Relying on the immense soul power of her Rank 97 Titled Douluo strength, Fei Yan forcefully manipulated countless tough threads of soul power, controlling a massive Voidranger: Trampler and over a hundred virtual soldiers like a true puppet master.
At this moment, these cold war machines were used without hesitation as disposable shields, thrown en masse to block the path between Huo Yuhao and the others, and the pillar of destructive sword energy.
And in the next instant, Siegfried's final, all-consuming strike—the magnificent, dusk-colored sword pillar—came crashing down.
"BOOM——!!!!!!"
The deafening explosion sounded like the wailing of a shattered sky.
A terrifying shockwave erupted outward in a ring, making the entire Mingdu quake and crack as if struck by a cataclysmic earthquake.
From the outskirts of the city, one could see a blinding "sun" rising abruptly over the city center, its dazzling light swallowing all scenery in that region. Even people miles away instinctively shut their eyes, tears streaming as the brilliance overwhelmed them.
The dusk sword pillar carried a torrent of sword energy that crushed everything, striking the earth like the whip of divine judgment.
Wherever it passed—sturdy buildings, broad streets, even deep foundations—everything was vaporized, decomposed, and reduced to nothingness in an instant.
A massive, charred trench dozens of meters wide and of unknown depth, stretching for kilometers, was carved into the earth—a hideous, unhealing scar slashed across Mingdu's chest.
Every unfortunate antimatter soldier caught in its path was instantly annihilated, erased without time for a single scream—like snow beneath the summer sun.
This earth-shattering, apocalyptic blow swept across the entire battlefield, drawing the gaze of every being within Mingdu.
Whether it was servants locked in fierce combat, soul engineers and civilians struggling in the ruins, or retreating factions—all froze, shocked, staring at the source of the destruction and light.
Even Celenova, the cold and aloof Lord Ravager manipulating the battle from a higher dimension, seemed, for the first time, to focus her icy gaze on this insignificant battlefield—the flash of annihilation piqued her faint interest.
Almost at the same instant—
A new, thunderous explosion erupted high above.
"RUMBLE!"
Azure gales, like billions of divine lances, coalesced into a raging dragon and pierced the Doomsday Beast's supposedly invincible body.
Feixiao's guardian spirit, "Flying Aureus," roared, jaws wide, wielding power to rend stars, and tore off the massive, armored dragon claw at the root.
"Awooo——!!!"
The Doomsday Beast gave a heart-rending, agonized shriek; its hundreds-of-meters-long body lost balance, tumbling from the sky like a downed battleship.
Its falling form ignited in fierce flames as it plummeted, becoming a massive, burning meteor trailing black smoke, crashing with suffocating force toward the already devastated Mingdu.
Buildings in its path collapsed like toys, shredded by the sheer wind pressure.
Feixiao's white hair streamed wildly in the turbulent air. She stood firm in the void, not even glancing back at the falling behemoth.
Her gaze pierced the distance, landing precisely on the region engulfed by dusk light and destructive energy. A barely perceptible regret flickered across her heroic features as she murmured softly:
"What a pity… such a truly valiant warrior, fated never to meet."
In that desperate, all-consuming sword light, she keenly sensed a hero's final, brilliant flare and unyielding will before death.
But in the next moment—
"Hmm?"
Feixiao's brows creased in puzzlement.
With her acute senses, she noticed that, on another battlefield, two mighty auras—General Jing Yuan's thunderous might and the Warhead Hoolay's berserk vitality—had suddenly, inexplicably, fallen silent.
It wasn't the end by mutual defeat or overwhelming victory, but as if some unforeseen event had forced both to halt instantly.
A duel between a Xianzhou general and a powerful Borisin Warhead could never end so abruptly and peacefully—unless something completely unexpected had happened.
Just as Feixiao's mind was shaken by Siegfried's final strike—
Suddenly, a change erupted in the void above!
A single, icy star sparkled into existence without warning, like the last star extinguished at the end of the universe.
The speck of starlight swelled, and a pitch-black ring, as if capable of swallowing all light, silently appeared above Feixiao.
Inside the ring was a terrifying sight—a "virtual star" made of pure energy, collapsing and compressing at a rate defying all logic.
Unimaginable energy condensed to its limit, then erupted violently. The light of this star's death—enough to illuminate galaxies—was forcibly contained and ultimately condensed into a golden-white energy torrent over ten meters wide.
"No!"
A dire premonition exploded in Feixiao's heart. Her unparalleled combat instincts made her spin around just as the attack formed.
But what met her eyes was no longer a prelude to a sneak attack, but the descent of destruction itself.
That terrifying pulse, born from the collapse of a star, fell like a spear of judgment cast by God, straight and merciless from the swirling clouds.
Its speed surpassed thought; its brilliance eclipsed sun and moon.
"BOOM——!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The beam struck the earth—not just striking, but piercing it.
The sound defied language; it was as if the world itself screamed.
First rose an incandescent sphere, like a second sun; then, a colossal mushroom cloud—symbol of absolute annihilation—soared into the sky, blocking out the heavens.
A ring-shaped shockwave, faster than sound, swept out in all directions, obliterating everything.
Nearly a third of Mingdu—buildings, streets, lives—crumbled like sandcastles before the tide of destruction.
Countless antimatter troops, soul masters, and civilians, unable even to scream, were vaporized instantly, torn to primal particles by the blast.
The hurricane unleashed by the explosion rampaged through the city's remains, trampling and shredding what was left.
Everyone—combatants, virtual soldiers—was caught off guard, desperately anchoring themselves against winds that could shred steel.
…
Lu Jingming stared at the apocalyptic vision in the distance, the corner of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
To strike at Feixiao, Celenova, the Lord Ravager, had personally intervened with a sneak attack.
Feixiao had taken the brunt of the attack—but even the residual shockwave nearly wiped Mingdu off the map.
"If that blast had targeted the city center…"
Lu Jingming shuddered. He was certain that, if Celenova had wished it, this proudest city of the continent—along with its millions—would vanish in an instant.
Such was the might of a Lord Ravager!
Even though Celenova had transferred from the "Harmony" path, her mastery of destruction was bone-deep.
…
"Damn! Was that a god's own hand?!"
In the distant ruins, Xuan Zi fought against the storm with heavy earth-colored soul power, his defensive aura flickering, nearly torn apart.
In nearly two centuries of life, he had never experienced such pure, overwhelming, and hopeless power.
This far surpassed his understanding of "strength"—it was not a soul skill or device, but divine punishment.
Luckily, they weren't at the epicenter, or even as a Rank 98 Super Douluo, he'd have been reduced to dust.
The devastation raged for minutes before finally subsiding.
As the thick smoke and steam cleared, all survivors were left speechless by the sight—
Nearly a third of Mingdu had vanished.
In its place was a vast, bottomless abyss. Its edges were smooth, glassy layers formed by molten rock, gleaming eerily in the dim light.
That beam of destruction was like a divine blade, leaving an eternal, hideous scar upon the land—a testament to absolute power.
…
"Sister Feixiao!"
At Mingdu's edge, safely evacuated, Princess Weina was lucky to avoid the blast, but her heart was filled with despair.
She had seen Feixiao swallowed by the pulse of destruction—her face now pale as paper, voice trembling with fear.
Feixiao was her greatest reliance—the last hope of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
If Feixiao fell here…