C988 Close yet Worlds apart

The second Demon Blood Moon met its demise within a vast Prisma, cleaved by golden lightning imbued with the laws of the Dao. Shattered remains and blood saturated the crystalline space.

President Lyi and Zhou You shared a grave look, their eyes heavy with the weight of the scene.

Elsewhere, Grec, having successfully switched places with Shi Yuxuan, let out a soft chuckle and reverted to Yuxuan's form. His peculiar fixation on Yuxuan's visage was a mystery, but beyond the identical appearance and stature, the pulsing of his flesh and blood betrayed his true identity as the Great Demon God, Grec.

Yu Yuan's Yin God, wielding two Dragon Slash Platforms, was now distinct from his main soul and Heavenly Soul. His Yin God's intellect and will were embedded within the Dragon Slash Platform that entombed the Space-time Dragon. Memories sparked and burst forth as he adeptly summoned the platform's power.

Within the enigmatic space of the Dragon Slash Platform, the serpentine corpse of the Space-time Dragon lay like a range of mountains, its severed remnants, breath, and blood now awakened.

A curious tide emerged in that realm, resonating with the Dragon Slash Platform, crafted from Divine Stone. This phenomenon spawned new, nascent worlds in the spaces Yu Yuan traversed, each encased in impenetrable barriers beyond the ken of mortals.

He harnessed this to thwart Grec's relentless chase.

Meanwhile, his untransformed Heavenly Soul, not yet having manifested the Yang God, mysteriously linked with another Dragon Slash Platform, the resting place of the Frost Dragon. The Heavenly Soul, emblematic of wisdom, drew upon the platform to ward off the corruption of Grec's flesh and blood.

The Heavenly Soul also quelled the aberrant stirrings of blood within, using the icy force within the Dragon Slash Platform for suppression.

Simultaneously, his main soul, or life soul, steered the sword sheath in unison with Yu Yiyi's cauldron soul, maintaining their bond.

Each soul performed its duty, commanding various artifacts and channeling an array of Spiritual Spells and secret arts in unison to counter Grec.

"An intriguing little fellow," murmured the Great Demon God Grec, trailing behind. As he navigated through the layered spaces, he smiled faintly, reduced to nothing more than a skin devoid of flesh and blood.

As Yu Yuan made his way through the Realm toward the deep chasm that housed the domain gateway, he encountered a Dark Elfkind woman locked in fierce combat with a Voodoo Cult disciple. Her body bore numerous bloody wounds, from which dark green blood flowed, and her eyes suddenly glowed with an unnatural red light.

With a swish, fiery red sword beams burst forth from the scabbard beneath his feet.

"Yu Yuan, you dare!"

"You!"

Mia and Lulu, both of mixed heritage, were taken aback by the sudden change in their expressions. They couldn't fathom why Yu Yuan would take the time to strike down a severely injured kinswoman, especially when he was in the midst of an escape.

Seven crimson sword beams impaled the Dark Elfkind woman. As her flesh writhed, Grec, who had just completed the "Blood Reformation" and had yet to fully transfer his overwhelming blood energy, was reduced to a mangled mess by the sword beams.

"So, this can be felt too," Grec's voice grumbled from the gory remnants.

"Grec!"

"Not Grec again!"

Mia and Lulu instantly grasped the unfolding events.

Subsequently, the otherworldly powerhouses and human cultivators observing from the shadows realized that on Yu Yuan's journey to the chasm, whether it be a formidable demon, a Bloodline warrior, or an unassuming disciple from the Spirit Void Sect or Thunder Sect, at specific moments, they would all transform into Grec!

The Great Demon God Grec had the ability to instantly project his essence into a puppet through a blood connection.

They witnessed one Grec after another, either launching into the sky or already hovering above, wielding powers far surpassing their own bloodlines, pushing the innate abilities of great demons to their limits, or harnessing lightning and thunder—all in relentless pursuit to assassinate Yu Yuan.

Each encounter showcased a different ploy, each pushing the puppet's capabilities to the extreme, sometimes even beyond!

Yu Yuan, with a Dragon Slash Platform in each hand and his feet upon the scabbard, his head crowned by the Evil Cauldron, employed a myriad of tactics. He unleashed scarlet sword beams capable of obliterating worlds and extinguishing life, manipulated time and space, erected countless barriers, and even summoned the power to encase the world in ice.

He was exerting his full might, drawing upon every Spiritual Spell and secret art he had mastered, including those gleaned from the Dragon Slash Platform's memories, to confront each new incarnation of Grec.

Crack!

His back was brutally struck by an Eighth Level White Bear, its fractured claws shattering his bones.

The bear claws detonated against his back, showering the area with blood and flesh. As the White Bear noticed the gap between them growing, it plummeted from the sky, lifeless before it even hit the ground.

In the next moment, Greco possessed a female demon, her serpentine hair whipping wildly around her.

Under her mastery of soul arts, countless delicate threads of soul wove through his Consciousness Little World, sprouting into a dark brown ancient tree with a thick canopy of leaves.

The tree's slender branches thrust outward frenetically, threatening to rupture his consciousness.

Just then, the dark cauldron hovering overhead descended swiftly, encasing his head. Yu Yiyi harnessed the Evil Cauldron's might to shatter the female demon's soul technique.

No sooner had the dark brown ancient tree vanished than a Yang cultivator from the Sword Sect, embracing death, cast a sword spell that echoed with the laments of ghosts and wolves. It was as if a myriad of souls from the Yin Meridians at the heart of Horror Land were shrieking through the spell.

The Sword Sect's Unrestrained Stage cultivator, along with his Yin God and Yang God, perished before the sword light even reached them.

The sword spell he had realized, yet never revealed—a spell that meant certain death upon its first use—lay buried in the depths of his heart. Once Greco took possession, it was unleashed without hesitation.

Yu Yuan, left with no alternative, clutched the Dragon Slash Platform, conjuring a succession of spatial barriers to fend off the attack.

Still, the anguished wails and curses of tormented souls descended upon him, a curse that only the Evil Cauldron could quell and cleanse.

Subsequently, disciples from the Thunder Sect, Profound Sky Sect, and Primordial Yang Sect launched themselves at Yu Yuan in a relentless onslaught.

The enigmatic link between him and the Soul Transformation Pool had been severed long ago.

He found himself unable to summon the power of the "Heaven Sealing Soul Transformation Formation."

The pit was close, yet as he soared towards it, the distance seemed insurmountable, as if the end would never come.

"In the realm passageway, there's another force of Greco's at play!"

The instant Zhou You grasped the crystalline Four Corners Platform, his face paled, and he urgently relayed the information to President Lyi.

President Lyi was taken aback. He instantly realized that both he and Zhou Wen had unwittingly broadcasted their messages within earshot of the Great Demon God Grec, who had listened in and prepared accordingly.

The dark pit's realm passageway was likely under the influence of Grec's power.

"Elder Han?"

Cao Jiaze, wielding the "Nine Heavens Imperial Palace," had swiftly made his way to the pit. Hearing Zhou Wen's remarks, he glanced down to find a familiar gaunt elder positioned at the entrance of a cave on the pit's rocky wall.

This individual was a seasoned practitioner of spatial powers, employed by the Profound Sky Sect.

Though not as advanced in cultivation as Zhou Wen, he was a respected Yang God Stage cultivator, nurtured by the Profound Sky Sect with considerable investment.

He had arrived with the group, yet his expected place was within the Medicine God Sect's domain, overseen by Chu Yao in the Jade Peak Mountain Range.

Cao Jiaze was taken aback to see Elder Han appear in the pit, exclaiming, "Elder Han, what brings you here? This place is fraught with danger; you shouldn't be here!"

A cultivator of the Yang God Stage with mastery over spatial powers was indeed a rare gem for the Profound Sky Sect.

The flicker of red in Elder Han's eyes set off alarm bells in Cao Jiaze's mind. He quickly pieced together that Elder Han must have been driven by curiosity about the battle conditions in the forbidden land and had stealthily come to observe.

Relying on his spatial expertise, he had approached the passageway that linked to the Delude Devil Abyss.

Unbeknownst to him, he had fallen under Grec's insidious control and was now a puppet, aiding Grec in exerting partial influence over the pit.

This manipulation by Grec had made Yu Yuan's journey treacherous and infinitely more perilous.

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