C1938 They Are All Fleeing!
Inside the Dragon Slash Platform, a deluge of blood rained down.
Gale-force winds tore through the tempest, carrying feathers drenched in divine blood and a vine-like eagle claw that fell through the golden canopy above.
The Deep Sea Basilisk, left with only its head and part of its body, surveyed this strange new world, searching for someone to question.
Fortunate to be of the Eighth Level bloodline, and a Deep Sea Basilisk with ancestry from the resilient old lizards, its vitality was incredibly strong.
Plop! Plop!
The blood rain persisted, and as the Silvery Land beside it slowly pooled into a small pond, a familiar silver-gray feather came into view.
"Eagle God!"
The pain inflicted by Soderis resurfaced in his memory, and he feared the otherworldly Eagle God was about to invade this alien realm.
"Father, are you... still alive?"
He whispered mournfully, feeling responsible for his father, the old lizard, being trapped in the Silver Starfield.
Boom!
A claw as thick as an ancient tree's roots struck the Silvery Land, causing a slight tremor and shattering his self-pity.
The bloodstained broken claw corrected his mistaken assumption.
A gleam of satisfaction lit up his eyes. "Excellent! Even you can be vanquished!"
The small pool of blood expanded into a vast, blood-red lake, dotted with numerous silver-gray feathers floating like water lilies, centered around the desiccated eagle claw.
The fierce aura within the claw was subdued by this realm, and the Beast God's power within the lake was dormant.
Each part of a Tenth Level Beast God held its own strength and lingering will; the claw and divine blood's docility suggested an anomaly.
The Deep Sea Basilisk scanned the horizon for answers, determined to understand the mystery.
Deep within the golden sky, a will coalesced into a shadowy figure, speaking with a profound and stately voice.
"Submerge yourself in the blood. With your bloodline talent, draw strength from it. It has consumed your flesh and cleaved your body; there's no need for courtesy."
"Yu Yuan!"
The young beast let out an excited scream.
He recognized it!
The figure within the golden firmament was none other than Yu Yuan from the outside world, who was now standing on the enigmatic Dragon Slash Platform.
That claw belonged to Soderis, who had recently torn through his body, pressed against his skull, savored the taste of his blood, and mocked him mercilessly.
But now the tables had turned.
He had the opportunity to drink the divine blood of a Beast God from another realm!
"I promised your father I would do everything in my power to save you. Don't let him down."
The comforting voice echoed once more, and the feathers floating on the lake's surface moved as if propelled by an unseen force, drifting towards his severed limbs.
"Your kindness will never be forgotten!"
He made a great effort to lift his head in a gesture of thanks before plunging into the lake formed from Soderis's divine blood, gulping it down voraciously.
He could feel his strength returning!
...
Outside.
Yu Yuan looked away from the Dragon Slash Platform, content in the knowledge that with the young beast's bloodline power and the divine blood of a Tenth Level Beast God, along with an eagle claw, the creature's wounds would surely heal completely.
The offspring of the Deep Sea Basilisk, even if only of mixed heritage, possessed an astonishingly robust vitality.
"Going to keep calling out?"
Yu Yuan, having severed one of Soderis's claws, followed at a leisurely pace as he watched Soderis flap his wings in a desperate and clumsy attempt to escape.
Like an inescapable nightmare, he loomed over the Eagle God, threatening to consume its spirit and will.
With gaping wounds in both wings and diminished flying capabilities, Soderis, now missing a claw, was in a pitiful state.
The terror emanating from Yu Yuan was palpable, and the King's words echoed in its mind, reminding it to regard the humans of the Origin Realm with the highest degree of importance.
Though the human race's bloodline offered them no advantage, and they did not appear strong, nor were they likely to be the first encountered, the Demon Phoenix that had caused such turmoil in the Desolate Realm resided within the lands of the humans.
Moreover, they had yet to subdue the human race, to dominate their world, to make the seemingly frail humans bow down.
"Hao Yue, human race."
Soderis sighed, etching the term "human" deep within his heart, and ceased his cries.
Yet, whenever his cries faltered, Yu Yuan was right there to follow up.
Whether it was a wing or a part of his beastly body, another bloody hole would promptly appear.
His divine blood scattered across the galaxy, with Yu Yuan meticulously capturing it using the Dragon Slash Platform, using it to nurture something.
The ferocious and bloodthirsty leader of the Silver Hawk Clan, whose reputation loomed large in the Desolate Realm, was revered by countless intelligent races who would kneel in worship at the mere sight of his silhouette streaking across the starry sky.
But now, he found himself in a state of utter despair.
Casting his gaze upon the greyhound, now submerged in mud and missing three legs, he knew instantly that its plight was no better than his own.
Elsewhere, the primordial Chaos Roc, engaged in a two-on-one battle, had trapped the Celestial Star Beast God and the Wind Spirit Beast God within an expanse of celestial ocean.
This radiant ocean was the Chaos Roc's domain, madly drawing in all water-related energies from the surrounding stars.
The Chaos Roc, in its azure fish form, bared its teeth in a display of grotesque merriment.
Within its domain, the Celestial Star Beast God and the Wind Spirit Beast God seemed lost, struggling to break free for an extended period, all the while suffering stealthy assaults from Yu Yuan.
Soderis lamented his misfortune, cursing his luck for having chosen the Silver Starfield.
"Oh, I forgot to show you this."
Yu Yuan suddenly slapped his forehead, as if he had just remembered something important.
Soderis, in his desperate flight, zigzagged through the cosmos like a drunken elder, his beastly form now oddly steadied by the shock of what he saw.
He had stopped in his tracks.
He witnessed the shattered star he had left behind, and his clan's young hunters, who had been pursuing the Silver Scale Clan for resources and rare trophies, exploding into clouds of blood mist.
Yu Yuan, in hot pursuit, was still able to spare the focus to launch crimson sword beams that wreaked havoc in the world Soderis had abandoned, massacring those from his clan who had ventured into the Origin Realm alongside him, just as they had done to the Silver Scale Clan.
The silver eagles screeched his name in a frenzy, pleading for rescue.
But he... he too was fleeing.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance. If you use the secret arts known only to your kind, the Beast Gods, to summon the other two back, and unite the power of all six, perhaps there's still a chance to turn the tide."
Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes, his smile brimming with satisfaction as he closed in on the halted Soderis.
"If they don't come back, the four of you are certain to perish in the Silver Starfield, without a sliver of hope for survival. Come on, I'm waiting for you to call them. Let's not waste everyone's time, shall we?"
While speaking, he prodded Soderis with the pointed end of the Dragon Slash Platform.
He showed no courtesy to these Eagle Gods from another realm.
Before arriving in the Silver Starfield, the atrocities committed by these Beast Gods were even more ruthless, completely disregarding the inhabitants of this realm as fellow beings.
"Wait, just wait a moment!"
Soderis shrieked in terror.
...
On the fringes of the Silver Starfield.
Three Galaxy Ancient Starships, their surfaces shimmering and riddled with cracks, roared under the strain as they desperately fled.
At the edge of the starships, there were formidable figures from the Babel Chamber of Commerce, robust warriors of the Ancient Desolate Sect, and members of the Silver Scale Clan, all besieged by a swarm of eerie green giant rats.
Zheng Luanjie, Qi Lingyu, Qin Yan, Yu Ying from the Ancient Desolate Sect, and Tan Yuan from the Silver Scale Clan were among them.
Each person bore a resolute look, ready to defend the three Galaxy Ancient Starships to the death.
Within those starships were many more vulnerable disciples from the Babel Chamber of Commerce and the Ancient Desolate Sect.
Those who had not reached the level of Yang God could only take refuge within the starships, shielded from the starry sky's energies by the protective barriers.
The weaker practitioners could not endure the starry sky's energies. If the Galaxy Ancient Starships were to rupture, they would either be culled or turned into the dreaded mutated monsters.
Becoming a mutated monster was a fate worse than death, and no one wished for such an end.
"Where on earth did these rats come from?!"
Qi Lingyu, having advanced to the Unrestrained Stage, wielded her silver trident, battling on despite being bloodied and disheveled.
The relentless assault from over a dozen Eighth Level giant rats left her exhausted, feeling as if they were an endless tide.
Nearby, members of the Silver Scale Clan were being devoured by the giant rats, the chilling crunch of bones incessantly tormenting her nerves and spirit.
She knew that this moment was inevitable.
Behind the dozen or so giant rats, there were a few with ninth-level bloodlines, the so-called Beast Kings, watching them with greedy eyes.
Lurking behind the Beast Kings was another indistinct figure, seemingly observing them from a distance, waiting for them to arrive at their destination so it could tail them to another starfield.
Qi Lingyu's heart was engulfed in darkness, aware that no miracle would save them from certain destruction.
"Damn Demon Phoenix!"
Tan Yuan of the Ancient Desolate Sect, her once powerful body, was now bloodied from the giant rats' bites.
After forcefully throwing off a giant rat, she spat out in anger, "All the alien beasts in the Outer Star River bow to the Demon Phoenix. It must have been its orders that led us into this dire situation."
She believed that it was Hao Yu's defenses that had provoked the Demon Phoenix.
Unaware of the Desolate Realm, she couldn't fathom that it was an alien species from another world launching an invasion into the Silver Starfield.
A piercing scream suddenly erupted, causing the attacking giant rats to halt their frenzied assault. Confused, they turned their heads to look back as if they couldn't understand why they were receiving a retreat signal at this juncture.
They could have easily followed those warships into another world ripe with more flesh and blood, promising even greater rewards.
The screams resounded once more!
The Beast God, who had remained unseen, desiring more flesh and blood, suddenly began to withdraw!
This caused the rats to descend into chaos.
