Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 109

Chapter 109: Dark And Light Elements

The moment Xiang Yu focused his complete attention on the flame hovering before him, his consciousness slipped away without warning. He found himself floating in an endless void, a place of absolute nothingness. The mark of the void flame appeared on his forehead, glowing softly. Though it didn’t illuminate the darkness around him, it somehow granted him sight within this lightless expanse.

"Am I inside the Abyssal Void Flame itself?" he wondered, surveying the empty space. The thought didn’t particularly surprise him—after all, the flame contained "void" in its name. It seemed natural that such an extraordinary treasure might possess its own dimensional space.

As his vision adjusted, Xiang Yu noticed something unexpected taking form before him. A peculiar creature floated in the distance—something resembling a slime, but entirely covered in dark, wispy fur that rippled like smoke. The sight made him pause.

"Could this be the true form of the void flame?" he questioned silently. But how could a natural treasure be a living creature? He wondered.

Cautiously, Xiang Yu attempted to interact with the entity, reaching toward it with his consciousness. The creature remained completely unresponsive, as if unaware of his presence. After several attempts, he concluded it wasn’t truly alive—at least not in any conventional sense.

Drawing on the blacksmithing text he’d studied, Xiang Yu recalled information about artifact spirits—sentient consciousnesses that sometimes formed within powerful treasures after prolonged exposure to spiritual energy. While uncommon for natural treasures like spirit flames to develop such entities, it wasn’t entirely impossible.

"It’s probably not fully formed yet," he reasoned, studying the motionless creature. "I wonder what might happen if it ever completes its development..."

He felt a growing pressure around him, as if the void itself was beginning to reject his presence. Understanding his time was limited, Xiang Yu refocused on his original purpose. He closed his eyes, concentrating on the absolute darkness that permeated this space.

To his surprise, grasping the dark element proved remarkably simple here—this realm seemed composed entirely of pure darkness energy in its most concentrated form. Within seconds, he’d absorbed enough to comprehend its fundamental nature.

Not wanting to risk remaining any longer in this unsettling nothingness, Xiang Yu swiftly withdrew his consciousness, returning to his physical body with a slight jolt.

Back in the cavern, he immediately tested his newly acquired understanding, channeling energy into his palm through the Dark Palm Technique he’d created. His hand took on a subtle shade of gray—merely a hint of the darkness element. Still, he had succeeded.

"With practice, I could probably execute a fully-realized darkness attack," he thought, watching the shadowy energy swirl around his fingers. But his enthusiasm died down as he realized that doing that would probably get him labeled as a demonic cultivator.

Despite darkness being a legitimate element like any other, its association with demonic cultivators made displaying such techniques politically dangerous. People with darker tendencies naturally gravitated toward this element, giving it an unfortunate reputation.

"Best to not use this in public," he decided. With the dark element successfully acquired, Xiang Yu turned his thoughts toward his next challenge—somehow obtaining its opposite, the light element.

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Xiang Yu gazed at the dark energy swirling around his palm. He took several deep breaths, steadying his racing heart and preparing himself for what would come next. The divine ability had already rendered him unconscious once—he needed to be mentally prepared for the strain that would inevitably follow.

"It’s now or never," he thought, steeling his resolve.

With careful concentration, he activated the Yin-Yang Harmony divine ability. Unlike normal techniques that required complex energy manipulation, this ability operated on a fundamental principle—extreme opposites in perfect balance. All he needed was to focus intensely on the properties that defined darkness, then allow the divine ability to manifest their perfect inverse.

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