# Chapter 1948: Glimmer of Light
BOOM—
Shui Meiyin's face turned deathly pale, and Yun Che's mind was instantly filled with the roar of ten thousand thunderbolts.
She hurriedly put away the sound transmission profound formation, her heart and soul utterly shattered.
She never imagined that today, at this very moment, the message from Shui Yingyue would be such terrible news... the news that Yun Che would find most unacceptable.
Only she could save Yun Wuxin... that's right, as long as she hadn't fallen into Mo Beichen's hands, as long as her current location could be confirmed, with the power of the Cosmic Thorn, there was indeed a great chance of rescuing Yun Wuxin.
But doing so would certainly deplete even more of the Cosmic Thorn's spatial divine power, which had already been heavily drained over these past few days.
Every bit of spatial divine power the Cosmic Thorn lost meant Yun Che's danger increased sharply.
She hadn't forgotten Chi Wuyue's instruction: the last remnants of spatial divine power could only be used in desperate situations, only for Yun Che himself.
Yun Che was the only hope; everything else could be abandoned.
But of all times, this sound transmission was heard by Yun Che, who had just awakened!
If they didn't save Yun Wuxin, he would never be able to rest and recover peacefully. And it was very likely...
"Brother Yun Che, don't worry." With no other choice, Shui Meiyin forcefully steadied her mind and spoke in the calmest voice possible. "I'll immediately determine Wuxin's location and bring her back soon."
The Cosmic Thorn appeared in her hand, but before its crimson divine light could shine, her hand was gently but firmly grasped by Yun Che.
"The power of the Cosmic Thorn must be nearly exhausted, right?"
Yun Che's voice was eerily calm.
Stunned, Shui Meiyin looked at his face and could only nod.
Yun Che didn't let go—it was a gesture of restraint... He wasn't urging her to do everything possible at all costs to save Yun Wuxin.
Replaying the voice that had sounded in his soul earlier, Yun Che asked in that same calm voice: "Demon Empress, Xuan Yin, Qianying, Cazhi... they just left not long ago, didn't they? I heard their voices while unconscious."
"...Yes." Shui Meiyin could only nod, the tears in her eyes no longer containable. "They... they went to the Tai Chu Divine Realm."
She had repeatedly told herself to perfectly conceal everything from Yun Che, but from the very beginning, she had failed completely.
"Mo Beichen is there?" Yun Che closed his eyes, his rapid breathing gradually slowing down.
Shui Yingyue's sound transmission had mentioned: Cang Shitian was bringing Yun Wuxin to the Tai Chu Divine Realm to offer her up to Mo Beichen...
Why was he in the Tai Chu Divine Realm?
"Yes."
Since hiding it was pointless, Shui Meiyin had no choice but to tell everything. "Mo Beichen's perception is too terrifying. Over these sixteen days, he found us seven times, and each time we escaped using the Cosmic Thorn."
One could imagine how tightly wound their nerves had been during this time... not a single breath or moment could be relaxed.
Mo Beichen's perception range was enormous, so each escape undoubtedly required crossing extremely distant star regions, which naturally consumed a great deal of the Cosmic Thorn's spatial divine power.
"After the last long-distance escape, Sister Demon Empress said that our auras were too strong and easily detected by Mo Beichen. Staying by your side would only increase the risk of you being found."
"Each time we teleported six people, it consumed more of the Cosmic Thorn than teleporting just two."
"So... so..." Shui Meiyin said sorrowfully, "They decided to leave Brother Yun Che's side. Plus... since something special was happening today, they took the initiative to go find Mo Beichen."
Yun Che kept his eyes closed, silent for a long time, strangely asking no more questions.
This eerily calm and composed demeanor instead left Shui Meiyin at a loss.
The water was still, the breeze light, just like Yun Che's expression and gaze, as still as dead water.
But only He Ling knew that the turmoil in his soul was on the verge of shattering into countless fragments at any moment.
"He Ling," Yun Che's soul voice sounded, his soul space trembling and nearly shattering, yet his voice was exceptionally cold and clear. "In all the years the Heavenly Poison Pearl has recovered its poison power, is there any possibility—even the smallest—of poisoning Mo Beichen to death?"
Heavenly Poison Force... it was the only possibility that surfaced in his sea of consciousness when facing the terrifyingly powerful Mo Beichen.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
A long time passed, but he received no answer from He Ling.
"Heh," Yun Che laughed mockingly, murmuring softly. "I was indeed overthinking."
"No," He Ling's voice finally came belatedly. "The current poison power of the Heavenly Poison Pearl is enough to kill Mo Beichen!"
Yun Che's soul sea shook violently. "He Ling, you... are certain?"
"I am certain." He Ling's soul figure appeared, her emerald eyes and gentle voice carrying a determination almost unprecedented. "No matter how strong Mo Beichen is, the level of his body and power cannot compare to the Heavenly Poison's poison force."
"But there is one very important prerequisite: to kill Mo Beichen, the poison force must... erupt inside his body, directly penetrating his heart meridian and soul."
He Ling's emerald eyes were as clear as water, her voice distinct and piercing. "It requires Master to thrust a sword into him—preferably through his body. An instant is enough!"
To thrust a sword through Mo Beichen's body, through a demigod's body.
This prerequisite was so difficult that it would cause anyone in the current world to despair completely.
But for Yun Che, it was at least a glimmer of light finally shining in the endless dark night.
The tremors in his soul sea grew even more intense, this time more from a deep excitement.
"He Ling, answer me honestly. If I can truly pierce his body with a sword, how certain are you of poisoning him to death?"
He Ling raised her eyes and answered without any hesitation. "One hundred percent."
The tremors in Yun Che's soul sea stopped abruptly.
He Ling would never lie to him, never.
Although Yun Che was the master of the Heavenly Poison Pearl, He Ling, as the poison spirit of the Heavenly Poison, undoubtedly had a far greater understanding of its poison force than he did.
With just those two words from He Ling, that one faint glimmer instantly transformed into a bright star that might bloom with the light of a miracle at any moment.
As long as... as long as he thrust a sword into Mo Beichen's body!
THUMP!
THUMP!
THUMP—
Yun Che could clearly hear the beating of his own heart.
Under his still-unhealed severe injuries, his consciousness remained shrouded in a haze, but it was rapidly turning cold and alert, until no chaotic waves remained in his sea of soul.
After a long time, he spoke again. "He Ling, I need thirty days."
"With the power the Zhou Tian Pearl has recovered so far, how short can it be compressed?"
After brief consideration, He Ling answered seriously, "At the limit, it can be compressed to half an hour."
One month in the Zhou Tian Pearl, half an hour in the outside world—a time release of nearly a thousand times!
This was undoubtedly the most extreme use of the Zhou Tian divine power since He Ling took over the Zhou Tian Pearl, far surpassing the Zhou Tian Divine Realm that Yun Che and Shui Meiyin had entered before the war with the Western Region.
"Good! Now, release all the remaining power of the Zhou Tian Pearl... there's no need to hold anything back anymore."
He opened his eyes and tightly grasped Shui Meiyin's wrist.
"Meiyin, come with me into the Zhou Tian Divine Realm!"
Without making Yun Che wait long, after several dozen breaths, He Ling constructed an extreme Zhou Tian Divine Realm that poured all the remaining power of the Zhou Tian Pearl into it.
Without a moment's delay, Yun Che took Shui Meiyin's hand and entered directly.
The white, boundless world was not unfamiliar, since not too long ago, he and Shui Meiyin had stayed here for three years.
His severe injuries made it impossible for Yun Che to sit up on his own. Inside the Zhou Tian Divine Realm, he still leaned on Shui Meiyin.
A faint, pure white light rose on the surface of his body, and his weak power drove the Life Miracle to circulate slowly.
Over these thirty days, the first thing he had to do was recover his injuries and strength.
And... another equally important matter.
With his consciousness revived, the recovery of his injuries naturally accelerated greatly. Under the Life Miracle, the intense pain filling his entire body also quickly eased.
"Meiyin," he closed his eyes and asked, "You said earlier that something 'special' was going to happen in the Tai Chu Divine Realm today. What is it?"
Shui Meiyin said, "Over these days, Mo Beichen hasn't been spending all his energy on searching for us. More of it has been used to pressure the entire God Realm."
"Sixteen days ago, after we escaped from his clutches, Mo Beichen seemed quite enraged. In one day, he destroyed a total of six hundred star realms across the four divine regions, completely alarming the four divine regions."
"After that, Cang Shitian voluntarily pledged allegiance to Mo Beichen. Then, through the arbiters of various realms, he informed the God Realm of Mo Beichen's identity and that this world was about to be taken over by the Abyss."
"..." Yun Che's brows twitched violently. One could imagine the immense fear and panic that the God Realm was experiencing right now.
Cang Shitian...
Because this man was too useful, Chi Wuyue had given him a special status and too much power.
The arbiters were spread across every corner of the God Realm, and as their supreme commander... he could now freely use them for Mo Beichen's benefit, becoming the most useful loyal dog to Mo Beichen. His current status was certainly far above Qi Tianli's.
"But after that day, Mo Beichen didn't commit such brutal acts again."
Shui Meiyin continued, "Many things happened just as Sister Demon Empress guessed. Mo Beichen is obviously terrifying, but he should only be a vanguard of the Abyss. He is very eager to bring the God Realm completely under his control, but he clearly doesn't dare to arbitrarily decide the God Realm's fate, not even daring to break the existing basic structure too much."
"Sister Demon Empress said that he probably wants to subjugate the God Realm as quickly as possible, then present the already-subjugated God Realm to welcome the eventual arrival of the Abyss Emperor, thus completing his merit as a pioneer."
"The Abyss Emperor might not be a cruel person, or perhaps he has issued some strict orders to his vanguard. Although Mo Beichen is in a hurry to unify the God Realm, after destroying six hundred star realms and intimidating the four divine regions, he hasn't done anything excessive so far."
"But... his presence is just too terrifying, making it impossible for any star realm to even conceive of resistance. Add to that Qi Tianli and Cang Shitian's leading submission, and the fact that most star realms don't actually have much loyalty to Brother Yun Che..."
Although it stung, Yun Che knew better than anyone that Shui Meiyin was stating the most basic facts.
Among the four divine regions, only the Northern Divine Region was truly loyal to the Cloud Emperor. The other three divine regions were more moved by fear—submission to an irresistible powerhouse.
Besides, it had only been a few years.
When someone stronger appeared—and someone an entire dimension stronger—their defection was easy, even inevitable.
"'The Cloud Emperor was easily forced into a deathly situation, now hiding everywhere'... this had long spread throughout the God Realm. So... the entire God Realm hardly showed any sign of resistance, and almost no voices of opposition could be heard."
"Today, the reason Mo Beichen is in the Tai Chu Divine Realm is because Cang Shitian proposed it about ten days ago... And this proposal was actually the same one Sister Demon Empress had once given Brother Yun Che."
With a slight frown, Yun Che then understood. "You mean... having the upper-rank star realms of the four divine regions voluntarily pledge allegiance to Mo Beichen and the Abyss!?"
Those who complied would live; those who didn't show up would die!
And by making this spectacle known to the world, they would thoroughly break hearts and erase any remaining hope.
"Yes." Shui Meiyin nodded. "The location was chosen as the Tai Chu Divine Realm, supposedly also Cang Shitian's idea. Because the Tai Chu Divine Realm is closest to the Abyss, this act was also a show of loyalty to the Abyss."
"...I see." Yun Che let out a light breath, and then his aura became exceptionally calm and steady, showing neither joy nor sorrow, and he said no more.
Shui Meiyin parted her lips, but sensing the change in Yun Che's aura, she ultimately didn't speak.
She didn't ask about the star realms she cared about, whether they had been affected. She didn't ask what Chi Wuyue and the others were planning to do when they went to the Tai Chu Divine Realm... For a long time, she asked nothing more.
Time flowed slowly, Yun Che didn't move at all. Shui Meiyin stayed silently by his side.
After seven days, Yun Che slowly opened his eyes, lifted his head, and his gaze no longer held any weakness—only a depth like an endless void.
His injuries had fully healed, and his profound power had recovered by more than eighty percent.
He raised his hand, and the Nanming Divine Pearl appeared in his palm, eighteen different Nanming divine rays flowing slowly within it.
"Brother Yun Che?" Shui Meiyin spoke softly.
"Before, driving four divine source powers was my limit." Yun Che lowered his gaze, his pupils reflecting the shifting Nanming divine rays. "When we were in the Zhou Tian Divine Realm last time, it was still the same. After destroying Long Bai, I never tried to drive divine sources again."
Because at that time, there was no one left in the world who could force him to pay the price of destroying divine sources to gain realm-breaking power.
"But sixteen days ago, when I was driving those four Nanming divine sources, I suddenly had an insight... Perhaps four is no longer my limit."
After all, after unifying the four regions, although Yun Che's cultivation hadn't improved, he had undergone a change that was imperceptible yet profound.
That change came from the Heaven-Defying World Scripture that Xia Qingyue had given to Shui Meiyin!
It had allowed him to cultivate the complete Primordial Divine Art!