C1759 The Invincible Style!
The conflict extended far beyond the confines of Horror Land. Every soul and ghost that lingered in the vast expanse felt an uncontrollable pull tugging at them. Regardless of their location, they were compelled to converge on Horror Land, the Iridescent Cloud Miasma Sea, or the domains of the Ghost Wizard Sect. They all hurried toward Horror Land with urgency.
What was once a bright day suddenly darkened, as if a gray veil had been drawn across the sky by some mysterious force, turning daylight into night. This eerie spectacle, which would have been out of place during the day, was thus hidden from the eyes of mortals as the souls and ghosts moved stealthily under the cover of darkness.
The common folk of the great empires were oblivious to these happenings. Ancestral tablets in family shrines inexplicably shattered, cemeteries echoed with ghostly cries, and ancient battlefields resounded with the roars of restless spirits. Ghosts and Heavenly Ghosts, having grown in power within Horror Land, roamed the human realm, seeking oddities in graveyards thick with Yin Qi and gathering the souls of warriors on battlefields littered with countless bones.
Some ghosts, desiring neither conflict nor competition, guarded their descendants within the family shrines where they had once lived. Yet, marked by the Horror Land and branded with the signature of Yin Meridians, they had no control over their fate. When the Yin Meridians called, they had no choice but to heed the summons and join the fray, regardless of their desires.
At that moment, these scattered souls and ghosts took flight from every corner of the vastness. Numerous cultivators who had ascended to the Yin God realm could detect the abnormal stirrings of these spirits, immediately realizing that something monumental had transpired in Horror Land. Such unusual behavior among the ghostly beings could only mean one thing.
With a thunderous boom, Yu Yuan's body on the Dragon Slash Platform jolted fiercely. Cao Jiaze, who stood beside him within the confines of a palace formed by the Heaven Palace Seal, fared even worse, nearly half-ejected from the structure. But a divine light shot forth from within the palace, ensnaring him and pulling him back to safety.
"The Essence of Yin Sunflower!" Cao Jiaze exclaimed, as he watched the silver grains of Yin Sunflower Essence separate from his body, scattering across the palace floor before taking flight as if endowed with a will of their own.
"Hehe, I knew it," Yu Yuan said with a chuckle, shaking his shoulders. From within his chest cavity, the Yin Sunflower Essence emerged.
At that moment, the Yin Sunflower Essence weighed heavily, resembling miniature worlds glinting with silver. Just moments before, both he and Cao Jiaze had nearly been pulled into Horror Land by the Yin Sunflower Essence within them.
The Yin Sunflower Essence originating from Horror Land could be reclaimed by the source of the Yin Veins at critical moments. It could also transform into a blade and an eye for the Yin Veins.
"Its will can be transmitted through the Yin Sunflower Essence! No wonder I was blindsided in the Profound Sky Sect without any forewarning," Cao Jiaze said, his face clouded with concern. As he spoke, he took out the pellet that resembled a copper ball and placed it in the center of his palm.
The soul-annihilating power of the Blazing Soul Eradication was clearly visible within the pellet. Sensing that the situation was amiss, and fearing that the Yin Sunflower Essence might be exploited by the Yin Veins once more, he took precautions.
"It's of no use to me now, regardless of its past purposes. I wouldn't dare use it," Yu Yuan remarked with a smile. He then summoned the Optimus Sword, and with a flick of his wrist, he unleashed a flurry of crimson sword light, systematically shattering the remaining Yin Sunflower Essence within him.
The destroyed Yin Sunflower Essence turned into silvery-white powder, drifting like sand toward Horror Land before seamlessly blending into the silver-gray mist barrier below.
Narrowing his eyes, he observed numerous souls and ghosts dwelling deep within the Styx. Luo Yue, Qianjie, Chu Ling, and the other formidable ghosts and Heavenly Ghosts were all being drawn to the Styx that had once fostered their growth and strength.
Stripped of their freedom, they had become the manifestation of the Yin Veins' will, relentlessly assailing Denise's blood.
More precisely, they were targeting the soul power from Shehun within Denise's blood. The moment Shehun's soul merged with the deep pond representing the Yin Veins' origin, the battle erupted. To counter Shehun, the Yin Veins had to mobilize all the power at their disposal.
Apart from the spirits and phantoms, members of the Ghost Wizard Sect, including Xuanli, Yuen Qingxi, and Lianjing, had all perceived its will.
"Head to the Iridescent Cloud Miasma Sea, take the underground passage to the world below, and make for the Colorful Lake!"
With Xuanli's command, the practitioners from the Ghost Wizard Sect set off en masse toward the Iridescent Cloud Miasma Sea, aiming to access the subterranean world through the passage and ally with the Earth Demon Clan at the Colorful Lake.
Boom!
Suddenly, a soul energy pillar bathed in silver-white brilliance burst forth from the summit of Dark Mountain, refined by Youyu in Horror Land.
Within the pillar, countless visages of souls were visible, representing a myriad of historical figures of great stature.
With unstoppable momentum, the soul energy pillar pierced through the clouds above Horror Land, heading straight for the realm's barrier, as if determined to break through.
The appearance of the soul energy pillar in the high skies above the barrier sent a tremor through the souls of all the mighty beings.
They faintly sensed that their own life's imprints and experiences were etched onto this pillar of soul energy, secretly branded by an unseen hand.
"Don't let this pillar of soul energy break free from the barrier."
Shehun's voice penetrated directly into Yu Yuan's soul consciousness, "Once the pillar appears outside the barrier and manifests in the Outland Starry Sky, it can connect with Youyu and Yu Zhu, issuing direct commands to those two supreme entities. I've taken control of all three of its offshoots in the heavens, and its internal soul magnetism is under my suppression, so it can only transmit messages to those two through the soul pillar in the galaxy."
"If Youyu and Yu Zhu don't receive the message, they won't return to the realm and join the battle."
"Even if they suspect the battle between it and me, they can feign ignorance, provided the pillar doesn't breach the barrier."
"If you wish to spare Youyu and Yu Zhu, then suppress this pillar!"
Shehun spoke in a measured tone.
Yu Yuan, who had initially intended to be a mere spectator, swiftly decided to heed her advice without much hesitation.
"I'm sorry."
The Dragon Slash Platform materialized high above the Nine Heavens, its silver-white surface expanding dramatically as if it had become a floating land.
Boom!
The soul energy pillar that emerged from Horror Land and had astonished the world collided with the Dragon Slash Platform, only to be thwarted by an otherworldly barrier.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
As the pillar of soul energy made contact with the Dragon Slash Platform, various abilities linked to reincarnation, soul purification, and other impurities began to seep into it.
"Hehe."
Yu Yuan smirked as his true form entered the inner world of the Dragon Slash Platform, observing the soul profound formula being assimilated by this unique microcosm.
The Dragon Slash Platform effortlessly absorbed all the encroaching power!
"Times have changed. The transactions I once conducted in your world are now concluded. I've kept my promise, aiding Bai Gu in attaining divinity, and in return, you gave me the Yin Sunflower Essence. Yet, it seems your Yin Sunflower Essence has always been covertly spying on me."
"And to think, at a critical moment, you could use it as a pawn!"
"You never had good intentions, did you? From the start, you were plotting against me, waiting for the right moment to betray me."
"Unfortunately for you, I grew stronger far too quickly, beyond your predictions."
Yu Yuan's gaze grew icy. "For some reason, as my realm advanced and my sealed memories resurfaced, my perception of you has progressively worsened."
"It appears I never really liked you."
With those words, Yu Yuan exited the Dragon Slash Platform and resumed his assault on the dwindling soul energy pillar.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Streams of crimson sword light, imbued with the essence of the Optimus Nine Slashes, struck the soul energy pillar, unleashing a torrent of silver lightning.
The soul energy pillar shattered, piece by piece!
Once again, countless eyes were fixed on Yu Yuan, witnessing his godlike presence above the Nine Heavens as he cleaved through the soul energy pillar, embodying the will of the Yin Meridian.
His presence was unmatched.
