Chapter 1274: Sea of Void

The moment his mind sank into the "Sea of Void", Han Wuxian felt an unprecedented pressure. This was not a crushing of power, but a rejection and dissolution of the essence of existence. Countless chaotic, greedy will fragments, like billions of fine needles, madly stabbed at his condensed mind-light, trying to decompose and assimilate it, turning it into part of this Sea of Void.

His "Heart Mirror" operated at an unprecedented speed; the mirror light shone, and the chaotic wills rushing in, like snow exposed to blazing sun, melted away one after another. But their numbers were truly too many, wave after wave, endless. More terrifying, the Sea of Void was suffused with an absolute "Emptiness" law, constantly denying the significance of his mind-light's existence, attempting to erase him at the conceptual level.

Han Wuxian clung to a point of clarity at the core of his "Heart Mirror", pushing the "Return to the Void" Dao resonance to the extreme. The Silence Extinction he had comprehended was tranquility after ending, part of the cycle, the natural process of "being" returning to "non-being". But what this Sea of Void represented was pure, active, aimed at devouring all "being" "non-being"—the antithesis of existence, total negation.

Two concepts clashed fiercely at the level of consciousness.

Under the illumination of Han Wuxian's "Heart Mirror", he began to gradually analyze the structure of this void. He "saw" that it was not truly nothingness, but a "negative existence" forged by forcibly blending and twisting the remnants of countless worlds devoured and dissolved, law fragments, and the final desperate thoughts of living beings, under some core will. They roared, they were greedy, because they themselves had been stripped of everything, leaving only the most primal devouring instinct, attempting to fill their absolute emptiness by plundering others.

"Ah… so this is the essence of 'Devour Silence'—plunder and filling, not true 'Silence'." Han Wuxian's mind gained deeper insight. His Dao Heart, under such high pressure, became even more refined.

He was no longer merely passive defense; he began to actively guide his mind-light, like a sword, thrusting toward the core region where malice and impact were strongest!

"Hiss—!"

As if enraged, the Sea of Void churned violently; a vast, icy, pure will formed from the "Devour" intention, like an awakened giant beast, locked onto Han Wuxian's mind-light. This will was a hundred times stronger than all the previous chaotic fragments combined, and it was precisely it leading the assault on the battlements of Myriad Silence Mountain!

This will had no intention of communication, only the most direct, savage devouring desire, turning into an invisible giant maw that fiercely bit down on Han Wuxian's mind-light!

If this bite landed true, not only would Han Wuxian's mind instantly annihilate, but the Dao Foundation insight it contained might even be reverse-devoured, becoming nourishment for this "predator"!

At the critical moment, Han Wuxian was struck by inspiration. He recalled the process of purifying that Dao Corrosion Crystal at the bottom of the Demonic Abyss, and recalled the hint of "Absolute Background" implication contained within his own Dao resonance.

"Your 'non-being' is emptiness plundered away."

"My 'Silence' is the background that embraces all things."

"Your devouring is because you fear 'being'."

"My stillness is because I understand that 'non-being' is also part of 'being'."

In the flash of a thought, Han Wuxian made an extremely bold decision. He did not choose to clash head-on, nor to retreat, but… actively dispersed the defensive form of his mind-light!

The condensed mind-light blossomed like a lotus, no longer a sharp sword but transformed into a soft, profound gray halo. Within the halo, it was not only his own "Return to the Void" Dao resonance, but also integrated the "Tranquility" law perceived from the "Silent Eye"—the law serving as the world's foundation—and that wisp of profoundly mysterious "Absolute Background" implication.

He no longer tried to oppose that devouring will, but… attempted to "embrace" it, to "reflect" it, like a mirror reflecting all things, like a background bearing an image.

That vast devouring will fiercely "bit" onto that gray halo.

The anticipated annihilation did not occur.

The will capable of devouring the world, upon falling into that gray haze, was like a mud ox entering the sea—raising not a ripple. Its ultimate "non-being" collided with the deeper "stillness" represented by Han Wuxian. This "stillness" was not void, but a foundation containing all possibilities, embracing all existence and non-existence.

The devouring will frenziedly operated, trying to analyze and digest that gray haze, yet found itself with nowhere to apply. It excelled at devouring "being", tearing laws, annihilating energy. But when faced with this "background board" that seemed to contain nothing yet seemed to contain everything, its devouring instinct lost its target for the first time.

Like a mouth trying to bite the whole sky, exerting all strength, yet merely futile.

Han Wuxian's mind immersed in this wondrous state. His "Heart Mirror" was no longer merely reflecting external things; it began to reflect his relationship with this Sea of Void. He sensed that core will's anxiety, anger, and a hint… of instinctual bewilderment.

"You, too, are part of this Silence Extinction." Han Wuxian's thought spread like ripples, not an attack, but a declaration, an understanding based on his own Dao. "Your existence, your devouring, will ultimately return to the stillness I represent…"

These words seemed to touch some deeper law.

That vast devouring will suddenly stalled!

Not persuaded, but the wisp of "Absolute Background" implication contained in Han Wuxian's words, like a key, briefly touched an unknown rule deep in the consciousness of this "Xu Jie". Its pure devouring desire first showed an extremely fine crack—a momentary bewilderment about its own significance.

For a predator relying on absolute instinct, this moment of bewilderment is fatal!

"Now!"

Han Wuxian seized this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity; the blooming gray halo suddenly contracted and re-condensed! But this time, what coalesced was not a sword, but an immensely complex gray imprint formed from countless Silence Extinction runes—this was the origin imprint formed by the union of his own "Return to the Void" Dao Foundation and the "Silent Eye" law.

"Silence Extinction… Return to the Void… Seal!"

The imprint took shape, carrying the ultimate implication of smoothing all laws and returning to the background, ignoring that core will's struggle and bewilderment, like a brand, directly stamped into the deepest part of its consciousness!