Chapter 389: Space

This artifact was originally my spoils... The Mysterious Immortal Palace sent it first to please me, and second, perhaps to burden my cultivation with a Second Soul Avatar...

Fang Xing thought to himself.

As for this Second Soul Avatar? Better not cultivate it...

He had used the Ten Thousand Methods Ghost Infant only as a temporary measure; now that his main body's cultivation surpassed the Second Soul Infant, he would discard it after use.

Having decided, Fang Xing looked at the Ancient Elder: "This gift list is decent, but it's missing one item my main body desires most."

"Oh? What might that be?"

The Ancient Elder's heart sank, yet he forced himself to speak.

"Naturally, the Mysterious Void Scripture."

Fang Xing spoke.

"That's impossible!"

The Ancient Elder reflexively refused.

"Then I shall simply level the Mysterious Immortal Palace and take the lineage myself."

Fang Xing spoke with a smile, uttering the coldest words: "Don't even think of destroying it beforehand or making other threats—I've studied soul-searching techniques extensively, and I'd like to try searching a Soul Avatar!"

At these words, the Ancient Elder fell silent: "Please... grant me some time to consider."

"Naturally. But within a month, I expect results."

After speaking, Fang Xing glanced toward a point in empty space, then vanished as a streak of light.

From that void, a young man slowly stepped forth, holding the Two-Realm Banner—it was the Jin Elder!

"Mingkun is too arrogant! Yet he somehow detected my presence... his perception of void is terrifying."

Jin Elder said: "Is that why Master Gu refused to join forces with me to take him down?"

"If he dared come here, he must carry the Ultimate Demon Palace's artifact—he can hold out until Fang Yun Elder arrives... then we'll all be reduced to dust, and the Mysterious Immortal Palace's lineage will be severed."

The Ancient Elder fell silent for a moment, then spoke thus.

"Master Gu, are you thinking of surrendering?"

Jin Elder detected the hidden implication and was startled.

"When under someone else's eaves, one must bow."

The Ancient Elder said: "Even if we use the sect's grand formation to hold out, our fate won't be better—the two Nascent Soul experts are stronger than the old Demon Lord Meng!"

At these words, Jin Elder fell silent too.

Especially when recalling the moment the old Demon Lord Meng's Second Soul Avatar died before his eyes—even Nascent Soul cultivators trembled...

Ten days later.

Death God Island.

After dismissing the Fire Dragon True Lord, Fang Xing's hand revealed a golden-threaded jade book.

"Heh... the holy sect's face is limited to this."

He sighed silently, then plunged into contemplation of the Mysterious Void Scripture.

The script of the Mysterious Void Scripture differed from the Golden Seal Script of the Spirit Void Sword Scripture and the Demon Secret Script of the Nine Heavenly Strategies—it was a strange script, said to be the "Cloud Seal Script" passed down from the Upper Realm!

To expound the Dao of Void, special script is required to properly carry its "Dao resonance."

In Fang Xing's understanding, Golden Seal Script, Demon Secret Script, Cloud Script—all were merely different programming languages, each elucidating spatial structures from different angles.

Each script represented a great being's understanding of space.

By synthesizing them, he could gain a more comprehensive view of space...

Of course, complete comprehension of spatial laws remained distant.

But at least, he was on the path.

"I must enter seclusion immediately!"

"Everything useful in this realm has been plundered; now I must seclude myself... continuously contemplate the spatial structures recorded in these three Transcendent Void lineages, then make them mine, adapt them to my own use... turn them into my own spatial insights!"

"This will likely require some research assistance from the main universe..."

Fang Xing's cultivation avatar, holding the three lineages, immediately entered deep seclusion.

Main universe.

Blue Star.

"Boss, as you instructed, the three top space technology experts have arrived and each launched a research topic. Here's the funding approval report."

Weijiali still preferred calling Fang Xing boss, projecting several documents into the air.

Fang Xing glanced over them and found all were talents cultivated by Blue Star University, each with unique expertise in space research.

He nodded: "Let's go... first meet this William."

A dozen minutes later.

Inside a laboratory.

The four walls were immaculate, emitting pure white light.

William was a blond male, appearing only in his twenties, though he was actually over a hundred years old.

"Dean, how may I serve you?"

Upon seeing Fang Xing, William bowed immediately.

Fang Xing liked such people—disciplined, and if their skills were solid, they could thrive anywhere.

"I've discovered several intriguing spatial structures that should greatly aid the Federation's space research..."

Fang Xing entered the lab, casually picked up an apple, then—

After a flash of silvery light, the apple in his hand shrank hundreds of times, becoming tiny.

"Is this... spatial folding technology?"

William's eyes widened: "Wait... Dean, how did you do that? The spatial generator hasn't even activated..."

"I used another method—first comprehending the spatial structure, then using my own spiritual force to pry it open..."

Fang Xing smiled.

He had already comprehended the Fire Mystery; now comprehending the Space Mystery was no surprise.

In fact, it proved his genius even further!

"I call it the 'Space Mystery.' This spatial folding technique should be highly useful... I need you to study it, deepen it, then identify commonalities among several spatial structures and reverse-engineer a complete spatial model..."

A strand of silver light appeared on Fang Xing's fingertip, then formed into a peculiar spatial structure in the shape of silver seal script.

Seeing this spatial structure, William's gaze became utterly fixed, unable to look away.

For a space researcher like him, the structure Fang Xing displayed was no different from truth itself.

"As for funding, don't worry—your lab's sole task is to study this spatial folding structure!"

Fang Xing smiled.

Even if it meant burning money, competition was necessary to find the best team.

Moreover, each scholar focusing on different spatial directions would save considerable time.

"No problem, respected Dean. I'll deliver results in the shortest possible time."

William nodded urgently.

"Hmm... then we'll rely on you to complete practical applications quickly."

Fang Xing nodded: "I hope to apply the technology soon—to my mecha."

In this world, mecha engineers were all masters of various disciplines; the higher their realm, the more they favored research, piling their findings onto their own mecha.

Especially after the Ninth Realm mecha, there was no unified path—each followed their own research direction, leading to different enhancements.

Many even developed unique secret techniques, forming distinct schools.

Now that Fang Xing has pioneered the Space Mystery and applied space technology to the Black Death God, it's perfectly natural.

"My requirements are simple: achieve theoretical breakthroughs and deliver practical prototypes. If they pass inspection, I'll entrust you with the second-phase upgrade of the Black Death God—college contributions, rewards, everything you need."

Fang Xing smiled, making his promise.

The Black Death God, though only transitional, still possessed Tenth Realm combat power and excellent defense.

But it was far too large.

This often brought many problems.

Yet with spatial folding technology, the future becomes promising.

Fang Xing's goal was to shrink it to the size of an ordinary figurine—or even a single water droplet.

He could carry it on his person daily, and when needed, fuse it directly into his clothing.

If mecha miniaturization could reach this level, the Federation's space technology would have achieved a true breakthrough.

"Understood. I'll work hard."

William quickly pledged.

"Good. I'll gradually provide you with technical guidance and support—though only regarding the Space Mystery."

Fang Xing smiled and left the lab.

Returning to his villa, a communication call came in immediately—it was Nangong Xue.

"What earth-shattering thing have you created now?" Nangong Xue asked, peering through thick, bottle-bottom glasses.

"Nothing much—just a Space Mystery, similar to the Fire Mystery..."

Fang Xing reinforced his genius persona: "You know—I was stuck on the Fire Mystery, so I started studying other Mysteries to gain insight by analogy... Unexpectedly, I still have some talent for the Space Mystery—I've already grasped three basic spatial structures and now need others to study them..."

"You really are..."

Nangong Xue had no reply.

Previously, Fang Xing's "creation" of the Fire Mystery had shaken the entire Federation.

Unfortunately, later on, he seemed to hit a bottleneck and could not continue innovating.

This situation was actually quite normal.

Most of the Federation's high-tier professions were not founded by one or two individuals alone.

Many began with a genius's initial insight, only to hit a dead end—then recorded by the Omniscient Brain, and after an unknown length of time, once vast amounts of data had been gathered, a breakthrough in technology or another genius's sudden inspiration completed the framework, forging an entirely new profession.

To many Federation professionals, Fang Xing's initiation of the Fire Mystery was already extraordinary.

It was enough to propel the Martial Artist profession forward by a great leap, laying ample groundwork for future breakthroughs toward the Martial God.

But after prolonged research, hitting a stalemate was only natural.

What Nangong Xue had not expected was that after becoming principal and entering politics, Fang Xing had spent almost no effort on cultivation—yet had broken through in the Space Mystery!

This was truly astonishing.

And... this was Space! The Federation's weakest area! If one could become a leading academic in Space, the future benefits would be countless.

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