C2400 A River of Stars That Suddenly Appeared
Whoosh!
A streak of greenish-black divine radiance descended upon the little Origin Beast, which seemed like a lamb awaiting slaughter, and in a flash, it was absorbed.
The ruby-like eyes of the little Origin Beast showed a brief moment of bewilderment before regaining clarity with a blink.
"Origin Soul!"
Beilstein exclaimed softly.
He saw it clearly: as the dark red blood orb merged into Yu Yuan's palm, the greenish-black glow that enveloped it darted straight for the little Origin Beast.
When the Dragon Slash Platform crumbled, the Origin Soul and the little Origin Beast had already parted ways. The Origin Soul, encircled by the river of sword light, sought out the little Origin Beast once again after its physical form was shattered.
In the moment of its descent, it effortlessly refined the little Origin Beast, claiming the body crafted by the Spirit of Fate as its own.
"Not too shabby," it murmured indistinctly.
Then, it radiated a golden light, and the profound truths of the Great Dao, instilled by the Spirit of Fate, immediately intertwined with its soul!
The little Origin Beast underwent a transformation, shedding its phoenix form for the towering stature of a human.
It had taken on the likeness of Yu Yuan!
Yet, this Yu Yuan, reborn from the little Origin Beast, was much taller than the original, and it continued to grow, second only to Yu Yuan's colossal, multicolored form.
"I have returned," it declared, gazing dispassionately at Lin Daoke.
Lin Daoke had just sheathed his sword, his face devoid of emotion.
He didn't rush to draw his weapon again but instead observed the newly formed image of Yu Yuan, now manifested through the body of the little Origin Beast, with an unsurprised demeanor.
"It was always meant to be mine," the Origin Soul stated icily.
The little Origin Beast, fashioned by Zhiya under the guidance of the Spirit of Fate, depended heavily on its original source in its early period of growth. The vast source from the silent Abyss was derived from numerous complex cosmic laws and the brain matter of the Chaos Djinn known as "Creation."
These were among the reasons for the little Origin Beast's exceptional and peculiar nature.
Subsequently, the little Origin Beast devoured Yuen Bu, the King of the Desolate Realm, and slew the small spinosaurus.
Yuan Li and the Spinosaurus each received the Origin Blood from the Origin Realm and the Desolate Realm, encompassing most of the essence of life and bloodlines.
Within the vast original source, there was also the brain matter of the Chaos Djinn known as "Creation," which harbored a portion of the profound secrets of life from the Abyss Origin Blood.
The Little Origin Beast was a unique creature of flesh and blood, second only to Yu Yuan's vibrant, five-colored form. The Origin Soul would certainly not overlook it.
"You didn't choose this Little Origin Beast, and Fate failed to take hold within it," the Origin Soul remarked casually after swiftly refining the creature. "Since it has fed on the original source that I refined, this little one has been mine all along. The Demon Phoenix, Light Origin Spirit, and Spirit of Fate, who sought to make it their own, were merely amusing themselves."
From the moment it had set its sights on the Little Origin Beast, it was destined to be claimed.
Above that star, it had signaled to the Spirit of Fate to commence the refining process because it had left a trace of its power within the Little Origin Beast. This allowed it to replace the Spirit of Fate and take control when necessary.
A creature that held the combined Origin Blood of all three realms and the majority of life's mysteries was not something it would allow others to defile.
Lin Daoke, standing with his sword, listened with an impassive face that subtly twitched.
Slowly, his usually stoic eyes began to show hints of other emotions. Fear, bloodlust, greed, destruction, and resentment—complex and bizarre feelings flickered through his gaze.
Lin Daoke, once akin to a deity, now revealed the passions and desires of a human.
"The God of Fear, Tan Yayan; the God of Bloodthirst, Taowu; the God of Gluttony, Chai En; and the God of Destruction, Galuba," whispered the Great Demon God Beilstein. "These Origin Spirits, refined by the gods, were merely aspects of emotion separated from the Origin, belonging to its many facets. These emotions have transformed into distinct Origin Spirits, scattering across thirty-six worlds in foreign realms, growing in strength."
"Can it really work that way?" Tan Xiaotian exclaimed in astonishment.
Lin Daoke, whose emotions had suddenly become rich and complex, now stood with his sword, seemingly intent on reclaiming the varied emotions that were inherently his and that he had once fragmented.
"Nothing is impossible for him, nor is anything unachievable," Beilstein remarked with a sense of wonder.
In a moment, Lin Daoke reverted to his typical impassive demeanor, as if he had suppressed the surge of complex emotions within him.
At this juncture, only Yu Yuan and the Origin Soul, the embodiments of blood, remained in the Origin Land, along with Beilstein, Tan Xiaotian, Chen Qinghuang, and Jee Ningshuang.
Lin Daoke's focus eventually shifted from the Origin Soul to Yu Yuan.
Yu Yuan, with his vibrant, five-colored form, grasped the Dragon Slash Platform. His towering stature was reminiscent of the first creature at the dawn of creation, his features level with the highest blood crystal face of the Origin Land.
His crystalline skin shimmered with countless scarlet sparks, like innumerable Life Seeds darting about.
Yu Yuan's immense vitality and limitless awareness spread across the cosmos in an instant when the Yang God and his primary form descended.
Previously, he had to painstakingly search each world for a flesh superior to that of the Origin Beast, passing over the bodies of formidable beings.
Now, such effort was unnecessary.
As soon as his perception emerged, a blood-red canopy that spanned the universe enveloped all worlds!
Any world teeming with life was instantly shrouded beneath this blood-red veil, conjured by his will, and all beings within were immediately visible to his gaze and mind.
The fate of all beings across the realms seemed to hang on his singular thought.
This dominion over life and death, the ability to determine the fate of all with a mere thought, was the power he was meant to wield after merging with the Yang God and his true self.
With a whoosh, a succession of eight vivid images materialized.
He remembered the previous eight epochs when he and the Origin Soul had repeatedly visited the Origin Land, where the Origin Spirits, dispersed across the heavens and earth, were each integrated into the Origin Land.
At those times, the Origin would select either a giant skilled in the Spirit of Fate, a revolutionary adept in the power of time, or a master of the mysteries of space, formidable in their own right.
The Origin would purify them, then infuse a portion of the true essence of the Origin Spirits within their bodies. Utilizing the Origin Land and the Myriad Spirit Restriction, it would suppress both him and the Origin Soul.
Each time, he and the Origin Soul would be defeated and subsequently lose their self-awareness.
Devoid of consciousness, he and the Origin Soul would be pulled into the Origin Land. There, he would land on the blood crystal face, stripped of his essential Origin Soul, which would then assimilate into the Soul Crystal Face.
When he and the Origin Soul were rendered unconscious and subdued within the Origin Land by the Origin, the entity would initiate its world-ending scheme.
The Origin required the strength of both him and the Origin Soul, as well as the altar-like Origin Land.
Its first step was to amalgamate the various realms within the Origin Domain and deploy a summoning magnetic field capable of enveloping the heavens, drawing all Origin Spirits to merge into the Origin Land.
Subsequently, the Origin would strip Yu Yuan and the Origin Soul of their identities and drag them into the Origin Land.
This was the method by which the Origin had previously orchestrated the destruction of worlds.
Once Yu Yuan grasped this sequence, he began to integrate and sift through his varied thoughts and memories from the preceding eight epochs, searching for a breakthrough.
Lin Daoke of the Ninth Era was nothing short of the Origin's magnum opus, surpassing the might of those whom the Origin had refined before.
Those previously refined by the Origin were mere instruments, adhering primarily to the original Great Dao laws, supplemented by aspects of the Origin Spirits' truths that significantly enhanced the principal laws.
However, these individuals could not encompass the entirety of existence; they could not embody all the profound truths of the Origin Spirits within the Origin Land, beyond blood and soul.
Lin Daoke was an exception.
He was not merely chosen by the Origin; he was the unique creation of the Origin itself—he was the Origin!
The swordsmanship that Lin Daoke mastered, the sword forged from his Primordial Spirit, was capable of unleashing the esoteric truths of all the Origin Spirits from the eight grand epochs within the Origin Land!
Such a being as Lin Daoke stood leagues above the so-called supreme giants of the previous eight ages.
In the Origin Realm, I found myself able to suppress Lin Daoke and the vast human race.
The old demon Beilstein touched his nose with a hint of vexation, observing Lin Daoke as he swiftly subdued his emerging passions and desires. "I must admit, I'm feeling a bit proud," he remarked.
"So am I," Tan Xiaotian replied with a forced chuckle.
Back in the Boundless Great World era, he and Lin Daoke had stood shoulder to shoulder, battling the Demon Phoenix Zhiya. Against external threats, they had to unite to fend off the Great Demon God Beilstein. He had always believed that he and Lin Daoke were on equal footing, with comparable combat prowess.
Yet, who could have predicted that the reticent Sword Sect Lord, upon awakening his true self in the Origin Land, would be the very embodiment of the Origin Soul Founder? The Origin Soul represents the deities of all realms, with the Origin being the Founder of these gods!
Now, with complex emotions and a touch of bitterness, everyone reassessed Sword Sect Lord Lin Daoke, contemplating how to confront such a formidable being. Oddly enough, Lin Daoke refrained from drawing his sword again, seemingly awaiting something.
Suddenly, a mysterious and peculiar galaxy materialized before everyone's eyes. The elongated, tubular galaxy, encompassing the Origin Realm, the abyss, and the Desolate Realm, had swiftly traversed space to reveal itself to the onlookers.
Yu Yuan's eyes sparkled with curiosity as he cast a peculiar glance at the Origin Soul. He understood that it was the Origin Soul's power that had maneuvered the galaxy to the Origin Land.
"If he triumphs once more, the outcome will mirror the past. Forget the three worlds within; all life in the external realms will face extinction," the Origin Soul declared with an indifferent tone. "The fates of all those inside rest on our shoulders. It's better for them to perish with understanding than to die in ignorance."
The murky celestial canvas that enveloped the galaxy suddenly shimmered with clarity and luminosity. The Origin Soul, drawing immense energy from outside the Creation Star River, purified the galaxy's boundary wall, clearing away the murkiness within and allowing the beings inside the galaxy to gaze upon the boundless void beyond.
Even figures like Beilstein and Tan Xiaotian could witness the extraordinary visions within the star river.
"Very well."
Yu Yuan gave a slow nod, signifying his agreement with the decision.
Since all living beings were fated to perish, they deserved at least to die with clarity and purpose.
—That is, if he and the Origin Soul were to fail once more.
"It's Yu Yuan!"
"Look, a pyramid!"
"I see the Sect Master!"
"..."
The sky became translucent.
The supreme beings gathered in the Gray Domain of the Origin Realm, those who had reached the Primordial Spirit Stage, beheld a resplendent pyramid enveloped in divine radiance, standing tall in the far reaches of the void.
This pyramid seemed eternal, as though it had been there since the dawn of chaos, leaving everyone in awe!
Figures like Heesters, Loong Jie, Zhong Chichen, Yuan Lianyao, Barol, and Lvliu, upon glimpsing the dazzling pyramid, instantly recognized it as the Origin Land.
They had learned from Yu Yuan that the Abyss, Origin Realm, and Desolate Realm formed a long cylindrical star river, situated at the very edge of the endless void, closest to the Origin Land.
"That is the Origin Land!"
The Time God, Heesters, who had been transported to the Gray Domain by the Origin Soul, inhaled deeply and exclaimed, "The Origin Domain is the world's most enigmatic locale, ruled by the Origin Spirit, with the Origin Land as its dwelling. Ancient legends tell us that the Origin Spirits scattered across the world all originated from the Origin Land!"
The crowd was astounded.
It was from the likes of Heesters and Zhong Chichen that they began to grasp some of the profound secrets. Mighty beings such as the Chaos Roc and those near the Heaven Opening Flare Star were dumbfounded to see the Origin Land before their very eyes.
"Why can we suddenly see it?"
Loong Jie wondered aloud, perplexed.
Zhong Chichen looked over at the Heaven Opening Flare Star, still surging with the Galaxy Extraordinary Talent and resonating with the Oddity Stars of the Creation Star River, and said, "It has to be the Origin Soul! The immense energy continuously flowing from the outer ring of the Creation Star River is not only making the galaxy resound but has also swept away the barrier concealing it!"
He sensed that the gray barrier had become clear due to the power of the Origin Soul.
Zhong Chichen, an expert in the enigmas of space, sensed abnormal spatial fluctuations within the Gray Domain of the Origin Realm, across the Creation Continent, and in certain regions of the Desolate Realm and the Abyss. Each of these areas was emitting an extraordinary energy.
In these zones of anomaly, an immeasurable influx of Galaxy Extraordinary Talent was being channeled frantically from the Creation Star River in the Origin Domain.
