Devouring the Starry Sky: Giants of Light at the beginning

Chapter 979 Fighting the Hermit

"Void!"

Lu Yunhe used the Void Dao, even though the spatial concept of the Void Land was extremely thin.

If one were a practitioner of the Void Origin Path, one would only feel a void here, a void where even space does not exist.

However, for the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos, who also possessed the power of the void, he could still sense the power that carried the world within it.

By merging himself with that extremely thin void space, his already powerful defense was maximized once again.

Bang!
Gray Mist's fist struck Lu Yunhe, but the sensation that should have felt like hitting steel was like hitting thin air.

Although it still has some physical form, the attack has been completely dispersed.

"what!"

The hermit's emotions shifted again; he hadn't expected the lord to have this trick up his sleeve.

Perhaps it was because of the domineering nature of the cultivators' camp that many Primordial Ancestors had developed a stereotype that the lords were all incredibly domineering, never bowing their heads, and never admitting defeat...

Don't be fooled by the fact that the cultivator faction was always suppressed by the naturally formed chaotic life faction; you have to consider the perspective of other chaotic progenitors.

For a tiny bit of world territory, for a few insignificant ants, the seven lords refused to budge and offered no room for compromise.

The Primordial Ancestor of Hunyuan, who preferred to wage a factional war rather than compromise and died at the hands of the lords, can be considered the most tragic figure in the endless Hunyuan space.

Moreover, even when their faction's territory was on the verge of destruction, the lords were unwilling to compromise and accept other Primordial Ancestors, demonstrating their extreme tyranny.

Not to mention the subsequent coercion exerted on all forces in the entire Endless Chaotic Origin Space, even the Ice Peak faction had to bow down and back down.

In addition, due to the actions of lords such as the Golden Lord, the Hunyuan Ancestors have always had stereotypes about many lords.

Lord Jin, along with Lord Moman and Lord Naigu, wreaked havoc on other eternal beings. Lu Yunhe directly seized their strongholds and mysterious lands, including the territory of Lord Lianyu Mountain, which was ruthlessly occupied by the cultivator camp.

Those born from chaotic origins who died at the hands of lords reached an even more depraved level.

If we exclude the Origin World level, in the eyes of other naturally born Chaos Origin beings, the cultivator camp is simply a malignant tumor in the endless Chaos Origin space.

But if you add the perspective of the source world, then it's completely reversed.

Upon discovering that Lord Yuan had also adopted a completely defensive posture, the Hermit was momentarily stunned, and then realized that things were getting tricky.

A Hunyuan Lord adopting a defensive stance, especially one known for its powerful defense, is enough to make any ancestor in the endless Hunyuan space despair.

"Where is your lord's domineering nature? Where is your lord's pride?" the hermit thought with shame and anger.

If Lord Yuan chooses a defensive stance, coupled with his spatial fusion state, the Hermit finds himself unable to defeat him.

The hermit originally intended to wear down his opponent, but unexpectedly, Lord Yuan did not fall for it and adopted a defensive stance.

If the lord doesn't launch a preemptive attack, the original war of attrition will turn into a protracted war, and then...

"Perhaps it will also benefit me!" the hermit thought to himself.

After all, the Lord Source belongs to the cultivator camp, and if the time drags on for too long, changes in the outside world may make it difficult for him to maintain this powerful clone.

He, on the other hand, is a loner and is not affected by the outside world at all.

"The advantage is mine!"

……

"They've given up the attack!"

As Lu Yunhe watched the gray mist recede, he smiled inwardly. After the battle just now, he had also discerned the highest level of power his opponent possessed—the Dao of Nothingness.

Its gray, mist-like body is essentially more of nothingness, and this power is also the other extreme of defense.

He and Wu Lan represent the extremes of damage resistance, while the Hermit represents the extremes of damage immunity.

With their ethereal nature, hermits are able to explore various dangerous and mysterious places, including the Eternal Land.

In this space that leans towards nothingness, the hermit's talents can be maximized, making him invincible against any enemy.

However, that utterly nihilistic nature also applies to everyone.

Even if one possesses the highest level of power with the attribute of nothingness, one can only minimize one's own consumption as much as possible; it is impossible to be immune.

After a few clashes, Lu Yunhe saw through the Hermit's power. However, the attribute of nothingness was indeed extreme. It was completely incompatible with other powers, and there was no power that could restrain it.

However, the hermit is not nothingness itself. Dealing with the power of nothingness is difficult, but dealing with a Primordial Ancestor of Chaos is much simpler.

"Hermit, have you forgotten something?" Lu Yunhe smiled mysteriously.

Then, amidst the swirling gray mist of the hermit, it charged directly down onto the magnificent "light curtain" not far away.

"not good!"

The hermit instantly realized that the conflict between him and Lord Yuan did not stem from a dispute, but from a treasure.

Destroying Lord Yuan's clone was not his goal in achieving victory.

As for Lu Yunhe, there was no need to fight the hermit to the death; he could just aim for that supreme treasure.

When the time comes, he won't be the one in a hurry.

Sure enough, once Lu Yunhe started moving, the hermit's hidden and ethereal state could not be maintained for a moment.

Rumble…

The originally gray fog instantly became so thick that it blotted out the sun, trying to completely envelop the world and isolate Lu Yunhe from it.

"In this situation, can you still maintain a sufficiently low energy expenditure?"

"The Hermit!"

Lu Yunhe said leisurely.

The situation reversed instantly. Originally, the hermit wanted to wear him down, but after he changed his strategy, the hermit had to pay a greater price to stop him.

Even if one comes into contact with that supreme treasure, one might not be able to refine it, but without contact, one definitely cannot refine it.

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, the hermit doesn't want that kind of future to happen.

The sunk costs are simply too high when you think about all the effort I've put in over the years.

Once it's stolen, the hermit doesn't know if he'll have the luck to find a second one.

"Stop right there, Yuan..." The hermit even started to speak without thinking.

Lu Yunhe ignored everything. Although the hermit had transformed into gray mist and blocked the central "light screen," he knew that the treasure was in that location and the hermit couldn't take it away, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until now.

Lu Yunhe's figure was both real and ethereal, forming a movement akin to teleportation in this void space.

Gulu gulu...

The hermit's body, like rising steam, continuously emitted bursts of bubbles or tentacles, attempting to hinder Lu Yunhe's advance. "Void Sword Condensation!"

Lu Yunhe and the Void Sword in his hand became one, simultaneously controlling the void and space. Sometimes he merged into the void to resist enemy attacks, and sometimes he transformed into a long sword to cut down everything in front of him.

Faced with Lu Yunhe's attack, the hermit had to pay a heavy price to stop him.

Although they are also skilled in defense, unlike Lu Yunhe and Wu Lan who have indestructible physical defenses, the Hermit's defenses are more inclined to rely on the ever-changing air.

It is difficult for the enemy's attack to hit him completely, but it is equally difficult for the hermit to completely block the enemy's attack.

Swish!
The sword energy, sharp to the extreme, rose up, cleaving the entire void in two.

With a single sword strike, the previously boiling gray mist recoiled wildly, transforming into a high gray wall in an attempt to block Lu Yunhe's attack.

However, the hermit was clearly not good at this defensive stance. With a tearing sound, a wisp of sword energy sliced ​​through the gray city wall, splitting it in two and revealing the inner light curtain that resembled the glow of the polar regions.

“Yuan, as long as you give up competing with me for this treasure, I will not only offer you a great gift, but also help your cultivator camp resist other camps.”

Upon seeing this, the hermit quickly remarked, feeling the enemy's tentacles and his own depletion; the situation had completely reversed.

If they want to stop the lord's advance, he will need to expend many times more of his own energy.

Even if he is perfectly suited to this void, he cannot withstand such a drain, because the Lord's source power is far more abundant.

Moreover, the hermit discovered during his battle with Lord Yuan that the opponent's primal power was immense, almost unchanged from his peak.

This means that the Lord Source also has a way to resist the Void.

Thinking of this, the hermit decided to bow his head for the time being, though sometimes it didn't seem to be up to him.

"promise?"

"If you still have a life core, then I might consider it."

Lu Yunhe said dismissively, "Currently, in the endless primordial space, let alone the Primordial Ancestor, even restraining a naturally born primordial life form is extremely difficult. Basically, one can only rely on forcibly refining the life core."

As the progenitor of Hunyuan, if he does not keep his promise, it will have almost no impact on his reputation.

Not to mention solitary figures like hermits, who now agree to hide themselves and become untraceable, leaving even the cultivator faction helpless.

Moreover, almost all naturally occurring chaotic life forms are enemies of the cultivators' camp, directly or indirectly. How could they possibly aid the enemy?

"source!"

At this moment, the hermit felt the domineering power emanating from the cultivator lord, who showed no compromise or even the slightest hesitation towards the primordial life form.

Faced with the overwhelming power of Lord Yuan, the Hermit could not help but feel a surge of rage.

Although he almost never reveals his true form, he has no interest in the various matters of the Infinite Chaos Space.

But what prompted this behavior was his immense pride, which made him unwilling to associate with the other progenitors.

Faced with Lord Yuan's domineering and disregard, the hermit's emotions were instantly ignited.

Rumble…

The billowing black fog roared, its overwhelming presence creating an apocalyptic scene.

A gluttonous maw emerged from the gray mist, and a huge, one-eyed old aunt stared intently at Lu Yunhe from the deepest part of the abyss.

Despite its enormous size, if one were to weigh it, one would be surprised to find that its mass is almost zero.

But that substantial power was enough to easily crush any enemy below the level of the progenitor.

"Has he lost his mind?"

Seeing this, Lu Yunhe sneered and, without the hermit's intervention, flew towards the abyss's gaping maw.

A beam of light shot into the waving giant maw, then released boundless light and heat, illuminating the entire void like a dazzling supernova explosion.

"The Great Destruction of the Origin!"

A vast and incomparable primordial power surged forth, enough to engulf the Primordial Chaos Ancestor.

Even a being as powerful as the Giant God Emperor, who ranks among the top in the Chaos Origin Space, would be directly swallowed up by this power.

Although Lu Yunhe has researched various methods, his most powerful attack so far is to unleash his primordial power in a massive act of destruction all at once.

Currently, within the endless primordial space, perhaps only a handful of beings, such as the Primordial Ancestor and Lord Wulan, are capable of directly blocking this attack.

"Hehe, you've fallen for it, Yuan!"

The one-eyed hermit chuckled from the depths of the gray mist, revealing a smile of triumph.

Although he was very satisfied, it did not affect the hermit's rationality. He just deliberately revealed it to lure Lord Yuan into taking the bait.

The once dense, oppressive gray fog, under the illumination of the boundless light, melted away like a light morning mist, appearing as if it were nothing more than a wisp of water vapor.

"To unleash such an attack in the void is simply courting death."

The Hermit naturally understood the Lord's most powerful attack, but in the Void, that attack was like injuring the enemy five hundred while losing a thousand of his own, and that was only if it actually hurt the enemy.

The hermit was pleased with himself. With the help of the power of the entire void, his unfolded body was nothing but a paper tiger, all show and no substance, but still in a state of ethereal emptiness.

This action was only intended to lure the Lord Source into unleashing a powerful primal attack, but unexpectedly, before he could even make a move, the other party fell right into the trap.

"He's still too young. He's only been a lord for a short time and isn't familiar with fighting the progenitor yet," the hermit thought to himself.

However, the hermit soon realized something was wrong; the power of the attack was abnormal.

That immeasurable light and immeasurable heat are like a giant light bulb, very bright, but without any substantial power.

"not good!"

The hermit's expression changed, and his previously ethereal gray mist body surged again, but he was still a step too slow.

A sword light slashed through the thick fog, pointing straight to the center of the fog under its illumination.

"You think you can fool me with such a small trick? Do you really think cultivators are like your ancestors, born strong?"

Lu Yunhe transformed into a sword light in the void, freezing the surrounding space and easily piercing through the gray mist.

Every lord has grown from weak to incredibly powerful, and their combat experience is incomparable to that of these naturally born chaotic beings.

The hermit made many subtle moves, but he overlooked the biggest problem: Lu Yunhe wasn't in a hurry at all; it was the hermit who should be anxious.

Since the advantage lies with Lu Yunhe, how could he possibly unleash the Primal Big Bang so easily in this environment?

"Hermit, you must not have much experience fighting people!" Lu Yunhe exclaimed, surprised that he had fallen for such a simple trick.

call out!
Lu Yunhe passed through the gray fog and came to a screen of light, its colors like the aurora borealis, yet transcending the endless world, beyond even the void to capture.

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(End of this chapter)