Continuing, Elina sighed regretfully, "Hehehe. It's a pity after all. You are ultimately just a half-human, half-god existence. Even if your divine spirit constitution is powerful, even if the Underworld Spirit Armor can provide you with stronger shields, your mortal flesh and blood will still forcibly limit your strength. Even if your divine spirit constitution can continue to break through its limits, it cannot avoid the fact that your mortal constitution will eventually burst completely at its limit. This is the greatest drawback of the Fleshly Divine Body and the ultimate reason why you cannot grow into a true powerhouse like me!"
After finishing her words, Elina ignored Haoyun, who was still continuously coughing up blood, as well as Dao Lao and Dream Jia, who could only roar ineffectively from a distance, posing no further threat to her. Elina could finally continue to enjoy the positive energy oozing from the Balance Ring's wounds without any disturbance.
"Hmm?" However, just as Elina turned back to focus on the Balance Ring, she turned around again with a puzzled look towards Haoyun. Just now, she sensed a special energy emanating from Haoyun. Sure enough, after Elina looked back, she found that Haoyun was no longer spewing blood wildly. Instead, after several hoarse bouts of dry heaving, he began to expel a strangely dark energy from his mouth.
"This is—?" Elina puzzledly gestured with her hand, and the dark energy expelled from Haoyun's mouth obediently floated into her hand. After receiving this dark energy, Elina immediately became excited and carefully examined it. It was as if the dark energy in her hand was not something else but a small fragment of Mold Spirit energy that originally belonged to Elina, sealed within Haoyun's body since the first time he forcibly used the Mold Spirit energy.
Watching Elina absorb these Mold Spirit energy fragments back into her body, both Dream Jia and Dao Lao exclaimed in alarm. They knew that once Elina reclaimed these Mold Spirit energy fragments, her original body would become more complete, solidifying her foundation and allowing for even greater growth in the future.
After Elina integrated the strand of Mold Spirit energy into her body, she couldn't help but lick her lips as if savoring a delicious meal, saying, "Ah—! How nostalgic this taste is! Ah—! So that's how it was! So that's how you injured me back then! So, this is how you encountered Gogolnikyeva! So, the reason you were able to enter here was because of their many covert deployments! Hehehe! The experiences of you three adults are indeed quite colorful!"
Elina continued with a sudden realization, "Ah—! So everything that happened here was just a scheme orchestrated by Guardian Uryll and the Mold Spirit Mother! So, I have grown to my current state only because I was chosen to teach the pawns of the Balance Ring! Hehehe! This actually makes me a bit angry!"
According to Guardian Uryll and the Mold Spirit Mother, Elina shouldn't have known who was subtly guiding her or who was assisting her in achieving the raid on the Balance Ring. Therefore, when Elina directly named Guardian Uryll and the Mold Spirit Mother, the faces of Haoyun and the others were filled with surprise and incomprehension.
Seeing the confusion on Haoyun's face, Elina voluntarily answered, "You three adults don't need to be so surprised. The reason why I know this information is entirely thanks to those Mold Spirit energy fragments sealed within Haoyun's body. Hehehe! Although they are sealed within Haoyun's body, they can still see what's happening outside and record everything, which is quite unexpected to me! Could it be that this is also a sign of the heavens favoring me?"
Elina licked her sharp claw-like fingertips and then stared sharply at Haoyun, continuing, "Hehehe! Interesting, very interesting! It turns out that the information they recorded is not just this. It turns out that there are so many interesting things hidden inside Haoyun's body!"
"What do you mean by that?" Haoyun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked cautiously. Since Haoyun was now too weak to stand up, he could only crawl forward laboriously, picking up the Phoenix Blades that had fallen to the ground. Then, leaning on one of the Phoenix Blades with his left hand, he half-knelt on the ground, awkwardly assuming a defensive posture with the other Phoenix Blade gripped in his right hand.
Elina continued to lick her lips, saying, "Just now, those Mold Spirit energy fragments told me that some Mold Spirit energy that should have belonged to me is suppressed within Haoyun's body. It also told me that that guy Uryll and the Mold Spirit Mother have secretly blessed you three adults quite a bit. That's why you three can miraculously activate more potential while enduring the torment of the Dark Energy Storm, ascending to heights far greater than the priests of the Divine Spirit Realm. Of course! If you three adults have the opportunity to comprehend and fully activate all the potential within your bodies, then your strength would be limitless."
At this point, Elina shook her head with feigned regret and said, "Alas! It's a pity that you three chose to oppose me, forcing me to put you in a hopeless situation. So, you certainly won't have the chance to see the day when your strength breaks through the sky! Because next, I will be very honored to carry the hidden power within you three adults, expanding and magnifying this power! Hehehe!"
"Pah! Wishful thinking! Even if I self-destruct, I will never let you get my power!" Dream Jia angrily retorted. Then, struggling once more, she raised the Equalizer of All Sentients, preparing to attack Elina.
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Looking down at Dream Jia with an arrogant posture, Elina raised her hand and casually flicked her middle finger towards Dream Jia after she had finally aimed the muzzle at herself, causing Dream Jia to be immediately blown away by a momentary white electric flower along with her gun. Then, Elina reached out across the air, stopping Dream Jia's momentum. Afterward, Elina let go, and Dream Jia fell directly from mid-air to the ground.
Watching Dream Jia struggling to get up again, Elina mockingly persuaded, "Hehehe, Lord Dream, don't struggle anymore! Apart from submitting to me right now, there's nothing else you can do!"
After saying this, Elina once again stretched out her hands and made a gesture as if grabbing upwards towards Hao Yun and the other two. Immediately, Hao Yun and the others were seized by an irresistible force and lifted into the air. Unable to move, they could no longer launch any attacks against Elina, and their attempts to resist her had finally come to an end.
Due to Dream Jia and Dao Lao's protective shields being severely damaged, the shields could no longer completely block out the force that Elina used to restrain them. As a result, they were attacked by the invading demonic energy seeping through the cracks in the shields. These infiltrating demonic energies were like thousands of poisonous needles, relentlessly ravaging Dream Jia and Dao Lao's holy bodies. The immense pain spread throughout their bodies made them suffer greatly, to the point where, apart from tensing their bodies to resist the demonic energy, they couldn't find any other way to fight it off.
"Hmm, let me think, who should we start with? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by its toe..." Elina leisurely watched the torment inflicted on Hao Yun and the others by the demonic energy for a while, then picked up the Demonic Slayer Staff, which was still trying to break free from its bindings, and pointed it at them while reciting the counting rhyme.
Soon, the Demonic Slayer Staff pointed towards Hao Yun. Elina nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good! Compared to those two, Lord Hao's hidden potential is indeed more exceptional. Ah! It's such a pity! If it weren't for the limitation of your mortal flesh, who knows what kind of powerful figure Lord Hao would grow into in the future! Hehehe. But you don't need to regret it, because as long as I'm here, I will definitely do my best to amplify Lord Hao's potential!"
As Elina finished speaking, a bolt of energy lightning shot out from the bloody runes beside her. Unexpectedly, this lightning did not pass through the cracks in Hao Yun's protective shield as Elina had expected, and then connect with him by piercing through his forehead. Instead, with a clang, it bounced off the cracked but still resilient shield and flew away.
"Oh? The Dark Yin Realm Armor on Lord Hao's body is indeed extraordinary. Even after being seen through by me, it still manages to block my attacks. It seems that Lord Hao is indeed the crucial link! Otherwise, they wouldn't secretly provide such powerful protection for you! Hehehe. In that case, I must study Lord Hao more closely! I want to see just how many interesting secrets are hidden within him!" Elina analyzed to herself for a moment, then swiftly attacked Hao Yun once again without giving him a chance to catch his breath. However, this time, instead of using energy lightning to attack Hao Yun again, Elina threw the unruly Demonic Slayer Staff at him with all her might.
Under the dual envelopment of purplish-black mist energy and bright white electric light energy, the Demonic Slayer Staff shot like a shell towards Hao Yun's protective shield. As the strong shockwave and dazzling light caused by the explosion faded away, Hao Yun's figure once again appeared before everyone. The good news was that Hao Yun was still alive, and his protective shield was still intact. However, the bad news was that the Demonic Slayer Staff had pierced through Hao Yun's protective shield and firmly struck his chest.
Although Hao Yun's Dark Yin Realm Armor itself possessed impressive defensive capabilities and did indeed manage to block the fatal blow of the Demonic Slayer Staff after his protective shield was pierced, the main damage was still partially absorbed. Elina's attack made Hao Yun hear the sound of his own sternum breaking. Immediately afterward, a pain intense enough to make Hao Yun stop breathing spread throughout his body from his chest. Even though Hao Yun wanted to scream in pain, he couldn't make a sound due to the intense chest pain and the overwhelming pressure, leaving him red-eyed and silently howling, allowing blood to gush uncontrollably from his mouth and nose.
However, thanks to the power hidden within him still being activated, Hao Yun looked miserable but was not in danger of dying. As Hao Yun's strength continued to grow, his injuries would eventually be completely healed. However, the problem now was that although Hao Yun's strength was still increasing, the rate of growth was very slow. This made it difficult for him to completely heal his injuries in a short period after being repeatedly struck by Elina. Moreover, Elina, who sought to dominate Hao Yun's potential, would certainly not give him a chance to catch his breath. Next, she would definitely use any means to deal with Hao Yun and find a way to seize his potential.
Watching Hao Yun's painful and somewhat disoriented expression, Elina mockingly comforted him, "Lord Hao, don't be nervous. I'll try to go easy on you to ensure you don't pass out from too much pain. I'll do my best to keep you awake so you can fully enjoy the pleasure of being tortured by me. Hehehe."
After saying this, Elina reached out her right hand and grabbed Hao Yun's chest. Then, her right hand inexplicably rotated Hao Yun's chest armor like twisting a spiral switch, causing Hao Yun, who was injured in the chest, to scream in pain. Hao Yun first watched as his chest armor was opened into a large hole by Elina, then felt the fractured bones in his chest begin to rotate under a strange force. But what made Hao Yun even more painful was that Elina didn't just want to open a bloody hole in his chest, but also wanted to use this opportunity to open a gap in her own body, allowing her to seize the potential hidden within her.
"Warning! Warning! The seal imprisoning Mold Spirit Energy has been completely lifted, and the fragments of Mold Spirit Energy are about to escape! Please repair the seal as soon as possible to prevent Mold Spirit Energy from harming the host's body! Please repair the seal as soon as possible to prevent Mold Spirit Energy from harming the host's body!" At this moment, the Mold Spirit Energy pursuit system's alarm began to sound incessantly in Hao Yun's consciousness.
However, because the system was still under reconstruction, it could do nothing more for Hao Yun than sound the alarm.