C757 The True Shattering of Void

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. Woo Zhengyang hadn't grasped any sense of Void Power; instead, it was driving him to the brink of frustration. Deciding to take a break, he stood up and took Bing Yue's place, hoping to calm himself down.

Seeing Zhengyang's expression, Bing Yue understood what was going on and offered a reassuring smile. "Don't rush it. Void Power isn't something you can easily comprehend. I've tried twice and still came up empty. Just between us, the first time I tried, I gave up before the incense stick burned out. You're much tougher than I was."

"Boom..."

Just as Bing Yue finished speaking, a loud crash came from next door, as if something had violently struck the barrier of the small world.

"What was that? Did someone manage to capture a Void Stone?" Zhengyang wondered aloud.

Bing Yue chuckled. "A Void Stone? Catching one doesn't cause such a commotion. This is the unfortunate result of trying to grasp Void Power. Someone was influenced by it and couldn't help but unleash a wild strike."

"It seems understanding Void Power is really tough!" Zhengyang had been skeptical of Bing Yue's earlier words of comfort, but now, faced with the evidence, he had to believe it.

"Tough? It's more than tough. If capturing a Void Stone is like hitting the jackpot, then comprehending Void Power is a hundred times harder. Each time, a few people might manage to catch a Void Stone, but it's rare to find someone who truly understands Void Power. Many end up tormented by it instead. The difference is clear."

"Uh..." Woo Zhengyang was at a loss for words.

He had always thought of Void Power as just another type of energy, but he hadn't expected it to be so difficult to comprehend, let alone master. While Bing Yue attempted to grasp its essence, Woo Zhengyang kept an eye out for any approaching Void Stones and continued pondering everything about Void Power.

Like all martial artists, even knowing the challenges of understanding Void Power didn't discourage Woo Zhengyang. Instead, it fueled his determination—a trait essential for any martial artist. He wasn't in a rush to comprehend it just yet; first, he wanted to understand what the void truly was.

The concept of the void was both familiar and foreign to martial artists. Familiar because from the moment they embark on their martial journey, they constantly hear about the void—shattering the void is the ultimate goal for all martial artists. Yet, it remains foreign because few have truly encountered it, and even fewer have achieved it.

For Woo Zhengyang, his first encounter with the idea of the void was through the "Sword Sacrificing Spell." Its full name, "Sword Sacrificing to Shatter the Void," clearly indicates its purpose: to use one's sword to break through the void. Unfortunately, this was merely a cultivation technique, with little elaboration on the void itself. At least, in the parts Woo Zhengyang had access to, there was nothing related to the void.

As for the rest, there are various insights from martial cultivators often mentioning the void. However, the interpretations of the void are all over the place, with many being completely off-target. Woo Zhengyang has read some of these, finding almost nothing useful.

Suddenly, Woo Zhengyang thought of a treasure. He retrieved a jade slip from his storage ring, containing the insights of Fuxi, the founder of formation arts. Formation arts harness the power of heaven and earth. As the founder, Fuxi must have had a profound understanding of the void. Fuxi supposedly shattered the void using formation arts to leave this world. If he didn't understand the void, how could he have shattered it?

Woo Zhengyang had only studied a tiny fraction of the jade slip, but he believed that within its vast insights, there must be a description of the void. Using his powerful soul energy, Woo Zhengyang began to search through it frantically. Sure enough, he soon found references to the void, recorded by Fuxi before he shattered it.

However, after reading it carefully, Woo Zhengyang was dumbfounded. Fuxi did shatter the void using formation arts, but the "shattering the void" mentioned here is not what modern martial cultivators understand it to be. In ancient times, the concept of shattering the void originated with the gods and demons. People only heard snippets about it, knowing that beyond the void lay the paradise they sought.

In the past, the ultimate goal for humans on the path of cultivation was to shatter the void. Yet, it seems no one has truly achieved this feat. Even the legendary ancestor, Profound Mountain, who once battled the King of Gods and Demons, never shattered the void, let alone anyone else.

During that era, breaking the void was the pinnacle for cultivators, a dream of finding a true paradise after enduring long periods of oppression. This idea was passed down through generations, becoming a deeply ingrained belief among cultivators. Today, every cultivator strives to become an Emperor of Martial Arts, hoping one day to shatter the void and transcend.

However, people seem to have overlooked that the concept of shattering the void has changed. Now, when cultivators reach the peak of Martial Emperor, what they break isn't the true void but merely a barrier left by Profound Mountain.

After reading the descriptions by the ancestor Fuxi, Woo Zhengyang felt as though the void was slipping further from his grasp. If even Profound Mountain couldn't shatter the void, how could he, with his current level of cultivation, hope to harness the power of the void?

But on second thought, Woo Zhengyang regained some confidence. Shattering the void might be incredibly difficult, but his current goal wasn't to break it, just to understand the power of the void. Surely, that wasn't impossible, was it?

As Woo Zhengyang was lost in thought, Bing Yue also got up.

"Oh man, what a miscalculation! The power of the void in the higher regions is way too strong. It's so much harder to comprehend!" Bing Yue muttered in frustration as she walked.

"Don't worry. The power of the void is much more complex than we imagined," Woo Zhengyang reassured her. After spending half a day studying it, he truly believed that.

"Mr. Zhengyang, you don't have to comfort me. After a whole day, I feel like I can't even adapt, let alone comprehend it. But speaking of which, how did you manage to endure such strong void power for half an hour on your first attempt without any issues?"

Woo Zhengyang had just tried to comprehend it for half an hour without success and was quite frustrated. Bing Yue tried to comfort him, thinking it was perfectly normal.

But now that she had tried it herself, Bing Yue didn't think so anymore. Given the intensity of the void power here, she barely lasted a little over a few minutes. Yet, Woo Zhengyang, who hadn't reached the Martial King Stage, managed to hold on for half an hour. How could that be ordinary?