The Ten Thousand Rays Secret Realm.
Deep beneath the Light and Dark Continent.
The glazed-crystal humanoid figure from before had now shrunk to the size of an ordinary person.
Before him lay the enormous skeleton of a bird.
The bones were crystal clear and radiated an intense pressure.
"My lord, you and I are finally about to become one." The Divine Venerable, the Light-Chasing Venerable-or perhaps he should now be called the Light-Chasing Lord-gazed at the skeleton, his eyes filled with boundless attachment.
His palm melted and adhered to the bones.
"Although this still isn't the ideal time, I can't wait any longer." The Light-Chasing Lord's crystalline body gradually fused with the skeleton, becoming one.
The lifeless remains seemed to come alive. The Light-Chasing Lord's aura seemed to weaken somewhat, yet it grew weightier and more profound.
After his breakthrough to Universe Master, his divine body had, naturally, not fully converted.
In theory, the best time to fuse with the skeleton was after the conversion was complete, but he no longer wanted to wait.
In any case, the worst consequence would merely be a further reduction in the proportion of his divine body that had converted after his advancement. It was only a matter of time.
"I've broken through. I can approach and join the Northern Border Alliance now."
The Light-Chasing Lord recalled the news Nihemo had brought him earlier. The changes on Purple Thorn Island seemed to involve something the Ancestral God School had failed to handle properly.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the Sky Above the Light and Dark Continent.
"Zhuguang, come out!" Waves of sound pierced straight through the continent and deep underground.
Across the Light and Dark Continent, countless living beings looked up.
"A clash between Great Beings!"
"Who is Zhuguang? One of the