C2193 The Battle of Wits and Courage

Upon uttering these words, Yuen Bu, who had been channeling the laws of life, came to an abrupt halt.

Within the vast cavern, the rock walls took on an eerie scarlet hue, with numerous hidden blood-colored lines that occasionally surfaced.

The cavern was filled with stalactite-like blood-colored prismatic crystals, their tips razor-sharp, glinting with a cold gleam.

Peering deeper into the cave, Yu Yuan noticed a dense fog of blood. It seemed a terrifying threat lurked further within, silently observing both him and Yuen Bu.

Hiss, hiss!

The blood-colored lightning that Yu Yuan had previously refined within his Yang God body was now stirring with activity due to his presence in the cave.

The minuscule, almost imperceptible consciousness of the origin blood within him communicated like mosquitoes diminished a thousandfold.

Yu Yuan avoided the tiny blood sparks and refrained from probing too deeply, feigning ignorance.

Unless these minute consciousnesses coalesced and invaded his mind, they would remain oblivious to his thoughts.

Their slight unrest was merely a reaction to his words, as they pondered the means by which he had uncovered the truth.

Simultaneously.

Yu Yuan's Eyes of Life, hovering over Creation Peak, shifted their strategy upon witnessing Yuen Bu's true form.

The colossal ape, towering amidst the stars, was encircled by seven broad blood-colored rivers, each exuding a blend of Yang and Yin energies.

The alien beast's chant of his true name reverberated through the depths of the blood rivers.

The Beast Temple vibrated, unleashing infinite torrents of blood light that hurtled towards the Demon Phoenix's outstretched wings.

The enigmatic Phoenix Shrine transformed into a piece of exquisite purple armor, encasing the Demon Phoenix's vital areas.

Her wings became gleaming purple-gold blades, slicing through the galactic void as she dove, cleaving the blood light emanating from the Beast Temple.

Yuen Bu, with a sinister grin, had intended to close in but suddenly retreated a step.

A single step spanned millions of miles across the galaxy, bringing him back to Creation Peak.

Yuen Bu's gaze flickered, betraying his uncertainty.

Thunderous rumbling echoed as colossal meteorites, each spanning tens of thousands of acres, were set in motion by Sekou, an Eleventh Level supreme being. They soared from the vicinity of Creation Peak, coalescing into an expansive sea of meteorites that engulfed the soaring phoenix.

Zhiya's wings beat vigorously, unleashing a torrential downpour of purple-golden light. Each drop of this celestial rain was infused with the supreme essence of the Titan Spinosaurus from the Origin Realm, embodying the core power of gold metal.

The purple-golden droplets descended like countless blades, slashing through the void with radiant splendor. In the cataclysmic tumult, the meteorite sea, manipulated by the Earth Bear, disintegrated into a cloud of fine dust.

Emerging from the billowing dust, Zhiya soared skyward, her piercing phoenix eyes, sharp and cold as a frosty blade, fixed on the giant ape that had withdrawn to Creation Peak. She voiced her perplexity, "This isn't your true strength. You shouldn't have retreated to the summit."

She sensed Yuen Bu's disquiet. Yuen Bu, who had vowed to unleash the full might of the King of Desolate Realm, now appeared to have a fissure in his mental fortitude, his actions in battle marred by hesitation.

Yuen Bu's true form remained silent, but his blood clone within the cave let out an indignant roar, "Ridiculous!"

Ignoring everything else, he continued to assimilate the unfamiliar truths of life within the blood-red prisma.

Following Yu Yuan's arrival and his provocative statement, the blood clone, an extension of Yuen Bu's own essence, underwent a sudden transformation.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Nearly a hundred Yuen Bu clones emerged from the original, weaving through the caverns within Creation Peak.

Outside, Yuen Bu, having invoked the form of the Heaven Lifting Giant Ape, stood upon Creation Peak with the vast Beast Temple floating behind him, its halls radiating infinite brilliance and demonic power.

Half of Sekou, the Earth Bear, was submerged in the pit, the other half looming behind him.

"Yu Yuan has gone inside!" Sekou murmured to him. "I didn't open the cave; I have no idea how he got in there. Be cautious!"

Yuen Bu gave a slight nod with his true form, feeling a sudden depletion of his vital essence as the multitude of clones appeared.

From deep within the mountain's belly, the sound of blood boiling and bubbling could be heard echoing through the cave.

As soon as the sound echoed, Yuen Bu, in the external void, was once again suffused with immense blood energy. His moment of weakness was fleeting.

Inside the cave, Yu Yuan gazed in astonishment at the area thick with blood mist. "It wasn't your true form that was gathering blood energy from the cave, but the Beast Temple you devotedly constructed following its directives."

"The Beast Temple first harnesses the blood energy before channeling it into your true form. Your true form then distributes the blood energy among your clones."

Yu Yuan had discerned every detail.

Yuen Bu, occupied within the cave, did not respond. He was intent on capturing the unfamiliar Dao Laws of Life and transferring them to his true form.

Clearly, Yuen Bu had been attentively considering Yu Yuan's words.

"The truths about life that you and I have grasped are actually quite distinct," Yu Yuan said calmly.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the life truths within the blood lightning collected by Yuen Bu's clones had been integrated into his body.

Yu Yuan was not acquainted with them, yet Yuen Bu seemed to overlook them, indicating that Yuen Bu had long since assimilated them into his being.

"Yu Yuan, save me!"

The plea of the Light Origin Spirit resonated from the deepest reaches of the cave, reverberating throughout.

A blindingly bright orb of light emerged amidst the thick blood mist, speaking urgently, "I..."

The voice of the Light Origin Spirit became fragmented.

Without further concern for Yuen Bu, who was amassing the laws of life, Yu Yuan advanced as the Yang God, effortlessly traversing the dense blood mist to reach deeper into the cave.

As he crossed the blood mist, the subtle consciousness within his Origin Blood stirred to life, more vibrant than before.

It was this faint sentience within the Origin Blood that enabled him to navigate the blood mist and reach another cavern within the Heavenly Passage!

His view suddenly expanded.

Blood-red stalactites, dripping down, were lodged within intense light sources. The blood-colored prismatic crystals, like parasitic leeches, greedily consumed the dazzling light within.

Each beam of this dazzling light represented the laws of light mastered by the Light Origin Spirit, the crystallization of eons of wisdom.

Now, these wisdom crystals were being assimilated by the Origin Blood of the Desolate Realm, poised to integrate into the blood-colored prismatic crystals within.

He noticed numerous blood-colored prismatic crystals, sharp as swords, embedded in the heart of the Colorful Land.

It appeared that a massive expanse of Colorful Land had been shattered by these blood-colored prismatic crystals. They pierced into various fragments of the land, capturing the delicate energies within.

Yu Yuan found it peculiar that as the energy drained from the fragments, many colorful clouds began to form.

These emerging clouds seemed to be the arcane knowledge that Mother Earth had recently grasped.

Mother Earth was still in the midst of an exchange with the nine-layered barrier of the Creation Pool. After a certain sacrifice, Mother Earth received the profound power of the same attribute it desired.

Yet, the blood-colored prismatic crystals embedded in the fragments were also amassing energy, the very Dao Law governed by the origin spirit.

The origin blood of the Desolate Realm seized the moment when Mother Earth's spirituality waned, striking at the other two allied origin spirits within its controlled cavern.

It was unconcerned that Yuen Bu had intercepted a portion of the life's mysteries it had comprehended after creating Yuen Bu.

It did not mind Yuen Bu growing stronger.

Its spiritual consciousness remained intact, and no matter how powerful Yuen Bu became, it could always forcefully possess him with its spiritual consciousness when necessary!

Unable to possess him directly, its true self had a seven-layered "Soul Altar," hence it had dispersed its consciousness into billions of fragments.

And Yuen Bu, it had possessed him countless times already.

Whether Yuen Bu was willing or not, as long as its spiritual consciousness existed, Yuen Bu could never escape.

Thus, Yuen Bu's nearly a hundred clones, gathering unfamiliar life truths within the stone cave, was something it had silently permitted.

Yuen Bu, who believed he had become his own master, was never truly free from its grasp. All of Yuen Bu's actions would ultimately serve its purposes.

"A bunch of the same kind!"

Yu Yuan sneered from the depths of the cave.

When the Light Origin Spirit sensed something amiss with the Creation Pool, it broke free from its influence by connecting with its original body and immediately sought to awaken the source blood of the Desolate Realm. It sent word to Mother Earth and the Hannya Divine Tree, hoping that all three could extricate themselves as it had.

The Source Blood of the Desolate Realm had not lost its spiritual consciousness; it was aware that Mother Earth and the Hannya Divine Tree had succumbed.

It offered no assistance, nor did it lend a hand to the three Origin Spirits that had allied with it. Instead, it seized the opportunity to refine Mother Earth and strip away the crystallized intelligence of the Light Origin Spirit.

"Amalgamating Origin Souls of the same attribute is quite straightforward, but merging Origin Souls of differing attributes is not as easy as you might think."

"An Origin Soul born from the abyss is beyond your comparison. Even it must resort to other means. And here you are, with a Prisma branded with the laws of life, presuming to engulf the laws of Origin Souls with different attributes. You're overestimating yourself."

Boom!

The cavern trembled, and the blood-red patterns on the crimson walls coalesced into indifferent eyes.

Countless Eyes of Life, formed by the power of the Origin Blood, gazed at Yu Yuan from every direction.

Most would be petrified, their courage shattered by fear.

"How did you know I was still here?"

The consciousness of the Origin Blood surged like the deep sea, echoing through the cavern adorned with drooping scarlet Prismatic Crystals. In the pupils of the myriad sinister Eyes of Life, Yu Yuan's reflection was omnipresent.

Within the body of Yang God Yu, a minuscule spark of blood, intermingled with his blood-colored lightning, began to stir.

The spark of blood suddenly commenced devouring Yu Yuan's vital essence, growing stronger by feeding on Yang God Yu.

"I lack a flesh-and-blood vessel to utilize. I intended to strike at you through that ape. Yet, it was you who entered willingly, greedily drawing upon my power, affording me the opportunity to strangle your life without a corporeal form."

Countless blood sparks within Yang God Yu's body swelled into tumors, pulsating like malevolent hearts.

The tumors voraciously consumed Yu Yuan's vitality.

"If only I had known."

Yu Yuan gently closed his eyes. Within the Yang God, bearer of the life's truth from both realms, an ethereal expanse materialized in his mind.

Seven layers of the crystalline Soul Altar emerged, with divine light cascading down upon his flesh and bones.

The divine light, harboring several supreme laws, acted like a celestial weapon capable of cleaving through all that is illusory and tangible.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sarcomas, swollen from Yu Yuan's blood consciousness, burst in an instant like ruptured blood bags.

With a hearty laugh, Yu Yuan hammered down with both hands, shattering the blood-colored prisma one by one, swiftly coming to the rescue with the condensed brilliance of the Light Origin Spirit Laws.

"Mother Earth."

After a moment of reflection, Yu Yuan continued, "I have shattered you before, letting you perish in that illusory abyss. I've also aided in your resurrection."

"I will assist you once more, hoping that upon your awakening this time, you will not persist in repaying kindness with ingratitude."

Crack! Crack!

Yu Yuan also snapped the segments of blood-colored prisma embedded in the Colorful Land, rescuing the consciousness of Mother Earth, deeply submerged in the Creation Pool.

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