Bulbasaur understood at once, its crimson eyes locking onto the target.
Several emerald Vine Whips shot out like serpents from their lairs, instantly wrapping around the twelve-hundred-year-old Holy Sun Wheel Flower.
The flower swayed faintly. The holy radiance flowing across its petals seemed to dim for an instant, but just as Lin Xia had expected, bathing in the statue's light had left it with little will to resist—and it lacked the ferocity of a wild Soul Beast.
The Vine Whips tightened, and the roots, along with the faintly glowing soil around them, were pulled out with ease!
Watching the Holy Sun Wheel Flower's body float before him, still radiating a gentle halo but now devoid of life, and the profound, noble purple Soul Ring slowly coalescing and rising above it, Lin Xia took a deep breath, as if drawing the dense aura of light and life in the Holy Light Flower Garden into his lungs.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Xia sat down cross-legged.
"Let's begin, Bulbasaur!"
"Dah-na!"
Bulbasaur let out a low growl, its eyes filled with the same determination.
A sharp flash of green light passed, ending the Holy Sun Wheel Flower's last vestige of life.
The Millennium Soul Ring seemed to awaken, suddenly erupting in dazzling purple-gold light. Like a small sun descending, it crashed toward the crown of Lin Xia's head, sacred and immense, yet carrying a frenzied energy that made one's heart tremble!
Buzz—!
The instant the Soul Ring settled upon him, Lin Xia's body jolted violently! It was as if millions of red-hot steel needles had pierced every inch of his skin, muscles, and bones, driving deep into his meridians!
This was no mere physical impact, but the purest, most refined light and Solar Power, wild and unmatched!
"Gah—!"
A strangled cry of pain