Long Yuxue only felt the Pufferfish Necklace on her chest suddenly grow scorching hot, like a star being ignited.
Immediately after, an illusory golden curtain burst from the necklace, enveloping her entire body.
The Death Knight's attack struck the curtain of light.
"Clang—!!!"
The collision rang across the battlefield. The golden curtain, seemingly as thin as a cicada's wing, did not budge in the slightest, while the greatsword was knocked high into the air.
The Death Knight's four-meter-tall body staggered back several steps. The halo beneath his feet flickered continuously, and the blue light in his eyes instantly dimmed.
Long Yuxue opened her eyes and stared blankly at the scene before her.
The Pufferfish Necklace around her neck had already detached itself and floated in midair, radiating a gentle golden glow.
Within the light, an illusory figure slowly condensed into form.
It seemed to be the outline of a woman, tall and slender, with long white hair cascading down like a waterfall. Her features were indistinct, but her eyes were incomparably clear.
One was golden, the other a deep azure, evoking an indescribable sensation.
"Xiling..." Long Yuxue murmured. Even she did not know why she had spoken that name.
The phantom lowered his gaze to look at her. There was not the slightest emotional fluctuation in his eyes as he merely raised one hand.
His fingertip lightly tapped.
That Death Knight, along with the Battle Armor Domain halo beneath his feet, silently shattered into ashes that filled the sky, without so much as a sound.
A Death Knight at the level of a Super Douluo was gone just like that.
Ha Luosa abruptly turned his head, and genuine shock appeared in his gray eyes for the first time.
He stared fixedly at the illusory figure floating before Long Yuxue, his