"How is this possible?! The Hunt… How could this little girl possess such immense power of the Hunt?!"
Feeling the overwhelming power of the Hunt emanating from the Bow of the Hunt in March 7th's hands, Phantylia, now fused with a body of Abundance, felt alarm bells ringing in her heart.
The Paths of Abundance and the Hunt were natural enemies, with the Hunt born for vengeance, created to eradicate the Path of Abundance.
At this moment, our Lord of Extinction, Phantylia, perfectly embodied the concept of an Abundance monstrosity.
It was precisely because of this that the Bow of the Hunt could unleash one hundred percent—or even one hundred twenty percent—of its power.
"No, I absolutely cannot fall here! The ones to die, the ones to be destroyed, will be you!" Phantylia declared.
The looming sense of mortal danger tightened her heart. She swung her massive arm, and a surge of Abundance energy flowed from her folding fan.
"Devour them completely!"
As Phantylia's words fell, the power of Abundance took root and sprouted from the ground, transforming into countless thorny, menacing vines.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
An overwhelming wave of bloodthirsty vines surged toward the group, their sharp thorns tearing through the void with a ripping sound, encircling everyone present.
"Let this round of moonlight—illuminate myriad rivers!"
"This splendid scene, though I cannot attain it, shall be—shared by all!"
As the bloodthirsty vines attacked, two sharp voices—one male, one female—rang out from behind the group.
Immediately after, a torrent of icy sword energy and blood-red sword energy, seemingly capable of bridging life and death, swept forth.
Swish, swish, swish…!
Countless streams of sword energy surged from behind, striking the onslaught of bloodthirsty vines. Within a few breaths, the ferocious vines were reduced to scattered blades of grass flying through the air.
Recognizing the familiar sword techniques, Jing Yuan's eyes widened slightly in a daze, but he quickly regained his composure.
Turning around to face the two figures, countless thoughts raced through Jing Yuan's mind.
The Vidyadhara Dragon Sovereign Danfeng, the Luofu Swordmaster Jingliu, the genius craftsman Yingxing, and himself, once a valiant Cloud Knight—Jing Yuan.
The High-Cloud Quintet had reunited here, save for the one who could never return…
"Jing Yuan, don't lose focus. Have you forgotten what your master taught you?" Jingliu's cold words reached Jing Yuan's ears, to which he responded with a faint smile.
As for our Mr. Blade, he gripped his shattered sword and slowly approached Dan Heng. Under Dan Heng's wary gaze, Blade revealed a rare smile—one uglier than crying.
"It's been a while, Danfeng!"
Holding his shattered sword, Blade pointed its tip at the hundred-zhang-tall Phantylia. "Filthy prey, filthy Abundance!"
"We'll settle our matters later, Danfeng. You won't escape!"
Blade coldly tossed out those words before turning to join the Xianzhou group and the Trailblazers on the same battle line.
"Hehehe… Jingliu, Yingxing, Jing Yuan, Danfeng… The High-Cloud Quintet. It's truly an honor for this lady to face you all as enemies!" Phantylia said with a low chuckle, her massive face tilting slightly downward.
Even so, her enormous form couldn't conceal the expression on her face—a mix of mockery, sarcasm, and seething anger. With a sidelong glance, she noticed March 7th still charging her bow, and a sense of retreat began to form in her heart.
After all, this body was merely birthed by the Ambrosial Arbor. Even if she abandoned it here today, the loss wouldn't be significant.
But if she took that arrow, the cost could be far greater.
She couldn't be certain whether the power gathered in March 7th's Bow of the Hunt could directly slay her Heliobus essence.
"Since you seek death, I'll grant it to you," Phantylia declared.
With those words, boundless Destruction energy erupted from her body, burning across her skin like flames.
In just a few blinks, her body shifted from the vibrant cyan-green of life to the deep purple of death.
Hum, hum—!
Immense Destruction energy soared into the sky, piercing the clouds. Under its influence, the entire heavens turned a doomsday-like brownish-black.
"Crushing you ants—there's no more entertaining way than plucking a star from the sky," Phantylia sneered.
With that, a massive star—a celestial body one-third the size of the Xianzhou Luofu—was pulled by the power of Destruction, plummeting from the heavens.
"Everyone, act now!" Welt shouted.
Releasing the energy of the Star of Eden, a massive pseudo-black hole formed behind Phantylia. Its immense gravitational pull caught her off guard, causing her to stagger and tilt backward.
"Cave of the Hidden Moon, Azure Dragon Cleanses the World!"
The Abyss Pearl glowed brilliantly. In the next moment, a majestic azure dragon manifested before Dan Heng, the Imbibitor Lunae. Under his command, the dragon charged fiercely at the faltering Phantylia.
"Damn you, immortal descendant!" Phantylia cursed.
Having just stabilized her stance, she was caught off guard by the sudden attack, her massive body tilting backward once more. Forced to abandon her control over the falling star to regain her balance, she had no other choice.
"Now!" Dan Heng shouted to Jing Yuan.
Hearing this, General Jing Yuan leaped forward. The colossal Divine Lord swung its thunder array blade, striking both the falling star and Phantylia in a single, linear sweep.
"Majestic Authority, Heed My Crimson Command—Slay Without Mercy!"
The Divine Lord's thunder array blade descended, cleaving the star in two with a single strike. Its momentum unabated, it continued toward Phantylia's Abundance-forged body.
Phantylia had no means to counter. Though her body was powerful, its massive size meant sluggish movement and limited speed.
At this moment, even if she wanted to preserve her body, there was no way to do so.
"You'll pay for this! The path of Destruction will never stop, and neither will I perish here!" Phantylia spat out defiantly.
With that, the light in her Abundance-forged body dimmed. In the next moment, it closed its eyes and willingly collided with Jing Yuan's blade.
As expected, the clash between the Abundance-forged body and the thunder array blade imbued with the Hunt's power ended with the body being sliced in two.
The moment the Abundance body was cleaved, a cyan-green flame separated from it, fleeing toward the cosmos like a creature breaking free from its shell.
"Now, March 7th!" Fu Xuan called out.
Activating the power of the Matrix of Prescience Ultima, a force of containment and restraint enveloped Phantylia's revealed Heliobus form.
Within the domain, Phantylia's movements faltered. Though she no longer had her Abundance body and her Destruction energy was nearly depleted, an Emanator was still an Emanator. The domain Fu Xuan had constructed using the Matrix of Prescience Ultima and her divination could only restrain Phantylia for a few dozen seconds at most.
But let alone dozens of seconds—even one or two seconds were more than enough.