The bodies of the snow monkey and the squid began to fade rapidly; a piece of icy white bone flew out from within the snow monkey, while a wriggling mass of black flesh drifted out from the squid. As the two met in mid-air, they were magnetically drawn to each other, swiftly wrapping and merging together.

The white bone was enveloped by the flesh, which quickly grew over it. In just a few breaths, the protoform of an even larger demon creature slowly manifested within the icy abyss.

This creature could be described as a "grotesque amalgamation," retaining the snow monkey’s slender torso, but now twice as robust, with bulging veins beneath its alabaster skin, covered in inky demon patterns.

The original ape-like arms were lengthened, with claws cast like black iron, exuding a dark glint.

Below the waist, it was entirely squid-like, with eight black tentacles as thick as barrels replacing the legs, covered with barbs, and able to emit strands of cold air, perfectly merging with the snow monkey’s ice attributes.

Its head was even more bizarre, with the snow monkey’s face mostly shrouded in black flesh, revealing only a single crimson eye and sharp fangs, while the other half bore the squid’s compound eyes, with dozens of small eyeballs rotating simultaneously, looking at Qin Tian and the others with undisguised cruelty.

"Roar——!" The demon creature howled towards the sky, its voice a piercing blend of the snow monkey’s shrillness and the squid’s dullness, shaking the icy debris loose from the walls of ice.

The demonic Qi around it suddenly surged, its momentum soaring from early Tier Seven directly to mid Tier Seven, even prompting the surrounding cold winds to form small black whirlwinds.

"It can still merge..." Qin Tian frowned, a heavy feeling rising in his heart.

He dared not imagine what would happen if there were numerous such bones and flesh in the vault—whether more terrifying creatures of Tier Eight, Tier Nine, or even more frightening might emerge. By then, not just the four of them, but even all the Holy Blood geniuses combined could only retreat disgracefully from the ruins, seeking the Empire’s strong for support.

"Make a move! We can’t give it time to adapt to its new body!"

Without hesitation, Qin Tian drew his Black Frost Saber, purple-gold arcs of lightning dancing like living things around its blade.

He launched himself forward like an arrow off the string, his longsword whirling, the lightning coalescing into a blade light several meters long, like a purple bolt of silk, slicing towards the creature with a sharp ripping sound.

The demon creature reacted swiftly, four tentacles swinging out with a hum, smashing towards Qin Tian, while the other four lashed out like long whips towards Zhuge Yu and the others, trying to force them back.

Qin Tian’s eyes sharpened, his technique suddenly changing, the core finishing move of the Golden Level swordsmanship "Thunder Tribulation Reincarnation Saber"—Reincarnation Prison Strike—was swiftly executed!

The blade light expanded to several dozen meters, a vague phantom of reincarnation swirling within the arcs of lightning, a terrifying pressure causing intense vigilance in the creature’s eyes.

It decisively retracted the tentacles attacking Zhuge Yu and the others, quickly weaving all eight tentacles above its head to form a thick black magic wall.

"Boom!"

The lightning blade slammed fiercely against the magic wall, which shattered instantly, and the blade light continued unabated, slicing heavily into the demon creature’s face. The Black Frost Saber embedded into its bones, nearly cleaving its head in half.

"Sizzle——"

Lightning surged into its body along the blade, causing it to let out a howl of pain, and a tentacle whipped towards Qin Tian’s back like a steel whip.

Qin Tian pulled back his saber just in time, narrowly avoiding the strike, the tentacle smashing into the ice, sending ice fragments flying.

Upon careful observation, the wound on the demon creature’s face was rapidly healing, the black flesh writhing madly, covering the wound, even consuming the lightning at the cut.

"It really has regenerative abilities."

Qin Tian’s eyes cooled, advancing again with the saber poised, moving as fast as lightning, each strike precisely targeting the creature’s joints.

"Clang! Clang!"

The continuous clash of saber against tentacle resounded, Qin Tian using the rebound force to remain elusive, always maneuvering within the gaps in the creature’s attacks.

Suddenly, an electric spark flashed in his eyes, condensing a thread of thunder energy at his fingertips, detonating the Celestial Punishment Mark at the moment the saber struck the creature’s torso.

"Boom!"

A blinding lightning burst forth from the creature, accompanied by a piercing wail of pain.

Celestial Punishment Judgment: When an attack hits, apply a layer of [Celestial Punishment Mark]. When stacked to five layers, it automatically detonates, dealing damage equal to 50% of the target’s lost life value, and generating a [Lightning Prison Field] at the target’s position for 5 seconds, causing continuous lightning strikes to all enemies within the area.

Qin Tian gave it no respite, swinging his saber incessantly, each strike planting a new Celestial Punishment Mark and Dominant Sword Intent. Once the marks stacked to the required number, he immediately detonated them.

The alternating assault of bizarre thunder energy and sword intent was too fast for the creature’s regenerative abilities to keep up, wounds accumulating, and its aura rapidly weakening.

Zhuge Yu and the others had long since retreated several dozen meters away, watching the scene with complex expressions.

Taishi Feng gripped the Heaven-piercing Halberd tightly, muttering, "Qin Tian’s thunder... why does it seem even more domineering than the Thunder Element Holy Blood of the Odinson family? Moreover, his thunder seems to have a special restraining effect on these creatures."

Zhuge Yu gripped his Array Plate, eyes narrowing with a pondering look.

In the scene, Qin Tian’s offensive suddenly accelerated, the Black Frost Saber slicing out an afterimage, the arcs of lightning on the blade already condensing into a solid purple-gold thunder dragon. Just as the creature swung its tentacles in an attempt to block, Qin Tian’s eyes suddenly erupted with blinding lightning.

"Thunder Eyes Soul Lock!"

Two concentrated thunder lines shot from his pupils, hitting the creature dead-on.

"Crack!"

The creature’s body suddenly froze, eight tentacles suspended mid-air.

This was the [Thunder Bind] effect of the Thunder Eyes Soul Lock. Even though the creature was at mid Tier Seven, it was forcibly immobilized on the spot.

Qin Tian seized this fleeting opportunity, moving as swiftly as lightning, the Black Frost Saber carrying the momentum of splitting mountains, slashing fiercely down upon the creature’s neck.

"Splurt——" The blade cut in, a violent tide of lightning surged along the blade, melting the flesh and bone at the creature’s neck.

With a crisp sound, the creature’s head, stitched together with snow monkey and squid traits, rolled thunderously across the ice, eventually stopping at Zhuge Yu’s feet, its crimson solitary eye gradually dimming.

The creature’s body did not immediately collapse after losing its head; rampant lightning ravaged its insides, burning away the residual demonic Qi until it thinned drastically.

Yet in the next second, its eight tentacles suddenly thrashed wildly, whistling through the air indiscriminately, attacking Qin Tian in a mad frenzy without any semblance of strategy.

It seemed like a cornered beast completely driven to madness, heedlessly abandoning all defense.

"The battle is about to end."

Huo Yuansheng, cradling his longsword, spoke with certainty.

He saw clearly that although the creature’s assault was fierce, it lacked the precision and power it once had, each tentacle landing in a position rife with vulnerabilities.

Taishi Feng and Zhuge Yu nodded simultaneously. Qin Tian’s Thunder Element abilities had completely overwhelmed the creature, making this chaotic counterattack its last futile struggle.

Sure enough, Qin Tian effortlessly sidestepped the frantically flailing tentacles.

He raised his hand, sheathing the saber, the purple-gold arcs of lightning around him surging dramatically.

"Chaos Thunder Domain, activate!"

With a low shout, a thunder net with a ten-meter diameter unfurled at his feet, countless purple-gold lightnings emerging from it, converging into a roiling sea of lightning.

In this sea, each lightning strike carried the "true damage" of ignoring resistance, falling like heavy rain upon the creature’s body.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

Lightning pierced through the creature’s form, dismantling its flesh and bones layer by layer.

The tentacles waved slower and slower, ultimately drooping lifelessly, the massive body rapidly disintegrating within the sea of lightning, turning into splashes of black mud.

When the sea of lightning receded, only a palm-sized residue remained on the ice—once the fused remnant of the snow monkey’s white bone and the squid’s flesh. Now the flesh had shriveled and blackened, with the white bone riddled with fine cracks, seemingly ready to crumble to dust at a touch.

Qin Tian walked forward slowly, gazing at the remaining substance, frowning slightly.

This entity’s fusion ability was too bizarre; had it not been for his Thunder Ancestor’s power with strong suppression, the battle would not have been so easy.

Zhuge Yu and the others gathered as well, their eyes fixed on the fractured white bone.