Within the chaotic domain of the Void Turbulence, every martial artist’s sanity was currently muddled, their expressions reflecting utter stupefaction induced by the divine aura. Both men and women alike were captivated by Ziyao’s ethereal beauty, their minds stripped bare, their reason utterly stolen. It was an indescribable, haunting, and wicked power that assaulted the sea of consciousness of everyone present, compelling them to succumb to its influence.

Shi Yan’s face was etched with horror; he dared not linger. He spun around and retreated, his expression resolute and decisive. Had it not been for a primal fluctuation within his own mind, had he not perceived that mysterious energy, his soul altar would have been invaded too, leading to the loss of his sanity. He saw clearly how Ziyao was unleashing that invisible, formless mystical energy, directly penetrating everyone’s minds, bewitching their core souls, causing them all to become dizzy and exhibit their current pathetic states. Among the crowd, he alone had touched the marvel of that profound energy and realized the danger in time, allowing him to withdraw unscathed, unaffected by the enchantment.

He no longer dared to delay. As he retreated, his secondary soul surged, actively linking with the Divine Grace Star, traversing the passage using his soul consciousness.

"Tear!"

A gate of light, brilliant as the Silver River, abruptly materialized behind him. Within that luminous portal, the vastness of the endless sea faintly shimmered. As the sovereign of the Divine Grace Continent, he could, regardless of his location, instantly return to that land with a mere shift in his heart and mind—this was a unique divine ability granted to those who had merged with the primordial essence of the ancient continent. Of course, Cang Yun and Audrey, being of lower cultivation and ignorant of the true mysteries of spatial profoundness, likely could not achieve this feat.

However, he knew the Divine Lord certainly could. At this moment, he was secretly speculating whether the Divine Lord would return to the Ancient God Continent, seeking an opportune moment to come here again. The people present were temporarily mentally confused and perhaps walking into immense peril, but he knew that with his current level of attainment, even if he saw through that mysterious energy, he probably couldn't alter the situation.

Furthermore, among everyone here, the only one he truly cared about was Ziyao. Yet, Ziyao had ironically become the culprit—how cruel fate could be. He wished to temporarily avoid the sharp edge of the conflict; after splitting open the gate of light, he prepared to descend upon the Divine Grace Continent.

Ziyao’s bright eyes flowed with a luminous halo as she looked at him from afar, displaying surprise, seemingly curious how he could shake off the spiritual enchantment and retreat so decisively. After merging with her true serpent form, Ziyao’s typically cold and detached demeanor had undergone a significant change, becoming much more emotionally rich, truly resembling a living, sensual being of flesh and blood. Seeing Shi Yan about to leave, she softly transmitted a message, "Why must you go? Am I going to devour you? Among so many people, you are the only one I wouldn't strike down without mercy. Can't you stay and keep me company?"

The tone of her voice this time, the fluctuation of her soul, were perfectly identical to the real Ziyao. It was as if Ziyao’s soul consciousness had returned...

But Shi Yan no longer dared to trust it. Without offering a single response, he sealed his sea of consciousness and took a step, intending to flee.

Ziyao’s beautiful eyes suddenly turned icy cold. She couldn't help but let out a soft snort. That snort seemed to carry infinite demonic power, as if twisting the very fluctuations of the void. The gate of light Shi Yan had torn open appeared blocked by layers of ripples, and the scene of the endless sea within the portal suddenly became unbearably indistinct.

"You don't know what's good for you!" Ziyao’s expression showed clear displeasure.

Tian Xie’s face turned sinister. Without waiting for Ziyao’s command, he actively transformed into a streak of rainbow light, bypassing the crowds of the God Clan and Xuan River, instantly arriving beside Shi Yan, intent on capturing him.

Shi Yan's mind was greatly alarmed. At this critical juncture, he suddenly calmed down, thoughts flashing rapidly through his mind. He suddenly realized that relying solely on his own strength here, let alone escaping, he would likely struggle even to survive. The current Ziyao was too bizarre and terrifying; no single person could contend with her alone.

To successfully break free from Ziyao, he needed to completely throw the situation into chaos; he needed to rely on more people. As this thought ignited, he acted decisively, tapping his brow. His transformed divine sense rippled outward like unseen water waves. Within that divine sense was a core of chilling coldness, specifically designed to cleanse the soul and restore sobriety. The power he possessed was exactly the same as Ziyao’s—that mysterious force only Primordial Beings could wield.

Just as he expected, this power proved remarkably effective! That icy, cold soul consciousness seeped in invisibly. Upon touching Audrey’s altar first, Audrey shuddered violently and immediately awoke, her delicate body trembling. She exclaimed in shock, "How could this be?"

His soul consciousness spread outward, and soon Xuan River, Adela, and Phillet also awoke one by one. Even the members of the God Clan were roused by his touch; their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly condensed their power, activating their Profound Principles to form layer upon layer of sealing barriers, shrouding their own soul altars. They all understood that Ziyao had just seized their minds; having learned their lesson, they now sealed their altars and consciousness to prevent another mental invasion.

"Shi Yan, what happened?" Audrey, the first to awaken, saw Shi Yan immediately. Being clever, she instantly knew Shi Yan was the one who woke them and quickly inquired.

"Tian Xie, you really have gone mad!" Xuan River sneered, transforming into a long, winding river of blood that shot toward Tian Xie’s position. At this moment, Tian Xie was about to strike, intending to imprison Shi Yan. Xuan River had already discerned that only Shi Yan could break Ziyao’s spiritual enchantment; knowing that if Shi Yan was restrained, everyone would lose any chance of breaking free, he exerted his full strength to rescue Shi Yan from the encirclement.

Many others shared his clear understanding. Phillet, the Sacred Beast Azure Dragon, and Reddy were also moved. They gathered around Shi Yan, forming a protective ring to prevent Tian Xie from subduing him first.

"Protect that boy!" Adela paused, then awoke and immediately shouted an order. The members of the Nether Emperor Clan also moved abruptly, gathering beside Shi Yan, joining forces with Xuan River to pressure Tian Xie.

Tian Xie was enveloped in magnificent rainbow light, and strange sounds, like living insects conversing and encouraging one another, emanated from the rays. That outer-domain divine light was exactly the same as what Ziyao controlled, possessing a primordial aura akin to Heavenly Fire, far more profound than the God Clan's Light Profound Principle.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Xuan River’s eyes turned scarlet. From his pupils flew out streams of viscous, crimson blood rivers. The rivers flowed mightily, exuding an intense stench of blood. Bubbles of blood rose and popped, each releasing a wisp of blood energy. These wisps coalesced, transforming into blood dragons imbued with the aura of death, intending to drag all living beings into oblivion. Deep within the crimson blood rivers, however, vibrant life force surged. This vitality did not conflict with the death energy; instead, it spurred it on, making the domain of death shake the heavens.

Tian Xie’s towering rainbow light was engulfed by Xuan River’s blood river, but Tian Xie’s expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Xuan River, you and I were once evenly matched, but now you are slightly inferior to me." The streaks of rainbow light, like submerged dragons breaking free from the abyss, forcefully pierced through the blood river and shot once more toward Shi Yan.

"Pfft!"

Xuan River spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood, which instantly condensed into blood diamonds in the void. Crystalline and translucent, they suddenly surged with an incredibly potent wave of life energy.

"Blood Sacrifice!" Xuan River shouted grimly. The blood river became like boiling water, like an erupting magma pool, growing intensely turbulent. Blood bubbles burst open one after another. A scarlet blood dragon, its eyes burning with intense death intent, yet containing terrifying life fluctuations within its body, condensed and exploded out of the blood river, roaring silently as it lunged to tear at Tian Xie.

Tian Xie remained unmoved. His divine body warped strangely, suddenly shattering into countless fragments of light and vanishing. He immediately reformed behind Shi Yan, raising his hand to seize him, intending to imprison him.

"Go!" Shi Yan remained perfectly composed. He sprayed a mouthful of essence blood onto the blood sword. In an instant, all the blood pupils on the sword snapped open, becoming incredibly sinister. The blood eyes writhed like insects on the blade, rendering the blood sword utterly malevolent as it transformed into a streak of blood light, stabbing directly at Tian Xie.

Since his life form underwent a massive change, his blood was no longer the Undying Demon Blood, but an essence blood whose profound nature he could not yet grasp. That blood contained unknown power; the flowing energy aura was a full level higher than the Undying Demon Blood—similar to the difference between human blood and Undying Demon Blood, possessing more mystical properties. Thus, the blood sword’s pupils instantly opened fully, manifesting its ultimate power in a flash.

"Boom!"

With a heaven-shattering explosion, the blood sword transformed into an eerie blood pupil, colliding squarely with Tian Xie’s chest. Tian Xie’s bones felt as if they were shattering. The composure vanished from his face, and he looked at the massive blood pupil on his chest in horror, as if suddenly blinded.

"Flesh Armor!" Shi Yan softly murmured in his heart. That blood shield grew like a bizarre flower across his skin, rapidly enveloping his entire body. With a shift in his divine sense, he transformed into the form he had previously exhibited: bizarre spikes bristled all over his body, a pair of massive bone wings split from his spine, his fingernails were cold and sharp as blades, his internal blood burned like strong liquor, and a destructive energy surged wildly through every meridian, every piece of flesh, bone, and internal organ.

At this moment, Shi Yan possessed the confidence to look down upon the world, feeling capable of resisting an Immortal Martial Artist. The blood pupil that slammed into Tian Xie’s chest flickered with an eerie, scarlet light, suddenly shooting out countless rays of blood light like a sea urchin. All the blood light pierced into Tian Xie’s chest cavity.

Tian Xie couldn't help but groan, his expression shifting in terror. He roared, "Your life form has actually reached the height of the Bloodthirsty from back then. Indeed, you are worthy of being his inheritor."

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A deafening sound, like exploding stars, emanated from Tian Xie’s heart. A towering force comparable to that of an Immortal Martial Artist at the Third Heaven erupted from his chest. The blood pupil was directly shoved away, rolling like a ball. The immense force followed, like an ocean of condensed power, spreading along the blood pupil towards Shi Yan, intending to drown him. At this moment, the deterrent Tian Xie unleashed was comparable to the Divine Lord Brian or the Soul Taming Master Ming Hao—it was astonishing beyond measure.

"You dare!" Phillet, Reddy, and the Sacred Beast Azure Dragon roared in unison and simultaneously struck with full force, each utilizing their profound techniques.

Within the crown throne of the chief serpent of the Hui Clan, Ziyao looked down from above, her beautiful eyes fixed on Shi Yan. A look of deep emotion surfaced on her face. It seemed that Shi Yan, having transformed into a brand-new combat form and activated that mysterious energy, reminded her of some past event...

.RT