Within the cyan storm, Zuo Daolin's figure was like a small boat, rising and falling in the raging waves.

Countless solid wind blades let out sharp whistles, cutting in from all directions.

“Hehehe...”

A hoarse laugh penetrated the roar of the storm.

Wisps of dense black mist seeped out from the hideous ghost mask on his face, swirling around him.

“Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!”

The wind blades struck the black mist, producing a crisp sound like metal clashing, and then were swallowed by the black mist, vanishing into nothingness.

The black mist grew thicker and denser.

They surged and roared, quickly dyeing the towering cyan storm with an ominous inky color.

Finally, all the black mist gathered together.

In the center of the storm, it condensed into an incomparably vast phantom of a creature.

The phantom was shaped like a giant beast, with two horns on its head, sharp claws on its body, and was entirely composed of countless twisted and wailing Souls, exuding nauseating malice and despair.

It opened its giant mouth, completely enveloping Zuo Daolin's figure, protecting him within.

No matter how the storm raged, it could no longer harm him in the slightest.

Zhou Huai watched this scene quietly through Gandalf's perspective, his brows furrowed.

He could clearly feel that within the huge phantom, countless Souls were wailing in pain.

There were human Souls, and also those of exotic beasts.

They were forcefully kneaded together, forming an evil and powerful force.

“A barrier built with Souls?”

“Not a bad idea.”

Zhou Huai let out a cold laugh.

“Too bad you ran into me.”

Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly issued new commands to the Smart Core AI.

In the valley, Gandalf slowly raised the core of pyroblast in his hand.

“Forbidden Spell - Meteor Shower!”

In the sky, five giant meteorites burning with eerie green flames once again formed, howling as they crashed into the black storm.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The meteorites exploded upon colliding with the giant beast phantom.

The eerie green flames instantly covered the phantom's entire body, beginning to burn wildly.

Sizzle—!

It was as if a glacier had met boiling magma.

The massive phantom, composed of countless Souls, began to rapidly melt and dissipate at a visible speed.

“Ah—!”

“Ooh—!”

Inside the phantom, countless Souls let out extremely shrill screams.

They rolled and struggled in the green flames, as if enduring the most extreme pain in the world.

Zuo Daolin, enveloped by the phantom, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

“What kind of flames are these?!”

He cried out in alarm, his voice filled with disbelief.

“They can directly burn the Soul!”

“I truly underestimated you!”

He frantically urged his power, black mist continuously gushing from his body, attempting to extinguish the green flames.

But the green flames were incredibly strange; upon encountering the black mist, they burned even more fiercely.

The giant beast phantom's size was rapidly shrinking, becoming increasingly unstable.

The eerie mask on Zuo Daolin's face also made a “crack crack” sound at this moment.

Fine cracks rapidly spread across the mask.

Just then.

A clear female voice abruptly sounded from within the mask, with a hint of urgency.

“Zuo Daolin, are you done?”

“Activate the spatial coordinates; I am about to open the teleportation channel.”

Zuo Daolin's eyes were gloomy.

“Wait!”

“I might still need a little more time!”

The female voice sounded again, her tone growing more anxious.

“Time is running out!”

“The military's Great Master of Formations has already begun to reverse-engineer our spatial interference!”

“In five minutes at most, they will be able to lock onto Triple Island, and then we won't be able to leave even if we want to!”

“Understood.”

Beneath the mask, Zuo Daolin's eyes instantly became cold and crazed.

...

Outside the valley.

The controlled examinees, who had originally been standing still with dull expressions.

At this moment, as if struck by some invisible attack, they suddenly let out a collective, shrill scream, their bodies twisting as they collapsed to the ground.

They curled up, their bodies convulsing violently, their faces pale as paper, and cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.

Streams of pure energy were being forcibly drawn from their bodies, transforming into invisible currents that crossed space, surging madly towards the depths of the valley.

This terrifying extraction only stopped when everyone became incredibly weak and listless.

At the same time.

Inside the valley, Zuo Daolin's Aura suddenly soared, instantly reaching a new height.

“Roar—!”

He let out a non-human roar to the sky.

The giant beast phantom, which had already shrunk by more than half, instantly swelled several times in size with the infusion of immense energy.

It suddenly opened its giant mouth, letting out an earth-shattering roar.

The violent sound waves actually forcefully dispersed the surrounding cyan storm!

“Hahahahaha!”

Zuo Daolin laughed maniacally, his voice hoarse and distorted.

“You forced my hand!”

The next second, the massive giant beast phantom, disregarding the green flames still burning on its body, transformed into a black torrent and surged towards Gandalf.

Gandalf did not dodge.

Nor was there anywhere to hide.

He had done his utmost.

Arcane Barrier!

A shimmering shield reappeared.

However, under the impact of the black torrent, intense ripples spread across the shield's surface.

The shield's value was rapidly diminishing at an unprecedented speed.

It only lasted for less than ten seconds.

“Crack—!”

The Arcane Barrier shattered in response, turning into countless specks of light.

An invisible black giant hand reached out from the torrent, grabbing Gandalf by the neck.

He laughed wildly and wantonly.

“You still lost after all.”

“Come with me obediently!”

After speaking, countless sticky black Qi surged from his palm, invading Gandalf's body # Nоvеlight # madly along his neck.

He intended to completely control this perfect body, just as he controlled others.

In the bedroom of the villa, Zhou Huai watched this scene and, instead, found it amusing.

This guy, even at this point in the fight, still didn't want to kill Gandalf.

He planned to take Gandalf back with him.

However, the next second.

Zuo Daolin's wanton laughter abruptly stopped.

His voice was filled with incomprehensible shock.

“This... how is this possible?!”

“Why is there no Soul in your body?!”

“This is impossible!”

“What exactly... are you?!”

Gandalf, whose neck was being squeezed, actually showed a human-like sneer on his cold face.

The AI controlled him, saying word by word.

“Foolish mortals.”

“How can you comprehend the greatness of my Lord?”

As soon as he finished speaking.

The core of pyroblast in Gandalf's hand suddenly lit up with a faint glow.

Split Fireball!

A fist-sized fireball instantly condensed and took shape.

Zuo Daolin, who was in a state of immense shock, had no time to react.

Poof!

This seemingly inconspicuous fireball solidly struck his cracked ghost mask.

“Ah—!”

An extremely shrill scream came from beneath the mask.

Zuo Daolin was struck as if by lightning, and his hand clutching Gandalf suddenly loosened.

He clutched his face, roaring venomously.

“I truly... misjudged you!”

“Next time! The next time I meet you, I will definitely not hold back!”

In an instant, the already fragile ghost mask could no longer withstand it.

Under the burning of the eerie green flames, it shattered into pieces, turning into ashes.

Revealing the face beneath the mask, a face extremely distorted by pain.

In the bedroom, Zhou Huai, who saw this scene through the Clone's perspective, couldn't help but be stunned.

This guy...

How could it be Lu Qi?