Death… And Me

Chapter 3307: Breakthrough

They looked at each other, nodding and starting their breakthrough. Divine Stones turned to dust, and Starlight Energy burst out of the fragment nonstop. When they reached the twins and Kentuckyʼs bodies, those two energies mixed with their Soul Power, giving birth to a huge amount of Sky Energy.

Sky Energy spread through their bodies as a whole, which could be considered their new Dantians and Core. Then, their bloodlines activated, and absorbed those energies. As it happened, their bloodlines evolved a step further, a trait of the new cultivation technique, an ever-evolving bloodline that followed the level of their cultivation realms.

The same happened to their souls. The new technique would cultivate all three sides at once, soul, energy, and body. They were all in the same realm and evolved with each step.

*Boom!*

However, it soon became obvious that this breakthrough wasnʼt as simple as the previous ones. They continued to absorb more and more energies, and yet, their bodies seemed like black holes, never getting full. If anything, the twins and Kentucky felt like they were failing in their breakthrough, going backwards.

”What is happening?!” Rean asked, confused as he continued to absorb more energy.

[Itʼs the energy.] Sister Orb quickly found the issue. [There is just not enough Divine Energy to create Sky Energy.]

Roan narrowed his eyes. They were already using a lot more Divine Stones than they needed when they entered the Void Tempering Realm back then. ”Forget it. Just bring all the Divine Stones we have and use all at once.”

”That will be a huge waste,” Kentucky couldnʼt help but mention. If they used so many at once, they would indeed have a lot more energy to work with. The problem was that they wouldnʼt be able to use it all at once, and must would simply dissipate.

”Donʼt worry about the Divine Stones,” Rean already began to use more and more of them. ”If we run out of Divine Stones, I can make some more by selling my weapons and armor. Just use them all.”

”Okay!” Kentucky didnʼt hold back and absorbed more and more while piles of Divine Stones appeared in the surroundings. They only had Rank Two and Three Divine Stones, so they had to make up for the lack of quality with quantity.

Finally, their breakthrough attempts seemed to stabilize before advancing once again. Following the energy accumulation and realm approach, their bloodlines and souls continued to improve as well. In just a few minutes, over half of all Divine Stones around turned to dust, part of their energy dissipating and the rest entering the twinsʼ group bodies.

*Boom!*

It was then that another burst of Sky Energy came out. It didnʼt stop there, though. Space Power and laws from the surroundings quickly rushed into their bodies instead, joining all the energy that was coming from the stones and the Fragment.

Rean, Roan, and Kentucky felt surprised. They could feel how the Space Power and Laws were being absorbed by their bodies, bloodlines, and souls. They were not just getting to be able to use them like before; they were becoming one with them.

*Clack, clack, clack... Bang!*

Out of nowhere, the space around them broke apart, and the broken pieces of space turned into even more Spatial Energy and Laws, rushing into their bodies and accelerating their breakthroughs. Then, it finally happened.

All the Sky Energy that burst out earlier returned, the absorption of Divine Energy and Starlight Energy stopped, and their bodies began to consolidate. Their cultivations quickly rose up, and they reached the Void Tempering Realm once again.

”Success!” Rean was delighted, sighing in relief. ”For a moment, I thought we would fail to reach the Void Tempering Realm.”

”Well, at least we are getting closer to where we were before,” Kentucky commented, still missing his Divinity Realm cultivation.

”No, this is not really the same as the Void Tempering Realm from back then...” Roan commented. He controlled the Space Power around him, and could even slightly touch their laws, even though Space Laws were not part of his affinity laws of Dark and Light.

Rean and Kentucky looked at that and quickly tried to do the same thing. Sure enough, they also control the Spatial Powers around them so easily that it felt like they were back in the Space-Time Realm instead. Not to mention the Spatial Laws that they could feel and touch, albeit barely. ”Wow... thatʼs incredible.”

Rean quickly closed his eyes, and instead of focusing on the Spatial Power, he tried to focus on Time Power. If he managed to do it, they would be able to use Spatial Gates from the get-go. However, even though he tried his best, he still couldnʼt use Time Power; Rean could only feel its presence, which he already could before.

”Sigh... well, that was too good to be true,” Rean shrugged as he gave up.

Of course, with their control over space right now, let alone Space Bending Realm, they most likely could even fight those in the Elemental Space Realm Initial Stage if they went all out. Letʼs not even mention what would happen if the three of them joined forces, especially if the twins merged together.

*Crack...*

Yet, at that moment, Roan heard a cracking sound. It didnʼt come from himself, nor from Rean or Kentucky. It wasnʼt very loud, barely perceptible. Nonetheless, his expression turned horrible, and he focused on a certain item close to the three of them.

”This...” Rean and Kentucky noticed Roanʼs change, turning in the direction his eyes were looking at. There, a dull Fragment of the Universe Foundation acquired a new crack.

*Crack, crack, crack... shatter!*

Not long after, the small fragment cracked even more and, finally, broke apart. It began to dissipate in the air, ceasing to exist entirely.

”Why did that happen?” Kentucky was confused.

However, Sister Orb understood immediately. [The Universe this Fragment came from has long since disappeared. It shouldnʼt exist to start with. The only thing that kept it together was the huge amount of Starlight Energy it accumulated during countless years. Now that the Starlight Energy was completely absorbed, the Fragment finally couldnʼt keep its form and disappeared for good.]

Simply put, their main source of Starlight Energy was now gone!