Translator: CinderTL
Boom!!
A blinding golden light erupted, its unparalleled might tearing through the sky.
The Holy Shield Colossus stood alone before the dark gate, facing the black mist and crimson tide with its back to the defensive line and towering buildings.
Like a colossal mountain blocking a raging river, it obliterated every Black Tide Creature in its path.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Amidst the violent explosions, even the dark gate itself began to crack. The black mist within the spatial rift churned violently, pierced by the golden light that struck directly into its depths.
The massive, scaly claws tearing through the void were forced back several meters. Everyone in Nanjiang City momentarily froze, pausing to look up at the towering buildings.
"Are we going to succeed?"
"Will we survive?"
The Platinum Colossus, frozen in the sky, became a second sun, a beacon of hope.
Passersby clenched their fists, and Han Chao and the others trembled with anticipation.
"You fools!"
Suddenly, Kromode's expression darkened in the distance. Crimson light erupted from his body as he prepared to teleport forward.
But...
Zzzt!
A blue arc of lightning flashed, and Chen Feng charged forward once more.
"Your opponent is me!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Surrounded by blazing flames, Chen Feng unleashed a relentless barrage of punches.
Fist met fist, palm met palm, and the air roared with each impact.
Their movements blurred into afterimages, even for Flying General Zhao and the others on the ground, who struggled to fully track their battle.
The once-imposing corporate high-rise had already been reduced to rubble, one corner completely collapsed.
The raging storm of energy peeled back layer after layer, its destructive power—a combination of burning and explosive force—rivaling the so-called Crimson Despair. It forcefully halted the Black Tide's expansion!
Bang!!
Struck by another of Chen Feng's punches, Kromode's body exploded, half his chest and abdomen vanishing.
"Such a frail vessel..."
He spoke coldly, musing that if not for this body's weakness, which could only channel a fraction of his true power, he would have already annihilated his opponent.
"Die!!"
Ignoring the consequences, Chen Feng pressed forward, his cold eyes locked on his clenched fist.
A terrifying aura erupted, creating a deafening sonic boom that tore a conical shockwave through the sky.
Boom!!
But then, a crimson light from the Barrier descended.
Kromode channeled the power of the Barrier to block the fatal blow.
Buzz!!
In an instant, the crimson light transformed into Origin nourishment. Visible to the eye, flesh buds sprouted from the mangled chest and abdomen, rapidly repairing the near-fatal wound.
At the same time, Kromode barked coldly, "You two useless fools! What are you waiting for? Attack now!"
Chen Feng frowned, trapped and forced to rely on his Perception.
The crimson Barrier rippled, dimming momentarily. It seemed more power was being siphoned away, coalescing into two crimson beams that gathered on either side of the dark gate.
The crimson heart throbbed violently, and flesh buds sprouted like mad.
In less than a breath, the black-robed man and the Batfolk, who had been dead moments before, reappeared as if resurrected from the grave!
"Attack together!"
Boom!!!
Their faces grim, the black-robed man and the Batfolk joined forces to block the Holy Shield Colossus's path.
This momentary distraction gave the dark gate an opening. Black Tide Creatures surged forth in an endless tide, pouring out like an inexhaustible flood.
Even more terrifying was the roar that echoed from within the dark, swirling mist.
Roar!!
It sounded like a terrifying creature from another world, the true form of Kromode, was about to break through some kind of rule!
A terrifying aura, carrying a mental pressure that swept across the battlefield, erupted outward. The massive, obsidian-scaled claws, like the sharpest weapons in the world, tore through the void once more, widening the spatial rift and lunging toward the Holy Shield Colossus.
Boom! Boom!!
The black-robed man and the Batfolk were instantly crushed by the Colossus, exploding into fragments once more.
But in that fleeting moment, the claws had already pierced through everything and struck their target.
Boom!!
The sonic boom and thunderous roar came later. The Platinum Colossus, sent hurtling backward, seemed to have its Golden Armor and rocky body torn apart, plummeting from the sky.
The conical shockwave that had been suspended in midair left a long trail as it fell, and the impact of the Colossus's landing was earth-shattering.
Thud!!
The ground trembled violently, as if a meteor had struck, unleashing a hurricane of dust and debris.
Glass windows shattered, high-rise buildings collapsed in rapid succession, and a towering column of smoke billowed into the sky.
"This...!"
Han Chao and his companions trembled, clearly seeing the dark gate in the sky expand once more, now reaching a height of over a hundred meters.
The obsidian-scaled claws that emerged from the gate were each nearly ten meters long.
Pitch-black fur grew and spread across the flesh, forming a massive limb nearly a hundred meters thick, supporting some colossal form within the black mist.
Boom!
A skyscraper was crushed under its scaled claws, collapsing and shattering.
The giant crimson vertical pupil within the dark gate grew closer, and a狰狞 wolf's head could be faintly seen struggling to break through the spatial barrier.
Just a single glance was enough to make many in the city's district pale and their bodies begin to mutate.
Some sprouted fleshy growths, others saw their skin fester and rot as if they were decaying on the spot.
Everyone was beginning to evolve into grotesque, inhuman monsters.
"How could you become like this?!"
"You too!"
"What's happening?!"
Panic spread like wildfire, and despair, relentless as ever, resurfaced.
Even Han Chao, Chu Shihong, and Lin Hao, along with the others, realized something was terribly wrong at this moment. Their bodies twisted, and their faces contorted in terror.
"See? This is the tragedy of your human race."
Boom!!
Kromode's right arm exploded as he blocked Chen Feng's charge with a punch.
Yet, crimson light from within the Barrier was drawn in, converging at his shoulder to grow a new arm.
"Forever shrouded in despair, destined for extinction."
Boom!!
The two faced off. Chen Feng, cold and indifferent, ignored Kromode's words and shattered his head with a brutal punch.
But the next moment, blood light surged again. Kromode's head was restored, his expression impassive, not even a flicker of anger crossing his features.
His true form was on the verge of perfect manifestation.
The troublesome human before him would soon become a mere insect, easily crushed beneath his heel—utterly insignificant.
"As long as despair endures, my power will never fade."
"As for death... it's merely a cycle of power's rebirth."
Kromode sneered, as if pitying Chen Feng's futile struggle.
Buzz!!
As if to validate his words, blood light bloomed before the dark gate, and the chilling black-robed figures and Batfolk reappeared.
An endless tide of Black Tide Creatures continued to pour forth, seemingly inexhaustible, never truly dying.
The true horror of the Black Tide lay in its unstoppable nature, even by the power of angels.
Despair permeated the air. From afar, the black-robed figures and Batfolk watched Chen Feng with mocking expressions.
Though they had to admit the human possessed some skill, it was ultimately futile.
"Endless?"
Suddenly, Chen Feng lowered his eyelids and spoke in a low voice.
The entangled Kromode's gaze sharpened. Then, in the center of the ruined pit on the ground, the earth began to sink.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
All the concrete bricks shattered rapidly, and massive fissures appeared across the ground.
Boom!
The already fragmented city floor sank further, as if some creature had drained all its energy.
Finally.
Whoosh!
The Platinum Colossus soared into the sky once more, its massive wounds slowly beginning to heal.
Without hesitation, it unleashed a punch against the barrier of the blood-red Barrier.
Boom!!!
Ripples of energy surged outward, carrying the hopes of many as the Envoy Rank's powerful blow struck.
"Useless," Kromode said indifferently, not even bothering to stop the attack.
Buzz!
Instantly, a torrent of blood-red light erupted from the Barrier's surface, as if absorbing all the brute force and neutralizing the violent strike.
The ripples quickly dissipated, and the Holy Shield Colossus was knocked back several meters by the rebound.
Witnessing this, the crowd fell silent once more. More and more fleshy tendrils sprouted from the bodies of ordinary people.
Whoosh!
Without wasting a word, the Holy Shield Colossus charged at the Barrier again. Chen Feng seized the opportunity to surge forward, unleashing a punch that slammed directly into Kromode's chest and abdomen.
Boom!!
Flesh and blood exploded, splattering before them. Kromode's chest and abdomen were pierced clean through, yet...
"What's the point of a cornered beast's struggle?"
His voice was mocking, his gaze indifferent.
He had even abandoned part of his defense, focusing most of his spirit and power on controlling his true form to break through the spatial rift and descend into this world.
The crimson Barrier instinctively began to repair his body once more, as if to prove the endless, unbreakable nature of his power.
"If you were a High-Ranking Angel, it might be different."
"But with just your strength and that Stone Statue's, you think you can break the Barrier?"
Having seen the Holy Shield Colossus's life essence through his true form, Kromode remained unmoved. Bloodlight erupted from his chest and abdomen, attempting to repel and melt the arm that had pierced him.
But then...
"Who told you it was just the two of us?"
Suddenly, Chen Feng countered.
Kromode's expression froze. As their eyes met, a vision only Chen Feng could see flashed through his mind.
A small, white-gray Stone Statue flashed past—a familiar figure rushing from the suburbs.
"Faster! Even faster!!"
"Grandmaster Chen, you must hold on!"
Celine, Yang Wudi, and the others raced forward at full speed, with the Giant Elephant Grandmaster and others gritting their teeth to keep up.
One by one, disciples of the Flame Tiger Sect followed their Master Li Tong. Though some were fearful, anger and killing intent burned in their eyes.
And this was just a microcosm of the scene beyond the Barrier.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Flying Cars and tanks, a veritable flood, swept across the Greenfield, crossing bridges.
These were the Military forces from the suburbs, and Mechanized Martial Augments, riding Flying Shuttles and personal aircraft, streaked across the sky at breakneck speed.
Even the distant Gray-Black High Wall was visible.
The violent spatial fluctuations had ceased at some unknown point, but the invisible portal where the Energy Nodes converged remained.
Because it was now visible to the naked eye.
A silver-gray Warship began to traverse the spatial rift, transforming into a colossal, hundreds-of-meters-long behemoth as it descended into this world.
Red and blue tail flames roared and spewed, marking the passage of figures flying even faster than fighter jets.
The crystal emblem of the Sword and Shield on their left chest erupted in a dazzling rainbow of colors, as if all suppressed emotions were being ignited in that moment.
"I'll slaughter these bastards!"
Boom!!!
Wang Cheng charged headfirst into the blood-red barrier, merging his impact with the Holy Shield Colossus's charge to create dense ripples that spread outward once more.
The blood-red barrier shuddered violently, and Kromode's expression instantly darkened.
He tried to stop them, but...
Boom!!
Explosive Cosmic Flame erupted from Chen Feng's palm, transforming into a flame pillar that incinerated Kromode's body.
The Heart of Life's forced absorption activated, ignoring the Black Tide's corruption to prevent Kromode's regeneration.
The mocking black-robed figure and the Batfolk finally realized something was wrong. They immediately led a tidal wave of Black Tide Creatures to surround Chen Feng and the Holy Shield Colossus, attempting to halt their advance and buy more time.
But it was too late.
Buzz!!!
A crimson line from the heavens, artificially controlled, locked onto the blood-red barrier through satellite targeting by the Heaven's Punishment System.
Then...
Boom!!!
Blinding red and blue light descended from the sky as the hidden warship cruising high in the atmosphere unleashed its devastating strike.
The entire azure sky dimmed in that instant. Yang Wudi and the others who had rushed to the scene instinctively stopped in their tracks, watching the red and blue beam strike the blood-red barrier, which spanned several kilometers.
Dense crimson ripples spread across the barrier, as if it were trembling.
The power of the Black Tide surged continuously from the dark gate, desperately attempting to repair the damage.
The two forces clashed at a critical moment.
"Mo!!!"
The Holy Shield Colossus roared, and the Legendary Flying General outside echoed with a thunderous shout.
"Break it open for me!!"
Boom!!!
From within and without, a deafening explosion shook the heavens and earth.
Inside the Barrier, the black torrent erupted violently. Blazing Scarlet Gold flames pierced through the obstruction, carrying Chen Feng's arms as they slammed against the barrier.
Boom!!
Suddenly, a meteor from beyond the sky descended.
The atmosphere tore apart, and a wave of scorching heat washed over the land.
The blood-red Barrier was struck again, the tremors causing the air to hum and the entire Nanjiang City to tremble.
In an instant, Kromode, who had barely managed to restore part of his body, narrowed his eyes, his expression grim. The claws of his main body, which were attempting to cross the dimensional barrier, suddenly froze.
Because...
Crack!
A crisp cracking sound echoed through the heavens and earth, piercing the silence like a shard of glass.
Flying General Zhao and the others snapped out of their shock. The people of the city, one by one, realized that the spread of their mutations had stopped.
Hopeful gazes turned toward the dense, concentrated point of rippling energy on the blood-red Barrier.
Crack!
The sound came again, and cracks spread across the surface.
It was as if a blazing sun had suddenly appeared high in the sky.
The massive meteor and the Energy Cannon merged into a single, devastating attack against the Barrier.
At last, a long-awaited ray of azure light descended upon the world.
(End of the Chapter)
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