C990 Origin and Doppelganger

The Great Demon God Grec!

The imposing man seated atop the Domain Channel was none other than the real body of Grec!

The entity that had taken over Shi Yuxuan in the forbidden area, unleashing a series of bloody disasters, was merely a fragment of Grec.

Merely one of his avatars!

Feeling the turbulence of the blood-red sea beneath the Domain Channel, Yu Yuan didn't need confirmation from anyone to be certain that the red-bearded man below was indeed Grec himself!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

President Lyi, Zhou You, Cao Jiaze, Cao Yi, the Golden Elephant God, and other mighty figures who were near the pit felt their vitality erupt like a volcano the instant Grec's real body was revealed.

Each of these powerhouses felt their corporeal bodies spiral out of control, as if being drawn toward the pit, yearning to descend into the Domain Channel below.

Overwhelmed by the shock, they didn't have time to ponder; they hastily distanced themselves from the pit.

At that moment, Yu Yuan, hovering in the midair above, cast a chilling glance at President Lyi and Zhou You.

He began to suspect that President Lyi and Zhou You might be in league with Grec, plotting against him.

Zhou You and President Lyi had persistently encouraged him to use the Dragon Slaying Stage to plunge into the Domain Channel and momentarily flee the Everlands. Had he not been vigilant, he would have plunged headlong into the depths as they had goaded, straight into Grec's "Altar of Rebirth," where the Great Demon God Grec could have effortlessly dissolved him!

"Yu Yuan, it's not as you imagine," Zhou You said with a wry smile.

President Lyi grunted, deeming it unnecessary to offer an explanation.

"Even I would not dare to carelessly set foot in the Everlands."

Dozens of meters away, Grec's doppelganger, bearing the likeness and form of Shi Yuxuan, beamed and volunteered, "Keeping my main body in the Domain Channel ensures that if those Primordial Spirits and Dark Deities suddenly appear, I can withdraw at a moment's notice. Frankly, after years of battling with the forces of this realm, I've had my fair share of setbacks."

"I cannot predict whether the stability of the Domain Channel is their collective scheme or if it's a trap."

"It's reminiscent of the time when Youqian was captured, a loss that deprived our kind of a great Demon God."

Grec chuckled dismissively.

"Yet, with merely my primary clone, I can accomplish a great deal in this forbidden area," he continued. "Continuously empowered by my real body, I can make things happen here."

His primary clone could constantly receive a flow of vital energy from his real body within a certain range.

For safety, his real body always remained concealed within the Domain Channel, secretly empowering the primary clone and cautiously monitoring the situation.

Should he sense danger or spot a primordial spirit or Dark Deity suddenly emerging, he would abandon the primary clone and instantly retreat to the Hellmouth through the Domain Channel.

This strategy would prevent him from being besieged by the numerous primordial spirits and Dark Deities of the Everlands.

"Just one primary clone!"

The revelation from Grec caused a wave of embarrassment to wash over the faces of the native powerhouses present.

Could it be that with his real body lurking in the Domain Channel, relying on a single primary clone, he had managed to take control of the entire situation in the forbidden area?

He compelled all the Sky Fiends to cease their actions, silenced the leaders of the Otherkin from the extraterrestrial realms, and even made the three upper sects, Devil Palace, and Shadow's Keep hesitate to make a move?

Was Grec truly manipulating everyone with just one aspect of himself?

It wasn't until Yu Yuan was nearly deceived and about to willingly surrender himself that Grec made his appearance, prompting a sudden realization among all.

The presence of this Star-Spawned Terror, a Blood Fiend chieftain, weighed heavily on the minds and spirits of everyone there, including the archdemons.

"Stop struggling," Grec said, seated atop a mirror that shimmered like blood. He looked up at Yu Yuan with a warm smile. "The Altar of Rebirth within you is my primary objective. I had no intention of revealing myself, but for you, I made an exception."

With a casual gesture, a hidden "spiritual thread" seemed to form between Yu Yuan and him. As Grec beckoned, Yu Yuan watched in terror as dazzling lights streaked by his side.

It was as though invisible chains of blood had entwined the two spaces.

Grec tugged at one end of the chain, and Yu Yuan's space uncontrollably hurtled towards Grec and the crimson sea beneath him.

It was beyond the control of Yu Yuan's reason and power.

"Ladies and gentlemen, until we meet again beyond the stars," Grec's primary clone, standing outside the pit, placed a hand over his heart and bowed slightly, speaking with humility. "I sense a discomforting gaze cast upon me from afar."

"Sidla, it's time for you to return home as well."

Grec's main body uttered these words before his figure abruptly faded.

The next moment, his real body seemed to merge with some foreign object, swelling momentarily before returning to normal.

"Home."

Sidla, the Nine-headed Demon God, soared into the sky, communicating with his Sky Fiend minions in the demonic tongue.

Adler and Mitts, two other Demon Gods, rose into the air from their previously kneeling stances.

Beru, along with Mia and other Otherkin leaders, turned their heads to survey the scene, only to discover that their frenzied tribespeople had unknowingly regained their spiritual wisdom.

The power that Grec had instilled within them appeared to have been retracted, sparing their lives.

Perhaps he deemed them unworthy of his attention.

"Great Demon God, Grec!"

Yu Yuan, wielding control over two Dragon Slaying Stages, the sword sheath, and the Crucible of Evil, combined the forces of his Lunar Spirit, dominant soul, and heaven soul. Despite employing every tactic at his disposal, he could only manage to stabilize the tumultuous vitality within him.

As Grec dragged him towards the space below, he was rendered helpless.

Even the Dragon Slaying Stage, which entombed the Chronowyrm, could not alter the outcome.

A profound sense of despair engulfed him as Yu Yuan watched himself draw ever closer to Grec, envisioning a grim fate where he would be reduced to a writhing mass of flesh, dissolved by the blood-red sea beneath the Domain Channel.

Confronted by the pinnacle entities of the extraterrestrial Star River, he was still too weak to offer any significant resistance.

Crack!

Suddenly, the bright red "glass mirror" upon which Grec sat emitted a strange fracturing sound.

Rings of fiery suns and luminous moons emerged from what should have been the Domain Channel's "glass mirror."

The vital energy that Grec had infused into the mirror was rapidly cleansed and purged by the unexpected appearance of suns and moons. Among them, a host of alien beasts that Yu Yuan had glimpsed in the Embers Sea materialized.

"Abyssal Leviathan!"

In a stunning revelation, the cosmic giant beast, the Abyssal Leviathan, materialized within the suns and moons!

A deep roar, as if traversing time and space from a distant epoch and from the farthest reaches of the cosmos, resonated directly!

"Grec! You dare to steal the marvel I've created?!"

Boom!

The Domain Channel, permeated with vital energy, burst open violently. A myriad of glinting crystals and fragments unleashed a maelstrom of time magic, causing the blood-red sea below to plummet abruptly.

Grec, who had been seated motionless for an extended period, peered down with his deep crimson eyes.

"So, you've ventured into the Hellmouth!"

After he and the Blood King launched an assault on the Hellmouth, he feigned a withdrawal. In truth, he secretly left a primary clone behind, concealing it within the tumultuous Domain Channel.

Since it was the primary clone, even the complete destruction of the Domain Channel would not impact his real body.

This clone had been navigating the distorted, chaotic passage. Upon nearing the Moonfall Sanctuary, it remained hidden, vigilantly observing and biding its time for the perfect opportunity.

The clone had entered the Domain Channel while the conflict in the Hellmouth was still raging.

He had even managed to deceive the Blood King.

The Abyssal Leviathan's curiosity had drawn it near the Hellmouth, leading to its subsequent dialogue with the Blood King. These events were to unfold much later.

Just as the Abyssal Leviathan and the Blood King were unaware of his primary clone's presence in the Domain Channel, he was oblivious to the Abyssal Leviathan's arrival at the Hellmouth.

It was only when his clone, stabilized by the Domain Channel, detected an overflow of vitality and sensed the Altar of Rebirth within Yu Yuan—a lure too compelling to ignore—that he employed the Blood Fiend's formidable arcane to allow his real body to descend directly through the clone.

His goal was to claim the Altar of Rebirth nestled within Yu Yuan.

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