C2299 Chain Reaction
"Having a demonform certainly brings peace of mind."
The big devil's massive devil soul, like a wisp of purple smoke, cascaded down and vanished into the amethyst demonform.
Once his devil soul took residence, the fissures in the Golden Dragon Armor sealed up in an instant.
No matter how one inspected it, the Golden Dragon Armor, forged with painstaking effort, showed not a single visible crack.
"You outer-world deities can even harm my devil soul; you truly have some tricks up your sleeve."
The big devil smacked his lips as both the Golden Dragon Armor and his amethyst demonform expanded tenfold.
In this state, he appeared roughly on par with the statue of Galuba, the God of Destruction, crafted from the Coal of Annihilation.
Yet, his overwhelming presence far surpassed that of Galuba's statue.
A tide of Soul Power surged from within him as he narrowed his eyes, gazing at the God of Destruction, Galuba.
His deep-set eyes, like wells that could engulf souls, locked with Galuba's solitary eye.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Galuba's single eye, filled with numerous smaller eyes, met the big devil's Devil Eyes, and instantly, half of them burst into oblivion.
Blood streamed from the eye sockets of the God of Destruction as he wailed in agony.
Simultaneously.
Zzzz!
In the depths of the Secular Bird Queen's eyes, myriad symbols of death flickered uncertainly into view.
She gazed, transfixed, at the statue of Galuba, assembled from the Coal of Annihilation, and its singular eye. The profound secrets of Death Magic she had acquired from Kurkova, the Death God, were being stripped away by Galuba through the statue.
Yu Yuan, now free from distraction, took note of this development.
With a furrowed brow, he resolved to shatter Galuba's statue for Chen Qinghuang.
Since Galuba's real body had made its descent from Deichakeon, the statue serving as his conduit was no longer necessary.
In Yu Yuan's grasp, the Dragon Slaying Stage, as if gilded, morphed into a razor-sharp elongated blade.
The Snail Goddess, having missed her initial strike, was now unfurling her miasma cloud and smoke, intent on transforming the expansive cosmic sea into her divine territory.
She exercised great caution, steadfastly remaining within the toxin-infused region, wary of venturing into the unknown cosmos.
"No need."
As Yu Yuan readied himself to dismantle Galuba's statue with the Dragon Slaying Stage, Bertain's demonic voice abruptly filled the air.
"The secular bird is unharmed."
As the devil soul settled into Bertain's body, clad in the heavy Golden Dragon Armor, he inflicted severe damage on Galuba's soul while transmitting his thoughts through the remnant soul, "Galuba, as she stripped the Death Magic from within herself, she was also siphoning the Death Magic from within the eye of your statue."
"Heh, the God of Destruction actually has a compound eye, filled with countless tiny eyes, all of which I've blinded!"
The big devil's subsequent words clearly had nothing to do with the Secular Bird Queen.
Yu Yuan paused, taken aback.
Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the Secular Bird Queen, who appeared expressionless, was indeed refining an unusual kind of destructive essence within her.
A fraction of the raging flame of destruction would suddenly vanish when it reached Chen Qinghuang's body.
She was seizing the chance to absorb some of the flame of destruction that Galuba had unleashed.
Galuba, convinced he had her under control and had poured all his power into the Disk of Destruction to strike a deadly blow to Bertain, was extremely arrogant and overconfident. He never considered that the beautiful woman who had dared to summon him from the Otherworld was anything but benevolent.
"She's unconcerned about the Death Magic she acquired from Kurkova being taken by Galuba."
"She only desires the powerful Death Magic that Galuba possesses, which she has yet to master."
"The one she most aspires to surpass and kill is always Dark Phoenix Zhiya," Bertain reminded him.
Then, his pristine amethyst demonform detached from the Golden Dragon Armor and charged directly at the God of Destruction, Galuba.
As Bertain took flight, the Golden Dragon Armor transformed into a bolt of golden lightning.
This dazzling golden lightning, composed of various cosmic orders of gold, exuded a piercing force capable of shattering all barriers and penetrating the walls and rules of the cosmos.
Puff!
The lightning, once the Golden Dragon Armor, speared through Galuba's massive hand as he manipulated the Disk of Destruction.
Bertain's demonform swiftly followed, grasping the golden lightning in his grasp.
The lightning morphed into a golden spear.
The big devil, no longer content to merely defend, took the offensive, wielding the Golden Dragon Armor as a weapon to thrust, jab, and prod, casting a sky full of golden spear shadows.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The God of Destruction, Galuba, with a swift turn of his eight arms, set the bronze wheel in motion, causing blood to gush forth and perforate it with holes.
...
On the fringes of the Wasteland, neighboring the Stellar Oblivion, a dark green orb as large as a star hung motionless in the sky, starkly out of place in the cosmos.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
From the depths of the orb, a torrent of dark energy erupted, engulfing the surrounding Star River.
Within the orb, countless ghosts and specters ebbed and flowed, seemingly condemned to wander in the darkness eternally.
In secret, a myriad of Mind Magic and arcane rules silently intertwined and merged.
As the darkness crept outward, the Star River of the Wasteland darkened, centered around the ominous greenish-black orb.
Any Evil God who had resided in the Seven Abyss would recognize this darkness.
In the past, the lowest level of the Seven Abyss was known as the World of Darkness.
The Darkland, once veiled by the All Spirits Ban above the Abyss of Truth, was now shifting to the edge of the Wasteland through this greenish-black orb.
Suddenly, within the depths of the orb, a ghostly figure emerged.
This ghost took on the form of Yu Yuan.
At the edge of the Wasteland, he sensed an odd world filled with a bizarre aura.
"Destruction, and... poison," he murmured to himself.
Whoosh!
The orb of darkness, along with the spreading Darkland, stirred into action.
Yu Yuan lingered at the boundary, methodically weaving his Mind Magic. As the world succumbed to annihilation, he silently consumed it with his divine might, altering its very essence.
He could have waited until all life in the Wasteland perished and the Star River's Soul Power dispersed before delving deeper.
However, with the arrival of two deities from the Otherworld, he opted to venture forth sooner to uncover the truth.
...
Elsewhere in the Wasteland.
The massive, devouring mass of flesh, consuming the life of various Astral Domains, paused momentarily.
This flesh, devoid of spiritual sense and driven by instinct, detected two potent sources of vitality.
The God of Destruction, Galuba, and the Snail Goddess, Kuna—both deities from the Otherworld—had arrived in their real bodies, each radiating a robust life force.
Their vitality drew the multicolored flesh and blood to a halt.
The flesh that had soared over Chen Qinghuang and Bertain's heads sensed something and abruptly returned.
The darkest region, harboring the most potent Primal Anima and the most fearsome flesh in the Three Realms, was stirred by the presence of two deities from the Otherworld.
It was understandable why Galuba, the God of Destruction, clamored for a swift resolution.
He was clearly aware of the lurking terror in this world. His arrival, along with the Snail Goddess, in their real bodies, would inevitably draw attention, necessitating a brief stay.
...
Within the Stellar Phoenix.
Yu Yuan's real body, the Undead Sovereign, occupied both ends of the Wellspring of Creation.
Within the Mindscape of his real body, the Blood Altar on the tenth level was steadily overpowering the Soulstone Pedestal as he delved into the dwindling Secrets of Life.
The growth and breakthrough of the Chaos Titan within the amethyst sea significantly bolstered the might of the Blood Altar.
For this reason, he refrained from intervening in the conflict that had unfolded in the Frostlands.
Before him, the final space rift concealed by Yu Zhu and the Phoenix Shrine had healed.
Mother Earth remained eager to act.
She had pinpointed Yu Zhu's hidden location amidst the Hex Stones, ready to lever open the space rift at a moment's notice.
"There's no need," Yu Yuan advised once more.
Mother Earth huffed, "Taishi is nearly complete."
Yu Yuan, taken aback, inquired, "Canli, shouldn't the process be quicker?"
"Since the Light Spirit has assimilated the essence of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, Canli's ascension to Sovereignty has slowed," Mother Earth clarified. "Yet, once Canli achieves Sovereignty, her combat prowess may well surpass Taishi's."
"Understood."
Yu Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then abruptly shifted the conversation, "I sense that the entity intent on obliterating the Wasteland has begun crafting a new realm there."
"He has indeed commenced his scheme."
"I never anticipated that the arrival of two Otherworld Gods would cause such an uproar."
The enveloping darkness, a manifestation of the Primal Soul, along with a massive chunk of vibrant, multicolored flesh, converged towards the Solar Spirit's location, catching Yu Yuan by surprise.
"Aren't you concerned about the Frostlands?" Mother Earth inquired.
"Everyone who needed to evacuate has done so. Only Lin Daoke and the little spinosaurus remain in the depths of the amethyst sea."
Yu Yuan responded, "Lin Daoke will be safe. As for the little spinosaurus, his life essence is with the Primal Blood. Once this ordeal is behind us, if the Primal Blood is willing to exert the effort, it can revive him as a form of recompense."
The Primal Blood had already communicated its departure from the Frostlands to Yu Yuan.
It had preserved a drop of life essence containing all the memories of the little spinosaurus when assisting in its ascension to supremacy. Should the little spinosaurus perish, it was prepared to resurrect him in the future.
...
Elsewhere.
The mighty beings who had migrated from the Frostlands embarked on the Voidfarer, a colossal Divine Artifact, setting sail towards Zionidall.
Numerous Star-Spawned Terrors emerged from the far reaches of space, scrutinizing the group that had traversed the Star River.
"Is that truly Lady Kaiya?"
"And Lord Youqian as well!"
The Sky Fiends murmured amongst themselves, fixating on the two formidable Demon Gods atop the Blood Altar, as well as the silhouette of Cao Jiaze, the Ghost King. They swiftly relayed their observations to the High Priest, Reid.
Uncertainty gripped them as they pondered their next move.
