Chapter 1267: Descent

Whoosh!

Dongbo Xueying felt his entire body being enveloped, trapped within a blood-red bubble as it swiftly traversed the vast expanse of the Hunyuan Space.

“Too fast!” Dongbo Xueying observed his surroundings. Though the ‘bubble’ allowed him to glimpse the outside world, everything had blurred. Even the immense silhouette of a distant ‘Source World’ vanished from his sight in an instant—so quickly that he couldn’t even discern its shape. Then came the rapid flashes—

One Source World after another flickered past.

Occasionally, he even caught glimpses of colossal Hunyuan Lifeforms, barely able to make out their outlines before they disappeared from his perception.

“Who is that? To move through Hunyuan Space with such terrifying speed?” A massive, multi-headed monstrosity with hundreds of eyes stared in the direction where the fleeting trace had vanished, muttering to itself, “A Hunyuan expert of this level would surely disdain me. Best to keep my distance.” The creature immediately changed course and drifted away.

…

This speed far surpassed his previous journey to the Heart Realm Continent via the Heart Realm Token, and even exceeded his own Great Shattered Void Teleportation Art.

The ‘Great Shattered Void Teleportation Art’ involved stealthily carving out a narrow gap, carefully avoiding the corrosive forces of Hunyuan energy. But now, encased in this blood-red bubble, his movement was bold and unrestrained! The chaotic Hunyuan energy couldn’t interfere, and his speed was so immense that even the mighty Hunyuan Lifeforms could barely catch a glimpse of his afterimage before he vanished from their senses.

Too fast.

The blood-red bubble carried Dongbo Xueying past over three hundred Source Worlds, each of which he meticulously memorized.

“Rumble—!”

In the distance, a golden world suddenly appeared.

That golden world erupted with countless golden lightning bolts, violently clashing against the surrounding Hunyuan energy! This sight left Dongbo Xueying stunned and puzzled: “How can this be? Every Source World I’ve seen coexists harmoniously with Hunyuan Space. The emanations from a Source World gently repel Hunyuan energy, maintaining a delicate balance. But this world… it’s in outright conflict with Hunyuan Space!”

Before he could ponder further—

The blood-red bubble, still carrying him, flashed forward and plunged straight into the golden lightning world.

Too fast!

The bubble streaked through Hunyuan Space, leaving behind a crimson afterimage. Despite the violent golden lightning world unleashing endless thunderbolts to repel intruders, the ‘blood-red bubble’ remained utterly unshaken. It bulldozed through the storm of lightning, smashing aside all resistance, and in an instant, penetrated deep into the golden world.

“Hmm? What just happened?”

“Who has entered our world?”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Shortly after the blood-red bubble forcibly entered the world, three figures emerged from the golden lightning. Each radiated the overwhelming aura of a Hunyuan expert, their presence shaking the heavens and earth, even temporarily pacifying the chaotic golden lightning and Hunyuan energy around them.

The three scrutinized their surroundings, employing various tracking and time-reversal techniques to investigate.

“Nothing?”

“We clearly sensed an intruder entering our world! Yet we can’t find any trace? The same thing happened last time—something entered, but we couldn’t locate it.”

“Strange.”

After a brief discussion, the three could only retreat, baffled.

…

“Boom! Boom! Boom!” Inside the blood-red bubble, Dongbo Xueying felt the relentless, violent golden lightning crashing against the barrier, each strike carrying a lethal threat. Yet, the bubble effortlessly withstood it all.

“Such madness, such violence… This must be the world I sensed within the light cluster in the Serpent Fang Corridor,” Dongbo Xueying concluded.

Whoosh—

The blood-red bubble had already pierced deep into the golden lightning world, vanishing in a flash as it descended toward an unknown destination.

“This speed…”

Dongbo Xueying now stood in a desolate wilderness, a bitter smile on his face.

Just moments ago, he had barely registered passing through the golden lightning world’s outer layer—and now, here he was! The speed was so extreme that he hadn’t even perceived the transition. But that was to be expected. Even a Source World, vast as it was, would blur past in an instant at such velocity.

“If activated, it can take me to the next world?” Dongbo Xueying glanced at his wrist, where a blood-red mark briefly appeared before fading away, concealed once more.

The power within the blood-red bubble could be activated twice more.

Each activation would transport him to a different world.

Three worlds, each representing a distinct civilization…

This was the opportunity ‘Yuan’ had granted to those who could reach the depths of the Serpent Fang Corridor’s mindscape.

“Northriver Emperor must have arrived in this world as well,” Dongbo Xueying mused. Suddenly, his expression changed. Every part of his body was undergoing a gradual transformation—like bricks in a towering skyscraper crumbling one by one, leading to the inevitable collapse of the entire structure.

“How can this be? My body… my body is…”

Panic flickered in Dongbo Xueying’s heart.

His body was disintegrating!

And it was starting from the most fundamental particles.

Not only that, but his perception of the surrounding void had also grown hazy. As a consummate master of the Void Path, his control over space had once been absolute. Yet in this world, ‘space’ seemed to defy him. The principles of his Void Path, which should have been universally applicable, now faltered against this world’s twisted reality.

“Void Shift?”

He attempted to phase into the void. The space around him distorted slightly, but his body remained unchanged—still crumbling bit by bit.

“How is this possible? I’ve reached the pinnacle of the Void Path! Why is it failing me now?”

“In different Source Worlds, lower-level laws may vary, but Cosmic Gods forge their own laws—their ‘Path’ should transcend all worlds.” Dongbo Xueying froze as a realization struck him. “Unless… this isn’t a Source World?”

Judging by the manner of his arrival—

The golden lightning world was in constant, violent conflict with Hunyuan Space, far from the harmonious coexistence of a true Source World.

“And this land…” Dongbo Xueying crouched, pressing his hand against the ground. The soil and stones were unnaturally dense, saturated with the essence of Hunyuan energy. It was as if every grain of sand and pebble was condensed from countless strands of Hunyuan force, each impossibly heavy. An ordinary True God would struggle to lift even a fist-sized rock! The gravitational pull was absurdly intense.

The entire world exuded an aura of ‘chaos’ and ‘violence,’ its laws skewed toward madness and destruction.

“This… cannot be a Source World.”

“Source Worlds nurture all life, fostering growth and harmony. How could it be so chaotic and brutal?” Dongbo Xueying muttered.

“I understand now.”

“The Paths of Cosmic Gods are universal across Source Worlds. But this place isn’t a Source World—even my Void Path is severely suppressed.” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes gleamed with clarity. “The ‘Hunyuan Body Refinement’ technique, derived from the Void Path, must be fundamentally incompatible with this world. That’s why my body is breaking down.”

Though his body was collapsing, Dongbo Xueying remained calm. Amidst the dire circumstances, he had discovered a silver lining.

“My Illusory Dream Path… it’s completely unaffected!” A spark of joy ignited within him.

The Illusory Dream Path was a soul-based technique.

It targeted the spirit!

And the soul—whether in Source Worlds or this bizarre realm—remained unchanged in its essence. The Illusory Dream Path still functioned flawlessly.

“But my body…”

Dongbo Xueying grew anxious. His physical form was disintegrating from the most fundamental level. Was he now forced to rely solely on his soul to navigate this world?

“Earlier, when I manipulated the Void Path, most of it failed—but a few fragments still worked?” Dongbo Xueying swiftly began deducing. His soul, immensely powerful, maintained its connection to his avatars in the Heart Realm Continent and the Chaos Void. Instantly, all his clones joined forces, analyzing his predicament.

He had to find a solution—fast.

At the very least, he needed to stabilize his physical form!

…

As Dongbo Xueying sat cross-legged in the wilderness, desperately slowing his body’s collapse while simultaneously deciphering the world’s laws, the unstable fluctuations of his aura attracted an unwelcome visitor.

“Whoosh!” A streak of black light descended from the horizon, hurtling straight toward him.

Dongbo Xueying looked up.

A massive avian creature, covered in jet-black feathers with sinister emerald-green eyes, swooped down. Its wingspan stretched thousands of meters, and it had already locked onto Dongbo Xueying—as prey.