C1846 It Looked at the Divine Palace
In the vast expanse of the Darkpinion Astral Domain, many worlds once teeming with the Wingkind now lay deserted.
Yu Yuan, inhabiting the body of Tschick, drifted among the stars, using vital energy infused with the breath of life to sense the presence of the Wingkind and Shadowkin. However, he detected few signs of life, mostly insects, alien beasts, and the obscure Fire Lizards.
It dawned on Yu Yuan that when the Secular Bird Queen learned of the impending arrival of the Dark Phoenix, she had chosen the Darkpinion as the battleground with the intention of sacrificing it. Consequently, the Wingkind and Shadowkin she held dear had long since departed aboard the Voidfarer.
As Yu Yuan soared toward the Phoenix Shrine, he kept a vigilant eye on the battlefield. Since he was in the guise of Tschick, a low-ranking Blood Fiend, he had yet to draw the attention of the towering figures. Moreover, he was still a considerable distance from the heated battle.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Uxthar Tree, rooted in a grayish-yellow star, radiated an emerald glow from each of its branches as it greedily absorbed the psionic power of the Star River. Not only that, but the abundant plant essence from the verdant star worlds nearby was also being siphoned by the Uxthar Tree, merging into its roots and trunk.
Clearly, it had struck a silent pact with the Secular Bird Queen, willing to sacrifice the Darkpinion for the Dark Phoenix. Ribbons of energy, like meandering streams, coursed through the robust Uxthar Tree, converging into a nest at its pinnacle.
The Secular Bird Queen, with wings unfurled, unleashing tidal waves of destruction and death, would reap the energy amassed by the Uxthar Tree. She wielded a seemingly inexhaustible supply of power!
Demon Lord Tan Xiaotian, with his colossal demonform, stood amidst the dark purple sea of vital energy dispersed by the Dark Phoenix. He cackled wildly as he hurled celestial bodies, refined by dark energy, into the purple mists.
Above him, the canopy of the Astral Domain seemed to bow under his might, as if he trod upon the darkest depths of the underworld. Each gesture of his demonform threatened to extinguish all life, his overwhelming demonic aura surpassing even that of his time in the Everlands.
A colossal dark wheel materialized behind him, gathering all the enigmatic dark energy between heaven and earth.
The wheel turned slowly, with Tan Xiaotian at its epicenter, and the fleeting glimmers of light that had just appeared swiftly vanished.
The celestial bodies he had assimilated exploded with terrifying force as they descended into the deep purple cloud sea, shaking the nearby Phoenix Shrine.
"It seems his encounter with the Darklord in the Origin Realm has been greatly advantageous," Yu Yuan mused to himself.
He sensed Tan Xiaotian's growing confidence; the dark energy exhaled by his immense demonform could seemingly spawn monsters from the darkness.
Yet, this version of Tan Xiaotian might not be at his peak, for the Demon Lord had not yet ventured into the Abyss.
Should the Abyssal Gate crumble, and the realms fully merge, Tan Xiaotian could enter the Abyss in his real body, potentially ascending to become the Supreme Evil God of the Abyss.
With a flutter of wings, a surge of purple demonic flames swept across the sky, diving into the boundless dark.
The majestic Dark Phoenix soared, swiftly leaving the purple blood sea behind. With a powerful stroke of her massive purple feathers, she shattered numerous gleaming Rift Cutters.
The purple phoenix, emblematic of the Dark Phoenix, appeared beside the Azure Bird like a flash of lightning, and their age-old struggle commenced.
The phoenix's purple feathers unfurled, illuminating billions of bloodline patterns, as all the alien beasts of this world roared within the patterns on her wings.
From millions of miles away, Yu Yuan, now hosting Tschick, narrowed his eyes and observed a new tide of beasts taking shape.
The horde of alien beasts, born from her vital energy, coalesced into hundreds of fierce and wild creatures. Her purple feathers became a cavern for the heavenly beasts, roaring as they burst forth.
Massive as mountains, with scales like sunsilver and claws and horns gleaming with icy light, their breaths were like lightning arcs, racing through the Star River like meteoric streams of electricity.
The alien beasts' roars sent shockwaves capable of shattering the hearts of countless living beings within a small world.
"Annihilate."
Her Majesty, the Secular Bird Queen, in the guise of an Azure Bird, uttered two ancient syllables with detached finality, as if decreeing the end of all life.
She effortlessly conjured a maelstrom of destruction, the very principle of annihilation manifesting before her.
The power of destruction that could make the realm of Zekrica burst in a mere breath descended upon the beast tide.
The Secular Bird Queen's singular destructive force morphed into flames, blades of annihilation, dark wheels, and massive rolling stones that obliterated everything in their path, decimating the beast tide the Dark Phoenix had whimsically summoned.
Boom! Boom!
Blood rained down, limbs scattered across the void, and the heads of massive alien beasts tumbled through the air.
The starry sky was rapidly shrouded in crimson.
Unmoved, the Dark Phoenix arrogantly flicked another purple feather, disdainfully striking a distant flag fluttering tens of thousands of miles away.
Boom!
The heavens seemed to shatter, and time itself appeared to invert.
Three thousand beams of purple fire plummeted down, striking the Wraithbanner that Jihui had transformed into demonform, silencing the wailing ghosts within in an instant.
"Last time, I let you escape; this time, I'll kill you once more."
The Dark Phoenix, facing three adversaries alone, harbored a web of bloodline mysteries within her icy gaze. With a swift contraction, she transformed into two giant dragons, their scales gleaming like platinum.
"Go!"
The two platinum-scaled giant dragons burst forth from her Demonic Eyes, their forms wreathed in silver-white arcs of lightning, exuding an intense chill.
Amidst the darkened stars, snowflakes and icicles began to drift, painting a scene of haunting beauty and solitude.
"Frost wyrms! And there are two of them!"
Jihui's phantom within the Wraithbanner, observing the ghosts and Abyssal resentment demons he had refined, was taken aback by the influence of the platinum-like dragons.
Sizzle sizzle!
The biting cold of the snowflakes emerged from the Wraithbanner, seeking to ambush the Dark Phoenix's ghosts lurking in the shadows.
The two colossal frost wyrms, each thousands of meters in length, slowly coiled around the Wraithbanner like twin silver chains.
"This..."
Yu Yuan, strolling leisurely towards the Phoenix Shrine, witnessed the emergence of the two frost wyrms from the Dark Phoenix's eyes. He instantly realized that the profound bloodline mysteries hidden within the slain little spinosaurus had been astutely deciphered by the Dark Phoenix.
The Old Titan had harvested the bloodline from the Titan Spinosaurus after vanquishing the Frost Giant Beast.
Within the "Abyssal Gate," there was a frost giant beast that had perished. It manifested due to the lingering bloodline mysteries of the Old Titan.
Frost wyrms, fire dragons, and dark dragons were all part of his menagerie of giant beasts.
The demise of these giant beasts allowed the Old Titan Spinosaurus to capture their bloodline secrets. Upon his own death in the Everlands, these bloodline mysteries and his lifeblood coalesced, giving rise to frost wyrms, fire dragons, and dark dragons—his so-called bloodline descendants.
"They've all grown stronger."
Yu Yuan, who was watching the battle with ease, observed that Jihui, who had met his end in the Everlands, was the weakest among them.
Had Jihui possessed a refined body, it would likely have remained in the Abyss, unable to be transported here.
In a rush, he had transformed the Wraithbanner into a demonform. Among the Demon Lord Tan Xiaotian and the exalted Dark Phoenix, he was now the most vulnerable.
Had Yu Yuan not been aware of his ulterior motives and early machinations at the "Abyssal Gate," he might have underestimated him.
Whoosh!
A bridge of spatial light unfolded beneath Yu Yuan's feet. In a moment of bewilderment, he found himself standing on the luminous bridge.
Descending from the bridge, he traversed the Star River and arrived at the grand Phoenix Shrine.
Yu Yuan, now inhabiting Tschick, spun around to see the Wraithbanner teetering as if it had morphed into a monstrous demon, baring a grotesque smile at him.
"He's been seen through."
Yu Yuan huffed, tilting his head back to gaze upon the Holy Mountain, towering like a majestic purple divine mountain.
Upon closer inspection, he noticed the temple's walls were etched with countless intricate and enigmatic patterns.
These ancient designs, steeped in the bloodline wisdom of alien beasts and evilkind, told epic tales of their histories, radiating an air of the extraordinary and the mystical.
"What are you gawking at? Do you think you can comprehend it?"
A ghost drifted closer, its form shrouded in inky darkness to shield against the spatter of vital energy, and joined Yu Yuan in looking up, conversing as if they were old friends: "The Abyss isn't truly fearsome without a supreme ruler. It's the world dominated by another alien beast that presents a real challenge because it has a true sovereign."
"This Phoenix Shrine, to my knowledge, can traverse two realms, which is nothing short of miraculous," the ghost chuckled softly. "Your significant contributions have played a part in its wonder."
"Me?" Yu Yuan was taken aback.
"Of course, it's you!"
