C2339 It Was Time
"Lord Bertain!"
"Lord!"
The many Star-Spawned Terrors cried out, bowing from afar at his arrival.
With the Primal Soul having cleansed the soul corruption, the Sky Fiends recognized that their origins had shifted.
Yet, due to High Priest Reid, the compliance of the newborn Demon Gods, his embodiment of a new future, and his matchless power, the Sky Fiends resigned themselves to their destiny.
Still, Bertain's return stirred an uncontrollable nostalgia for the era under his command.
Throughout those long years, the Sky Fiend reigned supreme over the extraterrestrial cosmos. Though the Everlands boasted formidable strength, the Sky Fiends were aware that as long as Bertain lived, the Origin Realm remained under his dominion.
"Enough prattle, all of you leave the Ashlands at once."
The big devil, losing patience, stamped his foot, and the Chaos Orb beneath his blood-red cape surged with a force that twisted the will of the Sky Fiends.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Billions of enigmatic Soul Runes, like lightning, stars, and celestial bodies, hovered behind the big devil, revealing the endless mysteries of the soul.
Every Star-Spawned Terror and the mighty of the Gods watched, spellbound.
As they gazed upon the Soul Runes, it was as if they were witnessing the departed deities narrate the intricacies of the soul and recount the history of the Sky Fiend race.
In that brief moment.
All the Sky Fiends who had been in the Ashlands, regardless of their level of power or even the newly risen Demon Gods, set off towards the outer Star River as if heeding a divine edict.
The Sky Fiends departed as commanded.
On the opposite butterfly wing, Zhiya and Lin Daoke of the Sword Sect looked up at the fading Soul Runes, their expressions turning to one of grave solemnity.
Through those mystical symbols, Zhiya and Lin Daoke uncovered the soul arcane that was uniquely theirs.
This suggested that the mightiest Primal Soul of the Three Realms had also suffered a significant defeat at the hands of Bertain, the supreme ruler of the Origin Realm.
"In the Space, in the Underworld, each has a spiritual sense that perished by my hand."
The big devil swelled with pride, clearly aware of their thoughts. He proclaimed, "In the Creitecesh, I slaughtered the spiritual senses that ascended from consuming Primal Vitality and became two phantoms."
"He is not invincible."
Though the big devil appeared to address Lin Daoke and Zhiya, in truth, all the mighty beings of the Everlands and the neighboring stars also heard his declaration.
The revelation that he had slain the four of them and absorbed their essence sent shockwaves through the powerful onlookers!
"Hehe."
His blood-red cape billowed as he gazed upon the familiar world, overcome with a profound sense of nostalgia. He whispered to himself, "I have finally returned."
At that moment, the Everlands, once home to rolling seas, were now blanketed in fierce lightning.
As the Everlands shifted, the blazing fire consumed the cosmic energy, transforming it into an inferno that evaporated all the ocean waters, leaving the Everlands Sea parched.
The desiccated seabed was now a maelstrom of relentless lightning that continued to intensify.
No one could explain the sudden emergence of such ferocious tempests, nor why the lightning power from the entire Origin Realm had abruptly flooded into the Everlands.
Yet, with Bertain's arrival, the lightning engulfing the Everlands Sea grew even more tempestuous!
Intense lightning surged toward the heart of the Everlands through the fissures torn by previous storms.
Boom! Thunderous roars echoed from deep within the Everlands, as the world was once again touched by scorching heat.
The Sunlit Order, the Ruby Hand, the Fireheart Mountains—these fiery regions blazed, spewing flames and magma through the torn earth, threatening to submerge the Everlands.
Deep within the Everlands, the Earthfire that sheltered the Primal Soul burst forth with its mighty power.
Whoosh! The energy from the Star River in the extraterrestrial void streamed towards the Everlands, transformed by the core's blazing fire into a wellspring of power.
"Hehe," the big devil chuckled with glee.
The place once marked by thirty-six fountains now revealed numerous magic power halos, as the Everlands vied for the cosmic energy from beyond the stars.
The blazing fire was incapable of drawing all the cosmic energy from the Ashlands into the Everlands.
"Let's go!"
"Retreat from the Everlands!"
"We can't be part of this battle, not even as spectators!"
Even the cultivators who prided themselves on their advanced skills couldn't withstand such a ferocious onslaught of power. They screamed in terror as they scrambled out of the Everlands.
Across the Land of Quiescence and Euwrea, cultivators of the Unbound rank and those at the Solar Spirit level were compelled to flee the Everlands.
"After all these years, it's finally time for me to delve into the Heart of the Everlands and uncover its secrets."
The big devil let out a hearty laugh and, under the watchful eyes of many, soared into the heart of the raging storm.
Having ascended to the Supreme Being through his soul, the big devil now resembled the supreme deity of thunder. His blood-red cape, amidst the fierce lightning, revealed innumerable lightning runes, and he managed to tame the gathered forces of the storm.
In this moment, his presence was blindingly brilliant and wildly imperious.
The strength of the big devil left both the Gods of the Everlands and the Evil Gods from the Abyss in awe.
Next to the big devil, the Dark Phoenix Zhiya and Lin Daoke, the leader of the Sword Sect, seemed diminished, as if even their stature had been reduced.
"He's attacking the Heart of the Everlands!"
"The Earthfire is resisting the lightning because of him!"
Suddenly, everyone grasped what Bertain was attempting.
"Sect Master!"
The Unbound Grand Sword Immortals of the Sword Sect, having retreated from the Everlands, gathered around Lin Daoke, looking to him with anticipation.
Lin Daoke shook his head and firmly instructed, "Do not re-enter the Everlands. Stay on Tyria."
"Him?"
A Sword Sect elder gestured towards Bertain, who stood amidst the tumultuous lightning.
"You can't handle him."
With a stoic expression, Lin Daoke observed the Unbound cultivators from the Starmoon Sect, Ebon Star, and Sunlit Order also looking on in dismay. He added, "All of you, leave now. The conflict between him and the adversary below is beyond your intervention. Don't even attempt to watch."
Hearing this, the Unbound cultivators and those of the Solar Spirit rank blanched and hastily made their way back to Tyria.
Zhiya, with her stunning visage unveiled, watched with composure as Bertain stepped into the Everlands, enveloped in a maelstrom of thunder and lightning, descending toward the subterranean flames.
She eagerly anticipated that both parties might suffer injuries, presenting her with an opportunity to benefit from their misfortune.
...
In the Genesisverse, a massive expanse of land hovered at the entrance to the Wraithlands, surrounded by a scattering of stars and terrain.
The land was shrouded in darkness, as though it were consuming the light, exuding a sense of mystery and antiquity.
On the distant, flat terrain, there were cultivators from the Gods and Sky Fiends from the Ashlands.
Yet, the majority were Otherkin from the Abyss, who had chosen to make their home in the Genesisverse.
A colossal prism-shaped ice crystal, like a frozen mountain adrift in the Star River, had wandered aimlessly before arriving here from a neighboring Astral Domain.
Deep within the ice, red stalactites hung down, with countless blood-red lightning bolts weaving chaotically through them.
The Primal Blood's tumultuous thoughts and the frigid Primal Anima were in constant communication and dispute.
Crack!
A slender, bright silver lightning bolt cleaved the expanse above the vast Genesis Continent.
Instantly, Bertain, the Demon God, along with three Otherworld deities, emerged from the torn space rift.
"Hmm?"
Clutching the Dragon Bone Staff and clad in the Golden Dragon Armor, Bertain's amethyst demonform caught sight of the prism-shaped ice crystal at the edge of the Genesisverse.
The big devil chuckled softly, "What a fortuitous encounter."
Harris, the God of Oblivion, followed his gaze and remarked with a grin, "My lord, there are numerous Primal Animas in the Origin Realm and the Wasteland. Hadn't you considered harvesting them first?"
Devitt added, "My lord, if you wish to take action, we are all ready to assist."
The big devil's expression turned icy as he declared sternly, "All Primal Animas born in the Origin Realm are under my protection. Without my consent, neither you nor any other extraterrestrial deities are permitted to harm them."
The three Otherworld deities quickly nodded their assent.
"Of course, the Primal Soul is an exception."
With those words, Bertain, fresh from his return from the Wasteland, gripped the Dragon Bone Staff and abruptly unleashed it toward the All Spirits Ban over the Genesis Continent.
The All Spirits Ban enshrouded a shadowy entrance that led directly into an eternally dark inner world, serving as both an extension and the lair of the Dark Anima.
The big devil, in a two-pronged assault, targeted both the Everlands and the Genesis Continent in a bid to eliminate future threats.
Following his lead, three deities from the Otherworld entered without a moment's hesitation.
At that time, there were no cultivators of the Primordial Spirit Realm, such as Qin Luo and Tan Junshan present. They had been summoned by Han Miaoyuan to Zionidall.
Due to the disruption of the Void Rules in the Origin Realm, they were unable to return via the Starway and were still en route aboard the Voidfarer.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
They emerged in the Genesisverse, adrift at the fringes of the cosmos. One moment they soared outward, the next they drew closer to the Genesis Continent.
The two Primal Animas were indecisive, unable to settle on a course of action, and thus they roamed this world.
...
The Maw of Oblivion ceased their rotations as Yu Yuan harnessed the power of his real body to unravel the mysteries of each hole, preventing them from encasing the springs any longer.
The spring connected to the extraterrestrial realm hovered in this strange new world, as if it were silently awaiting the day of mutual communication.
At this time, the supreme beings, the Primal Anima, and the three Primal Beasts had already ventured into the Evolution Realm.
The figure at the forefront was no longer Yu Yuan's real body but his Solar Spirit Body.
"Everlands, Genesis Continent," Yu Yuan murmured, his real body standing upon the Dragon Slaying Stage, gazing at the still resplendent All Spirits Ban.
"The time has come."
