"You talk too much. I can hardly stand it anymore..."
A light, airy voice reached everyone's ears, causing Jing Yuan and Phantylia's hearts to jolt simultaneously.
Yet in a mere instant, both regained their composure.
Jing Yuan, whose heart had been pounding moments before, now calmed, his gaze sweeping over the Astral Express Crew around him. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Though Lumina's true intentions remained unclear, given her personality, she was unlikely to harm the crew...
This eased Jing Yuan's mind. The fact that he hadn't dragged the Astral Express into this conflict was a stroke of luck amid disaster...
"Hahahahaha..."
Phantylia froze for a moment before bursting into laughter upon realizing the voice belonged to Lumina.
When her laughter subsided, she turned her gaze toward Lumina, who stood nearby in her pristine white dress, radiating an aura of pure, saintly innocence. A flicker of contempt flashed in Phantylia's eyes.
Wielding the dual Paths of Abundance and Destruction, Phantylia now feared no one.
A mere Little Lumina was nothing more than a plaything in her palm.
"Miss Lumina, I was originally inclined to spare you, given your past contributions... but you've shown no gratitude and squandered that chance."
Phantylia chuckled softly. Jing Yuan had already been rendered utterly incapable of fighting, and with the Ambrosial Arbor's blessing, she had fully restored her strength. Lumina's appearance here merely added a touch of amusement to the situation.
"Since that's the case, I have no choice but to drag both you and the Luofu into Destruction."
With those words, Phantylia extended her palm toward Lumina, intending to crush her into a Voidranger.
"Sigh..."
Seeing this, Lumina showed no trace of panic. She sighed, her immaculate white dress accentuating her peerless beauty.
"Miss Phantylia, it seems the desires born from your newfound power have made you forget something..."
As the colossal hand loomed closer, Lumina smiled faintly.
"Since you're so eager to plunge me into Destruction, I have no reason to hold back any longer..."
The moment her words fell, Phantylia's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, her colossal form beginning to tremble violently.
Hiss... Hiss... Hiss...
Cracks spread rapidly from Phantylia's palm, engulfing her entire body. The Abundance Power the Ambrosial Arbor had granted her now surged forth, returning to the Arbor itself.
"You... what have you done?!"
Sensing her body collapsing and her power draining away, Phantylia's seductive face instantly contorted in panic.
"Hm?" Lumina smiled, not immediately answering Phantylia's question. She took measured steps toward Phantylia, closing the distance between them.
"As the creator of this body, it's only natural that some flaws would emerge during the creation process due to my own limitations in Reality, don't you think?"
"Lumina! You damned... Abundance Abomination!!!"
Phantylia roared at Lumina, her rage erupting from the depths of her being.
She had been immensely satisfied with this body, which allowed her to indefinitely prolong her self-destruction and savor the joy of bringing Destruction to the Luofu in the process.
But now... now... all of it had been destroyed by this detestable Abundance Abomination before her!
"Miss Phantylia, don't blame me. You were the one who broke our agreement first." Lumina watched Phantylia, visibly furious but powerless against her, and felt a surge of pleasure.
"I genuinely wanted to collaborate with you at first, you know. That's the truth—I was not lying... If you had simply fulfilled your part of the bargain, I wouldn't have moved against you." Lumina shook her head and sighed.
"But who could have known that you Lord Ravagers would be so utterly untrustworthy?"
"Abomination! Next time, I will inflict the most cruel and merciless Destruction upon you!"
Phantylia's mind was consumed by rage, her eyes blazing like fiery torches. She longed to subject Lumina to every torment she knew.
"Hm?" Ignoring Phantylia's murderous glare, Lumina chuckled softly, slowly raising her hand and placing it on Phantylia's body.
"But alas, you won't get that chance."
"So, farewell, Miss Phantylia..."
Green light erupted from Lumina's palm as she gently pushed the body before her.
In the next instant, the body crumbled into dust, vanishing forever within the Ambrosial Arbor's space.