Beyond the Timescape

The Inkland was like a black hole. But at the same time, it wasn’t. There was no swirling vortex, nor was there any gravitational force that pulled things in. It was more like a cave in the starry sky, shaped like an ordinary circle. Few individuals were aware of where it led or how deep it went. The only thing Xu Qing was certain of was that his divine will couldn’t see inside.

It was comparable to a star domain. Compared to the Inksun Universe as a whole, it wasn’t very large. But when you stood at the edge of it, you would be filled with an intense sensation of grandeur. The wisps of ringsource aura that came out of it, like fog or catkins, made the Inkland black hole seem even more mysterious.

At the moment, Xu Qing was like a fish swimming down into the Inkland, struggling to make progress. Starfire followed along, pulsing with the power of a god to bolster him. They were working together. He would race down about thirty meters, and then Starfire would take the lead for a short time. The reason was that although there was no force of gravitation in the Inkland, there was a force of expulsion that got stronger the further in you went.

When Xu Qing had tried this alone, 30 meters had been his limit. By cooperating with Starfire he had pushed past that previous limit. But after switching back and forth several times, the force of expulsion was getting so strong that both of them were struggling to proceed.

At around 600 meters down, they couldn’t go any further. That seemed to be the limit for Quasi-Immortals.

That was also when Xu Qing suddenly detected a very unusual aroma coming from deeper inside. It smelled like rust, mixed with something like ammonia.

Upon reaching that 600-meter spot, Starfire looked around suspiciously, then down at the endlessness below them. “There’s something strange going on here.... This aroma... seems to be stirring some ancient memories in me....”

Meanwhile, creaking sounds were drifting out from Xu Qing, which came from the pressure on his fleshly body. Though his canon was strong, his fleshly body was still in the level of illusory reality. His canon, which he had been using to sustain his fleshly body, was starting to be eaten away by the force of expulsion.

Unfortunately, 600 meters was hardly scratching the surface when it came to the depths of this black hole. That said, the ringsource here was a bit more abundant than further up.

Though I can’t check any further, at least this is a better fishing spot. Despite being a Quasi-Immortal, Kun Wu didn’t have canon strong enough to go down this far.

After instructing Starfire to watch over him, he settled down cross-legged and took out the fishing pole. He cast the line, and it dropped down.

Kun Wu really had an extraordinary fishing pole.... Settling his energy and clearing his mind, he waited.