Qi Lingyue's plan proceeded quite smoothly. After soul-enslaving all the Immortal-level Death Prison Race higher-ups' relatives or disciples she had lured over, she forcibly settled the two elders back into her own God Kingdom.
She then took out a Blood Spirit Core she had obtained previously, disguised its life aura as her own, and infused it with divine power. It became a rudimentary divine power avatar with the strength of a Marquis Immortal, while she herself concealed herself beneath a black robe.
By the time Venerable Dengken and his group arrived here through nonstop God Kingdom Teleportation and teleportation, Qi Lingyue sensed the spatial ripples nearby and controlled the soul-enslaved individuals to begin fighting her divine power avatar.
Qi Lingyue's divine power avatar in the field was covered in blood, its battle armor showing signs of cracking. Its aura was utterly weak, as though it had suffered some grave injury.
Dengken immediately panicked and ordered his Venerable guard squad, "Huo Si, hurry and save her!"
The Venerable captain called Huo Si possessed the strength of a High Universe Venerable. He nodded upon hearing the order and instantly teleported to the center of the battlefield.
Since his young master had told him to save someone but he did not know who exactly, he simply used Spatial Freeze, imprisoning both sides—who, in his eyes, were merely weaklings pecking at each other.
Dengken's face darkened. He gave Huo Si a hard knock on the head. "I told you to save her, so why did you freeze her too? Undo it already!"
Huo Si rubbed his head and gave a foolish grin as he apologized, then released the spatial confinement around Qi Lingyue's divine power avatar.
The divine power avatar regained its ability to move. Its body swayed, looking exceptionally weak. Dengken's heart ached