Chapter 551: Sleeves Hide the Universe

Little did he know that Xu Yang's unique Heaven-Manifestation Dharma possessed special functions beyond nurturing a heart close to the Dao and facilitating early-stage breakthroughs. Its true value often manifested in the realm of enlightenment.

At this moment, as Xu Yang truly entered the Celestial-Human Realm, activating his Heaven-Manifestation Dharma divine ability with the augmentation of his Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart state, countless eyes mysteriously appeared in the endlessly dark starry sky above him. They all fixated on the obscure and repetitive sections overflowing from the scripture before him.

Under the shroud of the dark firmament, these eyes seemed to emit incredibly clear divine light. Each beam was, in fact, a resonance between a universal law and Xu Yang himself.

The entire process lasted for an unknown duration, and Xu Yang's spiritual energy consumption seemed to reach an unprecedented level. However, just as everything began to dim, all the obscure inscriptions on the scripture, as if imbued with life, began to leap on their own, one by one, integrating into Xu Yang's spiritual sea.

"I see... All the perceived gaps were not actual omissions but were packaged by this scripture using a rare divine ability! It turns out the inscriptions within this scripture were not the most precious; the method used to conceal all of this was the true ultimate inheritance!"

Xu Yang hadn't been this excited in a long time, for he clearly understood the immense significance of this divine ability that his Heaven-Manifestation Dharma had painstakingly unearthed.

"The Universe in the Sleeve... A truly eternal and immortal supreme divine ability that could rival Heaven-Manifestation Dharma, yet it was used as mere packaging for this scripture's incantations! What a travesty!"

It turned out, as Xu Yang discovered, the reason the scripture contained so many repetitive and obscure sections was not due to the scripture itself, but because the spellcaster had layered the scripture using spiritual energy in conjunction with spatial laws.

Simply put, it involved making a portion of the content three-dimensional and erratically overlapping it through spatial laws. The effect, as light reflected into a cultivator's vision, was precisely what Xu Yang had just discerned.

And the so-called Universe in the Sleeve divine ability was a method that allowed for the superposition of all objectively existing objects and energy within space.

Once this divine ability was mastered, the benefits were considerable. Even more incredibly, if Xu Yang wished, he could even superimpose a small world into a miniature space the size of a fingernail.

A sheet of paper, regardless of its size, is easy to fold two or three times, but folding it more than ten times would require an astounding amount of energy. If one could fold it a hundred times, then all the myriad paths and the vast universe would submit to this power!

In other words, by mastering the Universe in the Sleeve, Xu Yang would gain a new method of energy control, which would also greatly enhance his combat capabilities.

Immediately after, Xu Yang perfectly comprehended the Universe in the Sleeve divine ability in the simplest way. Then, based on his comprehension, he completed the puzzle presented by the scripture before him, perfectly restoring all the overlapping parts within the scripture according to his understanding of this divine ability. Finally, he presented the scripture in its most complete form before the three of them.

Soon, streaks of golden light began to flow, and Shi Lingyun and Ling Yao quickly saw the most complete and coherent content of the scripture before their eyes.

"Heavens! Boss, he really did it?"

Shi Lingyun quickly calmed herself down after her excitement and directly pulled out her Saintly Dao Heavenly Sound divine artifact, beginning to decode the relevant inscriptions within the scripture using musical patterns.

Unbeknownst to them, these sound waves gradually began to spread along the golden bell, silently detaching from the bell's spirit and surging into the deep sea. Inadvertently, they attracted a familiar silhouette swiftly moving in the deep sea.

The figure, stepping on a mad shark, was none other than Long Kun, who had narrowly escaped death from the glacial ruins!

"Dammit, I finally escaped! If it weren't for you, shark, accidentally leading the way and helping me shake off those pests, I might never have gotten out in this lifetime. Big shark, stick with me, and I can help you cultivate into a spirit being!"

Long Kun affectionately stroked the shark's fin. The creature clearly understood his words and further accelerated its swimming speed.

"That's right, it's over there! I heard Sister Lingyun's zither music. Boss and the others are likely over there!"

Meanwhile, as Xu Yang and Shi Lingyun continued to refine their interpretation of the Earth Law inheritance within the scripture, the threat posed by the space within the golden bell to the three of them diminished, and it seemed possible to shatter it at any moment.

"Boss... I have finished decoding the incantation corresponding to the golden bell's profound mystery. We should be able to try breaking the seal now."

Xu Yang couldn't help but frown: "You want to use the Saintly Dao Heavenly Sound's infinite reflection to amplify the sound waves and shatter it from within?"

"Exactly!" Shi Lingyun nodded with a smile, seemingly full of confidence in her method.

And in fact, this method was indeed feasible, but the girl overlooked one crucial point: the tolerance of everyone present!

"After infinite reflections, the sound waves' power would naturally superimpose infinitely, but we are currently sealed inside. Once the sound waves go out of control, I believe the three of us will be shattered into dust before this golden bell! I might be able to resist it, barely, but the two of you would have no chance of preserving your physical bodies."

Upon hearing this, the two women immediately felt disheartened, as this was the only method they could think of to break the deadlock.

"In my opinion, breaking this golden bell is not impossible. We just need to thoroughly understand its fundamental properties, and a path will naturally emerge. In this world, no power manifestation is absolutely perfect or without flaws; as long as it exists, there must be an opposing force that can counteract it."

"Oh? Could it be, Boss, that you already have a better idea?" Shi Lingyun looked at Xu Yang with eyes full of hope.

"Don't forget, without the subsequent power augmentation from the three envoys, the golden bell's core will unrestrainedly rely on the power of the Earth Law sealed within its incantations. And this power will be imperceptibly devoured and impacted by the boundless water elements outside. Although this process is very slow and could last at least ten to eight years, what we can do is accelerate this process!"

"That's right! Why didn't I think of that?"

Ling Yao excitedly gave Xu Yang a thumbs-up.

"Boss means to use the power of fire elements to heat the space within the golden bell. The water elements outside, stimulated by the contrast between inner and outer pressure, will frantically increase the speed at which they impact the bell. This way, the golden bell's core power maintenance will spiral out of control under the dual stimulus of internal and external pressure!"

Xu Yang nodded with a smile: "Exactly. You two, step back a bit, enter a defensive stance, and protect yourselves well. I will first use the Earth Law for positioning, then concentrate and release the power of my Phoenix Domain to try and create a breach in this golden bell's sealed space. Once there's a breach, it'll be much easier for us to break out!"