As expected, under the suppression of dark energy, the Light Energy Devouring Spine Gu threatened unrestrainedly.

"Boom..."

As Sika landed gracefully, Dalram and Hitler stepped forward to protect her.

"Light God?"

Sika ignored the threats of the Devouring Spine Gu, staring coldly at the restrained and struggling creature, her aura of malice rising again.

"So this is the Light God of the Land of Light. Its appearance is so similar to the Dark Demon God. As expected, it's nothing good!"

After speaking, Sika raised her hand slightly. Dalram, receiving the signal, approached with a grotesque laugh, raising his fist to kill the Devouring Spine Gu.

"Boom!!"

Before the fist could land, the pitch-black clouds in the sky suddenly trembled violently. A ray of light, dazzling like the sun, pierced through the darkness, casting vast light energy onto the earth, illuminating all the gravely injured Light Giants.

"Beep beep beep... Beep!"

In an instant, the energy lights on the chests of all Light Giants stopped flickering. Their internal light energy became abundant, restoring them to a normal state.

Meanwhile, Sika and the other Dark Giants trembled slightly, intuitively feeling as if a mountain were pressing down on them. The overwhelming pressure made it difficult for them to breathe.

"Great! It's one of the Twelve Light Main Gods—Lord Alama!"

"With the power of a main god, the Dark Country is bound to fall..."

"Greetings, Lord Alama..."

"Greetings, Lord Alama..."

A group of Light Giants bowed devoutly, and even the oppressed Light Energy Devouring Spine Gu stopped struggling. It merely lifted its head arrogantly, sweeping its gaze over the Dark Giants, who were awestruck by the vast light energy, sneering coldly in its mind.

Sika and the others struggled to look up and saw a white-haired, handsome man dressed in a luxurious white robe embroidered with gold threads. Barefoot and hands clasped behind his back, he slowly emerged from the pillar of light, descending above the group of Light Giants.

He scanned the Dark Giants in the area, his brows furrowing slightly.

Not from the Devouring Spine Gu clan...

Did the Lord guess wrong?

No matter. Let's deal with these Dark Giants first.

With this thought, the man raised his hand slightly, and behind him, vast light energy condensed into a towering white phantom of a Spine Gu hundreds of meters tall.

"Hah!!"

The phantom Spine Gu let out a low roar, and suddenly, the heavens and earth were engulfed by intense wind and clouds. The remnants of dark energy were pushed back once again.

An even more terrifying sense of oppression crashed against the minds of all the Dark Giants. Sika trembled slightly, gritting her teeth as she stepped forward, a dark-golden Light Sword slowly materializing in her palm.

Battling to the death!

The man noticed her stance and sneered disdainfully.

"Indeed, filthy and despicable dark humans. At death's door, you still remain obstinate. Since that's the case, I will grant your wish!"

With that, the man pointed his finger lightly. The massive phantom Spine Gu roared again, its ferocious head lowering toward Sika.

"Hahaha..."

Though it was merely a phantom, its terrifying, armor-covered body emitted the eerie sound of grinding bones.

"Protect... Princess..."

Dalram and the others struggled against their "heavy" bodies, forcing themselves toward Sika. Yet, the oppressive force was so overwhelming, their limited strength left them unable to take significant action. They could only watch helplessly as the ferocious mouth of the Spine Gu neared to devour Sika.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Suddenly, the black clouds that had been pierced surged wildly, endless dark energy again engulfing the brilliant light. The entire land plunged back into extreme darkness, and even the massive phantom of the Light Energy Devouring Spine Gu seemed dimmed by three shades.

At the same time, the pressure weighing down on Sika and the others dissipated completely, allowing them to move freely once more. The enormous phantom Spine Gu roared uneasily, pulling back from its attack on Sika.

"Hah..."

The phantom Spine Gu shrank back behind the man, fixating its gaze on the dense black fog behind Sika.

The man's expression grew grave as he sensed a familiar presence and fluctuation from the void.

The Void!

Meanwhile, the sudden shift in circumstances brought immense joy to Sika's heart.

She slowly turned around, only to see two dazzling oval-shaped eyes emerging faintly from within the endless black mist.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

The earth trembled violently. From the darkness, a towering figure stepped upon the ground. Endless dark energy coiled around the giant's body, the terrifying air it exuded sweeping through all the Light Giants in attendance. Step by step, it emerged from the dense fog.

Under everyone's gaze, Sika's flame-like eyes burned with intensity. She instinctively sidestepped, allowing the giant to step forward toward her.

"Greetings, King of Darkness!"

In the next moment, Dalram and the others simultaneously knelt on one knee, shouting in unison. The endless black clouds grew even more profound.

"King of Darkness?"

The man sneered coldly, "The Void... The Lord was correct after all. You really succeeded. But don't celebrate too soon—with just you alone, you cannot take us on."

"Buzz!!"

Qin Shou, in the form of a giant, didn't waste words. His eyes shot out dark purple rays, shaking the space around them, and instantly obliterated the oppressed Light Energy Devouring Spine Gu into ashes.

"You... Void, are you trying to start a war?" The man roared angrily, questioning.

Qin Shou turned his head toward the man and sneered softly.

"Start a war? Why not?"

The man gritted his teeth, "Do you realize the consequences?"

"Hmph, since I dare to show myself, I'm not afraid of you all joining forces against me."

Qin Shou's tone remained disdainful. "You've noticed what I've done to the base. I'm no longer the same as before—I'm unafraid to battle you.

If it wasn't for you being useless to me now, do you truly think you could have frolicked before me for so long?"

Upon hearing this, the man's heart sank.

The Devouring Spine Gu was useless to him?

Did this mean Qin Shou not only succeeded in transforming over twenty Dark Giants but also broke through the chairman's restrictions, ascending to Perfect Spine Gu?

Damn it, if that were true, it would be dangerous.

They had never witnessed how powerful a Perfect Spine Gu could be, but they had seen the terror of the Ultimate Spine Gu.

Perfect Spine Gu was only second to Ultimate Spine Gu—its combat power surely far exceeded that of an ordinary Spine Gu.

If they clashed head-on, it might not end well...

Considering this, the man began entertaining thoughts of retreat.

Qin Shou's eyes still glowed as he spoke softly, "What's wrong? Won't you go back and report to your boss yet?"

The man's face darkened, "You... arrogant!"

"Oh? So are you saying you don't plan to leave?"

Just as Qin Shou finished speaking, the endless dark thunder suddenly converged into a thunder vortex, releasing terrifying waves of energy that struck awe into everyone present.

"Retreat!"

The man, seeing this, didn't hesitate—he immediately led the Light Giants to transform into rays of auroras and vanished from Qin Shou's sight.

"Qin Shou, what are you..."

Now that the Light Giants were gone, Sika opened her mouth to inquire, only to see Qin Shou gesturing slightly with his hand before merging into the void, carrying the endless dark energy away with him.

...

As expected, merging with the Void Devouring Spine Gu granted Qin Shou the ability to hide within the Void while in giant form.

This misled the Light Energy Spine Gu into thinking he was the true Void's form.

After a round of probing, Qin Shou keenly noticed that the Light Energy Spine Gu faction didn't get along with the Dark Spine Gu faction.

The Void's so-called "regret" before dying likely meant it believed the Light Energy Spine Gu would covet Qin Shou and seek revenge on its behalf.

But the Void hadn't anticipated that the Light Energy Spine Gu faction was entirely unaware of Qin Shou's existence.

Still, circumstances were close enough. The Light Energy Spine Gu faction mistaking Qin Shou for the Void meant war was inevitable.

Inside the room, Qin Shou thoughtfully stroked his chin, pondering the implications of the Spine Gu's earlier words.

Success?

What success?

The complete annihilation of the Dark Spine Gu faction meant that for the Light Energy Spine Gu, the Void's emergence wasn't much of a surprise—as if it had long been expected.

Recalling the Void's words at the Spine Gu base...

A flash of insight illuminated Qin Shou's mind.

Success likely referred to devouring kin to evolve into a Perfect Spine Gu!

If his guess was correct, the Light Energy Spine Gu faction's trepidation could buy more time.

That's right, buying time.

The Light Energy Spine Gu from earlier wasn't weak—far surpassing a normal Nightmare Level Nine-star Monster and likely approaching Disaster-level Monster strength.

Even with just this one Light Energy Spine Gu, Qin Shou found it troublesome, let alone eleven others like it!

The "Twelve Light Main Gods" mentioned by the giants explained everything.

If it weren't for this, with Qin Shou's character, how could he have spared those easily obtainable Synthesis Points?

...

Land of Light, Light Tower.

At the top of the tower, the Twelve Light Main Gods gathered, their appearance uniformly white robes and white hair.

"Alama, report the details of this mission."

Seated at the head of the room, a white-haired elder spoke.

Alama rose and saluted, "Master, you guessed correctly. The Void likely ascended to Perfect Spine Gu. While we haven't fought directly to assess combat capabilities, his army of Dark Giant Stone Statues isn't fewer than ours, meaning his overall strength shouldn't be inferior to our own..."

The elder mused, "The Void has suddenly abandoned its previous low-profile manner. It's highly probable he's bluffing.

Very well. Deploy the Land of Light's army and the Giant Stone Statues to harass the Dark Country's borders, observe the Void's response."

Alama nodded, "If he falters, we'll act immediately. If not, even war won't deter us."

"I will see to it promptly."

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