Chapter 1278: Yaoyao Takes Action

The enormous Holy Fire Meteorite, powerful enough to destroy half of the Dragon Spirit Heavenly Cave, hung suspended in mid-air, unable to fall. The visual impact of that scene was undoubtedly stunning.

Yet, for Ai Tuanzi and the others, this shock was not as profound as the appearance of the girl in the light mirror within the void.

Her clear, cold voice showed no emotion, and her words left everyone dumbfounded.

The Saint Embryo, formed from the Saint before them, was merely a trifle in her eyes...

Who was she?

Behind Ai Tuanzi, Jin Lan and the other members of the Golden Nezha clan swallowed hard. They naturally recognized that graceful figure.

"She came to our Golden Nezha clan with Zhou Yuan before, and their relationship seemed very close," Jin Lan said, his throat dry.

They clearly remembered that when Yaoyao arrived at the Golden Nezha clan, even Jin Yanghuang, the clan chief who had been in seclusion for many years, personally came out to greet her.

Of course, at the time, they hadn't understood why Jin Yanghuang held her in such high regard. Only now did they realize that the girl, who clearly had an extraordinary relationship with Zhou Yuan, possessed strength comparable to a Saint!

Otherwise, there was no explanation for why the destructive attack from the Saint Embryo was so easily halted.

"Very close to Zhou Yuan?"

Ai Tuanzi and the others' eyes twitched slightly. They, of course, understood the meaning of "close"; evidently, their relationship was...

"That's impossible. Judging by her actions, she's probably a Saint herself," Ai Zhi couldn't help but say.

What was the status of a Saint in the All-Heavens?

They were true peak existences. In the eyes of such beings, cultivators at the seventh stage and Origin Embryo Realm were truly insignificant. Yet, Zhou Yuan had managed to win the favor of a female Saint? Was this guy really that charismatic?!

Although Ai Tuanzi also found it incredible, he rationally stated, "Her previous words already proved their close relationship."

Ai Zhi's mouth twitched slightly, feeling as if his worldview had been completely overturned.

A Saint! Such a lofty existence, how could she be involved in such a relationship with Zhou Yuan? What qualifications did this guy possibly possess?

While everyone was still reeling from the shock, Zhou Yuan, too, stared in astonishment at the light mirror formed by the light emanating from his body.

"Yaoyao..."

Zhou Yuan scratched his head. Clearly, this sudden change must be due to some means Yaoyao had secretly left within him before he entered the Dragon Spirit Heavenly Cave.

This brought a slight warmth to his heart. Then, with a sigh, he said somewhat melancholically, "It seems my reputation as the 'Soft Rice King of the All-Heavens' is now officially established."

Tuntun, perched on his shoulder, glanced at him with a hint of disdain. "Why do I sense a touch of smugness in your words?"

Zhou Yuan frowned and flatly denied, "Impossible, you're mistaken!"

Tuntun scoffed dismissively.

As the man and beast bickered, Shi Ying's expression also shifted as he stared at the graceful figure in the light mirror within the void. When he got a clear look at the figure, his pupils clearly contracted.

"I never thought... it would be the Third God herself," Shi Ying said slowly, his voice filled with deep apprehension.

Clearly, as a Saint of the Sacred Race, Shi Ying also knew Yaoyao's identity.

In the light mirror within the void, Yaoyao's gaze was calm and piercing. Without saying more to Shi Ying, her slender jade finger gently pointed.

From the jade gourd, clear liquid streamed out. The next instant, the void mirror surface trembled, and the liquid transformed into an intensely cold spring that swept forth.

The cold spring surged towards the Holy Fire Meteorite like a vast ocean. Upon contact, the holy fire on it was rapidly extinguished. Finally, the meteorite, which had gathered the Origin Qi of the entire Dragon Spirit Heavenly Cave, disintegrated directly, scattering into countless specks of light across the world.

Shi Ying watched this scene with a gloomy expression and slowly said, "Your Excellency, Third God, although you are a deity, you should not be fully awakened yet. Furthermore, you are merely a mirrored projection. With this, I doubt you can truly intimidate me."

Although he was currently just an avatar formed from a Half-Saint Lotus, Yaoyao, before him, was also merely a projection, arguably less powerful than him!

In the void mirror, Yaoyao's eyes remained unperturbed. She said, "Is that so? I don't quite agree."

She gently raised her jade hand, her slender fingers seemingly forming a seal.

"You wish to move the Ancestral Soul Mountain, but did you ever ask if it agreed?"

As Yaoyao's calm words fell, everyone suddenly felt the Ancestral Soul Mountain begin to tremble violently.

The next moment, vast amounts of malevolent energy erupted, directly painting the sky blood-red.

Shi Ying's expression changed slightly. He abruptly clasped his hands together, and the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi converged, forming two seemingly endless Origin Qi hands, one above and one below, pressing down directly on the Ancestral Soul Mountain.

However, the boundless malevolent energy resisted the two Origin Qi hands. Moreover, the malevolent energy contained an indescribable corrosive power. As the two sides stalemated, the Origin Qi hands were directly corroded and dissolved.

Shi Ying's body jolted, and he stumbled back two steps in a somewhat discomfited manner.

His face became extremely grim. The Ancestral Soul Mountain, at this moment, seemed to have completely unleashed the malevolent energy that had accumulated within it for countless years. With his Saint Embryo power, he found himself somewhat unable to suppress it.

All of this was due to Yaoyao's methods.

"As expected of the Third God!" Shi Ying gritted his teeth.

Boom! Boom!

As he spoke, the malevolent energy surging from the Ancestral Soul Mountain already enveloped the space. The energy then churned and eventually began to form an enormous, blood-red cauldron.

The cauldron shimmered into existence, directly enveloping the entire Ancestral Soul Mountain, and at the same time, trapping Shi Ying within it.

Blaze!

Inside the blood-red cauldron, the malevolent energy condensed and compressed wildly, ultimately forming towering blood flames.

The blood flames roared downwards, transforming into thousands of spectral beings that lunged directly at Shi Ying's Saint Embryo.

Shi Ying roared in fury, activating his Saint power. He directly severed the layers of space around him, hiding his body within numerous spatial rifts, making his whereabouts difficult to pinpoint.

However, he still underestimated the power of these blood flames.

As the blood flames swept past, they clung to him like maggots to bone, following his every move.

Layers of space were rapidly incinerated, eventually pinpointing Shi Ying's location. The flames instantly transformed into a vast sea of blood fire, engulfing Shi Ying.

The blood flames surged, suppressing all space and denying Shi Ying any chance to tear through the void and escape.

Shi Ying's furious roars echoed within the flames, causing the starry sky to tremble.

Only then did he discover with a hint of horror that he had, after all, underestimated the Third God's methods. Even if she wasn't fully awakened yet, and even if she was merely a void projection, she could still draw upon the power of the Ancestral Soul Mountain!

"That's right, the Ancestral Soul Mountain was formed from a wisp of the Ancestral Dragon's residual soul, and the Third God was born from the Ancestral Dragon's will. She can naturally harness this power."

Shi Ying's heart sank, and his unease intensified.

"Since you were willing to sacrifice half of your Saint Lotus to come here, then stay and become nourishment for the Ancestral Soul Mountain," Yaoyao's ethereal, cold voice echoed between heaven and earth.

The towering blood flames roared forward.

Shi Ying's face drastically changed. He now understood that the Third God intended to directly refine him using the malevolent energy of the Ancestral Soul Mountain!

What a ruthless method!