After everyone had left, Liu Ruyan rose and disappeared from the hall.
When she reappeared, she was in a place resembling an altar.
More than a hundred grand formations sealed off the entire altar. Half of the formations were golden, while the other half were black.
From time to time, an "evil" presence emanated from the black portions of the formation inscriptions.
A figure could dimly be seen sitting cross-legged within the formations.
"Mother! I followed your instructions and had our clansmen go back with them to build the teleportation formation!"
Bending at the waist, Liu Ruyan respectfully reported to the figure within the formations.
"Good!" A voice like dry wood scraping against dry wood came from within the grand formations. "How are preparations going on Two Forms Continent?"
"Everything is ready. We are only waiting for your command, Mother!"
Two Forms Continent had countless ties to the Su Imperial Clan.
Even though the Su Imperial Clan had long since departed for the Realm Sea, they had left quite a few things behind in their ancestral land when they left.
"Well done!"
Hum!
The next moment, a figure of light suddenly began to coalesce not far from Liu Ruyan.
In just a few breaths, a tall woman with golden hair and golden eyes likewise appeared.
At first glance, anyone who saw the woman would probably have taken her for Liu Ruyan's twin sister.
The two faces looked far too alike.
The only difference was that this woman's eyes were vacant, making her look more like a puppet!
"Mother, this is..." Liu Ruyan's red lips parted slightly, and she could not help taking a few extra looks.
Even she herself had some difficulty telling them apart.
"This is my avatar!"
As she spoke, a streak of light shot out of the grand formations and landed in front of Liu Ruyan, condensing into a purple pill.
"The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings' cultivation is gradually approaching that of a true immortal. The Devil Race's slaughter has magnified the evil thoughts in the hearts of the Black-Yellow Realm's living beings beyond measure. Drawing on those evil thoughts, the Source of All Evil within the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings is close to recovering to the true Immortal Realm!"
"The Liu Imperial Clan's grand formations can no longer hold off their attack. Swallow this pill, and you will be able to control this avatar of mine. It too possesses power approaching the Immortal Realm."
"Use this avatar to buy me the last of the time I need!"
"Yes, Mother!" Hearing this, Liu Ruyan was thrilled. She looked at the person before her, who was just like her twin "sister."
Combat strength infinitely close to the immortal realm.
Without a moment's hesitation, Liu Ruyan picked up the purple pill before her and swallowed it in one gulp.
As the pill entered her mouth, Liu Ruyan felt a purple mark imprint itself on her soul.
At the same time, an identical mark appeared between the avatar's brows.
Liu Ruyan tried it briefly and discovered that she could control the avatar just as instinctively as she controlled her own body.
What shocked her even more was the power contained within the avatar.
Before that power, even a top expert of the Black-Yellow Realm like her, whose cultivation lay between the great perfection peak Emperor Realm and a Half-Step Immortal, was still no more than an ant.
"Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon. Go!"
"Yes! Your child will certainly complete the task and help you accomplish your great undertaking, Mother!"
Liu Ruyan cupped her hands, then disappeared from the spot along with the avatar.
One Origin Continent, Heaven-Gazing Pavilion.
The Heaven-Gazing Pavilion was one of the Liu Imperial Clan's five subordinate forces.
But now, at least hundreds of thousands of living beings in the entire Heaven-Gazing Pavilion had vanished, leaving behind nothing but an empty shell.
Above the Heaven-Gazing Pavilion, a colossal devilish figure large enough to blot out the sky and sun hovered in the void, endless Corpse Devil Qi spilling from his body.
Wherever it passed, flowers and grass withered and trees wilted. Even the few remaining vicious beasts melted into puddles of slime the instant they touched the Corpse Devil Qi.
This devilish figure was none other than the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings.
Five figures stood before the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings.
Besides the Soul-Devouring Devil Emperor and the Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor, who had followed the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings ever since the Realm Sea, there were three more Devil Emperor experts.
The Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor and the Soul-Devouring Devil Emperor had each advanced from the Lesser Perfection Peak Devil Emperor realm to the Great Perfection Peak Devil Emperor realm.
The three newly added Devil Emperors were all Lesser Perfection Peak Devil Emperors!
The devil bodies of the Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor and the others were already large enough.
But by now, the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings' devil body had grown so enormous that even Devil Emperors like the Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor were only the size of one of his fingers when standing before him.
That showed just how enormous the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings' devil body had become.
Of course, it also meant that the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings' cultivation had reached a terrifying level.
Even if someone told the Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor and the others now that the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings before them had reached the true Immortal Realm, they would probably believe it without a doubt.
"Evil! How is it?"
The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings spoke toward the void before him.
After a brief silence, the Source of All Evil's voice rang out. "That quarter of my origin is disappearing at an extremely fast rate. Attack the Liu Imperial Clan directly now. That wretched formation can no longer stop us."
"They can actually fuse with your origin?"
There was surprise in the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings' voice.
"Hehe, those fellows did study it for a hundred thousand years, after all. I myself was also suppressed in the Realm Sea for so many years, so my connection to that origin has grown too weak. It's not so surprising that they managed it!"
"My origin contains true Immortal Yuan. That is something truly capable of allowing the living beings of the Black-Yellow Realm to break through to the Immortal Realm!"
The Source of All Evil continued.
He had actually been suppressed even earlier than Devil Race members like the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings.
The ones who suppressed him were not humans of the Black-Yellow Realm, but giants of the Immortal Realm.
During his suppression, some of his origin was scattered and separated from his main body. Unexpectedly, the Liu Imperial Clan's ancestor had snatched it away.
Presumably, every generation of the Liu Imperial Clan's ancestors had been studying how to fuse with his origin over the years.
The Immortal Yuan he spoke of was the energy cultivated by the living beings of the Immortal Realm, similar to a higher-grade spiritual power.
The reason no new immortals had been born in the Black-Yellow Realm for so many years was that it had no Immortal Yuan.
The main reason was that the Black-Yellow Realm's Well of the Immortal Domain had been blasted apart.
The Well of the Immortal Domain connected to the true Immortal Realm.
The Immortal Realm's Immortal Yuan could flow into the lower realm through the Well of the Immortal Domain, and the lower realm's living beings could use it to make the leap from the great perfection Emperor Realm to the immortal realm.
Once they broke through and became immortals, they could ascend to the Immortal Realm through the Well of the Immortal Domain!
And with the Black-Yellow Realm's Well of the Immortal Domain gone, its only channel connecting it to the Immortal Realm was gone as well. Naturally, no Immortal Yuan could be produced either.
Without Immortal Yuan, the living beings of the Black-Yellow Realm could only remain stuck in the great perfection Emperor Realm forever.
They could not even reach the Half-Step Immortal Realm.
"Good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings set off.
His enormous body swept through the void, and he devoured every corpse left by the living beings their Devil Race army had killed below.
When the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings and his party arrived in the region where the Liu Imperial Clan was located, dozens of figures radiating Emperor Realm presences rapidly approached from another direction.