C1389 The Baneblade Is a Demon

In the land ravaged by the Abyssal Leviathan, Demian and three other platinum Shura stealthily concealed themselves.

These platinum Shura wielded their weapons and vital energy, dispersing a clever white mist in the path of the frenzied cosmic giant beast, attempting to rouse it from its rampage.

Deep within the cold fog, strands of ice crystal-like light seeped into Ji Ningshuang's heart aperture.

With a slight refinement by the Stardust Blade, the cold light blended with her heart, intertwining with the golden light and silver filaments that had penetrated her body.

Her sword light, now infused with the cold light from the cold fog, found it much easier to dissolve and destroy the golden light and silver threads.

The help from the snow bear greatly aided her recovery.

The battle between Mo Baichuan and Alonso appeared fierce, yet the Golden Shura, wielding his silver lance and wrapped in an endless holy radiance, remained untouched by the surrounding inferno.

Alonso's armor repelled the myriad of flames with ease.

Despite his grave injuries, the tenth-level Golden Shura still demonstrated combat prowess befitting his bloodline level.

With a casual thrust of his spear, now transformed into a silver staff, he pierced Mo Baichuan's nine suns, creating thousands of openings accompanied by streaks of golden light and electric rainbows.

Throughout the fight, Alonso's gaze frequently shifted to the Dragon Slaying Stage, to the place shrouded in golden brilliance.

Clearly, he was holding back his full power.

Yu Yuan observed all of this from the Dragon Slaying Stage.

He was acutely aware of the subtle shifts and struggles within the Glimmerdrift Nebula, his insight into the broader situation reaching an astonishing level.

He was equally cognizant of the concerns shared by Jun Chen and Tian Zang.

Yue Mu, vigilant in his protection of Du Yuan, cast anxious glances that mirrored those of Jun Chen and Tian Zang...

Their intentions were transparent.

They were all eager to see if Yu Yuan could leverage the wonders of the Dragon Slaying Stage to break the seal of the golden blood, unearth the Wintermaw, and successfully retrieve it to the Everlands.

"Everlands..."

Yu Yuan whispered softly.

With the collapse of that world, the arcane circles and magical veins that once threaded through the land had vanished.

Even if the Wintermaw still existed, it was now irrevocably severed from the Everlands.

He was well aware that the star world concealing the Wintermaw was exceptionally peculiar; the entire world's Ice Dao of the Cosmic Order and the arcane circles beneath the surface had been meticulously crafted around the Wintermaw's presence.

As the world crumbled, Wintermaw became untethered, losing its connection with the Everlands.

The Divine Sword, entrusted with Nie Qingtian's will to carry sword light and sword's will back to the Sword Cave in the Everlands, found itself unable to return by the same path.

Alonso, confident that the Divine Sword could not return to his grasp, allowed himself to act without restraint.

"Without the Divine Sword, perhaps it's time to try... Bloodhell."

With a mere thought, the Baneblade, previously nestled within an acupoint, was summoned into his palm with unerring steadiness.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

As the Baneblade settled into his hand, his heart began to pound furiously. The Solar Spirit, freshly forged within his little world, leapt up from its seated position!

Whoosh!

Drenched in crimson light, the Solar Spirit emerged from his vitality-infused little world.

Assuming the place of his real body, the Solar Spirit grasped the Baneblade, Bloodhell, its face betraying an expression of rapturous strangeness.

Crafted from vital energy and Soul Power, this was the world's most extraordinary Solar Spirit, its entire form a deep red, with bloodline chains like myriad interlacing streaks of scarlet lightning.

A primal life force, reminiscent of demons and alien beasts, emanated from Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit.

"Hmm?"

Surprised glances were suddenly cast toward the Solar Spirit, which stood side by side with Yu Yuan's real body on the Dragon Slaying Stage.

To the onlookers, Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit appeared even more powerful and incandescent than his real body!

Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit resembled a ninth-level Monster Lord of the Everlands, a ninth-level alien beast from beyond, or a ninth-level Demon God from the Blood Fiend clan!

The Solar Spirit realm, typically reserved for eighth-level archdemons and extraterrestrial warriors.

Yet, as Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit detached from his real body, the intensity and richness of its blood revealed it to be akin to the great archdemons and alien beasts!

Moreover, it was significantly more formidable than his real body!

"No wonder he's so overpoweringly strong, defying all reason!"

The one most profoundly affected was the white crane, whose ashen eyes shimmered with an otherworldly glow as he murmured, "This fellow's Solar Spirit is on par with a Monster Lord! Merely by its emergence, it could stand toe-to-toe with the likes of me and Ogeus."

"You're mistaken," Tian Zang said with a smile, shaking his head. "His Solar Spirit far surpasses both you and Ogeus in versatility. The foundation and depth of his Solar Spirit are beyond what you and Ogeus can match. I doubt there's an archdemon in the Everlands that could even be compared to him."

The white crane bristled at the comment, ready to argue, when a look of shock overtook its features.

Before the eyes of all present, Yu Yuan, wielding the Baneblade, underwent an inexplicable transformation. His body, glowing with the crimson hue of the Solar Spirit, began to change in a way that defied understanding.

Inside him, bloodline chains, bright as lightning, erupted with the essence of a Shura. A massive Bloodwraith emerged from the blade, resonating with his peculiar form before being assimilated.

In an instant, Yu Yuan, gripping the Baneblade, transformed into a Shura, his body adorned with natural spikes and his chest protected by a carapace as sturdy as a platinum shield. His face remained unchanged, still that of Yu Yuan, with eyes a deep, dark red—the only feature that set him apart from the Shura.

At that moment, the Baneblade in his hand exuded an eerily demonic aura, as if it perfectly complemented his current form and Shura lineage.

"ALONSO!" Yu Yuan's voice rang out, sharp as a blade slicing through sunsilver, unique and piercing to the ear.

Boom!

Alonso, amidst the nine blazing suns and unscathed by over a hundred fire magic attacks, jolted at the sound of his name.

An awkward, ugly grimace twisted Alonso's features as he forced a smile.

"Ah, Atenza..." he grumbled.

"Have you really forgotten your cousin's voice? You, Alonso, have always been commendable. But for power, for personal growth, you'd sacrifice anything. Even your cousin, who cared for you and protected you since childhood, became a casualty of your ruthless ambition," Yu Yuan continued, his voice still sharp and grating.

Alonso's complexion turned a mottled mix of colors, his gaze darkening with fury, yet uncharacteristically, he offered no rebuttal.

Atenza! A former master of the Baneblade!"

Zhou You slapped his thigh as if he had an epiphany and exclaimed, "This Baneblade has had numerous owners throughout the cosmos, including a platinum Shura who once possessed it briefly! That Shura, if I'm not mistaken, was named Atenza, hailing from a far-flung Domain of the Shura."

"If my memory serves me right, Atenza, the platinum Shura, didn't survive long in his battle against the dark adept while wielding the Baneblade. He succumbed to the blade's backlash and perished."

"That man was actually Alonso's cousin and had taken care of him since childhood."

Zhou You was taken aback. After finishing his story, he regarded Alonso with a look that was rich with implication.

Jun Chen, Tian Zang, and Yue Mu, all astute individuals, deduced the gist of the situation from the few words spoken by Yu Yuan.

Alonso had somehow acquired the Baneblade and passed it on to his cousin, Atenza.

Unaware of the Baneblade's terror, Atenza, using his Shura blood, managed to tame the blade. He believed his combat prowess would skyrocket, allowing him to triumph in any battle.

However, at the height of the conflict, the Baneblade turned on Atenza, claiming his life.

Thus, he became one of the seven previous masters of the Baneblade.

Alonso had intended to murder his cousin, to remove any obstacles for himself, so he deliberately withheld information about the Baneblade's perilous nature when giving it to him.

Yet, when Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit took hold of the Baneblade, why did it seem as though he transformed into Atenza, becoming a platinum Shura?

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