assistirfilmes Chapter 397: Li Wang and Gui Mu
Chapter 397: Li Wang and Gui Mu
Chapter 397: Li Wang and Gui Mu
Late at night, a man lazily drank tea in the Nine Tribes Sect on the Southern Gorge of the First World.
The ancient-looking man, draped in a robe adorned with the sun, moon, and stars, sat in a hall without a dome as he admired the night sky.
Stars filled the night canvas, dazzling and breathtakingly beautiful.
"One day, I'll leave the Abyss and hold the stars in my hands, with the radiant moon beneath my feet," he murmured.
The hall was known as the Stargazing Platform, with fifteen white jade pillars standing tall around it.
As the hall was domeless, the pillars served no structural purpose.
They represented the fifteen divine seats in the Abyss and symbolized the pinnacle of the human race's authority.
Not long ago, the True Gods from the Abyss had either attended in their true bodies or sent soul projections through the white jade pillars to participate in a meeting.
"Li Wang." A voice echoed from one of the white jade pillars in the hall.
The man, absorbed in the splendor of the stars, said in surprise, "Gui Mu, what troubles you?"
A tall, graceful female figure appeared, though her true face remained obscured.
"That girl has awakened," she said calmly.
Li Wang frowned., "Do you know where she is?"
"She's in the Fourth World, though her exact location is unclear. It's likely within the bizarre mist." Gui Mu's image rippled like water on the white jade pillar. "If she's awakened, it means she now knows she's, in fact, an Outer God.
"Back then, she used some technique to plant part of her soul into a human infant girl, intending to grow with her.
"I happened to sense it and brought her into the Ghost Sacrifice Sect, using the Netherworld Specter Karma Art to alter her memories and seal her true self.
"All these years, she has remained unaware, and whenever her true memories started to resurface, I would suppress them once more. Through her, we've gained invaluable information about the starry skies.
"This time..." Gui Mu trailed off, tone slightly concerned. "We didn't expect this calamity to be the once-in-a-hundred-millennia grand event. I can't help but feel that she sent a fragment of her soul through the bizarre mist because she somehow foresaw this day.
"That soul fragment has grown considerably. It's no longer just a simple divine consciousness.
"Since she's within the bizarre mist, I can't sense or influence her—it's quite troublesome." Gui Mu sighed.
While part of the Outer Gods' divine consciousness could be contained within puppet bodies, their power was limited. Naturally, a true soul differed from a mere wisp of divine consciousness.
"Luo Hongyan of the Blood Spirit Sect first led the heretical cultivators to establish a cult, created a physical body suitable for her, then endowed it with her divine consciousness," Li Wang said helplessly. "Then, in Absolute Heaven, she awakened a deceased Outer God, allowing him to descend into the Fifth World with his true body.
"The Outer Gods seem to have been long aware of the once-in-a-hundred-millennia grand event and prepared in advance.
"We, on the other hand, knew nothing of it and failed to prepare beforehand."
Li Wang set down his teacup with a deep sigh.
"During previous calamities, the Outer Gods could only send their divine consciousness into the Abyss, at best descending into the bodies of powerful foreign races.
"But now, a Fire God has descended in his true body, Luo Hongyan has a specially refined body, and Ling Yimo's true soul is here.
"We need to be cautious, or we could perish within the Abyss before ever even reaching the starry skies to battle them," Li Wang said with a shake of his head. After a brief silence, he added, "It seems Zhou Yi has also made his choice."
"Zhou Yi? What choice did he make?" Gui Mu asked in surprise. "Are you saying the disappearances of the top-ranked on the Soul Wandering Realm and Spirit Condensation Realm leaderboards are related to Zhou Yi?"
"He's from the Nine Tribes Race," Li Wang offhandedly revealed.
The couple from the Ancient Law Sect had been immersed in their own world throughout the journey.
However, when Ling Yimo started her feast of divine souls, they abruptly unleashed numerous talismans, striking the sanctum with the terrifying force of lightning, flames, the stars, and the moon.
Ling Yimo had intended to use the power within the emerging Fey Spirit Continent to outline and replicate the Sanctum of Godly and Demonic Genesis, thereby unveiling some of its hidden mysteries.
She had not expected Pang Jian's group to resist her Soul Severance Art. They were more formidable than she had initially assumed.
"Zhou Yi," Ling Yimo called out softly.
In a spot hidden from the others, Zhou Yi tapped Su Li's forehead with his jade ruler, knocking out his divine soul.
Whoosh!
Unable to resist the pull of the Sanctum of Godly and Demonic Genesis, his divine soul was drawn out and soon appeared before Ling Yimo.
His divine soul roused.
"What are you?!" he cried out in horror.
Ling Yimo grinned, mouth widening as she swallowed Su Li's divine soul whole.
Her divine soul became more tangible with every divine soul she consumed.
"So you can strengthen yourself by devouring divine souls. I'll assist you as best I can," Zhou Yi said.
"These few aren't enough." Ling Yimo sighed, eyes landing on Zhou Qingchen, Dong Tianze, and Wu Yuan. "Wu Yuan of the Demon Sect, Dong Tianze of the Sinister Soul Temple, and Zhou Qingchen of the Red Mountain Sect—their divine souls contain the divine essence I desperately need.
"If I can devour their divine souls, I can kill everyone else on this continent with ease.
"Zhou Yi, if you help me, I promise you that your Nine Tribes Race will be able to return to their ancestral land.
"I'll persuade the other Outer Gods to cede the continent that once belonged to your Nine Tribes Race." Ling Yimo coaxed.
Zhou Yi looked at Ling Yimo in shock. "What right do you have to persuade the Outer Gods?"
"I'm a high-ranking God that the Ghost Race worships!" Ling Yimo replied.
Zhou Yi was stunned.
"Zhou Yi, since you've decided to seek a new path for the Nine Tribes Race. You have no choice but to work with us," Ling Yimo said coldly, eyes glinting with a sinister light. "Gui Mu imprisoned me for years, using the Netherworld Specter Karma Art to alter my memories and exploit me to unravel the secrets of the starry skies.
"Despite knowing my background, she dared to keep a God like me. She was so confident in her calculations, so arrogant and conceited.
"Little does she know, I left imprints across the Abyss—imprints powerful enough to awaken me.
"I waited for the Ghost Race to ascend with the rise of the murky energy so they could activate those imprints according to their ancestral teachings.
"My struggle with Gui Mu will begin now that I've awakened.
"Zhou Yi, the Southern Gorge where the Ghost Sacrifice Sect resides will belong to the Ghost Race. My worshipers will become rulers of that continent.
"You have no choice but to ally with me if you want your Nine Tribes Race to survive.
"The Ghost Race revere me as supreme!" Ling Yimo declared arrogantly.
Zhou Yi's expression turned reverent. Bowing, he said, "I hope you'll keep your word."
"We, the Outer Gods, aren't like the human race. We don't make a habit of breaking our promises," Ling Yimo said, disdain dripping from her voice.