231: Psychic Energy - Source Liberation

The Screaming Banshee's ear-piercing shriek echoed throughout the battlefield.

Her body exuded an intoxicating aura, and the crimson Frenzy Halo continued to release terrifying energy, twisting Lin Ye's consciousness.

At the same time, the other four Undead Knights were closing in on Lin Ye.

Their eyes shimmered with a cold light, as if anticipating the impending slaughter.

"In that case, I'll have to use that move," Lin Ye thought calmly, but the fluctuations of his Soul continuously grew, and the rampant Soul ignited the energy of his physical body and the energy of Star Force, causing a blue flame to appear on the surface of his body.

Lin Ye's body had originally been constantly resisting the output of the Frenzy Halo.

But now, his body was like a pump, greedily siphoning the Frenzy Halo's energy.

The Screaming Banshee was stunned; her power was continuously draining away.

When the energy condensed to its peak, the energy within Lin Ye's body erupted like a volcano, transforming into terrifying blue flames that burned everything.

"Spirit Energy—Origin Liberation."

Lin Ye appeared behind the Screaming Banshee like a ghost, his massive Dragon Claw, accompanied by terrifying flames, enveloped the Screaming Banshee, intending to crush her.

The Screaming Banshee hadn't reacted yet, but her protective green skull blocked the attack for her.

However, the powerfully defensive skull ultimately couldn't bear the burden and exploded like a bubble.

Lin Ye wasn't surprised; another already-charged claw struck out.

The Screaming Banshee was terrified, but being restrained at this moment, she couldn't utilize her speed advantage at all.

She had no choice but to use her ultimate trump card.

With one claw, Lin Ye was astonished to find that the Screaming Banshee had disappeared.

Upon sensing again, the Banshee appeared behind the four Undead Knights.

"Wasn't space sealed?" Lin Ye wondered.

Meanwhile, the Screaming Banshee's mood was far from pleasant; a life-saving item accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years had been used up here.

At this moment, a colorless gem on her chest slowly lost its luster.

The gem's function was simple and unadorned: it could teleport the host once.

But its ability to ignore spatial seals below the Dominator level, and its characteristic of free displacement over super long distances, made it priceless.

"Damn it, I will torture your Soul for ten thousand years!" The Screaming Banshee snarled, and the Frenzy Halo reappeared, though this time it acted on her teammates.

The three Knights and one Lich King were as if they had consumed a divine elixir, their overall strength more than doubled, and their rapidly increasing speed quickly allowed them to catch up to Lin Ye.

"You've escaped so many times; now it's time for you to go." The Lich King harbored the most hatred for Lin Ye; repeated failures had severely damaged his prestige in the Kamos Empire, and now, being able to wipe away the shame, he was uncontrollably excited.

"Ganging up?" Lin Ye chuckled.

Four Lin Yes appeared, flames burning on their bodies as well, like five suns dispelling the darkness of the Netherworld.

The five Undead Knights were stunned.

They had seen many clone abilities, but none where the clones could also inherit the burst-mode ability.

Lin Ye had never considered developing a large number of clones; in this world where great power was concentrated in one body, any number was vulnerable in the face of absolute strength, so his clone ability focused on perfectly inheriting the main body's power.

In a normal state, he could split into two clones that possessed all of the main body's strength; in burst mode, he could split into two more.

A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The Undead's professional composition was undoubtedly better, with three front-liners and two back-liners.

The Lich King could summon Undead, cast curses, and use magic, while the Screaming Banshee specialized in Soul attacks, control, and support.

Therefore, even with the same number of five, Lin Ye was far inferior on paper.

But Lin Ye's clones had invincible coordination, being of one mind, while the five Undead Knights came from various factions and did not coordinate well.

The Screaming Banshee's Frenzy Halo bloomed to its fullest; she didn't use other abilities because her Soul attacks and control were ineffective against Lin Ye in his Spirit Energy—Liberation state, so she could only rely on the Frenzy Halo for assistance.

But she was still the greatest threat to Lin Ye; this was the terror of a support.

Three clones faced off against three Undead Knights.

The Undead Knights were thick-skinned and tough-boned, definitely not something a single clone could break through, so the focus here was entanglement.

Lin Ye and another clone targeted the Lich King and the Screaming Banshee.

"Hmph, want to break through our blockade? Dream on." An Undead Knight unleashed a dark chain.

Lin Ye's attacks and evasions were useless against the ethereal chain.

When the chain connected to Lin Ye, a constant pulling force emanated, requiring Lin Ye to expend forty percent of his strength to move away from the Undead Knight.

This chain's pulling force continuously increased as the distance grew.

Hatred Chain, this Undead Knight's unique skill, could connect to an opponent and firmly lock their hatred onto himself.

Among the Undead Knights, due to differing preferences, there were clear distinctions in skill development, and this Undead Knight seemed to favor forced affection.

Not only Lin Ye's main body but also the other two clones were linked.

"Trouble, big trouble," Lin Ye cursed inwardly.

If he couldn't break through this Undead Knight's blockade, he wouldn't be able to reach the backline at all.

He knew he couldn't hesitate; the Lich King would become increasingly terrifying after prolonged summoning.

Summoning-type powerhouses were like this: as long as no one disturbed them, they could unleash terrifying power, summoning their babies to form an army.

The three Lin Yes linked by the Undead Knight unleashed their flames to the extreme, and three giant claws merged in the sky to form a colossal claw that slammed down fiercely.

"Death Shield."

"Bone Armor."

The locked Undead Knight, having expended too much mental effort linking the three Lin Yes, was unable to use other abilities.

But his companions wouldn't just watch him die.

A grayish-white shield and armor made of bones enveloped him.

The colossal claw, however, was not so easily defended against.

After being weakened by more than half its power by the two defenses, it still struck the Undead Knight.

The Undead Knight, along with his skeletal horse, was slammed to the ground.

The earth surged, and countless tombstones were pulverized.

Lin Ye possessed Star Eyes and knew that the Undead Knight was only heavily wounded, not yet dead.

It was a matter of striking while the iron was hot.

The clones entangled with the other three Undead Knights also pulled out their giant claws and slammed them down fiercely.

After the attacks from the five Lin Yes, the Undead Knight finally succumbed to the overwhelming pressure.

Both his skeletal horse and he turned into Youming Fire.

"Damn it!" The other four Undead Knights cursed under their breath; Lin Ye's output had actually killed a thick-skinned Undead Knight.

The battle situation became imbalanced.

After two clones entangled the remaining two Undead Knights, the other three rushed towards the Lich King and the Screaming Banshee.

"You are very strong, and your rate of progress has exceeded my imagination, but this only strengthens my resolve to kill you," the Lich King said.

Behind him, a massive summoning array appeared.