Traveler of the River of Time and Space-Chapter 504 - 22: Hollow? Dark Ring? (Part 2)

If a Great Void is born, the first thing it wants to do is fill its own emptiness. Often they will devour the things they once cherished most, such as family, lovers, friends, and the like.

If they are extremely hungry, they will also devour other Great Voids.

Most Great Voids will instinctively hunt souls upon appearance, and they can grow rapidly like the undead by devouring souls.

Therefore, once a Great Void appears, it must be eliminated, or it will quickly become a source of disaster.

"It’s somewhat like the taste of the Dark Ring!" Su Ziyu’s expression became increasingly serious as he murmured, "It’s the loss of humanity!..."

"Its soul is like that of a completely irrational zombie!..."

The large hole in the chest of the Great Void in front of him was not as exaggerated as the Dark Ring; the Dark Ring’s power is much purer and can appear on the living, but the Void in front of him is a corporeal evil spirit.

The biggest difference still relates to humanity.

The Dark Ring will continuously leak humanity until it is completely drained, but the Void’s chest cavity still retains traces of humanity, meaning that they can retain some degree of intellect and are driven by instinct to devour and fill the void in their souls.

"My husband."

"It’s coming." Qing Ji’s voice echoed.

The Great Void not far away vanished from the surface of the sea upon seeing their silhouettes, and the next second appeared directly ahead.

"Teleportation?"

"Space ability?" Su Ziyu furrowed his brow and silently pulled out the Dragon-Hunting Spear.

This is a bit troublesome.

It can use spatial ability so easily.

At this time.

A strange and frenzied whisper echoed over the sea:

"To make you look down on me!..."

"To make you bully me!..."

"Continue to mock me?... Heh heh... Ha ha ha... Jie jie... Laugh... continue laughing... why aren’t you laughing anymore?..."

"Oh!..."

"Turns out you’ve all been devoured by me..."

The twisted ghost faces of masks slowly transformed into expressions of pained crying, wailing, and pleading, leaving only the ghost face of the mask on the Great Void’s head to morph into an eccentric, neurotic smile.

In the end.

All expressions of crying, wailing, and pleading disappeared, slowly synchronizing into odd, black-and-white clown smiley faces.

"Such a fragrant smell."

The ghost faces on the Great Void’s body simultaneously turned towards Su Ziyu’s direction, murmuring, "So hungry!..."

"Really want to devour your soul!..."

After speaking.

The Great Void in front of him suddenly vanished, gradually phasing out as though it left the Material Plane and entered another world.

——"Spiritual Vision."

A spiritual light flashed across Su Ziyu’s eyes, and without thinking, he suddenly turned around. As a pitch-black circular ring appeared amid a fluctuation in the space behind him, he suddenly gripped the Dragon-Hunting Spear and thrust it outwards.

"My husband, watch out behind you!" Qing Ji’s warning voice rang.

A pitch-black arm with sharp claws extended from the invisible dark void, barely reaching for Su Ziyu’s clothes, but was instantly pierced by the Dragon-Hunting Spear. Accompanied by crackling sounds, leaping pale golden arcs spread out, and a painful scream emanated from the dark ring.

"Roaming the Spirit Realm?" Su Ziyu withdrew the Dragon-Hunting Spear, lightly shook off the black viscous liquid sticking to the spear.

This creature’s power is not stronger than the salary king, yet its unique talent is very peculiar.

Its spatial ability is a kind of transiting skill.

Similar to the ’Shadow Shifting,’ ’Dimension Shift,’ and ’Roaming the Spirit Realm’ of the Abyss Plane, abyss lurkers possess this short-distance spatial jumping ability; it’s not truly traversing space but entering the Shadow Plane and directly emerging in the Material World.

The monster before them is using the Spirit Realm to transit.

"Want to eat me?" Su Ziyu’s lips curved into a smile as he slowly said, "You’ll need skill for that!"

"How can you devour me if you don’t come out?"

The enemy is not in the Material Plane.

The void black ring appears eerie as though the cavity in its chest grants it the ability to shift between gaps in the Spirit Realm and the real Plane. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Eat... eat you!..."

A series of frenzied whispers echoed; a pitch-black ring appeared by Su Ziyu’s side once more, and the Great Void flew out from within, its hair spreading rapidly like seaweed, swiftly tangling toward Su Ziyu’s body.

A white light flashed.

Qing Ji finally couldn’t help herself; she rushed out holding the White Paper Umbrella, as a point of white light accompanied by azure flame ignited upon touching the Great Void’s body.

The azure flame spread all the way, directly encasing the Great Void’s entire body.

——"Thunder Spear!"

Su Ziyu clenched the Dragon-Hunting Spear and pointed skyward, followed by rumbling thunder as a pale golden lightning bolt struck down, transforming the Dragon-Hunting Spear into a ten-meter-long bolt of lightning that sliced through the sky.

Boom!

The Dragon-Hunting Spear pierced right through the Great Void’s head, leaving a shattered hole in its white mask.

Immediately, its body began to collapse and dissipate.

"No!..."

Twisted ghostly soul shadows emerged, disintegrating amidst the leaping golden currents.

"Gained 8 Source Power Value."

Su Ziyu gently raised his hand to reclaim the Dragon-Hunting Spear, then turned to face Qing Ji beside him, his expression serious as he said, "Were there many such monsters before?"

"There were quite a few during the Warring States Period." Qing Ji gazed at Su Ziyu, speaking softly, "At that time, Fusang was embroiled in constant conflict, and some Great Voids devoured numerous souls."

"However, they were later suppressed in Hell."

"The Great Voids that appeared now are not particularly difficult to deal with."

Su Ziyu listened and nodded silently, unconcerned with these Great Voids. What concerned him was the cavity in the Great Void’s chest, which contained a trace of power similar to that of the Dark Ring.

The signs of humanity loss on the Void were very clear.

If it is only a small-scale occurrence that is alright, Su Ziyu is most worried about the situation worsening, turning into the phenomenon of the Black Soul Plane.

"Tell me about the Void," Su Ziyu said in a deep voice.

"Mm." Qing Ji nodded slightly, and as the pair headed to another location, began discussing matters related to the Void.

The first Voids appeared from the Plane Gaps.

The Warring States Period.

There were once some very powerful Voids; they even possessed intelligence near that of a normal human, with power surpassing some Great Demons.

However, fortunately, the Netherworld reacted swiftly, and with the influence of slippery ghosts, they joined forces with Great Demons to suppress these Voids. Although the earliest Voids were suppressed in Hell, some other ghosts in this world still fall and become Voids for various reasons. Once transformed into a Void, their souls will be reshaped, displaying an eerie mask on their face and an unusual cavity on their chest.

Moreover, they automatically acquire the ability of [Soul Devourer].

"Voids haven’t appeared for a long time." Qing Ji glanced at a black shadow in the distance, resembling a giant spider, human-headed with a gigantic white mask on its face.

The forms of Voids are varied and complex.

The best way to identify them is the cavity on their chest.

"I don’t know why so many appear this time!" Qing Ji slightly parted her red lips and exhaled a blue flame; the flame fell upon the Void, instantly incinerating it to ashes.

Gained 1 Source Power Value.

This is a normal Void, just recently born, with strength akin to ordinary ghosts.

Generally, the closer a Void’s form is to human, the more dangerous it is.

"Fortunately."

"These Voids are fundamentally evil spirits, unlikely to emulate the Black Soul Plane situation." Su Ziyu privately breathed a sigh of relief.

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