All Heavens: Originating from Swallowing the Stars

Chapter 48 Such a World

In the Xia Clan world, there are two main groups of people.

One side consists of demons from the dark abyss, evil and extraordinary creatures from a higher world. They use the entire Xia Clan world as their hunting ground and, under the will of a powerful demon god, frequently launch large-scale attacks on the Xia Clan world.

On the other side is the magical beast race of the Xia Clan world. These were originally the earth-dwelling race of the Xia Clan world, but after an anomaly several years ago, a terrifying god from the God Realm absorbed the entire magical beast race and launched a fierce attack on the native forces of the Xia Clan world, based in a subordinate world.

"Father, do you mean that our Xia Clan world possesses a treasure capable of attracting two powerful beings from the Divine Realm and the Abyss?"

Li Tuo listened attentively and roughly guessed the answer, but still asked a question.

"Yes, tens of thousands of years ago, that extraterrestrial object descended upon our Great Xia world. From that day on, demons, magical beasts, witch gods, and demon gods—those things swarmed in like flies to dung, never giving up."

Li Chen couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse a few times. Li Tuoneng could clearly see that when his father was talking about the current situation facing the Xia Clan world, there was obvious fatigue, anger and helplessness on his face.

Li Tuo remained silent.

Of course he knew what the treasure of the Xia Clan world was. It was a powerful object called Red Stone Mountain, which came from a powerful being named Red Dust Saint Lord who died in the God Realm. Red Stone Mountain stored the relics and inheritance of that being.

The demon god and witch god that Li Chen mentioned were two world god-level beings from Red Stone Mountain. Only a powerhouse of that level could lead the long-standing invasion of the Xia Clan world.

Fortunately, the pressure from external threats enabled most of the natives of the Xia Clan world to unite as quickly as possible. The covetousness and pressure from powerful outsiders also allowed the natives to quickly eliminate all discord.

By the time of Li Tuo, apart from neutral external forces such as the Blood Blade Tavern, the extraordinary forces in the Xia Clan's main world were basically a monolithic entity.

"Let's not talk about that, Tuo'er. I'd like to hear your opinion on what your mother said about traveling abroad." Li Chen sighed softly, but then swept away the gloom in his heart, looked at his son, and spoke slowly.

He understood that his extraordinary offspring possessed a maturity far beyond his peers. Although he had stayed at home for many years, he had already gained a profound understanding of the world and himself.

"I have no objection, Father. The current situation of our Xia Clan world, and the mainstream of the future era, will probably be a long period of war. This is something I must face," Li Tuo said after a brief silence.

After ten years of diligent study, his insights into many laws of the primordial universe have been transformed into true meaning, and his theoretical accumulation is quite profound.

At this stage, his system of rules and mysteries requires a lot of practical experience, and his strongest warrior system also needs a lot of resources to hone. Participating in the war against the monster race is not a bad thing; on the contrary, it will help him grow.

Moreover, the Xia Clan world, as a small material world, has a relatively low energy level. Compared to the interstellar battlefields in the Swallowed Star universe where spaceships engage in laser battles in a vacuum, fighting monsters is simply child's play.

"Very good. As my offspring, your courage and wisdom are both excellent." Li Chen nodded in satisfaction. A flash of light appeared in his hand, and a bright white bracelet with a faint glow appeared. He pushed it in front of Li Tuo.

"This is."

Li Tuo took it and discovered that it was a bracelet made of sixteen bone beads strung together. After careful refining and polishing, the entire bracelet had a soft, lustrous white color and shimmered with a faint fluorescent light.

"The Ring of Sound, an alchemical artifact I designed and crafted myself, contains some of the profound mysteries of sound waves."

"The infusion of extraordinary power can help you hear the sound of life," Li Chen said calmly.

Li Tuo nodded, immersing his mind in the Sound Ring. Sure enough, his perception changed. In addition to the most direct visual sight and the perception of extraordinary beings, there was another kind of strange sound wave that connected with him through the Sound Ring, constructing a completely different world in Li Tuo's mind through his ears.

Just as ordinary bats use ultrasound for navigation, the perspective formed by the sound of life has no color; instead, it consists of outlines of various sizes and shapes, some bright and some dark, which are constantly fed back in the form of sound.

The Sound of Life is a special sound wave naturally emitted by life. As weak as a mortal and as powerful as a god, all life has a Sound of Life. Of course, the Sound of Life will be different for different creatures. The Ring of Sound is a way to collect the Sound of Life to explore the treasures around us.

That's truly amazing.

Li Tuo quickly mastered the tricks of using the Sound Ring, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. This method was different from the energy wave amplitude and spatial disturbance methods commonly used in the primitive universe, but each had its own advantages in the exploration.

"The world is dangerous, and survival is very important. I've thought it over, and I still think the Sound of Life is the most suitable for you. From mortal insects to demigods and extraordinary beings, everything will be reflected in the most direct form within the Ring of Sound's vision. Get used to it as soon as possible."

Li Chen spoke, revealing that his mastery of the true meaning of the third-grade sound was highly adept at methods such as detection and concealment. In addition to the sound of life, there were also more abstract and extraordinary sounds such as the sound of the soul, the sound of misfortune, and the sound of malice. However, mastering those things required a great deal of time.

In contrast, the Voice of Life requires almost no systematic learning to quickly grasp its essence and react at the fastest speed.

"Thank you, Father."

Li Tuo said that he felt quite good wearing the bracelet made of these sixteen bone beads on his wrist.

He had long discovered that his father was an excellent subject of study for understanding the rich and diverse true meaning of the Tianyu Universe. Although the True Meaning of Sound was only of the third grade, according to the data, Li Chen was practically the most troublesome demigod in the entire Xia Clan world with it.

There were simply too many extraordinary sounds. With these sounds, Li Chen not only had extremely strong detection abilities and the ability to foresee risks like avoiding harm, but also had a wide range of interference and destructive power in battle. They were truly too comprehensive.

Li Tuo once consulted Li Chen and discovered that there was a kind of extraordinary voice called the Voice of Thought, which could, under certain specific circumstances, extremely efficiently peer into the thoughts of certain people, and was far more effective than hypnosis or inducement.

"Go, I'll give you a month to properly learn combat techniques. After a month..."

"I'll take you to the Fire Palace of my Xia Clan world. I'll arrange a special life-or-death battle for you there," Li Chen added.

"A life-or-death battle?" Li Tuo raised an eyebrow, seemingly recalling something like this.

"Yes, a life-or-death battle," Mother Sikong Shuang comforted Li Tuo, rubbing his head. "It's a method used to assess the strength of the new extraordinary beings. They must defeat the puppet or kill their opponent to pass. There's an array protecting them."

"The extraordinary beings of our Xia Clan world will not be in danger."

"Understood, Mother, I won't hold back," Li Tuo said with a smile.

He knew very well that his mother, though seemingly gentle, was actually a very strong-willed person. In her view, the extraordinary world was too cruel and killing was absolutely unacceptable.