C2095 The Light of Light

"Yu Yuan."

"Sir!"

In addition to Ann Ziqing, Tianqi, and Xuanli, even Xuanli had emerged from the abyss to stand before Yu Yuan.

Xuanli arrived last, shrouded in shadows untouched by light.

Yet, as he settled before Yu Yuan, the radiance emanating from Yu Yuan's brow dissolved the dense darkness clinging to him.

Xuanli quietly channeled his divine powers, his once dim visage now clear and bright.

"You summoned them without a word to me!"

Xuanli's face was stern as he spoke icily, "What? Do you withhold your true acceptance of me because I originated from the Ghost Wizard Sect and delved into the mysteries of the Yin Meridian?"

"No."

Yu Yuan shook his head with equanimity, responding, "I assumed it would be nearly impossible for you to break free. But you... you've truly surprised me."

Like Yu Yuan, Ann Ziqing and the others had plummeted to the abyss's depths and discovered the Dark Domain.

His essence in the Dark Domain served as a beacon to Ann Ziqing and the rest, who traced the call of blood to find their path there.

The crystalline barrier, shattered by Tan Xiaotian and Jianmu, remained unrepaired, leaving the Dark Domain and the boundless darkness intertwined.

"That thing you mentioned..."

Xuanli paused, then grasped his meaning, his gaze drifting over Ann Ziqing, Tianqi, and the others before he suddenly asked, "How is Youyu? Is he well?"

Only once the four Divine Kings had alighted upon the icy isle did Yu Yuan reveal, "Yuan Po has taken him, along with all the other spectral deities, back to the Demon Domain."

"That's a relief," Xuanli sighed with ease.

Tai Xu's face clouded with concern. "What of Jiaang Miaojie, Hwa Xin, Green Incubus, White Ghost, and the rest? They remain on Tia Main Planet in the Gray Domain. Are they safe?"

Upon arrival, he had only encountered Chaos Roc, Zhong Chichen, Loong Jie, and a few Starry Behemoths.

The absence of the Divine Soul Sect's Unrestrained Stage juniors and key elders from Yu Yuan's side filled him with unease, fearing for the safety of his fellow sect members.

Yu Yuan furrowed his brow, pondering how to explain the situation.

"As we departed, it was Yuv Qian and Reid who first started acting oddly."

Zhong Chichen stepped in to clarify, letting out a sigh, "Regarding the younger ones, like Jun Chen and Zhongli, Yu Yuan chose not to bring them along."

"I suspect... even if they were brought, they wouldn't have been able to resist the malignant will of Hao Yu."

As a descendant of the Dragon God and the Titan Spinosaurus, he harbored no fondness for the Origin Soul that had created humanity and assimilated the Devaputra Race.

To Zhong Chichen, the Abyss's Origin Soul was the epitome of malevolence, the root cause of calamities across all Three Realms.

Yu Yuan assured, "They will be safe."

Green Incubus and White Ghost, like Reid, were Devaputras. After consuming Hao Yu's Origin Soul, Green Incubus, White Ghost, Reid, and Yuv Qian would all comply submissively.

Jiang Miaojie, Hwa Xin, and the other human youths left on the Tia Main Planet and in the Gray Domain would be seen as part of its own essence.

However, those who practiced the Soul Arts from the Divine Soul Sect might not be so fortunate.

The Divine Soul Sect's foundation, built beyond the heavens and comprising a mix of other races and hybrids, would face a purge after the ingestion of the Vast Expanse Origin Soul.

Regaining his composure, he said, "First, let me assess your conditions."

Whoosh!

The platform within his forehead corresponding to the Light Origin Spirit retracted, transforming the jade-like surface of the Soul Altar into an eye of green crystal.

His gaze turned to Ann Ziqing first.

Ann Ziqing had not refined her Primordial Spirit; instead, she was amplifying her Yang God, ascending to the pinnacle through the profound Dao of Blood.

In the depths of Ann Ziqing's soul, there was no sign of corruption, no warping of thought.

Yu Yuan silently breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Next, he turned his attention to the Great Void.

The Great Void's body originated from the first Great Demon God of the Blood Devil Clan, and he had ascended using Beilstein's method, even refining this demonic form.

Within this Demon Body, a Life Altar had been forged from his vital essence.

The presence of the Life Altar had transformed the life form of the Great Void, endowing it with the means to contend against it. The Primordial Spirit of the Great Void, once a vibrant purple, was now slowly transitioning to a shade of black and blue, albeit at a sluggish pace.

Taixu demonstrated remarkable intelligence. Upon entering the Dark Domain, he had preemptively directed his transforming Primordial Spirit to descend toward the Life Altar. Although the color of his submerged Primordial Spirit continued to evolve, the distorting power of the Origin Soul was successfully resisted, leaving behind scant traces of its influence.

Yu Yuan turned his attention back to Tianqi. Tianqi's condition was somewhat more intricate. As a Divine King who once sought after formidable flesh and blood, his consciousness harbored a greenish-black Devil Soul and a Yin God. Tianqi had largely disregarded the cultivation of the Yin God, which was notably fragile and ethereal, almost to the point of being negligible. Yet, the vitality of Tianqi's corporeal form was extraordinarily rich.

However, when forging his Yang God, Tianqi eschewed the methods of the Blood God Cult. His Yang God was an amalgamation of spiritual energy and Heavenly Soul rather than a blend of blood energy and Heavenly Soul. Once the Yang God Yu Yuan returned to assist Tianqi in refining a new Yang God form, it might just enable Tianqi to shed his constraints.

Yu Yuan's gaze shifted to Xuanli. Under Andrea's guidance and using Beilstein's techniques, Xuanli ascended to the apex and proclaimed himself the Supreme Divine King. Xuanli's ascension to godhood was fueled by the power of the Yin Meridian source he had previously studied.

Xuanli's Yin God was formidable indeed! Despite his Primordial Spirit also adopting a greenish-black hue, it bore minimal traces of that particular individual. The force contained within his Yin God, nestled in his sea of consciousness, was nearly on par with that of his Primordial Spirit.

What astonished Yu Yuan even more was the form of Xuanli's Primordial Spirit within his sea of consciousness—it resembled a tributary of the Yin Meridian. Xuanli had ascended by unraveling the enigmas of the Yin Meridian source, and his Primordial Spirit was marked with numerous imprints corresponding to the Origin Soul. As long as the Origin Soul remained uncorrupted and unconsumed, Xuanli appeared capable of preserving his sense of self.

He was an unexpected delight.

Taixu, Taishi, Tianqi, Xuanli, and Andrea, the Divine Kings of the Divine Soul Sect, were susceptible to invasion. Yet, it was Andrea and Taishi who were the most vulnerable.

Taixu, Tianqi, and Xuanli, each in their unique states, posed little challenge according to Yu Yuan's assessment.

"Stay here for now. The Origin Blood Continent and my Yang God form will soon arrive in the Dark Domain."

"Before their arrival, I intend to expand the laws of light further. Ideally, I can convince that entity to abandon the abyss and settle in the Dark Domain."

Yu Yuan drifted off, traversing the expansive Dark Domain.

From deep within his brow, beams of light burst forth, laying down new laws of light in this world of perpetual darkness.

In this moment, he was like a beacon, as if he were the land where the Light Origin Spirit lay hidden, becoming the luminary of this realm.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

Within his sea of consciousness, a multitude of light mysteries emerged, including secret methods to seek out the sun and moon and to kindle their luminous essence.

"Sun and Moon!"

A daring new thought flashed through Yu Yuan's mind.

Yet before he could act on it, he sensed a significant shift in the Abyss.

Lands within the Abyss, called by Mother Earth, were stirring.

The seven layers of the Abyss comprised 127 land masses, each corresponding to an equal number of Evil Gods.

Some of these lands originated from the vast expanse where Mother Earth had once dwelled.

When that land was shattered, the laws and mysteries under Mother Earth's control were fragmented, precipitating the downfall of a high-level Origin Spirit.

Now awakened through the mountain, Mother Earth was scouring the world for its lost power.

The lands that had split from the Abyss naturally caught its attention and were summoned to depart.

"Yu Yuan!"

"Yu Yuan!"

The tumult in the Abyss also roused the Jianmu and Thunderbolt Origin Spirits.

These two spirits, having long evaded Yu Yuan and never initiated contact, suddenly called out to him, causing a commotion within his Soul Altar.

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