"Lin Mo!" Qian Renxue's gaze sharpened, a fierce fury surging within her. Her Angelic power erupted once more—though feeble, it was incredibly violent. She spread her hands, and a pair of small golden wings slowly unfurled behind her back. The golden runes on the wings became even more distinct, radiating an increasingly potent sacred aura.
Seeing Lin Mo injured, Zhao Feng was also consumed by rage. He led all the remaining members in a desperate charge toward the Void Commander. Every single person detonated their soul power to the absolute limit, unleashing a barrage of soul skills at the behemoth. Fire, lightning, ice, wind blades—soul skills of every attribute intertwined, forming a massive tidal wave of attacks that swept toward the Void Commander.
The Void Commander let out a cold snort (though it lacked facial features, its utter disdain was palpable). It violently swung its massive black war blade, conjuring a gigantic black barrier in front of itself.
Boom!
The tidal wave of attacks slammed heavily into the black barrier. The barrier shook violently but held firm. Instead, it rebounded the attack wave back at the Soul Masters. Many members were struck by their own deflected attacks, coughing up blood and losing their ability to fight.
The situation plummeted into absolute despair once more. The reinforcements suffered devastating casualties; Lin Mo was out of commission, Zhao Feng was heavily wounded, and Qian Renxue's Angelic power was nearly dry—she could no longer muster a strong offensive. The Void Commander advanced toward Qian Renxue step by step, the black war blade in its hand dripping with icy killing intent, as if it would cleave her in two in the very next second.
Looking at the approaching Void Commander, Qian Renxue felt no fear. Her eyes remained as resolute as ever, her mind holding onto a single thought: I must stop it. I cannot let the Void continue to erode this land. I cannot let all our efforts be in vain.
She slowly closed her eyes, recalling a forbidden secret art of the Angel Clan. It was a technique that exchanged one's own life force for devastating Angelic power. Once invoked, the user's life force would drain at an explosive rate, but in return, they would momentarily regain their peak combat power—or even surpass it.
"Lady Xue Yan, don't!" Seeing the look on Qian Renxue's face, Zhao Feng instantly realized what she was about to do and shouted to stop her. "We can still hold on! As long as the second wave of reinforcements from headquarters arrives, we still have a chance! You cannot risk your life force!"
Qian Renxue ignored Zhao Feng's pleas. She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze completely devoid of hesitation. She pressed her palms together and silently chanted the incantation of the Angel Clan's forbidden art. Her life force began to drain away rapidly, turning her skin terrifyingly pale. But at the same time, a majestic surge of Angelic power erupted from within her—several times stronger than she had been at her absolute peak.
The golden wings behind her grew larger and increasingly dazzling. The golden runes on the wings seemed to come alive, pulsing with brilliant light. A sacred aura blanketed the entire battlefield, actually suppressing the dense Void miasma radiating from the Void Commander.
Sensing the overwhelming power bursting from Qian Renxue, the Void Commander let out a shriek of shock and actually halted its advance. A sliver of fear could be sensed from the swirling black mist that served as its head. It could feel that this power had far surpassed the Title Douluo level—enough to effortlessly slaughter it.
Qian Renxue slowly floated into the air, enveloped in golden radiance. She condensed a massive golden sword in her hands. The blade exuded a blinding light, far surpassing the one she had used to kill the Void Lord.
"Void Commander, today, in the name of the Angel, I shall purify you and seal this rift for good!" Qian Renxue's voice echoed across the battlefield, dripping with divine majesty.
With that, she spread her wings and dive-bombed the Void Commander. The golden sword danced in her hands, sending wave after wave of golden sword aura crashing down. Every single blade carried an overwhelming amount of Angelic power, easily purifying the Void energy on contact.
The Void Commander didn't dare to hold back. It frantically swung its black war blade, launching enormous arcs of black blade energy to intercept the golden aura. But with every collision, the black energy was instantly purified. The golden aura broke through, slicing deep into the Void Commander's body and leaving grievous wounds.
Roar!
The Void Commander howled in agony. It knew it was completely outmatched and tried to turn and flee back into the rift. But Qian Renxue gave it no chance. Her golden sword locked onto it relentlessly, pouring an endless barrage of golden blade aura into its body. The creature's massive form began to rapidly corrode and shrink as the Void power inside it was forcefully purified.
Qian Renxue didn't let up. She channeled every last drop of her life force and Angelic power into the golden sword. The blade's light grew so bright it seemed to illuminate the entire sky.
"Angel's Judgment!" Qian Renxue screamed, plunging the golden sword straight into the Void Commander.
The blade pierced completely through the creature. An overwhelming flood of Angelic power surged into its body, utterly incinerating its Void core.
With one final, miserable shriek, the Void Commander's body rapidly dissipated into black smoke. The smoke was thoroughly purified by the golden light, vanishing completely from the air.
Having slain the Void Commander, Qian Renxue didn't stop. She flew directly above the rift, spread her arms wide, and poured the remaining dregs of her Angelic power and life force straight into the tear. The rift's width shrank at a visible pace. The grayish-white mist thinned out, the black tornadoes dissipated, and even the corrosive scars on the ground began to slowly heal.
By now, however, Qian Renxue's body had grown critically weak. Her life force was almost completely spent, leaving her skin as white as paper. Her golden wings had turned translucent, looking as though they would vanish at any moment. She could feel her life slipping away by the second, but she had no regrets. She had done it. She had stopped the Void's erosion once again, sealed the rift, and protected this land.
Just as the rift was on the verge of closing completely, a final, weak surge of Void energy suddenly spewed from within. A tiny black shadow darted out of the closing tear, launching a desperate sneak attack at Qian Renxue's back. The shadow was incredibly fast and radiated a bizarre aura. It was clearly born from the Void Commander's residual power, attempting to assassinate Qian Renxue at her absolute weakest to force the rift back open.
"Watch out!" Zhao Feng roared. Disregarding his severe injuries, he threw himself into the air and lunged at the black shadow. He condensed the absolute final scrap of soul power into his battle axe and swung it at the creature. But he was simply too slow. There was no way he could intercept the attack in time.
Qian Renxue had no strength left to dodge. She could sense the deadly strike closing in from behind, and a surge of bitter unwillingness filled her heart.
Am I really going to fall short at the very last step?
Right at that moment, a figure lunged into her blind spot, placing himself squarely behind her, and forcibly took the blow.
"Lin Mo!" Qian Renxue spun around, only to see Lin Mo standing behind her. The black shadow's attack had struck him dead center in the chest. The black Void energy instantly surged into his body. His face turned a terrifying shade of dark grayish-black, and he vomited a mouthful of pitch-black blood before crashing heavily to the ground.
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