C1498 A Senior Brother Who Had Predicted Everything!

Youyu, typically reserved in speech, only became so detailed when speaking to him.

After Yu Yuan finished listening and began to contemplate, he noticed Youyu's icy gaze drifting across their senior brother, Zhong Chichen.

He instantly realized that Youyu harbored a murderous intent towards their senior brother.

Their senior brother was the Chronowyrm, and Youyu, along with his past self, initially shared the same ambition: to slay the dragon.

Having spent years reincarnated as Hong Qi, he now understood it was all part of his senior brother's sinister machinations.

Youyu had more than enough reasons to want his senior brother dead.

"I'll start by reaping Rovi's soul."

With a subtle shift in his consciousness, the River Styx, as if etched into his being, condensed into a murky glow that swiftly enveloped Rovi's neck like a scarf.

He refrained from striking Zhong Chichen immediately, fearing that his death might shatter the Chronospatial Lock.

First and foremost, he needed to ensure Rovi was thoroughly dead, to ensure he posed no further threat.

Allowing Rovi's soul and body to reconnect at any point would only invite fresh complications.

"This Voidweaver, Rovi, has truly rotten luck..."

Youyu spoke nonchalantly as he methodically cast his spell, "He could have unleashed far greater strength. He feared that fully displaying his bloodline mysteries would make even my concealment insufficient to hide his presence underground, so he always held back."

"He feared attracting the attention of the supreme beings of the Everlands."

"Being alone in the treacherous Everlands, he was fraught with concerns."

Yu Yuan was taken aback.

He had thought Rovi's transformation, with his eyes turning into a spectrum of colors and retracting control over his body, was already formidable.

Yet, he had underestimated Rovi's true strength.

"He miscalculated far too much."

"He didn't foresee the Seven-Colored Dragon's devious plot, nor did he anticipate that you possessed the horn of the golden dragon. He also didn't predict the third Dragon Slaying Stage would emerge from the space rift created by the Seven-Colored Dragon."

"He certainly didn't expect me to deliver another blow at the crucial moment."

"..."

A scornful glint danced in Youyu's eyes.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Streams of colorful soul light were drawn from Rovi's neck into the enchanted scroll, violently pulling his essence into its confines.

Rovi's soul presence weakened incrementally until it vanished entirely.

With his soul and body forcibly separated, Rovi, now only a being of Soul Power, faced Youyu in the Defiled World beneath the Everlands. Youyu, a being of the God of Ghosts' caliber, had extracted Rovi's soul.

This was, after all, Youyu's most adept technique.

"Alright, now..."

Youyu reached out, seizing the scroll that now enveloped Rovi's soul, and it settled firmly into his hand.

He turned to face Zhong Chichen.

Zhong Chichen, who had been utterly motionless, suddenly opened his eyes and flashed a sly grin at Youyu.

Youyu's face remained cold as ice.

Yu Yuan, on the other hand, was taken aback.

"Had I not predicted that you, Youyu, would inevitably join forces with my dear junior brother at the crucial moment, how could I have dared to exert my full strength?"

"How could I dare to create a Chronospatial Lock capable of momentarily separating Rovi's soul from his body? Did I not know that in such a state, I could only impose a brief limitation on a supreme being like Rovi?"

"The moment Rovi was bound, it allowed my dear junior brother to thrust through his heart on the Dragon Slaying Stage."

"And as for you..."

Zhong Chichen's smile was tinged with confidence. "Of course, I had factored in that you would battle by his side."

"No matter how deeply you despise me, no matter how fervently you wish for my demise, you would wait for Rovi's end first. Only by eliminating Rovi would you stop fearing the disintegration of the Chronospatial Lock and dare to strike at me."

"But..."

Zhong Chichen's laughter boomed, "Once Rovi's soul is erased or confined by you, I too shall be liberated."

Whoosh!

Rovi's body, aglow with a seven-colored radiance, swiftly departed from Yu Yuan's view.

Zhong Chichen's hand, acting as a substitute for the lethal Dragon Slaying Stage, plunged into Rovi's chest.

And then he began to frantically siphon Rovi's residual lifeblood and psionic power!

"Youyu, you've captured Rovi's soul. Yu Yuan has seized most of Rovi's lifeblood, ensuring the Dragon Slaying Stage is fully engaged. And me? I'm merely scavenging for scraps, tapping away at the edges. That's not asking for too much, is it?"

The current leader of the Voidweaver clan was visibly emaciated, his body thin and withered to the naked eye.

Zhong Chichen, a Chronowyrm, coveted the enigmatic spatial properties within Rovi's lifeblood and the profound mysteries of the Void that Yu Yuan had mastered.

Rovi, soulless and with his heart pierced by the Dragon Slaying Stage, was left with nothing but a lifeless husk. How could he possibly escape Zhong Chichen's grasp?

"Youyu, don't make a move against me. You know I never engage in a battle unless I'm certain of victory," Zhong Chichen said, his voice laced with a smile.

The wounds and backlash he had suffered from intercepting Rovi and the misuse of the Chronospatial Lock were rapidly healing, fueled by Rovi's residual energy.

With a hiss, the myriad bright blades of light that had torn through the space rifts and the Warp Gates that Rovi had investigated began to brim with his presence.

Seizing the moment, Zhong Chichen appropriated some of Rovi's powers and the knowledge he had left behind. With a mere thought, he could depart through any Warp Gate, freeing himself from the Everlands.

He could also detonate the frozen spaces while the Chronospatial Lock was still in effect, instantly annihilating Yuan Qingxi and all others trapped by the lock.

Zhong Chichen moved with ease, neither overly cautious nor fearful of Youyu. Even if he couldn't defeat Youyu at present, his mastery of space magic ensured he could make a swift exit.

Moreover, he could ensure the demise of Yuan Qingxi and many others before making his retreat.

"Alright, let's both take a moment to cool down," Yu Yuan interjected, attempting to defuse the tension.

"I've always been calm; I never act impulsively," Zhong Chichen responded with a smile, a slender space rift hovering behind him, promising him the liberty of escape at a moment's notice.

He was confident that Youyu couldn't hinder him.

"Are you two done catching up?" Zhong Chichen asked with a sneer, eyeing Youyu and Yu Yuan. "My Dragon Soul has been at the Dragon Slaying Stage for years; I'm well aware of the special bond you two share."

"You two will never truly be adversaries."

Upon hearing those words, Zhong Chichen's brow furrowed.

He cast a glance at the sky, deep in thought, then declared, "Tan Junshan will not perish; I'll ensure his return. As for Loong Jie, please look after him for me."

With a whoosh, he seized Rovi's form and vanished into the space rift behind him, leaving no trace.

As he vanished, the Chronospatial Lock was lifted.

Yuan Qingxi, Huangyin, Chen Liangquan, and Loong Jie began to stir awake.

The torn space rifts healed rapidly, and the Warp Gate closed.

Order was restored seamlessly.

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