Chapter 670 - 267: Purifying All Things, Absolute Crushing

"ROAR—!!!"

A roar, not of a dragon but of a beast’s final, desperate frenzy, erupted from the depths of Regner’s throat!

In his one eye, the light of reason was completely devoured, replaced by a chaotic and frenzied blood-red.

The magma-like crimson patterns on his body surged, and berserk power overflowed uncontrollably, causing him to start swinging his fists indiscriminately!

BOOM!

He threw a punch, not at Yui Hanyi, but at Liliana, who was standing nearby!

"Regner! What are you—!" Liliana paled, dodging in a hurry.

The wind from the punch grazed her, but the sheer force of it still made the Body-Protecting Light Shield around her tremble violently.

"Word Spirit: Calm Water!"

Liliana chanted again, forcing herself to endure the crazed whispers echoing endlessly in her mind.

A gentle white light descended upon Regner, attempting to dispel the corruption in his Spirit.

However, this mid-tier Word Spirit—which would normally be enough to calm any member of the Dragon Race—was now like a clay ox sinking into the sea, vanishing without a ripple.

Regner’s madness stemmed from that unnamable dark region; its level was simply too high!

Liliana’s face grew paler. She felt as if her own consciousness was being dragged by countless cold, slimy tentacles toward a bottomless abyss.

Just as she was on the verge of collapse, a calm yet supremely authoritative voice echoed directly in the depths of her and Regner’s souls.

"Steady your minds."

BZZZT—!

Two currents of incomparably pure, incomparably domineering, and profound ancestral power crossed the distance and were precisely injected into the center of their foreheads!

Ancient Dragon Blood!

At the same time, Lin Ye shared his skill, Spirit Platform Mirror, with all of his minions.

In an instant, Liliana felt a bright, clear moon rise within her Sea of Consciousness. Its cool, serene light cascaded down, instantly washing away all the invading crazed whispers and horrifying illusions!

Regner also let out a roar mixed with pain and clarity as the blood-red in his single eye rapidly faded, his sanity restored.

He looked at the fist he had almost swung at his comrade, a flicker of lingering fear and rage flashing in his eye.

"These damn things... they can actually affect my mind!"

"Don’t engage in close combat."

Lin Ye’s voice, calm and precise, reached them. "Regner, use your Dragon Breath to blanket the area and incinerate those monsters. Liliana, the power I’ve given you has allowed you to touch the threshold of high-tier Word Spirits. Use a Light Element Word Spirit."

’High-tier Word Spirit!’

Liliana’s heart trembled.

The Word Spirit Skills of the Eternal Dragon Tomb, created by Ancestor Igexis, were divided into four tiers based on power, scale, and casting difficulty: low-tier, mid-tier, high-tier, and supreme-tier.

As the Chancellor of the Aurelian Clan, she was merely proficient in mid-tier Word Spirits. High-tier Word Spirits were a domain that, according to legend, only the direct royal line could master!

But now, feeling the Ancient Dragon Blood from Lin Ye resonating faintly with the ancestral power within her, an unprecedented wave of confidence surged through Liliana.

She hesitated no longer. A brilliant light bloomed in her violet dragon pupils as a solemn and sacred draconic tongue echoed throughout this dead land!

With Regner below drawing aggro and keeping the enemy occupied, she bought herself tens of seconds to chant.

After finishing the chant, Liliana spoke the name of the Word Spirit.

"Word Spirit: Dawn Holy Spear!"

VMMM!

Beneath the strange, dark violet vortex in the sky, a colossal lance, one hundred meters long and condensed from the purest Light Element, suddenly took form!

Upon the holy spear, sacred flames blazed, looking as if they would purify all the filth and evil in the world!

"Go to hell!"

Regner took a deep breath, his chest swelling, then violently spat it all out!

FWOOSH—!!!

Like a volcanic eruption, a fan-shaped torrent of dark-red, destructive power surged from his mouth!

In that moment, light and fire shone together in brilliant harmony!

RUMBLE—!

The holy spear fell like divine punishment, crashing into the writhing cluster of monsters. Sacred, radiant flames erupted in an instant, and countless twisted, fleshy monsters shrieked and contorted in the light, struggling in vain!

Regner’s sea of Dragon Breath was even more unreasonable; wherever it passed, most of the monsters were incinerated to char!

For a moment, the display of power was terrifying. They had actually cleared out a large, empty zone in this desolate, dark region!

「Longyin Academy, conference room.」

"Why does it feel like those two dragons suddenly got stronger?"

Sun Lie’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.

"Lin Ye... seems to possess some kind of ability that can significantly strengthen his minions," Yan Che said, stroking his chin, a flicker of interest in his eyes. "And it’s an all-around enhancement—power, Spirit, he can even share his own abilities. That’s a bit of a cheat, isn’t it?"

"Do they have a chance to win?"

Mu Qingyin spoke, a rare occurrence, her voice cold and clear.

"Win?"

"Hmph..."

Hou Guanghe spoke slowly, his tone disdainful.

"What you’re seeing is nothing more than the lowest-level cannon fodder of the dark region."

"The headmaster once summoned Yui Hanyi. I was present at the time."

"Yui Hanyi said that the reason he could survive in the dark region was because he sealed everything he encountered and could defeat inside his own body."

"Those black tentacles you just saw are the most numerous and lowest-level creatures in the entire dark region. Yui Hanyi calls them ’Shadow Eaters,’ and they can devour any energy they touch."

"And these monsters causing mental corruption, he calls them the ’Whispering Cluster.’"

"His power, to a large extent, depends on how many—and what kind of—dark-region creatures he has sealed within him."