Darkness Descends

Ye Zhao realized that this monster was truly formidable. Even with her Spatial Ability amplified ten-thousand-fold, she could barely fight it to a standstill. It was fortunate that she possessed a Spatial Ability; had it been any other, they might have fought until the planet was destroyed, resulting in mutual destruction. Her Spatial Ability, however, was perfectly suited to imprison and seal it.

She couldn't be bothered with superficial tactics, nor could she afford a war of attrition. She simply concentrated all her power to seal this ancient monster within this small pocket of space.

She had carefully chosen the deep sea for this purpose. She couldn't go into the sky, the earth, or even the land; if some grave robber or construction worker accidentally dug it up, what then? She couldn't let her ten thousand Creation Points go to waste. The deep sea was the best place for a seal—it was desolate, inhabited only by cute, mindless fish and shrimp, and posed no significant threat.

The monster, naturally, would not submit and struggled incessantly. Its power relied on absorbing fresh blood and life force to grow, and it was desperate to consume more. Ye Zhao pulled it back with equal fervor. The two of them went back and forth until Ye Zhao was exhausted to the point of collapse, feeling as though her internal organs were failing. The monster was faring no better.

It had shifted from initial contempt to later fury. Ye Zhao was certain that if it ever broke free, she would be the first person it killed.

Ye Zhao felt a flicker of fear; after all, she was only an ordinary human.

Ye Zhao spat out a mouthful of blood and said weakly, "I didn't expect you to win. I have to exhaust my life force