Chapter 506: Void Core

Chapter 506 The Void Core

Levi sensed the origin of the mysterious power not far ahead.

The pair quickened their pace, soon entering an empty chamber at the center of which floated a violet-black, hollow polyhedral sphere.

Plumes of violet-black energy continually emanated from within the hollow polyhedron.

The moment Levi stepped into the chamber, he was spotted by the few people already inside.

"Who is there?"

Someone barked, turning their head toward him.

Levi looked over, his gaze locking onto their faces.

They were the remaining individuals he had encountered earlier within the glacier of the Frigid Abyss.

The man in the black overcoat who led them was among them, standing beside the Void Core with three purplish-brown crystals floating above their heads and shoulders, the trailing ribbons of violet-black energy interacting constantly with the core.

Seeing this, Levi recalled Bassam's earlier words about restoring the Void power to the Frost Emperor, turning him into a conduit to usher the Void Emperor into this world.

He instantly deduced that this was the very method of restoration Bassam had spoken of.

In other words, by destroying the object before him, he could prevent the Frost Emperor from being transformed into a Void Whale, thereby stopping the Void Emperor's descent.

Though the deliberation seemed long, it occurred in a mere flash.

Almost the instant he saw the group, the realization and deduction had formed in Levi's mind.

He reacted immediately, the fire elements coalescing into a spell before him.

The others were just as quick to respond; upon realizing the intruder was not Bassam, they struck at Levi without hesitation.

The crystals upon them unleashed violet-black Void energy, which manifested as a colossal, pitch-black hand clawing toward Levi.

His divine power had been entirely depleted during the battle against Bassam.

Levi now had only his mana to rely on.

Faced with the giant hand of Void energy whose strength remained unknown, Levi unleashed his most formidable attack.

The Violet Abyssal Flame Spear!

The violet flames condensed into a long lance of fire that shot forth, striking the palm of the giant hand.

An invisible forcefield gripped the spear, yet the weapon erupted with an ultra-high temperature that transcended the limits of space.

Instantly, the very space at the tip of the spear melted away.

Swoosh!

The Violet Abyssal Flame Spear pierced through space and tore through the giant Void hand, striking the massive Void Core behind it.

The expressions of the group shifted drastically as they thrust their hands forward, pouring their entire strength into the Void Core to bolster its defense.

A torrent of violet-black energy streams burst from within the core, instantly forming a violet-black Void shield.

The Violet Abyssal Flame Spear clashed against the shield, locked in a fierce stalemate.

As time wore on, the strength of the flame spear gradually waned, ultimately succumbing in the confrontation.

Seeing the Void Core intact, the group breathed a collective sigh of relief.

They turned their gaze back to Levi, only for horror to fill their eyes the very next second.

Several slender streaks of violet fire shot from before Levi, flying toward them like a volley of arrows.

With their current strength entirely invested in the Void Core, they were utterly defenseless against his assault.

Having witnessed the lethality of those violet flames, none of them believed their equipment or flesh could withstand such a blow.

Yet, the event that unfolded defied their expectations.

The arrows of violet fire did not strike the trio; instead, they dispersed to unerringly strike the Void crystals hovering above their heads and shoulders.

Crack!

The sound of the shattering Void crystals echoed in their ears.

With the crystals broken, the three lost their control over the Void Core.

The Void shield manifested upon the core's surface gradually dissolved back into streams of energy, flowing back inside.

"Now!"

"Roar!"

Shengxi transformed into a holy dragon before the trio.

Her massive frame instantly filled the entirety of the chamber.

Shengxi clamped her jaws onto the Void Core as a blinding light erupted from her mouth, a holy breath striking the core at point-blank range.

A moment later, Levi's heart sank.

Under Shengxi's assault, the Void Core showed not a single scratch.

Levi knew then that destroying it was entirely impossible.

At least, not at present.

He instantly shifted his intent, shouting in his mind, "Shengxi, take it with us!"

Hearing this, Shengxi simply swallowed the Void Core whole.

Wisps of violet-black Void energy continually leaked from her snout and mouth.

Levi watched, deeply alarmed.

Sensing his anxiety, Shengxi replied in his mind, "I am fine, the divine power is protecting me. The Void energy cannot corrode my body anytime soon."

"Alright, then let us leave quickly!"

Levi could no longer care about the consequences this would have on the Frost Emperor.

He unleashed his Flame Domain with full force.

Every fire element in the vicinity was consumed by the domain, suppressing all other elements.

The three who still wished to reclaim the Void Core were pinned down by the domain, rendered motionless almost instantly.

It took them a long moment to recover their senses.

By the time they did, Levi had already vanished, replaced by a figure of violet fire.

The Violet Flame Lord Form.

This was Levi's strongest state at present.

Activating the form with the strength of a peak Tier 5, Levi's power verged infinitely close to the Legendary realm.

The Violet Abyssal Phoenix Fireline!

A pillar of violet fire pierced through the flesh above, extending all the way to the exterior of the Frost Emperor.

Grasping Shengxi, who was completely rigid as she exerted all her might to suppress the core's energy, Levi transformed into a violet meteor and shot out through the punctured opening.

Suffering such a blow, the Frost Emperor's entire strength began to boil. Throughout the vast ages it had spent living in the Far North Ice Plains, an unimaginably colossal reservoir of frost energy had long since accumulated within its body.

At this moment, that energy was erupting.

Sizzling! Crackling!

The passage before Li Wei was crystallizing with ice, on the verge of being frozen solid.

Yet the intense heat radiating from his body evaporated the ice crystals instantly.

Flame and frost clashed endlessly.

The power of the Ice Emperor was vast and deep like an ocean.

Li Wei gathered all his strength into a single point, piercing through the sea of icy energy, soaring skyward in one swift motion.

Whoosh—rumble—

Behind the Ice Emperor erupted a torrent of azure-blue icy wind.

A purple streak shot out from within the icy gale, shooting straight toward the heavens.

Li Wei seized Saint Xi and swiftly flew far away, distancing himself from the Ice Emperor.

Looking down, he saw that around the Ice Emperor, a thousand-mile expanse of crystalline clouds had already formed. Beneath him, the land was swept by a blizzard so fierce it blotted out the sky.

The footsteps of the Ice Emperor halted due to some unexpected condition within his body.

Li Wei glanced back once, then hurriedly fled from the Ice Emperor’s presence.

Basam would soon realize what happened and come after him to reclaim the Void Core.

Before that, he had to find a way to deal with the Void Core.

Worriedly, Li Wei looked at Saint Xi. She had closed her eyes tightly, curling up into a ball, golden scales across her body now stained with purplish-black patterns.

Void energy had already invaded Saint Xi's dragon form.

"I hope she'll be alright."

Once Li Wei escaped from the vicinity of the Ice Emperor, he exited the Purple Flame Lord form.

That transformation consumed too much energy.

In just a few short minutes, it nearly drained him completely.

Now, as he sipped Tian Shan snow water to restore his mana, he continued flying while carrying Saint Xi.

Seeing a relatively flat mountain peak in the distance, Li Wei quickly brought Saint Xi there and set her down gently.

"Saint Xi, how are you?"

Standing before her, Li Wei called out, but her eyes remained shut, unresponsive.

The only sign of life was the continuous stream of purplish-black void energy seeping from her mouth and nose.

Perhaps because they were now distant from the Ice Emperor, the amount of leaking void energy had significantly decreased.

Calling out mentally to Saint Xi yielded no response.

With no other choice, Li Wei resorted to brute force, prying open Saint Xi’s mouth.

"So tight!"

Only with great effort did he manage to create a small gap between her lips.

It was fortunate that when Saint Xi ascended to legendary rank, she had strengthened his body in return, granting him strength comparable to a sixth-tier warrior.

Otherwise, forcing open her jaws would have been impossible.

Thankfully, Saint Xi wasn’t resisting. After slowly widening the opening, Li Wei finally spotted the Void Core lodged in her throat.

Surrounding the Void Core was swirling purplish-black energy, encased further by a layer of golden light.

That was holy power.

Even unconscious, Saint Xi instinctively used her sacred energy to seal the Void Core,

preventing excessive leakage of void energy from corroding her body.

But removing it posed another problem.

Holy power and void energy were locked in stalemate; if Li Wei intervened rashly, he might upset the balance and cause even worse consequences.

Besides, even direct contact with void energy had severely corrupted Saint Xi.

Li Wei didn’t believe touching the Void Core barehanded would end well for him.

"Think... Think fast. What method can possibly extract the Void Core… Void energy… Void Core…"

Racking his brain, Li Wei reviewed every spell he knew, every magical item or equipment at his disposal...

Suddenly, the name of a certain magic artifact surfaced in his mind.

Staring at the Void Core before him, he felt about seventy or eighty percent confident it could work.

Li Wei rummaged through his spatial ring and pulled out the Void Chain.

The Void Chain was originally a competition prop taken from the arena during the Five Great Mage Towers Exchange Tournament.

Ordinarily, such props couldn't be removed from the venue—but due to unforeseen circumstances during the match, Li Wei had managed to take it with him.

He also took the Beast Ring along.

His Shadow Servant waited inside the ring.

Forged from translucent purplish-black material, the Void Chain bore a striking resemblance to the Void Core itself in appearance.

It should be capable of controlling the core.

Infusing mana into the chain, Li Wei directed it toward the Void Core.

First came piercing through the holy power.

Continuously sending messages to Saint Xi, urging her cooperation,

he simultaneously coated the Void Chain with the faint trace of restored holy power.

After much probing along the outer edge of the holy barrier, Saint Xi finally responded—the sacred aura parted slightly, creating a gap.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Wei thrust the Void Chain forward, penetrating both the holy power and entering the void energy.

As soon as the chain pierced the void energy, it immediately glowed with purplish-black light, its potency surging dramatically.

Joy flickered in Li Wei’s eyes—he hadn’t expected the Void Chain to amplify its own power by absorbing void energy.

No—in fact, it made perfect sense. The Void Chain must have originally been powered by void energy.

(End of Chapter)