The Tale Of The Void Emperor

The two epic powerhouses started battling. One of them had a scepter in his hand as he conjured different types of phantoms to attack and defend. On the other hand, the other Epic powerhouse, who was a woman, had two mystical dark orbs with green and sparks floating around her as she released her abilities through them.

Naturally, both of them were moving at high speed to dodge attacks as well.

A strange field was also around them, akin to a domain, that covered one hundred meters area around them. So the other members of their groups were standing outside of that zone. 

The flower was in the middle of their fights, but a naturally black-purple barrier protected it, and it didn't even budge amidst their fights.

Athan and others were watching the fight while staying inside the ark space.

"Lily, close in towards the flower. I'll go outside and take it," Athan said as he stood up.

"Wait," Dreevindo said as he pointed at the flower, "you have to destroy that barrier first. Also, when you go outside, they will instantly sense you and attack you together."

"I know, even if I activate my void mask to erase my presence entirely, they can sense me since they will find an anomaly inside their domain field when I go out," Athan said before he stretched his arm forward and opened his palm before abyssal darkness started to gather on top of it.

Athan closed his eyes as he used his soul energy and void pulse before gathering them on the same palm.

He then started shaping and honing the abyssal darkness on his palm using his soul energy and voidpulse.

After ten seconds, a metallic-black blade with white patterns and no hilt was ready in Athan's palm.

Athan grabbed the end of the blade and opened his eyes, "I will cut that barrier with this blade and return back with the flower instantly. Also, even if they are Epic powerhouse, I should be able to defend against their attacks for several seconds with my full power."

Right after Aren finished speaking, the gemstone on his forehead pulsed before his body flashed with countless tendrils.

He consumed four Abyssal Blood Crystals as he activated Extremity Drifter void frame and also activated his defensive skill from 4th Void Art, Sanctuary of Void.

"I am ready," Athan looked at Lily and nodded.

"Alright," Lily nodded as she decided to go with Athan's plan.

"Be careful, brother Athan."

Athan smiled and spoke, "no worries. Even if I get hit by their attack, I won't die instantly, and as long as I don't die instantly, I can recover myself."

...

"Alright, the ark is close beside the flower; you will arrive in front of the flower right after going out," Lily said as she looked at Athan and nodded, "be careful."

Athan nodded and disappeared as he arrived right beside the flower. 

Since he was in his Extremity Drifter void frame, his speeds of all types of actions were at the extreme speed possible by Athan.

In a millisecond, the blade in Athan's hand swung and destroyed the barrier like a knife cutting through jelly; in the next millisecond, Athan's hand grabbed the flower.

However, two devastating attacks flew towards Athan in the third millisecond as those two Epic powerhouses released their most fast attacks the moment they sensed Athan.

One of the attacks was a slim laser beam from the orbs lady while the phantom man released crescent projections.

Both attacks hit the Sanctuary of Void right after Athan touched the flower and was about to unroot it.

*BOOOOOM...*

Athan sensed 58% percent energy of the Sanctuary of Void depleting, but that's it.

He disappeared in the next milliseconds along with the flower before those two Epic powerhouses' next attack could hit him.

"Yey! Great, brother Athan," Mimi chirped with a chuckle.

"Ho, ho....this flower. It's more than what I can handle right now," Dreevindo said with a wry smile, "I expected it after observing it, but I didn't want it to be the case...this flower...it's an epic-grade resource treasure."

Athan gave the flower to Lily and said, "you can make use of it, right?"

Lily grinned and nodded, "just watch."

After saying that, Lily sat down crossed-legged and waved her hand as a cauldron materialized in front of her. 

Below the cauldron was a dark orange flame with silver sparks, and without hesitation, Lily threw the flower inside the cauldron.

"Aaaaaaaa....," Dreevindo shouted with a dumbfounded expression and spoke, "y-you....do you know what are you doing?"

"Humph, I know!" Lily snorted and grinned, "after arriving at Orchos Firmament, I've been exploring all functions of this ark, and I also found some inheritances. One of them was related to Alchemy.

"These cauldron and this flame are specially for alchemy. This mystical flame is full of life and evolution power with high adaption. It consumes the ark's power source when I use it," Lily said as ten threads shot out from her fingers and went through the flame below the cauldron before going inside the cauldron.

"This...Micro-Divine Alchemy!" Dreevindo uttered with a shocked expression, "whose Inheritance did you receive? Wait, how were you able to receive such a high inheritance with your current power?"

"Only she can receive, not us," Huarin said with a smile before she looked at Athan and wryly smiled, "maybe Athan can as well."

"Anyway, she can receive any power and be able to adapt it in her. That's how her entire physique is, both body and soul," Huarin continued with a smile.

"Even when I had this ark, it would flexibly make me stronger in any way, no matter what type of energies I used," Athan said with a nod.

"Alright, so it's confirmed," Dreevindo muttered with disbelief as he looked at everyone, "this is really the Ark of Exordium.. Your origin Physique, which can adapt to and contain anything, could only be gained if you are the true owner of the Ark of Exordium, no wonder, no wonder," Dreevindo wryly shook his head at the end.