Chapter 901
The Primal Space of the Heavenly Demon, Destroyed by Force
The abbot, seeing the mocking expression on Lu Qing's face, couldn't help but tremble even though it had already turned into a lump of rotten flesh.
That trembling wasn't a struggle, but fear.
Its rotten flesh trembled in the spatial cage, like a fallen leaf in a storm, ready to be torn apart at any moment.
It was truly terrified, feeling a chill rise from the depths of its heart and rush straight to its soul.
The chill was even stronger than when it first faced the clan's ancestors at the Transformation Realm.
It knew that its ancestor wouldn't kill it, but it didn't know what this young man would do.
It couldn't understand why this kid was so powerful.
Even though his cultivation level was still at the initial stage of Dao Integration and he had only recently broken through, his physical strength had already reached such a terrifying level.
The power of that kick filled even the Demon Clan, known for its physical prowess, with despair.
What puzzled it even more was why the other party knew so much about its origins.
They even know the biggest secret of their race.
This feeling of being completely seen through is what terrifies the deputy abbot the most.
It has lived for over 100,000 years, experienced countless battles, and faced countless enemies.
But no one has ever frightened it as much as Lu Qing.
It was as if, in front of Lu Qing, all of its trump cards had become a joke, and all its secrets had been exposed.
However, no matter how terrified he was, the deputy abbot was still unwilling to show weakness.
On its blurry face, its compound eyes gleamed with a mad light.
It is a noble Heavenly Demon Clan, a powerful being from the Heavenly Demon Realm. How could it show weakness to an ant from the lower realm?
"So what if you know the secrets of our race?" it sneered, its voice full of mockery. "Our origin space is flawless. With your level of cultivation, let alone destroy it, you couldn't even find it!"
It is the truth.
Their primordial space is one of the most mysterious existences in the Heavenly Demon Realm.
That is the space they had from the very beginning, closely connected to their lives, and the source of their power.
The primordial space is flawless and untraceable, hidden deep within them, merging with the void.
Even a Dao-transforming immortal would find it difficult to locate, let alone destroy.
"Is that so? Then you'll just have to watch."
Lu Qing replied calmly, his voice utterly undisturbed.
Despite his disdainful expression, Lu Qing couldn't help but marvel at the terrifying nature of the so-called Heavenly Demon Clan.
The core space of this race is indeed strange. Not only is it untraceable, but it can also dissolve all kinds of Great Dao power and protect the life core within.
His divine sense could not penetrate it, the power of the Great Dao could not reach its interior, and even the power of space could not lock it in place.
That space was like an independent little world, self-contained and isolated from the outside world.
This made it impossible for Lu Qing to control his mind with illusions.
Because the monster's soul is hidden within the primordial space, illusions cannot affect its mind at all.
So all he can do now is break the law with force.
With the most violent force, force out the monster's original space.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing's mind stirred slightly.
The spatial cage he was holding suddenly emitted an incredibly terrifying fluctuation.
The fluctuations didn't spread outwards, but rather condensed inwards, all focusing on that mass of rotten flesh.
A series of violent vibrations from the power of the Great Dao of Space caused the entire spatial cage to turn pitch black.
The blackness was even deeper than the monster's demonic fire, as if it could devour everything.
Inside the spatial cage, space is constantly collapsing, reorganizing, collapsing again, and reorganizing again.
Each collapse unleashes terrifying power, and each reorganization releases astonishing might.
That power was so terrifying that it could crush any cultivator at the Dao Integration Realm into dust.
The terrifying power of the Great Dao reverberated, and the resulting might was unimaginable.
The deputy abbot, trapped in the spatial cage, suddenly felt as if he had been thrown into the most terrifying purgatory.
The surrounding space is constantly being squeezed, torn, and twisted, trying to crush it completely.
That power is omnipresent and ever-present, leaving it nowhere to escape or hide.
Although its demonic fire could dissolve the power of the Great Dao, it couldn't withstand the overwhelming power of the Great Dao within the spatial cage at this moment.
That power was like a vast ocean, and its demonic fire was but a drop in the ocean.
For every bit it dissolves, ten more surge in; for every layer it breaks down, ten more press down.
In addition, it was severely injured and in poor condition, and the little bit of demonic fire on its body was no match for that terrifying power.
Under the crushing force of spatial power, those demonic flames were extinguished instantly, like candles flickering in the wind.
Then, its prized physical body began to be obliterated inch by inch.
Endless pain surged forth, causing the deputy abbot to let out a piercing scream.
The screams echoed through the starry sky and resounded throughout several immortal realms.
The voice was filled with pain, despair, and fear, causing the Dao Integration Realm experts who were watching the battle with their divine senses to feel a chill in their hearts.
But Lu Qing remained unmoved, his expression cold as he urged the surging power of the Great Dao.
His goal was to completely obliterate the monster's physical body and force out its original space.
Only in this way can he truly kill it.
Time passed little by little.
Several dozen breaths later.
The deputy abbot's screams grew weaker and weaker, and its physical body shrank smaller and smaller.
That once massive, mountain-like body has now been reduced to a fist-sized mass.
Finally, after the last wisp of flesh and blood of the deputy abbot was completely obliterated, a black dot, ten thousand times smaller than a speck of dust, began to slowly emerge.
The black dot was so small that it was invisible to the naked eye.
But as soon as it appeared, it attracted everyone's attention.
It exudes an indescribable aura, an ancient and malevolent aura, as if it came from another world.
The black spot slowly swelled, growing larger and more obvious.
From the size of a speck of dust, it eventually transformed into a black sphere the size of a fist.
The black sphere was incredibly deep; even light shining on it was completely absorbed, as if no force could leave a trace on it.
It hovered in the spatial cage, slowly rotating, like a bottomless abyss, making people afraid to look directly at it, as if looking at it for too long would suck their souls in.
"Look, your so-called primordial space has been forced out by me, hasn't it?"
Lu Qing said calmly, as if he had only done a trivial thing.
His gaze fell on the black ball, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.
This thing is the essence of this monster.
As long as this thing doesn't perish, the monster won't die.
Destroying this thing would probably be much more difficult than destroying its physical body.
Even so, so what?
The deputy abbot's spiritual energy emanated from the black sphere; his voice was weak, but full of mockery.
Although its physical body was destroyed, its soul and the original space remained.
As long as the original space remains intact, it will eventually be able to recover.
"Unless you are at the Transformation Realm, you have no way of breaking through my Origin Space!" Its voice was tinged with a hint of smugness and madness.
"Our Heavenly Demon Clan's primordial space is one of the most solid structures in the Heavenly Demon Realm. Even a Dao Transformation Immortal would have to put in considerable effort to break it open. You, a mere initial stage Dao Integration Realm cultivator, no matter how strong your physical body is, could not possibly do it!"
It is the truth.
Their primordial space is their most powerful defense mechanism.
That space merges with the void, capable of dissolving and annihilating all kinds of Great Dao power, and able to withstand unimaginable attacks.
Throughout the history of their Heavenly Demon Realm, no cultivator at the Dao Integration Realm has ever been able to break through the primordial space of a Heavenly Demon of the same level.
Seeing that the monster was still being stubborn, Lu Qing wasn't angry.
He smiled slightly, his gaze falling on the black sphere, and activated his supernatural ability once more.
Sensing Lu Qing's all-seeing gaze, the deputy abbot, whose soul was hidden within the Origin Space, tensed up once again.
That feeling is back again.
Those eyes seemed to see through everything.
It was hiding in the original space, which should have been the safest place.
But at this moment, it felt that the space was meaningless, and all its secrets were exposed to Lu Qing.
That damned feeling returned to him, that feeling as if all his secrets had been seen through.
What's wrong with this kid's eyes? Does he have the ability to see through all secrets?
But how could that be? Such an absurd thing couldn't possibly happen in the world!
Amidst the deputy abbot's trembling, several text messages slowly drifted into Lu Qing's vision.
The text was densely packed, neatly arranged, and recorded everything about the black sphere in detail.
[Original Core Space: A mysterious life space originating from the body of the Heavenly Demon Clan.]
This space is the source of power and life for the Heavenly Demon race.
[Contains the life core of the Heavenly Demon Clan; as long as the space exists, the life of the Heavenly Demon Clan will also exist.]
[Space is both a sanctuary and a cage; the Heavenly Demon Clan cannot create divine thought clones before they fully control the primordial space.]
This space can dissolve and neutralize the power of all the great laws and principles of the world, but it has its limits. Once those limits are exceeded, it can be broken.
……
Lu Qing looked at the several text messages in his field of vision and gradually smiled.
That smile was faint, yet it sent chills down your spine.
But his smile, in the eyes of the deputy abbot, was like that of a demon.
It couldn't help but stammer, "Kid, what are you laughing at!"
Its voice was full of tension and fear.
It didn't know what Lu Qing had seen, but it knew it must have been something detrimental to it.
"nothing."
Lu Qing shook his head, his tone calm.
"I'm just laughing; your death is imminent."
The deputy abbot's heart sank.
Then, various Daoist principles began to emerge in Lu Qing's eyes.
It was a sight that defies description.
In his eyes, space was flowing, the five elements were arising and ceasing, sword intent was howling, power was surging, and illusions were changing.
Nine profound meanings of the Great Dao appeared simultaneously in his eyes, intertwining and complementing each other to form an incomparably mysterious cycle.
At the same time, an extremely powerful aura appeared on him.
The terrifying aura caused the starry sky within a radius of tens of thousands of miles to tremble.
Even across the distant starry sky, that aura still made the bodies of all the Dao Integration Realm experts watching the battle tremble.
That was the body's instinctive reaction when faced with a terrifying presence they could not resist.
"What...what kind of aura is this?"
A Dao Integration Realm expert said in a trembling voice.
"This is terrifying... Is this still the Dao Integration Realm?"
Another expert at the Dao Integration Realm murmured, his eyes filled with disbelief.
After Lu Qing activated his Dao intent, his physical body also emitted a faint fluorescent glow.
The fluorescence was not dazzling, but rather soft and warm, like moonlight or the dawn.
But the power it contained caused the surrounding space to distort and tremble.
His physical strength had been enhanced to an unimaginable level.
Simply by standing in the starry sky, he caused space to distort, and the stars couldn't help but revolve around him.
At that moment, he seemed to be the center of the entire starry sky.
After elevating his power to a level unimaginable to others, Lu Qing placed the black ball in the palm of his left hand.
The black ball lay quietly in my palm, emitting a faint glow.
It was still trying to dissolve the power of the Great Dao in Lu Qing's palm, but that little bit of dissolution was nothing compared to Lu Qing's vast power.
Then, he raised his right hand and slammed it down, striking the Heavenly Demon Origin Space in his palm.
This palm strike was as if the heavens and earth were collapsing.
With the power to destroy everything and the will to crush everything, it slammed into the pitch-black space of the Heavenly Demon's origin.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Qing's palm landed on the black ball.
The two palms collided, instantly unleashing a power even more terrifying than the kick he had delivered when he first appeared.
Its immense power caused the space within a radius of tens of thousands of miles to shatter once again, and countless void turbulence reappeared.
The spatial fragments were like countless sharp blades, flying in all directions, and the void turbulence surged outward like a raging flood.
The stars were shattered, the light was distorted, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.
boom!!!
The deafening roar shook the starry sky and resounded throughout several immortal realms.
All the cultivators who heard the loud noise felt their minds shake and their souls tremble.
They didn't know what had happened, but their hearts were inexplicably trembling.
Those Dao Integration Realm experts who were observing the battle with their divine senses were so shaken by the aftershocks that their divine senses trembled, forcing them to temporarily withdraw their divine senses.
"That's terrifying..."
"Is this Lu Qing's true strength?"
"Is that monster... dead?"
"His true form is so powerful that even a Dao Transformation Immortal is no more powerful than this!"
They discussed it animatedly, their eyes filled with shock and anticipation.
That's right, that's Lu Qing's method.
Since the power of the Great Dao could not break through the space of the Heavenly Demon's origin, he would use the most brute physical strength to break through this space.
Lu Qing's physical body is already incredibly powerful.
That was the level he naturally reached after repeatedly breaking through his limits and achieving the Dao Body.
With the blessing of all the great Daos, even a true Dao Transformation Immortal would have to take notice of his palm strike.
He didn't believe that the monster's primordial space could withstand his palm strike.
And just as he had predicted, with his terrifyingly powerful palm strike, the black sphere in his palm shattered with a deafening roar. (End of Chapter)