As Lu Ming carried Qian Yuelong and sped towards the forest, his wings unfurled, his fourth soul ring flashed, and two violent wind tornadoes suddenly formed, sweeping up even the largest soul beasts like a tidal wave.

Every wisp of wind transformed into a sharp blade, scraping across the thick fur or hard scales of the soul beasts, tearing off large chunks of flesh, like a giant meat grinder mercilessly scraping away their flesh.

"roar--"

"Aww—"

The spirit beasts let out mournful cries, their bodies covered in blood, yet they clung to life.

This was also the result of Lu Ming's deliberate actions.

His main goal was to deprive these soul beasts of their ability to move, thereby preventing them from attacking.

"Boom—!"

Thick trees snapped in half, and even their roots, embedded in the ground, were uprooted along with other vines caught in the storm. As they spun at high speed, they crashed heavily into smaller soul beasts that were caught in the whirlwind, knocking some of them unconscious.

The raging phoenix tornado almost leveled the surrounding area, leaving only a large group of soul beasts of different races.

They were as numerous as locusts, swarming one after another, and it seemed impossible to get rid of them all.

Lu Ming, sweating profusely, dodged a mud projectile attack from a soul beast. His eyes, now transformed into those of a bird or beast with conical pupils, keenly scanned his surroundings. His mental energy spread out like radar, detecting abnormal mental energy and constantly searching for the source of the power controlling these soul beasts.

Qian Yuelong's face was somewhat pale, but her eyes were very determined. 886 was very worried about Qian Yuelong's condition, because the mental power she had unleashed far exceeded Lu Ming's total mental power.

In order to find the cunning fellow hiding in the shadows, Qian Yuelong did not hesitate to use her original soul power.

However, the consequence of doing so was that her current physical body could not withstand it, and she herself suffered some backlash.

but

The restless and ferocious beast horde's spiritual energy threads were intricately intertwined like a spider web, except for one thread that was completely different from the restless spiritual energy threads. The next second, the chaotic beast horde began to unleash their own skills, launching an orderly attack on them.

"70 degrees to the southeast!" Qian Yuelong raised her hand, and two purple soul rings floated up. The first soul ring throbbed, and the blue at the ends of the layered petals of the golden lotus of the floating world, which was golden with purple hues, became more intense.

"Ignore me, use every means at your disposal to force it out!"

In an instant, she entered her Azure Flame form and nimbly leaped out of Lu Ming's arms. With the Azure Flame as her handle and the lotus umbrella spinning lightly, she rose with the wind like a weightless dandelion seed and flew into the air where there were no plants or trees to block her view.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ming activated his two amplification-type soul skills without hesitation. His arms turned into gray-brown owl feathers, and his body was covered with a layer of dense brown feathers that shimmered with a metallic sheen.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Brave Bird!"

Azure flames rose from beneath his feet, instantly enveloping him and condensing into a sculpted blue firebird. Its wingspan, amplified by the azure flames, stretched to eight meters in length and three meters in width, resembling a bird-shaped guide, and resolutely crashed towards the location Qian Yuelong had indicated.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

A deafening explosion rang out, and the howling blue flames burned away the invisible veil of disguise, exposing the enormous butterfly wings hidden beneath the mysterious veil of the night to the air.

The butterfly's wings, about one meter wide, fluttered, and when they were upright, they spread out to almost three meters.

Its outstretched wings are a dreamy deep blue, occasionally with glimpses of purple, like a nebula swirling in the Milky Way. Beneath these dreamy nebula wings lies a chilling killing intent and a beauty formed by countless piles of bones!

"Waaah—"

Its pair of dark blue compound eyes raised, facing Lu Ming, who had just taken off again diagonally above it. Within the compound eyes, there was actually a pair of purple cross stars.

Lu Ming, who instantly recognized the true form of the soul beast, was horrified: "Nebula Butterfly?!"

"It's the Nebula Butterfly Queen! Close your eyes! Don't look into its eyes!"

Upon seeing the purple cross star in the compound eye, Qian Yuelong shouted, and cyan-gold lotus petals scattered out, forming a lotus-petal-paved road that extended towards the Nebula Butterfly Queen.

However, Qian Yuelong's reminder came too late.

After meeting the Nebula Butterfly Queen's gaze, Lu Ming felt a sharp pain in his brain, and his thoughts went blank. Before his closed eyes, a pair of blue-black compound eyes slowly appeared in the deep darkness, emitting a red light that pierced him with unbearable pain.

"Waaah—"

Seeing that its mind control was taking effect, the Nebula Butterfly Queen's compound eyes flashed with a human-like excitement and bloodlust, and it issued an attack command to Lu Ming—

Kill this human girl!

【Host! 】

'I know. '

886 exclaimed in surprise. Qian Yuelong looked at Lu Ming, who had instantly turned into a traitor. She raised her eyes, and the color of her light purple pupils became extremely light, gradually becoming more transparent. As if hidden behind a hazy cloud, her light-colored pupils, shimmering with a faint light, contained the unchanging moonlight of ancient times.

"Whoosh—"

Like the phoenix rising from the ashes in Chinese mythology, a retinue of birds formed from flames with golden-red wings surrounds the little goddess wearing a silver-blue phoenix crown and a rainbow-colored feathered dress.

Layers of light gold and bauhinia silk, with delicate dark patterns of phoenix totem, are interspersed among the elaborate long dress, casting golden-red halos from mid-air and breaking into the dark night shrouded in despair and blood.

[Clothing: Set "Qihuang" individual piece - Nirvana's Voice (Grade B) - Phoenixes take flight, listen to their cries (Passive: Destruction and rebirth, withered trees blossoming again, healing spiritual backlash)]

"唳——!"

A melodious phoenix cry echoed in her ears, and a golden-red phoenix phantom flew out from the flowing skirt, trailing its beautiful tail feathers. The red feathers were adorned with golden patterns and shimmered with golden light. It circled in mid-air, with wisps of iridescent auspicious clouds swirling between its wings. Its long, elegant neck was slightly raised, and it emitted ethereal phoenix cries, causing the frenzied charge of the riotous soul beasts to pause for a moment.

Whether they were ground beasts or flying soul beasts, including the Nebula Butterfly Queen, they all looked up at the phantom of the phoenix hovering in the sky. A sense of awe from the soul invaded their minds, and even the Nebula Butterfly Queen loosened its control over them.

The phoenix is ​​the king of all birds.

Their bloodline is on par with that of pure-blooded dragons.

In the absence of pure-blooded dragons, the sky is ruled by the phoenix.

"call!"

The floating golden lotus covered with a layer of blue flames transformed from its umbrella shape into its most primitive form, without roots, leaves, or branches. Qian Yuelong, with a light gold bead chain wrapped around her ankle, touched the void and landed barefoot in the middle of the lotus platform, looking down at the soul beasts below.

When the passive skill "Condensation" is activated, after 5 seconds, the creatures reflected in those light-colored eyes filled with flowing light mist fall one after another. Invisible, fist-sized orbs of light fly out from the fallen soul beasts and hover above them.

That is their soul.

Without a soul, all that remains is an empty shell.

Having recovered from the phoenix's oppressive aura, the Nebula Butterfly Queen's innate sense of crisis surged. As she issued her final attack command, she flapped her wings, creating a massive gust of wind in an attempt to escape.

As one of only two two-legged creatures present, Lu Ming, the traitor, said that the Phoenix Intimidation only affected him for two seconds. After a two-second delay, he continued to swoop towards Qian Yuelong.

—A side note—

(Sparkling eyes) Everyone's ideas are amazing! I'll add a thank you note in the comments later if I write anything down. *kiss*

(End of this chapter)