Trials of the Abyss-Chapter 638: Ripping Apart a Divine Domain

You Kui knitted his brows in the underground cavern. "A supreme cultivation method of the Dao of Demon."

Frustratingly, his Ghost Rivers and Soul Restraint had been countered, and now, even his Soul Extraction was unraveling before his eyes.

It seemed You Kui had underestimated this newly ascended True God of the human race. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

His eyes flickered as he glanced at the teleportation array behind him, contemplating whether to inform the Bronze-Masked God.

Despite this, he never considered contacting Zi Mo or asking for her help.

He knew full well the true value of the Star Devourer. If Zi Mo intervened, the Star Devourer would no longer belong to him alone.

More than that, Zi Mo would claim the divine artifact of the Duke of Thunder, that pillar capable of unleashing elemental lightning, and even Pang Jian's divine sword as the price for her aid.

Pang Jian would undoubtedly die faster with her help, but You Kui also stood to gain little from it.

You Kui also did not know the Bronze-Masked God's origins or true intentions. Seeking his aid without understanding the consequences felt like a gamble.

Thus, You Kui tentatively chose to observe the situation for a while longer.

Meanwhile, Pang Jian's divine sense had fully reintegrated into his Immortal Divine Soul after being separated from the chains in the furnace deep within his heart.

Faint silver-gray light also seeped from the furnace like a stream of knowledge, imprinted with the profound mysteries of Soul Extraction.

The stream of knowledge merged with his Immortal Divine Soul, allowing Pang Jian to grasp portions of Soul Extraction's intricacies.

At the same time, his Immortal Divine Soul experienced an unexpected clarity.

His connection to his physical body had previously felt vague and distant due to the vast distance and his departure from the bizarre mist.

As the stream of knowledge combined into his Immortal Divine Soul, the distance between him and his physical body abruptly felt much closer.

Intricate engravings appeared on the surface of the golden mountain in Pang Jian's lungs, which embodied his insights into the Dao of Metal.

The golden feather and its corresponding insights that Pang Jian's physical body had refined on the Fifth Continent appeared within the golden mountain in his Immortal Divine Soul's lungs.

His Immortal Divine Soul's understanding of the Dao of Metal soared to new heights.

The divine sense imprinted within You Kui's divine techniques has truly remarkable effects!

With a thought, Pang Jian absorbed the Thunder Pool back into his Immortal Divine Soul, ensuring You Kui would not have another chance to pull any tricks.

The Abyssal Demon suddenly manifested his six demonic realms.

With the cavern no longer flooded with lightning and his soul fragments retrieved, the Abyssal Demon did not hesitate to leave the Abyssal Demon Sword.

"Is the extent of your Soul Extraction, You Kui?"

You Kui's brief hesitation earlier had been enough for the Abyssal Demon to uncover many hidden truths through its demonic techniques.

He had caught glimpses of You Kui's concerns, from his wariness of the Bronze-Masked God and the nature of their dealings, to his internal dilemma about whether or not to seek help.

Pang Jian, he's colluding with someone called the Bronze-Masked God, the Abyssal Demon secretly informed. He likely won't reach out to Zi Mo, but there's a good chance he'll try to summon the Bronze-Masked God.

Keep an eye on him. I'll destroy the array he's using to communicate with the Bronze-Masked God.

Ancient Demon Gods manifested one after another within the six demonic realms.

The Demon Gods fixed their gazes on You Kui and roared with soul-stirring rumbles.

The Abyssal Demon strode through each demonic realm with effortless grace, weaving between them with the Abyssal Demon Sword in hand before unexpectedly appearing behind You Kui.

Despite the ferocity of the battle and the all-encompassing lightning surging from the Thunder Pool earlier, the teleportation array surprisingly remained intact. Even the nine massive bowls above it had somehow remained unscathed.

A spatial fluctuation rippled across the cavern as various metals suddenly appeared in the nine bowls from the Bronze-Masked God.

The Abyssal Demon immediately recognized these metals as exceptional materials intended for forging divine artifacts and did not hesitate to flick his sword.

"Absorb!"

The precious metals within the nine bowls clanged as they were pulled into the inner world of the Abyssal Demon Sword, becoming rare materials for the Abyssal Demon to temper the divine sword.

Lightning can't harm You Kui when he's under his cloak, so let's strike through other means! the Abyssal Demon urged while absorbing the metals. Many of his soul-related divine techniques remain unusable with the Thunder Pool and Five Thunder Annihilation in play. If we combine our strength through other means, there's no reason we can't kill him!

A streak of black-gold sword light flashed as the Abyssal Demon destroyed You Kui's teleportation array, severing his connection to the Bronze-Masked God and shattering the nine massive bowls.

At the same time, You Kui's mind was flooded with a torrent of sinister thoughts, from the ancient Demon Gods within the six demonic realms.

The maelstrom of chaotic thoughts in his mind caused him to become unable to focus.

You Kui could not concentrate long enough to make a decisive choice in that crucial moment, stuck between calling for Zi Mo's aid, reaching out to the Bronze-Masked God, and not seeking help at all.

As a God of the Ghost Race, he was well-versed in soul-related divine techniques, but that did not make him immune to the Demon Races' manipulation of the heart and mind.

The Abyssal Demon could incite sinister thoughts, instill fear, and sow indecision.

Even a mid-ranking God like You Kui had unwittingly fallen into the Abyssal Demon's trap, unable to do anything but watch helplessly as his teleportation array was destroyed before his eyes.

You Kui only snapped back to clarity when the nine massive bowls shattered.

However, by then, Pang Jian had already unleashed the Chaos Firmament.

A brilliant starry expanse bore imposingly down on You Kui.

Five starry rivers—embodying a Fire Domain, Metal Domain, Wood Domain, Water Domain, and Earth Domain—formed the core of this resplendent starry sky. The sun and moons hung high above, while frigid storms mixed with the raging lightning that streaked freely throughout.

The divine artifacts, Five Thunder Annihilation and the Thunder Pool, quietly emerged from this celestial canopy.

You Kui was about to unleash his soul-related divine techniques when he caught sight of the two lightning-attribute divine artifacts. Forcing himself to restrain his divine sense, he instead relied on his blade to engage in battle.

Although his body was undoubtedly strong and his blade incredibly sharp, his true mastery lay in soul-related techniques such as Soul Extraction and Soul Restraint.

No matter how he mocked or dismissed the threat before, the truth was that he had no choice but to be cautious when faced with two lightning-attribute divine artifacts.

You Kui quickly realized that the ghostly blue radiance from his blade could not pierce through the Chaos Firmament, let alone shatter its overwhelming might.

"Yin Clouds Eclipse the Sky!" You Kui cried, reluctantly unleashing the energy stored within his black cloak.

Dense greenish-black clouds formed above him, displacing the lightning as they filled the entire underground cavern.

The Chaos Firmament continued to bear down upon You Kui.

Bolts of lightning shot forth from Five Thunder Annihilation and the Thunder Pool, but failed to disperse the greenish-black clouds.

These clouds were not Ghost Rivers. They contained no spectral entities, only cold, eerie energy.

Sunken Crypts, ghostly cities, and sacrificial altars took tangible form within the clouds, turning into a ghostly domain where souls were doomed to be annihilated.

This was You Kui's divine domain—a manifestation of his Heavenly Dao.

A grayish-blue divine platform slowly materialized below the eerie clouds.

This platform was linked to the many temples scattered across the starry skies, where devout worshipers of You Kui fell into deep meditation.

Their unwavering Faith surged through the temples and poured into the divine platform.

This influx of Faith caused the clouds to grow heavier and more oppressive. A sanctified yet unsettling energy radiated outward, pulsing with the weight of countless prayers.

The Sunken Crypt, ghostly cities, and sacrificial altars within the clouds resonated with a mysterious sea in an outer world. A wisp, encompassing the essence of all living beings, drifted into You Kui's divine domain.

The Chaos Firmament suddenly plummeted. A blazing sun, the two moons, and the restrictive power of five starry rivers crashed down, only for You Kui's divine domain to halt its descent.

Pang Jian reverted from the Chaos Firmament back to his human form.

The strongest divine technique he had ever created had been destroyed. You Kui had unraveled it with his divine domain, forcing the Chaos Firmament to collapse.

In that fleeting moment of disorientation, he found himself stepping into a ghostly world of deathly silence.

This world seemed to be the final resting place of the departed souls.

All the cities, Sunken Crypts, altars, mountains, and rivers were steeped in a bone-chilling energy.

Bolts of lightning surged from Pang Jian's body, slashing through the air like divine weapons of Thunder Gods.

This lightning roamed the ghostly world, striking cities and Sunken Crypts. Lightning infused with five elements crashed down upon the frigid earth, yet You Kui's divine domain remained unaffected.

This world did not feel illusory at all. In fact, it felt infinitely close to reality.

This was the strength of a mid-ranking Outer God's painstakingly crafted divine domain!

Trapped within, Pang Jian lost all connection to the Abyss, his physical body, and the Abyssal Demon.

How can I shatter this divine domain? What power is capable of piercing any barrier or tearing apart an entire world?

Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul and physical body were interconnected. The experiences of his physical body could be transferred to his Immortal Divine Soul as well.

He thought of that massive Golden-Winged Giant Roc, radiant feathers shimmering as it repeatedly slammed against the barrier and boundary wall of the Abyss.

Fey Emperor Jin Yu unfurled its wings, pushing its mastery of the Dao of Metal to its absolute limit.

When its attempts to break through the barrier failed, Fey Emperor Jin Yu shifted its focus to the boundary wall, only to face failure once more.

The Fey Emperor refused to yield, even after countless failed attempts. In the end, it did not hesitate to dive into the endless darkness, seeking a path out from the depths of the Abyss.

Fey Emperor Jin Yu was never seen again. Most likely, it had long since perished.

Despite this, its unyielding spirit and refusal to accept defeat had stirred something deep in Pang Jian's heart.

My Immortal Divine Soul can take any form!

A massive Golden-Winged Giant Roc materialized within You Kui's divine domain, its golden feathers shimmering with multicolored radiance as it attempted to tear apart the fabric of the world.

Fey Emperor Jin Yu's insights into the Dao of Metal fused with Pang Jian's own insights into the Dao of Cold and Dao of Lightning. Together, these comprehended Heavenly Daos slashed toward the sky of the ghostly world.

The jade-green sky of You Kui's divine domain was violently slashed in two.

The black cloak shrouding You Kui's body was also split down the center.

You Kui's body beneath the cloak was likewise cleaved in half.