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A cascade of vibrant, multicolored light spilled from the purple-golden world created by the Dragon Slash Platform, showering Loong Jie as if a deity were scattering flowers from the heavens. Within the brilliant hues, millions of light particles, condensed from blood essence, held the secrets of life—restoring white bones to flesh, mending tendons, and reforging organs.
In this purple-golden realm, intricate patterns wove together like lightning, unleashing a formidable power that rivaled the Skyshatter Hammer's bloodline forbidden technique.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Beneath Loong Jie's scaled armor, his dragon heart vibrated with the force of an erupting volcano. The bloodline, once suppressed by the Skyshatter Hammer, had miraculously resumed its normal flow.
New dragon scales, forged from a fusion of golden divine radiance and the colorful light, emerged to replace the shattered ones, encasing his golden form.
A torrent of infinite blood light burst forth from Loong Jie's heart, transforming into a robust stream of blood essence energy that intertwined with the life-creating power within the multicolored light.
In an instant, the parts Loong Jie had lost—his nose, mouth, ears, golden flesh, and even his tongue—regenerated rapidly, guided by the original organ imprints in his heart's blood essence and powered by Yu Yuan's regenerative life force.
Before the blink of an eye, every lost piece of flesh and blood, every vein and muscle, had reappeared without fail.
Dragon blood, akin to molten gold metal, coursed through the slender veins in his skull, surging like rivers of gold, continuously bestowing him with extraordinary life abilities.
"I possess an incredible self-healing power," Loong Jie growled with a surge of exhilaration.
The vast blood energy from the Blood Cloud Beast God and Scarlet Scaled Beast God, which he had slain and ingested but not yet digested, was now harnessed by the Dragon Slash Platform's activation.
This formidable Beast God blood energy had become the cornerstone for healing his dragon head's wounds. Coupled with the life-giving prowess of the Dragon Slash Platform, his self-healing capabilities had increased manifold.
He had an epiphany: the Dragon Slash Platform's levitation was designed to dismantle the Skyshatter Hammer and lift the seal on his golden bloodline.
With the bloodline seal gone, Loong Jie was poised to ascend as one of the most formidable beings in the vastness of the Origin Realm!
The predatory, bloodthirsty gleam in his eyes, reminiscent of a golden sun, brightened incrementally.
"Desolate Lord!" he suddenly bellowed, his head held high as he locked gazes with the Old Ape, who was lost in a bewildered trance, unleashing a thunderous roar that echoed through the skies.
Thousands of pure golden beams of blood erupted from Loong Jie's mouth, piercing the void next to Old Ape. Most of them struck directly into Old Ape's flesh and blood with a series of muffled thuds.
The pure golden beams, like divine weapon blades, struck the Holy Mountain that had stood tall for eons, yet they couldn't penetrate it.
It turned out that within the densely furred chest of Old Ape, the mysterious mountain presided over by Yuan Li, the King of Desolate Realm, had manifested to shield him from the attack.
This majestic Holy Mountain from another realm sat upon his chest, expanding and contracting as if it were breathing.
The Golden Dragon God's pure golden beams of blood turned to ash in the presence of that ethereal mountain, utterly unable to harm Old Ape.
In his fury, Loong Jie violently shook his head.
The Skyshatter Hammer, which had been looming over his head, finally gave way under his tremendous effort to break free. Surrounded by a fearsome aura of flames, it flew towards the hand that Old Ape was still extending.
"We must join forces to kill Yu Yuan!"
White python Beast God Sanya, sensing the dire situation, noticed Old Ape had become entranced by Yu Yuan's gaze. She urgently warned the other beasts, "Do not meet his eyes!"
A black goat's beast soul had perished from locking eyes with Yu Yuan, and Old Ape had been ensnared as well.
This Tenth Level white python Beast God deduced that Yu Yuan's true form wielded a soul magic far beyond their own.
Unfortunately, most Beast Gods were particularly vulnerable in this regard, easily succumbing to such tricks.
"Blood Ignited Starfire!"
The flamingo dove, its wings beating furiously, as it unleashed a meteor shower infused with its fiery divine feathers and drops of Beast God blood, all converging on Yu Yuan's colossal dharma idol.
Like a world ablaze, the fiery onslaught threatened to engulf Yu Yuan's dharma idol and shatter the sinister soul magic he had cast upon the Desolate God.
In the Time Secret Area, any stray glimmers containing even a hint of flame were drawn into the meteor shower, amplifying its destructive force.
"He mentioned we'd be fighting side by side once more; surely you haven't forgotten about me?" Zhong Chichen said, shaking his head with a touch of irritation at being overlooked. He stretched his arms towards the heavens, embracing the meteor shower with a warm smile, "Gather around me."
Whoosh!
A page of the Time Book turned.
From it unfurled a mysterious expanse, seemingly woven from the fabric of space and time itself, where the Void Spirit Succubus might lurk, transforming into an enchanting and otherworldly realm.
Meteors, the fiery plumes of flamingos, and their divine blood all cascaded into this space.
Zhong Chichen, with arms outstretched as if to embrace the heavens, appeared to be upholding the sky itself.
"Once, I was the mightiest in this realm, the Dragon God whom even Beilstein found troublesome!"
The page, once lifted, snapped shut.
Flames burst from the seams, feathers disintegrated into dust, and the flamingos' blood stained the paper crimson.
"Come join me below."
Zhong Chichen, encircling the world, brought his hands together.
The fractured Time Secret Area seemed to conceal an invisible door, which he nudged shut with this gesture.
Space compressed upon itself.
The flamingo, caught mid-dive, began to rupture; its skin tore, bones shattered with a crackling sound, and its pointed beak and body flattened into an eerie shape.
And still, it continued to deform.
All the Beast Gods watched, sensing naturally that if the pressure persisted, the creature would burst, its bones and flesh ground into a pulp.
"Those of you from the Desolate Realm require immortals of the highest rank to contend with Loong Jie and me," Zhong Chichen said with a radiant smile, his eyes casting an eerie, prismatic glow. "As for the rest of you, even with the Skyshatter Hammer, you're no match for our might."
In that moment,
The Skyshatter Hammer finally returned to Old Ape's grasp, and the majestic Holy Mountain that loomed within his chest seemed to solidify abruptly.
It became distinctly... clearer.
The bewilderment in the Desolate God's eyes vanished in an instant.
As if retrieving his spirit from some arcane realm, he shuddered, his body jolting to life, and he fixed his gaze on Yu Yuan, exclaiming, "You have indeed returned!"
Only the Divine King, who once reigned supreme over the vast expanses, overpowering the Demon Phoenix in his prime and commanding the upper sect as their leader, could wield such formidable soul power.
At a single glance, he could vanquish anyone beneath the highest echelon.
None of the supreme beings of the vast expanse dared to meet his gaze for long, especially when his mood was foul.
Those who dared to stare into his eyes would slowly be consumed by a terrifying fear of being dragged into the unknown.
Without exception.
Boom!
The Tenth Level Flamingo Beast God was ultimately obliterated by Zhong Chichen's unseen "space barrier," yet not a drop of blood or fragment of bone escaped to the outside.
All was swallowed by the cosmos within the Time Book.
Crack! Crack!
As if invisible space spirits emerged from the page's world, they gnawed and pulled at the Flamingo's remnants, dragging them back to the chaotic Time Secret Area.
"Thank you for revealing the location of the Time Secret Area."
Zhong Chichen's laughter boomed towards Yu Yuan beneath the magnified Time Book. He spoke as if he were a learned human sage, well-versed in poetry and philosophy, "Once I refine this shattered Starry Forbidden Ground and restore it within the Time Book, I'll be ready to take on a share of the upcoming battle alongside Lin Daoke and Tan Xiaotian."
His declaration was bold and resolute!
To others, the fragmented Time Secret Area might seem insignificant, but in Zhong Chichen's hands, particularly with the Time Book at his command, he possessed all the necessary means to reforge the Time Secret Area.
His mastery of spatial power could transform into new laws, weaving through the Time Secret Area and propelling the Starry Forbidden Ground to new heights.
This naturally bolstered his confidence.
"I summoned you here with the hope that you would refine this place and integrate it into yourself."
Yu Yuan's smile shone brightly, his towering form that had breached the Time Secret Area was empowered by the Life Stoste, making it immense and majestic.
The Life Stoste, capable of forming a "Life Keychain" brimming with boundless blood energy, had refined his Aspect—normally only manifestable at the Unrestrained Stage—to rival the ancient deities of legend.
Beneath his skin, his organs were encased in dense blood-red clouds, pumping out astonishing vitality.
Rivers of blood surged through him, purifying his veins and strengthening his bones, while also invigorating his spirit, nourishing both his soul and consciousness.
In his past life as a Divine King, his frail body was utterly shattered.
Yet even without the Yang God inhabiting his form, this Aspect could wield its power unrestrained, thanks to the fully refined Life Stoste.
Moreover, he could continue to siphon life energy from the Yang God within the Abyss Gate to bolster his own strength.
Now, with his true form and the ancient Artifact, the Dragon Slash Platform, at his disposal, and in the absence of Yuan Li, the King of the Desolate Realm, all the Beast Gods, including Old Ape, were merely meat on the butcher's block!
"Raymon Beast God."
As Yu Yuan turned his gaze, the purple-golden canopy above Loong Jie's head surged toward another Beast God.
Boom!
The Dragon Slash Platform descended, trapping the Raymon Beast God within a prison of purple-golden light that resembled chains.
The platform plummeted, foot by foot!
The space groaned under the strain, fissures spreading and splintering, along with the body of the Tenth Level Raymon Beast, its massive form shattering.
"How can a body at the Unrestrained Stage be so formidable?"
The white python, coiled within the Shrouded Tower, recoiled and reached out to Lvliu with a Bloodline Secret Technique, beckoning for aid.
"I am close to death. If you can hear the secret language of my blood, come quickly to my rescue!"
The white python bellowed.
"The king of your tribe must be near the Abyss Gate, waiting for my Yang God to depart."
Yu Yuan, manipulating the Dragon Slash Platform with a mere strand of his divine soul, fixed his stare on the formidable Old Ape. "As soon as my Yang God departs, he intends to shatter the Abyss Gate, allowing the essence of the Starry Behemoth's blood left by the old spinosaurus to coalesce. His plan is indeed clever."
The Desolate God remained silent, offering no response.
Within the heart of Old Ape, concealed by the Life Keychain, the presence of Yuan Li, the King of the Desolate Realm, was detected. He was among the select few privy to the truth.
Yu Yuan's words were precise; their strategy was just as he described.
They planned to slay Zhong Chichen and Loong Jie, compelling Yang God Yu to employ his spatial secret arts and make an instantaneous descent from the Abyss Gate to their rescue.
Ideally, Yu Yuan would be so audacious as to forgo refining the Abyss Gate and instead make a hasty beeline for this location.
At worst, Yu Yuan might shatter the Abyss Gate and arrive here in his Eleventh Level form.
The instant the Abyss Gate shatters, the ensuing invasion of the Evil God will plunge this world into turmoil.
A massive civil war, the Evil God's rampage, and the Beast God's widespread activities will ignite conflicts across this realm, plunging the Origin Realm into an unparalleled state of chaos.
Yuen Bu has the option to head directly into the abyss, hunting its numerous creatures to gather Life Seeds for the Desolate Realm.
Alternatively, he could remain hidden within the Origin Realm, waiting for the right moment during the great civil war to stealthily prey upon the Evil Gods he deems worthy.
As long as the Void Barrier between the Desolate Realm and the Origin Realm remains intact and impervious to casual breaches, the Desolate Realm will be spared from the fallout.
With the ability to both advance and defend, the Desolate Realm stands on unbeatable ground, poised to harness the chaos and amass power from both realms.
Yuan Li has his sights set on both the Origin Realm and the abyss, eager to extend his influence.
