C2382 He Was Here!
Yu Yuan was hesitant. He didn't immediately respond to the Light Origin Spirit's request, instead carefully considering the potential gains and losses.
The Light Origin Spirit, with its ambitions laid bare, might take this opportunity to refine the little Origin Beast, and Yu Yuan couldn't foresee the consequences of such an action.
Suddenly, the golden cape enveloping the little Origin Beast began to roil tumultuously as Canli entered it.
Inside the depths of the cape, which resembled a golden sea, the Spirit of Fate and the Light Origin Spirit had commenced a ferocious clash!
"After losing Stephanie, you lack a suitable physical form. You're no match for me now!"
Canli's impassioned voice echoed from within the billowing golden cape, revealing the Light Origin Spirit's source of confidence.
The Spirit of Fate's ability to exert power within the golden cape was limited until it fully refined the little Origin Beast, especially since it had lost Stephanie.
In contrast, the Light Origin Spirit now possessed Canli, who was in the prime of her existence with the body of a supreme being.
All Origin Spirits were constrained by the absence of a flesh and blood body. Those without the supreme body could not fully manifest their powers.
This limitation had always been a significant weakness for Origin Spirits!
The Light Origin Spirit's bold move to enter the golden cape and engage in a decisive battle with the Spirit of Fate was predicated on possessing Canli, while the Spirit of Fate was bereft of Stephanie.
The golden cape, with its undulating waves, completely shrouded the little Origin Beast as it tumbled across the stars.
At that moment, the little Origin Beast's intermittent cries were no longer audible, and its overwhelming life force was imperceptible.
The once savage and brutal little Origin Beast, now with its claws and teeth shattered by the Spirit of Fate, had been dealt devastating blows, appearing like a lamb ready for slaughter.
Regardless of whether the Spirit of Fate or the Light Origin Spirit emerged victorious, the little Origin Beast was destined to be consumed and refined into a mighty physical vessel for an Origin Spirit.
"Come quickly and help me!"
The Spirit of Fate's piercing cry burst forth from the violently surging golden cape.
Across the golden surface of the cape, numerous radiant patterns of Dao transformed into various threads of fate. They even coalesced into clusters of Fate Whirlpools, resonating with the indigenous Origin Spirits.
In an instant, the Origin Spirits, akin to the Spirits of Calamity, Sorrow, and Heavenly Melody, sensed that defiance against the Spirit of Fate would result in their own unraveling. They all came to the stark realization that in following the Spirit of Fate's method to dissolve and refine the supreme beings they had created, they too were bound by its will.
The Spirit of Fate had employed Stephanie to reveal to the beings from other realms the secret arts of harnessing the Origin Spirits. Their awakening and subsequent allegiance were all part of a grand design, a series of interlocking events leading to the consumption of the supreme beings with corporeal forms.
As long as the supreme beings and the Origin Spirits practiced the prescribed methods, their fates were firmly in the grasp of the Spirit of Fate. With a mere tug, the fates of both the supreme beings and the Origin Spirits could be sealed as a predetermined death sentence.
Despite their deep-seated discontent, the native Origin Spirits of the other realms were powerless. They reluctantly converged on the golden cape, intent on aiding the Spirit of Fate in eliminating Canli, to facilitate the refining of the little Origin Beast and its emergence in a mightier form.
"Haha, we're still here!" Loong Jie burst into a wild laugh, his golden dragon form undulating like a shimmering, golden rampart.
With a whoosh, Yuan Lianyao, encircled by myriad flame spirits, descended above the golden cape, intercepting the calamity spirits that had assimilated Dickinson. Barol, Lvliu, and others quickly joined, rallying around the golden cape to support Canli.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The Origin Spirits, who had assimilated foreign deities, charged at the supreme beings. A fierce battle ensued beside the golden cape, where the supreme beings who had refined the Origin Spirits clashed with the Origin Spirits who had consumed the foreign gods. Their divine powers unleashed chaos in the skies above the golden cape.
Zhong Chichen, Taishi, and Qi Yunhong, from the Time Book, watched Yu Yuan with astonishment. The Whirlpools of Fate had vanished, leaving only Yu Yuan, clutching the amethyst wand, standing amidst the void.
The Time God, Heesters, had miraculously survived, yet the devastating force of the Divine Power of Fate had left his bones shattered into innumerable fragments. He was still in the throes of mending his grievous wounds.
The hourglass had shattered, yet he persisted in collecting each grain of the temporal sand, amassing it within himself.
At present, it appeared Heesters was unable to join the fray.
"Something doesn't feel right."
Taishi furrowed his brow, observing Yuan Lianyao, Loong Jie, Barol, and Lvliu. They had not sought Yu Yuan's counsel but instead rushed to intercept the Origin Spirits.
The supreme beings' actions seemed intent on causing the Spirit of Fate's downfall, to thwart the Origin Spirits' attempts at rescue.
Their unity of action, coupled with their disregard for Yu Yuan's input, suggested a sudden, collective decision.
Taishi sensed something peculiar at play. "Yu Yuan, there's another power influencing Loong Jie and the rest!" he declared.
He didn't need to elaborate; everyone understood that he was referring to the Abyss's Origin Soul.
"Yu Yuan, my thanks!"
The gratitude of the Light Origin Spirit echoed within Yu Yuan's Soul Altar. It believed that its oath and promise had compelled Loong Jie, Barol, Lvliu, and Yuan Lianyao to block the other Origin Spirits.
It assumed this was Yu Yuan's directive since he could issue commands to the supreme beings through the Soul Altar.
They struck with full force to keep additional Origin Spirits from entering the golden cape and aiding the Spirit of Fate against it.
"Rest assured, once I've refined this small Origin Beast, I will honor my commitment!"
Even without Stephanie, the Spirit of Fate was confident in its ability to cope. However, it was uncertain about facing a multitude of Origin Spirits from various realms.
The support of the supreme beings steadied the Light Origin Spirit, enabling it to concentrate all its might on the battle with the Spirit of Fate.
"I didn't guide you; it wasn't me," Yu Yuan responded.
Regrettably, the Light Origin Spirit and the Spirit of Fate were too entangled in their struggle to heed his words. Even if they had heard, they likely had no leisure to continue the dialogue.
For the golden cape, tightly enveloping the small Origin Beast and resembling a surging golden sea, began to display numerous indentations and bulges upon its surface.
The golden cape radiated a divine brilliance, shimmering like liquid gold, its splendor overwhelming the senses. As time passed, an odd scent of blood began to emanate from the fabric.
The little Origin Beast, which had been unresponsive for quite some time, seized a moment to breathe amidst the fierce clash between the Spirit of Fate and the Light Origin Spirit, unleashing another soul-wrenching roar.
This roar caused the Demon Phoenix Zhiya, hidden in the abyss, to feel as though her heart was bleeding. Zhiya, who had been frantically screaming and cursing, scratching her head and leaping about in a frenzy, slowly quieted down in the face of Yu Yuan's indifferent gaze.
Her icy, obstinate phoenix eyes fixed on Yu Yuan, eventually transforming into a look of desperate pleading.
"Save me!" she implored with her eyes, attempting to communicate her plea without words.
Yet Yu Yuan remained unmoved.
Elsewhere, Youyu held the heart stone in his hand. The Yin Vein source, which had undergone rapid transformation within the Creation Star River, appeared on the verge of evolving into a new Origin Soul.
The heart stone had become a realm unto itself, teeming with countless spirits and spectral entities, all manifesting once again.
At that moment, the Yin Vein source within the heart stone began to contort, sending out a trembling message: "He's here! He's right here!"
Youyu, startled, exclaimed, "Yu Yuan, he's right here!"
Taishi, Zhong Chichen, Qi Yunhong, Yu Yiyi, and even Heesters, the Time God still in recovery, were all taken aback by Youyu's alarmed shout.
"Who is he?" Heesters asked, somewhat bewildered.
The Time God, lacking a profound understanding of the Origin Soul from the depths, naturally felt no fear.
But he quickly noticed the change in the others' expressions upon hearing Youyu's words.
"Is he truly that powerful?"
Heesters swiftly grasped the gravity of the situation, recognizing who Youyu was referring to and what exactly they were dreading.
"I believe he is even more fearsome than the Spirit of Fate," Zhong Chichen sighed with resignation.
Taishi nodded solemnly.
Heesters's face grew somber, the tension of the others infecting him as he scanned their surroundings, intent on locating the enigmatic Origin Soul.
"I've known for some time that he was here, but I had no idea where," Yu Yuan stated gravely.
The source of the Yin Meridian was on the verge of transforming into a new Origin Soul, and it had already merged with the Origin Souls of the Origin Realm. As a result, the source of the Yin Meridian could faintly sense its presence.
Yu Yuan had long been aware of the numerous enigmas and secrets that had emerged on the ninth level of his Soul Altar.
This indicated that the Origin Soul had reaped substantial benefits from the likes of Yuan Lianyao, Loong Jie, Lvliu, Barol, and others, following the assimilation of their respective Origin Spirits.
Thus, it was clear to Yu Yuan that the Origin Soul was present and had played a role in this conflict, yet he was unable to locate it.
"Ugh!"
The Time God Heesters, still nursing his severe wounds, suddenly turned his gaze toward the luminous ring within the Creation Star River, focusing on the star that had not faded into the void.
This was the star that had ferried them through the Creation Star River, possibly orbiting it several times, previously cast into the void by the Spirit of Fate.
Now settled in the Creation Star River, it could continue to consume the immense cosmic powers. The star's surface was riddled with deep cavities that beckoned deities from foreign realms and had drawn Yuan Lianyao, Loong Jie, and others to this place.
At this moment, the space around it began to ripple, creating overlapping folds.
The star shone even brighter, brimming with immense spatial energy, now appearing even more magnificent.
"The Spirit of Time that departed from within me!"
Heesters exclaimed in shock.
Upon his exclamation, everyone's attention—including that of the supreme beings and Origin Spirits still locked in combat, the observers on the Time Book, and Yu Yuan, who was poised with the amethyst wand in the void between the star and the Time Book—shifted toward the star in unison.
