Chapter 656 Memories of a Distant Past (3)
The Divine Abyss of Absolute Nothingness… The largest and most central black hole in the Divine Realm…
The denizens of the Divine Realm mostly believed it was a land of death and destruction – anything and everything that ever fell into it would be ground to dust and atoms by the absolute crushing power of space and gravity.
Even Vanitas and Scarlett were no exceptions to such a belief.
However, what they found once they had truly entered the depths of the Divine Abyss of Absolutely Nothingness was far beyond anything they had imagined.
At the same time, the danger that screamed from their very souls was not caused by any imminent danger but due to the unpredictable number of dangers that lurked in their surroundings, like well-hidden landmines, just waiting for them to step on and erupt.
But despite the untold dangers in this vast, unknown world, they couldn't help but marvel at its beauty.
The concentrated divine energy they hoped to find… they found it.
However, its concentration and density were also beyond anything they had imagined despite keeping their minds open to the possibilities. The deeply concentrated divine energy had actually formed an unimaginably long, solid thread that seemed nigh indestructible.
Furthermore, this thread of divine energy stretched through the vast dark void like an enormous neural network of unprecedented, unparalleled scale. It emitted light of various colors of the rainbow.
There were even some colors Vanitas and Scarlett didn't think existed—or rather, they never knew of their existence due to the limit of their perceptions.
If they had not sensed the immense power of divine energy inside the threads of divine energy, they would have never known they were even looking at the concentrated, solid form of divine energy.
It took a while before Vanitas and Scarlett regained their senses.
"The laws in this place is… I don't think this is the same world we came from, Vanitas…" Scarlett voiced her doubts with alarm after noticing her control over the Law of Fire had weakened substantially – to the point that she felt like a mortal again.
"Rather than a different world, I feel like it is more accurate to say we have entered a whole different dimension," Vanitas solemnly stated after serious thought.
Even his control over the Law of Space had been severely restricted.
As for the other minor laws he had comprehended, his control over them was practically non-existent.
The only reason such a thing would happen was if they had entered a higher dimension where the laws were incomparably much firmer.
Perhaps they had been peak existences in the Divine Realm. But here, in this unknown dimension, they were no different from ants, and that could still be an overestimation.
"We don't belong here. We should leave, Vanitas," Scarlett suggested, surprised by the fearful tone of her own voice.
However, it couldn't be helped to feel such fear.
After becoming a Peak Heavenly God, she had become one of the strongest beings in the Divine Realm, and there were few existences that could threaten her life. Thus, the notion of fear had disappeared.
Unfortunately, the power that allowed her to feel fearless couldn't be wielded, making her feel not much different from a weak, helpless mortal.
Simply staying in this unknown dimension felt suffocating.
Nevertheless, despite Scarlett's careful suggestion, Vanitas stubbornly shook his head and tightened his grasp on her hand.
"We've already come this far, my love. It would be a pity if we returned empty-handed. At the very least, we should try to harvest some divine energy from this place. It might help us gain insight into the path to transcend Heavenly Gods."
"You're absolutely right, dear. We can't return empty-handed," Scarlett smiled after calming down and regaining her wits.
"I have already braced myself for the possibility of death when I chose to accompany you here. I can't believe I would be so unnerved by the changes upon reaching this place," Scarlett softly muttered, feeling slightly disappointed with herself.
It appeared she was a little lacking in mental cultivation.
Nevertheless, despite calming down, her hands continued to shake from subconscious fear. The sense of security brought by Vanitas's grip had little effect in suppressing it.
"This concentrated divine energy here seems to be the closest. Let's start there," Vanitas guided Scarlett to the nearest thread of divine energy.
Although it was called a thread of divine energy, it was as thick as a fully-grown watermelon and boundless in length. The divine energy also flowed through it very quickly, seemingly at light speed.
As for its age… its boundless primal aura seemed to suggest the neural network of divine energy had existed for much longer than the Divine Realm itself.
"Hm?" Scarlett suddenly paused as she glanced into the dark void with doubt.
"What's wrong?" Vanitas halted to check.
"…" Scarlett frowned before shaking, "It's nothing. I thought I saw something move in the void. It must have been my imagination."
"If you thought you saw something move, then something must have definitely moved," Vanitas believed in his wife's sense.
As Heavenly Gods, it would be strange to be fooled by their own imagination.
And considering they were in such a dangerous, unknown dimension, it was better to doubt than to disbelieve.
"Don't doubt what your senses, my love," Vanitas added, pulling Scarlett closer before peering into the dark void vigilant. His senses were heightened to the limits.
Time passed, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
However, considering they were in such an extraordinary place, where everything seemed extraordinary in and of itself, such ordinariness was, without a doubt, concerning.
The silence was loud, and the scream of danger even louder.
Although Vanitas failed to pinpoint the threat, he felt the illusion of being eyed by an invisible predator. Something was watching him from the dark void.
'When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gaze back at you…' Vanitas thought ruefully.
This unintended staring contest lasted several minutes before the unknown party lost its patience and moved.
In that instant, Vanitas finally noticed it, but not because he could see it; he only saw the distortion of space that outlined its existence. Scarlett also locked onto its location.
However, Vanitas and Scarlett were both alarmed. Despite knowing something was there, in that exact spot, they couldn't see it nor sense its existence at all, only its dwindling curiosity and increasing killing intent.
It was like an apex predator that saw something strange for the first time and wondered whether they were food or not.
"What is this thing? Why can't I sense or see it?"
"This unknown creature is from a higher dimension. I don't think our sensory organs and divine perceptions from the lower dimension can perceive its true appearance…"
"Oh, no! It has determined to kill us!"
The instant Scarlett and Vanitas sensed the invisible creature's killing intent erupt explosively, only one thought went through their mind – Flee!
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