Chapter 326: The Void Body

Before the cliffside scar.

“All mysteries can be reduced to a single slash; one slash encompasses heaven and earth. Isn’t this body of mine also a complete universe? My Eight Dragon True Meaning can also unify into one…” Chen Jiu murmured to himself while his mind raced through rapid calculations.

Dongbo Xueying stood practicing his spear techniques.

Suddenly, nine spirit projections appeared beside him, each wielding a formed long spear, all practicing spear techniques.

The spear techniques either carried terrifying destructive intent, or felt heavy like stars and earth, or moved mysteriously, creating numerous illusions.

“One slash divides heaven and earth— one is heaven, one is earth.”

“One slash divides Yin and Yang— with Yin, there must be Yang.”

“One slash separates reality from illusion— with reality, there must be illusion.”

Dongbo Xueying muttered to himself, his spear techniques becoming increasingly illusory. Even his entire body grew hazy and translucent. The nine spirit projections beside him approached Dongbo Xueying’s original form one by one.

Upon contact with the original body, the projections vanished.

Yet the original grew even more illusory and transparent. Soon, all nine spirit projections had disappeared.

“Reality is illusion, illusion is reality.” Dongbo Xueying smiled faintly, his entire form becoming completely transparent before vanishing entirely.

…

Inside the Void Realm.

Dongbo Xueying stood within the Void Realm when suddenly, with a whoosh, his entire form scattered.

From the position where Dongbo Xueying had previously stood, a range of ten thousand miles in every direction now lay within this vast Void Realm. Dongbo Xueying could feel it with incredible clarity, for his body had completely disintegrated into particles and merged entirely with the Void Realm.

He was the Void Realm, and the Void Realm was him!

At least within this ten-thousand-mile radius, the Void Realm was his domain!

“I am the Void Realm, and the Void Realm is me. Is this the Void Body? So-called Body of Nothingness?” Dongbo Xueying continued pondering. When his Star True Meaning reached the third stage, theoretically, he should have been able to cultivate the “Star-Indestructible Body.” The principle of the Star-Indestructible Body was to absorb power from the heavens or supernatural battle qi, using the profound laws of the Star True Meaning to strengthen every part of his body.

Yet his flesh was ceaselessly ravaged by the Voodoo Curse, leaving no space for mystical combat qi to dwell within. Every wisp of celestial energy he summoned was consumed merely to mend his broken form. Worse still, the insidious Voodoo had seeped into the very fabric of his existence, rendering all attempts at empowerment utterly futile!

(Note: “巫毒” is translated as “Voodoo” to align with Western fantasy conventions while preserving the dark mystical essence. The term “Wudu” in parentheses is omitted as per instructions to exclude Chinese characters. The translation amplifies the grim fantasy tone with phrases like “ravaged,” “insidious,” and “utterly futile” to heighten the cursed protagonist’s torment.)

The Star-Indestructible Body was powerful in defense and strength.

Perhaps slightly weaker than the “My Own Body,” but it should rival General Kumen’s demonic physique! Unfortunately, Dongbo Xueying couldn’t cultivate it.

The Body of Nothingness was different.

It involved decomposing the entire body and merging with the Void Realm.

Whether voodoo had infiltrated or not made no difference.

“This is what can be called an immortal body,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “Ordinary immortal bodies rely on life force; the stronger the life force, the better the recovery. But the Body of Nothingness relies on the profound laws of the Void to form an immortal body. To attack me, one must attack my entire ten-thousand-mile radius of the Void Realm, for that is equivalent to attacking me.”

As his Void True Meaning improved, Dongbo Xueying’s control over the Void Realm would expand further, making it increasingly difficult to kill him.

“Even a god, a weaker god, would be unable to harm me,” Dongbo Xueying marveled.

Void True Meaning…

Though its offensive power was pathetically weak, it exchanged that for terrifying survival capability. The Body of Nothingness was gradually revealing its might. One could say that once Dongbo Xueying possessed the Body of Nothingness, his survival abilities skyrocketed. Once his entire being merged with the Void Realm within a ten-thousand-mile radius, no matter how the enemy attacked, killing him would become an extremely difficult task. Not to mention, he could still counterattack!

One could even say…

The Body of Nothingness and the My Own Body represented two opposing directions—one being nothingness, the other reality! The My Own Body possessed superlative defense, strength, speed, and life force, naturally excelling in close combat. Combined with the Eight Dragon True Meaning, it was Chen Jiu; combined with Spatial True Meaning, it was the Master of Meishan. Both had strong adaptability when facing difficulties. Even when confronted by a horde of octopus-like creatures, Chen Jiu had only been momentarily stymied, and even then, they had merely managed to trap him, not kill him.

“Hu.”

What had been scattered across ten thousand miles instantly recombined.

The white-robed Dongbo Xueying reappeared and immediately exited the Void Realm.

“Dongbo,” at this moment, Chen Jiu, who had been meditating, also stopped. He looked at Dongbo Xueying with some confusion. “Just now, there seemed to be some unusual fluctuations.”

“Oh?” Dongbo Xueying smiled. “There were fluctuations… Watch out, Mountain Patrol Beasts!”

Dongbo Xueying even suspected.

Was the ambush by the Mountain Patrol Beasts secretly orchestrated by someone? How convenient that just as he broke through, the Mountain Patrol Beasts attacked?

Was it orchestrated by Senior Xiwei, or someone else?

“Four Mountain Patrol Beasts, Dongbo, quickly get close to me, let’s fight together.” Chen Jiu immediately grew serious, revealing eight arms, each arm growing to seven or eight meters in length, surrounding him. Clearly, he wanted to help block the attacks, while Dongbo Xueying would attack any that slipped through from his side. Their cooperation was quite perfect.

However.

Dongbo Xueying turned to look at the four massive Mountain Patrol Beasts appearing in the distance. The beasts still roared and transformed into gusts of wind, rushing forward at incredible speed.

“Boom—”

The gravitational field directly enveloped the four Mountain Patrol Beasts.

Then, suddenly, numerous Dongbo Xueyings appeared around. At a glance, there were as many as thirty-six Dongbo Xueyings.

“What is this?” Chen Jiu was greatly startled. The old rogue had thirty-six projections, could Dongbo Xueying also manifest so many Void Realm projections?

Although each of these Void Realm projections had significantly enhanced strength, each possessing battle power rivaling a half-god at its peak.

But facing the Mountain Patrol Beasts, they could not possibly block them.

“Hmph.”

These Void Realm projections began attacking the Mountain Patrol Beasts.

The beasts flew forward at incredible speeds, but one projection beside them thrust its spear carrying a destructive aura directly into the hoof of one Mountain Patrol Beast, instantly causing it to stumble and fly backward. The attack was too sudden and powerful.

“Peng.” Another spear tripped up a running Mountain Patrol Beast.

Chi.

A projection suddenly appeared out of nowhere, thrusting its spear upward into the belly of a Mountain Patrol Beast, sending it flying into the air. However, it quickly stabilized midair.

“Roar~~” “Roar~~~” The four Mountain Patrol Beasts were somewhat panicked. They looked around at the numerous projections. How could each projection suddenly unleash such immense power?

The thirty-six Void Realm projections were scattered around.

And constantly shifting positions.

Some projections dispersed, while new ones materialized in other places.

Dongbo Xueying was unlike the old rogue. The old rogue’s offensive power was too weak. Dongbo Xueying’s attack power was even stronger than that of Chen Jiu and the Master of Meishan! Therefore, his body could instantly switch positions, as if teleporting. This switching was actually faster than teleportation.

Everywhere around could be his true body.

Though only one person…

He easily toyed with the four Mountain Patrol Beasts.

“Dongbo Xueying’s Void True Meaning has broken through,” Chen Jiu, who no longer needed to intervene, watched in amazement.

Reality and illusion alternated.

Everywhere could be an attack point, which naturally caused Dongbo Xueying’s already devastating “Star Collapse Strike” to become even more threatening! After all, no matter how powerful a move was, it was useless if it couldn’t land a hit. And in close combat, it was difficult for opponents to evade Dongbo Xueying’s attacks.

The Mountain Patrol Beasts were hit repeatedly. Before long, all four were completely shattered and dispersed.

“Dongbo,” Chen Jiu sighed. “Your strength has completely surpassed ours. Actually, we all know, you created secret techniques, techniques combining two profound laws. Your talent is far beyond ours. And even though you were only at the peak of the second stage, breaking through wasn’t difficult. But we never expected this day to come so soon. With your three True Meanings broken through, combined with your techniques, no one can rival you anymore.”

Dongbo Xueying shook his head. “I’m only slightly ahead. In this Grand Canyon, perhaps someone else could forge a second-grade Divine Heart.”

“Right.” Chen Jiu immediately nodded, filled with fighting spirit. “Then I’ll have to rely on you. When ten Mountain Patrol Beasts come, I won’t be able to handle them.”

“I’ll handle them. Though with ten, there might be three or four that slip through. You’ll have to hold on for a while,” Dongbo Xueying laughed.

“Hahaha, rest assured, don’t worry. I may not excel at many things, but standing my ground and surviving—that’s where I shine the most,” Chen Jiu chuckled with hearty amusement.

Once the ten Mountain Patrol Beasts were dealt with, there would be no time limit for staying in the Grand Canyon.

Dongbo Xueying was equally delighted to linger a while longer, further refining his three True Meanings. The greater his power grew, the higher his odds of subduing the Skyward Vine—and the more aid he could offer in the coming war against the Wushen and the Great Demon God.