Yun Wuji's shining figure was plummeting rapidly, lighting up the vast space like a falling star from the heavens.
The power of Extinction was pressing against him from all sides, attempting to reduce everything into dust. However, the very power of Extinction that had once been strong enough to erase even a Creation God could not harm him in the slightest.
The Ancestral Goddess had separated the power of Extinction from the power of Existence when she created the universe, but the deterioration of her laws and the passage of time had weakened it beyond measure.
This was why the power of Extinction had never been a concern to Yun Wuji. No, what troubled him was the pulling force that exceeded it by a billionfold.
From the moment he had plunged into the Abyss of Nothingness, he felt as if his body weighed a billion times more than normal. He was falling at a speed unlike anything he had ever truly experienced in his life.
Ever since he had created Invictus, Yun Wuji had never concerned himself with taking any damage, be it tangible or intangible. In the God Realm, even as a Divine Origin Realm ant, he could remain invulnerable against a God Emperor. However, he had never tested the limits of this skill until now.
Would he be able to withstand the full might of a Creation God or a Devil Emperor? Would he be able to withstand the power of Extinction at its peak? That was a question that needed answering. He had never seen the true strength of a Creation God, so he could not be certain whether the skill he had created would be enough.
Right now, Yun Wuji was one hundred percent certain he could survive this fall without any problem, even without using Invictus. His battle strength rivaled that of a 10th level Divine Extinction Realm, also known as the Divine Limit Realm. Furthermore, his physique was inconceivably durable.
His Dragon God Morph had been cultivated to its limit, the 18th layer. Right now, his blood was eighty percent Dragon God's bloodline. If he were to activate his transformation, not even the Ancestral Dragons in the Abyss would be able to discern that he was human.
Another fact was that he had succeeded in reaching the Sixth Stage of the Great Way of the Buddha. The only thing preventing him from attaining higher levels was the amount of energy in this world.
Originally, Yun Wuji had planned to devour the enormous Divine Vein of the Flame God Realm, located within the God Burying Inferno Prison, but the Phoenix and the Golden Crow stopped him. They held deep feelings for the place that had sustained them for so long.
In the end, Yun Wuji decided against 'eating it' and instead absorbed a huge amount of profound jades and crystals to advance the Great Way of the Buddha to the Sixth Stage.
However, even with all these advantages stacked, Yun Wuji highly doubted he could withstand an attack from a Devil Emperor, or even a weakened one like Jie Yuan.
The pulling force grew stronger the longer he fell through the Abyss of Nothingness. By now, he could barely halt his fall even if he exerted all his power, but Yun Wuji was acutely aware that the force would eventually reach an intensity that even a Devil Emperor could not resist.
For a million years, everything that fell into the Abyss of Nothingness, be it living or non-living, was gone forever. There had never been a single exception.
Now, it was revealed that it was not because of the power of Extinction. It was because of this irresistible pulling force.
It was probably the remnant laws the Ancestral Goddess had set up for the Abyss, the ones that had not yet broken with the passage of time.
That was why even the twelve True Gods living at the bottom could not resist it.
It was lightless, soundless, and matterless in the Abyss of Nothingness. The pulling force continued to increase rapidly. The power of Extinction was growing as well. Slowly, vortices began forming in the already chaotic space, clawing relentlessly at Yun Wuji's body. Even so, Yun Wuji remained completely unharmed. These insignificant forces could not even tear his clothes.
Later, even the vortices had completely vanished and were replaced by utterly annihilated space. An unimaginable number of spatial fragments distorted endlessly in the Abyss of Nothingness, annihilating all that existed until eternity.
It was so devastating that anyone below the Divine Master Realm would be torn to shreds in just a matter of breaths.
The fall continued for a very, very long time. Yun Wuji had no sense of how much had passed, maybe days, maybe weeks, since he began falling. Suddenly, his attention was drawn to a spatial black hole pulling him in. At this point, the force was so strong that even Yun Wuji could not resist it, and he allowed himself to be pulled inside.
The black hole was many times more powerful, but still it could not harm him at all. Yun Wuji's eyes darted with curiosity as he watched the collapsed space trying to crush him, until he was eventually flung out of the black hole.
But soon after, he was once again sucked into another spatial black hole.
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The earth was desolate and barren. The sky was so dark that it was difficult to see far ahead.
This scene looked like an extreme place or a dead plane back in the Primal Chaos, but here it was the norm. The abyssal dust was anywhere and everywhere in this world. It constantly fed on everything that existed, be it living or non-living, just as the people on the other side of the universe would breathe air.
Here, even some insignificant things, such as flowers, no, even unwanted things like parasitic plants, were miracles that the people of this world could live a full life and never see. It was because they only existed in the six Kingdoms of God and the Pure Land.
To them, the normal in this world was rot, a short lifespan, death, withered bones… abyssal dust, abyssal beasts, and abyssal ghosts.
Yun Wuji's eyes darted around. Because of the abyssal dust scattered everywhere, he could not see clearly. When he spread his senses, he discovered that they were actually suppressed by more than fifteen percent.
He was very uncomfortable with this. It felt as if someone with perfect 10/10 vision suddenly had it degraded to 2/10 or less. However, it was not the time for him to care about this. First, he needed to explore and gather information. The problem with his hindered senses and the abyssal dust in general could wait. He already had his plan for it.
"This place really sucks. No wonder people here talk about the Primal Chaos as if it were an illusory dream or paradise," Yun Wuji said as he took off into the air, flaying in a random direction. He had just traveled through the Abyss, enduring countless spatial storms and spatial black holes, yet he was completely unharmed. Not a single hair was missing.
This was all thanks to Invictus and his high cultivation. After flaying for over five hours, Yun Wuji finally found someone. It was a group of three people.
"First step into this world, and I ran into a Half-God. Should I call myself lucky or unlucky?" Yun Wuji sensed the powerful aura of the person leading the group. It was first level Divine Extinction Realm, and the other two followers were both at the Half-step Divine Extinction Realm.
As he flew closer, Yun Wuji, who did not try to hide his aura, was quickly noticed by them. The group turned in his direction and stared at him with vigilance.
Unless Yun Wuji wanted them to, people could not guess his true cultivation realm. However, they could still gauge his power from the aura he was releasing, and right now, he was releasing an incredibly strong aura, strong enough to make the group freeze in place.
"Hmm? This outfit… although I have never seen it, it seems familiar." When Yun Wuji was finally able to see them, his attention was drawn to the person wearing silver armor. Immediately, the words 'Abyssal Knight' echoed in his mind. Coupled with the two Half-step Divine Extinction Realm followers with him, Yun Wuji felt that this guess had some credibility.
If his guess was correct, then this group was an Abyssal Knight and two squires. If that was the case, what were they doing here? According to the limited information about knights in the novel, they existed to maintain order, but in reality, they were rarely deployed and usually spent their time in the Pure Land.
The person in front of him was a middle-aged man with sharp features and piercing eyes. He looked like someone who had seen and lived through countless hardships. His skin, however, was vastly different from the immaculate and flawless skin of cultivators from the God Realm. He spoke in a very cautious tone, "Greetings, sir. Is there something you need?"
Most people living outside the Kingdoms of God and the Pure Land were like this. They could be considered 'ugly' by the standards of the God Realm, all because of the Abyssal Dust that continued to eat away at their souls and bodies.
It was very rare to see a person with flawless skin that had not been marred by the dust.
The Abyss is a world far more cruel and brutal than the already merciless Primal Chaos. Here, everyone had to fight just to be eligible to even attempt survival.
Anyone proven to be useless or talentless was thrown aside to fend for themselves in this world filled with abysses, left to die.
This does not take into account the murder, theft, oppression, and massacres that occurred every day.
So, here, people were far more cautious when dealing with strangers, especially those who were far stronger than themselves.
"Yo! Don't be nervous, I only want to ask you guys some simple questions," Yun Wuji waved his hand with a bright smile. He looked like a bright, harmless young man.
"Questions? Please ask, sir," the man breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but he still kept his guard. This man did not seem to have an ordinary background. Although he could not sense his cultivation level, the feeling and pressure he was giving off were immensely strong. Coupled with his impossibly handsome features, there was a high chance he was from either the Six Kingdoms of God or the Pure Land.
"Are you a knight in training?" Yun Wuji asked curiously. He had never seen a knight, but he had a basic understanding of them from the novel and knew that these people normally would not show such a submissive attitude to others, because they represented the face and dignity of the Pure Land.
"Yes, sir, I am indeed a knight in training. My name is Bao Gang." The man showed traces of surprise before replying. He felt that this man's identity must indeed be significant, otherwise he would not have recognized that he was a knight in training at first glance.
"Where is this place?" Yun Wuji asked.
"We are in the land of the living called the Everlasting Gloom. It is not far from the Endless Fog," Bao Gang answered quickly.
Yun Wuji asked dozens more questions about the geography, the direction to the Abyssal Qilin Realm, and other things that were common sense here.
As he answered Yun Wuji's questions, Bao Gang began forming suspicions in his mind. How could someone this strong, who looked as if he had never spent a day in a world ravaged by abyssal dust, not know even the most basic common sense here? This man was acting as if he came from a different world.
"Well, I have two more questions for you, Mr. Knight in Training," Yun Wuji said with a satisfied expression. Then, with the same gentle smile, he asked, "Are you thinking about my identity?"
"From your bearing and manner, sir, you must be someone from a terrifying background. I wouldn't dare even think about probing you," Bao Gang said, feeling cold sweat break out all over his body. He was already imagining some ridiculous suspicions, but these thoughts were just plain absurd.
"You are quite smart. I can see that you did not live your life in vain," Yun Wuji nodded, seemingly satisfied with his answer. He pointed to his own face and asked, "Am I handsome?"
The bad feeling in Bao Gang's heart intensified many times over. He immediately said, "Definitely! I've never seen a man as handsome as you. You're the most handsome man in the Abyss! Even those Divine Sons would kill themselves out of embarrassment in your presence!"
"Even the legendary Heartless Sword Immortal would fall in love with you at a glimpse of your face!" He obviously was not used to flattering or praising people, and because of the bad feeling in his heart, he blurted out anything that came to his mind.
"It seems that you have eyes and can see Mount Tai, but..." Yun Wuji said with satisfaction again. However, he suddenly pointed his finger and added, "You know too much."
Swoosh!
A sword beam, impossibly fast, shot out. Before the knight in training could even form a thought, his head was already pierced.
Thud!
Blood trailed down from the hole in his forehead before he fell from the air, landing heavily on the ground.
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