C2221 The Appearance of the Strongest Person
He was the sovereign of the Origin Realm and the Abyss of Truth, manifesting as an immense phantom.
His presence was no longer concealed.
His arrival caused the various sealed walls to appear as if they were interwoven within the same plane of existence.
The colossal phantom he manifested exuded an immeasurable pressure from the depths of the Star River above everyone's heads.
The sheer magnitude of the phantom was staggering, with the sun, moon, and stars seemingly mere pebbles in his hand.
The manifestation of his spiritual sense caused the other sealed walls to suddenly merge.
The wall that encased the flesh had originally comprised eleven layers. In the instant the immense phantom emerged, the remaining walls abruptly fused into one.
Now, a single sealed wall remained, enveloping the mass of flesh.
Within this singular layer, Yu Yuan, Bertain, and Lin Daoke found themselves in a peculiar world.
Then, a series of resplendent halos materialized in the void behind him.
Eleven radiant halos, some shining like gold, others vast as the sea, some woven from verdant branches, and some aglow with fire, each embodying the distinct phenomena of the Way of Heaven.
Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes in scrutiny, realizing that the eleven layers of brilliant barriers above the Abyss of Truth had been linked by his phantom, bridging this realm.
He could freely wield the power to isolate the Abyss of Truth from the darkness, harnessing the infinite strength contained within.
Here, he could give form to his spiritual sense without the need to inhabit a living creature, allowing him to manifest his might.
"I have not granted you leave."
The massive dark-green phantom gazed down at the Dark Phoenix, who continued to assault the wall of the Celestial Pillar of Life. The Lord of the Abyss declared, "The memories forsaken by the Lord of the Abyss are what I seek."
His featureless visage somehow conveyed an aura of indifference, a chill that penetrated the minds of all living beings.
"The former Lord of the Abyss sealed his own dominant soul to thwart my acquisition of the ancient awakened memories. Unexpectedly, it has inadvertently advantaged you, little phoenix."
He uttered a cold hum, "You do possess some skill."
While speaking, he reached out and pressed towards Zhiya with a gesture from afar.
Behind him, eleven halos connected to the void, pressing down like layers of heaven and earth.
Countless rivers and lakes swept across the starry Domain, with mountains and continents floating amidst them. Giant trees reached for the sky, and the massive solar nucleus transformed into a sacred palace within the flames, all bearing down on the Dark Phoenix's position.
He had mastered the intricacies of the Primal Anima and the cosmic order, wielding a force in this world capable of shattering any starry expanse!
"No deity in the Three Realms should surpass me, nor should any being dare to oppose my will."
His voice, calm and unassuming, echoed across the land, seeping into the souls and bodies of Yu Yuan, Bertain, and Lin Daoke. It numbed their nerves and scrambled their thoughts.
The three mighty ones, under the influence of his voice, were so bewildered they could not tell the time or year.
Even Yu Yuan, who had refined the Primal Blood and understood the dual Secrets of Life, could not challenge his will in this unique realm.
Without his true form and the eight-tiered Soul Altar, they could not resist the encroachment of his soul.
A roar erupted!
Inside the towering Celestial Pillar of Life, countless Beast Gods and Dark Deities screamed in terror and despair.
Alien beasts and Dark Deities, locked in eternal battle to evolve their advanced Bloodline Revelations, were now being extinguished within the blood-soaked Mysterious Realm of the pillar.
The realm, akin to a Blood Well, now ran red with rivers of blood, the ancient remains of Beast Gods and evilkind floating in the crimson microcosm.
A grotesquely large, blood-red ancient tree, with twisted branches ensnaring numerous ancient Dark Deities and Beast Gods, withered and perished under this force.
The pillar, forged from Hex Stone and fine gold of various realms, suddenly fractured.
A plaintive phoenix cry arose as Zhiya, standing barefoot atop the pillar, was compelled to sink into the blood-drenched Mysterious Realm within.
Alas, she too could not evade the overwhelming might.
The Celestial Pillar of Life, already cracked and inscribed with golden stone rules, cold iron, and arcane power by Yuan Le, crumbled under the immense pressure from above.
The towering "Celestial Pillar of Life," standing a hundred thousand feet tall, suddenly shattered into innumerable fragments of stone, gold dust, silver sand, and rust.
Zhiya's perfectly proportioned, slender figure also disintegrated.
She burst into billions of droplets of purple blood, then abruptly coalesced and contracted, transforming into a purple phoenix with outstretched wings.
She died in an instant, only to be reborn in the next.
Upon her resurrection, she manifested in her original phoenix form, her elongated and icy phoenix eyes significantly weakened. The previously ferocious and mad aura seemed quenched by icy waters.
Outside.
"Mother!"
"Hall Master!"
The emergence of his vast phantom caused even the squirming, bizarre flesh to fall into an eerie calm.
His presence permeated the world, his consciousness and spiritual essence omnipresent, instilling a profound sense of crisis in the stimulated, multicolored flesh.
The Beast God, Dark Deity, the two Dragon Gods, and Yu Han all snapped to awareness in a flash.
As they came to, they witnessed the Celestial Pillar of Life's explosion and their once invincible Hall Master reduced to a sky full of blood droplets in an instant.
As the blood reassembled, the Hall Master reemerged in his phoenix form, clearly bearing grave injuries.
Yu Zhu and the Astral Tiger, desperate to help, bellowed and charged towards the Wellspring of Creation, only to be blocked by the meteor shower unleashed by Mother Earth.
"Do you truly wish to perish within?"
Mother Earth, tall and regal, furrowed her brow and shook her head, her eyes filled with a somber light as she murmured, "He has come. He has indeed arrived."
The Light Spirit shivered in response.
"Demon God Bertain!"
"Sword Sect's Lin Daoke!"
Zhong Chichen, Loong Jie, and Green Willow, born of the evilkind, were startled to see two new figures within the confines of the wall.
Following the Titan Spinosaurus, Bertain, the Demon God who had reigned over the Origin Realm for years, also manifested within the wall.
From whence had he come?
And Lin Daoke of the Sword Sect, how had he arrived?
With a hiss, a streak of fire blazed out from the wall surrounding the Wellspring of Creation like a shooting star.
The fiery streak paused momentarily in the Star River's void of the Wasteland to orient itself before drifting away.
"The Earthfire of the Everlands!"
Zhong Chichen was deeply moved.
"The Fire Spirit!"
Mother Earth and the Light Spirit watched as the fiery blaze receded, immediately realizing that within it dwelled a fragment of the Fire Spirit's consciousness.
Upon hearing Zhong Chichen's exclamation, both Primal Animas instantly understood the source and origin of the consciousness within the flames.
They also surmised that the departure of the blazing fire's consciousness was undoubtedly in search of the supreme being it had created—Yuan Lianyao!
In a flash, the situation transformed. The emergence of the mightiest consciousness of the Primal Animas turned the wall surrounding the Wellspring of Creation into a deadly trap for the mighty.
In the past, the eight Primal Animas of the Abyss of Truth had all perished here.
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, sun, and moon—all were devoured within its confines.
Now, would Yu Yuan, the great Demon God Bertain, Lin Daoke, and the Dark Phoenix meet the same fate as the eight Primal Animas?
"It's none of my business!"
The Light Spirit shrieked, pleading above the Wellspring of Creation's wall, "I am willing to continue shining upon the Abyss. If you permit, I will return immediately!"
It was the first to capitulate.
Like a pecking chick, it nodded and bowed to the phantom within the Star of Light, "I've seen the light. You are the hope and future of our Primal Animas. Indeed! It was your emotional awakening that transformed our entire tribe. I should have realized sooner that you are the one we must serve!"
The phantom within the wall gazed at him, bemused, "After gaining emotions, you've become even more cowardly. You'd say anything to stay alive."
"No, no, it's not about survival. I've genuinely had a revelation!" the Light Spirit protested, shaking its head vigorously inside the Star of Light, its face contorting into an obsequious grin, "From now on, I'll follow your lead!"
The phantom's gaze shifted from the Star of Light to linger on Mother Earth's face.
"And you?"
