Shi Yan stood amidst these stars, rivulets of starlight pouring from his body. As the stars shifted and transformed, they coalesced into a colossal silver bear, which opened its maw to exhale a stream of icy torrent.
The Sea Shark Emperor was blasted by this icy flow, driven deep into the seabed. As he managed to regain his footing, a profound clarity dawned in his eyes.
"This is?"
Mei Ji stared in astonishment at the giant bear formed by dozens of celestial bodies beside her, profound shock flickering in her beautiful eyes. From the silver bear, she sensed an ancient, desolate aura—an aura that was utterly unique and piercingly cold.
The great bear, purely condensed and evolved from stars, was vividly lifelike, covered in a shimmering silver halo. The composite bear of dozens of planets almost completely obscured the sky at the bottom of the Sea of Annihilation.
This was Ursa Minor! The power of a Constellation!
Upon breaking through to the second heaven of Immortality, Shi Yan's Star Profundity advanced again. He gathered those star fragments one by one, and only after drawing them into his Primordial Realm did he realize that those fragments originally constituted a constellation within the Sea of Annihilation.
A constellation, as it is known, is the convergence of numerous brilliant stars, interconnected with one another. Stars possess spirit; when a cluster of stellar auras exists together for eons, they develop a dialogue. The stellar souls can miraculously merge, forming the mysterious and inscrutable power of a Constellation.
The Ursa Minor Constellation was the power formed by the fusion of the spirits of dozens of stars—it was the unified entity of those star spirits. The eruption of that stellar torrent was precisely what startled the Sea Shark Emperor awake.
Rationality restored, the Sea Shark Emperor looked up at Shi Yan and couldn't help but roar, "Why did you return?"
Shi Yan frowned, ignoring him. Behind his head, a soul black hole suddenly manifested, opening like a demon’s mouth and violently sucking inward.
In an instant, the piercing screams of countless souls echoed. The warriors whose physical bodies had been shattered by the Sea Shark Emperor’s techniques, leaving only their Soul Altars hovering, were struck by extreme terror.
Under dozens of times the deep-sea pressure, their divine bodies ruptured, leaving their Soul Altars suspended in the ocean depths, secretly observing the battle, hoping to snatch an advantage.
The appearance of the soul black hole utterly broke them. They screamed in agony, attempting to flee.
But it was too late.
Under the suction force of the Devouring Black Hole, no matter how the Soul Altars struggled, they could not break free, transforming into small lotus platforms, one by one submerged into Shi Yan’s black hole.
The dark, malevolent Devouring Black Hole swirled and churned like a vortex, chewing up their altars. It also released violent soul fluctuations that made many other souls tremble with unease!
This included the fierce souls unleashed by Naphtheon!
The Devouring Profundity seemed to be the nemesis of the soul fiends and specters of the Soul Clan. After the appearance of the black hole, the three hideous and terrifying fierce souls, which had previously stood tall and majestic as mountains, now huddled fearfully beside Naphtheon like kittens.
The two fierce souls engaged in combat with Ming Hao saw their shadowy forms flicker weakly like willows swayed by the wind, on the verge of dissipating.
Shi Yan looked down at the pathetic state of Naphtheon’s fierce souls and a realization dawned in his heart: if the Devouring Profundity reached a certain degree, it might be able to suppress the evil spirits of the Soul Clan, devouring them directly just like the altars.
Ming Hao, who was in a similar spectral state, cultivated the Soul Control Profundity, and was adept in spatial mysteries. He felt discomfort when the Devouring Black Hole appeared, but he quickly adjusted, sealing himself within a small pocket of space, rendering the Devouring Profundity temporarily ineffective.
"Devouring Profundity!"
"The secret art of the Devour Clan, the Devouring Profundity!"
"Didn't even the Devour Clan lose knowledge of the Devouring Profundity? How… how does this fellow possess it?"
"Heavens, is the Devouring Profundity about to reappear in the world…" The warriors in the Sea of Annihilation were utterly panicked, shrieking, their faces turning ashen.
The worst complexion belonged to Qi Mo and the others of the Devour Clan. At this moment, Qi Mo watched Shi Yan operating the Devouring Profundity—their clan’s secret art—and swallowing the Soul Altars one by one, feeling as if his heart were bleeding. Fury and agony flared in his eyes. This Devouring Profundity... was unique to their progenitor, and even they, the direct descendants, could not wield it yet! Yet this damned brat was using it!
"That is the Profundity of my Devour Clan!" Qi Mo roared madly, exploding outward like an enraged beast, a distorted field of chaotic magnetism surging from his body as he charged towards Shi Yan like a moth to a flame.
"Poor creature," Mei Ji smiled enchantingly, blooming like a hundred flowers. Her graceful form danced as countless ice shards rained down from the sky, pelting Qi Mo in a torrential downpour.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
Qi Mo's divine body, struck by the ice shards, suddenly became a bloody pulp.
"How did Mei Ji suddenly become so strong? Wasn't she severely injured? Damn it!"
The Devour Clan warriors under Qi Mo also shrieked in disbelief, their gazes filled with astonishment, before they, too, charged headlong at Mei Ji and Shi Yan, just like Qi Mo.
"Constellation Power!"
Shi Yan sneered, flexing his body. The gigantic silver bear mirrored his movement exactly, also arching its back and swinging a massive, furry fist, smashing down like a great bear hammering its prey beneath its feet.
The giant fist of the bear, carrying a stream of starlight across the sky, descended upon Qi Mo and the other Devour Clan warriors.
"Puff! Puff!"
Except for Qi Mo, the other Devour Clan warriors were smashed into exploding watermelons by the bear's fist, their bones reduced to dust. Qi Mo, however, had all his bones shattered. As his physical body disintegrated, he used his chaotic power to drive his Soul Altar and rammed directly towards Shi Yan.
Tu Shiqi, Ya Yun, and the Old Ancestor Dragon Lizard watched from the sidelines, utterly dumbfounded. Even the Divine Master and Ming Hao gasped internally, calling the boy monstrous.
The warriors under Qi Mo, some of whom had reached the second heaven of Immortality, were instantly obliterated by two blows from the giant bear.
Qi Mo himself, at the peak of Immortality, had his divine body pulverized by the bear’s fist. How terrifying must that punch have been?
They were unaware that after separating from them, Shi Yan’s realm, body, strength, and Profundities had all advanced. In the slaughter beneath the Sea of Annihilation, the benefits Shi Yan reaped far exceeded their comprehension. His physical body and power had increased dramatically, he had entered the second heaven of Immortality, grasped the profundity of the stars, and integrated the Ursa Minor Constellation.
At this moment, Shi Yan was at the absolute peak of his life—a true God of Slaughter descended upon the world.
"Using the Chaos Profundity against me?" Shi Yan grinned savagely as Qi Mo rushed over. "Are you not yet awake?!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The Devouring Black Hole hovering above Shi Yan's head manifested, radiating a terrifying suction force like a soul vortex. This suction rapidly intensified, as if capable of swallowing everything between heaven and earth!
Even the silver giant bear beside Shi Yan instinctively sensed danger and subconsciously dodged away...
Eons ago, the Primordial being, Shi, utilized this Profundity to swallow countless stars, purifying their stellar energy and incorporating it into his own power for his metamorphosis.
Deep within every star spirit, there seemed to be an awareness of the malevolence of the Devouring Profundity—the knowledge that it could cause their complete dissolution.
The Chaos Profundity is one of the eight great evils of the Devour Clan, inherently constrained by the Devouring Profundity. Qi Mo attacking with the force of his physical body driving his Soul Altar was exactly as Shi Yan said: he was not awake!
"This is bad! Qi Mo truly courts death! Their Devour Clan's Devouring Profundity has been lost for too long; he has forgotten the constraint the Devouring Profundity places on the Eight Great Evils. This fellow is seeking his own demise!" Many below cried out in alarm.
"Ahhhhh!"
Qi Mo suddenly screamed in horrified despair. Midway through his charge, upon seeing the Devouring Black Hole emerge, he immediately realized his Chaos Profundity was becoming uncontrollable, and even his divine body was involuntarily pulled toward it by the suction of the Devouring Profundity.
Seeing the situation was dire, Qi Mo hardened his heart. While screaming madly, he self-detonated his physical body, instantly forming a tragic, bloody bomb attack.
His altar, taking advantage of the body’s explosion, desperately tried to break free from the influence of the Devouring Profundity.
At this moment, he finally believed the predecessors: the Devouring Profundity could indeed restrain the Eight Great Evils!
He fully believed it!
But it was too late!
"Do you know how Gan Fu died?" Shi Yan laughed maniacally toward the heavens, his laughter echoing throughout the entire Sea of Annihilation, "He died as foolishly as you! He tried to use the Corrosion Profundity to slaughter me, me who cultivates the Devouring Profundity? Instead, he was killed by me! You, like her, cannot escape!"
"Boom!"
Qi Mo jolted violently. He had been about to escape, but Shi Yan's words made him lose his sanity. He let out a bestial howl, his entire Soul Altar blazing as he hurtled towards Shi Yan.
All the warriors beneath the sea watched the burning altar, carrying the momentum of dragging Shi Yan to hell with it, rushing toward Shi Yan's chest.
"Shi Yan, watch out!" Mei Ji shrieked.
"A life-burning altar—don't swallow it easily; it will cause trouble!" Ming Hao also called out.
"Oh?" Shi Yan paused, then sneered, "It won't turn the tide!"
A Phantasm Stone manifested over his chest, instantly transforming into a world of mist and clouds. Qi Mo's burning Soul Altar plunged directly into the world formed by the Phantasm Stone.
"Boom!"
Qi Mo's Soul Altar exploded, and the world within the Phantasm Stone instantly shattered into pieces.
As the world within the Phantasm Stone detonated, Shi Yan’s divine body suddenly manifested hundreds of gashes, each wound deep enough to expose bone. Even his cheek looked ravaged, covered in blood, utterly terrifying to behold.
Qi Mo was annihilated, sacrificing his Soul Altar in a final explosion intended to kill Shi Yan, yet the result was merely the destruction of one of Shi Yan’s Phantasm Stones.
However, since the Phantasm Stone was condensed from Shi Yan’s divine power and Profundities, its explosion generated a backlash that severely damaged his divine body.
Shi Yan, covered in gore, clicked his tongue secretly, feeling a trace of lingering fear.
The power from the self-destruction of an Immortal Third Heaven's Soul Altar was indeed terrifyingly immense. Fortunately, he reacted in time and released the Phantasm Stone, allowing its shattering to absorb Qi Mo's suicidal attack. Otherwise, if Qi Mo had successfully detonated next to him, his divine body might have instantly dissolved into a pool of blood.
Qi Mo and all the members of the Devour Clan were utterly destroyed. Shi Yan stood beside the silver bear, his divine body riddled with hundreds of shocking wounds, as if he had undergone a slow, painful execution.
His face, too, was covered in blood, a sight so horrifying that one glance would leave a person chilled to the bone.
Under everyone's gaze, Shi Yan grinned, letting out a strange, chilling chuckle that caused their hearts to pound even harder... Please vote for me! (To be continued)RQ