Resting Forest. Every withered tree had toppled to the ground, and the entire grove now looked unrecognizable.
"Damn it."
Covered in wounds, Gu Yu warily watched the black-clad man holding a silver longsword before her.
She had started this trial aboard a speeding carriage.
The task was supposedly to find the person possessed by the Source of Desire, but before Gu Yu could give it more than a few seconds' thought, the culprit had revealed himself.
Worse, the infected person happened to be the only Third Rank Transcendent in the convoy.
She and the other NPCs had fought hard, and now both sides were nearly out of options, with less than five percent of their magic power remaining.
Fortunately, the man's domain seemed to enhance only himself, rather than inflict the kind of area-wide damage Qianqi Weiming's domain could. That still gave Gu Yu room to maneuver.
"You're indeed the strongest Second Rank Transcendent I've ever met, but sadly, this is the end." The black-clad man sneered and tightened his grip on his longsword.
Gu Yu scoffed in disdain. "What are you putting on airs for, parasite?"
The Source of Desire had completely taken over the black-clad man. At this point, he could hardly be considered himself anymore; he was just a body being controlled by a bug.
"Still mouthing off when you're on the verge of death." The man casually twirled his sword, sending a dense barrage of sword energy pouring down like a rainstorm.
The sword energy tore up the earth, sending shards of rock flying in every direction.
Facing such a forceful attack, Gu Yu had no choice but to use Star Shift again, swapping places with the most distant star behind the black-clad man.
As she dodged, she continued to control the stars' trajectories, sending them