1599 The originator of all evils

Hiro's gold body shattered and his soul altar got rid of the body, trying to run away from this place.

"You can't leave!"

Desolate's cold and harsh voice came from the dragon's head, and the fearsome, gold dragon horn pierced through Hiro's soul altar precisely.

Boom!

The furious electricity current that could kill a soul emitted from the dragon horn. Hiro's soul altar connected to the Sea of Consciousness, territory, soul pond, and host soul was coiled by the electric current that became a net, pulling Hiro's soul altar backward.

Hiro's magical soul altar was forcefully pulled and shoved into the sparkling gold mountain.

"I don't cultivate the Devouring power Upanishad, so I can't absorb your body and soul. Anyway, you're at the Second Sky of Territory Ancestor Realm, a famous expert in this era, so I shouldn't waste your soul energy and God power. I will let you merge with the Power Upanishad Origin, then I will swallow it. At least, I can get your soul energy from it…"

Hiro's soul altar turned into a gold light shooting toward the gold mountain while Desolate gold eyes sparkled happily. All of a sudden, he roared and opened the bloody mouth to breathe in.

The Metal Power Upanishad Origin turned into a gold water current that Desolate drew into his stomach like a whale sucking water.

He had swallowed an entire gold mountain!

Layers of gold energy materialized, forming massive waves like gold clouds on the giant gold dragon. From a distance, Desolate looked as if he was covered with a tier of rolling gold clouds. The extremely sharp metal air flows shot as if they could slash the sky.

Hiro had become the first unfortunate one to be killed by Desolate.

And he was just the first one!

Desolate had the map of this place. After he got the Metal Power Upanishad Origin, he moved, checking each of his Power Upanishads. Starting from Hiro, his slaughter had begun.

…

Deep in the dark and quiet void, three giant creatures were entangling and attacking each other. Pieces of a galaxy emerged, stars falling like rain. The Death, Despair, Space, and Life impacted constantly and earth-shakingly. This battle seemed capable of burying an entire world.

It was the battle between Shi Yan, Zi Yao, and Devour.

Devour, the one who controlled the evil power Upanishads in the Absolute Beginning Era, had swaggered overbearingly for an entire era. He had mastered the Devouring Power Upanishad and the eight evil powers. When his era ended, he was still an existence atop the others. He was the undying legend—the ancestor of the Devouring clan, one of the Seven Great Clans—who had created so many miracles.

Bloodthirsty used to be the overlord of Desolate Territory, and now, Shi Yan was a new rising star. Both of them were famous because of Devour's Power Upanishad anyhow.

The Devouring power Upanishad was the topmost evil and overbearing power in this world, the source of all evils. He had brought evils to this world and imparted them to the others, creating horrible legends.

Devour was deemed to be the ancestor of all evil creatures. In the Absolute Beginning Era, he was one of the most terrifying characters.

However, at this moment, the evilest creature in the world was facing the most difficult battle in his everlasting life.

Joining this battle were Zi Yao, who used to be his partner, and Shi Yan, who had been famous with his Devouring Power Upanishad. He was the new generation of experts with a part of his Power Upanishad!

Devour roared and howled crazily in the rolling darkness that covered the void to the point where people couldn't see their own fingers. The earth-shaking energy with negative emotions burst and expanded to the end of the void like a shattering territory.

Devour had thrown himself into a frenzy of rage!

The evil energies he was releasing were unceasing. Low-realm warriors would have their souls torn apart, becoming bloodthirsty ghosts and beasts that worshipped him as their lord, if they came near.

However, at this moment, only Zi Yao and Shi Yan were here.

Zi Yao's twelve-headed snake body was emitting seven-colored crystalline lights, making her seem like the most exquisite masterpiece. She was so stunning that she could make people dizzy while looking at her.

So many layers of lights expanded in waves like the most magnificent clouds. It looked like a seven-colored sea now having points of phosphorescence.

The holy light and pure aura filled every corner, stopping all evils outside.

Zi Yao wasn't attacked by the sea of negative emotions and energy. She was twisting her giant body, using the divine light bands to tie Devour, making his moves and energy stagnant.

Shi Yan had turned into a savage giant who looked as though he was made of reinforced concrete. The dragon scales covered his body with strange spikes, and a pair of bone wings opened behind his back. He looked indeed like a demonic ancestor. In his eyes, suns, moons, and stars sparkled at the same time; they seemed to host the two seas of stars. His mysterious aura wasn't any less intense than Zi Yao's.

Holding the chain made of the Skyfall Star River, he grinned fiendishly, not minding the rising negative sea at all. Gritting his teeth, he urged his power to tear Devour's true body.

Meanwhile, Devour's dragon-like tentacles slashed on Shi Yan's body, carrying the evil powers of Death, Destruction, Despair, Corrosion, etc. With Devour's Soul Consciousness, they formed into the extreme abilities of each evil power.

Shi Yan's Absolute Beginning body with Desolate's part just felt a scratching pain as the tentacles whipped him. His internal organs and skeleton weren't affected at all.

Anyway, he wasn't passive enough to just endure the attack. The chain made by the Skyfall Star River shook and hundreds of stars flew like rolling rocks along with the terrifying aura, bombarding Devour.

The Star, Space, and Life were rare Power Upanishads, and they all had their own supernatural abilities. Shi Yan was using them skillfully to face Devour's Devouring power Upanishad and the eight evil powers. Moreover, Zi Yao was around, joining him with her Divine Light Power Upanishad.

Facing the two of them, Devour roared and screamed continually but couldn't get rid of them. Gradually, he knew it wasn't going right.

The Devouring Power Upanishad Origin wasn't far from him. After Shi Yan's clone was swallowed, he felt every origin of evilness in this world was connected to the Devouring Power Upanishad Origin. Many kinds of malicious energies from the inner worlds of billions of creatures in different territories seemed to find the right vent to gush into the Power Upanishad Origin.

Devour didn't understand the Power Upanishad Origin. However, since the moment he was born, the Devouring power Upanishad and the eight evil powers were imprinted in his head. He was the creature that was born by the evil powers. That was how he got a vague connection with the Devouring Power Upanishad Origin.

At this moment, he had a bad feeling as if the treasure predestined for him was getting far away. This feeling came deep in his soul, and became stronger with each passing moment, making his soul shiver in fear. He had to risk his life to change this situation.

"AARRGGHHHH!"

The roaring that shattered the dome of the sky came from Devour. The tentacles he had released were all retrieved, and endless black clouds exploded while rumbling.

The rolling darkness expanded endlessly, covering Devour completely.

The thick darkness changed, turning into a jet black tunnel. It was Devour's devouring black hole in its finest and highest form!

Devour used his body and soul energy to urge his core Power Upanishad to create the most terrifying form of his Devouring ability.

A horrible aura that could cover all creatures and souls in the world came from the black hole. In this moment, both Shi Yan and Zi Yao had become extremely gingerly. They exchanged looks and paid more attention on protecting their soul altars. 

Their soul altars were swaying hard, trying to get rid of their control and fly out of their heads.

The Devouring power Upanishad's best ability was to swallow the soul altars and refine the energy from the soul and Sea of Consciousness the others had accumulated over millions of years.

Zi Yao and Shi Yan knew this feature well.

Their battle had finally come to the critical moment. If they were careless for even a moment, their soul altars would be sucked by the black hole. At that time, they wouldn't be lucky enough to keep even a wisp of soul.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The devouring power came from that black hole and expanded far away, not only in this area.

"Ugh!"

A figure with a cold face was walking around. All of a sudden, she felt her soul terrified. As she wasn't vigilant, her soul altar suddenly flew out of her head uncontrollably.

Cantecie's soul altar had flown away!

After less than ten minutes, Cantecie's soul altar came intact in Shi Yan's and Zi Yao's vision. Cantecie's host soul sat on the stormy territory; she was petrified when she saw Shi Yan and Zi Yao in their real forms. 

"No! No!"

Suddenly, she saw the black hole, immediately knowing what was going on in this place. She screamed pathetically while the host soul sent out messages, looking at Shi Yan yearningly and begging him to save her.

Unfortunately, Shi Yan didn't have any reaction. Seeing Cantecie in her unexpected misfortune caused by Devour's black hole, he wasn't worried, but happy. A strange light sparkled in his eyes.

"Whenever the Devouring power Upanishad absorbs the soul altars, it will need a little time to refine the energy. The soul altar of stronger experts will need a longer time to refine. Although Devour's the ancestor of this Devouring Power Upanishad, he can't fix this flaw. When Cantecie's soul is swallowed, he will need time to refine her energy. Once he finishes the refining process, his energy will rocket. At that time, he'll be harder to deal with. We have to seize this chance and hit him hard!"

Soon, Shi Yan was moved. Seeing Cantecie wiggling hopelessly as she was drawn to the black hole, he immediately sent Zi Yao a message.

In this world, Zi Yao was one of a few people who knew the characteristics of the Devouring power Upanishad. As soon as she got it, she nodded.

"Save me! Please save me! I'm begging you! I'm a member of the Phantom Clan. I'm Montecie's blood sister. Please, for their sake, please save me!"

Seeing the black hole right in front of her, Cantecie's host soul wiggled hard, trying to send the last message.

Shi Yan wore a cold face as if he didn't see anything.