A crimson light surged like a tide, enveloping Ning Yu. It was a nauseating color, like congealed blood or burning sin. He felt his body tightly bound by an invisible force, each breath feeling like it was draining all his strength. He tried to struggle, but found himself unable to move, as if sinking into a quagmire, the more he struggled, the faster he sank.

"Ning Yu! Hold on!" Mu Xue's voice came from afar, carrying a hint of anxiety and worry, yet it was ethereal, as if separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. Ning Yu wanted to respond to her, but no sound came out; he could only watch helplessly as the crimson light completely engulfed him.

His consciousness gradually faded, and darkness surged in like a tide. Ning Yu felt as if he were falling into a bottomless abyss, his body plummeting downwards, never able to reach the bottom. Familiar scenes flashed before his eyes: the world before his transmigration, with its towering buildings and bustling traffic; the confusion and fear he felt upon first arriving in this world; the moments he shared fighting alongside Mu Xue, supporting each other...

"Is this how it ends?" A sense of unwillingness welled up in Ning Yu's heart. He was unwilling to die like this. He still had so many things to do. He still needed to find his way home. He still had to...

"No! I can't give up!" Ning Yu's consciousness suddenly awoke in the darkness, a fierce will to survive burning within him. He had overcome countless difficulties and enemies before; was he to be defeated by this eerie crimson light?

No, absolutely not!

Ning Yu gritted his teeth, mustered all his willpower, and began to try to break through the force binding him. He felt as if his body was being torn apart, and the intense pain almost made him faint, but he still persevered.

"I...won't...give up..." Ning Yu repeated these words in his mind over and over again, as if they were his last belief.

Suddenly, he felt a faint power surging from the depths of his body—his special ability, the power he regarded as life itself! Although this power seemed insignificant under the powerful suppression, it was like a glimmer of hope rising in Ning Yu's heart.

"Move...!" Ning Yu roared, concentrating all his will on that faint power, guiding it to crash against the scarlet cage.

The crimson light seemed to sense a threat and began to fluctuate violently, like an enraged beast ready to tear the tiny creature before it to shreds. However, Ning Yu had no way out; he could only fight with all his might, a desperate gamble…

"Ning Yu, you..."

"Ning Yu, how are you?!" Mu Xue's voice trembled with anxiety, but she was blocked by the crimson light and could only watch helplessly as Ning Yu was swallowed up.

The only response she received was Ning Yu's painful groan. He could no longer hear the sounds of the outside world; his consciousness churned in excruciating pain. Yet, he clung tightly to the last vestige of clarity, desperately channeling the supernatural power within him. Golden currents surged through his meridians like furious dragons, crashing against the force that bound him.

"Crack, crack..." The sound of bones grinding together was chilling. Ning Yu's body twisted and deformed under immense pressure, as if he would be crushed into a pulp at any moment. But he did not flinch; instead, he activated his supernatural power even more frantically. Excruciating pain swept over him, but he seemed oblivious to it, his eyes as firm as a rock.

The mysterious power clearly sensed Ning Yu's resistance; its scarlet light surged violently, like boiling magma, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression. The power binding Ning Yu suddenly intensified, as if it intended to crush him completely.

"Ugh..." Ning Yu groaned, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but he still did not give up. Instead, he revealed an almost insane smile amidst the excruciating pain.

"Want to devour me? Not so easy!" Ning Yu roared, and the speed of his internal energy circulation accelerated again. The golden current became more and more dazzling, gradually connecting into a golden cocoon of light that enveloped him.

The mysterious power seemed to be enraged by Ning Yu's tenacity; the scarlet light transformed into countless sharp blades, frantically slashing at the golden cocoon of light. The cocoon trembled violently, as if it would shatter at any moment.

"Ning Yu!" Mu Xue screamed in despair, trying to break through the barrier, but to no avail.

Just then, a faint light pierced through the golden cocoon, like a tiny spark in the darkness, weak yet incredibly tenacious. The light gradually expanded, growing brighter and brighter, until finally…

"Break!" Ning Yu's voice seemed to come from the deepest abyss, carrying an indomitable will and... a terrifyingly powerful force. "Break!"

With Ning Yu's roar, the golden light, like the light of dawn, instantly tore through the enveloping darkness! The once invincible scarlet light, which had tried to devour everything, was defeated step by step under the illumination of the golden light, retreating like a receding tide.

The team members, who had been trembling under the oppression, were suddenly illuminated by the light. They looked up in surprise at the figure that gradually became clearer in the golden light, and the fear and despair in their hearts were replaced by an indescribable emotion.

“It’s the boss! The boss…” someone in the crowd murmured, their voice trembling with disbelief.

"I knew it! Boss will be alright!" A burly man excitedly pumped his fist, tears welling in his eyes. The gloom that had been weighing on their hearts vanished, replaced by hope and fervor.

"We can't let our leader down!" another team member shouted. "Let's all go together and give him a hand!"

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