Primordial Era: Reborn as Zhen Yuanzi, taking control of the underground passage

When Zhen Yuanzi followed the unusual fluctuations and quietly arrived at this area located deep within the sea of ​​blood, he did not immediately go forward to investigate out of curiosity.

The scene before them was even darker, the viscous blood-red water almost solidified here, and the scarlet malevolent energy and the pitch-black evil power intertwined to form an impenetrable curtain, even the space itself showed an unstable feeling of being distorted by an invisible force.

The menacing and devouring aura was particularly pronounced here, as if an ancient ferocious beast lurked in the darkness, ready to devour its prey.

Zhen Yuanzi's mind raced, and without hesitation, he activated the twelve-petaled Pure World White Lotus beneath his feet to its fullest potential!

In an instant, the white lotus manifested, all twelve petals unfurling and emitting an unprecedentedly brilliant and holy white light, illuminating a hundred-foot radius around him. The purifying power rippled outwards like tangible water waves, forcibly pushing back the blood sea filth that was trying to approach, forming a relatively safe temporary sanctuary.

At the same time, he flipped his hand and took out a pill the size of a longan, radiating pure spiritual energy and the essence of the Earth element—this was the "Earth Returning to Origin Pill" that he usually made by using the essence of the Earth element supplemented with various innate spiritual materials, to quickly restore his magical power.

The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and a powerful, gentle warmth quickly flowed into his limbs and bones, replenishing the nearly half of his mana he had just depleted and soothing his mental fatigue. He needed to adjust himself to his optimal state to face this unknown danger.

Once his magical power was fully restored and his mind was clear again, Zhen Yuanzi took a deep breath and tried to investigate once more.

He separated a wisp of his refined divine sense, like the finest and most resilient thread, and carefully probed the core area with its unusual aura.

However, something strange happened!

The moment that wisp of divine consciousness touched the edge of that distorted space, before it even penetrated deeper, it vanished without a trace, losing all connection!

It wasn't blocked, it wasn't interfered with, but rather it was devoured by a more domineering, more fundamental force! Not even a trace of feedback or ripple was sent back; it vanished completely without a trace.

Zhen Yuanzi frowned, a chill running through him. "It can actually devour divine consciousness directly?"

Such abilities are far beyond what ordinary Blood Sea demons possess, even surpassing his understanding of most innate spiritual treasures. This further confirms the extraordinary and dangerous nature of this place.

Since divine sense was ineffective, Zhen Yuanzi immediately changed his strategy. He stopped making pointless attempts and instead focused all his efforts on activating the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus.

He intended to use the relatively gentle yet extremely powerful Purifying Holy Light to cleanse and purify that area, to see if he could force out the hidden entity within, or at least weaken its devouring power.

"The holy light of purification cleanses the world!"

Zhen Yuanzi let out a low shout, made a hand seal, and poured his immense magical power into the white lotus.

The lotus platform trembled, and a pure white holy light, thicker and more refined than before, containing supreme purification principles, shot towards that abnormal area like the first ray of dawn or the Milky Way falling from the heavens!

This purifying holy light is specifically designed to counteract evil and filth, and it has a natural restraint on the Blood Sea environment. However, what happened next astonished even the well-informed Zhen Yuanzi.

The purifying holy light, powerful enough to instantly dissolve even a Great Luo Golden Immortal-level demon, vanished the moment it touched that distorted space.

Contrary to expectations, there was no violent energy conflict or purification reaction. Instead, it was captured and pulled by an invisible, greedy force. The light quickly dimmed and subsided, and finally disappeared without a trace, as if swallowed by an invisible giant mouth! Not even a trace of purification effect was observed!

That area was like an absolute black hole capable of devouring all energy and matter!

"It can even devour the Holy Light of Purification?!"

Zhen Yuanzi was even more shocked. This had gone beyond simple defense or concealment; it was an extremely rare and terrifying innate divine ability, or rather, a fundamental law!

At this point, Zhen Yuanzi was no longer retained.

His eyes narrowed, and he decided to use absolute force to forcibly tear open this devouring barrier. He wanted to see just what kind of thing possessed such terrifying power!

He no longer confined himself to defense and probing, but poured his vast, ocean-like peak power of a Great Luo Golden Immortal into the Twelfth Grade Pure World White Lotus without reservation!

At the same time, the power of the Earth Book was used to stabilize the surrounding space and prevent energy backlash. The apricot-yellow flag dropped strands of mysterious yellow energy, which enhanced the power of the white lotus.

"Buzz—!"

The twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus emitted an unprecedented buzzing sound. Countless Dao runes flashed and swirled wildly on the lotus petals, and the entire white lotus seemed to transform into a pure white sun!

A beam of ultimate holy light, condensing Zhen Yuanzi's full power and incorporating various Dao principles such as purification, exorcism, barrier breaking, and manifestation, was like the first divine thunder at the beginning of creation, carrying unparalleled power and determination, and fiercely bombarded the core of that all-devouring region!

This time, the Devouring Power was still operating wildly, trying to devour this vast energy.

However, Zhen Yuanzi, with his absolute magical power and the might of a top-tier spiritual treasure, unleashed a saturation attack that exceeded his absorption limit!

"Hiss hiss hiss—!"

A piercing sound, as if space itself were being torn apart and the laws of nature were being obliterated, rang out.

The distorted space began to fluctuate violently, like boiling water.

The power of devouring and the holy light of purification are engaged in the most intense struggle and annihilation.

The holy light was being continuously devoured, but even more immense power continued to surge in, forcefully impacting that invisible barrier.

The duration of this process is unknown; it may have been just a fleeting moment, or it may have taken several hours.

Under this all-out effort, Zhen Yuanzi's magical power was rapidly depleted once again, and fine beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead. But his gaze remained firm, showing no sign of backing down.

Finally, at a certain moment, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound like glass shattering, the devouring barrier of that area was forcibly torn open with a gap!

A dense, malevolent aura and a powerful, devouring Daoist energy surged forth from the crevice like a burst dam. Through that crevice, Zhen Yuanzi's gaze finally pierced the barrier, allowing him to clearly see the scene within—

That was neither a cave dwelling nor a magical treasure. In the core of that forcibly broken-open nest, constructed from its own malevolent energy, lay a strange creature lying quietly.

It is shaped like a mosquito, with a completely black body that gleams with a cold metallic luster, as if it were cast from the hardest innate black gold.

It has six wings on its back, as thin as cicada wings, yet with sharp edges that subtly cut through space.

Its mouthparts are long and sharp, emitting a chilling light that seems capable of piercing through any defense in the world.

His body was surrounded by a dense aura of ferocity and a unique, primordial Daoist charm that seemed capable of devouring all things.

It seemed startled by the forced breach of its nest, and its wings trembled slightly, releasing an even more terrifying devouring intent.

Upon seeing the six-winged black mosquito with its striking appearance and terrifying aura, Zhen Yuanzi was first taken aback. Then, a vague memory from the future suddenly surged into his mind, perfectly overlapping with the scene before him!

"So that's how it is!" He suddenly understood, and all his doubts were instantly answered.

"In the blood seas of later generations, besides the Styx Ancestor who founded the Asura race and wielded the Yuan Tu Abi sword, there was another even more mysterious being—the Mosquito Daoist!"

The six-winged black mosquito in front of us is clearly the true form of the Mosquito Taoist, or rather, its original form!

Its innate supernatural power is none other than the infamous Devouring, which can even absorb the Turtle Spirit Mother and gnaw away three grades of the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus!

No wonder it can devour divine consciousness and the holy light of purification! The origins of this fiend are truly terrifying!