Chapter 877: Chapter 46: Yin Spirit Venerable
The cold starry sky, the boundless universe seems endless.
Apart from darkness, this fragment of the starry sky in the Desolate Domain seemingly never had light.
Zhou Yan stood quietly on the Flame Throne; suddenly, his heart sank sharply as a cold, chilling, eerie aura swiftly swept through him.
Almost instantly, Zhou Yan unleashed endless Xingyi Domain rules, enveloping the Flame Throne in one move, simultaneously activating the spatial powers of the throne to dodge with unimaginable speed.
This was a spur-of-the-moment thought, born in an instant, yet it left Zhou Yan feeling cold all over.
Because where the Flame Throne was, a patch of dark red, dazzling ruby-like skull hollow appeared.
The eyes of the skull emitted a ghostly cold and dark green sparkle.
Where this skull appeared, that piece of heaven and earth had already become ruins.
The originally ruined Star River was submerged again by ruins.
What seemed like a calm change was, in fact, a brutal destruction method.
"Oh? A minor Divine Spirit First Transition—hmm? Not even fully stepped into the Divine Spirit First Transition Realm yet can escape my ’Yin Spirit Venerable’s’ Dark Domain prison? You actually understand the Venerate’s Path? Interesting."
On the Crystal War Chariot, a cold chill suddenly emanated, with a bizarre speed and tone in the Tai Chu Rune language.
At this moment, Zhou Yan finally noticed this Crystal War Chariot wandering through the starry sky, not knowing when it had approached him and his companions, and his heart immediately felt frozen.
Zhou Yan knew he was absolutely no match for the opponent, but at this moment, he had no way to escape, nor any chance to flee!
Therefore, he must seize an opportunity, and also must use boundless capability to intimidate the ’Yin Spirit Venerable’ before him.
Zhou Yan’s thoughts were spinning fast, yet he showed no sign of panicking, instead, he appeared extremely calm, not just calm, but he displayed a mocking sneer on his face when the Yin Spirit Venerable spoke.
Simultaneously, Zhou Yan released from his soul the lofty aura of the Immortal Evil Soul, and the path of Xingyi transformation quickly condensed in preparation for unexpected occurrences.
"Yin Spirit Venerable? What is that thing? A mere Yin Spirit dares to be arrogant? Get lost quickly, don’t disturb my Master’s secluded cultivation."
Zhou Yan said coldly, pointing imperiously.
Zhou Yan instinctively simulated the unrestrained and proud temperament of the Evil Venerate using the Xingyi rules, meanwhile his aura swiftly divided some parts into the Flame Throne, which abruptly emitted strong throne powers.
Simultaneously, a phantom appeared on the throne, precisely Lee Ran’s phantom.
Lee Ran’s phantom just stood indifferently in the void, cold and merciless eyes staring at the Yin Spirit Venerable.
"Ah—"
Before Zhou Yan spoke, even still preparing for the lifeline of white fur in the face of fatal danger, the Yin Spirit Venerable suddenly appeared utterly terrified, letting out a horrid scream, and vanished in the blink of an eye, like a stray dog.
Not only that, the Crystal War Chariot and the remaining three skulls on the chariot suddenly constructed a powerful protective evil shield, guarding that space as if fighting for time for the Yin Spirit Venerable.
This scene happened in an instant, by the time Zhou Yan regained his senses, Zhou Ying and the others were awakened with astonishment, then discovered a gigantic Crystal War Chariot and three enormous crystal skeletons were all burning up, seemingly self-destructing, erasing the marks and aura of escape.
"This... what on earth is happening? What are these skeletons, why are they so terrifying? Even I, Xiong Ba, feel my divine soul trembling, this must be a Great Domain Great Power close to Venerable Level, right?"
Xiong Ba said in shock.
Ping’er and Zhou Ying did not ask, but their eyes also showed a look of confusion.
Zhou Yan’s expression was grave, with a faint feeling of great calamity’s arrival in his heart, therefore he knew, this was probably a stroke of luck. Once the Yin Spirit Venerable came to his senses, he would definitely realize something was wrong and come back for the kill.
Therefore, Zhou Yan didn’t have time to explain, right at that moment he enveloped that chaotic and evil cold energy with the Xingyi Dragon Form Domain, directly employing the Swallowing Heaven Divine Skill, integrating the domain to sweep all this series of energy into the Soul Domain.
Simultaneously, Zhou Yan propelled the Flame Throne, exclaiming, "Let’s go quickly!"
"Phew—"
A massive amount of energy entered the entrance deduced by the Xuanyuan Ancestor, and at the moment of entry, Zhou Yan heeded Xuanyuan Ancestor’s instruction, directly swallowing the Flame Throne into the Soul Domain while using his known spatial powers to alter trajectories, leading Zhou Ying and the other three to fall through another patch of void.
...
The pitch-black void abruptly twisted, undergoing a fundamental transformation.
A vast and ancient aura emerged within their hearts, and simultaneously, long-missed sunlight, blue sky, white clouds, all appeared.
In the void, there were three vast blazing suns, yet not glaring, but emitting a gentle glow instead.
Like a meteorite from the heavens, Zhou Yan and the others descended into an ancient lush forest by the edge of a lake.
This world truly brings joy to the body and mind, and pleasure to the thoughts, allowing one to forget any worries.
Here is simply more breathtaking than the Jiang family’s Soul Nourishing Space.
In terms of energy, it’s absolutely distinct.
A plane where Divine Origin Power resides, but here contains pure Origin Power, and the space between heaven and earth is pure soul aura.
Yet here, due to the complete rules of the Great Domain, Zhou Yan is unable to employ techniques like Devouring Demon Heart, relying solely on Swallowing Heaven Divine Skill, the absorption being limited.
Moreover, with his body injured, Zhou Yan feels that devouring might exacerbate the injury.
Zhou Yan’s first feeling upon arrival was completeness.
He had never experienced such an incomplete yet real world, this time he felt it, reminding him of the term ’etched in the heart’.
Not only Zhou Yan, but Zhou Ying, Ping’er, and Xiong Ba were also the same.
"In this world, with my Heavenly Spirit Eye, I can’t see anything—it’s all a blank, like an illusion. Yet, it’s terrifyingly real. Is this the Dark God Domain that even Venerables hope to enter?"
Zhou Ying exclaimed in shock.
"The Dark God Domain is not dark at all; it’s so bright it’s blinding my bear eyes."
Xiong Ba mumbled, clearly uncomfortable with the brightness of the light.
After all, having traversed the darkness for so long, a demon beast like Xiong Ba naturally dislikes brightness, so it’s not surprising to feel that way.
"This is the Dark God Domain."
Zhou Yan sighed softly.
He couldn’t forget the scene before entering here.
At that moment, it was one of the most perilous encounters in Zhou Yan’s life. After all, after battling with Jiang He, he had exhausted all his trump cards. Apart from the Flame Throne and the last life-saving white hair, Zhou Yan had nothing left.
Not only that, there was also the terrifying Great Domain sealing, preventing other Sword Souls from being unleashed, effectively locking his realm.
In such a situation, encountering the Yin Spirit Venerable, it was truly a conclusion of dying without burial ground.
At that moment, Zhou Yan’s heart almost leaped out of his chest, for the sense of death was not an illusion; it was a truly heart-trembling death pressure.
In that instant, Zhou Yan instinctively derived the Xingyi transformations, simulating the aura of the Immortal, replicating Lee Ran’s figure.
Even Zhou Yan himself did not know why he would simulate such an aura and figure.
Yet, this aura and figure, once simulated, were extraordinarily effective, almost scaring the Yin Spirit Venerable to death!
Was this the power of the Evil Venerate, or Lee Ran’s presence that intimidated the Yin Spirit Venerable?
Zhou Yan did not know.
But Zhou Yan knew that something was not right, yet he couldn’t find the cause.
The matter concerning Brother Lee Ran was already very complicated. Even with a moment of inspiration, Zhou Yan couldn’t comprehend the situation. Furthermore, when Zhou Yan returned to Earth, he clearly sensed Brother Lee Ran’s aura appearing, yet why did he avoid being seen?
All of this was so strange, so strange that Zhou Yan himself couldn’t find peace in his heart.
He was already prepared not to interfere with these happenings, not to focus on these unknown matters, but the events always caught him off guard, unexpectedly.
Moreover, in his interactions with Xuanyuan Ancestor, Zhou Yan also distinctly felt that Xuanyuan Ancestor was familiar with Lee Ran, yet always evaded discussions about him.
Regarding the Evil Venerate, there was also a deep-seated avoidance.
At the same time, Xuanyuan Ancestor had mentioned that Lee Ran encountered a Void Thunder Tribulation, similar to facing some Immortal Throne in the Dark God Domain, which related to the previous narrative of Lee Ran perishing in the Void Thunder Tribulation. This might be the truth.
Zhou Yan didn’t want to speculate, but his mind was too powerful, and a thread of information naturally derived these insights.
However, Zhou Yan forcibly cut off these insights.
He stopped deriving, stopped troubling himself.
Zhou Yan knew that no matter what Brother Lee Ran did, he wouldn’t harm Zhou Yan. Since that was the case, when Brother Lee Ran didn’t want him to know, he didn’t need to know.
All he needed was to listen to his brother’s words, using any means to grow stronger.
As for the matters concerning the Evil Venerate, he could choose to selectively ignore them.
Because, in this world, the only unchanging truth is that when you become powerful enough, no one can hide anything from you.
Zhou Yan deeply understood this truth.
Just like the Yin Spirit Venerable who could almost be blown to death by a single breath from him was nearly scared to death by Lee Ran’s phantom or the aura of the Evil Venerate.
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"The Dark God Domain, it’s so beautiful here. Brother Zhou Yan, if we could live carefree in this beautiful environment, how happy we would be."
Zhou Ying mused longingly.
Not only Zhou Ying, but even Ping’er, in her beautiful and adorable eyes, had this thought.
But now, everyone has their ideals and dreams. Ping’er’s thoughts were more focused on saving the Holy Daughter, while Zhou Ying had a profound enlightenment regarding her Heavenly Spirit Domain, wishing to bring happiness to lovers everywhere and hope for world peace.
Thus, giving up everything to live here was merely a dream.
But for Zhou Yan, he could realize this dream.
"We can achieve this right now. We live here, cultivate here, comprehend the energy absorption and operation methods of the Great Domain, and consolidate our cultivation. Simultaneously, I will teach you the foundational Alchemy Dao, Artifact Dao, and Array Dao of the Great Domain, and impart to you the Tai Chu Runes."
"Without understanding the Tai Chu Runes, in the Great Domain, you’ll be unable to make any progress. Although Tai Chu Runes are difficult, now I can demonstrate the Killing Spirit Divine Dao—oops, it’s no longer usable. But I can use the Sword Illusion Realm, using a method similar to infusion to impart you the rune foundation. With your talent, you should be able to grasp it quickly. Then, if you devote time and focus, in a month, communication shouldn’t be an issue. After all, you are now First-Transition Gods, and my memory infusion technique is derived from a soul path method of a peak Venerable close to immortality, with excellent effect."
Zhou Yan mused and said.
This place is not safe.
But it doesn’t matter.
After all, in this Great Domain, is there truly any place that is safe?