69: The Abyss of Nothingness, the Battlefield Beyond the Boundaries

Lin Dao stopped his steps on a ruined ancient continent permeated with an aura of decay and destruction.

His gaze fell upon a half-collapsed black Divine Hall at the center of the continent.

Within the hall, a fluctuation carrying a dense aura of an Outer Realm Evil God was slowly Awakening, causing him to feel a slight palpitation.

Lin Dao stared intently at the half-collapsed palace, whose material was neither metal nor stone, and which flowed with an ominous, faint glow.

The Evil God aura emanating from the hall carried a strong sense of erosion and corruption, as if it could pollute Laws and twist the mind.

An ordinary Samsara Realm expert here would likely need to make thorough preparations to prevent their spirit from being misled.

But Lin Dao's expression remained unchanged.

The Minor Achievement level of the Primordial Divine Demon Body granted him the formidable capital of being immune to all methods and repelling all evils.

Lin Dao took a step forward, ignoring the bizarre pressure that could instantly drive a Nirvana Realm expert mad, and walked straight into the Divine Hall.

The hall was vast and empty, with most of the giant pillars supporting the dome already fractured.

The ground was carved with twisted and strange runes.

In the center was a massive, dry black Blood Pool.

Above the Blood Pool floated a shadow that was constantly writhing, condensed from countless resentments and corrupted Divine Power—the Incarnation of the Evil God's lingering will!

"Hiss... Fresh... flesh... Souls..."

The shadow uttered a grating murmur.

Countless twisted tentacles and eyeballs stretched out from the shadow, carrying the power to contaminate the Divine Soul, enveloping Lin Dao from all directions.

"Noisy."

Lin Dao didn't even bother using a Divine Ability.

He merely let the might of his Minor Achievement Primordial Divine Demon Body emanate slightly.

Boom!

A brute, ancient, and world-destroying pure power spread out with him as the center!

The twisted tentacles and eyeballs, upon contact with this power, reacted as if they had met their nemesis.

They let out piercing shrieks and rapidly dissolved and disintegrated!

The core of the shadow also violently shook, letting out a terrified roar:

"No! What is this power?!"

"You are not a native of this world?!"

"You are... a Chaos God-Demon?!"

Lin Dao did not reply.

He directly raised his hand and grasped the air.

A giant hand composed of Chaos Qi flow and dark gold runes appeared out of thin air, seizing the struggling Evil God's will.

"Soul Search."

His formidable Divine Thought forcibly invaded the shadow's core, seizing the remaining memory fragments within.

Countless chaotic, bloody scenes about Outer Realm conquests and Evil God sacrifices flooded into Lin Dao's mind.

But his spirit was stable, and he quickly filtered out the useless information.

Finally, he captured a few key fragments:

An Outer Realm battlefield named the "Abyss of Nothingness"...

Experts from countless Great Realms fighting against some indescribable dark existence...

The Guixu Sea was once a weak node connecting to that battlefield...

This Divine Hall was a coordinate established by a fallen Evil God attempting Rebirth in this world...

"Abyss of Nothingness... Outer Realm Battlefield..."

A flash of realization crossed Lin Dao's eyes.

The Guixu Sea indeed connected to a broader world, and it seemed to involve an ancient war affecting multiple Great Realms.

He applied force to his palm, the Chaos Qi flow grinding.

"No—!"

Accompanied by a final unwilling roar, the Evil God's residual will was completely crushed and purified.

It transformed into pure Soul energy, which Lin Dao absorbed, further refining his Divine Soul by a fraction.

The Divine Hall returned to dead silence.

Lin Dao swept his gaze around and discovered a black token, palm-sized and made of neither gold nor wood, at the bottom of the Blood Pool.

An ancient character, "Abyss," was carved on it.

The token felt ice-cold in his hand and faintly resonated with a distant place.

"A Guiding Token for the Abyss of Nothingness?"

Lin Dao put it away; this might be the key to entering that battlefield in the future.

Having resolved the hidden danger here, Lin Dao did not linger.

He continued deeper toward the Guixu Sea.

He felt that he was not far from the core that would uncover the final secret of this sea region.

Across the Nine Provinces, the Breakthroughs of the Seven Saint Sons had entered the boiling point.

Meteorite Sea, Sword Immortal's Ruined Tomb.

The battle between Lin Hao and the sword-wielding phantom was reaching its end.

His blue robe was shredded, and his body was covered in sword marks deep enough to expose the bone.

But his eyes were increasingly brilliant, and the ancient sword in his hand hummed incessantly, resonating strongly with the 'Void Slaying' Immortal Sword.

"My sword does not seek to slay the heavens, nor to destroy the earth; it only seeks a clear conscience and to protect those I ought to protect!"

"This is my Sword Heart!"

Boom!

The Sword Soul in his Sea of Consciousness burst forth with unprecedented radiance, colliding head-on with the final strike unleashed by the sword-wielding phantom!

In the end, the phantom slowly dissipated.

And the 'Void Slaying' Immortal Sword let out a joyful sword cry, transforming into a streak of light, and actively flew into Lin Hao's hand!

Lin Hao's aura surged, his Sword Soul transformed, and he officially entered the Heavenly Soul Realm!

Moreover, he had obtained the recognition and Legacy of the Ancient Sword Immortal!

Myriad Beast Mountain Range, Primordial Dragon Nest.

Ye Chen's struggle against the Dragon Soul was simple and brutal.

He almost abandoned all defense, allowing the Dragon Soul's attacks to land on his body, leaving terrifying wounds.

But his fists also struck the core of the Dragon Soul again and again.

The recovery power and strength of the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body were pushed to the extreme!

"Roar! Your power belongs to me!"

Ye Chen roared, and his final punch, carrying an unstoppable will, forcefully blasted through the Dragon Soul's core.

Swallowing all its remaining Dragon Origin and fighting will!

His body let out crackling explosions, and his vital energy surged like a great river.

His cultivation abruptly broke through to the third level of the Heavenly Soul Realm!

Faint dragon patterns subtly emerged on the Sacred Body, and his power increased again!

Celestial Secret Ancient City, Star Core Secret Chamber.

Lin Yun's Double Pupils met the gaze of the starlight figure; a silent confrontation occurred at the Divine Soul level.

It was a collision and deduction of Star Laws.

Finally, the flow of the galaxy within Lin Yun's pupils reached its extreme, as if it was evolving the trajectory of the Universe's birth and demise.

"Stars... are not cold; they also possess will, and they also have Reincarnation."

"What I see is your unwillingness and your desire to protect."

Lin Yun spoke softly.

The starlight figure trembled slightly and slowly dissipated.

It transformed into the purest Star Origin, merging into Lin Yun's Double Pupils and that 'Heart of the Star'.

Lin Yun's aura became incomparably profound.

His Double Pupils seemed to have transformed into two real miniature Universes.

His cultivation stepped into the second level of the Heavenly Soul Realm!

And he completely refined the Heart of the Star, obtaining the authority to control a portion of the Star Laws!

Southern Bright Departure Fire Abyss, Phoenix Ancestral Land.

Phoenix Spirit did not retreat when facing countless Phoenix Battle Souls.

She pushed the Phoenix Undying Body to its extreme, and the flame rune between her brows shone like the sun.

She let out a clear, melodious Phoenix cry—that was a call and majesty originating from the deepest part of her Bloodline!

The attacks of the Battle Souls abruptly stopped.

They circled around Phoenix Spirit.

Finally, they transformed into streaks of flowing light and merged into her body, guarding the drop of 'Phoenix Ancestral Blood' together with her!

The Ancestral Blood flew into her brow, completely fusing with her own Bloodline!

Boom!

Behind Phoenix Spirit, a pair of incomparably solid Phoenix Wings, burning with crimson-gold Divine Fire, suddenly spread out!

Her cultivation instantly broke through to the first level of the Heavenly Soul Realm!

The Awakening degree of her Phoenix Undying Body greatly increased, and she obtained partial Legacy memories and Divine Abilities of the Ancient Phoenixes!

Myriad Dao Mountain Peak, Dao Source Stone Wall.

Lin Feng endured the impact of the torrent of myriad Daos.

His Innate Dao Body seemed like a bottomless pit, frantically absorbing, analyzing, and fusing all kinds of dao marks.

His body sometimes transformed into flames, sometimes into ice, sometimes like a sharp sword, and sometimes like a gentle breeze...

He was experiencing myriad changes, comprehending the Origin of the Dao.

Finally, all the strange phenomena subsided.

He returned to his original state, the Dao rhyme around him retracted, and his eyes were as calm as water, as if everything that had just happened had never occurred.

But his aura had already stabilized at the Peak of the first level of the Heavenly Soul Realm!

His understanding of all methods reached a brand new height; with every gesture, he could summon the aid of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

Yin-Yang Realm, Chaos Spring Eye.

Yang Yan and Moon Radiance held hands.

The Taiyin and Taiyang Divine Power were released without reservation, forming a perfect cycle with the swimming Yin and Yang Fish and the surging Chaos Qi flow.

Heat and cold, creation and destruction, two extreme powers flowed between them.

Finally, above the Chaos Spring Eye, a small, stable Chaos Vortex condensed!

A trace of incomparably pure Chaos Origin was drawn by them, split in two, and merged into the divine patterns between their brows.

Buzz!

The Solar Divine Fire around Yang Yan turned pure white; its temperature was retracted but even more terrifying.

Moon Radiance's Taiyin Divine Light turned into a deep, profound blue; its coldness was enough to freeze the Void Realm.

The brother and sister duo simultaneously broke through to the Peak of the Life Soul Realm!

And their Taiyin and Taiyang Divine Bodies underwent a fundamental evolution.

Their affinity for Chaos power greatly increased; when working together, their combined power was more than doubled!

The Seven Saint Sons broke through one after another, their strengths undergoing earth-shattering changes!