C1957 Preparing for the Divine Battle

Half a month later, in the Perish Starfield.

The Eagle God Soderis, the Earth Rift Beast God, the Wind Spirit Beast God, and a mountainous white ape had all been reduced to mere husks. Their flesh and blood gone, they were wrapped in a layer of dried skin, floating before the barrier that separated two realms.

This was at Andrea's deliberate request.

The flesh, blood, tendons, and hearts of these Tenth Level Beast Gods had been meticulously stripped away, leaving nothing but skin and bone. It was as if they were displayed prominently for the Beast Gods of the Desolate Realm to see, suspended in the stillness of the void.

The flesh and blood of the Beast Gods brought over from the Yellow Moon Starfield had proven to be a boon for Zhong Chichen, Loong Jie, the Violent Bear, and the spinosaurus.

A massive, silver meteorite, akin to the Dragon Slash Platform, had been transformed into a new landmass, moved into place by Taishi.

This fresh territory was naturally claimed by Yu Yuan.

Upon the gleaming silver ground stood an array of stone towers and palaces, with rows of low stone buildings densely packed together.

They even replicated the layout of the Babel Chamber of Commerce, erecting several palaces where spiritual materials, pellets, and artifacts were sold for the various warriors to peruse and purchase.

Numerous members of the Chamber of Commerce were busy transporting scarce spiritual materials and ores, continuously supplying this new land.

Naturally, the most grandiose palace at the center was reserved for Yu Yuan.

It was the domain of the Divine King.

At this very moment.

The Violent Bear, whose lineage had ascended to the Tenth Level within the depths of the Gray Domain, lay sprawled at the heart of the palace.

Despite having intentionally reduced its size, the Tenth Level Violent Bear still resembled an avalanche of snow.

A trickle of blood from the white ape was converging towards its heart, flowing into the Life Keychain that took the form of a young sapling. With Yu Yuan's assistance, this connection infused the Violent Bear with the essence of immortality.

"You are very fortunate," Andrea remarked, casually enjoying exotic fruits as she sat among Taishi, Zhong Chichen, Tianqi, and Taixu. She watched the Violent Bear's eyes flutter open and continued, "In the Desolate Realm, only the mightiest Beast Gods are deemed worthy of eternal life."

Having consumed the souls of Soderis, the Earth Rift Beast God, and the white ape, Andrea, now devoid of her memories, had, over the course of the past half-month, become the one with the most profound insight into the Desolate Realm.

Even Yu Yuan needed her assistance to gain a profound understanding of the Desolate Realm.

Other powerhouses, such as Taishi and Reid, had been bombarding her with questions for the past half month.

She, with her Devil Soul's ability to transform at will, tirelessly shared a wealth of information about the Desolate Realm, much to everyone's amazement.

"I have finally waited for this day."

A fine, cold current, like ghostly lightning, enveloped the legendary Violent Bear, causing its form to shrink and morph into that of a human.

He became a muscular elder with long silver hair and a beard, both tall and broad in stature.

Gazing at Yu Yuan, he spoke with deep emotion, "It is because I held onto hope that I have endured to this day. My contemporaries, one by one, have passed away before me. They fell in battle or succumbed to old age without a glimpse of hope, believing the Ninth Level was our ultimate fate."

"But I have made it."

"I have always held the conviction that one day, I would break through to the Tenth Level!"

He bowed deeply to Yu Yuan.

Then, turning to Ji Ningshuang, who radiated a similar icy chill, he said with reverence, "I am prepared. We can journey to the Origin Blood Continent together."

He yearned to witness that extreme cold once more.

Ji Ningshuang, having returned to the Unrestrained Stage, had long since made her decision. She nodded in agreement.

"I must go once more."

In the palace built specifically for Yu Yuan, Ji Ningshuang, amidst the adulation he received, spoke calmly, "I intend to reclaim the supreme position I once lost."

Yu Yuan responded with a smile, "I'll await your return."

"It won't be long."

Ji Ningshuang's eyes lingered on Yu Yuan, and after a brief pause, she added, "I should be able to make it in time."

She was referring to the imminent conflict that would soon erupt.

The War of the Gods!

Before long, the man and the bear, both beneficiaries of the subterranean chill, set off for the central continent, ready to travel to the Gray Domain. From there, they would use the time-space gateway to venture into the Dim Starfield of the Blood Devil Clan.

"Have you located the Shrouded Tower?"

Yu Yuan inquired of Zhong Chichen once they were alone.

With the immense blood energy of the Beast God and Yu Yuan's assistance, Loong Jie, now restored to the Tenth Level as a Space-time Dragon, gently shook his head in response.

"The Shrouded Tower needs to reveal itself and catch my attention for me to pinpoint its location."

Zhong Chichen's spirits were high; he wasn't disheartened by the elusive Shrouded Tower. He added, "All the Cold Abyss Entrances leading to the Nether Abyss have become inactive."

In his search for the Shrouded Tower, he had traversed several icy Starfields and used the Cold Abyss Entrances as shortcuts.

Yet, he discovered that the Cold Abyss Entrances bordering the Nether Abyss no longer functioned.

The Nether Abyss was entirely sealed off.

"As expected," Taishi said, unruffled. "Hao Xu is concealed by Han Miaoyuan, who allows departure but not easy entry. Upon our return, we must shatter Hao Xu's realm barrier to stand once more on the land that forged us."

This revelation cast a somber mood over the palace's inhabitants.

They were uncertain of the challenges awaiting them in the Central World after breaching Hao Xu's barrier.

Previously, disaster in Hao Xu had forced their exodus to the heavens, where they struggled for survival in the barren expanse.

Decades turned to millennia, and they rose anew, with the Divine Kings regaining their formidable reputations.

Their ultimate goal was to engage in the divine battle!

"With the Cold Abyss Entrances gone, the ceaseless influx of Frost Energy will cease, and Hao Xu will grow increasingly torrid. Soon enough, vegetation will perish, rivers will run dry, and the oceans shall shallow," Zhong Chichen explained the impending consequences, pausing before adding, "It seems Han Miaoyuan has no intention of preserving Hao Xu."

"He's indifferent now," Andrea interjected with a scoff. "Those who needed to evacuate have done so. The remaining Yang Gods and Unrestrained Stage cultivators won't perish due to the rising heat."

"Those who can't endure the climate are forever the weak and ordinary," was the common sentiment among the crowd.

News of the Beast God from the Desolate Realm halting its invasion of the Origin Realm spread quickly after Yu Yuan and Andrea returned. Despite this, lower-level members of the Divine Soul Sect in the Perish Starfield still ventured into the Gray Domain.

Near the Divine Soul Sect's headquarters, a number of meteors had recently been transported, creating a makeshift fortress. The peak experts from various races in this world began sending people over in succession.

The Devaputra, Bright Clan, Star Race, Dark Elfkind, and Banshees were all mobilizing strong warriors capable of battling the alien beasts.

In the upcoming wave of alien beasts, in addition to the Beast God, there would inevitably be Ninth Level Beast Kings. Slaying a Beast King didn't require the immense strength of Yu Yuan, Andrea, or Reid; a Bloodline warrior of the same level possessed the necessary power.

Beyond the Divine Soul Sect's Galaxy Crossing, other races from the outer domains had constructed an additional Galaxy Crossing for their use. Their intention was to keep the future large-scale invasion of alien beasts within the Perish Starfield, preventing the battle from spreading further.

The tragedies that befell the Silver Starfield and Mensah Starfield were not lost on them; they were determined to prevent such disasters from occurring in their own Starfields.

"Both the Old Ape and Lvliu have lost their original essence," Andrea remarked to Yu Yuan, deliberately piquing his interest with a light cough. "What's puzzling is that the Desolate God, having lost his original essence, is still alive. Lvliu's survival doesn't surprise me, but the Desolate God's does—it's inconceivable."

"How do you know all this?" Yu Yuan asked, astonished.

"My Devil Soul is dispersed across many places, so it's not unusual for me to receive information unknown to you. There's nothing shocking about it. Once your main soul ascends and becomes a Primordial Spirit, you'll be capable of the same," Andrea explained nonchalantly. She then turned to Loong Jie and Zhong Chichen, adding, "From what I've gathered from those Beast Gods, only the King of Desolate Realm and those who possess a complete life sequence, like you, have the power to grant a Tenth Level Beast God the gift of immortality."

"As for the Demon Phoenix's ability, we're still unclear. The Desolate God has lived long enough; his survival without his original essence suggests only one possibility—he has attained immortality."

"It's not you, and it's highly unlikely to be the Demon Phoenix. That leaves only the Desolate Realm."

Andrea hadn't witnessed it herself, but she had deduced the truth and shared it with the others.

"Desolate God, Desolate Realm... could there be a connection?" Zhong Chichen wondered aloud.

"The King of the Desolate Realm is also of the ape kind."

Andrea laughed lightly, her tone nonchalant as she explained, "Just like the Old Ape, they are from the same lineage. Though they exist in different worlds, their bloodlines likely share a common ancestry."

"Ah!"

...

The Abyss Gate.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The blood-red river that Yu Yuan had drawn forth became an integral part of the river itself.

The arcane bloodline secrets of the Desolate Realm, its alien beasts, and the unique tribal evolutions all transformed into chains of blood.

One by one, they fused into his Yang God form.

With a mere thought, his Yang God assumed the shape of a primitive alien entity, forming numerous drooping red stalactites.

The prismatic blood pillars, with bloodline chains crisscrossing like lightning within, shone with an intense brilliance that was truly mesmerizing.

"Eleventh Level."

The murmur came from within Yu Yuan's Yang God form, which resembled inverted stalactites.

The remaining blood-colored clouds on the surface of the multicolored sea, now filled with longing, sought to merge with his Yang God, eager to aid in his metamorphosis—regardless of whether the Abyss Gate remained intact.

Yu Yuan sensed the Origin Blood's impatience, urging him to ascend to the Eleventh Level swiftly, so he could hunt down the beings of the Desolate Realm.

It shared the same yearning for the bloodlines of the Desolate Realm's creatures as the Origin Blood itself, having awaited this moment for countless years.

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