C2260 One Man One Dog One Chicken and One Dog
Yu Yuan was quite curious.
Arthurs, deeply versed in the knowledge of the Abyss and the Origin Realm, had pledged allegiance to the Death God. Consequently, the Death God should be well-informed about the conditions within the Abyss and the Origin Realm.
What was her purpose in insisting on communicating with him?
Yu Yuan began by detailing the situation in the Wasteland, including the collective efforts to resist the Primal Soul and its current movements. Ultimately, he questioned the Death God's intentions.
A gray shadow lingered in silence within the spring for a moment before the shadow of the Death God, Kurkova, emerged abruptly from its depths, exuding an obscure and difficult-to-grasp aura of arcane secrets.
Only Yu Yuan and Chen Qinghuang could perceive and comprehend this aura, while even the Great Demon God, Bertain, was oblivious to its profound meaning.
The Death God revealed her request.
She needed to know everything about the Evil Temple, specifically how it was constructed. She sought to understand the complex architecture of the temple, the true essence of the bloodlines within the bones of the Evil Gods, and how to disentangle the spiritual sense of the Abyss's Primal Soul from the Evil Temple.
Yu Yuan sensed her plea and cracked a smile. "It appears that you've encountered significant difficulties while dealing with the Evil Temple's body on the other side."
The spiritual sense of the Primal Soul had been erased from the body of the Undead Sovereign, which was then sent here. This indicated that the entity on the other side had managed to refine the Primal Anima and eliminate the form of the Undead Sovereign.
Another spiritual sense had utilized the Sky Fiend to refine an artifact, transforming it into a demonform and consecrating the Evil Temple into a demonform body, which seemed to have caused the Death God considerable trouble.
The Death God was apparently stymied by her lack of knowledge about the arcane mysteries of the Evil Temple, preventing her from separating it from the temple.
Moreover, the Death God had learned from Arthurs that Yu Yuan was once the Lord of the Abyss, the creator of the Evil Temple, and its true possessor.
Yet, Yu Yuan's soul within the Undead Sovereign's body had been thrown into chaos by the Primal Soul, rendering it impossible to awaken.
Left with no other option, the Death God, Kurkova, had sent the body of the Undead Sovereign to the Wasteland, entrusting it to someone equally skilled in Spirit Magic to attempt an awakening.
Confronted with Yu Yuan's playful banter, the gray shadow, an emissary of the Death God, offered no denial.
After a brief silence, Yu Yuan inquired, "I indeed possess knowledge of the Holy Temple's secrets and its structure. I likely have a method to separate It from the Holy Temple."
The gray shadow, previously writhing incessantly within the spring, gradually ceased its movements, as if intently listening.
"What's in it for me?" Yu Yuan asked, his smile fading into a grave expression. "Since It has ventured into your world and become your problem, It's no longer our concern. Whether you can handle It is irrelevant to me. If you seek my assistance, what can you offer in return?"
The gray figure conveyed a message, revealing that the Underworld had presented him with the body of the Undead Sovereign as a gift. Furthermore, should he aid in resolving the issue of the other spiritual sense, the Underworld was prepared to return the Evil Temple as well.
"That's insufficient. It might choose to destroy the Evil Temple before It's completely annihilated. I could end up with nothing," Yu Yuan said, shaking his head. "Besides, once you've obtained the method from me, there's little I can do if you decide not to honor your promise after erasing Its spiritual sense."
Without awaiting a response from the gray figure, Yu Yuan suggested, "Perhaps you should consider what else you can offer me."
"Keep an eye on this spring for me," he said, addressing Mother Earth.
His form, that of the Undead Sovereign, alighted gracefully next to Yu Zhu and spoke, "Utilize the power of the Phoenix Shrine to transport me to the Wellspring of Creation."
With Zhong Chichen and the Book of Time vanished, his real body, Solar Spirit, and Dragon Slaying Stage were all currently situated at the Wellspring of Creation. For void travel, Yu Zhu was his only reliance.
Yu Zhu hesitated briefly before responding, "I've promised Mother not to allow you inside the shrine. You'll have to remain outside."
"Outside is fine by me," Yu Yuan stated, unfazed.
"Very well," Yu Zhu conceded. She then invoked the Phoenix Shrine's space magic, causing the hidden void arrays within the Holy Temple to blaze with light, as the psionic power converged.
"Hold on," Yu Yuan abruptly called out, gesturing to Yu Zhu to pause. He turned his gaze towards the Star of Light with a peculiar intensity.
"What are you looking at me for?"
The image of the Light Spirit, taking the form of a young girl, became blurry. She shook her head nervously and said, "Go if you want to, but I've barely managed to escape. I'm not going back to the Wellspring of Creation!"
"It's not what you're thinking."
Yu Yuan rubbed his temples, explaining in a soft voice.
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Crack!
Under the immense pressure at the highest level of the Blood Altar, the sixth and seventh levels of Yu Yuan's Soul Altar, fueled by the infusion of Soul Power, finally sealed tightly together as one!
His eight-tiered Soul Altar was now transformed into seven.
In the moment of perfect harmony between the Soul and Blood Altars, Yu Yuan's wisdom, his insight into cosmic order, and his understanding of the rules and soul soared to previously unimaginable heights!
He felt enlightened, his perspective on everything had shifted, and the once muddled thoughts in his mind had suddenly snapped into focus.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the pinnacle of the Blood Altar, as the branches of the Tree of Life brushed against the Life Seeds, the profound Secrets of Life within were instantly deciphered.
Filaments of bloodline crystals, fine as strands of hair, burst forth from the Life Seeds, merging into the Tree of Life.
Rooted in Yu Yuan's Blood Altar, the Tree of Life burgeoned with vigor, expanding rapidly.
The fusion of the Soul and Blood Altars accelerated his comprehension of the Secrets of Life from the Primal Blood of the Abyss exponentially!
He had a feeling that it wouldn't take long for him to grasp all the Secrets of Life and achieve the grand fusion of blood!
Yu Yuan, seated at the heart of the Wellspring of Creation, suddenly turned his gaze towards Bertain and Lin Daoke's area, where Green Willow and Ballo were also looking back at him in astonishment.
"Hmm, congratulations."
He nodded at Green Willow and Ballo with a smile.
Somehow, Ballo of the Starborn had also successfully harnessed the true essence of the stars, just like the Dark Deity Green Willow.
Among those who had entered, Ballo, with a talent just a notch above the Tectonic Ripper, had managed to capture the stellar essence he needed.
And so, his path to supremacy was laid out before him.
Ballo and Green Willow responded with smiles, expressing their thanks. Yu Yuan urged them to make themselves at home and took a casual glance at the resplendent barrier composed of the elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, as well as the sun, moon, stars, lightning, ice, and numerous other fundamental rules.
It was as though he had activated his Heaven's Eye, instantly grasping the deep significance of the rules of lightning and ice contained within. This revelation hardly surprised him; after all, every intricate rule related to lightning and ice within the All Spirits Ban originated from him, and he could naturally perceive their intricacies.
What truly astonished him were the metal magic, the essence of water, the mysterious power of flame, and the manifestations of the sun, moon, and stars. These contained the profound mysteries of the cosmos, and now, as he gazed upon them, he could discern their core secrets.
He understood everything at a glance, knowing exactly how to engage the operation of these rules!
The merging of the Soul Altar had elevated his divine power to grasp the profound meanings of the Way of Heaven's Primal Anima.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Within his Soul Altar, new rules associated with plant life suddenly emerged where none had existed before. The section of the Soul Altar aligned with the Light Spirit began to subtly reveal the celestial bodies of the sun, moon, and stars.
Each sun, every moon, and the multitude of stars encapsulated the mysteries of their celestial counterparts.
Simultaneously, the Peak of Creation, governed by Mother Earth, started to quake. The tremors caught both Mother Earth and the Light Spirit off guard, leaving them bewildered.
Deep within the mountain, another City of Light, constructed from countless translucent crystals, burst forth with blinding brilliance. A myriad of piercing lightning bolts zigzagged within the walls of the City of Light, weaving together a novel rule of light.
This City of Light, a fusion of the Light Spirit's power, light magic, and spiritual sense, could be regarded as the true dwelling of the Light Spirit.
At that moment, within the city's central void, suns, moons, and glittering stars materialized, each embodying the true essence of their respective rules, miraculously revealed at the heart of the City of Light.
Whoosh!
Above the Peak of Creation, the once vague figure of a young girl within the Star of Light suddenly received an infinite blessing of divine power. In the blink of an eye, she materialized, her presence surging more than tenfold in an instant!
In a single breath, she had achieved a breakthrough of her Primal Anima.
She had ascended to the highest tier of Primal Anima!
Her divine projection transformed from a young girl into a strikingly beautiful woman.
It was as if she had undergone the purification of millennia in a mere moment, casting aside all traces of awkwardness.
"How have you transformed like this?"
Mother Earth, possessing a unique form, was bewildered witnessing the Light Spirit's instantaneous breakthrough, surpassing even her own level in such a short time.
"I... I don't know."
The radiant woman within the Star of Light gazed blankly at Yu Yuan, poised to depart from the Phoenix Shrine, and spoke, "I feel my transformation is somehow tied to Yu Yuan's real body, yet I cannot confirm it."
She clenched her fists, swinging them with joy within the Star of Light, exclaiming, "But I know this change is for the better! I could never have imagined becoming like this. It's as if I've suddenly acquired three types of Cosmic Order that resonate with my attributes and can integrate with me!"
Yu Yuan murmured to himself, "So this is possible."
He hadn't anticipated that after the fusion of his soul and spirit, he would be able to grasp the cosmic laws of the sun, moon, and stars. At the moment of enlightenment, he managed to imprint the secrets of the three primal spirits onto the Light Spirit's essence.
This directly spurred the Light Spirit's successive breakthroughs!
Now, the Light Spirit, having assimilated the powers of the sun, moon, and stars, which could also be considered sources of light, had reached a level of Primal Anima that was indeterminably higher than the Dark Anima.
When they met again, the Light Spirit would undoubtedly vanquish the Dark Anima.
