"I understand."
Dan Heng's gaze flickered as the Chongyuan Pearl in his hand began to gather power.
The group continued forward for a distance.
Seeing the lotus platform and the flame atop it, they stopped in unison.
"This humble girl has finished her makeup. Welcome, everyone."
The green flame merged into the lotus platform and slowly rose, condensing into a massive body.
The white mist dispersed, bringing a demonic wind that brushed across everyone's faces.
The inexplicable eerie aura it carried made people uneasy.
At this moment, everyone saw Phantylia's appearance upon revealing herself and subconsciously gripped their weapons tightly.
[Holy crab, so big?]
[Which aspect are you talking about?]
[Of course the fan in Phantylia's hand is big. What else?]
The screen cracked, battle began, and an eerie female chant sounded.
[Hmm?]
In Ah Xian's livestream, a player from Guizhou was stunned.
The melody and vocal style felt somewhat familiar...
"Everyone, see this beautiful body... The miracle of Abundance lives up to its name."
Phantylia looked down at herself for a moment, her tone filled with satisfaction and intoxication.
"Let me see what I can do with this body."
With a wave of her hand, Abundance profound lotuses formed and bloomed wherever the eye could see.
Whether in the stamens or petals, a vibrant life force could be sensed.
Yet beneath that vitality hid a killing intent that plundered the essence of living beings, causing lethargy.
Leon's lips curved imperceptibly.
Very good... just like this...
Worthy of an Emanator. She didn't disappoint him.
"I'll use this power that grants Xianzhou longevity to bring you destruction." Phantylia curled her lips.
Jing Yuan glanced behind Phantylia.
This guy was connected to the Ambrosial Arbor's main root.
"Phantylia has seized the Ambrosial Arbor's power for her own use. Everyone, do your best to eliminate these illusory flowers. I'll shatter her body."
"Once the body is broken, reforming won't be so easy."
As the words fell, a CG segment inserted into the battle.
Jing Yuan cooks saw it and were all delighted.
Jing Yuan pointed his formation blade diagonally at Phantylia. In the next instant, golden light blazed behind him.
A golden majestic spirit rapidly emerged from the light, expanding in half a breath to match Phantylia's massive body.
No, even a circle larger.
Stelle: "This is the Divine Lord... Kinda like Dharma Heaven and Earth in games."
Jing Yuan held the formation blade, his pupils glowing with the same gold as the Divine Lord's surface. The space around him distorted illusorily, and in the next second, he appeared at the Divine Lord's chest.
"Phantylia, you have no chance of taking this body."
Phantylia couldn't help but laugh.
"Such bold words, delusion to destroy the noble body born from the Ambrosial Arbor."
"In Phantylia's view, you all seem as tiny as ants now."
With that, Phantylia suddenly fanned her hand.
A staggering gale rushed indiscriminately toward everyone, fierce enough to uproot a small mountain.
March 7th instinctively shielded her eyes: "S-Such strong wind!"
Welt: "March, careful!"
Stelle reacted swiftly, plunging her fire spear into the ground to steady herself and firmly grasping March 7th's wrist.
"Heh..."
Leon smiled faintly, seamlessly transitioning to his cutscene.
"Playing with wind in front of me—even as an Emanator, no."
One of his actions was very familiar to players—it was exactly his 5-star form E skill.
"Thanks, Phantylia. The stronger the wind, the faster we go."
As Leon spoke, speed-up icons appeared in the status bar below each character's health.
His avatar also appeared on the left action bar.
[Sky Haven Clan's Wind Throw!]
[Turtle, can even counter and utilize an Emanator's wind? Does the Sky Haven Clan really have a wind god's blessing?]
[Belobog had a plot where Leon can control lightning too. Can he casually control an Emanator's thunder?]
[Then we'll see if Phantylia has thunder-summoning means to verify.]
Phantylia looked at Leon in slight surprise, scrutinizing him.
Yet up, down, left, right—she saw nothing special.
"...It was just a casual wind. Phantylia has prepared a gift—"
"It will be presented shortly. I'm sure everyone will be utterly surprised..."
Jing Yuan controlled the Divine Lord to slash at Phantylia: "Use whatever means you have."
Welt pushed his cane forward, altering gravity in a specific area of the space.
In the next second, all Abundance profound lotuses around Phantylia were crushed by gravity.
Welt completed his attack and joined the left action bar.
Then March 7th leaped high and unleashed her ultimate.
[Huh? Why does Ah Xian have so many special animations?]
[Special where?]
[I watched someone else's stream recently. March 7th and Uncle Yang had no support skills the whole time, just different lines.]
[I can explain: Express Crew members not in the team assist via the action bar.]
[WTF?]
[Case closed. That streamer had March 7th and Yang in team, no wonder...]
[So the battle when Dan Heng and Jing Yuan rendezvoused with the Trailblazer was a preview of the Phantylia boss fight.]
[Pretty good. Solves the issue of appearing characters having no presence in battle.]
[No no, Ah Xian's team has Leon, why still special animation—and two of him in the action bar!]
[True! What's going on?]
Some players checked and learned Leon is special—5-star skill support whether in team or not.
[Anyone finished Phantylia? Any foreshadowing on Leon?]
[I finished. Can only say... huge foreshadowing, very huge, but absolutely no spoilers. Keep watching.]
[What about Dan Heng?]
[Patience. Dan Heng has assist skill, high status.]
Ah Xian had no time for barrage discussion, immersed in the boss fight blending excellent animations and turn-based combat.
"Then try escaping this cage."
Phantylia raised her hand, countless roots madly growing from the ground.
They coiled and entwined, trapping the entire Divine Lord and everyone on the ground, rapidly contracting.
Welt manipulated gravity again to crush Phantylia's summoned roots, his face not looking good.
He noticed the ground covered again in golden lotuses.
Inhaling the eerie fragrance, not only did his mental state grow dazed, but his body began to tire.
Phantylia, fighting Jing Yuan at white-hot intensity, still had surplus to create these illusory flowers.
"Wind, heed the decree."
Leon finally spread his wings and flew mid-air, summoning wind to blow away the fragrance from the ground's Abundance profound lotuses.
So many plot CG animations greatly satisfied players' desire for an anime-like experience.
Ah Xian expressed true feelings, screaming like a fangirl.
"Waaaaah! Hubby so handsome so handsome, Jiang Wuxian love love!"
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