Chapter 2054: Chapter 1591: Raging Flames Engulf the Mountain Sea
Li Fan focused intently on the glowing sphere before him, its heartbeat speeding up, as if ready to spring forth at any moment. The Twelve True Immortals were equally curious about the true face of this primordial creature that had been nurtured collectively for tens of thousands of years without ever being born, and they too were discreetly scrutinizing it.
“Speak of its origins,” Li Fan asked lightly.
Before Li Fan’s intimidating presence, the Twelve True Immortals dared not hide anything and recounted in full detail: “In the past, when the Immortal World still existed, we were all Immortals from the Zhu Yu Star Domain. Zhu Yu Star Domain was a uniquely special existence within the boundless Immortal World. Strictly speaking, it did not belong to the realm of the true Immortal World. It was a Barren Wilderness Star Domain ignored by successive Immortal Emperors, without establishing an Immortal Phase…”
“Zhu Yu Star Domain,” Li Fan found information about this star domain in his memory.
“Is it that Immortal World territory, where it’s said there exist terrifying living beings, only half-explored and then abandoned midway? But it seems this is merely a legend. Until the Immortal World was destroyed, there seemed to be no evidence of these beings truly existing.”
The dwarf elder nodded repeatedly: “The elder’s insight is clear. Indeed, that terrifying being never appeared from start to finish, thus gradually attracting True Immortals like us, who refuse to be constrained, unwilling to travel thousands of miles. However, after all, the Three Saints are the Three Saints. Their gaze is not something we can fathom.”
“That terrifying being truly exists and remained in slumber until the Dao Yan tide arrived, awakening it…”
Recalling the scene witnessed in the past, the Twelve True Immortals all showed varying degrees of fear on their faces.
“Rather than say that Zhu Yu Star Domain was engulfed by the Dao Yan tide, it’s more accurate to say it was buried in the confrontation between this terrifying being and the Dao Yan tide.”
“Its full image remains elusive, glimpses only caught in fleeting shadows. Mighty as mountain seas, opposing the Dao Yan tide and not yielding…”
The dwarf elder presented the image of the terrifying being battling the Dao Yan, the power of this monster indeed astonishing and frightful.
“In the fight between the terrifying being and Dao Yan, we were unable to intervene, merely striving to survive, avoiding with all our might. The fierce conflict lasted for nearly half a day, and afterward, this stalemate brewed an even larger Dao Yan.”
“Zhu Yu Star Domain was instantly engulfed, and the silhouette of the terrifying being slowly disappeared into the Dao Yan, leaving only a shining sphere, still struggling arduously.”
“Upon witnessing this, we took it with us while escaping, after all, a being capable of countering Dao Yan must hold significant value. Perhaps it contains the Path of Transcendence. And indeed, as we had predicted, in the Lower Realm over these years, half of us have achieved Dao Yan Nameless, thanks entirely to what this sphere bestowed,” confessed the dwarf elder truthfully.
Li Fan frowned, interrupting him: “Back then you were merely of ordinary True Immortal strength, how did you survive the Dao Yan Great Calamity?”
The Twelve True Immortals forced a bitter smile, exchanged glances, then slowly revealed: “To inform the elder accurately, this is our brothers’ greatest secret. Zhu Yu Star Domain was not completely developed. Hence, it is one of the star domains in the Immortal World most easily eroded by Dao Yan. All the Immortals in the star domain prepared well in advance, each gaining insights and research on how to survive in Dao Yan.”
“Among these, [True Spirit Destruction] is recognized as the most effective method. However…”
The dwarf elder hesitated for a moment before continuing: “It is too offensive to the harmony of the heavens, considered a Forbidden Technique. We only joined forces to initiate it at the very last moment when Zhu Yu Star Domain was almost entirely engulfed.”
“What Forbidden Technique can enable True Immortals to resist Dao Yan? If such miraculousness truly existed, how could the Immortal World have been destroyed?” Li Fan’s tone carried a hint of skepticism.
“This matter is utterly authentic, junior dare not speak falsehood.”
At this, the dwarf elder slowly revealed the [True Spirit Destruction] technique.
Upon hearing it, Li Fan’s eyes unwittingly gleamed with a rather subtle expression.
Simply put, if Dao Yan is likened to a great fire that devours everything, then True Spirit Destruction is a defensive maneuver, preemptively incinerating the star domain to prepare against being destroyed by the fire.
The life in the starry sky was ignited, leaving only ashes. Although these ashes would ultimately be engulfed by Dao Yan, compared to normal starry skies, the rate of erosion by Dao Yan would be significantly reduced.
In fact, to some extent, these completely incinerated ashes of the starry sky could be used as a makeshift vessel to cross Dao Yan.
“We back then knew this [True Spirit Destruction] technique somewhat well. Persisting until the last moment before Zhu Yu Star Domain’s annihilation, we had no other recourse, no way to continue supporting. Hence we decided to burn all remaining remnants of the starry sky…”
“Using some ashes, we forged a vessel for escape, arriving in the Lower Realm in disgrace.”
Li Fan could vaguely sense that the dwarf elder’s words still held some inaccuracies. However, Li Fan was not one to be overly concerned with such details, expressing little interest in how they specifically survived.
Instead, what the dwarf elder mentioned about the [True Spirit Destruction] technique was indeed true.
Utilizing a self-damaging measure that harms itself significantly, while only causing minor damage to the enemy, usually holds no purpose. Only under the impending annihilation by Dao Yan does it carry worth for execution.
Yet for Li Fan, it holds substantial reference value.
In fact, Li Fan had once employed a similar Divine Technique.
In his previous life, when trapped in the tribulation of three Daoist Images merging, to save himself, Li Fan resolutely chose self-detonation.
The root of his immortality and the Eternal Life Path became fuel that burned everything into a blaze. Infinite brightness ignited primordial possibilities and everything around.