C1482 Facing the Enemy!!
Beneath the Seven-Colored Lake, the Terra Fiend Ancestor known as Xuanying gracefully bowed to Rovi before sealing off the entire lake. Yu Yuan, along with the Dragon Slaying Stage, the Crucible of Evil, and Yu Yiyi, found their soul connections severed.
Rovi's eyes, once a kaleidoscope of colors, dimmed to the deepest purple. His masculine form began to transform, becoming more graceful and agile, morphing into a shape better suited for Xuanying's combat style. When Yu Yuan could no longer detect even a hint of the original colors deep within Rovi's eyes, he realized that the current chieftain of the Voidweavers had completely retracted his soul.
Rovi entrusted his body entirely to Xuanying with peace of mind. Therefore, the Rovi before him was no longer Rovi, but the Terra Fiend, Xuanying herself! One of the ancient ancestors of the Terra Fiends had fully taken over, wielding Rovi's body for her own purposes. Moreover, she could utilize Rovi's blood magic.
Rovi, a master of space magic and at the pinnacle of the tenth level, presented a formidable challenge. Even with Xuanying using only a fraction of his power, she was a force to be reckoned with.
"Void Lock!" With a soft chuckle, Xuanying unleashed the frequently used and potent blood magic of the Voidweaver Clan. The space at the bottom of the lake where Yu Yuan stood seemed to solidify instantly, leaving him unable to so much as twitch a finger, let alone take flight.
The crimson shield he had conjured from within burst apart at Xuanying's command. Blood and brilliance scattered, swiftly dissolved by the waters of the Seven-Colored Lake, beyond his ability to reclaim.
In the next instant, Xuanying materialized before Yu Yuan. Her slender left hand, cold as a blade of ice, thrust towards Yu Yuan's heart. Watching her close the distance with a spatial shift, Yu Yuan could only offer a wry smile. He had often used the spatial teleportation technique of the Dragon Slaying Stage against others, but now the tables had turned.
Puff! Without a moment to spare, his chest was pierced. His body, hardened through countless trials, was rendered vulnerable under Xuanying's strike. Paralyzed, he felt an excruciating pain, yet his soul remained untouched.
With a whoosh, the enigmatic Solar Spirit concealed within his vitality's little world burst forth, transforming into hundreds of crimson streaks that surged out like slender serpents of blood.
Crimson rays of blood magic reached Yu Yuan's heart in an instant, clashing with an equal number of snow-white light blades.
Xuanying uttered a soft "hmm," a curious hue flickering deep within her purple pupils. She observed the snow-white palm that had penetrated Yu Yuan's chest, sensing hundreds of snow-white light blades being intercepted by a sudden flare of crimson blood magic just before they could reach Yu Yuan's heart.
Every second, the space rules that Rovi had mastered collided with numerous innovative and unique bloodline chains!
The light blades, emanating from the snow-white palm and imbued with the sharpness of space, tore through all worldly seals with their force.
Additionally, there was a dense array of spatial lights unique to the Voidweaver race, iridescent and splendid, transforming into myriad colorful butterflies desperately trying to burrow into Yu Yuan's heart...
Yet, those abruptly emerging crimson rays morphed into a network of interlaced bloodline chains, like shimmering rivers of light. Within these luminous rivers, the Shura's metal magic emerged, along with the enchantress's unique soul incantations, the Starborn's bloodline mysteries, and countless stars that seemed to float among them.
There were the Blood Fiend's lifeblood genes that devoured the essence of all living beings, and the Shadowkin's plant essence, manifesting as a gentle green rain of light...
Hundreds of crimson rays suddenly transformed, encompassing the wondrous blood magic of various intelligent races!
The space rules Rovi had penetrated seemed to be simultaneously thwarted by the bloodline chains of countless extraterrestrial beings, as if numerous Otherkin leaders had joined forces to intercept them!
This prevented the spatial blades from breaking through the defenses in time to reach Yu Yuan's heart.
"I've listened to you for so long and observed for quite a while, recognizing the uniqueness of your body. I intended to tailor my approach to break your shell, but I never anticipated your body to be so extraordinary," Xuanying said with a smile, her voice a gentle murmur.
Her other hand turned a deep purple, with numerous violet sparks leaping about. This hand lacked any trace of space magic; rather, it bore the soul essence that Xuanying, as the progenitor of the Terra Fiend, had comprehended over tens of thousands of years—a divine ability and power rightfully hers.
The purple hand moved with deliberate speed, neither too fast nor too slow, as it aimed a stab at Yu Yuan's forehead. It seemed intent on piercing through his Mindscape in an instant, intent on utterly shattering his three souls.
"If I can't destroy your body in a flash, if I can't shatter your heart, then I'll find another way to obliterate your soul first!" Xuanying snorted with disdain.
Sizzle, sizzle!
As Xuanying's purple hand thrust forward like a spear, the countless dark wills and the malevolent auras of tainted souls within the Seven-Colored Lake converged in a frenzy. Her seemingly leisurely pace was a ploy to imbue the hand with even more terrifying psionic power.
Yu Yuan watched, eyes wide with horror, as the purple hand drew in the lake's power, growing increasingly formidable. Yet he was powerless to escape the constraints of the Void Lock. A pang of regret washed over him. He lamented not bringing the Dragon Slaying Stage to the lake's depths, regretted his complacency.
He was acutely aware that Xuanying had invoked Rovi's tenth-level spatial bloodline to impose the so-called Void Lock. But the Void Lock she wielded was not Rovi's own power. With the Dragon Slaying Stage in his possession, he might have been able to break free using the residual power of the Chronowyrm.
If he weren't trapped, if he could just move his limbs, he'd have a wealth of tactics at his disposal. Instead, he was forced to watch helplessly as the hand slowly amassed power, inching closer to his forehead, unable to disrupt it beforehand.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Inside his Mindscape, his Lunar Spirit began to muster Soul Power, rapidly setting up defenses. Layers of spiritual protection snapped into place the moment his spiritual sense stirred.
The Lunar Spirit took the lead, the dominant soul stood guard behind, and the projection of the Solar Spirit held the center. Yu Yuan concentrated intensely, bracing for the Terra Fiend progenitor's assault with her Mind Magic on his spiritual realm.
"Sword rise!"
Simultaneously, he managed to summon forth the crimson sword light from his immobilized arm bone. The sword light traced a path beneath his skin, snaking from his arm to his neck, then creeping up to his cheek, and finally converging at his forehead.
"Shadow Moon Essence!"
With a mere thought, the pure shadow energy particles, previously hidden within his acupoints, emerged like twinkling stars, ready to be unleashed.
Glancing over, it seemed as though numerous silver stars were converging toward his forehead.
"What on earth are you?"
Xuanying, the ancient progenitor of the Terra Fiends, felt her composure slip as she watched him immobilized, yet still capable of marshaling the psionic power hidden within his acupoints and bones with his soul.
Her hand, poised to pierce Yu Yuan's forehead, slowed progressively as it neared its target.
It was as though her hand bore an overwhelming load of psionic power, making it incredibly heavy.
Yet, she could see streams of crimson sword light erupting from Yu Yuan's arms, racing beneath his skin and swiftly converging at his forehead.
The scent of danger emanating from the crimson sword light was unmistakable to her, signaling a threat to her hand.
Next came the Shadow Moon Essence, the very embodiment of the Root of the Lunar Meridian!
The Shadow Moon Essence had an exceptionally potent purifying effect on the subterranean filth!
It also exerted a significant suppressive force on her and ancient Terra Fiends like Huangyin!
This was why she, who had yet to ascend to the rank of Great Demon God, along with Huangyin, approached Youyu with such caution.
The Miniature River Styx coursing through Youyu's veins harbored the Shadow Moon Essence, a substance of immense lethality to them.
Youyu had gained the recognition of the Root of the Lunar Meridian, and as a divine being, it was only natural for him to possess the Shadow Moon Essence.
But how could Yu Yuan manage to refine so much Shadow Moon Essence?
Xuanying was baffled.
Her hand, which was about to strike Yu Yuan's forehead, hesitated upon the sight of the crimson sword light and the Shadow Moon Essence.
Suddenly, her certainty wavered, and she no longer believed that her hand would emerge victorious upon breaching Yu Yuan's brow.
"You seem to be having second thoughts?"
A taunting remnant soul emanated from the depths of Yu Yuan's eyes.
Xuanying could feel it, could grasp the oscillations of his soul. Observing his face, she noted his serenity, as if he harbored no fear of the demonic hand threatening to penetrate his forehead.
