Chapter 1050 - 474: Sea of Annihilation

Chapter 474 - Sea of Annihilation

Xu Qinghan knelt before the altar, silent tears slid down her face. She knew that this was not the end, but the continuation of the Fire inheritance. The elder and those departed Guardians had become part of the Fire, their will would forever guide her forward.

She wiped away her tears and slowly stood up. In her eyes, there was no longer sadness, only a profound golden-black light, and a maturity and determination beyond her years.

"The Fire is eternal, hope remains!" she murmured to herself, her voice firm and strong.

She gathered the Power of the Ancient God’s Fire in her eyes, her gaze pierced through the endless darkness, trying to locate the faint guidance within the Fire Network.

Soon, her eyes suddenly focused.

In the depths of the distant starry sky, she sensed a faint fluctuation of Fire, carrying a breath both ancient and foreign, clearly another Fire seed suppressed by the Void.

It was a Star Domain thoroughly corroded by the Power of the Void, called "Sea of Annihilation." Legend has it that it was once one of the brightest civilizations in the Cosmos, but was completely obliterated by the Master of Nothingness in an ancient-era war, transforming into a deathly sea of nothingness. Yet the Fire’s guidance pointed towards the depths of that place.

Xu Qinghan didn’t hesitate for a moment; she knew this was the mission she must undertake.

She took a deep breath, pushed the Power of Fire within her to the utmost. Golden-black flames rose around her, transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky, heading straight for that distant Sea of Annihilation.

The long journey was filled with the unknown and dangers. She traversed star domains corroded by Void power, avoided void creatures roaming the Cosmos, even sensed the omnipresent pressure of the Master of Nothingness.

Her body gradually recovered during the journey, the power of the Fire within her became more condensed. She began to try utilizing the newly merged Flame Power; she discovered that the fire seeds from the Nucleus of Annihilation and the Tomb of the Void not only enhanced her Power of Fire, but greatly improved her resistance to Void power. She could even feel a faint origin fluctuation within the Void power, though weak, it deepened her understanding of the Void.

This was perhaps an outcome the Master of Nothingness did not foresee. As one of the birthplaces of the Fire, the Nucleus of Annihilation, and the Tomb of the Void, a battleground against the Void from an ancient era, even if eroded by void, their core Fire contained some secret connected to the Origin of the Void.

She shuttled through the cold and deathly silence of the Cosmos depths, feeling the erosion of the Void power. Every surge of Void flow, every attack of void creatures became an opportunity to refine the Meaning of Annihilation of the Fire. She no longer merely resisted, but actively devoured, transformed. Those Void powers, wrapped in golden-black Fire, were broken down, purified, eventually transformed into the purest Energy, feeding back to her Fire.

Her ability of "Fire Void Transformation" became more adept with each practical encounter. She could transform part of the Power of Fire into the form of Void, allowing her to blend better into the Void, evade the Perception of void creatures, even briefly harness Void power for her use at certain moments.

This ability made her as if in her element within the Void-corroded star domains, though still fraught with danger, she could traverse the sea of nothingness with an unprecedented demeanor.

Finally, after months of a long journey, Xu Qinghan reached the edge of the Sea of Annihilation.

Here was a star domain completely engulfed by Void power. Once brilliant stars now left with only pitch-black remains, like the Cosmos’s graveyard. Endless Void energy permeated, devouring every ray of light, every sign of life.

Xu Qinghan’s heart sank sharply. Even though she already possessed the Power of the Extinguished Fire, facing such a vast Sea of Annihilation, she still felt an oppression deep from her soul.

She could sense that deep within this Sea of Annihilation, a tremendously powerful Void power lay hidden. That power was even more potent than the Monarch of Void, as if some kind of prohibition set directly by the Master of Nothingness, or suppressing a very significant existence.

And the guidance of the Fire pointed directly to the center of that power.

Xu Qinghan did not hesitate; she took a deep breath, the golden-black Fire around her exploded, transformed into a streak of light, charging straight into the depths of the Sea of Annihilation.

The deeper she went, the more intense and violent the Void power became. Streams of pitch-black Void flow raged through the Sea of Annihilation like cosmic storms, devouring all matter, grinding down all Law.

The golden-black Fire barrier around Xu Qinghan resounded under the impact of the Void flow. The Power of Fire within her was consumed madly, but she gritted her teeth, her eyes shimmering with a determined light.

She no longer simply defended, but actively expanded the golden-black vortex, began devouring those Void flows. Those Void gases, with the power to corrode all, were broken down and purified within the golden-black vortex, ultimately transformed into the purest Energy, feeding back to Xu Qinghan’s Fire.

Although the transformation rate was still not high, within this ocean of Void, this ability provided her with a continuous source of power. She was like a traveler against the current, stubbornly moving forward amidst the torrent of Void.

Unknown how much time had passed, Xu Qinghan finally reached the depths of the Sea of Annihilation.