58: Chapter 58 The Soul-Suppressing Sands, Heavenly Music Purifies the Wasteland

"War drums, rise!" Vice-Captain Shi Pojun's voice was like a resonant bell, and the [Lei Pi] war drums behind him thundered.

"Dong—! Dong—!"

The deep, heavy drumbeats were like invisible shockwaves, instantly sweeping across the entire battlefield. All members of the Tianyin Squad were enveloped in a layer of dark red glimmer; their auras surged, and their gazes became sharper. Meanwhile, the Tide of yellow sand soldiers surging from the opposite side visibly faltered at the front row, as if obstructed by an invisible, heavy pressure.

"Bastion, guard! Soul-Soothing, calm the mind!" Lin Yifeng's instructions were concise and clear.

Yue Hanshan let out a low Roar as the phantom of the [Mountain-Suppressing Bell] above his head shone brightly. A pale yellow energy barrier covering nearly half the battlefield rose instantly, firmly blocking the surging wave of sand soldiers. The sand soldiers' attacks hit the barrier, only stirring ripples like waves, as most of the impact was dispersed and channeled into the ground below through a strange resonance. Su Zhiqing's [Qing Xin Flute] played an ethereal and melodious tune, and a power that calmed the soul spread out, effectively resisting the anxious and despairing "Desolation" aura faintly emanating from the yellow sand soldiers and the Dream Gate.

"Silk-Rending, clear the field! Hummingbird, roam and snipe!"

Xiao Yan's gaze was ice-cold as he instantly drew the invisible [Startled String] longbow to its full extent.

"Buzz—shoo! Shoo! Shoo!"

Arrows of sonic waves, highly condensed and flickering with a lethal white light at the edges, shot into the crowd of sand soldiers like a torrential rain. These attacks, imbued with Dream Power, precisely struck the dark yellow energy cores within the sand soldiers.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

The sand soldiers that were hit instantly stiffened, and then their entire bodies completely collapsed, reverting back into ordinary sand, unable to reassemble ever again!

Liu Qingyin's figure turned into a blurred stream of light, weaving through the edges of the sand soldier swarm, the [Humming Wings] on her ankles vibrating at a high frequency and emitting a piercing ultrasonic sound. Wherever she passed, the sand soldiers were sliced and dismembered by invisible sound waves, their cores shattered like a harvest by an unseen blade.

"Tide, change the terrain! Di Ting, find the source core!"

The [Deep Surge] Tuning Fork in Han Tao's hand emitted a low hum as invisible infrasonic waves permeated the sand. Suddenly, large areas of the sandy ground began to become soft and muddy like quicksand, and many sand soldiers sank into it, their movements severely hindered. Yuan Tianlai closed his eyes in concentration as the [Thousand Ears] spirit collected and analyzed data at high speed.

"Captain, confirmed: the highly concentrated point of Power of Desolation is located behind the sand soldier cluster, inside the chest cavity of a forming Sandstorm Giant prototype! The gate is continuously supplying energy!"

"Deconstruction, prepare to dismantle the giant! Jinghong, support! Everyone else, maintain the battle line!"

Sun Jing immediately pointed the [Acoustic Analyzer] at the ten-meter-tall Sandstorm Giant that was beginning to condense in the distance, data flowing rapidly across the lenses. Zhao Feiyan, meanwhile, flashed across various points of the battle line like a ghost, using the sonic booms of [Instant Sound] to accelerate, clear threats, and support her teammates.

The battle proceeded with fluid coordination, perfectly seamless. The ten-person squad acted as a single entity, firmly suppressing the army of thousands of yellow sand soldiers. The cameras of the global live broadcast closely followed their figures, clearly presenting to the world an extraordinary combat scene that surpassed common imagination, filled with a sense of power and coordinated beauty.

Finally, the Sandstorm Giant fully condensed and formed, letting out a silent Roar as it swung its massive sandstorm fist, smashing down with an aura of Desolation that threatened to annihilate everything!

"Harmonic lock complete! Frequency reverse analysis finished, amplifying resonance point!" Sun Jing shouted as the [Acoustic Analyzer] shot out a sharp, specific sound wave that hit the giant.

The giant's body trembled violently, its movements became distorted, and the energy on its surface turned chaotic—its internal structure was on the verge of collapse!

"Silk-Rending, core strike!"

Xiao Yan delivered a full-power strike, a thick sonic arrow like white lightning shooting into the giant's chest, which had been weakened by the resonance!

"Roar—!" The giant wailed and disintegrated, sand pouring down. At its collapsed core, a twisting ball of dark yellow energy, emitting a dense aura of death and desolation, was exposed—the carrier of the [Power of Desolation]!

"Execute final purification!" Lin Yifeng stepped forward with a solemn expression. He grasped the [Tianlai] microphone, the halo of the [Blessing of the God of Life] around him merging with his own power.

An ethereal, sacred song filled with endless vitality and hope resounded across the desert:

"Life is like a spring, flowing without end~"

"Washing away desolation, awakening vitality~"

"With my song, I lead the resonance of life~"

"With my will, I purify the world's deathly silence~"

The golden sound waves transformed into a warm pillar of light, enveloping the struggling Origin of Desolation.

"Zzzzt—!"

The dark yellow energy evaporated violently under the Song of Life, and the aura of death was dispelled by the surging vitality. At the exact moment the Power of Desolation was completely purified, an extremely subtle, cold will carrying the sense of dryness and finality swept over Lin Yifeng's body like a scan, leaving behind an invisible mark.

[Obtained Status: Gaze of the Lord of Desolation (Rank E)]

[Status Description: You have attracted the attention of the Lord of Desolation. This gaze is like minute grains of sand clinging to life, imperceptible yet persistent. Effects unknown, fate unknown.]

Lin Yifeng's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly before he quickly regained his composure. He could feel that faint sensation of being "marked," but he had no time to worry about it now.

The purification was complete, the sand soldiers had all dissipated, and the desert returned to silence. The light of that C-rank Dream Gate stabilized. Lin Yifeng stepped forward and bound it.

"Mission accomplished," he said calmly toward the direction of the live broadcast camera, then led the squad as they turned into ten streams of light and soared into the sky.

Inside the command center, an analyst reported: "Target purification complete, Dream Gate bound. Captain Lin Yifeng's vital signs are stable, but the energy spectrum shows an extremely weak residual fluctuation of 'Desolation,' matching the Early Stage characteristics of the 'Dominator's Gaze.' It has been recorded and archived."

People around the world watching the live broadcast were shocked by the Tianyin Squad's immense strength and the Eastern nation's efficient response, while also vaguely perceiving that behind that calm announcement, there seemed to be hidden costs and risks unknown to outsiders. This victory was both a display of power and a public warning of unknown dangers.