The purple flames in the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant's eyes dimmed in an instant, and its massive body suddenly went rigid.
Time seemed to freeze.
The Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant remained in its attacking pose, standing motionless where it was.
The crimson patterns covering its body quickly faded, and its scorching energy receded like the tide.
Boom!
A muffled crash rang out.
As if all its strength had been drained away, the hundred-meter-tall Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant crashed to the ground.
The instant it fell, a terrifying shock wave of energy spread out from it.
Rumble!
The entire Gobi Desert shook violently.
Centered on the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant, the ground heaved like waves, and countless cracks—some a hundred meters deep—spread in every direction.
Where the shock wave passed, sand and stone crumbled to dust, and low-level Abyss Beasts evaporated in an instant.
The shock wave continued spreading for more than forty kilometers before gradually weakening.
When the dust settled, a massive crater more than five kilometers in diameter had appeared in the once-flat Gobi Desert.
At the center of the crater, the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant's enormous body had begun turning into dark purple energy dust, scattering through the air.
Only a fist-sized Spirit Radiance Crystal, dark purple with golden wisps swirling inside, coalesced and appeared where the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant had been.
With a thought, Lin Yi drew the purple high-tier crystal toward him. It settled securely in his palm.
Inside the General Staff's monitoring room, everyone was too stunned by the battle footage to speak.
Watching the live satellite feed, Zhou Donglai let out a long breath of relief and immediately ordered, "Cancel the standby status of all missile units."
The data monitoring and analysis officer on duty beside him stared at the screen, dumbfounded. His voice trembled slightly. "Sir, this...