Published: February 12, 2025
With the sound of the cat's meow that just came through the light barrier, the Youth Army and many others instinctively covered their ears or tried to shut down their senses when they suddenly heard this melody.
Even though this melody had an indescribable elegance and beauty, they were a bit frightened.
The female warriors of the red dress guard were the same; however, compared to the Youth Army's ear-covering actions, their mental strength was much stronger, so they only needed to pay a bit of attention.
Only a few big shots, who had strong confidence in their own strength or mental power, dared to listen to this melody without any precaution.
In their hearts, they couldn't help but want to test whether they could withstand such a mental attack.
As Red Hair hummed, the Guardian Beast did not show any signs of sluggishness or confusion; the other audience members also felt no discomfort from it.
Just as everyone was puzzled, changes appeared on the light barrier.
The sharp crystal object that had just risen from the ground suddenly exploded, sending shards flying into the surrounding space.
Strangely, if one looked closely, none of these little crystals hit the Guardian Beast.
However, this did not affect the release of the ability; when it displayed what it was supposed to look like, everyone understood why.
The Guardian Beast was very strong, strong enough that even Ye Zhongming himself had no confidence in defeating it. After all, this creature was what he had spent money to buy in order to trick jannadrah; if it wasn't powerful, how could it make the saints of West Asia yield?
But facing the unconventional attack style of the spirit woman and the black cat, it felt somewhat at a loss.
To outsiders, it seemed a bit heavy and sluggish at this moment.
In response to the spirit woman's chanting and the explosion of the ice crystals, its only reaction was to take a step forward.
This was not the reaction one would expect from a top-level life form.
Only the Guardian Beast itself knew why.
The initial cat call from the black cat was an extremely powerful mental attack; only because the Guardian Beast's level was high and its strength had doubled did it manage not to fall into chaos.
But mentally, it was extremely uncomfortable. Being able to split open a space to hide and evade attacks was already a top-level manifestation of strength.
If it were another creature, it would have gone stiff and been instantly killed by the black cat.
But who would have guessed that it was then struck by the spirit woman's attack, shattering that spatial gap and causing the Guardian Beast to lose all initiative.
The black cat's attacks all hit, leaving wounds all over its body. As for how the opponent could accurately find it and explode out from the spatial gap, only heaven knows; the Guardian Beast itself couldn’t figure it out.
Then came the soft hum, resulting in the wounds extending further.
It was a pain of deep skin being torn, and even though the Guardian Beast was powerful and had strong healing abilities, it couldn’t suppress this pain.
And it did not stop there; after the wounds on the Guardian Beast were more severely torn open, it fell into violent struggles. It wanted to move, but it was incredibly difficult; it wanted to fight back, yet its own energy was extremely chaotic.
It felt as if it had been poisoned.
This state didn't last long; the Guardian Beast's level meant it couldn't be bound by any attack for an extended period.
However, its opponent was also top-tier, and this brief moment of chaos was enough to do a lot.
At a certain moment, the scattered ice crystals suddenly paused in midair; if it weren't for the black cat, spirit woman, and Guardian Beast still moving, the onlookers might have thought time had stopped.
In the next moment, these ice crystals "blossomed."
This scene was very similar to the process of freezing under a macro lens, spreading from various nodes, from points to surfaces.
Soon, the Guardian Beast was "frozen" in this crystallized state.