93: Chapter 93 The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole!
Chapter Ninety-Three: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, But There Is Also the oriole!
"Now is the time!"
The moment the "Desolate Ruins Monarch" fell into chaos, the clear and cold phoenix eyes of Lin Qingzhi suddenly erupted with two dazzling divine lights!
She had been waiting!
She was waiting for this—a once-in-a-millennium, fatal strike opportunity that I created with my life!
Without the slightest hesitation, she crazily burned her soul power, which had only recently recovered and was not yet completely stable, holding nothing back!
"Ice Phoenix · Ultimate Annihilation · Soul Piercing!"
The lifelike Ice Crystal Phoenix imprint on her brow shone with brilliant light at this moment!
A soul spear, far more solid and brilliant than any before, filled with supreme divine might and the law of destruction, almost completely transparent... slowly coalesced from that imprint!
This was one of her trump cards for self-preservation as the Empress!
It was specifically designed to deal with those incorporeal evil entities composed purely of energy and soul!
"Go!"
With her soft cry, that soul spear instantly vanished from its spot!
The next second, it appeared with perfect precision directly in front of the massive head of the "Desolate Ruins Monarch," which was composed of countless twisted souls, in a manner that ignored space and distance!
Then, it fiercely pierced straight in!
"Pfft—!"
A shrill wail, as if from the Nine Hells, filled with endless pain and unwillingness from billions of souls simultaneously, suddenly exploded from within the "Desolate Ruins Monarch"!
The instant the soul spear struck its incomparably huge body, constructed from countless skeletons and souls, it stiffened abruptly!
Immediately following, centered on its head, spiderweb-like cracks shimmering with ice-blue divine light rapidly spread across its entire body!
"Crack... Crack..."
Its massive body began to shatter inch by inch, disintegrating like a broken piece of porcelain!
Countless fragments of souls, filled with resentment and unwillingness, escaped from its body, only to be completely purified and annihilated by that domineering and unparalleled Ice Phoenix Divine Power, transforming into the most original, pure essence of heaven and earth spiritual energy!
"Rumble—!"
Finally, amidst an earth-shattering roar, this "King Rank" existence, which had descended for less than ten minutes and was capable of making the entire Jiang City tremble, was utterly reduced to the dust of history under the seamless and nearly perfect coordination between me and Lin Qingzhi!
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully joined forces with your Bond Target to kill the [Desolate Ruins Monarch (King Rank · Remnant Soul)]!]
[Evaluation: SSS+ (Divine Cooperation! Shaking a deity with the body of an ant! Your wisdom, courage, and tacit understanding are enough to make the entire universe applaud! You have created a miracle!)]
[Issuing Super-God Level Rewards based on the SSS+ rating...]
[Reward One: evolution points + 10000!]
[Reward Two: Host's bloodline potential greatly increased! The first layer of the myriad manifestations evolution codex has reached 50% activation progress!]
[Reward Three: Unlocked new Bond Skill — Soul Resonance!]
[Soul Resonance]: Passive Skill. Your soul and your Bond Target's soul have achieved the deepest level of resonance. You can communicate directly through the soul, ignoring distance. Furthermore, if one party encounters a fatal danger, the other party can consume their own soul origin to condense a... "Soul Guardian" for the other!
Looking at this string of rewards, so generous they could make me collapse happily on the spot, my soul, which was already on the verge of dissipating due to releasing [Soul Annihilation] and was extremely weak, reignited a spark... of the will to live!
I cannot die yet!
I still have... a massive amount of evolution points left to spend!
I forced myself to hold onto the last shred of consciousness and struggled out of that "Soul Storm" filled with pure energy.
However, just as I was preparing to fly toward the Girl in White Robes, whose face was as pale as paper and who was swaying precariously from burning her own soul—
"Heh heh... What a spectacular... battle for the ages..."
A strange man's voice, magnetic and seemingly carrying a faint smile, suddenly sounded from a shadow not far away.
I looked up sharply!
I saw a handsome young man, dressed like a medieval nobleman in a black tailcoat, wearing a top hat, and leaning on a walking stick inlaid with a giant ruby, slowly emerging from the shadows.
He wore a look of amusement on his face, a slight smile as if appreciating a brilliant play.
Behind him followed four attendants, all possessing equally powerful and unfathomable auras, dressed in matching standard black trench coats!
When did they arrive?!
My Swarm Network, which had already covered the entire Ghost City, had failed to detect their presence from beginning to end!
The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole waits behind.
Now, there was actually... a third party?!