C2094 The Eyes of the Source Spirit

As the spokesperson for the Desolate Realm's source blood, Yuen Bu was well aware of the essential conditions required for the source spirit's evolution. Both the extreme cold and the extreme flame had to originate from a living being that perfectly matched them. When Yuan Lianyao's life form underwent a metamorphosis and became the progenitor of the Flame Demon Clan, the conditions were set for the extreme flame to advance. Unless something unforeseen occurred, the extreme flame should have already reached the status of an intermediate source spirit.

Upon seeing the snow child, Yuen Bu immediately surmised its creation was influenced by the extreme cold, which held great expectations for it. The Cold Domain Bear, the source blood of this realm, and Yu Yuan himself had all played a part in the snow child's emergence. The situation in the Origin Realm was complex. When Mother Earth began refining the primary Earth Spirit, the two source bloods joined forces in a silent pact, indicating they both recognized their most formidable adversary. The snow child was likely out of harm's way.

"How can this be? The entity supporting Yuen Bu and the one from the Dim Starfield are sworn enemies!" The Violent Bear, now capable of shapeshifting and having ascended to the Tenth Level, still struggled with comprehension. Despite Yu Yuan's lengthy efforts to calm him, he remained agitated, exclaiming, "His name is Yu Han, a name I chose for him. He carries your life force within him; you cannot simply disregard his well-being!"

"Yu Han..." Yu Yuan's expression shifted as he reached out to the Yang God he had encountered en route. He sought to establish contact with the Origin Blood of this world through the Yang God, to inquire about its stance on the extreme coldness. Yuen Bu and the mountain had not yet departed the Origin Realm, so rescuing the Snow Child remained a possibility.

Within his mind's sea, the Soul Altar's layer connected to the Origin Blood echoed his sentiments. He discovered, to his surprise, that he could directly communicate with the Origin Blood of this world through the Soul Altar, bypassing the need for the Yang God. Thus, he sought the opinion of the other side directly through the Soul Altar.

The crystalline, ruby-like surface of the altar flickered with specks of blood light, conveying a clear message from the Origin Blood approaching from the Dark Domain—there was no rush to rescue the Snow Child. It appeared that the Origin Blood and the extreme coldness were quite content to see the Snow Child depart the Origin Realm and accompany the King of the Desolate Realm, Yuen Bu, to another world for the breakthrough of his bloodline.

In another world, it seemed more fitting for the Snow Child to ascend to supremacy amidst the extreme cold.

"Alright, don't worry. He should be alright," Yu Yuan reassured, gesturing for the Violent Bear to stay calm. "It and the Origin Blood Continent are en route. Soon, you'll be able to communicate directly with it."

The Violent Bear, puzzled, scratched its head. Though it didn't fully grasp the situation, it settled down.

"Light! This place wasn't always known as the Dark Domain. It was once the Cold Domain."

"Besides the Asura, our Snow Bear Clan once thrived in this world too."

After some time, the Violent Bear gazed at the sky, now growing brighter, and had an epiphany.

He was known as the Cold Domain Bear. Until he ascended to the Tenth Level and took on human form, he remained the staunchest ally of the Asura Clan.

Many Asura Kings had advanced to the Tenth Level with his assistance, rising to lead the Asura Clan.

With Yu Yuan's return, the Violent Bear exclaimed with excitement, "The Cold Domain is back! It has returned!"

"Light, origin blood..."

Yu Yuan, continuing to expand the Law of Light, emitted a beam of light from his brow. He felt a resonance with the Light Source Spirit in the abyss's upper echelons.

Though the Light Source Spirit evaded him and withheld a response, he was aware of its presence beneath the continent's surface.

It was on the verge of a breakthrough, poised to ascend to the rank of an Intermediate Source Spirit through Yuan Li's Light Star.

The Bright Clan and the Light Source Spirit were well-matched; he was not short of races in this regard.

Left behind in the Desolate Realm, the scattered seeds of light had returned as the Light Star, granting it the potential for advancement.

If the Light Source Spirit could sense the light and the origin blood, then...

Within his sea of consciousness, he utilized the Soul Altar to attune to the dual layers of flora and thunder, seeking to detect the Creation Wood and the Lightning Source Spirit within.

With a swift motion, the Creation Wood hidden in the darkness was bathed in light by the eyes formed from the Soul Altar. Indeed, he clearly perceived both the Creation Wood and the Lightning Source Spirit.

"What more do you want?"

"We've already shared everything we know with you!"

"You've reclaimed what was once yours. What more could you possibly want?!"

"It has manifested in the Creation Land. We've all felt its presence. Are you trying to kill us?"

Both source spirits simultaneously voiced their discontent.

"Relax, I'm just taking a look at you."

Yu Yuan retracted his probing consciousness from the source spirits and turned to the Soul Altar to try and sense the source souls within the Dark Domain.

This attempt, however, was unsuccessful.

Whether it was the unique environment of the Dark Domain or the fact that the source soul was of a higher tier than the plant, thunder, and wood source spirits, he couldn't even pinpoint its location.

He failed to detect the source soul, but instead... he caught sight of his ghostly god form within the Heaven Opening Flare Star.

The form, now ascended to the Undead Sovereign, gazed impassively at the Heaven Opening Flare Star, the vortex that had ceased spewing energy.

Sensing his gaze, the possessed body stirred the void with the flagpole it held.

In an instant, his vision was obscured.

The flagpole, a merger of the Soul Summoning Flag and the Profound Dao Flag, had been taken along with its departing essence.

Whoosh!

Zhong Chichen, astride the Time Book, along with the spiky Loong Jie, Chaos Roc, and a host of Ninth Level dragons including the Monolith Tortoise, Ash Divine Crocodile, Three-legged Golden Crow, and Raymon Beast, soared through the skies.

"Yu Yuan!"

Upon seeing him, Chaos Roc's eyes brimmed with tears, and he stammered, "Is the old lizard gone? I can't sense him anymore. He must be dead. Who was it that killed him?"

"Was it the Secular Bird Queen?!"

A murderous glint appeared in Chaos Roc's eyes, seemingly ready to engage Chen Qinghuang in a deadly confrontation, as he frantically searched for the green Divine Bird.

"Get a hold of yourself!"

Loong Jie fixed him with a stern look and rebuked, "You know full well what became of the old lizard! He's long been dabbling with the powers of the abyss. His corruption was due to his relentless pursuit of the abyss's power to challenge Beilstein."

"He was the one who pursued the Secular Bird Queen. Having lost his self-awareness, his death is of little consequence."

Loong Jie had no connection to the Abyss Goanna. Upon discovering that the Abyss Goanna was corrupted by the abyss, Loong Jie abandoned the old lizard, treating it as an adversary.

Many lower-tier Nagas were unable to leave the Tia Main Planet, partly due to the old lizard's interference.

"What a shame, I should have pursued and devoured that old lizard."

The young spinosaurus expressed its regret.

The ground beetle and the Monolith Tortoise, who had accompanied them, shuddered at its words.

As Starry Behemoths, these two nascent giants harbored a deep-seated fear of the supreme Titan spinosaurus.

They feared that the juvenile spinosaurus might exploit the turmoil to prey on them.

The world was in disarray, with the Evil God hunting alien beasts, and the Devaputras joining forces with humans to pursue these creatures. In such times, everyone was on edge, eager to amass power quickly.

The young spinosaurus was naturally vicious. Without Yu Yuan's restraint, it might have been consumed before it could mature.

"It was Yuen Bu's doing."

Yu Yuan coughed, halting their dispute, and disclosed the truth, "He possessed Cao Jiaze and gave chase. He commanded the old lizard to strike, only to be slain by Yuen Bu with the Skyshatter Hammer."

"The old lizard was thoroughly tainted by its power, beyond saving. Its remains have been taken to the Beast Temple."

Yu Yuan also lamented, "As for the Deep Sea Basilisks we rescued earlier, should you find them, nurture them well. As for the old lizard, I fear resurrection is unlikely."

Whoosh!

Ann Ziqing, Taixu, and Tianqi finally reached the light source, standing before Yu Yuan's true form. Upon seeing Tianqi, Yu Yuan's brow furrowed, uncertain if he could free Tianqi from the Origin Soul's corruption.

"Let's try. Tianqi's physique is robust; there might be a chance."

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