C1107 Do You Have the Right?(1)

The Chief Elder of the Voidweaver Clan, Noeyr, lay in a pool of her own blood. She was not only spitting blood, but her aged and frail body, with skin wrinkled and thin, strangely oozed the same pale green blood, sparkling with tiny crystals. These glimmers exuded an ethereal and illusory quality, linking to the psionic power of the extraterrestrial star walls.

She lay upon a grey, elongated World-Sundering Stone—a stone that seemed ordinary yet rippled with an immense divine luminescence, anchoring time and space. However, the Hex Stone, born of Noeyr's ancestors, was now inexplicably repelling the blood flowing from her body!

Within the Dissolving Fortress, Chen Qinghuang stood vigil in the void. Tian Zang, with a keen eye, could see that ever since Noeyr had collapsed, a thin veil of gray-white light had formed, separating her and the blood she shed from the Hex Stone as if to prevent any further contamination.

Noeyr's condition was slowly drawing everyone's attention. The consequences of her collapse forced everyone to take notice.

The spread of the Dark Realm's ice energy, which had rapidly engulfed the heavens and earth of Ionodios, came to an abrupt halt at the moment of Noeyr's fainting. The encroaching Absolute Darkness ceased its relentless expansion.

With the outward push of the Dark Realm's ice energy, the advancing Shura army's previously unstoppable and aggressive momentum was now slightly curbed. It was as if they had received new orders, pausing their relentless assault.

Near the flooded areas of the Dark Realm, they prepared for both offense and defense.

Above the Deathwing Lair, a cultivator of immense power, Tian Zang, paused, sensing a change. He keenly observed the rapid decline of the space magic and the chilling aura above the lair.

"President Lyi?" he called out, his attention fixed on the shifting energies of the lair. With growing concern, he inquired, "What's happened?"

At this moment, only a quarter of the Ionodios realm remained untouched by the ice energy of the Dark Realm.

The Warpbeast and Ghoul, leading the assault, continued to clash with the clansmen of various races, the dark disciples of Tempest's Edge, and the archdemons who had traveled from distant lands.

Intelligent individuals like Beru, Leo, and Mia managed to catch their breath thanks to the cautious nature of their Shura adversaries.

They tended to their vitality, seizing the moment to consume pills or special medicinal concoctions, all while casting glances at President Lyi.

President Lyi maintained his usual composure, devoid of surprise or excessive expectation, and spoke with equanimity, "Every shift on the battlefield influences the bigger picture. The current shift appears to be in our favor. But let's not become complacent. Do your best to regain your strength and brace yourselves for the challenges ahead."

In the Dissolving Fortress, Ann Ziqing, Luo Yue, Wen Lu, Tong Laoqian, Yu Ying, and others involuntarily turned their attention to Yu Yuan.

They had not heard the remnant soul message from Tian Zang, which was meant only for Yu Yuan.

Yet, they instinctively sensed that Noeyr's collapse and the strange developments occurring were somehow connected to Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan, with his imposing stature, faced away from them, gazing into the depths of the Absolute Darkness at the World-Sundering Stone, which floated in isolation.

At that moment, Yu Yuan's eyes radiated a splendor beyond words.

That splendor mirrored the emanations of the World-Sundering Stone!

Yu Yiyi, the cauldron spirit, delicately lifted her trailing gown and emerged from the dark cauldron. She then knelt gracefully behind Yu Yuan, her right hand across her chest, palm resting on her left shoulder, head bowed in an ancient gesture of reverence.

Without uttering a word, her shoulders shook continuously.

Her actions sowed seeds of doubt in the minds of Ann Ziqing, Luo Yue, and the others, while the mysterious gaze of the Songbird Queen, from behind her beaded curtain, shone with an enigmatic luster.

No one understood why she, the spirit of the Crucible of Evil, chose to honor Yu Yuan in such a manner at that moment.

Her treatment of Yu Yuan now was a stark contrast to what everyone had previously witnessed.

It was as if she were venerating another being entirely.

"Just possessing the Frost Well doesn't give even the Blood King Sabonis the power to inundate Ionodios with ice energy in such a brief span," Tian Zang said with a sly chuckle, transforming into a dashing man clad in blue, seated upon the grand Blood Altar. "Besides, he'd have to divert his focus to manipulate the wall of Ionodios with that ice energy."

"Without assistance, even with Grec's clandestine support, it would be impossible."

Tian Zang looked up, gesturing towards the wall, shimmering like solid ice, visible to all, "The ice energy that seemed to vanish after emanating from Lin Zhuyun's body actually seeped into the wall in secret, reinforcing its defenses."

"Their earlier actions were merely to prevent the weaker ones from escaping immediately."

"You later witnessed the Deathwing Lair consumed by darkness, the relentless spread of the Absolute Darkness, and the arrival of a true Shura from the Dark Realm."

"The reason for all this was the Dragon Slaying Stage!"

"I refuse to call it the World-Sundering Stone because if it were merely that and not the Dragon Slaying Stage, it would lack the capacity to forge a connection between the Dark Realm and Ionodios!"

"A Hex Stone is akin to raw divine iron. Without forging and tempering, how could it become sharp enough to slice through the very fabric of the void?"

"The World-Sundering Stone, having been refined and used to slay Dragon Gods, knocking them from their perch upon Heaven's Dais, is empowered by an infinite might. The passage to the Dark Realm was opened because Noeyr utilized the tenth-level Chronowyrm and the residual psionic power of the frost wyrm within the Dragon Slaying Stage!"

"Valued far beyond its original state, the Dragon Slaying Stage, purified by divine power, is a treasure beyond compare."

"The Voidweaver race has no artifact that can hold a candle to the Dragon Slaying Stage! Noeyr is acutely aware of this, which is why he would rather face the wrath of all races than lose face, conspiring with Sabonis and Grec to seize the Dragon Slaying Stage!"

Tian Zang exposed the deeply buried, dark truths with stark clarity.

Initially, his voice was soft, but it grew increasingly louder as he continued.

His words reached not only those near the Dissolving Fortress but also the powerful beings from various races in the quarter of Ionodios still untouched by the Absolute Darkness.

All who heard Tian Zang either looked up at him or listened in silent, earnest attention.