"Since that is the case, then..."
Zi Linling's voice suddenly turned cold, "You shall all die!"
At this moment, any explanation seemed pale and powerless.
The other party had already decided she possessed a spatial ring, so even if she truly didn't, they wouldn't believe her.
Therefore, the only solution was... to kill the three of them.
For only the dead would no longer harbor covetous desires, nor would they spread this news.
Having made up her mind, Zi Linling no longer concealed her strength.
As the word "die" fell, the flames on the surrounding fire wall surged rapidly to five or six meters high.
Concurrently, the spiritual energy within Zi Linling was swiftly extracted, once again forming the resplendent "Five Spirit Burst."
This was not enough. With one hand, she formed the Demon Suppressing Seal and infused it into the "Five Spirit Burst."
"Burst!"
"Seal!"
"Suppress!"
"Activate!"
The power of the spoken word was unleashed.
The leader's face was grave, the terror in his eyes impossible to conceal.
If the previous "Five Spirit Burst" had only given him a sense of extreme danger, then this time, he smelled the scent of death.
The remaining two Saint Kings, locked in by the aura of death, could only feel despair.
"Boom!"
A mushroom cloud three times larger than before surged into the sky.
Zi Linling's face was extremely pale.
Her internal spiritual energy had been completely depleted. If not for her "Dantian" suddenly exerting its power at the critical moment, even her life force would have been drained.
Even so, her meridians were utterly withered, as rough as dried bark.
They were so fragile that they could not withstand the slightest disturbance; a mere touch might cause them to shatter.
Of course, it was precisely because of this that she finally discovered the secret of her "Dantian."
It turned out that her "Dantian" had undergone a tremendous change without her realizing it.
The root system of the sapling had completed its metamorphosis, evolving into mountains and rivers.
Within the rivers, vast torrents flowed, clearly composed of spiritual energy in the form of spiritual water.
Upon the mountains, jagged rocks stood, covered with an almost imperceptible layer of greenery.
And the green and purple spaces within Zi Linling's body were slowly merging with this place.
"This is... the nascent form of a world?"
A thought flickered through Zi Linling's mind, but it was quickly interrupted.
Because her ultimate version of the "Five Spirit Burst" had already condensed. If she didn't throw it out soon, she would be the one to be blown up.
Fortunately, she had grasped the timing, delivering a fierce blow to her opponents.
Life force poured out from the nascent world, slowly nourishing and repairing Zi Linling's fragile meridians.
The mushroom cloud finally dissipated, and the deep pit on the ground had expanded three times, spanning a full five hundred meters in diameter.
In the pit, apart from piles of shredded flesh, there was nothing else.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
A surge of groundwater erupted, rapidly spreading within the deep pit.
The fire wall around the pit had also completely vanished.
After all, it was sustained by Zi Linling's divine sense and spiritual energy, so the moment her spiritual energy was exhausted, the fire wall naturally collapsed.
Fortunately, the members of the King's Mercenary Group were in pursuit of the fleeing remnants and had not come too close, otherwise, they would have suffered heavy losses.
Zi Linling plopped down onto the ground, panting heavily.
Only when the suffocating feeling in her heart completely subsided did she grit her teeth and sit in a cross-legged position.
The *Human Emperor's Medical Canon - Cultivation Method* was activated.
The spiritual energy around her surged towards her body like a whale swallowing the ocean.
It was this nascent world, or rather, a part of its nascent form, that generated a continuous flow of life force, repairing her meridians to nine-tenths of their former state.
Otherwise, this river of spiritual energy would have certainly destroyed her fragile meridians completely.
Zi Linling was healing.
The mercenaries of the King's Mercenary Group returned one after another, having completely annihilated the remaining enemy soldiers.
When they saw the five-hundred-meter-wide crater on the ground, their faces turned grim.
However, when they finally saw Zi Linling beside the pit, their faces were filled with surprise and joy.
There was no greater reason for their morale to soar than Zi Linling being alive.
Of course, when they saw the terrifying vortex of spiritual energy surrounding Zi Linling, their admiration was beyond words.
This was their leader, the person they had chosen to follow.
Not only had she, single-handedly, killed five, no, six peak Saint King realm experts from the opposing side, but she could also create such a massive spectacle while cultivating!
This was simply something only a god could achieve.
After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Zi Linling's meridians had completely recovered, and the spiritual energy within them became even more abundant.
She could feel the barrier between the peak of the Essence Transformation realm and the early Saint King realm had loosened slightly.
It seemed this was the benefit of a life-and-death battle.
However, breaking through still seemed a distant prospect.
Unless she could find the catalyst for breakthrough.
Otherwise, she would remain stuck in this peculiar state above the peak of the Essence Transformation realm.
Zi Linling gave a wry smile. At the peak of each realm, her body seemed to turn into a ravenous beast, never to be satisfied.
She once again lowered her divine sense into her Dantian and found that the spiritual energy within the nascent world had become even denser, which brought her a sliver of comfort.
It seemed her strange body, like a monster sanctuary, would soon have a stable structure.
For she discovered that the monsters residing within her, each in their own place, had formed tenuous links with this nascent world, all attempting to integrate into it.
Even the arrogant and imperious Heaven and Earth Demonic Pearl was obediently suspended above the nascent world, daring not exhibit any unruly behavior.
She believed that with enough time, these connections would become even more intimate.
"Hoo!"
Zi Linling exhaled a breath of stale air and opened her eyes.
The anomalies on her body instantly vanished, but they were etched into the hearts of every member of the King's Spear and King's Wing.
"Leader is mighty! Leader is invincible! Leader is amazing!"
Someone unknown shouted first, and the others followed suit:
"Leader is mighty! Leader is invincible! Leader is amazing!"
"Leader is mighty! Leader is invincible! Leader is amazing!"
"Leader is mighty! Leader is invincible! Leader is amazing!"
...
They rushed forward, intending to toss Zi Linling into the air in celebration, only to find someone had beaten them to it.
Zi Linling's slender waist was embraced by Ye Lingyuan, and they floated in mid-air.
Ye Lingyuan was peerlessly handsome, and Zi Linling was devastatingly beautiful!
Suspended in the air, they appeared like celestial lovers descended to the mortal realm, inspiring an irresistible urge to worship.
The moment Ye Lingyuan appeared, Zi Linling knew the time had come.
She smiled at the mercenaries on the ground and announced loudly, "King's mercenaries, I must depart immediately for the Azure Dragon Empire. I leave Tianqi in your care."