Chapter 559: Invincible Consciousness (2/2)

“Those three arrived long ago. They are taking three positions at the moment, and are all waiting for the moment that the stardust current around the void disappears,” Leviathan turned to a serious look and replied with a deep voice.

Han Shuo raised his head and looked up at the sky. The colourful stardust current resembled the vast ocean of galaxies, mysterious and enigmatic. Streak after streak of brilliant light beams appeared and faded like shooting stars. Emerald green, sapphire blue, amethyst purple, and halos of everything in between waft gently past them.

Han Shuo knew that behind the stardust current was the entrance to the Void. He opened up his consciousness very slightly, and secretly sent a strand of it drifting towards that stardust current. He attempted to explore the stardust current very subtly and carefully.

Stardust currents had an intense corrosive and destructive effect on the soul. Any lifeform with a soul, upon entering the stardust current, would immediately receive its effects. Their souls would be corroded and broken down in a quick instant, with their consciousness shattered and all traces of their souls vanished between heaven and earth.

Even experts like Manticole and Leviathan, who were true gods, were powerless against this stardust current. All they could do was to patiently wait for the time when the stardust current naturally disappeared, and only then would they dare enter the Void. It was thus clear just how threatening this stardust current was!

When a strand of Han Shuo’s consciousness sank into it, those bizarre sand-like energies suddenly reacted. The splendid sky of the Void blossomed with dazzling colours and rapidly gathered towards the region where that strand of Han Shuo’s consciousness probed. The soul-corroding energy within that exotic stardust current immediately entered the strand of consciousness, trying to dissolve and shatter the sample of Han Shuo’s soul.

The consciousness formed using demonic arts was incredible. Han Shuo knew that the stardust current had the terrifying power to corrode souls, but nevertheless, he remained fearless in sending a fraction of his consciousness to venture inside. This was precisely because, during the period that he carefully researched the abilities of his consciousness, he learned that the consciousness could split into a myriad of parts and still recombine into one again. That was the reason behind his seemingly reckless attempt.

That strand of his consciousness was being rapidly corroded away. However, it could regrow itself at an even greater speed. With that, strange light shimmered on that region. Although the energy of the stardust current was eating away that strand of consciousness, it was not at all being shattered.

“Haha, some idiot recklessly charged in without waiting for the stardust current to fade away. From the looks of it, some smaller forces who know nothing of the dangers are participating as well,” Leviathan said with a face of rejoice in others’ misfortune as he looked up at the region that was suddenly blossoming with its own fireworks.

“Yep, it’s only those newcomers who know nothing about the treacherousness of the Void who would act so recklessly,” Manticole seconded as he raised his head and looked to the sky.

Listening in on the conversation of these two Demon Kings, Han Shuo, as the culprit behind the firework of lights, unhurriedly withdrew that strand of consciousness which was still pristine and sound. He thought to himself, Although the stardust current is indeed terrifying, my consciousness seems to be invulnerable to it. From this aspect, the consciousness formed using demonic arts is definitely much more magnificent and powerful than the Soul of Element or Soul of Edict formed using the twelve fundamental forces.

Manticole and Leviathan were standing right beside Han Shuo. These two lowgod Demon Kings, however, couldn’t detect that little maneuver of Han Shuo’s wonderful consciousness. This gave Han Shuo the feeling that demonic arts were superior to other cultivation techniques, while also further solidifying his staunch conviction to cultivate in demonic arts.

After Han Shuo withdrew his consciousness, that piece of sky no longer dazzled with brilliant lights. Leviathan turned around and solemnly explained to the group of Thunder Guards behind him, “Each and every one of you, especially those who came here for the first time, remember this by all means: do not charge ahead before the stardust current completely disappears. You all have seen the sight just now, when the stardust current stopped glowing with light, it meant that the soul of the trespasser had perished and annihilated.

After Leviathan completed his speech, Manticole too turned to his fifteen Black Jade Guards, put on a solemn face, cleared his throat, and said, “You all better listen carefully. Inside the Void, without my command, none of you must act out of your own initiative. If you act on any delinquency and cause me trouble, I will let you taste what is worse than death. Understood?” It was obvious that in Manticole’s mind, the lives of these minions that he brought up himself were of little value to him.

“Yes my Lord!” the altogether fifteen Black Jade Guards, including Bord and Zinia, answered in trepidation. Each one of them revealed dread on their faces, as though recalling the terrible methods of this usually mild-looking Demon King.

Han Shuo was somewhat astonished and thought to himself, A Demon King is indeed a Demon King. No matter how gentle and harmless he appears in usual times, that was nothing more than a mask for his bloody and cruel ways.

“So what should we do now?” After all, it was Han Shuo’s first time here. Although he had learned certain things about the Void from Bord and Zinia, there were still many things that he didn’t understand.

Towards Han Shuo, this existence of the same class, whether it was Manticole or Leviathan, both behaved rather friendly. The two simultaneously answered, “We wait!” After a short pause, Manticole explained, “We wait for the moment that the stardust disappears!”

Han Shuo nodded and said no more. He patiently joined others in waiting for the moment that the stardust current vanished.