C2305 The Blurry Truth
As Yu Zhu emerged, the once-hidden spatial rifts in the starry sky became visible again. The Phoenix Shrine and the Beast Temple loomed before Yu Yuan, Taishi, and their companions, filled with the anxious Beast Gods.
She had forged this tumultuous void at Zhiya's behest to safeguard the alien beasts of the Phoenix Starfield from total annihilation.
Now, Qi Yunhong and Yu Yiyi had made their appearance, and with Taishi stepping forward into the light, it was clear that Yu Zhu had firmly seized control over the flesh that had ravaged the Desolate Realm.
She was also aware that the conflict in the Cold Domain had concluded, with only the spinosaurus perishing in the violet sea and no other casualties.
"Mother is above the true abyss, attempting to shatter the Myriad Spirit Restriction," came the report.
Yu Zhu soared from the slender spatial rift, standing before the Phoenix Starfield, declaring, "Since this is a fight against him, we're ready to lend our strength."
"You?" Mother Earth from Creation Peak surveyed the Beast God behind Yu Zhu with a dismissive shake of her head. "You dare speak of aid when no supreme being has yet emerged?"
"Do you underestimate us?" Sky Tiger retorted with a cold huff.
"Indeed," Mother Earth replied with composure, gesturing towards Taishi, the newly ascended supreme being. "He alone could decimate the beast hordes without Zhiya's presence. Aside from this young lady who can hold her own with the support of the Phoenix Shrine, who among you could possibly stand against Taishi?"
Taishi offered a knowing smile and nod, addressing Sky Tiger, "Honestly, until you reach the Eleventh Level, you're not up to the challenge."
Sky Tiger's breath grew labored, his pupils flashing with a dangerous light, as if contemplating a challenge. The golden giant deer, the iron-wing bird, and the Dark Gold Beast seemed equally restless.
"Are you courting death?" Qi Yunhong's laughter boomed as a vast expanse of a lightning pool erupted amidst the spatial rifts. The violent, densely packed silver lightning conveyed a lethal intent that swiftly brought the Beast Gods to their senses.
"Enough, there's no need to flex our might here," Yu Yuan interjected, gesturing for Mother Earth and Qi Yunhong to cease their bickering. He turned to Yu Zhu and inquired, "What is her plan?"
Yu Zhu lowered her head and whispered, "Searching for... the truth."
"The truth?"
Yu Yuan's confusion deepened. "The abyss is destroyed, all beings perished, and the origin spirits have fallen. Only the essence of the Great Dao remains, imprinted within the Myriad Spirit Restriction. What truth is there to find in an abyss devoid of energy, with nothing but the remnants of the Chaos Djinn?"
"Mother mentioned that it's not just the abyss that's been destroyed. There are other worlds as well," Yu Zhu murmured.
Her words seemed to resonate with Mother Earth, Taishi, and the colossal Jianmu.
Not just the abyss?
Could there be more worlds that have been extinguished by the mightiest origin spirits, turned into realms of eternal silence?
"I'll have a look!"
With a mere thought, Yu Yuan utilized the Soul Altar within his sea of consciousness to locate the Demon Phoenix Zhiya. He found her standing atop a massive purple-gold Totem Pillar, hovering over the purple sea.
A flicker of intensity crossed Yu Yuan's face upon seeing the Totem Pillar, but it quickly faded.
He then observed the dazzling Myriad Spirit Restriction beneath the purple sea.
Since Zhiya had relocated the purple sea from the Cold Domain to hover over the true abyss, the distance between them had grown, making it increasingly difficult for him to sense her presence.
The vast distance meant that checking on Zhiya and the purple sea required a significant expenditure of energy.
While he was engrossed in comprehending the Life Seeds, he was reluctant to squander more energy, which is why he hadn't paid much attention before.
Prompted by Yu Zhu's reminder, he turned his gaze back to Zhiya, determined to uncover what she and the vicious creature within the purple sea were planning.
Curiously, the world where Zhiya now resided was the divine land she had forged with the Darkness Origin Spirit.
Currently, this divine land was shifting toward the Desolate Realm via the Creation Continent and the Myriad Spirit Restriction. A swath of the galaxy in the Desolate Realm was slowly being shrouded in darkness.
Yet, the world destined for perpetual darkness was now bathed in the resplendent glow of the Myriad Spirit Restriction.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Suddenly, a strong and forceful heartbeat emanated from Yu Yuan's true form.
He instinctively looked down, only to find his chest utterly still, showing no sign of movement.
Then, he stumbled upon a monumental discovery!
Deep within his sea of consciousness, on the highest tier of the ten-story Soul Altar, there now pulsed a vibrant red heart!
This crimson heart was riddled with numerous openings, resembling the starry pores on the surface of the Heaven Opening Flare Star.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
From the five-colored flesh, he extracted Life Seeds, each of which had unlocked the true essence of life, and they all streamed towards the heart.
With every Life Seed that entered, the scarlet heart grew more robust!
A deep red glow, akin to divine luminescence, radiated from this enigmatic heart, its form and hue nearly identical to the Tree of Life and the descending red stalactites.
Suddenly, a torrent of disordered memories surged into his mind, yet their deeper meanings eluded him.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The heart throbbed violently, engulfing Life Seeds one by one, and continued to expand in strength.
Throughout this process, the primordial image of the Abyss Origin Blood, once draped over the stalactites, began to manifest on the surface of the bloodied tier.
Yu Yuan was dumbfounded, having previously assumed that the Origin Blood, associated with intense cold, had been refined by him at some point.
He scrutinized the scene before him and noticed that flanking the pulsating, colossal scarlet heart were a Tree of Life and a descending red stalactite, resembling divine blood-related entities naturally accompanying the heart.
It was all incredibly natural and harmonious, as if it had been crafted by nature itself.
The heart!
Yu Yuan's spirit trembled with the realization. Having visited the Heart of Vastness, he was well aware that the initial form of the enigmatic Abyss Origin Blood was a heart!
That very heart had given rise to all life in the Abyss, spawned the Chaos Djinn, and ultimately led to the Abyss's downfall.
He could never have imagined that, upon fully grasping the last vestiges of the Abyss Origin Blood's life essence, a heart would abruptly emerge on the surface of the Blood Stage.
It even flawlessly replicated the initial visage of the Origin Blood, etching it onto the Blood Stage.
Yu Yuan was uncertain of the implications, but he sensed that the Origin Blood near the Holy Devil Continent still existed, maintaining its distinct consciousness.
It wasn't like the Tree of Life, which had lost all its spiritual consciousness after being refined and devoured by him.
"Strange..."
As Yu Yuan was pondering, he suddenly overheard the Origin Blood of the Origin Realm conversing with the Extreme Cold.
The fear emanating from the Origin Blood near the Holy Devil Continent was palpable, even across the vast emptiness of space.
...
In the Origin Realm, within the Holy Devil Continent, countless strands of crimson lightning intertwined within the blood-red stalactites dangling from the prismatic ice crystal, casting a mesmerizing glow.
"I, I..."
The consciousness of the Origin Blood darted frantically and fearfully within the ice crystal.
Each beam of crimson lightning seemed like a nerve, a conduit for its consciousness. "I, I feel like..." The Origin Blood faltered, struggling to articulate its thoughts.
Extreme Cold had never witnessed such a terrified Origin Blood and was at a loss as to the cause of its fear.
"What's going on?" Extreme Cold inquired.
"The other part of me was pulled into Yu Yuan's Soul Altar. In that moment, I began to remember memories that had been sealed for eons. I, I seem to be from..."
The Origin Blood paused.
Extreme Cold grew increasingly anxious, persistently probing with his consciousness, "Where are you from?"
After what felt like an eternity, the entity rooted in the Origin Realm, representing the source of all life's blood, spoke hesitantly, "I think I am from... the Abyss Origin Blood."
"Ah!?"
Extreme Cold was utterly astounded.
"It's not just me; the Origin Blood of the Desolate Realm also originates from... Him."
The communication from the Origin Blood beside the Holy Devil Continent slowed, as if it were sifting through thoughts, seeking ancient memories buried for billions of years. "Like that being, who split off a source of Yang Meridian, I and my counterpart from the Desolate Realm were both born from Him."
"We scattered Life Seeds across different worlds, giving rise to new creatures."
"But our source is the Abyss. Back then, the Origin Realm and the Desolate Realm were desolate, devoid of life, allowing us free rein to evolve. Ultimately, through the beings we created in these two different worlds, we became what we are today." It explained to Extreme Cold.
Extreme Coldness was stunned, murmuring to himself, "Is it like when the Hannya Divine Tree sprang up after a branch was planted by the Creation Wood in the Origin Realm? And the Muddy Divine Soil was a gift from Mother Earth?"
"Yes."
Bitterness tinged his consciousness.
He had believed that he was born in the Origin Realm, that he was the creator of all life in this universe, and that the true essence of life he wielded was his birthright.
But suddenly, he came to the stark realization that he was merely a fragment of a more exalted strain of origin blood.
