“Wind Arrow Spell, fire!”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless tearing wind blades and penetrating arrow shadows, strengthened several times over by the magic potion, bombarded the defense force ahead like a torrential downpour!
A gap was torn in the outer defensive line of Thunder Eagle Castle.
The White Feather Clan charged in, breaking through everything in their path with unstoppable force!
“Excellent. The little birds are having quite a grand time,” Qimeng murmured.
Qimeng glanced at the chaotic battle on the castle walls, but guided by her sharp sense of mana, she traced the dense source of Wind-Thunder power and made her way toward it.
“The closer I get to the depths of the mountains, the more abundant this power becomes...”
“Oh?”
As she walked through the mountains, she came across a heavy steel-stone gate.
A burly figure stood guarding the gate like an iron tower, radiating a powerful aura.
“Halt! Despicable intruder!”
“I am Gael, the guardian of the Thunder Eagle Clan!”
“Do not think you can take another step forward!”
Gael roared. Violent lightning enveloped his entire body as his High-tier Extraordinary Rank aura swept outward!
“A High-tier Extraordinary Rank... what a nice snack.”
Qimeng’s eyes lit up, and she revealed a sweet, gentle smile.
“Arrogant outsider! Die!”
Gael drew a heavy thunder spear, his body transforming into an afterimage of wild lightning as he thrust it straight at Qimeng’s throat!
“Too slow.”
A flash resembling tree rings suddenly flickered in Qimeng's eyes.
The 【Pupil of the Instant Scene】 activated!
From Gael's perspective, the girl in front of him suddenly split into countless dazzling afterimages!
But in Qimeng's world, Gael's swift thrust was slowed down infinitely, crawling forward like a slug and riddled with openings.
Slash!
A pitch-black blade materialized in her hand.
The blade traced a ruthless, cold arc through the air!
“Take this—huh?!”
Before Gael could even register how Qimeng had moved, his vision began to spin.
His massive head flew high into the air and crashed onto the stone floor, splashing blood everywhere.
“How boring, just one strike and... hm?”
Qimeng was about to sheathe her blade when she suddenly stopped, letting out a soft grunt of confusion.
On the ground, Wind-Thunder mana began to weave out like threads from Gael's severed neck!
In the blink of an eye, his severed head reattached itself, his muscles and bones completely restored.
Gael stood back up!
“Oh? Now this is interesting.”
Qimeng watched with great interest.
“Hahaha! Foolish outsider!”
Gael laughed wildly toward the sky, his eyes filled with unrestrained mockery.
“I possess the 【Regeneration Authority】 bestowed upon me by the Mountain God!”
“I am invincible! Even if you burn me to ashes, I can resurrect within the thunder! A mere brat like you could never kill me!”
“Is that so?”
Qimeng tilted her head. Her smile was incredibly sweet, but the coldness in her eyes sent a shiver down one's spine.
“Then what if... I don't leave behind a single one of your cells? What if I decompose every single trace of matter in your entire body?”
Gael's arrogant expression froze. He snorted coldly and said, “W-What nonsense are you spouting?!”
“Nothing. I just want to conduct an experiment.”
Qimeng drew her black blade once more.
A layer of Zero Friction frost coated the blade, turning it into an absolutely sharp edge that could cleave through anything without resistance!
Butter Slash!
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
“Ahhh!!”
All of Gael's defensive spells were utterly useless against Qimeng. After a brief clash, he was sliced into thousands of pieces!
“It's useless! I can regenerate! I'll wear you down until you die!”
“Really?”
Qimeng intentionally left his head and chest intact.
Then, right in front of Gael's bloodshot, bulging eyes, she smiled and stretched out her slender, pale hand.
Devour, Deprive!
The two absorbing forces within her pure white roots burst forth!
Gael could only watch in horror as his severed limbs turned into pure particles of light, slowly drained and decomposed by the devilish girl.
In the end, they were converted into the fundamental life source energy and mana of the world!
“No! What kind of monster are you?!”
Gael screamed, letting out a desperate cry.
“My invincible regeneration! My Mountain God's blessing! No! Stop! Please stop!”
“Babbling about gods all day, aren't you sick of it?”
Qimeng pouted in disgust.
“Killing me is disrespecting the Mountain God! You will suffer divine punishment!”
“There is no such thing as a god in my eyes. Don't try to threaten me with that.”
Thud.
Gael's head was also devoured, turning to ash and scattering away.
Only a pile of actual debris remained on the ground, completely erased of any trace of existence, severing any possibility of regeneration.
“Whew. The taste is a bit strange.”
Qimeng casually drained and wiped out the two squads of Thunder Eagle guards who had rushed over after hearing the commotion.
Then, she calmly pushed open the door to the secret chamber.
In the center of the chamber, a mass of liquid mana glowing with dense wind and thunder power floated in the air.
【Wind-Thunder Magic Marrow】
“Is this the source of magic power nurtured by the Wind-Thunder Mountains?”
“How beautiful.”
The wind and thunder attributes intertwined with each other.
If a wind-thunder magical beast were to cultivate here, they would achieve twice the results with half the effort.
However, Qimeng studied it for a long while, yet she couldn't find any trace of a Wind or Thunder Spirit.
“As expected, things like rule fragments really depend on luck.”
Qimeng rested her chin on her hand and pondered.
“Back then, the Wood Spirit was nurtured inside my body after I devoured the thousand-year Mother Tree... Should I try eating this directly?”
She extended her roots and activated her dual devouring!
Boom!
The majestic Wind-Thunder Magic Marrow was swallowed by Qimeng in a single gulp!
She tried to absorb it into her body, but she quickly furrowed her brows.
Unlike the Wood attribute which shared the same origin as her source energy back then, her body felt a clear sense of rejection toward these two attributes.
“Tch, the absorption effect is pretty mediocre...”
Qimeng retracted her pure white roots in disappointment.
She couldn't integrate all of this magic marrow into her body and could only absorb a small portion of the mana.
“Huh? Wait!”
Qimeng suddenly noticed something.
Within this mass of Wind-Thunder Magic Marrow, she actually absorbed life source energy!
Boom!
Under the wash of this life source energy, Qimeng's species rank limit was torn open, breaking through to the High-tier!
Her base level also rose rapidly along with it!
【Breakthrough, High-tier Extraordinary Rank!】
“Oh my, this is an unexpected windfall.”
Qimeng fell into deep thought.
Why was there life source energy inside the Wind-Thunder Magic Marrow?
Could it be that these Wind-Thunder Mountains could also nurture life?
Was this related to an unborn Wind-Thunder Spirit?
In any case, a brilliant new idea formed in Qimeng's mind.
“But to carry out this plan, the life source energy on hand is still far from enough.”
Qimeng turned her gaze toward the upper levels of the castle.
“Looks like I'll have to go and harvest all the fodder outside.”
Qimeng jogged all the way into the castle interior, sweeping away and converting every single corpse she saw along the way into accumulated source energy.
Just then, the White Feather Clan had also fought their way to the central grand hall, completely surrounding the Grand Elder and the remnants of the defense force.
“Lady Qimeng!”
Feifeier was covered in scratches, but her face beamed with high spirits.
“Please leave this to us! With the magic potion you bestowed upon us, we will definitely take down this old fellow!”
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