Chapter 448: Black Hole Level

"Imperial Weapon-grade armor?"

Fang Xing felt the ancient, primordial beast-like aura emanating from the armor, his composure finally cracking.

"But I'm merely a ninth-layer Nascent Soul cultivator… If you possessed the power of a Nascent Soul Dominator, you could shatter me through the armor alone…"

The black-armored figure chuckled mockingly: "To have reached this far, your strength is already infinitely close to those Nascent Soul Dominators… Yet when you entered the Pangu Secret Realm, you were merely mortal beings. This proves your talent—pity that infinitely close is still not…"

The birth of every Nascent Soul Dominator signifies an unimaginable transformation.

Their numbers are even rarer than those of Heaven Immortals and Heaven Demons! In fact, one might say it's a necessity born of desperation.

Those who become Nascent Soul Dominators, if not for various desperate circumstances, would have long ascended to Heaven Immortal or Heaven Demon realms.

Instead of living ten thousand years, only to perish the moment their lifespan ends!

"Enough talk!"

Fang Xing snorted coldly and launched his full assault.

Even if he knew he couldn't win, he had to try!

BOOM!

Fang Xing struck first, his willpower surging like a vast flood into the black-armored figure's mind sea.

Simultaneously, his body shot forward like an arrow, becoming a dark streak of motion.

In an instant, the black-armored figure punched out.

Jagged black spikes emerged on his gauntlets; a terrifying fist shadow struck Fang Xing dead center.

…

Outside the Dou Tian Palace.

A black stone dragon cub landed clumsily, nearly screaming:

"That's not fair… Such a huge man, picking on a little stone dragon cub."

"Besides the Imperial Weapon armor, that man must have cultivated a will-based secret art… Otherwise, he wouldn't have paused not even a millionth of a heartbeat…"

Such an opponent is a turtle shell—utterly flawless.

Without the power of a Nascent Soul Dominator, failure in this trial is inevitable.

"And then?"

"What have I done to deserve this?"

Fang Xing clutched his head with both claws, questioning his entire existence.

Fortunately, he recovered quickly and slammed his fist against the stone tablet: "I want to exchange…"

A quick check revealed he now possessed twenty-four Pangu Tokens—enough to exchange for several decent half-sequences of inheritance.

Yet Fang Xing wasn't particularly impressed.

Even though most of those inheritances originated from Chaos Realm experts!

The logic was simple: Wu Jie Mountain and the Azure Emperor Palace were both major forces with Chaos Realm cultivators. As core members, he would never lack opportunities to access such inheritances in the future.

At most, the variety here was richer.

But if he pushed into the core region, he might obtain inheritances—or even treasures—from Eternal or Transcendent realms!

That was enough to make him take the gamble.

"Twenty-four Pangu Tokens can at least buy twenty-four days of meditation time before the Time-Space Great Law Tablet…"

"But I can't go all-in—I still need auxiliary body-refining treasures…"

"If I can break through and become Black Hole Level, I can advance further into the Dou Tian Palace and gain more Pangu Tokens…"

"First, exchange for ten days! Then add two pieces of Creation Leaves and Star Essence—can't be without them…"

In an instant, Fang Xing reappeared in the space housing the Time-Space Great Law Tablet.

He gazed at the massive stone tablet, and for a moment, it seemed as if he saw the very origin of Time-Space Great Law.

All the questions he'd accumulated over the past several years were now clarified through comparison, observation, and analysis of the tablet using the Black Hole Chapter.

If he had checked his attribute panel now, he'd have seen the proficiency of both Time and Space Laws slowly but steadily rising.

But Fang Xing had no attention left for such things.

Time dripped away, endlessly…

"I understand… Time-Space Great Law… Black Hole Level… So this is it!"

"Black Hole Level means forcibly warping time and space through one's own mass and gravity. Once achieved, one immediately gains a trace of Time-Space power—this is the gateway to the fusion of Time and Void Laws!"

"These two laws are top-tier to begin with. Once fused—even just a trace—I can match the proficiency of 'Thought-Born Law' at the fifth level, while still only at the fourth level, Master tier, of these laws!"

"I've grasped the laws, I have the technique… Now I just need sufficient resources to complete body refinement!"

Fang Xing immediately pulled out a host of body-refining wonders, his body transforming into a black hole that devoured each item one by one.

WHOOSH!

In an instant, his aura grew even more terrifying, dissolving into the void.

His stone dragon cub body exploded instantly into fragments.

Countless particles were compressed and condensed by an indescribable force… finally forming a single, unobservable, indescribable 'black hole'!

The moment this black hole appeared, it unleashed a terrifying suction, devouring all remaining body-refining wonders.

Even the surrounding space twisted, time reversed chaotically… then strangely fused together, endlessly warped and stretched.

Even the Candle Dragon's soul was sucked into it, perfectly merging with the black hole, inseparable forever…

The boundary between time and space seemed shattered at this single point.

"So Black Hole Level means forcing the external world to grant you a trace of fused Time-Space power through sheer physical strength…"

"I'm so strong now!"

Fang Xing's will surged like an eternal flame; he glanced at his attribute panel:

【Nine Source Star Body Refining Art: Master → Grand Master!】

【Nine Source Star Body Refining Art: 1/1600 (Grand Master)】…

"Grand Master!"

"A new tier has finally appeared above Master proficiency."

Fang Xing's consciousness was startled: "I thought Black Hole Level was just Master peak… I never expected such a tier to exist…"

"Then again, Nascent Soul Dominators can rival Heaven Demons and Heaven Immortals… but even Heaven Demons and Heaven Immortals have different levels. So do Nascent Soul Dominators have tiers too?"

"If I reach Grand Master peak, could I rival peak Heaven Demons?"

Outside, a flash of light.

A black-clad youth appeared—it was Fang Xing!

His current form was an illusion crafted by black hole energy warping reality.

Within his body, only a microscopically tiny black hole rotated slowly, its terrifying devouring force entirely contained within the youth's frame.

"It seems… I've walked a different path. My soul has fused completely with my body, inseparable… My body holds only one force: black hole energy?"

"Or rather… I am the black hole now."

Fang Xing clenched his fist, feeling his own power—purely originating from his physical body.

"Is this… the true path of Martial Dao?"

His eyes gleamed.

Though Martial Dao has no future in the main universe, among countless other great realms, there may exist martial paths similar to Blue Star's, yet refined to higher realms!

"The ten realms of Martial Dao in the main universe—True Immortality, the fusion of essence, qi, and spirit—are merely my speculation…"

"If I can obtain the martial paths of great beings from other worlds, I'll become the founding ancestor of Martial Dao in the main universe."

Fang Xing smiled faintly and continued studying his attribute panel:

【Space Law: 1/40000 (Master)】

【Time Law: 1/40000 (Master)】

…

"Both Space and Time Laws have reached Master proficiency—the fourth level of the Dao Law realm: Law Body!"

"With a trace of fused Time-Space power, if I merge these two laws, I can manifest 'Thought-Born Law'—using time and space to repel and suppress other laws!"

"Moreover, since Time and Void are top-tier Dao Laws, their fused power surpasses ordinary fifth-level Dao Laws—equivalent at least to the peak of top-tier Dao Laws. When I elevate them to Master level and fuse them, even the Law Realms of top-tier Dao Laws will be directly suppressed!"

"But… the most crucial point isn't this."

Fang Xing's gaze burned as he stared at the Time-Space Great Law Tablet ahead.

After his body refinement breakthrough to Black Hole Level and forcibly gaining a trace of fused Time-Space power, he could finally 'enter' the tablet.

Yes… All his previous insights now seemed like a blind man touching an elephant.

He hadn't even known if they were accurate—he'd needed the attribute panel to confirm.

But now, he was certain: he could gradually understand this Time-Space Great Law Tablet!

"Fully mastering a single Dao Law is the realm of Heaven Immortals and Heaven Demons!"

"But fully mastering a single Great Law? That's the realm of Chaos Realm Demon Emperors!"

"Only after Demon Emperor can one speak of Eternal and Transcendent realms…"

Fang Xing's eyes blazed; the proficiency of Time and Space Laws on his attribute panel continued surging rapidly.

Yet these two laws remained distinct, with no fused 'Time-Space Great Law' runes appearing.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

…

Dou Tian Palace, Sixth Layer.

The black-armored man stared at Fang Xing: "You're here again? No… today, you seem quite different."

Although Fang Xing was now a black-clad youth, no longer the Stone Dragon Boy he once was.

But at their level, identity is confirmed by soul aura, true spirit resonance, and cultivation energy fluctuations—appearance means nothing.

"Indeed!"

Fang Xing nodded: "I don't even know how strong I am now. I hope you can answer this question for me!"

Whoosh!

Before the words had fully left his mouth, he was already before the black-armored man.

"So fast!"

A flash of light surged across the black-armored man's armor, and jagged spines erupted outward.

But in an instant, his fist could only sweep past Fang Xing's afterimage.

"What kind of One-Mind-All-Heavens is this? How can it suppress my Dao-Principle realm?"

The black-armored man was deeply startled; last time they fought, he had already noticed Fang Xing's Dao-Principle comprehension was pitiful, utterly crushed under his own Dao-Principle realm, unable to manifest at all.

Yet this time, the other could now wield Dao-Principle power!

Worse still, he now felt as if trapped in a chaotic temporal stream, his Dao-Principle fluctuations suppressed to the extreme.

Whoosh!

Fang Xing's figure flickered, instantly teleporting to the black-armored man's side, his five fingers clenched into a single punch.

Hum!

The obsidian imperial armor roared, as if a slumbering dragon had awakened, absorbing nine-tenths of the attack.

But the remaining one-tenth of its power vibrated through the armor's interior, still striking the black-armored man like lightning: "A Soul Sovereign?!"

That's all for today.

(End of Chapter)