C970 The Former Dark Deity

Ann Wen silently withdrew from Yu Yuan's little world.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The blood cocoon enveloping Yu Yuan, along with the Crucible of Evil and the Soulforge Pool, was shredded and peeled away.

Before the remnants of the blood cocoon could touch the ground, they coalesced and transformed back into Cao Yi.

This partial manifestation of Cao Yi, now separated from Yu Yuan and the Soulforge Pool, locked eyes with Ann Wen.

Within Yu Yuan, another fragment of Cao Yi continued to battle fiercely against the twelve blood-colored figures created by Ann Wen.

"The rune circle has been breached."

Yu Yuan, his spiritual wisdom restored, didn't focus on the battle raging within his Mindscape between Blood Moon and Yu Yiyi against Cao Yi. Instead, he turned his attention to his physical form and acupoints.

Cao Yi had used the blood cocoon to encase him, as well as the Crucible of Evil and the Soulforge Pool, severing the connection between the Soulforge Pool's artifact soul and the Soulforge Matrix.

This caused the rune circle to temporarily fail without a soul to govern it.

Now, both the Soulforge Pool and Yu Yuan had escaped the confines of the blood cocoon. If Yu Yuan wished, the Soulforge Matrix could be reactivated, and the wall could be reestablished.

However, upon seeing the Abyssal Winged Lizard, the Golden Elephant God, and the Peacock Queen within the forbidden area, Yu Yuan realized the futility of such actions.

"There's no need for you to trouble yourself, The Hon."

Yu Yuan acknowledged the leader of the Colddeath with a nod as the sword spirit within his arm bone abruptly stirred to life.

In an instant, streams of scarlet sword light emerged within his vitality and the Golden Sanctum of his little world, ruthlessly purging Cao Yi's blood shadows from the myriad acupoints.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

Cao Yi's figures were extinguished one by one under the relentless assault of the crimson sword light.

The blood light branded by Cao Yi within his organs and bones was cleansed by the sword light, leaving no trace behind.

Ann Wen smirked slightly, "The sword force bequeathed by Nie Qingtian is truly remarkable."

Cao Yi grunted in pain as he realized he had lost connection with the remnant souls he had placed in Yu Yuan's spiritual sense, now erased by the combined efforts of the cauldron spirit Yu Yiyi and Blood Moon.

Cao Yi subtly increased the distance between himself and the others, then pointed to the center of his forehead, effectively vanishing from sight.

He reappeared within the Starhaven Formation, materializing in the palace where he had previously stood. "I've activated the Soulforge Matrix. The cultivators from the Land of Quiescence have successfully entered. Everything that needed to be done, everything within my power, has been accomplished. The ensuing battle shouldn't require my attention any longer."

He settled into a seated position in the palace, having finished his declaration, and cast a glance at Cao Jiaze beside him.

"Should we win this battle, your contribution will be the most significant," Cao Jiaze acknowledged with genuine respect.

"Now, let us take over," Yao Huangqi of the Devil Palace called out, rallying his forces with a wave of his arm. The specters perched atop the Abyssal Winged Lizards let out a rallying cry and surged forward. "Cao, there's no need for the Starhaven Formation to make a move. We've traveled a great distance and must pull our weight. We can't allow you to bask in all the glory."

The King of Wraiths, Mo Yan, and nearly a hundred cultivators from the Devil Palace, masters of the Solar Spirit and Spirit Walk realms, launched an assault on the Shadowkin and the enchantress.

In the forbidden area, the Golden Elephant God from Shadow's Keep underwent a dramatic transformation, revealing his immense elephantine form. His head seemed to prop up the heavens, and with a stomp of his massive golden hooves, the earth rippled with waves of golden light.

Two eighth-level warriors of the Dawnbringers, clad in heavy armor and loyal to Canli, along with several seventh-level fighters, were crushed underfoot, their bodies mangled and limbs shattered, leaving a vast crater in their wake.

The Golden Elephant God, having ascended to the status of Dark Deity, stood towering like a majestic golden mountain. In a swift transformation, he became a golden-armored giant and barreled towards Adler of the Primal Demon clan.

Adler's colorful armor shattered into countless pieces upon impact.

The Golden Elephant God sneered triumphantly. His golden gaze seemed to gather countless sword lights that pierced the heart of the inner demon, Mitts, whose demonform blazed with golden flames.

Suddenly, the formidable Golden Mountain he rode upon appeared before Sidla, the nine-headed Demon God.

With a thunderous crash, the Golden Mountain plummeted down, striking Sidla, who had been locked in fierce combat with Mo Baichuan, sending him plummeting from the sky.

The nine-headed snake demonform of Sidla plummeted towards the shadowy chasm housing the Domain Channel. Emitting a heart-wrenching cry, blood sprayed from its body as it convulsed wildly, narrowly preventing itself from tumbling into the abyss and becoming lost within the Domain Channel that led to innumerable unknown realms.

"Golden Elephant God!"

"He is, after all, a mighty one who once ascended to the realm of the Dark Deity!"

"Incredible!"

Many cultivators from the Land of Quiescence and Euwrea, who had not yet joined the fray, watched in awe as the Golden Elephant God crushed numerous Dawnbringers beneath his foot. He even managed to wound three Demon Gods from beyond the stars, prompting an excited chorus of cheers.

As the barrier around the forbidden area faded, Chu Yao from the Serpent Spine Mountains, numerous individuals from Sacred Hands, and various highly skilled experts from the Crimson Sun Empire and Silvermoon Empire could observe the spectacle. Whether they were nestled deep within the clouds or using magical mirrors, they all beheld the imposing figure of the Golden Elephant God.

In that moment, across different regions and realms, songs of praise and jubilant cheers for the Golden Elephant God resonated.

"Yu Yuan, we meet again," Zhou Cangmin, the High Oracle, greeted Yu Yuan with a complex smile across the vast expanse of a kilometer.

Faang Yao, bald and indebted to the God of Medicine Hong Qi from earlier years, deliberately avoided this confrontation. He selected an eighth-level Starborn warrior as his adversary and charged into a flaming orb.

"Each deed has its own merit. I owe you my gratitude for your support back in the forbidden area," Yu Yuan expressed with sincerity.

During his time in Moonfall Sanctuary, the Forgotten Ruins, and later in the Silvermoon Empire, the Ruby Hand had taken a liking to him and indeed treated him well, with intentions of recruiting him into their ranks. And currently, Yuan Lianyao was still practicing within the Ruby Hand...

Despite now being on opposing sides and aligned with different factions, Yu Yuan maintained the respect due when facing Zhou Cangmin, not daring to overstep.

"Your words spare you my hand. If you must meet your end, let it not be by me," Zhou Cangmin declared with a sigh.

"I feel the same way," Yu Yuan said, blinking as his gaze shifted to the Peacock Queen, who was skulking about without revealing her true form.

Brilliant divine rainbows fanned out, stealthily drawing nearer.

At times, the rainbows would vanish mysteriously, as if slipping briefly into the folds of a space rift, only to reappear a little closer to him each time.

"Peacock Queen, surely you're not planning to use underhanded tactics against Yu Yuan, are you?" Zhou Cangmin, clutching his horsetail whisk, shook his head with a wry smile. "Don't disappoint me."

He was as relaxed as Tian Zang and Luo Yue among the many trapped here.

Should Tian Zang and Luo Yue sense danger, they could retreat to the Land of Terror for safety.

As for himself, a master of the true essence of space magic and a cultivator at the Unbound Realm, no one from the Land of Quiescence or the Land of Endless could hold him back.

If he chose to leave, he could be thousands of miles away in an instant.

Even faced with a primordial spirit, he could rely on the treasure in his hand to instantly escape to the Everlands and soar freely through the vast extraterrestrial Star River.

"I have an old score to settle with Hong Qi! He owes me!"

The Peacock Queen's voice, tinged with embarrassment and anger, echoed through each divine rainbow, sending shivers down the spines of those who listened.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

At that moment, Loong Jie, the venerable patriarch of the Nagas, with his resplendent golden dragon form, furiously slammed into the earth where the Dragon Slaying Stage stood, causing the ground to thunder ominously.

The other giant dragons paused briefly before following Loong Jie's command.

Thus, all the Nagas present threw caution to the wind and charged headlong after Loong Jie toward the Dragon Slaying Stage.

"Go!"

Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes and whispered the command.

The cauldron spirit, Yu Yiyi, emerged from his brow and flickered in the void before vanishing without a trace.

Immediately after, the tumultuous shaking of that region came to an abrupt halt.

No matter how desperately Loong Jie and the other giant dragons battered the ground, not a single stone on the surface of the Dragon Slaying Stage showed any sign of cracking.

The stone ground appeared to be reinforced a millionfold. A ninth-level Loong Jie wouldn't stand a chance, and it seemed that even a tenth-level Dragon God would be unable to shatter it.

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