"There's something wrong with the Light of Extreme Darkness!" Another eight days passed by outside the Light of Extreme Darkness. Bai Feng stood there with an aloof look in her eyes, but she was frowning.
She felt that the Light of Extreme Darkness had appeared too suddenly, and there was even something bizarre about it.
Bai Feng was not the only one who was uncertain about this. It could be said that many cultivators were uncertain about it, but this was indeed the Light of Extreme Darkness. Because of that, no matter how much they hesitated, they were just hesitating.
There was nothing intricate about Su Ming's plan. In fact, it could be said that it was full of loopholes, but Su Ming did not care about it. As long as this was truly the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness, it was enough.
Just this point alone was enough!
This could be considered an overt scheme, but in truth, it could not even be considered a strategy. It was just a game in which Su Ming used himself as bait. Over the past few days, he had watched countless cultivators come to investigate the Light of Extreme Darkness that belonged to him.
Su Ming was not in a hurry. He had been waiting for someone who had the right to obtain the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness. In Su Ming's eyes, there were only three people in the Immortals' Union who had the right to obtain it. One of them was naturally the aloof Bai Feng, the second was Di Tian, and the third was one of the Eight Paramount Daos, the black-robed man.
Di Tian planned to change his Life, and Bai Feng needed to ascend to Immortality. Both of them had their own needs, and because of that, only the black-robed man was left.
This was in line with Su Ming's previous analysis. He had originally been waiting for the black-robed man, and what made Su Ming certain was that he had learned from the soul thread that another powerful warrior would soon descend in Saint Defier's camp.
A powerful warrior who had the same status as the black-robed man would naturally fight over him. That was why Su Ming had been certain that as long as the black-robed man was tempted, he would definitely obtain the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness before his companions descended.
Time passed, and the war between Morning Dao Sect and the Immortals' Union reached its climax. Every single day, intense battles would break out in various parts of the True World. The number of casualties reached a terrifying degree, but even so, the war did not end. It continued on with even greater intensity.
Several more days passed. When there was less than a month left before the other Almighty from Saint Defier's camp descended, a large number of Immortals surrounded the Light of Extreme Darkness that was Su Ming. They had also investigated most of it and found a pattern, along with a path that led to the core of the Light of Extreme Darkness.
Su Ming did not guide them. The only thing he did was to turn himself into the Light of Extreme Darkness. As for the other matters, he felt that if he interfered too much with them, he would seem too fake.
On that day, the black-robed man appeared beyond the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness again. Clearly, he had already made preparations. At that moment, his eyes, which were hidden under the black robe, shone brilliantly, and a vast power spread out from his body. It was equivalent to the power of those in Life Realm, but it was not something that those in Life Realm from Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos could hope to win against. There was an incredibly great disparity between them.
'Arcane Void of the Third Step in Saint Defier's camp's cultivation system!' Su Ming sensed the presence of the black-robed man's cultivation base, and his obscure divine sense rippled slowly.
'Dao Kong's body has already been destroyed, but as long as my Nascent Divinity is around, all of my bodies can spread out the presence of Dao Kong's soul. It's the same for my Ecang body. I can also do the same for my clone that practices the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole.
'But this black-robed man … Perhaps he is suitable to become my other clone, a body that can allow me to obtain the status of a member of Saint Defier's camp!
'Based on my original plan, I don't need to Possess him, but by the looks of it now … perhaps Possessing him will make the process of retrieving my physical body smoother.
'But the difficulty of this is too great. This person is, after all, an Almighty in Arcane Void …' In silence, Su Ming slowly forced down the thought that had suddenly sprouted in his mind. He could not allow any accidents to happen to the matter of him seizing his physical body back.
In silence, Su Ming temporarily gave up on this thought.
Almost at the instant the ripples of Su Ming's divine sense disappeared, the black-robed man who had reached Arcane Void Realm slowly lifted his foot. Under the respectful gazes of countless Immortals in the area, he walked towards the origin of the Extreme Darkness.
Bai Feng was by his side. She formed a seal with her right hand and pointed at the air. The sky immediately distorted, and huge eyeballs appeared. There were thousands of them, and they surrounded the area. Dark light shone in each of them as they stared at the origin of the Extreme Darkness.
The black-robed man's footsteps came to a halt. He turned his head around and cast a glance at Bai Feng. She bent her body slightly and lowered her head to bow to him.
"Not bad!" The black-robed man laughed hoarsely, and praise appeared in his eyes. Bai Feng's actions might not be very meaningful, but her intentions could still be seen. This made the black-robed man very satisfied, especially since Bai Feng had always been beautiful. Her cold demeanor often made the black-robed man's heart itch.
"When you reach Saint Defier, you can follow me."
Bai Feng's face might still be cold, but there was a hint of a smile on it. There was a hint of pleasant surprise and a slight hint of bashfulness on her face, and it immediately made the black-robed man admire her even more.
The white-robed and white-haired Di Tian looked as calm as ever at that moment. He did not need to use his actions to prove anything. He might desire to become an Abyss Builder, but he knew that Saint Defier's camp desired to control an Abyss Builder even more than he did.
And Di Tian was, without a doubt, the best choice. He was confident that no one could surpass him in this aspect, not even the Emperor of Abyss' True World, because he was the one who thought of this plan and had been preparing for it for countless years.
In fact, even if he did not need Saint Defier's help, he would still have a three-tenths chance of succeeding. The help from those from Saint Defier only increased his chances. A brilliant light shone in Di Tian's eyes.
'Su Xuan Yi, you and I have fought against each other our entire lives. This time, I will stand before you as an Abyss Builder, and I will Possess you!
'Between us, I will definitely win in the end!' Di Tian's heart stirred slightly. He had longed for this day for far too long.
Under the countless cultivators' gazes, the black-robed man, one of the Eight Paramount Daos, took a step forward and stepped into the Light of Extreme Darkness. At the same time, the powerful warriors from the other Immortal sects guarded the area with wary expressions. They had been given a death order to prevent anything from happening in the area.
Fortunately, this was the core of the Immortals' Union. It was the doorstep of the Immortal sects, which was why it would not be easy for the people from Morning Dao Sect to come here.
The possibility of them launching a large-scale invasion was next to none. Only a few powerful warriors might be able to step in space, but Di Tian had already made perfect preparations.
As the black-robed man stepped into the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness and the cultivators in the periphery became wary, time trickled by. Soon, the time taken for an incense stick to burn went by.
The black-robed man floated in the Light of Extreme Darkness. He did not move quickly, and every single time he traveled a certain distance, he would stop for a moment to think before changing his direction. Endless Light of Extreme Darkness shot through the area around him. As the black-robed man moved forward, the light became stronger.
But the more it was so, the more certain the black-robed man was that the light did not have any form of consciousness.
When an hour later, the black-robed man had already traveled nearly half the distance. His speed became slower, and a large amount of chilling air spread out from his body. The Light of Extreme Darkness around him turned black, as if it was a huge mouth that wanted to devour him.
Wariness appeared in his eyes. Occasionally, he would take a few steps back and lift his right hand as if he was calculating something. Just like that, when two hours passed, he had traveled nearly seven-tenths of the distance.
Yet at that moment, the Light of Extreme Darkness swiftly grew several times stronger, but the black-robed man seemed to have known that this would happen. He sat down cross-legged a step ahead, formed a seal with his hands, and immediately brought out a small cauldron. When he pressed his hands against it, he exhaled a breath of Origin Life Qi.
The cauldron shone with green light and surrounded his body. Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, and it continuously reflected the incoming Light of Extreme Darkness, as if it had indirectly turned him into a source of light.
'As expected, it will only be weakened for two hours …' A smile appeared at the corners of the black-robed man's lips. When he closed his eyes, he seemed to have cast aside all resistance and immersed himself in controlling the cauldron.
A day passed. When the Light of Extreme Darkness became weak on the second day, the black-robed man immediately opened his eyes. Once he put away the cauldron, he moved forward again.
This time, since he was moving slower, he used two hours to reach the core of the Light of Extreme Darkness. While he was not too far away, there was still some distance between him and the core of the Light of Extreme Darkness.
When the Light of Extreme Darkness became stronger again, he sat down cross-legged and used the cauldron's green light to fight against it. He still had his eyes closed, as if he was incredibly at ease with this place. He did not try to guard against any unexpected actions.
The third day, the fourth day … When the Light of Extreme Darkness became weak on the fifth day, the black-robed man moved and appeared at the core of the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness!
This was a pitch-black world, but one could faintly see an extremely perfect and complicated rune in the darkness not far away. It was faintly discernible in the darkness, making it difficult for one to remember it no matter how many times one looked at it.
'This is the core of the origin of the Light of Extreme Darkness!' A glint appeared in the black-robed man's eyes, and excitement appeared in them. At the instant the two hours of weakness were about to end, he spread his divine sense outwards and swept past the runic symbol. He did not sense any form of consciousness there, but it was as if he did not have enough time to Brand it with his divine sense. As the time of weakness passed, a vast power erupted from the runic symbol, causing the black-robed man to immediately sit down cross-legged and use the cauldron to protect himself. He closed his eyes as well, and besides the green light surrounding his body, he did not do anything else to protect himself.
When the two hours of weakness arrived on the sixth day, the black-robed man charged towards the runic symbol. At the instant he approached it, his body crumbled with a bang. His flesh and blood spilled everywhere, and all of them landed on the runic symbol.
At the same time, the expression of the black-robed man's soul was ferocious. With disbelief, he swiftly retreated, and a piercing roar tumbled out of his mouth.
"This is a trap! You have a mind of your own!"
This bizarre scene immediately stunned Su Ming, who had been observing the black-robed man all this while, because he had not done anything at all. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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