Chapter 932: Anomaly in the Abyss Domain Technique (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Inside the relay station, Xu Jin watched the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord vanish, yet his expression remained utterly unchanged.

Only after raising the alert formation and infusing a thread of his own divine awareness into it to ward off surveillance did he slowly exhale.

Judging from the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord’s intent, it was alarming but not dangerous—likely just a coincidence.

Not surveillance. Not tracking.

To be honest, upon returning from the discovery of the Floating Shadow Star Island, Xu Jin had truly been startled when the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord appeared so abruptly.

Fortunately, Xu Jin’s composure was extraordinary, and he handled it well.

The Empty Abyss Emperor Lord’s visit had only two purposes.

One was to deliver a treasure.

The other was to inquire about Xu Jin’s cultivation progress and his preparations for becoming a True Person, since Xu Jin’s cultivation base had already reached the peak of Star Lord.

Had the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord not asked about the cultivation progress of the Abyss Domain Technique, Xu Jin might have reduced his suspicions significantly.

But after casually asking a few questions about Xu Jin’s preparations for becoming a True Person, the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord turned right around and inquired about the cultivation progress of the Abyss Domain Technique.

Though only one sentence, it carried a faint thread of urgency that struck Xu Jin.

Coupled with the treasure delivered, his observations, and the discovery of the Floating Shadow Star Island, something major was clearly amiss.

The treasure the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord had sent Xu Jin was called the Illusory Void Silver Shell, a rare celestial treasure of space nature, possessing two traits: one, it strengthens and enlarges the spatial boundary barrier; two, it can generate a faint illusion to mask the current spatial aura.

The primary trait used was the first: strengthening and enlarging the spatial boundary barrier.

The reason for sending it was simple and logical.

Had the Floating Shadow Star Island not been discovered, Xu Jin would never have suspected a thing.

Previously, when the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord came over regarding the capture of the Red Peak Star Island, Xu Jin had taken the opportunity to offer the physical body of Chi Ze True Person, the direct bloodline ancestor of the Chi Dragon Clan, as a gesture of goodwill.

Now, the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord’s reason for delivering this treasure was that he had refined a single drop of Fire Spirit True Blood from Chi Ze True Person’s corpse, then traded for this Illusory Void Silver Shell among his peers of Emperor Lord rank.

Its enhancement effect was negligible, so he simply brought it over to give to Xu Jin.

The implication was clear: this treasure should be best integrated into the Abyss Domain Technique.

What impressed Xu Jin most was a casual remark the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord made.

During his inquiry, the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord had learned that Xu Jin’s Abyss Domain was barely two meters square; after presenting the Illusory Void Silver Shell, he added, “Once you integrate this treasure, your Abyss Domain should double in size!”

Currently two meters square—that’s four square meters—meaning it must expand to at least three meters square, perhaps even more.

Because of daily cultivation.

“Lin Xiao, focus on your cultivation.”

After deep contemplation, Xu Jin released Zhu Linxiao and gave her an instruction.

He needed to prepare multiple contingencies: his own cultivation must advance, and Zhu Linxiao’s must not lag behind.

Only if Zhu Linxiao’s cultivation reached sufficient height could her Jade Hall Beiyin Technique affect stronger beings—even Emperor Lords.

For Xu Jin, who possessed time acceleration, even a fleeting moment of time distortion caused by Zhu Linxiao’s Jade Hall Beiyin Technique against an Emperor Lord would be an invaluable chance to escape.

Perhaps Zhu Linxiao could become his second safeguard!

“My husband, rest assured—I dare not slack off for a moment. I feel that with my current rigorous cultivation pace, in about three more months, my cultivation base will reach the peak of Second-Catastrophe True Person, and I can attempt to break through to Third-Catastrophe True Person!”

“Good. But it’s not just cultivation base—you must also advance your Wind Principle Dao and the other elemental Dao principles, or breakthrough may prove difficult! I’ll occasionally display True Person Blood Crystals for you to contemplate.”

Three months? With current time acceleration, eight or nine more days of cultivation would suffice for breakthrough.

Of course, it wasn’t just these three months.

Zhu Linxiao’s cultivation was advancing so rapidly not only because Xu Jin supplied ample resources—especially the Zhou Tian Star Dew, nearly limitless—but also because her prior cultivation time had been substantial.

Although twelvefold time acceleration was only recent, over the past half-month, Zhu Linxiao had effectively trained for three or four months.

Moreover, Zhu Linxiao’s rapid advancement was primarily because the most difficult issue—the Wind Primordial Dao—had already been resolved.

“My husband, rest easy.”

Zhu Linxiao readily agreed, yet asked not a single additional question.

She was clever; she had long sensed something was amiss.

Though she had cultivated for a long time, external time seemed to have passed only slightly.

But she didn’t ask—she knew this was her husband’s secret, and he would tell her when the time came.

Zhu Linxiao began her cultivation, while Xu Jin turned his attention to studying the Illusory Void Silver Shell.

Since the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord had instructed him, he had to refine it.

Once refined, Xu Jin had no fear the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord had planted any tricks.

But if unrefined, who could say?

After all, the Abyss Domain Technique was his own; strengthening it would only make it more his own. Xu Jin decided to first integrate the Illusory Void Silver Shell into his Abyss Domain Technique.

But half an hour later, Xu Jin was stunned to discover the Illusory Void Silver Shell refused to integrate into his Abyss Domain Technique!

Strange!

The Star Realm Core could be integrated—why not the Illusory Void Silver Shell?

Naturally, he couldn’t ask the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord about this. Xu Jin began studying it himself.

He carefully sensed and investigated why his Abyss Domain rejected the Illusory Void Silver Shell.

The result was simple: the properties were incompatible. Forcing the Illusory Void Silver Shell into his Abyss Domain would disrupt its balance, triggering its instinctive rejection.

Only then did Xu Jin recall: his Abyss Domain had been different from the start.

When he originally forged his Abyss Domain, he had infused it with vast quantities of Chaotic Star Force, and even a small amount of Chaotic Star Gang —truly built upon Chaos.

“Then why could the Star Realm Core be integrated?”

At this thought, Xu Jin suddenly froze.

The Star Realm Core, in essence, also contained Chaotic elements from all elemental sources.

Had his infusion of Chaotic Star Force been accidental, yet somehow aligned?

“Is my Abyss Domain… an anomaly?”

Suddenly, Xu Jin recalled his recent confusion regarding the forging of his Abyss Domain space.

He spent several hours each day forging his Abyss Domain—not to deceive the Empty Abyss Emperor Lord, but truly forging it; one hour under time acceleration equaled five hours of real time.

Now it equaled twelve hours.