The green pool below churned with mist as a surge of pure spiritual energy overflowed, while the surrounding ground trembled violently.
The two Nether Lightning Beasts exchanged glances, their eyes filled with fury and alarm. They let out savage roars, their bodies crackling with arcs of electricity before standing upright on their hind limbs like humans.
Dark, eerie winds swirled around them, quickly engulfing the two beasts.
The white-haired beauty and Mu Qing tensed.
With their experience, they knew something ominous was about to happen—the beasts were preparing to unleash a formidable technique.
The white-haired woman let out a low cry, her hair elongating unnaturally before lashing forward.
Countless white needles shot through the air, piercing into the black winds. Each needle was razor-sharp, emitting a shrill whistle, clearly packing immense power.
Meanwhile, Mu Qing formed a hand seal, her body radiating a brilliant glow as flower-like shadows materialized around her. These shadows blurred before transforming into multicolored dharma wheels, their edges impossibly thin. With a spin, they silently shot forth.
For a moment, the air was filled with chilling light and white needles—an intimidating display of power.
But what happened next defied expectations.
The two beasts within the black winds remained motionless, allowing the dharma wheels and white needles to strike unimpeded.
Yet, instead of penetrating, the attacks rebounded as if hitting an impenetrable wall, accompanied by the grating sound of metal.
The two women were stunned.
At that moment, the black winds dispersed, revealing two monstrous humanoid figures, each ten zhang tall.
They had horns on their heads and silver scales covering their bodies—clearly the transformed Nether Lightning Beasts, now eerily humanoid.
What alarmed Mu Qing was that the beasts immediately began forming hand seals before spitting out two objects: a black, misty banner and an exquisitely crafted jade disk.
“Stop them! They’re activating the restrictions left by the Ephemera Clan!” the blood-robed man shouted, reacting first.
Without hesitation, he abandoned controlling his puppets and instead flicked his sleeves, sending out two short swords that transformed into streaks of blood-red light, aiming straight for the two artifacts.
But the humanoid beasts were prepared. With a shake of their heads, their horns detached, transforming into bolts of lightning that intercepted the blood-red streaks.
Two deafening explosions erupted as the horns clashed with the swords, shattering them instantly with overwhelming force.
The horns, being the hardest parts of the beasts’ bodies and refined for countless millennia, were as indestructible as spirit treasures.
Yet, the attack didn’t end there. The horns vanished before reappearing right before the blood-robed man, striking with thunderous force.
Clearly, the beasts had identified him as the weakest of the three and sought to eliminate him first.
The blood-robed man barely had time to react. Two blood puppets projected from his body to block the attack, while a crimson barrier flared around him.
But the horns merged into a single lightning spike, effortlessly piercing through the puppets and the barrier, leaving a gaping hole in the man’s chest.
Miraculously, despite the grievous wound, no blood spilled. Instead, his flesh writhed and began healing rapidly as he slapped multiple crimson talismans onto himself.
The white-haired woman and Mu Qing relaxed slightly—if the blood-robed man had died, they’d stand little chance against the beasts alone.
Yet, the lightning spike circled back, now aiming for the man’s head.
Before the women could intervene, a massive purple-red hand shot out from the void, snatching the spike mid-air.
But the spike erupted with blinding electricity, slipping through the fingers and returning to the beasts, reforming into their horns.
By then, the beasts had already activated the banner and disk, spitting blood mist onto them.
The banner transformed into a black cloud, vanishing into the ceiling, while the disk sank into the ground.
Suddenly, the ceiling erupted with black patterns, forming a massive, dark array. At the same time, the ground beneath the pool glowed white, revealing a golden light formation.
The golden formation enveloped the entire pool, its radiance blinding.
Though the pool’s condition was unknown, the tremors outside ceased instantly.
Mu Qing and the white-haired woman were furious. They doubted Six-Legs was truly trapped below, but retrieving the divine milk now seemed impossible.
Worse, the black array above expanded, threatening to engulf them.
“Mu Qing, let’s strike together and shatter this array. Blood Robe, cover us!” the white-haired woman transmitted urgently.
Mu Qing nodded—there was no other choice.
Meanwhile, the blood-robed man, now mostly healed, summoned seven metal puppets of various forms—beasts, winged beings, hybrids, and even insectoid constructs.
The white-haired woman released eight shadowy figures—her Yin Armor Ghost Kings—who formed a dark cloud around her.
Mu Qing’s skin turned emerald as countless green threads wove around her, conjuring an illusion of exotic flora.
The two half-human beasts ignored them, focusing solely on activating the array above.
As the battle reached its climax, Han Li, hidden in a corner, quietly retrieved a handful of green orbs, his gaze flickering toward another shadowed corner—where the green mist and its concealed orb had finally begun to stir.
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