C1294 Savor It Slowly

Pei Yuling's malice had been laid bare by Beru. Recently, taking advantage of Chen Qinghuang's deep slumber, Pei Yuling, in cahoots with Diggs from the Dark Elfkind and the Divine Butterfly, nearly inflicted serious harm upon her. Chu Yao's account to Faang Yao suggested that the oddities within the Lissom Realm were also Pei Yuling's doing. It's highly probable that Pei Yuling resurrected Diggs, who, according to legend, was long dead, to reappear in the Lissom Realm.

"It's odd. Pei Yuling seems to despise all other races, harboring deep resentment towards them. Yet, why has he fallen under the sway of the Origin Realm God, becoming a devout follower? Could it be that the ideology imparted by the Origin Realm God targets all races?" Yu Yuan mused.

With the Evil Cauldron under the command of the Ice Concubine, Yu Yuan wasn't overly concerned. He contemplated Pei Yuling's motives while considering the appropriate means to discipline him.

The Lissom Realm continued to expand.

"Master, your hunch is correct. It's not that we weren't swift enough. Rather, there are practitioners of deep dark spatial magic covertly affecting us," Ice Concubine insightfully pointed out.

Yu Yuan gave a slight nod.

In this sector of the Deep Starfield, practitioners like Yan Qiling risked drawing the attention of the Void Spirit Succubus with any use of spatial secret arts. Hence, Chen Qinghuang had earnestly cautioned Yan Qiling against any rash actions.

In this fragmented starry expanse, the only ones bold enough to wield spatial powers without restraint, aside from the Void Spirit Succubus, were Pei Yuling and Diggs, both adherents of the Origin Realm God.

"Space, space..." Yu Yuan reflected, sending a thread of his soul consciousness from the Consciousness Little World to the acupoint housing the Dragon Slash Platform.

Originally the Heaven Opening Divine Stone, the Dragon Slash Platform was intimately linked to the Divine Butterfly. Now refined, it had naturally slipped from the grasp of the Void Spirit Succubus. Otherwise, the colorful butterflies would not have been thwarted by the defenses, unable to penetrate the Dragon Slash Platform.

The consciousness wasn't a Yin God, so it was confined to merely observing from within, unable to wield the full power of the Dragon Slash Platform or bend the rules to its will.

"Pei Yuling has coveted the Dragon Slash Platform from the start, likely at the behest of the Origin Realm God, aiming to claim it as his own. Yet, with Pei Yuling's current level of cultivation, if he..."

With a mere thought, Yu Yuan called forth the Dragon Slash Platform that lay hidden within his acupoint.

He dared to reveal the Dragon Slash Platform now because he was confident that neither the Void Spirit Succubus nor Her Majesty the Empress would intervene in the immediate future.

Otherwise, he would stand no chance of escape.

Whoosh!

In a flash, his Yin God re-entered the Dragon Slash Platform.

While the juvenile Spinosaurus was in its first deep slumber, he used his Yin God to steer the Dragon Slash Platform in the tangible world.

"Detect any spatial anomalies!"

With this intention, the Dragon Slash Platform roared to life with thunder and lightning. The Space-time Dragon's breath, concealed for eons, combined with the inherent powers of the platform.

The Dragon Slash Platform burst forth with dazzling divine radiance!

The elongated structure twisted in the void, transforming into a colossal vertical eye!

It was as if an ancient myth had abruptly awakened!

A spectrum of light beamed from the enigmatic vertical eye, as if the ancient legends were rousing from a billion-year slumber, eager to glimpse the grandeur of landscapes, the distant shore, and the celestial dome once more.

"Ah!"

The Ice Concubine gasped in surprise.

Before her eyes, the Evil Cauldron's flight left a galactic trail filled with previously invisible, secretive ripples.

These ripples, brimming with distinct spatial powers, were now fully exposed under the iridescent glow of the Dragon Slash Platform, shaped like a vertical eye.

"Just as I thought!"

Yu Yuan sneered triumphantly and, without a moment's hesitation, swung his sword sheath, mentally reciting a sword spell.

He unleashed a strike.

A crimson sword light, as vast as the galaxy and dazzlingly bright, appeared as if it could split the very fabric of the void and pierce through the depths of the Chaos Abyss, severing the fragmented essence of the Dao.

With a swift slash, the undulating trajectory connected to the Evil Cauldron, reminiscent of a divine chain in space, was severed.

Miles away, the once clearly visible Lissom Realm suddenly appeared to waver and blur.

"Yu Yuan!"

The enraged cries of Pei Yuling and Diggs echoed through the void.

Ice Concubine turned back only to realize that the Lissom Realm, seemingly drawing ever closer, appeared as if it had never moved at all.

"Yes, it's us who are hurtling towards the Lissom Realm! It looks like we're fleeing, yet we're bound by unseen ropes, being steadily drawn towards it! Such peculiar spatial secret arts," she exclaimed, her voice trembling with fear.

Thanks to the mysterious soul bridge she had formed with the Evil Cauldron, Ice Concubine could wield many of its secret arts. It was only after Yu Yuan executed his enigmatic sword spell that she could clearly discern the truth.

The Lissom Realm stood unyielding at the heart of the Outer Battlefield, immovable, while nearby, countless small meteors were drawn towards it.

Not just meteors, but also living creatures, remnants of warships, and shattered artifacts were all being attracted.

The Lissom Realm had become a voracious Chaos Abyss, insatiably and wildly consuming everything in its path.

The Evil Cauldron was merely one of the many items engulfed, inconspicuous in the grand scheme.

Throughout it all, the Lissom Realm itself had not stirred in the slightest.

"There's some skill involved here. The enigmatic Origin Realm God, in addition to wielding the mysteries of the void, must also possess a profound grasp of the soul's intricacies. Even I was nearly deceived, unable to instantly differentiate between reality and illusion," Yu Yuan mused to himself.

His Yin God's vision, now amplified a millionfold within the colossal "vertical eye," allowed him to perceive scenes and details far beyond Ice Concubine's capacity.

Through the transformed "vertical eye," not only did he observe the Lissom Realm's surface, with its menacing flora, but also the ghastly sight of corpses impaled by thorny spikes and suspended in midair.

He witnessed the tragic fate of dozens from the Crypt Clan, Silver Scale Clan, and Mondnacht Clan.

Moreover, he caught sight of the emaciated Diggs deep beneath the surface of the Lissom Realm.

Diggs's long hair intertwined with the roots of a massive tree, seemingly drawing in the vitality and essence within, nourishing his physique and infusing his soul with magical strength, rapidly growing more powerful.

This colossal tree appeared to be the mightiest and largest that had once perished in the Lissom Realm.

It was siphoning strength from every flower and plant in the Lissom Realm. The eerie trees preyed upon alien beasts and the undead, absorbing the energy and essence of flesh they acquired, all of which was funneled back to it.

Then, it would refine and assimilate this energy, controlling it and transferring it at will to other creatures.

Diggs was inextricably linked to it!

Through its existence, Diggs seemed to be tapping into a ceaseless stream of life force and Qi. His seemingly emaciated body concealed a bizarre vitality, and he continued to refine his soul.

Pei Yuling, in contrast, appeared to be playing a supporting role, his movements slightly restrained as he assisted Diggs.

Behind Diggs, the Origin Realm Gate, resplendent and intricate like the wings of a Divine Butterfly, dazzled onlookers with its brilliance.

"Diggs..." Yu Yuan uttered, his face clouded with somberness.

"Hmm?" The gaunt elder of the Dark Elfkind, perched beneath the tree roots, appeared to catch Yu Yuan's faint whisper, a slight smirk tugging at his lips.

Within the tree's roots, blood surged tumultuously, its hues a rich amalgam.

Diggs let out a bizarre chuckle.

Above him, the enigmatic Origin Realm Gate, shaped like butterfly wings, began to undergo infinite transformations.

It was as though a blazing light had erupted from the depths of the Chaos Abyss, accompanied by a cacophony of sounds that arrived with a deafening intensity.

The light then morphed into innumerable symbols, emblems of the void's mysteries, seemingly conveying the eternal secrets of space.

Boom!

The Dragon Slash Platform, now resembling an eye, trembled fiercely, unable to maintain its vigilant form under the pressure of external forces.

Within, Yu Yuan, akin to a sovereign of worlds and an arbiter of the Dao, distinctly felt the scrutiny of a distant, ancient, and inscrutable consciousness.

With a swish, the Dragon Slash Platform retreated back into the aperture, and his Yin God returned to the Consciousness Little World in an instant.

As the Yin God entered the Consciousness Little World, it instantly formed a connection with Yu Yuan's unchanged main soul.

Specks of vibrant light spilled from the Yin God, effortlessly erased, leaving no trace within the Consciousness Little World.

Yu Yuan watched the display of lights with a hint of astonishment.

The scent he detected was the same as the distant, ancient, and unfathomably mysterious consciousness he had just experienced.

"Origin Realm God!"

An epiphany struck Yu Yuan.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Ice Concubine, exerting her full power over the Evil Cauldron, broke free from the influence of the Lissom Realm. In a mere moment, they traversed thousands of miles.

Yu Yuan glanced back repeatedly, recalling the Origin Realm Gate in the Lissom Realm he had observed from the Dragon Slash Platform. He thought of Diggs of the Dark Elfkind, with his butterfly-winged form, and the angered, flustered Pei Yuling.

"Did that entity notice the peculiarity of my power? Could it have sensed the anomaly within my soul?"

The gaze of the Origin Realm God seemed to linger on him as the Yin God returned.

Yet, as the Yin God resumed its place, the connection was effortlessly erased without a trace.

Yu Yuan was acutely aware that his main soul, which appeared so ordinary and unchanged, harbored the strength of his first self.

Through three hundred years of reincarnation, while the Earth Soul and Heaven Soul remained absent, the main soul had never departed.

The Earth Soul had evolved into the Yin God, the Heaven Soul into the Yang God, and the main soul... was destined to surge towards the Primordial Spirit.

"Primordial Spirit Stage!"

He suddenly realized that a breakthrough in his main soul would restore all the lost memories from his first and second lives.

Then, there would be no distinction between them.

The lives and memories of the first, second, and third incarnations would merge into a singular entity.

When that day arrived, he might surpass even Chen Qinghuang, who had mastered the forces of death, destruction, and rebirth.

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