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Chapter 314 Void Worms, the Path of Spirituality
Chapter 314 Void Worms, the Path of Spirituality
In order to resolve the hidden dangers as soon as possible and return to the main world, Ye Yang has been repeatedly analyzing the "Supreme True Spiritual Words".
Because they couldn't cultivate directly, the progress was somewhat slow, but the speed of the analysis was gradually becoming too much for Ye Yang's group of True Immortal-level researchers to handle.
One can imagine how terrifying his cultivation speed would be if Ye Yang were to switch cultivation methods and take this supreme inheritance of the Void Sect as his fundamental technique. However, that is impossible.
This lineage is less a method of cultivation and more a method of transformation, actively transforming oneself into a part of the "Void," becoming its external organ.
"The researchers at the True Immortal level are almost falling behind. They're not going to be able to help me, and it would be good enough if they didn't hold me back. But if I were to get those Star Lords to join the project, it probably wouldn't be easy for me to subdue them and make them take the lead. It would take some time."
Ye Yang felt very troubled by the problems he had recently encountered.
His current combat strength is barely comparable to that of a slightly stronger True Immortal, after all, their basic energy levels are far inferior. His cultivation is only at the sixth level, three major realms lower than that of a Star Lord, making it impossible for him to catch up.
Ye Yang lacks strength, and his status and influence are certainly inferior to those of the Star Lords.
Academic advantages alone are not enough to subdue them in a short time, especially when there are many people involved, making it even more difficult to manage.
At best, they couldn't get anyone to take charge, so they had to bring back a bunch of old men.
In severe cases, the guest may usurp the host's position, leaving Ye Yang powerless and unable to control even his few True Immortal-level researchers.
Therefore, if you want to improve your strength, you must first determine the third clone form.
Another day later, the batch of sealing beads sent by Bolin finally arrived.
The Lost Immortal Realm is, after all, a dungeon world belonging to the True Qi Dao Meridian, so Ye Yang paid a considerable price for the circulation of these resources.
"Time-space amoeba—"
After returning the instance avatar to the Devouring World, Ye Yang turned his attention to the remaining batch of sealing beads.
Inside are special life forms composed purely of space and time themselves!
"This thing has no soul—but that doesn't mean it can't have one."
"The Void Erosion can turn cultivators into its part, and perhaps the Spacetime Amoeba also has this potential—at the very least, these little things can help me understand the laws of transformation between matter, energy, and spacetime, and even analyze the mechanism of the Void Erosion."
"If I can ultimately give them souls, they will probably be the most likely candidates to become my third incarnation."
The idea of using spacetime itself as an extension of oneself is indeed quite insane.
However, this was the thought that came to Ye Yang's mind the moment he saw these spacetime amoebas.
Because of the threat of void erosion, Ye Yang was hiding in the Lost Immortal Realm to study the "Supreme True Void Spirit Holy Words," which was extremely frustrating!
The Void and the Void Cult repeatedly caused trouble, threatening Ye Yang's life time and time again, which made him determined to eradicate these malignant tumors!
As the saying goes, the best way to defeat an enemy is to join them, understand them, and then you can defeat them.
As Ye Yang's research into the [Void] deepened, he became increasingly curious about this peculiar life form.
After obtaining the spacetime amoeba, Ye Yang began designing experiments.
First, we need to clarify the survival elements of spacetime amoebas and the underlying laws necessary for their life activities.
Then try to design alternative solutions to see if they can also adapt to the world-devouring law environment.
This is one aspect of the research.
Another research effort attempts to "voidify" the spacetime amoeba, trying to transform it into a kind of "void"-like existence.
Further research is needed on how to use a method similar to void erosion to allow mutated spacetime amoebas to use ordinary life forms as nutrients for erosion and absorption.
Finally, an attempt was made to give the spacetime amoeba a soul and allow it to adapt to the laws governing the world's consumption.
If this entire project is successful, not only will Ye Yang solve the problem of his third clone, but he will also be more confident in eliminating the threat of void erosion and returning to the main world!
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Having made a plan, Ye Yang temporarily suspended his theoretical analysis and research on the "Supreme True and Spiritual Words".
This has initiated applied research on the modification of the "spacetime amoeba".
Since the research funding is provided by the human spirit realm, all research records and results must be made public to them.
Ye Yang also cannot openly and arbitrarily use experimental resources.
Therefore, the main focus is still on the voidification transformation of spacetime amoebas.
"Ye, where did you get these test subjects? They're practically the perfect precursors for void modification!"
The avatar of True Lord Ruitan had remained silent in Ye Yang's research institute, merely observing. However, upon witnessing Ye Yang and his team's experiment on the voidification of spacetime amoebas, it surprisingly uttered a word of amazement.
"Hehe, senior, it was lucky. A while ago, a friend of mine had some problems in his instance world, so I sent an instance avatar to solve it. That's when I saw these special spacetime lifeforms—and I captured them all." Ye Yang explained with a smile.
Then he continued to direct the other researchers.
In the first experiment, Ye Yang conducted tests on nine groups of 27 spacetime amoebas.
All failed, and most of them dissolved into a chaotic mass of spacetime fragments.
But it doesn't matter, Ye Yang has tens of millions of spacetime amoebas!
The experiments proceeded rapidly, round after round. As a large amount of data accumulated, more and more patterns were uncovered, and a clear transformation plan gradually took shape.
More than three months have passed, and the voidification transformation experiment has been a great success.
Ye Yang conducted the experiment of adapting the spacetime amoeba to the environment of the Devouring World Law alone.
And surprisingly smoothly—the spacetime amoeba is a life form entirely composed of spacetime itself, and its life activities are entirely based on the laws of spacetime.
Ye Yang was an expert in this field. After many adjustments, he successfully made the two spacetime amoebas adapt to the spacetime environment of the Swallowed Star World and the primordial universe.
Of course, the cost was the death and destruction of thousands more amoebas.
"Unfortunately, in the normal universe, because of the existence of the laws governing the universe, spacetime will automatically repair itself, and the amoeba will be killed. In the spatial interlayer, the spatial torrent layer or the divine realm layer, they are all killed by huge spatial fragments."
"Only in this fragmented space layer is there a relatively good living space."
Devouring the World, in a remote and unknown region far from human territory, Ye Yang is currently exploring the first layer of the spatial interlayer.
Not far from him were two spheres of spacetime that were constantly twisting and changing shape.
You can call them spacetime amoebas or spacetime slimes, they're just spacetime creatures without a specific shape.
"Adapting to the environment is so simple because these spacetime life forms are relatively simple in themselves; they are composed of spacetime itself. Although the spacetime properties of the main world and the devoured world differ, they also have many similarities, so there is still a possibility of successful adaptation."
"But then, giving them souls—that's incredibly difficult."
Ye Yang knew that it was impossible to give a spacetime a soul.
However, the existence of the main world [Void] and the analysis of the "Supreme True Spirit Holy Words" reveal a secret that is known to very few people even within the Void Cult!
In very early research, the "void" was considered to be devoid of a soul and thought, unlike that of humans.
They are completely different and alternative existences.
But the madmen of the Void Cult opened up another possibility with their madness—the erosion and assimilation of the Void Cultists by the Void, and the voluntary sacrifice of the Void Cultists, which is actually a kind of integration.
Logically speaking, a vast life form like the Void would not be able to notice one or two tiny individuals like humans, let alone understand each other given the significant differences in their natures.
But the Void Cult did just that. It could be said that they were not only twisted into strange shapes by the Void, but they also turned the Void into strange shapes.
The "True and Spiritual Words" mentions the existence of a mysterious place many times, which, according to human understanding, can be described as a place like the paradise or divine kingdom of the Void Cultists.
Does such a place truly exist? Ye Yang, who has never been there, cannot be certain, but by consulting materials and combining them with the descriptions in "Sacred Words," he can basically confirm it.
In the ancient pioneering period, before the belief in the "Void" had even begun to emerge, such a concept did not exist.
The pioneers who studied the "Void" at that time, despite the risk of being corrupted and assimilated, never sensed the existence of that place, let alone the so-called guidance of the Void's will.
Back then, the Void was still very "aloof" and did not respond to the calls of humans.
But since the rise of the Void Cult and its period of rapid expansion, everything seems to have changed.
Not only does comprehending the Dao of the Great Void greatly increase the likelihood of encountering misfortune, but the comprehender also begins to occasionally sense the existence of the eerie will of the [Void], seemingly there yet not there, as if it could take them away at any moment.
"Perhaps after assimilating the souls of a large number of humans, the [Void] itself has begun to be influenced by the thinking of the human species. Perhaps one day, it will give birth to truly human-like thinking and be brought down from its pedestal."
With this in mind, Ye Yang continued his research on void erosion.
A year later, the transformation of the spacetime amoeba into a void form achieved a phased result. Ye Yang named this spacetime life form, which could freely use and transform ordinary spacetime power and void power, the "Void Worm".
They feed on normal spacetime regions, generating a large amount of void power, which they wield with ease.
Including but not limited to: faster-than-light travel, creating holes in spacetime, weaving void barriers, and ejecting void power to cause small-scale spacetime tears.
"I dare say, if we accidentally let this thing escape from the research base, it won't be long before the entire Lost Immortal Realm is occupied and completely destroyed by this creature," a researcher said with a chill running down his spine.
"Xiao Ye, you should apply to bring back more equipment. The strength of your spacetime barrier is no longer sufficient," True Monarch Ruitan reminded him at the right time.
Therefore, Ye Yang had no choice but to report his findings and apply for more funding.
During this waiting period, Ye Yang consulted some materials on the path of spirituality.
As the research progresses to the stage of "void erosion and assimilation," it becomes necessary to choose a direction.
The void erodes matter and energy, and it also erodes the soul and consciousness—two directions.
Ye Yang, who had already mastered the essential mysteries of the transformation of the power of the void, was confident that he could resist the erosion of the power of the void on his body.
Therefore, the more crucial aspect at present is the soul and consciousness.
Now that we've chosen the second direction, we need to do some preliminary preparations.
Ye Yang believed that his understanding of the soul was quite profound, but after communicating with several researchers, he was surprised to find that there were many gaps in his thinking.
He then realized that although he was devouring worlds, he had received the best training as a member of the Primal Secret Realm, and the treasure vault contained all kinds of soul-related secret techniques, but it was just the crystallization of the wisdom of one world.
It is a flower that blooms on the basis of a specific set of rules.
However, the myriad worlds are diverse and vibrant. Even with universal laws like those concerning the soul and consciousness, each world has its own unique characteristics.
In the world of the Immortal Alliance, people have summarized four supreme law systems: [Matter], [Space-Time], [True Spirit], and [Cause and Effect].
The "True Spirit" system includes many fields such as consciousness, spirituality, and intelligence.
And this is merely the law system of the main world.
The laws of souls, wisdom, and spiritual intelligence in other dungeon worlds—all knowledge related to consciousness and intelligence—have been studied by the immortals of the heavens and compiled into a vast spiritual path system.
It occupies a very large proportion in the [True Spirit] faction.
Basically, apart from the path of interdisciplinary study of "matter" and "spirit," all other parts of the "spirit" faction follow the spiritual path.
Spirituality, the key lies in the word "spirit".
Ye Yang is indeed very skilled in soul attacks, including illusions and soul annihilation.
But that only utilizes the techniques and methods of the spiritual path; the true core, the true path, is still the path of time and space.
Now he has turned his attention back to the spiritual path. Even though he did not intend to study it in depth, Ye Yang has found that because of his previous accumulation, his progress in this area has been incredibly rapid!
Much of the knowledge about the soul that was previously unsystematic or flawed is now encompassed and integrated by a more complete and extensive network system.
Several months later, when the new equipment Ye Yang had applied for arrived and the experiment was restarted, his thinking had undergone a complete transformation.
"It's actually quite simple to verify whether the Void Worm can eventually have a soul; one experiment is all it takes—but if the result is that it can, then I'm finished."
"If the Void Worm has the potential to give birth to a soul, then to rephrase the problem, the Void itself also has the potential to give birth to a soul. Therefore, facing the Void's erosion, unless my power far surpasses that of the Void, I would have virtually no chance of resisting its assimilation and erosion."
"Therefore, they will be unable to return to the main world."
"But what if the result is—no."
"If the Void Worm has no possibility of giving birth to a soul, then I still have a chance, but I'll have to find something else for my third clone."
Ye Yang felt somewhat helpless after arriving at this conclusion, but the experiment still had to be conducted.
And the outcome will not change because of his will—that's probably what it means to leave things to fate.
"No matter the outcome of the experiment, one day I will surely defeat the void!"
Ye Yang felt no apprehension about the result; on the contrary, it fueled his fighting spirit even more.
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