Trials of the Abyss-Chapter 984: Dispersing Bizarre Mist

The bizarre mist surged toward the will of the starry skies inside Bai Zi like a tide.

Bai Zi had withdrawn from the barrier of the Nether Abyss and was adrift within the vacuum where the bizarre mist had dispersed.

In that same vacuum lay the blue Soulstream and the majestic Hall of Gods, with a Bee Sovereign both within the former and perched atop the latter.

The Soulstream and the Hall of Gods were pressed closely together, but an unseen barrier between them kept the two from merging.

The Bee Sovereign's golden compound eyes flickered with strain as he struggled to stir the Hall of Gods, yearning to enter the Soulstream and merge with his other self.

Occasionally, a flash of silver radiance would glimmer across his compound eyes, stripping away his divine consciousness. He was in pain yet defiant. Still, regardless of the anger or grievance in his heart, he remained powerless. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

He, or rather, it, had originally hailed from the starry skies. Sensing the malice of the will of the starry skies, the Dao Source of Soul had chosen to conceal itself within the bizarre mist, forging a pact with the supreme will within.

Only later did it realize that the clash of those two supreme wills resulted in the fall of the other Dao Sources. Thus, it came to believe that the battle between the two was actually nothing more than the slaughter of Dao Sources, acts intended to empower and exalt themselves.

Seeking to defy the fate that had claimed other Dao Sources, it rose in resistance, harboring the ambition to become a supreme existence like them, free from the shackles of any higher power. Unfortunately, it fell one step short.

Even the smallest error could cause the greatest loss. Without that final step, all its efforts would be in vain.

"You're a Dao Source. Though wiser than the others, you are, in the end, not one of us," the supreme will in Bai Zi's body said coldly.

Bai Zi's battered body glowed silver. That radiance grew ever brighter, erasing every tendril of bizarre mist that dared approach.

The radiance spread outward across millions of li, ceaselessly driving back the gray bizarre mist. Faint echoes of the Heavenly Daos resounded whenever the bizarre mist and the silver radiance collided.

Those capable of hearing the clash of the Heavenly Daos found bolts of Dao-infused lightning flashing within their minds. Were they to comprehend even a single one, they could ascend into godhood either through forging a Divine Persona or taking the alternate path of the human race and Nether Race.

These were the Heavenly Daos the two had commanded across eons—the crystallization of their wisdom.

This clash was the true confrontation of the two supreme wills!

This is terrifying!

Does this mean the battle between the two wills had only just begun?

We're nothing but ants to them!

Although the Great Demon Gods in the Ruin Realm were frozen, their souls were still active. They communicated with one another through their souls, each recognizing they were useless in this battle.

With nothing more than Bai Zi as its vessel, the supreme will of the starry skies had struck heavily at Pang Jian's physical body, sealing the Divine Court of Thunder and the Rank Thirteen World Tree in frost.

From their limited perception, the Great Demon Gods understood that the earlier retreat of the bizarre mist had not been out of weakness, but a feigned concession. The supreme will of the bizarre mist had been trying to lure its opponent into the Nether Abyss, which was part of its domain. In doing so, it could erode and extinguish portions of its being.

When the other refused to take the bait and had instead summoned forth the Dao Source of Soul into the starry skies, the supreme will of the bizarre mist no longer bothered to restrain itself.

The surging return of the gray bizarre mist was its counterattack. However, even that could not force the supreme will of the starry skies into retreat.

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"You've tainted this starry region, but it was still once under my dominion. It was never your rightful domain," its indifferent voice said through Bai Zi.

The silver eye hovering above Yi Hao flared with radiance in unison with its words.

A light imbued with the aura of countless Dao Sources descended like a curtain. It was as though a luminous canopy had formed above, a silver dome sinking to blanket the Primordial Chaos Starry Region and annihilate all within it!

That radiance corroded away the bizarre mist, returning the starry region to its true form.

The inhabitants of the various abysses could see vast waves of silver light scattering the bizarre mist above.

The brightening sky shone in sharp contrast to the boundless terror darkening the hearts of the inhabitants below.

After all, they were aware that the silver radiance came from the supreme will of the starry skies, the same being that backed Yi Hao, Tian Yu, and Fu Ya!

Yi Hao, Tian Yu, and Fu Ya sought to wage war upon the bizarre mist, shatter their homelands, and slaughter them all!

They could do nothing but tremble in fear.

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"The starry skies are my domain. You have no place here, not even for a fleeting stay."

Bai Zi's body below and the silver eye high above both pressed in, steadily wearing down the bizarre mist's encroachment.

It gave no heed to the Soulstream or the Bee Sovereign atop the Hall of Gods. Both had already fallen into a state of dull stupor. It had poisoned their minds, preventing them from fusing, despite standing on the brink of such a chance.

Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul had been aiding the four Fey Gods in resisting the will of the starry skies when he suddenly felt an immense emptiness and a faint sense of loss.

The gray mist. The supreme will.

The bizarre mist that once filled the Primordial Chaos Starry Region was the root of his strength. Within it, he had felt tranquil, secure, and utterly confident, daring to face any incoming calamities. It was his most steadfast shield.

This feeling only sharpened after the gray mist had entered his Immortal Divine Soul.

A creeping sense of weakness and helplessness filled Pang Jian as the silver canopy corroded the bizarre mist.

Does this mean that my strength comes not from myself, but from the bizarre mist? Is the bizarre mist truly the key to resisting it? Pang Jian wondered. The silver eye above will be near impossible to shatter under Yi Hao's protection. The only option is to deal with Bai Zi.

Pang Jian turned his Immortal Divine Soul toward Bai Zi. Though his physical body lay grievously wounded and frozen by the cold, his Immortal Divine Soul remained unaffected.

Bai Zi was unleashing even more awe-inspiring divine techniques, though her state was terrifying to behold, with her flesh split open and her body withered.

At the end of the day, Bai Zi was merely a Sovereign, not a God King like Yi Hao. As the Duke of Thunder had said, Bai Zi could never bear its descent, nor could she fully unleash its might.

In other words, Bai Zi would not be able to endure for long!

The soul fragments coiled around his crystalline bones, celestial bodies, and five viscera all stirred, surging through the gray mist that filled his body.

Acupoints opened across the surface of Pang Jian's resplendent Immortal Divine Soul! At a glance, those acupoints glittered like a host of stars, each shining with divine radiance.

Each acupoint bore traces of the blazing suns, cold moons, enigmatic stars, as well as his five viscera that brimmed with the aura of the Dao Sources.

At Pang Jian's cultivation realm, every mystic art and divine technique lay within easy reach. A mere word or gesture could bind his comprehended Heavenly Daos into divine techniques.

"Break!"

Dozens of multicolored beams streamed forth from the acupoints across Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul, cascading downward like mighty waterfalls. The aura of many Dao Sources was unmistakable within the beams.

The auras of the Dao Sources revealed themselves one after another, bursting forth with miraculous brilliance. The frost-bound world wrought through Bai Zi was torn apart in the blink of an eye.

Shards of ice scattered throughout the starry region, only for the supreme will of the starry skies to draw them together into a colossal storm.

The storm whirled, suffused with the aura of the stars and moons; surging with powers of time and space; and threaded with traces of unknown Dao Sources.

It swept across the starry region.

The stars and moons in the Primordial Chaos Starry Region were nothing before it. Any star drawn into the storm was destroyed in an instant.

The shattering of stars was simple for this terrifying storm of ice shards.

As the stars exploded, the storm devoured all the energies contained within it, swelling larger and stronger with every one.

The storm was in no hurry. It consumed the stars with deliberate purpose.

Its aura and casual destruction caused onlookers to shudder in horror. There was an oppressive feeling that nobody could ever stand against it.

The silver canopy slowly descended from above, rapidly dispersing the gray mist shrouding the Primordial Chaos Starry Region.

The influence of the supreme will of the bizarre mist was collapsing with frightening speed.