Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast-Chapter 508: Unfathomable Terror, Void Exile

Chen Chu's appearance stirred some commotion around him.

However, because he had descended from a king’s exclusive aircraft that bore the intangible might of an Eighth Heavenly Realm powerhouse, the guards did not immediately approach to question him.

Glancing at the curious staff members in the distance, Chen Chu retrieved his phone from his storage space and called Bai Yunfeng.

Soon enough, Bai Yunfeng hurriedly emerged from the building, a faint smile forcing its way onto her tired face upon seeing Chen Chu. "Mr. Chen, it’s been a while."

Chen Chu offered a small smile. "Sorry for dropping by unannounced, Director Bai. I was passing through Tiannan on a mission and thought I’d check in. How is Miss Yan Ruoyi?"

Bai Yunfeng smiled bitterly. "Not very well."

"May I see her?"

"Please."

Bai Yunfeng led them through several checkpoints and took an exclusive elevator to the research facility a hundred meters below.

When the facility was established, its white walls, ceiling, and floors were inscribed with countless images of creatures praying, all meant to channel the world’s faith energy in a continual prayer for Yan Ruoyi’s safe return.

However, with the month-long prayer ritual now concluded, the globally summoned faith energy had dissipated, leaving the images in lifeless silence.

Ahead, however, the rift in the wall was still open, leading into the void. It was maintained with the power of Heavenly King Xuanwu.

In the endless darkness beyond, a small island of about a hundred meters floated. On it sat the rebirth pod, its inscription lights flickering and casting a faint glow into the black void.

Looking at the rebirth pod, Bai Yunfeng sighed. "This rebirth ritual actually went more smoothly than we expected.

"With Bredos’ genetic technology, those god-level resources, and the life essence you provided, Mr. Chen, Little Yi successfully underwent an initial transformation in life essence and genetics.

"Additionally, with the aid of Heavenly King Jiuyou’s power, her soul merged with the core of the dragon’s laws, creating a unique existence."

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As she spoke, Bai Yunfeng held a glowing rebirth dial in her hand. It formed a phantom image of two dragon-shaped runes—one purple and one silver—that rotated distinctly yet harmoniously in the air.

"The issue now is that Little Yi’s soul and body cannot merge. There’s not even the slightest response between them. Her nascent soul is showing signs of weakening since it doesn’t have a vessel, while her body requires ritual support to maintain its life."

"At this rate, in no more than three months, Little Yi’s soul will dissipate completely. Her soul essence will vanish, marking complete and irreversible death."

Bai Yunfeng’s expression dimmed. Despite being a high-level cultivator, she couldn’t find any solution for this situation.

Even the king surnamed Wang had come to assess Yan Ruoyi’s condition just a few days ago. Unfortunately, he found himself equally clueless.

This intricate ritual involving a transformation of both body and soul into another life form, combined with the void's ritual of death and rebirth, was simply too complex.

"A failure to merge the soul and body!" Chen Chu slowly approached the dark rift.

His black-and-gold vertical pupils gradually manifested, allowing him to perceive the previously unseen black energy of the void. He could see countless tiny space fragments coalescing into storms, threatening all in their path.

Looking at the burial ground where Yan Ruoyi lay, he noticed wisps of gray energy circulating the area and blocking the void storm from encroaching.

The gray energies were clearly the reason Yan Ruoyi was considered dead.

Chen Chu focused, causing the gray energies to shift before him. They turned everything around them into an illusion, leaving only the faint traces of the gray energy visible.

Hum!

Chen Chu’s power, imbued with void principles, made the gray energy transform into a thousand-meter-tall, three-headed, nine-armed phantom. However, its lower half seemed to have been obliterated by some unknown force, giving it an eerie and terrifying appearance.

When he beheld the imposing gray phantom, a powerful aura of death surged toward him. It was as if he was staring directly into death itself.

He felt an overwhelming wave of despair and terror. However, with a sharp glint in his eyes, he immediately suppressed the strange emotion.

The moment he subdued the fear and despair within, the fragmented phantom manifested from the death power burst into motion.

Massive gray claws swept toward him across the endless void, radiating a horrifying aura of decay and extinction. It was unseeable, unknowable—a terror beyond comprehension.

He didn’t expect a mere glance to invoke an attack from the very essence of his soul. Chen Chu’s gaze sharpened in response.

Boom!

The soul world trembled.

In the darkness, a figure in imperial robes and an emperor's crown advanced steadily toward the oncoming gray claws, a black imperial seal in hand.

The claws and the seal met with deceptive slowness, yet they collided in an instant.

Boom!

A terrifying force erupted, resonating through the soul so intensely that it disrupted reality, sending gales sweeping through the white research lab.

Crackle!

Chen Chu’s eyes glinted like lightning as he sank sharply, the alloy floor beneath him faintly cracking and radiating a heavy, oppressive aura.

The sudden change made Bai Yunfeng's expression shift slightly; she couldn’t even fathom what entity Chen Chu was contending with.

On a purely material level, the gray claws from the void were superior, but Chen Chu’s soul magnitude was far more powerful.

The Soul-Suppressing Imperial Seal, which embodied primordial principles, briefly locked the void claws in a stalemate before it shattered and blasted the claws into pieces.

Boom!

A powerful soul shockwave erupted instantly, creating an even stronger invisible force within the room. The ground trembled, and Bai Yunfeng was forced back several steps.

A black jade medallion around her neck glowed, forming an invisible shield; without it, the residual impact alone would have injured her soul.

Chen Chu’s black-gold vertical pupils slowly faded. He turned back to Bai Yunfeng with a solemn expression. "Director Bai, do you know the origin of that burial ground in the void?"

Sensing Chen Chu had likely uncovered something, Bai Yunfeng grew excited and quickly replied, "Recently, while the Federation was expanding into other regions and battling the Purgatory Clan, we discovered relics from some ancient civilizations.

"That burial ground in the void is the ancestral land of an alien race called the Prado, a unique civilization that cultivated powers tied to the void and death.

"While translating records from these relics, we learned that this floating void burial ground could isolate life and death, so we made it part of the ritual.

"The earlier stages of the ritual went smoothly, but in the end—"

"I believe I understand the issue now, then. Being interred in the land of death causes the surrounding powers to consider one deceased. If Yan Ruoyi is effectively dead, then how could she be reborn from death? A body deemed ‘deceased’ cannot sustain a soul.

Bai Yunfeng smiled bitterly. "A king who visited days ago mentioned the same thing. However, since the burial ground lies in the depths of the void and involves death and void, he was helpless as well.

"In fact, none of the current kings within the Federation has mastery over death laws."

Chen Chu pondered for a moment. His gaze then turned serious. "Director Bai, please channel the ritual’s energy to its maximum output. I’ll give it a try."

Recalling the terrifying soul shockwave he’d unleashed moments ago, Bai Yunfeng suppressed her excitement and nodded firmly.

Chen Chu took a deep breath, his black-gold vertical pupils reappearing as he gazed into the void where death lay, visible only through void principle power.

Boom!

Void energy exploded within his pupils as he activated the sixteen-fold-boosted Double Void Pupils. He then used its Void Exile ability, striking the edge of the burial ground with a powerful force.

Boom!

The impact of this powerful, unseen force, tore apart layers of dark void space and created a dimension-rending rift.

The death force was too fearsome. Broken as it was, it remained beyond Chen Chu’s capacity to confront head-on. Hence, he instead aimed to banish it, focusing his effort on a single point.

Void Exile differed from space-crushing techniques; it was akin to using minimal force to move something massive, relying on void principles triggered by the Double Void Pupils to banish the target.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Through void principles, the dimension-rending rift gradually pulled in the strands of gray energy from the terrifying phantom, creating a three-meter-long tear.

Since that portion of energy was permanently exiled, it could not regenerate.

The instant the death energy was banished, Chen Chu shut his eyes and closed the rift.

Compared to the thousand-meter-tall phantom, the three-meter tear was like a barely noticeable dot on a human body.

Nevertheless, due to this small imperfection, the power enveloping the burial ground subtly shifted. The purple and silver dragon images on Bai Yunfeng’s ritual dial also began to slowly draw closer.

Bai Yunfeng looked delighted. A response finally emerged between Yan Ruoyi’s body and soul.

However, at that moment, Chen Chu abruptly clutched his eyes and hissed in pain.

The dimensional void linked to Void Exile had formed a connection with his eyes, allowing the banished energy to reverse through the link and corrode his Double Void Pupils.

It was, without question, a terrifying force rooted in death.

As a top-level ability, Chen Chu’s eyes were not entirely defenseless; he could sever the connection to eliminate the corruption.

At that moment, a line of translucent text appeared before Chen Chu.

[The Double Void Pupils are undergoing erosion from death. You may expend 10,000 attribute points to seal the strand of death law, merge it with the Double Void Pupils, and gain the power of death.]

Chen Chu paused momentarily, surprised by this unexpected opportunity.

He then accepted the offer.

Boom!

As 10,000 of his attribute points vanished, a surge of energy erupted within Chen Chu and flooded the Double Void Pupils.

The intense energy instantly sealed and drew the invading death power into the pupils, forming a gray sphere of light.

Boom!

The death law made his pupils tremble.

Within the infinite internal space of the Double Pupil, the planet-like gray sphere rotated slowly, releasing threads that gradually intertwined with the surrounding void.

Hiss!

An intense pain flared up from the depths of Chen Chu’s soul. Even he couldn’t help but stagger and clutch his eyes as his face lost its color.

Noticing the change in the ritual, Bai Yunfeng exclaimed, "Mr. Chen, are you alright?"

Chen Chu managed a faint wave of his hand. "I’m fine. Just some backlash from using my eyes’ power to break the burial ground. I’ve endured it."

Thankfully, the excruciating pain, unbearable even for him, only lasted a moment. Now, with his pupils adjusting to the death power, all that was left was a lingering soreness.

"I’m glad you’re okay. Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your help," Bai Yunfeng said gratefully.

Previously, Chen Chu’s efforts to protect Yan Ruoyi could be attributed to his assignment, but risking backlash from death power to disrupt the invisible power of the burial ground was a personal choice.

"No need for thanks, Director Bai. Ms. Yan Ruoyi and I are friends, and Heavenly King Xuanwu’s contributions to humanity also compel me to act. It’s only natural I stepped in when I saw the issue. Of course, provided that I could help."

As they spoke, a new line of translucent text appeared before Chen Chu.

[Abilities]

Double Void Pupils+ (Top Level, +16)

- Pupils endowed with void energy. Upon full integration with death law, they will evolve into Void Death Pupils.

After a brief rest, Chen Chu excused himself. "Director Bai, King Xie is waiting for me outside, so I’ll have to take my leave. Please let me know when Ms. Yan awakens."

Bai Yunfeng nodded excitedly. "Certainly.”

Bai Yunfeng escorted Chen Chu out of the base building and watched as he ascended into the air, entering the hovering warship above.

"A king personally picked him up—he truly is a genius. Even Brother Yan admires him," Bai Yunfeng remarked.

She was familiar with the warships reserved for kings.

Heavenly King Xuanwu possessed one crafted from peak mythical beast materials. Its full firepower could unleash devastating mythical-level attacks.

It had only been a month since she last saw him. Back then, Chen Chu had just broken through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm. Now, not only had he advanced to the Eighth Realm, but his status had also risen to the level where a king would personally transport him.

The younger generation is certainly remarkable.

While Bai Yunfeng mused, Chen Chu and Xie Chen swiftly returned to Base One.

With gusts of wind swirling around, the silver warship landed gently on the ground. The hatch opened, and Xie Chen and Chen Chu disembarked.

Xie Chen glanced back at Chen Chu. "Little Chen, didn’t you mention you wanted to check some data earlier?"

Chen Chu nodded. "I’d like to search for a secret art that conceals aura or simulates life force. I need it to prepare for entering the mythical world."

Xie Chen nodded in appreciation of Chen Chu’s caution. "Good. I’m glad you think this way. Being cautious helps one go further and live longer until one has possessed enough power to face any danger."

In response, Chen Chu slightly shifted the topic. "Thunder Fiery also asked me to look up some information on mutated ocean creatures. The scale it gave me is imbued with its soul’s aura and also contains a power of law that can initiate a connection with it."

Xie Chen nodded. "Just some marine creature data. No issue in sharing it."

Xie Chen didn’t overthink Chen Chu’s reasons. After all, this was simply the natural way of cooperation. In this world, nothing came freely.

In contrast, the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast’s behavior—first exchanging essence and Blood Crystals for learning basic human martial arts techniques and then later providing a soul-infused scale to help Chen Chu enhance his space-time summoning technique in return for some oceanic data—was far more ordinary.

Following Xie Chen, Chen Chu entered the base building.

While Xie Chen warped directly back to his office, Chen Chu took the elevator to an underground level. Soon, he reached the core of the Celestial Think Tank.