C1797 The Shortcut to Heaven!
Knowledge related to the bloodline descended like a deluge of raindrops and snowflakes, infusing Yu Yuan's unique Solar Spirit with vital energy. It surged into his meridians, which shimmered like arc light, transforming them into a treasury of knowledge.
The soul consciousness within his Solar Spirit split instantaneously into countless strands, dispersing throughout the various meridians and absorbing the novel yet profound bloodline knowledge.
In that moment, Yu Yuan experienced a sudden epiphany, understanding at last why transforming his Solar Spirit had been so challenging. He also realized what he truly lacked: the foundational steps needed to gradually forge the Secrets of Life from his bloodline.
The Primal Blood branded within his Solar Spirit represented the pinnacle of life power, bearing the most intricate and enigmatic cosmic order of life. To unravel this nearly ultimate life power, he required a substantial accumulation of knowledge.
The bloodline mysteries once concealed within the Altar of Rebirth inside him, along with those he had collected thereafter, accounted for only a minuscule fraction. This knowledge was insufficient for him to grasp the extensive and intricate Secrets of Life imprinted by the Primal Blood.
His knowledge in this area was too scant and superficial. He would have needed centuries, perhaps even millennia, to traverse the Star River, encountering a myriad of living creatures, alien beasts, archdemons, and cosmic giant beasts. He needed to delve into the wonders of their bloodlines and comprehend the mechanisms of their existence, honing his own understanding.
Only by continuously enriching his repository of knowledge on bloodlines and life could he hope to delve deeper into the Secrets of Life gifted by the Primal Blood.
To ascend the towering edifice, the existing ladder of his Solar Spirit was insufficient. He needed to gather more blood magic, meld additional lifeblood, and unravel the profound meanings of their existence, extending his ladder incrementally.
Only upon reaching the summit could he grasp the ultimate truth etched there by the Primal Blood. This was the conventional path of progression.
Such a journey would typically demand an eon of time and relentless accumulation. Yet now, as his Solar Spirit plunged into the expansive Bloody River, Yu Yuan felt an endless stream of knowledge integrating with his meridians amidst the influx of overwhelming vital energy.
He suddenly laughed.
The Root of the Solar Meridian was already a staircase waiting for him!
The Solar Meridian itself, along with the knowledge of bloodlines gathered from the intelligent life within the Star River through the Blood Fiend, and the arcane secrets he had comprehended, formed a vast ocean of blood magic that would assist him in his ascent!
This immense knowledge filled the treasury within his meridians, as if billions of books and secret tomes had been meticulously placed in their respective slots, branding his meridians with their wisdom.
The Mind Magic he had mastered in his first life was now coming into play.
Millions of remnant souls acted like thousands of separate consciousnesses, meandering through his meridians.
The Shura, members of the Silverscale Tribe, enchantresses, Shadowkin, Wingkind, alien beasts like the Giant Alligator and Thunder Beast, along with the evilkind, Blood Fiend, and numerous bloodline mysteries, were all being independently scrutinized by him.
His meridians were brimming with knowledge from the Solar Meridian, deepening from the elementary to the profound.
Starting with the basics, he easily grasped the intricacies step by step.
In this moment, Yu Yuan was like thousands of individuals with their own consciousness, as if standing in thousands of libraries, starting from the ground floor, unraveling the mysteries within.
He then gradually progressed to higher levels of bloodlines and life knowledge, delving into the deeper complexities.
In the Infinite Galaxy, only Yu Yuan and the Demon God Bertain could split their soul consciousness in such a way that each consciousness could independently explore a bloodline mystery.
Deep beneath the Primal Blood Continent.
In the midst of the wide Bloody River, a body that shone like red crystal sat, seemingly growing taller by the moment.
The Bloody River was contracting from the outside in.
This contraction signified that the vast, pure vital energy was being absorbed by this miraculous body.
The myriad of tiny sparks deep within the Bloody River were memories of blood magic from the Root of the Solar Meridian, knowledge that had been refined and solidified.
All of it was being channeled into Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit Body!
"I..."
The Great Demon God Grec felt dazed, as if he had been replaced by a new master.
His bloodline's root, his progenitor, seemed to have shifted from the Solar Meridian to Yu Yuan.
Ann Ziqing, in the Ashlands, clutched at her pounding temples, sensing a familiar presence slowly taking over the illusory Bloody River in the depths of her muddled mind.
Her thoughts, her impulses, and her every move seemed to be under the watchful gaze of that familiar silhouette.
The Solar Meridian was no longer at play.
"Indeed."
Yu Yuan, whose presence remained in the Ashlands, watched Ann Ziqing as she appeared to awaken from a deep slumber, his expression stern.
Through the Solar Spirit that had usurped the Root of the Solar Meridian, he observed a secret Solar Meridian consciousness within the depths of Ann Ziqing's soul, previously frozen by ice energy, now suddenly shattering.
This confirmed Ji Ningshuang's suspicions.
From start to finish, Ann Ziqing had been tainted by the Solar Meridian's power. Her behavior, her displayed anticipation and urgency, her pleas for help—all were influenced by the shadow of the Solar Meridian!
The Solar Meridian had been directing her, beguiling her to seek help from him, to exert effort on her behalf, all for the sake of her extraordinary physique.
"You?"
Ann Ziqing's eyes brimmed with astonishment as she gazed upon Yu Yuan, feeling an instinctive desire to kneel and venerate him.
It was as though Yu Yuan had breathed new life into her, elevating her to the status of a Great Demon God, and bestowing upon her the myriad secrets and powers of the Blood Fiend.
The image of the Solar Meridian and Yu Yuan began to merge in her mind.
Freshly awakened, she found herself bewildered once more, unable to distinguish reality from illusion.
"Let's ponder this later; I'll explain in due time."
Yu Yuan gave her a reassuring nod. His real body sat in meditation upon the Titanblade, while the Soul Power and consciousness from the Lunar Spirit and dominant soul streamed towards the Dark Star via the crimson moon below.
Arriving in the Dark Star Domain, he manifested by the Bloody River on the Dragon Slaying Stage, thanks to the connection established there.
The Solar Spirit's myriad thoughts and consciousnesses, as they delved into various arcane arts of life, required a substantial amount of Soul Power for support, beyond what was stored within the Solar Spirit itself.
Fortunately, the crimson moon continued to channel Soul Power.
"Did the intense cold beneath the Primal Blood Continent aid you in sealing the spiritual wisdom of the Solar Meridian?"
Ji Ningshuang remained on the blood-red floating stone, where Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit had vanished from her grasp. Sensing an anomaly, she mused, "It seems that the ice magic I sent to the Dark Star was favored by the extreme cold, perhaps due to our combined efforts."
"You are inherently gifted," Yu Yuan remarked gently.
Currently, their real bodies remained in the Ashlands, unable to cross the red moon that only transmitted vital energy and power.
Yet, they were aware of the subtle shifts occurring in another world.
Gradually, as the spiritual wisdom of the Solar Meridian became encased in ice, the efficiency of the red moon within the floating stone diminished.
His connection to the Dark Star also felt increasingly vague and rough.
This signified that the red moon, symbolic of the Solar Meridian, was slowly losing its effectiveness.
"It looks like I need to enter the fray sooner than expected."
With these words, Yu Yuan took hold of Ji Ningshuang's hand, and with the Titanblade at their feet, they sped towards the Tyria Star Sector.
The little spinosaurus, exuding an aura of ferocity and dominance, scowled at the red moon encased in the dark red stone.
He could no longer detect any trace of the Solar Meridian.
The red moon appeared to be gradually frozen by the ice power, and the bloodline rules shattered by the supreme Dark Phoenix were sealed by the Ice Shard, limiting the flow of power.
"My apologies!"
Above the Tyria Star Sector, Yu Yuan unleashed a sword strike infused with the cosmic order of the Ashlands.
Crack!
The sword light, as thick as a waterfall, struck the solidified mudstone, causing chunks to break away.
The Time Gate, illuminated by a spectrum of light, was revealed once more!
In the Dark Star Domain.
The supreme Dark Phoenix, perched upon a grand purple Divine Throne, caused a dozen glaciers, each towering a thousand feet high, to shatter and burst with a mere flap of its wings.
She eagerly anticipated the emergence of more profound life power.
When the majestic, crimson figure appeared on the Dragon Slaying Stage, breaking through the Primal Blood Continent's barrier and reaching the Bloody River at the Root of the Solar Meridian, the Dark Phoenix suddenly grew silent.
Her gaze turned sharply towards the Primal Blood Continent, resembling a colossal ice sphere!
Whoosh!
The massive purple palace, drifting through the cosmos, followed the unstable space tunnel left by the little spinosaurus and abruptly materialized beside the Primal Blood Continent.
"My Lord!"
"Hall Master!"
Hundreds of thousands of archdemons and alien beasts immediately called out, paying homage to the emergence of the purple palace.
Thick plumes of purple smoke billowed out from the palace, slowly engulfing the entire structure. A towering demonic shadow ascended from the dense clouds.
"Utterly useless."
The Dark Phoenix perched upon the Divine Throne gazed coldly at the red moon, now lifeless and rigid as if it had become a mere object. She lamented the inefficacy of the Root of the Solar Meridian.
The spiritual wisdom at the Root of the Solar Meridian was sealed off as the ultimate chill began to emanate from the Primal Blood Continent.
Consequently, the red moon also lost its wondrous utility.
Beyond Ji Ningshuang's ice magic, subsequent powers seemed insignificant in her eyes, diminishing her expectations.
With that, she unfurled the grand wings of the Divine Throne and gave a gentle flap.
Boom!
The red moon, formed by the combined forces of Ji Ningshuang's ice magic and Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit, finally shattered completely, dissolving into a shower of blood-red light.
Her avatar, along with the Divine Throne, prepared to depart and merge with the palace, intent on tearing through the Primal Blood Continent's barrier.
Boom! Boom!
The lifeless star suddenly quivered intensely. The mud and vital energy of the Abyssal Greater Basilisk were cleaved in two by a sword.
Then, two figures wielding swords emerged from the Ashlands.
