C1234 One Hand Covering the Sky
Zhu Huan's anxiety and mounting concerns did not escape the notice of the two platinum Shura who kept a relentless gaze upon him. As Zhu Huan desperately sought to escape their clutches, Demian and Ciara exerted their utmost efforts.
With a sneer, Ciara extended her hand into the darkness, pulling with formidable strength. The ice energy from the Dark Realm suddenly formed a barrier between Zhu Huan and Yu Yuan, halting the advance of the fiery halo that shrouded Zhu Huan's Divine Visage, preventing it from moving even an inch further.
Sparks flew as the flames crackled against the pitch-black darkness, each vying for dominance in the Way of Heaven.
Ciara bore a deep resentment towards Zhu Huan and his companions. She had slain her own clan's warriors and was willing to exhaust her lifeblood to prevent Zhu Huan from lending aid, eager to witness Xu Jingyao's demise at the hands of the stone.
Seizing the moment, Demian called forth the soul of an alien beast from within the Heartthumper Drum he wore. A silver-scaled, python-like alien beast emerged, winding its way out of the armor. This creature, thousands of meters in length, seemed to be a construct of the snow-capped mountains and glaciers of the Dark Realm, its form not entirely corporeal, resonating with thunderous vibrations from within.
With a roar, the alien beast shattered Zhu Huan's Divine Visage. Evil thoughts from the beast's bellow flooded into Zhu Huan's Mindscape, extinguishing the flames of his Divine Visage as if doused by icy water.
A stream of Absolute Darkness from the Frost Well surged into the alien beast, infusing it with godlike power. As Zhu Huan attempted to reassemble his Divine Visage, the beast plunged into the radiant halo, which blazed like a sun.
Blinding divine light, interspersed with billions of sparks, burst forth from the halo. Rules were thrown into disarray, and the catastrophic energy of obliteration rippled out in waves.
Ultimately, Zhu Huan found himself ensnared by the combined might of Ciara and Demian, unable to draw any closer despite his frantic efforts.
Yu Yuan, clutching the Dragon Slaying Stage, observed Pei Yuling, who wielded the Mirror of the Infinite, contemplating the situation. Despite Pei Yuling's possession of the Mirror, it seemed that the young Titan Spinosaurus within the Dragon Slaying Stage might still suppress its power, allowing the passage within the Frost Well to be revealed.
The question at hand was whether to take action or not.
Should the Frost Well's passage be unblocked, the Blood King, currently healing within the Dark Realm, might exploit it to make his way here.
Despite the Otherkin's strongest warrior not being fully recovered, his arrival in Kuvrepros could still turn the tide, potentially delivering a catastrophic blow to Zhu Huan, Fu Xuanwen, and their allies.
Yet, Chen Qinghuang had awakened.
Her gaze, too, was fixed on this place. Should the Blood King emerge, they would detect each other instantly.
The secular bird and the top-tier intelligent life from the extraterrestrial had been enemies for a hundred thousand years. Recently, Qinghuang had dispatched a Shadowkin witch.
Would a clash between the grievously wounded Blood King and the newly roused Qinghuang erupt into a bloodbath?
Should a battle ensue, what would be the consequences? Could Kuvrepros withstand it?
Yu Yuan was torn within.
"Lend a hand!"
Out of nowhere, Beru's call rang from the stone beside him.
Yu Yuan, still indecisive, narrowed his eyes to see a fine, intense blaze piercing the stone, revealing cracks in the rock concealing the Starfall Sea.
The slender blaze was the relentless assault of the Flame Spear.
It seemed that Xu Jingyao, realizing he was outmatched and unwilling to continue battling Leo and Beru in the illusory Star River of the Starfall Sea, had exerted his utmost effort, wielding the Divine Artifact, the Flame Spear, to shatter the Starfall Sea.
As the Divine Artifact's power flared to its full extent, the Starfall Sea appeared to buckle under the strain, on the verge of bursting.
Beru, sensing the impending disaster, yelled within the ethereal Star River, seeking Yu Yuan's assistance.
"I..."
Yu Yuan was about to speak, pondering how to obstruct Xu Jingyao's efforts, when he suddenly attuned to the heart's voice of the violet gold dragon hatchling within the Dragon Slaying Stage.
Struck by inspiration, he grasped the Dragon Slaying Stage with one hand while pressing his other palm against the adjacent stone.
His attention was fixed on the area being relentlessly penetrated by the Flame Spear.
Within the stone, Xu Jingyao's screams echoed through the Illusionary Star River. His extraordinary Solar Spirit Body shone like a rare stone brimming with infinite, refined sunfire.
Countless sparks of sunfire coursed through the Solar Spirit Body, providing a ceaseless supply of fiery energy to the Flame Spear, which soared skyward, unleashing beams of Heaven-shattering Flame Light.
These scorching beams should have pierced through every barrier and star, should have shattered the Starfall Sea!
Xu Jingyao watched as the layers of Cosmic Energy Walls, under the relentless assault of the Flame Spear, were on the verge of being punctured like a fragile membrane.
Then, out of nowhere, an immense palm materialized before his eyes.
The Divine Hand, swirling with rainbow hues and emanating an aura of Chronospatial Lock, pressed against the Cosmic Energy Walls that were continuously being pierced by the Flame Spear.
It was as if the hand could cover the sky.
In an instant, the Cosmic Energy Walls, which were about to be breached, transformed into the palm of the hand radiating infinite multicolored light. The palm's intricate patterns suddenly gave rise to diminutive, seven-colored Chronowyrms.
These Chronowyrms soared within the palm of the colossal hand, forming a luminescent screen capable of sealing all the heavens and the earth!
The Flame Spear, driven to its utmost limit, with all the sunfire from within him funneled into the Divine Spear, could shatter the walls of the Everlands, yet it could not break through the sky-covering hand!
Thus, he remained unable to cleave through the Starfall Sea, unable to break free.
"It's a slight sting, like that of a needle."
Yu Yuan's voice, godlike in its resonance and authority, suddenly emerged from the palm, leaving Xu Jingyao feeling deeply frustrated and utterly perplexed.
Was the formidable onslaught of the Flame Spear merely a needle prick to Yu Yuan?
Xu Jingyao was consumed by a profound sense of humiliation.
Amidst the tumultuous sea of flames, where many stars had been reduced to cinders, Leo and Beru emerged.
With grave expressions, they observed Xu Jingyao, who wielded the Flame Spear and nearly shattered the Starfall Sea.
Only by engaging in battle with Xu Jingyao could one truly grasp his might and affirm that the Sunlit Order's choice was indeed correct.
Before Beru's arrival, Leo had never managed to gain the upper hand. Initially, the match was even, but once Xu Jingyao adapted to the Starfall Sea and steadied himself, Leo started to struggle.
After stepping out and sustaining heavy injuries from Fu Xuanwen, Leo re-entered the fray only to find himself being overpowered by Xu Jingyao.
Had Beru not intervened, Leo might have suffered another crushing defeat at Xu Jingyao's hands within his own Starfall Sea, risking its very destruction.
It was only in confronting a Starborn prodigy, blessed from birth with an Altar of Rebirth, that he understood why humanity could hold sway over the extraterrestrial Star River.
"Yu Yuan!"
Pei Yuling suddenly closed the gap, settling mere dozens of meters away. The Mirror of the Infinite hovered overhead, his gaze intently fixed on the hand that shimmered with light, gently touching the stone surface. "Please, hand over Xu Jingyao to me. He must not fall to the Otherkin!"
In saying so, a flicker of hostility emerged in the eyes of Pei Yuling, who prided himself as a carefree wanderer.
A multitude of space rifts unfurled behind him like a peacock's tail, with radiant cracks revealing a kaleidoscope of light, bursting forth in a magnificent display akin to fireworks.
At this moment, Pei Yuling shed any previous hesitation, his gaze filled with unwavering resolve.
Whoosh!
A Divine Visage enveloped in nine layers of spatial luminescence materialized around Pei Yuling. His flowing sleeves appeared as Domain Channels reaching into the depths of the Star River, brimming with the enigmatic essence of space.
Pei Yuling's Divine Visage, serene and composed, exuded a peaceful aura reminiscent of a deity enshrined within a temple.
The rifts at his back slowly morphed, sharpening into ethereal blades capable of slicing through any barrier.
This newfound edge brought a grave expression to the faces of Zhu Huan and Fu Xuanwen, who were en route to the scene.
It seemed they were witnessing a side of Pei Yuling they had never seen before – a master of space magic, usually reserved, now revealed a formidable presence when truly provoked and determined to act.
Yu Yuan took a deep breath.
To his astonishment, he saw that the Star River, born from the Starfall Sea, began to exhibit anomalies the instant Pei Yuling spoke up, demanding the release of the captives.
Crack!
Sounds of fracturing emanated from the stone surface beyond the reach of his palm, as inexplicable fissures formed and spread.
If the stone represented a true miniature little world, then under Pei Yuling's spatial rending, the little world was now crisscrossed with jagged rifts.
"Please refrain from provoking me further."
