C2319 The Alien Beast That Suffered an Undeserved Calamity
In the Wasteland, numerous dark and desolate Astral Domains had been decimated by the rampage of the five-colored flesh.
At that moment, the silence of the void was broken by the faint sound of a river's gentle flow.
In the shadows, innumerable Paths of Undead served as eyes, scouring the Star River for two gods from the Otherworld.
Whoosh!
From between Yu Yuan's brows emerged the ten-story Soul Altar, its radiant divine light piercing the surrounding darkness.
A small Primal Beast cowered atop the flesh, its gaze fixed on the wondrous Soul Altar. The heart of the dire beast ceased its pounding in awe.
"I'll take a look as well."
Yu Yuan, in his real body, called forth the Dragon Slaying Stage where Ballo, Green Willow, and Yuan Lianyao stood, and in an instant, he was in the Star River beyond the rift.
Utilizing the Dragon Slaying Stage to amplify his power, his transcendent senses unfurled across the Wasteland's Star River.
Every surviving Wasteland powerhouse with a mighty soul and an exceptional body was within his sensory reach.
Those brimming with vital energy, not hidden within any special forbidden area, had nowhere to hide from his perception.
Astral Domains flickered through his mind, and he became aware of the remaining mightiest beings of the Wasteland.
The flight of the two Otherworld deities had alerted Yu Yuan and the Primal Soul to potential trouble, marking the first time they had joined forces to search the Wasteland.
Yet, after some time, their search yielded no results.
"It's been a long time."
Atop the Peak of Creation, Mother Earth, now inhabiting a miraculous form, spoke with a sharp tone, a departure from her once soft and soothing voice.
Her gaze fell coldly on the Primal Soul inhabiting Jihui's body, and she accused without courtesy, "What you can do, others can do too."
The Primal Soul responded coolly, "What are you implying?"
As a formidable Primal Anima, the Primal Soul had, during its reign over the seven levels of the Abyss, created the Lord of the Abyss, Yu Yuan. With Yu Yuan as its keen blade, it had brought about Mother Earth's demise.
Mother Earth harbored a deep-seated hatred for her kin, who had emerged from the Abyss of Truth and laid waste to countless worlds.
She was well aware that the true architect of her downfall was none other than the Primal Soul before her.
"When you unleashed your power upon the Xaplica and Deichakeon, did you ever consider the consequences of the ensuing massacre among the inhabitants of these realms?" Mother Earth asked with a cold laugh.
The Primal Soul was dismissive, "What consequences could there be?"
"We do not have a Space God born in our world, nor do we have Primal Animas."
Mother Earth spoke with a grave tone, lifting her gaze to the numerous fissures above, through which the Star River's light spilled. "The Space God, Devitt, has emerged alongside the Death God from the Evil Temple. Having broken through your seals and fled, no place in the Origin Realm or the Wasteland is safe."
"These two deities from the Otherworld likely brought a toxic substance from the Xaplica with them."
"Just imagine the horrors that will unfold in the Origin Realm and the Wasteland."
Upon hearing her words, the faces of the mighty beings from Zionidall turned ashen.
Even with the Primal Soul possessing Jihui, it seemed improbable that it could best an Otherworld deity skilled in space magic.
The memory of the Seven-Colored Dragon poisoning the vast expanses of the Origin Realm's starry skies was still fresh in everyone's minds.
A Space God more powerful than Zhong Chichen, along with the Death God, carrying a toxic item from the Xaplica, would soon be lurking in the Wasteland and the Origin Realm, perhaps even the Abyss.
Who could possibly check their power?
As long as he isn't confined to death, and as long as the Space God doesn't seek a fight to the bitter end, he could freely traverse the three realms.
If the Primal Soul can spread dark energy in the Deichakeon and the Xaplica, then the Space God and the Death God could disseminate deadly toxins in the Origin Realm and the Wasteland.
...
In the Stellar Phoenix.
A burst of iridescent divine light appeared out of nowhere, slicing through the void to create a luminous space rift.
The Beast Gods, led by Yu Zhu and the Moonfang Tiger, lurking within the Void's Maelstrom, watched the rift open in stunned silence.
A piece of colorful, foul-smelling hide was flung into the Void's Maelstrom from the divine light.
The divine light vanished as quickly as it had appeared.
After a moment of shock, Yu Zhu came to a realization and cried out in alarm, "The Otherworld, the Space God! Within that iridescent divine light, there were two foreign gods, one of whom is the Space God!"
Even space powerhouses like Zhong Chichen, Jihui, and the Voidweaver couldn't easily breach the Void's wall that she had meticulously fortified.
It had to be an entity far surpassing Zhong Chichen to accomplish such a feat!
Yu Zhu had learned from Yu Yuan about a formidable Space God in another realm who had abducted Zhong Chichen, intending to subjugate the Seven-Colored Dragon.
"Everyone, be cautious. This hide is certainly not a benevolent offering from the other side."
Yu Zhu scattered the approaching alien beasts, directing those from the Origin Realm and the Wasteland to head to the Beast God Temple and the Phoenix Shrine, rather than merely spectating from a distance.
The foul-smelling hide floated before the Phoenix Shrine, emitting a stench so repugnant it was tinged with acidity.
Upon closer inspection, Yu Zhu noticed that parts of the bizarre hide were decomposing, while its colorful areas seemed to conceal a source of dreadful poison.
She was well-versed in such matters; the bloodlines within her, derived from Qiyan and the eight-legged spider, stirred restlessly in response to the hide.
"What an awful stench."
The black goat from the Wasteland sniffed the hide's odor and recoiled in revulsion.
But soon after, the organs and flesh within her began to decay.
The Wasteland's Beast God, adept in Soul Power, realized too late that her body was dissolving into a bloody slurry, leaving no organ intact.
"There's a deadly toxin!"
"Get this hide out of here, quickly!"
Terrified by the abnormality within, the black goat let out a frantic shriek.
Yu Zhu, thrown into a panic, then noticed that the previously cut crevice had sealed itself as the divine light faded.
The Void's Maelstrom she had crafted had become impenetrable, the Void's Wall as if cast in fine gold. Despite her efforts and the power of the Phoenix Shrine, she could not reopen the void.
They were all ensnared within the Void's Maelstrom of their own making, with no chance of escape.
And that toxic hide continued to exude its deadly aura within this unique maelstrom.
Following the black goat, the ninth-level beast kings in proximity to the hide also succumbed one by one.
In a short time, the black goat dissolved into a puddle of blood, leaving no bones behind.
Her beast soul crouched in midair above the blood, its form distinctly visible.
She was softly sobbing, whimpering, "My bones, my body, is this how I die?"
Her sobs were accompanied by the despairing roars of countless alien beasts within the Void's Maelstrom, much to Yu Zhu's annoyance.
"Back off!"
Yu Zhu barked, signaling the Moonfang Tiger, Golden Deer, and other elite beast gods to withdraw into the Beast God Temple and avoid further exposure.
She herself drifted before the skin, manifesting as a purple phoenix, and with her expansive wings, she enveloped the skin, striving to contain the spread of its toxic aura.
...
"We've found it!"
"The Stellar Phoenix."
"It's in the Stellar Phoenix!"
Yu Yuan, the Primal Soul, and Mother Earth, upon the sudden appearance of the colorful divine light, concurrently detected the movements of the two Otherworld Gods.
The most composed among them stated, "The Void's Maelstrom has been torn asunder by the Space God, who has cast something into it."
"This object harbors a deadly poison capable of annihilating all alien beasts!" Mother Earth chimed in, secretly reveling in their misfortune, and added, "Their bad luck made them the first victims of the Otherworld Gods' wrath."
Yu Yuan massaged his forehead with his real body and said, "The divine light of the two Otherworld Gods has vanished once more. Everyone, stay alert and keep searching."
"The alien beasts, nestled within a Void's Maelstrom of their own making, never anticipated becoming the focus of the Otherworld's Space God." Mother Earth continued her scornful commentary, expressing her dislike for both Zhiya's Beast Gods and Yu Zhu.
Upon learning that the two Otherworld Gods had first entered the Stellar Phoenix and cast a deadly poison into the Void's Maelstrom, Mother Earth's mood lightened considerably.
"The only one among us who might be able to neutralize such a deadly poison is likely..."
The alluring Yuan Lianyao, with a flicker of light in her eyes, glanced at the recuperating Chen Qinghuang but left her sentence unfinished.
Yet, everyone understood that she was referring to the Secular Bird Queen.
Chen Qinghuang, having assimilated the flesh of the Snail Goddess and acquired her hooked feet, along with a rare treasure from her earlobe, was the most likely candidate to neutralize the toxic substance.
Yet, she and the Dark Phoenix Zhiya were sworn enemies.
Following her resurrection, every ounce of effort she poured into her endeavors was for the sole purpose of slaying Dark Phoenix Zhiya, to exact vengeance with her own hands.
Asking her to venture to the Phoenix Shrine to detoxify the alien beasts that pledged allegiance to Zhiya would be a task more daunting than death itself.
