C922 The World Passageway Was Blocked!

In the dead of night, amidst a raging storm, Yu Yuan gazed into the abyss of the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area.

"The Heaven Sealing Soul Transformation Formation isn't fully activated, allowing the deluge to drench us unimpeded," he observed, as blinding bolts of lightning tore through the heavens, rendering faces ghostly white with their glare.

Hovering above, the enigmatic Soul Transformation Pool hung suspended, immovable as an ancient monolith.

Once nestled in the earthy depths before their eyes, the pool had ascended, autonomously whirling into action, drawing in the scattered souls from a ten-million-mile radius to be absorbed and refined.

Beneath the pit lay a peculiar membrane wall.

Further down, a chilling breath emanated, accompanied by the tremors of spatial anomalies.

With a flicker, a glint of soul light sparked into existence.

Canli, Beru, and the likes of the Ghost King Luo Yue could see the soul light infused with Yu Yuan's essence.

Yu Yuan's soul consciousness effortlessly penetrated the membrane, reaching into the alien space beyond.

Gone were the cries of a myriad of demons, the omnipresent whispers of malevolent spirits. Yu Yuan's soul perceived only three archaic black characters, looming like a dark sun in the shadowy expanse, as if anchoring the void below.

"We're missing 'Extreme.'"

A thought struck Yu Yuan, recalling the character "Extreme" that Yan Qiling had unleashed in Evil Town to counter the Fiend Sect's master, Yun Hao.

He realized in an instant that the "Extreme" had been taken by Yan Qiling after its absorption.

"Could it be..."

Outside the pit, he mulled over his thoughts and sought insight from Zhou You.

Canli, Beru, Luo Yue, and several other formidable beings from different races listened with rapt attention.

"The absence of 'Extreme' isn't the issue," Zhou You clarified, looking up at the Soul Transformation Pool and gesturing towards it. "This dark pool, along with the words 'Wisdom, Necessity, Injury' below, were all designed to seal and suppress the spatial gateway to the outer Realms. With the pool aloft and 'Extreme' taken by Mr. Yan, the seal's power has dissipated."

"Exactly. Now the deeper Realm passageway can be unobstructed. They can traverse from the other end."

He noted the lingering confusion among the crowd.

Zhou You elaborated, "The teleportation methods of the Evil Sect and the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area's space teleportation array differ. In our Boundless Land, the space teleportation array moves a small section of space to a different location."

He picked up two pebbles, representing two space teleportation arrays, and placed them on the ground. One pebble twinkled with a faint light. "Watch closely."

Activating his spatial powers, the glimmer on one pebble instantly shifted above the other.

"The essence of the space teleportation array is just that—a relocation of space. It transports people and objects from one small area to another."

"The channels that connect to other realms, however, operate differently."

As one of the foremost experts in spatial mysteries, Zhou You effortlessly produced a hollow iron rod.

"Imagine this realm passage as this empty rod. One end opens into the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area, and the other into the Delude Devil Abyss. Outsiders from the Delude Devil Abyss must enter through the rod's end, traverse a tunnel of layered spatial dimensions filled with endless, wondrous streams of light, to emerge on this side."

He gestured towards the deep pit.

"Both ends of the passage must maintain spatial stability—free of obstructions, unbroken realm barriers, and unpredictable winds. A problem at either end renders the realm passage unusable."

With a covert incantation, Zhou You's iron rod, symbolizing the Delude Devil Abyss end, became a mix of bizarre elements, winds, and fleeting strange lights.

"A disturbance there can slowly affect us here. And though I'm adept with spatial forces, rectifying the chaos and making adjustments means delving deeper from our end. I'd be constantly facing peril, every inch a struggle."

After a pause, he continued, "To sum up, our side seems intact. The likely issue stems from the Delude Devil Abyss. Were I there now, at the other end, I could attempt to untangle the mess. If things turned dire, I'd have the option to quickly retreat back to the Delude Devil Abyss. Proximity offers a relative safety net."

"But if I'm to do this..."

A soul shadow, symbolizing his journey, drifted into one end of the hollow iron rod, its speed diminishing as it neared the opposite end.

"In doing so, I might run out of strength before even reaching the heart of the issue, before finding the crux. The return journey is arduous and long. I could become ensnared, possibly veering into some fractured crevice, with no telling where it might lead me."

With a grave look, he gazed beyond the sky and said, "Even if Yan Qiling were to return, it would be futile. The key to the problem doesn't lie with us, but within the Delude Devil Abyss."

"Delude Devil Abyss!"

Canli, Beru, and several members of other races murmured under their breath.

"What is that?" Yu Yuan inquired.

"It's a tumultuous region where many from the Devaputra Race converge. All of us have entered the Boundless Land through a Realm gateway from the Delude Devil Abyss," explained Beru of the Star Race, taking a deep breath. "With so many of our strongest stationed in the Delude Devil Abyss, how could anything go awry?"

After hearing the guide's thorough explanation, Canli and the other extraterrestrial visitors, adrift in the void, were convinced.

They were also certain that the issue did not originate from the Boundless Land, but from the Delude Devil Abyss beyond the stars.

"Mr. Yan, could he have ventured to the Delude Devil Abyss? Did he sense something amiss and decide to pierce the heavens, seeking a resolution within the Delude Devil Abyss?" Luo Yue asked, astonished.

"Impossible," Zhou You countered, shaking his head. "The distance between the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area and the Delude Devil Abyss spans an immense galaxy. It would take a cultivator at the Unrestrained Stage several years of relentless travel to arrive. And even aboard a Galaxy Ancient Starship, the journey would be exceedingly lengthy."

The crowd buzzed with speculation and concern.

Yu Yuan, having grasped the essence of the predicament, realized he was of little aid in matters of spatial anomalies. Opting against futile efforts, he made his way to the site of the evil statue.

The visages on both sides of the statue were indistinct to the extreme.

Employing his Yin God senses, he probed the murky interior of the evil statue, discovering that its spiritual essence seemed to have temporarily vanished.

"It seems something is amiss."

Lost in thought for a moment, Yu Yuan disregarded the presence of numerous foreign races and Devaputras within the Fallen Moon Forbidden Area. With a mere thought, he retrieved a bottle of green blood from the storage pouch gifted by Ann Ziqing.

The bottle, no thicker than a middle finger, contained the vital essence of the Dark Elfkind.

The small world of Qi and blood materialized, the crimson, crystal-like Life Altar emerging abruptly.

He uncorked the bottle and poured the Eighth Level Dark Elfkind member's blood into the Life Altar, then swiftly reabsorbed the altar into his body.

Drops of green blood began to dissolve within the Life Altar.

The blood underwent purification, smelting, and essence extraction.

Soon after, the spinning Life Altar released specks of green luminescence. Like glowworms, they escaped the small world of Qi and blood and surged into his sea of consciousness.

These glimmering specks were absorbed by his Yin God, nourishing both the Heavenly Soul and the primary soul.

Yu Yuan keenly sensed a significant enhancement in his Yin God, as if it had been marked by an extraordinary soul power at its very core.

"Hmm? It has such an effect!"

To his astonishment, the Dark Elfkind's blood was not fortifying his physique but advancing his soul.

"The Dark Elfkind are inherently frail. Even those of the Ninth and Tenth Levels might not possess a physique as robust as yours. Their blood essence offers no benefit to your physical strength. The Dark Elfkind are known for their powerful souls, and the blood essence of foreign races encapsulates the quintessence of their entire bodily energy."

"That includes soul power!"

Canli appeared silently, observing Yu Yuan's look of surprise, and suggested, "Try the blood essence of the Banshees. I'm confident that you won't need to undergo arduous training to advance to the Yin God Stage. The potent souls of these foreign races, once their blood essence is infused into the Life Altar and refined, will integrate with your soul, allowing you to break through with ease."

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