C2048 The Bloodline Imprint

Swoosh!

Radiant soul lines, resplendent in their brilliance, were woven deep within Yu Yuan's primary soul, harboring the world's most enigmatic secrets of the spirit.

Each soul line represented a profound principle of the soul, encompassing reincarnation, soul mastery, possession, manipulation, the condensation of inner demons, and the warping of thoughts and will.

With just a slight sense of these lines, Yu Yuan understood that the grand cosmic laws pertaining to the soul seemed to be encapsulated within them.

"So that's the secret."

Above ground, he had desperately extracted a strand of his Origin Soul from his mind, aiming to shatter the seal within the fog, to awaken himself and reveal the Origin Soul.

The Origin Soul was intimately linked to the Abyss Origin Soul. Should it plunge into the dark sea of souls, his seal might be rendered ineffective.

Once he had separated that strand of Origin Soul, clarity returned to him. Yet, due to the subterranean anomalies, he was roused by the Extreme Flame.

The Extreme Flame not only awakened him but also revealed his identity. As memories surfaced, the seals weakened, allowing the Abyss Origin Soul to break free from the depths of his soul.

Yu Yuan now grasped why those so-called mighty ones, who had attempted to delve into his sea of consciousness and target his soul, had been met with fierce resistance.

In the Firefly Starfield, the mere glance the Chaos Roc cast upon his soul had sent it into a frenzy.

Those arrogant pretenders, who dared to strike at him through this avenue, met with no good end, including Wai Zhuo of the Thunder Sect.

Indeed, the most powerful Origin Soul of the Three Realms resided deep within his mind.

Who could possibly emerge unscathed after breaching his mind and the seal to glimpse his core soul?

"Alas, it ultimately remains unsealed," Yu Yuan mused to himself.

A tremendous surge of soul energy emerged within the mist of his consciousness, converging upon his dark main soul.

In that instant, Yu Yuan came to another stark realization: the restraints meant to suppress the Abyss Origin Soul were the culmination of soul energy and secret arts from his past life.

This soul energy had to be on par with Beilstein's Devil Soul, the Great Demon God, to effectively subdue the Abyss Origin Soul.

With the Abyss Origin Soul's release from his sea of consciousness, that immense and formidable soul energy once again coalesced around his primary soul.

He immediately sensed a surge in his soul's strength. Even without the aid of his Origin Soul, he had embarked on the transformative journey of ascension.

His main soul was now officially evolving into a Primordial Spirit.

Whoosh!

In the midst of this transformation, his main soul shimmered as if studded with stars.

These "stars" were akin to the apertures within his soul.

Upon sensing them, he discovered that the "stars" manifesting in his main soul originated from the mighty beings of the vast cosmos.

All the supreme human figures within the Gray Domain—Lin Daoke, Zu Ann, Qin Luo, Taishi, Tianqi, and Xuanli—naturally emerged as his main soul progressed to the Primordial Spirit.

Moreover, his Primordial Spirit continued to draw upon the soul energy of these formidable experts.

This was reminiscent of the Supreme Demon Phoenix, which, when necessary, could siphon blood energy from Greater Demons and Demon Gods for its own use.

At this moment, as his main soul underwent the transformation into the Primordial Spirit, it was absorbing the soul energy of these supreme beings.

Strands of their soul energy, defying spatial distances, streamed into his sea of consciousness and infused his soul.

He was astounded to find that his connection extended beyond those with an Origin Soul; he was also linked to the soul energy of other supreme beings.

The White Divine Tiger from the Dark Wing Starfield, Yu Zhu, Jee Ningshuang from the Dark Domain, Tan Xiaotian, the youthful Demon Phoenix Zhiya, and the Desolate God from the Great Swamp—all appeared within his awareness.

Since these mighty individuals, born of the vast expanse, were not currently in the Gray Domain, he could not extract their soul force.

Yet, as his Primordial Spirit underwent its metamorphosis, he could still sense those with sufficiently powerful souls and catch glimpses of their whereabouts.

Thus, he observed the skirmishes in the Dark Domain and the movements of the Demon Gods in the Dark Wing Starfield.

Even in the far-flung territories of the Origin Realm, he detected the presence of remaining human powerhouses.

These were individuals like Cao Ji and Wu Rann, former human peak masters of the Unrestrained Stage who, lacking the support of an Origin Soul, could not ascend to the Supreme Realm and had left the vast cosmos in disillusionment.

These individuals seem to live in a world of their own, oblivious to the dynamics beyond the heavens.

Those in deep meditation awaken only once every few centuries, unaware of the monumental shifts occurring in the external world.

Naturally, they were also unaware that the vast expanse of Hao Ran had once been exceedingly abundant, missing a prime opportunity for ascension.

Yu Yuan had even sensed these people.

He could faintly sense any sufficiently powerful being with a soul, born of Hao Ran, bearing traces of the Abyss Origin Soul.

He was aware that the Origin Soul, once departed from his mind, would have an even deeper and clearer perception.

Sizzle!

In Yu Yuan's eyes, the purple-golden "crystal ball" transformed into another form of the Life Altar, now streaked with vivid blood-colored lightning.

Each strand of blood-colored lightning represented a unique bloodline truth.

Most originated from deceased Starry Behemoths.

The fresh blood-colored lightning, branded within his Yang God, was replicated by the purple-golden "crystal ball," adding another element to it.

"Before the ancient Titan spinosaurus perished, its lifeblood, along with the essence of its bloodline, burst forth from its heart. Many of the bloodline mysteries it had absorbed and refined from the Starry Behemoths had fled Hao Ran before it plummeted to the earth's depths."

"This unconventional Life Altar has always been incomplete. It lost many bloodline truths before it took shape, most of which were tied to the Starry Behemoths."

"So..."

After merging with Yuan Lianyao's Extreme Flame, the Yang God Yu Yuan gazed thoughtfully at his own dazed reflection.

He said, "That's precisely why the Demon Phoenix Zhiya tirelessly scours the world for Starry Behemoths, relentlessly pursuing them."

Yu Yuan's Yang God furrowed his brow slightly and asked, "Is the Blood Dao that the Demon Phoenix resonates with derived from this hidden Heart of Vastness, the Life Altar crafted from the Titan spinosaurus's heart essence?"

"Exactly," confirmed Extreme Flame with a subtle nod.

Yu Yuan instantly grasped the situation.

"It's fundamentally flawed and incomplete. The multitude of missing elements prevents her from ascending to the Eleventh Level. The Blood God Cult among humans also gathers exotic blood, infusing it into their bodies, which then manifests corresponding bloodline laws within the Life Altar."

Extreme Flame's demeanor was aloof. Since merging with Yuan Lianyao, he appeared to have developed a hint of emotionality.

"The Blood God Cult, no matter their methods of cultivation or blood refinement, cannot escape the chains of destiny, for they were born in the vast expanse. The cult has persisted because the Demon Phoenix is aware of all their actions and reaps the benefits as well."

"Until Ann Wen, the current cult leader, sought to break free from the deadlock, aspiring to ascend to godhood through the source of the Yang Meridian, using the body of a Yang God to achieve a complete transformation of life."

"This shift in dynamics is why the Demon Phoenix eliminated him," Extreme Flame clarified for Yu Yuan.

"If the Demon Phoenix could fully integrate the life truths and bloodline mysteries branded within the Titan Spinosaurus's heart, she could ascend to the Eleventh Level without the need for blood essence."

"Regrettably, several Starry Behemoths have gone extinct after being slain by the Titan Spinosaurus."

"Some life essences scattered into the cosmos upon the death of the Titan Spinosaurus, eluding the Demon Phoenix's search. Hence, her journey to the Eleventh Level has been fraught with difficulty."

Extreme Flame continued to speak through the body of Yuan Lianyao.

"Regarding it..."

Extreme Flame gazed at the dark azure Soul Sea and remarked, "He seeks to grasp the essence of source blood and all the laws and secrets held by the Origin Soul, to better confront those two adversaries."

With a sizzle, Extreme Flame gestured towards the pond rimmed with flames and explained, "Within this Soul Altar lies a portion of the Origin Soul's secret soul techniques, remnants from when the Yin Meridian arrived here. The Yin Meridian, an Undead Ruler from the Demon Realm, possesses a third of the Origin Soul's essence."

"Your Ghost God's Body also seems to retain just a third, and there's an overlap."

"That's why your Ghost God's Body isn't present here and can still operate externally."

"Overlapping elements are of no use to it."

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