The strange sound resonated in everyone’s ears, with bizarre instruments playing a melancholic tune. Feng Yuan waved his hand, opening the ancient black book, and golden characters emerged, continuously accumulating in the air.
"Just pretending to be mysterious."
Veronia waved her small hand, unleashing the Golden Crystal Rose Garden. Although it’s not a domain, with the power of the World of Mirrors, it could still bypass space limitations to launch a formidable attack.
"Be careful."
With a vigilant glance sweeping around, Feng Yuan warned Qi Chen and the others. There’s no way around it; whoever was causing this disturbance had yet to show themselves, and with such chaos now, who knew if a sudden and dangerous ambush might strike later on.
Feng Yuan himself wasn’t worried, but as for Qi Chen and the others, it was hard to say. Their strength was not particularly formidable, and in this unique space where everyone’s attack methods were restricted, it was even more troublesome.
Even War Qichen, if faced with a stronger opponent, it wasn’t impossible for the tables to turn against him.
The uncanny sounds whispered in everyone’s ears, seemingly narrating something, yet the mournful tone irritated Feng Yuan greatly.
"Xiao Ji, prepare the Crimson Judgement!"
With eyes slightly narrowed, Feng Yuan shouted loudly as he looked toward Tamur, saying to him
"Please temporarily isolate Qi Chen’s space, I fear I won’t be able to hold back later."
Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan in confusion, not quite understanding what he intended. Just then, a technology-filled metal sphere floated out from the thicket. At its center was an eyeball-like structure with a pupil occasionally moving about.
Before anyone could react, a magic circle spread out before the pupil of the metal sphere, and a powerful energy fluctuation appeared instantaneously.
"Do mere foot soldiers think they can take us down? How naive. Xiao Ji! Prepare!"
Feng Yuan sneered, waving his hand as the golden runes gathered on the ancient black book formed into rune chains, flying toward Xiao Ji, who now also stretched her wings readying to unleash the Crimson Judgement.
The golden runes wrapped around Xiao Ji, and amidst her resonant cry, the rune chains encased into a sphere that completely enveloped Xiao Ji. Moments later, the golden runes seemed to merge into her body, and a black eagle with the tips of its feathers aflame with golden fire appeared before everyone.
Veronia frowned slightly, realizing that she had no idea Feng Yuan could wield such power. To her, Xiao Ji was now powerfully at the Divine Beast Level—not merely a temporary boost, as even authority had been complete.
Had Feng Yuan allowed Xiao Ji to skip over a long growth process temporarily?
Xiao Ji herself didn’t notice the monumental changes occurring within, only sensing a sudden, substantial boost in her ability to mobilize and control. With a long cry, she beat her wings, and the space above tore as a blood-red rift forcefully ripped open, with the power of the Netherworld recklessly invading the area.
Massive Netherfire Orbs cascaded from the sky, Xiao Ji herself startled by the transformative power of the Crimson Judgement, maintaining the terrifying might still characteristic of previous ultimate moves, yet fully beyond Xiao Ji’s control limit.
Elevated by Feng Yuan to the Divine Beast Level, the result of Xiao Ji launching her Divine Beast Technique further enhanced the impact, causing turbulence within the space.
The metal sphere tried in vain to form a complete magic circle to resist Xiao Ji’s assault, but the Crimson Judgement struck too swiftly, exacerbated by the particularly large sky fissure—those magic circles held only briefly before shattering under the Netherworld’s energy surge.
"Reckless destruction."
Tamur struggled to maintain the projection of the Mythical Era; regrettably, Xiao Ji’s attack was of such strength this time that Tamur had to exercise caution—should defenses crumble, Qi Chen and the others would suffer.
After all, this Crimson Judgement still executed wanton devastation without any restraint or control.
The entire space writhed continuously, and a colossal female bronze statue emerged from concealment amid the chaos. Faced with the twisting female bronze statue, Feng Yuan furrowed his brow—what’s this about now?
It appeared to be lifeless, yet lifeless things shouldn’t possess such formidable energy, moreover, it demonstrated reactions like a living entity, while the Netherworld’s energies still inflicted additional harm upon it, which was perplexing.
The forces of the Netherworld—specifically the mix of Death and Ghost Series powers—indeed had magical effects on flesh-and-blood beings and souls, but this thing did not resemble a biological entity at all. Might it be a spiritual body possessing the bronze statue?
Before Feng Yuan could think further, black thorn vines entwining the bronze statue suddenly sprouted blood-red flowers. Those blossoms grew swiftly, their red-as-blood petals gleaming richly, exuding a sense of elasticity.
Yet, besides Feng Yuan, even Veronia felt endless sorrow swelling in her heart while staring at the flowers.
"Unwarranted sorrow—is that your malice? But... I’m angry, so..."
For reasons unknown, amidst the boundless sadness, Veronia felt an inexplicable fury rise, and in overwhelming anger, she did not attempt to calm herself but instead embraced the emotion, releasing her power.
A force completely alien to her usual self appeared out of nowhere, tears blurring Veronia’s vision as she gazed intensely at the bronze statue, letting out an enraged roar.
Dim starlight enveloped where Veronia stood, and as the starlight dissipated, a doll-like figure appearing to stand the same height as Ah Mu emerged where Veronia had been, no longer sporting its cartoon-style cuteness. Adorned in intricate robes and sparkling crystal stone embellishments, it resembled a Crystal Stone Queen.
"A power not meant for Divine Beasts, utterly different strength, truly a special existence, alas, if it weren’t for your mistake, perhaps, I’d wish to explore this power in-depth."
With a cold gaze toward the bronze statue, Crystal Stone Queen Veronia clearly sensed the statue was indeed a living being, though puzzled by its bizarre form. But now, she only wanted to destroy it!
Under the shadow of Xiao Ji’s Crimson Judgement, Crystal Stone Queen Veronia slowly approached the bronze statue, letting out a soft hum, performing no further actions, as behind her, a gigantic Crystal Warship emerged from thin air. War Qichen stared in bewilderment at the mysterious vessel, uncertain of its purpose.
"Where did you conjure this thing from? This isn’t right, Star Sea Warship?"
With just one glance, Feng Yuan identified the source of the vessel’s image, yet it was precisely because of this that he felt baffled—such things didn’t exist in this world.
For in this world, the structure was round heavens and square earth, with added starry sky dimension in the heavens, yet humans would not venture near it, thus there were no such Star Ocean vehicles or similar contraptions.
"I don’t know either. Perhaps you could say I don’t understand where they came from either. It just felt like they were there, so they were summoned naturally, maybe, she knows something, but, it’s irrelevant now."
Crystal Stone Queen Veronia murmured quietly, while the main cannon of the warship quickly charged. After a flash of dazzling white light, the bronze statue vanished without a trace, however, the aftermath of the attack was much more complex.
The beam penetrated the space, directly striking the Starlit Sea and creating massive waves, even stirring Delong Tower. Faced with the fractured space, Feng Yuan spoke with a speechless expression
"Xiao Ji didn’t pierce through this space, but you did."
"I believe we should leave here; this place isn’t suited for lingering."
"Anyway, it’s already like this, let’s go."
Holding his forehead, Feng Yuan spoke with resignation. The space had been punctured, and knowing what’s beyond, leaving was feasible, worst case, they could call Gitalien to retrieve them.
Compared to retracing their steps, Feng Yuan considered returning to the real world as a preferable option, since he couldn’t guarantee avoiding further ambushes along the way.
As for himself, he felt indifferent, but Qi Chen and the others couldn’t. In this space, the limitations they faced were severe, making self-defense incredibly difficult.
Moreover, Feng Yuan desired to clarify what was happening with Veronia; that power was starkly different from her usual, and to him, it seemed somewhat beyond the conventional Spirit Beast power system.
This power appearing on a Divine Beast isn’t trivial, knowing their inherent specialness separates them from many influences affecting others, their presence marked distinctly elsewhere.
Like the Crystal Domain, moot to Divine Beasts, yet Veronia’s current state differed, seemingly altering from the core?
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