Chapter 1373 : Heaven and Earth Forged as 1, Power System Unified
"However, in recent years, the demon race has stubbornly defended the 100 Demon Seas, with their armies continuously receiving reinforcements. As a result, the progress of the war has slowed considerably." As Patriarch Tiansu spoke methodically, Eldrin gradually came to understand the current state of the conflict.
Ever since the destruction of the great demonic array that year, the Western Abyss Dragon Palace—deprived of a Half-Step Celestial Immortal’s combat prowess—collapsed overnight. Even when the Sky Prison Clan later came to their aid, it could not reverse their decline, forcing them to shift from offense to defense.
The Human Race and the Divine Race pressed their advantage, breaching over a dozen of the Demon Race's blessed realms in an unbroken string of victories and slaying numerous Earth Immortal Elders among their ranks.
Caught between the pincer attacks of the Human Race and the Divine Race, the Demon Race later entrenched themselves in the 100 Demons Archipelago. Relying on 1 blessed land formation after another, they waged a protracted war across these seas.
The battle raged on for thousands of years. Though the demon race continuously lost their blessed lands and oceanic territories, humanity and the divine race also suffered significant casualties by relying on the power of their mountain-protecting formations.
Thus, even after fighting to this day, neither side had completely determined victory or defeat.
At this point, Patriarch Tiansu remarked, "Fortunately, the demon tribes have been continuously retreating. Many have now fallen back to the Dragon Palace Sea Region."
"At this rate, we'll likely cleanse the blessed land completely within 5 1000 years, then concentrate all our forces to besiege the Western Abyss Dragon Palace."
Eldrin nodded upon hearing this. Just as Patriarch Tian Su had stated, 4 half-step Celestial Immortals of the human race had surrounded the Western Abyss Dragon Palace.
5 1000 years later, when all the demonic seas had been conquered, even the Western Abyss Dragon Palace—the last bastion standing—would likely face inevitable defeat.
The Great Calamity spans 30 1000 years, with 13 1000 years remaining until its conclusion. After 5 1000 years pass, 8 1000 years will yet remain.
This conflict has seen 2 hidden grottos secretly intervene. With the power of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, holding on for 8,000 years would be exceedingly difficult.
It is entirely possible that 1 or 2 of the half-step Celestial Immortals from the Demon race and the Sky Prison race might fall in battle—or they could even be completely annihilated in a single confrontation.
Even if they managed to hold out in the end, the demon tribes and Tianyu Tribe of the Western Xishen Abyssal Sea would surely suffer devastating losses. For the next million years, they would likely be suffocated under the oppressive dominance of the human race.
Of course, there were traces of covert support from the Demon Realm's Celestial Court behind the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, so Eldrin dared not claim he would certainly fail.
"After this great tribulation, the landscape of the West Steam God Abyss Sea will undergo a tremendous transformation."
Eldrin sighed inwardly, a wistful expression crossing his face. Undeniably, regardless of the outcome, this battle would reshape the very fabric of the Western Fury Divine Abyssal Sea.
Should the Western Abyss Dragon Palace transform into a True Dragon Paradise, the demonic tribes would undoubtedly rise to power, and the Western Abyss Divine Sea would form a tripartite balance of power.
The Divine Abyss Cave Heaven will likely join forces with the True Dragon Cave Heaven to confront the most powerful Western Faction Cave Heaven.
Should the Western Abyss Dragon Palace fail to transform into a celestial realm, the demon race would suffer devastating losses and face intensified suppression from both the human race and the divine race.
"With my current level of cultivation, it's futile to dwell on such matters for now."
"The immediate priority is to swiftly cultivate the Primordial Dao Fruit. It will not be too late to consider these matters after stepping into the Earth Immortal realm."
Eldrin murmured inwardly, then cupped his hands respectfully toward Old Ancestor Tiansu and said, "We have urgent matters to attend to today, so we shall not linger here any longer."
After bidding farewell to Patriarch Tiansu and the others, the group continued onward.
Before they knew it, they had arrived at the periphery of the "10 1000 Dragon Lair"—the sea domain where the Western Abyss Dragon Palace resided.
In the expanse of the 10 1000 Dragon Lair Sea before them, the human race’s Ye Xu Divine Sea and 2 supreme blessed lands of the divine race were relentlessly launching assaults upon it. Eldrin (Person Name) did not alert them, halting from afar before concealing their presence with the Yin Yang Void Mirror. Only then did he speak: “This 10 1000 Dragon Lair Sea is the very heart of the Western Abyssal Divine Sea’s current great tribulation.”
"To draw upon the Great Calamity's flames, we must establish the Heaven-Earth Crucible Array deep beneath the 10 1000 Dragon Lair, at the convergence point where the Celestial Realm meets the Netherworld."
Upon hearing this, all the immortals nodded with grave expressions.
Lyra (Person Name) pondered briefly before voicing her concern, "If we set up the grand formation beneath the 10 1000 Dragon Lair, might we risk alerting its inhabitants?"
"Impossible."
Eldrin shook his head and stated with absolute certainty, "The convergence point between the Celestial Realm and the Netherworld lies at an immeasurable distance from the mortal realm."
"Even if the Western Abyss Dragon Palace becomes aware, they are currently embroiled in a fierce battle and likely cannot spare anyone to investigate."
Upon hearing this, Riji gave a slight nod and said, "That is good." Seeing this, Eldrin (Person Name) wasted no further time and immediately led the group deeper into the netherworld’s yin energy below.
They journeyed onward for over a year before finally arriving at a region bordering the immortal domain and the netherworld.
Within this void where Yin and Yang converged, the energies of light and darkness stood starkly divided, cleaving the celestial realm from the netherworld.
Eldrin calculated the location with a quick finger count and declared, "This place is abundant with calamity qi and sufficient in nether qi—perfect for setting up the Heaven-Earth Crucible Array."
Upon hearing this, the immortals immediately set to work without delay, assisting Eldrin in setting up the grand formation.
The Netherworld, meanwhile, was entrusted to the arrangements of the Ancient Ruins Yin Sovereign.
As an Underworld Ghost Immortal, the Old Ruins Yin Lord had cultivated his power to the Ancestral Ghost Realm. Having reversed his Pure Yang physique, his strength now rivaled that of a powerful Ghost Ancestor comparable to the late stage of Earth Immortal.
Such a powerful Earth Immortal naturally had quite a few followers by his side.
He had brought dozens of ghost immortals to assist him this time, and soon the great formation in the Netherworld was completed.
When the Heaven and Earth Crucible Array was fully formed, and as the immortals continuously channeled their power, a massive crucible that pierced through the realms of Yin and Yang materialized with a thunderous roar.
At the same time, the great tribulation flames from the celestial dome and the boundless nether qi from the underworld depths all surged into the Heavenly Abode.
"The celestial realm as heaven, the netherworld as earth—the flames of yin and yang fuse into a single crucible." "This shall enable my lifelong cultivation base to coalesce into unity, refining a flawless, unbreachable supreme Dao Fruit."
Witnessing this scene, Eldrin murmured under his breath.
Without further delay, he stepped into the Heavenly Crucible and immediately began harnessing the power of heaven and earth to condense his Dao Fruit.
To condense the Primordial Dao Fruit, 1 must fuse all of their cultivation base into a single entity. The mightier the immortal, the more arduous the journey to forge the Primordial Dao Fruit becomes.
Eldrin's Primordial Chaos Infinite Rules, his Indestructible Primordial Chaos Body, and even his primordial spirit and magical power were all immensely powerful, making it extremely difficult to refine them into a single entity.
Even with the crucible of heaven and earth and the flames of yin and yang, condensing his Dao Fruit would prove immensely challenging.
In the beginning, the power of the Yin-Yang Flame and the Heaven-Earth Crucible was still insufficient.
As time flowed on, the power of the Heaven-Earth Crucible grew increasingly formidable. Drawing upon ever greater quantities of Tribulation Fire and Nether Qi, Eldrin gradually began to feel a mounting pressure.
A full millennium later, when the Heaven-Earth Yin Yang Flame grew potent enough to refine and slay even a Terran Immortal Patriarch, Eldrin finally began to feel considerable pressure.
This celestial furnace, converging the powers of the immortal realm and the netherworld, resembled an alchemical treasure crucible that continuously bore down upon Eldrin.
The Yin-Yang Flame continued to burn Eldrin incessantly, seeking to reduce him completely to tribulation ashes.