C183 Yu Help Us Out!

Su Yan, adorned in the Celestial Plume Raiment, floated serenely in the void, her gaze fixed on the distant horizon.

Lee Yuchan, in her Lunar Spirit form, hovered aloft as well, her eyes locked on the direction of the Soulforge Pool.

Lee Yu, Yan Lu, Zhan Tianxiang, and the other prodigies of the Silvermoon Empire wore somber expressions, struggling against the divine force that had suddenly become several times more turbulent.

Some were seated on the ground, deeply engrossed in meditation, using soulstones to aid their practice.

An oppressive aura fell from the heavens, weighing heavily on the hearts and souls of these less experienced juniors, causing them great discomfort.

Lee Yuchan felt this discomfort most acutely.

Her Lunar Spirit faintly sensed the clouds' restrictive enchantments' displeasure.

The roiling clouds unleashed bolts of lightning, as if targeting all the intangible souls, sending shivers of dread through them.

"Swoosh!"

Lee Yuchan's Lunar Spirit abruptly returned and descended back into her body.

From beneath the earth, she glanced at Su Yan and inquired, "Su, how fares your father?"

"The situation is grim," Su Yan replied with a bitter smile. Responding to the questioning looks from Lee Yu, Yan Lu, and Zhan Tianxiang, she continued, "The battle has erupted. My father, along with the Empire's seniors, seems to be at a severe disadvantage."

Through the Celestial Plume Raiment, she was able to communicate with Su Xiangtian's mind.

Any fleeting thought from Su Xiangtian was keenly captured by her, thanks to the Celestial Plume Raiment.

The future head of the Su family cherished his beloved daughter immensely, deliberately nurturing thoughts in his heart to convey messages, keeping her informed of the unfolding events.

"The combined forces of the Crimson Sun Empire and the Silvermoon Empire are no match for those alien soul archdemons?" Zhan Tianxiang's face paled slightly.

Just then!

"Ah!"

A shrill, ear-piercing scream resonated painfully.

A crimson big bell, like a cluster of ruddy clouds, soared toward the sky where they all were.

"Duan Tianxi!"

Lee Yuchan gasped, then immediately spotted Duan Tianxi and Duan Guanlan atop the crimson big bell.

This bell, once the possession of the Ruby Hand's Flame Demon, was no ordinary artifact.

Yet now, it seemed to be carrying Duan Tianxi and Duan Guanlan in a desperate flight.

A towering figure with the head of a man and the body of a golden dragon, a hundred meters long, appeared with a menacing grin.

In the sky, it streaked like a long, golden meteor.

"Clang! Clang!"

Countless golden scales clashed against the crimson bell, sending sparks scattering in all directions.

The ancient runes etched on the bell's surface faded away one by one.

The man with the dragon's body let out a hearty laugh, his lengthy golden form swiftly coiling around the crimson bell.

Golden light radiated in every direction.

The man spat out a mouthful of golden dragon blood onto the bell, seemingly quenching the fiery spells within.

The blood transformed into shimmering golden boas that burrowed into the bell's structure.

The wails of Duan Tianxi and Duan Guanlan abruptly filled the air.

Before the onlookers' very eyes, the massive bell began to shrink rapidly.

It seemed as though Duan Tianxi and Duan Guanlan were being smelted by the dragon-bodied man within the confines of the bell.

In a short time, the once enormous bell had diminished to the size of a hand.

The man with the dragon's body held the now minuscule bell in one hand, gazing down at the silent crowd below.

Su Yan, clad in her Celestial Plume Raiment, knew she couldn't escape his scrutiny and made no attempt to conceal herself.

Lee Yuchan and the rest remained quiet.

The man with the dragon's body watched them for a moment, shook his head, and then, twisting his long dragon form, he made his way toward the Soulforge Pool.

"Does he think we're too weak?" Zhan Tianxiang lamented after the figure had departed. "It seems as though our lives make no difference to the outcome, so he's lost interest in us?"

"I think Zhao Yafu is partly to blame," Han Hui murmured.

"Duan Tianxi and Duan Guanlan, just like that, they're gone?" Yan Lu questioned.

"It appears they truly are gone," Su Yan sighed, then abruptly added, "General Lee, I've received a remnant soul from my father."

"What?" Lee Yuchan inquired.

"He's instructing us to retreat towards the Crimson Sun Empire and not to delay en route," Su Yan explained with a look of resignation. "It seems the battle there isn't faring well."

Lee Yuchan hesitated briefly before nodding and declaring, "Let's go! We will retreat to the Crimson Sun Empire!"

The Soulforge Pool wasn't far, prompting the Silvermoon Empire cultivators to cease their observations and no longer linger.

...

Whoosh!

Occasionally, a soul or a burst of Lunar Spirit fragments would be drawn into the walls of the Soulforge Pool.

Dark Soul Power streamed beneath Yu Yuan's feet, gradually filling the Soulforge Pool.

The Terra Fiend, Fides, hovered in midair, cautious not to touch the bottom of the Soulforge Pool.

As the dark Soul Power at the base of the pool slowly rose, Fides floated anxiously higher, his gaze toward the pool's bottom and walls filled with dread and unease.

The sword light within Yu Yuan's arm bone grew increasingly intense.

He listened to the thunderous roars echoing from the depths of the heavens and felt the ancient sword's will stirring beneath the earth. He knew that with the convergence of Soul Power, the Soulforge Matrix was on the brink of reactivation.

The surrounding battles were fierce and relentless.

Alien souls and Aberrant Souls perished in droves, and Silvermoon Empire cultivators were abruptly slain.

It wasn't until the alien souls, led by Fides and Ann Jieshan, entered the forbidden area and began their slaughter that Yu Yuan realized the Silvermoon Empire's Subtlety and Lunar Spirit practitioners were no match.

Suddenly, a deep and eerie toll of a bell resounded.

Yu Yuan looked up.

The human head dragon body figure, with most of its dragon form outside, approached alongside Zhao Yafu.

Clutching a small, deep crimson bell, he squeezed it with his dragon claw-like fingers.

"Pfft!"

It was as though a soul had been crushed to pieces.

From the tips of his claw-like fingers, a stream of magma-red flame, carrying the scent of sulfur, spilled into the Soulforge Pool.

Instantly, the sword scars etched on the pool's walls absorbed it.

"Duan Tianxi! Duan Guanlan!"

Yu Yuan inhaled sharply, not having anticipated that a disciple of the Sunlit Order and a descendant of the Ruby Hand's Flame Demon would be so effortlessly vanquished.

Qin Yun of the Midnightshields stood next to Zhao Yafu.

He inhaled softly, remaining silent, his eyelids fluttering ever so slightly.

Zhao Yafu was initially taken aback but quickly regained her composure, managing to flash a sweet smile at the figure with a human head and a dragon's body.

"Don't worry, I'm here; no one will harm you."

The figure with the human head and dragon's body reassured Zhao Yafu before addressing Qin Yun, "Your item bears a trace of Yu's remnant soul. Until things are clearer, I'll spare you out of respect for him."

Qin Yun gave a slight bow, his smile more pained than joyful, "I'm grateful for that."

"Mr. Qin, would you be so kind as to escort my sister?" Yu Yuan interjected.

"Rest assured. The deaths of Silvermoon Empire's youth offer no benefit to the Soulforge Pool; I have no interest in taking their lives," the figure with the human head and dragon's body declared.

Qin Yun glanced at Yu Yuan.

Receiving a nod from Yu Yuan, he said, "You may go."

With a sense of reprieve, Qin Yun transformed into a rainbow and vanished, as the figure with the human head and dragon's body showed no further concern for him.

"Just stay put."

The towering man instructed Zhao Yafu before he surged into the sky, joining forces with the Wraith Ape to deliver a fatal blow to another member of the Duan family.

"Yu, could you do us a favor and help us leave?"

Fides looked up earnestly, bowing to Yu Yuan from midair.

"Leave? You mean leave the Moonfall Sanctuary?" Yu Yuan asked, perplexed.

"Not exactly," Fides replied with a gentle shake of his head, "We wish to depart from the Everlands."

Yu Yuan paused, bewildered, "How am I to assist with that?"

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