Swallowed Star: Heart of the Martial God
Chapter 31

Great Void Art

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"No, this kid has merged into the void." A sharp-eyed and observant powerhouse finally discovered the clue.

"Impossible. To merge into the void, one must at least possess the space law comprehension of a high-level King, and they must follow the 'teleportation' school of thought. Plus, there would be obvious spatial fluctuations. How could a Star Level possibly slip inside?"

"That's right. Although it's not obvious, as long as you look carefully, you can indeed see it. There are spatial fluctuations, but how on earth did he do it?"

"Even high-level Kings cannot hide in the void as well as he can; they usually only merge into the void when executing teleportation."

As if to verify his words, the next second, the figure of Ling Xuan appeared in the center of the Tuoluo Race warriors' formation. His Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear swirled around his body, and blade beams of fire slashed out like surging waves. One by one, the Tuoluo Race warriors were caught off guard and instantly killed by Ling Xuan.

"Could it be that he has comprehended teleportation?"

Someone next to him pinched him hard.

"What are you doing~ Ouch~" The man glared over in pain.

"Pain is good. If it hurts, it means you aren't dreaming."

"If you want to verify if you're dreaming, why don't you pinch yourself?"

"No, I'm telling you that you aren't dreaming. How could a Star Level possibly comprehend teleportation? Stop overthinking it." The man spread his hands, looking innocent.

The remaining Tuoluo Race warriors suddenly came to their senses and charged at Ling Xuan again, with spear beams composed of the law of gold stabbing toward his position.

However, the figure of Ling Xuan disappeared from the spot once again without warning, not only causing their offensive to miss but also affecting other Tuoluo Race warriors.

The entire formation of Tuoluo Race warriors was instantly disrupted.

Swish~

Ling Xuan's figure appeared again, and another slash was unleashed.

Even though the Tuoluo Race warriors were prepared this time, they still couldn't detect how Ling Xuan appeared and were killed without any ability to fight back.

The Great Void Art allows me to merge my body into the void. This is an ability comparable to an undying King. How could these Tuoluo Race warriors possibly discover me? Ling Xuan hid in the void, sneering to himself as he watched the Tuoluo Race warriors searching everywhere for his figure.

"Opportunity."

Ling Xuan spotted a flaw in a group of Tuoluo Race warriors, instantly crossed the void to appear among them, slashed out rapidly with his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear to eliminate his opponents in an instant, and then continued to withdraw.

In the ensuing battle, the Tuoluo Race warriors were picked off one by one by Ling Xuan using his elusive Great Void Art.

"Ling Xuan has entered the fourth floor."

Watching Ling Xuan's points soar, the geniuses of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom exclaimed repeatedly.

"So what? Cao Benqi entered the fourth floor long ago, and he is not far from breaking through the fourth floor now."

On the fourth floor, the exotic beast Feihou, whose defense was not as tight as the Tuoluo Race warriors, was quickly dealt with by Ling Xuan.

Before one can understand the mysteries of the void, the Great Void Art will always be the fastest way to break through group attacks, not to mention that these exotic beasts were far from being Ling Xuan's match in individual combat.

Cao Benqi and Ling Xuan stepped into the fifth floor one after another again.

"He actually managed to catch up." Cao Benqi took a moment to glance at the leaderboard. The expected scenario of him leaving everyone in the dust did not happen; that annoying name was biting tightly at his heels.

"Since that's the case, I won't hold back anymore." Cao Benqi's eyes flashed. "Let me show you what despair is. Even if you exhaust all your strength, you won't even be able to see my back."

After speaking, Cao Benqi's aura surged violently. If there were a combat power detector at this moment, the combat power index for Cao Benqi on the detector would definitely be in a state of rapid escalation.

Facing the siege of one hundred mechanical puppets, he was completely fearless and charged straight in.

"Look, the speed at which Cao Benqi's points are growing has increased again."

"What? Could it be that this wasn't his limit just now?"

"Is this the peerless genius that appears once in a hundred million epochs? The realm we imagined is merely the tip of the iceberg of his true strength."

"The gap is too big. Does Ling Xuan still have any hope?"

At the same time, facing 100 eight-meter-tall silver humanoid Machine Race puppets and the Mechanical Experimental Base, Ling Xuan also launched his attack again.

The rays and saturation bombing of the Machine Race puppets were originally terrifying existences at this level.

But in front of Ling Xuan, who had merged into the void, it was like entering an uninhabited land—no, it was an uninhabited land.

Those laser cannons couldn't touch his figure at all, allowing him to successfully approach those war puppets and kill them one by one with his blade.

The pressure of one hundred mechanical puppets on Ling Xuan was not even as great as the defensive formation of the metal-lifeform Tuoluo Race warriors; instead, sometimes in order to strike Ling Xuan, the bombing from these mechanical puppets would occasionally accidentally injure their own allies.

The final Mechanical Experimental Base naturally couldn't stop him either; he easily invaded it with the Great Void Art and destroyed it.

Fifth floor cleared!

"Another one after the other. The race between the two hasn't ended yet. It's still unknown who will win this competition."

Stepping into the sixth floor of the Trial Space, Ling Xuan's footsteps suddenly paused.

Before him was a desolate crimson wasteland, with broken star meteorites embedded between the gravel. Ten dark golden behemoths were entrenched at the junction of heaven and earth.

Their three-hundred-meter-long bodies were like floating mountain ranges, their dark golden scales shimmering with a cold metallic luster, and the sharp protrusions lining their backs refracted cold light under the sun.

When the leading giant beast raised its head, the bloodthirsty light surging in its triangular pupils actually caused the air across the entire wasteland to freeze into frost.

The giant beast on the far left was the first to strike, its hundred-meter-long tail sweeping over. The law of space condensed into a golden blade wheel at the tip of its tail, and wherever it passed, the earth was plowed into ravines a thousand meters deep.

Ling Xuan's figure flashed, ripples of void fluctuations appeared around his body, and he merged into the void like a drop of ink into water.

The next second, he emerged from the void behind the giant beast, his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear carrying a Burning Wave Horizontal Slash as he hacked toward the gaps in its scales.

However, the moment the blade struck the dark gold scales, the sparks that erupted bounced off like bullets, blasting deep craters into the ground.

It was evident just how powerful these Starry Sky Behemoths were; Ling Xuan might not even have the upper hand in a one-on-one fight. If not for the elusive nature of the Great Void Art, which prevented these creatures from pinning down his position, he likely would have been defeated in a single exchange.

Ling Xuan did not retreat; instead, his fighting spirit was ignited.

He unleashed the Great Void Art, moving freely through the void as he constantly searched for the giant beasts' weaknesses.

The second beast sensed the threat, opening its massive maw to spew a beam of golden light that twisted and shattered space wherever it passed.

Ling Xuan transformed into a phantom, lunging diagonally out of the void. With a flash of his blade, a deep gash was carved into the beast's left eye.

The third beast flew into a rage, stomping its four hooves on the ground, causing countless golden spikes to instantly erupt from the earth.

Ling Xuan continuously shifted his position within the void, causing the beast's attacks to miss time and time again.

Spotting his chance, he emerged from beneath the beast's belly and brought down a full-powered Burning Wave Horizontal Slash, shearing off several dark gold scales to reveal the dark red flesh beneath.

However, these injuries were merely superficial to the Starry Sky Behemoths.

Their regenerative abilities were incredibly potent, and their wounds began to heal almost immediately.

Ling Xuan understood that he had to find a more effective way to attack.

He began to observe the combat habits and weaknesses of each beast, discovering that their eyes, bellies, and joints were relatively vulnerable.

In the ensuing battle, Ling Xuan fully utilized the advantages of the Great Void Art to defeat them one by one.

He first used the Youlong Movement Technique to create multiple phantoms, drawing the beasts' attention away, while his true self suddenly vanished into the void to launch surprise attacks on their weak points.

One, two, three.

"Cao Benqi is still a step ahead, having reached the seventh floor first. He seems to have no bottlenecks; the Starry Sky Behemoths of the seventh Trial Tower are completely powerless before him."

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