Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 970 - 971: ⊙…⊙

"To trap me? To strip me of my power? And then... lock me in a cage?"

Listening to Mengxi’s words, Yumo’s brows began to twitch uncontrollably.

"You crazy girl, have you really lost your mind?!!!"

Her eyes narrowed sharply, and an unprecedented seriousness appeared on Yumo’s beautiful face, accompanied by a chilling anger.

Yumo usually had a good temper, and the times she truly lost her cool with her family could be counted on one hand. But this time, the black-haired girl was clearly furious. This anger burned even more fiercely than when she discovered she had been deceived by her children.

In the next moment, the veil of deception hiding her identity and suppressing her Shadow Power was torn away, and a tsunami-like wave of Shadow Power began to break free from her restraints! Even the terrifying gravitational field around her could not suppress it.

In an instant, crimson light rapidly spread from Yumo, shattering the holy energy field surrounding her. The binding array supported by tens of thousands of energy stones suddenly showed cracks appearing.

"You think this thing can bind me? You must be dreaming!"

As she spoke, Yumo slowly raised her hand, clenched her delicate fist, and prepared to smash the high platform with a single blow.

Mengxi, seemingly having anticipated this scene, still wore that slightly sickly smile on her stunning face, showing no sign of panic whatsoever.

The silver-haired girl calmly raised her hand and said, "This thing? My dear, you shouldn’t underestimate it. This is not an ordinary array."

Before she could finish her sentence, the thirty thousand followers and paladins of the Church surrounding the sacrificial platform erupted in a deafening roar. They had been waiting for this moment, and upon receiving Mengxi’s signal, they burned their lives and activated their trump card, "Divine Grace." Instantly, the Prayer Square was enveloped in silver light.

The power within them expanded rapidly at that moment.

Watching the silver light swell in the Prayer Square, the Church’s prime minister, Zuoben, who was hiding in the distance, couldn’t help but smile slightly. "The time has come. Offer your souls, warriors of the Church."

In the next moment, under Zuoben’s somewhat crazed gaze, countless followers, guards, and paladins of the Church extended pairs of pure white wings beneath the silver holy light! With the addition of these wings, they roared and soared into the sky, surrounding the sacrificial platform from all directions, their gazes fixed firmly on Yumo.

However, they were not attacking Yumo; instead, after a frenzied roar, they suddenly plunged their swords into their own chests.

In an instant, blood rained down from the sky.

"What are these guys trying to do?!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Yumo was filled with confusion.

She could not understand what these suddenly empowered followers of the Church were trying to accomplish. Why were they committing suicide in front of her?!

But soon, Yumo’s confusion was answered.

Among the crowd soaring into the sky, a bald man radiating deep blue holy law energy and possessing four pairs of wings stood out. This man, covered in runes and bearing a pained expression, was the Church’s Wing—Basarion—who had activated Divine Grace and released his power.

As his four pairs of wings unfurled, Basarion brought his hands together in prayer, chanting incomprehensible ancient incantations at high speed.

As the incantation was recited, the power of the earth and sky, along with the holy law energy emitted by the countless followers burning their souls, surged into the sacrificial platform under Basarion’s guidance. In an instant, a powerful force, like rolling waves, twisted the very fabric of space, causing the world to tremble.

When such a formidable power gathered on the sacrificial platform, the array that had been slightly damaged by Yumo’s power was instantly repaired! The binding strength of the array surged dramatically!

At the same time, the blood that Mengxi had let fall onto the array began to shimmer with golden light, resonating with the runes on the array. The massive silver array gradually began to turn golden.

The transformation of the array was just the beginning.

The vast holy energy that filled the world began to transform into divine power.

When the holy energy transformed into divine power, even Yumo suddenly felt an indescribable force, causing her to tremble involuntarily.

The Shadow Power that had just gathered around Yumo, the crimson light enveloping her, collapsed under the rippling golden light.

"Huh?!!"

At this sight, Yumo’s eyes widened, and her face was filled with shock.

As the concentration of divine power increased, chains of divine energy began to emerge from the center of the array, binding Yumo’s limbs, waist, and neck tightly! At the same time, a massive amount of divine power began to invade Yumo’s body through the chains, suppressing the Shadow Power she had gathered within.

Not only that, while her internal power was being suppressed, a vast amount of Shadow Power was continuously stripped from Yumo’s body by the golden chains. Gradually, the crimson Shadow Power aura completely disintegrated, and Yumo herself weakly knelt on the ground, gasping for breath.

"Why, why is this happening? Why is my power...?!! What is going on?!!!"

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The beautiful face of the black-haired girl was filled with confusion and terror.

For the first time in her life, she was unable to mobilize her own power, leaving her panicking.

She tried desperately to break free from the chains of divine power.

But the more she struggled, the stronger the chains became, and the faster her power drained away.

Soon, fatigue was evident in Yumo’s eyes, and her face lost the earlier fierce expression, becoming anxious and shaken, completely engulfed by feelings of unease.

"No, no... What is happening? Why, why is my power...?!! What is going on?!!!"

As Yumo’s pitiful state unfolded before her eyes, Mengxi, standing outside the array, smiled slightly and kindly explained, "Don’t struggle, my dear~. This is not an ordinary array. This array is called the ’Coffin of the Polar Star,’ a super magic used by the Goddess to seal the Demon Goddess, possessing unparalleled suppressive power over Shadow Power. While suppressing Shadow Power, it absorbs all of the sealed one’s Shadow Power, completely nullifying their combat ability. Of course, the array we created with all our might cannot compare to the one used by the Goddess back in the day. If Yumo had entered with some caution, we might have struggled to seal you."

As she spoke, Mengxi patted her chest in relief.

"Fortunately, you didn’t have your guard up and walked right into my trap without a care. I must say, my dear, you are still as naive as ever~"

She playfully placed a finger on her lips and said,

"You!!! You crazy girl!!!"

Hearing this, while painfully resisting the encroachment of divine power, Yumo shouted in anger.

Unfortunately, shouting changed nothing.

With a calm smile, Mengxi suddenly raised her hand and clenched it!

"My dear, just rest easy for a while. When you wake up, all the troublesome ones will be gone, and you will belong to me alone~"

As soon as her words fell, golden runes crawled over Yumo’s body, and a layer of golden light gradually enveloped her.

Feeling her consciousness growing increasingly hazy and her body weakening, Yumo’s will to resist was gradually worn down, leaving only fear and unwillingness.

With a pleading look filled with grievance, she turned her eyes to Mengxi, tears streaming down her cheeks as she trembled and reached out toward Mengxi.

"I beg you... please, please don’t hurt m... my children..."

However, before she could finish her sentence, Yumo’s vision was completely covered by the golden light.

Immediately after, the black-haired girl despairingly realized she no longer had the strength to make any sound, and her outstretched arm fell limply to the ground.

As the divine power enveloping the Holy Capital Vinati returned to stability, the presence of Shadow Power vanished. The Prayer Square no longer held the trace of the stunning black-haired girl; all that remained was a cone-shaped golden crystal radiating a desolate aura, quietly suspended above the high platform. Below the platform lay countless exhausted bodies of followers.

In the vast Prayer Square, apart from Mengxi, whose expression seemed somewhat complex, only Basarion, the Church’s Wing, remained, gasping for breath in mid-air.

Gazing at the now motionless energy crystal, Basarion let out a sigh of relief. "The seal is complete... Next, all that’s left is to clean up the minor nuisances."

Meanwhile, in another part of space, a certain black-haired girl was feeling quite pleased with herself.

"Hey, hey, how do you feel? What score would you give?"

"Um, maybe 90, can’t give more."

"What? That’s not a perfect score? I performed so well! I even deliberately pinched my thigh to squeeze out tears!"

"Your performance was good. But that kind of despair and unwillingness... was a bit over the top. Not quite right."

"Uh... ⊙…⊙"