C2164 He Was Everywhere!
Hiss! Hiss!
Vivid lightning danced around the Divine Transcendence that Yu Yuan had manifested, brimming with the profound laws of the heavens and earth, leaving all creatures in the Ashlands in awe.
The Divine Transcendence could alter its size at will, with no upper limit to its grandeur.
Yet, Yu Yuan's Divine Transcendence encapsulated the world's ultimate mysteries, exuding a solemn and sacred aura that commanded respect from all who gazed upon him—human and otherworldly beings alike.
The guardian of the Everlands bowed deeply in reverence to this extraordinary manifestation of Divine Transcendence.
To the guardian, Gomez's demise was a trivial matter.
"Olliergues!"
A green beam of light burst forth from the third eye on Yu Yuan's forehead.
The dim expanse of the Ashlands appeared to be cleaved in two by the light, creating a stark division.
The light sliced through the Everlands' atmosphere, unerringly locating the Evil God Olliergues amidst the turbulent energies of the Abyss.
"Guardian!"
Olliergues cried out for help.
Rooted in the body of the Evil God Brie, his evil soul was like a snowflake subjected to intense flames, rapidly dissolving under the green soul blade.
He realized that this was a soul blade infused with the supreme Path of the Soul!
He also recognized that his own power and the mysteries he had grasped stood no chance against this soul blade!
For Yu Yuan, as the Lord of the Abyss, wielded the most exquisite and core Spirit Magic derived from the Primal Soul of the Abyss.
Thus, this soul blade, imbued with his formidable power, was devastatingly effective against all creatures born of the Abyss.
"Olliergues, you should always hold a heart of reverence towards my master," the Guardian said, his tone icy. He did not rush to rescue Olliergues despite the Evil God's pleas. "Even if his stance differs from that of others, neither you nor Gomez should have been so brazen. You are ignorant of his contributions to the Abyss. You should never have mocked him."
"Sir, I realize my mistake, please save me!" Olliergues implored desperately.
The Guardian remained unmoved.
Within the green soul blade, more minute, barely perceptible blades of light continued to sever Olliergues's evil soul.
Beneath the green soul blade, he sensed that the profound memories and insights into the rules he had grasped throughout his long life were slipping away from him. These memories, life experiences, and secrets of the rules were integral to his evil soul. Yet, as the green light of the blade swept over him, those crucial parts began to fade until they vanished completely. With their disappearance, it signified the end of the Evil God Olliergues and his evil soul.
Brie of the Shadowkin could feel Olliergues, who had been steadily consuming his life force, still entrenched within his body, though his soul was no longer present. Any being, regardless of its form, might continue to exist without its flesh and blood. However, once the soul is lost, even the most robust physical body is rendered lifeless.
Under the assault of the green light, the Evil God Olliergues's body remained, his life force seemingly vibrant, but his soul had withered away. Devoid of his soul, the vitality that once filled Olliergues's form was effortlessly absorbed by Brie.
With a whoosh, Brie, having just reclaimed a measure of freedom, soared towards the starry expanse beyond the Everlands. The assembly of Evil Gods, along with the mightiest of the Gods, witnessed Brie's escape but remained motionless.
As Brie and the body of Olliergues emerged outside the Everlands, he urgently called out, "Yu Yuan!"
"Enter."
Yu Yuan received them with the Dragon Slaying Stage, ushering both Brie and Olliergues's body into its inner realm.
Yu Yuan's penetrating gaze settled on the Evil Gods from the void outside the Everlands. From the depths of his brow, the third eye formed by the Soul Altar emitted streaks of green light. These soul-obliterating beams pierced through the atmosphere of the Everlands, targeting the terrified Evil Gods with the intent to extinguish any who lacked reverence.
"Heh!" A handful of Evil Gods, like Soulreaver Grimes, bared their teeth in a schadenfreude-laden cackle.
"Master, enough," the withered old guardian called out, shaking his head. The trembling Evil Temple, which sent quakes throughout the Everlands, radiated a greenish-black glow. This glow bore a striking resemblance to the Soulforge Matrix within the Moonfall Sanctuary, and it appeared to be merging with it.
Whoosh!
Rings of greenish-black light, like ripples on water, wafted from the dome of the Holy Temple, shrouding the flustered Evil God in their glow.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The ethereal green light blades emanating from Yu Yuan's forehead collided with the light from the Holy Temple, sparking millions of dazzling flares that showered the Everlands in a spectacular meteor shower.
The massive flares scattered far and wide, creating enormous craters throughout the ruins of the Silvermoon Empire, the Forgotten Ruins, and the Godsblight Marsh.
Many nascent plants, bearing the distinct traits of the Abyss, were reduced to ash beneath the radiant onslaught.
This minor clash had turned a small portion of the Everlands into a desolate wasteland.
"Why must you do this? This is His world, as well as your domain," the guardian pleaded with Yu Yuan, whose Divine Transcendence had manifested beyond the stars, a look of deep sorrow on his face. "You could have joined forces in battle. The stronger He becomes, the mightier the races born of the Abyss will grow. Master, you should not persist in opposing Him."
"Rather than trying to convince me, perhaps you should try persuading Him," Yu Yuan retorted.
The third eye on his forehead revealed the complete seven-tiered Soul Altar on the brow of his Divine Transcendence.
The Soul Altar radiated an array of stunning colors: deep aqua, blood-red, crystalline, dark green, and silver-white.
The essence of soul, life, thunder, light, and frost – the most profound elements of the Way of Heaven – disrupted the magnetic field of the Ashlands and rewrote the foundational rules.
Innumerable beams of dark light visibly burst forth from the Soul Altar on his brow, rapidly spreading across the Ashlands.
"Ugh!"
Zhongli Dapan, astride his dragon, fixated on the Soul Altar between Yu Yuan's eyebrows. The potent vital energy within him surged toward his heart.
The overwhelming force of this vital energy awakened a new sentience within his Solar Spirit.
This nascent awareness caused Zhongli Dapan intense pain; he clutched his head and let out a pained howl.
Yu Yuan's gaze settled upon him.
He observed a dark green river of blood coursing through the recesses of Zhongli Dapan's mind, harboring the profound secrets of the Root of the Solar Meridian and numerous Life Seeds connected to alien beasts.
The dark green river of blood represented Zhongli Dapan's divine station, a sacred way tailored to his unique traits.
He had harnessed the bloodline and life power from his own Solar Spirit, controlling them through the Root of the Solar Meridian. He retained the deeper connections to the Primal Blood, bestowing only a minor portion upon Zhongli Dapan.
Even this minor portion was enough for Zhongli Dapan to ascend to godhood, creating a dark green river of blood within his sea of consciousness.
This river in Zhongli Dapan's sea of consciousness was abruptly struck by another force of spirituality from his heart, purifying the dark green blood and slowly turning it bright red.
"Yu Yuan, help me, free me from his grasp!"
Zhongli Dapan's cry pierced the air as he lunged toward Yu Yuan.
In that instant, towering figures like Tan Junshan and the guardians of the Holy Temple cast peculiar glances at the soaring Zhongli Dapan.
The dragon beneath him suddenly felt the burden lighten.
Hua! Hua! Hua!
Zhongli Dapan's formidable body streamed with blood, his sea of consciousness roiling as the dark river boiled away his soul.
A burst of soul light shattered through Zhongli Dapan's sea of consciousness like thunder, obliterating his lifetime of memories in an instant.
As he ascended, his blood, flesh, and organs began to separate from him.
Upon breaching the Everlands' atmosphere, all that remained of Zhongli Dapan was a blood-streaked skeletal frame, his skull a crimson hue, his brain cavity utterly void.
Whoosh!
A mass of dark essence, carrying his flesh, plummeted toward the Forgeroses.
Zhongli Dapan, newly anointed as a god, was deprived of his divinity and life due to a fleeting moment of lucidity.
To awaken and resist was to embrace death.
In the Heart of the Everlands, the Demon God, the Evil God, and beings like Reid, the Great Demon God, all served as his eyes and limbs throughout the Ashlands.
Through Zhongli Dapan's demise, those Evil Gods who clung to their own spirituality were warned. He might lack a fitting vessel, but his presence endured.
They were omnipresent.
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