C2372 Reversing the Knowledge

"How could this be?"

"Is this really possible?"

"Is this truly the truth?"

Hovering above the Book of Time.

Yu Yuan's revelations had left everyone bewildered, all trying to grasp the so-called truth.

This truth had upended their conventional knowledge of the Origin Realm, the Abyss, and the Wasteland. It had also challenged the God of Time, Heesters', understanding of their world.

Whoosh!

The star, instinctively piloted by Paxton, followed them into the void. After everyone departed, it too journeyed into this otherworldly emptiness.

Upon entering, the star could no longer consume the vast expanse of space magic and came to a standstill.

Paxton, once frenzied, ceased all movement upon entering this place. His small, withered body, riddled with holes and his forehead split open to reveal an empty skull, lay in eerie silence.

He no longer whispered to himself, spoke in incomprehensible tongues, or moved a muscle.

Heesters inhaled deeply, turning to look at Paxton's unmistakably lifeless form, and seeing the star that had carried them for so long equally motionless, he said, "My old friend must have uncovered the truth. He likely stumbled into the Origin Realm by chance, unaware of its precise location."

"He must have searched the Origin Realm, Wasteland, and Abyss for ages. Ultimately, he must have realized that these three worlds are situated within the Genesis Nebula, deep within the Domain of Origin!"

"He perished because of this discovery!"

Heesters exclaimed.

"It seems likely."

A soothing voice suddenly emanated from the Genesis Nebula beyond the void, drawing everyone's attention.

The God of Destiny, Stephanie, long absent, reappeared before them all, standing atop the battered skull of a diminutive Primal Beast.

The savage little Primal Beast bowed its head as if tending to its wounds, not daring to meet Yu Yuan's somber gaze.

The dense purple sea that enshrouded it, now torn and ragged like a piece of purple fabric, clung to its formidable and terrifying frame.

"Lady Stephanie!"

Heesters, overwhelmed by confusion, was eager to approach her upon her return. But as he made to move, Yu Yuan extended a hand to his shoulder, gently holding him back by the Book of Time.

Heesters turned around in surprise and asked, "What's the matter?"

Yu Yuan gently shook his head, signaling Heesters to be patient, and once again turned his attention to the small Primal Beast. "This little Primal Beast, brought into being by the Dark Phoenix Zhiya, received your assistance, didn't it?"

In the endless expanse of the void, his soul could communicate, and he naturally knew that the revelation the Dark Phoenix had received came from Stephanie, the God of Destiny.

He suspected there might be an issue with the spiritual foundation that supported all the Primal Gods and Primal Beasts of the Otherworld.

"Something along those lines," Stephanie said with a slight smile, openly acknowledging it.

...

On the other side of the void.

The Demon God Bertain, the God of Oblivion Harris, along with Lin Daoke and Ji Ningshuang, watched the fierce battle unfolding above the Dragon Slaying Stage.

The three women displayed their divine arts in full force, with dazzling rule-infused lightning wreaking havoc in every direction.

They were so immersed in the fight that they lost themselves.

The aftershocks of their clashing divine powers could shatter the cosmos.

Suddenly, Yu Yuan, in his immense, multicolored form, bellowed at the women, "Stop."

His deep, blood-red eyes, like twin Primal Blood Continents, stared ahead with an icy gaze.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two streaks of dazzling divine light burst forth from his eyes, cleaving a path between the battling women.

The three combatants, caught in the heat of battle, narrowly dodged the divine light and continued their ferocious engagement.

The Dark Phoenix Zhiya, the Secular Bird Queen, and the Death God Kurkova were locked in a struggle that seemed impossible to break, and as Yu Yuan shifted his colossal body, the battlefield transformed with him.

Ahead of the three women was the roaring Peak of Creation.

After Yu Yuan's command to stop went unheeded, he opened his world-devouring maw, and a massive scarlet storm erupted, detonating amidst the forest of Wraith Trees.

The towering Wraith Trees burst one after another, and no matter how much Kurkova exerted her power, her deathly essence could not mend the shattered Wraith Trees.

The Secrets of Life that Yu Yuan now wielded far surpassed the law of mortality.

When one force greatly outstripped the other, the inherently opposing powers resulted in an absolute dominance.

The numerous Wraith Trees burst into oblivion, their deathly ashes floating in the void like smoke.

Above Zhiya's head, a sphere imbued with the Secrets of Life shimmered like a star, suspended in the Phoenix Shrine.

The dense, crystalline veins within the shrine's walls dimmed and died under the oppressive radiance of the light.

Zhiya, having assumed her purple phoenix form, let out an anguished cry of fury before being forced to cease her assault. She then descended in front of the hall, reverting to her human shape.

Her attire was disheveled; her purple robe, adorned with golden patterns, was torn in several places, inadvertently revealing her form.

Beneath her tattered robe, her translucent white skin was exposed.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Her heart raced, causing her ample chest to heave with each heavy breath. Gasping, she fixed Yu Yuan with an angry stare and demanded, "Why are you only restricting my bloodline?"

Yu Yuan, towering like a Titan, filled her vision and overwhelmed her with his presence.

With a dismissive snort, Yu Yuan ignored her challenge.

Whoosh!

A majestic Divine Bird, its green feathers fluttering, hovered above Chen Qinghuang. Its splendid wings beat, gathering the scattered Celestial Plumes from the void.

Chen Qinghuang withdrew her Divine Transcendence, resuming her usual aloof demeanor. She furrowed her brow and turned to Yu Yuan, "What's the matter?"

"I have something to say."

As Yu Yuan spoke, his resonant voice boomed throughout the Land of Nothingness, echoing as if from every direction.

On the Dragon Slaying Stage, Bertain, the God of Oblivion Harris, Lin Daoke, and Ji Ningshuang all watched Yu Yuan with astonishment.

Their gazes were fixed on Yu Yuan's real body, which hovered above the Wellspring of Creation.

They witnessed Yu Yuan's real body, seated in meditation, suddenly change expression and then close his eyes in contemplation, seemingly integrating memories.

Since the real body needed to ponder, the massive, multicolored form exerted its power to quell the restlessness of the three women.

"What's wrong?"

The Old Demon couldn't contain his curiosity.

The God of Oblivion, Harris, equally baffled, remarked, "They won't be able to decide a winner or determine life and death anytime soon. There's no need to intervene so hastily."

Yu Yuan's real body abruptly opened his eyes, fixing his gaze on the formidable Demon God Bertain, and inquired, "Have you ever heard of the enigmatic Genesis Nebula within the Domain of Origin?"

"The God of Destiny, Stephanie, has mentioned it," the elder demon responded.

With a knowing chuckle, the elder demon cast a sidelong glance at the Wellspring of Creation beneath him and said, "The world is vast, and it's common for different things to share a name. Surely you're not drawing connections between the Wellspring of Creation and the Genesis Continent? Haha, the Wellspring is just that, and the Genesis Nebula is something else entirely. They're unrelated, so don't overthink it."

Whoosh!

As the Dark Phoenix Zhiya and the Secular Bird Queen continued their standoff in the void, the Death God Kurkova was the first to return, coming to a halt at the Dragon Slaying Stage.

"We are currently deep within the Genesis Nebula, right in the Domain of Origin."

Yu Yuan delivered this earth-shattering revelation.

"What?!" Bertain leaped up from the Dragon Slaying Stage, flailing his Dragon Bone Staff as he exclaimed, "Impossible! How could this be?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Daoke, who had been seated atop the Dragon Slaying Stage for quite some time, involuntarily rose to his feet.

Ningshuang's bright eyes flickered, and her full lips quivered as she whispered in a voice as faint as an insect's, "My goodness!"

Crack!

Harris, the God of Oblivion, pounded the Dragon Slaying Stage with his legs, sharp as bone spears.

He too ranted in disbelief, "Impossible! The Genesis Nebula of the Domain of Origin is said to be the cradle of all life and the Primal Anima! We haven't even entered the Domain of Origin, so how could we be in the Genesis Nebula?"

Yu Yuan's profound gaze swept over them, yet he remained patient and did not rush to explain.

He understood that everyone present needed time to process the staggering news he had just shared.

Not just them, Yu Yuan himself was still coming to terms with the revelation, repeatedly verifying it with his Solar Spirit.

Nevertheless, the connection between his senses and the Solar Spirit was undeniable. The burst of memory within his mind also indicated that the elongated Star River lay within the infinite expanse of the void.

The Genesis Nebula, ensconced within a long tubular shape alongside the Abyss, Origin Realm, and Wasteland, surely wasn't the entirety of the void.

The Spirit of Creation and the Primal Souls that had departed from the Everlands must also reside within this boundless expanse, in some enchanted locale.

Suddenly, he noticed the Peak of Creation taking flight!

Within the Peak of Creation resided Mother Earth, the Light Spirit, and the Spirits of Vegetation and Thunder, the four great Primal Anima. They were evidently being called upon by some mysterious force.

Who was summoning them?

Yu Yuan's expression shifted, sensing that the Peak of Creation's trajectory was likely leading to the Spirit of Creation's dwelling!

It was yet another wondrous site deep within the infinite void!

This revelation, upending everyone's beliefs, momentarily dissolved the hostility between Zhiya and Chen Qinghuang, leaving them both astounded.

Zhiya retrieved the Phoenix Shrine, descending from the heavens to alight upon the Dragon Slaying Stage.

Chen Qinghuang absorbed the Azure Bird, transformed into a Solar Spirit, into herself and descended toward the Wellspring of Creation.

All eyes, brimming with a thirst for knowledge, were fixed on Yu Yuan's real body, anticipating his further elucidation.

Yu Yuan then eloquently proceeded to clarify.

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