Soul Race

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf seized the opportunity to activate Void Shuttle. Its silver figure appeared behind the mechanical beast like a ghost, its wolf claws, carrying the sharpness of a Space Fissure, fiercely clawed at the mechanical beast's single eye—that was where its energy core was located.

"Clang!" The wolf claw struck the single eye, emitting a crisp clang of metal. An energy shield appeared on the surface of the mechanical beast's single eye, deflecting the wolf claw. At the same time, dozens of steel needles shot out from the metal tubes on its tail. The steel needles were coated with "Energy Devouring Venom" that could corrode an Immortal Venerable Realm body.

"Be careful!" White Night swung his iron sword, and a cyan-gold sword light drew an arc, deflecting all the steel needles. The steel needles landed on the platform, emitting a "sizzling" corrosive sound, and the hard metal platform was corroded with dense small holes.

Seeing that its attack was ineffective, the mechanical beast suddenly curled into a ball. The metal tubes rubbed against each other, generating a strong electromagnetic pulse. The pulse spread from the spherical body as its center, causing White Night's Chaos Star Realm to tremble violently under the impact of the pulse, and subtle cracks appeared in the law network within the domain.

"The interference of Technology Law... is more troublesome than I imagined." White Night frowned, integrating the Star Core Chip into his iron sword. Countless blue technology runes suddenly appeared in the cyan-gold light on the sword. The runes resonated with the mechanical beast's electromagnetic pulse, and the intensity of the pulse began to gradually weaken.

"This is... reverse interference?" White Night's heart stirred. Following the Technology Law in the chip, he injected Chaos energy into the runes. The runes suddenly burst into dazzling blue light, and a blue electromagnetic beam shot out from the sword tip, accurately hitting the mechanical beast's single eye.

"Sizzle!" The mechanical beast's single eye flickered violently under the impact of the electromagnetic beam, and the red light gradually dimmed. It let out a painful roar, its curled body unfolded, and black oil sprayed from the metal tubes, clearly indicating that its energy core had been severely damaged.

"Now!" White Night and Silver Wolf attacked simultaneously. The cyan-gold sword light slashed at the mechanical beast's torso, and the Silver Wolf claws grabbed at its single eye. The two cooperated perfectly, instantly destroying all three mechanical beasts. The wreckage of the mechanical beasts was decomposed under the effect of Chaos Law, transforming into pure Technology energy, and integrated into the Star Core Chip.

[Killed x3 out-of-control mechanical beasts, Star Core Chip energy +50%, Technology Law integration +10%]

When the system prompt sounded, White Night could clearly feel that the Technology Law in the Star Core Chip was more complete, and he could even control the surrounding metal platforms, allowing them to automatically piece together into new passages, saving the trouble of detours.

Continuing to delve deeper along the newly assembled passage, more mechanical beasts began to appear in the surrounding darkness. Their forms varied; some specialized in long-range attacks, some in close-range defense, and there were even mechanical beasts that could control Space, with their strength also increasing from the early Immortal Venerable Realm to the middle Immortal Venerable Realm.

"There is a large gathering of mechanical beasts ahead, over a hundred of them." Silver Wolf growled at the darkness ahead, its wolf eyes reflecting dense red light dots—the single eyes of the mechanical beasts.

White Night unfolded his Heavenly Heart Imprint, detecting the situation in the core area: a hundred mechanical beasts surrounded a giant metal altar. A black crystal floated on the altar, containing energy related to the universe law, clearly the core of an ancient technology relic, a "universe law fragment"!

"We must get the fragment as soon as possible, otherwise there will be more and more mechanical beasts." White Night raised the Chaos Star Realm's energy to its peak. Blue technology runes and golden Star Origin integrated into the cyan-black airflow, forming a three-color barrier. "Silver Wolf, you take the left flank, I'll take the right flank. We'll break through simultaneously, targeting the black crystal on the altar!"

Silver Wolf nodded, silver light bursting from its body, its Void Shuttle ability ready to be unleashed at any moment. White Night, meanwhile, swung his iron sword, and a three-colored sword light drew a huge arc, temporarily forcing back the mechanical beasts ahead.

"Charge!"

The two rushed towards the core area simultaneously. White Night's sword light continuously struck down, each sword light capable of killing a mechanical beast. The technology runes interfered with the actions of the surrounding mechanical beasts, causing a brief delay in their attacks. Silver Wolf, on the other hand, utilized Void Shuttle to move nimbly between the mechanical beasts, and the Space Fissures on its wolf claws continuously tore through the mechanical beasts' bodies, carving a path for White Night.

However, the number of mechanical beasts was simply too great. As soon as one batch was slain, new mechanical beasts rushed out from the darkness. White Night's immortal soul power consumption grew increasingly large, cracks began to appear in the Chaos Star Realm's barrier, and the Star Core Chip's energy was only 30% remaining. If he didn't break through quickly, he might be surrounded.

"This won't do," White Night thought to himself, suddenly remembering the "Mechanical Fusion" ability in the chip. "Perhaps I can try to fuse the wreckage of the mechanical beasts to enhance my combat power."

He simultaneously activated Chaos Law and Technology Law, striking an energy blast at a mechanical beast's wreckage. The wreckage decomposed under the effect of the energy, turning into countless blue metal fragments. These fragments flew towards White Night as if alive, attaching themselves to his cyan robe, gradually forming a set of blue mechanical armor.

The armor's shoulders were equipped with two miniature laser cannons, the waist with an energy shield generator, the legs with propulsion devices, and the back with a pair of metal wings—this "Chaos Mechanical Armor" not only enhanced defense but also increased attack and speed, and could even perform short-distance flight with the propulsion devices, greatly boosting White Night's combat power.

[Fused mechanical wreckage, obtained Chaos Mechanical Armor (Immortal Venerable Realm Peak-grade), Technology Law integration +20%]

After putting on the mechanical armor, White Night's combat power surged. The laser cannons on his shoulders shot out two blue lasers, instantly destroying ten mechanical beasts. The metal wings on his back unfolded, carrying him quickly towards the altar, avoiding the attacks of the surrounding mechanical beasts. The energy shield at his waist blocked the mechanical beasts' long-range attacks, buying him precious time.

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf also broke through the encirclement of mechanical beasts with the cover of the mechanical armor, arriving near the altar. It sprayed a silver sound wave at the black crystal on the altar. The sound wave contained the power of Space Law, attempting to dislodge the crystal from the altar.

"Roar!" A giant mechanical beast, over ten feet tall, suddenly rushed out from the darkness. Its body was composed of thousands of metal tubes, its head was a single eye flashing with purple light, and it was surrounded by Technology Law stronger than that of the previous mechanical beasts. Its strength had actually reached the late Immortal Venerable Realm—it was the leader of the mechanical beasts, the "Mechanical Overlord"!

The Mechanical Overlord swung its huge metal arm, smashing towards White Night with destructive force. The technology runes on the metal arm burst out with purple light, forming a giant energy fist print. The fist print contained the power of Space shattering, causing even the Chaos Star Realm's barrier to violently twist.

"Chaos Star Annihilation - Technology Break!" White Night roared, injecting all his Chaos energy, Star Origin, and Technology Law into his iron sword. The three-colored light on the sword surged, and a three-colored sword light shot out from the sword tip. The sword light contained the fused power of the three laws, colliding with the Mechanical Overlord's energy fist print.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion echoed in the core area. The surrounding mechanical beasts were destroyed by the shockwave of the explosion, and the metal platform also shattered into countless fragments. White Night and the Mechanical Overlord both flew backward. A crack appeared on the shoulder of White Night's mechanical armor, and a trace of golden immortal soul blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. The Mechanical Overlord's metal arm, however, was severed by the sword light, purple energy spewed from the break, and the light in its single eye dimmed.

"I didn't expect you to be able to injure this Overlord." The Mechanical Overlord let out an electronically synthesized roar. Its remaining metal arm suddenly split into hundreds of metal filaments, which shot towards White Night like venomous snakes. Each metal filament carried venom that could corrode laws.

White Night activated the mechanical armor's energy shield and simultaneously swung his iron sword. The three-colored sword light formed an impenetrable sword net, severing all the metal filaments. But the number of metal filaments was too great, and the shield began to crack under the corrosion of the venom. The mechanical armor's energy was also down to only 10%.

"Silver Wolf, help me hold it off!" White Night roared, injecting all his remaining Chaos energy into the Star Core Chip. The chip suddenly burst into dazzling blue light, and a blue technology light beam shot out from the chip, accurately hitting the Mechanical Overlord's single eye.

"Sizzle!" The Mechanical Overlord's single eye flickered violently under the impact of the light beam, and the purple light gradually extinguished. It let out a painful roar, and the split metal filaments began to retract, clearly indicating that its energy core had been severely damaged.

Silver Wolf seized the opportunity to activate Void Shuttle, transforming into a silver light and circling behind the Mechanical Overlord. The sharpness of a Space Fissure condensed on its wolf claws, fiercely striking at its energy core—the position of its single eye.

"Pfft!" The moment the wolf claw pierced its single eye, the Mechanical Overlord let out a final roar, its massive body collapsing with a crash. Black oil spewed from its metal tubes, and it completely lost all signs of life.

[Killed Mechanical Overlord (Immortal Venerable Realm Late-stage), Star Core Chip energy +100%, Technology Law integration +30%]

With the Mechanical Overlord dealt with, the remaining mechanical beast horde, now leaderless, was quickly annihilated by White Night and Silver Wolf. White Night walked to the altar, looking at the black crystal suspended on it. The crystal contained energy related to the universe law, even purer than the Regeneration Law fragment he had obtained earlier in the Bicolor Star Domain.

He reached out and held the black crystal in his hand. The moment the crystal touched his palm, it burst into dazzling black light, and countless pieces of information related to the universe law surged into his sea of consciousness—this information recorded the birth and evolution of the universe, as well as the origins of various laws such as Creation, Destruction, Life, and Technology. It also mentioned clues to the "universe law core": the core is located at the center of the universe, the "Chaos Star Domain", which is the source of the universe law. Only cultivators who master all basic laws can approach the core.

[Obtained universe law fragment (Technology Chapter), main quest "Search for the universe law core" progress increased to 30%]

[Unlocked new law: Technology Law (can control all technological creations, and merge with other laws to generate new abilities)]

After absorbing the information within the crystal, White Night felt his understanding of the universe law deepen. The law network within the Chaos Star Realm became more complete, with various laws such as creation, destruction, life, technology, Space Law, and wind-element laws intertwining to form a perfect law closed-loop. His cultivation also continuously approached the perfect peak of the Immortal Venerable Realm under the nourishment of the laws.

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf walked to his side, rubbing against his palm, its wolf eyes sparkling with excitement. It could sense that the law energy on White Night was purer, and the surrounding space had become more stable, indicating a clear increase in his strength.

"It's time for us to leave here." White Night put away the black crystal and the Star Core Chip, then turned and walked out of the ruins. After absorbing the Mechanical Overlord's energy, the Star Core Chip could now fully control the Ancient Technology Ruins. Before leaving, he set the ruins to "automatic defense mode" to prevent other forces from intruding and disrupting the law balance there.

As they exited the ruins, the Mechanical Race's fleet was already waiting outside. The Mechanical Emperor personally arrived in his flagship. Seeing the black crystal in White Night's hand, a surprised light flashed across his display screen: "You succeeded! I didn't expect you could really obtain a universe law fragment!"

"Many thanks to Senior's Star Core Chip, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to break through the mechanical beasts' obstruction smoothly." White Night cupped his hands and returned the chip to the Mechanical Emperor, "The chip has absorbed enough technology energy; perhaps it can help the Mechanical Race improve their Technology Law level."

The Mechanical Emperor took the chip, and gratitude flashed in his eyes: "The Mechanical Race will never forget this kindness. If you need help in the future, just contact us through the chip, and all fleets of the Mechanical Race will be at your command!"

After bidding farewell to the Mechanical Emperor, White Night rode the Wind Howling Silver Wolf and flew towards the Soul Star Domain. He knew that to collect all the universe law fragments and find the universe law core, he still needed to explore more star domains and master more laws. The Soul Law of the Soul Star Domain would be his next target.

Along the way, White Night began to study the information in the black crystal. He discovered that the universe law core was not only the source of laws but also the key to balancing the universe. Once the core became abnormal, the laws of the entire universe would fall into chaos, potentially even leading to the universe's destruction. Currently, the core had shown faint abnormal fluctuations, which was the fundamental reason for the destruction law outbreak in the Dual-Colored Star Domain and the mechanical beasts losing control in the Mechanical Star Domain.

"I must find the core as soon as possible, otherwise the universe will face a huge crisis." A determined light flashed in White Night's eyes, and he accelerated his flying speed. The Wind Howling Silver Wolf also sensed his urgency; the silver light around its body surged, and its void-traveling speed increased to the extreme, quickly disappearing at the edge of the Mechanical Star Domain.

The outline of the Soul Star Domain gradually appeared in the starry sky ahead. This star domain presented a strange pale green color, with countless planets enveloped by transparent soul energy. The air was filled with energy fluctuations that could affect immortal souls. Even Immortal Venerable Realm cultivators, if not protected, would have their immortal souls gradually eroded and become chaotic.

White Night activated his Chaos Star Domain. Black and cyan airflow merged with golden Star Origin, forming a solid barrier that isolated the soul energy. He knew that the exploration of the Soul Star Domain would be more difficult than before, but for the balance of the universe, and to find the universe law core, he had to face the challenge.

White Night's cosmic expedition continued... At the edge of the Soul Star Domain, the pale green soul energy, like flowing silk, wrapped around the surface of every planet.

These energies appeared gentle but harbored hidden dangers—White Night's Chaos Star Domain had just touched the energy flow when subtle tremors appeared in the law network within the domain. Even the golden light film condensed from Star Origin rippled. If he hadn't reinforced his defenses in time, his immortal soul might have been pulled by this energy, showing signs of disorder.

"The soul energy here is more overbearing than recorded." White Night raised his hand to stroke the Wind Howling Silver Wolf's mane, noticing that countless fragmented phantom images were reflected in the spiritual wolf's eyes. These phantoms were the remnant souls of cultivators trapped by soul energy, emitting silent roars. "Silver Wolf, try to avoid dense energy flows when using void traversal; these remnant souls might interfere with your Space Law."

The Silver Wolf let out a low growl, and a faint starlight emanated from its silvery-white body. This was a protective mechanism formed by Star Origin within its body, temporarily isolating the erosion of soul energy. One person and one wolf cautiously traversed the pale green energy flow, flying towards the Soul Source Star, the core of the Soul Star Domain—according to clues in the black crystal, the core fragment of Soul Law was hidden on Soul Source Star, which was also the gathering place of the Soul Race.

During the flight, the surrounding soul energy suddenly became viscous, and the originally dispersed remnant soul phantoms began to gather, gradually forming translucent "soul body creatures." These creatures varied in form; some retained the outline of cultivators, while others transformed into ferocious beast shapes, surrounded by "soul-devouring mist" that could directly attack immortal souls. The weakest among them had reached the early Immortal Venerable Realm.

"Roar!" A soul lion, condensed from thousands of remnant souls, was the first to attack. It opened its gaping maw and spewed out a dark green soul-devouring mist. Wherever the mist passed, small holes were corroded in space, and even the barrier of the Chaos Star Realm showed black marks.

"Chaos - Purify!" White Night let out a low cry. Black and cyan airflow formed a vortex in front of him. Golden Star Origin merged into the vortex, forcibly absorbing the soul-devouring mist. The remnant souls in the mist gradually calmed down under the effect of the purification power, transforming into faint golden light spots that drifted towards Soul Source Star, evidently seeking a resting place for their souls.

Seeing its attack was ineffective, the soul lion angrily pounced on White Night. The soul-devouring mist on its sharp claws condensed into substantial blade light, attempting to tear apart the Chaos Star Realm's barrier. The Wind Howling Silver Wolf, seeing this, burst forth with silver sound waves from its body. The sound waves contained the vibrating power of Space Law, accurately striking the soul lion's head—the weakest point where remnant souls converged.

"Bang!" The soul lion's head shattered in the sound waves, and countless remnant soul phantoms scattered and fled, but were devoured and purified one by one by White Night's Chaos Law. After dealing with the soul lion, the surrounding soul body creatures, as if provoked, swarmed towards the two. The dark green soul-devouring mist formed a huge cloud in the starry sky, firmly trapping White Night and the Silver Wolf.

"This won't do; the soul body creatures will only increase." White Night frowned, his Heavenly Heart Imprint rapidly analyzing the surrounding soul energy. "The core of these creatures is the 'dominant remnant soul.' As long as we find and purify the dominant remnant soul, we can disintegrate their forms."

He expanded the perception range of the Chaos Star Realm and soon discovered twelve powerful remnant soul phantoms deep within the cloud—these were precisely the dominant remnant souls controlling all soul body creatures. Their aura reached the mid-Immortal Venerable Realm, several times stronger than ordinary soul body creatures.

"Silver Wolf, cover me!" White Night activated the propulsion device of his mechanical armor. Blue flames erupted from his back, propelling him towards the dominant remnant souls. The laser cannons on his shoulders continuously fired blue energy beams, shattering the obstructing soul body creatures one by one, while the energy shield at his waist blocked the erosion of the soul-devouring mist.

The Wind Howling Silver Wolf followed closely, its silver figure weaving through the cloud. The spatial rifts on its wolf claws continuously tore apart the bodies of the soul body creatures, clearing a path for White Night. As he approached the dominant remnant souls, White Night infused the Technology Law from the Star Core Chip into his iron sword. A dark green Soul Law rune was added to the three-colored light on the sword—this was the basic Soul Law he had comprehended by purifying remnant souls during his flight, which could temporarily interfere with the dominant remnant souls' control.

"Chaos Star Destruction - Soul Break!" The dark green rune merged into the cyan-golden sword light, accurately striking the first dominant remnant soul. The remnant soul let out a tragic shriek, gradually dissipating under the sword light's purification. The uncontrolled soul body creatures also disintegrated, transforming into countless faint golden light spots.

For the next half an hour, White Night and the Silver Wolf cooperated tacitly, purifying the twelve dominant remnant souls one by one. When the last remnant soul dissipated, the surrounding soul-devouring mist also receded, and the starry sky returned to clarity, leaving only those faint golden light spots drifting towards Soul Source Star, like a grand meteor shower.

[Purified Dominant Remnant Soul x12, Soul Law fusion degree +25%, obtained soul source crystal x3]

soul source crystal are the product condensed from remnant souls after purification, containing pure soul energy. They can not only repair damaged immortal souls but also enhance control over Soul Law. White Night gave one crystal to the Silver Wolf and kept two for himself. As soon as the crystal entered his mouth, a warm energy surged from his throat into his sea of consciousness. His immortal soul, which had been somewhat disordered due to soul energy interference, instantly became clear.

Continuing to fly towards Soul Source Star, the surrounding soul energy grew denser and denser. One could even see some translucent soul plants growing in the starry sky. The leaves of these plants were pale purple, and the dew drops from their petals could nourish remnant souls, serving as the destination for the faint golden light spots seen earlier.

"That's Soul Source Star ahead." The Silver Wolf suddenly stopped and let out a low growl towards the planet ahead. The surface of Soul Source Star was covered by a thick layer of soul energy. Within this energy layer, the outline of a massive city could vaguely be seen. The city's architecture was condensed from soul energy, appearing translucent and pale green, like an illusion floating in the starry sky.

White Night's Heavenly Heart Imprint penetrated the energy layer and explored inside the city. The city was inhabited by humanoid creatures whose bodies were composed of pure soul energy, without physical form. They had a pair of pale purple soul wings on their backs and held staffs crafted from soul source crystal, surrounded by energy highly compatible with Soul Law.

These were the Soul Race, an indigenous race dedicated to guarding remnant souls and researching Soul Law...