Han Feng's words surprised the representatives of the surrounding aristocratic families. The Star Soul Lord's "Eye of True Sight" was a legendary ability only attainable upon reaching the Origin Realm.
Dongfang Lin blushed slightly, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I was overthinking it, please forgive me, Star Lord."
"It's alright." Han Feng waved his hand, then suddenly leaned forward. "Watch out, something's changed!"
Suddenly, Aya Ikegami within the pillar of light trembled violently, letting out a shrill cry unlike anything inhuman. The rhombus-shaped core in her arms completely disintegrated, transforming into countless blue crystal fragments that swirled around her. At the same time, the semi-crystalline figures in black on the sea surface knelt down in unison, their foreheads pressed to the ground, as if worshipping a new king.
Mu Xiaoxiao, standing on the shore, took a few steps back, a strange smile playing on her lips: "Soon...almost there..."
"My lady, those Nether Crystal Clan members..." The black-clad subordinate had barely begun to speak when Mu Xiaoxiao raised her hand to stop him.
"Shh—" she gestured for silence, "The show's just getting started."
Just then, the Star Mirror within Han Feng's body suddenly trembled, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged up his spine. He abruptly pressed his hand to his dantian, his eyes flashing with starlight: "Something's wrong! There's an accident at the bottom of the sea!"
Zhang Jingcheng tensed instantly: "Star Lord?"
"Aya Ikegami is resisting!" Han Feng stared intently at the pillar of light. "It seems like something is forcibly taking over her body!"
As if to confirm his words, Aya Ikegami in the pillar of light suddenly began to struggle, tearing at her hair with both hands, the purple patterns flickering in and out of focus. Two distinct voices alternated from her throat—one was her original clear female voice, the other a hoarse, ancient tone.
"Get...out...out...of...my...body!"
"You lowly... mixed-race... submit... to... your... destiny!"
The expressions of everyone in the aristocratic alliance changed drastically. Dongfang Wantang's astrolabe automatically flew out of her robes, its pointer spinning wildly: "Han Feng! Chi Shangling's fate has changed!"
Han Feng's fists clenched so tightly they cracked. He finally understood Mu Xiaoxiao's true plan—it wasn't about using Chi Shangling as a sacrifice, but about using her body as a vessel to allow the Youjing Clan Emperor to be reborn!
"Prepare for action," Han Feng said in a deep voice, as the power of stars began to circulate around his body. "But remember, our primary objective is to rescue Ikegami Aya, not to kill the enemy."
"What about Mu Xiaoxiao?" Zhang Jingcheng asked, echoing everyone's thoughts.
Han Feng's gaze swept across the chaotic sea, meeting that of the slender figure on the shore across the distance—despite being a thousand meters apart, the two seemed to see the fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
"She can't escape." Han Feng's voice was as cold as polar ice. "This time, I'm going to end this game myself."
As if sensing his murderous intent, Mu Xiaoxiao suddenly turned her head to look towards the mudflats, her deep blue eyes gleaming in the night. She slowly raised her hand and made a "come here" gesture.
provocative.
Just then.
\"boom--!\"
A visible energy ripple exploded between the sea and the sky. Aya Ikegami hovered in the center of the pillar of light, her long purple hair dancing like a living thing. The light emanating from her eyes was no longer a ghostly blue, but a pure, deep purple electric spark. The ancient pressure belonging to the "Emperor of the Nether Crystal Clan" receded like a tide, replaced by a purer, more domineering energy fluctuation.
"This is... the Great Dao Realm..." Dongfang Lin's beard trembled violently. "This girl actually broke through in the middle of battle?!"
On the shore, Mu Xiaoxiao lost her composure for the first time. She staggered back two steps, her deep blue pupils contracting sharply: "Impossible... Where is the remnant soul of the Moon Demon Queen? Where is the consciousness of the Nether Crystal Clan Emperor?"
"Sir?" The man in black nervously gripped the weapon at his waist.
Mu Xiaoxiao suddenly flew into a rage, slapping the man in black several meters away: "Useless! Where's the underwater monitoring?!"
Meanwhile, in mid-air, Aya Ikegami slowly lowered her head, looking at her completely transformed hands. Purple energy flowed beneath her skin like liquid, and every inch of her muscle was filled with unprecedented power. She frowned in confusion—according to the accident that had just occurred, she should have already been possessed by the Nether Crystal Clan Emperor. Yet, apart from her surging cultivation, her consciousness remained entirely her own.
She just couldn't understand why the remnant soul of the Moon Demon Queen had completely vanished.
"Mu Xiaoxiao." Chi Shangling spoke, her voice carrying a strange echo, as if countless voices were speaking simultaneously, "Is this the 'new life' you promised?"
She gently raised her hand, and a bolt of purple lightning struck, blasting a crater ten meters in diameter into the spot where Mu Xiaoxiao had just stood. Mu Xiaoxiao narrowly dodged it, but a patch of her magnificent black robe was still scorched.
"Interesting..." Mu Xiaoxiao quickly regained her composure, a calculating glint in her eyes. "It seems something interesting has happened at the bottom of the sea. It seems you've also absorbed the consciousness of the Nether Crystal Clan's king."
"The King of the Nether Crystal Clan?" Chi Shangling suddenly burst into laughter, a laugh tinged with madness. "That guy's consciousness has been completely annihilated! I just don't know what methods you used, but the remnant soul of my Moon Demon Clan's Queen has vanished." She spread her arms wide. "However, here only I—the new Great Dao Realm cultivator, Chi Shangling!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she swooped down towards the shore where Mu Xiaoxiao was, moving so fast that she left afterimages. Mu Xiaoxiao's expression changed, and she quickly formed hand seals, instantly creating a dark blue barrier.
\"Bang!\"
The purple and blue energies collided, and the shockwave shattered all the rocks within a hundred meters radius. Mu Xiaoxiao was forced back more than ten steps by this attack, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
"That's right." Mu Xiaoxiao smiled instead of getting angry. "Without me, you would never be able to fully control that power! It's just a pity..." Mu Xiaoxiao didn't continue.
Ling Chishang hovered three meters above the ground, looking down at Mu Xiaoxiao with disdain: "Is that so? Then let me give it a try—"
She clasped her hands together, and a complex purple rune formed in her palms. What was truly chilling was that the rune bore a striking resemblance to the emblem of the Nether Crystal Clan Emperor!
"—I'll kill you with the secret techniques of your Dark Crystal Clan!"
"Phantom Crystal Soul-Destroying Curse!"
The purple rune in Aya Ikegami's palm suddenly expanded, transforming into a bizarre totem ten meters in diameter that floated in the air. At the center of the pattern was an open, dark blue vertical pupil, identical to the symbol of the Youjing Clan Emperor, but mixed with the purple patterns unique to the Moon Demon Clan.
The space under the totem's shadow began to distort, rocks silently turned to dust, and seawater evaporated into an eerie blue mist. Several men in black on the shore exploded before they could even scream, their blood mist being absorbed by the totem, making its light even brighter.
Mu Xiaoxiao smiled.
Calmly, she drew a bone-white token from her sleeve. The token's surface was engraved with intricate patterns, and a deep blue crystal was embedded in its center. Just as Ikegami Aya's attack was about to strike, she gently crushed the token.
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