C2055 Wraithlands Infiltration
Light and shadow danced within the crystal ball, deep in the soul sea where it once reveled in swallowing clouds and exhaling mists.
The arcane inscribed on the flaming pool had awaited countless years, biding its time until Yu Yuan departed his sea of consciousness to assimilate and refine it.
The tremors of the Everlands, Tyria, and Eiwrone, stirred by the "awakening" of Tan Xiaotian and Lin Daoke, had irked it.
It shook its head in displeasure.
Consequently, the quakes of the Everlands, Tyria, and Eiwrone subsided.
It was as though an unseen colossal hand had gently grasped the three stars, rendering them motionless.
Within the crystal ball, the cosmic giant beasts, once thought extinct, ceased their savage combat.
Time itself seemed to freeze at that instant.
A force greater than Zhong Chichen emerged within the crystal ball, seizing time in its entirety.
A kaleidoscope of light poured into the center of the crystal ball, illuminating Yu Yuan's transformed Titan Spinosaurus form and his real body.
From the depths of the dark green soul sea, its gaze shifted from Yu Yuan to the crystal ball.
The cosmic giant beasts, marked with Yu Yuan's Bloodline Revelation and intent on disrupting the crystal ball's bloodline rules, growled in terror, sensing an impending doom.
The world within the crystal ball appeared as if a supreme deity had descended, regarding the giant beasts with the Eye of the Way of Heaven.
Brilliant light became the rule that cleaved blood from soul, cascading from the crimson firmament.
The cosmic giant beasts, imbued with Yu Yuan's remnant soul, burst into a mist of blood as if they were mere insects crushed effortlessly.
The shattered bloodline mysteries re-emerged, swiftly restoring order amidst chaos.
The crystal ball regained its radiant clarity.
Yuan Lianyao, now host to the blazing fire, approached the burning Soul Altar with a sense of familiarity. Her delicate, rosy hand pressed into the flames.
Instantly, the essence of the flame, combined with the true essence of the rule, infused into her hand.
The divine armor enveloping Yuan Lianyao seemed to undergo a further tempering. Its intricate and mystical patterns came alive, seamlessly integrating with her Divine Sense, meridians, and bloodlines.
"It's futile. You cannot escape it, nor can you resist it."
Blazing Fire whispered, its back to Yu Yuan.
A spiritual manifestation of the Primal Soul from the depths of the green-black soul sea, it bore Yu Yuan's likeness in both appearance and stature.
Turning back to Yu Yuan, it showed no sign of panic, as if patiently awaiting the completion of Yu Yuan's primordial spirit transformation.
Once Yu Yuan's primordial spirit fully matured, the divine abilities and rules would manifest anew, allowing it to infuse a spiritual sense into Yu Yuan's soul.
This process resembled the original soul merging with the supreme beings of the Everlands.
It sought to blend its spirituality with Yu Yuan's primordial spirit, and through the soul connection between Yu Yuan's primordial spirit, the Solar Spirit, and the Demonic Vessel, it aimed to erode the Primal Blood and Primal Vitality.
Yu Yuan was the lure it had deliberately cast to coax the Primal Blood and Primal Vitality into a gamble.
It was well aware that the two high-level Primal Animas of this realm could discern the intricacies of Yu Yuan's soul and understand its intentions, compelling them to forge Yu Yuan into a vessel capable of harnessing the power to contend with it.
And indeed, the Primal Blood and Primal Vitality had acted accordingly.
Now, the time had come for Yu Yuan to reap the rewards.
Whoosh!
Rainbow rays burst forth from the crystal ball, ensnaring Yu Yuan, now transformed into a Titan Spinosaurus, in layers of light.
The earth's gravity surged a millionfold in an instant, pinning the Titan Spinosaurus to the ground.
The greenish-black soul sea emerged from the fiery pool above, descending upon Yu Yuan's head.
The soul sea churned, creating a vacuum that drew forth fresh scarlet lightning from the fallen Titan Spinosaurus, which then merged with the crystal ball, etching the remaining bloodline mysteries.
Amidst his dominant soul's metamorphosis, Yu Yuan was powerless to intervene.
He could only watch helplessly as the move was made.
...
Swoosh!
Dazzling sword light erupted from the Time Gate on Tyria.
Every foreign power that surged into the portal, be it from Evil God Hamm, the Lizard, or Jihui, was either obliterated by the sword light or expelled from the Time Gate.
A dazzling spectrum of light emerged at the portal, stabilizing the space rules.
The blood-yellow Levi River and the "Path of Undead," once scattered throughout the Origin Realm, transformed into misty gray streams barely visible to the naked eye as they flowed from the Time Gate.
The moment the "Path of Undead" materialized in the Ashlands, it was as if a hole had been punctured through the realm, independent of the Time Gate.
Woo! Woo! Woo!
Countless evil spirits and ghosts bobbed in the blood-yellow Levi River, aimlessly drifting along the Path of Undead.
The sediment at the bottom of the Levi River, a toxic sludge that tainted souls, also began to dissipate.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Inside a Soul Altar, shaped by the Mark of the Celestials, Yu Yuan's Demonic Vessel was dissolving. Yet, the rupture of the Time Gate and the emergence of the Levi River and the "Path of Undead" infused him with a newfound power.
He discovered that new pathways had formed deep within his Demonic Vessel, and a deluge of mystique concerning the soul poured into him.
The authority that the other two "Undead Lords" held in the Wraithlands was now delivered to his Demonic Vessel by the Levi River and the "Path of Undead."
At this pivotal moment, the Primal Vitality of the Wraithlands was compelled to double down on its gamble.
Whether the Primal Soul liked it or not, it understood that without action, it and the Primal Blood would succumb to the same fate as the Primal Soul of the Everlands—corrupted by the entity in the Abyss.
They faced a stark choice: submit or be refined.
As Yu Yuan's Demonic Vessel appeared, he too underwent a transformation. He was on the cusp of evolving from an Undead Lord to an Undead Sovereign, ascending to the eleventh level.
Once his evolution was complete, the Soul Altar beneath him could no longer dissolve him. Instead, the power he had previously absorbed was now drawn by a similar force.
The lost power surged back into him from the Soul Altar.
In a flash, all the power that the Soul Altar had consumed was reclaimed by Yu Yuan's Demonic Vessel.
The blood-yellow Levi River and the murky Path of Undead became streams encircling his Demonic Vessel.
Upon closer inspection, his Demonic Vessel appeared to be ensnared by numerous peculiar serpents.
Whether within the Levi River or deep along the Path of Undead, he had at his disposal an endless array of ghosts and spirits.
He was awash with an infinite chill of Soul Power, filling his Demonic Vessel, a force capable of challenging the Primal Soul!
He had the strength to battle the Primal Souls of the Abyss, the Everlands, and the vast expanse.
His Demonic Vessel grew increasingly robust, towering within the Soul Altar, surrounded by a howling power that seemed to propel his growth.
Eventually, the small Soul Altar could no longer bear the might of his Demonic Vessel.
With a resounding boom, the Soul Altar, crafted from the Mark of the Celestials, shattered under the strain, bursting into a shower of dazzling light.
The destruction of the Soul Altar exposed a flaw in the soul formation constructed by Cao Jiaze.
Reid, Youqian, Ann Ziqing, Youyu, and others were all liberated, soaring free from the confines of the Soul Altar.
Cao Jiaze watched impassively as the Levi River and numerous Paths of Undead swirled around him.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The God of Ghosts, Matina, and Wagner, along with a legion of Spectres, Ghost Kings, and countless other spirits, suddenly materialized within the twin Levi Rivers.
Shadow Mountains emerged from the chasms carved by the Levi River, crowding the skies of Tyria.
The once vibrant Tyria was now shrouded in an eerie ghostly aura, as if tainted by the Wraithlands, with innumerable spirits weeping within the rivers.
The rule that one could never leave the Wraithlands without attaining the God of Ghosts was temporarily altered by the Primal Vitality.
The frigid energy of the Wraithlands, carried by the Levi Rivers and the Paths of Undead, spread across Tyria and into the Ashlands.
It appeared as though the Wraithlands were mounting a massive invasion.
The Undead Lord, represented by the ancient tree, suddenly manifested on a patch of murky land, commanding the Wraithlands' Gods of Ghosts and Ghost Kings. Guided by the Primal Vitality, they advanced into the Ashlands.
As this force emerged, Cao Jiaze seemed disoriented, failing to respond appropriately.
In the Ashlands, an innumerable host of ghosts and spirits, along with a new Undead Lord, emerged, breaching and altering the inherent rules of the realm, thus transforming the original environment.
The arcane secrets of the soul wielded by the Primal Vitality differed from those understood by the other two Primal Souls, creating numerous points of conflict.
The Primal Soul from the Abyss found it easier to assimilate souls of similar nature and type, unlike the Primal Vitality from the Wraithlands, which faced a more arduous task in its attempts to refine.
As the skies, lands, mountains, and hills of Tyria were reshaped under the crushing pressure of Shadow Mountain and overrun by legions of specters, the Primal Soul representing Cao Jiaze appeared to be sullied.
The blazing pools and the black soul sea, tinged with shades of gray-white, dark green, and an array of more complex hues, persisted amidst the chaos.
Cao Jiaze was engulfed in confusion and turmoil, his eyes shifting unpredictably as he grappled with internal strife across different planes of consciousness.
With a mighty whoosh, the mighty Demon God Grec surged into the skies of Tyria, his boundless blood-red aura coalescing into a deep crimson moon.
The sinister red glow of this blood moon bathed the Abyssal Leviathan, Starpierced, the little spinosaurus, Brie, and otherkin warriors like Ballo, imbuing them with an overwhelming surge of vital energy.
The force of Primal Blood, channeled by the Demon God Grec, made its presence known throughout the Ashlands.
With a resounding crack, the ascent of Grec shattered the dazzling aura binding the Solar Spirit, liberating him within the confines of the crystal sphere.
As the Time Gate swung open, the Primal Vitality and Primal Blood joined the fray, each in their own unique manner.
