The owl's fury transformed into a tangible storm of death!
Endless shadow tentacles, like claws from the abyss, tore through the air, emitting sharp whistles, and swept wildly towards Lin Yi and the others from all directions!
The energy within the Shadow Erosion Domain went completely berserk, and every inch of space was filled with a suffocating aura of destruction.
"Watch out!" Long Wu roared, his dragon scales shining brightly, and a solid golden dragon shadow roared out, smashing dozens of attacking tentacles, but more tentacles bypassed the dragon shadow and continued to bite at the others!
The team's defenses were compressed to their limit in an instant, and everyone felt the almost desperate pressure.
The owl's full-force attack, fueled by rage, far surpassed any of his previous attacks!
"Damn it! This guy's gone mad!" Long Wu gritted his teeth, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. Clearly, taking this wave of attacks was also making him feel bad.
However, at this critical moment, Lin Yi's eyes suddenly became as sharp as knives!
"Found it!"
Just now, amidst the swirling shadows, he once again detected that extremely discordant energy fluctuation!
It was no longer fleeting, but became clearer as Night Owl frantically activated the power of his domain. Although it remained hidden, its trajectory was firmly locked by Lin Yi's spacetime perception!
It was a strange node located slightly below the core of the Shadow Erosion Domain, faintly connected to the earth's pulse!
It's like an invisible vortex, greedily drawing in negative emotions, fear, and despair from the real world... and transforming them into the Night Owl's own power, while nourishing the entire Shadow Eclipse Domain!
Chu Yao's analysis was correct!
This is not just a battleground, but a massive and malevolent energy collection device!
"Chu Yao! Lock onto the coordinates I marked! Concentrate your mental energy to interfere with that node!" Lin Yi's voice entered Chu Yao's mind precisely and urgently through the mental link.
"Received!" Chu Yao's voice trembled slightly, but it was more resolute than anything else.
A massive amount of spiritual power instantly condensed, like an invisible sharp cone, and fiercely pierced the void node that Lin Yi pointed to!
At the same time, Lin Yi's voice boomed in the team channel: "Everyone! Listen to my command! Abandon all defense and attack with full force at a point 37 degrees southeast, about five meters above the ground! That's his weak point! Destroy it!"
The command was concise and decisive, filled with unquestionable authority!
At this critical moment of life and death, no one hesitated!
Long Wu was the first to respond. He endured his injuries and poured all his strength into his right fist. The golden dragon-shaped fist energy condensed to its limit, like a small sun, and with an overwhelming momentum, it blasted towards the direction Lin Yi pointed!
The others reacted instantly, and the light of various skills suddenly shone, converging into a colorful torrent that followed Long Wu's fist energy and poured towards the seemingly empty coordinate point!
"What?!" Night Owl's expression changed drastically!
He could clearly sense that although Chu Yao's mental interference failed to completely block the energy absorption, it did cause a slight stagnation and disorder in the operation of that node!
What followed was a devastating attack that made his heart pound, an attack that gathered the power of everyone!
How could they possibly have discovered that node?!
That was clearly the most secret core that he had meticulously constructed using the Shadow Erosion Law and combined with the rules of the real dimension!
"No!!!" Night Owl roared in shock and rage, no longer caring about attacking others, frantically gathering the shadow energy within his domain, trying to build layer upon layer of defensive barriers in front of that node.
However, it was too late!
Just as everyone's attacks were about to hit their target, and at the critical moment when Night Owl was desperately defending, Su Qing, who had been silent all along,
She didn't participate in attacking that node. Instead, she took a deep breath, and her clear, cold voice resounded across the battlefield, reaching the ears of every teammate:
"Night Owl! Do you think your 'Shadow Erosion Plan' is foolproof? There's a crucial inscription on your core conversion array that absorbs negative energy. Half a year ago, I secretly replaced it with an incorrect rune!"
What?!
Not only Night Owl, but also Lin Yi, Long Wu and others were shocked and looked at Su Qing in disbelief!
Facing the astonished gazes of the crowd, Su Qing spoke calmly yet with a sense of relief: "I am not the traitor or pawn you imagine. My family has guarded an ancient secret about 'interdimensional invasion' for generations, and we also possess some methods to combat interdimensional creatures. My infiltration of Night Owl's side, feigning cooperation, was solely to find an opportunity to completely destroy his plan!"
"That faulty rune doesn't usually affect energy absorption, but when you push the power of your domain to its limit and the core node is subjected to a strong impact, it will trigger an energy backlash, causing the magic array to become disordered, or even... self-destruct!"
Su Qing's voice seemed to possess some kind of magic, clearly reaching the ears of the frantically defending Night Owl.
"You...you're talking nonsense!" Night Owl's voice was filled with panic for the first time!
He instinctively wanted to check the core magic array, but Lin Yi and the others' attack was already upon him!
"boom!!!"
The deafening roar seemed to tear the entire world apart!
Long Wu's dragon-shaped fist energy, along with the subsequent torrent of energy, slammed into the void node that had been interfered with by Chu Yao and whose secrets had been revealed by Su Qing!
There was no impenetrable defense as imagined; instead, there was only a crisp sound like shattering glass!
Immediately afterwards, an extremely violent surge of dark energy suddenly erupted from that point!
That was the magic array that Su Qing had tampered with. Unable to withstand the pressure from both inside and outside, it experienced a violent energy backlash!
"puff--!"
As if struck by lightning, Night Owl coughed up a mouthful of black blood. His Shadow Armor was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and his aura weakened at a visible speed!
The Shadow Erosion Domain shook violently, and countless shadow tentacles lost control, twitching and dissipating erratically.
The haze in the sky began to fade, revealing the city's original neon lights.
"Success!" Long Wu roared excitedly, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
“Su Qing, you…” Lin Yi looked at Su Qing with a complicated expression, but more than that, he felt relieved and trusting.
All previous doubts vanished at this moment.
Su Qing nodded slightly, a hint of fatigue on her face, but also a relieved smile: "I'm sorry for keeping it from everyone. The time wasn't right. Telling them would only alert them, and might even make all my previous efforts go to waste."
The way the team members looked at Su Qing completely changed.
The previous estrangement and suspicion have been replaced by admiration and gratitude.
This mysterious woman, whom they have always misunderstood, is actually carrying out such a dangerous struggle in her own way!
"Roar! You ants! How dare you ruin my grand plan! I will make you pay the price!"
Just when everyone thought the situation was settled, the heavily injured Night Owl's eyes flashed with an even more insane and venomous light!
His remaining strength suddenly erupted, and his entire body transformed into a pure stream of dark light. He didn't flee, but instead charged straight at Lin Yi, who was closest to him, in a posture of mutual destruction!
This strike, imbued with the last of the owl's life and power, was incredibly fast and terrifyingly powerful!
"Lin Yi, be careful!" Chu Yao and Su Qing exclaimed at the same time.
Long Wu and the others also wanted to help, but they found that they were no match for the desperate dark light!
Lin Yi's pupils contracted sharply, and an extreme sense of crisis enveloped his heart!
But he did not back down; instead, a brilliant light, unlike anything he had ever seen before, flashed in his eyes!
"Good timing!"
He let out a low shout, and the spacetime power within his body began to operate wildly at an unprecedented speed!
It's no longer a simple spatial jump or time slowing down, but a deep fusion of two forces!
"The Mystery of Space-Time—Eternal Exile!"
Lin Yi extended his right hand, and in his palm, a miniature, constantly rotating singularity that seemed to connect countless spacetime rifts suddenly appeared!
The singularity emitted an indescribable, terrifying suction force, distorting and stretching the surrounding space, and causing the flow of time to become chaotic!
The dark stream of light collided with that singularity, like a mud ox entering the sea, instantly swallowed and disintegrated by the chaotic spacetime turbulence!
The owl's roar, filled with resentment and venom, twisted and deformed within the singularity before finally vanishing completely, leaving not a trace behind!
"Bang!"
The singularity suddenly contracted, finally turning into a glimmer of light and dissipating in Lin Yi's palm.
The Shadow Erosion Domain, which had lasted for a long time, quickly dissipated like the receding tide, revealing the devastated city streets.
The bright moonlight and city lights shone down again, dispelling all the gloom.
"We...we won?" Long Wu stared blankly at the empty space in front of him, somewhat incredulous.
The others also looked relieved, and then burst into thunderous cheers!
"We won! We defeated Night Owl!"
"That's awesome! Boss Lin Yi is amazing!"
"Su Qing! You're amazing!"
The team members excitedly hugged each other, celebrating this hard-won victory.
Su Qing also showed a genuine smile, joining in the joy.
Lin Yi let out a long sigh of relief. The "Eternal Exile" attack had almost drained all of his spacetime power, and he felt weak at the moment.
But looking at his cheering teammates, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Just then, a familiar yet indifferent figure silently appeared on the rooftop not far away.
It was Xuanmingzi.
His gaze swept across the battlefield, finally settling on Lin Yi, a subtle shift appearing in his eyes.
"Well done." Xuan Mingzi spoke slowly, his voice still calm, but it seemed to carry a hint of...approval?
"Night Owl's 'Operation Shadow Erosion' was just a probe by the vanguard. The real threat is far from over."
The smiles on everyone's faces faded slightly, and the joy of victory was replaced by a hint of solemnity.
Xuanmingzi ignored everyone's reactions and continued, "Lin Yi, the spacetime power within you has already touched the threshold of the mythical level, but you still need an opportunity to truly break through."
Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately asked, "What opportunity?"
Xuan Mingzi's gaze drifted to the distant, unknown: "In the gap between reality and illusion, there exists a forgotten city—'The Forgotten Capital.' It is the remnant of the early laws of the 'Infinite' game, and also retains a trace of... the original primordial power. Go there, and perhaps you can find the key to breaking through to the mythical level."
The Forgotten City? Primal Power? The Key to Breaking Through to Mythical Level?
Every word made Lin Yi's heart beat faster involuntarily!
However, before Lin Yi could ask any further questions, Xuan Mingzi's figure disappeared into the night again, just as it had appeared, as if he had never been there at all.
Only his seductive yet enigmatic words remained, echoing in everyone's hearts.
The smoke of battle had not yet completely dissipated, and the joy of victory still lingered in his heart, but new challenges and goals were already clearly presented to Lin Yi, like the rising sun on the horizon.
The Forgotten City...
Lin Yi clenched his fist, feeling the spacetime power slowly recovering within his body, and the restless, eager-to-breakthrough throbbing sensation.
The real stage may have only just begun.
The road ahead was destined to be full of unknowns and dangers, but in his eyes there was no fear, only a burning fighting spirit and anticipation.
He could sense that an even more magnificent era was about to begin.
And he will be the one who stands at the crest of the wave and dominates everything!
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