341: Chapter 341 The Abyss of Nothingness! Six People Gather to Battle for the Top Spot

The moment the teleportation light dissipated, the six people stood in a state of absolute void.

There was no light, no sound, no warmth, and no reference points whatsoever. Up, down, left, right, front, and back were all the same darkness—bottomless and boundless.

Arrogant Dragon subconsciously gripped his sword hilt, only to find his hand empty—his immortal emperor long sword had broken back in the Karma Arena.

Morgana tried to condense frost, but only a few wisps of cold air emerged from her palm, instantly dissipating into the void.

Alpha's data body fluctuated violently, the code on the light screen flickering and dying out repeatedly, as if subject to some kind of interference.

The flames on the Flame Demon were completely extinguished at this moment.

Zhang Hao was so scared that he directly grabbed Lin Chen's arm.

"B-Boss... what is this place?"

Lin Chen did not answer.

He just stood quietly in the void, as if waiting for something.

Three seconds later, a pair of eyes lit up in the darkness.

Those eyes were larger than stars, their blood-red pupils reflecting the rise and fall of countless universes. They floated before the six people, blinking slowly; every blink caused a violent distortion in the surrounding space.

"Welcome to the Abyss of Nothingness."

The voice came from all directions—low, hollow, and devoid of any emotion.

"I am the Incarnation of Nothingness, the number one ranked player in the True Game."

"And also your... end."

As the voice fell, countless grayish-white hands suddenly stretched out from the darkness.

Those hands surged from all directions, each about thirty feet large, fingers splayed, reaching for the six people.

Arrogant Dragon was the first to react, throwing a punch at the nearest hand.

The moment his fist hit the palm, his arm began to turn transparent.

Starting from the fingertips, skin, flesh, and bone vanished in turn, like a pencil drawing being rubbed out by an eraser. The transparency spread extremely fast, reaching his elbow in the blink of an eye.

"Arrogant Dragon!" Morgana rushed over, pressing her palm onto his shoulder as she pushed her Frost Law to its limit.

The speed of the transparency slowed down, but it did not stop.

The Flame Demon spread his arms, attempting to ignite his flames, but there was no oxygen in the void at all; his flames died out as soon as a wisp appeared.

Alpha's data body flickered frantically, trying to calculate a countermeasure, but every line of code was swallowed by the void as soon as it was generated.

Zhang Hao held onto Lin Chen tightly, his whole body trembling.

Lin Chen stood in place, motionless.

He watched the surging grayish-white hands, watched Arrogant Dragon's arm turning transparent, and watched Morgana's futile efforts.

Then, he smiled.

That smile stunned everyone present—at a time like this, he could actually still smile?

"Incarnation of Nothingness, right?"

His voice wasn't loud, yet it spread clearly through the entire abyss.

Those grayish-white hands stopped.

The transparency of Arrogant Dragon's arm also stopped.

In the darkness, those blood-red eyes blinked.

"Do you have something to say?"

Lin Chen pulled something out from his robes.

It was a palm-sized metal plate engraved with complex runes—it was the karma interferer he had bought in the Edge World to save Arrogant Dragon. He still had one in his hand.

"Do you know what this is?"

The Incarnation of Nothingness was silent for a second.

"A karma interferer. It can temporarily block the laws of karma."

Lin Chen nodded.

"Correct. But I'm using it not to block you."

The Incarnation of Nothingness was taken aback.

"Then who do you want to block?"

Lin Chen pointed at himself.

"Me."

He crushed the metal plate.

Buzz—

An invisible ripple instantly spread out.

The moment the ripple touched Lin Chen, his body began to glow.

That light wasn't ordinary gold, but an indescribable brilliance. It pierced through the void, illuminating the entire abyss.

When the grayish-white hands met the light, they instantly turned into blue smoke and dissipated.

For the first time, the Incarnation of Nothingness showed a look of surprise.

"You... what did you do?"

Lin Chen looked down at his own hands.

"I used the karma interferer to temporarily cut the causal connection between myself and this game."

He looked up at those blood-red eyes.

"Right now, I am not a player. I am merely an observer."

"Your existence erasure is ineffective against me."

The Incarnation of Nothingness fell silent.

Three seconds later, it spoke:

"Interesting. You are the first person to think of using such a method."

Lin Chen smiled.

"I'm not here to waste words with you."

He raised his hand and pointed at the space between the Incarnation of Nothingness's eyes.

"Now, I give you two choices."

"First, let us go. We continue playing this game and decide the winner at the very end."

"Second, keep fighting. But you can't kill me, and you can't kill my people. And I have three minutes to use my status as an observer to see through your weaknesses."

The Incarnation of Nothingness remained silent.

Those blood-red eyes flickered violently, as if engaged in an intense internal struggle.

Three seconds later.

All those grayish-white hands retracted into the darkness.

"You win."

The Incarnation of Nothingness's voice was still hollow, but it carried a trace of inexplicable complexity.

"Three minutes. I will wait for you for three minutes."

Lin Chen smiled.

He turned around and looked at the five people behind him.

Arrogant Dragon's arm had returned to normal, the transparency completely gone. He clenched his fist and looked at Lin Chen, his eyes full of admiration.

Morgana breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against Arrogant Dragon.

The Flame Demon's flames reignited; though weak, they indeed existed.

Alpha's data body stabilized and began to frantically record everything that had just happened.

Zhang Hao let go of Lin Chen's arm and plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

"Boss, you scared me to death just now..."

Lin Chen ignored him.

He just looked up at those blood-red eyes and spoke slowly:

"Incarnation of Nothingness, let me ask you a question."

"Speak."

"What are you?"

The Incarnation of Nothingness was silent.

Lin Chen continued:

"You are ranked first, yet you never appear in any arena. You hide in the abyss, waiting for others to find you. Your ability is existence erasure, yet you never attack proactively."

"You are not a player."

"You are—the game itself."

The Incarnation of Nothingness was silent for a long time.

So long that Zhang Hao thought it was about to turn hostile.

Then, it laughed.

That laughter was hair-raising, like the wails of countless vengeful spirits.

"Lin Chen, you are the first person to guess my identity."

It slowly emerged from the darkness.

It wasn't human-shaped, but a chaotic mass composed of countless grayish-white characters. Those characters constantly writhed, combined, and decomposed, changing every second. Some characters were 'Fear', some were 'Despair', some were 'Oblivion', and some were 'Death'.

"I am the Incarnation of Nothingness, and also the underlying program of the True Game. My task is to eliminate all players who cannot pass the ultimate trial."

It looked at Lin Chen.

"And you have passed."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Passed?"

The Incarnation of Nothingness nodded.

"In those three seconds just now, you showed no fear, no retreat, and no begging for mercy. You used your status as an observer to see through my essence."

"This is the ultimate trial."

It raised a hand—if that mass of chaos could be called a hand—and a golden token slowly floated toward Lin Chen.

Three words were engraved on the token: 'Void Token'.

"Take it, and you can enter the core area of the True Game and meet the members of The Committee."

"They have been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Chen took the token.

The token felt slightly warm in his palm.

He looked up at the Incarnation of Nothingness.

"What does The Committee want with me?"

The Incarnation of Nothingness smiled.

That smile was even more eerie than before.

"They want to talk to you—about becoming the Tenth Dimension Administrator."

Lin Chen was silent for a second.

Then he smiled.

That smile was different from before—it wasn't mocking or disdainful, but one of genuine anticipation.

"Then let's talk."

He turned and looked at the five people behind him.

"Let's go. Time to meet this Committee."

The teleportation light shone.

The six people disappeared from the Abyss of Nothingness.

The Incarnation of Nothingness stood in place, watching the direction they had left.

A long time later, it said softly:

"An interesting sample."

"It's time to invite him into the True Game."

As the words fell, it merged back into the darkness.

The abyss returned to a deathly silence.