The roar was saturated with inexpressible shock and fury, and a bone-deep hatred that stemmed from the very depths of its bloodline.
Under the force of this roar, the bricks and stones of the entire Blackrock Stronghold hummed and moaned mournfully.
"How dare you trespass upon my Lord's hunting grounds?!"
Order's dogs?
Clearly, he had mistaken them for someone else.
But that no longer mattered.
Not when his werewolf form bore an eighty to ninety percent resemblance to a Borisin, and his aura was ninety-eight percent identical to that of an Abomination of Abundance...
Hum—
An abhorrence not her own erupted from the deepest recesses of Lin Qingyue's soul.
In an instant, the dam of "reason" was shattered into fragments.
This emotion was so pure, so violent.
It made her feel, from the bottom of her heart, that the hideous wolf-like monster before her was unforgivably filthy.
The creature's aura—a corrupt, proliferating, chaotic blend twisted with a perverse life force—precisely triggered every aversion ingrained in the identity of "Jingliu."
Tsk.
Lin Qingyue's consciousness remained clear, yet she was swept away by the torrential flood of murderous intent, her body no longer under her control.
I was planning to leave one alive to bait out the mastermind...
She "watched" the werewolf leader roaring from within the spatial rift, her brow furrowing in displeasure.
But who told you to look so much like a Borisin? And your voice is absolutely grating! Most importantly, Granny Jingliu's killing instinct is already throwing a heavy metal concert inside my head...
Within her mind, a cold voice looped endlessly.
[Purify!]
[Destroy!]
[Erase!]
[Wipe this filth that blasphemes the beauty of life from existence completely!]
Forget it, I'm not holding back anymore!
Lin Qingyue made her decision in an instant.
Interrogation? Heh...
Her thoughts grew cold and hazy.
For something that desecrates life, the only fitting end is absolute annihilation.
With a final, resigned sigh from her rational mind, she completely released the reins of "self" and surrendered control of her body to the icy killing intent.
In the next instant, a bone-chilling cold exploded from her center!
This was no longer the restrained chill of a glacial spring.
It was an absolute frost capable of freezing souls, solidifying spacetime, and reducing the very concept of "existence" to utter stillness!
Every speck of dust, every wisp of moisture in the air, condensed into frost with a silent scream, swirling around her in a miniature blizzard.
On the plaza ground, a thick layer of ice grew wildly from her core, spiderweb-like cracks of frost spreading across every stone slab.
City Lord Punk's cat ears drooped stiffly. His animal instincts made every hair on his body stand on end, and the flow of his blood slowed to a crawl.
The members of Zhou Yi's team felt as if they'd been plunged into an ice cave, their teeth chattering uncontrollably with sharp, clicking sounds.
Their defensive auras flickered erratically under the pure cold, as fragile as candle flames in the wind.
"What... what level of power is this...?"
Zhou Yi's gaze was locked on the levitating pink figure, his throat so dry it felt like a block of ice was lodged in it.
If her instant kill of the Treant had made her an unparalleled blade...
Then now, she was a walking natural disaster.
A living catastrophe descended to end all things!
In stark contrast to their senior brothers' horror, Lin Xiyue, Su Wan, and Xia Lian's reactions were a spectacle in themselves.
"Here it comes! Sis's world-destroying special effects package!"
Far from being nervous, Lin Xiyue's eyes sparkled as she clenched her fists in excitement.
The pure, emotionless killing intent radiating from her sister didn't frighten her at all. Instead, it filled her with a pride and thrill that resonated deep in her bloodline. She was tempted to cheer for her on the spot.
Su Wan's expression was grave, but her blue eyes blazed with fervent analytical light.
The ice magic power within her whined and submitted, yet her rational mind cheered for this monarch-like frost.
So... this is the ultimate form of ice magic!
This was the ultimate art she had yearned to grasp after breaking free from her family's constraints—a fusion of elegance and destruction!
Xia Lian, on the other hand, wore an expression that screamed, "Here we go again." She was both awestruck by the apocalyptic scene and mortified by the absurd BGM blaring overhead.
Her cheeks flushed crimson as she instinctively gripped Su Wan's arm, as if riding a roller coaster named "Sis's Ultimate."
Everyone's gaze was captivated by the elegant figure silently ascending into the air.
Only the bizarre BGM continued to blare across the square, its lyrics utterly nonsensical.
"My sword skills are so refined, but learning them is quite a grind!"
The cheerful melody, paired with the world-ending aura, was both absurd and somehow perfectly fitting.
Lin Qingyue rose to the same height as the spatial rift.
She slowly raised the ice crystal longsword above her head.
In that instant, all sound in the world was stripped away.
Silence reigned.
The only thing anyone could hear was a cold, aloof voice, yet one brimming with boundless killing intent.
The voice seemed distant, not of this world, like a deity delivering final judgment.
"Let this moon's brilliance illuminate all rivers!"
As expected of Granny Jingliu, her lines are so cool and powerful! Breakfast, dinner! Lin Qingyue silently praised.
The moment her words faded, Jingliu's Ultimate activated—
[Florephemeral Dreamflux]
The heavens had changed.
The pitch-black sky, once saturated with Fel Energy, was torn asunder by an invisible, immense force.
An ice-blue Dead Moon silently ascended.
It was colossal, hauntingly beautiful, radiating an eternal solitude capable of freezing the very river of time.
It eclipsed everything.
It became the sole source of light in this world.
In the crimson beastial eyes of Modu, leader of the Moon-Howling Werewolves, primal fear had replaced his usual savagery.
From that icy moon, from that blindfolded woman, he felt the absolute suppression of an apex predator!
It was a tremor etched into his very genes and soul—the uncontrollable shudder of facing a natural enemy!
Death!
Absolute death!
"ROAR—!!!"
Modu unleashed a roar woven from terror and madness.
Without hesitation, he flung open his cavernous maw and aimed it at the Treant Lord, Tina, who lay paralyzed and dying on the ground, grievously wounded by Lin Qingyue's sword!
Tina's violet-black pupils constricted, her despair reflecting the devouring, monstrous wolf jaws.
She opened her mouth, intending to beg for mercy or utter a final, desperate curse.
Too late.
A terrifying suction force erupted from Modu's mouth!
"NO—!!!"
Amid Tina's final, piercing shriek, thick streams of violet-black Fel Energy erupted from the wounds covering her body
They seemed to gain a life of their own, scrambling to plunge into Modu's gaping, abyssal maw.
Like a greedy black hole, Modu frantically devoured the life essence of another boss-level monster, utterly disregarding any semblance of camaraderie.
Tina's screams rapidly weakened. Her massive body visibly shriveled, withered, and carbonized.
Finally, unable to even make a sound, she transformed before everyone's eyes into a giant, lifeless deadwood that collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Having absorbed the immense energy, Modu's body swelled at a visible rate, his muscles knotting and bulging.
The black, coarse fur on his body rapidly hardened and proliferated, transforming in an instant into layers of twisted, grotesque, dark bone armor!
His aura grew even more savage, even more chaotic than before!
After completing this transformation, Modu abruptly raised his head.
He looked to the sky.
The icy moonlight was already cascading down.