[But the advantage did not last long. When the Mother of Crimson entered the battle carrying a staff-shaped Super Divine Artifact, the Soul Beast defense force's fortified line collapsed in an instant.]
["Ants, become my nourishment." The Mother of Crimson raised the Crimson Scepter, spreading her crimson domain outward around her. The Ferocious Beasts, who had held a slight advantage against the Crimson Creatures, immediately fell onto the back foot.]
["Oh? Interesting. To think the one capable of affecting my Crimson Creatures would be such a frail life-form." The Mother of Crimson locked onto Su Xue'er fifty kilometers away. Once her domain had expanded far enough, she appeared before Su Xue'er in an instant.]
[You were still locked in a battle of wits and strength with the Abyssal Sage King, and under the suppression of the crimson domain, no one could send word out.]
[No one could resist this slaughter. With combat strength infinitely close to that of a Quasi-God King, the Mother of Crimson merely watched as the defending Soul Beasts and humans were swallowed by the tide of Crimson Creatures. Not one survived.]
[She captured Su Xue'er rather than killing her outright. In the Mother of Crimson's eyes, Su Xue'er had great potential but posed no threat to her. What intrigued her was the source of Su Xue'er's bloodline.]
[Holding a key hostage to force others into obedience—that was precisely the Mother of Crimson's plan.]
[Ah Yin died. The Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Ah Rou also perished beneath the tide of Crimson Creatures, becoming energy that nourished and strengthened the Crimson Plane.]
[You knew nothing of this yet and were still plundering the Abyss Plane's energy with Su Zhiying and Su Yiner.]
[Although the losses pained the Abyssal Sage King, he knew his mother had already begun