On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

The giant hand stopped in mid-air.

Lin Zhen loosely clenched his fists, and golden light flowed in his palms.

The enormous black hand that blotted out the sky seemed to be restrained by an invisible force, and no matter how hard the giant tried, it could not move forward an inch.

“Interesting.” Lin Zhen looked up at the giant, who was hundreds of feet tall. “At least he’s stronger than those executive officers.”

A rage flashed in the giant's eyes, and he raised his other hand. Both giant palms pressed down at the same time, causing the air to explode.

Murong Yan stood behind, her phoenix robe fluttering in the wind, its five-zhang-long dark gold trailing gracefully across the ground. She made no move, simply watching Lin Zhen's back.

She knew her husband wanted to test the waters.

"Your Highness, be careful!" Yue Fei gripped the spear at his waist, ready to charge at any moment.

Elizabeth's eyes also burned with fighting spirit.

Lin Zhen shook his head.

"You all step back." He loosened his clenched fist, and the golden light dissipated.

The two giant hands crashed down, and everyone's hearts jumped into their throats.

Just as the giant hand was about to touch Lin Zhen, he moved. He raised his right hand, and with a light stroke of his index finger in the air, golden sword energy appeared out of thin air and slashed upwards. Wherever the sword energy passed, space was cut open with a crack.

boom--

Both giant hands were severed at the root, and black blood gushed down like a waterfall.

The giant let out a deafening roar, and black mist surged from the severed arm, which miraculously grew back in the blink of an eye.

"Regenerative ability?" Lin Zhen narrowed his eyes. "It seems the Nihilistic Party prepared a good body for you."

The giant stopped talking and opened its huge mouth, spewing out a black breath that instantly turned the ground into dust wherever it passed.

Lin Zhen raised his hand and waved it, and a golden barrier unfolded in front of him. The black breath struck the barrier, producing a piercing corrosive sound.

"Husband!" Murong Yan finally couldn't hold back anymore.

With a flick of her slender hand, the golden patterns on her dark phoenix-themed dress suddenly lit up, and a giant phoenix phantom materialized behind her. With a long cry, it soared into the sky, swirling and crashing into the giant, flames burning away the black mist.

The giant was forced to retreat a few steps, but quickly regained his footing.

It raised its hand, and countless black chains emerged from the void, wrapping around the phoenix phantom.

Murong Yan frowned slightly, about to control the phoenix to dodge, when she saw Lin Zhen already appear in mid-air.

With a single palm strike, all the chains snapped.

“Yan’er, the source of this thing’s power is those chains,” Lin Zhen’s voice came. “Its true form is sealed, and it is only being forcibly revived by the souls collected by the Nihilistic Party.”

Murong Yan immediately understood his meaning. She manipulated the phoenix phantom to change direction, no longer attacking the giant's main body, but rushing towards the chains wrapped around the giant. The flames burned the chains, and the runes on them began to crack.

The giant let out a painful roar, and his body began to tremble violently.

"Now!" Lin Zhen roared, forming hand seals. Golden runes rapidly combined in the air, and a huge magic circle condensed above the giant's head.

In the center of the magic circle, a golden beam of light crashed down.

Boom——

The beam of light pierced through the giant's body, pinning it firmly to the ground.

The giant struggled to stand up, only to find his strength rapidly draining away.

"Impossible... I am the Lord of Nothingness... How could this be..."

Its voice grew weaker and weaker.

Lin Zhen landed on the ground, watching the giant gradually dissipate.

"The Lord of Nothingness?" He sneered. "Just a sealed, flawed product." He raised his hand, and golden light shone brightly from his palm.

"Today, I will grant you complete liberation."

The golden light transformed into a giant sword, which descended from the sky.

The giant tried to dodge, but was trapped by the magic circle and could only watch helplessly as the golden sword pierced his brow.

"what--"

After a scream, the giant's body began to disintegrate.

The black mist scattered and fled, but was trapped within the magic array and could not escape.

Murong Yan walked to Lin Zhen's side and watched the black mist struggle within the magic array.

"My lord, this black mist..."

“They are the souls of those killed by the Nihilistic Party.” Lin Zhen’s voice was heavy. “The Nihilistic Party uses altars to collect souls in order to resurrect these things.”

He raised his hand and waved it, and the golden light in the magic circle softened.

Under the golden light, the black mist gradually regained its human form.

Countless translucent figures appeared in the air, looking around blankly.

Lin Zhen clasped his hands together and muttered something in a low voice.

Golden light emanated from him and landed on those souls.

The expressions of those souls gradually calmed, and finally they turned into specks of starlight and dissipated into the air.

Murong Yan's eyes welled up with tears as she watched this scene.

She knew her husband was performing rituals to help these wronged souls find peace.

Lin Zhen opened his eyes only after the last soul dissipated.

His face was somewhat pale, clearly indicating that he had expended a lot of energy.

“Husband…” Murong Yan supported him.

"It's alright." Lin Zhen waved his hand. "It's just that performing rituals to help so many souls pass on is indeed a bit tiring."

Only then did Yue Fei and Elizabeth dare to approach.

They stared in shock at the enormous crater in the ground.

"Your Highness, is this thing... really dead?" Elizabeth asked cautiously.

“It’s completely dead.” Lin Zhen nodded. “But if the Nihilistic Party can revive it once, they can revive it a second time.”

He turned to look into the distance, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Looks like we need to speed up."

Yue Fei clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Your Highness, this humble general will immediately go and clear out the remaining altars."

"No need," Lin Zhen shook his head. "Those altars have lost their function."

He pointed to the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw that the black pillars of light had disappeared, and the sky had returned to its clear state.

“With the death of the Lord of Nothingness, all the altars have become ineffective,” Lin Zhen said. “However, this also shows that the Void Party’s plan has failed.”

Murong Yan helped him walk back, leaving long trails on the ground with his dark gold train.

"Husband, do you think the Nihilists will give up now?"

Lin Zhen smiled.

"Give up? They've gone to so much trouble, how could they give up so easily?"

He paused, his voice turning cold.

"However, from now on, the initiative is in my hands."

Back at the governor's mansion, Lakshmi was already waiting at the door.

"Your Highness, the giant was just seen throughout Southeast Asia." She stepped forward quickly. "Now all the forces are trying to find out more."

Lin Zhen waved his hand: "Tell them that the Nihilistic Party's conspiracy has been crushed by me."

"Yes," Lakshmi replied, but did not leave.

"Anything else?"

"Your Highness, the Dutch Governor Van der Wiel requests an audience, saying he has important matters to report."

Lin Zhen raised an eyebrow: "Let him in."

A moment later, Van der Wiel came running in, panting.

Upon seeing Lin Zhen, he immediately knelt down.

"Your Highness! I am willing to offer up all the Dutch East India Company's properties in Southeast Asia!"

Lin Zhen looked at him without saying a word.

Van der Wiel swallowed hard and continued, "I just received information that the Nihilists also have many altars in the Ottoman Empire!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

Ottomans, there are still so many altars, this is probably a big problem.

Lin Zhen narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure?"

“Absolutely true!” Van der Wiel was sweating. “I was kept in the dark until today, when I learned that the Nihilists had hidden many altars beneath the Ottoman Empire!”

He looked up, his eyes filled with fear.

"Your Highness, I am willing to lead the way, but I beg you to spare my life!"

Lin Zhen stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

"interesting."

He turned to look at Murong Yan.

"Yan'er, it seems we have to make a trip to the Ottomans."

Murong Yan nodded, a hint of coldness flashing in her phoenix eyes.