C1916 Kill Back
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Thornsnare, now fully unfurled, teemed with residual souls from various extraterrestrial races, all converging into the Levi River with vacant expressions.
Upon their arrival, these souls and specters were instantly drawn to the Levi River. Long stripped of their spiritual wisdom, most were reduced to faint wisps of Soul Power within its depths.
Among them, a significant number of humans were present.
Not just ordinary folk, but also the departed souls of cultivators found their way through the Thornsnare and descended into the fourteen strands of the Levi River.
The souls of cultivators, though fragmented, appeared much more distinct in the Wraithlands, their Soul Power more potent.
The emergence of these cultivator souls was a clear sign of a monumental shift in the Wraithlands!
Despite the Root of the Lunar Meridian sinking into the Everlands, the Wraithlands' yearning for the reincarnation of all beings had remained unfulfilled.
Yet the Wraithlands never abandoned hope, always aspiring to incorporate the beings of the Everlands into their cycle of rebirth.
Now, something inexplicable had occurred. It seemed that the cycle of reincarnation for the beings of the Everlands had, at last, been commandeered by the Wraithlands!
"It has to be Yu Yuan!"
Kaiya shifted her gaze from the human souls emerging from the Thornsnare and stared intently into the heavens once more.
She thought she could make out the silhouette of Yu Yuan.
She surmised that Yu Yuan's Lunar Spirit, seized by the ancient tree, must have ascended to become a God of Ghosts, triggering a profound transformation within the Wraithlands that could reshape its entire landscape.
She was eager to uncover the cause.
...
Out in the starry expanse.
Xuanli from the Bloodbrawlers, along with Yuan Qingxi, Razses, Taruer, and others who had reached the Ghost King level, were aboard a battered Shadowkin starship.
Their destination was the Hellmouth. They intended to use the Starway at the Hellmouth to travel to Ionodios within the Annihilation Nebula.
Ionodios was linked to the Ashlands, and their goal was to seek out the God-King of Boulderdawn to inquire about the situation beyond their realm.
Suddenly, Xuanli, Razses, Luo Yue, and Taruer almost simultaneously sensed an elusive will emanating from a distant point in the starry sky, like a beacon guiding them.
Razses, a Ghost King, utilized his Soul Locking Diagram to detect a faint Path of Undead, seemingly directing him toward the final resting place of his soul.
"The Wraithlands!" Razses's expression shifted subtly as he touched his forehead, pondering deeply before speaking to Xuanli, "The enigmatic Wraithlands seem to be signaling us."
"It carries its essence!" Xuanli exclaimed, not with joy but with a tremor of unease, "It's that entity; it has broken free from the Everlands and slipped past the Soul-Capturing seal!"
Xuanli initially believed it was the emergence of the Root of the Lunar Meridian.
"No, something's off. It's not quite the same." After a moment, he gently shook his head, his face grave and serious, "It's not the Root of the Lunar Meridian, or at least not entirely!"
"We've felt it too... a summons," Luo Yue and Taruer stated in hushed tones.
The two Ghost Kings looked to Xuanli with questioning gazes, wondering if he wished to alter their course and head toward the beacon-like location.
"It's too distant, far beyond our reach. Without the Starway, it's uncertain how long it would take us to arrive there with our current speed," Xuanli hesitated before adding softly, "Let's stick to the original plan and continue towards the Hellmouth."
...
Whoosh!
Yu Yuan's Demonic Vessel, no longer constrained by the void of the Wraithlands, materialized at the Origin Gate with a mere thought.
Before the gate lay the bodies of Youyu, Wagner, and Matina, each a God of Ghosts in their own right. As Yu Yuan settled, he regarded the three forms that had ascended to the same lofty status, a curious light flickering in his eyes.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Beside him materialized the colossal ancient tree and the Undead Lord, now manifesting in a female form.
Wherever he went now, the two Undead Lords would follow, both eager to unravel the mystery of his condition.
He could appear anywhere in the Wraithlands, leaving the two Undead Lords astounded and increasingly perplexed about his nature.
"All the ghosts and spirits in the Wraithlands were originally ethereal spirited bodies. These spirited bodies, like the Sky Fiend, can seek out special bones and materials to forge their own physical forms."
"However, such a crafted body can never be perfectly compatible with the soul."
The leaves of the ancient tree watched Yu Yuan with a complex gaze as he examined the other three Demonic Vessels.
It found itself less and less able to understand Yu Yuan.
It had many questions and much it wanted to ask but didn't know where to begin.
It could see Yu Yuan, standing still before the Origin Gate, seemingly absorbing a multitude of memories and knowledge.
"Only the Gods of Ghosts who ascend in the Wraithlands can refine a Shadow-Form that naturally matches their souls, like Wagner and Matina. Youyu, though also a god, embarked on his Path into Shadow in the Everlands. His body, while containing Shadow Moon Essence, is not pure enough."
"This is a weakness for Youyu."
"And you..."
"Your Shadow-Form seems even more unique than Matina's. The myriad Paths of Undead from the extraterrestrial have become the meridians of your Shadow-Form, enabling you to govern the cycle of life and death for all beings."
The ancient tree murmured in a low voice, its Soul Voice tinged with a trace of apprehension.
"I need to go back in and bring the others out."
Yu Yuan, with his unique form, suddenly turned to face the two Undead Lords who followed him from the Crucible of Rebirth. With a smile, he said, "It seems you cannot leave the Wraithlands. And since I have become a God of Ghosts here and been granted the authority of the First Dominator, then..."
"I should be the one to cross over."
With those words, his Spirit of the Dead departed from his body.
The Mindscape and the Origin Realm are oceans of consciousness and souls. Aside from the highly enigmatic Origin Realm, which can transform into intangible entities for entry, nothing else can pass through.
His Spirit of the Dead, separated from his Shadow-Form, was also veiled in gray meridians, facing the external Path of Undead.
Whoosh!
Having ascended to the status of a God of Ghosts, he once again set foot in that world.
The Mindscape, a dreamlike expanse of the soul, lay shrouded beneath a green-black canopy of sky. The very essence that drew its power from the Abyss was still merging with the Mindscape and the Origin Realm.
The moment his Spirit of the Dead materialized in this realm, the Mindscape began to roil.
"This sea was created to counter the Origin Realm; it was one of my designs."
The epiphany surfaced in his mind.
Whoosh!
Yu Yuan, newly transformed into a God of Ghosts, sensed the grandeur of the Evil Temple as he emerged from the Origin Gate. Disregarding spatial distances, he reappeared within the temple's confines.
Youyu, within the massive column of lightning, would sometimes shatter into hundreds of ghosts before coalescing once more, enduring the onslaught.
Matina and Wagner, both Gods of Ghosts, appeared to orbit the currents of the Levi River, locked in combat with several Evil Gods.
The Levi River, which governs the cycle of life, possessed an incredible utility for the beings under the Wraithlands' sway, but its might was significantly diminished against the Evil Gods of the Abyss.
The capricious Levi River could only reveal the power of tainted souls, a force that made the Evil Gods apprehensive.
"Yu Yuan!"
"Sir?"
Kaiya and Jihui cried out, ceasing their actions.
Kaiya, now a cluster of demonic purple flowers ablaze like flames, drifted passively throughout the austere hall.
She, present in the temple, and her counterpart in the Wraithlands, had lost their connection of souls.
In truth, she was unaware of the events that transpired after Yu Yuan's Lunar Spirit departed for the Wraithlands.
Her devil soul's memory was frozen in the time before Yu Yuan's Lunar Spirit left, at the moment this peculiar temple was wrought by Jihui.
"I have come to take them back to the Wraithlands."
Yu Yuan, standing firm in the Evil Temple, fixed his gaze on Jihui, his eyes radiating an authoritative resolve.
Beneath his feet, the ground, as if tangible earth, cracked and crumbled.
The massive pillars supporting the Evil Temple buckled and warped under the assault of the deep blue sea's waves.
The formidable bolts of lightning that had relentlessly struck Youyu dissipated into a dark green glow with a mere glance from him.
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