Yuan’s Ascension

Chapter 1076: Xia! Devil Emperor Xia! (1)

We’re nearing the entrance to the Abyss. Wu Yuan was seated on a battleship, directing it with a fraction of his consciousness.

This battleship, though only a top-grade Dao Instrument, could traverse the Spacetime Intersection Layer at light speed with his mana body taking full control.

In terms of combat power, his mana body was no different from his qi refiner self in most aspects, with the only disparity being the absence of his lifebound flying swords.

At present, Wu Yuan had four major combat bodies—his body refiner self, his ether body, his qi refiner self, and his mana body. He had left only his qi refiner self behind to guard the Greenridge Macrocosm.

After all, when it came to direct combat, neither his qi refiner self nor his mana body could match his body refiner self or ether body. Their greatest utility lay in domain suppression and evasion, so his mana body was sufficient for this journey.

As for why he left his qi refiner self behind, there were two reasons: first, to safeguard against any unforeseen circumstances in the Greenridge Macrocosm. Second, in the worst-case scenario where his body refiner self perished, he would still have hope for survival.

I suspect Senior Brother Bei Zhen is still puzzling over the relationship between my qi refiner self and body refiner self. Wu Yuan smirked.

Only his mana body met with Overlord Bei Zhen, not Wu Yuan’s body refiner self. Moreover, he hadn’t informed Overlord Bei Zhen of his intention to enter the Abyss, only requesting help to capture Sovereign Gui Chi, stating that a Devil Sovereign friend would arrive at the destination to bring back Sovereign Gui Chi’s ether body. And all of this was ‘a request for assistance from his friend Wu Yuan’.

Thus, in Overlord Bei Zhen’s eyes, it was the Overlord Wu Yuan of the Eldritch Court who had asked Ming Jian to meet him, offering a Xiantian artifact in exchange for enlisting Devil Emperor Ku Mu’s help in capturing Sovereign Gui Chi. From Overlord Bei Zhen’s perspective, he had only communicated with Ming Jian from start to finish.

The relationship between the two true selves can be explained as that of close friends who would die for each other. There’s no need to reveal more if it can be avoided. Wu Yuan mused, his mind serene.

In truth, the safest approach would have been for Devil Emperor Ku Mu to capture Sovereign Gui Chi and deliver him to the entrance of the Abyss for the exchange. Unfortunately, the other party could only confirm the location of Sovereign Gui Chi’s ether body, not his true self.

So, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands and slay Sovereign Gui Chi’s ether body. Wu Yuan thought to himself. This will create a karmic thread, which, when enhanced by the Destiny Fracture Shard, will grow incredibly clear, allowing me to hunt down his true self.

His reason for choosing Sector 13 of the Abyss for the transaction and to initiate the plan was precisely this.

After utilizing the vast intelligence network of the Eldritch Court, Sector 13 was where Wu Yuan had deduced Sovereign Gui Chi’s true self might be hiding.

Once I kill Sovereign Gui Chi’s ether body, his true self in hiding will be alerted and surely attempt to flee. Wu Yuan pondered. Therefore, I must slay his ether body at close range, then immediately hunt down his true self through the karmic thread.

If he were to bring Sovereign Gui Chi’s ether body out of the Abyss before killing it, the subsequent chase would take too long; his true self would likely have long since escaped.

Karmic perception had distance limitations. The further the distance, the more nebulous the threads became. For instance, two Overlords in different universes couldn’t sense the karmic thread connecting them.

After careful consideration, Wu Yuan had settled on this plan.

To kill the opponent’s true self, it was imperative to get as close as possible to his location, launch a sudden strike and kill his ether body, then locate the true self with utmost speed.

Not long after, Wu Yuan finally arrived at the entrance to the Abyss, gazing into the endless, dark expanse of space before him.

The Abyssal Void.

The void stretched boundlessly, a sea of darkness swallowing all light and matter for hundreds of millions of light-years.

To the naked eye, it appeared as pure darkness, absolute nothingness.

However, Wu Yuan, sensing the spacetime fluctuations, could roughly observe the entire structure of the Abyssal Void.

There were three ways to enter the Abyss:

First, one could search for spacetime fissures between the Abyss and the cosmic sea, then enter through them.

Second, during macrocosm invasions, one could enter the Abyss through the temporarily opened spatial channels.

Third was through the Abyssal Void.

For the vast majority of Sovereigns and even Overlords in the universe, if they wanted to enter the Abyss, most would choose the first method. Though time-consuming and dangerous, the routes were fixed.

The second method depended on luck, as most of the time, the channels between the various macrocosms and the Abyss were closed.

As for the Abyssal Void? This was the fixed passage between the Abyss and each universe, but it was extremely dangerous. Even ordinary Overlords would perish if they entered them.

This might be the most dangerous path for others, but for me, it’s the fastest and safest route. Wu Yuan stepped out of the battleship, moving directly towards the Abyssal Void.

As he drew closer, Wu Yuan could sense the sinister aura emanating from the depths of the Abyssal Void.

The Abyss, in essence, was no different from the universe, except that the lifeforms it nurtured tended more towards evil and madness, engaging in incredibly brutal slaughter.

The entire Abyss was divided into thirty-six sectors. There were thirty-six Abyssal Voids, corresponding to the thirty-six universes.

The Abyssal Voids were the spatial passages between the universe and the Abyss. Each sector of the Abyss was incomparably vast, containing numerous Abyss exploration sites and countless worlds, all operating according to the established order of the Abyss.

Whoosh! Wu Yuan’s appearance suddenly changed. His height increased to a hundred li, his expression turned cold, and numerous scars covered his face. He wore an intricately designed black battle armor adorned with numerous blood-red cryptic patterns, a battle saber strapped to his back. His entire being exuded an aura of extreme malevolence and madness.

At first glance, Wu Yuan appeared exactly like an Abyssal Sovereign, save for some subtle differences in his aura.

Finally, Wu Yuan donned a blood-red cloak—the Soul-Veiling Cloak from True Saint Bu Xiu. It concealed the eternal Dao resonance that Wu Yuan’s body refiner self unconsciously emitted, while simultaneously exuding an aura of violence and bloodthirst.

At this point, Wu Yuan was indistinguishable from an Abyssal Sovereign.

Within the internal world of Wu Yuan’s body refiner self, the projection of the Ancestral Pagoda manifested, enveloping him in a vast and magnificent aura that shielded against detection from the essence of the Abyssal Void.

The Ancestral Pagoda’s aura can resist the suppression of the universe’s essence, and similarly, it can resist the Abyss’s suppression. Wu Yuan thought to himself. Moreover, it can block the perception of the Abyss’s essence.

When ordinary Overlords entered the Abyss, the suppression they faced wasn’t actually too severe. Usually, a late-stage Overlord’s strength would only weaken to that of a normal third-stage Overlord.

However, whether it was a powerhouse from the universe entering the Abyss, or an Abyssal Devil entering the universe, the main problem they faced was constant rejection from the entire universe or Abyss. This would greatly slow down the speed at which they could refine spiritual qi from their environment, significantly reducing their endurance in prolonged battles.

Now, equipped with the Ancestral Pagoda’s projection internally and the Soul-Veiling Cloak externally, even if my body refiner self unleashes its peak strength, Abyssal powerhouses would struggle to spot any flaws. Wu Yuan mused to himself.

Normally, those who wore the Soul-Veiling Cloak could only maintain their disguise when not exerting power. Once they unleashed their full strength, they would inevitably face the subtle rejection of the Abyss.

But Wu Yuan was different. As an Ancestral Pagoda Archon, he was almost unparalleled in terms of disguise and resisting various forms of essence suppression.

However, this is limited to my body refiner self. If my ether body were to take action, though it wouldn’t suffer combat power suppression due to my status as an Ancestral Pagoda Archon, it can’t hide its identity as a powerhouse from the universe.

As for my mana body? It would be even weaker. Once exposed, its strength would be somewhat suppressed. Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

He had spent a long time planning for this day. The best-case scenario would be that only his body refiner self needed to act. If his ether body or mana body had to join the battle, that would be the worst-case scenario.

Boom! The now-disguised Wu Yuan entered the Abyssal Void, instantly feeling waves of destructive force rushing at him from all sides in the darkness, attempting to infiltrate his body.

It felt like the explosion of countless worlds, their shockwaves sweeping towards him. If it were a ninth-stage Sovereign, they would likely have been completely annihilated.

However, the impact was like a gentle breeze to Wu Yuan, unable to shake him in the slightest.

Time passed.

Wu Yuan’s speed increased steadily—100 times light speed, 300 times, 800 times… Soon, only pure darkness was left. Even spacetime fluctuations grew chaotic, making it impossible to distinguish up from down or left from right.

Whoosh! Wu Yuan continued to focus on his destination through that intangible, malevolent, and frenzied aura emitted by the Abyss. As he delved deeper, the invisible corrosive forces around him grew stronger.

At this point, I fear most late-stage Overlords would struggle to withstand the force. Wu Yuan gave a mental command. Vital ether surged forth, spreading to every corner of his body as he fully activated the Azure Origin Armor.

Instantly, the corrosive force greatly diminished, completely kept out by the Azure Origin Armor.

As for the slight fraction of power that penetrated the Azure Origin Armor? When it struck his body, Wu Yuan paid it no mind.

How formidable was his physical body now? Even if a seventh-stage Sovereign were to strike him with a saber, it wouldn’t leave a scratch. Even an Overlord would need multiple strikes to completely annihilate his physical body.

The strength of the path of matter was slowly taking form in Wu Yuan’s hands.

As he continued forward, Wu Yuan sensed another change. I can no longer sense the fluctuations of the universe’s essence. I’m truly entering the Abyss now.

A vast and boundless world was appearing before his eyes.

…

In the Abyss, the Sector River that spanned endless spacetime flowed through each sector. Countless Abyssal lifeforms were born from the Sector River, then entered various Abyssal worlds in their embryonic state.

Surrounding the Sector River were innumerable worlds, categorized into high-level worlds, mid-level worlds, and low-level worlds. Of course, there were also the legendary sector worlds.

Each sector of the Abyss held an infinitely vast sector world, where spacetime was the most stable, yet it was also where comprehension of the Great Dao was clearest. Thus, it drew the majority of top powerhouses from that sector of the Abyss.

In Sector 13, within a high-level world.

This world spanned billions of li, home to countless members of the Abyssal Devil race. Few sources of light permeated the void.

Today, an unprecedented battle was erupting in this world.

Two powerful Astral Monarchs, the leaders of two major factions in this world, clashed in the void like two suns, lighting up the entire world. Within the world, countless devil powerhouses subordinate to the two Astral Monarchs engaged in frenzied combat, falling and dying one after another.

However, the death of their comrades didn’t instill fear in these devil powerhouses. Instead, it made them even more bloodthirsty, their eyes gradually turning red.

Countless powerhouses fell!

“Die!” One of the Astral Monarchs roared, swinging his massive battle axe. The axe light tore through heaven and earth, aiming to cleave the distant qi refiner Astral Monarch apart.

“Suppress! Ten Thousand Devils Devour the Soul!”The four-armed qi refiner Astral Monarch growled, his eyes blazing crimson as he desperately unleashed his arcane arts.

Countless streams of light flickered, attempting to block the axe strike.

Boom! Suddenly, an immense pressure enveloped the entire world, completely suppressing everything within. In an instant, both the Astral Monarchs and the countless powerhouses locked in bloody combat across the continent were utterly subdued.

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