C816 The Great Path Clashes with Each Other
Rejecting the source of the Yin Meridian hardly seemed like a wise decision.
He had parted ways with Yuan Lianyao and Ann Ziqing, retreating to the base of the Dark Mountain with the intention of regaining the Yin Meridian's approval and resuming their prior arrangement.
Yet, when his Yin God departed from his physical form and was once again ushered into this microcosm by the Yin Meridian, he found himself hesitating briefly before resolutely declining.
This led to a heated dispute between him and the will of the Yin Meridian.
The source of the Yin Meridian represented the will of Horror Land, the deity of this realm.
Separated from his true form and cast into this space, his Yin God was essentially flirting with death by opposing the Yin Meridian's source.
Nevertheless, he proceeded with a natural ease and an unexpectedly firm stance.
Strikingly, when he definitively refused, unilaterally nullifying the agreement and demanding the Yin Meridian's source to release him, the world's will once again lapsed into silence.
Yu Yuan, in his soul form, hovered high above the expansive Styx, experiencing a unique sensation.
The bond between his Yin God and true body remained intact. He was aware that his physical self was still beneath the mountain, and that his Heavenly Soul, along with his primary soul consciousness, had already risen to its feet.
At that moment, his true body had also emerged from the Dark Mountain.
The three souls were in communion.
His Yin God and his true body reached a consensus simultaneously.
Leaving the Dark Mountain, he made a beeline for the cave previously guarded by the white skeleton.
He knew that by following the cave, he could descend into the earth's depths and find the fissure.
Beyond that fissure lay the confined realm of his Yin God, the very place where he had forged his Yin God.
Armed with a sword sheath, his true body was capable of wielding the sword, even with the Yin God detached, potentially shattering the fissure to carve out an escape route for his Yin God.
His actions sent a clear message to the source of the Yin Meridian: If you won't grant me passage, I'll carve my own way out!
"Yu Yuan!"
As his true body raced across the terrain, Yuan Lianyao and Ann Ziqing caught sight of him and cried out together.
Both women instantly recognized that something was amiss with him.
Before long, he reached the cavern leading deep underground. As he was poised to descend, Ann Ziqing, clad in purple divine armor, arrived with a grave look on her face. "What's going on? Has your Yin God separated from your body?"
Ann Ziqing, the Blood God Cult's rising star, armed with a host of magical artifacts and treasures, could discern that Yu Yuan was missing a piece of his soul.
Instinctively, she realized it was Yu Yuan's newly refined Yin God, capable of manifesting in Horror Land.
Like Yuan Lianyao, Yu Yuan's Yin God could navigate Horror Land independently. Yet, without the protection of the Evil Cauldron or the natural shield of his corporeal form, Yu Yuan's Yin God was vulnerable to mishaps during separation.
The Mingdu Ghost King, lurking unseen, could remotely cast spells to shatter his fragile Yin God with a mere thought.
Ann Ziqing was aware of his issues with the Mingdu Ghost King and that entities like the Kalpa Ghost King had the power to extinguish Yu Yuan's distant Yin God.
"White Bone, Luohou is tied up with council matters and can't look after you. Wandering with your Yin God like this is perilous," Ann Ziqing implored with deep concern. "Also, what are you attempting to do down there?"
Soon after, Yuan Lianyao arrived, her expression clouded with anxiety upon hearing Ann Ziqing's words. "What's wrong?"
"I'll fill you in later."
Without another word, Yu Yuan plunged downward.
Meanwhile, in the subterranean space, Yu Yuan gazed upon the expansive Styx, his Yin God striving to connect with the Soul Transformation Pool deep within the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area.
The source of the Yin Vein was unresponsive, its silence enigmatic.
But Yu Yuan understood that successful communication with the Soul Transformation Pool would signify the Yin Vein source's willingness to lift its seal—a gesture of benevolence.
He was determined to try once more.
"Just as long as..."
"Eh!"
Startled, his Yin God hovered above the flowing Styx.
Abruptly, he felt the presence of the Soul Transformation Pool!
The pool had not projected an image; rather, his Yin God keenly sensed the Soul Transformation Pool gently swirling within the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area, seemingly seeking him out, reaching out to him.
The mental link between Yu Yuan and the Soul Transformation Pool snapped into place in an instant, yet it was not with the consent of the Yin Vein's will.
He heard a series of "chi chi" sounds.
Those sounds were like sword lights of extreme sharpness, slicing through the fabric of space, tearing apart the protective light barriers, and shattering every obstruction in their path!
Without hesitation, he realized that the sword intent and light within the myriad of sword marks etched into the walls of the Soul Transformation Pool had transformed into actual swords, piercing through some celestial divide!
It was an act of sheer force!
The Soul Transformation Pool had commandeered the residual sword force within its walls, and with an edge beyond his comprehension, it had cleaved through the spatial blockade!
From the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area on the Profound Sky Continent, the sword force reached the Horror Land on the Quietus Continent!
This was not a gesture of acceptance from the Yin Vein Origin, nor its approval. It was a challenge from the Soul Transformation Pool to the Horror Land, verging on a threat!
Yu Yuan had not anticipated that his out-of-body Yin God, drawn into this microcosm by the Yin Vein Origin to perceive the Soul Transformation Pool, would trigger such a cataclysmic disturbance!
And since when had the Soul Transformation Pool grown so formidable?
How had it managed to extend its influence across the vast distance to the Horror Land?
At that moment.
The white bones, Luohou, and the other two Ghost Kings, engaged in conversation within a peculiar subterranean realm thick with Yin Qi, all felt a sudden premonition.
The three great Ghost Kings, their eyes wide with astonishment, surfaced in an instant.
On the ground, they simultaneously gazed skyward to witness the darkening expanse above the Horror Land, slowly succumbing to an inky encroachment.
Above, the sky was riddled with countless luminous fissures, amidst which lightning and mysterious crystalline particles burst forth.
As the mightiest among the Ghost Kings of the Horror Land, they watched the eerie transformation of the void with a creeping sense of foreboding—that the Horror Land itself might be on the brink of annihilation.
They were not alone.
The Kalpa Ghost King, Mingdu Ghost King, and a host of ancient specters across the Horror Land all fixed their eyes on the peculiar celestial phenomena.
It seemed as though an enigmatic force from another plane had violently shattered the spatial fetters, descending upon this realm!
The barrier high above the Horror Land appeared ready to be breached!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Dark Mountains trembled, and the Styx, intimately linked to the Ghost Kings, churned as if boiling over. Thick smoke and white fog billowed forth in great volumes.
"What's going on?"
From the domain of the old crone, Jiang Xingwen shivered as she flew out of the quaking Dark Mountain.
Glancing back at the Dark Mountain on the verge of collapse, she turned to Mingdu in a panic. "Is it you? Have you returned to your body?"
Mingdu shook his head, his expression somber. "Something in the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area is colliding with the Great Dao of Horror Land."
"The Fallen Moon Forbidden Area?" Jiang Xingwen was bewildered.
"That place," Mingdu said, his gaze intense and grave, "is the most enigmatic and extraordinary in all of the Boundless Land. Something there is powerful enough to contend with it. In Horror Land, across the entire Boundless Land, it governs the cycle of life and death. Who could possibly stand against it?"
No one was more familiar with the source of the Yin Meridians than he was, understanding the full implications of its power.
Yet, the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area remained a mystery to him.
