System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

212: Refining the Heart in the Void, Imprinting the LawsConsciousness sinks, all things are void.

Ye Chen seemed to have become a speck of dust, floating in that mental world where only ’Space Annihilation’ existed.

Countless gray ’Space Annihilation Marks’ crisscrossed, like the basic Law lines that formed this world, each containing a terrifying intent that could cause the spatial structure to completely collapse and return to the ultimate ’nothingness’.

This was not a simple spatial crack, but the manifestation of the rules at the very moment space transitioned from ’existence’ to ’non-existence,’ a condensation of the ’Void Realm Master’s’ lifelong insights into the ultimate Profound Truth of space.

For an ordinary Cultivator, even if their Divine Sense merely touched one such Annihilation Mark, their Divine Soul could be instantly annihilated, assimilated by that ultimate ’nothingness’.

But Ye Chen was different.

He possessed the Great Accomplishment Nirvana Sword Intent, which already touched the rules of ’termination,’ and had a very deep understanding of ’Nirvana’.

Furthermore, he possessed the chaos ancestral talisman, which encompassed all things, and even ’nothingness’ was a form of ’existence’ that could be understood.

He sat cross-legged at the core of this mental Void Realm, his mind clear and bright, no longer resisting, but actively embracing and perceiving those countless crisscrossing Annihilation Marks.

A tiny Annihilation Mark quietly coiled around like a venomous snake, touching his mental Incarnation.

In an instant, Ye Chen felt the ’concept’ of his own existence beginning to blur, as if he were about to be completely erased from this mental space!

’Nirvana is not just destruction; it is also the beginning of Reincarnation and the Foundation of Chaos!’

Ye Chen guarded the single point of clarity in his mind, and his Nirvana Sword Intent operated on its own, not to resist, but to guide and assimilate!

He verified and merged his own understanding of Nirvana with the true meaning of Space Annihilation contained within this Annihilation Mark.

The pure power of ’nothingness’ from the coiling Annihilation Mark, upon contacting Ye Chen’s Nirvana Sword Intent which contained the Chaos Foundation, was like ice and snow melting into a homologous cold current; it was no longer destructive, but instead transformed into a pure stream of insight that flowed through his heart.

He ’saw’ the complete process of a small space transitioning from stability to distortion, then to structural collapse, and finally completely returning to nothingness, deepening his understanding of ’Space Annihilation’ by one level.

With the first success, Ye Chen did not hesitate.

His mental Incarnation actively dispersed, like an octopus, simultaneously greeting the dozens, hundreds of Space Annihilation Marks of varying sizes and shapes around him!

’Boom——!’

It was as if he had simultaneously experienced the birth and Nirvana of countless spaces!

A massive amount of ultimate mysteries regarding spatial structure, dimensional folding, the Foundation of existence, and even the final return to nothingness, surged madly into his Sea of Consciousness like a violent galaxy!

Intense pain! His Divine Soul felt as if it were about to be blown apart by this endless torrent of information!

The chaos primordial fetus within his Sea of Consciousness erupted with unprecedented clear radiance, firmly guarding his last remaining self-consciousness, helping him organize and digest these vast insights.

The chaos ancestral talisman also spun violently in his Qi Sea, verifying the rules and intent regarding ’nothingness’ against the ’existence’ it encompassed, deepening his understanding of the Chaos Origin.

Time lost its meaning in this mental Void Realm.

Ye Chen was like the greediest student, frantically absorbing the essence of the Space Law left behind by the ’Void Realm Master’.

His understanding of space soared at an unprecedented speed.

Originally, his Chaos Limitless Steps only involved preliminary spatial teleportation, relying more on the characteristics of Chaos power.

But now, he truly began to discern the essential structure of space, understanding how to perform short-distance ’spatial folding’ to achieve a near-teleportation effect, understanding how to perceive and utilize the natural ’folds’ and ’weak points’ in space, and even... began to initially touch upon the Domains of ’spatial imprisonment’ and ’spatial cutting’!

I do not know how much time passed, but those countless Space Annihilation Marks that filled his mind gradually ceased to pose a threat, instead flowing around his mental Incarnation like docile fish.

With a mere thought, he could clearly perceive the complete Law information contained within each Annihilation Mark.

He had already comprehended all the ’Space Annihilation Marks’ in this mental Void Realm!

’Hum——!’

The entire mental Void Realm shook violently, and all the Annihilation Marks, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, suddenly contracted, finally converging into an ancient rune condensed to the extreme, seemingly composed of the pure rules of ’nothingness,’ which instantly merged into the center of Ye Chen’s mental Incarnation’s brow!

’Good.’

That indifferent thought sounded again, carrying a trace of imperceptible approval.

’Descendant, you have passed the test of ’Void Realm Heart Tempering’ and obtained my ’Space Annihilation’ Law imprint.’

’This imprint can help you initially wield the power of Space Annihilation, open a path to survival in desperate situations, and is also a Sharp Weapon to counter ’devouring’ and ’nothingness’...’

’However, remember... the ultimate of space is not only ’Nirvana’... ’existence’ and ’nothingness’ are mutually generative and restrictive; only then is it eternal...’

The thought dissipated gradually as it reached this point.

Ye Chen only felt the scene before him change again, and his mind had returned to his physical body.

He was still standing at the entrance of the Star Burying Valley, and not far ahead was the remains of the ’Void Realm Master’.

But at this moment, the open eyes of the remains had already closed again, and the area of ’absolute calm’ around its body began to slowly dissipate, as if it had completed its final mission and was about to completely merge into this eternal Void Realm.

And within Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, in addition to the chaos primordial fetus, there was now an ancient, gray, constantly emerging and disappearing rune—the Space Annihilation Law imprint!

With a slight movement of his mind, he did not use his Protective Aura, but merely by invoking that Law imprint, he pointed his fingers like a sword and gently sliced at the Void Realm beside him.

’Ssh——’

A tiny, almost invisible gray mark quietly appeared as his fingertips sliced through.

Wherever the mark passed, the spatial structure there seemed to be conceptually ’erased,’ leaving behind a brief, absolute trajectory of ’nothingness’!

Although this mark only existed for an instant before being quickly filled by the surrounding spatial rules, its contained terrifying power made even Ye Chen feel alarmed.

This was only a preliminary invocation, yet it had such power!

If he used the guixu sword as a carrier and fully unleashed this power of Space Annihilation, its power would likely far exceed ordinary Heaven Rank martial arts!

More importantly, he felt that his perception of the surrounding space had reached a whole new height.

The originally violent and chaotic Law turbulence and spatial folds at the entrance of the Star Burying Valley became unprecedentedly clear in his ’eyes’.

He could even faintly ’see’ several relatively stable ’paths’ hidden beneath the chaotic appearance that could lead deeper into the valley.

This Void Realm Heart Tempering had yielded huge gains!

He bowed solemnly to the remains that were about to dissipate.

Regardless of what kind of existence this ’Void Realm Master’ was, the Legacy left behind was undoubtedly a timely help for him.

After the bow, he did not hesitate, looking with determined eyes towards the dark, deep, and all-devouring Star Burying Valley.

Relying on his newly acquired spatial perception, he selected a relatively stable ’path,’ his figure flickering as if merging into the folds of space, silently stepping into this death trap where even a Peak Tiangang Realm Cultivator could fall.

Inside the valley, light completely disappeared, and only his Divine Sense could barely perceive the surroundings.

The chaotic Law storms were like invisible blades, omnipresent, cutting through everything.

Occasionally, broken Law fragments streaked by like meteors, carrying destructive power.

Ye Chen concealed his figure to the extreme, moving through the chaotic Law gaps like a ghost.

The Space Annihilation Law imprint allowed him to perceive and avoid the most dangerous spatial traps in advance, and the Chaos Limitless Steps, bolstered by his newly gained spatial understanding, became even more elusive and unpredictable.

He continued to go deeper, adjusting his direction according to the bone piece map and the induction of the chaos ancestral talisman.

Along the way, he saw more terrifying scenes left over from the ancient war.

There were divine and demonic legions frozen in spacetime faults, maintaining a charging posture; there were broken giant weapons that still emitted monstrous ferocity, deeply embedded in the canyon walls; and there was even an area filled with dense, eerie green mist that could corrode even Divine Sense, from which faint, hair-raising chewing sounds could be heard...

He carefully avoided them all.

As he continued to go deeper, the induction of the chaos ancestral talisman became stronger and stronger.

At the same time, a heavy, ancient, and terrifying pressure, carrying the unique majesty and tyranny of the Dragon Clan, also began to spread like dark clouds from the deepest part of the canyon, shrouding his heart.

Star Devouring Ancient Dragon! It was indeed in the deepest part of this Star Burying Valley, and it seemed... to be in some kind of state?

Although the pressure was terrifying, it carried a trace of imperceptible... silence?

Ye Chen’s heart stirred, and he more carefully restrained his aura, sneaking towards the core area from where the pressure originated.

Finally, after passing through an area piled up with countless broken star cores that emitted chaotic magnetic fields, the scene before him suddenly opened up!

He had arrived at the deepest part of the Star Burying Valley!

This was a huge circular valley; in the center of the valley, there was no altar, but a bottomless dark giant pit, as if leading straight to the earth’s core, emitting a heart-palpitating power of devouring.

And on the edge of that giant pit, coiled a figure... so huge it was indescribable!

It was a Dragon! A true Ancient Dragon in the real sense!

It was covered all over with dark golden scales that looked like they were forged from star fragments, each scale larger than a house!

It lay there like a winding mountain range, and the Dragon might it unconsciously emitted while sleeping caused the surrounding space to constantly twist and collapse!

Its head was like a mountain, its dragon horns pierced the sky ferociously, and its tightly closed giant eyes were like two extinguished suns.

As it breathed, it stirred the chaotic Law air currents in the valley, forming small energy storms.

Star Devouring Ancient Dragon!

And in the center of the coiled body of this terrifying Ancient Dragon, right next to the position of its heart under its reverse scale, a faint but incredibly pure Chaos radiance was flickering tenaciously!

The aura of that radiance was of the same origin as the Chaos fire seed Ye Chen had previously obtained, but it was more condensed, more ancient, as if it contained the ultimate mystery of Chaos ’existence’!

Ancestral Rune Fragment! It was right there!

However, to obtain the fragment, he had to bypass this sleeping Star Devouring Ancient Dragon whose strength exceeded the Tiangang Realm!

Ye Chen held his breath, reduced his sense of existence to the minimum, and his brain operated at high speed, thinking of countermeasures.

Grab it by force? That was undoubtedly courting death.

Outsmart it? How could he take the fragment from its heart without the knowledge of such a terrifying existence?

His gaze fell on the Star Devouring Ancient Dragon’s giant eyes, which were like extinguished suns, and its rhythmically rising and falling breath, which stirred the Law storms...

An extremely bold, perhaps even crazy, idea gradually formed in his mind.