Chapter 357: Void Big Bang! Night Bloom! Karl

Boom!!!

A series of sounds like the heavens and earth collapsing echoed in Karl's mind, causing him to lose the ability to think for a moment.

At the same time, the black hole that had been violently trembling suddenly stabilized.

Or rather…

Chu Yang snatched the control of the black hole from the Cosmic Dao! With a light wave of his hand, the black hole vanished in an instant, and when it reappeared, it was already in front of the void fissure.

The singularity at the black hole's core linked with the void fissure, and the fissure suddenly sealed, beginning to quake wildly! Through the thin remaining gap, one could clearly see a terrifying explosion within the fissure, as if the world were ending! Chu Yang, using the black hole he seized from the Dao and an artificial "singularity," recreated the great explosion that caused a rupture in known universal history.

It was a universe‑scale big bang, destroying ninety‑nine percent of the known universe, after which life was reborn and everything began anew.

However, Chu Yang's artificial singularity clearly could not make the explosion that terrifying.

But if the goal is merely to compress the void fissure and cause some damage to the void, it is more than enough! After this explosion, at least for a short time, the fissure will shrink to its limit, making it hard for any Xuhong creatures to emerge.

Hum…

At that moment, a deep‑purple beam pierced the cosmic space, shot into the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and instantly appeared before Chu Yang.

Simultaneously, the void giant eye's rapid languor seemed as if its energy had been exhausted.

Chu Yang's gaze hardened, and Zhou Shen's Great Dragon and Phoenix re‑condensed into an Imperial Decree, blocking the way.

Boom!!!

A massive energy wave swept outward, causing the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to shake violently; the purple energy beam slowly dissipated, yet the Imperial Decree surprisingly developed a tiny crack under this strike.

Chu Yang let out a low hum; the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and all the anomalies vanished, and the purple star and Northern Dipper on his shoulder transformed back into the sun and moon.

Grasping the dimly glowing Heavenly Gate, Chu Yang looked up at the void giant eye.

He really underestimated it; the power of that strike far exceeded the scope of a Dou Emperor, truly comparable to an Earth‑Supreme master's full‑force blow! This thing seems to act as a ranged mage among void beings? Putting away the Heavenly Gate, in fact both the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and the Imperial Decree are merely phenomena generated by the Heavenly Gate's Bankai.

Thus, even if the Imperial Decree is damaged, at most it only affects the Heavenly Gate, which can recover after a short time.

On the contrary, because the Heavenly Gate is linked to Chu Yang's origin, it caused him some injury.

Chu Yang raised his hand in a void grip; Feng Du once again became a Ghost Gate, appearing behind the void giant eye.

The void giant eye, its energy nearly depleted, this time could not withstand those ghostly hands and was slowly drawn into the Ghost Gate.

After Feng Du devoured the void giant eye, it absorbed part of its energy and fed it back to Chu Yang, stabilizing his wounds.

Gripping Feng Du with his other hand, Chu Yang's thought shifted, and the great dragon‑like Dharma body burst away.

Without a target, the void giant insect stared blankly for a moment, then charged at Chu Yang.

Chu Yang crossed his sword before his chest, centering on himself, and the cosmic space collapsed again.

This time the area engulfed by the spatial collapse was far larger than any previous instance.

Moreover, the spatial fragments did not quickly reassemble; instead they converged toward Chu Yang, forming a layer of chitin on Feng Du's Sword God.

Using a corner of the world to forge a sword! The void above Chu Yang's head quivered, another tiny black hole surfaced, but he merely glanced at it, and the black hole instantly vanished.

Clearly, the Cosmic Dao is displeased with Chu Yang's plundering behavior; one can imagine that the recent suppression by Haotian could only be like the Dao of the Dou Qi continent—daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

Chu Yang swung his arm, slashing a long sword that painted the sky with brilliance! Extreme Sword Art·Night Bloom! The sword's dazzling radiance, in an instant, shredded the void giant insect into powder.

But as its name suggests, the sky‑full brilliance vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed.

Chu Yang's complexion paled at that moment; after all, he is still only at the Dou Saint realm, yet when fully unleashed he can contend with a Dou Emperor.

Even though he sliced through three Dou Emperor‑level beings and was wounded by a blow comparable to an Imperial Supreme's strike, executing the most explosive move of Extreme Sword Art under these conditions was indeed taxing.

His internal Primordial Qi was nearly dried up, and even his boundless Soul Force was being heavily drained.

However, he was still far from reaching the end of a strong bow, and Karl, who had finally regained his senses by looking toward the Straight Dao matter, slowly came back to himself.

The sudden explosive sound that had erupted in his mind earlier almost caused Karl's phantom body to collapse; now it had become so illusory it was almost transparent.

Seeing Chu Yang shift his target onto himself, and not knowing what had happened, all three massive void creatures vanished without a trace, even the void fissure nearly sealed, and an emotion that had not arisen in countless millennia surged.

That emotion…

It seemed to be fear? Karl, who always enjoys creating fear, death, even pursuing ultimate terror, felt more desperate than anyone when confronted with fear.

He suddenly recalled that a few years ago, when Chu Yang first displayed his power on Earth, he shouted across the void under the name "Pan Gu".

"Karl, you love studying death; have you ever thought that one day you might be shrouded by death?"

At that moment Karl personally felt the danger of death; even though he now lacks a physical body and is only a phantom, he still felt a chilling dread.

He had never imagined that one day he would truly be enveloped by death!

But after the brief fear, Karl went mad again, flinging his arms wide and laughing, "Come on, Chu Yang!"

"Kill me! Let me taste death!"

Perhaps… personally experiencing death could bring one closer to the truth? Karl thought so, casually closing his eyes, his mouth even slightly curving upward.

Chu Yang stared at Karl, gently waved his hand, and Soul Force swept out, directly shattering the soul shield that enveloped Karl.

He reached out and took the ancient book; its ancient‑tree cover was covered with runes, yet the pages held no text, only a faint ghostly glow.

"Prehistoric stuff?" Chu Yang raised an eyebrow.

Karl did not open his eyes, merely nodded, "Exactly! But I couldn't get any clues about the prehistoric through it."

"This is what I obtained in the void; perhaps, as you think, it is the secret of the deep void that prevents historical ruptures."

Chu Yang put the ancient book away, cutting off Pan Gu's broadcast.

Then he waved his hand, directing a speck of cosmic dust to the two of them, and plopped himself onto it.

Rubbing his weary temples, Chu Yang inhaled deeply and asked, "How much do you know about the prehistoric?"

"Fear! Apart from fear, I know nothing!" Karl kept his eyes shut, a look of rapture on his face.

It was as if he were daydreaming about rushing toward the truth after his death.

"You are a genius; after the historical rupture, you are an unprecedented genius in the known universe."

Chu Yang held no great murderous intent, "In a sense, even Ding Heige and Kilan are not as good as you."

Karl shook his head, "I'm not as good as the teacher; it's just that we study different directions."

Ka Er is Ji Lan's disciple, but the two hold diametrically opposite attitudes toward the Void, and have taken different paths.

Chu Yang shrugged and said, "They say that geniuses always possess the traits of a madman, yet in you, madness dominates. The path of seeking truth is inevitably solitary…". Ka Er smiled and said, "Chu Yang, I really want to see who wins and who loses between you and the Void!"

"Only after witnessing the soldiers and generals in the Void, the true kings and emperors, are far more powerful than they are!"

Chu Yang did not continue discussing the issue with him, but instead said, "I want all the data of the Great Clock, as well as its core technology."

"The Great Clock is at the heart of the Dark Nebula; the Four Riders of the Underworld River cannot stop you—if you want it, go take it!" Ka Er seemed to have let go of everything, awaiting death's arrival.

"Go pursue your truth!" Chu Yang rose slowly, glanced at the Void fissure, and turned to leave.

At the instant Chu Yang's figure vanished into the writhing space, Ka Er's phantasmal body shattered with a bang, speckled shards of light scattering before fading into nothingness.

No matter how mad or evil, it cannot be denied that Ka Er, after Ding Heige and Ji Lan, is the greatest known scholar in the universe.

Yet this death god who delights in creating death ultimately reaped his own wicked fruit.

At least for Ka Er, there were not many regrets before death.

Although Chu Yang exploited him, he also enabled Ka Er to successfully connect to the Void and witness the ultimate terror.

The soldiers and generals in the Void undoubtedly possess the power to destroy the entire universe.

"Unfortunately…"

"A freak like Chu Yang has appeared in the universe!"

"From where does that non‑human, non‑god, yet astonishingly terrifying power originate?"

"Perhaps this is Ka Er's greatest doubt before death."

"………."

"Dark Nebula."

"Chu Yang walked slowly through the cold great hall, three corpses lying at his feet."

"Nu Sa, Su Ma Li, Ruo Ning."

"These three should have been dead long ago, but Chu Yang kept their lives until now to make Ka Er's connection to the Void smoother."

"Nu Sa once attempted to usurp the Heavenly Dao Tower; Su Ma Li and Ruo Ning repeatedly followed Hua Ye in invading Earth, and had long been on Chu Yang's death list."

"She followed Chu Yang closely from behind, with lowered brows and compliant eyes."

"Looking at the Great Clock's computational core ahead, which resembled an hourglass, She flatteringly said, 'Master, as per your command, I have already mastered all the peripheral technologies and data of the Great Clock.'"

"This computational core contains the Great Clock's massive database as well as its core technology."

"However, that core technology is tightly protected; even Ka Er has never been able to obtain it."

"Chu Yang nodded and said, 'Well done. From today onward, you are the Lord of the Dark Nebula.'"

"Transfer all peripheral technologies and data to the Pan Gu Computing Cluster, then promptly reorganize the Dark Nebula."

"Make every life in the Dark Nebula become my follower."

"She knelt on one knee and respectfully said, 'As you command!'"

"After She left, Chu Yang placed his hand on the hourglass and softly said, 'Principal, come out and meet me!'"

"If I forcibly breach the protective layer of the Great Clock's core technology, it will inevitably affect you to some extent."

"The Super God Academy once sheltered Earth; we have no need to clash in arms."

"As his words fell, the hourglass silently flipped, and the space in the great hall began to warp."

"Chu Yang squinted; he could feel himself being pulled into a higher‑dimensional world."

"When everything around regained clarity, it was surrounded by a series of images—scenes from various epochs of the universe."

"However, the overwhelming majority of them concerned him."

"So stingy? Can't you let me see the truth of the universe?"

"A vague, massive void silhouette materialized, and in a voice resembling mechanical synthesis said, 'Universe truth… unknown… possibly… Big Bang…'"

"The Big Bang merely returns life to its origin; it is not the ultimate truth of the universe. Even if you don't know, there's no need to fool me, right?"

"Ji Lan was silent for a moment, then said, 'I can communicate with you without barriers; does that mean you have glimpsed the mysteries of the higher‑dimensional universe?'"

"'At least I can speak normally now…' Chu Yang smirked, 'I don't want to become a higher‑dimensional being like you, so I never studied the higher‑dimensional universe.'"

"'However, the higher‑dimensional universe is also under the shroud of the Heavenly Dao; I merely sought unobstructed communication with you, so I asked the Heavenly Dao for a small favor.'"

"Ji Lan fell silent again; Chu Yang's uproar with the Void beings caused space to collapse repeatedly, leading to structural issues in the known universe's space, which had naturally long drawn his attention."

"Thus Ji Lan knows clearly that the so‑called request for the Heavenly Dao's help was likely Chu Yang threatening the Heavenly Dao."

"Ji Lan never imagined Chu Yang could become so powerful that even the cosmic Heavenly Dao could only evade his edge."

"'I can give you the Great Clock's core technology, but you must tell me, what exactly is your stance toward the Void?' Ji Lan's voice grew solemn."

"'Intercept the Void, enter the Void, explore the Void, master the Void!'"

"He had already achieved the first point; the second and third would proceed simultaneously, and as for the final point…"

"Ji Lan said gravely, 'Mastery? What if it fails?'"

"'Then it will be destruction!' Chu Yang replied without hesitation."

"'Ka Er was born of the Heavenly Dao; he should have returned the known universe to its state ten thousand years ago, with life reverting to its origin and everything restarting.'"

"Ji Lan finally revealed the secret he knew: 'Earth, too, tried to contend with the Heavenly Dao as it did ten thousand years ago.'"

"'Ge Xiao Lun was supposed to be Earth's hope to withstand the calamity.'"

"'But now you have appeared as a variable; both Earth's and the universe's futures have become uncertain.'"

"Chu Yang raised an eyebrow, 'So you are on Earth's side?'"

"He finally understood why every clue about the true history ultimately pointed to Earth."

"It seems that ten thousand years ago, a great war erupted between Earth and the cosmic Heavenly Dao! Yet the Shenhe Civilization and the Deno Civilization only rose to advanced status with Ji Lan's assistance."

"The ultimate destination of the Shenhe and Deno civilizations is Earth, which means that…"

"Ji Lan began his scheme long ago; developing Shenhe and Deno was merely to cultivate a savior for Earth? (End of chapter)