Zhou Huai found himself in darkness.

There was no light, and no sound.

A chill closed in from all directions.

"Is this the stomach space of the pseudo-divine rank Snapping Turtle?" Zhou Huai floated in the darkness.

This space shielded perception, and the passage of time became blurred.

"Playing tricks!"

Zhou Huai snorted coldly as Gandalf's mana circulated within him.

"Forbidden Spell: Meteor Fire Rain!"

"Forbidden Spell: Blazing Blade Storm!"

With Zhou Huai's low shout, the Soul-Devouring Nether Flame transformed into fire meteors mixed with wind blades, lighting up the darkness.

However, something unexpected happened.

When the Forbidden Spells touched the edges of the dark space, they caused no ripples; not even the firelight from an explosion could ignite.

No boundaries were visible; the energy was devoured by the darkness.

Taking advantage of the gap in his spellcasting, the chill began to corrode his body, attempting to freeze his blood along with his Soul.

From the Void Realm, the echo of the Extreme Ice Empress drifted in.

"Give up, you ant of the mortal world!"

"In the Abyssal Profound Ice Snapping Turtle's Absolute Space, all your Law attacks are useless!"

"Feel the despair! In no time at all, your Physical Body and Soul will be digested in this extreme cold, becoming my nourishment! Hahahaha!"

Facing the Extreme Ice Empress's ridicule, Zhou Huai did not panic.

He stood suspended in the darkness and laughed.

"Digest me?"

"Old hag, I'm afraid your little bastard's stomach isn't that good!" Zhou Huai's voice pierced the darkness. "I want to see if I can break through your turtle shell's defense!"

As he spoke, Zhou Huai's eyes lit up with a dark golden glow.

No longer using Spells, he raised his right hand and compressed the Death Law belonging to the SSS-Rank Sky-Ruling Ancestral Dragon Rider, Arthur, into his palm.

A ball of blood-red light glowed in the darkness.

"Condense here—Abyssal Blood Death Seal!"

The blood-red sigil circulated on his fist, exuding the aura of death. Since this Snapping Turtle's internal space was its own world, it had to be broken with power that transcended rules!

Zhou Huai held his breath as Great Sage Li Er's golden light of Karma lit up within him.

He swung his right fist, carrying the Abyssal Blood Death Seal, and invoked Words Follow the Law, shouting:

"Break for me—!!!"

"Bang—!!!"

This punch, a Fusion of physical destructive power, the Death Law, and the Heavenly Dao rules of Words Follow the Law, struck heavily against the dark nothingness!

"Crack!"

The sound of shattering echoed through the space.

Amidst the Extreme Ice Empress's cry of alarm, blood-red cracks appeared in the dark space!

"Impossible! This is impossible!" The Extreme Ice Empress's voice grew panicked. "How could you use Physical Body strength to shake the spatial barrier of the Absolute Space?!"

"There are plenty of impossible things yet to come!"

Zhou Huai laughed loudly, channeled power from his waist into his left arm, and delivered another heavy punch to the center of the cracks!

"Open up for me!"

"Bang—!!!"

Amidst the roar, Zhou Huai punched a hole in this dark space!

Blood-red light seeped through the gap.

Beyond the gap was no longer darkness, but the Snapping Turtle's pulsing internal organs and fleshy walls!

Outside, above the ruins of the Ise Grand Shrine.

"Roar—!!!"

The Abyssal Profound Ice Snapping Turtle let out a wail of agony!

Its massive body began to shake, its limbs clawing at the ice, each struggle causing tremors.

In mid-air, Chun, sitting on the back of the Demon Dragon Xiao Hei, laughed as she watched the Snapping Turtle's state below.

She reached out and patted Xiao Hei's horns, smiling. "See, I told you that kid wouldn't die so easily."

"This old bastard is pitifully stupid. Swallowing its master was the most foolish decision it's ever made."

Hearing this, Xiao Hei let out a low growl: "Ang—!"

"Aaaah! What are you doing inside my pet's stomach?!" The Extreme Ice Empress's scream echoed over the ruins.

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Without stopping, he formed hand seals in front of his chest, and the power belonging to the Insect Emperor Caesar surged within him!

"What am I doing? Naturally, I'm going to devour this old turtle of yours from the inside out!"

Zhou Huai pushed his hands forward and shouted, "Armored Beetle swarm, come forth!"

"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz—!"

Accompanied by the sound of vibrating wings, dark red Armored Beetles poured out of Zhou Huai's body!

A hundred thousand, a million, ten million!

Tens of millions of Armored Beetles filled the fleshy space outside the gap in the Snapping Turtle!

By now, the Insect Emperor Caesar fused within Zhou Huai had already surpassed the level 40 mark and, after an AI upgrade, learned a brand-new skill!

The System notification sounded in Zhou Huai's mind:

【Ding! Insect Emperor Caesar's LV40 exclusive skill has been activated—Swarm Law: Devouring Origin Boundless!】

【Skill Effect: The summoned Armored Beetles will ignore the target's Physical Body and Law defenses while devouring them, and can accelerate the absorption of the target's life Origin and power to feed back into themselves and evolve!】

"Little ones, it's dinner time! Eat your fill!"

At Zhou Huai's command, tens of millions of Armored Beetles pounced on the Snapping Turtle's fleshy walls and internal organs outside the gap!

"Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!"

The dense sound of devouring converged into a single wave.

These Armored Beetles, which originally feared extreme cold, bit down under the enhancement of 【Swarm Law: Devouring Origin Boundless】, ignoring the Profound Ice defense layer inside the Snapping Turtle and tearing away flesh!

With every bite, the appearance of these Armored Beetles changed!

Deep blue ice crystal patterns began to spread across their dark red shells. The first batch of Armored Beetles to bite into the flesh grew ice crystal skin just like the Snapping Turtle's, emitting a chilly aura!

"What... what kind of monsters are these?! They're absorbing the Profound Ice Origin?!"

The Extreme Ice Empress's voice was tinged with terror. "Stop! Stop it right now!"

Under the devouring of ten million Armored Beetles, the wounds on the Snapping Turtle's internal fleshy walls began to expand.

Blood gushed out, only to be sucked dry by the evolved Armored Beetles.

Outside, the Snapping Turtle rolled on the ground in pain, its massive shell smashing the surrounding glaciers.

"Roar—!!!"

The pain drove the Snapping Turtle into a frenzy; no longer holding back its strength, it began to release elemental skills inside its own body!

"Rumble!"

Inside the Snapping Turtle, ice spikes condensed out of thin air, and along with a blizzard, they swept toward Zhou Huai and the Armored Beetle swarm!

"Trying to resist? Too late!"

Zhou Huai hung in mid-air and pressed his palms together.

"Gabriel—Absolute Holy Shield!"

"Buzz!"

Holy Light shone as an angelic shield expanded inside the Snapping Turtle, protecting Zhou Huai at its center.

The ice spikes struck the divine shield with a roar, but they could not break through Zhou Huai's defense, which was fused with All-Aspects Unity!

However, the Armored Beetles scattered across the fleshy walls could not all be covered by the shield.

Under the rampage of the extreme cold elements inside the Snapping Turtle, a large number of Armored Beetles that had not yet fully evolved were frozen into ice sculptures and then shattered into powder.