C2063 The Requirements of the Three Primal Animas
"Yu Yuan, save me!"
Suddenly forced to reveal its true form as a giant beast, the Abyssal Leviathan called out for help within its own Water Domain, seeking Yu Yuan's aid.
Transformed into a massive green fish, the Abyssal Leviathan was wrapped in rings of blood-colored halos. A torrent of vast and boundless vital energy, tinged with the will of Primal Blood, poured into the heart of the giant beast.
Within its heart, the lifeblood lines it had once fully understood sparked into crimson lightning.
The lightning wove together, radiating intense vitality and continuing to conduct its consciousness.
On the Primal Blood Continent, he had uncovered Secrets of Life tied to immortality. Being an immortal cosmic giant beast himself, he hadn't given it much thought.
Yet the Bloodline Revelation, deeply etched in his heart, had long since become a conduit for the Primal Blood's will, with each bloodline corresponding to the Secrets of Life acting as a bond.
Aware of Grec's grim fate, he sensed trouble and urgently sought Yu Yuan's help.
But by the time Yu Yuan turned his attention to the situation and saw the Water Domain tainted with blood, he realized it was already too late.
The beast soul of the Abyssal Leviathan, too, was overwhelmed by the crimson tide of Primal Blood and began to resonate with it.
Unable to take over the Leviathan or wield its power directly, the Primal Blood settled for a secondary plan, infiltrating the body of the Blood Fiend, Grec. After draining Grec of his life, the Primal Blood then set its sights on the Abyssal Leviathan.
Both Grec and the Abyssal Leviathan shared a common trait: a fragment of the Secrets of Life resided within them.
They were not the ideal vessels for the Primal Blood, but with no better options available, the Primal Blood had to choose the best among the lesser candidates.
Because the Secrets of Life were incomplete, only a small part present, the Primal Blood's will soon exhausted Grec.
It seemed the Abyssal Leviathan might not escape the same fate.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
Guided by the blood source, he gazed into the Dark Star Region, where visions flickered through his mind.
He saw the Primal Blood Continent, now a crimson star within the Dark Star Region, beginning to shift, consuming all the power within the Astral Domain.
It was identical to the mountain that had crossed over from another realm.
Boom!
The God-King Taixu, concealed in the shadows, materialized at the wall beneath Tyria.
Taixu, whose body housed an Altar of Rebirth and who was also the Demon God of the Blood Fiend clan, bore the imprint of the Secrets of Life.
For a moment, Taixu was taken aback and involuntarily glanced at Yu Yuan, his consciousness becoming hazy.
Only after the Origin had departed from his mind did Taixu regain clarity, but he was soon targeted by the Primal Blood. It gnawed at his sanity through the Altar of Rebirth within him.
Not just him, but the Abyssal Leviathan and Ann Ziqing, who had ascended through this path, couldn't escape the corrosive fate of the Primal Blood.
"Yu Yuan!"
Ann Ziqing's cry echoed before she was engulfed in a dense, blood-red mass, transforming into a sphere of blood adrift in the void.
After relinquishing its pursuit of Yu Yuan, the will of the Primal Blood relentlessly struck out.
The Abyssal Leviathan, Ann Ziqing, and Taixu—all who had been touched by the Secrets of Life—found their minds infiltrated by its will.
The Primal Anima, born from the earliest chaos, would not hesitate to act when sensing danger.
To it, the Abyssal Leviathan, Ann Ziqing, Grec, and Taixu were mere vessels.
To the Everlands' Primal Soul, even Cao Jiaze was just a vessel.
And to these Primal Anima, the flesh and blood of the Demon God Bertain, Yu Yuan, and Yuan Le were nothing more than tools they had forged.
When needed, the Primal Anima would grasp such vessels, wielding them in battle with its own will.
As Yu Yuan's memories of the dominant soul awakened, he understood the harsh reality.
Beings like the Primal Anima, extraordinary by nature, lacked the emotions of living creatures. They would never regard the beings they created as their children.
They were merely instruments to be used and sacrificed at will.
Whoosh!
The Path of Undead encircling Yu Yuan's Demonic Vessel abruptly halted.
A grayish-white Shadow Mountain floated in the deep expanse of the Star River.
Atop Shadow Mountain, the tendrils of an ancient vine tree thrashed wildly, eagerly absorbing an infusion of spirituality.
Meanwhile, Youyu, the God of Ghosts who had been in pursuit of Han Qi, was called back by the ancient tree and materialized atop it. The essence that traveled from the Wraithlands entered Youyu's body through the ancient tree, making him a temporary vessel for the Primal Vitality. At that moment, Yu Yuan understood with stark clarity that without reaching the eleventh level and being a suitable host, one could not endure the occupation of the Primal Anima. Grec was a testament to this brutal truth.
Yuan Lianyao was nearly incinerated by the possession of the Blazing Fire spirit. Had she not undergone a transformation later, she surely would have perished. Cao Jiaze, despite being more gently utilized by the Primal Soul of the Everlands, could not avoid a similar fate. The Abyssal Leviathan, Ann Ziqing, Taixu, and now Youyu, the God of Ghosts, had each become vessels for the Primal Anima. Whenever the Primal Anima manifested its power through them, it ravaged their bodies and souls, leading them toward certain death.
"What are you, and you, trying to do?" Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit, along with his Demonic Vessel, descended upon Taixu and Youyu, aware that the spirits of the Primal Blood and Primal Vitality were merging. He was determined to prevent these individuals from being sacrificed by the Primal Anima and suffering a fate as grim as Grec's.
"Yuan Le?" The first definitive signal from the three Primal Animas was an order to eliminate Yuan Le. Accompanied by a mountain from the Wasteland and bearing numerous Beast Gods, Yuan Le was deemed an immediate threat by the Primal Blood, Primal Soul, and Primal Vitality of this realm.
Deep within the Everlands, the Primal Soul from the Abyss was surprisingly given a lower priority than Yuan Le. His arrival and the mountain's reckless destruction were ravaging the Origin Realm, their life source, leading it toward desolation. Should the Origin Realm perish and the cosmic energy be exhausted, they too would be rendered weak and powerless. Yuan Le's actions across the various Astral Domains of the Origin Realm had enraged the three Primal Animas of this world.
The most formidable Primal Anima that arrived with the Titan Spinosaurus sought to conquer the Origin Realm and ensure the human race took deep root there. It demanded that the three Primal Animas, like the Blazing Fire and Light Spirit, submit to its rule.
Yet Yuan Le, along with his mysterious backer, aimed to obliterate the Origin Realm.
"If it's Yuan Le's death you seek..."
Yu Yuan gave a slight nod.
In a moment, he and the realm's three mighty Primal Animas struck a deal. The colossal Solar Spirit, presiding over the Dragon Slaying Stage within the Ashlands, abruptly tore open a void crack.
...
"Tan Xiaotian, are you seeking your own demise?"
At the summit encircled by stars, Yuan Le, also in human form, stood before the Beast God Temple. He addressed Tan Xiaotian, who was obstructing his path, "Think it over. You face my real body, not a mere blood shadow."
Adorned in a magnificent robe, Yuan Le's immense and vast aura blended with the nearby stars, as if all the Beast Gods were heeding his breath.
Above the stars, colossal Beast Gods grinned menacingly at Tan Xiaotian.
Having departed the Dark Realm and originally intending to journey to the Ashlands, Tan Xiaotian detected the mountain's violent acts.
Thus, he redirected his course to confront the mountain, determined to halt its reckless advance.
Tan Xiaotian observed that the Star River traversed by the mountain had become a void of lifelessness, akin to the Brugeth Astral Domain. Creatures were devoured and refined by the Beast God, their cosmic energy consumed by the mountain.
He bore no ill will towards Yuan Le, nor any past feuds with the Beast Gods.
In fact, his previous rapport with the Ape had been quite amicable.
Yet the actions of Yuan Le and the mountain's unchecked aggression were intolerable to him, prompting his intervention.
In the vast expanse of the Origin Realm, very few possessed the power to confront this mountain or the Lord of Ruin, Yuan Le, and at this moment, those few were preoccupied in the Ashlands.
And so, Tan Xiaotian arrived.
"You're full of empty words."
With a cold laugh, Tan Xiaotian's darkness swelled behind him, endlessly expanding outward.
