It is for this very reason that before forcefully opening the boundary gate to the Celestial Spirit Continent, Pangu and Chongxu only sealed the Seven-Colored Divine Realm instead of slaying the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign.

The purpose behind this choice was to avoid expending too much of their energy on the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign.

Faced with the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign, whom even Pangu and Chongxu regarded with considerable caution, how could the Thunder Dragon not be exceptionally careful, especially considering he had just fought a fierce battle with Chi Lian, resulting in massive depletion?

Even Pan Ling, upon witnessing the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign make his move, revealed a look of astonishment in her eyes.

"Hoo!"

Ten thunder whips, imbued with incomparably violent force, lashed madly into that mass of seven-colored aura, and a series of crackling explosions instantly shook the heavens and earth.

That mass of seven-colored aura immediately fragmented into countless pieces.

Though the attack seemed to have succeeded, the Thunder Dragon Grand Sovereign’s expression grew even more grave. With a flicker of intent, his body transformed into a colossal purple giant dragon.

Almost the instant this dragon manifested, those seven-colored fragments coalesced into seven figures—blue, red, yellow, cyan, green, black, and white.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh…

Amidst faint sounds of piercing air, the seven figures acted like sharp, keen swords, simultaneously penetrating the massive body of the giant dragon. Each time a figure flashed out from within the dragon's core, it pulled forth a waterfall-like torrent of blood.

"Aooo!"

The giant dragon opened its enormous maw and roared in agony.

Immediately, the dragon body was severed in two. The front half frantically fled into the distance, while the latter half, riddled with seven transparent bloody holes, remained hanging above the formation’s eye, twisting incessantly.

"Hoo!"

Seven spectral shadows of different colors rapidly gathered, and the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign, clad in white robes, reappeared. However, he did not pursue the half-dragon body that the Thunder Dragon had become.

Pan Ling glanced at the direction where the Thunder Dragon had fled, then looked at the composed Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign. The shock in her eyes was unconcealable. She had long known the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign was powerful, but she hadn't expected him to be this formidable, his strength rivaling Chongxu and Pangu. A single strike had heavily wounded the Thunder Dragon.

Even though the Thunder Dragon had suffered great exhaustion during his fierce fight with Chi Lian, this glimpse was enough to feel the might of the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign. At the very least, if it were her, she could never have defeated the Thunder Dragon so swiftly. It seemed even without intervention, the Seven-Colored one would break the Divine Realm's seal within a few days.

"Seven-Colored, you truly surprise me."

By this time, the blood within the severed torso of the Thunder Dragon seemed entirely drained, leaving it unnaturally desiccated. Pan Ling's apprehension deepened, and she couldn't help but say, "If you had also entered the 'Void Secret Realm,' perhaps that 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' would have been yours, and achieving the Tai Yi realm would have been no difficulty."

"Pan Ling, put away those petty schemes of yours."

The Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign’s expression darkened slightly, and he spoke coldly, "Relying on absorbing the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' to achieve Tai Yi is merely a base trick unfit for real cultivation. I achieved Spirit God by harnessing seven kinds of spirit energy, and Grand Sovereign by harnessing seven kinds of divine power. In the future, I will undoubtedly forge my own path to Tai Yi—as long as I still live!"

"Heh, heh, I admire you, I truly do."

Pan Ling let out two dry laughs. She had never imagined the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign harbored such ambitions—to reach Tai Yi solely through his own power. If it had been the Thunder Dragon saying this, she would have dismissed him as arrogant and delusional, but hearing it from the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign, she felt it was only natural.

The Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign ignored her further and turned, drifting into the eye of the 'Primal Void God Formation,' his spiritual sense spreading frantically to every corner of the Celestial Spirit Continent and the Underworld.

"Pangu, Chongxu, what immense slaughter you have wrought!"

A moment later, the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign sighed, his brow tightly furrowed. Now, apart from Yin Xu, he could no longer sense any trace of vital energy or the deaths of living beings across the Celestial Spirit Continent, the Underworld, and the vast seas between the two landmasses. They had become utter dead zones.

Pan Ling couldn't help but ask, "With your strength, can you stop it?"

"Difficult, very difficult..."

The Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign shook his head. "This 'Primal Void God Formation' is activated by the souls of forty-nine Spirit Gods of the Sixth Rank and above. Once it begins to operate, it cannot be halted unless every living soul within the formation's range is absorbed, or unless a power surpassing the Grand Sovereign shatters the formation eye."

"I... can only slow the formation’s operation!"

"Slowing it down likely won't have much effect."

"We do what we can, and leave the rest to fate. If Chongxu truly obtains the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit,' even shattering this 'Primal Void God Formation' will be useless."

As he spoke, the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign sat cross-legged within the formation eye. Seven streams of blue, red, yellow, cyan, green, black, and white auras emanated from his body, pouring continuously through the formation eye into the forty-nine white pillars of smoke, extending like shooting stars along these pillars towards the spatial barriers at the edges of the two continents.

For a time, both the Celestial Spirit Continent and the Underworld were illuminated by brilliant, dazzling rays of light.

"Buzz!"

After several minutes, a resonant tremor finally traveled from the forty-nine pillars of smoke.

Pan Ling secretly drew in a sharp breath.

Previously, the 'Primal Void God Formation' would vibrate once every few breaths, but after the Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign intervened, that interval had immediately stretched dozens, even nearly a hundred times longer.

Gazing at the statue-like figure of Seven-Colored, Pan Ling’s eyes flickered imperceptibly...

... Yin Xu.

"Much lighter now."

In the Sea of Blood, Tai Yan let out a long sigh of relief. A faint shadow materialized, his face filled with admiration. "The Seven-Colored Grand Sovereign is truly amazing. It's a pity he was sealed within the Seven-Colored Divine Realm. If he had appeared when this process first started running, surely many people could have held on."

"Now, only we are left holding the line," Tai Yan’s voice carried a hint of dejection.

"Now, it all depends on Nie Kong."

The shadow of the Great Evolution Spirit Venerable quietly floated up, nodding his head, his gaze fixed on the towering 'Void Secret Realm' in the distance. "If he can hold off Chongxu and snatch the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit,' there is still hope for recovery. If not, I’m afraid we'll have to let Xiang Xiang lead everyone to escape."

"..."

... Void Secret Realm.

"Hoo!"

The fiery red giant peak suddenly swelled and then contracted, resembling a beating heart. The surrounding void had long shattered, filled with countless spatial fissures, large and small.

"Hm?"

With a surprised soft sound, Chongxu’s phantom flickered in and out within the peak. He looked at the nearly transparent mass of chaos, his eyes holding a slight hint of doubt.

He was not intending to refine Nie Kong, who was sealed within, but rather to separate Nie Kong from the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit.'

At this juncture, Nie Kong’s chaotic power had not completely transformed into void power; refining him now would be too wasteful. His plan was to first refine the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' to cross that final half-step into the true Tai Yi realm. Afterward, he would use the 'Primal Void God Formation' to aid Nie Kong's divine power evolution before finally refining him, thereby elevating his own cultivation far beyond that of the original 'Primordial Immortal Spirit.'

But what surprised Chongxu was that although he could sense the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' within that mass of chaos, he could not force it out.

... ...RO