sinovels Chapter 326 - 245: When Cultivating, How Can One Person Monopolize the Glory? (Middle)
Chapter 326 - 245: When Cultivating, How Can One Person Monopolize the Glory? (Middle)
Devi stretched as if he were standing in the Void, his gaze fixed on the spacewalk airlock.
"Mr. Devi, for your safety during the spacewalk, we’ve prepared a safety tether to prevent you from drifting too far from the craft. Please, you must use it."
Just then, a voice came over the comms.
The greatest fear during a spacewalk is detaching from the craft. Drifting helplessly in zero gravity is a death sentence; you can only wait to die.
So even though Devi was forgoing a spacesuit, he still had to use a safety tether. To do otherwise would be suicide.
He was here for his Cultivation, not to throw his life away.
"That won’t be necessary."
However, Devi rejected the perfectly reasonable suggestion. A faint smile touched his lips. "Have you ever seen a grown man walk the earth still attached to his umbilical cord?"
What he wanted was a true "rebirth." He wanted to leave the cradle, to witness true freedom. How could he experience the reality of the Void while still tethered like a newborn?
While speaking, Devi had already stripped off all his clothes, not even sparing his underwear.
He stood there inside the module, completely naked, feeling no shame whatsoever.
His handsome face and sculpted physique, with its taut lines of muscle, were indistinguishable from a statue of an Ancient Greek demigod.
"But..."
The voice on the comms tried to argue, but Marsco’s voice cut in.
"Do as Mr. Devi says. This is part of his Cultivation, and his glory."
Marsco said.
While they spoke, Devi’s body had already floated to the airlock, and he pressed the button.
SWISH!
The hatch opened. Devi entered the airlock chamber, and the inner door slid shut behind him.
He moved forward, stopping just before the outer hatch of the airlock.
’I’m actually looking forward to this.’
Walking in space in the flesh... this was likely an unprecedented feat in human history.
Yi Beidou did the unprecedented, and so would Devi Punk.
A smile touched Devi’s lips as he thought of the rival who had defeated him.
He reached out and pressed the button to open the outer hatch.
HSSS!!
With a hiss of escaping air, the hatch slid open instantly.
Outside the spacecraft, a robotic arm extended, its camera fixed on the airlock, recording everything that was about to unfold.
The spacecraft was like a colossal egg, and at this moment, its shell cracked open. A naked being emerged, truly "born" into the universe.
It was, without a doubt, a stunning scene.
Devi stepped out and stood suspended in the Void.
He had cultivated in space before, but this was the first time he had gazed upon the cosmos without any barrier between them. The feeling was completely different.
Everything was so clear.
The boundless, dark universe was dotted with stars, and beneath his feet lay a colossal, azure planet.
No barriers. No obstacles. No shackles. No tethers.
In that instant, the blood in Devi’s veins felt like it was boiling. He had found true "freedom."
A powerful urge to shout washed over him, but an intense wave of discomfort quickly flooded his senses.
Cold. A bone-deep, glacial cold.
Heat. An unbearable, searing heat.
His skin, his organs, even his brain—everything screamed in agony, as if being pierced by a thousand needles.
What happens when a mere mortal body is exposed to the vacuum of space without a suit?
Temperatures of over a hundred degrees below zero. The intense, scorching ultraviolet radiation from direct sunlight. It was a hell of ice and fire, enough to kill the "infant" that had just left Earth’s cradle in an instant.
Of course, for the physical body of a Saint Expert, this was not unbearable. The truly terrifying danger was the omnipresent, intense magnetic fields and radiation of outer space.
Countless microscopic particles, invisible to the naked eye, bombarded his body, passing through him and destroying his cells, his DNA, and his very chemical bonds, causing a complete systemic collapse from the inside out.
If Earth’s magnetic field was a gentle breeze, then the environment in space was a hurricane capable of wiping out the human race.
VMMMM!!
A lustrous sheen materialized on Devi’s skin, hazy and dreamlike, resembling a cosmic nebula.
The powerful Life Magnetic Field erupting from his body dispelled the negative effects, condensing into a protective film over his skin that shielded him from the cosmic rays and magnetic interference.
The effect of cosmic rays on living organisms is far beyond imagination. Originating from massive celestial bodies, their power is akin to that of colossal "Deities." Even a Saint Expert would struggle to resist them with their Life Magnetic Field without sustaining injury.
Yet now, Devi had done it. He had successfully withstood the ravages of space, truly earning the right to traverse the sea of stars.
Without strenuous exertion, a Saint Expert could hold their breath for over ninety minutes. For that duration, Devi’s survival in the vacuum of space was not an issue.
「Ground Control Center.」
A massive screen displayed the live feed from the camera.
Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the man standing tall in the Void, his body wreathed in a nebular glow.
He... he’d actually done it!!
Excitement spread across everyone’s faces. In that moment, they felt as if they were witnessing history.
「In the depths of space.」
Devi’s expression was calm.
Before meeting Yi Beidou, reaching this stage would have been the fulfillment of his goal. Using his own Life Magnetic Field to harmlessly resist cosmic radiation was a testament to his power.
But now, he was not satisfied.
’If this is all it is, that man’s Demon Flame could do the same.’
Devi had no intention of returning to the spacecraft. Instead, he slowly spread his arms, as if to embrace the entire Void.
He wouldn’t just resist space and survive. He would begin his Cultivation here.
Resistance meant little. True power lay in accepting this force and using it to strengthen himself.
"Come. Either destroy me or forge me."
Devi murmured to himself. But in the vacuum, where there was no medium for sound, his words were silent.
Then, he did the unthinkable: he partially lowered his Life Magnetic Field, opening himself to the baptism of the unknown forces in the Void.
If he could maintain the stability of his Life Magnetic Field under such conditions, one could only imagine how powerful it would become.
It was like a piece of steel being tempered, growing ever stronger with each blow.
VMMMM!!
His body’s surface began to change. His skin seemed to turn translucent, refracting a seven-colored luster, as specks of starlight materialized upon it.
This was the manifestation of the magnetic fields and radiation from countless stars and celestial bodies, projected onto his skin.
At the same time, an eye of pure, brilliant light snapped open between his brows.
The Divine Eye Technique!
But this Divine Eye had no pupil. Within it was only the endless, brilliant, and profound river of stars.
"Incredible! He’s cultivating in space? He’s channeling the power of the cosmos!"
An expert in the command center murmured.
"This is bad! He’s drifted too far from the spacecraft! And the craft is moving away from him! He’s not using a safety tether! If this keeps up, he won’t be able to get back!"
Just then, someone cried out in alarm.
Only then did everyone realize that the camera was, in fact, slowly pulling away. They had been so mesmerized by the shocking spectacle that they had failed to notice.
Devi wasn’t using a safety tether! If he drifted too far in the vacuum, not even a Saint Expert would be able to return!
"Quick! Find a way to warn him! Use the external broadcast!"
The director ordered immediately. Sound couldn’t travel in a vacuum, but a Saint could sense magnetic fields. Broadcasting a corresponding field could attract their attention and act as a warning.
A technician immediately sent the broadcast remotely.
But Devi seemed oblivious.
They could only watch as Devi’s figure grew smaller and smaller on the screen. He already seemed to be at least twenty or thirty meters away.
On Earth, a Saint Expert could cross such a distance in the blink of an eye, but in the vacuum of space, it was an insurmountable chasm.
"Can you control the spacecraft remotely?"
Marsco asked, his voice low.
"We can only perform remote support functions. Critical operations require onboard confirmation."
The director replied, his expression grim.
After all, given Devi’s status, he would never cede full control of the spacecraft to ground personnel. That would be tantamount to placing his life entirely in their hands.
"What about the backup craft? Our satellites in the region? Can we move any of them? Or can we contact the Starry Sky Country’s space agency for help?"
Marsco pressed.
The director opened his mouth, about to reply.
Just then, a collective gasp went through the control room. Marsco and the director whipped their heads toward the screen.
Tendrils of light, like miniature galaxies, suddenly shot out from Devi’s body. They coiled through the vacuum like ropes, wrapping around the spacecraft.
Then, they watched as the ropes of light contracted, pulling Devi’s body closer and closer to the spacecraft.
It was as if he could fly in space.
"A magnetic lock?"
The director exclaimed.
He had studied Saint Experts, so he knew that their Life Magnetic Fields could condense mist and release brilliant light.
But to use a magnetic lock to pull oneself across such a distance in a vacuum... that was utterly incredible. It would require an unimaginable level of strength from one’s Life Magnetic Field.
’Perhaps, once he returns to Earth, this man might even be able to breach the legendary Realm of Telekinesis Manipulation...’
「About an hour later.」
Devi opened his eyes.
His body gave a slight shudder, shaking off a fine powder that dispersed into the vacuum. It was impossible to tell if it was shed skin or something else entirely.
He looked down at his palm, a strange light glinting in his eyes.
’I think I can see a glimmer of the forbidden realm now.’
’Yi Beidou... you could fight an entire country by yourself, you could kill those ancient beings... You must have touched that threshold too, haven’t you?’