Chapter 44: Deadly Killing Intent

So that’s how it is…

Miss Vilyric seemed to understand why Ling Feng had asked her to use [Holy Radiance] at a critical moment before.

It wasn’t about relying on this light attribute magic to suppress or dispel something from Ya Zi, but rather for Ling Feng to use herself.

While [Holy Radiance] is a purification magic, it ultimately belongs to the Holy Light category. The reason it shines so brightly is that it greatly enhances the concentration of light elements in its area of effect when activated. Most high-level Holy Light magic shares this trait.

However, Ling Feng didn’t know this. All she understood was that Miss Vilyric’s most powerful ability was [Holy Radiance], and after using that transformation-like ability, the light and fire attributes it displayed were very close to Holy Light, making it a kind of semi-core power.

After all, regardless of the types of abilities or how they manifest—be it仙术, magic, or superpowers—they fundamentally operate using the magical elements present in the air.

In this manner, Ling Feng could utilize the dense light elements gathered by [Holy Radiance] to compensate for her own deficits, reduce consumption, and ultimately achieve the goal of sealing all seven pillars.

This person… truly has remarkable insight and understanding! Despite only having interacted once, she grasped the powers from other systems to such an extent and fully utilized them.

Since she isn’t the Princess Ling, who exactly is she? Could it be…

While pondering this, Miss Vilyric had already taken out the [Eternal Staff: Heart of the World] and began to channel her magical power.

In any case, it was best to resolve the pressing issue first; it was time for Ling Feng to get support.

But just as she was about to cast the spell, that strange feeling which had been lingering in Miss Vilyric’s heart since entering this underwater crystal palace suddenly reached its peak!

The light in her hand shifted, instantly transforming into a giant light spear that shot forward, piercing towards the girl beside Ling Feng!

“Ling Feng! Dodge!!!”

Hearing the priestess’s sudden and altered warning, though not fully grasping it, trust and that instinct from her lineage drove Ling Feng to side-step without hesitation, escaping!

As her body moved away from the formation beneath her feet, losing the power supplied by the girl, the magic circle that had just been illuminated immediately dimmed.

But this wasn’t a wrong choice.

For the next moment, a pitch-black crack silently emerged from the area where she just was.

It was a terrifying assassination strike that shattered even space itself—silent and elusive—so elusive that even the priestess, who hadn’t scrutinized carefully, only vaguely sensed the anomaly without detecting the true source of it.

Fortunately, Miss Vilyric was more skilled and discovered the opponent’s action in advance.

“Boom!!!!”

The light spear pierced through the void, crashing hard against the wall of the crystal palace, embedding itself deep. The strange feeling that Miss Vilyric had sensed disappeared in an instant.

“Lady!”

Even Bai’er, battle-hardened as she was, only now reacted to the sudden assassination, quickly slashing at the air behind the crack with her sword after the light spear swept past.

But sadly, there was nothing there; Bai’er’s sword merely passed through the void, touching nothing at all.

She didn’t linger or obsess over finding the assassin but hurried over to support the interrupted spellcasting girl, cautiously observing the surroundings while anxiously asking.

“Lady, are you okay?!”

That transformation activated by the bloodline was rapidly fading with the sudden interruption, her scales reverting to fair skin, and the spiral horn atop her head retracted inward as the flames gradually extinguished.

Waving her hand, Ling Feng barely suppressed the urge to spit out blood, turning to look at the black-haired girl hurrying toward her.

“I’m fine… Thanks to Miss Vilyric’s warning, or it could have been dire. I didn’t expect the minions of the Seven Day Demon Lord to be lurking here, no wonder matters have escalated to this extent…”

“Seven Day Demon Lord?”

The priestess looked around, her interest piqued by the familiar title.

The strange energy that had vaguely enveloped the crystal palace had dissipated completely with the failure of that assassination, and Miss Vilyric wasn’t sure if her counterattack had injured the enemy, as they had vanished far too quickly.

It seemed they had employed some spatial abilities to disappear cleanly and decisively—a true manifestation of the assassin’s creed: “If one strike fails, retreat a thousand miles,” without even showing their face or leaving any taunts.

That was certainly an upgrade from a simple Plakaka.

Unfortunately, Miss Vilyric didn’t have time to play cat and mouse.

“Hmm, it must be [Fleeting Void], one of the most mysterious and terrifying existences among the Seven Day Demon Lords. Just a moment ago, I sensed its aura. Only it could hide in subspace and execute swift movements and assassinations, making it hard for me to defend against… What a perfect timing.”

Making a simple guess, Ling Feng straightened up and patted the shoulder of the short-haired girl beside her, choosing not to delve deeper into this topic.

“Alright, Bai’er, no need to be so tense; [Fleeting Void] has a rule: despite the unknown reason, it won’t make a second move against its failed assassination target for a short time. It’s probably already left and won’t appear again for now.”

“Damn… that bastard got away.”

Following her line of sight, the trio redirected their focus to the center of the seal where Ya Zi was located.

Even though they dodged the sudden attack thanks to Miss Vilyric’s reminder, it was evident that the assassination attempt by [Fleeting Void] had forcibly interrupted Ling Feng’s ritual to reinforce the seal. Given her current condition, it would be tough to restart the spell.

Having observed for so long, Miss Vilyric had basically pieced it together; the seven sealing pillars presumably corresponded to the spatial anchor points they had seen in the Tide Deep Valley. To perfectly seal Ya Zi, all seven pillars were indispensable.

Just reinforcing three pillars was insufficient to completely lock away this unparalleled ferocious beast. The four giant pillars that hadn’t been repaired flickered more frequently with light and patterns, seemingly on the verge of extinguishing at any moment due to Ya Zi’s pulling.

“So what now? Are we just going to have to fight this guy? Just to be clear, I’m only a priestess; I won’t take the lead in fighting unless you meow plead with me…”

“…?”

Ling Feng shot a weird glance at the priestess who put forth such a strange request, shaking her head helplessly.

“Ya Zi is a child of the Ancestor Dragon and one of the fiercest beasts in the Ancient Spirit Realm, second only to a few of those supreme beings. Even at its peak, the Qilin wouldn’t dare claim it could single-handedly defeat it. It’s pretty much impossible for us to win against Ya Zi in a direct confrontation.”

“Even if we could, if Ya Zi breaks through the seal, the ensuing collapse would cause the earth to overturn, and countless lives would perish from the fall. After that, trying to suppress or defeat it would be too late to reverse the situation.”

“Alright, alright… no need to keep stressing the severity.”

Miss Vilyric nodded in acknowledgment and then remarked.

“But you all are quite bold, building a city on the surface with such an incredible threat below? If I had known, why bother from the start?”

“That was the decision of our ancestors. I cannot comment on it. Moreover, the Seven Star Sealing Evil Seal shouldn’t have collapsed so quickly; it’s likely that forces led by the Seven Day Demon Lord interfered. At this point, we can only rely on…”

“ROAR!!!!”

Ya Zi’s sudden explosive roar interrupted Ling Feng’s explanation. It turned out that in this brief moment, it had already shattered the silver chains coiled around its horn and once again opened its massive mouth, spewing dark magical light toward the empty ceiling of the palace!

Its ferocious will surged into the sky!

[Yuan Qianqiu!!! Get out here and face me!!!!]

   

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