C1720 The Evil Demon Appeared Again

"Why have you only just arrived?"

A whisper emerged from the depths of the Geocentric Fire, silently slipping through the Flowing Flames and materializing within Yu Yuan's Yin God.

Yu Yuan's face paled in shock.

The moment the whisper surfaced, he conjured the image of a gaunt soul shadow.

The Origin Realm God!

This deity, who should have recalled all his fragmented souls to the abyss in response to the Great Demon God Beilstein's invasion, had somehow managed to conceal a soul within the vast expanse of the ocean!

And not just anywhere, but deep beneath the ocean floor, nestled within the Geocentric Fire! How could this be?

President Lyi!

In an instant, Yu Yuan realized that since President Lyi had been rescued by the Origin Realm God and pulled into the Chaos Abyss, the Origin Realm God must have learned of President Lyi's intentions through their interactions.

His covert soul had long been hidden within President Lyi's unique body.

Before Beilstein made his appearance, President Lyi was returned to the vast ocean by Zhong Chichen, plummeting to the earth's depths.

His exceptional gold metal body enabled him to endure the scorching of the Geocentric Fire, serving as a protective shell for the Origin Soul.

Only a soul of considerable strength could withstand the most intense flames, untouched by mortal flesh. Yu Yuan was aware that only the Great Demon God Beilstein, also favored by the Origin Soul, and himself, similarly cherished, had souls robust enough to endure.

The Origin Realm God, an expert in both soul and spatial powers, possessed a similarly extraordinary understanding of the soul.

Additionally, President Lyi's gold metal body provided an extra shield against the geocentric flames, sparing the god some of the fiery onslaught.

Thus, his soul remained with President Lyi, lingering beneath the ocean's floor.

What was his endgame?

"Beilstein has departed, and you have not yet ascended to the highest rank. Hence, in your realm, there is no other soul strong enough to delve into the Geocentric Fire. And a body of flesh and blood? That's even less likely."

"If they can't enter here, they can't touch me, nor can they expel this soul of mine. Meanwhile, I can take my time to reflect, feeling ever closer to the Origin Soul."

The soul residing within President Lyi's body appeared to be smiling with ease, seemingly unafraid of exposing his presence.

"This fellow, Mo Baichuan, aspires to ascend to godhood through the Earth Fire Great Path. I'm curious how much longer he'll need to accumulate power. His soul is currently too weak to even communicate with me. In the Geocentric Fire, I've had no one to converse with, so your arrival is quite comforting to me," conveyed the Origin Realm God in a relaxed manner.

"Who? Who are you communicating with?"

Mo Baichuan sharply detected that Yu Yuan's Yin God was resonating with soul thoughts that had permeated the pill furnace. Not even Han Miaoyuan or those of the Yin Meridian caliber, the supreme beings, could penetrate with their soul thoughts to overhear his exchange with Yu Yuan.

If their soul thoughts couldn't reach, they certainly couldn't engage Yu Yuan's soul in conversation. So, who could it be?

"President Lyi?"

The only individual Mo Baichuan could surmise was the legendary president who had incinerated the peculiar gold metal body on the periphery of the Geocentric Fire. "Have you made contact with him? He's become neither human nor ghost, filled with loathing for all flesh and blood creatures. What could you possibly have to discuss with him?"

"It's the Origin Realm God," Yu Yuan replied with a wry smile.

"The Origin Realm God!"

Mo Baichuan's face paled, and he abruptly rose to his feet after sitting motionless for so long. On the outer wall of the Flowing Flames, the fire sparks rapidly refined into something resembling an eye, aiding him in his search for any traces of souls within the fiery magma.

"He entrusted himself to President Lyi's body, much like Yuv Qian carrying me around. He reached the underground through President Lyi. When President Lyi returned to the Vast Expanse, he used the passageway of the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area's Realm, not the realm's barrier. At that time, everyone was fixated on the mutating Origin Realm Gate, oblivious to the soul concealed within President Lyi's body," Yu Yuan explained with a sigh.

Back then, the mightiest warriors of the Vast Expanse were intensely focused on the Origin Realm Gate, which was undergoing a frenzied metamorphosis deep within the Ascension Mountain Range. They feared that the warped and terrifying gate would consume all the spiritual energy of the Vast Expanse.

When they discovered President Lyi, he had already plummeted into the earth's depths. Unbeknownst to him, there was something else within his body.

"Even President Lyi was unaware, for my soul has eluded detection by all, himself included. Had my presence within his soul been discovered by the source of the Yin Meridian, they would have come to eliminate me before President Lyi's fall," the Origin Realm God explained with a hint of pride.

"So, may I inquire as to your purpose for journeying to the heart of the Vast Expanse with such determination?" Yu Yuan inquired.

"Remember the Origin Soul deep within the Vast Expanse that I mentioned? It has undergone a transformation! It can forge the very essence that allows the inhabitants of the Vast Expanse to ascend to divinity. The death of the Spinosaurus and the Titan, along with the scattering of numerous laws, was not the only consequence."

"It was the Spinosaurus that plundered our most precious treasure from the abyss!"

"Our world's treasure, integrated into the heart of the behemoth, fell into the Vast Expanse's core upon its death, allowing the Origin Soul to claim it."

"The Origin Soul, thus transformed, could refine the essence needed to establish divine status, giving rise to the Vast Expanse's magnificent civilization."

"Yet that treasure was rightfully the Abyss's, stolen and carried away by the Spinosaurus!"

"Why shouldn't I seek to enter, to connect with the altered Origin Soul, to reclaim what is rightfully ours?" the Origin Realm God challenged.

Despite his repeated references to the cold, Mo Baichuan was deaf to them, only able to observe the occasional surge of a soul wave within Yu Yuan's Yin God form.

Each soul wave carried the Origin Realm God's Soul Sound, audible solely to Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan's expression became vacant.

Could it be that the Vast Expanse's wondrous civilization, the anomaly of the Origin Soul, and the so-called essence of divinity owed their existence to the Abyss Treasure?

The ancient Spinosaurus, having seized the Abyss Treasure, met its end in the Vast Expanse, causing the fabled treasure to descend to where the Origin Soul lay, sparking an extraordinary transformation within it.

During that time, following his battle with the ancient Titan Spinosaurus, the Great Demon God Beilstein had just returned to the sacred land crafted for him by the Devaputra Race to heal his wounds.

As Beilstein recuperated, the Vast Ocean began to ascend, heralding the emergence of the Nagas and the rise of the Demon Phoenix.

"What treasure?"

The Yin God Yu Yuan's eyes shimmered with a faint light, sensing that the Origin Realm God might indeed be speaking the truth, not fabricating tales.

"I haven't told you before, and I won't start now. All I can say is that once I make contact with the Origin Soul and claim and refine the Abyss Treasure for ourselves, Beilstein's end will come."

The Origin Realm God, merely a soul, concealed within the Geocentric Fire and within President Lyi's body, still exuded an air of arrogance, seemingly untouchable by anyone.

Yu Yuan was irked by his smugness, yet it appeared he was powerless against him.

"I appreciate your willingness to communicate with me. I will seek you out again."

After a moment, Yu Yuan ended his communication with the Origin Realm God and gave Mo Baichuan a nod, signaling him to bring the pill furnace and the Flowing Flames back to the surface.

Mo Baichuan complied with a grave demeanor.

As the pill furnace emerged from the magma pool, Yu Yuan, upon seeing Yuv Qian, also heard the inner voice of Yu Yiyi.

——The Thunder Sect's grand cultivators have begun their assault on the Evil Sect!

"I will come wielding my sword."

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