Chapter 467: The Marvelous Use of the Ancient Book! The Strange Humanoid Creature!

Void.

Chu Yang stared at this dim world, his eyes slightly narrowing.

Before entering, he had harbored some guesses about the Void; what he saw now was not entirely unexpected.

Purple-black light flowed around him, appearing dazzling, while the sky was a purple-black hue, like auroras.

The ground was also purple-black, yet as if soaked in blood.

Yes, there was ground here!

This genuinely surprised Chu Yang, but he soon realized he stood upon a massive “island.”

It was like cosmic dust in the known universe—beyond the edge of this “land” lay the swirling void of purple-black light.

He glanced back at the fissure behind him, through which he could see the main universe.

Feeling the surge of faith power within his Ascension Talisman once more, Chu Yang smiled.

The words he spoke before leaving were not because he doubted he could survive the Void, nor were they to secure the universe’s future.

His purpose was simple: to harvest one final wave of faith power before departing.

With a light step beneath his feet, Chu Yang leapt into the air, discovering that Pangu had fallen into a half-dysfunctional state after entering the Void.

All algorithms had ceased functioning; even with Source Qi, spatial jumps were nearly impossible here.

Yet he soon understood: whether spatial jumps or momentum jumps, in essence, both involved opening a spatial rift to enter the Void and achieve transit.

But if this was already the Void, what space would lie beyond another rift?

The universe was not an infinite nesting doll—unless using special means to briefly enter higher or lower dimensions, spatial jumps within the Void were nearly impossible.

Hovering in midair, Chu Yang surveyed his surroundings and realized the “dust” he had just stood on was the largest fragment near the fissure.

The rest were mere shards and microscopic particles—clearly, this region had suffered catastrophic damage during the singularity explosion.

No doubt that was why, despite having opened the fissure, no Void creatures had approached.

Chu Yang waved his hand lightly; the Three Holy Souls shot out and landed upon the massive dust fragment he had just left.

With these three Souls now at the peak of Dou Saint realm, they could hold the Void fissure.

According to Karl’s classification of Void creature strength, even a General-tier Void creature could not cross this line.

Due to lingering effects of the singularity explosion, no Void biological technology would emerge for some time.

But soon, the Three Holy Souls would reach the Dou Emperor level!

Though Chu Yang had focused on refining the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s spirit, he must not forget: whether the Mountain-Melting Cauldron or heavenly treasures, all were inanimate.

Unharvested heavenly treasures could be considered alive, but once harvested, they carried no life aura and could thus be carried into the Soul Palace.

So Chu Yang gave the cauldrons and herbs to the research team; they took turns refining pills, then “fed” them to the Four Holy Souls via the Life Scripture.

As a result, the Four Holy Souls’ evolution accelerated dramatically—they now stood just half a step away from their first evolution.

Since Chu Yang had entered the Void, he would inevitably stir up great commotion, launching a massacre against Void creatures.

Even if any slipped through, none could pass the Three Holy Souls.

But why hunt Void creatures?

This brings us to Karl’s ancient book!

Though originating from a prehistoric civilization, it was far less complex than the Ascension Talisman.

It had only two functions, both simple and clear.

First: consume souls!

Second: allow its wielder to perfectly manifest soul power at will.

In short, no need to divide attention or apply refined soul techniques—so long as Chu Yang willed it and poured sufficient soul power, the book could instantly manifest a true dragon forged from his soul.

The cost? The soul energy stored within the book.

It felt like…

The book was a car, Chu Yang’s soul power the fuel, and the book’s stored soul energy the engine.

Yet beyond consuming souls, the book could also devour Void creatures—a principle Chu Yang did not understand, perhaps not even Karl did.

After all, Void creatures possessed too many peculiarities; though called “beings,” they far exceeded the bounds of biology.

Pushing thoughts aside, Chu Yang’s form became a streak of light, plunging straight into the depths of the Void.

In the Void, direction could not be discerned, position could not be confirmed; everything around seemed unchanging.

For three full days, Chu Yang saw no Void creatures—only “Void dust” stretched before his eyes.

Clearly, the singularity explosion had devastated the Void beyond measure!

Of course, had there been no absolute deterrence, how could Void creatures have dared not approach the fissure?

Even without spatial jumps, Chu Yang’s speed remained swift—but as he ventured deeper, disorientation inevitably set in.

Fortunately, through his connection with the Three Holy Souls, he could sense their direction and thus confirm his own.

As long as the Three Holy Souls remained behind him, his path led into the Void’s depths!

On the fourth day, Chu Yang finally encountered his first Void creature.

Void Giant Worm!

During the battle to intercept the Void, Chu Yang had noticed most Void creatures resembled insects, so he made simple classifications.

The Void Giant Worm, though massive, was not bulky—its joints were sharply defined; he called it the Void Bone Worm.

The colossal beetles, as large as spaceships, capable of shattering space with sheer impact, he named “Vanguards.”

The smaller creatures spawned from Vanguards, he called “Ants.”

The creatures with short forelimbs but extreme speed, the first to burst from the Void fissure, he called “Scouts.”

But this Void Bone Worm he now encountered differed greatly from the last.

It lacked Dou Emperor-level power—merely comparable to a Third-Generation Divine Body—and stood only five meters tall.

When Chu Yang spotted it, it was devouring another Void creature; after consuming it, its size increased slightly, and its strength rose.

Devour. Evolve.

Chu Yang once again felt the eerie nature of Void creatures: low in intelligence, yet capable of endless evolution through consumption—with astonishing upper limits.

After eliminating the Void Bone Worm and letting the ancient book devour it, Chu Yang pressed onward.

Over the next two days, he encountered over a dozen Void creatures: Void Bone Worms, Void Mantis, and Void Scouts.

Logically, Vanguards—mindless, clumsy, lacking offensive or defensive capabilities—should have been at the bottom of the food chain in this realm of pure consumption and evolution.

Yet on this journey, Chu Yang had seen not a single Vanguard, nor even an Ant.

Along the way, Chu Yang realized Void creatures were not numerous—at least nowhere near the population scale of the main universe.

Yet their overall strength was formidable: excluding Vanguards and Ants, even the weakest Void creature possessed power comparable to a Third-Generation Divine Body.

As for Vanguards and Ants, Chu Yang suspected they held special status within the Void; otherwise, with their strength, they would have been devoured to extinction long ago.

Coupled with the earlier invasion of the main universe—where creatures operated with clear roles and orderly tactics—it was evident a “commander” existed.

Though he did not know how Karl controlled Void creatures, he had failed to control the three General-tier ones.

So the commander was almost certainly not him.

That meant…

A higher intelligence existed within the Void!

Vanguards and Ants were likely protected by this higher intelligence.

“Crack!”

One punch shattered a Void Bone Worm six stories tall; fine threads of purple-black energy were devoured by the ancient tree above Chu Yang’s head.

Though Pangu could not yet analyze the Void, Chu Yang could use soul power to probe the energy permeating the Void and its creatures.

He discovered the energy released upon a Void creature’s death was identical to the energy drifting through the void space.

Yet the ancient book could only absorb energy produced by dead Void creatures—it could not directly devour the ambient void energy.

Ultimately, Void creatures must possess some unique trait—but Chu Yang could not discern it.

At that moment, the distant void space suddenly trembled; Chu Yang’s pupils contracted slightly.

Tremors in the void space—he had never encountered this before!

Higher- and lower-dimensional beings could not directly enter cells—thus, the source of the tremors must be a Void creature.

Chu Yang narrowed his eyes; [Fengdu] materialized in his hand, wreathed in faint black light.

“Flesh… evolution…”

A low, rasping voice echoed, like the wailing of a damned spirit in hell—grating, making teeth ache.

Chu Yang wasted no hesitation; his Source Martial Body enveloped him, [Fengdu] transforming into a black ancient seal, the city of Fengdu rising behind him, cloaked in a black imperial robe.

With a sweep of his hand, he hurled the Fengdu Seal toward the trembling space.

“Ding!!”

A metallic clang rang out; the tremors intensified, and finally, a figure emerged.

It was a humanoid creature, clad entirely in armor, wielding a sharp blade.

Though humanoid, it stood over four meters tall—a literal giant.

At this moment, its blade pressed against the Fengdu Seal—the first time Chu Yang’s invincible Soul-Slicing Blade had been blocked!

Earth Sovereign!

At least equivalent to an Earth Sovereign!

Chu Yang’s gaze grew grave; though the Void Giant Eye’s energy beam had once rivaled an Earth Sovereign’s power, it required time to charge and could strike only once.

But this humanoid was different—Chu Yang felt genuine pressure from it, unmistakably Earth Sovereign-tier.

Every casual attack could match the Void Giant Eye’s energy beam.

Through the helmet of the humanoid creature, Chu Yang saw a pair of crimson eyes, but nothing else—no biological features, only a thick mass of black mist.

The humanoid creature gave off the feeling of a spectral figure clad in armor.

“CLANG!”

The creature’s blade swung hard, breaking free from the Fengdu Great Seal and retreating swiftly.

Chu Yang knew well—he had caught the opponent off guard and must not give it a single breath to recover.

Otherwise, facing a Earth Supreme-level being, even if he won, he would suffer severe injuries.

In this void, once seriously wounded, death was not far off.

Thinking thus, Chu Yang closed in, seized the Fengdu Great Seal, and his aura surged upward in relentless waves.

If someone had been behind him, they would have seen through his black imperial robe that his entire spine glowed brilliantly, like a furious dragon ascending against heaven.

Chu Yang twisted his body midair, raised his arm high, and hurled the Fengdu Great Seal with all his might!

“BOOM!!!”

This time, the humanoid creature had no time to block with its blade—it was struck squarely by the Fengdu Great Seal.

The void space shuddered violently, and terrifying shockwaves spread outward.

Around Chu Yang and the humanoid creature, all the dust of the void shattered instantly into powder.

Ascending Dragon!

This was a divine art created by Chu Yang after the Ascended Holy Body enhanced all his abilities, further elevating the dragon vein within his spine and fusing it with his ultimate genes.

The effect of Ascending Dragon was simple: it instantly amplified Chu Yang’s strength dramatically.

Compared to when he intercepted the void, Chu Yang’s power had undergone a qualitative leap. If a beginner in the Dou Emperor realm on the Battle Qi Continent equated to a Rank One Supreme in the Grand World,

then at the time of intercepting the void, excluding the Zhanpo Dao, Chu Yang’s full-power output had been roughly equivalent to a Rank Three Supreme.

Adding the Zhanpo Dao’s Bankai, he could fight any being below Earth Supreme.

Now, after successive ascensions, Chu Yang’s full-power output had reached the Rank Five Supreme level.

Coupled with the [Fengdu] Bankai, using the great seal as a weapon, he could now threaten ordinary Earth Supremes.

With the instantaneous burst from Ascending Dragon, this strike gave Chu Yang great confidence—he could severely wound, or even crush the humanoid creature outright!

“CRACK…”

The armor shattered, but just as the great seal was about to strike the “black mist” within, the humanoid creature vanished suddenly.

Chu Yang’s eyes narrowed; the brilliant glow along his spine faded slowly, and the Five Spirit Forces surged forth, instantly enveloping the void space with the Heaven-Subduing Five Extremes!

After a moment, Chu Yang frowned, dismissed the [Fengdu] Seal, and dissolved his Source Martial True Form.

It escaped!

He knew perfectly well how terrifying the power he had unleashed in that instant had been.

Not even a high-level void creature, let alone an Earth Supreme from the Grand World, could have escaped unscathed—unless they had reached the peak of Earth Supreme cultivation.

Yet this humanoid void creature vanished in the blink of an eye—even after Chu Yang immediately covered the entire area with the Heaven-Subduing Five Extremes, he failed to intercept it!

Such incredible speed!

Such a bizarre creature!

And yet…

The humanoid creature’s intelligence seemed higher than any void creature Chu Yang had ever encountered.

At the very least, it understood language! (End of Chapter)