Chapter 36 : The Voice of the Void
Chapter 36: The Voice of the Void
A rift split the heavens.
Darkness bled from the shattered Seal of the Void, tendrils of abyssal energy unfurling like the grasping hands of a forgotten god. The ground trembled, and the once-distant whispers of the Void became a deafening chorus.
"Tian Yu… you have come at last…"
The voice resonated through his soul—vast, ancient, and filled with an unknowable hunger.
Tian Yu gritted his teeth, his breath shallow as the weight of the Void pressed upon his spirit. His Void Physique responded instinctively, absorbing fragments of the dark energy, yet an ominous sense of danger coiled within him.
This power… it's not like before. It's something deeper. Something alive.
The Unraveling
The True Seekers faltered. Lan Yue, who had moments ago stood triumphant, now staggered backward, her face pale.
"No… This isn't how it was supposed to happen!"
She had expected power. She had expected enlightenment. But this? This was madness.
The black tendrils lashed out, consuming the altar. One by one, the weaker Seekers screamed as their bodies dissolved into shadows, their souls dragged into the abyss.
Grandmaster Yao, however, did not move. He stood at the edge of the chaos, watching the unfolding catastrophe with an unsettling calm.
"Fascinating."
He extended his hand, and the Void halted—its tendrils curling around him, but not consuming him. Instead, they knelt before him.
Tian Yu's eyes narrowed. He can control it?
Grandmaster Yao chuckled, his voice as smooth as polished stone. "Tian Yu, do you finally see? This is the truth of the Void. It is not destruction. It is rebirth."
Tian Yu clenched his fists. "Rebirth?" He gestured to the disciples who had been consumed, their bodies nothing but fading echoes. "Is that what you call this?"
Grandmaster Yao's golden eyes glowed beneath his mask. "They were weak. The Void does not take the unworthy. It only claims those who cannot withstand it."
Tian Yu's pulse thundered. The air was thick with suffocating energy, but he forced himself to focus.
He could hear it—the heartbeat of the Void. It called to him, whispered secrets of power, of ascension beyond the heavens.
"Join us," Grandmaster Yao said. "You were born of the Rift. The Void recognizes you as its heir. Step forward, and I shall show you what lies beyond cultivation."
Silence.
Lan Yue turned to Tian Yu, her voice barely a whisper. "Don't listen to him. You don't know what he's planning."
Tian Yu exhaled, steadying himself. He had spent his life searching for the truth behind the Void, its origins, its power. And now, standing before the abyss itself, he was being offered a choice.
But was it truly his choice?
Or was the Void itself choosing him?
A Fractured Decision
The night was alive with tension.
Li Wei and the remaining disciples stood behind Tian Yu, their hands gripping their weapons, waiting for his decision. The True Seekers who had survived remained still, watching their Grandmaster with reverence.
Tian Yu's thoughts raced.
If he refused… Grandmaster Yao would unleash the Void without him.
If he accepted… he would step into the unknown, possibly losing himself forever.
A part of him… wanted to know.
Wanted to understand.
The Void pulsed again. The voice returned, but this time, it spoke in a language only he could hear.
"You were never abandoned, Tian Yu… You were merely called home…"
Tian Yu's grip tightened around his sword.
His answer would decide everything.
And the fate of the Nine Divine Heavens hung in the balance.
End of Chapter 36: The Voice of the Void
Preview of Chapter 37:
Tian Yu's fateful choice—will he resist the Void or embrace it?
Grandmaster Yao's true objective is revealed.
The Void's ancient guardian awakens.
A shocking betrayal reshapes the battlefield.