Chapter 544: Encountering Again
Chapter 544: Encountering Again
The three alien beings were unwilling to let go of this opportunity and continued their joint exploration of the core region of the Origin Site.
Within the core region, the number of times a being could enter was limited. Despite Chen Mu's formidable power, allowing him to plunder at will, they were still determined not to give up this precious chance.
After all, two of them sought enlightenment in the Creation Path and the Void Dao, and resources were not their primary concern. For the last one, this was almost their final chance, so they were unwilling to give up easily.
This was exactly what Chen Mu wanted to see.
He didn't know how many Origin Shards he needed to collect to condense a complete Origin Crystal, but the more alien beings hunting for Origin Shards, the better. With his current strength, these Lower Divine Tier Eight beings could hunt for Origin Shards from Void Beasts multiple times, increasing their harvest with each successful hunt.
The core region of the Origin Site was vast, even larger than the entire Great Xuan World. Moreover, the planar barrier here was incredibly resilient, making it extremely difficult to break through, let alone shattering the void.
In the Great Xuan World, Chen Mu could traverse the ninety-nine regions in an instant, but in the core region, even he had to explore slowly due to the constraints of this realm.
In a certain area, two Lower Divine Tier Eight beings joined forces to besiege a Lower Divine Tier Seven Void Beast.
One of them, Qing Shi, had a distinct body with sharp edges, resembling a puppet. His body glowed with a faint light, and he held a divine lamp. With a wave of his hand, the lamp flickered, and a majestic force descended, suppressing the Void Beast, causing its movements to suddenly slow.
The other being, Jin Gu, held a long pair of scissors. With a swift snip, a void force erupted, forming a white line as if cut through the void.
Swish!!
The Lower Divine Tier Seven Void Beast's body was instantly cut into two from the center.
Even so, the beast did not die. It was wrapped in Creation Power, and the two halves of its body forcefully reconnected. Still, after this strike, its life force significantly weakened.
"Die!" Qing Shi, holding the Age Lamp, hummed lightly. The lamp's flame flickered, and he transformed into a hazy shadow, his speed increasing several times. In an instant, he approached the Creation Beast and lifted the lamp, smashing it down on the beast's head.
Boom!
The head of the Lower Divine Tier Seven Creation Beast, which had just been cut in two, was barely recovering when it was struck again. Its entire skull exploded, and its life force rapidly collapsed, turning into dust and dispersing.
Only an Origin Shard and a ball of Creation Path insight remained.
"This Creation Beast has a tenacious life force," Qing Shi said lightly, holding the lamp.
If it had been a Void Beast or a Time Beast, it would have likely been annihilated by their combined attack. Only the Creation Beast's strong life force allowed it to withstand several deadly strikes before perishing.
Jin Gu, holding a divine armament, approached from a distance and said, "The Creation Dao indeed has its merits. You must be close to understanding the rudimentary form of the Creation Dao."
On this journey to the core of the Origin Site, they did not seek to join forces with more beings.
Qing Shi, who was cultivating the Time Path, was also studying the Creation Dao. He wanted to understand the rudimentary form of the Creation Dao, while Jin Gu focused on the Void Dao, aiming to quickly attain Void Enlightenment. Therefore, they both needed all the resources they could find.
Additionally, as masters of Void and Time, they were unafraid of most Lower Divine Tier Nine beings. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they were confident in their ability to retreat safely. With control over Void and Time, their movements were unrestricted.
"You're right," Qing Shi nodded slightly after hearing Jin Gu's words. "It's just the final step."
Cultivating the Time Path was incredibly difficult, so Qing Shi also studied the Creation Dao while cultivating the Time Path. Once he understood the Creation Dao's rudimentary form, his strength would increase significantly.
Moreover, the rudimentary form of the Primordial Dao was the foundation for Divine Lord power.
"If one could master the rudimentary forms of the three Primordial Daos—Creation, Void, and Time—and simultaneously possess the corresponding divine armaments, their strength would rival that of a Lower Divine Tier Nine," Jin Gu said with a hint of admiration.
Living beings have limited energy, making it difficult to cultivate multiple great paths simultaneously. Perhaps by dispersing their efforts, they could cultivate three forms of the Primordial Dao, but that might bind them, preventing them from achieving Dao Enlightenment.
Therefore, he hoped to first cultivate Void Enlightenment and then consider cultivating other Primordial Daos to deepen his foundation.
Swish.
After speaking, Jin Gu flicked his wrist and produced a source crystal shard roughly the size of an infant's fist. He then drew a small piece of the source crystal shard left behind by the dead Transformation Beast and fused it into the one in his hand, causing it to grow slightly larger.
Qing Shi put down the Time Lamp and walked toward the Nurturing Dao insight light sphere.
However.
Just as Qing Shi was about to absorb the Nurturing Dao insight, Jin Gu suddenly sensed something and his face changed slightly. His divine armament immediately glowed, and he roared, "Who?!"
As his voice echoed, Chen Mu's figure quietly appeared out of the void nearby.
"Meeting again, the two of you. Hand over the Origin Shards."
Chen Mu wasted no words, speaking calmly as Void Energy surged around him.
"…You!"
Jin Gu and Qing Shi's faces changed simultaneously.
Recognizing Chen Mu, they acted in perfect unison, almost without hesitation. One activated a Time Divine Armament, and the other a Void Divine Armament. The Void Energy and Time Energy intertwined, enveloping them in a dim, indistinct light as they fled into the distance.
They had already experienced Chen Mu's abilities before. A Ninth Rank Below Deity with Void Enlightenment was undoubtedly extremely formidable, and they had no intention of engaging him in battle.
They had spent over ten days exploring the Source Core Region, hunting a large number of beasts to gather a substantial piece of Origin Shards. Whether they continued to gather more to form a complete Origin Crystal or traded with others for resources, it was a valuable asset, and they were not about to give it up easily.
However.
Seeing the two immediately flee without a word, Chen Mu merely smiled.
He took a step forward, his figure instantly fading and disappearing into the void. When he reappeared, a Rainbow Light of Time wrapped around him, and he quickly closed the distance between himself and Jin Gu and Qing Shi.
"Time Enlightenment!"
"Ethreal State?!"
Jin Gu and Qing Shi both exclaimed in shock, their eyes wide with disbelief.
Especially Qing Shi, whose green eyes widened dramatically, as if they might pop out. When they last encountered Chen Mu, he had used Void Enlightenment techniques. How could he suddenly switch to Time Enlightenment in the blink of an eye?
No!
It wasn't just Time Enlightenment!
Both he and Jin Gu had cultivated the Void Path and Time Path, respectively. When they combined their efforts, their divine armaments were pushed to their limits, allowing them to move at an unimaginable speed. Even a Ninth Rank Below Deity with Void Enlightenment or Time Enlightenment might not be able to catch up to them.
For Chen Mu to pursue them so calmly, it couldn't be solely due to the Ethereal State of Time Enlightenment… He must be a master of both Void and Time Enlightenment!
What kind of monster is this!
A storm of shock raged in both Jin Gu and Qing Shi's hearts.
To cultivate two Primordial Daos to the point of Dao Enlightenment before reaching the Divine Realm was extremely rare in the entire Vangu Empty Domain. As far as they knew, such an existence had only appeared once, over a dozen epochs ago.
That individual had since reached the Sixth Heaven, becoming a dominant figure in the Vangu Empty Domain, second only to the Vangu Divine Lord and one of the most likely to achieve the Divine Lord rank!
Where did this Chen Mu come from?
When did the Vangu Empty Domain produce such a remarkable figure?!
Swish!
As Jin Gu and Qing Shi watched in horror, Chen Mu steadily caught up to them. He didn't use his divine armament but simply pressed his hands forward toward them.
Jin Gu and Qing Shi, in their shock, almost without thinking, activated their divine armaments. Void Energy surged, and Time Energy spread, the two forces converging and intersecting, striking Chen Mu.
Bang.
Chen Mu struck forward with his bare hands, delivering a punch.
As the punch landed, a visible fist mark appeared in the void, intertwined with Void and Time Energy, grounded in the power of Nurturing. The mark was so vivid that every detail was clear and real!
Boom!!
The punch collided with the combined power of Jin Gu and Qing Shi's divine armaments. After a brief standstill, a thunderous explosion echoed through the void. The full power of their divine armaments was shattered by Chen Mu's single punch!
The aftershock spread, causing Jin Gu and Qing Shi to shudder violently and fly backward, crashing hundreds of feet away. Their bodies made cracking sounds, almost collapsing.
Finally, they collided with the ground far away, embedding themselves in it, causing the entire area to shake violently and leaving two humanoid-shaped craters.
Swoosh.
Chen Mu's figure landed not far away and then approached with measured steps, standing before the two pits.
Crack, crack.
The pits on the ground gradually shattered, and two figures, one gold and one green, struggled to crawl out. Their auras were somewhat listless, and their bodies even showed faint cracks, as if their bodies were not flesh and blood but indeed artifact-like.
"Creation..."
Qing Shi looked at Chen Mu's figure, and his eyes still held a hint of disbelief.
In that previous punch, he had even felt a trace of Creation Power, clearly indicating that Chen Mu was also cultivating the Creation Dao!
Void, Time, and Creation.
Could it be that in the Vangu Empty Domain, there would also emerge an existence who could cultivate three Primordial Daos before stepping into the Divine Realm? In the Vangu Empty Domain, it was said that only the Vangu Divine Lord, who ruled over the entire domain, had reached this step.
Jin Gu didn't hesitate; with a flip of his hand, he took out the Origin Shards they had collected and threw them towards Chen Mu.
Swoosh.
Chen Mu reached out and took them, weighing them slightly, then glanced at Jin Gu and Qing Shi before his figure quietly faded away.
Seeing that Chen Mu only took the Origin Shards, Jin Gu and Qing Shi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. With the terrifying means Chen Mu had previously displayed, he could have easily taken the Origin Shards by force or even snatched their Divine Armaments and killed them here. But with such extraordinary talent in cultivating the Void and Time Daos, these resources in his hands probably held little significance.
After all, Divine Armaments also had varying grades, and those they had, even with the favor of their clan's Ancestor, were the lowest quality, the limit of what they could wield.
Those higher-quality Divine Armaments would have to wait until they stepped into the Divine Realm to unleash their might.
With Chen Mu's talent, once he enters the Divine Realm, he could break through the Second Heaven with just Divine Energy. If he also cultivates Creation Enlightenment, he might be able to surpass the Third Heaven with his Divine Power alone!
Ordinary resources probably held little meaning for Chen Mu; what he needed were only Origin Crystals.
"I never expected that in this generation of the Vangu Empty Domain, such an existence would emerge. He seems to be of the Human Race, but with his cultivation of the Creation Dao, he could be from any race."
Jin Gu smiled bitterly.
Qing Shi nodded, "I haven't heard of his name before, so he must have hidden his tracks. But with such talent, it's normal to keep a low profile."
The struggles in the Endless Universe were exceptionally intense, especially in the Vangu Empty Domain, where conflicts between races and realms were frequent. Once an existence like Chen Mu reveals themselves, they would immediately attract the attention of opposing forces.
Even if Chen Mu was a disciple of the Vangu Divine Lord, who could act freely in the Vangu Empty Domain, he would still have rivals. The Vangu Divine Lord had conflicts with the Divine Lords ruling the nearby domains.
Only in the Origin Core Region did life forms coexist without easily engaging in life-and-death battles.
After all, life forms in the Origin Core Region rarely faced the bottleneck of the Divine Realm. Stepping into it was merely a thought away, and it was after entering the Divine Realm that the true struggles began.
...
In the desolate land, Chen Mu soared through the sky.
Soon, he returned to where Jin Gu and Qing Shi had killed the beast.
In the void, a ball of Creation Dao insight still floated, but it appeared dim, as if it would dissipate completely soon.
This was the insight into the Creation Dao, exactly what Chen Mu needed. He naturally wouldn't waste it; with a stretch of his hand, he took the ball into his palm, and the various mysteries of the Creation Dao flooded into his mind, which he quickly sorted out.
[Primordial Dao: Creation (Nurturing)]
[Experience: 981 points]
The Creation Dao experience on the system panel increased slightly.
(End of Chapter)
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