“You didn’t know, Miss?” Levian froze in disbelief.
“I had no idea!” the white-dressed woman replied, shaking her head.
Levian let out a bitter laugh. “The golden dragon bloodline is indeed powerful, but each awakening requires it to devour a massive amount of life force. If he loses control-”
Before he could finish, something shifted in the sky-bound battle.
The bone dragon tore through half of Jared’s body with a swipe of its claw, yet the blood that should have spilled to the ground instead transformed into countless blood needles that shot back into the dragon’s body.
Even more horrifying, the bones struck by the blood needles began to melt, and the purple soulfire burned dirty red.
Seeing this, the Soul Devouring Dragon Lord slammed its palm toward the ground.
The earth trembled violently. The ground beneath everyone’s feet suddenly softened and turned into a thick, blood-like sludge.
Dozens of blood chains shot up from below, dragging the surviving Rhino City soldiers underground. Their screams were abruptly cut short, and bubbling gas burst from the blood-muck like boiling tar.
Eason stared in horror as his legs slowly sank into the crimson sludge. “What… what kind of black magic is this?”
Levian quickly formed a hand seal What remained of the lightning imprint’s power formed a protective shield that lifted everyone up. “It’s no black magic. It’s the Blood Prison of the Demonic Dragon Palace!”
High above, the bone dragon howled in pain, the contamination spreading rapidly across its body
From deep within the sea of fog, hundreds of massive black tentacles reached out. Each was lined with suction-like mouths that tore viciously at the blood-light surrounding Jared
Every bite unleashed a downpour of blood, but the moment the blood touched the tentacles, it burned through them with searing green smoke
he entire battlefield seemed to have transformed into a scene straight out of a nightmare The sky was split in half by a blood mist and a black mist, while the ground was a churning sea of blood.
The white-dressed woman’s face darkened. She let a drop of her essence blood fall into her long spear, causing the decorative patterns along the weapon to begin glowing.
On a sudden impulse, she poured all her power into the spear. The tip exploded with a pure white light.
Wherever that light touched, the blood sea withdrew, and the black mist scattered.
Levian cried out in shock. “Miss! That Demon Slaying Holy Light is your only lifeline. How could you use it so recklessly?”
But the white-dressed woman didn’t reply. The spear suddenly flew from her hands, transforming into a streak of white lightning that shot straight into the heart of the battle.
For a heartbeat, the world fell silent.
Then, a blinding white light brighter than the sun burst forth. Everyone was momentarily blinded
Once the radiance had faded, all that remained in the sky was a vast black void, nearly three hundred meters in diameter, slowly mending itself.
The bone dragon and Jared had both vanished. Only the long spear remained, stabbed into the ground, its shaft covered in cracks.
The white-dressed woman staggered toward it. The moment her hand touched the weapon, it crumbled into fine dust.
From that drifting powder, a single shimmering droplet fell into her palm. It formed a tiny, translucent crystal. Within it, a single thread of blood flickered like a sealed flame…
As the dazzling white light faded away, an eerie silence enveloped the entire battlefield.
Jared’s figure gradually descended from mid-air. The golden dragon scales that adorned his body had vanished, returning him to his human form. The golden flames flickering in his vertical pupils also slowly extinguished.
He hit the ground hard. Cracks in his skin leaked beads of red blood, and he lay motionless, drained of all strength, unable to move even a finger.
However, just as the Power of Bloodline within his veins began to recede, a more chilling energy quietly erupted from the depths of his body.
That was pure, marked aura, as black as ink, carrying a bone-chilling coldness. It moved through his meridians like a living entity.
Jared abruptly opened his eyes, revealing two eerie black runes deep within his pupils. These runes writhed and twisted as though they were alive.
Far off in the distance, the once-ferocious Demonic Soul Devouring Army of the Demonic Dragon Palace suddenly halted its advance.
