C1586 Becoming One with the Sun and the Moon
On his journey, the Abyssal Leviathan took roundabout paths and concealed its presence in various guises, all to avoid drawing attention.
When it finally encountered Yu Yuan, the provocation of his words was too much to bear, and it erupted into a frenzy.
In a fit of rage, it revealed its true form as a giant beast.
The enormous green fish, spanning tens of thousands of miles, dwarfed even the Marsh from which Yu Yuan had come. Its shimmering scales were broader than the lakes where Green Willow had submerged.
Its body boasted tens of thousands of these scales.
Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes and observed that each scale on the Abyssal Leviathan seemed to represent a unique aquatic realm.
The sound of water, with its peculiar melody, echoed through the cosmos. Yu Yuan watched in amazement as the power of water within the cosmic energy of the surrounding 100,000 miles grew exponentially stronger.
He sensed that the Abyssal Leviathan had endowed the water with theurgy, drawing in energy from the cosmic expanse hundreds of millions of miles away.
This intrusion by the Abyssal Leviathan transformed the starry sea into an enchanting aquatic cosmos.
Countless winding streams, lakes, and great rivers materialized in this magical domain.
Each droplet seemed to hold a whisper of life essence.
Water, indeed, is a source of life...
The thought emerged unbidden in Yu Yuan's mind.
With focused attention, he realized the enraged Abyssal Leviathan had fully unleashed its innate bloodline abilities.
"Truly a cosmic giant beast; I've underestimated you," he mused.
As he watched the multitude of flowing rivers and pristine lakes surge forward, rich with the power of water, Yu Yuan nodded in acknowledgment.
He also noted the presence of refined iron strength within the depths of these waters, along with traces of cosmic dust and various toxic substances.
It appeared that the Abyssal Leviathan was versed in other theurgies and possessed even more wondrous bloodline secrets.
Upon reflection, Yu Yuan understood that as a cosmic giant beast, the Abyssal Leviathan's survival through the eons likely meant it had vanquished other cosmic giant beasts in its time—such as the Titan Spinosaurus.
In an era marked by extreme bloodshed and chaos, the giant beasts waged war against each other, each seeking to plunder the others' bloodlines.
The secular bird had seized the rule of destruction, elevating it to prominence alongside its core bloodline.
The Abyssal Leviathan, perhaps less formidable, had vanquished weaker beasts, and its bloodline talent was not particularly remarkable. Yet, its survival to this day and its discovery of the Primal Blood Continent suggested it was stronger than it had perceived itself to be. Unfortunately, its blood's ability to extend the lifespans of the Otherkin's experts made it a target of misfortune. It was constantly besieged and carved for flesh, spending most of its time healing from its wounds.
Boom!
Yu Yuan nonchalantly hurled the Dragon Slaying Stage into the mystical waters created by the Abyssal Leviathan. In an instant, the stage began to expand, shrouded in a misty white glow, swelling within the chaos with an air of supreme majesty.
It was as if giant dragons, imprisoned for millennia, suddenly materialized within the stage, their silhouettes flickering as they unleashed roars of defiance.
In a mere moment, the elongated Dragon Slaying Stage enlarged a billionfold, with layers of iridescent ripples revealing the intricacies of warped space-time, rippling out from beneath the stage.
Clusters of icy white mist dispersed, freezing many of the water droplets in the rivers and streams formed by the Abyssal Leviathan, causing the currents to slow.
Then, the pointed end of the Dragon Slaying Stage burst forth with a blinding golden radiance.
Suspended horizontally in the heavens, the stage abruptly pivoted, its golden edge diving towards the Abyssal Leviathan below.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The void was rent asunder by the blade's sharpness, with hundreds of luminous spatial blades accompanying the golden edge, like hundreds of sharp, towering peaks, all converging on the spine of the Abyssal Leviathan.
A blinding light burst forth from the leviathan's back, where lakes, ponds, and deep pools rich with the power of water and the subtle blood energy of water essence were utterly obliterated.
The Abyssal Leviathan, writhing in agony, let out a piercing scream as it lunged forward, its massive jaws clamping down on the Dragon Slaying Stage.
Crack!
The supposedly indestructible Dragon Slaying Stage now bore the distinct imprint of the leviathan's teeth.
Its mouth, millions of times larger than that of a whale, bristled with metallic, saw-like teeth. Shifting its grip, the leviathan bit down ferociously once more.
It wasn't foolish. It avoided biting the end embedded with the golden dragon, targeting instead the middle and rear sections of the stage.
These areas were not as fortified as the golden end, allowing it to leave its mark.
Moreover, it could channel the power of water it had harnessed into the Dragon Slaying Stage through the indentations left by its teeth.
Inside the Dragon Slaying Stage, a deluge ensued.
The sky dome wall seemed to sprout innumerable holes, unleashing first a dense downpour, then a cascading waterfall, followed by a lake a hundred meters wide pouring down.
"Wuwu!"
The Abyssal Leviathan, still clamped onto the Dragon Slaying Stage, emitted bizarre noises as it shook its head with determination.
In comparison, Yu Yuan, who was as insignificant as a speck of dust next to the giant beast, seemed utterly inconsequential.
"He's completely lost it," Yu Yuan muttered, shaking his head.
To his surprise, the Abyssal Leviathan's teeth had indeed left marks on the other two sections of the Dragon Slaying Stage, even managing to create tiny fissures.
Before these small cracks could seal, they were flooded with numerous streams and lakes.
This confirmed Yu Yuan's suspicion: the Abyssal Leviathan wasn't as weak as he had assumed. It was simply unfortunate, often facing enemies many times its strength.
Or, in some cases, the formidable Dark Phoenix of the Everlands.
And more often than not, it was in a state of severe injury...
"It's futile. The moment you infuse the Dragon Slaying Stage with the power of water, any cosmic order of water related to you is immediately snuffed out, eradicated by the stage itself," Yu Yuan said, his expression a mix of bemusement and pity.
The Abyssal Leviathan was overly optimistic, thinking it could use an infinite deluge to submerge the three little worlds within the Dragon Slaying Stage, countering the residual power of the Dragon God corpses and thereby weakening or outright destroying the stage.
But such a plan was far from practical.
"Rise!"
With a mere thought, Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit, deeply concealed within the vitality of his little world, soared out effortlessly.
Once again, the Solar Spirit manifested, taking on the exact likeness of Yu Yuan's real body, not resembling the many crystal-like stalactites nor the Altar of Rebirth.
Yet, this Solar Spirit, now separate from his body, expanded instantaneously with Yu Yuan's intent.
In a mere moment, the Solar Spirit grew so immense that it seemed capable of shouldering the sun and the moon!
These celestial bodies, one a fiery red and the other a luminous white, were the very eyes of the Abyssal Leviathan.
Indeed, these eyes were the actual sun and moon he had assimilated, now perfectly set within their sockets.
Though not as colossal as the true sun and moon, the difference was not outrageously vast.
Yu Yuan, appearing as if crafted from innumerable divine crystals, reached out with the ease of an ancient Titan and grasped the unmarred edge of the Dragon Slaying Stage.
His Solar Spirit, now unknowingly on par with the Abyssal Leviathan, held the Dragon Slaying Stage with a hand larger than the Silvermoon Empire itself.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless streams of vital energy, like surging divine lightning, coursed through Yu Yuan's crystalline Solar Spirit, pouring into the palm that firmly gripped the Dragon Slaying Stage.
He began to exert force slowly, seizing the Dragon Slaying Stage and swinging it with ferocity.
Space and time warped into disarray before the eyes of the Abyssal Leviathan, as an awe-inspiring, familiar force of immense magnitude erupted from the Dragon Slaying Stage.
His teeth, which had stubbornly clamped onto the stage, quickly developed fractures, and blood began to gush within his mouth.
The life essence, capable of extending the lifespans of countless races, mingled with his water essence, spilling over the Dragon Slaying Stage and into the three little worlds contained within.
With a pained howl, he was forced to release his bite, reverting once more to the form of a gaunt human elder, coughing up blood incessantly.
...
"What is that?"
The High Oracle, gazing from the distant realm of Kobran, observed the transformed stellar waters and the rivers, watching the Abyssal Leviathan unleash its bloodline might in the guise of a cosmic giant beast.
Suddenly, a Divine Visage beyond his wildest imagination rose from the earth, towering within the Star River.
The sun and moon stood side by side, with stars scattered behind like mere mud pellets. Distances spanning thousands of miles in the starry sea seemed a mere few steps away.
Zhou Cangmin was utterly astonished.
The region transformed into a mystical aquatic expanse was, in fact, incredibly distant from Kobran. Yet, the Abyssal Leviathan's giant beast form and Yu Yuan's current presence were so immense.
Thus, he still caught sight of it.
He realized the Abyssal Leviathan must have been concealed for some time before revealing itself in its giant beast form.
It wasn't until the Abyssal Leviathan burst forth, assuming its giant beast form, that he fully perceived it.
Initially, he was somewhat perplexed, considering that Yu Yuan should also be in the vicinity, and he prepared to search for any sign of Yu Yuan...
And then, an immeasurably towering Yu Yuan emerged.
Most cultivators in the Unbound realm can manifest their own Divine Visage, each unique to the individual, though many resemble their physical form.
The emergence of Yu Yuan's Divine Visage signified his entry into the Unbound realm, which alone was enough to astound Zhou Cangmin.
What was more astonishing was that Yu Yuan's Divine Visage appeared to have evolved solely from the Solar Spirit, without involving his real body.
Most astounding of all was the sheer scale of Yu Yuan's Divine Visage at that moment, equal in size to the Abyssal Leviathan!
Divine Visages of the Human Tribe seldom exceeded ten thousand meters.
Zhou Cangmin was aware that only when a human's primordial spirit, having attained a divine seat, manifested their Divine Visage again, could they break the ten-thousand-meter threshold.
For evilkind, stature was measured in feet, and it was nearly impossible for a ninth-level Monster Lord to surpass ten thousand feet.
Only upon ascending to the Dark Deity level could one shatter this boundary, boasting a primordial form tens of thousands of feet tall.
Yet, even the pinnacle beings of humans and evilkind, their Divine Visages, could never match the colossal scale of Yu Yuan's current Divine Visage.
At that moment, Yu Yuan's Divine Visage was locked in combat with the largest cosmic giant beast in the Star River, their sizes nearly identical.
What does this concept entail?
The largest living creature in recorded history was the Abyssal Leviathan, the cosmic giant beast that is now gradually becoming extinct.
This was an extraordinary being whose length could easily span tens of thousands of miles, a creature on par with the stars, the sun, and the moon!
Zhou Cangmin's mind was brimming with questions, and he found himself irresistibly drawn to the battlefield.
Almost simultaneously.
The mighty warriors of the Blood Fiend clan in the Dark Star domain were likewise stirred by the clash between Yu Yuan and the Abyssal Leviathan.
Some transformed into streaks of blood-red light, while others coalesced into vast crimson seas of blood, all converging toward the fray.
