Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1496 Capturing Extraordinary Beings in the Spirit Realm

This enormous being was instantly torn apart, and as its external form was revealed, it emitted a rich, platinum-gold spiritual light.

The light burned the being from the inside out, eroding and dissolving its body. It did not encounter any significant resistance and vanished completely in the flames in an instant.

On the other side, the smaller entity seemed to be just a sub-entity. After realizing that something was wrong, it quickly broke away from the main body's field, seemingly trying to escape.

However, before it could completely break free, the connection between the fields suddenly intensified, and its body became completely materialized in an instant. This immediately made its body stiff and it was no longer agile and graceful.

Immediately following, a large hand reached out and grabbed it, squeezing it tightly. It exploded like a burst of fireworks, thus following in the footsteps of the main body.

Chen Chuan stood in the void, his massive white-gold radiance emanating from him like the sun's flames. His face was clear and cold, fully armed, with a cloak billowing behind him, making him appear like a god descended to earth.

This thing is actually quite powerful, and the energy it contains is enormous. If it could unleash its full power, it would definitely be a formidable opponent.

However, it lost its ability to resist in an instant.

Because having power alone is useless; you also need to know how to use it.

This thing was originally more of a spiritual entity and was more suited to fighting in this way. However, it was suddenly completely materialized and, without fully adapting, suffered a powerful counterattack. It didn't even have time to use the spiritual fire that should have been born in its body, so it was naturally powerless to resist.

After this entity was completely destroyed, tiny fragments appeared in the field, looking like fine and crystalline sand.

Upon seeing this, Chen Chuan used his consciousness to draw all of them into his palm. Perhaps due to the immense energy of his body, a considerable number remained. When the large amount gathered in his palm, almost the entire airspace was illuminated.

He gazed at these crystalline objects, not attracted by their almost magnificent brilliance, but because he realized that these things, as scattered precious materials, even just holding them in his hand, felt better than any precious materials he had encountered before.

He pondered for a moment and realized that it wasn't because he was particularly lucky to have stumbled upon someone who was so compatible with him, nor was it necessarily because the other party was of a high level.

He guessed that the biggest reason was probably that the thing itself destroyed itself, and that it was destroyed entirely by its own power.

That's possible, because fighting the enemy here would inevitably involve the merging of fields from the very beginning. In this process, both sides would influence each other. It's conceivable that when those precious materials were acquired in the past, the fields and spirits of others must have been involved.

So those precious materials aren't actually bad, but they contain too many "impurities" that have already become integrated and are impossible to remove.

Therefore, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion that the acquisition of precious materials should be done by oneself.

He thought about it and realized that he had never heard of such a situation before, nor had he seen any related records. Was his deduction wrong, or was it just a coincidence?
Or is it simply that people's appearances are like this?
He decided to try again. After all, this was the other side of the world, and if he tried a few more times, it wouldn't be difficult to get confirmation.

He stored these things in the implanted body and continued to explore. In the next few moments, he encountered several beings of similar level to himself.

He merely glanced at it, but the alienated organization did not become active as a result. Knowing that this was not what he needed, he ignored it.

However, this also made him realize why many people choose to give up resistance and instead choose to integrate with the other side.

Because fighters who seem to have reached the top in the human world and are relatively few in number are everywhere here, the stark contrast makes it almost impossible to see any hope of victory.

Those in higher positions feel this more deeply.

However, they should also see that human potential is by no means lacking; in just a few decades or hundreds of years, one can cultivate to a level where one can contend with these things with an ordinary body.

Not to mention that there are also powerful beings like the upper echelons of this world who can stand in the void. As long as the race can continue, it is still unknown who will be stronger or weaker in the future.

Furthermore, the human world possesses a relatively complete organizational system, while the opposing forces are mostly loosely organized and not entirely invincible. It is absolutely unacceptable to only see the comparison of strengths and weaknesses without correctly recognizing the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves, and to be cowardly before the battle even begins.

Not long after, he encountered another being similar to the one before. After making mental contact, the field quickly moved closer to it.

Although each of these things is different and cannot be applied using past experience, he did not give the opponent a chance to make a move. He immediately took advantage of the moment when the fields merged to suppress the opponent with force, completely materializing the opponent. Then, before the opponent could adapt, he killed it with spiritual fire. The whole process was completed in one go.

After the incident, he successfully collected several precious materials, which he found to be extremely compatible with his own. However, considering that they might be related to some similar ethnic characteristics, he could not draw any conclusions yet.

There seemed to be quite a few of these creatures. Further ahead, we encountered them twice more, and each time we killed them as quickly as possible.

This gave him a deeper understanding of what Xiao Yuanguang meant when he said that when encountering an opponent, it's best to end the battle as quickly as possible.

This could introduce unpredictability, because once a confrontation ensues, these entities, under pressure, have a certain probability of exhibiting an adaptive side. This could also cause their domains to involuntarily overflow, potentially attracting the attention of a more powerful entity, as the two domains might merge, making escape impossible. Furthermore, if you act quickly enough, you can end the battle before the opponent can even utilize their abilities.

These creatures possess some intelligence, but not much; they rely more on instinct. They are not much better than the mutated creatures in the fusion land. As long as you master the correct combat strategy, your chances of winning when facing them alone are extremely high.

Because he had encountered the same thing several times, he paused briefly, had Kaiyang record its characteristics and methods, and gave it the name "Headless Insect" before continuing on his way.

After a long time, we finally encountered a being that was not a headless insect and could trigger the activity of mutated tissues. After a brief encounter, we dealt with it easily once again.

Now he could finally confirm his previous conclusion, because the precious materials obtained from this thing were still very suitable for him. Therefore, the most suitable materials were those that he obtained himself and did not rely on others.

However, the precious materials given by others are not necessarily bad. As long as the quantity is sufficient, they can be piled up to meet one's own needs. Therefore, he will not refuse any external acquisition channels.

As he was pondering, he suddenly sensed something amiss; his spirit seemed to have been weakened slightly without his notice.

His eyes flickered slightly.

He is a martial artist from the Dongxuan Temple, and unless he is fighting an enemy, his spirit cannot possibly be lost for no reason.

There's definitely a problem here.

With a thought, a misty purple aura instantly covered the surface of his human form. In that instant, he discovered that countless tiny things had appeared around his body and gathered there.

Is this thing attacking me?

It's just that these things are too small, so small that they are almost imperceptible. But when they come together and reach a certain scale, they have an extremely subtle effect on him.

The disappearance of the spirit is because these things are constantly absorbing his spirit. Although these things are also constantly disappearing in the process, they are also dividing and multiplying at an extremely fast speed, generally maintaining a balance.

He discovered that this thing did not seem to be a highly aggressive spiritual being, but rather possessed a certain degree of dependence.

The reason I say this is that while they did cause him to lose some of his mental strength, they also provided him with a kind of protection.

When surrounded by these beings, he can better conceal his spirit and domain, and weaken his own presence.

This is quite interesting; it's like he paid a price in exchange for the other party helping him hide himself.

Similar situations exist in the database, but they only occur occasionally and are not quite the same as what we are currently encountering.

He thought about it for a moment and decided that keeping these things wasn't a bad thing, because he could get rid of them whenever he wanted, and he also wanted to continue observing whether these things would undergo any other changes.

If it is indeed suitable for use, he plans to take it to the vicinity of the World Ring to see if further research can be conducted.

If it can actually be used by others, then it actually has a certain strategic significance.

After this incident, he did not withdraw his purple aura and continued his journey, encountering several confrontations with the opposing force along the way.

Most of them were kept by him upon first sight, and he obtained valuable materials from them. However, one of them, who seemed to be of higher intelligence, deliberately avoided him the moment they made mental contact.

This also alerted him; those in the other world who behaved this way might have had contact with their world before.

He decided not to go any further and instead turned back to digest what he had gained.

However, just as he was trying to climb the chaotic field, a warning suddenly appeared in his mind, and he avoided a field that was rapidly climbing towards him.

His gaze narrowed slightly. The field of that thing had erupted at an extreme speed just now. If he hadn't sensed it beforehand, he would have been affected by it and merged with it.

Once the fields merge, they will inevitably be close together. If it's just an ordinary entity, it's fine, but if it involves higher-level forces, it may not be easy to escape.

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(End of this chapter)