Chapter 291: Seduction

Inside this black hole, everything was pitch black, with no light at all. Chen Xiao relied on his mental power to sense everything around him.
At that moment, the hull of the Black Pearl began to tremble slightly, as if it had touched something. Chen Xiao realized they must have reached the end of this black hole.
With a thought, he drew the Black Pearl back into his body. Its large size made navigation here extremely inconvenient.
With a step, Chen Xiao discovered that this black hole was actually an incredibly huge planet. However, its gravitational pull was terrifyingly strong—even light couldn’t escape.
But for Chen Xiao, though he was only at the Domain realm, his strength, once unleashed, could rival that of a Yuanling God. The gravity here no longer had any effect on him.
“It’s a miracle that insects could carve out a planet… Hmm, it’s the aura of the Broken Sky Map…”
Chen Xiao closed his eyes. Instantly, that faint summoning force appeared again, stirring his blood and the Sky Map within him.
Within the Sky Map, a pale blue silhouette began to stir. Chen Xiao understood that the Broken Sky Map sealed in this space must correspond to that pale blue figure.
“Is it the Free Sky?”
After sensing it slightly, Chen Xiao realized that the pale blue figure was indeed the projection of the Free Sky.
By now, Chen Xiao’s Zi Xiao Heaven had reached perfection, and his soul power had reached the peak of the mortal realm, just one step away from the divine soul realm.
If he hadn’t practiced the Ascension Art, he might have already reached the divine soul realm on his own strength.
Yet the Ascension Art was extremely peculiar—once practiced, one had to continuously collect the fragments of the Sky Map to advance in rank.
But Chen Xiao had no regrets. With his Domain realm strength, he could already confront a Yuanling God, all thanks to the Ascension Art.
Step by step, Chen Xiao carefully stepped across this enormous planet. An eerie atmosphere lingered on this vast planet, making him feel extremely uneasy.
“Hm?”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred. Not far away, an incredibly large object emerged directly from the planet beneath his feet and soared into the sky.
The planet’s gravity couldn’t hold back that massive object, allowing it to rise into the air.
“It’s an insect nest.” A cold glint appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes. The Black Pearl burst out of its body and charged straight at the insect nest.
Boom!
Chen Xiao unleashed 81 times his normal strength to drive the Black Pearl. In an instant, the insect nest was shattered into pieces.
And instead of an overwhelming swarm of insects scattering as he had expected, only a few hundred enormous white worms fell out of the nest, instantly crushed into pulp by the planet’s terrifying pressure.

These white worms possess no cultivation at all and are utterly unable to resist the extremely powerful gravity of this black hole planet.
“Can this worm nest actually traverse the surface of this planet?”
Chen Xiao was stunned. He stepped on the ground beneath him again—it was incredibly hard. It was unclear what elements made up this planet, but its hardness even surpassed that of ordinary divine artifacts.
“Could it be that these worms have gnawed at it…?”
Chen Xiao’s mind raced as he instantly understood the issue. This planet could prevent others from entering the depths of the spatial seal, but the worm nest could enter and exit freely—clearly a trap set by the powerful members of the insect-ravenous clan.
Even the powerful outsiders probably wouldn’t dare gather their strength to shatter this black hole. Behind this black hole lay a mysterious spatial seal, and if it were disrupted, it might cause even greater chaos.
Those worms likely escaped from the spatial seal but, fearing that the powerful outsiders would destroy their stronghold, created this black hole as a form of protection.
In fact, it was quite similar to Chen Xiao’s guess, though the reason for the formation of this black hole was far more complex.
Chen Xiao waved his hand, and all the floating fragments of the worm nest in space fell into his hands. It was unclear what material the worm nest was made of, but in this space with extreme gravity, it remained as light as nothing.
After some thought, suddenly a burst of purple light shot out from his hand—this was the power of Tianxing from Zixiao Heaven. The power of Tianxing seemed to be on par with that of the Supreme God.
In an instant, those fragments of the worm nest turned into streams of purple light and merged into Chen Xiao’s body.
The next moment, Chen Xiao’s body also took on a hint of the material of the worm nest as it plummeted toward the bottom of the planet.
“As I thought.”
A hint of joy appeared on Chen Xiao’s face. He waved his hand, and the Black Pearl, floating in mid-air, flew back to his dantian.
Immediately afterward, Chen Xiao’s body transformed into a shadowy figure and plunged downward toward the black hole planet.
This planet had extremely high density, with almost no gaps for other substances to exist. The moment Chen Xiao entered the interior of the black hole planet, the power of the worm nest within him came into play, and his body seemed to begin merging with the planet itself.
Chen Xiao continued to sink, gradually approaching the core of the planet. Suddenly, his body became lighter, and in a flash, he found himself in another starry sky.
“What’s going on?”
Chen Xiao blinked. He realized he was now in a cosmic space, but there were no stars in it.
Deep within this space lay a silver light sphere, surrounded by countless worm nests. Even those worm nests the size of stars were too numerous for Chen Xiao to count.
“Heavens…”

Chen Xiao gasped in shock. The power of his Origin Spirit Fire erupted instantly within his body. Vast streams of void-like trails surrounded him, merging him with those trails. At this moment, Chen Xiao couldn’t afford to be cautious anymore—the situation here was far too terrifying. If those insects attacked or more beings like Huang Shang appeared, he would die instantly. He dared not take any risks.

So, Chen Xiao unleashed the full power of his Origin Spirit Fire without hesitation. This space was imbued with the aura of the Remnant Sky Map; the seal here must be related to that so-called arch-enemy of the gods. Here, he could boldly use his Origin Spirit Fire.

Under the influence of those void trails, his body had already disappeared. He cautiously approached the silver light, trying not to attract the attention of the powerful creatures in those insect nests. With his Origin Spirit Fire at full strength and the lingering aura of those insect nests, it would be difficult for those powerful insects to detect his presence unless they were extremely vigilant.

Chen Xiao slowly moved closer to the aura of the Remnant Sky Map. The more he got close, the stronger the summoning force became, almost pulling him out of those void trails. “It seems this is a complete Remnant Sky Map, not fragmented like the Purple Sky Map…”

A burst of light flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes. The power of Qi Tian Kuo surged through his body, granting him unparalleled speed. In an instant, he bypassed those insect nests and rushed toward the silver light.

“The power of time and space… Is this silver light the so-called spacetime seal?” Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes. He could see a pale blue scroll at the edge of the spacetime seal, emitting a faint blue glow. It was this blue light that kept summoning the Sky Map within his body.

……

“Another kid has intruded. Don’t those outside still give up?” Suddenly, a black figure appeared in this space. It was a man with an extremely eerie appearance, his long hair almost emitting black light. A sinister smile appeared on his lips as his eyes stared straight at Chen Xiao’s direction, with a hint of black light appearing in his hands.

“Hei Tong, I advise you not to act now,” said a red-haired woman who suddenly appeared beside the black-haired man, stopping him.

“Hm?” Hei Tong was stunned, looking at the red-haired woman in confusion.

“The kid entered here? Don’t you see what’s outside his body? If you dare touch him, I guarantee the ancient monsters deep within the seal will immediately break free, tearing you to pieces. Even our race will suffer the consequences,” the red-haired woman said coldly.

“That’s…” The man in black was shocked. He took a closer look at Chen Xiao and instantly broke into a cold sweat.

“Damn it, this kid is nothing but a jinx! What a close call!” The dark-haired man let out a long sigh. “He possesses powers that are identical to those of that old monster sealed away… Damn, if it weren’t for that old monster watching, would our army still be trapped here?”
His dark eyes showed deep helplessness.
“Should we try to get close to him now, so as to approach that old monster? He might very well be his descendant…”
His dark eyes blinked. “How about you, Hong Lan? Go and seduce him directly. If you become his lover, wouldn’t that mean you’re part of that old guy’s family? Then we could at least talk to him…”
“Hmm, that’s actually a good idea.” Hearing Hong Lan’s words, he nodded seriously. “But Sister Huang Shang has gone somewhere unknown. If she were here, she could probably trick that kid into falling for her right away…”