Chapter 64: The Origin of the Infinite Abyss

It couldn’t help but shudder.

Qin Shu seized the opportunity, launching the five directional flags to form a Five Elements Formation around the creature.

As the formation activated, the Thunder-Mantle Wokou found itself trapped.

“Mo!” it bellowed, its cry like that of an ox and thunder combined. The beast, gathering strength in its single leg, attempted to break through the array. Electricity crackled across its body, transforming into lightning as it charged its horn with thunderous force.

Bam!

The Five Elements Formation didn’t even tremble. With a burst of emerald light, the Azure Lotus Formation absorbed the Thunder-Mantle Wokou’s thunderous onslaught.

The creature went berserk, crashing into the formation from all sides, desperate to escape. But it was futile. In its crazed struggle, it snapped off one of its massive horns.

Seeing this, Qin Shu remained unperturbed. His plan was to simply wait until the Thunder-Mantle Wokou’s strength was drained to the point of exhaustion, then strike the killing blow.

But while Qin Shu was patient, the Thunder-Mantle Wokou was not. It was on the verge of breaking through if this continued.

Had it been female, it might have been spared. But as a bull, how could it bear young?

Its panic turned into fury, drove it insane. It transformed into bursts of lightning, relentlessly slamming into the formation’s boundary with its head.

Soon, the other horn met the same fate, breaking off as crimson-black blood flowed profusely across its body.

Sensing the embryo within its body still growing, and any hope of breaking through the array fading, it let out a furious roar: “A beast may die, but it will not be humiliated!”

With a deafening boom, it self-destructed, taking the life of the fetus within. Lightning surged and swept across the area.

The Great Array of Five Elements trembled slightly as the five elements circulated, absorbing all the force generated by the explosion of the heavily armored demonic gatekeeper.

It was over. Qin Shu extended his hand, and the five directional flags returned to his side.

Lightning faintly flickered on the Cyan Lotus flag, which had absorbed all the essence released during the self-destruction of the heavily armored demonic gatekeeper, imbuing it with the power of thunder.

With a wave of the flag, bolts of lightning surged forth, sweeping across a vast expanse.

This round had cost him almost no effort.

After choosing to continue once more, three paths extended from the platform.

The first two correspond to the God Soul Continent and the Wasteland respectively. So these three paths must be the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, and God Realm.

Qin Shu made this conjecture.

He didn’t know the exact size of the God Soul Continent, but he did have some understanding of what lay beyond it.

The Infinite Abyss was formed from the broken fragments of an eternal world that had shattered. Exactly how this eternal world had been destroyed, no one knew.

Just as everything was about to be crushed down into a calibrated mass of space and time, five immeasurable worlds emerged from what had once been the body of the eternal world.

There were five realms: the vast God Soul Continent, along with four slightly smaller domains – the Wild Frontier, the Spirit Realm, the Divine Realm, and the Demon Realm.

These five immeasurable realms were partially embedded within the Infinite Abyss, which was on the verge of returning to the primordial void. The abyss sought to engulf these five realms along with itself, continuously emitting boundless bane qi to corrode them.

Initially, faced with the Infinite Abyss’s invasion, the five realms felt utterly helpless. The Demon Realm, being most similar in nature to the abyss, suffered the loss of a significant portion of its elemental essence.

Later, the consciousnesses of the five immeasurable realms fully awakened. If you dare to swallow me, then I’ll swallow you too.

The Eternal World had shattered, but its elemental essence remained, now imbued with infinite bane qi.

Even the immeasurable realms could experience indigestion from consuming too much of the Infinite Abyss’s elemental essence at once. So, if not feasting on the abyss in one go, they thought, then perhaps consuming it in smaller, more frequent meals would work.

Thus, over countless epochs, a cycle emerged: the abyss invaded the realms, and their World Will, using the beings within as intermediaries, absorbed the abyssal elemental essence. This balance held steady.

In a sense, the five immeasurable realms had saved the Eternal World on the brink of returning to the void.

They had transformed the Eternal World into a nearly eternal embedded entity, cycling endlessly.

However, should one realm ever become significantly stronger, this delicate balance would be shattered.

Either the Infinite Abyss would drag all five boundless worlds into oblivion, or one of the five worlds would completely consume the abyss’s essence, successfully ascending to become a new eternal world.

Regarding the advancement of the world, the five boundless worlds all harbored this ambition. While resisting the abyss’s erosion together, they were also competing against each other.

At that time, the eternal world shattered, and no living creature within could survive.

Later, after consuming part of the five boundless worlds, the creatures within were corrupted, giving rise to the multitude of Abyssal monsters.

Among them were some of the top supreme beings.

These monsters, including the Abyssal supreme beings, could absorb the Abyssal bane qi and convert it for their own use, strengthening themselves.

The powerful beings from the Five Boundless Worlds venturing beyond the heavens were doing so to confront these supremely powerful Abyssal monsters.

The black-clothed swordman and Thunderous Leaolated Evil ‘Di’ that Qin Shu faced earlier were also among their ranks.

However, he felt something was amiss. This Abyssal realm, though filled with the aura of the Abyss, was undeniably the Abyssal realm, yet it seemed somehow out of place—completely different from the Abyssal realm he had experienced before.

It was as if it had been deliberately constructed.

He had a vague suspicion that this was an extraordinary trial.

With a twinge in his heart, he stepped onto the middle path and arrived at another platform.

“Oh my, another one has come! And what a handsome young man!”

At the center of the platform, a captivating blonde beauty draped in transparent black gauze licked her lips and said in a bewitching voice:

“Come play with your elder sister!”

Her words sent tremors through Qin Shu’s spiritual soul.

The blonde siren slowly approached, her flawless figure enveloped in the sheer veil. An irresistible allure emanated from her, stirring deep desires within his core.

Qin Shu’s eyes glazed over as he stared, a hint of foolishness creeping across his face.

As she drew ever closer, the intoxicating fragrance that enveloped her reached his nose.

“What a handsome young man! Your elder sister wants to devour you whole,” she purred, her laughter tinkling like bells as she reached out to caress his cheek.

In a flash of azure light, a transparent hole appeared on the blonde temptress’s forehead, her hand frozen mid-air, and her expression turned to stone.

Qin Shu swiftly extended his palm, fueled by the surging rivers of his Karma True Yuan, and struck the blonde woman’s chest. His hand met a soft, almost yielding surface.

Concentrated true qi erupted from his touch, merging with the Cyan Lotus sword energy already invading her skull. In an instant, the force detonated, pulverizing the blonde temptress into mere fragments.

A speck of golden light, tinged with black, flew out. The abyssal essence condensed once more, transforming into a blonde-haired woman. This time, she didn’t even have her black veil.

“You’re truly ruthless!” She said, caressing her chest, putting on a coquettish air. “That blow certainly caused sister great pain.”

When he looked at Qin Shu again, not even a trace of bewitchment remained. It had all been an act.

Qin Shu was protected by the Cyan Lotus Dao Seed; how could any mere enchantress hope to bewitch him?

“So you’re from the Divine Love Race,” he said, revealing her true identity.

“A title so old-fashioned,” she moaned, every movement exuding seduction, it was her innate power.

Her charm could ensnare most cultivators, virtually rendering it impossible to resist. Yet if charm didn’t work, she became virtually powerless in battle.

When Qin Shu struck her with his sword and palm earlier, her body truly had been shattered. However, because her divine spirit remained intact, she wasn’t truly dead—it allowed for her rebirth.

But upon revival, her strength was greatly diminished, making her no match for Qin Shu.