C2185 Yuan Le's Real Body

Woo! Woo!

The giant ape, a manifestation of Yuan Le's Blood Clone, roared as it pounded its chest and stomped its feet in fury. Its blood veins ruptured, bones cracked with a sinister sound, and its internal organs rapidly disintegrated.

Determined, it channeled its essence into the giant ape form and surged into the sky, attempting to harness the blood-colored lightning with its colossal frame.

The blood-colored lightning, concealing the Secrets of Life, was being drawn away by the immense presence of Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit. It was adamant about not letting Yu Yuan achieve satisfaction or discover the secrets of life and blood it had amassed over eons in the Wasteland.

The giant ape, drenched in blood, sought to clash with the lightning, to absorb it into its being.

In this moment, its visage bore a hint of tragic nobility.

The Ape, stationed before the Beast God Temple, had its Demonic Eyes flash blood-red, and its Demon Heart vibrated with emotion, stirred by the scene before it. It impulsively decided to join the fray.

A thought escaped from the Ape's chest, leaving it momentarily dazed before it abruptly ceased all movement.

"Don't bother me with merely a clone."

Yu Yuan, whose towering form dominated the skies above the Everlands, narrowed his eyes at the Ape that had seized Yuan Le's Blood Clone. He mocked coldly, "Without a proper vessel, you're toothless and clawless."

A massive blood-colored blade of light materialized out of nowhere.

The blade shone brilliantly, with metal patterns emerging one by one, exuding a fierce sharpness capable of rending all in its path. It descended upon the giant ape that was once Yuan Le's Blood Clone.

The fabric of the heavens and earth split like fragile paper, and numerous space rifts were cleaved open in the process.

Rip! Sizzle!

The blood-colored light blade turned a resplendent violet gold as it struck the giant ape, cleaving it in two. The ape's form burst into a shower of blood that rained down upon the Peak of Creation.

An eerie silence enveloped the mountaintop.

A fragment of its spiritual sense, filled with reluctance, seeped back into the earth with the blood. Meanwhile, Yuan Le's Blood Clone was effortlessly dispatched by Yu Yuan, barely causing a ripple.

"Stay back if you value your life."

Yu Yuan's demeanor was icy as he cast a glance at the silent Ape and declared, "Aside from your king and that bear, no one in the Peak of Creation or the Wasteland can withstand my lethal strike."

The sight before them and Yu Yuan's words instilled a profound fear in the hearts of the Beast Gods.

Yu Yuan, whose combat prowess was on par with the Lord of Ruin, Yuan Le, was a supreme being forged from the Primal Blood of another realm. He was an unstoppable force of destruction in their holy place.

Was Yu Yuan's power outrageously formidable, or was the Wasteland simply too feeble?

The Beast Gods began to question their existence, their faith in the supreme being they revered, the deity they worshipped, which now seemed less omnipotent than they had believed.

"Alas."

A resigned sigh emanated from Yuan Le within the Beast God Temple.

"So you've decided to show yourself."

Yu Yuan, having already absorbed half of the blood-colored lightning, raised an eyebrow as he saw the third Yuan Le emerge from the Beast God Temple.

This was the true Yuan Le!

"I hadn't anticipated your arrival so soon, nor did I expect such a swift and decisive attack. It was all too sudden; I wasn't prepared," Yuan Le admitted with frustration.

"Keep your distance, everyone. This battle is not for you to join. Don't come near and be a nuisance."

With a wave of his hand, Yuan Le dispersed the crowd of Beast Gods that had gathered near the temple.

"Chief, are you alright?"

The voice of his blood reached the agitated Ape, who ceased his restlessness and inquired with concern.

"There's a bit of trouble," Yuan Le said with a smile, maintaining his composure. "What I really need is time, and due to the unexpected turn of events, I wasn't ready."

Yu Yuan's face turned grave as he noticed a subtle death aura emanating from the flesh of Yuan Le's true form.

Squinting for a closer look, he discovered numerous unknown symbols of death etched into Yuan Le's bones.

He was all too familiar with the origins of those symbols.

Yuan Le had not left the Beast God Temple for quite some time, releasing only two Blood Clones because he had yet to purge the death force from his body and erase the death symbols with which he had been tainted.

Yuan Le had been sequestered in the Beast God Temple, diligently refining the death symbols, intent on purging them before making his departure. His body harbored death force, ensuring that even upon leaving the sanctuary of the temple, he would not fall prey to possession by the Primal Blood of this realm. Primal Blood sought a vessel that was pure and untainted by any deathly contaminants.

"Lord, have you found the secular bird?" inquired the black goat, detecting the death aura clinging to Yuan Le. It surmised that Yuan Le must have recently endured a fierce battle, now bearing the death force of the Secular Bird Queen.

Yuan Le had sustained injuries, and with the death force within him yet to be cleansed, he had delayed making an appearance. Now, with no other choice, he manifested his true form. Had he truly vanquished the Secular Bird Queen?

The woman in the black dress could barely contain her satisfaction, convinced that the Secular Bird Queen must have been dealt with by Yuan Le. "Is she alive or dead?" Yu Yuan's thunderous voice boomed, echoing through the void and causing distant stars beyond the Peak of Creation to tremble.

Witnessing the death aura that enveloped Yuan Le, Yu Yuan surmised that a fierce battle had taken place and feared that the Secular Bird Queen may have met with misfortune. His wrath triggered celestial phenomena, altering the very fabric of the clouds and winds atop the Star River peak.

"Cease your absorption of the Secrets of Life," he commanded. Yuan Le, though weary and laden with death force, had not succumbed to the Primal Blood's possession. Retaining his spiritual sense, he refrained from revealing his formidable form and instead ascended to the pinnacle of the Beast God Temple.

There, he faced Yu Yuan, whose temper was on the edge of eruption, and steeled himself against the turmoil within. With the composure of a still lake despite the storm raging in his heart, he spoke calmly, "You hail from the Origin Realm and wreak havoc upon the Peak of Creation in my Wasteland. Do you not see the excess in your actions?" Below him, the Beast God Temple was suffused with a dense deathly presence, punctuated by the sorrowful wail of a phoenix.

The moment the phoenix's cry rang out, Yu Yuan's gaze turned icy. "Has she been imprisoned by you in the Beast God Temple?"

That dense death aura and the phoenix's cry unmistakably belonged to the Secular Bird Queen!

Yu Yuan naturally assumed that Yuan Le, as the Lord of Ruin, had indeed located the Secular Bird Queen in her time of distress and had vanquished the secular bird with his true form.

In his madness, the secular bird, unleashing the ultimate death force, had also tainted Yuan Le with its power.

He had taken the Secular Bird Queen to the Beast God Temple, using it to confine and suppress her while he hastily sought to purify the death force within himself.

At that moment, he had arrived at the Wellspring of Creation, where the Primal Blood had forcibly taken possession of him.

Yu Yuan pieced together the details in his mind.

"Her life and death hinge on your decision."

Standing atop the Beast God Temple, Yuan Le spoke with a tinge of regret, "She's far too obstinate. She cast aside the very things that drew me to her, abandoning the powers of regeneration, destruction, and venom, keeping only the purest death force. She's lost her beauty, like a fine porcelain marred with cracks. I had intended to destroy her."

Yu Yuan paused, his hands no longer manipulating the crimson lightning in the void, and said, "Yuan Le, are you aware of the consequences these blood-colored bolts of lightning should have brought about?"

Yuan Le, with his dark crimson pupils, surveyed the blood-colored lightning that still hovered high above the mountain peak, which had neither plunged to the earth's core nor entered Yu Yuan's body.

Each strand of blood-colored lightning was painstakingly refined by the Primal Blood of this realm, imbued with the Secrets of Life he knew all too well.

Yuan Le's own ascent to supremacy was built upon the refinement of these blood-colored lightning strands. How could he be ignorant of their essence?

"What are you getting at?" Yuan Le inquired, his voice steady.

"If it had succeeded in possessing me, it could have warped my spiritual wisdom. This meticulously crafted blood-colored lightning would have instantaneously fused with my Solar Spirit."

"In that event, my Solar Spirit would bear the imprinted Secrets of Life from the combined Primal Blood of both the Origin Realm and the Wasteland. And if I were to be possessed once more, firmly under its control, then I would truly become the Lord of Ruin."

Yu Yuan spoke with a mocking sneer.

Yuan Le remained silent.

The black goat, the Ape, the Uxthar Tree, and the distant Beast Gods all showed signs of shock upon hearing Yu Yuan's declaration.

They were uncertain whether Yu Yuan's words were true.

Initially, they suspected Yu Yuan was merely trying to drive a wedge between them. However, Yuan Le's silence made them consider the possibility that Yu Yuan was speaking the truth.

"It intends to enslave me, using my body to facilitate the descent of its will and spiritual sense. Then, it plans to embed the Secrets of Life it has mastered into the Wellspring of Creation, forging a stronger and more complete supreme body. In doing so, it aims to comprehend the flesh and blood within the Wellspring of Creation."

"It believes it can take over my body, control my thoughts, and warp my spiritual wisdom. It wants to coerce me into a state of complete and willing submission, to forever acknowledge it as my master. Through me, it seeks to harness the life power of a kindred entity in the Origin Realm, to achieve its own ascension and metamorphosis, thereby challenging the mightiest Primal Anima."

After his lengthy exposition, Yu Yuan stated coldly, "And you, Yuan Le, will consequently lose your title as the Lord of Ruin, bowing down to me!"

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