At that moment.
Ling An cut off every shred of the authority Dreamless had projected toward him.
He had already rebuilt his body within the sea of consciousness, severing his connection to the Threnodian's origin.
What now reconstructed this Tacet Discord body was something far more precious.
This authority was the perfect nourishment!
Behind him.
The Abyssal Herald's frequencies returned to the phantom moon.
A sense of tragic grandeur suffused the statue's entire heart.
Within the phantom moon, the Abyssal Herald took shape once more.
Ling An turned, his black cloak unfurling in the wind with a snapping flutter.
He looked at the Abyssal Herald as she gradually emerged from the moon phase and chuckled. "How did you know I wasn't full yet?"
Ling An laughed aloud, and before the Abyssal Herald could fully emerge from the moon phase.
He raised his hand.
And seized her body.
Using the Abyssal Herald as a bridge, he drew freely upon the Threnodian's authority.
The purple phantom moon grew a little fainter.
He stood proudly in midair.
Facing the phantom moon, Ling An called out, "Now, how are you going to suppress me?"
He had reclaimed from the Threnodian the authority known as the Crown.
Dreamless could no longer suppress him through its superior rank.
"Do you know what the crown rank is?"
Within the giant statue's heart, the sound of Ling An's countless frequencies reverberated in every direction.
He extended his hand.
His finger touched the Abyssal Herald's chest.
In an instant, his fingers curled into a fist.
Power flowed over his knuckles, almost tangible.
With an explosive crash that shook the statue, the Abyssal Herald's body shattered.
The force of the blow reached the phantom moon.
A crack shuddered across the enormous, eyeball-like moon.
The phantom moon emitted a pulse and