Chapter 50 No one to touch, no one to remember.

Chi Li's patience was completely exhausted under Qing Linze's continuous probing of the same source fluctuations.

She could tolerate border friction and confront open and direct challenges, but she could never tolerate anyone trying to use such subtle means to gradually erode and shake the pure and fragile bond between her and Tang Lu.

Since warnings are ineffective, destruction is the only option!

There were no pre-war declarations, no massive military buildup.

On a seemingly ordinary night, as Tang Lu slept peacefully in her arms, her breath still carrying that faint, distant scent that irritated Chi Li, Chi Li gently got up and set up the strongest protective barrier around her.

Then, she took a step forward and her figure was already at the highest star-gazing platform in the palace.

The night wind blew her crimson robes, making them flutter.

She looked southeast, her crimson-gold eyes shining terrifyingly bright in the night, like two burning, cold moons.

"Qing Linze... Since you are determined to die, I will grant your wish!"

She slowly raised her right hand, palm facing up.

There was no earth-shattering burst of momentum, only an extremely restrained will to destroy was gathering.

The spiritual energy above the palace seemed to be seized by an invisible giant hand, frantically gathering and compressing towards her palm!

Finally, a dark red energy ball, no bigger than a fist, yet seemingly containing the power of star destruction and the return of all things to nothingness, slowly rotated and took shape in her palm.

The space around the energy sphere was distorting and collapsing, emitting terrifying fluctuations that sent shivers down one's spine.

This is Chi Li's innate divine power, "Silent Phoenix Flame"!

It is not a blazing flame used for battlefield combat, but a forbidden technique that condenses the law of destruction to its extreme for precise, long-range elimination.

Using this technique is extremely taxing on the user, and Chi Li would never use it lightly unless Qing Linze touched a nerve.

She locked onto the source of the aura at the heart of that marshland—the ancient tree of life—that she sensed in the darkness. Her eyes held no pity, only an ancient chill that seemed to freeze everything.

"Annihilation".

She uttered two words softly and pushed her palm forward lightly.

The dark crimson Phoenix Flame of Annihilation silently merged into the void, as if it had never existed.

...

The distant Qinglinze.

The marshland under the night sky was still shrouded in a pale blue mist, quiet and peaceful.

In the sacred land where the Ancient Tree of Life is located, several elders on duty are using the remaining vitality of the ancient tree to maintain the operation of the "All Spirits Return to Origin Array" base, continuously sending the faint homogeneous fluctuations towards the capital.

Mu Weng was among them, his eyes closed in concentration, his face showing a mixture of anticipation and trepidation.

Sudden……!

Elder Aoki, who was seated at the head of the table, suddenly opened his eyes, his cloudy eyes bursting with extreme terror.

The cane in his hand snapped with a "crack" on its own.

"No--!!!"

He let out a shrill, desperate roar, trying to do something, but it was too late.

Without any warning, in the center of the holy land, above the enormous, yet withered and bare, ancient tree of life, the void rippled like water.

The next moment, a dark red "sun" appeared out of thin air without any warning.

Instead of radiating brilliance, it devoured all the light and sound around it, leaving only an absolute stillness and aura of destruction that enveloped the entire holy land and the minds of all the Wood Spirits!

Then--

"Buzz...!!!"

A deafening hum, representing ultimate annihilation, resounded directly deep within the souls of all the Wood Spirits, not through the air, and exploded violently!

The dark red "sun" suddenly expanded, not by exploding, but like a greedy black hole. Wherever it passed, all matter, energy, spiritual energy, and even space itself were mercilessly swallowed, decomposed, and turned into the most primitive nothingness!

The ancient tree of life, which bore the brunt of the attack, vanished instantly without leaving even a trace of ash.

Next came the ancient buildings, array bases, spiritual plants and rare flowers surrounding the holy site...

Then came the Wood Spirit Elders and the guards, who hadn't had time to react and whose faces were still frozen in shock and confusion...

In his final moments, Mu Weng only saw the endless crimson surging towards him, and the pure eyes of the little tree spirit flashed through his mind before his consciousness was completely plunged into eternal darkness.

The process of annihilation was silent and swift.

When the dark red "sun" expanded to cover half of the holy land, it mysteriously and silently contracted, just as it had when it appeared, and finally disappeared completely into the sky.

It was as if nothing had happened.

All that remains is a huge, smooth, mirror-like, bottomless circular pit, replacing the once vibrant Qinglinze Holy Land.

The edges of the pit were scorched, crystallized earth, as if cut by the sharpest knife.

The once abundant wood spirit energy has vanished, leaving only a deathly silence, an absolute void where even microorganisms cannot exist.

Qinglinze, the core holy land, along with all its elders, elites, and the ancient tree of life upon which they depended for survival, was completely wiped out from this world.

The surviving Wood Spirits scattered throughout other areas of the Swamp Kingdom all felt a deep pain and lament originating from their blood and soul at that moment.

They looked in terror toward the holy site, only to see that the familiar spiritual mist had vanished, replaced by an aura of death that sent chills down their spines.

Wailing and despair instantly swept over this ancient marshland.

...

On the Star Gazing Platform in the Demon Realm's Royal Palace.

Chi Li's figure swayed slightly, her face pale.

The consumption of "Silent Phoenix Flame" far exceeded her expectations, almost draining 30% of her original divine power, and the old wound on her shoulder also came from a series of needle-like stings.

But she stood ramrod straight, feeling the powerful, homologous energy wave from the southeast completely disappear, her eyes showing no emotion.

She slowly raised her hand, looking at her palm, as if she could still feel the lingering warmth of that annihilating power.

This is the consequence of touching her sore spot.

She turned around and stepped back into her bedchamber.

Inside the hall, Tang Lu was still asleep, seemingly disturbed by the destructive fluctuations that had just crossed space, and unconsciously frowned.

She rolled over, her little hands waving in the air, and mumbled a vague murmur in her sleep: "Lili..."

Chi Li walked to the edge of the bed, and the chilling, winter-like aura around her had melted away.

She bent down, gently took the small hand that was flailing about in the air, tucked it back into the warm blanket, and smoothed the furrowed brow.

"It's alright," she whispered. "Go to sleep."

It was as if the devastating thunderbolt that had just struck thousands of miles away and determined the fate of her clan had nothing to do with her.

She had simply dealt with a minor troublesome little tree spirit that was trying to disturb her slumber.

Outside the window, the moonlight remained bright and clear.

Meanwhile, in the distant Qinglinze, endless lamentations and panic had engulfed the land.

His Majesty the Demon King declared to the entire Three Realms in the most direct and cruel way:

Her treasures are untouchable and unthinkable.

Those who act rashly will face only one fate—annihilation of their soul and the extinction of their lineage!