C1925 The Sphere of Eternal Motion

"Beast God? Has it already begun to converge?"

A cold, blade-sharp smile slowly formed on the corners of Kaiya's mouth.

Her eyes flickered unpredictably between deep purple and blood red.

"We've finally reached this day!"

Swoosh!

Beams of crystalline lightning suddenly shot from the corners of her eyes, materializing some arcane rule, and dispersed throughout the granite palace of Tianqi.

The once dark and unimposing hall seemed ignited by the lightning from her gaze, suddenly ablaze with light.

The natural patterns within the gray-white stone walls appeared infused with her dark will and presence.

In an instant, the palace of Tianqi seemed to become her domain, transforming into an extension of her power.

Whoosh!

One of the smooth walls began to cloud over, as if touched by the aura of the Otherworld.

Moments later, the modest palace shook violently.

The very land that supported the palace also thundered ominously.

Teng!

Deep within Kaiya's eye sockets, a deep purple and a blood-red devil soul burned fiercely, eerily detaching from her eyes and flying towards the murky wall.

The horrific energy emitted by the two distinct devil souls seemed capable of effortlessly annihilating stars and earth alike.

Yu Yiyi, clad in the Crucible of Evil, watched the devil souls intently until the defensive arrays of her dark armor spontaneously engaged.

She withdrew her gaze, startled.

Ji Ningshuang, freshly returned to the Unbound state, furrowed her brow and gripped the Stardust Blade tightly. Only with the Divine Sword's aid could she continue to observe.

Yu Yuan's eyes shone with admiration for Kaiya in this moment.

The two devil souls that emerged from her eyes struck him as extraordinary, suggesting that Bertain's daughter might be far more powerful than he had witnessed.

The strength radiating from her deep purple devil soul bore a resemblance to the original power of the Primal Soul and was tinged with the essence of Primal Vitality.

The blood-like devil soul... it carried the scent of blazing fire.

Moreover, it also possessed the pure fragrance of blood!

Kaiya possessed a profound insight into the core combustion method of the Blazing Fire, a force deeply buried beneath the vast Everlands and eternally allied with the Primal Soul.

"Furnace, Serpentflame..."

Yu Yuan found himself thinking of the furnace his master had once given to Hong Qi. Mo Baichuan had since renamed this furnace the Cosmic Crucible, transforming it into his Divine Artifact.

If he wasn't mistaken, Bertain was the craftsman behind this furnace! Kaiya, his daughter, not only harbored a devil soul but also bore the flesh and blood of humanity. Her mastery of power and the Way of Heaven was clearly inherited from him.

Boom!

A deep purple devil soul shook the murky rock wall with a tremendous tremor. It appeared to be consumed by an unseen force and quickly vanished. Meanwhile, another devil soul, exuding the essence of Blazing Fire and vital energy, flickered like a torch within the wall, as if searching for something. Alas, it too was short-lived, the torchlight eventually fading away. Both devil souls disappeared, almost simultaneously.

Yu Yuan, standing in the hall with the Dragon Slaying Stage in hand, witnessed two spectral shadows slip into the Thule barrier, one after the other. One specter was a deep purple, the other a blood-red hue, both attempting to breach the Otherworld of the Beast God. Neither specter endured long before fading away.

This led Yu Yuan to a realization: the palace's ashen rock wall served as a phantom mirror, faintly reflecting the barriers between worlds.

Moments later, Kaiya, having returned unsuccessfully, opened her eyes and smiled. "Indeed, a Beast God is converging. My trailing devil soul sensed it." She produced a bottle of pills and swallowed them without a second thought.

"The absence of the Great Demon God Bertain, and his prolonged failure to return, has evidently stirred excitement among the Beast Gods of the Otherworld," she mused.

A genuine smile spread across Kaiya's face, her joy unmistakable. "Ultimately, infighting is so tedious. The Evil Gods of the Abyss, the Beast Gods of the Otherworld—let them all surge forth, blockading the walls between different worlds. It would be far better to see them all shattered."

She seemed to thrive on chaos.

It was only after a moment, when she caught the astonished looks from the others, that she reined in her smile.

With a deliberate cough, she gestured dismissively, "Tianqi, please continue."

"Kaiya, that devil soul behind you is rich with vital energy, and it carries the essence of blazing fire."

Tianqi fixed his gaze on her, taking a moment to ponder before speaking. "It appears that after your return from the Everlands, you've reaped the most rewards. What I'm curious about is the Blazing Fire's choice of Mo Baichuan. How were you able to gain what you desired from it?"

Ji Ningshuang's expression slowly turned grave.

"Bertain left something for me in the Everlands. Naturally, having returned, I was able to claim it," Kaiya said, offering no further explanation. She seemed almost annoyed by Tianqi's excess of words, chiding him, "Let's focus on the matter at hand!"

Her standing within the Boulderdawn Sect was clearly above Tianqi's, and under her commanding presence, he did not press further.

"This is the Sphere of Eternal Motion. Its sole function is to monitor the fluctuations in the barrier between the two worlds."

In the hall, Tianqi, having been briefly interrupted, began to refine strands of pure vital energy, channeling them into the amber-like orb as he introduced it to Yu Yuan and Ji Ningshuang.

"We can't predict when the barrier between the worlds might weaken. We're in the dark about its patterns and haven't found a way through."

"It took us a considerable amount of time to forge the Sphere of Eternal Motion, which allows us to sense anomalies, albeit faintly."

The crystal ball in his hands was now covered in tiny pores, from which a soft whistling of wind emanated.

"Within our Boulderdawn Sect, my robust physique means that I typically oversee the Sphere of Eternal Motion. Its activation and operation depend on vital energy rather than Soul Power."

Tianqi was forthright, "It seems that the natural barrier between the worlds has a particular aversion to Soul Power. I've heard that..."

He paused, glancing at Kaiya before resuming, "Ages ago, even the Demon God Bertain, with his vast Soul Power, faced significant setbacks when attempting to breach the barrier between the realms."

Kaiya snorted, "The Otherworld, home to the Beast Gods, is a realm that reveres vital energy and brute strength. The barrier separating our worlds imposes severe limitations, especially on beings with powerful souls."

She didn't refute the claim.

"Just now, my first devil soul was swiftly consumed by the barrier. As for the second, while it moved within the barrier, I sensed the Beast God's piercing gaze."

"The Beast God of that realm noticed my second devil soul and immediately fixed its attention on it."

"Their prompt detection suggests they are indeed close by, likely gathered together."

Kaiya shared her assessment.

"The Sphere of Eternal Motion—how does it work? Hand it over, let me have a look, and explain how to operate it."

Yu Yuan reached out to Tianqi.

"Of course."

Tianqi, aware of Yu Yuan's stature, respectfully passed the Sphere of Eternal Motion to him and leaned in to offer an explanation of its origins and how to use it. "In the annals of our sect, there was a God-King named Mirtyx. She perished in battle alongside Mirtyx long ago."

"She was skilled in crafting various rare trinkets. Many of her ingenious concepts and crafting philosophies were taken beyond our world by Taixu."

"The Sphere of Eternal Motion was crafted based on her designs. In her memory, it was named after her."

"Using it is straightforward. Just infuse it with refined vital energy, touch the barrier between the worlds through the airhole, and utilize the rotational force field between the airholes to attract the barrier's magnetic force, and then..."

Tianqi elaborated meticulously.

Having taken hold of the Sphere of Eternal Motion, Yu Yuan contemplated briefly before channeling the vitality of the Solar Spirit through the Dragon Slaying Stage into the Sphere.

Unlike Tianqi and Kaiya, he encountered virtually no resistance; his vitality faced none of the same struggles.

With the Sphere of Eternal Motion, he effortlessly crossed the barrier between the worlds and entered the Otherworld of the Beast Gods.

There, he was met by the cold stare of a massive black goat.

"You are the second one."

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