Zhang Lexuan's pupils trembled slightly, but before she could think deeply, the next moment...
"Ah—!"
Another shrill scream rang out. Not far away, a team member was surrounded by several Moon-Eating Silver Wolves, their cries of agony endless.
Zhang Lexuan stared blankly at everything, an uncontrollable sense of despair rising within her.
And it was at this moment that the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King raised its head and let out a long howl filled with mental pressure.
"Awoo—!"
The powerful mental force, like a heavy hammer, struck Zhang Lexuan's mind fiercely.
In an instant, the floodgates of sealed memories burst open.
She recalled that night, the towering flames, and her parents' desperate and pained eyes.
Everything, everything, wildly overlapped with the Hell-like scene before her!
Rage surged in her chest like a volcano, threatening to erupt.
With her cultivation, she should have been able to break through the influence of the mental attack at this moment.
But the next moment, more turbulent than the rage, all the emotions she had suppressed over the years suddenly erupted!
—The alienation and accusations from her inner courtyard peers, the shock and pain upon discovering the academy's dark side, the powerlessness of wanting to change things but facing heavy resistance, the immense pressure from the expectations placed upon her...
All of it, like ignited dynamite, completely shattered the last pillar in her heart.
She was still so powerless.
Unable to protect her parents,
Unable to change the academy,
Now, she couldn't even protect her teammates fighting alongside her.
She couldn't do anything. She couldn't accomplish anything.
Complete despair, like a cold tide, drowned her consciousness, washing away all her strength.
Tears, uncontrollable, welled up in the corners of her eyes, glistening faintly, and slid down her face, stained with blood and dust, dripping onto the ground.
She was always so helpless.
Who can save me?
A hint of playful mockery flashed in the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King's human-like intelligent eyes as it locked onto this human female, whose aura was the strongest but whose will had been shattered by its Spirit Ability.
It no longer hesitated. Its massive body transformed into a silver lightning bolt, its sharp claws aiming directly for Zhang Lexuan's head. The shadow of death instantly enveloped her.
Zhang Lexuan watched the sharp claws rapidly enlarge in her pupils, her body stiff, unable to even make the most basic dodging movement, as if she had returned to that powerless childhood night.
She remained rooted to the spot, seemingly resigned to her fate.
However, the next moment...
"Already giving up?"
A gentle and calm voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
Zhang Lexuan was slightly dazed, her crumbling consciousness regaining a sliver of clarity. Her gaze shifted to her side.
There, she saw a slender young man who had appeared at some unknown time.
A faint silver glow flowed around the young man's body. His handsome face instantly overlapped with the face of the young man she had seen during the competition in her memory.
In just an instant, she recognized him.
Kong Mingan's gaze was calm, and he did not place his attention on Zhang Lexuan.
He raised his hand, and an ice sword, condensed from Extreme Ice and snow, appeared out of thin air. Then, he thrust it forward.
"Clang—!"
With a crisp clang, the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King's claws, powerful enough to tear metal, were firmly blocked by the ice sword.
Immediately after, an extreme chill, as if capable of freezing the Soul, spread from the sword, instantly covering the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King's entire body, temporarily turning it into a giant ice sculpture.
Having done all this, Kong Mingan finally turned to look at Zhang Lexuan, who seemed to be in a daze, raising an eyebrow. His tone carried a hint of imperceptible helplessness:
"Didn't I tell you that if you called me, I would come? Why didn't you call me?"
As a very useful link in the plan to infiltrate Shrek, he didn't want Zhang Lexuan to die just like that.
This was a sunk cost.
Beside him, Zhang Lexuan was completely lost, the young man's figure reflected in her eyes, her pupils trembling slightly.
She seemed to try to say something, but her throat felt as if it was blocked by something, rolling slightly but unable to make any sound.
The young man did not wait for her answer. His gaze returned to the ice sculpture. On its surface, countless cracks were spreading at a visible speed. Clearly, the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King was about to break free.
"Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast."
After all, it was an Incarnation of Energy projected from a distance, lacking a bit of power. It was easy to bully Spirit Beasts below a hundred thousand years, but facing a true Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, it was still somewhat troublesome.
A trace of annoyance appeared on his face. Kong Mingan thought for a moment, then suddenly turned to face Zhang Lexuan, who was still in a daze, and extended his hand. His voice was calm and undeniable, as if giving an order:
"Give me your hand."
Zhang Lexuan paused, but it was as if she had grasped onto something. Almost instinctively, she obeyed Kong Mingan's command, placing her blood-stained hand in his distinctively jointed palm.
The next moment, a gentle but vast spirit power and a boundless mental force, like the sea, surged into her body, then rapidly intertwined and resonated with her spirit power and mental force.
Is this a SpiritFusion Ability?
Zhang Lexuan realized something. The next moment, that voice, which inexplicably put her at ease, directly sounded in her mind.
"Don't resist. Leave everything to me."
His tone still left her no room for refusal, but she felt no dissatisfaction. Her Spirit and body showed no resistance at all.
In fact, even before her consciousness made a decision, she instinctively completely let go of all resistance in her mind and body, surrendering complete control of her body.
She was yearning.
She yearned for someone to do what she dared not do, or could not do. She yearned for someone to make decisions for her, so that she only needed to act, and not be enveloped by confusion.
She yearned... to be dominated.
Zhang Lexuan's consciousness temporarily became an observer, and under the gaze of this observer, the next moment, "Zhang Lexuan" stood up from the ground.
Those eyes, originally brimming with tears and despair, were now replaced by an absolute calmness and indifference.
Deep in her eyes, a silver-white data stream flashed and disappeared. Her originally somewhat unsteady posture stood firm, and the aura emanating from her still belonged to Zhang Lexuan, but her inner core was already different.
"My chest feels so heavy."
Kong Mingan couldn't help but complain. To facilitate the subsequent handling of matters, he chose to act in Zhang Lexuan's form, though he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.
Controlling Zhang Lexuan's body, because Zhang Lexuan's consciousness had no resistance and even actively accepted it, Kong Mingan quickly adapted to this body.
With a calm gaze, he asked softly:
"spiritual pivot, how much spirit power does this body have left?"
"spirit power remaining: 68%, Creator."
A reassuring mechanical voice sounded from the sea of his mind. Kong Mingan nodded slightly.
"That's enough."
Kong Mingan's gaze fell on the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King in the distance. A hint of regret appeared in his eyes, but at the same time, a trace of eagerness to try also emerged.
"It's a pity the material isn't easy to retrieve, but for a one-time experiment, it should be enough."
Saying that, Kong Mingan slowly raised his hand.
(End of Chapter)
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