Chapter 743: The Destruction of the Immortal Divine Soul

"Good. Very decisive." The ancient ape grinned, a look of approval flashing across his face as he nodded. "My next destination will be your Abyss. The war that erupted here in the Nether Abyss today will soon play out there as well. Pang Jian, I hope you can face the consequences of this disaster you've brought upon the Abyss."

The ancient Fey Race World God spread open a fur-covered hand and casually pressed it down toward Pang Jian. Heaven and earth seemed to flip upside down.

The space above Pang Jian seemed to transform into the deep seas at the bottom of the Nether Abyss. The continents and fragmented lands below appeared jumbled in an uneven sprawl.

The timespace stagnated, then froze completely.

All of Pang Jian's thoughts, divine powers, and secret techniques slipped beyond his control the instant the old ape spread his hands. They were all severed from his body.

Hundreds of hair-thin spatial rifts wove through the inside of his Immortal Divine Soul, as if a razor-sharp web had sliced him apart from within. Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul was torn to pieces before he could even react.

Fortunately, it seemed that spacetime no longer constrained his thoughts and divine powers once his Immortal Divine Soul was torn apart. The suffocating distortion of the world flipping upside down vanished.

The fragments of Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul disintegrated, further transforming into fine strands of multicolored light.

These strands of light shot toward the boundary wall, the deep seas below, and the barrier above.

It was the secret technique that the Rock Devourer had taught him before!

"So, you did learn a few things while in the Rock Devourer's territory." A rare glint of appreciation flickered across the ancient ape's calm eyes. "Unfortunately, even that Rank Twelve Aberrant Spirit was no match for me."

Yuan Yi opened his mouth and spat out a mass of crimson blood. The blood expanded into a vast blood cloud, blotting out the sky and covering millions of li.

The blood cloud engulfed the strands of multicolored light that were Pang Jian, saturating every part of him with oppressive blood essence.

These strands of multicolored light struggled like wild beasts with bound limbs. It felt as if thousands of versions of Pang Jian were struggling through a swamp as he attempted to escape the viscous blood.

Even the secret technique that the Rock Devourer taught him was powerless against the ancient ape. Pang Jian could not escape the killing intent in the bloodthirsty ape's heart.

"Long Di's divine soul is the strongest across the many abysses, but my physical body is unmatched," the ancient ape said as he sat atop the massive World God Pendant, which was drifting like a ship across the vast ocean of blood. "As long as one of us can crush the other and absorb their strength, we would have the qualifications to ascend as a Sovereign.

"It's time for a new Sovereign to be born in the boundless bizarre mist. We both bear the destiny that the bizarre mist has entrusted to us. If Long Di can sense the opportunity, naturally, so can I.

"Since you refuse to lend me a hand, boy, I'll just have to crush you."

Yuan Yi made a pinching motion with his hand.

The strands of multicolored light closest to him were snuffed out like vibrant ribbons crushed between his fingers.

"Your body is no longer whole," the ancient ape said with a toothy grin.

Maneuvering the World God Pendant through his blood cloud, he casually seized the scattered strands of multicolored light and crushed them at will.

Pang Jian's five viscera were reduced to nothingness one by one.

The heart wielding the Primeval Demon Fusion Art, the liver teeming with a lust forest, the spleen containing Pang Jian's insights into the Dao of Earth, the lungs towering like golden mountains, and the kidneys flowing with endless streams all vanished into the blood cloud as the strands of multicolored light were extinguished.

Elsewhere, his bones, infused with lightning and cold energy, also shattered one after another.

"I know you have another body still hidden in the Abyss, but it doesn't matter," the old ape said with a bright smile, as if making casual conversation. "I'll find my way there, and I'll wipe out all the True Gods, cultivators, non-cultivators, and the other you, just as I'm doing now."

The World God Pendant continued to drift through the vast blood cloud, extinguishing more strands of multicolored light with each casual wave of his hand.

***

Meanwhile, Pang Jian's physical body in the Abyss could feel the agony his Immortal Divine Soul was enduring.

The ancient ape was subjecting Pang Jian to the same treatment he had given Pan Di and Thunderveil Godbeast, erasing his Immortal Divine Soul with the same unfathomable methods.

The ancient ape was a high-ranking God of the Fey Race, one with a chance of ascending as a Sovereign. His combat prowess was among the most extraordinary in existence.

Even Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul, a body that had killed two mid-ranking Gods, You Kui and Yang Luo, was powerless before the ancient ape's terrifying methods. Their cultivation realms, foundations, and understanding of the Heavenly Daos were simply on two completely different levels.

My Immortal Divine Soul has been destroyed, but my physical body still remains. Still...

Pang Jian fell into deep thought, no longer clinging stubbornly to the idea of seizing Demonheaven's cloak.

His Immortal Divine Soul could not maintain its connection with him while reduced to strands of light, meaning he could not open a spatial rift for it to escape. All he could sense was the scattered remnants of his divine sense being extinguished one by one.

How can I possibly help in this situation?

Pang Jian racked his brain for ideas.

You Kui's divine technique, Soul Transfer! If I use the soul essence of my physical body to nourish and reinforce the fragments of my Immortal Divine Soul, it could potentially grant them the strength to escape!

The crystalline Divine Persona in Pang Jian's sea of consciousness released a faint, misty light.

The strands of divine sense surrounding his Divine Persona connected with the scattered fragments of his Immortal Divine Soul, channeling surges of soul essence and lightning into them.

This was all the aid his physical body could offer.

As the soul essence and lightning flowed out, Pang Jian also tried to take control of the scattered fragments of his Immortal Divine Soul from within the Abyss.

The connection is staying firm!

It was like a second strand of consciousness had joined the battle, with his Immortal Divine Soul and physical body working together to break free from the blood cloud that bound him!

The remaining strands of multicolored light burst forth with blinding flashes of lightning, breaking through the layers of blood that blocked their way. Lightning bolts tore apart the densely interwoven crystal bloodline chains.

These crystal bloodline chains were the divine techniques and the Heavenly Dao that the ancient Fey God had comprehended over millions of years. They were capable of imprisoning living beings, weakening one's soul and blood, devouring one's vitality, and even seizing the insights of the Heavenly Dao within one's body.

They were the reason Pang Jian's fragmented Immortal Divine Soul had been unable to break free of the blood cloud!

Fortunately, the onslaught of lightning was causing the crystal bloodline chains to crumble!

Thousands of strands of multicolored light shot out from the vast blood cloud, scattering like swarms of tiny insects toward the barrier, boundary wall, and the deep sea below.

The ancient ape frowned. He channeled his divine power into his heart, causing his heart to throb violently within his chest, as if some savage creature were about to burst forth.

The ancient ape abruptly stood up on the World God Pendant and threw back his head, letting out an earth-shaking roar.

"Shatter!"

Yuan Yi's Heavenly Dao and profound divine powers were unleashed to their fullest with that one word.

The thousands of fleeing strands of multicolored light froze as an even greater force imprisoned them.

Each strand then exploded into a rain of light as it was destroyed. The rice-sized fragments of bone, divine techniques, Dao Seals, and flickering Heavenly Daos within the strands of light were all reduced to nothingness.

A complete continent and seven fragmented lands in the Nether Abyss also collapsed, breaking apart and splintering further until all that remained was dust.

The living beings on them, including the Nether Race warriors, the native Demon and Ghost Races, and even members of the ancient Fey Race, were all wiped out with the land. Not a drop of blood or fragment of bone was left behind.

The ancient ape had wiped out everything around him with a single word. His slaughter was unreasonable and unrestrained.

When Yuan Yi truly became enraged, everyone around him, whether friend or foe, was forced to endure the full weight of his wrath.

This ancient ape was violent and deranged. Thousands of li away, the foreign races of this world stared blankly at the sight, dumbfounded.

Despite this, no one dared to blame the ancient ape. Not even in the privacy of their own thoughts did they dare harbor any ill will. The ancient ape was simply too strong.

"Insignificant insects dare to defy me again and again?" the ancient ape muttered in displeasure.

He felt no joy or satisfaction from erasing Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul. Instead, he was left even more disgruntled.

"Too weak," he muttered with a shake of his head. Sitting back down on his massive World God Pendant, he shifted his attention below, to where Long Di was about to emerge from the chasm.

Nothing remained in this stretch of sky besides Yuan Yi and his World God Pendant. Even the dust had vanished.

A single roar from Yuan Yi had completely destroyed Pang Jian's magnificent Immortal Divine Soul, taking with it Fortune from the Abyss, his spiritual power, his divine power, and his Dao Seals.

The mysterious Soulstream hidden within the deep sea at the bottom of the Nether Abyss stirred with rippling waves.

The ancient ape narrowed his eyes, a strange glint flashing within them as he bared his teeth and let out a surprised exclamation.

Crisscrossing spatial rifts flickered into view, and golden motes of light flew out.

The golden light plummeted toward the deep sea below like a scattering of stars.

As the ancient ape prepared to strike once more, they abruptly vanished from both his sight and his senses.