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At this moment, "Di"'s eyes turned white, and he lunged fiercely!

This corpse, like cured meat, had a fleshly body as hard as iron and retained a powerful fighting consciousness, leading to an intense clash of two red glows!

The advantage of the Eternal Spark over the Extraordinary Spark lay in its higher energy density and, additionally, its potent soul-damaging ability.

This soul damage was naturally effective against obsessions and the like.

In fact, one might say the effect was extremely good.

The obsession hidden within "Di"'s body was scorched by the Eternal Spark, suffering greatly and leaving him staggered.

This warrior, who had once fought Demons alone, had his ferocity laid bare in this moment.

His fighting instinct led him to choose a quick battle.

After the initial clash, instead of creating distance, he endured the pain of his obsession being wounded and pounced swiftly toward Lu Yuan's chest!

Immediately, his two gaunt arms, firm as steel, grabbed Lu Yuan's neck; opening his mouth, the two ghastly white eyes stared wide, and he bit towards Lu Yuan's throat, like a wild wolf!

[Be careful...] Miss Conch didn't know who she was warning.

Facing such bestial biting, if one lacked sufficient combat experience, their throat would be bitten through instantly, leading to a violent death.

But Lu Yuan, the most famed warrior of the Ninth Epoch, had earned all his victories with his wit and strength, and each piece of loot was stained with the blood of both his enemies and himself!

In this critical moment, not only did he not dodge, but he also grabbed the other's neck and a low growl erupted from his throat.
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"Ah!!"

The eye sockets of the Donkey Head Mask emitted a crimson light.

Lu Yuan fiercely headbutted the other's forehead, producing a muffled sound.

The intense pain allowed blood to seep from between his teeth.

Followed by a second!

And a third!

More and more blood splattered from within the Donkey Head Mask as the erosion between their Spark energies caused Lu Yuan to bleed from all orifices.

The other, afflicted by the soul damage from the Eternal Spark, was dazed by the succession of blows.

Hands as strong as steel involuntarily released Lu Yuan's neck and staggered backward.

Lu Yuan, relentless, squinted and shook his slightly dazed head, his body radiating red light, charging forward with a powerful horizontal fist strike!

The other immediately raised an elbow to block his face!

Hands like iron, Lu Yuan followed up with a series of slashing wrists, striking waists, smashing chests, and landing elbow strikes!

This barrage of combination punches poured onto "Di," like pummeling a sandbag.

Finally, the obsession that had taken over his body was scattered.

Di's body went limp and collapsed to the ground, twitching occasionally.

[Dad... Daddy...] Miss Conch cried out as she saw her father struck down, unable to help calling out despite knowing he was no longer of this world.

"See? It was your father's own will to be struck down by me!"

[My father is dead, he has no wisdom now...] Miss Conch hesitated, feeling that Lu Yuan was right, and became somewhat confused.

"He simply disagreed with your damned plan."

[But if the Ascension Ceremony doesn't begin, everyone will die.]

Talking nonsense, Lu Yuan dragged "Di"'s body to a corner to prevent it from being trampled by other monsters.

Then, he leapt up and rushed toward the direction of the golden flowers!

However, at this moment, the ground began to tremble slightly.

The entire Sky City was shaking, with large stones rolling down to the area below.

Lu Yuan's heart raced as he sensed an indescribable, terrifying power rapidly awakening.

This power was vast.

Compared to it, Lu Yuan was like the difference between firefly light and moonlight.

"This level of power... feels almost on par with the 'Ghost'."

Opium poppy tree...

The obsession of millions of people actually influenced the Opium poppy tree!

Or rather, it was the obsession emitted from the "Green Grass Paradise" within the Opium poppy tree that affected the surrounding buds.

Even if only one root remained, it was not something he could contend with.

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We must strike quickly and decisively!

Lu Yuan couldn't be bothered to run anymore. With an instant teleportation, he leaped onto that small golden flower.

"Hey, are you in there?"

[Yes... I'm here...]

Miss Conch no longer wanted to think.

"If I cut down this flower, will you die?!"

[I... I don't know... The flower can't be cut, it's part of Green Grass Paradise, an important legacy of the Green Grass Civilization.]

Lu Yuan, gritting his teeth, took the Star Sea Snail out of his Storage Space.

"Hurry up and get into the shell."

That Soul Gem was still inside.

But Miss Conch, who only had a soul left, was unable to take the gemstone out.

Lu Yuan could only take out the Tree of Life from his mind and pluck a Life Fruit.

This thing was obviously capable of containing a soul.

He then saw a small baby nearby, its body sealed within a lump of something resembling amber.

With a "whoosh" sound, he threw a hook and dragged the baby amber close to him.

"Do you want your original body or the Life Fruit? Choose quickly so I can get out of here, my big sister!"

Lu Yuan spoke urgently and loudly.

It even startled Miss Conch, who had always been calm and methodical, scared by the impending storm.

[Actually... neither is really suitable.]

[My Divine Attribute is too high, neither my original body nor the Life Fruit can fully carry my consciousness...]

"Then you can surely enter the Tree of Life. I'll lend you my own body for now."

Suddenly!!

The vast Opium poppy tree revived in that instant!

On the surface of the bark, one face, two faces, three faces protruded, staring intently at him.

These faces made angry, screaming expressions, struggling constantly as if they were about to leap out of the bark.

The number of faces multiplied quickly, and in a blink, there were dozens of facial protrusions on the bark, all those eyes staring directly at him!

Utter silence. Lu Yuan could only hear his own breathing and heartbeat; his senses were stripped away.

Even with a violent sandstorm and the blazing sun overhead, Lu Yuan's hearing, smell, taste, vision, and touch all disappeared at that moment.

His heart rate sped up increasingly, and he felt as though he had fallen into an abyss of consciousness, surrounded by pure darkness.

Lu Yuan employed Different Space in an instant.

Subsequently, because of the instability of his mental state, Different Space shattered.

Lu Yuan "wah" let out a spurt of fresh blood.

The number of faces increased again.

As his heart raced to 300 beats per minute, Lu Yuan, with not a single thought of resistance, shouted, "Hurry up and get into the Tree of Life!"

"I can't withstand a second attack!"

The Tree of Life extended a small branch.

This branch was actually grafted from the Opium poppy tree and possessed some power to extract souls.

In Lu Yuan's perception, a small point of light was drawn over—that must be Miss Conch's soul.

[I... I'm in...] She appeared very obedient, not moving an inch.

That terrifying obsession noticed its prey had been snatched away and erupted completely at that moment!!

The entire Opium poppy tree, countless vines rose from the ground, flailing in the sky like heavy blood vessels.

A horde of monsters rushed onto Baiyu Square, wailing heartrendingly, lashing out at the air wildly.

It was as if they were determined to dig three feet into the ground to find Miss Conch.

Lu Yuan had already activated Different Space.

The scene was horrifying, a large crowd of purple creatures, constantly groping, continuously howling as if they harbored a deadly vengeance.

If curses could kill, he would have died a hundred times over.

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