Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

A moment later, Su Baichen slowly opened his eyes.

In the instant his eyes opened and closed, it seemed as if countless spaces were being created and destroyed deep within his pupils. He casually raised his hand and gently waved it towards a distant, floating asteroid.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling light.

That asteroid, several miles in diameter, was like a ball of mud crushed by an invisible giant hand, silently turning into dust and dissipating into the chaotic air currents.

"Such strong control."

"Compared to when he was a Dou Zun, it's like heaven and earth."

Su Baichen felt the spatial power flowing through his fingertips and was amazed.

To his even greater surprise, this breakthrough also greatly benefited his three natal artifacts.

The Heavenly Profound Sword's killing power increased by 30%, the various functions of the Heavenly Profound Pearl were enhanced at the same time, the space inside the pearl doubled, and the Heavenly Profound Cauldron's defensive range expanded to three zhang around its body—all of which are trump cards capable of turning the tide of battle at critical moments.

This breakthrough also made his future path completely clear to him.

Spatial Laws!

Time is irrelevant; space reigns supreme.

After cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent break through to the Dou Sheng level, although they can all use spatial power in a rudimentary way, they are limited by their own Dou Qi attributes and will eventually have to return to cultivating attributes such as fire, water, wind, and thunder.

This is a limitation of the practice, and also a constraint of cognition.

But Su Baichen is different. The Heavenly Book encompasses everything, and his fighting spirit has no inherent attribute, yet it can evolve into countless forms.

For him, taking the path of space was the most suitable choice.

“But spatial combat techniques are quite rare on this Dou Qi Continent,” Su Baichen mused.

"Looks like I'll have to have a chat with that old Dragon King who's guarding the gate."

Having made up his mind, he suddenly turned his head and looked in a certain direction deep in the chaos, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"My two friends from the divine realm, you've been watching for so long, shouldn't you show yourselves now?"

The sound was not loud, yet it pierced through the chaos and traveled clearly into the distance.

When I broke through, my natal artifact fluctuated slightly due to its advancement, and it failed to completely conceal the aura of this place.

If those beings in the divine realm couldn't detect this, then the so-called divine realm would be far from being worthy of its name.

The chaotic energy surged slightly, and two vast, ocean-like divine powers slowly spread from the far distance.

Chapter 210 Crisis in the Divine Realm!

In the chaotic void, boundless gray currents of energy slowly surged.

Su Baichen stood quietly among them, his white robes spotless, his aura restrained, yet causing the surrounding chaotic energy to subtly retreat.

Opposite him, a man and a woman stood in mid-air, their auras quite different, yet strangely forming a kind of balance.

The man was dressed in a long, dark robe, the hem of which fluttered silently in the air currents.

He held a dark gold scepter in his hand, the head of which was inlaid with a black crystal that kept flashing. Each flash caused the surrounding void to tremble slightly, and an intense aura of destruction spread outwards from him.

The woman wore a light green dress, the hem of which was adorned with tiny, shimmering white specks, like morning dew on newly sprouted leaves.

Her face was gentle, her eyes clear, and she was surrounded by a soft, emerald-green halo. Behind her, the faint silhouette of an ancient, verdant tree appeared and disappeared, its branches and leaves unfurling, its boundless vitality rippling like the tide.

"Greetings, friend from another world. I am the God King of Life from the God Realm," the woman in green spoke first, her voice clear and melodious like a spring.

The man in black robes tapped his scepter lightly and said succinctly, "God of Destruction."

His voice was deep and metallic, but his gaze never left the subtle fluctuations around Su Baichen that seemed ordinary but actually made his heart tremble.

"Su Baichen." Su Baichen simply gave his name, his gaze sweeping calmly over the two of them.

He didn't deliberately release any pressure, but just by standing there, he seemed to become the center of this void, and even the flow of chaotic energy seemed to slow down.

The God of Life smiled warmly: "Mr. Su, please rest assured, we have no ill intentions and are not enemies."

She paused, then spoke with even greater candor.

"Besides, with our combined strength, we are far from being your match."

The God of Destruction, standing to the side, moved his lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

The veins on the back of his hand, which was gripping the scepter, were bulging—just now, when Su Baichen accidentally revealed a trace of his aura, it made this god-king, who held the power of destruction, feel a sense of insignificance that was almost desperate from the depths of his soul.

Rebuttal? In the face of such an existence, any words seem pale.

Su Baichen didn't reply, but simply watched them quietly, waiting for them to continue. A brief silence fell over the void, with only the chaotic currents flowing silently.

"Mr. Su, what you just used seemed to be... spatial power?" The God King of Life broke the silence, a hint of inquiry appearing in his eyes.

“Yes, that’s right.” Su Baichen nodded, not denying it.

“Mr. Su, there’s no need to be so wary. We’ve come here without permission because we hope to make a deal with you.” The God of Life’s smile remained unchanged, but his tone became even more earnest.

"trade?"

Su Baichen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Tell me about it."

The God King of Life and the God King of Destruction exchanged a glance. The former took a deep breath and said solemnly, "The central hub of our divine realm possesses the power to create all things and define the rules."

"If you wish, we can use all the resources of the divine realm to create a divine position specifically for you that belongs to 'Space'."

"This divine position will not bind you, but rather it is a key, a bridge, which can greatly assist you in comprehending the mysteries of the laws of space, and even glimpse deeper layers of the universe."

A glint of light flashed in Su Baichen's eyes.

The laws of space are as vast as the sea, mysterious and unpredictable. Even with his current level of understanding, he often finds them obscure and difficult to comprehend.

If such assistance is truly available, it is indeed worth considering.

"So, what do I need to give in return?" he asked directly. There's no such thing as a free lunch, especially when it comes to something like a god.

The Goddess of Life's expression dimmed slightly. She looked at the surging chaotic energy around her, her voice tinged with worry: "To be honest, my divine realm experienced a fierce war a long time ago, and the protective barrier was almost completely destroyed."

"From then on, the chaotic energy continued to erode the origin of the divine realm. Although we forcibly isolated and suppressed it with divine power, it was only a temporary solution."

"The central hub of the divine realm has now been largely eroded. If these chaotic currents are not completely eliminated, the collapse of the divine realm... is only a matter of time."

She turned back and looked earnestly at Su Baichen: "Therefore, we would like to ask you, sir, to use your spatial power to help our divine realm clear away these chaotic currents that are eroding its very essence."

"You can't do it yourselves?" Su Baichen's gaze swept over the two of them, where a faint divine light isolated the gray airflow.

“I see you all in chaos right now.”

"This is only a temporary isolation," the God of Destruction said in a deep voice, his voice somewhat hoarse.

“The chaotic energy is all-pervasive, continuously eroding divine power and divine body, and we dare not expose ourselves for long.”

"As for the divine realm... that protective membrane of the world that shelters billions of living beings has long been tattered. The divine realm is now like a giant beast that has lost its shell, nakedly enduring the onslaught of chaos."

He gripped the scepter tightly and said in despair, "We have tried countless methods, even using the power of the central nervous system to forcibly compress and suppress these air currents in the core area to slow their spread, but this is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. The central nervous system is being eroded even faster."

The God of Life took over, his smile bitter: "To be honest, we are not sure if your spatial power can solve this problem."

"But... we really have no other choice." She and the God of Destruction were both God Kings of the same realm, yet at this moment they laid bare the greatest weakness and predicament of the God Realm, adopting an extremely humble posture. The heaviness and helplessness they conveyed did not seem feigned.

Su Baichen remained silent for a moment, then cast his gaze into the distance, as if he could pierce through the endless void and see the world that was slowly "dying".

After a moment, he slowly said, "I can give it a try."

At the same time, a glimmer of hope shone in the eyes of both the God of Life and the God of Destruction.

"but!"

Su Baichen changed the subject.

"If I succeed, in addition to the spatial godhood I just mentioned, I have three other requests."

"Speak freely!" the two said almost simultaneously, without the slightest hesitation. At this point, no condition was more important than the survival of the divine realm.

"We'll discuss the specific requirements later. First, take me to see the central hub of your divine realm," Su Baichen said.

“Alright! Please follow us, sir.” The God of Life was delighted and quickly stepped aside to make way, leading the way together with the God of Destruction.

The three transformed into streaks of light, traversing layers upon layers of void barriers, and soon entered a vast world that was both dazzling and subtly exuded an aura of decay.

They didn't stop, but flew straight towards the deepest part of the world, the core of which the laws were most concentrated.

Finally, they arrived at a strange space. This place seemed to be the heart of the divine realm, where countless golden chains of law intertwined and spread in the void, forming an incomparably complex and profound three-dimensional array.

At the center of the array, a huge, constantly pulsating ball of light floats, which is the central hub of the divine realm.

However, at this moment, the surface of the light sphere was covered with spiderweb-like gray-black patterns, and there was also a dense gray-black airflow that was so thick that it could not be dissolved, like living tentacles, wildly dancing and constantly eroding around the light sphere.

The three entered the central hub.

The chaotic airflow here is more than ten times more concentrated and violent than outside! The air is filled with a suffocating sense of oppression, and even the space itself seems unstable, with occasional tiny ripples and cracks appearing.

The moment Su Baichen stepped into this place, his brows furrowed slightly.

The God King of Life and the God King of Destruction had already erected their divine power shields, with emerald light and black radiance intertwining as they struggled to resist the erosion of the airflow.

Seeing Su Baichen looking over, the God of Destruction's usually cold and hard face showed a rare hint of embarrassment. He said in a low voice, "Ahem... As I just said, we are powerless to dispel it. We can only use the power of the central hub to forcibly pull and compress the most dangerous and densest chaotic energy from all over the God Realm to this place, and temporarily seal and suppress it in order to slow down its erosion of the entire God Realm."

"But this means the central nervous system bears the greatest pressure and is eroded the fastest..."

Before he finished speaking, the entire space trembled violently, and several streams of gray-black energy suddenly expanded, impacting everything around them.

The God of Life turned pale and immediately activated his divine power to stabilize the situation, his eyes filled with even deeper worry.

Su Baichen remained silent, simply stepping forward, getting closer to the turbulent chaotic energy flow and the endangered central hub of the divine realm.

Chapter 211 Absorption; Divine Realm Reverse Absorption!

Carefully sensing the turbulent chaotic energy around him and the struggling, pulsating divine core that was being eroded, Su Baichen's gaze finally settled on the two god-kings, Life and Destruction.

He sighed softly, a sigh tinged with helplessness and a hint of understanding.

"Sigh, I'm really fed up with you guys."

"You all go out first, I'll handle this."

He shook his head, his tone calm yet undeniable.

Upon hearing this, the God King of Life's eyes flashed with worry and hesitation: "Mr. Su, are you really not required to assist us? Perhaps we could..."