# Chapter 609: Evil God Seed · Lightning
"Destroy... the entire Illusion Demon Realm?" Yun Che's hand trembled slightly, and he almost blurted it out. Now, holding this golden jade that had no warmth at all, his heart twitched uncontrollably... Containing power that could annihilate the Illusion Demon Realm in an instant... What kind of terrifying existence was this!
"Such a terrifying thing..." Yun Che swallowed hard. "If I could absorb and refine the power within it, wouldn't that be heaven-defying!"
"Absorb its power? For you now, it's nothing but a fool's dream." Mo Li let out a disdainful snort. "Such a small piece of energy jade, yet containing power that can destroy the entire Illusion Demon Realm—can you imagine how dense the power within it is? This level of power is something you simply cannot understand, let alone withstand. If you forcibly try to absorb the power inside, the only result is... death!"
Yun Che wasn't too surprised by Mo Li's response. He asked in confusion, "In that case, why did the Golden Crow Soul Spirit give it to me?"
"Naturally, there's a use for it. As for what to use it for, ask her yourself." Mo Li said. "While you were unconscious, she read all your memories. Don't be surprised no matter what secrets of yours she brings up."
"..." Yun Che picked up the Nine Suns Divine Jade, moving carefully. "Golden Crow Sacred Spirit, this Nine Suns Jade is too precious, and with my abilities, I simply cannot control or use it. Keeping it with me would only let this divine object gather dust and be wasted. Why are you giving it to me?"
"It is useful to you, and greatly so." The Golden Crow Soul Spirit said calmly, seemingly unperturbed that he had called out the name "Nine Suns Jade." "Don't you have an ancient ark from the primordial era? That ark possesses the wondrous power to traverse the void, but to activate it, an enormous amount of energy is required."
"And this Nine Suns Jade can serve as the energy source for that Primordial Mystic Ark, allowing it to traverse the void freely... At the very least, it will let you return to the Tian Xuan Continent whenever you want, the place you've been constantly thinking about how to get back to!"
If not for Mo Li's earlier reminder, he would have been greatly startled by the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's words... Having one's memories read by another was an extremely uncomfortable feeling. All his experiences, past, secrets... even unspeakable thoughts—everything was known clearly by someone else. It was even harder to bear than being stripped naked before them...
Thinking that the one before him was the Golden Crow Soul Spirit who had bestowed upon him the Golden Crow bloodline and the Nine Suns Divine Jade, Yun Che gritted his teeth and endured it. His heart trembled violently... Mo Li had said that even Purple Vein Divine Crystals could barely activate the Primordial Mystic Ark, but this Nine Suns Jade was fully capable!
Then, couldn't he immediately use the Primordial Mystic Ark to return to the Tian Xuan Continent... back to those he missed day and night!
As long as the power of the Nine Suns Divine Jade was not depleted, he could use the Primordial Mystic Ark to travel between the Tian Xuan Continent and the Illusion Demon Realm at any time... and without being detected by anyone! Completely anytime, anywhere, at will!
Yun Che was certainly not one to be overly sentimental. He promptly put the Nine Suns Jade into the Heavenly Poison Pearl. As the terrifyingly energetic jade left his palm, Yun Che let out a heavy sigh of relief, then sincerely thanked the Golden Crow Soul Spirit: "Thank you for the Golden Crow Sacred Spirit's gift... I hope the Golden Crow Sacred Spirit will forgive my previous disrespectful words."
"Hmph! Would this venerable one stoop to argue with a mere human boy!" The Golden Crow Soul Spirit said coldly. At that moment, her eyes suddenly flashed, and Yun Che's body was enveloped in flames, floating into the air.
"This is..." Yun Che looked confused.
"The Sea of Death is the best place for you to cultivate! For the time ahead, you must remain in the Sea of Death, carefully refining the Golden Crow's blood and comprehending the 'Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record' that this venerable one has imprinted in your heart and soul! When your Little Demon Empress breaks through the barrier, this venerable one will teleport you back! Until then, even if you want to leave the Sea of Death, you cannot!"
"..." (Again! This Golden Crow Soul Spirit just loves putting shackles on others!)
(But that phrase "your Little Demon Empress" sounds oddly pleasant!!)
"Fine!" Yun Che nodded. He had no reason to refuse. The Sea of Death was indeed the most suitable place for his cultivation.
"Also, after you finish refining the Golden Crow's blood, swallow this!"
As the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's voice fell, a purple light point appeared at the center of her eyes, then swiftly flew toward Yun Che...
As the purple light point approached, an increasingly piercing screech sounded. Yun Che's eyes widened... The purple light in his vision grew closer; it was small in itself, but around it coiled countless deep, frantic, twisted purple lights like savage beasts. Wherever it passed, space was instantly twisted beyond recognition.
Above, the thunderclouds that had been driven far away by the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's pressure suddenly filled the entire sky. Thunder roared in his ears, shaking his soul.
But these changes were not what surprised Yun Che the most. He felt excitedly that the moment the purple light point appeared, his profound veins, like a savage beast suddenly awakened from slumber, violently throbbed. This throbbing sensation was not unfamiliar...
The purple light flickering with raging lightning in his vision did not make him feel fear or rejection, but instead brought a heart-penetrating affinity.
The purple light approached, and Yun Che almost involuntarily reached out and grasped it in his hand.
Instantly, all the lightning on it dissipated, and its aura became extraordinarily gentle. In the palm of his hand, it revealed its full form... a very small seed, glowing with a peaceful, dreamy purple light.
This... could it be...
"The Evil God's Lightning Seed!?"
"Correct! This is the Lightning Seed among the Evil God Seeds! You inherit the Evil God's power, so this should naturally belong to you!" The Golden Crow Soul Spirit said. "It once drifted into the Illusion Demon Realm and was obtained by this venerable one. The endless thunderclouds in this Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley were born from its power! Now that it has finally found its final resting place, the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley will have no more thunderclouds from now on."
"You have already obtained the Fire and Water Seeds, achieving the Fire Spirit Evil Body and Water Spirit Evil Body. Now integrate this into your Evil God Profound Veins, and you will achieve your 'Lightning Spirit Evil Body.' Then, no lightning will harm you—not even lightning transformed from profound power, not even the tribulation lightning of the Heavenly Dao!"
"Go!"
Before Yun Che could speak again, the reddish-gold eyes flashed, and Yun Che vanished in midair... thrown directly into the boundless Sea of Death by the Golden Crow Soul Spirit.
Yun Che left, but the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's reddish-gold eyes did not disappear. Slowly, before those eyes, a small, delicate girl dressed in a red smoky gauze dress gradually emerged.
She held her arms crossed over her chest, outwardly appearing as nothing more than a young girl, but her expression and posture were extremely arrogant and commanding... Even facing the Golden Crow Soul Spirit, she squinted her eyes and said expressionlessly, "This princess is very curious. You suddenly withdrew and gave him so many benefits. Was it because you discovered this princess's presence and became afraid, or were you willing?"
The Golden Crow Soul Spirit said indifferently, "You indeed have the power to scatter this venerable one's soul, but this venerable one bears the will of the Golden Crow. There is nothing in this world that makes this venerable one afraid!"
Mo Li sneered coldly: "Pity that this 'will of the Golden Crow' of yours will dissipate soon. You gave him your soul source; at most, you have ten years left. It's a pity for this three-thousand-mile Sea of Death. In ten years, it too will gradually disappear because of your passing."
"This venerable one has found the most perfect inheritor. Even if I dissipate immediately, I have no regrets, let alone ten years... And you, the Star God of the Tiansha Star Realm, inheriting the Heavenly Killing Star power, might not even live until the day this venerable one dissipates. Why pity me!"
"What did you say!?" Mo Li's milky white little face was shrouded in gloom.
"We Golden Crow Soul Spirits can transmit memories to each other. Although this venerable one is in the Illusion Demon Realm, I am not completely ignorant of matters in your Divine Realm. Your Star God Realm may pass down the power of the Star Gods through 'Star Soul Reincarnation,' but with each 'Star Soul Reincarnation,' the inherited divine power decreases by one level. Therefore, your Star God Realm has to use various methods to 'compensate' to avoid weakening generation by generation."
"And since a hundred thousand years ago, the Heavenly Killing Star God has no longer existed 'independently'... That is to say, you, bearing the power of the Heavenly Killing Star God, are merely a temporary 'vessel'! And the fate of a 'vessel' is naturally to become a 'sacrifice'! The reason you appeared in this world should not be solely because you obtained the Evil God's Indestructible Blood and were hunted... The greater reason might be that you are fleeing the Star God Realm!"
"Otherwise, why would you, when being hunted, flee in a direction opposite to the Star God Realm... and fall into this world!"
"Or perhaps, you took the huge risk and desperately obtained the Evil God's Indestructible Blood to gain powerful strength, thereby escaping the fate of becoming a 'sacrifice'!"
"Shut up!!"
The space around Mo Li instantly shattered, and a yin-cold, terrifying murderous aura uncontrollably burst forth, cutting thousands of cracks in the surrounding space.
"Hahahaha..." The Golden Crow Soul Spirit laughed heartily. "It seems this venerable one has hit the mark on all counts."
"In this world, no one can decide this princess's destiny, not even 'that person'!!"
Mo Li's face was terrifyingly cold. She pointed a finger at the reddish-gold twin pupils ahead, a blood-red spark flickering at her fingertip: "If you dare talk nonsense again, this princess will make you disappear forever right now!"
"Even if you are angry, you would never dare to actually kill this venerable one. This is not a space tunnel. If you release a level of power sufficient to kill this venerable one, it will surely let the Star God Realm detect your presence. You know better than anyone the consequences."
Mo Li's hand froze in midair. After a long time, she slowly lowered her arm, and even her outburst of rage and killing intent calmed down bit by bit. Her eyes returned to indifference. She said coldly, "As expected of a soul spirit bearing the will and memories of the Golden Crow—you indeed know too much! Hmph! This princess's matters are none of your concern! Since you know so much, this princess will ask you a question... Since you examined all of Yun Che's memories, you should know that on this tiny Lan Ji Star, there exist the inheritances of the Phoenix, the Dragon God... and your Golden Crow! Even the seeds of the Evil God have drifted to this world..."
"Among the billions and trillions of stars in the vast universe, those possessing divine inheritances are rarer than one in a hundred billion. Yet this tiny Lan Ji Star has so many... In the primordial era, what exactly happened on this planet that left so many divine traces?"
Mo Li's sudden question made the Golden Crow Soul Spirit fall silent. Those reddish-gold eyes remained still for a long time before her voice rang out intensely: "Since you want to know, this venerable one will answer you... This planet is called Lan Ji Star because it is one part land and ninety-nine parts water! From the outside world, it appears as a deep blue star."
"But it was not always called Lan Ji Star. In the past, it was four parts land and six parts water. Its current state is because during the primordial divine catastrophe, most of its land was destroyed into nothingness, leaving only the present one part. Moreover, this planet was not originally in its current position but was at the other end of the chaotic space, less than a hundred star realms away from the world where you were born."
"What?" Mo Li frowned. "You're saying that this planet once traversed half of the chaotic space?"
"Correct! Under such force, it continued to exist, with only over ninety percent of its land destroyed. Even in the divine world, this is a miracle that cannot be replicated. The one who preserved this planet was the Evil God! Because this Lan Ji Star... is the first planet he created!"
Mo Li: "..."
"Later, when the Evil God perished, the only ones who knew of this world's existence were a few gods who were friendly with the Evil God: the Dragon God, the Phoenix, and the Golden Crow—those three! They left inheritances on this clearly low-level world of power solely for this reason. At the very least, in your Star Realm, there would certainly be no one who knows of this planet that once traversed half the chaotic world!"
"So it seems that the Phoenix, the Dragon God, and you not only gave him bloodline inheritance but also bestowed soul sources upon him. The reason is that he bears the Evil God's power?" Mo Li squinted slightly.
"Of course not!"
The Golden Crow Soul Spirit denied it, and her voice became extremely low at that moment: "Although we are merely separated souls of the gods, our power is millions of times lower than the original bodies, our realm at the soul level is still that of the divine realm... We are able to vaguely sense certain auras that can only be sensed at the divine level."
"What do you mean?"
"That aura should have gone extinct along with the gods in the primordial era! Though it is extremely distant and vague, it has clearly grown stronger year by year... As separated souls, we must follow the will of the gods for life and cannot leave this exclusive world... But that terrible aura grows closer to reality. The greatest effort we can make for it is to give everything—including our soul source—to the most suitable person!"
"When this venerable one saw the soul sources of the Dragon God and the Phoenix in his soul, I knew they must have sensed the same aura as me! Although this venerable one detests the Phoenix's power to the extreme, I would not go so far as to obliterate its will out of resentment!"
"... What is this 'aura that should have gone extinct' you speak of?" Mo Li asked with a tight frown.
"Pray that it is just an illusion. Otherwise, even a powerful realm like your Star God Realm will fall into endless panic!"
With the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's last words, the reddish-gold eyes embedded in the sky slowly faded. Above, the dark purple thunderclouds rapidly dissipated, and the color of the sky gradually shifted from deep purple to reddish-red.
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