Chapter 146: A Greedy Blob

Oblivious to the drastic changes to the outside world, Lu Zheng readied himself to descend into the eighth layer of the Sea of Nirvana.

After absorbing a small fragment of one rank nine soul core, Lu Zheng's soul foundation had risen to the thirty thousand man soul level. His soul had also been tempered by the Nirvana Flames many times over so his soul was comparable to the fifty thousand man soul level.

Lu Zheng calmed his soul as he descended slowly into the Sea of Nirvana.

First layer… second layer… third layer…

Slowly, Lu Zheng reached the seventh layer of the Sea of Nirvana. His soul foundation was already at the lower limits of the thirty thousand man soul level.

"Sigh, let's do this" Lu Zheng heaved as he entered the eighth layer of the Sea of Nirvana.

As usual, the eighth layer was a dark expanse of space devoid of the smallest iota of light. Even if he poked his eye with his finger, he still wouldn't see it.

Moreover, Lu Zheng couldn't use his Sea of Consciousness because of the natural environment of the Sea of Nirvana. He was as blind as a bat.

A heavy voice entered Lu Zheng's ears, bringing him out of his recluse: "Hunger"

Lu Zheng's soul foundation instantly dropped to the seventeen thousand man soul level but this time, he wasn't expelled.

~Luckily, I came prepared~

A large soul core the size of a horse carriage disappeared from within Lu Zheng's spatial ring and appeared before him. Just as he was about to absorb the soul energy within it, the soul core withdrew from him and immediately disintegrated into nothingness.

Lu Zheng was shocked. Even though he could not see or use his Sea of Consciousness, he could still sense his surroundings to a certain degree.

That was a rank nine soul core! Lu Zheng had spent months absorbing the soul energy within it and he had not even grown close to absorbing one per cent of its contents.

Yet his soul foundation had risen to the thirty thousand man soul level. This was even after it kept falling to the thousand man soul level.

As Lu Zheng was pondering over the strangeness of this, the voice came again: "More"

"More?" Lu Zheng was surprised. His thoughts clicked and he quickly understood.

There was an entity in the darkness.

Gritting his teeth, Lu Zheng brought out another rank nine soul core and before he could even react, it was taken from him.

"More" The voice repeated.

Lu Zheng's eyes twitched involuntarily. What sort of a glutton was this?

Even still, he brought out another soul stone which he lost instantly.

This continued until Lu Zheng was down to one rank nine soul core in his spatial ring. His heart was already heavy from the repeated loss.

Just as he planned to give up, a change occurred in the darkness.

The darkness in the eighth layer cleared to reveal a huge formation that spread out like the maw of a beast. The formation was so large that Lu Zheng felt like an ant compared to it.

Moreover, the person that created the formation made no attempts to hide it.

Anyone could see it from the first layer of the Sea of Nirvana.

At the eye of the formation was a floating mass that was like a sphere. It was the owner of the voice that Lu Zheng had been hearing.

The ball squirmed as its form changed. After a short while, it became a regular sized man that resembled Lu Zheng greatly. In simpler terms, it had copied Lu Zheng's appearance.

…..

In the sky above Chang Court, nine people battled a giant being. The battle was so intense that the shockwaves from it could easily annihilate a small world.

The millions of people that one lived in Chang Court had already died long ago. The barrier that used to protect the place had long since been destroyed and everyone, no matter who or where they were, was no more than a corpse now.

Not even their souls were spared as they travelled over to the Gate of Life and Death.

"How is he so strong? Isn't he a paramount god like us?"

"Just what sort of people are devils?"

"Calm down. No matter what, he's only at the third tier of God realm. Whatever berserk technique he used to bolster his battle strength will soon wear out"

Devil Lord Edu Shashou paid no heed to the ramblings of the paramount gods that surrounded him as he fought with wild abandon, overwhelming them completely.

The battle scythe in his hands swung sharply, cutting through the fabric of space itself. Nothing could withstand its strength.