C1097 The Crazy Actions
Yu Yuan ingested two Blood Essence Elixirs in quick succession.
Boom!
A torrent of vital energy so intense that it astonished both Chen Qinghuang and the Peacock Queen burst forth from Yu Yuan's organs like twin volcanoes in eruption.
"Your Altar of Rebirth is still within the Baneblade," the Peacock Queen reminded him.
"I don't need to depend on the altar."
Yu Yuan, who had been sitting in meditation, slowly rose to his feet. He then unleashed the Evil Body Refining technique, centering it on himself and instantly creating an odd magnetic field around him.
He glanced upward at the vibrant demon energy curtain and commanded, "Take down the wall you've crafted."
"Hong Qi, are you courting death?"
Flames of orange flickered in the Peacock Queen's otherworldly eyes. With a stern face, she spread her arms wide as if unfurling her wings. In moments, a burst of colorful plumage sprouted and fanned out rapidly, transforming her into a magnificent, colossal peacock in mere moments.
"Just do what he says," the Songbird Queen murmured with a light sigh.
After a moment's hesitation, the Peacock Queen released a piercing shriek capable of rending the very fabric of space.
The demon energy light curtain vanished in an instant, and a deluge of turbulent, tainted psionic power surged in from every direction.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Centered on Yu Yuan, the air twisted and raged, saturated with a maelstrom of filthy psionic energies, celestial contaminants, and toxic sediments, all funneling into the magnetic vortex generated by the Evil Body Refining.
Crack!
Amidst this fearsome onslaught of energy, some of Yu Yuan's more fragile bones snapped.
Yet, under the oppressive force of the bizarre magnetic field, his body's capacity to absorb and assimilate the Blood Essence Elixir drastically improved.
Amidst excruciating pain and the tremors of his Mindscape's Little Heaven and Earth, his bones, meridians, and flesh all began to undergo minute transformations.
His skin, however, could not endure the onslaught of external psionic impurities and began to split and tear.
In very little time, Yu Yuan's body was riddled with intersecting gashes, his face and neck bleeding profusely, rendering him a ghastly and pitiable sight.
"Hong Qi, you are incredibly harsh on yourself," the Peacock Queen observed, her tone laced with both mockery and a touch of awe.
She recognized the magnetic vortex that the Evil Body Refining technique had pushed to its limit, which was now voraciously absorbing the corrupt psionic power of the Star River.
Such dispersed corrupt psionic power was not something an ordinary corporeal body could endure. Only an eighth level archdemon with a Solar Spirit Body could traverse the extraterrestrial realms unscathed.
Yu Yuan, with his exceptionally robust physique, was able to navigate the Star River with ease, despite being at the Spirit Walk level.
But if he were to concentrate the scattered corrupt psionic power around him, using the magnetic vortex created by the Evil Body Refining, the power of the corruption would be amplified manyfold.
The Peacock Queen, possessing a ninth level bloodline, doubted she could emerge unharmed from such an ordeal.
"He's breaking down to rebuild, surviving the ordeal to temper his body. His body's wounds have made him crave even more flesh and blood power. The overwhelming vital energy from the two Blood Essence Elixirs found an outlet after the eruption," she mused.
The Songbird Queen watched for a while, beginning to understand Yu Yuan's methods.
The Blood Essence Elixir's terrifying vital energy needed to be refined quickly and assimilated into his body for his use, which required certain conditions.
He used the Evil Body Refining to attract the corrupt psionic power, damaging his body in the process and allowing the Blood Essence Elixir to be rapidly assimilated and to replenish his physique.
However...
Yu Yuan didn't proceed as one might expect. He disregarded his ravaged body and channeled all the vital energy from the Blood Essence Elixir into the Baneblade he wielded!
The Baneblade, with its dense network of blood-red patterns, emitted a dim, bloody glow, like slender blood serpents writhing towards the blade's tip.
The Songbird Queen observed the transformation of the Baneblade and Yu Yuan's ghastly form, which seemed on the verge of bursting apart, and she was rendered speechless.
She realized that Yu Yuan was enduring excruciating pain.
She also understood that her previous assessment of Yu Yuan was mistaken.
Yu Yuan had no intention of tempering his body or healing his wounds before infusing the Baneblade with his vitality.
He had forsaken the hardening of his body, bearing agony that would break an ordinary person, as he funneled all his vital energy into the Baneblade.
He was desperately extracting the vast vital energy from the Blood Essence Elixir, disregarding the worsening of his wounds, as he worked at breakneck speed to refine the Baneblade, Bloodhell.
Yu Yuan's reckless behavior sparked a thought in the Songbird Queen's mind.
Perhaps Yu Yuan was the master that the Baneblade had been waiting for all along.
Only someone as obstinate and mad as he could wield this Baneblade and unlock its full potential. Only then might there be a faint chance to retaliate against the Abyssal Leviathan.
"It seems you've already come to a decision."
After uttering these words, the Songbird Queen fell silent, closing her eyes to extend her consciousness. She was attuned to the shifts within the Deathwing Lair while silently communicating with the Peacock Queen.
"The Deathwing Lair has lost its Starway function, yet I can return anytime."
"Still, I'm uncertain if it's a trap. I'm also concerned that I might not be able to use the same method to reach the Nest of Perdition with Yu Yuan once we return to Ionodios."
The Songbird Queen conveyed her thoughts to the Peacock Queen using their mystique.
"You mean if you go, you might not come back?"
"There's a strong possibility."
"So, will you risk it with him? Honestly, neither of you has any real reason to return."
"From death comes life, seeking survival amidst demise. I believe that Ionodios, as it stands, is my chance, as well as a grand opportunity for him. Since he's resolved to such madness, I'm inclined to take a leap of faith too."
"Two madcaps."
...
Ionodios.
Merchants, the white crane, the archdemon Green Willow, Zhongli Dapan, the Otherkin Beru, Canli, and various other dignitaries and Blood Warriors converged upon the stone building's sudden transformation.
Surprise, bewilderment, and apprehension filled their eyes as they beheld the structure engulfed by the darkness and the biting chill.
In that moment, the towering Shura General stood at an angle, half-shrouded in darkness, half-visible.
As the chilling darkness spread, he carefully adjusted his stance, stepping outward incrementally, ensuring part of his form remained visible.
He scanned his surroundings frantically, searching for something.
"Father!"
At last, he heard Elena's voice.
Yet, his dear daughter was trapped within a cage crafted from golden lightning by President Lyi.
A bolt of lightning struck Elena, causing the skin of the fiery young woman to tear and split.
"President, she was entrusted to me by Yu Yuan, with instructions to take good care of her," Zhou You reminded him.
"Don't worry, she won't die. She'll only suffer some minor injuries," President Lyi assured them, his composure unshaken. His calm and detachment provided an inexplicable sense of security to the gathered Otherkin.
"I just have a few simple questions."
President Lyi turned to Fernand. "Was the girl infused with the Frost Well after it shattered? And was the Abyssal Leviathan involved in this matter?"
He was aware of the Abyssal Leviathan, a cosmic giant beast, destroying Voidfarers.
Lin Zhuyun was deliberately sent from the Frozen Hellscape to the "Wintermaw" of the Annihilation Nebula following a transaction with the Abyssal Leviathan.
He needed to confirm whether the Abyssal Leviathan had already conspired with the Blood King to have Lin Zhuyun sent over.
Lin Zhuyun's unique traits and years of cultivating the Frozen Yin Technique had shaped her into a vessel capable of carrying the Frost Well fragments undetected, even allowing her to utilize these shards to forge her own form.
This development had taken President Lyi by surprise, and he was determined to get to the bottom of it.
"I don't know," Fernand answered earnestly.
"It was merely an unforeseen mishap. Our initial choice wasn't this young woman."
A commanding, deep voice emerged from the chilling darkness.
"Blood King!"
Fernand's face lit up with fervor.
"Blood King!"
The others looked on, their faces turning pale.
