C762 A Hidden Danger

In the fast-paced world of the flying car, within the small realm where the Void Stone was captured, Bing Yue's eyes widened as she focused intently on the Void Stone hovering in mid-air. She had just missed one and was feeling incredibly frustrated, but now a second chance had appeared. If she missed it again, she felt she might just lose her mind.

Finally, the Void Stone moved once more...

Sitting cross-legged, Woo Zhengyang was unaware of the intense struggle Bing Yue was enduring outside. The first Sword Essence, on the brink of breaking, was finally stabilized under his dedicated repair efforts, avoiding any damage.

With the first Sword Essence secure, Zhengyang turned his attention back to studying the Void Power. After a prolonged standoff with the first Sword Essence that ended in failure, the Void Power had calmed down. Zhengyang easily broke through its invisible barrier, making genuine contact with this force that differed from the normal world.

Upon contact, a violent, malevolent aura assaulted him, making Zhengyang feel extremely uncomfortable, even slightly nauseated by this power. However, despite its violent nature, it lacked any real strength to cause him harm.

Suppressing his discomfort, Zhengyang continued to sense the power, discovering it was quite peculiar, entirely different from the forces of the normal world, and even completely contrary to them.

Just as the ancient sage Profound Mountain had speculated, the void and the real world exist in a delicate balance, each standing in contrast to the other. Even without any external support, Woo Zhengyang found himself unable to absorb the Void Power.

For someone encountering Void Power for the first time, even if they exhausted its energy, they might not achieve much. However, Woo Zhengyang discovered a way to harness this power from the records of Patriarch Fuxi. The method is straightforward: by using one's own true essence to infinitely simulate the original force of the Void Power, one can infuse this energy into the Void Power and activate it for personal use.

Don’t underestimate this Void Power. It’s the opposite of normal temporal forces, and even when borrowed, its strength is formidable. The universe operates on the balance of opposites, like yin and yang. If the forces of the real world are considered yang, then Void Power is the yin.

All practitioners typically use yang energy, competing to see whose power is stronger and purer, whose martial skills are more advanced and potent. But if someone suddenly shifts to using the unfamiliar yin energy, it would catch opponents off guard, making it difficult for them to adapt.

This is the formidable nature of Void Power. Even with careful preparation, Woo Zhengyang nearly found himself in an inescapable predicament. If such a wild force were unleashed unexpectedly in battle, even the mightiest warriors would likely be caught off guard.

Of course, relying solely on the initial surge of Void Power that Woo Zhengyang absorbed wouldn't be nearly enough to take on a formidable warrior. However, having this initial surge made it much easier for Woo Zhengyang to absorb additional Void Power. While his own strength struggled against the wild nature of Void Power, using Void Power to counteract itself was much simpler.

With this plan in mind, Woo Zhengyang slowly absorbed a second wave of Void Power. Under his control, this wave was even weaker than the first, and he easily subdued it with the Void Power he already controlled. By the time he absorbed the third wave, the Void Power within him had increased, allowing him to take in even more.

Fourth wave... Fifth wave... Bit by bit, as the Void Power within Woo Zhengyang grew, the amount he could absorb each time also steadily increased. As his speed in absorbing Void Power accelerated, a new challenge emerged. Unlike the Vital Energy derived from Heaven and Earth, Void Power required Woo Zhengyang to carve out a separate space to store it, ensuring it didn't interfere with the original energy within him.

Currently, the small area Woo Zhengyang had created within his core was already filled with Void Power, leaving him unable to absorb any more.

"If only there were a second core to store Void Power," Woo Zhengyang mused to himself. He knew, of course, that a second core was just wishful thinking. With a sigh, he had to stop absorbing the Void Power.

Regardless, the amount of Void Power Woo Zhengyang had absorbed was considerable. If anyone knew that this was his first encounter with Void Power, they'd be speechless with astonishment. And if they knew the quantity he had absorbed, they'd be even more shocked.

Typically, practitioners, even if they can absorb Void Power, wouldn't dare to absorb it so recklessly. Although they can utilize it, it's merely borrowed; no one can fully control Void Power.

Void Power has a peculiar trait: when it mingles with regular energy for too long, it can transform that energy into more Void Power. This transformed Void Power is potent, and practitioners must constantly guard against its emergence, suppressing or even expelling it from their bodies.

For this reason, most practitioners stop absorbing after a certain point. If Void Power occupies even one percent of their total energy, it can become uncontrollable. The transformation of some energy might seem minor, but if this trend continues unchecked, it can become a significant problem.

There's a tale of a practitioner who, driven by greed, absorbed too much Void Power. By the time he realized the Void Power was transforming his own energy, it was too late. His internal energy was no longer sufficient to suppress the burgeoning Void Power.

In the end, he was completely consumed by the Void Power, transforming into a small void and then disappearing without a trace, leaving no evidence behind.

Woo Zhengyang was unaware of this event. The Void Power he absorbed amounted to a third of his sword energy. His sword energy, already more refined than that of ordinary practitioners, was nearly equivalent to half the true energy of a practitioner at the same level. The sheer volume was unimaginable.

Woo Zhengyang was not one to recklessly pursue success. Had he known about this, he certainly wouldn't have absorbed the Void Power so recklessly. Even if he had noticed something amiss, he could have deduced the amount of Void Power he could handle.

The issue was that Woo Zhengyang's sword energy, unlike the true energy of ordinary practitioners, was more concentrated and pure. When combined with the Void Power, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Woo Zhengyang never imagined that the sword energy he was so proud of would, due to its concentration and purity, plant a hidden danger that nearly led him to an irreversible abyss...

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