly frowned slightly. "A guiding mark?"

The Bai Ta world once released many guiding marks—some sold, others exchanged with other civilizations—but all were under her control without exception.

She could not only verify the origin of each guiding mark, but also refuse outsiders entry into the secret realm. Yet the situation now was entirely different.

She could sense a pair of living beings using a guiding mark, seeping into this world.

"This is not a guiding mark I issued!"

The woman in white frowned slightly. "Then it must be one of the three 2.9-level civilizations' forcibly forged guiding marks."

She knew that in this expanse of Void Sea, those three sacred 2.9-level civilizations held an unparalleled status.

Their secondary-level civilizations' secret realms appeared impregnable, forbidding outsiders from entering at will.

But before those three sacred realms, they were nothing but hollow facades.

After all, those three sacred realms had long transcended the universe, becoming independent spacetimes, just one step away from becoming the legendary third-level civilizations!

Their depth, strength, methods… one could well imagine.

As long as they wished, those three sacred realms could easily imitate the guiding marks of ordinary secondary-level civilizations, allowing their prodigies to travel to the secret realms of countless secondary-level civilizations for adventure and cultivation.

"My Bai Ta world has already been defeated—how could a 2.9-level civilization's prodigy enter my Bai Ta world?"

!

The woman in white was puzzled.

In the past, as a 2.7-level civilization that had developed for hundreds of millions of years, it was normal for a 2.9-level civilization's supreme prodigy to come and take a look. But now, Bai Ta civilization had clashed with another powerful civilization, fought repeatedly on the Void battlefield, and was utterly defeated.

As the defeated civilization, Bai Ta had paid too much, surrendering a large number of guiding marks.

Yet the guiding mark she now sensed was not one she had created!

"A 2.9-level civilization's prodigy should be courted—perhaps one day they'll become one of the top powerhouses of a 2.9-level civilization. Then…"

The woman in white fell silent for a long while, then spoke: "Keep watch on the two newcomers to the secret realm. Avoid conflict with them if possible, but ignore the emissary delegations from the victorious civilizations—if those civilizations seek trouble, don't stop them."

…

Inside the Bai Ta world.

Lin Qing had barely passed through the world's barrier when everything before him abruptly shifted; when he regained sight, he stood within a vast square.

The ground was covered entirely in material like Bai Yu, and in the dim sky floated an enormous circular platform.

"This is…"

Lin Qing surveyed his surroundings.

"This is the Guiding Square." A deep voice suddenly sounded.

Lin Qing turned to look.

A four-armed human male suddenly descended silently from the edge of the massive circular platform above, two arms crossed at his waist, the other two folded across his chest, expressionless as he studied Lin Qing.

His aura was clearly that of a Void being.

"All who enter the Bai Ta world are first teleported to this Guiding Square, where I register them," the four-armed man said coldly.

Lin Qing glanced at him and said, "You're not a native of the Bai Ta world, are you?"

"Who's asking whom?"

The four-armed man's gaze was icy. "Which civilization are you from? Your name doesn't appear on this batch of visiting delegations. Don't you know that as a defeated civilization, Bai Ta forbids unrelated individuals from entering at will? You'd better tell the truth."

"Defeated civilization?" Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

He'd heard that secondary-level civilizations frequently waged wars in the Void Sea, and multiple secret realms occasionally linked together to form a war realm connecting many worlds.

This was a battle between realm lords—and a golden opportunity for secondary-level civilizations to gain great benefits.

"My lord."

Suddenly, a female with four arms, clad in battle armor, also descended from the circular platform above. "The Bai Ta world's list shows no corresponding aura or mark for this individual."

"No match?" The four-armed man narrowed his eyes, studying Lin Qing. "Where are you from? Where did you get this guiding mark?"

"Want to check me?" Lin Qing smiled. "Go ahead."

The four-armed man frowned, yet his suspicion deepened.

A star-named official accompanied by a Void being as a servant—knowing full well he was a Void being, yet utterly unconcerned. All this behavior made him wary.

Suddenly—

The four-armed man's mind stirred with a guess. He couldn't help asking: "Are you from Tianyuan Seat? Time-Space Isle? Or the Ten Thousand Gods Hall?"

Lin Qing glanced at him casually. "What? If I say no, can you go check me at Tianyuan Seat?"

"Really?"

The four-armed man's expression changed instantly.

Tianyuan Seat civilization?

In that moment, he suddenly understood.

No wonder the Bai Ta world's realm lord, as the defeated party, had already used an extremely precious five-star contract to sign all terms required of a defeated civilization—including submitting the guiding mark list for the victors' review and confirmation.

Yet now, someone appeared outside the list—meaning this person likely did not arrive via a Bai Ta-issued guiding mark!

The three sacred realms?

The four-armed man jolted.

He leapt to his feet, forcing a friendly smile, completely abandoning his earlier cold, arrogant demeanor, and spoke with exaggerated warmth: "So you're the supreme prodigy from Tianyuan Seat civilization! I've heard much of you—today, seeing you in person, I see it's no exaggeration."

"Oh?"

Lin Qing swept his gaze over him. "If I weren't from Tianyuan Seat, or if I denied it—what would you do? Kill me?"

The four-armed man immediately bowed apologetically. "How could I? I merely wished to confirm."

He knew his initial attitude might have displeased this Tianyuan Seat prodigy. He swiftly changed the subject: "How should I address you?"

"Master Jingguang," Lin Qing said casually.

"Master Jingguang?"

The four-armed man also recognized that this name was clearly just a codename, but he knew that as a Level 2.9 civilization, the peerless geniuses of these three Great Holy Lands mostly hid their identities when traveling abroad.

He had no intention of pressing further, asking politely instead: "May I ask what business brings Mr. Master Jingguang to the Bai Ta civilization?"

"Are you sure you want to know?" Lin Qing looked at him.

The four-armed man was slightly stunned and hurriedly said: "It was just a joke."

Lin Qing said no more, stating calmly: "First, take me to the Galactic Star Patrol Alliance branch of this secret realm."

"The Galactic Star Patrol Alliance branch?" The four-armed man dared not ask further and immediately nodded, saying: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)