Chapter 2969: The Breath of Hope!

"This guy, he's gotten stronger again!"

Watching the blood light recede like a tide, Ye Yuan said in astonishment.

Immortal Sovereign and Yun Ni both looked at him in surprise, clearly taken aback.

Suddenly, the blood light seemed to notice something and stopped receding.

From within the blood light, a pair of eyes emerged, gazing at the illusory figure of Ye Yuan.

"Kid, we meet again!" said the Chaos Bloodstone.

Ye Yuan's pupils contracted sharply. "You can talk!" he exclaimed in shock.

Being able to talk meant that consciousness had awakened.

The last time he had seen the Chaos Bloodstone, it had been in an unconscious state, acting purely on instinct.

But now, this guy had actually gained consciousness.

That is to say, the Chaos Bloodstone's emergence was probably not far off!

This was not good news!

"It seems you're quite surprised! I am now in the final stages of awakening. This time, I'll let you off! When I emerge, the first thing I'll do is kill you, kid! You're the first one to dare trick me out of a strand of Chaos Blood Essence! This debt must be settled! Hahaha..."

As he spoke, the blood light receded, and everything returned to calm.

Ye Yuan's expression was very grim.

Yun Ni, Immortal, and Heavenly Soul—the three sovereigns—all looked at Ye Yuan in shock.

This guy had actually swindled a strand of essence from that terrifying existence?

This kid was really something!

"Ye Yuan..."

"He is the mother stone of the Blood Race, the Chaos Bloodstone! The Blood Race was created by him..." Before Yun Ni could ask, Ye Yuan revealed everything he knew.

Upon hearing this, the three sovereigns' faces grew unprecedentedly solemn.

Only then did they realize that such a terrifying existence had been born in the Thirty-Three Heavens.

"So, whether it's your Qi Soul Race or the Nie Soul Race, fighting each other is utterly meaningless! Once the Chaos Bloodstone emerges, it will likely be a catastrophe for the entire Thirty-Three Heavens! What just appeared was merely a strand of his avatar. I can sense that he has grown much stronger than before! Moreover, he has already gained consciousness; his emergence is probably not far off!" Ye Yuan said gravely.

"You mean, we've all been used by the Blood Race?" Heavenly Soul Sovereign said in a deep voice.

"What else? Saying that all chaos races are one family—how ridiculous! Heavenly Soul Sovereign, you really are a big fool, falling for such a bullshit reason!" Ye Yuan taunted mercilessly.

Heavenly Soul Sovereign was furious. "Kid, say that again, and I'll tear you apart right now!"

Ye Yuan curled his lips in disdain. "You only dare to bluster at me, Di Yuntian. Heavenly Soul, without the Reincarnation Sovereign, you're nothing! If you've got the guts, wait until I reach the Sovereign realm, and we'll have a fight. If I don't beat you until your soul scatters, I'll write my name backwards!"

"You!" Heavenly Soul Sovereign was left speechless with rage.

What he dreaded most was others pointing this out.

After all, he was a supreme sovereign, unrivaled across the heavens.

He didn't want to be seen as living under the Reincarnation Sovereign's shadow.

But deep down, he knew it was true!

Being ruthlessly exposed by Ye Yuan, he lost face.

"Enough! Heavenly Soul, what Ye Yuan said is not wrong. The grudges between us can be set aside for now! Once such an evil being emerges, whether it's the Qi Soul Race or the Nie Soul Race, both will face annihilation! Moreover, the Blood Race now runs rampant across the heavens, and the Chaos Bloodstone grows stronger. We must prepare to deal with it!" said Immortal Sovereign.

"Hmph!" Heavenly Soul Sovereign snorted coldly and said no more.

"Yun Ni, take him away," said Immortal Sovereign.

"Yes!"

Thus, Yun Ni led Ye Yuan away from the Lost Spirit Battlefield.

...

One month later, at the Lingdan Sect.

After a terrifying Dao tribulation, Ye Yuan opened his eyes, light radiating from them.

With this half of his split soul returning to the main body, he directly leaped past the True Emperor Heaven and stepped into the Emperor Realm!

His Gate of Eternal Life had already been summoned, and his primordial spirit realm had entered the mid-stage Di Yuntian.

Breaking through to the Emperor Realm was merely a matter of divine essence quantity for him.

And that was precisely very simple for Ye Yuan.

After completing the breakthrough, Ye Yuan's heart began to pound.

This day had finally arrived!

After enduring countless hardships, he finally saw hope of saving Mu Lingxue.

He had taken meticulous care of the beautiful woman before him.

She was pure and flawless, still retaining the appearance of being frozen for ten thousand miles, as if she were merely asleep.

A surge of powerful divine essence enveloped Mu Lingxue.

She was only at the Divine Realm level of the lower realm; her physical body could not withstand the rule power of the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Ye Yuan looked at Mu Lingxue, the muscles in his face twitching.

Mi Tian had said that too much time had passed, and Mu Lingxue's soul might have already entered reincarnation.

If so, it could not be summoned back.

Moreover, since Mu Lingxue had burned her soul at the time, her soul had long since shattered into countless pieces, leaving only strands of soul origin energy drifting between heaven and earth.

The faint fluctuation Ye Yuan had sensed in the lower realm was this soul origin energy.

Whether Mu Lingxue could be revived was still unknown.

The Purple Shade Umbrella opened, its purple light enveloping Mu Lingxue's physical body.

With endless trepidation, Ye Yuan performed the soul-gathering secret technique!

The purple light flickered faintly, rippling in layers.

Finally, Mu Lingxue's physical body showed a reaction.

That last trace of consciousness was amplified by the Purple Shade Umbrella!

The Purple Shade Umbrella was one of the supreme soul artifacts of the Soul Race; one of its functions was to perceive the most fundamental soul origin in the world.

It was for this reason that Mi Tian had asked Ye Yuan to borrow the Purple Shade Umbrella.

Everything was ready; Ye Yuan could only wait slowly.

But as he stood by, his whole body trembled.

He had waited for this day for far too long.

He was not afraid of hardship; what he feared was being unable to save Mu Lingxue!

Watching this scene, Yun Ni's icy face let out a faint sigh.

In the world, was there any deeper love than this?

"Kid, relax a little! You've already tried your best! Even if you can't save her, she won't blame you!" Mi Tian advised.

Ye Yuan said nothing, only staring fixedly at Mu Lingxue.

One day!

Two days!

Three days!

...

Day after day passed, the Purple Shade Umbrella's faint light had pierced through the heavens, searching for Mu Lingxue's soul origin.

But still, there was no response.

Ye Yuan's heart grew more and more anxious, nearly bursting.

He did not want to have waited so many years only to end up with nothing!

Mi Tian looked at this devoted child, a flicker of pity in his heart.

This child was too exhausted!

On the tenth day, still no response.

On the fifteenth day, still no response.

Ye Yuan's heart was filled with despair; he almost wanted to scream.

Finally, on the eighteenth day, the Purple Shade Umbrella reacted!

A familiar aura came from beyond the heavens!

This was the aura of soul origin!

Ye Yuan had sensed it before; this aura was all too familiar to him!

At that moment, Ye Yuan was so excited he could jump for joy.

"She's back! She's really back! Senior, I've finally waited for this day!" As he spoke, tears streamed down Ye Yuan's face.