C1814 Purple Blood Sprinkled the Starry Sky
In the dim, cold expanse of the starry sky, the Phoenix Shrine, symbolizing the Dark Phoenix, sped up its flight.
As the shrine traversed the heavens, it tore open space rifts in its wake.
"Tenth level!"
"Eternity!"
The minds of peak ninth-level alien beasts thundered as if they had received a divine command, leading their followers in a relentless charge toward the rifts.
Every Monster Lord from the Everlands seemed possessed as they too surged into the breaches.
On the outskirts of the Primal Blood Continent, only Untamed, Green Willow, and Astral Tiger remained. Even the evilkind warriors from their tribes had vanished into the rifts along with the Phoenix Shrine.
Inside the rifts, mysterious unknown lights flickered and splashed.
Taishi, standing at the heart of the wall, gazed at the rifts widening from the Phoenix Shrine's passage and exclaimed, "The border of the starry sky!"
Zhong Chichen, startled, blurted out, "What is she trying to do?"
Taishi shook his head.
"Could it be..."
High Priest Reid, seemingly privy to the secret, also witnessed the bizarre spectacle. After a moment of contemplation, the elder from the Star-Spawned Terror regarded the Dark Phoenix with an uncommon reverence.
To him, anyone brave enough to blaze a trail was a dauntless sovereign, a titan among mortals.
...
"Eh!"
Yu Yuan, having carved out a crimson bloody world with the Dragon Slaying Stage, nonchalantly tossed aside the Titanblade and cast a glance at the swiftly departing Phoenix Shrine. A flicker of surprise crossed the gaze of the Solar Spirit.
Transformed into an inverted stalactite, his Solar Spirit gleamed with innumerable dazzling lights within the red crystal.
Within the blood-red secret realm, the Dragon Slaying Stage shot forth like a bolt of lightning, guided by his remnant soul, relentlessly pursuing the Dark Phoenix.
In this realm of his own making, he could wield any form to manifest his might.
He abruptly discovered that the Dragon Slaying Stage was a more fitting divine weapon for him than the Titanblade.
Spiritual energy, remnant soul, and vital energy flowed without hindrance through the Dragon Slaying Stage, enhancing any power that was his own.
In comparison to the Dragon Slaying Stage, both the Titanblade and the Baneblade Bloodhell had their shortcomings.
The flow of spiritual energy within Bloodhell was not as fluid as it should be, which even impacted both vital energy and Soul Power.
The Titanblade, Nie Qingtian's favored Divine Weapon, was a manifestation of his Solar Spirit—a fusion of spiritual energy and Soul Power. He had not expended any effort on vital energy.
Consequently, the Divine Sword lacked sensitivity to vital energy and could not fully manifest the wonders of the Solar Spirit.
Only the Dragon Slaying Stage was capable of accommodating all forms of power, whether spiritual energy, vital energy, or remnant soul. This unparalleled Divine Artifact could embrace them all and even amplify their strength.
*Slash!*
A cascade of unmatched golden light descended upon the Dark Phoenix, who extinguished it with a slow beat of her wings.
Brandishing her violet gold spear, the Dark Phoenix, with her enormous purple wings, sneered in the blood-colored world crafted by Yu Yuan, "Amateurish!"
She pressed a finger to the center of the spear's shaft.
It was as though the souls of little spinosauruses were wailing mournfully.
From where her finger rested, a drop of purple blood emerged, unleashing a terrifying, dazzling blood light.
In an instant, the blood light solidified into myriad representations of the bloodline mysteries, blooming like a sinister flower and tearing the crimson world asunder.
The Way of Heaven within the bloody world seemed on the verge of collapse!
"Heh!"
Yu Yuan let out a light chuckle, transforming the red crystal-like Solar Spirit back into human form.
With a mere thought, he thrust the elongated Dragon Slaying Stage toward the slowly unfolding demonic flower.
"Strike again!"
The Dragon Slaying Stage exuded a fierce sword's will, its inner world's abundant spiritual energy transforming into luminous streams at the behest of Yu Yuan's intent.
Even without his physical presence, with the Dragon Slaying Stage in hand, Yu Yuan still had ample spiritual energy to harness!
The Nine Celestial Slashes and the sword spells of the Grand Sword Immortal, requiring only spiritual energy and remnant soul to refine, became lethal weapons against his foes.
Simultaneously, in this bizarre, blood-red world, new streams of blood materialized out of nowhere.
Each stream, following the Dragon Slaying Stage's path toward the Dark Phoenix, was a tangible expression of the blood magic and Secrets of Life that he had mastered.
The shimmering light within the blood surged like the commanding presence of the Otherkin in the celestial firmament, the lords of realms far and wide, all infused with Yu Yuan's aura and vital energy. At this moment, the sword spell, blood magic, and the Dragon Slaying Stage were all unleashed in unison.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Crimson rivers of sword light and blood charged at the Dark Phoenix from every conceivable angle, suddenly solidifying before erupting in a violent explosion.
Thousands of Yu Yuan's remnant souls, each wielding a different swordsmanship and manifesting various blood magic, once again enveloped the supreme Dark Phoenix in a slow, methodical advance.
The bloody world around them transformed, taking on the hues of iridescent glass.
Space itself was momentarily sealed!
As a ball of blinding light threatened to engulf the Dark Phoenix, her expression turned grave. She ceased her proud offensive and instead swiftly folded her wings around her, encasing her exquisite form within their vast span.
As the multitude of sword lights and radiant blood energies arranged themselves in an intricate array, poised to submerge her, each of her feathers began to glow brightly. The arcane bloodlines she had mastered within her feathers fused together, forming a divine power she wielded for her utmost defense.
Crack! Sizzle! Bang! The cacophony within the luminous sphere was piercing to the extreme, forcing onlookers to cover their ears and avert their eyes, as if such measures were the only defense.
The significant disturbance within this blood-colored domain naturally drew all eyes away from the Phoenix Shrine and onto the extraordinary blood-colored space crafted by Yu Yuan.
They witnessed a colossal orb of light within the blood-red expanse, swelling like a rapidly growing blood-red heart.
Then, the entirety of the blood-red space seemed to pour into the quivering "heart," as if to amplify its formidable power.
Whoosh!
Yu Yuan's resplendent Solar Spirit, with the sharpened end of the Dragon Slaying Stage, pressed against the wildly burgeoning "heart." The vital energy and sword light visible to all surged from the Dragon Slaying Stage towards the "heart," intent on shattering the supreme Dark Phoenix within.
"Frost flow!"
With a seemingly effortless gesture, Yu Yuan's other hand swept through the starry expanse.
The ice force, carrying the chill of the Primal Blood Continent, instantly coalesced into a chilling torrent. As his hand closed as if grasping the cold, it pressed inexorably toward the frenziedly pulsating "heart."
The "heart," swelling with power, suddenly quieted down as another surge of ice energy was infused into it.
"Do you think you can trap me? Even here in the Dark Star, with the aid of such intense cold, you'll never succeed in confining me! There's no one in this world who can truly hold me captive!"
The enraged roar of the Dark Phoenix first emanated from the "heart," then resonated throughout the moving Phoenix Shrine. Subsequently, her furious cries echoed in every corner of the Dark Star.
"I can leave whenever I wish, go wherever I desire! Do you really believe that with the Dark Star's affinity, the complete life sequence, and the bolstering of the Sword Sect's swordsmanship, you can keep me here? You're dreaming! I am destined to slay the secular bird!"
"Once I'm beyond the Dark Star, away from this realm of Primal Blood, extreme cold, and your attuned cosmos, none of you stand a chance against me!"
Boom! Boom!
The Phoenix Shrine, in transit, crackled with purple lightning, sparked by her vehement screams.
...
Whoosh!
Yu Yuan's real body, wielding the Titanblade hurled by the Solar Spirit, soared across a swath of the Star River, his senses and spiritual energy in pursuit of the Phoenix Shrine.
His bond with the Dark Star allowed him to detect the subtle shifts within this realm, thanks to the Primal Blood and Solar Meridian. Yet, the scent seeping through the fissure in the Phoenix Shrine hinted at desolation and the void, as if it bordered the very edge of this world.
He suddenly understood that the Phoenix Shrine, meticulously crafted by the Dark Phoenix, likely shared the ingenious design of the Dragon Slaying Stage and concealed the mysteries of the void.
The Phoenix Shrine, howling as it traveled, effortlessly tore open a space rift in the Dark Star, sending the alien beasts and archdemons that had followed her back to their origin.
It appeared they were dispatched to the boundary of this world, connecting to another realm.
Involuntarily, Yu Yuan's thoughts drifted to the bizarre vistas he had witnessed within the sea of purple demon energy and the plight of the Beast God loyal to the Dark Phoenix.
The Dark Phoenix had declared her intent to cross over. Judging by the current momentum, her incursion into the other world wouldn't be a solitary venture; she intended to lead an army of alien beasts and Monster Lords!
"Could she be aiding those beast kings and monster lords in breaking through to another world, to ascend as Beast Gods?"
Yu Yuan was taken aback.
"The Phoenix Shrine is soaring toward the Wingkind's stars, and the space rift marks the edge of this realm."
Zhong Chichen stepped through the no longer shimmering wall, his sleeves trailing a cascade of iridescent light, and materialized beside Yu Yuan.
He declared with unwavering certainty, "This Phoenix Shrine undoubtedly harbors secrets of spatial magic. I even suspect that a rare treasure has been woven into the very heart of the shrine."
Before Yu Yuan could respond, Zhong Chichen added, "Why do I hear two Dark Phoenix voices?"
"I..."
Boom!
The burgeoning "heart" burst into a frenzy of activity just as Yu Yuan began to speak.
Streams of deep purple blood, mingled with feathers, rained down, only to coalesce midair.
Millions of miniature purple phoenixes shrieked and raged as they fused into one another.
Like Ji Ningshuang, Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit, along with the Dragon Slaying Stage he clutched, were encased in thick ice and abruptly returned to the Primal Blood Continent, like a kite severed from its string.
In the expanse of space, the silhouettes of the phoenixes displayed an eerie grace that filled all onlookers with both awe and dread.
"I'll kill that wretch first!"
The myriad phoenixes converged in the heavens, making their way to the Phoenix Shrine.
At that moment, nearly every sentient being in the Dark Star domain recognized that the exalted Dark Phoenix had been wounded and was now seeking refuge in the Phoenix Shrine.
Yet, no one dared to intervene.
