The vortex was composed entirely of pure, extreme shadow energy, with faint, distorted spatial cracks visible at its edges, like black lightning, constantly appearing and disappearing.
It is not static, but flows slowly according to a mysterious law, exuding an ancient, vast, yet fatally attractive aura.
The moment the vortex appeared, the Eternal Night King Martial Soul within Xiao Han's body trembled violently, emitting an extremely joyful, even somewhat urgent, buzzing sound!
A powerful longing from the depths of his soul, like the loudest horn, urged him to approach that vortex.
It was as if that place held what it needed most, its final resting place, and the source of its strength!
This feeling was a hundred times stronger than when I sensed the Shadow Demon Lotus before!
"This is... the core of the ruins?" A flash of understanding appeared in Xiao Han's eyes. The guardian is both the "key" and the "door." Only by defeating it can the true treasure be revealed.
He struggled, dragging his badly injured body, moving step by step, extremely slowly, toward the Shadow Vortex that exuded endless allure.
Every step felt like walking on a knife's edge, with blood constantly seeping from the wounds, leaving scarlet marks behind.
But he didn't care. The joyful roar of the Eternal Night King Martial Soul grew louder and louder, and the attraction originating from his soul grew stronger and stronger, as if an invisible hand was pulling him forward.
Finally, he arrived in front of the whirlpool.
Experiencing it up close, the pure power of shadow and the distorted Space Laws became even clearer, and the immense energy fluctuations almost suffocated him.
The center of the vortex was incredibly deep, as if it connected to another Unknown Dimension.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Han extended his scarred and blood-stained right hand and gently touched the slowly rotating Shadow Vortex.
The instant your fingertips touch the vortex.
Buzz--!
It was like the explosion of the singularity at the beginning of the universe, or like the simultaneous fall of countless stars!
An indescribable, vast torrent of information, mixed with pure energy powerful enough to burst Martial Emperor, surged into his mind and body like a bursting dam, flowing wildly from his fingertips!
"Ugh--!"
Xiao Han felt as if his head was about to explode! Countless ancient, obscure, and profound runes, images, ideas, and fragments of laws, like the most violent storm, were assaulting his soul!
That is the ultimate mystery of shadow, the profound laws of space, and an ancient tradition known as the "Shadow Void Scripture"!
The Shadow Void Scripture!
A top-tier cultivation technique that points directly to the Martial Grandmaster Realm, and may even surpass Martial Grandmaster!
Its core is the perfect fusion of shadow power and spatial power, controlling nothingness, traversing dimensions, transforming into eternal night, and dominating shadow!
At the same time, there are also some more fragmented, older, and more obscure pieces of information, like pearls buried deep in the river of time, occasionally glimmering with a faint light.
That's about... the origin of the Chaos Green Lotus and the Eternal Night Monarch!
Although it was just a few words, a fleeting glimpse, it vaguely pointed to an extremely distant and ancient era, a terrifying war that swept across the heavens and involved unimaginable beings... and the true secret behind the birth of these two legendary Martial Souls!
This information was too complex and profound for Xiao Han to fully understand and absorb with his current level of cultivation and soul strength. He could only barely imprint it deep within his soul, like planting seeds waiting to sprout.
The immense energy that surged in at the same time was even more direct!
That is the purest source of shadow and spatial power accumulated at the core of this ruin over countless years!
The moment this energy entered his body, it was sensed by the two divine-level Martial Souls within Xiao Han's body!
The Chaos Green Lotus swayed gently, actively guiding a portion of the energy to repair Xiao Han's collapsing body, while simultaneously emitting a gentle purifying power to neutralize any potential violent energy within it.
The Eternal Night King Martial Soul, like a gluttonous beast that had been starving for billions of years, let out a satisfied and majestic low roar, and completely opened its arms!
Boom!!
The immense power of shadow and space, as if finding an outlet, surged wildly into the Eternal Night King Martial Soul!
The phantom of the Eternal Night Monarch, which had already taken a step on the path of "Shadow Dominator," began a truly earth-shattering, profound evolution under the nourishment of this homogeneous, pure, and vast energy!
Its phantom solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye, no longer a blurry outline, but as if it were wearing a solid armor woven from the deepest darkness and broken starlight!
The armor was engraved with countless mysterious runes, flowing with chilling shadows and spatial fluctuations.
Its face remained blurry, but its eyes had become like two all-consuming black holes, deep, majestic, and filled with an overbearing domineering aura!
A terrifying pressure, far exceeding anything seen before, emanated from the evolved Eternal Night King Martial Soul, even causing the surrounding space to slightly distort!
Xiao Han could clearly feel that his control over the power of shadow and his perception of spatial fluctuations were soaring exponentially!
At the same time, the mantra and operating route of the "Shadow Void Scripture" that he had just obtained in his mind became incredibly clear under the influence of this energy, as if he had already practiced it hundreds of times!
To his even greater surprise, he discovered that this "Shadow Void Scripture" had a strange compatibility with the "Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art" he had previously cultivated!
The "Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art" is all-encompassing and all-embracing; it is a method for laying an unparalleled foundation, like the most expansive land.
The Shadow Void Scripture, on the other hand, specializes in shadow and space, much like the most powerful, mysterious, and deadly towering demonic tree that has grown on this land!
The combination of the two is not in conflict, but rather complementary and mutually reinforcing! The Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art can provide the Shadow Void Scripture with a more powerful, purer, and more inclusive spiritual foundation.
The Shadow Void Scripture can transform the power derived from the Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art into the ultimate application of shadow and space in the most efficient and powerful way!
"Great! That's wonderful!" Xiao Han was overjoyed.
He knew he had to begin cultivating immediately!
This was not only to absorb the enormous energy that could burst him at any moment, but also to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and completely integrate the Shadow Void Scripture into himself!
This legacy will completely change his future!
He endured the excruciating pain emanating from all parts of his body and the throbbing sensation brought on by the torrent of information deep within his soul.
Xiao Han struggled to sit cross-legged, right in front of the slowly rotating, still continuously surging Shadow Vortex.
He closed his eyes, letting his mind sink into his body.