40: Desperate Rescue

Blood Rose's expression was grim as she retracted the Rose Cannon barrel.

She hadn't expected that a heavily injured Thunder could still burst forth with such powerful lightning abilities despite the interference of the Shadow Skeleton's undead toxins.

Thinking back to how she had been at a disadvantage every time she faced Yun Feng's squad in the past, a flash of ruthlessness crossed Blood Rose's expression.

This time, she would strike while her enemy was down and take her life!

If the Star City Watchers lost a squad captain as exceptionally talented and combat-capable as Yun Feng, they would surely feel immense heartache.

Meanwhile, in the central hall of the Watcher Stronghold.

"host, the time..."

"Start the Fusion directly."

Zhou Xing interrupted the System's voice as soon as it spoke.

[host possesses two additional divinity fragments of the "god of shadow", automatic Fusion beginning...]

[Fusion successful]

[Obtained "god of shadow" divinity fragment (44%)]

[Extracted Abilities:]

1. Shadow Corrosion Touch (Releases shadow erosion upon touching objects, decomposing them into nothingness)

2. Shadow Leap (Merge into any shadow and instantly appear in another shadow)

3. Corrosion Resistance Lv4 (Original rot-toxin resistance was 36%, reaches 45% after Fusion)

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[host possesses two additional divinity fragments of the "Sea God", automatic Fusion beginning...]

[Fusion successful]

[Obtained "Sea God" divinity fragment (39%)]

[Extracted Abilities:]

1. Water Control (Advanced)

2. Water Form Body (Liquefy the body to evade fatal attacks)

3. Water Resistance Lv3 (Reduces water damage by 39%)

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[host's strength has increased to the Initial Control Stage]

[host has unlocked the automatic Fusion function for owned divinity fragments of the same type]

[Several of the host's skills have been upgraded: Ice Control (Advanced), Fire Control (Advanced),]

[Ice Burst (Advanced), Fire Meteor (Advanced),]

[Battle Acuity (Intermediate), Battle Domain (Intermediate)]

[After this Fusion upgrade, divinity fragments cannot be plundered or fused again for one month]

The System's notification echoed in his mind.

Of course, what Zhou Xing cared about most was his Realm—the Control Realm!

Boom—!

A powerful pressure suddenly erupted, forcing Qin Yue and the others nearby to retreat.

At this moment, Zhou Xing's perception expanded instantly; any energy fluctuations or auras within a radius of several thousand meters were clearly detectable.

His own power was more than ten times stronger than before.

Qin Yue and the others watched him in stunned silence, completely unable to comprehend it.

After devouring the divinity crystals, Zhou Xing hadn't collapsed; instead, he had actually achieved a Breakthrough?

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe it?

"This... this talent..." Qin Yue murmured.

But Zhou Xing had no time to explain to everyone.

His perception had already clearly captured the situation outside the stronghold—

Monsoon and Thunder were both barely able to fight,

And Yun Feng was in even more critical danger!

Boom!

In an instant, Zhou Xing erupted with full force and charged outside the stronghold.

Outside the Watcher Stronghold, everything was in ruins.

Yun Feng was covered in blood; she couldn't even maintain her Corona Armor, and her body was riddled with injuries.

Not far away, Monsoon and Silver Fox had both lost consciousness due to their severe wounds.

As for Thunder, although the undead toxins on his shoulder had been burned away earlier, he was nearly at the end of his rope after several forced attacks.

In comparison, although Blood Rose had consumed a lot of energy and had several burn marks on her body, she still had strength left.

As for Black Tiger and Shadow Skeleton, after Yun Feng's final outburst, they were completely incapacitated.

However, the final result was still a victory for Divine Gene,

And of course, she was most pleased about being able to personally kill her old rival from Star City.

At this thought, a cold smile curled on Blood Rose's lips. Her Blood-colored Longbow reappeared, and she began to condense another "Arrow of Withering."

"Yun Feng, this time, you are the one who loses."

Whoosh—!

The arrow pierced through the air, aimed straight for Yun Feng's heart!

Yun Feng gritted her teeth, wanting to dodge, but with her power nearly depleted, her movements were much slower.

Swish!

Just as the arrow was about to hit Yun Feng, a figure appeared like a ghost, blocking her path.

Crack!

Simultaneously, an ice wall suddenly solidified. The arrow pierced into the ice wall, its corrosive power spreading wildly, but the ice wall did not shatter. Instead, it was immediately enveloped in a layer of flames.

The corrosive power was instantly incinerated into nothingness.

Blood Rose's pupils constricted: "What?"

A slender figure appeared in front of Yun Feng.

And this person was none other than Zhou Xing, who had arrived just in time.

"It seems I've arrived just in time." He glanced sideways at Yun Feng. "Leave the rest to me."

Yun Feng was stunned, then as if realizing something, her shock turned into joy: "You... you actually broke through?"

In fact, when Zhou Xing appeared, Yun Feng had already considered the possibility,

After all, even if Zhou Xing had a triple-element Fusion, it would be impossible for him to block a powerful strike from someone in the Control Realm, especially Blood Rose who was at the Control Mid-Stage.

It should have been impossible to withstand.

However, Zhou Xing had just neutralized Blood Rose's attack with apparent ease.

Hearing Zhou Xing's words, Yun Feng also breathed a sigh of relief.

An Initial Control Stage with triple-element Fusion... I'd like to see how you people from Divine Gene play now.

"It was somewhat lucky. I value my life very much; if anything happened to the three of you, we'd all be dead, wouldn't we?"

As he finished speaking, Zhou Xing turned his gaze toward Blood Rose, Black Tiger, and Shadow Skeleton. His voice was ice-cold:

"Next, I will personally send you to meet the King of Hell!"

Blood Rose's face darkened. "You've only just ascended, yet you dare to be so arrogant?"

Zhou Xing didn't waste words; he gripped the air with his right hand, and an Ice Spear appeared in his grasp.

"Arrogant?" He sneered. "In a moment, I'll have you kneeling and singing 'Conquest'. Everyone from Divine Gene deserves to die!"

The next second—

Boom!

Zhou Xing left an afterimage where he stood as he suddenly charged out.

"Battle Domain, open!"

Simultaneously, due to his increase in strength, the range of his Intermediate Battle Domain had expanded to two or three hundred meters. The powerful force caused Blood Rose and the others to feel their movements stiffen.

The heavily injured Black Tiger and Shadow Skeleton even found their feet seemingly bound to the ground, making movement extremely difficult.

"War Domain, full deployment!"

Feeling the immense pressure, Black Tiger roared. A blood-colored Domain expanded with him at the center, temporarily restoring some of the trio's mobility.

He swung a massive hammer with a sudden force, smashing it toward Zhou Xing.

With a cold snort, Zhou Xing didn't dodge. He swept his Ice Spear out—

Bang!

The moment the spear and the hammer collided, Frost Power erupted, instantly freezing the surface of the hammer.

"Burst!"

In the next instant, a ball of fire from Zhou Xing's left hand slammed onto the hammer. Ice and fire intertwined, and the hammer exploded with a roar.

Poof!

The powerful force caused Black Tiger to grunt as a mouthful of blood sprayed uncontrollably from his lips.

As the webbing between his thumb and forefinger tore, he was sent flying by the explosion, slamming hard against a steel pillar before crashing to the ground.

Already heavily injured, he now lost consciousness entirely...