Trials of the Abyss-Chapter 621: Primordial Sun Diagram

Lie Yang stood tall within the bizarre mist.

Despite being a renowned powerhouse of the Fifth World, it had been many years since he had fought to his heart's content.

It was not that he was unwilling, but that he simply could not afford to squander his hard-earned solar energy.

The creation of the seven Heaven Ascension Tribulation Pillars had pinned down foreign race powerhouses like him.

These seven Heaven Ascension Tribulation Pillars acted as the "barrier" of the Fifth World, barring the foreign race from ascending to the upper worlds.

As the strongest member of the Radiant Race, his greatest divine abilities required sunlight to unleash their true might.

Even in the Fourth World, the sun, moon, and stars were nowhere to be seen, let alone the Fifth World.

Lie Yang had spent years seeking out and secretly negotiating with heretical cultivators, paying exorbitant prices to acquire rare ores like Sunstone and Gold Obsidian.

Rare ores had been the only way he could fortify his bloodline and physique. freёnovelkiss.com

For this reason, he hoarded his precious divine power, only using it when absolutely necessary.

His restraint often meant the Radiant Race gained nothing in their internal conflicts with other races of the Fifth World, resulting in his kin being looked down on.

That was until his ascension to the upper worlds, where Lie Yang could finally bathe in the light of the sun. It was only then that the world witnessed his true strength.

Vast deposits of ores brimming with solar energy had been amassed at the Radiant Sun Sect on the Cosmic Skies Continent. Using the sect's resources and intricate arrays, he could channel the sun's radiance directly into his body.

He was no longer forced to hold back!

"You wield a divine artifact, but my Radiant Race has one as well. It's an artifact passed down from my ancestors. I will test its power today, to see whether the artifact is truly as formidable as my ancestors claimed."

The Patriarch of the Radiant Race cast a solemn glance at Qi Xu.

"Qi Xu, under no circumstances are you to intervene in this battle. You are to do nothing but watch, even if I am outmatched and Pang Jian kills me!

"Oppression of the weak is something I've always despised. I would rather die than join you in bullying a junior."

Qi Xu bowed slightly. "As you wish."

With that, she retreated into the Fire World, taking her fiery meteors, sparks, and fire crystals with her.

"Primordial Sun Diagram!" Lie Yang summoned a circular golden diagram behind him.

Four Three-Legged Golden Crows were linked beak to tail in an unbroken circle on its outermost ring.

Inside the circle, twelve golden leaves, shaped like willow fronds, spiraled counterclockwise toward the diagram's center.

The entire diagram was perfectly symmetrical, brimming with motion and fluidity as it resonated with its surroundings.

The Three-Legged Golden Crows appeared to represent the four seasons, and the twelve golden leaves, the months of the year.

A golden toad crouched at the core of the diagram, its sharp head and bulging eyes locked in place, mouth wide open as if devouring the sun itself.

The artifact was massive. It stretched out behind Lie Yang, completely blotting out the sky.

Lie Yang appeared like an insect next to the divine artifact of the Radiant Race. It looked as though the golden toad could swallow him whole.

The golden toad let out a ravenous cry.

The miniature suns that had obliterated the lightning spheres were all being sucked into its belly.

As the golden toad devoured the suns, the four Three-Legged Golden Crows let out shrill cries of protest, furiously flapping their wings as they circled the outer ring of the diagram.

The twelve golden leaves at the core of the diagram started spiraling outward, unleashing twelve radiant beams of solar radiance.

Pang Jian had been watching the artifact with keen interest, only to be caught off guard as the twelve beams of solar radiance descended on him.

Each beam held an image of a Sun God within it, all clad in golden armor and exuding an overwhelming aura of blinding light and searing heat.

These Sun Gods either stood atop burning suns, rode golden chariots pulled by Three-Legged Golden Crows, mounted celestial beasts, or sat upon divine thrones.

The Radiant Race had long worshiped the twelve Sun Gods.

Over tens of thousands of years, they had meticulously recorded the Sun Gods' characteristics and divine powers, embedding them into the Primordial Sun Diagram to enhance the artifact's strength.

When Pang Jian laid eyes on the twelve Sun Gods within the blinding beams of solar radiance, his Immortal Divine Soul immediately suffered a searing injury.

The golden toad and the Three-Legged Golden Crows cried out in unison, voices reverberating through the bizarre mist.

The Primordial Sun Diagram unfurled, revealing ninety-nine layers of solar halos, each resembling a sunlit world of its own.

Everything the sun's radiance reached seemed to be reflected in the ninety-nine layers of solar halos, be it the stars themselves or the abysses in the bizarre mist,

Pang Jian caught a glimpse of the Shadow Abyss and the otherworldly landscapes of the Thunder Abyss among the layers of solar halos.

Without hesitation, Pang Jian grew his Immortal Divine Soul to its ten thousand zhang height and unleashed the Five-Element Starry Rivers.

Five mystical starry rivers circled him like an ancient cosmic formation.

Pang Jian stood like a ruler of the five great starry rivers in his towering form, like an entity looming in the vast skies above.

The colossal Five Thunder Annihilation could now be grasped like a staff.

With a single sweeping strike, he smashed the twelve golden beams, destroying the manifestations of the twelve Sun Gods beneath a storm of lightning.

The rapidly expanding solar halos seized the opportunity to crash toward Pang Jian in relentless waves.

The unfamiliar Heavenly Daos of foreign worlds and abysses pressed down on Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul, suppressing his divine power.

Pang Jian was forced to retreat under the onslaught of these foreign worlds, eventually falling into Qi Xu's Fire World behind him.

"Lord Lie Yang truly is our pillar of strength," Qi Xu praised. "He's likely capable of standing toe-to-toe against Zhu Ji with that divine artifact. No wonder he was so displeased when Li Bai and Jiu Luo arrived."

Although Pang Jian had fallen into her Fire World, Qi Xu did not unleash her divine power nor swing her Godflame Sword.

The hidden fire crystals she had planted within the Fire World also remained motionless.

She remembered Lie Yang's instructions clearly. No matter what happened, she was not to intervene in their battle.

The instant Lie Yang summoned the Primordial Sun Diagram and made his move, she was nothing more than a spectator, unable to act till the very end.

"These Divine Solar Halos were connected to different worlds and abysses! I will destroy your divine body!"

Lie Yang charged forward as the ninety-nine layers of solar halos rained down on Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul.

Transforming into a streak of light, Lie Yang soared high into the sky.

His small frame flew past Pang Jian's towering Immortal Divine Soul, and like an insect striking an ancient tree, he punched downward from above.

Solar flames flickered between the gaps of his clenched fist, which also carried the corrupting murky energy of the Fifth World.

"Divine Solar Fist!"

Scorching energy, tainted with the aura of destruction and ruin, condensed within his descending fist alongside the murky energy of the Fifth World.

Lie Yang's fist was small, but its descent carried the momentum of an imploding sun.

Pang Jian's sturdy shoulders caved in at several spots as his bones cracked.

Lie Yang's small but devastating fist forced his Immortal Divine Soul downward.

"My son, Lie Yi, died by your hand in a fair battle. He was a warrior of the Radiant Race and my son. He perished for the sake of our ascension to the upper worlds. His death was not in vain.

"Even so, I still bear resentment! He wasn't that weak. I don't understand why his bloodline abilities did not activate at the critical point of the battle.

"We finally escaped that world of eternal darkness. His bloodline was transforming under the light of the sun and the starry skies. I don't understand how he died so easily!"

Channeling the murky energy refined into his very flesh and organs, he delivered a crushing blow to Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul.

Before stepping into the upper worlds, he and Sha Jia of the Celestial Race were among the weakest of the foreign race powerhouses.

However, the moment he beheld the sun, and Sha Jia stood beneath the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars, their combat strength underwent an explosive enhancement.

Since then, he and Sha Jia had become the most formidable among the Rank Ten powerhouses of the Fifth World. Even Li Bai was no longer their match.

Layers of protective shields suddenly condensed around Pang Jian.

Lightning crackled, frigid air surged, and the five elements transformed into five-colored radiance, forming a defense against Lie Yang's crushing fist and the bombardment of the Primordial Sun Diagram.

Pang Jian had assumed the foreign race powerhouses of the Fifth World were nothing to fear after his experiences killing low-ranking Outer Gods and even fighting against the mid-ranking Outer God, Yang Luo, while in the bizarre mist outside the Abyss.

Lie Yang of the Radiant Race showed him just how absurdly wrong he was.

Lie Yang had not left the Abyss only because he had been trapped in the Fifth World, unable to even touch the barrier.

Unexpectedly, even while trapped in the eternal darkness of the Fifth World, an environment inherently disadvantageous to him, this warrior of the Radiant Race still far surpassed the vast majority of low-ranking Outer Gods!

If Lie Yang were to break free from the Abyss and stand beneath the blazing sun, even the Sun God reigning above likely could not suppress him!

Given time, Lie Yang could surpass the Sun God residing in the sun and become a Sun God himself, illuminating the starry skies and commanding the reverence of other divine beings.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Pang Jian was already igniting his own solar energy, visualizing a blazing sun within his heart.

A flicker of light appeared in his palm, condensing into a tiny sun.

He infused it with divine power while also drawing upon the earthflame energy within his heart. Activating the Primeval Demon Fusion Art, he continuously fueled the miniature sun.

The fiery sphere rapidly expanded from a speck to a full, resplendent sun before his chest.

A pool of molten lava churned at its core, sending wisps of smoke surging upward.

This sun gradually darkened into a deep green-black, becoming a fusion of solar energy, earthflame energy, and the Primeval Demon Fusion Art. It had transformed into an entity known as the Demon Sun.

The Demon Sun, like the Primordial Sun Diagram, rippled with halos, channeling the force capable of refining stars, worlds, and abysses. It's overwhelming might shattered the incoming halos crashing toward Pang Jian.

Pang Jian's right palm pushed the floating Thunder Pool skyward.

The terrifying Thunder Pool, carrying the divine might to annihilate demons and ghosts, shattered the Divine Solar Fists, which came crashing down like falling suns.

Lie Yang, too, was blasted away by the Thunder Pool, sent flying to an unknown height in the sky.