Going to See... Gu Yuena?

"No!"

Lin Xia's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat as she gritted her teeth and said.

"The divine power contamination within them is too stubborn! My power can only barely suppress it, not quickly eliminate it!"

Just as Lin Xia was struggling to hold on, watching the vines wither and die from the divine power, and new vines struggling to grow again, a warm yet powerful life force, like a spring breeze sweeping across scorched earth, quietly appeared in the shadow of the city wall not far behind him.

Lin Xia suddenly turned around.

A woman dressed in a long emerald green dress stood there quietly, her face exquisitely beautiful, her temperament ethereal and otherworldly, as if she were the embodiment of the forest.

It was the Emerald Swan, the guardian of the Star Dou Forest, the Ferocious Beast, Bi Ji.

Her emerald eyes were fixed intently on the Mutated Beast Horde struggling frantically below, her gaze deep and complex, filled with unspeakable pity and sorrow.

"Sister Bi Ji!"

A glimmer of hope flashed in Lin Xia's eyes, as if she had grasped a lifeline, and she asked urgently:

"These Soul Beast! The source of their violent rage is the pollution of the God of Wrath's divine power! Can... can you control them? Or calm their rage?"

Bi Ji slowly turned her head, her gaze falling on Lin Xia's anxious yet hopeful face.

She gently shook her head, her movements slow yet carrying a heavy, undeniable weight. She raised her slender, pale finger, pointing downwards to a mutated Tusked Hyena with fangs, Wrap vines yet still frantically tearing at them, its eyes filled only with pure destructive desire.

"Lin Xia, look at its eyes."

Bi Ji's voice was ethereal and melodious, yet it carried a deep-seated bitterness and coldness.

"Is there still a trace of the Soul Beast's nature within? Is there still a longing for the forest? A primal reverence for survival?"

Following her direction, Lin Xia gazed intently.

In the hyena's scarlet eyes, there was only a chaotic, burning Red, like two inextinguishable hellfires.

There was no pain, no fear, not even the cunning of the predator, only a predetermined, absolute obedience to destruction and ruin.

Bi Ji's voice carried a soul- Infiltrator sorrow, clearly reaching Lin Xia's ears amidst the clamor of the battlefield.

"They are no longer Soul Beast. The raging divine power, like the most domineering furnace, while forging their bodies, has completely incinerated and erased their meager, nascent souls!"

"What remains are merely empty 'walking corpses' Sheer Force infused with violent divine power! Driven by the imprint of the will of the gods, by a pure desire for destruction, by twisted creations born from the desecration of the laws of life!"

Her fingertips trembled slightly, and a pure, vibrant emerald light lingered between her fingers, radiating the unique healing and soothing power of the Emerald Swan.

She tried to send this wisp of power, containing the essence of life, towards the mutated hyena bound by Lin Xia's vines.

That vibrant, emerald-green light was like a drop of water thrown into boiling oil.

Laugh--!

The moment the light touched the hyena's dark red fur, it emitted a piercing sound, like the Corrosion effect of strong acid!

The Divine Power Markings on the hyena's body suddenly lit up, unleashing a violent repulsive force!

The emerald green light of life not only failed to penetrate and soothe the hyenas, but instead acted like a lit fuse, instantly igniting even more frantic struggles and howls!

The filthy, Divine Power of Wrath within it, like a venomous snake that had been Taunt, retaliated fiercely, instantly corrupting and annihilating Bi Ji's pure life force!

Bi Ji let out a muffled groan, the emerald light at her fingertips dimmed instantly, and her face turned slightly pale.

She withdrew her hand, the last glimmer of hope in her eyes extinguished completely, leaving only profound helplessness and coldness.

"Did you see that?"

Bi Ji's voice carried a hint of barely Frisk weariness.

"My power is poison to them, the spark that ignites explosives. Their very existence is a complete betrayal of the laws of life. They... cannot be 'pacified,' much less 'controlled.' They are merely disposable killing machines created by the God of Wrath."

Lin Xia's heart sank completely. Bi Ji's attempts and words shattered his last shred of hope.

He looked down at the battlefield below, where the vines were still tearing at the ground and the creatures were constantly withering and regenerating under the erosion of divine power, and a tremendous sense of powerlessness gripped him.

Are we really just supposed to stand by and watch these monsters, created through desecration, use their lives to level the walls of Heaven Dou City?

"So..." Bi Ji's gaze shifted from the battlefield back to Lin Xia's face, a resolute glint in her emerald eyes.

"Instead of letting them continue to assault the city walls and cause even greater casualties, it would be better... for me to completely 'clean them up'."

Her voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable chilling intensity.

"These empty shells, these walking corpses, are no longer worthy of pity, nor do they deserve to tarnish the name of the forest. Eradicating them completely is the final act of respect for this land."

Lin Xia looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with shock.

"Sister Bi Ji! You... you're not..."

He instinctively wanted to say, "Don't you cherish the lives of Soul Beast the most?", but when he saw the deep pain and cold determination in Bi Ji's eyes, he swallowed the words back.

He understood that it was precisely because she valued life more than anyone else that she could not tolerate such desecration and distortion of the essence of life!

"I understand what you mean, Sister Bi Ji."

Lin Xia's voice lowered, filled with deep helplessness.

"But... it's no use. We've already tried." He pointed to the corpse of the ten-thousand-year-old Iron-Armored Rock Rhino below, which had been nailed to death by Sister Xue'er's Holy Sword and Corrosion by Teacher's purple light, as well as the corpses of Mutated Beast around it that had been Vine Strangling and burned by holy flames.

"Killing them is easy, but if we kill one, the God of Wrath can use Yu Xiaogang, that 'Pollution Source,' to create ten or a hundred more in some dark corner we don't know about! As long as Yu Xiaogang doesn't die, and as long as the God of Wrath is still supporting us from behind, this blasphemous 'creation' will never end!"

"No matter how many we kill here, we're only depleting ourselves, while they can keep replenishing their forces! This is essentially a war of attrition with no end in sight!"

Lin Xia's tone was full of frustration, her fists clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Bi Ji remained silent.

She gazed down at the battlefield below, a scene resembling a meat grinder, at the twisted creatures struggling and howling amidst divine power and vines. Her emerald eyes gleamed as she seemed to be rapidly contemplating the situation.

Lin Xia's words were like cold needles, piercing through the surface and pointing straight to the core— Yu Xiaogang, the "Pollution Source" chosen by the God of Wrath, was the root of all this disaster!

Without dealing with him, killing more Mutated Beast will be in vain.

A moment later, a strange light flashed in Bi Ji's eyes. She raised her head, her gaze sweeping over Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, who had just finished a round of battle and were watching the beast tide warily, before finally settling on Lin Xia's face.

"Source..."

Bi Ji's voice was soft, yet it possessed a peculiar Infiltrator power.

"Since the root cause lies with the God of Wrath and that corrupted human, and the Divine Realm is strangely silent... perhaps we need a more detached perspective, closer to the source of power."

Bi Ji paused, seemingly considering her words, before speaking slowly, her voice carrying a barely Frisk hint of reverence.

"Lin Xia, would you be willing to come with me back to the core of the Star Dou Forest? To see... the Master?"