The impact was bone-jarring. The barrier around me shuddered, threatening to collapse.

But the pure energy of the water, channeled through the sculptures and the structure, met the creature's corrupted energy head-on.

It wasn’t a physical battle, but a clash of elemental forces.

The creature’s distorted form began to flicker and waver at the edges, its dark color paling slightly. It shrieked, a piercing, vibrating sound of pain and resistance.

I poured all my concentration, all my will, into channeling the pure energy. I focused on the symbol of balance, on the harmony of the elements.

The water around the creature began to swirl violently, not with aggression, but with a powerful, purifying force. The ancient carvings on the structure pulsed with light, radiating a deep, resonant energy.

The creature struggled against the purifying current, its movements becoming more erratic and desperate. Its form continued to distort, not with power, but with degradation.

Gradually, terrifyingly, the creature began to dissolve. Not into dust like the Lin Xiao, but into shimmering particles of light and energy, dispersing in the water like smoke. The corrupted, malevolent energy slowly dissipated, absorbed and neutralized by the pure energy of the ocean.