Chapter 879: Getting Out
As he spoke, the general’s hands moved fluidly, fingers curling and spreading like a predator’s claws. A burst of dense black light erupted from his palms, flowing like liquid shadows to wrap around the fish-shaped spirit.
With a deep hum— "Om—"— the spectral fish trembled, its body shimmering in resistance. Though unintelligent, the Yin Cave spirit instinctively recognized the danger, and its raw survival instinct erupted like a tidal wave.
Dark Yin power surged violently from its body, and the air thickened under the oppressive coldness. The very Yin Cave trembled, resonating with the spirit’s desperate struggle, and the entire rocky chamber quaked as if about to collapse.
Max flinched at the rising waves of Yin energy and looked toward the cave’s mouth, where black mist rolled in furious tides. The shaking was growing stronger, and small stones fell from the jagged ceiling.
"Quick, use your black flames to weaken its power!" the general barked, his voice sharp but unwavering even as his fingers tightened like iron around the struggling spiritual body.
Max responded without hesitation. His eyes hardened, and with a deep breath, he summoned his black flames to their peak. Instantly, his entire body ignited in that deathly hue, like a figure of destruction cloaked in shadowy fire. The intense black flames roared outward, blazing toward the captured spirit and enveloping it with a suffocating heat that suppressed its Yin essence.
A loud hiss erupted as the black flames made contact. The spectral fish thrashed violently, its body twisting and distorting under the restraining force, but it was no use. The black flames—pure, domineering, and innately suppressive of all Yin attributes—ate away at its power like fire melting snow.
Almost immediately, the Yin turbulence in the cavern began to calm. The ground still trembled, but the violent surges threatening to burst from the cave’s mouth slowed and became manageable.
"Good, just like that," the general said, his voice noticeably more relaxed now. "Keep suppressing it... I will erase its consciousness completely."
The lines of black patterns on his jade-like face glimmered as he poured more power into his grip, weaving strange runic lights from his fingers. A terrifying spiritual pressure filled the space as he locked the Yin Cave spirit in place, forcing it to submit.