Alex had played around the void creature enough to know its fundamental build. The void creature was on its last leg.

    The void creature panted and writhed in agony, bleeding from all its missing body parts.

    The black essence it let out was a final desperate attempt, but in the end, it didn''t matter.

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    It was the end.

    ''It was a learning experience.'' Alex noted, staring at the creature with a profound gaze. ''Your relentless desire to kill me pushed me more than I could have done alone.''

    He had learned a lot from the void creature. With his understanding of laws, he knew that there were ways he could be killed if he didn''t have some sort of protection.

    The fight had given him a lot of inspiration to try many things; both for himself and his loved ones.

    With a thought, Alex stretched out his right hand in the direction of the void creature, taking control of the surrounding void energy to unravel the creature.

    The black essence offered no resistance to his control of the surrounding energies.

    They purposely seemed to target only living organisms, capable of erasing them completely with no evidence of existence left behind.

    The creature struggled, cried out and attempted to flee, but there was no escape. It was trapped and held in place by the very laws that made up its existence.

    With a last agonizing screech, the void creature dissolved into harmless chaotic essence, resembling decayed material blown away by the winds.

    The only thing it left behind was its black core glimmering with its sinister and dangerous dark aura.

    ''It''s over,'' Alex sighed as he pulled the core over to him. The black essence slowly dissipated, no longer held together by its power.

    ''I''ll need time to study this thing.'' Alex mused as he dispelled his Voidflare state, returning to his base form. ''But I get the feeling this would not be beneficial to me in any way.''

    Alex put the core away and took a good look around. The true void was very expansive with nothing in sight. Their battle had taken them across this space for many uncountable distances.

    ''I''m surprised there are no other void creatures around.'' It hadn''t crossed his mind at the time. ''Maybe different veil tears have some differences.''

    Still, he unleashed the full force of the black hole, instantly creating a swirling sea of energy rushing into his system.

    Then he focused on himself, diving deeper to study the foundational blueprint. And like everything else, it was a complex intermixing of energies to an extreme degree.

    Slowly, he began to unravel the mysteries of the soul, noting down every nook and cranny of the structure.

    Even with his higher self and intelligence, it took some time. Just like that, two weeks passed before Alexander opened his eyes.

    ''So that''s why.'' Alex thought with a smile. ''The soul is my actual self. A combination of specific energy states that flow with a unique pattern?a set of impulses protected by many layers of shields.

    ''It connects seamlessly with my physical energy state. It''s why it can''t be destroyed without the proper knowledge or ability.

    ''It resists changes?unlike the physical body but grows nonetheless. But resisting doesn''t mean impossible.'' Alex thought.

    Looking at his hand, he now knew where the pain came from. It was a reaction of the soul to being exposed to the surrounding energies.

    It wasn''t meant to interact with the surrounding energies. Alex looked at the universe, noticing this unique energy state that was mostly dormant.

    Without the soul as the blueprint, there was nothing to build a physical body. That was why his hand wasn''t regenerating. There was nothing to build on.

    ''But now...''

    Alex smiled as he tapped into the dormant soul energies around him. He guided it towards the stump, and with the right hand as a map, rebuilt the lost foundation.

    The spot glowed with an emerald essence, resembling a transparent holographic image.

    The emerald essence grew slowly as it reformed the forearm, palms and then the fingers.

    Alex groaned in pain, realizing the process was painful. Swiftly, he layered the rebuilt blueprint with its shields.

    And as soon as the layout was done, his regeneration kicked in.

    ''Done'' Alex beamed in satisfaction.

    However, the surprise did not end there...