Chapter 2029: Deep in the Misty Sea

As Yun Che delved deeper, the concentration of Abyssal Dust reached an extremely terrifying level. It was so dense that it suppressed a Divine Master profound practitioner's perception range to less than ten zhang. This area was already beyond the reach of Divine Master profound practitioners, as the Abyssal Beasts "residing" here were almost all at the Divine Extinction realm.

In the land of life, the Divine Extinction realm was a coveted but difficult-to-reach state for countless profound practitioners. Achieving it meant becoming a demigod and holding a high position in the Abyss. More than ninety percent of the powerful and noble Abyssal Knights were also at the Divine Extinction realm, with less than ten percent at the Divine Sovereign realm. Yet, in this part of the Mist Sea, Divine Extinction Abyssal Beasts were everywhere. Everywhere Yun Che's spiritual sense reached, he encountered terrifying Divine Extinction aura. Their sheer number made him tremble with every step.

His Divine Master aura seemed pitifully weak as it moved through the multitude of Divine Extinction auras. No wonder the depths of the Mist Sea were called a "death zone" by Abyssal profound practitioners. An Abyssal Knight like Ximen Boyun, who was considered noble and powerful by profound practitioners in this world, would likely be annihilated without a trace within ten breaths if thrown into this place. Coupled with the suppression of the dense Abyssal Dust, even a legendary Divine Sovereign profound practitioner might not be able to last long here.

Yun Che continued to advance, guided by the concentration of Abyssal Dust. His steps became much lighter, and he suppressed his aura as much as possible. Layers of Abyssal Dust adhered to his body, making him almost merge with the Mist Sea. Over the past six months, Yun Che's mastery over Abyssal Dust had progressed by leaps and bounds. Now, he could instantly manipulate all the Abyssal Dust in the surrounding area, and even use it as a medium to transmit his soul energy over vast distances.

His control over Abyssal Beasts also evolved from extremely difficult at first to increasingly effortless. The level of profound beasts he could control grew higher and higher. Controlling Abyssal Beasts was essentially still about controlling Abyssal Dust. For the past six months, Lisha had observed Yun Che's every move daily. He had taken only three days to refine the source energy given to him by the Qilin God, and then a terrifyingly short nine hours to perfectly fuse the Qilin God's source blood and marrow with his own body. There was not a single trace of rejection or dispersion!

Then, in the second month, he mastered the Qilin Sacred Palace, a unique and, in her hazy memories, the most powerful guardian divine skill of the Qilin lineage. Although Lisha knew he possessed the Nihility Holy Body bestowed by the Ancestral God, she was unaware of his experiences before obtaining the Primordial Seal of Life and Death. As her understanding as a Creation God was shattered repeatedly and intimately, she couldn't help but be profoundly astonished. His mastery over Abyssal Dust showed clear progress almost every single day. It was clearly a primordial power of destruction that was believed to be unmanipulable, yet in Yun Che's hands, his control over Abyssal Dust was as if he were... simply learning to control another type of profound energy from scratch.

Once a beast was corrupted into an Abyssal Beast, as long as it remained in the Mist Sea, it would be eternally "undying," only capable of being completely annihilated. Under normal circumstances, a profound practitioner in the Mist Sea could never defeat an Abyssal Beast of the same realm. This was because the profound practitioner's profound energy and soul energy would be suppressed by the Abyssal Dust, while the Abyssal Beast would possess nearly infinite destructive power within the Abyssal Dust. Therefore, facing an Abyssal Beast of the same realm often required two or three people to have a chance of killing it. Outside the Mist Sea was another matter entirely.

The denser the Abyssal Dust, the stronger the Abyssal Beasts. Yun Che's steps became slower and slower, and the divine sense he released grew increasingly cautious. "It seems this place is pretty much the limit," Yun Che muttered quietly. Just a moment ago, his released spiritual sense touched two auras that made his soul tremble violently. They were likely the auras of mid-stage Divine Extinction Abyssal Beasts. He definitely had no chance of victory in a head-on fight against a mid-stage Divine Extinction Abyssal Beast, but he should be able to exercise basic control over them... though that was when facing one or two. If he accidentally alerted one, causing all the surrounding Abyssal Beasts to converge, he might perish here.

Such a terrifying place had probably remained untouched by humans for countless years. To delve this deep as a Divine Master, Yun Che was undoubtedly the first in the Abyss's history, and would likely be the only one. Lisha spoke, "Are you perhaps trying to catch a glimpse of the rumored 'Primitive Death Abyss'?"

"That's right," Yun Che replied. "But it seems impossible for now." The Primitive Death Abyss was rumored to be at the very center of the Mist Sea. It was incredibly vast, the abyss of this Abyssal World. Based on the rumors about the Primitive Death Abyss, Yun Che guessed that it was likely the unmutated original abyss... the very first abyss from the Era of Gods, capable of turning even True Gods into nothingness in an instant! The true Abyss of Death. This was also why the closer one got to this Primitive Source of Death, the denser the Abyssal Dust became. If he continued further, he might encounter late-stage Divine Extinction Abyssal Beasts, or even Divine Sovereign Abyssal Beasts... Once alerted, he might not even have a chance to escape.

"Then I'll look for a suitable place nearby," he said. Yun Che suddenly whispered something strange. Lisha asked, "A suitable place?" Yun Che did not answer, continuing to move slowly forward. He didn't have to search for long. After advancing less than ten li, the auras of the Abyssal Beasts suddenly diminished sharply. Further ahead, the Abyssal Beasts within his spiritual sense range became fewer and fewer. Gradually, when Yun Che stopped, there was not a single Abyssal Beast aura in the entire fifty-li radius around him.

"…?" Yun Che frowned deeply, feeling a faint unease. He was indeed looking for a quiet place where he wouldn't disturb any Abyssal Beasts. But this place was exceptionally quiet. It was as if a "forbidden zone" had suddenly appeared. He attached his perception to the Abyssal Dust, slowly spreading it outwards... but apart from the extreme quiet, there was nothing unusual. Perhaps it was a blessed land from heaven.

Yun Che no longer hesitated. He dispersed the Abyssal Dust covering his body, and a red light appeared in his hand. Lisha recognized the red glow: "This is something the owner of the Universe Piercer gave you before you fell into the Abyss. I remember there were two."

"That's right," Yun Che said, closing his hand around the red light and very carefully wiping away the surface seal. "These are a Spatial God Hub and a Spatial God Stone, engraved using all the remaining power of the Universe Piercer. If the Spatial God Hub is planted here, I can use the Spatial God Stone to teleport here at any time within a certain range."

"Why place the array hub here?" Lisha asked. Yun Che whispered, "The most perfect place I envisioned was the edge of the Primitive Death Abyss. But since I can't get close, I'll have to settle for second best. However, this place... is enough!"

As he spoke, the red light in his hand dropped directly to the ground at his feet. The divine spatial light blossomed like a crimson flower, spreading out a red profound array only a zhang wide beneath Yun Che's feet. The profound array slowly rotated, then its light dimmed, completely disappearing within two breaths. Yun Che took out the connected Spatial God Stone, and indeed, the divine spatial light emanating from the stone had visibly changed; though still faint, it now had a touch of profound depth. Being close to the Spatial God Hub, Yun Che could even faintly sense the special spatial connection between them.

Shui Meiyin had specifically warned him at the time that due to the haste, the Spatial God Stone did not contain much spatial power, and the longer the teleportation distance, the greater the consumption, though it could replenish itself. Furthermore, because the Universe Piercer had been repeatedly used to escape Mo Beichen's pursuit, its remaining divine power was scarce then. It was already extremely difficult to successfully engrave this Spatial God Hub and Stone, and the spatial dimension engraved could not reach the highest level. Therefore, activating the Spatial God Stone to teleport to the Spatial God Hub would not be instantaneous, and even the Spatial God Stone itself would be left behind at the original location due to opening and maintaining the teleportation profound array. Thus, it was basically useless for escaping. However, it could establish a temporary connection between two spaces.

Once the Spatial God Hub was planted, it could not be moved. Yun Che looked around... From now on, this would be a place he frequently visited.

"Let's go," he said. Yun Che turned... but before he could take a step, his entire body suddenly froze. His soul was like a larva suddenly pierced, convulsing and twisting in an instant. His blood seemed to congeal, and his entire body became numb. His stiff neck slowly twisted, and in his extremely contracted pupils, two terrifying, ghostly lights... slowly opening, were reflected.

Divine... Sovereign...

These two terrifying words appeared in Yun Che's consciousness like a nightmare. In the Qilin Abyss Realm, he had once felt the powerful pressure of a mid-stage Divine Extinction realm. During his journey deeper into the Mist Sea, he had sensed the terrifying auras of countless Divine Extinction Abyssal Beasts. But the aura of destruction pressing down on him now was so terrifying that it almost instantly shattered his will, blurring even his vision. Such immense pressure was perhaps no longer within the Divine Extinction realm. Instead, it was from the legendary... Divine Sovereign realm, which reached the peak of demigodhood and approached True Godhood. An Abyssal Beast of such a level should not have appeared in this area. It had been quietly dormant, completely unnoticed by Yun Che, until this moment, when it was awakened by the divine spatial light.

"Pan Xiaodie?" Qianye Ying'er frowned, looking at the stone tablet. "It sounds like a name... and yet not like a name."

Chi Wuyao slowly said, "This is an ancient stone tablet I found ten thousand years ago, in the place where I obtained the Nirvanic Devil Soul. It was incredibly old, and at the time, I found countless ancient artifacts and devil weapons. This stone tablet was the most useless and unremarkable of them all. The only three words I could decipher were baffling, so I set it aside and forgot about it. From Mo Beichen, I learned about the Six God Nations of the Abyss, one of which is called the 'Xiaodie God Nation'. At the time, I felt a slight familiarity, but it was too distant and vague to recall immediately. Only after Yun Che went to the Abyss did I finally remember where that faint sense of familiarity came from. However, even after retrieving this stone tablet again, I still didn't gain any insights."

"So..." Qianye Ying'er interjected, "What I just said made you think of something new?"

"Exactly." Chi Wuyao's eyes glinted. "If 'Pan Xiaodie' is a name... no one in the current world has 'Pan' as a surname. But among the ancient devil race, the word 'Pan' inevitably brings to mind the name of a Devil Emperor. Pan Mo Devil Emperor, one of the Four Devil Emperors."

Pan Mo...Mo...Nethergaze Mirror!?

It was as if countless devilish lights flashed in Chi Wuyao's mind, mysteriously connecting previously chaotic and unrelated fragments.

A sudden roar scattered Chi Wuyao's and Qianye Ying'er's thoughts. Both women frowned and turned their gaze simultaneously... This was the Soul Stealing Realm, the land where Yun Che reigned as Emperor of the Northern Region. Who would dare cause trouble here?!

"The source of the sound is extremely far away, from the east," Qianye Ying'er said, gloating. "It seems the Northern Divine Region isn't as submissive as the Devil Queen governs it. Such a huge commotion, I'm afraid..." Before she could finish, the Sound Transmission Jade suddenly vibrated violently. Such urgency clearly indicated something major.

Qianye Ying'er frowned and took out the Sound Transmission Jade. Immediately, a gravely solemn voice from a Brahma King sounded: "Reporting to the Divine Emperor, a bizarre and tremendous roar came from the east. Its magnitude and shock are unprecedented in our lives. It is certainly not ordinary, and there might be an anomaly."

This transmission caused both Chi Wuyao and Qianye Ying'er's expressions to subtly change. The Brahma Emperor God Realm's... east? If it was the same colossal sound... it actually reached the Northern Divine Region!?

With no time to ponder other possibilities, Chi Wuyao quickly activated her Sound Transmission Profound Array: "Huajin, quickly transmit a message to the various Realm Kings of the Eastern Divine Region to ascertain the source of that sound as soon as possible."

A quarter of an hour later, Huajin's message returned: "Master, this sound has been confirmed not to originate from the Eastern Divine Region, but from beyond the Eastern Divine Region. The extremely violent sound wave caused varying degrees of beast riots in most of the Eastern Divine Region's star realms, but they are still under control. We just tried our best to trace it to several accessible lower realm planets, and found that the source is even further east. Huajin suspects... could it possibly be the Wall of Primordial Chaos?"

Chi Wuyao and Qianye Ying'er exchanged glances, both seeing horror in the other's eyes.