Chapter 89: The Taste of Yun Ruoxi

“Spare, spare me…”1242 stared at the ground, which was getting farther and farther away, and finally broke down, begging for mercy.

But Yun Ruoxi paid no attention.

She pressed her right index and middle fingers together and lightly slashed downward.

Under the effect of some unknown force, 1242 plummeted like a meteor!

Bang!

With a thunderous crash, the alloy floor caved in, leaving a deep pit. He slumped at the bottom, blood seeping from his nose and mouth, unable to move.

Yun Ruoxi slowly floated down, expressionless, and once more extended her right hand, lifting him back into the air. From the looks of it, she seemed determined to wipe him out completely.

But just then—

The shadow beneath her feet melted in an instant, and dozens of Shadow Tentacles, each as thick as a thigh, burst forth.

Catching her off guard.

They quickly wrapped around her limbs, yanking hard to suspend her in midair in the shape of a “大”.

“Haha, you were too careless, Blue-hair. Your power needs your hands to activate, doesn’t it?”

319 leaped out from the shadowy pool, laughing maniacally, her eyes brimming with greed and longing for Yun Ruoxi.

“You’re so beautiful, so noble, so powerful. I see it with my eyes, and yearn for it in my heart.”

She stepped closer atop the writhing tentacles, her fingertips obsessively caressing Yun Ruoxi’s delicate cheek.

“But now I’ve caught you. You’re mine. Everything about you—belongs to me!”

【40%】

A cold percentage appeared at the bottom of the scene.

“Big Sis!” Witnessing this all-too-familiar scene, Ellie screamed hoarsely, desperately trying to form a blood ring.

But she was too gravely injured, and 319 had already drained far too much of her strength.

No sooner did the blood ring form than it burst apart, and she couldn’t even get up, let alone help.

“Your little sister is worried about you!”

319 glanced at Ellie, cackling weirdly.

“Speaking of which, her power was just delicious!”

She licked her lips lightly, as if savoring the delightful rush of that energy entering her body.

At those words, Yun Ruoxi cast a cool glance at Ellie.

There was no change of emotion on her face, yet somehow—

From that gaze, as cold as snow falling upon a frozen lake, Ellie saw a trace of gentleness. Just like that, she calmed down.

“And now, it’s your turn.”

319 licked the side of Yun Ruoxi’s face again, though all she tasted was dried blood and dust.

Still, she was so excited that even her tentacles were trembling.

“Is this your flavor? Too delicious! Don’t worry—your beauty, your power, everything about you—I will savor it all!”

「That taste is the taste of lies!」

「So insane. Luo Xi actually lived with this lunatic for six months—she really can take it.」

「Damn, how did she get caught? She just awakened and is already about to suffer again?」

「Is that percentage the Awakening Progress?」

Whoosh!

The instant the words fell, the tentacles suddenly tightened.

Yet Yun Ruoxi’s expression remained utterly unchanged. She simply stared indifferently at 319.

This utter disregard, this total indifference, stabbed deeply at 319’s pride—and her deep-seated inferiority.

“You look down on me?!” Her whole body shook as she shrieked, pointing at Ellie, “Once I drain you dry, I’ll use your power to crush her with my own hands!”

【45%】

With a roar, the tentacles squeezed tighter, making an eerie creaking sound.

Yun Ruoxi finally spoke: “Are you done making a scene?”

“What?!” 319 couldn’t believe her ears and snapped back.

At a time like this, she still dared to provoke her?

The blue-haired girl lifted her eyelids.

Her gaze turned from indifferent to icy cold, looking at 319 as if looking at a corpse.

She spoke again: “I said… are you done making a scene?”

“You…” 319 clenched her right fist in fury, trying to use her tentacles to give Yun Ruoxi a lesson for her arrogant words.

But no matter how she pushed her ability, Yun Ruoxi’s face showed not the slightest change.

Under that cold gaze, 319, who had been blinded by jealousy, suddenly sobered up.

And immediately realized something even more terrifying.

She had held Yun Ruoxi this long, yet not a trace of power had come back to her from the tentacles.

It was as if—the Yun Ruoxi bound before her didn’t even exist!

“How—how could this be?”

319’s gaze dropped to the tentacles, which were tightening ever more, her eyes narrowing as she finally noticed something off.

It looked as if the tentacles were binding Yun Ruoxi’s limbs, but in reality, an invisible layer still covered the girl’s body.

Her tentacles had never truly touched Yun Ruoxi—they’d been wrestling with that unseen barrier the whole time!

Her ambush had been futile from the very start!

“No—!”

Panic struck 319. The tentacles at her feet wrapped around her legs and flung her toward the shadowy pool on the ground.

As long as she reached that spot, she could rise again!

Even if Blue-hair dodged this ambush, there’s no way she could evade every single attack forever!

Eventually, there would be a chance to seize her and devour everything she had!

So, as long as she got to that—

Crack!

The instant the black hair atop 319’s head touched the shadowy pool, her entire body froze in midair.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of explosive bursts erupted overhead—she could feel her condensed Shadow Tentacles shattering, one by one.

Terror coiled around her heart like a venomous snake.

But she couldn’t see, she couldn’t see anything—her vision was filled with nothing but the shadowy pool below.

Out of the corner of her eye, she could just make out the blonde girl’s face—relieved, then vengeful.

What… had just happened?

Wasn’t Blue-hair supposed to need both hands to activate her power?

319 had watched for so long and only chosen to launch her desperate ambush after confirming this.

But now, it seemed she’d misjudged.

Whoosh—

Sticky shadows exploded and rained down like droplets, spattering noisily onto 319.

She felt her body begin to rise uncontrollably, and the first thing that came into view was a pair of bloodstained bare feet.

Next came those crimson eyes, blazing with fire.

There in midair, Yun Ruoxi and 319 locked gazes, one above and one below.

And just then—

319 suddenly opened her mouth wide.

She spat out an exquisite Shadow Blade Ring, spinning blades whistling with a bone-chilling wind straight for Yun Ruoxi’s face.

A sneak attack!

A sneak attack at point-blank range!

Using the power she’d stolen from Ellie, 319 unleashed a blow at the last possible moment that could reverse everything.

What Ellie had once failed to do—319 seemed about to accomplish.

Except this time, the target… was Yun Ruoxi.

Yun Ruoxi’s pupils contracted, seemingly caught off guard.

The Shadow Blade Ring in her eyes grew larger and larger, its razor-sharp edge drawing an almost imperceptible bloodline across the bridge of her nose.

【50%】

The moment the number jumped at the bottom of the scene—

Blood vessels instantly filled Yun Ruoxi’s eyes.

A tidal wave of psychic power surged out, locking the Shadow Blade Ring in place at the very last second.

Crack!

Before 319’s dazed gaze, the Shadow Blade Ring was crushed, bursting apart into flying shadowy slime.