The barrier had been set by the Succubus Mina, and only she could use the corresponding teleportation items within it.
Most other teleportation tools had lost their function.
However, Lin Moyu's Abyssal Teleportation Stone still worked. Mina lacked the power to disable it.
There were very few situations in which the Abyssal Teleportation Stone could be rendered ineffectiveâusually involving God-level beings like Demon Kings, or when the distance was too vast.
Once Mina left, those trapped within the barrier gradually regained consciousness.
âWhat happened?â
âWhere did Lady Succubus go?â
Abe Yoshino looked around in confusion. The last thing he remembered was Mina, and now she was gone.
Lin Moyu asked quietly, âBig Brother Lieyang, what should we do with these people? Should we kill them?â
Left to his own judgment, he wouldnât have hesitated. But with Jialan Lieyang present, he had to consult him.
Jialan Lieyang replied, âThat oneâs the son of the Black Dragon Guild's guild master. He has a soul brandâkill him, and heâll just revive.â
âThe Jialan Guild isnât looking to start a war with the Black Dragon Guild right now.â
The Black Dragon Guild was the strongest guild in the Sakura Kingdom. A direct conflict would only harm humanity as a whole.
As the young guild master of the Jialan Guild, Jialan Lieyang had to be mindful of the bigger picture.
Lin Moyu said flatly, âI can make sure he doesnât revive.â
Preventing resurrection was simpleâjust destroy the soul.
If the soul couldn't return, the soul brand became meaninglessâresurrection would be impossible.
Lin Moyu hadnât understood this before, but now he did. With the Soul Blaze skill, he could destroy souls.
Jialan Lieyang paused in thought, âIf thatâs the case, then letâs kill them.â
With the potential threat permanently neutralized, he had no further concerns.
Anyway, deaths were common in the lower layerâAbe Yoshinoâs would be just another statistic.
As Jialan Lieyang prepared to act, Lin Moyu stepped forward and stopped him, âIâll handle it.â
He floated calmly out of the group, approaching Abe Yoshino.
Abe Yoshino had just regained his senses and hadnât heard their conversation.
He blinked in confusion, wondering why a level 52 nobody had come to him.
His mind was still cloudedâotherwise, he might have realized how abnormal it was for someone so low-leveled to even appear in the lower layer.
Lin Moyu didnât waste a single word. Anyone associated with the Abyssal Demons deserved death. No exceptions.
He raised a finger and pointed directly at Abe Yoshino.
A low hum filled the air, accompanied by a flash of red light.
Skill: Deterioration Curse.
The curse was confined within the barrier, striking every member of the Black Dragon Guild at once.
The curse also snapped them out of their daze.
These were top-level level 70-plus class users with seasoned combat instincts.
As soon as the curse hit, the Healers among them began casting skills, trying to dispel it.
At the same time, several monsters lurking in the grassland within the barrier were also affected by the curse. They immediately sprang into action, charging straight toward Lin Moyu.
âBrother Lin, be carââ Jialan Lieyang called out instinctively, but stopped mid-sentence.
Lin Moyu had already acted.
Skill: Bone Prison!
In an instant, white bone erupted, binding everyone in placeâincluding Abe Yoshino.
Bone Prison wasnât just a binding skillâit also inflicted paralysis.
While ineffective against world rank bosses, it worked perfectly on these class users.
All members of the Black Dragon Guildâand even the monsters that had just launched themselves into the airâfroze mid-motion, paralyzed.
Even Abe Yoshinoâs Centaur Shikigami was caught in the effect.
The group binding wouldnât last long.
With the level gap, the binding would hold for no more than ten seconds.
But that was all Lin Moyu needed.
In the blink of an eye, his undead army emerged in the air, nearly filling the barrier.
A sudden heat flared on the back of Lin Moyuâs hand.
Skill: Enhance Troops.
If he was going to wipe them out, there would be no half-measures. No survivors. No loose ends. He would erase themâbody and soul.
He couldnât confirm whether the others had soul brands as well, but he wasn't taking any chances.
Abe Yoshino stared in disbelief, watching in horror as Skeletal Berserk Warriors brandished their axes.
Along with a flash of red light, the Skeletal Berserk Warriors activated their skill.
Abe Yoshino roared as a powerful aura erupted from his entire body, trying to break free from the Bone Prison.
With deafening crashes, the axes landed, the explosive force tearing through him.
Abe Yoshino was blasted into pieces.
âHe didnât die?â Lin Moyu was momentarily stunned.
His Soul Blaze was still locked onto Abe Yoshinoâs soul, ready to obliterate it the moment it lost its protection.
But right now, he could still sense itâAbe Yoshino was alive.
âDeath Substitution?â Lin Moyu muttered, âNot a bad skill.â
Soul Blaze throbbed several timesâthen, a sharp scream pierced the air from behind.
At some point, a blade-wielding Shikigami had appeared in his blind spot, and now a massive, gleaming blade came slashing down from behind.
Abe Yoshino lay weakly on the Shikigamiâs shoulder, his face twisted in agony, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.
The pain from Soul Blaze was unbearableâespecially while Enhance Troops was active, which amplified both its destructive power and the torment it inflicted tenfold.
At the moment point, Abe Yoshino could only just barely direct his Shikigami to attack.
The strike was lightning-fastâtoo quick to dodge.
The blade crashed into Lin Moyuâs head. The Bone Armor flared to life, completely absorbing the impact.
âSo weak.â Lin Moyu muttered, genuinely surprised.
This was supposed to be a top-level class user? He couldnât even deal with Bone Armor.
Abe Yoshino was a legendary rank class user, yet compared to the world rank bosses Lin Moyu regularly foughtâlike the Venomous Flood Dragonâhe was utterly underwhelming.
Even the Archaic Luanniao posed more of a threat than him.
It wasnât that Abe Yoshino was especially weak, but that Lin Moyu had grown far too strong.
Naturally, class users of similar level as world rank bosses no longer held any meaning for Lin Moyu. They simply werenât worth his attention.
Whatever little interest he had left vanished.
Soul Blaze flickered again.
At the same time, Skeletal Great Mages and Skeletal Marksmen unleashed a coordinated strike.
Explosions echoed within the barrier. Abe Yoshino let out another tortured scream.
He wasnât a bossâhis health wasnât that high.
Under Enhance Troops, even a volley of attacks was enough to leave him in shambles.
Coupled with the second Soul Blaze, Abe Yoshino was already teetering on the edge of death.
As for the Shikigamiâs assault, Lin Moyu paid no attention to it.
Suddenly, Skeletal Berserk Warriors appeared in front of Abe Yoshino, swinging their axes.
Sensing imminent death, Abe Yoshino instantly pulled out a scroll and activated it.
A radiant shield flared into existence, absorbing the strikes from the skeletons.
He also took out a potion and chugged it, and his injuries began to heal rapidly.
Peak-level level 80-plus class user werenât easy to kill.
But for Lin Moyu, it simply meant the process would take a little longer. Nothing more. Nothing significant. Not when he was used to handling world rank bosses.
All of this happened in less than two seconds.
In that time, Abe Yoshino had already faced death twice.
His face twisted in terrorâtrue fear taking hold.
He didnât know who Lin Moyu was.
But one thing was clearâthere was no way a level 52 class user could do this.
In Abe Yoshinoâs eyes, Lin Moyu had to be a God-level powerhouse in disguise.
At that moment, a wave of screams erupted across the battlefield.
Abe Yoshinoâs eyes widened in horror as he witnessed the scene unfolding around him.
Everyone from the Black Dragon Guildâhis comradesâwere falling from the midair.
They werenât killed immediately.
Their limbs were severed first, stripping away any chance of escape or resistance.
Their executions would come later.
Abe Yoshino trembled. Dread gripped his chest like a vice.
These skeletons⊠they were too terrifying.
Each one was as strong as he was, and the critical factor was their sheer number.
There was no way he could defeat them.
Before he could recover, another volley came.
Skeletal Great Mages and Skeletal Marksmen fired again, magic and arrows streaking through the air.
A deafening blast rang out as Abe Yoshinoâs shield shattered.
Panicking, he scrambled for another scroll.
He activated it, and another shimmering shield formed, blocking the assault.
âItâs no use!â Lin Moyuâs cold voice echoed through the chaos.
âWait, letâs talk this out!â Abe Yoshino shouted, desperation thick in his voice.
âStopâstop!â
But Lin Moyu give him no chance.
The shield broke again with a thunderous crash.
Soul Blaze surged and drilled straight into Abe Yoshinoâs spirit world, burning his soul.
Scream after scream tore from his throatâfive, six in total.
Then, abruptly, everything went silent.