This hound’s form is completely different from the one encountered last time.
It is more slender, its body flowing with a silver sheen like liquid metal.
Instead of a fixed head, there is a constantly changing energy vortex.
Most unsettling is the cone-shaped proboscis, larger than seen before, and covered with spiral barbs.
"This one is stronger than the last..."
Ron felt a sinking feeling, but maintained a calm exterior.
After entering the Consciousness Space, the hound did not attack immediately.
It cautiously probed the Edge Area, continually sniffing the air.
The silver body slowly wriggled in place, adjusting its Perception range with each transformation.
"Clever... but not clever enough."
Ron purposely created a weak Spiritual Wave in the bait area.
It was the Memory fragment of his farewell to Andre in the Royal Palace, accompanied by warm and pure emotional recollections.
The hound’s "attention" was immediately drawn.
The energy vortex-like head began to spin rapidly, the cone proboscis trembling excitedly.
It started moving towards the bait area, but would inevitably pass through Ron’s carefully designed "canyon labyrinth".
The silver body flowed like mercury, as the hound entered the entrance of the first canyon.
The canyon’s width barely restricted its range of movement, preventing any large-scale flickering relocation.
When the hound reached the midsection of the canyon, Ron’s fingers gently brushed over an invisible "switch".
"Activate the first trap."
Suddenly, blinding golden light illuminated both sides of the canyon—multiple Energy Cores from the "Ring of Brilliance" were activated simultaneously!
The intense brightness surged through the canyon like a tide, dispelling all shadows.
The hound let out a sharp, angry screech, the sound harsh like metal grinding.
Its attack-dependent temporal jump was completely wiped out, its previously smooth movements becoming stiff and slow.
"The Effect is better than expected..."
Ron’s eyes revealed a look of satisfaction, but it was soon replaced by new worries.
Just because this hound showed abilities he had not anticipated.
Facing overwhelming light, the hound began to "burn" its essence!
The silver body suddenly became semi-transparent, and countless tiny spatial-temporal fissures appeared on its surface.
By sacrificing its essence, the hound forcibly created shadow angles for attacks amid pure light!
"This is an ability never seen before..."
Ron’s pupils abruptly contracted:
"Or does it mean the last hound never considered me a worthy opponent?"
The cone-shaped proboscis extended from tiny fissures, striking Ron’s Spiritual Core at a completely unexpected, bizarre angle.
This attack had no warning, no energy accumulation, no spatial fluctuation, as if it appeared directly out of nothingness.
At the critical juncture, Ron activated "Time Jump".
Everything around him became viscous like honey, with everything falling into extremely slow motion.
However, he maintained extraordinary speed like an arrow leaving the bowstring.
In this strange time difference, Ron clearly saw the cone proboscis slowly approaching by millimeters.
Each spiral barb on the proboscis surface exuded a nauseating suction impulse.
He could feel it; if this proboscis pierced the critical point.
Not only would his Spiritual Energy be drained, but his Memory, experiences, even thoughts would become nourishment for the opponent.
"Must not be hit!"
The Time Jump’s Effect let him dodge to the left at speculative speed.
The proboscis barely skimmed past his Consciousness body’s surface, taking away a wisp of negligible Spiritual Energy.
Even this slight contact made Ron feel a bone-chilling cold.
"Too close... if he had reacted 0.1 seconds slower, it would have been a solid hit."
After landing, he immediately pulled back, his back soaked with cold sweat.
The hound’s attack missed, but it did not initiate a second round of attacks immediately.
Under the continued suppression of light, it needed more time to reposition its target.
This brief gap was the counterattack opportunity Ron had long awaited.
"My turn now..."
His eyes showed a dangerous light, all fear and tension were replaced by battle rationality.
"Sound Wave Shock·Grid!"
Unlike traditional point-to-point Spiritual Attack, Ron began constructing a three-dimensional shock network.
This is an advanced technique only mastered at Moon Level.
Three Spiritual Shock waves launched simultaneously from different dimensions, forming an invisible three-dimensional cage.
The triple attack struck almost simultaneously, the hound’s silver body violently convulsing.
It tried to initiate Time Reset to undo the damage suffered, but the multidimensional Spiritual Shock caused strong interference Effects.
The reset process showed obvious stalling, like mechanical gears being jammed by grains of sand.
"Now’s the time!"
Ron seized this fleeting opportunity, releasing the strongest secret kill move he mastered in normal conditions.
Ancient and twisted Ravings echoed through the canyon:
"Iai’leth N’gha Fhtagn..."
The first syllable carried primordial malice from the depths of the Star Domain, causing the air itself to twist and deform;
"Shugal V’doru Nyth’drn..."
The second syllable contained devastating power of reality Erosion, directly impacting the hound’s essence.
The distorted high-dimensional syllables cut through the hound’s Consciousness structure like invisible blades.
The cumulative Effect of multiple strikes had clearly exceeded the hound’s endurance limit.