His body was being eroded, yet his soul remained unharmed. The mere physical pain was something Dongbo Xueying, at his level of cultivation, could completely disregard. Yet, he still used this opportunity to keenly sense the force, even observing it closely through the ‘Void World.’ However, even the ‘Void World’ was being corroded by this gray energy.
“Extreme cold, along with other destructive forces,” Dongbo Xueying murmured to himself. “And this is after being greatly weakened by passing through countless barriers before entering the universe.”
This power originated from the chaotic void beyond the universe—a frigid, desolate expanse that seemed harmless but in truth contained countless destructive energies. The sheer cold alone was enough to freeze a Paragon to death! Thus, Paragons were incapable of surviving within it. Once a cosmic epoch ended and they were forced to leave their universe, Paragons would ultimately dissolve into nothingness in the chaotic void.
Take ‘Bone Qian Luo,’ for example—he relied on a Chaos Vessel to navigate the chaotic void.
As for the ‘Voidwalker lineage,’ they cultivated by harnessing the very power of the chaotic void!
“Stop.”
Once his injuries became severe, Dongbo Xueying immediately halted his cultivation. Without the guiding array within his divine heart actively drawing it in, the surrounding gray energy was swiftly expelled by the universe. Such power was not meant to exist within the cosmos!
His bones rapidly regenerated, his body healing at an astonishing speed. Yet, Dongbo Xueying remained deep in thought.
“So, how was the initial attempt?” the red-bibbed child sitting atop the black gourd called out.
“I understand now why the physical requirements are so high. If one’s body isn’t strong enough, the moment the chaotic void’s power descends, they’d likely be instantly eroded,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “No wonder the comprehension demands are so steep. Though the *Voidwalker’s Secret Treasury* doesn’t require mastery of laws and profundities, even the first layer’s array is incredibly complex, seemingly containing spatial and material mysteries…”
“You can use your own system to study the array, but you should also forget the laws and profundities you’ve mastered and approach it anew,” the red-bibbed child advised. “These are two different systems. They can intersect, but you can’t rely entirely on old methods.”
Dongbo Xueying had an epiphany.
He had been stuck in a dead end, obsessively trying to dissect and analyze everything.
“Alright, I’ll try again.”
This time, Dongbo Xueying didn’t rush to draw upon the chaotic void’s power. Instead, he focused intently on the intricate web of gray threads—the array within his divine heart.
He cast aside all his knowledge of laws and profundities—the Void Path, the Slaughter Path—everything was pushed to the back of his mind.
He observed naturally, and as he did, he gradually began to perceive the ‘beauty’ within the array. Though he had set aside all his previous insights, the strength of his divine heart remained unchanged, and his comprehension was still profound enough to recognize the elegance within the pattern. He then carefully studied this ‘beauty.’
Slowly…
Dongbo Xueying realized that it shared commonalities with the laws of the universe, the Void Path, and the Slaughter Path.
Any system, when delved into deeply, would reveal overlapping principles. This was why the Mother Goddess Sect’s Protectors, upon encountering the laws and profundities, could swiftly reach the Four Heavens Skygod realm. Figures like the Bamboo Mountain Mansion Master and the Bloody Paragon Niro had achieved even greater heights through prolonged cultivation.
By leveraging these commonalities, Dongbo Xueying gradually attained enlightenment. After all, this was merely the introductory first layer—the simplest and most fundamental array in the *Voidwalker’s Secret Treasury*.
“I understand now.”
A surge of joy filled Dongbo Xueying’s heart. Though he had grasped it, the realization was beyond words.
“Quite fast—just over two years?” The red-bibbed child on the black gourd opened his eyes and glanced over, chuckling.
“Over two years already?” Dongbo Xueying shook his head. Time truly slipped away unnoticed during cultivation.
Closing his eyes, he focused once more on his training.
**Boom!**
Guided by the array in his divine heart, he reached out to the power of the ‘chaotic void’ beyond the universe. The desolate, frigid force traversed countless barriers once more, arriving at Dongbo Xueying’s side. Gray energy swirled around his body, but this time, he truly began absorbing it, making it his own.
Within Dongbo Xueying’s body, the array took form. The gray energy was guided, yet its inherent cold and corrosive destruction remained unruly, still eroding his flesh.
**Sssss—**
His body, aided by the array, absorbed and transformed the energy while simultaneously enduring its erosion. Now, however, the damage was far milder, and his body healed at an astonishing rate. Destruction and regeneration cycled endlessly—yet with each cycle, his body grew stronger, undergoing subtle changes as a natural consequence of absorbing the chaotic void’s power.
“Too chaotic…” Dongbo Xueying felt a flicker of alarm.
This gray energy, though seemingly pure after being weakened by countless barriers, was in truth a maelstrom of destructive forces.
Some of it could be absorbed, but the more violently destructive aspects resisted assimilation. The array continuously refined them—some were expelled from his body, while others, under the array’s tempering, gradually condensed into a sliver of sharpness. This was the ‘edge’ formed by the convergence and refinement of destructive forces—the signature offensive technique of a Voidwalker, referred to in the *Voidwalker’s Secret Treasury* as ‘Soldier’s Malice.’
Soldier’s Malice was born from the extreme destructive forces of the chaotic void, refined and condensed into a weapon of unparalleled lethality. When applied to a weapon, it drastically amplified its offensive power. Even without a weapon, Soldier’s Malice could manifest as a blade of pure destruction.
—
Another two months passed.
Dongbo Xueying exhaled deeply, a stream of multicolored light escaping his lips—a terrifying sight, for this was the residue even the *Voidwalker’s Secret Treasury* couldn’t refine, forcibly expelled from his body.
“Finally, success.” Dongbo Xueying smiled.
One key difference between the *Voidwalker’s Secret Treasury* and the law-based system was that even after comprehending the first layer, one still had to undergo the gradual physical transformation. The first layer was relatively quick—yet it still took over two months for his body to fully adapt.
In the future, as his strength grew, the absorption and refinement process alone would take far longer.
The Voidwalker lineage…
Had very few techniques!
The most renowned was their movement art. This lineage cultivated by harnessing the power of the chaotic void—to them, the void was like home, making their movement abilities innately peerless.
Another was their formidable physique. Even at the first layer, Dongbo Xueying’s body was already far stronger than his previous *Ten Thousand Demons True Body*. Clearly, the creator of the Voidwalker lineage was on a level far beyond even the Demon Ancestor.
Lastly, there was Soldier’s Malice—the refined essence of the chaotic void’s most destructive forces.
These were the three primary techniques!
Nothing more. Their methods were few, but each was extraordinarily potent. Coupled with the fact that they wandered across countless universes, allowing them to integrate other systems, their prowess became even more formidable.
“Hahaha! Dongbo Xueying, congratulations! You’ve finally succeeded—now you can receive the complete inheritance!” The red-bibbed child on the black gourd cheered. “Be careful, though. It’s about to begin.”
“Be careful?” Dongbo Xueying was puzzled.
**Rumble—**
The ground beneath him trembled violently.
Startled, Dongbo Xueying grabbed the black gourd and swiftly took to the air, putting distance between himself and the shaking gray earth. Using the Voidwalker’s movement art—’Voidwalking’—he retreated far into the distance before turning back to look.
What he saw left him stunned.
Before him, in the vast emptiness of space, an impossibly massive gray humanoid figure lay on its side, now slowly rising to its feet and opening its eyes. Its size dwarfed any creature Dongbo Xueying had ever seen.
“I was… standing on its body earlier?” Dongbo Xueying muttered in disbelief.
“Mm-hmm.” The red-bibbed child on the black gourd nodded.
“Whose body is this?” Dongbo Xueying asked, astonished.
“Just an avatar,” the child replied.
Dongbo Xueying stared in awe.
The gray humanoid figure now stood tall. Upon closer inspection, its features bore resemblance to the ‘silver-haired, golden-horned man’ he had seen before. Its eyes—each larger than a sun—locked onto Dongbo Xueying. The sheer scale of this avatar alone was enough to make him hold his breath.
This being could annihilate universes with a mere thought—that was no exaggeration.
“This is a miniature cosmic space I created within your universe,” the gray humanoid figure spoke. “Once you receive the inheritance, it will collapse.”
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