C1969 Fake Eternal Life!

Cardo's eyes, sculpted like fine jade, gradually took on a frosty glint.

The effort she had invested to preserve her beauty was beyond what most could fathom. If she were to lose her youth simply by shaking hands with Pantley, she might well lose her mind.

"Don't blame me."

A pair of radiant silver wings, crafted from dazzling light, materialized behind Cardo, sending a jolt through the hearts of the assembled Otherkin powerhouses.

They recognized that the leader of the Dawnbringers was provoked, ready to assert her formidable presence.

Whoosh!

Grasping the Light Scepter, Cardo ascended gracefully.

The once dim starry sky burst into brilliance at her ascent. She became a beacon of light, like the sun itself, casting her glow upon all below.

Yu Yuan watched with an intrigued gaze.

Bathed in Cardo's radiance, Yu Yuan felt his soul and physical form constrained, his innate powers and lineage momentarily inaccessible.

For someone of his stature to experience such limitation was exceedingly rare, a testament to Cardo's formidable nature.

"Cardo!"

Onlookers from the extraterrestrial Otherkin shouted, shielding their eyes from the blinding radiance.

Cardo, infuriated by Pantley, floated aloft, directing her Light Scepter towards her adversary and spoke with a voice imbued with mystical authority, "Sacred Light Purification."

From her unfurled wings of silvery light, cascades of pure, sanctified beams rained down, like slender, crystalline columns, aiming straight for Pantley.

Beneath Pantley's feet, pristine white lotuses bloomed, enveloping her in an instant.

Pantley gazed upward, her soul and consciousness seemingly petrified by the overwhelming luminance.

Then, the resplendent light raining from the heavens vanished, one after another, into Pantley's aged form.

The intense light morphed into delicate bolts of lightning, carrying with them a mystical power to purge impurities, intent on excising the evil within Pantley's being, to cleanse her soul and restore purity.

"There must be some impurity that has tainted your body, corroding your soul."

Cardo, now a radiant orb of light, was convinced that Pantley of the Oceanfolk had been tainted by the Beast God of the Wasteland, which explained her current state.

"Wake up!"

Beneath the intense light, Pantley's stooped figure was shrouded in a bloody mist reeking of acrid decay.

Her twisted phantom within the mist shrieked in agony, seemingly pleading for Cardo to cease her assault.

With her remaining hand clutching her chest, she wailed in unison with the phantom amidst the bloody haze.

The sanctified light seemed to inflict unbearable pain, contorting her features into a ghastly and fearsome visage. "Sister, my intentions were pure. How can you treat me this way!"

Yet, Cardo remained unmoved.

"Ferris!"

Snow-white blades of light materialized on the ground near the enchantress, closing in like the petals of a budding flower, swiftly engulfing the Aberrant Soul, Ferris.

Ferris, who had been gently coaxing the enchantresses and warlocks, vanished without a struggle, consumed by the gleaming blades.

The blades snapped shut with a wet sound, piercing Ferris's flesh and immobilizing the tenth-level Aberrant Soul in a torment that rendered him motionless.

Cardo, hovering midair, arched an eyebrow and turned her gaze to Harry of the Fire Lizard tribe.

"And you."

A multitude of finely crafted silver daggers plunged into Harry's waist, the once formidable Fire Lizard warrior now impaled and wailing in torment.

Cardo, whose combat prowess was surpassed only by the Demon God Bertain in the Star River, effortlessly subdued three tenth-level warriors.

Both Harry and Ferris were imprisoned, and Pantley was subjected to the purifying agony of the Holy Light, all screaming in anguish.

"I believe you might be able to extract some information."

Cardo withdrew the blinding radiance, her immaculate wings of light coming to a serene halt in the air.

She cast her gaze downward at Yu Yuan, stating, "Kaiya is absent, but surely you can glean the information you seek from their souls, correct?"

"That shouldn't be a problem."

Yu Yuan nodded slightly, devoid of any compassion for the agonized screams of Pantley.

The memories flooding his mind confirmed that Pantley of the Oceanfolk, once a paragon of beauty, was indeed venomous at heart.

His recollections of Pantley were entirely unfavorable.

"Tianqi, keep everyone clear of those three. You personally keep an eye on Ferris!"

Yu Yuan commanded.

Without a word, Tianqi, momentarily stunned, stomped on the ground and soared into the sky, landing squarely in the midst of the evilkind.

"They don't seem to be afraid."

Canli, a fellow Dawnbringer, stood next to Chen Liangquan and Ballo, eyeing Ferris and Harry with astonishment. "Their screams are from pain, yet there's little fear in their eyes. It's quite peculiar."

"Even though our leader hasn't dealt a death blow immediately, their fate is sealed. And being subjected to Yu Yuan's Mindflay is no trivial matter. Why aren't they panicking or showing any signs of despair?"

Ballo spoke gravely, "Everyone, stay alert. Something's off."

"Your hand..."

Yu Yuan paused in front of the shrieking Pantley, contemplating her hand that resembled a massive worm.

The hand appeared to have a will of its own, lunging at his feet as he drew near.

Thud!

The Dragon Slaying Stage drove into the hand, pinning it firmly to the ground, rendering it immobile despite its thrashing.

The Dragon Slaying Stage, though exposed to the flesh's toxins, remained unharmed.

"Life force transmutation. Drawing a portion of vitality from the flesh of the mightiest to sustain one's own lifespan."

Yu Yuan murmured, sensing the hand's secret—it bore a resemblance to the Abyssal Gate.

Should Pantley's hand make contact with the flesh of the mightiest, it could simultaneously spread its toxins and siphon the victim's life force.

Moreover, it could refine some life essence.

The impact would be significant. A formidable being like Cardo would rapidly age and hasten towards death as their life essence drained away.

Pantley, on the other hand, could gain additional years of life. With enough lifespan, she might indeed revert to her youthful state.

She wasn't mistaken; she could potentially regain her former beauty.

But... this was not immortality.

Within Pantley and Harry, there was no Life Keychain in their hearts. They lacked the means to use their own vital energy to sustain the tree.

The Life Keychain bestowed by the Lord of Ruin upon the Ape was truly a rare and precious artifact, granting the Ape eternal life.

Meanwhile, Harry and Pantley were merely endowed with a peculiar power.

This power compelled Pantley, Harry, and Ferris to incessantly seek out the mightiest beings, to consume their flesh and blood, to steal their life force, and thus to attain a semblance of immortality.

However, this effect was not permanent.

"Is this what the Beast God of the Wasteland calls immortality?"

Yu Yuan, shaking his head, noticed that Pantley's soul was contracting under the sacred light, seemingly on the verge of bursting.

"Lord Cardo, please hold off for a moment."

Upon his request, the brilliant light bathing Pantley immediately diminished.

Harry and Ferris, who had been in agony, saw Cardo pause and realized that Pantley was not dead, her soul intact but agitated.

"Pantley is crucial!"

"The chief, they want Pantley dead! It appears that something can only be triggered by her death!"

Canli called out from a short distance away. The new pride of the Dawnbringers was the first to sense the anomaly. "We must not let her die!"

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