[The internal line channels of Rahu had already been dug through, but there were always some graves blocking the output direction of the Nihility energy.]
[You began to ponder…]
[Year 205.
You discovered within your body’s muscle memory what seemed to be a systematic method for carving out Realms.
Following the guidance of your muscles, you gradually acquired the technique to create Realm spaces.]
First, one must possess the power to shatter space.
[You focused your strength into your right hand and swung fiercely at the air.
Accompanied by the shattering sound of glass, a deep, dark rift in space appeared before you.]
[You mused to yourself—so your physical body was already this insanely powerful?
Then, with your hands, you gathered the fissure together, and the gaping hollow that had erupted with terrifying suction was repaired.]
Second, the space needs mountains and earth.
[You looked out at the starry void and blinked.
Then you reached out and scooped up some stellar debris drifting within the shadow of IX.]
Next, one needs spatial sigils to stabilize the space.
[With a slight wave of your hand in the void, billions of sigils manifested before you.]
[The original form of these sigils seemed to be of the lowest grade, because in your memory, they came from a book titled An Elementary and Intermediate Introduction to Realm-Stabilizing Sigils.]
[However, after your modifications, they were still somewhat usable.]
Finally, one needs an object to serve as the barrier of this Realm.
This object must be sufficiently durable to withstand the crushing pressure of space.
[This part was somewhat difficult.
The jade pillar was certainly hard enough, but after years of scraping at it, you hadn’t managed to chip off even the tiniest fleck.]
[Finding a larger stellar body and excavating its core would also work, but…
it wouldn’t be easy to carry around…]
[You looked at your own body.
And then, you had another idea.]
[Year 208.
You successfully used your own Dan Fǔ as the foundation and carved out a space equivalent in size to a standard interstellar planet.]
[Year 250.
Within the Dan Fǔ space, you constructed an immense cemetery.
You cremated the bodies from every grave on the Activated Planet into ash, placed them into wooden boxes of your own making, and laid them to rest within the cemetery.]
[You couldn’t help but marvel—the power of the Path was truly a wondrous thing!]
[So many graves, and yet you had finished the work within a mere forty-two years!
The total number of graves was approximately 132,100,315,623.
You couldn’t help but sigh in awe—you were a superman!]
[You recorded your glorious achievements upon the jade pillar.]
[And now, at last, you could finally begin properly remodeling this dead Activated Planet!]
[Year 323.
[In the process of remodeling, you discovered the full form of that jade pillar—it was an arrow that had pierced straight through the planet!]
[You felt a brief surge of excitement, then dismissed it.
It couldn’t be used anyway…
How dull.]
[Year 357.
During this period, you concentrated on researching a connection device.
You studied the fundamental nature of Path energy and also conducted observations of that black sun.]
[Hard work paid off.
You succeeded in establishing a thread of connection between yourself and the black sun.
Your experiment made substantial progress.]
[Year 492.
You deepened this connection and transformed it into a form of bond.
You also replicated your success between the Activated Planet and the black sun.]
[You could now declare with pride: “So long as Nihility is not extinguished, I shall not die!”]
[But what you didn’t know was this—if you walked too far down the Path of Nihility, and drew too deeply upon the energy that belonged to Nihility, you would still perish.]
[Year 563.
During this period, you studied forging.
You wanted to forge that arrow into your weapon.]
[This was not a case of overestimating your own abilities.
You had discovered that the further you walked down the Path of Nihility, the greater the influence you could exert upon this arrow.]
[You began to focus on comprehending the meaning of Nihility.
For some reason, you felt that every time you grasped something, advancing further down this Path became remarkably easy.]
[Something was definitely influencing you!
Of this you were certain!]
—Walker of Paths is the MVP.
You’re just a leech carried to victory.
[Year 723.
You discovered that your memory was growing worse and worse.
But thankfully, it had not been without gains.]
[You flew into space.
Your hand gripped the tail of the arrow, and with a faint tremor, the entire arrow was pulled free from the Activated Planet.]
[A massive hammer was retrieved from your Dan Fǔ Realm.
The giant hammer, forged by fusing countless planets together, had finally found its use.]
[Year 742.
The forging was complete.
The entire arrow had been beaten and shaped into a sword of white jade.]
[With this sword as your foundation, you carved out a space within it as well.]
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Standing tall in the void, you looked down at the Activated Planet beneath your feet—now transformed into a deep, violet-black sphere.
Upon your face, so long devoid of extraneous expression, a smile bloomed.
At this scene and this moment, all you wanted was to chant a poem!
“In youth I knew the world’s road would be steep, yet I vowed to roam the heavens like a sweeping swan.
A lifetime’s journey, a body like thistledown adrift on bitter winds; on the sea of fate, a solitary traveler bobs and sinks.
Through a thousand grinds, ten thousand strikes, my heart has forged this iron blade; draining mind and spirit, I have cast this single sword.
This day, its edge points to where the clouds fold upon themselves—let it dissolve into void!
Dissolve into nothingness!
Dissolve into heaven itself!”
[You felt yourself to be invincible beneath the heavens.
Aside from that black sun—who under the sky would dare kill you?
Who could kill you!]
[You grasped the white jade longsword in your hand.
Behind you, there loomed a violet-black sun!]
[Now, you had the confidence to suppress all that defied you beneath this cosmos!]
[At this very moment, you resolved to stride forth from this shadow, to let the inextinguishable Nihility enshroud the entire universe!
To freeze the whole of the cosmos in this single, eternal instant!]
Just as you prepared to step out from this shadow, you noticed two small dots had appeared on the face of the black sun.
If you hadn’t known what He originally looked like, you might have genuinely believed those two dots were His eyes.
To be honest, seeing the black sun like this made Him look rather comical.
But no matter how you looked at it, the overwhelming majority of your strength came from this black sun.
So, [hitting the black sun] = [smashing your own rice bowl].
Having straightened out this logic, you let the violet-black sun transform into a halo behind your head.
Then, stepping upon the white jade longsword, you flew in that direction at superluminal speed.
In less than a moment, you discovered the culprit behind these disturbances.
His entire body was wrapped in dark, sharply angular robes.
He had no distinct facial features, and twisted black ribbons coiled around his form.
In his hand, he wielded a gigantic, exaggeratedly shaped blade that emanated a blinding, piercing white light.
The white light often eclipsed the outline of his form, radiating an overwhelming pressure of pure destruction.
The Emanator of Destruction, one of the Lord Ravagers—Zephyro!
“Oi~ Whatcha doing?” You looked at him curiously.
As a Pathstrider who had walked extremely far down the Path of Nihility, you could naturally perceive that the effect he was having on the black sun was practically nonexistent.
In other words, the damage he dealt was nothing but a tickle to the black sun.
He turned his head slightly toward you.
Though you couldn’t make out his face, you could still feel his surprise.
He paused, just for a fraction of a moment.
Then, wielding his great blade, he came charging in your direction to kill!
Bai Qiong: Folks, do you think I can beat him?