C2205 It Was Suppressing Yuan Le!

In the dim expanse of the Star River, the Dragon Slaying Stage radiated a pure and sacred light, enveloping the crystal formed from the essence of divine blood.

Yu Yuan's pervasive spiritual sense transformed into a bolt of lightning, propelled by the Dragon Slaying Stage into the azure crystal. Within it, his spiritual sense perceived a multitude of silent, starry landscapes as if the crystal contained infinite realms and dimensions, all saturated with the death force, transforming them into worlds of perpetual silence.

The tiny azure crystal, penetrated by Yu Yuan's spiritual sense, revealed to him countless realms submerged in death. These realms were mostly strange and indistinct, like phantoms from the deepest recesses of his dreams, and fundamentally different from the desolate Abyss of Truth, devoid of any energy.

The Abyss harbored not a trace of energy. No form of power could exist there; it was the epitome of nothingness. Yet within the crystal, every silent celestial terrain brimmed with energy, dominated by a singular death force. The death force pervaded these worlds!

Yu Yuan was struck by an epiphany that the original psionic power of the Star River had been converted into this singular death force, serving as the power source for some enigmatic being. When needed, this being could instantly draw upon the immense death force of the worlds destroyed by his hand.

Suddenly, within a strand of his spiritual sense in the azure crystal, Yu Yuan glimpsed an anomaly. An Astral Domain, not yet fallen, where the vital energy was still somewhat discernible. Among the stars, arrayed in a ring, was a Shattered Star smeared with blood, surrounded by numerous gray feathers, most of which were still.

The Azure Bird, steeped in death aura, lay in a pool of blood on the Shattered Star's surface, seemingly licking its wounds and amassing death force to heal. This was undoubtedly the Secular Bird Queen.

Above, numerous grayish-green feathers gently swirled, forming an outward energy vortex that exuded a rich death force. This death force, emanating from the vortex and pouring into the blood pool, was being absorbed by the Secular Bird Queen, aiding in her rapid resurgence.

Near this eerie energy spiral, a large mass of flesh was being eroded by the death force. This flesh belonged to Yuan Le. In their battle, Chen Qinghuang, despite her grave injuries, had managed to rip away a substantial portion of flesh from Yuan Le.

Using Yuan Le's blood and flesh, she forged a Spring of Death within this strange Astral Domain, where death was slowly spreading. The death force emanating from the Spring of Death would soon awaken Chen Qinghuang. Once the law of mortality that enveloped her body merged with the death force, it would contaminate and alter the cosmic energy throughout this Astral Domain, originating from the Wasteland, making it akin to the worlds drowned in death aura within the azure crystal.

Yu Yuan's spiritual sense lingered at the vortex-like Spring of Death, attempting to delve deeper. Suddenly, a ghostly white glow burst forth from the Spring, carrying the same desolate aura Yu Yuan had once encountered, reminiscent of the soul vibrations of a spirit from another realm. The indescribable ripples seemed to convey a sense of triumph, even a hint of smug laughter.

The azure crystal, once solidified by the Secular Bird Queen's Divine Blood, cracked and disintegrated into a cloud of ash. Yu Yuan couldn't suppress a muffled groan. His spiritual sense, which had ventured into the Spring of Death, failed to retract in time and was erased along with the crystal's transformation into ash, causing him a twinge of soulful agony.

The ashen dust settled upon the Dragon Slaying Stage, effortlessly penetrating its luminescent surface and igniting into flickers of death flames within. These clusters of death flames, like lanterns of ashen green, wafted about the stage, engulfing the entire world in an aura of demise.

"Perish!" With a thought, Yu Yuan summoned the ice power within the Dragon Slaying Stage, eradicating the tempest wrought by the deathly embers and extinguishing every death flame. Only when the death aura was undetectable did he reclaim the stage.

Yu Yuan pointed at the Dragon Slaying Stage, and the unfamiliar circular Astral Domain he had just witnessed materialized upon its surface. He gestured towards the depiction of the Secular Bird Queen's fallen domain and inquired of Yuan Le, "What part of the Wasteland is this?"

"I don't know!" The colossal giant ape, currently shouldering the Celestial Pillar of Life and having just broken free from Yu Yuan's Divine Transcendence, cast a wary glance at the distant Dark Phoenix and decisively chose a fresh path to flee.

However, Yuan Le's escape was swiftly thwarted by the chasms Zhiya had reconstructed in her wake.

With a mere flutter of her wings, Zhiya unleashed a shower of purple light that scrambled the Star River and shattered the Void Rules Yuan Le knew so well.

Bearing the Celestial Pillar of Life, Yuan Le was flanked by three Dark Towers clearing his path. He attempted to navigate through the Void Rules, only to have Zhiya throw them into disarray.

Realizing he was no match for Yu Yuan and Zhiya on his own, Yuan Le exclaimed furiously, "You two!"

"Yuan Le, if you wish to prevent the Wasteland from becoming a deathly Otherworld where all life perishes, then reveal to me this location!" Yu Yuan demanded.

Suddenly, the Dragon Slaying Stage transformed into a violet-gold Holy Mountain that hurtled toward the giant ape's crown.

Yu Yuan, intent on his inner musings, infused the mountain with the essence of the Primal Anima he had grasped, fortifying it with the earth's secrets and multiplying its gravity exponentially. He then encased the mountain's surface in a thick layer of ice using the ice force.

A thunder dragon, fierce as if devouring the cosmos itself, bellowed at Yuan Le.

The violet-gold Holy Mountain burst forth with the radiant brilliance of the Light Spirit, outshining the sun itself.

Yuan Le looked up, his beastly eyes stung by the intense light until tears streamed down, blinding him.

In an instant, he was enveloped by a gravity a thousandfold stronger and, without a chance to react, was struck by the violet-gold mass that the Dragon Slaying Stage had become.

Yuan Le's head spun as he plummeted far below the Star River.

The three Dark Towers he had meticulously crafted were no match for the might of the Dragon Slaying Stage, shattering into numerous fragments of Sunsilver.

"How can Yuan Le be so feeble?" mused the Light Spirit from a great distance, observing Yuan Le's pitiful state through Yu Yuan's Soul Altar at the Peak of Creation. "This Lord of Ruin doesn't seem to be much after all."

Beneath him, the visage of Mother Earth was etched with profound solemnity.

"The Lord of Ruin is no match for the Lord of the Abyss. The current Lord of the Abyss is even stronger than in past eras. It would be odd for this beast to win." Mother Earth furrowed her brows and huffed, "He is the Lord of the Abyss, with his eight-tier Soul Altar fully established. His feats won't surprise me. Yet, that phoenix, who clearly didn't receive the complete life sequence from both realms, managed to wrest the Beast God Temple from Yuan Le and the primal blood of this realm."

"There's something peculiar about this, very peculiar indeed."

Mother Earth sensed trouble.

"Tell me at once, what is the name of that Astral Domain and its exact location?"

Yuan Le, having just regained his balance, was greeted by Yu Yuan's thunderous roar as soon as he regained consciousness.

Like thunder balls detonating in his mind, they shattered his burgeoning will to resist.

"Creitecesh! It's the Creitecesh Astral Domain!"

Yuan Le, instantly recognizing the location, inadvertently blurted out the name and general direction of the Astral Domain as his resistance crumbled.

After his revelation, the booming voice of Yu Yuan in his mind subsided, and he was able to regather his will to resist.

"Thank you for the information."

Yu Yuan's immense Divine Transcendence lifted the Dragon Slaying Stage from atop Yuan Le's head. With a pat on Yuan Le's head and a smile, he said, "Best of luck to you."

With a whoosh, Yu Yuan, holding the Dragon Slaying Stage, swiftly withdrew, parting ways with Yuan Le.

Zhiya watched him with a guarded expression.

"I didn't find the Secrets of Life I need inside Yuan Le. I'll extract the primal blood directly from its source; there's no need to strip him of it."

"And you, you probably need what's inside Yuan Le even more—the Secrets of Life and Bloodline Revelation he acquired."

"If you're capable, go take it yourself."

Yu Yuan retracted his Divine Transcendence and addressed the wary Dark Phoenix Zhiya, then with a smirk, he glanced at Yu Zhu, "We'll continue this conversation later."

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