This brutal attack and defense, taking place at the soul level, was silent and yet incredibly dangerous! Pei Du had to precisely control the power of annihilation, destroying the corrosive energy without damaging Xu Shuangyao's fragile essence, and certainly not allowing the annihilation force to rebound along the channel and harm her! It was like dancing on a tightrope over a bottomless abyss, every step treading on the edge of destruction!
Deep within Pei Du's molten-gold pupils, icy fury burned like a tangible flame. The muscles of his dark-gold-patterned arms bulged, and countless pitch-black, icy filaments of annihilation, like living venomous snakes, slithered upstream along the thorn-branded, searing soul channel, gnawing at the cold, chaotic energy stream that encroached in the opposite direction, frantically tearing, devouring, and annihilating it!
The light of the thorn brand flickered violently on the backs of their hands, alternating between light and dark like the last gasps of a dying star. Each burst of intense light was accompanied by a silent, agonizing wail from the soul. Xu Shuangyao's body spasmed violently on the platform, each twitch like being struck by an invisible hammer. Pale golden blood continuously flowed from the corners of her mouth, staining her pristine white vine-covered dress. The golden flame brand between her brows dimmed, leaving only a faint spark, as if it would be completely extinguished at any moment.
"Hold the vital nodes! Guide the earth's energy to protect her core!" Pei Du's icy voice echoed like a blade scraping across metal, resonating throughout the medical center's plant mind network. Most of his willpower was focused on the brutal attack and defense within the soul channel, leaving him with no more energy.
The ancient war banyan tree's consciousness responded immediately, its gnarled roots piercing deep beneath the platform, mobilizing the power of the City of Thorns' vast network of life veins. Emerald green light, like a gentle stream, flowed from beneath the platform, gently enveloping Xu Shuangyao's body, attempting to nourish her dwindling life force and stabilize the shaky structure of her soul imprint. Several representatives of the survivors also exerted their utmost, channeling their own feeble life energies like a trickle of water merging into the sea, aiding the banyan tree's guidance.
Yet, all this seemed like a drop in the bucket. The cold, chaotic, corrosive energy flow was incredibly stubborn, like a living being with self-awareness. While being shredded by Pei Du's final annihilation, it continued to emanate from the deep cracks in Xu Shuangyao's soul imprint, endlessly flowing! It seemed... entangled with Xu Shuangyao's damaged essence, like the most vicious symbiont!
A cold, burning look flashed through Pei Du's molten gold eyes. This wouldn't work! While the annihilation force could destroy corrosive energy, the aftermath of each collision further tore apart Xu Shuangyao's already fragile soul! He had to find the source! Find the "seed" lurking deep within the cracks of Xu Shuangyao's soul imprint, constantly breeding chaos!
At this critical stalemate!
"Hmm..." Xu Shuangyao, who was in a coma, suddenly let out an extremely weak groan that sounded like a dream.
The sound was not painful, but rather carried a kind of... deep confusion and sadness that seemed to have traveled through endless time and space.
At the same time, a faint but extremely clear fragment of thought followed the burning soul channel of the thorn brand and was uncontrollably transmitted to Pei Du's highly concentrated consciousness core!
No more cold, chaotic commands, no more painful spasms.
It was a fragmented memory filled with despair and deep hatred!
The cold metal walls, gleaming with the chill of absolute zero, formed a small cage. There were no doors or windows, only the pale, distorted light projected from above, stretching the lone figure within into a grotesque silhouette.
She huddled in a cold corner of the cage, covered in a thin straitjacket shimmering with faint energy runes, outlining her extremely thin frame. Her long, lusterless silver-white hair, the color of withered moonlight, hung in a mess, obscuring most of her face. Her exposed skin was pale, almost transparent, and covered with fine, dark blue energy burn marks, like the lines of a circuit board. In some places, even shimmering, shimmering metallic filaments could be seen wriggling beneath her skin.
Her body trembled uncontrollably, each tiny spasm causing the energy burn marks on her body to tremble, emitting a faint "sizzling" sound and bringing deeper pain. She bit her lower lip tightly, her teeth sinking deep into the pale flesh, oozing blood, but she stubbornly refused to let out any moan.
Buzz——!
The light above the cage suddenly became blindingly bright! A suffocatingly powerful energy field suddenly appeared, like an invisible giant hand, violently dragging her frail body from the corner and dangling it in the center of the cage!
"Ah——!" She finally couldn't help but let out a cry of pain that was suppressed to the extreme, her voice hoarse and dry.
Energy runes flickered wildly on the straitjacket's surface! Countless hair-thin energy probes, gleaming with a faint blue light, pierced through the cage's walls and ceiling, piercing her joints, spine, and even temples with uncanny precision! The probes' ends connected to thick, pulsating energy conduits, like blood vessels, and the other ends sunk deep into the cold metal wall.
"Sample G-7, the 1732nd high-dimensional energy stripping procedure is activated." A cold, emotionless electronic synthesized voice echoed in the cage, like the judgment of the god of death.
"No...don't..." She pleaded weakly, her eyes hidden by her silver hair filled with extreme fear and despair.
But her pleading was futile. The energy probe piercing her body suddenly lit up! Violent, destructive high-dimensional energy, like red-hot molten steel, was forcibly poured into her body! Instantly flowing through every limb and bone!
"ah--!!!"
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