"Brother!"
"Long Miao!"
"Brother!"
"Long Miao!"
Let go of your obsessions... Hmph! Hmph!
Abandon your inner demons... Hmph hmph! Hmph hmph!
Li Fan was fine, but Eudora, driven to the brink by the incessant noise, was starting to falter.
"Ugh! Can you two be quiet for a moment!"
"Hold on, Eudora, it's annoying for it too. If you really can't take it... you can join in. I'll write your lines."
Li Fan soothed her mentally.
"Never mind, you guys go ahead."
Eudora felt that two more sword strikes were more reliable than this mental assault.
Let go... Hmph hmph! ... Inner demons...
"You said it wrong, wasn't it 'let go of your obsessions'? You can't even get these two lines right. You might as well join the Dragon Cult as a temporary employee."
"Yeah, meow! Go back and practice more."
"Hmph hmph!"
Li Fan seized the opportunity and immediately launched a taunt.
The voices in his mind immediately stopped. After the World Eater's pupils trembled a few times, the overlapping voices rang out again, but this time devoid of their previous ethereal quality, instead carrying strong emotional fluctuations.
"How dare a mere fiend show off its meager skills! Great Dragon of Wisdom! Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha! Prajna Paramita!"
The World Eater suddenly straightened up, roared, and then spun its body in place.
As the shockwave beams swept wildly, flying monsters scattered and retreated.
Boom!
The World Eater slammed its body down, returning to its prone position. Its eight wing-like legs bent downwards simultaneously, converging at a point in front of it.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
A ball of shockwaves, distorting the air, rapidly condensed.
"It's truly angry now..."
Li Fan watched the eyes on the island lock onto him, then opened a capture ball and, to the little dummy's surprised gaze, retrieved it.
Dilu also took the opportunity to recall Sunny.
While falling at high speed, Li Fan donned the Huihui outfit.
Whoosh~ Boom!
Sand and stones flew, and a thick super shockwave beam shot out from the island, leveling all obstructing mountain rocks.
Plop~
Li Fan and Dilu, who had fallen into the sea, quickly dove and swam.
Splash~ Splash~
The super shockwave beam then angled downwards, piercing the sea surface and creating a vortex of turbulent water.
Gurgle gurgle~
Beneath the azure sea, Li Fan, exhaling bubbles, raised the cape on his back and signaled Dilu to quickly dive inside.
Dilu glanced at the shockwave beam churning the water above, now descending, and waved her paws in warning.
Only after seeing Li Fan wave his hand, indicating he was fine, did she dive in.
Gurgle gurgle~
Three Wirebugs slid slowly through the water, forming three circular paths. Li Fan then grasped one end in each hand.
"Hey! Movement is restricted underwater! Can you and Dilu avoid it?"
Eudora's anxious voice echoed in his mind.
"We can't avoid it, but we can launch a counterattack from here."
Li Fan replied.
"Counterattack..."
Before Eudora could understand the opportunity for a counterattack, a brilliant blue star streaked across the sky and plunged into the sea.
Whoosh! Boom!
As Huihui charged in, a ring-shaped impact spread across the sea surface.
Li Fan looked back and simultaneously began to wind the Wirebug silk around his hands.
... "Ugh-la-la... Charge! Huihui!"
Even with seawater flooding his mouth, Li Fan still managed to shout the attack command unclearly.
Rumble~
Whoosh! Boom!
With the boost from six blue flames, Huihui leaped out of the sea.
However, this time it didn't ascend but instead charged at full speed at low altitude towards the origin island.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
The seawater, squeezed by the airflow, parted to both sides.
Seeing Huihui charging directly at it, the World Eater adjusted its shockwave to block, simultaneously increasing its emission power. The resulting recoil caused its body to continuously shift backward.
Hiss~ Whoosh!
The shockwave beam and Huihui collided head-on.
The protective energy field above its carapace immediately showed significant signs of collapse.
Li Fan, fixed to Huihui's back with Wirebug silk, could only bend down to evade.
Releasing all the Wirebug silk to his right hand for dragging, he used his free left hand to draw the Thunderclap Divine Blade.
Since Qi cultivation originates from the feedback vibration of impact, this ultimate vibration at this moment should at least not disappoint, Li Fan mused.
He thought this, then raised the Thunderclap Divine Blade and inserted it into the flowing transparent beam.
Hum~ Hum!
The Thunderclap Divine Blade hummed and instantly filled with Qi.
Sensing it was about to be overwhelmed, Li Fan quickly retracted his arm and retreated into the protective energy field.
Hum~ Hum~...
The cross-shaped blade, amidst constant humming, displayed streaks of afterimages, as if still in a state of high-frequency vibration.
"It's time for a decisive battle."
Li Fan said, assuming a stance and meeting the gaze of the World Eater on the island.
Sensing the approaching threat, the World Eater immediately raised its shockwave output to its limit.
At this point, all the petal-shaped rocks on the island collapsed, turning into fine sand under the tremors and continuously flowing into the sand vortex.
Harder fragments that were not shattered were swept into the air by the shockwave, surging towards Huihui along with the sand.
"That's all? You think you can stop us! Charge!"
Li Fan said, pointing the tip of his blade at the World Eater.
As Huihui extended its neck, the gun-like wings wrapping its sides retracted inwards, and the six blue flames, fully ejected, became thinner.
Whoosh~ Boom!
The super shockwave beam suddenly converged inwards, and the energy squeezed to the outside began to spill outwards in a petal-like pattern.
Seeing it could no longer maintain the pressure, the World Eater immediately stopped emitting shockwaves, intending to change its attack.
But it overlooked an extremely critical factor: speed.
As the shockwave stopped, a flash of blue light appeared, and Huihui, as if teleporting, arrived directly in front of it.
Bang! Splash~
The World Eater's hollow chest shattered extensively upon impact, and it tilted backward.
Li Fan, leaping up in sync with the collision, activated Weakness Exploit in mid-air, targeting only one thing: the World Eater's eyes.
Zing~
The continuously humming Thunderclap Divine Blade drew a Qi blade that pierced the heavens and earth in mid-air.
Squelch!
The World Eater's left eye was split in half, and a large amount of grayish-green fluid gushed out.
However, even so, Li Fan, still falling, was still followed by the right eye.
Whoosh~ A Wirebug wrapped around Li Fan's waist, and Eudora pulled him upwards with Float.
Hiss~ Hiss~...
... The World Eater's body rapidly sank into the quicksand.
"Will it escape?"
Eudora asked.
"No."
"Why?"
"When I activated Weakness Exploit and stared into its eyes just now, I didn't see fear. Moreover, its慈眼壳 (Mercy Eye Shell) has been destroyed. Even if it returns underground, it won't be able to recover its sensory abilities for a while. If we continue to pursue, we will still be the victors."
Li Fan informed her.
Hiss~ Hiss...
The World Eater, with only its right eye exposed, suddenly stopped sinking.
As the quicksand churned, countless shockwaves erupted.
"Let's switch to the little dummy and retreat. The Nirvana Lotus Kalpa Bead Cannon is coming."
Li Fan warned, and the two of them, along with the cat, immediately began to withdraw.
Although the Nirvana Lotus Kalpa Bead Cannon was terrifyingly powerful, its threat was limited due to the World Eater's lack of projection capabilities and its inability to fly.
Whoosh~
The World Eater stood up from the quicksand, its eight wing bones spread upwards, like a pair of hands lifting towards the sky.
Hiss~ Hiss~...
Countless strip-like shockwave patterns began to converge on the "palms," and a transparent sphere distorting the air rapidly formed.
"After it finishes releasing, Huihui can do another Blue Starfall, and that should be enough."
Li Fan finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Uh... there's still a monster, meow!"
Dilu, perched on Li Fan's shoulder, seemed to be using a telescope and had spotted something significant.
"Is there a monster that hasn't been recalled yet!"
A nervous Li Fan immediately checked his capture balls.
The Nirvana Lotus Kalpa Bead Cannon posed no real threat due to its range, but if any land monsters were left on the island, they would have virtually no chance of survival.
"It's not a team member, it's a Meow-meow, meow! It's peeking out from the quicksand."
Dilu informed him.
"Ah? Why does Meow-meow always show up when others are zooming in..."
Li Fan said with some frustration.
"The Nirvana Lotus Kalpa Bead Cannon is generating rapidly... What do we do?"
Eudora asked, assessing the situation.
"There's no other way, meow. It's too difficult to capture it now."
Dilu sighed helplessly.
Based on past capture experiences, being near death or achieving recognition were ideal capture conditions. Neither of these was met currently, and even if they attempted a rescue, capture would be almost impossible.
Furthermore, while the team could mock the range of the Nirvana Lotus Kalpa Bead Cannon, they certainly wouldn't question its power.
"In that case, we can only hope it can hold on."
Eudora said resignedly.
"It won't be able to... Sigh~ Actually, there's one last method."
Li Fan, who had been silent for a long time, let out a sigh of helplessness.
"What method?"
Eudora asked in surprise.
She hadn't expected Li Fan to still have a capture plan in such a dire situation.
"No time to explain."
Li Fan took out a Covenant Ball, handed the entire capture ball strap to Dilu, and then took out his handheld device, furiously tapping Huihui's icon.
Sensing the urgent summons, Huihui began to dive towards the little dummy's location.
"You guys just maintain your distance. I'll be fine..."
As Li Fan spoke, Huihui arrived at their side and hovered.
... "This is too dangerous!"
Eudora exclaimed, unable to accept it.
"Danger itself is also a condition for capture. After all... who wouldn't want someone to save them when they're in deep trouble?"
Li Fan finished speaking, tugged on the Wirebug silk, moved to Huihui's back, and pointed his blade at the World Eater's location.
"Wait!"
Eudora waved her hand to stop him.
"There's no time..."
"The coating on your outfit is completely burned off. Wear this one."
Eudora said, tossing him a brand-new Huihui outfit.
"Thanks."
"Go, Li Fan meow! I believe in you!"
Dilu's eyes welled up with tears.
Roar!
Huihui let out a cry, and the air churned and scattered.
The blue comet once again charged directly at the island.
Meow-meow, trapped in the quicksand, looked at the World Eater raising the giant transparent sphere and clearly sensed the immense energy condensing within it.
However, remembering that it had already given its thorns to Li Fan, it felt it had nothing to fear.
Hiss~ Hiss~...
Continuously climbing upwards, freeing its wings from the surface quicksand, Meow-meow took flight with powerful wing beats.
With a ferocious expression, Meow-meow did not choose to flee but instead flew towards the World Eater.
Whoosh~
Its forearms swung back, claws raised and open.
Without any superfluous movements, without elemental enhancement.
The purest, most direct power that flattened everything was displayed by the Elder Dragon at this moment.
At this instant, time seemed to stop.
Seeing the World Eater's right eye still fixedly staring at the sky, Meow-meow felt a flicker of confusion.
The next moment, a blue star appeared reflected in that enormous round pupil.
Like a brilliant blue nova erupting from a dark red nebula.
Sensing something approaching rapidly from behind, Meow-meow turned its head to look back.
"Let's go! To the ends of the world together!"
As Li Fan's voice rang out, Meow-meow, its consciousness in a daze, felt a powerful call.
It was as if accepting this call could change the course of its destiny, and under some kind of pact, it would be more closely linked to Li Fan.
But seeing the World Eater below glaring at Li Fan with ill intent, Meow-meow quickly shook its head to clear its mind, swinging its raised claws.
Squelch~
As its sharp claws tore through its right eye, the Nirvana Lotus Kalpa Bead Cannon was slightly raised and plunged towards the center of the quicksand vortex.
Having circled the island and slowed down, Huihui now straightened its neck and faced the sky.
Li Fan stared at the open Covenant Ball in his hand, lost in thought.
"Did it fail..."
Roar! Huihui cried out and charged towards the sky with full power.
Boom! The Nirvana Lotus Kalpa Bead Cannon sank into the quicksand vortex, and the ensuing explosion, carrying endless dust, soon engulfed the island and spread towards the sea.
Whoosh~
The flying dust quickly obscured the sky.
In the yellowish haze, a lightning-like white light surged up from below.
"Huihui! Slow down and hover!"
Li Fan shouted upon seeing this.
He knew that white light was Meow-meow.
The white lightning was noticeably faster than the expanding shockwave, but significantly slower than Huihui's flight speed.
Li Fan immediately dropped down and reached out to catch it.
... Hiss~ Bang~
The white light entered the Covenant Ball. Li Fan's wrist twitched, and the intense impact brought pain that radiated through his palm.
He hadn't expected Meow-meow to possess such strength upon entering the ball.
"Huihui! Retreat!"
Roar!
Huihui cried out and accelerated with all its might.
Before long, the blue star broke through the yellowish dust.
Eudora and Dilu, hanging from the little dummy's claws, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Although they didn't know if Meow-meow had been captured, at least Li Fan had survived.
"Please don't explode, Meow-meow..."
Li Fan, holding the Covenant Ball, was now sweating profusely.
If Meow-meow resisted capture and exploded, even without hostility, its thorns would very likely injure him by mistake.
Bang!
The ball itself leaped up and vibrated violently.
Bang!
Another vibration, with reduced intensity.
Bang~
The last one, its force greatly diminished.
"Phew~ That's great."
Li Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and directed Huihui to rendezvous with the team.
"Did it really succeed?"
"How did you do it, meow?"
Eudora and Dilu looked at the ball in Li Fan's hand, utterly shocked.
After all, the Elder Dragon, the Elder Dragon, couldn't be captured with just a touch.
"Well... perhaps my sincerity moved Meow-meow."
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Zhao Lala reminds you: Remember to collect after reading.