Chapter 438: Research

In the boundless spacetime, a gigantic black blade‑shaped Illusory Shadow appeared, and its source was the Source God Blade.

Around the blade Illusory Shadow, the endless spacetime shattered, a massive black storm suddenly erupted and kept spreading outward.

Xiao Yu low shouted, "Phantom Slash Technique—Distant Moon!"

The Lava Demon God seemed to sense the terror of that move and even showed a hint of wanting to flee.

But in the next instant, Xiao Yu already appeared all around the Lava Demon God—front, back, left, right, up, down, in every direction—one hundred Xiao Yus, each wielding a massive Source God Blade radiating endless might.

Each Xiao Yu held the "Distant Moon" secret technique, empowered by a Burning Divine Pearl and the Source God Blade, reaching the Twelfth Tier's peak power.

This power was terrifying; even the Cosmic Operation Law had already receded several light‑years away, and the boundless spacetime could not bear it, beginning to fracture, while the endless storm continued to form.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

One hundred Xiao Yus simultaneously struck a terrifying slash; the hundred blades stacked, completely engulfing the Lava Demon God in a world of black blade light, and the endless black storm then raged around.

The boundless black rocky ground was affected, instantly turning to powder, drifting with the endless black storm.

Above, the endless sea of magma and the fiery rocks within were also affected, drifting with the endless black storm.

After a moment, the endless black storm finally ceased, and the cosmic space rapidly began to recover.

The recent battle created a massive void centered on the Lava Demon God; within a radius of dozens of light‑years, the boundless black rocky ground and the endless magma sea above all vanished.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu had already slipped into the Cold Cliff Fortress, avoiding the most intense aftershocks of the battle.

The Cold Cliff Fortress floated in the void, looking at the Lava Demon God three light‑years away, its body covered in dust and magma fragments, utterly shocked.

The battered Lava Demon God showed a hundred abyss‑like blade scars on its body, but those blades now glowed with endless divine power and quickly healed to perfection.

"Damn, this regenerative ability is seriously awesome, totally invincible," Xiao Yu was stunned; now none of his attacks could affect the Lava Demon God.

"Should I flee?" Xiao Yu hesitated; despite his confidence in his own strength, he believed that if he chose to run, the Lava Demon God could not stop him.

But, does he really have to flee?

Xiao Yu doesn't want to flee, nor can he.

"Think of a way to deal with the Lava Demon God. Force is useless now, and the Lava Demon God is like a killing machine, utterly lacking intelligence; even verbal tricks have no effect," Xiao Yu kept pondering solutions.

"Since it lacks intelligence, why not give it some?" Xiao Yu suddenly recalled his earlier research in the Qingfeng Realm waters, noting that the mindless Water Invincible was his own creation.

The Eye of Law in his right eye emitted endless violet divine light, which permeated the boundless spacetime and also seeped into the Lava Demon God's body.

Xiao Yu instantly gained a certain understanding of the Lava Demon God.

"This Lava Demon God is the creator of the Cosmic Vessel, a puppet made from the corpses of the strong; though it lacks intelligence, it can fulfill certain duties, possesses some combat power, and can restore divine power using the magma sea," Xiao Yu said, and after gaining this understanding, he felt more capable of dealing with it.

"Swoosh!"

The Lava Demon God had already recovered; the boundless black rocky ground shattered in places, and the towering massive Lava Demon God, its body awash with scorching magma, its three eyes burning with endless ferocious battle intent, rushed rapidly toward the distant Xiao Yu.

Its fangs protruded, and low roars erupted from its colossal Divine Body, causing the surrounding freshly restored space to twist and shatter.

Its speed reached a million times light speed, yet the three‑light‑year distance was still within reach, especially since the Cold Cliff Fortress Xiao Yu rode was constantly fleeing at ten thousand times light speed.

Simultaneously, Xiao Yu's mind triggered the Eternal Fire Domain and Eternal Ice Domain; endless fire‑ice stars materialized from nothing, generating infinite mutual attraction and repulsion.

Within the surrounding three‑hundred‑light‑year Eternal Star Domain, the gathered power bound the Lava Demon God, instantly dropping its speed dramatically.

While running, it constantly broke free of the binding force, smashing ice‑fire stars one by one; each shattered star left a trail of ice crystals on the Lava Demon God, which were then vaporized by its endless magma.

"Condense!" Xiao Yu thought, and divine power swiftly spread across the entire Eternal Star Domain; countless Void Secret Patterns emerged from the power, each linking together to form a massive Void Net.

The Lava Demon God seemed unaffected by the Void Net, still charging toward Xiao Yu, now only a hundred billion kilometers from the Cold Cliff Fortress.

That distance would take the Lava Demon God less than a second to cover.

Xiao Yu finally completed the consolidation of the Void Net; the research phase had taken considerable time, as he needed to forge suitable Secret Patterns for the Lava Demon God, then merge them into Void Secret Patterns to form the Void Net.

"Bind!" Xiao Yu low shouted.

The Void Net, ten light‑years in diameter, suddenly contracted, enveloping the Lava Demon God; countless Void Secret Patterns were imprinted on its colossal Divine Body, and as the dense Secret Patterns entered its flesh, they etched each minimal unit of divine power onto its body.

In an instant, the Lava Demon God's divine power became difficult to mobilize, and its speed plummeted by tens of thousands of times.

Then those Void Secret Patterns already merged into the Lava Demon God's divine power units used its divine power to rapidly spawn more Secret Patterns, spreading through its massive Divine Body like a virus.

The Lava Demon God's speed slowed further, dropping below light speed; given its size, it seemed as if a slow‑body spell had been cast.

"Unfortunately, it failed," Xiao Yu said, noting that he still saw no intelligence in the Lava Demon God's eyes, just as before, like a beast.

"We must continue the research," Xiao Yu said, staying inside the Cold Cliff Fortress, keeping a certain distance while matching the Lava Demon God's speed, allowing close study without being hit.

Thus Xiao Yu continued his research.

Suddenly.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

In the distant sky above the magma sea, massive arms emerged, and huge Lava Demon Gods crawled out of the magma sea, then fell onto the black rocky ground.

Portions of the black rocky ground were destroyed.

"Damn, the fight with the Lava Demon God was so noisy that it attracted all the other Lava Demon Gods," Xiao Yu muttered. (End of chapter)