C1989 Disorderly Deployment
A cascade of multicolored light, emanating from the Violet Gold World created by the Dragon Slaying Stage, showered down upon Loong Jie like petals from the heavens. Within this spectacle, millions of light particles, rich with the essence of blood and White Bone's ability to mend flesh and bone, revealed the profound mysteries of life's regeneration.
The Violet Gold World was alive with countless patterns, weaving together like bolts of lightning, generating a formidable force that stood against the Heaven-Shattering Hammer and its bloodline-sealing forbidden technique.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Beneath Loong Jie's armored scales, his dragon heart thundered like an erupting volcano. The bloodline that had been suppressed by the Heaven-Shattering Hammer was now pulsing normally once again.
New dragon scales, forged from the fusion of golden divine radiance and the vibrant multicolored light, emerged to replace the shattered ones, enveloping his golden form.
A torrent of blood light burst forth from Loong Jie's heart, transforming into a robust stream of vital energy that intertwined with the life-creating forces within the multicolored light.
In an instant, Loong Jie's lost facial features—his mouth, nose, ears, golden flesh, and even his tongue—were rapidly regenerated, guided by the original organ imprints within his dragon heart's lifeblood and fueled by Yu Yuan's life-restoring power.
In the blink of an eye, every missing piece of Loong Jie's flesh and blood was flawlessly restored. His blood, as rich and flowing as molten goldsteel, coursed through the slender veins in his skull, a surging river of Sunsilver, constantly bestowing his body with life force.
"I possess an astonishing ability to heal myself," Loong Jie bellowed with invigoration.
The vast vital energy he had absorbed from the slain Bloodstorm Beast God and Bloodscale Beast God, which had yet to be digested, was now harnessed by the Dragon Slaying Stage's activation. This formidable Beast God blood energy became the wellspring for healing his dragon head's wounds, and combined with the Dragon Slaying Stage's life-giving powers, his self-healing capabilities were exponentially enhanced.
It dawned on him that the Dragon Slaying Stage's levitation was designed to dismantle the Heaven-Shattering Hammer, to unlock the seal on his Ultimate Golden Body bloodline. With that seal lifted, Loong Jie was poised to ascend as one of the mightiest beings in the entire Origin Realm.
A fierce, bloodthirsty gleam began to brighten within his golden, sun-like eyes. "Lord Untamed!"
"Lord Untamed!"
He suddenly lifted his head, locking eyes with the Ape who was in a bewildered trance, and let out a thunderous roar.
Thousands of pure golden beams burst forth from Loong Jie's mouth, piercing the void around the Ape, with most burrowing into the Ape's flesh.
Puff! Puff!
The golden beams, like Divine Weapons, struck a Holy Mountain that had stood for eons, yet they could not break through.
Beneath the dense fur on the Ape's chest, the area of his Demon Heart revealed the mysterious mountain where Yuan Le, the Lord of Ruin, stood, shielding him from the blow.
This majestic Holy Mountain from the Otherworld sat within his chest, pulsating and expanding like a living breath.
The golden dragon god's pure golden beams turned to ash in the face of this ethereal mountain, failing to inflict the slightest harm on the Ape.
In his rage, Loong Jie violently shook his head.
The Heaven-Shattering Hammer, which had been weighing down upon him, could no longer withstand his thrashing strength. Surrounded by a fearsome aura of flames, it hurtled towards the Ape's hand, which was still moving its fingers in confusion.
"We must unite to slay Yu Yuan!"
Sanha, the white boa god, sensed danger as she noticed the Ape, locked in a gaze with Yu Yuan, had lost himself. She urgently warned the other beasts, "Do not meet his eyes!"
A black goat's beast soul had perished from the gaze, and the Ape had succumbed as well.
This tenth-level white boa god was convinced that Yu Yuan's real body wielded a Mind Magic far beyond their own.
The majority of the beast gods were sorely lacking in this area and were easily ensnared.
"Blood Burning Star Flame!"
The flamingo spread its wings and swooped down, its gathered meteor shower mingling with its fiery Celestial Plumes and drops of its godly blood, raining down upon Yu Yuan's colossal Divine Visage.
It was as if a world ablaze sought to engulf Yu Yuan's Divine Visage, shattering the Mind Magic he had cast upon the Untamed.
"Since he mentioned it, you haven't forgotten about me, have you?" Zhong Chichen shook his head, a twinge of annoyance at being overlooked flickering across his face. He suddenly reached for the sky, as though to embrace the meteor shower itself, and with a gentle smile, he beckoned, "Come to me."
Whoosh!
A page turned in the Book of Time.
A hidden place, mysterious as if woven from the very fabric of space and time, unfolded from the turned page, transforming into a breathtaking Otherworld. All the meteors, the flaming feathers, and each drop of divine blood cascaded into it.
Beneath this enigmatic world, Zhong Chichen, as if cradling the heavens, appeared to be supporting the sky with his outstretched arms.
"Once, I was the supreme power in this realm, the Dragon God who even gave Bertain headaches!"
The page that had been turned snapped shut.
Flames burst from the seam of the pages, reducing the feathers to dust, and the flamingo's blood stained the paper crimson.
"It's time for you to come down as well."
Embracing the entire world, Zhong Chichen brought his hands together.
The fractured Secret Realm of Time seemed to conceal an unseen door, which he was nudging shut with this gesture.
Space compressed against itself.
The flamingo, caught in its dive, began to rupture; its skin tore, bones shattered with a crackling sound, and its pointed beak and body flattened into a grotesque shape.
And still, it continued to deform.
All the Beast Gods watching sensed it naturally.
If the pressure persisted, the flamingo would inevitably burst, its bones and flesh ground into a pulp.
"You Wasteland dwellers need those who are immortal and top-ranked to stand against me and Loong Jie," Zhong Chichen declared, his smile radiant, his eyes alight with a sinister rainbow brilliance. "As for the rest of you, even with that Heaven-Shattering Hammer, you're no match for the likes of me and Loong Jie."
In that moment, the Heaven-Shattering Hammer finally returned to Ape's grasp. The towering Holy Mountain that loomed within his chest seemed to solidify abruptly.
It became distinctly more... vivid.
The bewilderment in the eyes of the Untamed Beast God vanished instantly.
The confusion in the Untamed's eyes vanished in an instant. It was as if he had retrieved the demon soul from some unknown secret realm, shivering and jolting to full alertness. He stared at Yu Yuan and exclaimed, "You really did come back!"
Only the God-King, who had once reigned supreme over the Everlands, overpowering the Dark Phoenix at its zenith and commanding all the upper sects as the human race's leader, could possess such formidable Soul Power. With just one look, he could extinguish the life of any being less than supreme.
None of the supreme beings of the Everlands dared to meet his gaze for long, especially when he was in a foul mood. Those who dared to stare into his eyes for an extended period would slowly be overcome by a profound fear of being dragged into the unknown. Without exception.
Boom!
Ultimately, the tenth-level Flamingo Beast God was obliterated by Zhong Chichen's unseen "wall of space," yet not a single drop of blood or fragment of bone escaped. It was entirely consumed by the cosmos within the Book of Time.
Crack! Crack!
As if invisible spirits of space had emerged from that page, they gnawed and dragged the Flamingo's shattered remains back to the chaotic secret place of time.
"Thank you for revealing the location of the Secret Realm of Time," Zhong Chichen said to Yu Yuan with a hearty laugh. Standing beneath the magnified Book of Time, he resembled a learned human sage well-versed in poetry and the Dao. "Once I refine this shattered Starry Sky Forbidden Zone and bring it back to life within the Book of Time, I'll be ready to take on part of your battle alongside Lin Daoke and Tan Xiaotian."
His declaration was brimming with boldness!
To others, the fragmented Secret Realm of Time might seem insignificant, but in the hands of Zhong Chichen, especially with the Book of Time at his command, he had all the necessary means to reforge the realm. The space magic he mastered could evolve into a new cosmic order, expanding throughout the entire Secret Realm of Time, propelling it to new heights. This, of course, bolstered his confidence.
"I invited you here because I wanted you to refine this place and make it a part of yourself," Yu Yuan said with a radiant smile. This majestic Divine Visage, which had emerged from the Secret Realm of Time, had become so vast and splendid thanks to the life dew he had fused with.
Yu Yuan flashed a brilliant smile, revealing his teeth. His towering Divine Visage, which seemed to break through the Secret Realm of Time, was made possible by the life dew that had merged with his essence, allowing it to become so immense and majestic. The life dew, capable of forming a "Life Keychain" brimming with endless vital energy, refined his Divine Visage—normally only summonable in his Unbound state—to rival that of legendary ancient deities.
Beneath his skin, his internal organs were encased in a thick blood cloud, pumping out astonishing vital energy. The copious flow of blood cleansed and refined his meridians and bones, rejuvenating his spirit and providing ample nourishment for his soul and consciousness. In his past life as the God-King Taiyin, his frail body had been utterly transformed.
Even without the presence of a Solar Spirit, this Divine Visage could freely exert its power, thanks to the fully assimilated life dew. Moreover, he could continue to siphon life power from the Solar Spirit within the Abyssal Gate to further augment himself.
Now, with his true form and the Divine Artifact known as the Dragon Slaying Stage, none of the Beast Gods before him, including the Ape, would pose a threat unless the Lord of Ruin, Yuan Le, made an appearance—they were all but meat on the chopping block!
"Stormwraith God."
The violet-golden canopy suspended above Loong Jie's head darted towards another Beast God as Yu Yuan turned to look. With a thunderous crash, the Dragon Slaying Stage descended, its violet-golden light columns, like shackles, completely enveloping the space around the Stormwraith God.
The stage plummeted, inch by inch!
The space groaned under the pressure, fine cracks splintering open, and with them, the tenth-level Stormwraith God and its round, towering form shattered.
"How can the body of the Unbound be so ferocious?" Sanha, the white boa coiled within the Dark Tower, recoiled and covertly reached out to Green Willow with blood magic, beckoning for aid. "I'm on the brink of death. If you can hear the secret language of my blood, hurry and save me!" The white boa shrieked.
"The king of your tribe must be near the Abyssal Gate, awaiting the departure of my Solar Spirit," Yu Yuan, manipulating the Dragon Slaying Stage with a mere fragment of his soul, fixed his gaze on the strongest among them, the Ape, and declared, "As soon as my Solar Spirit departs, he intends to shatter the Abyssal Gate, unleashing the vital energy of the cosmic giant beast left by the old Spinosaurus. His plan is indeed clever." The Untamed remained silent, offering no response.
The Ape, harboring the Life Keychain within his heart, remained silent, acutely aware of Yuan Le, the Lord of Ruin's presence. He was among the select few privy to the truth.
Yu Yuan's assessment was spot-on; their strategy was unfolding as planned. By slaying Zhong Chichen and Loong Jie, Yu Yuan compelled the Solar Spirit to employ space magic, making an instantaneous appearance through the Abyssal Gate to provide aid.
Ideally, Yu Yuan would be audacious enough not to have refined the Abyssal Gate, rushing over in haste. At worst, Yu Yuan would shatter the Abyssal Gate and arrive in his eleventh-level form.
The instant the Abyssal Gate crumbled, the Evil God's influx would plunge the world into turmoil. The widespread civil strife in the Everlands, the Evil God's onslaught, and the Beast God's rampant activities would spark conflict throughout this realm, plunging the Origin Realm into chaos like never before.
Yuan Le faced a choice: he could either venture directly into the Abyss to hunt its myriad creatures, gathering Life Seeds for the Wasteland's Primal Blood, or he could remain concealed within the Origin Realm. There, as the Everlands' civil war erupted, he could stealthily prey upon the Evil Gods he deemed worthy.
Provided the Void Barrier between the Origin Realm and the Wasteland remained impervious to casual breach, the Wasteland would stay untouched. Poised for both offense and defense, the Wasteland stood on unassailable ground, ready to harness the turmoil to amass power from both worlds.
The Origin Realm and the Abyss were both within Yuan Le's sights, as he plotted to extend his influence.
