Not only in Haoyun's cell, but the guards standing in the prison corridor also began to scream in horror as Amu Zinen started his deep breaths. Based on the chaotic noises coming from outside the cells, Haoyun surmised that the guards stationed in the corridor were definitely being sucked towards his room by the powerful suction released by Amu Zinen. As for what happened to these soldiers after being drawn to Amu Zinen's side, Haoyun could only imagine a bloody scene from the continuous sounds of metal equipment and bones breaking coming from the adjacent room.
"Hey! Get ready. After I sever my meridians, I will use my last strength to push myself towards you. You must collect all the energy I release as quickly as possible! If not, once I release the energy and activate the latent mode in my subconscious, it will scatter spontaneously, and you won't be able to stand still and catch them!" Amu Zinen maintained the strong suction and loudly reminded Haoyun.
As for how Amu Zinen managed to maintain such powerful suction with his mouth while conversing with Haoyun, Haoyun had no idea. In fact, Haoyun had never seen Amu Zinen's true appearance, so he had no idea what Amu Zinen looked like, let alone if Amu Zinen had a completely different body structure from his own.
"You come on! I'm ready! Also, I'm not called 'Hey'! My name is Haoyun!" Haoyun activated the Mold Energy Collector through the command system and reminded Amu Zinen.
To avoid the Thorn Realm Battle Armor's protective shield hindering the collection of Mold Energy, Haoyun had to take a risky move and temporarily open a gap in the shield. However, this meant that the thorn vines forming the Thorn Cage might immediately seize the opportunity to attack Haoyun as soon as they detected the gap. Therefore, to ensure the smooth collection of Mold Energy, Haoyun had to command the system at full throttle, simultaneously maximizing his own shield level and the power of the Mold Energy Collector. He hoped to complete the collection of Amu Zinen's energy as quickly as possible while ensuring his own safety.
"Hmph! Here I come! I never thought that in this chaotic mess, you, the clown of the Spiritual Realm, would benefit! Haoyun, Haoyun, let's hope your name matches your luck!" With a displeased remark, Amu Zinen erupted into loud roars. The low-frequency vibrations released by his roar quickly shook the prison violently. Haoyun felt like he was in a cell sitting atop an awakening volcano, ready to be blasted to pieces by the eruption of energy.
"Ugh! Ahh!" Accompanied by agonizing screams, the energy condensed at the bottom of the prison finally burst out like untamed wild horses. The huge explosion and intense shockwave instantly shattered many sturdy prison cells.
Despite enduring various tortures from the Destroyer, Amu Zinen's formidable strength still caused the explosion triggered by his self-destruction to quickly spread beyond the prison, rapidly expanding in the lower levels of the Eternal Star Palace. The entire palace shook violently due to his self-destructive force.
Haoyun hadn't anticipated such a massive disturbance caused by Amu Zinen's self-destruction. Therefore, as soon as he confirmed his cell wouldn't collapse from the explosion, he immediately cursed, "Damn you, Amu Zinen! You should have told me earlier that you could cause such a ruckus! With this, even if the Destroyer isn't at the Eternal Star Palace, he'll immediately know what's happening here! Damn it, Mold Energy is indeed not trustworthy! You're just intentionally causing trouble!"
Just as Haoyun was about to continue berating Amu Zinen, an urgent message from the system interrupted him: "Attention! Attention! Large quantities of collectible Mold Energy detected ahead! This Mold Energy is approaching. Should we initiate immediate collection?"
It was then that Haoyun realized Amu Zinen, after his self-destruction, was still exerting his last bit of consciousness to control the Mold Energy fragments released from his body, ensuring these fragments didn't scatter aimlessly as ownerless entities. Instead, he was directing them towards Haoyun as much as possible, making it easier for Haoyun to collect them while preventing them from becoming a feast for the Destroyer.
Furthermore, after the explosion, Haoyun also noticed significant changes in the Thorn Cage that had imprisoned him. Although Amu Zinen's self-destruction hadn't completely shattered the Thorn Cage, it had evidently suffered some damage from the shockwave of the explosion. The thorn vines tightly wound around the battle armor's protective shield showed signs of loosening.
Haoyun naturally seized this opportunity to quickly collect all the Mold Energy fragments decomposed by Amu Zinen. Therefore, Haoyun immediately opened a gap in the protective shield and commanded the system to activate the Mold Energy Collector at full speed, swiftly gathering the large amount of Mold Energy surging towards him. Meanwhile, the thorn vines forming the Thorn Cage were struggling to recover from the damage caused by the explosion and had no time to use the opening in the shield to attack Haoyun.
"Phew! This is bad! Amu Zinen released too much Mold Energy. The Mold Energy storage device in the system might not be enough!" Despite the upgrades to all functions in his system before entering the black hole, Haoyun still worried about the capacity of his Mold Energy storage device as he watched the continuous flow of Mold Energy being collected by the system.
"You bastard! Give him back to me!" Not long after Haoyun concentrated on collecting Mold Energy, the Destroyer's furious roar, as Haoyun had anticipated, quickly echoed within the prison, which had already been reduced to ruins by the explosion. Accompanying the Destroyer's roar were countless thorn needles swirling with black energy. These needles fiercely attacked Haoyun's protective shield, creating layers of energy ripples on its surface. It was clear that these attacks were powerful, yet they still failed to pierce through the shield.
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"You bastard! Give him back to me! Amu Zinen! You beast! How dare you hand yourself over to a priest for nothing? You! You're betraying us! You traitor!" The Destroyer rushed forward, attempting to stop Hao Yun from gathering the lingering Mould Spirit energy in the prison, shouting angrily. It seemed that through the last remnant of consciousness left by Amu Zinen in the air, the Destroyer had learned of Amu Zinen's plan.
"Heh! You have the nerve to call him a traitor? What schemes are you playing in your own heart? You should know better than anyone why Amu Zinen is willing to cooperate with me! So stop barking here!" Hao Yun continued to collect the Mould Spirit energy, sneering.
"Bastard! He's gone mad! He's truly gone mad! You! Give him back to me! He belongs to me!" The Destroyer, realizing what Hao Yun meant, ceased arguing with him. Instead, he opened his mouth wide enough for his blood-filled jaws to almost reach his temples, roaring furiously.
"Hmph! Sorry, it's beyond my control. All the Mould Spirit energy we capture will be sent to the prison in the Realm of Spirits and sealed there forever. So, you can say goodbye to your hope!" Hao Yun spoke calmly, unafraid of the Destroyer's fangs.
"Do you really think this protective shield can protect you forever? Hmph! Once I break through it, we'll see how tough you can be!" The Destroyer spoke viciously. He then merged the countless wriggling tendrils covering his body into several strange giant claws and began trying to pierce through the protective shield of Hao Yun's armor with their sharp fingertips.
The attack launched by the Destroyer appeared terrifying, but its actual effect was rather disappointing. Strangely, the protective shield of the armor seemed even more repulsive to the attack launched by the Destroyer this time. As a result, not only could the claws of the Destroyer not damage the protective shield of the armor, but every time they struck the shield, they were countered by it, igniting the energy released from the surface of the shield.
Watching the claws being burned repeatedly by the shield, the Destroyer seemed extremely annoyed. However, the Destroyer was not an ordinary Mastanian who would panic easily. Therefore, after his continuous attacks on Hao Yun failed, he did not lose his temper. Instead, he quickly calmed down. Because the Destroyer knew that although he still had no way to deal with Hao Yun, at the very least, Hao Yun was still unable to escape from the confinement of the Thorn Prison. As long as he waited for that damn protective shield to deplete, Hao Yun would sooner or later become his possession.
Thinking of this, the Destroyer gave up his attack on Hao Yun and instead turned to repair and reinforce the damaged Thorn Prison. Then, he ordered many guards who had come with him to monitor Hao Yun's every move, while he himself gathered strength, spreading his arms wide to contend with Hao Yun for the Mould Spirit energy permeating the prison.
"Hmph! Lord Hao, you need to improve your speed in capturing Mould Spirit energy! Otherwise, I might gather as much as possible before you capture them! Hmph! Although your interference prevents me from absorbing all the energy fragments decomposed by Amu Zinen, as long as I obtain the majority of the energy fragments here, my strength will also increase substantially. Then, after I break through that damn protective shield of yours, it won't be too late to extract the remaining energy from you!" The Destroyer intercepted the Mould Spirit energy fragments attempting to rush towards Hao Yun frantically, threateningly.
Indeed, after the Destroyer realized the reason why he should quickly absorb the energy fragments decomposed by Amu Zinen instead of dealing with Hao Yun, he quickly took advantage of his more powerful abilities and more skillful techniques to gain the upper hand in the competition for Mould Spirit energy. This not only gave the Destroyer the opportunity to greatly increase his strength on the spot but also made it possible for him to completely break Hao Yun's protective shield afterward and devour Hao Yun together.
Naturally, Hao Yun also knew that due to the Destroyer's timely arrival at the prison, Amu Zinen's plan had encountered a major loophole, causing him to fall into even greater trouble. However, Hao Yun did not seem to care at the moment. Instead, he closed his eyes calmly and sat cross-legged in place.
"Hmph! Hanging by a thread! I want to see what tricks you can pull off!" The Destroyer sneered when he saw this because he thought Hao Yun's performance was just pretending to be calm and would not pose a threat to him, let alone affect his continued absorption of the energy fragments decomposed by Amu Zinen.
However, the self-assured Destroyer did not know that the reason why Hao Yun was so focused and calm under pressure was not because he was not worried about the current situation, but because shortly after Hao Yun began capturing the Mould Spirit energy decomposed by Amu Zinen, his Mould Spirit Energy Pursuit System sent out a message: "Attention! Attention! Energy source detected. Shall we start charging the Earth Shadow Spirit Armor? Attention! Attention! Energy source detected. Shall we start charging the Earth Shadow Spirit Armor?"
"The Mould Spirit energy fragments decomposed by Amu Zinen's self-detonation can charge my armor? But if I want to inject this negative energy into the armor, don't I need the dagger of King Earl as an energy converter? But that dagger is still on King Earl!" Hao Yun pondered in his mind.
Just as Hao Yun was thinking about this, he immediately brightened up and said, "Huh? Wait a minute! What's going on? Why does the system show that the energy converter is ready?!"
Upon seeing this system prompt, Hao Yun instinctively summoned the Blade of Speed and Passion, but to his disappointment, after the system retrieved the Blade of Speed and Passion, it did not initiate the program to charge the armor. Instead, it popped up an error message saying "Invalid operation."
It was not until this moment that Hao Yun realized and cursed himself, "No! Hao Yun, you fool! The system isn't referring to the Blade of Speed and Passion. The system must be referring to the dagger that the Countess gave to herself!"
Thinking of this, Hao Yun immediately focused all his spiritual energy on the cracked dagger. Then Hao Yun was surprised to find that this dagger, which had been like a blank weapon before, now had a surge of energy. Strange, why didn't this dagger react during the previous attempts to charge the armor several times? Could it be that the energy fragments decomposed by Amu Zinen attracted the attention of this dagger?