C2191 They Would Not Let Each Other down

At the summit, Yuan Le stood with the presence of a deity gracing the mortal realm.

The Lord of Ruin unleashed his formidable power within his dominion, causing even the ninth-level beast king and the feeble alien beasts at the fringes of the Astral Domain to howl in distress.

The entire world seemed to chant Yuan Le's true name in reverence!

Cheers echoed throughout the Astral Domain surrounding the Peak of Creation, resonating through the Star River's vast emptiness.

All the alien beasts were gathering their strength, ready to charge into battle for Yuan Le. Some were even willing to transform into waves of vital energy to infuse into Yuan Le's body or the Beast God Temple.

To fight for Yuan Le, these creatures would gladly embrace death!

The alien beasts' thunderous chants of Yuan Le's true name coalesced into a psychic force, imprinting runes upon his forehead, cheeks, and neck.

Yuan Le's beast soul swelled with power!

With a thunderous crash, the Beast God Temple, submerged in the deep purple sea, shattered the void crack, sealing Zhiya's route of escape.

Zhiya, amidst the reassembling deep purple waters, distanced herself from the Beast God Temple and called forth with her demon soul.

Mystic Gates materialized behind her, linking her to the layers of space.

Through the succession of Mystic Gates, the Phoenix Shrine emerged, cutting through the gates as it hastened toward the Peak of Creation.

Yuan Le and the Beast God Temple made no move to hinder her!

The void crack he had obliterated ensured Zhiya could not flee, yet he permitted the arrival of the Phoenix Shrine, allowing Zhiya to muster her full might!

His confidence in himself was unshakeable!

With a swift whoosh, Yu Yuan positioned himself at the edge of the Wellspring of Creation. Looking up, he witnessed the Star of Light descending from the heavens, hovering above the Wellspring.

"That despicable fellow, he's truly vile!"

The Light Spirit, in her youthful form, dreaded contamination from the nine-layered, resplendent wall, not daring to give it even a second glance.

She cursed Yuan Le with a bitter fate and covertly reached out to the Primal Blood of this realm and to Mother Earth within the Peak of Creation.

Inside the Peak of Creation, a voice echoed loudly from the depths of a radiant light.

Regrettably, the two Primal Animas present with him were completely oblivious to his cries.

"Think of a way, quickly!"

He shouted toward Yu Yuan from within the Star of Light.

Yu Yuan, having recently acquired the Secrets of Life from the Wellspring of Creation, regained his composure after Yuan Le sent him back to the Wellspring.

"We shouldn't be the ones rushing. The one who should be feeling the pressure is Yuan Le."

Yu Yuan, now immersed in understanding the Secrets of Life, spoke with a steady voice, "I've already secured what I needed, but he hasn't. He's trapped with no escape since I witnessed the scene in the Beast God Temple and unveiled his masquerade."

"He must refine the Primal Blood swiftly; we can't allow the spiritual sense of the Primal Blood to awaken. What's our rush?"

The Light Spirit paused, contemplating the depth of Yu Yuan's statement.

"Once the Primal Blood awakens, it could seize control of him, potentially erasing his memories. He must be desperate to refine the Primal Blood within the mountain as quickly as possible."

"Yes, he must be frantic! He also has to contend with that phoenix. He's got an overwhelming number of tasks at hand!"

The Light Spirit murmured to itself.

At that moment, Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit extended a hand toward the nine-layered, resplendent barrier within the Wellspring of Creation, probing its subtleties.

Having once lost an arm, he was no longer reckless enough to thrust his limb through the barrier.

Within the Wellspring, his arm could effortlessly traverse the nine layers and reach the peculiar mass of flesh, risking consumption.

In contrast, Lin Daoke, ascending from the depths of the endless darkness, had to painstakingly breach each layer.

Upon his final breakthrough, he would find himself in the Abyss of Truth, not faced with the bizarre flesh.

"The same nine layers of barriers are interconnected, yet the outcomes of breaching them differ," Yu Yuan mused as his arm moved.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a Blood Clone of Yuan Le burst forth from the dark red Eye of Life.

With each Blood Clone he dispatched, Yuan Le's own strength diminished. Yu Yuan's Eye of Life, strategically placed on another part of the summit, remained untouched by Yuan Le, allowing Yu Yuan to keep watch over Yuan Le's true condition.

The Blood Clone emerged from the palm of Yuan Le's true form. He did indeed feel a slight weakness as the clone departed.

However, this sensation of frailty was fleeting, lasting only a few seconds before Yuan Le's true body regained its strength.

With the ability to tap into his reserves of Primal Blood, Yuan Le now had access to an infinite supply of vital energy. His moment of weakness would be short-lived!

Yuan Le's Blood Clone bowed its head, gazing upon the direbear on the brink of death.

The Blood Clone paid no heed to the Star of Light or Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit.

The incessantly cursing Light Spirit fell silent at the appearance of Yuan Le's Blood Clone.

"I made a promise."

Yuan Le murmured to himself, audible only to his own ears. He did not head directly for the Primal Blood at the Peak of Creation but instead directed his clone towards the fading Beast Heart of Sekou.

A drop of Sekou's lifeblood also resided in the Beast God Temple, which could have been used to resurrect Sekou when Yuan Le had the time.

But he chose not to.

"Begone!"

Yuan Le's Blood Clone transformed into a streak of blood-red lightning, zipping chaotically through Sekou's diminutive heart before plunging into the depths of Sekou's beast soul, extinguishing the spiritual consciousness of Mother Earth.

With Mother Earth's spiritual essence erased, Yuan Le's Blood Clone, now lightning incarnate, took root in Sekou's withering heart.

Yuan Le became a torrent of vital energy, releasing a regenerative force that began to reconstruct Sekou's heart.

Crack! Crack!

Gleaming stones lifted from the sturdy earth beneath the Wellspring of Creation, soaring towards the barrier encasing it.

Deprived of her hold over Sekou, Mother Earth was compelled to harness her own strength, persisting in the exchange with the arcane power within the Wellspring of Creation.

It seemed Mother Earth was ensnared in the process, unable to cease, determined to claim every last vestige of arcane power.

"Yuan Le!"

Regaining control over his body, Sekou, from within his bloodied thorax, sensed Yuan Le's life essence and bellowed, "What are you doing?"

"The entity that bestowed upon you the power of the eleventh level nearly drained you of your strength, turning you into its sacrificial offering! Sekou, today we shall defy them together!"

Yuan Le's voice echoed solemnly within the Beast God Temple, situated at the heart of the Eye of Life. The black goat, the venerable old ape, and the nearby Beast Gods were all summoned to the temple by his command. Utilizing the temple's formidable powers, he rallied them, yet the Direbear was conspicuously absent.

To Yuan Le, the fate of the other Beast Gods was of little concern; he possessed the power to resurrect them should they fall. However, his approach to Sekou was markedly different. He could not bear the thought of Sekou's death.

Back when Yuan Le was younger, before he ascended to the title of Lord of Ruin or achieved the rank of a tenth level Beast God, Sekou was his peer. Initially, Sekou was the more powerful and impressive of the two. Yet, he lacked Yuan Le's cunning and intellect, which meant that Sekou always looked up to Yuan Le as the leader, placing unwavering trust in him—a trust that Yuan Le had never once betrayed.

"I'm not sure what's happening, but something feels off. After all, I was granted a deeper connection to the earth's power, fulfilling my dream of becoming a supreme being," Sekou reflected. "And the Primal Blood, it's our creator, the origin of our lineage."

"Still, if you, Yuan Le, say it's the right course of action, then of course I'll follow your lead!" Sekou declared with conviction.

The Direbear began to amass its vitality anew, its massive form slowly expanding and towering ever higher. Yuan Le's Blood Clone swiftly revitalized Sekou's once withered body.

Beneath his feet, the very ground he stood upon, the meteorites encircling the Peak of Creation, and the peak itself all resonated with his bloodline.

"Yuan Le, what do you need me to do? Should I take down Yu Yuan or the Dark Phoenix?" he inquired, poised to launch from the earth, ready to harness the meteorites linked to his bloodline.

"Keep watch over the Peak of Creation for me. Shatter the rock wall and reveal the location of Mother Earth!" commanded Yuan Le.

In this realm, the Primal Blood had allied with the ancient Earth Spirit. Following the descent of the Phoenix Ashes, Mother Earth, having absorbed the Earth Spirit, evolved into an Intermediate Primal Anima form. Thus, Mother Earth supplanted the original Earth Spirit, becoming the new sovereign of the Peak of Creation.

Yuan Le rescued Sekou with the intention of leveraging Sekou's strength to seize control of the Peak of Creation while Mother Earth's spiritual sense was in decline.

"Seize the chance to refine Mother Earth!"

Another of Yuan Le's Blood Clones emerged from the dark red Eye of Life. Without any hesitation, he plunged deeper into the heart of the mountain.

Crack!

The rock wall split open under Sekou's formidable power, unveiling a deep passage for Yuan Le's Blood Clone to traverse.

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