However, the four people on the opposite side remained unmoved, tacitly surrounding Zhu Haomiao to lock down the space around him again.
Turbulent and frenzied emotions roiled in his chest. The web-like blood vessels on Zhu Haomiao’s eyes slowly spread outward, extending like tree roots beyond the eye sockets. The deformed veins wriggled under his skin like tiny worms, rendering him particularly menacing and terrifying.
But just as Zhu Haomiao was about to lose control of his desire to kill, a pair of giant bat wings suddenly unfurled in the void behind him, enveloping him as if in an embrace.
Gabriel’s pupils exploded with golden flames, and endless Holy Light condensed in her palm, transforming into a blazing Holy Sword.
The Holy Sword slashed at Zhu Haomiao, wrapped in bat wings. The destructive sword light swept past, seeming to rip through a bubble, slicing the tall buildings behind him in half along an entire street.
In the next second, ripples visible to the naked eye appeared in the void as a small boat, encrusted with various gemstones and exquisitely beautiful, slowly emerged. It carried the black-clad youth wrapped like a cocoon by the bat wings into the ocean of emptiness, leaving only a dead silent gray-white world behind!
In the blink of an eye, the situation on the battlefield shifted dramatically. Thor stomped hard, his foot seeming to step on an invisible golden slate, creating intricate golden patterns like circuit boards in diffraction.
Surrounded by thunder, Thor’s eyes stared directly into the void, his ethereal gaze astonishingly transforming into a rainbow that pierced the barriers of time and space.
"He still retains Mjolnir’s divinity within him. I can capture him... pursue!"
In the next second, a rainbow of seven colors descended from the sky, enveloping the three surrounding people.
"Without Heimdall as an anchor, this Rainbow Bridge can only be supported by me. You three go... it’s all right?"
Facing Thor’s query, the three goddesses calmly shook their heads, merging with his divine power. Their bodies transformed into bright lights that integrated with the Rainbow Bridge, instantly disappearing into the void.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the ornate little boat tore through the void, returning to reality. The immense bat wings wrapping him suddenly unfolded and dissipated, and Zhu Haomiao lightly touched the ground with his toes, discreetly assessing the two people before him.
One was a young man with sun-kissed skin and handsome features, the other an elegantly poised, fair-skinned, strikingly attractive yet eerily captivating stranger.
Both wore knowing smiles as they looked at him, making Zhu Haomiao inexplicably uneasy.
Amon... so the other one must be Cain...
Why did they save me?
Before Zhu Haomiao could comprehend, both men simultaneously lifted their gaze towards the void behind him.
With Amon’s murmur, the exquisite seven-colored light effortlessly permeated and condensed into three graceful figures.
Dressed in a Gothic-style suit, his skin as white as snow, Cain chuckled softly, unfurling a pair of massive bat wings behind him, transforming into a shadow shooting into the distance.
Almost simultaneously, Gabriel, her toes touching the ground, raised her gaze, similarly unfurling a pair of pure white wings behind her, abruptly shooting out.
On the other side, Amon shook his head helplessly, reaching out to grasp, as if from thin air, a Pharaoh’s scepter, and gently tapped it downward.
The instant the scepter touched the ground, Amon vanished from the spot, as did Amaterasu on the opposite side.
Watching the tall, poised woman slowly draw out a golden spear, Zhu Haomiao hesitated, wanting to speak yet holding back.
"Athena, I think there might be a misunderstanding here..."
"Don’t come any closer~"
As the tall, poised woman approached with strides rivaling Li Cang’s long snow-white legs, Zhu Haomiao, not wanting to fight without understanding, retreated step by step.
But Athena’s cold and distant gaze showed no fluctuation. With her other hand, she reached into the air, manifesting a heavy Golden Giant Shield.
At the same time, a glamorous dress covered in Snake Armor spread across her body, gradually covering every inch of her skin.
Seeing her intent to kill, Zhu Haomiao gave up hope, stopping in his tracks, staring unblinkingly at her eyes, black light flickering darkly in the depths.
"Is there truly no room for negotiation?"
His response was a golden spear appearing at his nose without warning, his pupils suddenly shrinking to pinpoints. Before his brain could react, his body instinctively responded.
Tilting his head slightly, the destructive golden light passed by his temple, turning the rising black hair into a wisp of smoke.
He raised his sword horizontally, deflecting the golden spear’s thrust, propelled backward by the force. Zhu Haomiao finally stopped tens of meters away.
Touching the slowly healing wound by his temple, the damage was caused by the leak of the destructive divinity from the spear!
Even the energy leakage was enough to break through his defense...
Feeling the sting on his skin, the turbulent lake in Zhu Haomiao’s heart began to surge more fiercely.
Having gotten used to the unbreakable defenses cultivated to perfection with the Second Layer Heaven General’s Constant Star Melting Furnace Body Tempering Technique and the Heavenly Gang Power, this frequently injured state felt particularly uncomfortable.
On one hand, it’s because these cultivation techniques haven’t had resources allocated to them yet.
On the other hand, it’s also because the opponents’ levels are completely different...
However... this experience is also far more thrilling!
Gazing at the fully armed, dignified goddess, a torrent of desires surged like a volcano in Zhu Haomiao’s heart, his lips curling into an uncontrollable frenzy.
"Since you persist in pressuring me, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"
With a graceful twirl of the sword, Zhu Haomiao’s slightly stooped back gradually straightened. Long-restrained destructive and murderous urges spread wildly.
Accompanying his shift in mindset, the terrifying Power of the Mind twisted reality. Endless blood-red flames surged from the black-clad youth’s body, swelling into meter-high flickering tongues of fire.
In an instant, centered around Zhu Haomiao, the ground trembled slightly within a range of several dozen meters. Countless small pebbles slowly floated as if weightless, then crumbled under an invisible mighty force into fine powder, outlined by waves of Qi Force radiating outward, carving the intangible oppressive fluctuation into a visible shape.
On the other side, the tall, striking woman was undaunted. Her qi energy burst forth, and from dozens of meters apart, the dissipated qi forces of both sides collided, creating a sharp boundary line.
Pointing with two fingers like a sword, a ripple appeared behind Zhu Haomiao, and hundreds of various treasure swords burst forth, transforming into an all-encompassing "River of Swords" threatening to engulf the enemy.
[Flying Radiance Force·Moon Shattering]!
Confronted with this inescapable attack, Athena’s eyes remained as calm as an old well, merely raising the Golden Giant Shield to protect her whole body.
Clang clang clang clang...
The spiritual energy condensed into swords clanged harshly against the giant shield, producing ear-piercing metallic screeches. All the attack power was completely rebounded, with countless swords ricocheting away, noticeably becoming more transparent.