Deep beneath the Tang Sect lay a laboratory.
Red lights flashed incessantly—
"Warning! Warning! The test subject's energy is rioting! She is about to breach containment! Evacuate immediately! Warning—"
Ling Zichen, clad in a pink mecha, hovered in midair and shouted down at the evacuating researchers, "Leave immediately!"
Light flared from her body as she deployed a soul-guided protective barrier to cover their retreat.
A shrill scream faintly echoed through the area. A woman with a face full of venom shrieked as terrifying sound waves continuously battered the containment bands imprisoning her.
Behind her, a damaged Bell swayed frantically, spewing black mist amid the savage howls of vengeful souls.
Ling Zichen's expression changed drastically.
She was going to self-destruct!?
The Bell behind the woman contracted. All the containment bands shattered in an instant, and she charged out, covered in Three-Word Battle Armor. She seemed to be in immense pain, and even her smile was twisted. "You dared treat me like this—then all of you can die with me! Zang Xin isn't here. Let's see who can save you!"
The Bell behind her suddenly stopped swaying. Sinister, resentful energy burst forth, strange demonic patterns crawling across her pale skin as black aura seeped from them. Darkness swallowed her pupils, making her look incomparably eerie.
The protective barrier Ling Zichen had deployed was utterly worthless before her.
Not good! Seeing that she truly had her heart set on self-destruction, Ling Zichen was suddenly overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness.
In an instant, streaks of golden radiance lit up and pierced through the black mist shrouding her. A soaring dragon roar rang out, while blue halos shielded every researcher who had yet to escape. A deep voice descended. "Seal."
The golden light immediately contracted. The black mist evaporated beneath its corrosive force, and