Chapter 769 - 385: Spirit Vein Origin; Another Backup Plan?

Chapter 769: Chapter 385: Spirit Vein Origin; Another Backup Plan?

Cheng Zongyang had intended to release the Array Soul Stele to stop the Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein, but the Ring Spirit suddenly warned him, its tone somewhat grave:

"Don’t stop it. Just watch. There might be an unexpected change. A Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein at its tipping point is far better than two or three ordinary Ninth Grade Spiritual Veins. I also want to see if another of my theories is true."

Hearing this, Cheng Zongyang suppressed the urge to act, his Divine Sense remaining locked on the situation underground.

He, too, was filled with anticipation.

Soon, a much stronger Spirit Vein aura surged forth, sweeping through the entire subterranean space like a raging tide.

The three Eighth Grade Spirit Veins, which had been fighting, seemed to have received a powerful shock and paused for an instant.

But in that same instant, one of the Eighth Grade Spirit Veins actually tried to take the opportunity to devour the other two.

Its greed and decisiveness amazed Cheng Zongyang. ’Such instincts already hint at the personality it will have in the future, once it takes form and gains its own spirit.’

As a result, the chaotic battle resumed, and the Spiritual Qi surged violently.

The Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein surged forward, surrounding them like a towering mountain. It then covered them completely with its domineering and fierce aura, and the immense pressure instantly extinguished the three Eighth Grade Spirit Veins’ earlier defiance.

At the same time, an even stronger devouring power emerged. The three Eighth Grade Spirit Veins could only stop and defend themselves, unable to fight back. They seemed to be caught in an inescapable vortex, able only to struggle in vain.

Cheng Zongyang watched this scene with great relish.

He felt as if he were watching a breathtaking battle, every detail thrilling him to no end. ’How often does one get the chance to witness the evolution of non-living entities through consumption?’

He knew that if the three Eighth Grade Spirit Veins could only defend themselves, their eventual consumption was only a matter of time.

Time trickled by in the tense atmosphere. Under the immense pressure of the Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein, the struggles of the three Eighth Grade Spirit Veins grew weaker and weaker.

Although they were only separated by a single Tier, the gap between the Eighth Grade and the Ninth Grade was on full display.

The devouring power of the Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein was like a giant millstone, continuously grinding away the resistance of the three Eighth Grade Spirit Veins.

Cheng Zongyang watched all of this without blinking, gaining a deeper understanding of the power and domineering nature of this Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein.

In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, there was no record of a Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein consuming its own kind. Now, he was witnessing it.

’Perhaps the previous master didn’t purchase and set up a Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein precisely because of this devouring and domineering characteristic!’

’It’s like biological genetics. If genes dictate that an organism must evolve and strengthen itself through consumption, then it will continuously devour others to evolve and enhance itself.’

’This Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein is exactly like that right now.’

’One can only imagine, if a Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein existed in the Cultivation Immortality Realm, would any other Spirit Veins have room to survive?’

With his Divine Sense blanketing the area, Cheng Zongyang felt as if he could hear the silent roars and struggles between the Spirit Veins.

It was a fierce clash of Power against Power, a cruel contest of Spiritual Nature against Spiritual Nature, and even more, a merciless crushing of a lower tier of existence!

In this mysterious subterranean world, the victor survived and the vanquished perished. There was no other way out.

This kind of competition was always thought to exist only between living beings.

Yet now, such a fierce competition—a veritable survival of the fittest—was unfolding between non-living entities, and Cheng Zongyang was witnessing this shocking scene with his own eyes.

Finally, after a long and tense stalemate, the light of the three Eighth Grade Spirit Veins gradually dimmed.

Like defeated warriors, they were helplessly devoured and absorbed, bit by bit, by the Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein.

As the fusion process advanced, the Spiritual Qi fluctuations in the subterranean space grew increasingly violent, as if a destructive storm were about to arrive. The entire Secret Realm Space began to tremble faintly, seemingly unable to bear the immense Power that was about to erupt.

Cheng Zongyang’s expression turned grave.

Suddenly, a blindingly brilliant beam of light shot up from the ground, so intense that one could not look at it directly.

Cheng Zongyang instinctively narrowed his eyes, a powerful sense of shock and curiosity surging within him. When the light weakened slightly, he eagerly fixed his gaze on it, only to see a five-colored beam of light shoot into the sky of the Secret Realm Space like a meteor before spreading out.

The magnificent colors seemed like a stroke of divine genius, painting a breathtakingly beautiful and colorful scroll across the sky.

"This is..." Cheng Zongyang’s brow furrowed. Sensing something, he asked in astonishment, "Five Elements Spiritual Qi?"

His voice was filled with surprise and doubt. It was the first time he had ever felt such dense Five Elements Spiritual Qi, and multicolored at that.

Soon, the beam of light vanished back into the ground as if in a dream, disappearing from sight. It was as if a lamp had been switched off.

Cheng Zongyang hurriedly extended his Divine Sense to investigate. The underground area had transformed into a completely new, mystical world. It wasn’t large, only about the size of a few acres.

But within this area, five colors of light intertwined like a brilliant galaxy, exuding a dreamlike beauty that was both dazzling and mesmerizing.

Each color was pure and bright: red like fire, passionate and unrestrained; yellow like gold, brilliant and dazzling; blue like the ocean, deep and mysterious; green like leaves, vibrant and full of life; white like snow, pure and flawless.

They intermingled yet remained distinct, forming a magnificent and colorful scene reminiscent of a magical galaxy.

This brand-new Ninth Grade Spiritual Vein seemed to be a masterpiece of nature’s divine craftsmanship. Every ray of light contained boundless Power, as if it could pierce through time and space and shake the very soul. It was like seeing a long-exposure, rendered image of the Milky Way for the first time.