C2244 The Origin Beast and Its Source

The Phoenix Shrine reappeared in the sky above the Purple Sea.

Yu Zhu and the Sky Tiger, as formidable as mountains, emerged from the hall only to be startled by Zhiya's sudden disappearance.

"Where's the Hall Master?"

The Sky Tiger's brow furrowed, his aura brimming with barely contained lethal intent as he demanded, "Golden Deer, can anyone explain what has transpired in such a brief moment?"

"The Hall Master has entered the Dragon Slash Platform," responded the Golden Deer.

"Dragon Slash Platform..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhu's expression eased significantly, her previously taut nerves now seemingly relaxed.

She cast a deep glance at the patch of five-colored flesh and blood beneath Yu Yuan, who was gripping the dark red Dragon Slash Platform, and reassured, "Alright, there should be no danger."

A glimmer of hope flickered in Yu Zhu's eyes.

She seemed to harbor a quiet yearning for her mother and Yu Yuan to mend their rift within the Dragon Slash Platform.

...

Within the Dragon Slash Platform, a soul image of Yu Yuan gradually coalesced, formed by the merging of his thoughts and divine consciousness.

"What's this about a young Chaos Djinn in the Purple Sea?"

Yu Yuan's soul image towered like a deity, radiating the commanding presence of one who reigns over the celestial realms.

Inside the platform, he experienced a sensation akin to the Abyss Origin Soul within the Myriad Spirit Restriction.

Zhiya, with her stunningly graceful figure, completely ignored the question as if she hadn't heard Yu Yuan at all.

She was perfectly at ease.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The copious Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth within the Dragon Slash Platform surged from all directions towards her. Struggling to locate the source of power, she eagerly absorbed the Spiritual Qi once she realized it was identical to that of the vast ocean.

The stream-like pure Spiritual Qi was already revitalizing her wounded limbs and mending the tears in her flesh.

Simultaneously, her piercing and wise phoenix eyes intentionally avoided Yu Yuan's soul image, concentrating instead on the colossal Life Seeds drifting across the sky within the Dragon Slash Platform.

Each Life Seed represented the essence of the bloodlines derived from the formidable clans of the Abyss.

As she gazed upon them, the intricate bloodline chains within the Life Seeds were etched into her memory, becoming an integral part of her being, while she continued to decipher the profound truths of life they held.

At this moment, she stood on the Dragon Slash Platform, drawing in the essence of blood and life much like Loong Jie and Lvliu did within the Myriad Spirit Restriction.

The Life Seeds that Yu Yuan had branded onto the platform's surface, which masked her aura, were the very laws of life she could sense and absorb.

The secret of the origin blood from the Chaos Djinn, born of the true Abyss, was an object of her deepest desire!

Her previous rage stemmed from Yu Yuan depriving her of the treasure she was certain would be hers.

Now, within the Dragon Slash Platform, she could not only heal her wounds with the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth but also seize the chance to grasp the life truths she could understand and assimilate.

She felt a sense of relief, as if surviving a great calamity promised future blessings.

"I'm speaking to you!" Yu Yuan interjected with a cold huff.

Zhiya gave him an annoyed glance and, after a brief contemplation, said, "Before you arrived, I could mimic the aura of that flesh and blood with my own power. But once you stood there, even in my calmest state, employing the life forces I've comprehended, I still couldn't obscure it."

Zhiya evaded his question, choosing to speak of other matters instead.

"It's your fault I'm in this predicament! Had you not been here, even if I had entered, I likely wouldn't have been attacked!" Zhiya accused Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan reflected for a moment, recalling that in his absence, Zhiya, with a hand against the luminous seal, indeed managed to attract the flesh and blood, deciphering some of its life secrets.

At that time, Zhiya had utilized a fraction of the life mysteries she had decoded from Yu Zhu's soul.

Yet, due to his arrival and his stepping onto the flesh, she could no longer shield the flesh with those life energies.

Consequently, Zhiya found herself besieged by the Abyss Overlords, enduring relentless attacks in her state of utter exhaustion.

She was now inextricably linked to the bloodlust and slaughter of the flesh.

"I'm not concerned with that," Yu Yuan stated, shaking his head. His soul shadow stood stern and severe beneath the crimson sky, as he pressed, "What I want to know is, how exactly did you manage to produce that young Chaos Djinn within the purple sea?"

He himself had managed to hatch a spinosaurus from a purple-gold dragon egg.

Zhiya successfully hatched another young spinosaurus from a dragon egg.

Creating a juvenile Chaos Djinn was certainly no simple feat.

The true Abyss had long since perished, yet the ethereal seven-tiered Abyss Gate persisted.

Previously, only Arthurs, the God of the Origin Realm, could traverse both worlds, and even then, only in spirit; his physical form could not cross over.

Zhiya became aware of the Chaos Djinn's existence solely through her own Origin Soul imprint, but that alone wasn't enough to produce a young Chaos Djinn.

There had to be more to the story.

"This is unrelated to Yu Zhu's issue."

As Yu Yuan persisted with his questioning, Zhiya's demeanor turned icy. "I've already answered your question."

Whoosh!

The Life Seeds drifting in the dark red heavens vanished without a trace.

Zhiya, who had been desperately inscribing the essence of the Life Seeds into her lineage while gazing skyward, panicked at their sudden disappearance.

Then, she witnessed the Abyss Overlords, forged from her own flesh, materialize outside the Dragon Slash Platform.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Abyssal creatures, drawn by the scent of her blood, assaulted the Dragon Slash Platform, seeking to break through and end her life.

She was well aware that the platform's power to conceal her scent had dissipated due to Yu Yuan's mere thought.

Now visible to the creatures outside, they sensed her presence and relentlessly battered the Dragon Slash Platform, intent on continuing their deadly pursuit.

"I can only divulge one more detail."

Despite her anger, Zhiya, faced with a life-or-death crisis, continued to disclose secrets.

"These so-called Chaos Djinns are referred to as Origin Beasts by those from the Abyss. The genesis of my little Origin Beast is tied to the essence of our vast origin. Moreover, its initial growth is heavily dependent on that primal source. It's not yet fully grown, and my plan is to address the issues in the Desolate Realm before hunting down the supreme entities of the vast expanse, using their primal essence to nurture it."

Under Yu Yuan's pressure, Zhiya let slip a startling revelation.

The Chaos Djinn of the genuine Abyss, known as Origin Beasts by the Abyss Origin Soul, had a birth linked to the primal essence of the vast expanse, just like the Origin Beast she nurtured in the Purple Sea.

The growth of the Origin Beast was highly dependent on the original source!

The Origin Soul, refined from the heart of the vast expanse, could elevate humans to the highest level, transforming the Primordial Spirit into its material form. It's astonishing to discover such additional uses for it!

At that moment, Yu Yuan also remembered the original sources that Zhiya, the Sky Tiger, and Yu Zhu had all seemingly sequestered.

Could it be that they were all being used to nurture that small Origin Beast?

Yu Yuan mulled over this astounding revelation and then asked, "Does this information stem from my lost memories, the ones within Yu Zhu's mind?"

"No. I first learned of the Chaos Djinn's existence and the presence of a lifeless abyss. It took a considerable amount of time to then uncover the news about the Origin Beast from that lead," Zhiya responded, adding, "As for where I got this information and the secrets between the Origin Beast and the source, you'll have to find the answers yourself."

"That's all I'm willing to share!"

With that, Zhiya refused to respond to any further inquiries from Yu Yuan.

After persistently questioning to no avail, Yu Yuan saw her continued silence, nodded, and conceded, "So be it."

With his words, a new array of Life Seeds materialized in the heavens of the Dragon Slash Platform.

These reemerging Life Seeds had already been etched into the memories and bloodlines of Zhiya from her observations.

The Life Seeds she had fully grasped also ensured that the abyssal creatures no longer cast covetous glances their way.

Yet, she was unable to use these Life Seeds to delve deeper into the mysteries of life.

Clearly, as the deity within the Dragon Slash Platform, Zhiya could decipher the Life Seeds and covertly commit them to memory, all of which Yu Yuan was aware.

"If you desire more of the life's true essence from the blood of the Abyss World's Origin Beast, and wish for different Life Seeds to emerge, then provide me with more information about the Origin Beast and the source."

Yu Yuan's spectral image imparted these words before gradually fading away.

Zhiya remained silent, not immediately replying to Yu Yuan. Instead, she kept drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the Dragon Slash Platform, focusing on healing her wounds first.

...

Within the Myriad Spirit Restriction.

Loong Jie cackled with a menacing laugh. He retracted his massive golden dragon form, transforming into a formidable and towering human shape, and bellowed, "The time is near. I am on the verge of reaching the eleventh level of the Supreme!"

"Next, all I need to do is become acquainted with my new bloodline and adjust to my new dragon form!"

Unsurprisingly, the Golden Dragon was the first to ascend to the Supreme Realm.

"Excellent."

High above, after a prolonged silence, Yu Yuan gave a slight nod in the form of Loong Jie, seemingly quite pleased with Loong Jie's advancement.

"A Supreme being elevated by the power of gold is truly a rare gem. Very good indeed."

He squinted his eyes thoughtfully.

"You wish to break through the Myriad Spirit Restriction to free everyone and take that piece of flesh with you." His deep and mysterious gaze shifted from Loong Jie to Yu Yuan as he spoke softly, "In truth, there's no need for such trouble. I can lift the seal and allow that flesh to emerge."

"But have you considered what the Desolate Realm will become once it's released?"

Both Yu Yuans' faces turned pale.

The memory of the desolate true abyss was profoundly etched in his mind. He had not yet fully grasped the intricate essence of life within the bizarre flesh suppressed by the Myriad Spirit Restriction.

Only when his true self, the Soul Altar, had fully deciphered the life laws at its highest tier, could he truly master that flesh and use the Yang God to transform it for his own purposes.

At present, he had no confidence in his ability to contain it once the flesh left the Myriad Spirit Restriction.

He could only ensure his own safety or, as he had done with Zhiya, draw those he wished to protect into the fray.

"You've always been mistaken."

His scornful eyes locked onto Yu Yuan's Yang God, which stood upon the flesh, and he declared, "Before you can wield control over it, you should have been praying for the Myriad Spirit Restriction to remain. Your true form needs to fend off the downward seep of my soul's will, and it's been far too long since you've felt the profound truths of life from the Origin Blood."

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