C1134 The Humiliation Was Very Great

Chunks of red crystal fell precisely where the violet-gold dragon egg lay.

Each blood crystal contained the essence of the Great Demon God Grec, who had refined the vital energy of mighty beings from various races.

These blood crystals were of immense benefit to Yu Yuan's Altar of Rebirth. Without hesitation, fearing the scattered blood crystals would go to waste, he quickly summoned the altar to gather them.

Unexpectedly, a strange power burst forth from the cracked dragon egg!

The altar trembled violently, pulled by the force within the eggshell, and began to sink slowly.

"Cao Yi!"

Yu Yuan's expression changed dramatically, instantly realizing something was amiss. He quickly focused his Soul Echo, tapping into the vitality connection between himself and the Altar of Rebirth, attempting to reel the rare treasure back into the Profound Gate acupoint.

With a tearing sound, the blood crystals transformed into red lightning, several times finer than strands of hair, severing the hidden threads of vitality between him and the Altar of Rebirth like a razor-sharp blade.

For a moment, he was completely disconnected from the Altar of Rebirth.

A chill rose in Yu Yuan's heart as he turned his gaze to Lee Yupan.

He recognized the shift in circumstances; the blood crystals morphing into lightning was not within Lee Yupan's or the ancient Moonfiend's capabilities.

Only Grec could do this!

At that moment, Lee Yupan's eyes were a peculiar white, one glowing with a dark red light, her facial expressions fluctuating between madness and a terrifying calm.

Enveloped in a radiant silver glow, she advanced step by step towards the violet-gold dragon egg.

Each step she took made the space crackle, as if unable to bear her immense pressure, threatening to burst at any moment.

Impossible!

Yu Yuan's heart pounded. He could not believe that Lee Yupan, who had not yet entered the Unbound Realm, could wield such a pressure capable of nearly shattering space.

Even after Yue Fei had lost Calves' physique and merged with Lee Yupan's soul, she could not have achieved such a level!

"Go!"

Sensing the danger, Yu Yuan pointed towards the Altar of Rebirth, which was shaking intensely in the void, yet inexorably descending.

His real body remained still as Yu Yiyi, cradling the Shadowfox, wielded the Crucible of Evil and in an instant, enveloped the Altar of Rebirth that was rightfully his. She intended to reclaim the Altar of Rebirth and return it to Yu Yuan.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The heartbeats, powerful enough to crush the heavens and the earth, once again echoed from beneath the dragon egg.

Yu Yiyi stifled a groan, instantly wounded. With a hardened expression, she cast aside the Shadowfox and invoked a mystique. She manipulated the Cursed Artifact, which had once subtly quaked the Everlands, into a different, wondrous form.

The cauldron swiftly contracted, transforming into an ancient suit of armor adorned with intricate glyphs.

Clad in the armor forged from the Crucible of Evil, Yu Yiyi was completely enshrouded. The glyphs squirmed as the anguished cries of countless Bane creatures rent the air.

Donning the eerie armor, Yu Yiyi's movements became fluid and graceful, as though she had morphed into someone else entirely.

A crystalline ice spike swiftly took shape in her palm. With a light huff, she brandished the spike, tracing patterns in the air.

As the spike danced, Frozen Flames ignited, spreading the chilling energy of the Frozen Hellscape throughout the area.

The red crystals, cast forth by Lee Yupan, solidified into blood-colored lightning. Affected by the ice energy, they appeared momentarily suspended in stasis.

This included Yu Yuan's slowly descending Altar of Rebirth, now submerged in a blanket of icy fog.

When Yu Yiyi brandished the ice gland, a beam of cold light severed the unseen tether below. The link between Yu Yuan and the Altar of Rebirth was abruptly reestablished. With a mere thought, the altar surged towards him.

Yu Yiyi swung the ice spike once more, transforming the blood-colored lightning into strands of ice.

Drawn by her power, the ice strands actively sought out Yu Yuan's Altar of Rebirth. The altar ground them into fragments, siphoning their vital essence.

"She may be possessed by the Moonfiend or overtaken by Grec's will within her mind—she's certainly no longer the empress we knew."

Yu Yiyi, gripping the ice gland, hovered above the fissured dragon egg. The armor she wore emitted the Wail of the Thousand Demons, withstanding the dreadful heartbeat emanating from the depths of the egg.

She tilted her head up slightly to gaze at Chen Qinghuang, who was positioned higher, and said, "Cao Yi, pay close attention."

Chen Qinghuang, reminiscent of a death goddess, had her grey-black wings expand several times over without notice. Her brows furrowed slightly, seemingly taken aback by Yu Yiyi in that moment. After a brief contemplation, she nodded and affirmed, "Alright."

Yu Yuan, the host of the gathering, was equally taken aback.

Yu Yiyi was holding an ice gland in her hand. Yu Yuan looked at it and felt a sense of familiarity. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the ice gland appeared to have been refined by the Frost Queen.

Could the most formidable Bane, having advanced to the tenth level, transform into a lethal blade in her hand at a critical moment? Could the Crucible of Evil also morph into her personal armor shield at will?

Yu Yuan took another look and could even detect the scents of the Black Chebus, Armor Crusher, and Grimlantern emanating from the dark armor. This indicated that all the powerful Banes could be assimilated into the armor, becoming a part of Yu Yiyi's arsenal, ready to be wielded at her discretion.

Crack!

A massive ice blade swung down, aiming for the soaring head of "Lee Yupan," and chopped the Empress of the Silvermoon Empire back down to the midsection of the Lunarphite.

Yu Yiyi, brandishing the ice gland, had the Shadowfox perched on her left shoulder. The Shadowfox's eyes blazed with twin ghostly flames, fixating on Lee Yupan's gaze.

As "Lee Yupan" regained her composure and dissipated the fearsome force of the ice blade, her eyes suddenly mirrored the Shadowfox's, igniting with identical ghostly flames.

The moment the ghost fire appeared, Yu Yiyi seemed to grasp the hidden truth.

"The Star-Spawned Terror that had taken over Lee Yupan had forged an alliance with Grec's lingering will. As a member of the Star-Spawned Terror, Yue Fei, the once revered Moonfiend Saintess, harbors animosity towards all inhabitants of the Everlands. She, alongside Grec and the Blood King Sabonis, yearns for the annihilation of all life in the Everlands."

"Lee Yupan's will has been suppressed by their combined efforts, leaving her utterly devoid of self-awareness."

Puff! Puff!

No sooner had Yu Yiyi finished speaking than the ghostly flames flickering in Lee Yupan's eyes abruptly snuffed out.

The nefarious arcane technique the Shadowfox had infused within her had been completely dissolved.

Lee Yupan, at the Lunarphite's waist, clutched a thick strand of hair, as robust as a serpent. Her hands, greedy as leeches, feverishly drained the rich vitality from within the strand.

In short order, Lee Yupan seemed to have bolstered her strength, her chilling, unusual eyes scanning the skies.

Above, Yu Yiyi stood clad in the Crucible of Evil's armor, wielding an ice gland. There was Yu Yuan, who had reclaimed the Altar of Rebirth, Chen Qinghuang, who loomed above like a Death Goddess, and Tan Junshan, whose face was etched with grief, as if he had just come to a realization.

"You didn't foresee Yue Fei making such a decision?" Chen Qinghuang's cold gaze fell upon the Unbound cultivator from the Moon Sect, her tone accusatory. "You invited her here. Shouldn't you take responsibility?"

Tan Junshan offered a wry smile and nodded, "Indeed, the responsibility is mine. I failed to consider all the factors."

"Then see to it that it's resolved," Chen Qinghuang commanded.

"I believe she might be better suited for the task," Tan Junshan suggested, gesturing towards Yu Yiyi with a hint of embarrassment. "The spell I practice shares many similarities with hers, making my intervention much slower."

"I'm up for it. You handle Cao Yi or disrupt Greco's resurrection ceremony," Yu Yiyi proposed.

"Alright, it's settled," Tan Junshan consented.

Yu Yuan, hovering midair, touched his nose and chuckled sheepishly, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Yu Yiyi, the cauldron spirit, had suddenly unleashed formidable strength, leading him to a startling revelation. With the Frost Queen's ascension to supreme Bane, the Shadowfox's return, and the backing of higher echelon Banes like Chebus, Yu Yiyi's combat prowess had soared to heights beyond his imagination.

Armored Yu Yiyi now possessed a might that rivaled that of Chen Qinghuang and Tan Junshan.

As her master, still within the Spirit Walk realm, his formidable body capable of wielding the Dragon Slaying Stage, he nonetheless fell short of the power wielded by the trio before him.

Therefore, when Chen Qinghuang, Tan Junshan, and Yu Yiyi confronted Grec and Cao Yi, they did not consider him a primary combatant.

Yu Yuan was filled with a sense of humiliation.

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