214: Chapter 215 Can Reconciliation Be Reached?

With a casual flick of her hand, Gui Wanwan erased the Berserker Brock—known globally for his fierce reputation and tenacious vitality—along with his proud "Unyielding War Soul" talent, completely obliterating him from soul to body.

This scene was deeply etched into the minds of the other young ladies watching, and it gave Lin Muyang a more intuitive understanding of Gui Wanwan's abilities.

Erasure at the soul level was indeed the best method for dealing with such tanky, cockroach-like enemies; it was clean, efficient, and left no future trouble.

Lin Muyang's gaze swept calmly over the remaining figures still shrouded in the golden light of the "Astral Stasis."

Under the insight of the "Eye of Creation," the detailed information of these individuals was clearly presented before him like a data stream.

Levels, classes, talents, core skills, equipment effects... everything was laid bare.

One had to admit that those sent by various countries and major forces to participate in this encirclement operation were all top-tier existences standing at the pinnacle of the Blue Star's pyramid.

They generally possessed ultra-high levels above 240, at least one mythic grade piece of equipment, several powerful A-rank or even S-rank skills, and their talents started at at least SS-rank.

Like Slake's SSS-rank [Heart of Thunder Element] and Brock's SSS-rank [Unyielding War Soul], while rare, were not isolated cases.

Among those present, there were two or three others who possessed similar top-tier talents.

Each of them could be called a walking combat epic, possessing life-saving trump cards and finishing moves that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

Whether it was a mythic grade amulet that could briefly enter an invincible state, treacherous skills that allowed for instant teleportation, creating illusions, or substituting death to escape, or special talents that could absorb huge amounts of damage and reflect some attacks... If placed outside, any one of them would be enough to stir up trouble in a region and become a legend that countless people would revere.

However, under the unreasonable, all-encompassing suppression of Lin Muyang's God-Tier Aura, these assets they were so proud of appeared so pale and weak, like delicate toys that were fragile before a hammer.

Admittedly, like Slake, these people carried, to a greater or lesser extent, top-tier purification or super-armor items or skills similar to the "Gift of Heaven" scroll.

Whether it was holy potions that could briefly dispel negative states, mythic grade accessories that could form absolute magic immunity shields, or powerful resistances attached to their own talents...

Unfortunately, Lin Muyang's Aura was God-Tier.

The two words "God-Tier" meant that its priority was higher than all effects currently known in the Blue Star's cognitive system.

This was an essential gap, a crushing at the level of rules.

These Nation-Guarding Level Experts' purification and super-armor methods might produce significant effects against control skills of the same level or even slightly higher, but in the face of Lin Muyang's "Slow Aura," "Attack Reduction Aura," and "Defense Reduction Aura," their effectiveness was greatly discounted.

At most, they could only weaken the terrifying suppression effect of up to 97% to about 70%-80%.

It seemed to have weakened a little, but the remaining suppression ratio was still enough to make these top-tier experts, who were used to the power to move mountains and fill seas, feel like they had become clumsy children, with their strength, speed, and defense slashed again and again.

And the most fatal "Silence Domain" Aura had an overwhelmingly tyrannical silence effect.

Those mythic grade magic immunity and skill-lock resistance effects were like nothing in front of the "Silence Domain."

At most, like Slake using the Gift of Heaven, it could turn absolute silence into a very high probability of spell failure; being able to successfully release a skill once or twice out of ten attempts would be considered incredibly lucky.

For top-tier experts who relied on skills and equipment effects to fight, this was undoubtedly cutting off their hands and feet, crippling 99% of their combat power.

Of course, not everyone relied entirely on skills.

Among them were two top-tier assassins specializing in assassination, whose talents and class characteristics allowed them to possess ghostly speed, terrifying physical attack power, and astonishing stealth capabilities even without using skills.

Their basic four-dimensional attributes, especially agility and strength, were tempered to the extreme.

Even under the suppression of Lin Muyang's Aura, their speed was sharply reduced and their attack power greatly dropped, but the remaining attributes were still far beyond ordinary people's imagination.

When these two assassins broke free from the "Astral Stasis" and found that the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse, with their companions either dead or missing, they immediately made the most correct choice—ignoring all control, relying on their remaining speed and physical strength, they unleashed all their potential, like two shadows tearing through the darkness, rushing straight at Lin Muyang, who was protected by the young ladies in the center!

Shoot the horse before shooting the rider, capture the ringleader before capturing the followers!

As long as they could instantly kill Lin Muyang, the Summoner himself, with pure physical attacks under the silence effect, all predicaments would be solved!

Their speed was extremely fast; even though they were slowed by more than 70%, they still left trails of afterimages in the air.

Their attacks were fierce and unparalleled, the poisoned epic-grade daggers in their hands flashing with eerie blue and sickly green light, aiming straight for Lin Muyang's vitals—his throat and heart!

This was a honed killing technique; without the need for skill enhancement, relying solely on physical strength and technique, it was enough to pierce steel and tear through the protective energy of experts of the same level.

However, facing this sudden fatal attack, Lin Muyang didn't even lift an eyelid.

Just as the two poisoned daggers were about to touch his body, an invisible, strange force field, like ripples on water, instantly spread out from Lin Muyang, enveloping him and the young ladies around him.

[Void] Aura, activated!

The next moment, a scene that the two top-tier assassins would never forget for the rest of their lives, and which even caused their worldview to collapse, occurred.

Their fatal blow, infused with all their remaining strength, those sharp daggers capable of piercing dragon scales and penetrating city walls, actually passed through when they touched the surface of Lin Muyang's body at a distance of about an inch!

It was not blocked, not deflected, and not resisted by any shield.

It was as if they had stabbed into the air, passed through an illusion, without any sense of impact, and without any collision feedback!

Lin Muyang's body, along with the figures of the young ladies beside him, seemed at this moment to have turned into a non-existent mirage, into a holographic projection without substance!

The ferocious, kill-intent expressions on the two assassins' faces instantly froze, replaced by boundless astonishment and absurdity.

Their all-out attacks had actually missed? No, it wasn't missing, but rather the target didn't exist?

How was this possible?!

Before they could recover from this bizarre situation, the counterattack had already arrived.

"Giggle, you're so impatient~" Succubus Maiden Elabess giggled, her slender finger gently pointing, and a point of deep, dark purple-black light bloomed at her fingertip, instantly sinking into the center of one assassin's brow.

That assassin's body stiffened violently, a deathly gray color quickly spread across his face, the luster in his eyes scattered, and he fell silently toward the darkness below, his life Aura rapidly dissipating.

On the other side, Nine-tailed Fox Maiden Su Daji just glanced at the other assassin faintly, one of her nine fox tails behind her gently swaying.

A pink, dreamlike streamer moved faster than the eye could see, catching up to the terrified assassin who was about to pull back and retreat, and gently brushed over his body.

The assassin's movements instantly stopped, a dreamy expression of infatuation and intoxication appeared on his face, and then, his body, like a weathered sand sculpture, began from the part brushed by the streamer to silently turn into dots of pink light particles, dissipating into nothingness.

Alice didn't even move; a flash of blood light just shone in her scarlet eyes, and the blood inside the body of the assassin who had been hit by Elabess first and was falling instantly flowed backward, boiled, and then gushed out from his seven orifices; before he had completely fallen, he had already turned into a shriveled corpse.

Clean, efficient.

Two top-tier assassins who were capable of threatening Lin Muyang with their physical bodies alone were crushed like ants under the casual attacks of the young ladies, not even causing Lin Muyang's steps to pause for a second.

The subsequent battle, or rather, cleanup, became simple and efficient.

Lin Muyang, as if taking roll call, casually lifted the effects of the "Astral Stasis."

Every time he released one person, a different young lady would strike.

Facing these Nation-Guarding Level Experts whose attributes were weakened by more than 70% under Lin Muyang's Aura suppression and who were almost unable to release any effective skills, the attacks of the young ladies were like cutting vegetables.

A female Saint Speaker from an ancient European family, said to possess thin angel blood and master holy power, tried to chant the ultimate purification prayer, but under the "Silence Domain," she stammered and couldn't even utter a complete syllable. In the end, she was stabbed in the chest by Seraphina with a dagger; the shadow power attached to the dagger clashed violently with her holy blood, detonating her from the inside out into a firework of intertwined light and shadow.

The efficiency was hair-raisingly high.

These top-tier experts, who were sufficient to guard a nation in the outside world and viewed as strategic deterrent forces, were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in this isolated dark space. Under the suppression of Lin Muyang's unsolvable Aura and the absolute strength of the young ladies, they could not even organize a decent resistance before being defeated one by one, their numbers rapidly dwindling.

In less than five short minutes.

The twelve global top-tier experts who were originally aggressive, had set up an inescapable net, and were confident they could easily take down Lin Muyang, along with their seven pure-blooded giant dragon summoned beasts, now had only one person left who remained conscious.

That was one of the initiators of this operation, the Nation-Guarding Level Expert of the Jia Mei Empire, the legendary Summoner—Hansa Bami.

He did not fight until the end; rather, Lin Muyang had intentionally left him for last.

When the other eleven experts had fallen one after another, turning into fly ash, withered bones, or dissipating as pure energy, only then did Lin Muyang unhurriedly cast his gaze toward that last, largest, and most densely Aura-filled golden "sculpture."

It was a middle-aged man with a thick beard, a resolute face, and dressed in simple, ancient leather hunting gear.

Even though he was shrouded in golden light and solidified into a sculpture, one could still feel the composure and majesty settled upon him from having been a companion to giant dragons and having been tempered through countless blood and fire.

Around him, seven winged giant dragons of various forms, also shrouded in golden light and solidified into sculptures, guarded him like the most loyal sentinels.

This was Hansa Bami, one of the most renowned Summoners on Blue Star, famous throughout the world for his ability to communicate with giant dragons, form contracts, and fight alongside them.

His own level might not have been the highest present, but the combat power he could mobilize, especially those seven pure-blooded giant dragons, was absolutely second to none when combined.

Unfortunately, he met Lin Muyang.

"Snap."

Lin Muyang snapped his fingers casually.

The soft golden light enveloping Hansa Bami quietly dissipated like a receding tide.

Like the others, recovering from the state of absolute stillness and sensory deprivation, Hansa Bami felt dazed for a moment.

But his alertness as a top-tier expert caused his muscles to tense instantly, his mental power scanning the surroundings like a radar, while simultaneously communicating via thought with his closest partners—the seven giant dragons connected to his soul.

However, the information fed back to him made his heart sink.

His giant dragon partners were still there, and the soul link remained stable, but their state... was very strange, as if they had been forcibly frozen and stagnated by some power. They had no reaction to his calls, as if they had fallen into the deepest sleep—no, it was quieter than sleep, as if time had stopped flowing for them.

Immediately after, he saw the scene around him clearly.

Darkness, nothingness, no different from before.

But where were the people?

Where was Slake? Where was Brock? Where was "Lady Crystal"? Where was "Raven"? Where were the other companions with powerful Auras?

Hansa Bami's gaze swept across this not-particularly-vast space.

Except for him and his seven giant dragon partners, who were solidified and motionless like golden statues, there was no one in sight!

No, it was not completely empty; in the distance, there seemed to be a... lifeless body floating? Looking at the clothing, it seemed to be Brock? But he could not perceive any signs of life or soul; it was like an empty shell.

As for the target of this trip, Lin Muyang, he was currently floating quietly in the distance, surrounded by stunning young ladies with various graceful postures.

They were composed and at ease; let alone being injured, not even the corners of their clothes were disheveled. They were looking at him with a calm, slightly scrutinizing gaze.

It was as if... a hunter was observing the last prey that had fallen into the trap.

A chill instantly rushed from the soles of Hansa Bami's feet to his scalp, making his hair stand on end!

Twelve people! Plus seven pure-blooded giant dragons! Besieging a young Summoner under level 100!

Now, the opponent was unscathed and composed.

And on his side, except for himself and the "frozen" giant dragons, everyone else had disappeared? Looking at Brock, it was clearly soul annihilation, with only the shell left!

In just a few short minutes, what on earth had happened?!

Hansa Bami was not a stupid man; on the contrary, he was extremely intelligent and experienced.

The scene before him, combined with the scattered records in previous intelligence regarding Lin Muyang's strange immobilization ability, as well as the eerie solidified state of his giant dragon partners at this moment, caused a spine-chilling guess to uncontrollably emerge.

"Group control... golden sculpture... solving them one by one..."

Hansa Bami's heart felt as if it were being gripped by a cold hand, and his face turned incredibly ugly.

He instantly grasped the key—all of them, including the seven giant dragons, had probably fallen for Lin Muyang's trap the moment they stepped into this space, having been turned into "sculptures" that could not move or perceive anything by that strange golden light!

Then, just like strolling through his own back garden, Lin Muyang had leisurely released them one by one from the sculpture state, then used superior numbers to fight them, or used some method he could not understand to easily eliminate them!

And he was the last one to be released.

What did this mean?

It meant that the other eleven companions, including Slake, whose strength was not much weaker than his, including Brock of the Hills who was known for his survival abilities, including those top-tier experts with their own unique skills... had all fallen within these few minutes!

Silently, without even being able to put up a decent resistance, they had died in this isolated dark void!

"This... how is this possible?!" Hansa Bami roared internally, but he forcibly suppressed his churning emotions.

Now was not the time for shock and fear; it was a moment of life and death!

He instinctively wanted to use a special soul transmission secret technique to contact the support personnel already arranged outside and cancel the independent space barrier that trapped them.

However, as soon as the thought arose, he discovered an invisible, suffocating power enveloping him, cutting off all his contact with the outside world, and even making it impossible for him to open his mouth to speak!

Not only that, he tried to mobilize the magic power in his body, activate his equipment, or even just perform the simplest mental communication... all failed!

A strong sense of "loss of voice" and "powerlessness" enveloped him.

"Silence? Global Silence?!" Hansa Bami instantly judged his own state, and his heart sank to the bottom.

He was a Summoner; although he also mastered some magic skills for self-defense and support, their power was far from that of an orthodox mage.

Ninety-nine percent of his true strength lay in the summoned creatures—the giant dragons—that he had contracted, summoned, and carefully cultivated and strengthened!

But now, his greatest reliance—those seven pure-blooded giant dragons that were connected to his soul, shared his thoughts, and each possessed the power to destroy a city—had all turned into glittering golden sculptures, motionless, with no reaction to his calls.

Now, except for physical fitness that was slightly stronger than an ordinary person's and a few life-saving pieces of equipment on his body, he was almost a bare-handed commander with no troops!

And opposite, by Lin Muyang's side, the Aura radiating from each of those young ladies made him feel heart palpitations.

Especially the young lady with short black hair sitting on a scythe, the young lady with silver hair and red eyes who carried a dangerous Aura amidst her elegance, and the young lady with nine fox tails swaying behind her who was so stunningly beautiful that she did not seem mortal... beneath their calm gazes lay a chill capable of freezing the soul.

Watching Lin Muyang seemingly lift his hand slightly, and the young ladies beside him making subtle adjustments to their movements, appearing ready to act...

Hansa Bami, this Giant Dragon Summoner who dominated the world and was regarded as a legend, at the moment of life and death, made a move that left certain beings observing in the dark from afar stunned.

He quickly and unhesitatingly raised his hands, making an internationally recognized gesture of surrender, while trying his best to squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying, trying to look as "friendly" and "sincere" as possible. He made "ho ho" sounds in his throat, using all his strength to try and break through the blockade of the "Silence Domain," letting his thoughts be conveyed:

"Wait! Please wait! Mr. Lin Muyang! And you beautiful young ladies! I think there might be some misunderstanding between us! Perhaps we can talk? About the terms of my unconditional surrender?"