Inner World
Within the Altar Space, the air seemed to solidify into a tangible form, with only the faint energy fluctuations emanating from Lin Ming's body proving that this desolate place still held life.
He slowly opened his eyes, and in an instant, a dazzling Five-Colored Light flashed across them. The light was like a rainbow solidified, or like the intertwining of the Five Elements Origin. It disappeared quietly in an instant, replaced by a bottomless calm and profundity, as if it contained the secrets of the movement of stars, or as if it encompassed the changes of all things in the world.
Feeling the surging power within him and sensing the subtle fluctuations in the surrounding space, Lin Ming couldn't help but smile confidently—from this moment on, he officially stepped into the ranks of the continent's strongmen, and the once unattainable Dou Ancestor Realm was now beneath his feet!
Overwhelmed with joy, Lin Ming instinctively wanted to carefully experience and try to control this newly acquired Space Power. He concentrated his mind, trying to induce the faint Spatial Fluctuations around him, and feel their pulse and rhythm.
However, the instant his thoughts came into contact with that nascent, faint Space Power...
The change occurred suddenly, without warning and completely beyond Lin Ming's expectations!
Within Lin Ming's dantian, the Five-Colored Qi Vortex that had stabilized seemed to have been plunged with a red-hot iron, suddenly and completely out of Lin Ming's control, began to operate at an unprecedentedly frenzied speed once again!
No! It's not just about operation! It's more like a giant axe held by an invisible hand, containing some kind of primordial, world-creating instinct!
The core of the Cultivation Method is no longer absorbing and transforming energy, but rather generating an extremely strange, domineering, and terrifying tearing and devouring force filled with the meaning of "plunder" and "opening up"!
This force is not targeting the external Heaven and Earth Energy, but rather... the Space Power that Lin Ming just sensed and attempted to activate! And the even more stable and fundamental spatial structure and Law Fragments contained within the Altar Space itself!
"Buzz buzz buzz--!"
At this moment, the entire Altar Space let out a mournful cry of impending destruction!
A piercing buzzing sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth! The entire Altar Space seemed to come alive at this moment, emitting a painful wailing sound on the verge of destruction! The wailing sound was filled with despair and resentment, as if it were accusing this sudden plunder and destruction.
Immediately afterward, an incredibly violent tremor came from every corner of the space! The dark gold ground beneath his feet, forged from an unknown material and as hard as Heaven Tier Dou Tool, was like fragile porcelain in the face of this terrifying power. Centered on Lin Ming, dense cracks spread rapidly like a spider web, with each crack emanating a rich spatial energy.
The once stable sky above their heads now resembled a shattered mirror, with countless twisted black cracks appearing. These cracks, like hideous wounds, continued to expand and extend.
The Dark Gold Light Shield that enveloped the entire Altar Space, set up by Half Sage and capable of withstanding the full force of Dou Zun expert, was now flickering wildly, sometimes dazzling and sometimes dim. Its surface was covered with fine cracks and emitted a piercing, cracking "sizzle" sound, as if it would collapse completely at any moment!
It is clear that the structure of this isolated space is being forcibly dismantled and devoured from within by a terrifying force!
"What's going on?!" Lin Ming was shocked and completely unable to comprehend what was happening before his eyes.
He felt as if the Five-Colored Qi Vortex within his dantian, which had just stabilized, had transformed into an Ancient Fierce Beast, greedy to the extreme and eager to devour space! The <Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art> had become the channel and tool connecting the Fierce Beasts to the outside world!
An indescribable and irresistible terrifying suction force erupted from him! But this suction force was not directed at physical matter; instead, it precisely targeted the very foundation of this independent space— the Spatial Origin, the stable structural power, and the Spatial Law Imprint left behind by that Half Sage!
Visibly, the stable, dark golden spatial energy within the Altar Space, flowing with ancient runes, was forcibly ripped from the foundation, the barriers, and the void by an invisible force, transforming into thick, solid dark golden torrents. Like Myriad Dragons Returning to Nest returning to their nest, they surged madly towards Lin Ming, ultimately ignoring the obstruction of his physical body and directly entering his dantian, where they were greedily devoured and absorbed by the wildly rotating, Five-Colored Qi Vortex that resembled a miniature Black Hole!
"Crack... Boom!"
The speed of spatial collapse suddenly accelerated!
The once magnificent Bone Mountain began to crumble, bottomless ravines cracked at the bottom of the dried-up lake, and cracks in the sky rapidly spread and connected!
This independent space, discovered by that high-ranking being and existing for countless years, is heading towards complete and irreversible destruction and annihilation at a visible speed!
Within Lin Ming's body, a change far more incredible and illogical than the collapse of the external space was taking place!
The Five-Colored Qi Vortex that had devoured a massive amount of Spatial Origin and Law Fragments seemed to be undergoing a violent evolution within itself, a Primordial Chaos to the establishment of the universe!
The extremely concentrated Five Elements Dou Qi and the vast Space Power were frantically compressed, collided, and merged at the core of the vortex! The center of the Five-Colored Qi Vortex shone brighter and brighter, and the energy fluctuations became more and more terrifying, like a cosmic singularity compressed to the extreme!
Finally, when the devoured Spatial Origin reached a certain critical point, and when nearly half of the external Altar Space collapsed—
"Boom!"
A Dao Sound voice, seemingly originating from the beginning of creation, resonated Lin Ming within Soul Origin, yet remained silent and unseen by the outside world, exploded in the deepest part of his consciousness!
Under Lin Ming's perception, at the very core of the Five-Colored Qi Vortex, the light spot with energy compressed to its limit suddenly contracted inward, and then expanded and exploded in a way that was beyond comprehension!
The clear and the turbid were separated, and Yin and Yang were initially established! The Five-Colored Brilliance representing the Five Elements Origin, like five towering pillars, suddenly lit up at the center of the eruption, quickly establishing itself in all directions and stabilizing the boundaries! The phantoms of earth, fire, water, and wind flashed by within it, evolving into the most basic rules of matter and energy!
In the blink of an eye, an Internal Space about ten zhang in diameter, with Chaos gray interior, blurred but stable boundaries, and entirely belonging to Lin Ming himself, was suddenly created at the core of the Five-Colored Qi Vortex in his dantian!
This space, though only ten zhang in size, is Chaos, undifferentiated place devoid of any life, yet it exists with unparalleled realism and stability!
It is completely independent of the Dou Qi Continent outside, and even independent of any known plane. It is closely connected with Lin Ming's Life Origin, soul core, and the Five-Colored Qi Vortex of the <Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art> that serves as the source of his power, becoming an inseparable part of his body!
With a thought, Lin Ming could clearly "inner-vision" this hazy little world. He could sense the Chaos energy permeating it, carrying his own Five Elements aura and faint Spatial Fluctuations.
He can even use his mind to easily take in or take out inanimate objects from the outside world, just like controlling his own arm!
This space is like a completely private Storage World within his body, entirely under his control, and... it possesses unlimited potential to continue growing and evolving as his strength increases!
This is not a rudimentary application of Space Power by an ordinary Dou Zong, but a true and miraculous creation of an inner world within one's own Life Origin and core of power, Inner World inextricably linked to one's own destiny!
The moment this ten-zhang-sized Internal Space completely stabilized, the external Altar Space also reached the end of its life.
"Bang--!!!"
A deep, muffled sound, like the bursting of a bubble in the entire world, rang out!
The Dark Gold Light Shield that enveloped this place shattered completely, turning into countless specks of light that vanished! All the ground, Bone Mountain, and remaining lakes blurred and collapsed rapidly like a faded Scroll Painting, ultimately turning into the most basic energy particles and returning to nothingness!
A powerful Spatial Storm swept out from the center of the collapse, turning the area where the Altar had been located into a desolate Deadly Land ravaged by chaotic energy flows.
Lin Ming's figure appeared in this Spatial Storm, radiating a stable and powerful aura of One Star Dou Ancestor Zong. His clothes fluttered in the wind, yet he was completely unharmed.
When the destructive Spatial Storm approached within a certain range of his body, it was quietly smoothed out and absorbed by an invisible force. It was the nascent space within his body that was spontaneously drawing upon the chaotic Space Power from the outside world to stabilize itself.
Lin Ming hovered in mid-air, with the familiar dark red earth and pervasive Sectarian Qi of the core area of Saint Demise Valley beneath his feet. However, the iconic building where the Altar was originally located had completely disappeared.
Slowly raising his hand, feeling the surging, vast power of Dou Zong within his body, far surpassing anything he had ever experienced before, and the incredibly magical ten-zhang space within his dantian vortex, Lin Ming could no longer suppress the smile that mingled with shock and ecstasy.
The gains from this trip to the Altar Space far exceeded his expectations!
Not only did he successfully refine the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and elevate the <Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art> to the Earth Tier High-grade, but he also smoothly broke through to the Dou Ancestor Realm! His greatest, truly heaven-defying gain was undoubtedly the unexpectedly born, uniquely his own Internal Space!
He knew very well that the value of this space was immeasurable!
It will not only be an excellent storage place, freeing him from worries about storing valuable items, but it may also become his ultimate Trump Card for survival, cultivation, and even fighting enemies in the future!
The months-long journey with the Barbarian Race, filled with life-or-death crises and unexpected joys, has finally come to a perfect end at this moment!
Lin Ming took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and looked towards the direction outside the Saint Demise Valley, his eyes filled with confidence and anticipation. His long period of seclusion and breakthrough had finally come to a successful end!