C2290 The One Who Broke the Situation

Zhiya's reliance was none other than Yu Zhu.

She entrusted the Phoenix Shrine to Yu Zhu, charging her with the task of establishing a space disruption zone. Zhiya was confident in Yu Zhu's ability to both open and seal all the fissures leading to this chaotic space.

With Yu Zhu present, she could defend the area single-handedly, impenetrable as a lone warrior standing guard at a pass.

Sizzle, sizzle!

Yu Zhu hung her head, a look of defiance etched across her youthful face.

She was not privy to Zhiya's full strategy, but she was determined to assist her mother in safeguarding the secret space behind her, ensuring no one could enter or cause its destruction.

Should it fracture, countless alien beasts would become prey to that monstrous flesh.

Sky Tiger, golden giant deer, Dark Gold Beast God, iron-wing bird Beast God—these potent forces would be instant targets upon emerging in the Phoenix Starfield.

The dreaded flesh drifting in the other Starfields of the Desolate Realm would shift here immediately, heralding the annihilation of all life.

"Sorry, I can't let you in," Yu Zhu murmured gently.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A formidable gravitational pull emanated from the towering Creation Peak, drawing the surrounding stars and landmasses towards the slender crack.

A profound and deep force stirred the galactic energy tides, and the mere sliver of a gap began to widen under the strain.

"If you're reluctant to act, I can step in," offered the consciousness of Mother Earth, emanating from Creation Peak. The nearby land thundered in response to her words, spoken with the serenity of still waters, "I can rupture that fissure, revealing the hidden realm within the void to manifest in the Phoenix Starfield."

Even as she brought forth Taishi as the supreme being, she had reserves of strength to challenge Yu Zhu, her might amplified by the roots of the Abyss Wood.

"Hold on," Yu Yuan interjected, his brow furrowing slightly.

At his command, Creation Peak ceased its movement.

Mother Earth's divine form materialized atop the peak, reassuring, "Fear not, the girl will survive. I can circumvent her, exposing all the alien beasts within."

Yu Zhu's head snapped up, her icy gaze landing on Mother Earth's visage.

"Child, spare me that look. Were it not for Yu Yuan, you would already be dead by my hand."

The Earth Spirit was certainly not intimidated by her. With a dismissive arch of her eyebrows, she declared, "Back in the Origin Realm, I never feared the two Soul Origin Spirits. You have a long way to go before you can concern me."

"I can keep an eye on the movements within the Cold Domain. There's no rush," Yu Yuan remarked.

"You can see that far?" Mother Earth exclaimed in astonishment.

Yu Yuan gave a derisive snort. "Her attempt to consume the Origin Blood won't be so simple."

...

In the Cold Domain, Zhiya was stirring up trouble, attempting to pit Jee Ningshuang against the Extreme Coldness. She proposed that Jee Ningshuang and the Extreme Coldness divide the Origin Blood and jointly refine the two Origin Spirits.

She harbored no reverence for the Origin Spirit, who was akin to a deity.

Her proposal sent shockwaves through the crowd.

Divine Kings like Tianqi and Taishi, fearful that Jee Ningshuang might be swayed, kept a close watch on her actions.

Lin Daoke, too, fell into a pensive silence, his gaze fixed on Jee Ningshuang.

It seemed Lin Daoke was waiting for Jee Ningshuang to make a decision, ready to respect whatever choice she made.

After all, in his heart, Jee Ningshuang was a disciple of his Sword Sect, and her Sword Dao wisdom remained within his Primordial Spirit Sword.

"Are they planning to refine the Founder?"

Elena, a powerful non-human, was alarmed by Zhiya's audacity.

"Her proposal doesn't seem too bad, actually."

The Chaos Roc, allied with Denise of the Star Race, stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Yu Yuan managed to refine the Origin Blood in the Desolate Realm, which greatly enhanced his divine power, allowing the Blood Platform of the Soul Platform to surpass the Soul Platform itself. Refining an Origin Spirit is a whole different ballgame compared to receiving the laws and secrets granted by an Origin Spirit!"

He had learned through Lin Daoke about the Death Spring in the Gal Starfield, which led to another world.

In that world, there were many formidable beings like the Death God, Kurkova, who refined Origin Spirits corresponding to their own attributes to gain ultimate divine power.

Zhiya was undoubtedly aware of this, which is why she had her sights set on the Origin Blood of the Cold Domain, eager to refine it for herself.

The frigid cold was not what Zhiya required as a source spirit.

If she could win over Jee Ningshuang and the extreme cold without bloodshed, she would easily penetrate the source blood and assimilate the coveted source spirit, significantly enhancing her power.

However, her interlocutor was none other than the wielder of the Starfrost Sword, Jee Ningshuang.

Upon hearing Zhiya's proposal, Jee Ningshuang didn't waver or ponder excessively. Instead, she voluntarily receded, pressing her back, as cold as ice, against the prismatic ice crystal.

She surrendered herself to the extreme cold!

Whoosh!

A gust of the extreme cold's spiritual consciousness flowed unimpeded into her body, merging her consciousness with her physical form.

"I am proud of you."

The will of the extreme cold surfaced in Jee Ningshuang's mind. Rather than confining her Primordial Spirit, it chose to unite with Jee Ningshuang in an unprecedented manner.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

New, luminous ice lightning was unleashed from the prismatic ice crystal, coursing into Jee Ningshuang's body.

Its spiritual consciousness transformed into the profound laws of extreme cold, permeating Jee Ningshuang's meridians and limbs, imprinting on her bones, and integrating with her soul.

"Your steadfast commitment has made me willing to share my greater strength with you."

His power fused with Jee Ningshuang's divine might, and instantly, a sword light mingled with ice slush, edges, and crystals cleaved through the vicious creature in the violet sea.

This sword light resembled a glacial galaxy, composed of numerous ice crystal stars and massive chunks of ice.

As this icy expanse descended upon the violet sea, the malevolent energies hissed and solidified.

"You fail to recognize a good thing."

Zhiya huffed as the phoenix-shaped violet sea transformed into an immense carcass.

The carcasses, like towering mountains or colossal pillars, were creatures from another realm that Jee Ningshuang had never encountered. They had lain in deathly stillness for eons, their bodies seemingly incorruptible, merging with the celestial bodies.

Animated by Zhiya's demonic energy, the carcasses standing in the violet sea roared towards Jee Ningshuang.

A tremendous force suddenly erupted from within the corpses, obliterating Ji Ningshuang's sword light and starlight in an instant.

Whoosh!

Enveloped in a thick blood mist, a rusty copper coffin burst forth from the mouth of a corpse, hurtling towards the ice crystal that symbolized the utmost cold.

Ji Ningshuang's sword came down in a swift strike, and the copper coffin shattered explosively.

Suddenly, swarms of insects and flies emerged from the cracked coffin, their transparent wings as delicate as those of a cicada, eagerly swarming the ice crystal.

Crack, crack!

The insects gnawed at the crystal, tearing into the frigid essence of the "true body" with manic fervor.

"What in the world is this?"

The little spinosaurus shrieked, eyeing the bizarre insects with an instinctual sense of dread.

Roar!

The formidable creature within the purple sea let out another bellow.

Inside the ice crystal, numerous blood-red lightning bolts became distorted and chaotic from the roar, clusters of crimson sparks flying uncontrollably outward.

The dense insects feasted on the blood-red sparks as they penetrated the ice crystal.

Once fist-sized, the insects and flies grew exponentially after ingesting the blood-red sparks, morphing into the forms of the colossal corpses within the purple sea.

"These are intelligent races born from the true Abyss."

Lin Daoke's expression was stoic. Having witnessed the true Abyss with Beilstein and listened to Yu Yuan's depiction, he gracefully landed before Ji Ningshuang.

Whoosh!

The Yang God Sword arrived from afar, effortlessly caught in his other hand.

In the next instant, myriad pure sword lights, with their piercing sword force, annihilated the newly-formed aberrations.

The sword lights eradicated swathes of the strange creatures that had not yet fully formed after gorging on the blood-red sparks.

Even the insects that had missed the feast were slain by his sword intent.

"The Cold Domain has crumbled; it's no longer the Starry Forbidden Ground and has lost its defenses. There's no need for you to remain here."

Lin Daoke glanced back at Ji Ningshuang and spoke, "Allow the source blood within this prisma to guide you to a new sanctuary."

With those words, he lifted his sword and plunged into the depths of the purple sea, vanishing in an instant.

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