Arc 2The Evil Bone Core

Loran and his allies recovered and purified the Evil Bone Core, then fought the Abyss Matriarch to stop her from opening a Planar Gate. They closed the gate and restored the land, but the Matriarch survived in a hidden fissure.

  • Loran and his companions stopped the insect queen in the Swamp of the Dead, recovered the Lotus Heart Crystal, and traveled to the Frozen Ruined Capital to confront Moke and the Insect Clan.
  • Loran and his allies defeated Moke and sealed the Evil Bone Core with help from Elder White and Elder Aila, then set out aboard Chief Tongchui’s sacred warship for the Qilin Holy Land.
  • Loran’s group fought Insect Clan warships and flying insects, carried the sealed core through the Sea of Clouds Storm Belt, and reached Qilin Radiance Peak.
  • Loran used the Qilin Heart Crystal, Lotus Heart Crystal, and Holy Spring Crystal to purify the Evil Bone Core, then escaped the Abyss Matriarch’s attack with his companions.
  • Loran gathered allies at Blackstone Outpost and led them toward the Rotting Soul Abyss after the Matriarch began opening a Planar Gate and attacked allied strongholds.
  • Loran and his allies destroyed the Matriarch’s flagship and the Evil Bone Energy Source, closing the Planar Gate and driving the abyssal creatures back.
  • Loran dispersed the canyon’s miasma and joined the continent’s people in celebrating, while the Abyss Matriarch began healing in a hidden fissure.
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Ch. 26Miasma of the Dead

Loran and his companions crossed the Swamp of the Dead, fought Rotting Soul creatures, and joined forces with the Swamp Spirit Clan to stop the Insect Clan from hatching its queen. They entered a secret passage leading to the Altar of the Dead as the hatching neared its critical stage.

  • Elder White gave Loran a Holy Spring Amulet before the group left the sacred mountain for the Swamp of the Dead.
  • Loran, Liya, and their companions defeated Rotting Soul Vines and a Rotting Soul Giant Crocodile while traveling through the swamp.
  • Loran saw a swarm of Rotting Soul Worms fly toward Bone Swamp Island and realized the insect queen was being supplied with soul mist.
  • The group met the Swamp Spirit Clan at Clear Lotus Pool, and its elder explained that the Lotus Heart Crystal lay beneath the Altar of the Dead.
  • The Swamp Spirit elder agreed to guide Loran and his companions through a secret passage after giving Loran a Soul-Purifying Lotus seed.
  • Loran and his companions entered the cleared passage toward the altar as a blackish-purple pillar of light signaled that the insect queen was close to hatching.

Ch. 27Seizing the crystal at the Soul-Purifying Spring

Loran and his companions seized the Lotus Heart Crystal, defeated the Rotting Soul Lich, and stopped the insect queen from hatching at the Altar of the Dead. With the swamp crisis temporarily contained, they prepared to travel north to the Frozen Ruined Capital after discovering signs that the Insect Clan and evil bone forces might be working together.

  • A Ze and the Swamp Spirit warriors helped Loran’s group defeat the Rotting Soul Skeleton Formation in the secret passage.
  • Loran took the Lotus Heart Crystal from the Soul-Purifying Spring and used its power to destroy the Rotting Soul Lich.
  • Loran and Liya used the crystal’s purifying power to kill the hatching insect queen before it could escape into the Rotting Soul Abyss.
  • A Ze proposed temporarily sealing the rift with the Water Ripple Sealing Formation, while Snow Spirit Qilin’s talisman revealed a new signal pointing to the Frozen Ruined Capital.
  • Liya warned that the Insect Clan might seek the Evil Bone Core, and A Ze agreed to send Swamp Spirit warriors with Loran to stop them.
  • Loran chose to head for the Frozen Ruined Capital after the group completed the swamp’s remaining purification work and contacted Elder White and Chief Tongchui.

Ch. 28The swamp seal

Loran and his companions traveled from the Swamp of the Dead to the Frozen Ruined Capital, where they discovered the Insect Clan and Evil Bone forces were using ancient runes to break the Evil Bone Core’s seal. They raced toward the city center as monsters emerged from beneath the ice, leaving them on the verge of a decisive battle against the ritual’s leader.

  • A Ze and the Swamp Spirit elders established the Everlasting Seal Formation over the fissure, and A Ze gave Loran a bone whistle for calling on their aid.
  • Loran’s group found the Radiant Temple’s dead advance party and fought Evil Bone Insect Husks, destroying their Evil Bone Crystals to defeat them.
  • Loran and Liya identified the crystals’ markings as ancient sealing runes and reached the Frozen Ruined Capital, where they used fused ice and fire to lift the gate seal.
  • The group defeated the guards at Winter City’s gate and entered the ruined capital, where Liya learned the Insect Clan was trying to reactivate the runes and break the Evil Bone Core’s seal.
  • A horn sounded as a black-purple vortex formed above the city center, and the Snow Spirit Qilin warned that the seal was close to breaking.
  • Loran led his companions toward the city center as Evil Bone Insect Husks emerged from beneath the ice; they saw a black-robed figure conducting the final ritual with a huge Evil Bone Crystal on its staff.

Ch. 29Rune trap

Loran and his companions broke the Evil Bone Ice-Sealing Formation and fought through the insect wall toward the platform, where they discovered that Moke was helping the Abyss Matriarch break the Evil Bone Core’s seal. They battled Moke’s summoned beasts as the threat of Evil Bone Miasma grew.

  • A Ze, Liya, the Icefield Wolf, Loran, Lei Lin, and Snow Spirit Qilin destroyed the formation’s three eyes and extinguished the runes.
  • The black-purple vortex surged as the group learned that a breach in the Evil Bone Core’s seal would release miasma that could turn living creatures into Evil Bone Puppets.
  • Loran ordered Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin to open a path with their Ice-Fire Tornado while A Ze, Liya, and the Icefield Wolf protected and supported the group.
  • Loran led the group through the insect wall and recognized the black-robed figure as Moke, the escaped Evil Bone Priest.
  • Moke revealed that the Abyss Matriarch had given him the Insect Clan’s power, then attacked with evil bone spears and three Rotting Soul Evil Bone Beasts.
  • Liya shielded the group from the miasma while A Ze, Lei Lin, Snow Spirit Qilin, and the Icefield Wolf struck down or disabled two of the beasts.

Ch. 30The Evil Bone priest

Loran and his companions stopped Moke from completing the ritual, but the Evil Bone Core's barrier shattered and its energy began spreading through the Frozen Ruined Capital. They worked to contain the leak and seek the powers needed to reseal the core as enemy forces approached.

  • Loran severed Moke's hand and, with Snow Spirit Qilin and the others, killed him before he could use the Evil Bone Crystal to trigger an explosion.
  • The Evil Bone Core's barrier shattered, releasing black energy that spread through the city and threatened to awaken the buried Evil Bone remains.
  • Loran learned that resealing the core required nature, light, Qilin ice and fire, Swamp Spirit Clan water, and the Rune Guardians' inheritance runes.
  • Loran sent Liya and A Ze to activate the inheritance stele while Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin contained the core's energy, and he contacted Elder White for help.
  • Elder White told Loran that the Holy Spring Guard would arrive in three days, Chief Tongchui was forging the sacred warship, and Elder Aila would bring Tree of Life sap.
  • The Icefield Wolf spotted approaching Evil Bone and Insect Clan forces as the companions continued containing the core and activating the stele.

Ch. 31The inheritance awakens

Loran and his companions destroyed the Evil Bone Insect Mother Puppet, while Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin struggled to contain the Evil Bone Core. With help from Elder White and Elder Aila, Liya awakened the Inheritance Rune, and the group began guiding it into the Core Sealing Formation.

  • Loran, Snow Spirit Qilin, and the Icefield Wolf destroyed the Evil Bone Insect Mother Puppet and cleared away its remaining husks.
  • Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin struggled to hold back the core’s abyssal energy until Elder White arrived with Holy Spring knights and a core crystal.
  • Elder Aila joined Liya at the Inheritance Stele, and they used Tree of Life sap and their combined nature origin power to awaken the Inheritance Rune.
  • Elder White’s knights formed a Holy Spring barrier around the platform while Loran, Lei Lin, and Snow Spirit Qilin prepared to receive the rune.
  • Liya guided the Inheritance Rune into the Core Sealing Formation, where the group’s powers formed a five-colored pillar aimed at the Evil Bone Core.

Ch. 32Joining forces to seal the core

Loran and his allies temporarily sealed the Evil Bone Core, but the Abyss Matriarch's energy remained trapped inside it. They planned to finish Chief Tongchui's sacred warship and take the core to the Qilin Holy Land for purification.

  • The pillar of light drew the core's leaking energy back in and purified the surrounding Evil Bone Miasma, but the Abyss Matriarch's lingering aura remained inside the core.
  • Elder White and Elder Aila warned that the core was unstable and needed to be transported to a safer place for complete purification.
  • Loran identified the Qilin Holy Land in the Eastern Sea of Clouds as the place where ancient Qilin power could purge the core's evil energy.
  • Elder White assigned himself and Elder Aila to strengthen the seal while Loran took Liya, the two qilin, and their companions to meet Chief Tongchui at the Blackstone Mountain Range.
  • A Ze sent ten Water Speakers with Loran, and Elder White gave him a new Holy Spring amulet to monitor the core's energy.

Ch. 33Forging a Warship at Blackstone

Loran and his companions reached the Blackstone Mountain Range, cleared Iron-Corroding Insects from the Severed Flow River, and helped the dwarves build a warship. As they prepared to test it, an Iron-Corroding Insect Mother led hundreds of insects toward the workshop to attack the ship.

  • The swamp spirit water speakers purified the contaminated Severed Flow River and trapped its Iron-Corroding Insects in a whirlpool.
  • Loran combined his Three-Element Ice-Fire Stream with Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin’s powers to shape the warship’s fallen star iron core socket.
  • Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin fitted their energy crystals into the socket, activating the warship’s shield and water-pattern channels.
  • Chief Tongchui and the craftsmen installed the warship’s weapons and support facilities while Loran planned a river test for the next morning.
  • Icefield Wolf detected a swarm approaching, and Snow Spirit Qilin revealed an Iron-Corroding Insect Mother leading hundreds of insects toward the warship.
  • Chief Tongchui took up the Evil-Breaking Warhammer and ordered the craftsmen to defend the warship.

Ch. 34Iron-Corroding Insect Raid

Loran and his allies defeated an Iron-Corroding Insect swarm and confirmed that the insects had targeted their warship to stop them from transporting the Evil Bone Core. After successfully testing the ship, they set out for the Frozen Ruined Capital, where a dangerous journey to retrieve the core awaited them.

  • Loran, Liya, Lei Lin, Snow Spirit Qilin, and the others held off the Iron-Corroding Insects and killed their mother by striking its unprotected abdomen.
  • Loran found fallen star iron inside the insect mother and recognized that its evil energy matched the markings on the Evil Bone Core; Chief Tongchui suspected the Abyss Matriarch had sent the swarm.
  • The next morning, Chief Tongchui declared the sacred warship's test successful after it sailed along the Severed Flow River and demonstrated its defenses and weapons.
  • Loran received a signal that Elder White and Elder Aila had reinforced the Evil Bone Core's seal, then ordered the crew to head for the Frozen Ruined Capital.
  • Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin powered the warship as it sped toward the capital, beginning the mission to retrieve the Evil Bone Core.

Ch. 35Bone-Corroding Warship Interception

Loran and the crew fought three Abyss Bone-Corroding Warships hiding in Black Reef Bay. Loran damaged an Abyss Crystal Core, weakening its resonance with the sealed Evil Bone Core, but the battle remained unresolved.

  • Icefield Wolf scouted Black Reef Bay and found three Abyss Bone-Corroding Warships concealed behind submerged reefs.
  • Chief Tongchui ordered the crew to attack, and the Elf Guard sealed the leading warship’s insect holes with nature-runed vines.
  • A Ze reinforced the holy warship’s shields while Liya used Tree of Life sap to restore their energy, and Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin disabled the enemy cannons with ice-fire bombs.
  • Chief Tongchui rammed the leading Bone-Corroding Warship, and the water speakers trapped and purified the Insect Clan soldiers who fell into the river.
  • The Abyss Crystal Core resonated with the Evil Bone Core, causing Loran pain and threatening to disrupt the seal.
  • Lei Lin severed the bone claws and Snow Spirit Qilin froze the enemy barrier, allowing Loran to crack the Abyss Crystal Core and weaken the resonance.

Ch. 36Crystal core resonance

Loran and his allies destroyed three rotting-bone ships in Black Reef Bay, but the battle left the Holy Spring talisman faintly tainted and revealed that the Abyss Crystal Cores could resonate with the Evil Bone Core. Guided by Snow Spirit Qilin’s ice talisman, they continued toward the Frozen Ruined Capital to retrieve the core before heading to the Qilin Holy Land.

  • Liya pulled Loran back to the sacred warship and shattered the leading ship’s Abyss Crystal Core, while the water-element net purified the Insect Clan soldiers.
  • Chief Tongchui, the Elf Guard, the water speakers, Lei Lin, and Snow Spirit Qilin trapped and destroyed the other two rotting-bone ships, leaving behind two small Abyss Crystal Cores.
  • Loran noticed a black streak on the Holy Spring talisman, and Liya warned that the Matriarch could sense the Evil Bone Core through the resonating crystals.
  • A Ze identified the ships’ black iron as abyss ore, and Snow Spirit Qilin’s ice talisman revealed guidance toward the Qilin Holy Land.
  • Loran ordered the warship to collect the Evil Bone Core at the Frozen Ruined Capital before heading for the Eastern Sea of Clouds, where Elder White and Elder Aila were waiting.

Ch. 37Collecting the core in the frozen capital

Loran and his companions began moving the Evil Bone Core from the Frozen Ruined Capital to the sacred warship while guarding against the Matriarch’s influence. As the barriers fell and the core was carried away, Evil Bone Abyss Guards emerged from beneath the ice to seize it.

  • Elder White and Elder Aila warned Loran that the core’s seal was stirring and described the three barriers holding it in check.
  • Loran assigned the crew to secure the warship’s sealing chamber and prepare defenses for the transfer.
  • Elder White and Elder Aila opened the barriers, and Snow Spirit Qilin formed a frost shield around the reacting core.
  • Loran lifted the core in a cradle of elemental light and escorted it toward the wharf with Icefield Wolf.
  • An Evil Bone Abyss Guard burst through the ice and attacked the core, while Snow Spirit Qilin struck it with ice blades.
  • More faceless Evil Bone Abyss Guards emerged beneath the ice, carrying evil bone spears.

Ch. 38Abyss Guards

Loran and his companions sealed the Evil Bone Core aboard their warship and set out across the sea of clouds toward the Qilin Holy Land. The route ahead crossed a dangerous storm belt where the core’s consciousness fragments and an Insect Clan ambush threatened their mission.

  • Loran and his companions fought off Evil Bone Abyss Guards that emerged from beneath the ice to reach the Evil Bone Core.
  • Loran placed the core in a rune-lined sealing chamber, and the guards collapsed after losing access to its evil power.
  • Elder Aila warned that the Matriarch’s consciousness fragments were directing the core toward the Rotting Soul Abyss, while Elder White gave Loran a Holy Spring Core Crystal to suppress their fluctuations.
  • Snow Spirit Qilin identified the Sea of Clouds Storm Belt as the only route to the Qilin Holy Land and warned of chaotic air currents and a hidden Rotting Soul Flying Insect Swarm.
  • Loran’s group sailed from the ruined capital toward the storm belt with the sealed core aboard the warship.

Ch. 39Storm over the Sea of Clouds

Loran and the crew struggled to steer the sacred warship through the storm belt while Soul-Corroding Flying Insects attacked. They defended the ship and its sealed compartment, but the Flying Insect Matriarch’s beam badly weakened the light shield.

  • Chief Tongchui struggled to steer the warship as chaotic air currents disrupted its shield and elemental power.
  • Liya found in the Illustrated Catalog of Plants that ancient purifying air currents could guide the ship through the storm.
  • Snow Spirit Qilin detected an Insect Clan ambush, and Soul-Corroding Flying Insects swarmed the warship and corroded its shield.
  • Loran assigned the crew to defend the ship, while Liya repaired the shield, A Ze’s Water Speakers guarded the sealed compartment, and Icefield Wolf destroyed insects with its power of origin.
  • Lei Lin attacked the Flying Insect Matriarch, but its swarm blocked the flames and its beam struck the shield, draining more than half its radiance.

Ch. 40Encircled by flying insects

Loran and his companions fought through a swarm of flying insects and chaotic currents, then reached the purifying current and escaped the storm belt. They arrived at the route to Qilin Radiance Peak, where they planned to purify the Evil Bone Core and thwart the Abyss Matriarch’s plot.

  • Loran and Snow Spirit Qilin used an Ice-Fire Tornado to clear insects while the Matriarch’s consciousness fragment began stirring inside the warship’s core.
  • Snow Spirit Qilin sensed the purifying current behind the insect mother, and Loran ordered the warship toward it.
  • Lei Lin attacked the insect mother as Snow Spirit Qilin froze a path through the chaotic currents and Loran and the Icefield Wolf defended the ship’s rear.
  • Loran combined his power with Lei Lin’s flames and Snow Spirit Qilin’s ice mist to cut through the insect wall, allowing Chief Tongchui to steer the warship into the purifying current.
  • The purifying current destroyed the insects and insect mother, dispersed the chaotic currents, and stabilized the Evil Bone Core.
  • Liya identified the mountain ahead as Qilin Radiance Peak, and the companions steered toward the Qilin Holy Land to begin the core’s final purification.

Ch. 41The sacred trial of Qilin Radiance

Loran and his companions reached the purification pool atop Qilin Radiance Peak, where they prepared to remove the matriarch’s consciousness fragments from the Evil Bone Core. After Loran awakened the Qilin Heart Crystal, the Evil Bone Core rose from its sealing chamber and flew toward the pool.

  • Liya deciphered the Ancient Qilin Three Powers Formation, and Lei Lin, Snow Spirit Qilin, and A Ze supplied its fire, ice, and water energies to open the stairway.
  • Loran’s group climbed to the summit and found the purification pool and the Qilin statue.
  • Elder Aila told Loran to awaken the Qilin Heart Crystal with his three elemental powers and use the Lotus Heart Crystal, Holy Spring Crystal, and Tree of Life sap to purify the Evil Bone Core.
  • Loran assigned Chief Tongchui, the Water Speaker, Snow Spirit Qilin, Icefield Wolf, and Liya to guard or support the purification, then approached the pool with the sealing chamber.
  • Loran poured his elemental powers into the sealing chamber, awakening the Qilin Heart Crystal, and the Evil Bone Core rose and flew toward the pool’s center.

Ch. 42The first stage of purification

Loran and his companions purified the Evil Bone Core, but the Abyss Matriarch’s true body opened a rift and attacked Qilin Radiance Peak. With the holy land’s defenses failing, they prepared to evacuate aboard the warship while holding off the Matriarch.

  • Loran used the Lotus Heart Crystal and Holy Spring Crystal with the Qilin Heart Crystal to destroy the Matriarch’s consciousness apparition and purify the core.
  • The Matriarch’s true body began emerging through an abyssal rift, so Chief Tongchui prepared the defenders while Loran kept the core in the Purification Pool.
  • Snow Spirit Qilin identified the statue as the defensive hub, and Lei Lin, Snow Spirit Qilin, and A Ze activated its barrier with flame, ice, and water energy.
  • Loran waited fifteen minutes for the core to finish absorbing the pool’s energy, then retrieved the fully purified core and ordered the evacuation.
  • The Matriarch’s head emerged and rapidly damaged the barrier, so Loran ordered everyone aboard the warship while he and his companions prepared to hold her back.

Ch. 43Linyao Breaks Through

Loran and his companions escaped the collapsing sacred land aboard the warship, using the purified core and the remaining sacred energy to resist the Abyss Matriarch. The warship launched, but the Matriarch and her swarm pursued them across the sea of clouds.

  • The Abyss Matriarch shattered the barrier and sent tentacles after the core, while Snow Spirit Qilin and the Icefield Wolf failed to stop them.
  • Liya drew out the sacred land's remaining purification power, and Loran used the core to form a shield that protected the group as they descended the light stairway.
  • The Matriarch's tentacles broke the stairway supports, but A Ze and the Water Speakers made a temporary water bridge while Loran and Lei Lin drove back the attackers.
  • Loran and the others boarded the warship, repelled tentacles and Evil Bone Insects, and Chief Tongchui launched the ship using an emergency energy crystal.
  • The Abyss Matriarch emerged with a swarm of Evil Bone Insects, tentacles, and Soul-Corroding Flying Insects Nests, vowing to reclaim the core and pursue the warship.

Ch. 44The Warship's Escape

Loran and his companions escaped the Abyss Matriarch by activating the warship’s Purification Cruising Speed and reached Blackstone Outpost, where they prepared defenses and repairs. The Matriarch still sought the Purification Core and vowed to kill Loran, leaving the group determined to unite allies and confront her rather than flee again.

  • Snow Spirit Qilin revealed that the Purification Core could activate the warship’s hidden runes, and Loran used it to boost the ship’s speed and strengthen its shield.
  • The Abyss Matriarch marked the warship’s position with a trail of evil power, while A Ze contacted the Swamp Spirit Clan’s water speakers for help concealing it.
  • Loran and his companions reached Blackstone Outpost, where dwarven guards and water speakers helped replenish the warship and hide its energy fluctuations.
  • Loran ordered the warship repaired and the Purification Core protected, and he told Chief Tongchui to warn Elder White and Elder Aila about the Matriarch’s attack.
  • Loran told Snow Spirit Qilin that they would gather allies and stop the crisis instead of fleeing, while the Matriarch vowed to find the core and kill him.

Ch. 45Preparing the outpost for battle

Loran and the allied forces fortified Blackstone Outpost after learning the Matriarch planned to use the core to open a planar gate for an abyssal legion. As the defenders prepared to repel her forces, an Abyssal Evil Bone Lord and hundreds of Evil Bone Insect Husks attacked, and the outpost’s first cannon volley failed to break through the lord’s barrier.

  • Liya confirmed that the core had been purified but warned that it sensed the approaching abyssal rift, while the outpost’s defenses were strengthened with cannons and warning runes.
  • Elder White, Elder Aila, and Chief Tongchui arrived with reinforcements and supplies, and Aila revealed that the Matriarch needed the core to open a planar gate.
  • Loran and the allied forces spent two days building layered defenses, and the druid tribe arrived with a Nature Symbiosis Formation on the third day.
  • The Nature Early Warning Runes sounded an alarm, and the Icefield Wolf reported an approaching abyssal monster as an Abyssal Evil Bone Lord advanced with hundreds of Evil Bone Insect Husks.
  • The Snow Spirit Qilin identified the lord’s chest crystal as its core, and Chief Tongchui ordered the steam cannons to fire; the lord deflected two cannonballs with an evil-mist barrier.

Ch. 46Evil Bone Lord

Loran and his allies defeated the Evil Bone Lord, but the Abyss Matriarch opened a Planar Gate and launched attacks on the continent’s strongholds. Loran set out with a small group for the Rotting Soul Abyss to close the gate while the others split up to defend their homes.

  • Elder White, Lei Lin, Snow Spirit Qilin, Loran, and their allies coordinated their attacks to shatter the Evil Bone Lord’s Evil Bone Crystal and defeat it.
  • Elder Aila and the elves trapped the insect husks, while Liya and A Ze helped weaken the lord’s defenses.
  • Snow Spirit Qilin warned that the Matriarch had begun opening a Planar Gate, and messages reported attacks on the Radiant Temple and Elven Forest.
  • Loran divided the alliance’s forces, sending Elder White and Elder Aila to defend their strongholds while Chief Tongchui remained at the outpost.
  • Elder White, Elder Aila, and Chief Tongchui gave Loran’s group supplies and protective tools before Loran led them aboard the warship toward the Rotting Soul Abyss.
  • The Abyss Matriarch watched from the rift as Loran and his companions approached, preparing to close the gate.

Ch. 47Interception in the abyss

The holy warship fought the Abyss Matriarch’s flagship in the Rotting Soul Abyss and destroyed it by severing its energy line and shattering its Abyssal Evil Crystal. As the crew turned toward the Planar Gate, a whispering evil mist vortex rose between them and the gate, stirring despair.

  • Snow Spirit Qilin identified the evil bone energy source powering the Planar Gate, while the Abyss Matriarch’s flagship emerged from the miasma and attacked the holy warship.
  • A Ze prepared the steam cannons, and the crew reinforced the warship’s shield against the flagship’s barrage.
  • Loran discovered the flagship’s energy transmission line, and Icefield Wolf cut it with the Fallen Star Iron dagger while Lei Lin destroyed the Flying Insect Matriarch’s nests.
  • Loran struck the Abyssal Evil Crystal with the Three Saints Purification Spear, and the flagship disintegrated into the lava chasm.
  • An evil mist vortex formed between the holy warship and the Planar Gate, and its whispers filled the crew with despair.

Ch. 48The evil mist vortex

Loran and his allies crossed the evil mist vortex and attacked the Abyss Matriarch’s Planar Gate and Evil Bone Energy Source. As the energy source began to disintegrate, the Matriarch launched a final attack, and Loran prepared a decisive sword strike.

  • Liya used Tree of Life sap to shield the group from the mind-disrupting evil mist, and Snow Spirit Qilin found a passage through the vortex using sacred land energy.
  • Loran ordered the warship through the passage, and the group emerged before the nascent Planar Gate, where the Abyss Matriarch was powering an enormous Evil Bone Energy Source.
  • Loran assigned his allies to restrain the Matriarch, attack the energy source, and protect the warship, then leaped down with Icefield Wolf to destroy the source.
  • Lei Lin was wounded while she and Snow Spirit Qilin restrained the Matriarch’s tentacles, but A Ze, Water Whisperer, and Liya exposed a crack in the energy source for Loran to strike with the Purification Core.
  • As abyss creatures forced their way through the widening gate, the Matriarch launched abyss cores at Loran, who fused the Purification Core with his three-element power and raised his sword for a final slash.

Ch. 49The Evil Core Shatters

Loran and his allies destroyed the Evil Bone Energy Source, closing the Planar Gate and purifying the Rotting Soul Abyss. The wounded Matriarch escaped into a hidden fissure, while the group regrouped aboard the warship and confirmed the canyon was beginning to recover.

  • The Snow Spirit Qilin, Liya, A Ze, and Lei Lin combined their powers to protect Loran and the warship from the exploding core's energy storm.
  • Loran and the Icefield Wolf charged the Evil Bone Energy Source as the chief gunner's cannons severed the Matriarch's tentacles and gravely wounded her.
  • Loran infused the energy source with purification power and destroyed it, causing the Planar Gate to close and forcing the abyssal creatures back.
  • The Icefield Wolf stabbed the Matriarch, and Loran struck the energy source's heart; the Matriarch then fled into a hidden fissure.
  • Loran used the Purification Core to disperse the canyon's miasma and restore the land, while the Snow Spirit Qilin treated Lei Lin's wounds and Liya found a new rune in the Illustrated Catalog of Plants.

Ch. 50The final planar trial

After defeating the abyssal creatures, Loran and his companions celebrated the continent’s recovery and chose how to protect it. As their paths diverged, the wounded Abyss Matriarch survived in hiding, leaving the threat unresolved.

  • A Ze told Loran that the Planar Gate had stabilized and no abyssal creatures remained, and Loran confirmed that the continent was safe for now.
  • Elder White and Elder Aila reported that the temple had been cleared, the eastern forest held, and the Tree of Life had regained its radiance.
  • Loran and his companions saw the continent recovering, then gathered with its people in Green Forest Town to celebrate their victory.
  • Loran entrusted the Purification Core to Elder White and Elder Aila, while Lei Lin and Snow Spirit Qilin, the Icefield Wolf, Liya, and A Ze each chose their next path.
  • Loran stood watch over the peaceful town with the Icefield Wolf as signs of renewal shone across the continent.
  • The Abyss Matriarch’s broken body began healing in a hidden fissure, and she remained defiant despite the continent’s renewed strength.
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