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Chapter 554: Chapter 550 Fear
After acquiring the majority of the Aries Star Lord’s memories, Gu Jinlai’s repertoire of techniques far exceeded those of the other Heavenly Monarchs, and even the Great Sky Lords, beyond their imagination.
However...
For fear of exposing himself to the Aries Star Lord and being refined into a Dao Mark, reduced to being his embodiment in the material world, he always dared not use it in the slightest.
He abandoned all techniques related to True Spirits and even Heavenly Masters.
So much so that he could only watch helplessly as Demon Emperor Kaya and other Spirit Venerables forcibly transformed into Devil Spirits to escape.
But at this moment, he and the Aries Star Lord were engaged in their ultimate showdown!
The outcome was either failure of the Aries Star Lord in refining him into a Dao Mark and becoming lost again, or Gu Jinlai himself being completely cleansed of the "concept" that belonged to the Aries Star Lord, erasing his self.
In this battle of life and death, countless techniques were employed to their extremes.
Like right now, Gu Jinlai saw from the Aries Star Lord’s memory a powerful Killing Move—Spirit Realm Descent.
The might of this move had already touched upon the Domain of the Spirit Master.
Just like the Great Divine Powers associated with Void Immortals, its power far exceeded the imagination of the ordinary creators.
Even Gu Jinlai’s "Three Realms" Cultivation Technique had many inspirations from it, as well as from the mere fragment of the Spirit Master Realm revealed by this move.
Although Gu Jinlai couldn’t exhibit this move like the Aries Star Lord could, causing some destruction was effortless.
Accompanied by a casual point of Gu Jinlai’s hand, that intense spiritual power emanating from the Aries Star Lord’s body...
It truly dissipated.
It was like a superpower had invested countless time and effort into producing a nuclear bomb, hoping that it could turn the tide, and yet it turned out to be a dud.
The moment Gu Jinlai pointed his finger, the remaining spiritual power of the Aries Star Lord, less than a fifth, vanished rapidly like the tide.
The efficiency of the dissipation alarmed this ancient existence from the Holy Sanctuary Era, who was revered as the foremost among the Twelve Creators.
"How can you interfere with Spirit Realm Descent!?"
The Aries Star Lord immediately tried with all his might to gather his dissipating spiritual energy.
However, by the time he stabilized his spiritual energy enough to maintain his concept, what was left was less than one percent of his peak state.
"I told you, you succeeded in refining me into an embodiment walking the material world, and from now on, I will replace you, possessing everything that belongs to you, walking upon this Earth."
Gu Jinlai’s voice echoed within the Aries Star Lord’s spiritual energy.
"Did you glimpse my secret techniques through contact with my spirit?"
The Aries Star Lord looked at Gu Jinlai.
Though it seemed unbelievable, the feeling just now... was as if he himself was suffering backlash in his desperate effort to halt Spirit Realm Descent.
Despite his unwillingness to believe, he had to admit that the other party was indeed so fortunate to have gleaned a fragment about "Spirit Realm Descent" during a brief contact with his memory and even mastered this powerful Soul Secret Technique, thus turning the tide in one fell swoop.
Feeling the scant remains of his own spiritual energy, and sensing that Gu Jinlai’s True Spirit Power did not seem to have weakened much...
"It’s unbelievable."
The Aries Star Lord steadied his own spirit, "But... it’s not over."
The next moment, a special fluctuation spread from him to the vast incorporeal silhouette that was gradually taking shape beyond the Demon Realm Rift.
He was prepared to abandon Gu Jinlai as a coordinate and return to the Spirit Realm.
Even if this meant he would be lost, it was still better than having his own "concept" completely erased.
"Not over?"
Gu Jinlai displayed a hint of a relieved smile: "No! It’s already over!"
No sooner had he spoken, than his True Spirit directly merged into that special fluctuation from the Aries Star Lord, and together they headed toward the Spirit Realm Body over the Demon Realm Rift that belonged to the Aries Star Lord.
This scene made the Aries Star Lord instantly realize something, his spiritual fluctuation trembling: "You!?"
"I said, what’s yours is mine, not just your Soul Secret Techniques, your memories, but also..."
Gu Jinlai’s True Spirit immediately spread out, swiftly extending towards the somewhat murky Spirit Realm Body: "Your very self!"
As the True Spirit spread, Gu Jinlai’s "concept" swiftly replaced the Aries Star Lord’s "concept" and rapidly took control of the Spirit Realm Body.
After a brief collision of True Spirits between the Aries Star Lord and Gu Jinlai, a flood of images surged through the Aries Star Lord’s spiritual energy, all bestowed by Gu Jinlai, seemingly very real.
And now...
He was regaining everything he had once given, bit by bit.
His own Spirit Realm Life Body, which had lost much of its "concept," actually "believed" it and cooperatively followed his lead, allowing him to take back control.
"This is impossible! No being could grasp a person’s entire life in an instant of memory contact!"
The Aries Star Lord’s spirit quaked.
Then, he remembered a legend.
All things have spirits.
Apart from time and space, matter, energy, spirit—all are born from the Spirit Realm and end in the Spirit Realm.
The Spirit Realm is both the cause and the effect of time and space.
And if someone could see through the mysteries contained in the changes of the Spirit Realm with a high-dimensional perspective, they would be all-knowing and all-powerful.
Supreme!
Ultimate!
"No life can reach such a realm."
The Aries Star Lord’s spirit was experiencing an unprecedented impact.
And while he could only use words to steady his own state from the shock, Gu Jinlai’s True Spirit had already rippled out, forming layer upon layer of Walls of Nihility, sealing off the Aries Star Lord’s "concept."
Gu Jinlai had no knowledge of an all-knowing, all-powerful one who could divine every mystery of the Spirit Realm.
What he was doing now was employing the Burning Heart secret technique to incinerate the Aries Star Lord’s concept, then replacing the scorched blank slate with his own concept in order to completely erase the Aries Star Lord from this world, or rather, from the only remaining Spirit Realm Body he had.
When the concept of the Aries Star Lord no longer existed, even the creator who had become a being of the Spirit Realm would vanish forever.
Aries Star Lord became aware of Gu Jinlai’s actions.
It was as if he had previously tried to erase the concept of "Gu Jinlai" and cover it with his own.
Only now, the balance of power between the two had been reversed.
"Return to the Spirit Realm!"
Aries Star Lord made a swift decision.
He directly abandoned the part of the Spirit Realm Body projected into the Demon Realm, and through the channel of the Spirit Realm Body’s projection, he crossed the Demon Realm Rift, heading straight for his other half that was outside the Demon Realm Rift, which was currently projecting its power.
"It’s meaningless."
Gu Jinlai’s True Spirit rapidly infiltrated and gained control over the part of Aries Star Lord’s Spirit Realm Body that was projected into the Demon Realm. Following that, he took control over the seemingly not yet fully corporeal Spirit Realm Body and projected it in reverse towards the body outside of the Demon Realm.
"Merge with me, become a part of me, and I will command your body, walking the earth under the name of Gu Jinlai."
...
"Boom!"
Streams of light breaking the sky!
Thousands of miles away from the Demon Realm Rift, five streams of light wielding the power of Divine Weapons shot toward the direction of the Demon Realm Rift at an incredible speed.
They were none other than Duanmu Chengyun, Su Xin, Dong Xuanzi, Zhang Yingzhen, and Zhao Piaomiao, the five Supreme Void Immortals, who had descended to Jiaoyang City through the Complete Heaven Gathering Star Array and were rushing to this battlefield.
This time, besides Si Wuya, who had not fully recovered from his injuries, the top masters of the Holy Dynasty had come out in full force.
"What in the world is that!? A kilometer-long phantom!? A shudder from the soul!? How could a Demon Spirit be so massive!?"
The five Supreme Void Immortals discussed while on route.
"If it indeed is a Demon Spirit... spanning a kilometer... it has definitely surpassed the domain of a Spirit Venerable! The size of a Demon Spirit often corresponds to its strength, and the strongest Spirit Venerable would not exceed three hundred meters in size!"
Su Xin’s expression was filled with solemnity.
"Is it a descending Demon Lord? But... how is that possible!? How could such a terrifying being descend from the Demon Realm!?"
A hint of fear flickered in Zhang Yingzhen’s eyes.
"It can’t be a Demon Lord! If a Demon Lord really descended, the Immortal Country would have likely been breached long ago!"
Duanmu Chengyun stated emphatically, "Perhaps it is some special Demon God, like the Heavenly Dragons from the era of the creators, whose lengths often reached hundreds to thousands of kilometers."
Heavenly Dragon.
Even though they are monstrous creatures as powerful as the Void Immortals, with some top Heavenly Dragons even being able to battle with the Strongest Void Immortals, they are still more manageable than a Spirit Venerable with a thousand-kilometer-long body.
"We have our trump card, and the devils might also have theirs! Perhaps, that kilometer-spanning phantom is the devils’ ultimate Killing Move set up around our Holy Dynasty! We must be extremely cautious."
Su Xin said.
This statement made the other four Supreme Void Immortals nod in agreement.
As a Supreme True Immortal, it was completely logical for the devils to reveal their trump card in an attempt to kill Gu Jinlai.
Just then, Duanmu Chengyun seemed to perceive something and abruptly looked towards the distant horizon.
Soon, at the edge of their vision, dozens of huge figures appeared, sweeping up Ju Feng and tearing through the clouds as they approached.
Leading these figures were two...
"Star Trace Demon God! Demon God Long Xiao!"
Zhang Yingzhen cried out, "The devils have arrived!"
Duanmu Chengyun quickly reviewed a Jade Talisman on his person, his expression one of surprise, "These Demon Gods... seem to have come in a hurry..."
"Hm!?"
Su Xin immediately thought of something, "You’re saying, these Demon Gods and the fearsome entity pursuing Gu Jinlai are not the same?"
"According to the reports from the Dark Sons lurking in the Demon Kingdom, the devils started moving only after we did. In other words, they became aware of the danger Gu Jinlai was facing because of us and mobilized in full to see if there was an opportunity to exploit," explained Duanmu Chengyun.
"If the pursuers are not the devils, then those after Gu Jinlai... can only be masters from the Immortal Country! But shouldn’t Gu Jinlai have a good relationship with the Immortal Country? Why would they..."
Dong Xuanzi expressed his bewilderment.
"Speculating aimlessly is pointless. The Demon Realm Rift is right in front of us, let’s pick up the pace and take a look, and we will naturally understand who exactly dared to make a move on Gu Jinlai."
Without finishing his sentence, Duanmu Chengyun increased the speed of the Divine Weapon he commanded.
The other few Void Immortals followed closely.
Not only they, but even Star Trace Demon God and Demon God Long Xiao showed no intention of engaging the five Supreme Void Immortals in battle immediately.
Both sides exerted their full strength and hastened on their way.
After a dozen breaths, the Divine Weapon that Duanmu Chengyun had transformed into suddenly cleaved through a thick layer of clouds at the forefront, followed by the emergence of a vast expanse of visibility before them.
"The Demon Realm Rift is just ahead, let’s see exactly what kind of existence has the power to make a True Immortal retreat, and even leave behind arrangements akin to last words..."
Before Duanmu Chengyun could finish, the sight before his eyes made his figure shake violently, his pupils widening in shock.
An unprecedented sense of horror spread wildly in his eyes at an inconceivable rate.
"Sect Leader Duanmu."
Zhang Yingzhen followed closely, "What expert forced Gu Jinlai to..."
His reaction was almost identical to Duanmu Chengyun’s. He came to an abrupt halt, his entire being struck as if by lightning.
A sense of indescribable horror quickly permeated his entire being.
Then came Zhao Piaomiao, Dong Xuanzi, Su Xin...
And...
The Star Trace Demon God and Demon God Long Xiao who arrived in haste thereafter.
...
As they gazed at the imposing phantom outside the Demon Realm Rift, which seemed to have already poured most of its strength into the rift, and felt the tide of energy stirred by the phantom, and as this tide spread, bringing a shudder and fear from deep within to all who witnessed it...
Whether they were Void Immortals or Demon Gods, at this moment, they all stood frozen in place, overcome by a terror that crept into every corner of their beings.
"The Creator!"
