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Jieming's descent was rapid.
He hadn't intentionally cast any spells to slow his fall, yet he still felt as if he were falling for an incredibly long time.
The pit blasted by the earlier explosion was deeper than he could have imagined. He estimated he had fallen over ten kilometers before finally reaching the bottom.
Yet Jieming discovered that even at this depth, the ground below continued to spew out even purer Yin Fiend Qi!
He scooped up a wisp of the Qi and carefully observed its dispersal. Shaking his head in frustration, he realized the Qi still felt rootless, drifting upward without any discernible source.
This meant... the origin of the Yin Fiend Qi lay even deeper!
These ten kilometers were merely the "surface layer"!
Without hesitation, Jieming hovered slightly above the ground and reactivated the Great Light Phase, unleashing another energy bullet from his rune-imbued magical artifact to blast through the rock below.
The energy bullet, like a drill, tore through the rock once more.
After repeating this process several times, each time digging several kilometers deeper, Jieming still couldn't find the source of the Yin Fiend Qi.
No matter how far he blasted and excavated downward, the Yin Fiend Qi continued to pour out from the depths like an bottomless pit, as if it had no end!
This sent shivers down Jieming's spine, making his hair stand on end!
Because it meant that even the terrifying torrent of Yin Fiend Qi he was seeing was merely a tiny fraction of what the source was emitting!
How vast must that source be?
How terrifying?
The immense pressure and unknown dread gradually replaced Jieming's initial curiosity with a bone-chilling cold that seeped into his very marrow.
Yet he was already somewhat "addicted."
This unprecedented situation had ignited his ultimate curiosity and desire to explore as a wizard and a seeker of the Dao!
He continued this cycle of bombing, descending, bombing again, and descending again, for an unknown duration.
The surrounding temperature grew colder and colder, and the Yin Fiend Qi became increasingly dense. Even with the protection of the Profound Astral Red Dust Barrier, Jieming could feel his body subtly aching!
The surrounding coldness was like tangible knives, slicing through his skin and even making his consciousness sluggish.
Finally, as he delved into the depths of the earth, reaching a point where even his own body felt on the verge of collapse, Jieming sensed a change.
The Yin Fiend Qi here was no longer surging upward in a uniform tide.
It had become denser, with a slight sluggishness.
This indicated that he was extremely close to the source of the Yin Fiend Qi.
Jieming's heart pounded. He immediately amplified the output of the Great Light Phase, blasting through the final layer of rock that obstructed his vision and path.
Boom...
As the stone wall crumbled, an indescribable, torrential wave of icy coldness, carrying endless malevolent qi, surged toward him like a giant beast awakening from an ancient abyss!
Jieming was instantly sent flying by the shockwave.
When he stabilized himself, he realized he seemed to have arrived in an endless... void!
Of course, this "void" was merely the perception of other beings.
"What the hell is this?!" Jieming couldn't help but exclaim.
Through the vision of his eyes, which were now circulating with true essence, he saw not some so-called "void," but an endlessly churning Sea of Fiend Qi—a vast expanse composed of the purest, most condensed Yin Fiend Qi.
This Sea of Fiend Qi was majestic and boundless, its depths beyond Jieming's comprehension.
He couldn't even estimate its boundaries. All he could tell was that with his vision, he could barely make out new Yin Fiend Qi continuously transforming from the old at the extreme distance.
The entire "sea" was pure black, not like ink, but like the void at the depths of the universe that absorbs all light.
There were no waves, yet it churned, boiled, and rotated ceaselessly, emitting silent, guttural growls.
Countless fine black phantoms flickered in and out of existence within the Sea of Fiend Qi. They seemed to be the very personification of this deathly force, or perhaps the wails of the countless soul fragments it had devoured.
The concentration of Yin Fiend Qi here was unimaginably high, having completely solidified into a tangible substance!
They were no longer gaseous but had transformed into a viscous, black liquid. Swirls of deep black, shimmering with eerie light, drifted through the air around Jieming, visible to the naked eye.
Jieming couldn't resist flying a little higher.
The mere aura emanating from this level of Yin Fiend Qi was enough to make him uncomfortable.
He could feel his Profound Astral Red Dust Barrier trembling violently. Even the ambient aura caused the Gangsha Qi flowing on its surface to surge dramatically.
But this rapid growth destabilized the barrier.
The barrier's absorption and defensive capabilities had their limits. Even without direct contact, the sheer density of the Yin Fiend Qi could pierce its defenses in an instant.
Even if he avoided direct contact, staying here any longer would lead to corrosion by this suffocatingly dense Yin Fiend Qi!
To put it plainly, Jieming's current cultivation level was too low to even qualify for contact with this Yin Fiend Qi.
If he dared to try, he would be corroded by this terrifying malevolent qi in the next moment, reduced to a pool of blood.
Before truly seeing the Sea of Fiend Qi, Jieming had various theories about its source.
But after witnessing the suffocatingly vast Sea of Fiend Qi firsthand, he found himself utterly baffled.
The scale and concentration of this phenomenon far surpassed any limits that could be produced by mere "war ruins."
This made him wonder what kind of "event" beyond his comprehension had occurred in this plane to create such a terrifying spectacle.
To form a Sea of Fiend Qi of this magnitude, not only would the number of deceased creatures have to be unimaginably vast, but its formation might even date back hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years!
Moreover, the level of the deceased creatures likely far surpassed that of the current lava giants and snow monsters!
As the Yin Fiend Qi continued to surge and its fluctuations intensified with his deeper investigation, Jieming felt a stinging sensation in his soul.
It was the illusion of being under extreme pressure, on the verge of collapse.
He knew he couldn't stay here much longer; any further delay would cause permanent damage to his being.
Despite his heart filled with awe and reluctance, Jieming displayed the ultimate composure and decisiveness of a wizard.
He abandoned all greed, not even attempting further investigation.
With a sudden turn, Jieming raced back along his original path toward the surface at breakneck speed!
(End of the Chapter)
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