C1320 The Cosmic Order Shattered(2)

Caught off guard, Wei Zhuo's face turned pale. He swung his Thunderhammer, unleashing a barrage of blazing thunder balls that hammered the branch into the ground.

Xu Jingyao grunted as he positioned the Flame Spear against his chest, narrowly avoiding disaster.

But Chu Yao...

Chu Yao's Solar Spirit Body was impaled by the branch, releasing a strange medicinal scent as it mixed with his essence energy and heaven soul, all of which were absorbed by the branch.

In an instant, Chu Yao's Solar Spirit shattered.

Simultaneously, another branch penetrated the Lunar Meteorite where Yan Qiling and his companions stood, swiftly draining it of its moon energy.

Luckily, Yan Qiling had been vigilant. He quickly moved Moore and Yan Ziyang to the shattered celestial stones at Leo's feet in the Star River.

"The Ancestral Tree's lethal power now extends beyond the Spirit World! Its branches can breach the realm's boundaries, reaching into the nearby Star River!" Yan Qiling shouted, trying to alert everyone.

But he noticed that the snow bear and the greylag he wanted to warn had already taken flight, hurrying to put even more distance between themselves and the Spirit World, avoiding the fallout.

"It's grown stronger, and... it's still rapidly growing," Beru of the Starborn said, his concern for Chen Qinghuang, Yu Yuan, and Brie evident. Any residual friendship he had for Diggs had evaporated.

He realized the catastrophic consequences should the corrupt Uxthar Tree reach its full potential. The Glimmerdrift Nebula, Silver Sands, and the Starborn's Kuvrepros would be next in line for the malevolent divine tree's onslaught.

The thought of such a monstrous tree taking root in their Kuvrepros, its branches piercing endlessly in every direction, sent a chill through Beru.

"Sigh," Yu Yuan lamented, his emotions stirred by the demise of Chu Yao's Solar Spirit.

"I warned you to leave long ago, yet you chose to linger," came another sigh, this one from Pei Yuling, who gripped the Mirror of the Infinite once more. It seemed he was lamenting Chu Yao's foolishness. "Well, it's done. My connection with Zhong Chichen should be severed. After all, returning to the Everlands now would be nearly impossible for me. And if I did, I'd be hunted relentlessly."

After a moment of reflection, he suddenly looked up.

His gaze settled on Yan Qiling.

"You should keep your distance from Beru and maintain a proper separation from the Spirit World. Best of luck to you all in staying safe."

Feeling his murderous intent, Yan Qiling coughed and addressed Moore and Yan Ziyang with these words before departing from the Lunar Meteorite shard, standing isolated in the void.

Whoosh!

Pei Yuling, clutching the Mirror of the Infinite, materialized before him in an instant. With a smirk, he said, "If you refuse to embrace my god and insist on delving into space magic, then I cannot allow you to remain among the living."

Yan Qiling offered a forced smile as he glanced at the Voidweaver in the Spirit World, then retorted, "She can make such grand claims. As for you, you're not quite up to par."

The presence of Chen Qinghuang compelled the Voidweaver to exert all its energy, leaving it no bandwidth to concern itself with others.

Because of this, Yan Qiling harbored little fear of Pei Yuling.

He cast the chessboard into the air, and the swirling black and white pieces descended upon Pei Yuling's Mirror of the Infinite like a cosmic maelstrom.

The interwoven chessboard sizzled, transforming into a radiant spatial edge.

This peculiar spirit, having emerged from the Moonfall Sanctuary as a soul fragment of the Soul Splitting Staff, had mastered the space magic of the Jihui God-King. After reuniting with the Taishi God-King in the extraterrestrial Star River and receiving his blessing, he had evolved far beyond his former self. Pei Yuling was hardly a concern.

The two engaged in a fierce clash within the unfolding rift.

At that moment, the Dragon Slaying Stage, concealed within the Shenque acupoint, was summoned forth by Yu Yuan.

With the emergence of the Dragon Slaying Stage, both the Voidweaver and the tainted Uxthar Tree sensed its presence, forcing them to split their focus and dredge up memories of the past.

They remembered the terror of being dominated by the dragon slayer...

In that brief moment of distraction, the annihilating flames from Chen Qinghuang, accompanied by countless strands of gray Divine Thunder, began to shroud the tree with an overwhelming divine presence.

And, of course, the butterfly perched upon it.

She was well aware that even without a fully formed Solar Spirit, Yu Yuan's possession of the Dragon Slaying Stage meant he could tap into its power and significantly alleviate her burden.

Right from the start, upon learning of the Spirit World's layout, she made her stance clear.

Yan Qiling, Beru, Leo, Moore, Yu Yiyi, and even the Crucible of Evil—all could step aside.

Yu Yuan's presence alone was sufficient.

His ability to wield the Dragon Slaying Stage, coupled with his arrival in the Spirit World, meant that its activation would be incredibly potent!

And indeed, things unfolded as she had predicted...

In that moment, Yu Yuan sheathed his sword and gripped the elongated Dragon Slaying Stage with both hands, a serene smile playing on his lips as he faced the butterfly manifested in the guise of Benin. "I descended to thwart your plans."

His remnant soul, vitality, and spiritual energy fused with the psionic power of the Dragon Slaying Stage.

The luminescent Dragon Slaying Stage emitted a murky radiance, naturally suppressing both the Voidweaver and the tainted "Uxthar Tree" with the authority of the Way of Heaven.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The laws and profound meanings intricately woven within the Spirit World began to fracture under the influence of the Dragon Slaying Stage and Yu Yuan's manipulation of its psionic power.

The Spirit World trembled violently, and newly formed mountains crumbled to dust.

The land's veins and chasms, overwhelmed by the Dragon Slaying Stage's enigmatic force, either became congested or were ripped asunder.

Deep within the earth's core, only Chen Qinghuang could directly perceive the blinding beams of light that could not endure the Dragon Slaying Stage's peculiar psionic power, bursting apart one by one.

Consequently, numerous trees and plants on the surface also exploded into splinters and ash at a staggering rate.

Crack! Crack!

The dreadful sound of the Domain fracturing echoed from every corner, as meteorites, recently returned by the Uxthar Tree and the Voidweaver, seemed on the verge of breaking apart once more.

They were the foundational pillars of the Spirit World. Should they shatter, they would fragment once more. Without sufficient scale, the Spirit World would be incapable of sustaining the roots of the Uxthar Tree!

Finally, the divine butterfly cast a gaze of astonishment upon Yu Yuan.

Her eyes brimmed with bewilderment, seemingly unable to grasp the events unfolding before her. She found it inconceivable that such an unassuming human youth could indeed manifest a fraction of the Dragon Slaying Stage's divine might!

How could this be? Merely because he had received the residual psionic power of that individual and gained the recognition of the Dragon Slaying Stage?

Both the Voidweaver and the tainted "Uxthar Tree" struggled to come to terms with it, deeming it unbelievable.

Yet, the fragmentation of the Spirit World and the crumbling of the cosmic order were continuously confirming it.

This was an undeniable reality!

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