The Mother Empress 'Rashabel' was formidable. Above the boundless desert of the seventh level of the Divine Beasts' Tomb, a gentle breeze stirred the sand. Six human Saint-level powerhouses, including Desili, Lin Lei, and Faen, and five magical beast powerhouses, including Bei Bei, hovered in mid-air, each deeply contemplating what to do next.
"If there's no hope at all, I suggest... we give up," Desili said with difficulty.
The other powerhouses looked at Desili.
"Just give up like that?" A hint of unwillingness flashed in Faen's eyes.
They had waited for over a thousand years for this chance, and they had already passed the sixth level. Giving up now was truly hard to swallow.
"There's no hope at all," Desili shook his head. "A single root of the Mother Empress 'Rashabel' is that tough, and she has tens of thousands of such roots. Most importantly, even if a root is severed, it can regrow on its own."
Desili looked around. "Tell me, are we all just going to throw our lives away?"
Lin Lei and Bei Bei exchanged a glance.
"Boss, let's give up," Bei Bei said to Lin Lei via soul transmission. "We're in no rush. We can just wait another hundred years until we're stronger. Then I'll have Grandpa Beirut open the passage to the Tomb of the Gods for us specifically."
Bei Bei also felt there was no hope.
Lin Lei still had the terrifying scene of countless roots enveloping him in an instant fresh in his mind. Having been right in the middle of it, the crisis had truly made his heart tremble.
At that moment, the three Six-eyed Golden Ni exchanged glances, and then one of them said solemnly, "No, it's not that we have no hope. We still have a sliver of hope."
"Huh?"
The powerhouses hovering in mid-air all looked at the speaking Six-eyed Golden Ni in surprise.
"There's still hope? You're saying there's still hope? What hope?" Faen pressed urgently.
The Six-eyed Golden Ni nodded. "The three of us brothers have a secret technique. We can emit six rays of light from our 'six eyes' to envelop our opponent. It can completely immobilize the target, leaving them unable to move."
"Unable to move? Freeze their body?" Lin Lei was astonished.
This technique was monstrous. Wouldn't it leave the opponent helpless against attacks?
Everyone present, including the silent Olivia and the Black-armored Giant Scorpion, showed shock in their eyes.
"Right, I remember!" Rosalie said excitedly. "When we first entered this seventh level, Bei Bei and the others went underground in the desert and captured that sub-body monster. Later, one of you three brothers killed it. When you killed it, your six eyes emitted a black light that enveloped the monster, and it couldn't move at all. You killed it without any resistance."
Lin Lei and the others also recalled that scene.
"If that's the case, then victory is assured," the Black-armored Giant Scorpion buzzed. "Make the Mother Empress 'Rashabel' unable to move, then directly destroy her soul. With her soul scattered, she will surely die."
"It's not that simple," the lead Six-eyed Golden Ni shook its head. "Our technique isn't invincible. By your logic, if we could just immobilize any opponent and then kill them, wouldn't we be invincible? This technique depends on who we use it against."
Lin Lei and the others nodded in agreement.
Right, if the Six-eyed Golden Ni used this technique against a God-level powerhouse, they would probably be killed with a flick of the wrist.
"Our technique was effortless against that sub-body monster," the Six-eyed Golden Ni said solemnly. "But the Mother Empress 'Rashabel' is hundreds or thousands of times stronger than her offspring. When she goes berserk, her power is terrifying. It will be very difficult to immobilize her."
The other two Six-eyed Golden Ni also nodded.
Lin Lei and the others understood in their hearts.
It was like using a large iron cage to trap cattle or horses. But could the same cage trap a dragon that was thousands or tens of thousands of times stronger?
"However, although the Mother Empress 'Rashabel' is strong, she hasn't reached the God Realm. If the three of us brothers join forces and use this technique together, we estimate... we can immobilize her for one second," said the lead Six-eyed Golden Ni.
Lin Lei and his group felt a glimmer of joy in their hearts.
One second? It sounded short, but for powerhouses like Lin Lei, one second was enough to exchange dozens or even hundreds of blows.
"Of course, this is just an estimate. After all, we haven't actually fought her, so we don't know exactly how long we can hold her," the Six-eyed Golden Ni said.
Everyone understood, but they also knew... the three Six-eyed Golden Ni working together could definitely make the Mother Empress unable to move for an instant.
"Everyone, who is confident they can kill the Mother Empress in that instant?" Desili immediately looked around at the group.
The three Six-eyed Golden Ni could give everyone a brief opportunity. Now it depended on who could seize it.
"It's a pity there's no Wind System Saint Grand Mage here," Rosalie shook her head and sighed. For the strongest single-target attack, it had to be the Wind System Saint Grand Mage. Once the 'Dimensional Blade' was unleashed, it could even tear space apart, and would definitely cut the Mother Empress in half.
The powerhouses present remained silent.
"What about you, Lin Lei?" Faen looked at Lin Lei.
Lin Lei remained silent.
The Mother Empress 'Rashabel' had a dense mass of roots, and it was hard to say how long the three Six-eyed Golden Ni could immobilize her. If he got close to the Mother Empress's body and she broke free from the 'freeze', countless roots would wrap around him.
He wouldn't be able to escape.
After all, with his Black Ejector Heavy Sword and Purple Blood Soft Sword combined, he could only cut through about a hundred roots at once.
"Boss," Bei Bei shook his head at Lin Lei.
The chance was too slim.
"Whoever kills the Mother Empress will claim any divine artifact found in this seventh level. I believe no one will object," Desili said, looking around at the crowd.
Everyone nodded.
"Anyway, there are still almost two years until the ten-year deadline," Lin Lei said solemnly. "We don't need to rush. Let's all think of a plan."
The powerhouses all nodded. Without a certain chance of success, they would not choose to throw their lives away.