Chapter 271: Transformation Forbidden!
The existence of the Miracle Flower in perception suddenly became blurry, and the spirit energy within her rapidly drained as if dozens of water pumps were operating at full power. Realizing that the Shaman Queen had burned her boats, Luxianbei recognized that the Shaman Queen was genuinely desperate now.
Without a moment’s hesitation, she immediately activated the power of the God Realm Yumen, pulling back the Miracle Flower and repressing the Shaman Queen’s encroachment once again, her actions swift and her reactions rapid.
Even so, when the Miracle Flower returned to her side, it had already suffered severe wilting. The layered and intricate petals appeared as if trampled by someone and then scorched by fire, showing signs of damage and charred marks, with only the central most petals remaining intact.
The scene, which began with resistance and then suddenly erupted with devouring chaos, reminded Luxianbei of the time when she teased her father with ice cream as a child.
Back then, Lu Ming also hesitated at first, displaying great reluctance even to take a taste. Yet after being provoked several times, he suddenly swallowed the palm-sized ice cream whole.
He probably didn’t know how that bare ice cream stick left an indelible mark on the young heart of Luxianbei.
Bringing her thoughts back from childhood shadows, Luxianbei was both relieved that she had anticipated this scenario and acted quickly as she reintegrated the Miracle Flower into the core of the God Realm.
As the Miracle Flower returned to the core of the God Realm, brilliant and dazzling light flickered, enveloping her.
In the next moment, she found herself in a bizarre space.
It was as if a giant black veil enveloped her completely, plunging the surroundings into utter darkness.
Threads of dark red light became the only source of illumination, swirling around like a group of vengeful ghosts hovering outside the veil.
A notably tall and robust figure stood quietly not far away, resembling an upright adult brown bear. A pair of eyes glowed with red fire in the dim environment, sketching out the contours of a heavy gaze.
That figure was the Shaman Queen, and Luxianbei instantly felt a strong sense of oppression.
That sense of oppression did not stem from a typical fear of war and d*ath; perhaps it was because she had just experienced the core of the Witch species urban legend going berserk and nearly transitioned to a Cataclysm-grade monster through the Witch’s authority, she was almost unaffected by the Shaman Queen’s powers.
In fact, it felt somewhat exhilarating.
The core of the Witch species urban legend, which had originally fallen silent, seemed to be absorbing some unknown spirit energy, stirring restlessly. If it weren’t for the suppression of the higher-tier North Spirit Seal’s powers, it might have gone berserk again.
The oppression Luxianbei felt stemmed purely from size…
In her mythological state, standing before the Shaman Queen was akin to a preschool child facing the Hulk, just barely as tall as the Shaman Queen’s palm.
“……”
Wait, what is this Shaman Queen’s weird house, the Cycle of the Abyss?
Even though she had been sealed away, she could still struggle and resist to such an extent?
Had she always been this fierce? Luxianbei wondered.
It was like a critically ill patient suddenly sitting up in an ICU bed, absurdly managing over two hundred bench presses in one breath. How is that reasonable?
Uh, it seemed reasonable; even the last remnant of an ancestor could stab the Pink Fluffy Rabbit, let alone the completely intact Shaman Queen who was just sealed away.
Luxianbei suddenly regretted not having Jiang Li help her apply for a spot during the tour of the Pestilence Taijie’s sealed area organized by the Siye Association Headquarters.
Having seen it beforehand, she could have had a direct understanding of the top Cataclysm-grade urban legends in a sealed state, which would have helped her adequately guard against the Shaman Queen and not be dragged into this ghostly place.
Yes, Luxianbei was cautious, but she’d missed the mark…
In the process of retrieving the Miracle Flower and reintegrating it into the core of the God Realm, she used the power of God Realm Yumen to almost seal off all avenues for the Shaman Queen to continue her encroachment. What she didn’t expect was that the Shaman Queen, as a prisoner, could turn around and imprison her, the warden.
What should she do now? Fight him? No, the situation is unclear. If she must act, it would be better to observe first and gather more information to maximize her odds.
Luxianbei anxiously thought while turning to the Shaman Queen, waving her hand and weakly saying, “You, hello, my name is Shen Baiwei, the new Lord of Yumen. Uh, I’m just here to greet you because we’re going to be neighbors from now on.”
“I really don’t mean to offend you! If you mind, I’ll leave right now.”
After saying that, she turned to leave, her steps decisively firm.
Although the space was quite small, making escape impossible, creating a bit of distance was still good.
However, just as Luxianbei took a step, the surrounding darkness erupted.
The dark red stream swirling around rippled, stirring the surrounding darkness, continuously giving birth to various ephemeral yet vividly real phenomena.
Soldiers in battle, neighing warhorses, spreading flames, heaps of broken weapons, desolate lands scarred by war, emaciated refugees fallen during flight, and… the imminent specter of d*ath.
Various reflections of war continuously flickered and cycled through, as if silently narrating that human history was a history of war.
The dark red light gradually converged upon the Shaman Queen’s body, producing loud, fleshy squirming sounds. That once robust and towering figure quickly acquired a sense of speed and madness.
His eyes grew hotter, splitting into two, then four, until his entire being was agitated with moving eyes, his silhouette shifting constantly as if adjusting, optimizing, and reshaping to acquire greater destructive power…
But how could a renowned tormentor simply stand by and watch his enemy complete the transformation without taking action?
Only a fool would not seize such a golden opportunity for output!
“I mean… Is there someone who really thinks you are invincible while transforming? Do you think you’re Bai Xiaohua?” Luxianbei muttered expressionlessly.
Initially being pulled into this ghostly place, Luxianbei indeed felt a moment of panic and confusion. Yet as time passed and after observing for a moment, she found that the Shaman Queen did not immediately launch an attack against her.
Was that reasonable? The Shaman Queen was the type that would violently beat up anyone merely glancing at him!
For someone like him, once his mindset exploded from torment, to not retaliate immediately was either due to incapacity or needing time to prepare.
The dark red light gathering within the Shaman Queen indicated it was the latter situation.
Then, just as the Shaman Queen’s body began to change dramatically, the calm Luxianbei sensed that a part of the North Goddess’s power had already entered him.
And now, it was time for the poison to strike!
“Transformation Forbidden!”
With Luxianbei’s low shout, crimson flames erupted from the Shaman Queen’s chest, blooming like a flower and rapidly spreading to every corner of his body.
The activated North Goddess power surged forth, as if trying to suppress the Shaman Queen’s power, churning countless illusions amidst the flames on his body.
High temperatures evaporating all moisture, barren grains unable to yield, locust swarms darkening the sky, sudden blazing fires, and a desert resembling a lifeless zone…
Severing the growth of war with extreme drought and suppressing violence with violence!
In the end, all illusions overlapped, and amidst the violent collision of spirit energies, they exploded within the Shaman Queen’s chest like a volcanic eruption.
In an instant, dark red surges accompanied by shattered darkness surged outward like a tidal wave.
When the smoke formed from highly concentrated spirit energy dissipated, what remained of the once enormous and twisted figure was only a half body, with a gigantic arc-like gap, grotesque and terrifying, and flickers of dying flames still dancing on the incomplete body.
It was as if one had fired a rocket at a beached whale.
However, despite the injuries, there was still a viscous substance, akin to the shine of asphalt, spilled from his wounds, thrumming with active vitality, squirming intensely as if trying to rebuild its body.
Several outlines resembling freshly formed heads contended fiercely…
In the next moment, Luxianbei flashed and extended her hand, forcefully pressing down on those head-like outlines, pulling upwards violently as if grasping a head along with the spine and a series of organs, tearing out dark red sticky trails.
Immediately after, as if she had suddenly grasped the essence of flight, the tip of her foot lightly pressed down in mid-air, propelling her upward for a small distance before she stomped down hard, driving the newly emerged head-like outline, now imbued with power, deep into that broken body.
“Bang——!”
With the intensification of power, a muffled explosion resonated.
A fierce blast occurred again, shattering the massive fragmented body as if it had been suddenly punctured like a water balloon.
A viscous liquid containing malicious spirit energy surged forth, escaping in panic, spilling outwards as surging waves revealed more organs and limbs, as if attempting to reconvene a body elsewhere.
Luxianbei gazed at the continuous emerging outlines of limbs, her expression cold and unchanging as she pursued them, resembling someone squashing cockroaches, activating her powers to stomp down fiercely, unknowingly giving rise to a hint of strange pleasure in her heart…
Much like when she slaughtered those tribal warriors at the southern gate of Yumen Pass.
Thus, with the belief in mutual destruction, the final encroachment triggered by the Shaman Queen began…
