Chapter 1079: Flower Of Sin

Boom!

The moment Wu Yuan activated the Destiny Fracture Shard, his body refiner self began advancing through Falling Flame Mountain at an unprecedented pace. Rather than taking safer routes, he bulldozed through several treacherous danger zones, prioritizing speed over safety to leave the area as quickly as possible.

Rumble~

The mountain responded with violence. Countless flames surged forth like a tidal wave, transforming into fiery dragons that roared and twisted through the air, their molten jaws snapping as they sought to engulf and annihilate the intruder.

"Begone!" Wu Yuan commanded.

A dazzling blade ray materialized from nothingness, its radiance cutting through billions of li of space. The blade unleashed waves of cryptic patterns that distorted and tore apart trillions of li of spacetime.

Though the Abyss normally sealed spacetime and prevented entry to higher spatial dimensions, Wu Yuan's power had subtly surpassed the limitations, causing fluctuations in the Greater Laws to retreat before his might.

In less than an hour, a figure burst onto the surface of the majestic Falling Flame Mountain. Wu Yuan's imposing form, clad in black battle armor and a blood-red cape that whipped in the scorching winds, radiated fearsome waves of energy in all directions.

My karmic perception indicates that Sovereign Gui Chi's true self is in that direction.

Wu Yuan thought, quickly orienting himself.

Let's go!

With a thunderous boom, he launched himself across the endless dark sea. Wu Yuan soared skyward at a speed so terrifying it caused the void hundreds of millions of li around to tremble in his wake. By combining the Great Dao of Creation with the Law of Space and cleaving a path with the Mo Yuan Sabers, he pushed to the very limits of Overlord-level power, thoroughly suppressing numerous Greater Law essences.

His velocity grew increasingly terrifying—30,000 times light speed, then 40,000, then 45,000. In terms of pure flight speed, even his qi refiner self would struggle to match what his body refiner self could now achieve. This was absolute might.

Sovereign Gui Chi's true self doesn't seem to have moved.

Wu Yuan noted with narrowed eyes.

Is he really so confident? According to my perception and cross-referencing the map, he should be at the edge of the sector world—in Devil Emperor Xue Gu's territory.

The cold vastness of space stretched before him as he calculated.

I should be able to reach it in half a month.

His gaze darkened.

Let's hope everything goes smoothly.

Half a month might sound lengthy to some, but for the boundless expanse of the Abyss, this represented an incredibly short flight distance. For perspective, it had taken Wu Yuan over a thousand years to travel from the entrance of the Abyssal Void to the Tangyi Sea at the sector world's edge.

I hope there won't be too many obstacles.

He thought.

If there are?

A cold smile played across his lips.

Even if it's a Devil Emperor, they'll have to die. With my current strength, I should be able to roam the Abyss unchallenged.

A terrifying confidence gleamed in Wu Yuan's eyes. Ninety-thousand years of secluded cultivation, especially his breakthrough in the path of matter, had propelled his power to frightening heights. In the previous battle at the Howling Dragon Mountain Range, he had only revealed a fraction of his true capabilities.

With another earthshaking boom, Wu Yuan vanished into the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

...

In the Tangyi Sea, Devil Emperor Ku Mu was leisurely flying alongside the three Sovereigns under his command when a subtle shift caused him to frown slightly. The expression immediately put the three Sovereigns on alert.

"Devil Emperor, what's wrong?" asked an alluring four-armed Sovereign. She was Ku Mu's most favored subordinate, her silken voice carrying across the void.

"Qi An's mana body has died," Devil Emperor Ku Mu replied, his brow furrowing deeper. "It was that Devil Emperor Xia who killed him. The moment he appeared, he slaughtered Qi An and the others without a word."

"Devil Emperor Xia?" The Sovereigns exchanged glances.

"He got there so quickly?"

"How brutal."

The three Sovereigns inwardly clicked their tongues, recalling how Sovereign Pang had been instantly killed by a single saber strike, and now Sovereign Qi An and the others had met the same fate.

However, they felt no particular sympathy for the fallen. Firstly, the fickle nature of Devil Emperors was all too common in the Abyss. Secondly, it was only a mana body that had perished, not a true death.

Hmph!

A flash of killing intent flickered in Devil Emperor Ku Mu's eyes.

This Devil Emperor Xia clearly doesn't have any regard for me

Just wait. We're both in Sector 13. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. When the time comes, I'll naturally settle the score.

Devil Emperor Ku Mu didn't truly care that Sovereign Qi An's mana body had perished, but in his view, this incident was a direct slap to his face—one that could not go unanswered.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

...

The sector world, the largest realm in Sector 13 of the Abyss, teemed with countless Astral Monarchs and Sovereigns. The spacetime of this entire world was incredibly stable.

At the edge of the sector world stretched a blood-red mountain range extending for hundreds of billions of li. The mountains were entirely shrouded in a crimson mist that held astonishingly corrosive power. The sky above hung dim and foreboding, with howling gusts of gloomy wind that carried the scent of decay.

The ground below was littered with countless skeletons of various sizes and shapes, and even the earth itself had a faint blood-red hue, as if stained by eons of spilled gore.

This place was considered a forbidden zone in the hearts of countless Abyssal Devil race members across the vast territory. Throughout history, innumerable devils and even Astral Monarchs who had inadvertently entered this blood-red mountain range were never seen again.

However, the Sovereigns standing at the highest echelons of the sector world generally knew that this mountain range was the lair of Devil Emperor Xue Gu, the most powerful ruler of this vast domain.

The entire mountain range functioned as a massive array, forbidding any outsiders from prying into its secrets. Many referred to it as the Blood Bone Mountain Range or the Blood Bone Devil Nest. [1]

Since relocating his lair from the distant Dark Violet Boundary to this place six hundred million years ago, Devil Emperor Xue Gu had hardly ever left.

Deep within the mountain range, in a dim hall, Sovereign Gui Chi sat upon a black boulder. The flames burning within his skull cast eerie shadows across his black battle armor

Beneath him stretched a colossal array disk over a hundred million li in diameter. The disk was inscribed with countless mysterious patterns, all stained with blood, giving the entire construct an extremely gory appearance. Yet paradoxically, it also emanated a faint sense of holiness. The juxtaposition appeared exceedingly bizarre.

On this enormous array disk, the blood converged through the Dao patterns, ultimately flowing along a singular path into the distance. There, spacetime distorted, obscuring one's vision beyond a certain point.

The blood staining the array disk had come from an untold number of living beings.

My ether body was killed?

Sovereign Gui Chi sat atop the black boulder, momentarily dazed.

This boulder marked the center of the entire array disk.

Who was that Devil Emperor? Why did he suddenly attack and kill me? Was it a chance encounter, or did he come with the intention of killing me?

Several thoughts flashed through Sovereign Gui Chi's mind in an instant.

He couldn't help thinking this way—anyone would be worried after being killed by a Devil Emperor without warning or apparent reason.

However, his strength was far inferior to Wu Yuan's, so he had not yet sensed the karmic thread that bound them together.

Soon, he calmed down slightly.

It must be a coincidence. Qi An and Bai Si were also killed. Could that Devil Emperor also be searching for the treasure ground?

Sovereign Gui Chi speculated wildly, still unaware that he had been deceived by Sovereign Qi An.

He felt rather distressed about losing all the treasures carried by his mana body when it perished.

It'll take a million years to cultivate a new one.

Sovereign Gui Chi thought with resignation.

Forget it, as long as I'm hiding in this Blood Bone Mountain Range, my true self should be safe at least.

He didn't even consider revenge. Though the Abyssal Devil race was known for its insanity, they wouldn't seek death when clearly outmatched.

I still need to maintain the array. This has been going on for hundreds of millions of years. When will it end?

Sovereign Gui Chi temporarily set aside the matter of his mana body's demise, his true self focusing entirely on the array disk.

The blood flowing along the countless patterns on the array disk suddenly accelerated with a rushing sound. One could only imagine the astronomical amount of blood needed to fully infuse the innumerable patterns of an array disk over a hundred million li wide.

In the unseen void, animus struggled and howled within the blood, emanating waves of anguish. Countless fluctuations impacted Sovereign Gui Chi as he sat atop the black boulder. However, he remained completely calm, unaffected by their desperation.

Mere remnant wills of mortals, at most Archdevil animus? Too weak.

Sovereign Gui Chi shook his head slightly, then opened his mouth.

A resonant hum spread as a wave of energy enveloped the entire array disk, encompassing the animus struggling in the crimson blood.

"Ah!!"

"No!"

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Waves of formless roars rang out, but all struggle was in vain against his power.

With another resonant hum, all the struggling remnant animus was swallowed in one gulp by Sovereign Gui Chi.

He burped softly, the black flames in his skull dancing with apparent satisfaction.

Yum! Still, it's not as enjoyable as devouring the flesh and souls of universal lifeforms.

Sovereign Gui Chi reflected. The blood on this array disk all originated from the bodies of numerous Abyssal Devil race members.

In the beginning, the Devil Emperor imparted those mysterious teachings to us, ordering many Sovereigns to attempt to cultivate them.

Sovereign Gui Chi mused.

In the end, only eight of us Sovereigns managed to grasp them, and then we were brought here.

The Devil Emperor even relocated his lair here. He even swore an Abyssal Oath to us, promising that once successful, he would gift each of us a Xiantian artifact.

It's been nearly two hundred million years. What exactly is the Devil Emperor's purpose in doing all this?

Sovereign Gui Chi pondered.

He was filled with doubt. As a Sovereign, he was no fool. With a bit of deduction, it was clear that Devil Emperor Xue Gu's ambitions were immense.

Could it be that the Devil Emperor is attempting to challenge eternity?

I hope I'll still be alive by the end of this.

Sovereign Gui Chi shook his head slightly.

He felt no particular loyalty towards Devil Emperor Xue Gu. With his true self present, he naturally dared not defy orders, and could only dutifully operate the array disk according to the secret teachings he'd been given.

The endless blood continued to be refined at an ever-increasing pace.

If the Devil Emperor truly manages to transcend, achieving eternity, perhaps he could aid me as well, allowing me to reach the level of Devil Emperor in the future.

Sovereign Gui Chi occasionally harbored a glimmer of hope amid his uncertainty.

He was already at the eighth-stage Sovereign level, and in terms of Dao comprehension, he was merely a step away from the Devil Emperor level.

Time flowed on relentlessly.

In the blink of an eye, over ten days had passed.

Hmm?

Sovereign Gui Chi, who had been quietly operating the array disk, suddenly opened his eyes, a flicker of fear passing through them.

A karmic thread? Such a strong karmic perception?

He had finally sensed it.

In the ethereal guidance of destiny, an incredibly clear karmic thread stood out prominently in his Destiny Voidscape. At the other end of the karmic thread, an immensely powerful entity was rapidly approaching, the distance between them swiftly closing.

The closer they got, the clearer the karmic thread became in his perception. Enhanced by the Destiny Fracture Shard, not only did Wu Yuan's perception become clearer, but Sovereign Gui Chi's did as well.

Is it that Devil Emperor? What kind of grudge could create such a clear karmic thread? But I don't even know him!

Sovereign Gui Chi was thoroughly panicked.

I must report this to the Devil Emperor immediately.

In the deepest part of the mountain range lay a vast sea of blood, billions of li in diameter. Endless fresh blood converged here, creating a bloody aura that would make any Sovereign tremble with dread.

The sea of blood was entirely encompassed by a massive array. At the center of the blood sea, on the sole island, a figure draped in blood-red robes sat in lotus position. His skeletal, emaciated form was unnaturally still.

This was Devil Emperor Xue Gu.

Flower of Sin.

Devil Emperor Xue Gu stared intently at a snow-white bud filled with a holy aura atop an eight-meter-tall stem. It seemed on the verge of blooming.

In another thirty million years, this Flower of Sin will fully blossom.

Devil Emperor Xue Gu murmured to himself.

1. Xue Gu = Blood Bone ☜