C2368 The Origin Spirit's Revenge

The malevolent spirit that had seized control of Dickinson's body saw its divine power surge within the Creation Star River. The might of its chaotic mind had multiplied several-fold.

A vast expanse of gray mist billowed from its gaping maw, engulfing the starry expanse for thousands of miles around.

This malicious force, born of its corrupted intellect, flowed from the mist, shrouding Zhong Chichen's Time Book in dust and causing its radiance to fade abruptly.

With a resounding clang, after soaring through the air, it crashed down once more, riddling the Time Book with innumerable fractures.

Dickinson, in the form of a colossal dark gold serpent, suffered a similar fate. Its scales shattered like glass, with blood and bone scattering in the wake of the debris. The serpent's condition was dire.

Clearly, the spirit was indifferent to Dickinson's survival.

It was deliberate in its cruelty, intent on subjecting the defiant serpent to excruciating punishment.

Initially, Dickinson was merely an unremarkable spiritual beast from another realm.

Only through its favor and the imparting of divine laws did Dickinson ascend to supremacy, distinguishing himself among his peers.

After discovering the secret arts of refining an Origin Beast from other Origin Gods, Dickinson treacherously struck down the spirit, transforming it into an Origin Beast and elevating it to the pantheon of deities across various realms.

Upon awakening, the spirit's deep-seated hatred for Dickinson resurfaced with a vengeance.

"I will ensure you are fully conscious as you witness your own demise, and you will endure the agony I've suffered."

The spirit, now a harbinger of disaster, enveloped Dickinson's corporeal form with its pervasive thoughts and consciousness.

Dickinson wailed in despair, desperately seeking to reconnect and plead for mercy.

The spirit remained unmoved.

"Mist of Confusion!"

At the spirit's mere thought, thick blood oozed from Dickinson's shattered scales.

The blood, mingling with the chaos-infused mist, intensified the malevolence within, making it increasingly difficult for those ensnared by the fog to fend off its effects.

"You will all perish!"

Through Dickinson's eyes, it glared coldly at Qiongqi, Taowu, and an Origin Beast resembling Chai En, its gaze filled with deep-seated resentment.

The Time God, Heesters, experienced a fleeting disorientation as Dickinson's blood seeped into the mist. Dickinson's form flickered erratically, now tantalizingly close, now impossibly distant, eluding Heesters' attempts to pinpoint the serpent's body for a direct strike.

Yu Yuan found himself deeply ensnared in the Alien Realm, his mind besieged by a deluge of scenes from different times in his life. As the Abyss Lord, the Dragon Slayer, and Hong Qi, and even his current self, it was as if all his past incarnations had convened within the same Time River. At various junctures along this river, he witnessed his past and future selves.

Following the Spirit of Calamity's possession of Dickinson, it leveraged its soul-warping power to facilitate a convergence of consciousness for Yu Yuan within the Creation Star River. Confusion reigned as Yu Yuan struggled to discern his era, uncertain if he was trapped in an illusory abyss or adrift in an endless expanse.

Those engulfed by the miasma of chaos were besieged by intrusive thoughts, their many selves locked in internal strife. Zhong Chichen, Taishi, Youyu, Qi Yunhong, Canli, and the three Origin Beasts, including Qiongqi, all succumbed to a bizarre self-sabotage due to the Spirit of Calamity's burgeoning strength.

Zhong Chichen alternated between forms: one moment a vibrant Colorful Divine Dragon, glaring at Yu Yuan and Taishi, the next, the refined sect master of the Medicine God Sect, regarding Yu Yuan with a complex expression. This Divine Dragon, too, was adrift among his multiple selves, his consciousness in utter disarray, unable to coalesce into a singular entity.

Youyu faced a similar plight. Having undergone several cycles of reincarnation, he existed as both the Evil King Yu Xi and the Ghost King Youling, his soul fragmented into a multitude of consciousnesses. Deep within his psyche, the various incarnations of Youyu from different eras and realms suddenly turned on each other in violent conflict.

The Spirit of Calamity, now in control of Dickinson, wreaked havoc in the Alien Realm with its colossal dark golden serpent form, stirring up discord and wielding its dominion over laws and divine power to ensnare many in a bewildering otherworld.

"You die first!" it declared. Amidst the disarray of the mighty, it stealthily approached the Gluttony God Chai En within the fog, unleashing beams of light from its maw that spanned thousands of feet, piercing through Chai En's skull and heart.

In that instant, a luminous crescent moon drifted across from the far side of the Creation Star River. Within its glow, a cool, ethereal soul shadow emerged, likely the Moon Origin Spirit that had previously fled alongside the spirits of the sun and stars.

Accompanied by the moon, the Moon Origin Spirit hovered silently above, seemingly scrutinizing the mortals below with a detached curiosity.

Suddenly, a beam of clear and pure moonlight cascaded down from the crescent moon, bathing Canli's head in its glow.

Within the moonlight, the sentient consciousness of the Moon Origin Spirit was present.

In a flash, the consciousness of the Moon Origin Spirit had successfully taken possession of Canli.

A beautiful crescent mark now adorned Canli's forehead, symbolizing the refined essence of the Moon's Great Dao.

After a brief moment of stillness, Canli, like a celestial being, glided toward the crescent moon and hovered above it.

Soon after, dazzling moonlight streamed from the crescent moon, transforming into Moon Blades that riddled the Qiongqi and Taowu with countless wounds.

With Canli's body as its vessel, the Moon Origin Spirit unleashed an unparalleled divine force.

Canli, having been endowed with the essence of light by the Light Origin Spirit, and having received the profound truths of the sun, moon, and stars through Yu Yuan, now also embraced the true essence of the moon.

As a supreme being, Canli possessed internal laws that resonated with the moon's power, making her a suitable conduit for the Moon Origin Spirit's use.

The Moon Origin Spirit, having taken control of Canli, wielded her as a sharp weapon, showing no mercy to the Origin Beasts.

Among the supreme beings, Canli, who encompassed the most laws, exhibited the full might of the Moon Origin Spirit's power, swiftly assassinating the Qiongqi and Taowu.

The gods of the Alien Realm, who had once consecrated Origin Spirits to attain divinity, met their demise as retribution from the Origin Spirits that had departed their bodies.

Tu Yan perished, Chai En fell, and both the Qiongqi and Taowu were no more.

Following the demise of the Origin Beasts, neither the Disaster Spirit nor the Moon Origin Spirit continued their assault. Canli did not linger for Yu Yuan and Heesters to emerge from the fog of confusion; she instead gracefully departed, riding the moon into the ether.

Above the Time Book, Zhong Chichen, Youyu, and the others remained lost in disarray.

The colossal serpent that had possessed Dickinson also slithered away, trailing Canli into the vastness.

Whoosh!

Heesters's hourglass abruptly inverted, and the golden sands of time resumed their flow.

The Time God, coming to his senses first, caught sight of the Disaster Spirit's departure and bellowed, "Do you think you can escape?"

"Escape?"

The Disaster Spirit seemed to mock with a loud laugh, turning to glance at Heesters through Dickinson's eyes.

Its gaze conveyed to Heesters that he had been spared from the attacks of the Moon Origin Spirit and the Disaster Spirit because of his decent treatment of the Spirit of Time.

The deceased Qiongqi, Taowu, Chai En, and Tu Yan had never harbored reverence or gratitude for the Origin Spirits that had bestowed upon them their powers.

Thus, their deaths were not lamentable.

Upon entering the Origin Domain, the Origin Spirits naturally formed an alliance and appeared to share a common leader.

The Disaster Spirit and the Moon Origin Spirit had slain several Origin Beasts in retribution for those Origin Spirits that had departed.

Boom!

Yu Yuan, following Heesters, snapped out of his internal conflict with a jolt.

He immediately noticed that the Disaster Spirit, possessing Dickinson, had deliberately chosen perilous paths while steering the massive serpent.

As the serpent glided through a mysterious and narrow canyon in the void, the jagged rocks tore into its scales, causing further damage.

It was clear that the spirit was relentless in its pursuit of Dickinson, inflicting harm even after dispatching Tu Yan and the other Origin Beasts.

Dickinson's own spirit was intentionally left intact; the spirit wanted Dickinson to be conscious, to witness the demise of his own body.

"You need me! Without me, you cannot unleash your full power! You shouldn't destroy my flesh and blood, you can't do that!"

Yu Yuan and Heesters could barely make out Dickinson's desperate pleas emanating from within the golden serpent.

"I will find a new being to endow with the full might of the Divine Power of Disaster, to forge a new supreme entity."

"I am an Origin Spirit; I cannot be extinguished. No matter what you try, you cannot truly destroy me. As long as the Origin Spirit exists, we Origin Spirits will never perish; we will inevitably be resurrected."

The dark golden serpent receded into the distance.

The intermittent dialogue between the Disaster Spirit and Dickinson within the serpent's body suggested that as long as the Origin Spirit of the Origin Domain remained, no Origin Spirit would face extinction; they would all be reborn after their demise.

To Yu Yuan, this felt akin to the Beast Gods of the Desolate Realm, who could be revived in the Beast Temple with their lifeblood, even after perishing in the outside world.

"This is the revenge of the Origin Spirits!"

Zhong Chichen stood atop the shattered Time Book, witnessing the dark golden serpent slither away, its scales bursting and blood scattering. He exclaimed, "We should never have entered! The Creation Star River can significantly enhance the power of the Origin Spirits. Venturing here is fraught with peril, and we're likely to meet the same fate as them!"

Zhong Chichen gestured toward the carcasses of several Origin Beasts.

Yu Yuan was about to respond when he shockingly discovered that, although the Origin Beast corpses were motionless, floating in the bizarre depths, all the energy within them had been absorbed by the Creation Star River in a mere moment.

The strength from their blood, the power within their flesh, and the remnants of souls in their brains had vanished without a trace.

"They're utterly dead."

Youyu sensed the oddity as well; he couldn't find a single remnant soul in the brains of the Origin Beasts.

Once the Spirit of Time vanished, everyone regained their composure but couldn't shake off their unease.

"Canli had no chance to resist before being possessed by the Moon Origin Spirit. So, could I face the same end in this Creation Star River?"

"No way!"

Qi Yunhong, who had ascended to the Supreme Realm through the Thunder Path, realized that his initial strategy was likely doomed. If he encountered the Thunder Origin Spirit again, he would suffer the same fate as Canli.

And it was even less likely that he could dream of refining the Thunder Origin Spirit in the Origin Domain or the Creation Star River to ascend to godhood.

"I must leave this place, find a way back to the Desolate Realm, and seek out Creation Peak!"

He abandoned his plan to join Yu Yuan in discerning the myriad mysteries of thunder and lightning within the Creation Star River. Now, having harnessed the power of thunder, he was determined to pursue a different path.

Without allowing Yu Yuan the opportunity to intervene, he turned and transformed into a bolt of lightning, racing back the way they had come.

Boom!

The blinding lightning clashed against the gold metal Divine Stone as if striking an anvil. When Qi Yunhong materialized, he was battered and bleeding from the head.

"I can't get out!"

He demonstrated to everyone that while it was easy to enter, exiting was exceedingly difficult.

"Heesters!"

"Heesters, have you arrived?"

In the depths of the Creation Star River, a cold star shone with a bright luster. There, someone was shouting with great excitement.

Heesters was thunderstruck. "Paxton, how are you still alive? How did you come to be here?"

No sooner had he spoken than the Time God, disregarding the thoughts of others, dashed toward the cold star, hourglass in hand. As he flew, he excitedly murmured to himself, "This can't be possible!"

"Paxton!"

Zhong Chichen's face paled with shock. Puzzled, he scratched his head as he examined the damaged Time Book. "A man who should've been long dead, why is he here in the Creation Star River? He was Devitt's mentor, the previous Space God! Legend has it he discovered a new world, left behind a spring channel, and then perished in a catastrophic explosion."

"Why would he be in the Creation Star River?"

Following Devitt's demise, Zhong Chichen, who had ascended to the role of ruler with the spatial powers bestowed upon him by Devitt, found his interest reignited by the name 'Paxton'.

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