C1680 Monster Rampage

The Demon Lord Tan Xiaotian emerged triumphantly from the Mysterious Realm.

Enveloped in the power of Sunsilver by President Lyi, Zhong Chichen, whose control over space magic had been constrained, was suddenly liberated with Tan Xiaotian's arrival.

Yu Yuan, standing nearby, gazed in astonishment at Tan Xiaotian beneath the shroud of darkness.

He also noticed, to his surprise, that the strand of spiritual sense he had been using to monitor Tan Xiaotian had seamlessly returned to his soul, completely intact.

The vast expanse of a little world burst open, filled to the brim with Tan Xiaotian's dark energy, broadening Yu Yuan's horizons.

The escape of his senior brother, Zhong Chichen, significantly alleviated his stress, allowing him to regain his composure.

"Tan Xiaotian!"

President Lyi, transformed into Sunsilver, stood atop the Book of Time, resembling a massive golden brick. He stared down at the strikingly handsome, black-clad youth, his eyes, usually indifferent to all life, now betraying a hint of shock.

In the presence of Taixu and Youyu, he had felt little reverence or dread, his heart as unyielding as cold iron.

Yet Tan Xiaotian's emergence stirred something within him, a flicker of emotion that made him feel almost human once more.

This was because Youyu, of the Bloodbrawlers, was a distant figure to him, known only through hearsay.

Taixu, on the other hand, had been wandering the harsh, remote reaches of the extraterrestrial realm for years, only recently making an appearance in the Everlands—just as unfamiliar to him.

Tan Xiaotian was different; his fame had echoed throughout the Everlands in the years following Nie Qingtian's passing.

As a witness to Tan Xiaotian's ascent to power, President Lyi was acutely aware of his formidable combat prowess.

Thus, witnessing Tan Xiaotian harness dark energy to shatter the little world and successfully invoke the Eiwrone, President Lyi felt a rare surge of disarray.

"In this era, I am Zhong Chichen."

Peeling away from the layers of gold, silver, copper, and iron, Zhong Chichen looked up and offered Tan Xiaotian a smile. He then glanced at the still-burning dark flames beside him and squinted his eyes in gratitude.

Following his expression of thanks, the deep chasm within the Eiwrone belched forth a torrent of space magic.

The thick space magic infused his flesh and blood, cleansing it of the essences of gold, silver, copper, and iron, and returning his body to a state of clarity.

"President Lyi, do you recall when Loong Jie and I sought you out? I entrusted you with some matters, and in return, I promised to ensure that Loong Jie wouldn't consume you."

As Zhong Chichen began to speak, the forces of time and space transformed into dazzling streams of light, penetrating the Book of Time at President Lyi's feet.

A fierce, divine radiance erupted from within the Book of Time.

Zhong Chichen's temporal-spatial powers engaged in a fierce battle with the Sunsilver essence of President Lyi, hidden within a page of the Book of Time.

Yu Yuan, standing nearby, watched Zhong Chichen with astonishment and inquired, "You've met him before? When?"

"In a hidden place beyond our world," Zhong Chichen answered nonchalantly, his gaze fixed on President Lyi.

"I will not consent to anything, nor will I be subject to anyone's control. That includes the Origin Deity. Our relationship can only be one of allies, not of master and servant," President Lyi declared with an icy firmness.

"Resolute! Truly resolute!" Demon Lord Tan Xiaotian exclaimed, giving President Lyi a thumbs-up in admiration. His smile turned sly as he continued, "But I recall, during my visit to the Skyreach Consortium, when I requested certain items from you, you were quite accommodating. Lyi, we've had dealings before; we're rather well-acquainted, wouldn't you say?"

At those words, a faint glimmer flickered in President Lyi's glassy eyes, leaving him looking somewhat bewildered.

Tan Xiaotian's brow furrowed. "The transformation you've undergone seems to have come at a significant cost. Your memory isn't as sharp, and your ability to recall the past has slowed."

"I remember now," President Lyi said, as if it took considerable effort to dredge up the memories of his past with Tan Xiaotian. A chilling intent to kill flashed across his frosty visage. "You, too, should die!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Above Tan Xiaotian's head, within the black expanse, something akin to a Cursed Artifact, drawn by President Lyi's Sunsilver power, suddenly burst forth from the shadows.

A massive black wheel blazed before them like a dark sun.

The clusters of black flames that had previously settled on Zhong Chichen seemed to originate from this colossal wheel.

"I knew it."

Tan Xiaotian let out a dry laugh, extending his hand to gently press against the wheel, effortlessly merging it into the World of Darkness he had mastered. "Lyi, I vaguely recall you used to fear me. Sigh, we're old friends, after all. It wasn't me who caused your ascension to fail. Your hatred for me is quite illogical, don't you think?"

"How about we send you back to the Everlands to settle your score with Han Miaoyuan?"

His Cursed Artifact, unlike the Titanblade, did not turn on its master and was subdued with ease.

"Excellent idea!"

Zhong Chichen applauded, laughing heartily as if he fully endorsed Tan Xiaotian's proposal. Before President Lyi could respond, the Book of Time, which Zhong Chichen had reclaimed, plummeted down with a thunderous crash.

It descended into a hidden fissure connected to the Domain Channel of the Moonfall Sanctuary.

"President Lyi, Han Miaoyuan is in the Everlands right now. Why not go and settle your accounts with him?"

The Book of Time vanished along with President Lyi.

But moments later, the Book of Time reemerged, stripped of the Sunsilver essence President Lyi had infused into it.

In the gloomy cave, the Book of Time was cleansed by the force of space magic.

"Did you actually manage to send him to the Everlands, President Lyi?"

Tan Xiaotian was astonished, eyeing Zhong Chichen, a familiar figure from the past, with curiosity. He tsked, "You, as the Chronowyrm, seem to truly despise Han. Are you aware that if Lyi had succeeded on this path, he could have constrained the power of every Solar Spirit in the Human race with a trace of Sunsilver?"

"I'm aware. I've experienced it firsthand."

Zhong Chichen nodded with a beaming smile, "Rest assured. We can't let those Everlands folks sit idle, can we? Han is no pushover. And isn't Taishi in the Moonfall Sanctuary? Sending President Lyi back to them will surely give them a headache, and that's when we can breathe easy, right?"

"The principle remains the same," Tan Xiaotian said with a sardonic laugh.

It appeared that these two were cut from the same cloth.

Tan Xiaotian, the master of the Devil Palace, was initially aligned with Han Miaoyuan's faction. Yet, when he saw Zhong Chichen send President Lyi to pester Han Miaoyuan, his laughter was the loudest of all.

"My dear junior brother, have you noticed how effortlessly I've managed to rid myself of the nuisance that is President Lyi?"

Zhong Chichen said to Yu Yuan with a grin, "Now that he's gone, you're free to wield the Titanblade once more and deploy the Heaven-Opening Sword Array. And Youyu, if you can't handle the Origin Deity, you might as well come out from that woman of the Silverscale Tribe's mind."

He called out to Youyu.

Youyu's real body was beside the God-King Taixu, but his eyes were vacant, clearly indicating that his spiritual sense was engaged elsewhere, locked in battle with the Origin Deity within Jessica's mind.

Zhong Chichen's call sparked a flicker of light in Youyu's otherwise hollow gaze.

"I want to be clear, I have a bone to pick with this Youyu character, and I refuse to join forces with him," Tan Xiaotian declared.

"The Everlands are truly overrun with monsters."

The Abyssal Greater Basilisk, watching from the sidelines, had first witnessed the dread of Tan Xiaotian and then saw President Lyi dispatched by Zhong Chichen. It also observed the fierce struggle between the God of Ghosts Youyu and a fragment of the Origin Deity within Jessica's mind.

Additionally, there was Yu Yuan, capable of summoning the Heaven-Opening Sword Array single-handedly to slay the Voidweaver.

What fortune must the heavens bestow upon the Everlands to produce such remarkable individuals?

The luminance that the Everlands had emitted for generations now seemed to pale in comparison to the pinnacle warriors of all the races.

The old lizard, who had wandered the fringes of the cosmos for years, was now filled with a deep sense of nostalgia.

"Isn't that the truth?" the Abyssal Leviathan said with a rueful smile, "Besides these individuals, there's Lin Daoke from the Sword Sect and the Dark Phoenix who has me under her thumb. The Everlands' ability to stand against the myriad races of the heavens is indeed due to their profound heritage and the abundance of valiant heroes they possess!"

"It's not easy being suppressed in the depths of the Everlands," the Abyssal Greater Basilisk sighed.

At those words, the Abyssal Leviathan's smile grew even more strained.

"I'm sorry, I can't continue to watch the battle."

Shaking its head in a gesture of helpless apology, the Abyssal Greater Basilisk then manifested its true form as a giant beast.

Boom!

The massive form of the Abyssal Greater Basilisk materialized above the Eiwrone, dwarfing the stars beneath it.

Stirred by the awakening of its bloodline, the abyssal cave mouths seemed to transform into numerous "Maws of Oblivion," as though they were brimming with its vital energy.

The might of the Origin Deity surged dramatically as a result!

The presence of the Abyssal Greater Basilisk, with its bloodline unleashed, could actually invoke the power of the Abyss!

This was a force the Origin Deity knew well, yet it was an alien power to all other beings in this world.

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