The grotesque creature clinging to the obsidian slab was finally revealed as the Blazing Qilin's corpse dissolved into nothing. Its body was twisted and demonic, as though shaped by some nightmare.
Red Snow coughed up a mouthful of blood, her face pale, and in that instant Ethan sensed something—deep inside the creature, a faint tremor suddenly ceased. Then, with a sound like a heart stuttering back to life, the tremor surged again, steady and rhythmic. A moment later, the supposedly lifeless corpse jolted violently.
Ethan didn't wait to see what would happen next. His muscles tensed, the shadows of his Panther Form surging over his frame as he poured three Shred techniques into his Twilight War Spear. In one swift, committed motion, he thrust—unleashing a crimson streak that hissed through the air like a blade tearing reality itself, driving it straight at the rising creature.
