"Reject...Throne...Will...Annihilation..." The cold will was like the Doomsday Judgment.

However, just when the throne energy was about to explode!

Click…click, click, click…!

A dense and clear burst of shattering sounds, like ice collapsing under heavy pressure, suddenly came from the center of the highest backrest of the throne!

Xu Shuangyao's pupils suddenly shrank!

The tiny crack between the brows of the Pei Du crystal statue, entwined and protected by countless vines and thorns, spread and expanded madly, as if infused with life! In the blink of an eye, the spiderweb-like cracks covered the entire surface of the crystal statue! Deep within the cracks, it was no longer pure energy crystals, but... countless dark red mycelium that squirmed and expanded crazily! Like billions of awakened blood-sucking worms, they greedily absorbed the vast energy gathered by the throne, emitting a rich, nauseating, sweet and fishy smell of decay!

The remnant of the Fungus Master! It wasn't completely annihilated at all! It had been lurking deep within the cracks of Pei Du's crystal statue! It utilized the immense energy gathered during the throne's condensation and the momentary wavering of Xu Shuangyao's consciousness, connecting it to the throne's will. Like the most insidious parasite, it frantically revived and grew stronger!

“Ho…ho…ho…” A strange chuckle, a mixture of the decaying stickiness of the Fungus Master and the shattering friction of Pei Du’s crystal statue, emanated from within the cracked crystal statue! “Foolish… Key… Thank you… for… building… this… new… nest… and… power…”

Boom——!!!

The cracked Pei Du crystal statue could no longer withstand the dual pressure of the wildly resurrecting fungus master residue inside and the violent energy of the throne outside, and suddenly exploded!

An indescribable horrific explosion!

Dark red decaying energy, emerald green and dark gold interwoven throne energy, crystallized fragments… all mixed together, like the Big Bang at the beginning of the universe, instantly engulfing the newly formed Throne of Thorns entity!

A blinding light devoured everything! A violent energy shockwave swept in all directions like a scythe of destruction! The massive throne base crumbled and disintegrated like a sandcastle! The metal debris, the solidified remains of warriors, the fossilized roots and skeletons… were instantly torn apart, melted, and vaporized in the energy storm!

Xu Shuangyao bore the brunt of the attack! She gathered all the power of the Twin Crowns to form a shield in front of her, but in the face of the destructive storm erupting from both the throne itself and the remains of the Fungus Master, it shattered like paper!

“Puff!” She felt as if struck head-on by an invisible giant hammer, blood and internal organs gushing out! Her body was flung outward like a kite with its string cut, slamming heavily into the crumbling metal wreckage of the World Tree in the distance! Every bone in her body seemed to shatter, and the excruciating pain instantly overwhelmed her consciousness! The shadow of the Crown of Thorns between her eyebrows flickered violently, its light dimming to the extreme, almost extinguished!

In the last moment before she completely lost consciousness, through her vision blurred by blood and energy turbulence, she saw:

The newly formed throne of thorns, symbolizing absolute order, along with the crystal statue of Pei Du at its center, completely disintegrated and collapsed in the light of the explosion, turning into flying energy fragments and ashes...

And at the core of the explosion, wrapped in countless dark red mycelium, a dark red embryonic tumor composed of viscous, decaying energy, constantly twisting and expanding, was emitting a greedy and satisfied sucking sound, frantically devouring the energy released by the crumbling throne...