C969 Breaking the Cocoon!!

The Heaven Sealing Soul Transformation Formation had been breached, and the cultivators from the Devil Palace, astride the Deep Sea Basilisk, made their entrance into the forbidden zone. This left all the formidable beings within, including Xi Quan and Luo Yue, utterly aghast.

None had anticipated that Cao Yi, the once-in-a-generation prodigy from the Profound Sky Sect, could be so fearsome.

Using some enigmatic and arcane technique, Cao Yi had transformed himself into a massive blood cocoon, enveloping Yu Yuan, the Soul Transformation Pool, and the Evil Cauldron. The formation was effortlessly shattered.

"It's over!"

Despair gripped everyone as they found themselves at a loss for how to respond.

The Devil Palace, Demon Palace, Red Devil Sect, Fiend Sect, Voodoo Cult, Filthy Spirit Sect, and the dragons—once contenders in the battle—now faced a situation that had irrevocably changed.

Those trapped in the forbidden area stood no chance against the allied might of the Heavenly Source Continent and the Quietus Continent.

Aoao! Aoao!

Led by Loong Jie, the Five-clawed Golden Dragons, Frost Dragons, Jade Dragons, and Brontosaurs undulated their massive forms, trailing ribbons of luminescent streaks across the night sky, like a dazzling meteor shower slicing through the dark tapestry above.

Tianzang, the Ghost King, who had single-handedly overpowered the Spirit Void Taoist and the Illusionist Taoist, ceased his assault at the moment the formation cracked. Seated on the Aura Altar, his blue-faced demonic figure retracted the Muddy Devil Embryo. His deep blue eyes twinkled uncertainly as he covertly reached out to the Horror Land.

He sensed the presence of the Styx, a gift from the source of the Yin Meridian, resonating with him.

"It hasn't forsaken me!"

Tianzang's spirit steadied, a gleam of elation in his eyes as he exchanged glances with Luo Yue.

Luo Yue nodded back, acknowledging the connection.

As long as the Styx of the Horror Land remained in sync with them, they, as Ghost Kings recognized by the source of the Yin Meridian, could utilize the exclusive escape technique reserved for Ghost Kings to instantly return.

Emboldened by this assurance, the two soul spirits, now Ghost Kings transformed in the Horror Land, were fearless.

With a low chuckle, Tianzang watched as the altar, resembling a mountain of blue crystal, erupted once more in a burst of astonishing brilliance.

"We must devise a plan to rescue Yu Yuan."

Luo Yue, a fellow Ghost King, transmitted a thought.

Seated upon the Aura Altar, Tianzang's expression soured. He shook his head at Luo Yue and sent a telepathic message: "This Cao Yi character is an enigma. The Profound Sky Sect's vast array of Dao Spells and Spiritual Spells are already comprehensive, yet he's not only mastered their various Dao Spells, but through the true Ann Jieshan, he's also perfected the Blood God Cult's secret arts."

"He's blended the righteous and the sinister Dao Spells seamlessly, achieving mastery over both. I'm at a loss for how to counter him."

In the shadows, Tianzang was ready. Seeing no glimmer of hope, he made a swift retreat to Horror Land.

Once the white bones ascended to the status of Ghosts and Gods, becoming the unrivaled supreme entity of this realm, they could remain in Horror Land, and the Primordial Spirit would be powerless against them.

Much like how the Primordial Spirit and Demon Gods of the five great powers wouldn't dare to stir trouble in the Great Swamp unless the Desolate God set foot there.

"Yu Yuan!"

With a slicing sound, Ann Wen, the leader of the Blood God Cult, followed the Deep Sea Basilisk into the fray.

Adorned in a crimson robe, Ann Wen's alabaster skin showcased his veins with stark clarity, his features strikingly ethereal.

Blood snake earrings dangled from his earlobes, a red jade pendant graced his robe, and a Universe Ring on his finger emitted a terrifying blood light.

With his phoenix eyes and slender brows slightly knitted, Ann Wen's icy, sinister gaze locked onto the blood cocoon.

A fierce burst of blood light erupted from his eyes.

The massive blood cocoon, encasing Yu Yuan along with the Evil Cauldron, seemed to be slashed by an unseen blade, tearing open with numerous fissures.

Beneath the crimson cracks, glimpses of the Evil Cauldron and Soul Transformation Pool were exposed.

"Profound Sky Sect, Cao Yi."

Ann Wen murmured, his heart's blood refined into a string of glistening red droplets.

Twelve diamond-red drops lay still in his palm.

Suddenly, the twelve droplets transformed into animated, blood-colored figures, shrieking as they swarmed toward the blood cocoon enveloping Yu Yuan.

Twelve blood-colored figures each bore the handsome visage of Ann Wen, yet their forms varied greatly.

Some were clad in gleaming silver scale armor, others radiated intense light, while some had jet-black wings sprouting from their backs. There were those with a third eye upon their foreheads, and some trailed lizard-like tails behind them.

Each of the twelve figures possessed a human face, but their bodies were those of Outsiders and Vicious Beasts.

"Ann Wen, you've achieved it..."

Cao Yi's voice, laden with shock, fear, and panic, emanated from the massive blood cocoon.

Before entering the cocoon, the twelve figures, seemingly morphed from Ann Wen, coalesced into hues of scarlet, onyx, deep purple, azure, dark green, and bright yellow, among others.

In an instant, the twelve streams of blood-colored light plunged into the cocoon.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Yu Yuan's fleshly body trembled, his acupoints, sea of consciousness, Qi, blood, and the miniature realm of his Spiritual Energy shook as if they were new worlds capable of cataclysmic upheaval.

His soul's domain, shrouded in dark soul energy, housed his main soul and Heavenly Soul.

Cao Yi and Ann Wen, now as soul and blood shadows, engaged in a fierce battle within this bizarre sea of consciousness.

The same conflict raged within Yu Yuan's acupoints, his Qi and blood, and his Yellow Court Little World.

Countless Cao Yis and twelve distinct Ann Wens waged war using Yu Yuan's body and soul as their battleground, with his acupoints serving as the world's foundation, exchanging Dao Spells and Blood Arts.

"Cao Yi, the Dao Spells and secret arts you practice include the early teachings of the Profound Sky Sect and the original Blood Arts of the Blood God Cult. Surely you don't believe that after thousands of years, their understanding of the powers of Heaven and Earth and bloodlines hasn't advanced?"

Ann Wen's thoughts and Soul Sound rose incessantly from the depths of Yu Yuan's being.

"The arts of the Profound Sky Sect and Blood God Cult you've mastered hail from an era millennia past. You fail to grasp the transformations that have occurred over the centuries, how many Spiritual Spells have evolved. The arcane knowledge and Dao Spells you hold are, by today's standards, significantly outdated."

"See that? With just droplets of my blood essence, I can create a Ninth Level foreign powerhouse, complete with their innate bloodline talents and specialized powers," Ann Wen's eerie laughter thundered from within Yu Yuan's body.

Yu Yuan seemed to truly witness different forms of Ann Wen, utilizing the sinister Soul Arts of the Dark Elfkind and the Demoness, wielding the techniques of the Asura Clan and the Black Scale Clan, to obliterate the blood shadows split from Cao Yi.

The solidified blood cocoon cracked and began to flake off his body.

"Include me as well."

A voice unfamiliar to both Ann Wen and Cao Yi echoed from the depths of Yu Yuan's consciousness.

A blood moon ascended, casting a captivating glow that seized the soul.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The essence of Cao Yi's blood mingled with Yu Yuan's refined blood within the Life Altar, converging towards the blood moon.

In an instant, the blood moon crafted a body, transforming into a man with a visage marred by violence—the second Blood Devil, Blood Moon!

This was the formidable figure who originated from the Blood God Cult, later venturing into the Outland Star River, only to be seduced by the Blood Devil Clan into madness.

Confined within Sword Prison for years, he attempted to corrupt Yu Yuan's consciousness and failed, ultimately becoming the second Blood Devil. Now, he suddenly manifested a tangible body!

An ethereal Blood Devil, once endowed with a physical form, was akin to a Devaputra undergoing a metamorphosis, with its battle prowess soaring dramatically!

"It's you!"

Sect Master Ann Wen, within the microcosm of Yu Yuan's consciousness, was visibly shaken at the sight of Blood Moon, seemingly reborn.

"I am now known as Blood Moon, sworn to the master of the Evil Cauldron," he declared, his demeanor unchanging as he surveyed the myriad blood-colored shadows of Cao Yi. "Sect Master, I shall handle this."

No sooner had he spoken than a barefoot girl in a white dress emerged unexpectedly.

"My name is Yu Yiyi."

She curtsied to Ann Wen with impeccable grace.

Yu Yuan, now imbued with dark soul energy, flashed a sardonic smile and also exchanged greetings with Ann Wen.

Ann Wen gave a slight nod. "My intention was precisely to awaken you."

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