Within Zhang Junbao's sea of consciousness, an incomparably dazzling Void Tower materialized—the sensitive defensive secret technique of the Yunmo Star lineage.
The enormous Void Tower began to spin wildly, its body gradually becoming nothingness, while its tip emitted a dazzling light.
Finally, the tower's spire and the sword's tip merged together, the combined attack of soul and physical strikes slamming into the Soul Crystal Ball within the Golden Horned Beast.
The Golden Horned Beast's body was pierced, and it let out a deafening roar. At this moment, it disregarded the damage to its body, and the secret runes on its body kept flashing wildly, like flowing energy channels surging into the Soul Crystal Ball inside its body.
"Such strong soul defense! I didn't expect that even with my domain, burning my soul, I still couldn't break through its soul defense."
At this moment, Zhang Junbao discovered that a large number of golden runes had appeared on the surface of the Golden Horned Beast's Soul Crystal Ball, and it was these runes that were blocking his attack.
"These secret runes have such a strong defensive effect. If I can decipher them, does that mean I can also master the Golden Horned Beast's Soul Defense Secret Technique?"
It's clear that the defensive runes on the Golden Horned Beast's Soul Crystal Ball are far more complex than those on the Void Tower.
Although Zhang Junbao wanted to test the strength of the Golden Horned Beast, he didn't forget that this was the Virtual Universe Network. The purpose of the Virtual Universe Network wasn't just for him to fight; more accurately, it was to analyze his opponent's strength bit by bit and reveal it to Zhang Junbao.
This function is far more important than simply simulating a Golden Horned Beast to fight him, because Zhang Junbao not only needs to defeat the Golden Horned Beast, but also needs to understand why the Golden Horned Beast is so powerful, fully absorb the enemy's advantages, and transform them into his own power. This is the most powerful function of the Virtual Universe Network.
In reality, it's impossible to make an opponent pause while they're fighting desperately, giving you ample time to observe their techniques. But in the Virtual Universe Network, it's entirely possible, and it can be reproduced from every angle.
Although Zhang Junbao was fighting desperately against the Golden Horned Beast, he could still control the Virtual Universe Network to record the entire process, and even fully display the secret patterns on the surface of the Golden Horned Beast's Soul Crystal Ball in front of him.
Zhang Junbao can analyze the situation carefully after the battle.
While battles are important, the post-battle debriefing is the crucial period for improving strength.
A fighting style that relies solely on shouting is more suitable for reckless warriors. For Zhang Junbao, the key is to reflect on the battle, re-simulate the combat process, and thoroughly analyze the enemy's fighting style and secret techniques. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can Bai Zhan.
Zhang Junbao's attacks continued. In this desperate moment, the contest was not only about the strength of their secret techniques, but also about their willpower.
Inside the Void Tower are Zhang Junbao's seven Miniature Planet. The one in the very center was acquired when he reached the Planetary Level Stage One, while the others were created with each First Order advancement. The other six planets revolve around the Central Star, much like the Earth revolves around the Sun.
At this moment, all the planets were radiating light, as if the entire planet was boiling. After continuous confrontation, the planets inside the Void Tower were constantly burning and consuming, their size getting smaller and smaller.
"This won't do. My foundation is too weak; I can't withstand the strain. I have to risk it all!"
The seven planets flew directly out of Zhang Junbao's sea of consciousness and completely merged into the Void Tower. The Void Tower was like a sword that Heaven Opening, frantically stabbing at the Soul Crystal Ball of the Golden Horned Beast, whose surface was covered with golden secret patterns.
"Awoo"
The Golden Horned Beast shook its head in agony, but it had already given its all. Both the Golden Horned Beast and Zhang Junbao's life force was steadily decreasing, and they eventually disappeared.
In the final moment, he seemed to see cracks appearing on the surface of the Golden Horned Beast's Soul Crystal Ball, and he was powerless to help, his consciousness eventually fading away.
In the case of a normal challenge trial, the Virtual Universe Network would skip the final death process and generate a new body for Zhang Junbao.
At this moment, after activating the true feeling of death, Zhang Junbao seemed to enter a void space. There was nothing around him, and he could neither make a sound nor hear any movement.
In fact, nothing could be seen at all.
Everything returns to nothingness; time, space, and the soul all seem to cease to exist here.
"Where... where am I?"
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Junbao's soul emitted a faint fluctuation.
He was unable to move, and couldn't even be sure if his body still existed.
Is this the afterlife?
Am I really dead, or am I still in the Virtual Universe Network's death simulation?
No one responded to him, and Zhang Junbao discovered that even the interface of the Virtual Universe Network in front of him had disappeared.
" Babata?"
He tried calling Babata, but received no response.
Time seemed to be slipping away, Zhang Junbao didn't know if it was just his imagination or if time really existed.
"Is this Nirvana, where everything returns to nothingness, where the body and soul both vanish into nothingness, a state of neither birth nor death?"
Zhang Junbao calmed his mind and focused on comprehending the truth. Although he didn't know what his current state was, it was very likely that he was still in the state of comprehending death simulated by the Virtual Universe Network.
What is time?
What, then, is space?
Does time truly have meaning when space ceases to exist? And when time is gone, how does space prove its own existence?
Just like Zhang Junbao's current state, he has lost all his senses. To him, nothing around him exists, and space itself does not exist.
Without space, time loses its meaning.
No, my mind is still there, so my soul is still there.
As long as my thoughts continue, time will exist.
As long as my soul remains, space will continue to exist.
Time and space are not absolute. Whether it is Soul Secret Technique or a material technique, it can only be applied within the user's own time and space. If I can launch an attack from another time and space, then defense becomes meaningless.
Wherever space and time exist, that's where I can unleash my attacks!
Suddenly, Zhang Junbao opened his eyes, and in front of him was a shattered Soul Crystal Ball.
Although he seemed to have spent a long time in the Realm of Annihilation, in reality, it was only a moment.
"Time and space—can the soul possibly defend against them?"
Spacetime Distortion!
The top of the Void Tower also seemed to be becoming nothingness. Unlike the void of the tower itself, which had lost its power, the Void Tower now seemed to bypass the defenses of this spacetime and instead attack the Golden Horned Beast's Soul Crystal Ball from another spacetime.
This change made Zhang Junbao realize that the powerful defensive capabilities of the Soul Crystal Ball were rapidly diminishing.
"Truly worthy of being Starry Sky Behemoth born with the Gold-Space attribute. Even though this Golden Horned Beast cannot yet master Space Secret Technique, it is already able to defend against attacks from other spaces."
Unfortunately, without the reinforcement of the Golden Horned Beast's will, its defense is too weak!
"Click"
The Golden Horned Beast's soul and spirit finally shattered, completely destroyed by Zhang Junbao from the distorted spacetime.
The enormous corpse of the Golden Horned Beast vanished completely from the data, signifying that the Virtual Universe Network had determined the Golden Horned Beast to be utterly dead.
Zhang Junbao's body fell to the ground, panting heavily.
"If I hadn't grasped the meaning in the Realm of Annihilation, would I have been trapped there forever? Or would the Virtual Universe Network have pulled me out?"
Zhang Junbao had a splitting headache and was also exhausted. He disconnected from the Virtual Universe Network and returned to reality.
" Junbao? Junbao? What's wrong?" Babata appeared just in time. He noticed that in an instant, Zhang Junbao's physical condition had plummeted to an extremely low level.
But currently, no one on Earth has been able to inflict such harm on him.
"Whoosh"
Zhang Junbao was panting heavily, but he couldn't suppress his excitement.
He withstood this realization of death.
"It's nothing, the training was just too realistic."