Chapter 642: Chapter 342: Mysterious Cave, Enlightenment of Breaking the Void_2
Strangely, the cave seemed to ripple like waves, as though it was slowly expanding, and a unique force incessantly surged from the bottom of the cave.
"It's the power of the Heaven and Earth Laws, as well as an penetrating force that seems to stretch the Heaven and Earth Laws, creating a hole, not a regular underground cave," Xu Yan said as he knotted his brows.
He felt the forces of Heaven and Earth Laws surrounding the cave, yet it was as if they had been stretched out, making it appear as if the cave did not possess any Heaven and Earth Laws inside.
Yet, an unknown force was eroding inside the cave, expanding the Heaven and Earth Laws and forming a cave.
Xu Yan, being cautious, connected with his divine clone and gradually approached the location of the cave.
In the pitch-dark surroundings, it was almost impossible to distinguish the cave. The cave could only be identified by a unique force that seeped out from it.
"What kind of cave is this? The root of the Jade Sea Dark Abyss is caused by this cave?"
Xu Yan expressed his surprise.
At this moment, he was outside the cave, with his divine clone inside the cave. Seeing it from both perspectives made it easier for him to understand the cave's specifics.
"The Heaven and Earth Laws seem to be extended, as if forming a separate space, just like a hole penetrating through the space..."
Xu Yan suddenly paused.
An idea flashed in his mind, and he thought of the realm above the Physiognomy realm, the Void-Breaking Realm!
Although the cave had nothing to do with the Void-Breaking Realm, the existence of the cave was like a hole that had penetrated through the space and left a hole-like cave behind.
At that moment, Xu Yan had some enlightenment. He could refer to this unique cave and comprehend the laws of the Void-Breaking Martial Way.
Thinking of this, Xu Yan seated himself cross-legged on his magical vessel. He projected his consciousness, covering the entire cave. Instantly, he felt a sensation of his consciousness wanting to break through.
At the same time, his divine clone inside the cave was also meticulously perceiving the cave. He reached out and touched the cave wall, allowing the unknown force from the cave to drag his hand into it.
The clone was crumbling, yet it was continuously regathering. However, as a result, the clone was steadily weakning.
Xu Yan felt as though he had found the right direction to comprehend the Void-Breaking Martial Way.
In the pitch-black cave, Xu Yan's divine clone had one hand inside the cave wall, cautiously investigating the cave's peculiarities.
The divine clone's hand continuously collapsed and reformed, worn down by the unknown force that emerged from the cave. After each round of disintegration and regeneration, the clone's hand weakened.
In the end, Xu Yan decided to make his divine clone collapse altogether, transform into a cloud of divine energy, and canvass the entire cave, even clashing against the force that penetrated from the cave.
Outside the cave, Xu Yan gradually saw the Martial Dao methods of the Void-Breaking Realm become more apparent, as if he was on the verge of comprehending what breaking the void entailed, how to shatter the sky and earth's void, and how not to be restricted by the space of the Heaven and Earth.
"This force does not seem strong, but it can stretch the Heaven and Earth Laws and open a hole. This demonstrates its peculiarity. Where did this force come from?"
"The bottom of the cave is not earth, but an unknown force. It seems like the Heaven and Earth Laws, or a kind of spatial foundation."
"How was this cave formed, and how does it exist?"
"Moreover, it is continuously expanding slowly. Although the speed is very slow, it keeps evolving without stopping. If the cave continues to develop in this way, it will become huge."
"It appears as if there is another small space in the cave."
As Xu Yan understood more, he became increasingly puzzled about the appearance of this mysterious cave. Despite this, he gained a deeper understanding of the Martial Arts of the Void-Breaking realm.
However, he was still very perplexed. How did the cave come into existence?
Did some changes occur between the Heaven and Earth that led to the cave's formation?
Was it naturally formed?
No matter why the cave appeared, it did provide Xu Yan with some understanding and touched the threshold of the Martial Dao of the Void-Breaking realm.
The divine clone inside the cave disappeared completely. Xu Yan made another divine clone and sent it into the cave again to continue his studies and observing the changes in the cave.
Time flew, and almost half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Xu Yan opened his eyes from his contemplation and looked at the pitch-black cave, which had grown a little bit. However, at this stage, it seemed to have stagnated, suppressed by the space of Heaven and Earth, unable to further expand.
"I'm just a little away from comprehending the Void-Breaking Realm."
Xu Yan heaved a regretful sigh.
Ultimately, he could not completely comprehend the methods of the Void-Breaking Realm. However, he was only a little bit away. With some more time to sort out his understanding, and a little more deliberation, he should be able to comprehend it fully.
"It's time to go back, the showdown of the outstanding talents should be about to start."
Xu Yan waved his hand and two navigation pearls flew out. One entered the cave while the other sank to the seafloor outside the cave several dozens of feet deep.
With the navigation pearl for positioning, there was no need to worry about locating the cave anymore.
Retrieving the Divine God Yuan Body inside the cave, Xu Yan looked around. Darkness everywhere. Not only was his vision blocked but even his divine consciousness was inhibited.
The Azure Sea Dark Abyss was inherently dangerous. Aside from losing one's way, there were something like leftover souls floating about.
However, these soul-like entities were somewhat unusual as they harbored a resentment-like aura, containing intense malice and would ruthlessly charge whenever they encountered living beings.
Xu Yan had previously witnessed a sea beast being torn apart and devoured by one such strange soul-like entity with extreme brutality and cruelty, as if harboring a deep-seated resentment against sea beasts.
He had once killed a similar soul-like entity, but Xu Yan had no idea how these entities were formed.
The Escape Sea Boat radiated light, illuminating the pitch-black seabed. Controlling the boat, Xu Yan began to leave the Azure Sea Dark Abyss.
Shortly after Xu Yan exited the cave, there was a sudden fluctuation at the bottom of the cave. A thing that looked like an eye faintly appeared at the bottom, appearing to look out from the cave.
The eye seemed a bit puzzled. Why was it pitch black without being able to see anything?
Blinking, it seemed to be trying hard to look outside the cave, while the Heaven and Earth Laws that were originally expanded suddenly shook, beginning to compress towards the cave.
The cave trembled. With the compression, it shrank a bit and the eye at the bottom of the cave vanished.
Controlling the Escape Sea Boat, Xu Yan had already reached the outer periphery of the Azure Sea Dark Abyss. He suddenly looked back, a surprised expression on his face. Did some disturbance just occur in the Abyss?
He vaguely sensed the shaking power of Heaven and Earth Laws, but it disappeared in just a moment.
"Forget it, let's head back to the Eighteen States."
Xu Yan shook his head, suppressing the thought of returning to have a look.
The Escape Sea Boat burst out of the sea surface, transformed into a faint blue light and disappeared between heaven and earth, leaving the Azure Sea Dark Abyss unchanged, as if nothing had occurred.
However, that mysterious cave, started to slowly expand once again.
Hongzhou.
Outstanding talents gather, as well as many strong people from Ling Domain!
Unlike before, in addition to the competition among the outstanding talents from different Spirit Sects, this time, due to the rise of the All Ages Alliance, loose cultivators from all over have also participated, which was spread throughout the entire Ling Domain.
An event universally known in the world of martial arts.
However, even for such grand events, martial artists outside of Hongzhou who wanted to come and watch needed at least the strength of a Refining God Heavenly Man.
Otherwise, just the risks involved in the long journey would be numerous.
On this day, only three days were left until the showdown among the outstanding talents.
Suddenly, a roar echoed through the sky. In the demon clouds, several huge divine beasts were carrying a golden chair, flying towards them.
"It's Red Cat!" cried out Su Lingxiu in surprise.
Li Xuan's mouth twitched at the sight. It seemed that his pet cat understood more and more how to make its presence overwhelming!
All martial artists raised their heads to look and exclaim, "It's the Demon Clan!"
"Such a grand appearance from the Demon Clan, are they here to provoke?"
The Beast Tribe was seldomly mentioned after their confrontation with Yu Ling Mansion. After that, the name of the Demon Clan was spread throughout the martial arts world.
Since then, in Ling Domain, there was no mention of the Beast Tribe anymore, only the Demon Clan!
"That's the Great Demon King!"
Someone recognized the figure seated on the golden chair, it was the Great Demon King of the Demon Clan.
According to the rumors, the Great Demon King was the founder of the Demon Clan. However, in addition to the Great Demon King, the Demon Clan also had an extremely powerful and mysterious Demon Ancestor.
Beneath the Demon Ancestor were the incredibly powerful entities like the Supreme of the Demon Clan and the Holy Mother.
However, no one had ever seen the Supreme or the Holy Mother of the Demon Clan.