After the membrane of light saved the group, a spark of hope sprang up in their hearts.
Every one of them had faced their fate calmly. Death was not an ending they could not accept.
But when a sliver of survival appeared, hope arose by instinct...
"Is it Luo Zheng?"
"Brother..."
"Dad!"
They called out.
But the voice they expected did not answer them.
Instead, another ominous voice echoed in their ears.
"After hiding for so long, you're finally willing to act?" the Downgrader asked. "But even if you act, you can't change their fate. Hahahaha..."
"Gurgle..."
A slender spike suddenly split off from a purple orb of light. Spinning madly, it thrust toward the pale yellow membrane.
This pale yellow membrane was formed from the sparse energy extreme state. It could easily isolate, channel, and gather all kinds of energy, but a membrane condensed from the sparse energy extreme state was extremely vulnerable to cutting. With a slight twist, the spike drilled into it.
"Aunt, watch out!"
Seeing the purple spike thrust toward Luo Yan, Luo Nian abruptly spread his massive, muscular frame and twisted most of his shoulder forward, shielding her.
"Whoosh..."
A hole melted through Luo Nian's shoulder, exposing the stark white bone.
"Aaaah..."
The excruciating pain contorted Luo Nian's face, but he stubbornly held his ground in front of her.
"Nian Er!"
Luo Yan bit her lip, her face full of panic. How could she bear to watch Luo Nian suffer in her place?
"Hum..."
Ignoring her already depleted body, she summoned the Energy Axis again, trying to control the purple spike.
The purple orbs earlier had been ownerless energy, so she had naturally been able to control them. Now, however, the Downgrader himself controlled the purple spike, and Luo Nian's Energy Axis could not wrest