The moment that ball of white-gold light appeared, it reigned supreme over this space distorted by the power of shadow erosion with an unparalleled presence!
The light was not dazzling, but rather carried a strange, warm texture, like the rising sun or the radiance of the Holy Spirit descending to earth in mythology.
However, this seemingly gentle light contains a terrifying purifying power that makes all things tremble!
The Night Owl's previously prized "Shadow Erosion" domain, capable of devouring all light and energy, melted away under the illumination of this platinum-gold light, like spring snow meeting the blazing sun, with a hissing sound.
The thick, inky darkness receded and purified at a visible speed. Those hideous and terrifying shadow creatures didn't even have time to scream before turning into wisps of smoke and being completely annihilated!
In just a few breaths, most of the endless darkness that shrouded the battlefield was dispelled, revealing the previously obscured sky and earth.
Although traces of the Shadow Erosion power still remain, the suffocating sense of oppression has completely disappeared.
"Xuanmingzi!" Lin Yi's heart trembled violently, his gaze fixed on the source of the platinum-gold light.
The light slowly receded, and a slightly illusory figure gradually became clear.
It was Xuanmingzi who had disappeared earlier!
At this moment, he was surrounded by a platinum halo that had not yet completely dissipated. Although his face was pale, his eyes were exceptionally bright, and he had a relieved smile on his face.
"I have fulfilled my mission." Xuan Mingzi looked at Lin Yi, his voice somewhat weak, yet revealing an indescribable determination. "This is the initial purification sequence of the Infinite System, and also the last barrier against the 'contamination' of advanced civilizations. I forcibly activated it, temporarily suppressing the original characteristics of Shadow Erosion."
I see!
Lin Yi suddenly realized.
Xuanmingzi's previous disappearance was not an escape, but rather to activate the mysterious power hidden deep within the Infinite System!
This power was far more powerful and sacred than he had imagined; it could directly purify Night Owl's primordial domain!
"Well done!" The slightly tired but still steady voice of the shadowy figure came. The black light patterns on his body had dimmed considerably, obviously due to the great consumption of energy in fighting the Shadow Erosion Domain. However, the pressure was greatly reduced at this moment due to the weakening of the Shadow Erosion.
The owl's face, hidden in the remaining darkness, was now filled with shock, anger, and disbelief.
He never dreamed that the mastermind behind the game, whom he regarded as a pawn, would actually be hiding such a terrifying trump card!
That power made him feel a suppression from the level of life itself!
"Impossible! How could a mere system will possess such power?!" Night Owl roared, his voice carrying a barely perceptible hint of panic.
He felt his connection to the Shadow Erosion Domain being constantly weakened by the platinum-gold light.
The members of the alliance, including Long Wu, had been struggling to withstand the erosion of the Shadow Erosion. Now, as the darkness receded, the cold and sticky feeling on their bodies quickly disappeared, and their strength began to slowly recover.
They gazed at Xuanmingzi and the still-lingering holy radiance with mixed feelings of surprise and joy, their fighting spirit rekindled!
"An opportunity!" A cold glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.
Xuanmingzi created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him!
Because of the damage to his domain, the Night Owl's mind will inevitably be affected, and his strength will certainly be weakened.
If we don't attack now, when will we?!
He took a deep breath, and the boiling spacetime power within his body was once again pushed to its limit.
The "time-space exile" that was about to be launched has been halted, but now he has a better option!
"Power of spacetime, heed my command!" Lin Yi roared, his arms suddenly spreading wide.
On his left hand, the power of time condensed, its silver radiance like a rushing river, each moment containing countless births and deaths; on his right hand, the power of space converged, its blue-purple crystalline light shining, as if controlling the dimensional barrier.
"Time accelerates, space collapses, dimensions are severed, and laws merge!"
Lin Yi rapidly chanted obscure incantations, and with each word he uttered, his aura surged.
He is not merely unleashing a skill; he is using the supreme authority of the [Time and Space Dominator] to forcibly distort and merge the time and space laws of this place!
The silver river of time and the blue-purple spatial crystalline light converged, swirled, and compressed in front of his chest, eventually transforming into a giant ship-slaying sword that was a hundred feet long, with an ancient and strange shape, and its entire body flowing with chaotic colors!
The moment the knife appeared, the surrounding space groaned under its strain, and tiny spatial cracks spread out like a spider web.
Countless mysterious runes appeared and disappeared on the blade, emanating a terrifying aura capable of severing all things and annihilating everything!
"Space-Time... Destruction Slash!"
Lin Yi clenched his fists and suddenly slashed down in the direction of Night Owl!
This strike, though lacking earth-shattering momentum, carried an ultimate sharpness and destructive will, a return to simplicity.
The chaotic-colored blade light seemed to ignore the distance in space, appearing above the Night Owl's head in an instant!
Night Owl's pupils contracted sharply, an unprecedented sense of crisis gripping his heart.
He could clearly feel that the power contained in this strike was enough to pose a fatal threat to him!
In particular, his Shadow Erosion power, which he was so proud of, actually felt an instinctive fear in the face of this chaotic blade light!
"Damn it!" Night Owl roared, the remaining Shadow Corrosion power surging wildly, forming thick, dark barriers in front of him, attempting to withstand this earth-shattering blow.
However, wherever the chaotic blade passed, those dark barriers were easily torn and shattered like thin paper, unable to stop it in the slightest!
"Pfft!"
With a soft sound, the chaotic blade of light struck Night Owl squarely!
"ah--!"
A piercing scream echoed through the sky.
Night Owl's body shuddered violently, and a deep, bone-revealing wound spread from his left shoulder to his right abdomen, with dark blood mixed with shattered Shadow Corrosion energy gushing out wildly.
The dark aura emanating from him instantly diminished by more than half, and his previously blurred face became distorted due to the intense pain.
He never imagined that the situation would take such a dramatic turn in an instant!
The appearance of that platinum light was already unexpected, but Lin Yi's fatal blow that followed caught him completely off guard!
"Roar! Boss is awesome!"
Just then, a deafening dragon roar resounded!
A golden light flashed, and Long Wu's enormous and imposing true dragon body reappeared!
Having been suppressed by the power of Shadow Erosion, he quickly regained his strength under the illumination of platinum light.
At this moment, his dragon scales shimmered, his dragon might was overwhelming, and his eyes were bloodshot, filled with a ferocious fighting spirit!
"You bastard! How dare you hurt my boss! Die!" Long Wu roared, his huge dragon claw tearing through the air with immense force as it slammed into the injured Night Owl!
"kill!"
"For the Alliance!"
"Kill him!"
The rest of the alliance members also recovered from their shock and their morale soared!
Su Qing and the other extraordinary individuals and legendary powerhouses also unleashed their most powerful techniques. Countless colorful energy torrents converged into an unstoppable wave of attack, following closely behind Long Wu, and poured towards Night Owl!
Lin Yi, having landed a successful blow, did not stop.
He moved swiftly, closing in once more, his spatial and temporal powers shifting as he prepared to unleash a series of attacks to utterly destroy Night Owl!
Faced with Lin Yi's thunderous offensive and the encirclement and suppression by the alliance members, Night Owl was both shocked and furious.
Although he was severely injured, as the leader of the interdimensional invaders, his vitality far exceeded what ordinary people could imagine.
"A bunch of ants, how dare you challenge my divine might!" Night Owl suddenly let out a shrill, inhuman scream, and the remaining Shadow Erosion power on his body suddenly erupted, forming a violent shockwave that temporarily forced back the attacking crowd.
Then, he plunged his hands into the shadows beneath him and began chanting an ancient and evil incantation.
"In my name, I summon endless shadow minions! Devour them!"
At his summons, the remaining shadows on the ground that had not yet been completely purified by the platinum light began to churn violently like boiling water.
Rifts emanating a violent and ominous aura suddenly opened up, and hundreds of bizarre extradimensional creatures roared as they swarmed out of them!
These creatures come in various forms; some resemble fleshy lumps covered in tentacles, others look like wolves clad in bone armor, and still others are ghosts composed entirely of liquid shadows.
Although they are not as strong individually as night owls, they are numerous and fearless, and they will frantically pounce on the alliance members as soon as they appear!
"Watch out! It's reinforcements from another dimension!" Lin Yi's gaze sharpened, and he shouted in a deep voice.
He swung his sword backhand and cut a charging shadow wolf in two, but more monsters were already surging in from all directions.
Dragon Five swept its tail, knocking away seven or eight tentacle monsters, but was instantly entangled by dozens of monsters.
The attack that had just begun was instantly interrupted by these fearless extradimensional creatures.
The alliance members had to divert their energy to deal with these endless reinforcements, and the battlefield once again descended into fierce melee.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Night Owl retreated rapidly, trying to create distance, while frantically absorbing the extradimensional energy escaping from the rift to repair his injuries.
His deep, bone-revealing wound began to heal at a visible speed under the writhing of dark energy!
"Damn it! This guy's regenerative ability is too strong!" Long Wu roared repeatedly, spewing dragon flames, but he still couldn't clear out these annoying minions in a short time.
The battle became even more intense and agonizing.
Although the purification sequence activated by Xuanmingzi is powerful, it seems to be mainly aimed at the Night Owl's domain origin, and its purification effect is weakened for these newly summoned extradimensional creatures.
The platinum light continued, but its intensity seemed to have dimmed slightly from the beginning. Clearly, even Xuanmingzi could not maintain this level of power for long.
Lin Yi frowned
He was about to gather the power of spacetime once more, forcefully breaking through the monster's obstruction to strike directly at Night Owl—
Just then, the communicator on his wrist suddenly started flashing rapidly, and Chu Yao's anxious voice came through it:
"Commander! Emergency! The Hive... The Hive's energy fluctuations are drastically abnormal! They're escalating exponentially! Its internal structure... seems to be undergoing some kind of... some unpredictable distortion!"
What? !
Lin Yi's heart sank suddenly, and a strong sense of unease welled up inside him.
The Night Owl's Nest is the true core of the interdimensional invaders!
The energy fluctuations at this moment are definitely not a good thing!
Could it be that the Night Owl has an even more terrifying backup plan?
Or perhaps, this decisive battle conceals an even more terrifying variable that they are unaware of?
On the battlefield, the fighting was still fierce, but Chu Yao's warning was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up a storm in the hearts of Lin Yi and all the high-ranking members of the alliance who heard it.
The final battle is far from over.
The real crisis seems to have only just begun to reveal its sinister side.
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