C1685 Hand in Hand with the Young Beast!
"The offspring of the ancient spinosaurus?"
In the Water Foreign Domain, Xuanli covered his ears with his hands while the Chaos Roc refined the surroundings. Wisps of ghostly electricity zapped from his fingertips, warding off the sonic waves embedded in the dragon's roar.
The three Ninth Level alien beasts had already prostrated themselves on the ground, their massive bodies quivering slightly.
Accustomed to the Gray Domain, they shuddered at the roar of the young Titan spinosaurus, their bloodlines quaking as though on the verge of shattering.
This was a pressure that neither the Chaos Roc, the Abyss Goanna, nor the Secular Bird Queen could impose.
The reason lay in their existence within the Gray Domain, having assimilated much of its starry sky powers. Their blood and bodies bore the mark of the Gray Domain.
The Gray Domain was the territory of the ancient Titan spinosaurus.
The young beast that burst forth from the Dragon Slash Platform was a direct descendant of the ancient Titan spinosaurus. Even in its youth, its bloodline resonated with the Gray Domain, rendering the three alien beasts incapable of even contemplating resistance.
"It's aiding Yu Yuan, but truly, it's helping itself."
Yinn Tiehua, her face etched with wrinkles, leaned on her iron crutch, gazing solemnly at the Heaven Opening Flare Star. "The Origin Realm God and the Abyss Goanna aim to consume all the energy of the Gray Domain, transforming it into another Deep Starfield. That's something it cannot tolerate."
Yinn Tiehua, also a denizen of the Gray Domain, harbored a deep connection to this land and could not bear the thought of its destruction.
She had fully awakened to the reality that President Lyi, in league with the Origin Realm God, had forsaken the people of Hao Ran, poised to become a new blight upon them.
"I only hope that I haven't contributed to tyranny, that I haven't given rise to an evil gold metal deity," Yinn Tiehua lamented in secret.
"You speak the truth," Xuanli concurred.
The juvenile spinosaurus was intent on navigating its youth within its ancestral lands, aspiring to mature within the Gray Domain.
Should the Gray Domain vanish, the young creature would be forced to venture into the vastness of space, facing immense perils.
The foremost threat was the Demon Phoenix.
It had always taken a liking to Yu Yuan, choosing this pivotal moment to aid him against the Origin Realm God—a flawless plan.
With a whoosh, Yu Yuan, standing on the Dragon Slash Platform and wielding the Optimus Sword, emerged within an expansive shadow.
Hovering above him, the Secular Bird radiated with elegance, each feather shimmering with divine brilliance. Its melodious cry echoed in response to his arrival.
In an instant, the Secular Bird Queen transformed into a majestic Dharma figure crowned with regal diadem.
The towering figure of the Queen, with her three heads and six arms, resembled an ancient deity stepping right out of myth.
Her splendid divine garments blazed with Destruction Fire, and streaks of gray-white lightning danced around her.
She wielded the profound mysteries of death, destruction, and rebirth, commanding these forces with the poise of a deity.
All who beheld her presence were filled with awe and drawn to her enigmatic beauty.
Not even the Origin Realm God could resist her allure.
"Such a magnificent Divine Bird does not belong solely to this realm. The abyss, too, would tremble at your beauty and be spellbound by your might," praised the Origin Realm God from within the Chaos Abyss, his voice tinged with mockery for the Demon Phoenix. "That unsightly Demon Phoenix, driven by envy, plotted your demise. It's utterly tragic. If you agree to accompany me to the abyss, I assure you, I will eliminate that vile creature for you."
Yu Yuan's discomfort grew with each word.
"The aura of the abyss does not appeal to me, nor does the world you inhabit," the Queen responded coolly, her gaze drifting over Yu Yuan, revealing just a glimpse of her graceful jawline. Her eyes, peering from beneath the beaded curtain, seemed to breathe new life into all they surveyed.
To her left and right, barriers of gray-white and deep black materialized, resembling shields of death and destruction.
With a swift slash, the barriers, like wings, cleaved through the vast shadow.
The elder of the Shadow Clan within the shadow let out a muffled groan, seemingly sustaining a minor injury.
As the shadow split apart, a vibrant, multicolored continent was unveiled, and a lush ancient tree with emerald-green foliage appeared as if it could exude a sacred green essence.
Its sap was like magical dew, capable of nurturing the most exotic plants and making them bloom and bear fruit in mere moments.
The newly sprouted Hannya Divine Tree radiated a vibrant life force, still releasing a delicate fragrance that conveyed a sense of purity and untouched grace.
The verdant ancient tree took root in the Five-Colored Earth, drawing in the enigmatic nutrients from deep within the ground.
It grew steadily, having only recently been reborn, untouched by the malevolent influence of the Origin Realm God.
Its nascent spirit was evident as its leaves rustled, seemingly joyously anticipating the return of the Hannya.
It reminisced about the distant past when the magnificent Divine Bird first perched upon its branches, becoming its longtime companion.
Yet...
Lurking beside the Five-Colored Earth where it stood was a colossal Disaster Snake. Its four icy, malevolent eyes appeared to bridge four chaotic worlds, amassing power for her, ensuring her monstrous form was battle-ready.
From atop the Dragon Slash Platform, Yu Yuan understood the situation at a glance.
Upon learning that the Hannya Divine Tree had been reborn and remained uncorrupted by the Origin Realm God, the Secular Bird Queen intended to take it out and return it to the lands of the Dark Elfkind.
The Disaster Snake was vigilantly guarding the nascent Divine Tree, while the Origin Realm God refrained from casting its vile energy upon it, anticipating the Secular Bird Queen's arrival.
Had the Divine Tree been truly defiled, it would have been beyond salvation, and the Queen might have abandoned hope.
But the Origin Realm God had offered her a glimmer of hope, allowing her to witness the Divine Tree's purity, bolstering her belief that she could rescue it.
"Are you planning to rescue it?"
Yu Yuan looked up at the towering empress, pausing thoughtfully before asking, "Do you possess the power to return to any of your nests?"
The nests of death, destruction, and rebirth were all under the empress's dominion. She could wield her bloodline's divine power to instantly return to any nest across the starry skies.
Much like Yu Yuan could instantly return to the Dragon Slash Platform from any other region.
"The Gray Domain is the realm of the ancient Titan spinosaurus, imposing a natural limitation on me. I cannot teleport there," Chen Qinghuang admitted softly.
"No wonder..."
Yu Yuan nodded in understanding, his gaze shifting to the "Chaos Abyss," where the majority of the Origin Realm God's soul had morphed. He remarked to her, "You're too tall."
Whoosh!
With his words, the towering empress, whose height reached tens of thousands of feet, retracted her miraculous and majestic form.
She now stood as a normal human woman, matching Yu Yuan in height, devoid of any extra heads or arms. Yet, she still donned the imperial crown, and her presence continued to emanate an aura of destruction and death.
Yu Yuan's unexpected arrival had significantly lessened the Origin Realm God's soul's oppressive force upon her. The Disaster Snake, which had been relentlessly ambushing her and tearing at her wings from the shadows, had also settled into a rare silence.
She seized the moment to breathe, no longer needing to keep her Divine Bird form or invoke her mystical aspect.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
The two-headed Disaster Snake made eerie sounds in the void, its soul and blood emitting faint glows as if probing for something.
The Origin Realm God, now a faint and slender human-like soul within the Chaos Abyss, scanned the surroundings with a furrowed brow.
"A young Spinosaurus has you this cautious? Didn't you anticipate its involvement when you engulfed the Gray Domain with the Heaven Opening Flare Star?" Yu Yuan said with a cold chuckle.
The cessation of the assault on the Secular Bird Queen by the Disaster Snake, the Origin Realm God, and the concealed elder of the Shadow Clan was not due to his presence. It was the presence of the young beast.
The young beast's roar and his sudden appearance had given the Origin Realm God and the Disaster Snake a premonition that it was lurking nearby.
The young beast's emerging dominance over the Gray Domain had given the Origin Realm God cause for concern.
"In the Gray Domain, you truly are formidable."
Yu Yuan silently commended the young beast, aware of its proximity. He could sense it and roughly pinpoint its location, yet it remained invisible to the naked eye.
Both the Origin Realm God and the Disaster Snake were searching high and low, their souls and blood energies extended, but they remained oblivious to the young beast's presence, unable to discern its precise whereabouts.
If allowed to mature, if it grew strong enough, it alone could deal a severe blow to the Origin Realm God and the Disaster Snake. They would be left reeling from a stealthy strike, clueless about how it was executed or where it had hidden.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
An enigmatic stellar power converged from all directions, streaming towards the expansive shadow that had been cleaved apart.
The shadow, manifested by the bloodline of the elderly Shadow Clan woman, resembled a blood clot drenched in sulfuric acid. In a mere moment, it was riddled with gaping holes.
The old woman of the Shadow Clan emitted a piercing scream as the blood energy she had infused into the shadow vanished by more than half.
Her clothing and flesh began to smoke, and she was compelled to emerge from the shadows, flailing her arms desperately. She drew in the remaining uncorroded shadow into her palms like water being absorbed.
"Master!"
She sobbed and shrieked, pleading for the Origin Realm God to intervene on her behalf.
"It's that juvenile creature."
The Soul Shadow formed by the Origin Realm God sensed the strange disturbances nearby and spoke with a detached tone, "There's no need for concern. It hasn't reached maturity yet. Once the Heaven Opening Flare Star swallows the Gray Domain, and the Gray Domain becomes as void as the Deep Starfield, this little one will be immobilized. With not a drop left in the murky pond, where could it possibly hide?"
Roar!
The young beast unleashed another dragon-like bellow.
The multicolored land, dominated by the Disaster Snake, began to quake violently. The earth around the Hannya Divine Tree's roots burst open with thunderous roars.
"It can even move this land!"
The Disaster Snake, in a sharp and mocking female tone, voiced her alarm as she hastily took flight from the vibrant land.
She dared not let her serpentine form touch the ground any longer.
"..."
