Faced with this precious pearl that even the Sun God would be tempted to possess forever, Li Lin grabbed it and refined it in an instant.
The corrupting light of the mind and flesh instantly extinguished, transforming into the clear fluorescence of the Bright Demon Beast.
This is not difficult.
In reality, aside from traversing space, seizing the Blue Spirit Pearl from the White Emperor, and refining Blue Spirit Pearl, Li Lin only used the spiritual power of the Silver Spirit.
With the Earth Demon Beast now suppressed, the Bright Demon Beast is the true king of Evil Demon.
The White Emperor was not as powerful as his kin, the dragon-bird; he only possessed wisdom.
Thinking of this, Li Lin couldn't help but sigh at how cowardly the original Bright Demon Beast had been.
The Blue Spirit Pearl was merely in the hands of the White Emperor.
In the original timeline, Bright Demon Beast even admitted that he would rather face Earth Demon Beast, who was weakened after losing his body, than face the ten Golden Crows that could completely wipe the Evil Demon off the Dadi.
The fear of the Earth Demon Beast was ingrained in their very bones.
"Is this the Earth Demon Beast's magical artifact?" Su Nu asked curiously. "It doesn't look evil. It radiates the light of the Silver Spirit."
"The Spirit of Darkness does not necessarily mean evil; the Ice Bow Xuan Arrow that destroyed the Golden Crow were condensed from the Spirit of Darkness."
"Its brilliance has become tainted by bloodshed; killing makes it easier to accumulate Spirit of Darkness."
"I'm afraid only the Old Ghost can collect Spirit of Darkness for cultivation during the night when the Spirit of Darkness of heaven and earth have the upper hand, just like me."
"Old Ghost?" Su Nu asked.
"A spirit from the Misty Forest. He was born at the beginning of time, and his true form is, to be precise, just a cloud of purple mist. He is a spirit with only a primordial spirit, without a soul or body. He is what mortals call the God of the Mist," Basil said.
"No soul, only primordial spirit?" Su Nu asked in surprise.
Humans only have a soul and a body.
Only gods and Demon Race possess primordial spirits, which are the source of their divinity and demonic nature.
Even so, gods and Evil Demon also possess souls.
"The gods are an extremely xenophobic race, and such spirits should have been exterminated," Li Lin said. "But at the request of Xing Tian's mortal wife, he survived, was stored in a god's bone flute, and found a mortal's corpse as his body."
While Li Lin was speaking, a similar dialogue was taking place in the Sun God Palace of Buzhou Immortal Mountain.
"Emperor Yan, there are only Thirty-three Heavens left. In just Thirty-three Heavens, I will have completed my Golden Crow training. Then I will Oblivion you to ashes, and I will become the true Sun God."
Yihe swaggered in front of the Sun God Mirror amidst the poisonous fire of Sun God Valley, but a hint of bravado was also revealed beneath.
Despite being the Heavenly Emperor, his bald head, purple markings on his face, dark trench coat, and wild single earring made him seem like an Evil Demon.
No wonder even though he was more handsome than Emperor Yan, the Wind God didn't like him.
"I am about to Oblivion ashes. Why are you so afraid?" the Sun God asked.
Yihe wanted to curse.
The bastard in front of me only showed a hint of fatigue in his words.
Despite being engulfed in poisonous fire, the Sun God's skin remained moist, his lips were not cracked, his beard and hair were not bent or split, and his clothes and headband were intact.
You should also ask him why.
Most importantly, even though the Golden Crow was about to complete its training, the primordial spirit, which possessed the [Sun God Mirror] and was sublimated by the Spirit of the Sun and the Power of Heaven within it, felt an even stronger sense of crisis.
Emperor Yan seemed to see through Yihe's thoughts. "Yihe, do you really want to know the truth about fate? Do you want to know what this power is? You can't see through all of this."
"You can only wait, wait for this moment to come."
"You can only wait for the judgment of fate."
The words of Emperor Yan did not sound like those of a prisoner at all; he seemed to still be the lofty Sun God from a thousand years ago.
With his thoughts exposed, Yihe forgot his boasting Yihe asked, "Who is that person?"
The once eloquent Emperor Yan immediately began to pant weakly, feigning weakness.
"You know who he is, right?" Yihe broke down. "Who exactly is he?"
"You'll never know," said the Sun God.
"It's Hou Yi." Yihe spoke, he thought of Xing Tian again, "It's that bastard Hou Yi of Xing Tian, Hou Yi, isn't it?"
If the Earth Demon Beast hadn't depleted Xing Tian's spiritual power, he wouldn't have been a match for Xing Tian at all, even with the [Sun God Mirror] in hand.
He sneered, "In this world of heaven and earth, only the Holy Spirit Stone can stand against me."
"What a pity, Hou Yi is not Xing Tian after all. He is just a lowly mortal. If he dares to show up, I can crush him as easily as crushing an ant."
His words revealed his disdain for Hou Yi, and then he abruptly ended his conversation with the Sun God.
"Vulcan".
"I am here." Even in the Dadi south, in another corner of this world where the sky is round and the earth is square, the God of Fire clearly felt a connection with Yihe from afar.
And no magic spells were used.
Although this was only Yihe's doing to him, he didn't realize that his body had been compromised, and instead replied with great honor.
What an idiot.
Even Yihe mastermind behind the Yihe could't help but curse inwardly.
The God of Fire couldn't stand it, and the Emperor Yan told the other gods that his primordial spirit came from him.
But this is not a lie.
The spirit of the Fire God is connected to the Golden Crow and the [Sunlight Divine Mirror].
If we're talking about compatibility, then the God of Fire and the Golden Crow are the most fitting.
His original physical body, although stronger than the Four Great Heavens, was not outstanding.
In fact, he had already prepared for the plan: to fail, then seize the Vulcan's body, and absorb his soul.
The most perfect scenario, of course, is that the Ten Great Golden Crows are born, destroy the Sun God, mortals, and the gods who rebel against him, win the heart of the Wind God Sister, and make Jingwei call him father.
Secondly, there were only two or three Golden Crows left. The Wind God rejected him, and the Fire God betrayed him. His powerful Subduing Magic Body became the weakest point, and he had no choice but to become the Fire God.
This is to contain the power of the Golden Crow and the [Sun God Mirror].
His belief that Vulcan would betray him was not just wild speculation.
The Fire God would secretly go to the Demon Suppressing Stone and complain about his grievances like a son who is not recognized by his father, demanding that the Emperor Yan speak to him again.
If he hadn't been keeping a close eye on things and taking the opportunity to suppress Emperor Yan might have said some nice things like "From now on you are my son" or "Call me Dad," and the God of Fire might have already turned against him.
He also enjoys being a father.
He truly loved Jingwei, truly loved her radiant smile, and couldn't help but want to give her gifts. He found joy in her laughter as a father.
For this reason, he did not even mind the human blood in Jingwei's body.
"You sent Jingwei to the Sun God Palace, because I have another gift to give her."
"Oh, right."
Because of Jingwei's laughter in his mind, he almost forgot the important matter. "Don't forget to call the Dragon King."
"Why don't you contact the Wind God directly?" the Fire God said.
That was all he cared about; he didn't question why he was giving Jingwei a gift.
Jingwei was the darling of the gods; no god disliked her.
Even he was no exception.
In his and Yihe's eyes, killing Jingwei's father did not conflict with liking Jingwei.
"Jingwei".
As soon as Jingwei stepped into the Sun God Palace, Yihe eagerly appeared from the divine mirror.
They completely ignored the Dragon King standing to the side.
"Heavenly Emperor," the Dragon King coughed.
"Thor, I asked you to search for the minor Evil Demon in the mortal realm, but why haven't you found any clues yet?" Yihe gaze had to be shifted from Jingwei, had to look at the Dragon King. "You have the most sensitive nose among the gods. No god or Evil Demon's aura can escape your notice."
"You haven't been sleeping soundly in Leize all these years, have you? The only time you're awake, you're out drinking and fooling around with Jingwei in the human world."
"Heavenly Emperor, I, I..." The Dragon King lowered his head.
"Don't blame Uncle Dragon King, it was I who begged him to take me to the human world to play." Jingwei spoke up for the Dragon King.
The anger on Yihe's face melted away like ice and snow in an instant. "Jingwei, it's not that I'm heartless. It's just that the Calamity of a Thousand Years is about to arrive. My Golden Crow is also about to be completed."
"I don't want Emperor Yan to have to deal with Hou Yi, that little Evil Demon, after he returns."
"Is it true?" Jingwei's eyes widened.
"Your Dragon King, I will definitely work hard."
"Yes, the Golden Crow is about to emerge," Yihe a smile. "The Golden Crow will fly out from Buzhou Immortal Mountain just as I Prophecy."
"Hooray!" The Golden Crow raised its arms, jumped up and spun around, cheering, "The Heavenly Emperor's Golden Crow is coming out!"
The Dragon King also squatted down and shook his body in celebration.
"Little Jingwei, why do you always laugh so brightly?" Yihe didn't realize that he was laughing so hard he was practically beaming. "For a thousand years, our divine realm has been too indifferent. I haven't laughed like this in a thousand years."
This is a lie.
Over the years, every time he wanted to give Jingwei a gift, he would say the same thing.
Therefore, when the Spirit of the Sun condensed high in the sky and the feathers of the dragon bird, resembling rose petals, fell, the Dragon King was not surprised.
The feathers gathered on Jingwei's body, forming a red feather cloak.
"Little Jingwei, these are feathers shed by the dragon bird when it was refining the golden crow. They are protective garments formed by the Power of Heaven. Wearing them, you will no longer be afraid of the Spirit of Darkness of Evil Demon."
"It will make you smile more brightly and happily."
"Thor is back."
"And Jingwei."
Inside the Temple of the Gods, Li Lin looked up at the sky.
There are now thirty days left Calamity of a Thousand Years that Yihe spoke of.
Xiaoyu, Dingxiang, Su Nu also learned the whole story from him.
"How annoying. These foolish gods." Dingxiang was very dissatisfied. "Even if Xing Tian a bad guy, Hou Yi is just Xing Tian's son. If we really want to be fair, he also has half human blood."
These past few days, the group hasn't had a moment of peace.
Ever since Li Lin taught Li Luo several spells that even wizards could use, indirectly helping him save the princess, Li Luo had been visiting him frequently.
Li Lin didn't care about this.
First of all, the power that humans derive from observing the vast universe through sundials is quite fascinating.
It does not belong to the Spirit of the Sun, nor to the Spirit of Chaos, nor to the Spirit of Darkness; it belongs solely to the spiritual power of humans born from the human soul.
Although this power is not yet complete, it still requires the priestess's spiritual music to purify the mind and eliminate interference from external spiritual forces.
But it was already beginning to take shape, a testament to the wisdom passed down from generation to generation of wizards.
This was very useful for Li Lin, who was only Silver Spirit.
Secondly, since he took Su Nu away.
This is the provider of the spiritual music that most wizards need for their practice.
He would naturally not mind offering some help if it didn't cause trouble.
Finally, the Temple of the Gods legally belongs to Li Luo.
They are the ones who have come.
However, as a wizard and the princess's fiancé, the next king, Li Luo, has always resided in the palace of the king of Youqiong Kingdom.
Dingxiang and Xiaoyu were unaware of this.
Even Xiaoyu, who has a better personality, has accumulated some negative emotions.
Now they're complaining along with Dingxiang.
"I really don't understand why Kuafu left Hou Yi near the Youqiong Kingdom."
"Even if Hou Yi needed to eat human grains to grow up, why didn't they let him grow up earlier, instead of unsealing him from the ice more than ten years before the Calamity of a Thousand Years?"
"If he had activated the power of the Holy Spirit Stone earlier, what would he have been afraid of Yihe?"
"The answer is simple," Li Lin said. "Because as long as Hou Yi doesn't activate the power of the Holy Spirit Stone, he is just a mortal. Gods won't harm mortals."
"Kuafu had a way to activate Hou Yi's power after Hou Yi came of age, and it wouldn't take too long."
"But the key point is that it does not mean that Yihe and self-disclosure of true colors are appropriate."
"Even if Hou Yi became the God of War, and Kuafu joined forces, they would not be able to defeat the combined forces of the gods."
"But the Yihe revealing his true colors lies in his transformation into the Golden Crow."
"Therefore, it would be a good choice for Kuafu to quickly complete the Ice Bow Xuan Arrow, the nemesis of the Golden Crow, and thaw Hou Yi so that he could grow up near the safest Youqiong Kingdom."
"After all, he didn't expect that only Yihe was busy."
"The other gods will simply ignore the evil spirits, even though they know the Evil Demon will temporarily disappear with the Sun God."
"This will cause Hou Yi to face a crisis and activate the power of the Holy Spirit Stone."
"Alright." Li Lin stood up. "Since the Dragon King has delivered himself here." As he spoke, a divine armor materialized on his body, with the Blue Spirit Pearl at its center. "I should go to Thunder Swamp to retrieve my Stone Boat."
"The Spirit of Darkness resides within me, and at my will, it corrupts time and space."
Dotty of light appeared out of thin air around Li Lin and the others, as well as around the Dragon King and Jingwei. Spacetime was corrupted and brought under Li Lin's control.
"The magic power of the Bright Demon Beast!" The Dragon King exclaimed in surprise. He instinctively tried to protect Jingwei, but found himself unable to move.
"Grandpa Dragon King." Jingwei, who was wearing the Heavenly Emperor's Feather Jingwei, which was said to be unafraid of the Spirit of Darkness, said the same.
"I corrupt spacetime, and it is spacetime that I want to deal with you, not the Spirit of Darkness." Li Lin's voice suddenly rang in their ears.
Then the two felt everything around them change, and the Dragon King saw the familiar Raize before him.
"You want to save the Earth Demon Beast?!"
With the seal unaffected, the weather in Lei Ze was sunny and calm, with no sign of any Earth Demon Beast present.
"As expected of a muddle-headed god." A female voice appeared out of nowhere, "Isn't that right, Xiaoyu?"
"Thor? What about the Dragon King?" another female voice rang out.
"That voice sounds a bit like yours, Little Jingwei," said the Dragon King.
He and Jingwei looked in the direction of the approaching person.
The two were struck dumb.
"Jingwei!"
"I?"