Chapter 1055 476: Fire of Memory (Part 2)

She discovered that every time she converted Void Energy into nourishment for her Fire, her "analysis" and "reconstruction" abilities would enhance. She could parse deeper Law information from the void, and even glimpse some mysteries of the Master of Nothingness.

This deepened her understanding of the Master of Nothingness. The Master of Nothingness was not pure darkness; it was an ultimate "nothingness," a Cosmic Origin of annihilation. It attempted to return the cosmos to eternal voidness, not for destruction, but to achieve an ultimate "balance," an "eternity" it understood.

"But this eternity comes at the cost of eradicating all life!" Xu Qinghan huffed coldly in her heart. She knew that the eternity of Fire was a unity of life and extinction, a balance of hope and despair, not simply "nothingness".

Deep in the Ancient Starry Path, she encountered a "Void Patrol" dispatched by the Master of Nothingness. It was a squad led by three Void Lords and composed of over a hundred Void Demons. Their aura was powerful and cold, clearly arranged by the Master of Nothingness to suppress the Ancient Starry Path.

"Fire Ignition bearer! How dare you intrude here!" The leading Void Lord roared in anger, its body seemingly condensed from pure void, exuding an overwhelming pressure. It swiftly swung its massive claws, causing pitch-black Void Chains to stretch from the void, winding toward Xu Qinghan.

Golden-black light flashed in Xu Qinghan's eyes; she did not retreat in the slightest. She knew this was a trial from the Master of Nothingness and her opportunity to prove her strength.

"Master of Nothingness, thinking you can stop the steps of Fire is a foolish dream!" Xu Qinghan roared thunderously, the golden-black Fire around her exploded mightily, transforming into a towering shadow of a Fire God, enveloping her protectively.

She actively charged toward the three Void Lords, slashing fiercely with her Golden-Black Fire Blade. Streaks of golden-black light sliced through the void, clashing violently with the Void Chains.

"Boom—"

A deafening explosion rumbled through the Ancient Starry Path, distorting the void and shattering the Laws. Golden-black Fire and pitch-black Void Energy collided fiercely, eroding and annihilating each other.

Xu Qinghan fought one against three without losing ground. Her Power of the Extinguished Fire granted her a strong restraining power against the Void Lords. Each slash of her Golden-Black Fire Blade could tear through the Void Lords' defenses, eliciting painful howls from them.

Her "Fire Void Transformation" ability allowed her to swim freely under the Void Lords' siege. She could instantly transform into void to evade lethal attacks and solidify instantly to unleash powerful counterattacks.

"This is impossible! How can she be so strong?!" a Void Lord bellowed in disbelief, its body beginning to crack under Xu Qinghan's Embers Extinguishing Fist.

Xu Qinghan didn't respond. She knew it was thanks to fusing three great sources of fire and the power tempered in the Sea of Annihilation. Her Fire was no longer just vitality but a unity of life and death, existence and void, matter and information.

She abruptly unleashed all her power, her forehead's golden-black Rune shone brilliantly, streams of golden-black light erupted from her body, transforming into a sea of golden-black fire, swiftly engulfing over a hundred Void Demons.

The Void Demons let out miserable screams in the golden-black fire sea, their bodies rapidly disintegrating under the flames, transforming into the purest Void Energy, swallowed and converted by the sea of fire.

"Power of the Extinguished Fire, burn the void!" Xu Qinghan roared thunderously, her Golden-Black Fire Blade slashed fiercely at the leading Void Lord.

The Void Lord wailed in despair, trying to resist, but the Golden-Black Fire Blade, carrying the Origin Power of the Extinguished Fire, sliced through its defense like tofu, cleaving into its chest with force!

"Sss—"

A piercing tearing sound echoed as a massive crack appeared in the Void Lord's chest, with pitch-black void energy gushing out like a tide from the breach, its form quivering violently and its light dimming rapidly.

Seizing victory, Xu Qinghan transformed into a streak of golden-black radiance, charging instantly to the Void Lord's front, her Golden-Black Fire Blade expanded suddenly, transforming into a golden-black vortex, wildly devouring the Void Energy within the Void Lord!

"Ah—"

The Void Lord let out a miserable scream, its body crumbled inch by inch under the vortex's devouring, its enormous physique rapidly shrinking, its light dimming. It felt the loss of its origin and the threat of death.

After a moment, the three Void Lords and the hundreds of Void Demons were all devoured by Xu Qinghan's Power of the Extinguished Fire, transforming into the purest energy to nourish her Fire.

Xu Qinghan felt her Power of Fire nourished like never before, her aura grew stronger and more restrained. She successfully converted the Void Lords' power into nourishment for her Fire, deepening her understanding of "Fire Void Transformation."

However, she did not let down her guard. She knew the Master of Nothingness wouldn't let her go easily.

She continued deeper into the Ancient Starry Path. The deeper she went, the denser and more violent the void energy became. Here, it seemed like the source of the Master of Nothingness's power, each inch of space permeated with the Meaning of Annihilation to obliterate everything.

She could sense an extremely powerful Void Energy at the deepest part of the Ancient Starry Path. This power was even stronger than any Void Lord she had encountered before, as if it was an avatar of the Master of Nothingness or a peerlessly destructive array set by it personally.

And the guidance of Fire pointed straight to the center of that power.

Xu Qinghan did not hesitate, taking a deep breath, and the golden-black Fire around her exploded into a stream of light, rushing straight into the deepest part of the Ancient Starry Path.

She traversed the cold and deathly silence of the cosmic depths, enduring the erosion of Void Energy. Each onslaught of the void torrent, each attack from the void creatures, became an opportunity for her to hone her Meaning of Annihilation in the Fire. She no longer merely defended but proactively swallowed and converted. The Void Energy wrapped within the golden-black Fire was decomposed and purified, finally becoming the purest energy to feed back into her Fire.

Her "Fire Void Transformation" ability also became more adept with each practical use. She could simulate a portion of her Fire into the form of void, integrating better into the void, evading the Perception of void creatures, and even at times harnessing the Void Energy briefly for her own use.

This ability allowed her to navigate through the void-pervaded Star Domain with unprecedented ease. Though still fraught with danger, she traversed the sea of void like never before.

Finally, after months of long travel, Xu Qinghan reached the deepest part of the Ancient Starry Path.

Here was a pitch-black space entirely condensed from Void Energy, devoid of any light or matter, only filled with endless deathly silence and coldness.

Yet in this desolate darkness stood a massive, pitch-black altar, seemingly woven from countless Void Runes, exuding a suffocating aura of annihilation.

On the altar sat a vague yet enormous figure, its form akin to a Void Lord but more solid and powerful. Numerous Void Chains coiled around it, each one connecting to the various nodes of the Ancient Starry Path, marking it as the center of this starry path, the representative of the Master of Nothingness in this place.

It was the Guardian of the Ancient Starry Path—Void Dominator!

Slowly, the Void Dominator opened its eyes, which were two deep void vortices capable of swallowing everything.

"Fire Ignition bearer... you have dared to breach the Ancient Starry Path..." The voice of the Void Dominator was like ancient whispers from the depths of the cosmos, carrying a cold and indifferent majesty, "In eons of time, no Fire being has ever set foot here. You are the first and will be the last."