Phantylia: Threatening an Aeon, Isn't That Bold?

If anyone elsewhere who knew Phantylia's identity saw this scene, their jaws would likely drop.

The esteemed Lord Ravager, destroyer of countless civilizations, infamous Phantylia, was actually rolling wretchedly on the ground in agony... utterly lacking composure, pathetic like a stray dog with broken bones, her face twisted, emitting only wails.

To this, Twilight could only remark—Is this all a Lord Ravager amounts to?

Can't even endure a little pain; her willpower is too weak, completely incomparable to mine... Thinking of driving my new machine without pain tolerance?

Although already dead, the upgraded Delayed Retreat trait still allowed Twilight to roam around like some kind of cosmic ghost. While she couldn't interfere with anything, she could still spectate. Thus, though deceased, she remained actively on the front lines of gossip and naturally knew what Phantylia and the Express crew had been up to.

Honestly, things turning out like this genuinely surprised Twilight a bit. She had anticipated that if she died, Dan Heng, as the most responsible man on the Express crew, would likely initiate the Transmutation Arcanum to revive her, and Caelus and the others might lend him aid.

But she hadn't expected that after Herta's 'Pro' modifications and Phantylia's 'Plus' enhancements, the Transmutation Arcanum would actually create something capable of punching Emanators...

Firstly, the goal Dan Heng wanted to achieve with the Transmutation Arcanum had actually succeeded—the current Twilight had indeed been revived. At least her consciousness, which had been drifting around moments ago, had been pulled back into her own body, just temporarily hijacked by Phantylia.

Not only that, but the lifespan limit, previously like a deadline, had now vanished. Instead, she gained power far exceeding an Emanator's.

The system-provided trait [Ephemera - Modified] followed a path similar to a 'mechanic monster'. As long as Twilight remained that wondrous species modified based on the Ephemera, even Aeons couldn't resolve this lifespan limit; using longevity elixirs or similar was meaningless.

But by changing species, this system trait would be removed, and the lifespan limit naturally wouldn't exist... Unfortunately, Mara-Struck apparently wasn't recognized as a species; otherwise, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus might have actually been able to cure Twilight.

The species transformed by the Transmutation Arcanum was naturally recognized by the system. Although heavily modified multiple times, resulting in Twilight not becoming Vidyadhara but rather some unspeakable, bizarre existence, at least the [Ephemera - Modified] trait had been eliminated.

Unfortunately, there was still one problem.

Although the lifespan limit was removed, the root of this new body was still Twilight's original, problem-ridden body... Simply put, while she wouldn't be 'mechanic-killed' due to her body's traits, the pre-existing illness still persisted, constantly damaging the body. It was just that the powers from Abundance and Permanence within could rapidly heal this damage, ultimately achieving a strange equilibrium within the body.

In fact, this continuous cycle of trauma and destruction within caused even more intense pain than before. Twilight herself naturally had no issue with this, possessing the divine skill of pain control. But for Phantylia, the usurper, the experience was far from pleasant.

Phantylia could act so arrogantly earlier only because this body had just been reforged using the Transmutation Arcanum. Thus, the power from the Permanence and Abundance materials was extremely abundant, while the illness from Twilight's old body hadn't fully spread yet, temporarily suppressing the internal collapse.

Now, much time had passed. Phantylia wielded the body's power too arrogantly, plus Twilight secretly instigated trouble... Phantylia ultimately couldn't escape the pain that was bound to come.

"Guaah!!!"

Madly smashing her head against the ground, Phantylia, who moments ago resolved to coexist with this body until death, chose to follow her heart amidst the agony that could drive one's consciousness to collapse.

What kind of damned body is this... She didn't want it anymore!

Although she lost many things, ending up with nothing after all the effort, if this continued, she had no doubt she would truly go completely insane... Experiencing the agony of countless life-and-death cycles in an instant, how did that Twilight endure it?!

Phantylia didn't know, nor did she want to know. Right now, she was ready to return this body to its original owner. In this instant, she was even grateful for her Heliobus identity, allowing her to leave this endless purgatory—

The moment she tried to detach from the body, Phantylia's expression turned utterly ferocious.

Can't get out... She actually couldn't get out!

She had secretly merged with Twilight's body during Dan Heng's Transmutation Arcanum, suppressing the consciousness that should have revived within. But this also caused her to become too well-integrated with this body now, unable to detach easily for the time being.

"Bastard—!!!"

Watching Phantylia, one moment collapsing, the next enraged, the surrounding people didn't know what was happening to her. But one thing everyone could agree on—this was a good time to attack her.

"Everyone, now!"

Jing Yuan truly deserved his title as Xianzhou General. Even heavily injured, upon seeing the opportunity, he immediately commanded the damaged Lightning Lord to charge towards the chaotically pained Phantylia. Seeing this, the members of the Express crew followed suit. Although it was Twilight's body opposite them, they couldn't afford other considerations now.

"—Get lost!!!"

Even enduring unbearable pain, the senses granted by this body still allowed Phantylia to perceive the killing intent around her. She roared, and the next moment, vines seemingly covering the sky erupted from beneath her feet, roaring outwards and sweeping in all directions!

The Lightning Lord was instantly shattered. Besides the Express crew and Jing Yuan, who could barely protect themselves before this torrential onslaught, almost everyone else present was instantly swallowed by the plants. In just a few breaths, the vast Xianzhou Luofu was overgrown with these vines, resembling a bonsai drifting in the galaxy!

Phantylia's own condition was now extremely wretched. Many parts of her body began to twist and deform; scales surfaced on her face one moment, branches sprouted the next.

She wasn't the original owner of this body, after all. With her concentration nearly collapsing now, Phantylia completely lost control over the terrifying power within. If this continued, the power inside her would soon run completely rampant, becoming an existence similar to the abomination dragon from the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae, but countless times stronger.

Back then, the abomination dragon was slain by a tearful Jingliu. But if the current Phantylia went berserk, finding someone in the galaxy capable of stopping it would likely be difficult... Only an Aeon could probably kill it.

Phantylia didn't want to end up like that. It wasn't out of any sense of responsibility towards the galaxy; she simply didn't want to die, especially not in such an embarrassing way.

But she was indeed powerless to control the rampaging energy within—unless she received help from a higher existence.

Like... an Aeon!

Threatening a god as a mortal—such an act couldn't even be described as foolish. Phantylia understood this, but she had no other path left. Driven by a frenzied survival instinct, Phantylia gritted her teeth hard, looking towards the deep cosmos with madness in her eyes.

"You... are watching, right! Any one of you will do... Help me suppress this power, otherwise, the entire world will suffer!"