C2239 A Strange Person from the Desolate Realm
Within the Myriad Spirit Restriction.
Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!
Abruptly, waves of green and black light emanated from his ethereal spirit's location, rippling outwards and pressing down on the Soul Altar, the supreme will of the Myriad Spirit Restriction.
The heavens above underwent a sudden transformation!
Innumerable soul shadows churned within the green and black ripples. The souls of all living beings from the Origin Realm, the Abyss, and the Desolate Realm seemed to lurk within those shadows, emitting piercing screams that reverberated through the heavens and earth.
After observing in silence for an extended period, he finally took action.
"Ugh!"
The pressure on Yu Yuan escalated tenfold in an instant!
The red crystal platform at the pinnacle of the Soul Altar glowed with a deep crimson light, drawing upon the mystical forces of the seven levels below to forge a formidable barrier.
Beilstein and Lin Daoke, the two mighty figures ensnared within the Myriad Spirit Restriction, immediately looked up towards the firmament.
To their astonishment, they saw the Soul Altar above Yu Yuan's head radiating resplendent divine light from top to bottom, spreading endlessly towards the horizon like a flood.
Within this expanding divine radiance thrived intricate patterns of flora, thunder, frost, light, earth, and the principles of life and soul.
As the divine light extended, it wove an immense web of laws, creating a barrier that severed everyone from his divine might, preventing him from meddling with the souls of those below.
At that moment, Beilstein and Lin Daoke suddenly realized that the intermittent nature of the laws left by the origin spirits deep within the Myriad Spirit Restriction was solely due to Yu Yuan's resilience.
Without Yu Yuan bearing the brunt, his boundless soul power could infiltrate and warp the thoughts and consciousness of all aspirants, including Lin Daoke and Beilstein!
"So, you can effortlessly shift the soul energy you've accumulated!"
Yu Yuan's face took on a new expression.
He quickly grasped that the Origin Soul could incessantly draw upon soul energy from the pitch-black abyss above the true Abyss, utilizing it at will.
It could lavish the power of the soul within the Myriad Spirit Restriction without fear of depletion or lack of replenishment!
In that most dreadful darkness, where darkness and pure soul energy coexist, lay the reserves it had amassed over eons.
The most fearsome Origin Spirit Law within the Myriad Spirit Restriction is the Great Dao of the Soul that it governs!
This Myriad Spirit Restriction, shrouding the Creation Pool, is also connected to the barrier above the true Abyss. Despite being under the influence of the Soul Altar and unable to wield the powers and truths of other Origin Spirits, its own soul power remains utterly unrestrained!
At this very moment, it is depleting itself with its vast and inexhaustible soul energy.
"You've been put on the defensive."
He regarded the unsettled Yu Yuan with a detached air, his voice icy, "In your attempt to sever my connection with these laws, you've expended too much energy. You must have noticed that the analysis and understanding of the Life Seed at the pinnacle of your Soul Altar has been at a standstill for quite some time."
Yu Yuan kept silent, yet he acknowledged the truth in those words.
"You can't decipher it. Without decoding the essence of that life, you cannot control the mass of flesh and blood. And without control over it, you lack the power to shatter the barrier."
"The already unstable flesh and blood is further agitated by the Demon Phoenix, becoming even more chaotic and harder to manage."
"You hope that, in this time, someone can endure the profound truths of the Great Dao from the perished source spirits. With the laws of a source spirit's Great Dao and the energy contained within the Myriad Spirit Restriction, they would ascend to supremacy swiftly."
"Because with each new supreme being, the Myriad Spirit Restriction weakens a fraction more. And Loong Jie..."
His gaze settled on the Golden Dragon, the one most likely to ascend to supremacy first. "Loong Jie's power is unrivaled, no barrier can withstand it. You're counting on Loong Jie, with the sharpest force in existence, to penetrate the Myriad Spirit Restriction, breaking this seal I've held for many years."
"Then, you plan to claim for yourself all the Great Dao truths left by the source spirits within the Myriad Spirit Restriction, integrating them into your Soul Altar."
He had seen right through Yu Yuan's intentions and strategy.
The elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and the celestial bodies of the sun, moon, and stars—these eight perished source spirits' Great Dao laws merged with the Myriad Spirit Restriction will not vanish without a trace.
Loong Jie, Lvliu, the Blazing Sun Toad, and the Earth Rift Beast have merely imprinted these Great Dao laws onto their bloodlines.
It wasn't erased.
What vanished was merely a type of energy that aided them in becoming supreme beings, not the profound secrets of the Myriad Spirit Restriction.
Yu Yuan intended to have them drain all the energy attributes of the Myriad Spirit Restriction upon their ascension to supremacy, causing the Myriad Spirit Restriction to lose its power to sustain the barrier's existence.
At the instant the Myriad Spirit Restriction shattered, he seized the opportunity with the Soul Altar, absorbing all the ultimate laws left by the eight great Origin Spirits.
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, sun, moon—eight distinct types of energy. He could use these to compensate for the deficiencies of the grass and trees, unveiling greater intricacies, or to fortify the ground even further. Additionally, he could craft an entirely new foundation using metal, water, and fire.
This was Yu Yuan's true intention.
"The Beast Gods of the Desolate Realm are largely inadequate, which I find quite disheartening."
Yu Yuan sighed, addressing Zhong Chichen from within the Myriad Spirit Restriction, "Senior Brother, you're the foremost expert in spatial power here. Perhaps you could ponder whether it's possible to penetrate the seal of the Origin Realm and usher in more formidable beings to hasten their pursuit of supreme breakthroughs."
Zhong Chichen gave a wry smile and responded, "I fear that might be beyond my reach."
To traverse the barrier between the two realms with the Time Book and disseminate the news across the starry expanse of the Origin Realm in such a short time frame was no small feat.
Each step demanded an immense expenditure of energy from both him and the Time Book!
Moreover, Zhong Chichen quickly realized that in the Origin Realm, no one surpassed Brie in mastery of plant life, while Tan Junshan was a marginal case.
But since Tan Junshan had ascended and merged with an original force, he had become one of Yu Yuan's own.
If he came, he would inevitably align with Yu Yuan.
"Do you require someone skilled in the powers of plant life and the moon to attempt to gain approval from these forces within the seal?" Yu Zhu inquired suddenly in front of the Phoenix Shrine.
Yu Yuan gave a slight nod.
"Not restricted to Beast Gods?"
"Not at all."
"Then give me a moment."
With that, Yu Zhu withdrew into the Phoenix Shrine behind her.
The Phoenix Shrine, bestowed upon her by the Demon Phoenix, cast a spectrum of iridescent light above the Purple Sea, stirring waves of emptiness in the void.
Within the shrine, there must be a magnificent spatial array that Yu Zhu had activated.
"Not confined to the Beast Gods..."
The Black Sheep of the Desolate Realm, transformed into a striking woman in a black dress, mulled over these words. A curious light flickered in her obsidian eyes.
It appeared she had an epiphany.
After a brief wait, Yu Zhu reemerged from the open gates of the Phoenix Shrine.
She bore the look of someone who had traversed several Starfields of the Desolate Realm in an incredibly short span, her appearance marked by fatigue and frailty.
Behind her emerged two... anomalies.
One was an alien beast with a resemblance to the inhabitants of the Abyss Thunder Wood Clan, its body like the gnarled roots of an ancient tree, complete with a face and limbs.
Yet its limbs were like blood-sucking withered vines.
Within its body, akin to cracked old tree roots, there was a palpable surge of flesh and blood. It had a heart, and within that heart thrived the sinister vitality of malevolent flora.
The scent of its flesh and blood was a bizarre amalgamation of the many alien beasts of the Desolate Realm!
Clearly, it preyed upon the realm's alien beasts.
"Mu Xiao!"
The arrival of this alien creature caused the black goat, bone snake, and smilodon to react with visible alarm.
They involuntarily recalled the chilling image of Mu Xiao controlling a star blanketed by forests, where he lay concealed, entwining the trees around alien beasts to drain them.
Mu Xiao was a fearsome entity of the Desolate Realm, not belonging to any alien beast tribe.
His race had been vanquished in conflicts with the alien beasts, leaving Mu Xiao as a member of an extinct lineage.
He was the sole survivor, having spent years evading the relentless pursuit of Yuan Li, whose whereabouts were unknown even to Yuan Li himself.
Upon witnessing Mu Xiao's emergence, the bone snake, smilodon, and black goat immediately realized that it was only with Zhiya's assistance that Mu Xiao had managed to elude Yuan Li's detection.
"Moon Succubus Queen!"
A lithe, luminous figure materialized like a specter behind Yu Zhu.
This alien beast, with pointed ears and a slight resemblance to the Mondnacht Clan of the Origin Realm, also revered the moon. Known as the Moon Succubus in the Desolate Realm, this race too had been decimated by Yuan Li, with its members long since vanished from the realm.
The ethereal and slender figure of the Moon Succubus Queen, a woman of haunting beauty, materialized before them. Her sudden appearance signaled to the Black Sheep and the once loyal Beast God of Yuen Bu that, with the Demon Phoenix's aid, the Moon Succubus Queen had also miraculously survived.
Mu Xiao and the Moon Succubus Queen, along with the other alien beast races of the Desolate Realm, had played a part in the downfall of their respective clans. This included the golden giant deer now loyal to Zhiya, as well as the iron-wing bird and Phoenix Tribe.
Being alien species within the Desolate Realm, they were shunned by the mainstream alien beast races. Zhiya, wary of any potential schemes from the alien beasts, kept this information secret. "I was unaware myself. It appears that my own daughter is indeed the most trustworthy," she mused.
Upon encountering these two formidable alien beings that Zhiya had never disclosed, Sky Tiger couldn't help but ponder to itself.
"Mu Xiao, Moon Succubus Queen, within that seal lies the hidden Great Dao of flora and the moon. As I have already informed you, the Blazing Sun Toad and Earth Rift Beast, along with the Moon Swallowing Ape, are all striving to harness their Great Dao and ascend to the path of the Supreme Being. Like you, those with similar bloodlines, such as the Moon Swallowing Ape and Silver Fox, have perished due to insufficient talent and gifts."
"Do you wish to enter? You must consider..." Yu Zhu began, outlining the potential benefits and risks.
"How could the Moon Swallowing Ape and Silver Fox ever match my fervent devotion to the moon?" the stunning Moon Succubus Queen scoffed coldly. "Had it not been for that Supreme Being, the Bloodthirsty Violent Ape, shielding those two, I would have already torn them apart!"
Her hatred for the Moon Swallowing Ape and Silver Fox ran deep, as they had been instrumental in the near extinction of her clan and the deaths of many of her people. With the Moon Succubus Clan's demise, their moon-rich lands were swiftly claimed by the Moon Swallowing Ape and Silver Fox, both of whom also depended on the moon's power to fortify their Bloodline Keeper.
She harbored no warmth towards these two clans. "Yuen Bu's death was a stroke of fortune! His end was most welcome! Only with his demise could we emerge once again."
Mu Xiao's icy gaze swept over the Beast Temple. The bone snake, the smilodon, and the black mountain goat all regarded the Sky Tiger with contempt. "Once I ascend to supremacy..."
He murmured to himself before abruptly rushing toward the Myriad Spirit Restriction.
A shiver coursed through the bone snake and the smilodon. These two top-tier Beast Gods of the Desolate Realm were acutely aware of Mu Xiao's fearsome nature.
Should Mu Xiao achieve supremacy, he would surely seek retribution against the alien beast tribes. None of those who had taken part in the hunt for Mu Xiao would escape his wrath!
The moment Mu Xiao, the enigmatic being of the Desolate Realm, manifested within the Myriad Spirit Restriction, Yu Yuan instantly felt the surge of plant energy from the seal flooding into his body, bolstering the malevolent life force within him.
Yu Yuan's eyes sparkled with realization. He understood that Mu Xiao's allure to the Sun Dao Elephant was far stronger than that of the Blazing Sun Toad.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Mu Xiao would be capable of dissolving a portion of that power.
"Had the Moon Origin Spirit been in our Desolate Realm earlier, Yuan Li, that brute, would never have been able to reign supreme!"
The Moon Succubus Queen alternated between laughter and tears as she followed Mu Xiao into the Myriad Spirit Restriction.
Upon her entry, the radiant silver halo of moonlight that floated behind her shattered with a resounding crash, and all the moon's essence converged towards the Moon Succubus Queen.
Yu Yuan was ecstatic, silently praising the heavens for this fortuitous aid.
It became clear that the Desolate Realm was not devoid of extraordinary individuals; rather, many had been slain by Yuan Li, while others had fled, hiding away, too fearful to reveal themselves in this world.
