Translator: CinderTL
Boom!!
High in the sky, cracks rapidly spread across the crimson barrier.
Exploding meteorites crashed down like comets, while energy cannons unleashed their brutal, primal blasts.
Intense shockwaves erupted continuously, accompanied by furious roars. The combined strike of everyone present finally unleashed its full power!
Boom!!
The sturdy crimson barrier shuddered violently, exploding into a massive breach.
The azure sky reappeared, and wisps of clouds drifted into view.
The people of Nanjiang City stared wide-eyed, stunned and speechless. Even those huddled in corners, curled up in despair, raised their heads, their eyes gleaming with growing hope.
Bang!!
All eyes turned to the scene.
The shattered crimson Spirit Light flickered and dissipated. The half-naked youth stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Platinum Colossus, suspended high in the air.
The Legendary Crystal in his clenched fist shattered, and the golden light radiating from his body visibly dimmed.
Strands of Crimson Gold Flames swirled and vanished, while white steam once again rose from his skin.
"Huu!!"
Chen Feng exhaled a turbid breath, forcibly suppressing the scorching heat within him, the discomfort of his Heart of Life reaching its purification limit, and the nauseating pollution of the Black Tide.
Though he had paid a price, he had pushed himself to the very edge of his endurance.
But instead of feeling heavy, he felt a sense of relief.
Because—
Whoosh!!
Wang Cheng, trailing crimson and azure flames, met his gaze and nodded before plunging through the gap in the Barrier.
The Legendary Crystal sword-and-shield emblem on his left chest reflected a rainbow of colors. Beneath the azure sky, waves of Military Modified Humans and Cyborgs arrived as reinforcements, charging one after another into the breached Barrier.
One person, ten people, a hundred people...
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—the sound of tearing air echoed continuously as the cracks in the Barrier multiplied.
Aircraft and Fighter Jets landed with brutal force, countless eyes fixed on the devastation below.
"Those damn Church scum!"
Someone finally spoke, his face contorted with rage, his fists clenched tight.
The scene was one of utter ruin: collapsed skyscrapers, crumbling ruins, asphalt roads riddled with deep craters and cracks, lampposts toppled in heaps, severed power lines crackling with sparks.
Exploded Cyborg bodies lay scattered among the fallen warriors and civilians, their blood staining the earth.
A brief silence fell over the scene. Many within the city, helped to their feet, turned to face the approaching reinforcements.
Thump!!
Suddenly, the scaled claws of the dark gate stirred again.
A shockwave erupted, and a fierce wind howled.
Amidst the swirling dust, the terrifying creature lurking in the inky darkness seemed to seize its final chance to strike. New Black Tide Creatures erupted like locusts, swarming forth.
The shattered remnants of the final Barrier flared with crimson light once more. Kromode, his face grim, had barely managed to reconstruct his form. Two crimson hearts materialized on either side of him, as if he intended to replicate the resurrection of the black-robed man and the Batfolk.
Witnessing this, Chen Feng clenched his previously relaxed fist. He turned mid-air, hovering beside Wang Cheng as they surveyed the scene below.
"Time to end this, isn't it?" he asked in a low voice. The Crimson Gold Flames around him flared anew, and the shattered Glazed Crystal mended, as if poured with molten iron.
He didn't dwell on the extent of Chen Feng's power, nor did he question how the White Giant had also reached Legendary status.
Wang Cheng nodded coldly, his entire body encased in liquid silver metal.
"Shatter him!"
Whoosh!!!
The two shot forward simultaneously. The Military's Modified Humans, who had rushed to provide support, glared at the Black Tide with murderous intent, no longer able to restrain themselves.
"Damn it!"
"Open fire!!"
Boom boom boom!!
A relentless barrage of explosions tore through the sky, the shockwaves ripping through the air.
Missiles, Sniper Cannons, Advanced Explosives...
The renewed Black Tide was like meat ground through a grinder, mercilessly shredded to pieces.
Scarlet rain fell from the sky, scattering in all directions. Flying General Zhao and the others, already too exhausted to fight, looked up with excited expressions.
Under countless gazes, two streams of light—Scarlet Gold and silver—had already pierced through the barrage of firepower, energy waves, and the Black Tide, reaching the dark gate ahead.
"Arrogant!"
For the first time, Kromode revealed a look of fury. Two crimson beams of light erupted from his chest, shooting directly at Chen Feng and Wang Cheng.
The corrosive power of the beams was oppressive, and a terrifying distortion of monstrous creatures began to invade their spiritual wills.
Yet, Chen Feng and Wang Cheng showed no sign of slowing down. Instead, they accelerated even further, soaring into the sky.
"Leave it to me!"
Wang Cheng's cold voice echoed as two streams of liquid metal shot out from behind his silver body.
With a flash of magnetic light, the silver cone-shaped energy cannon turret instantly formed, gathering strands of rainbow light.
Boom!!
Blinding blue light erupted, momentarily dimming the sky.
A single shot from the Advanced Energy Cannon shattered the crimson beams without resistance. Chen Feng, leaving a trail of crackling electricity, appeared at Kromode's side.
"You want to kill me?"
Chen Feng's cold threat hung in the air. Kromode's eyes narrowed with malice. Though the resurrection of the two hearts on his sides was agonizingly slow, they had barely managed to restore the upper halves of the black-robed man and the Batfolk.
Their eyes met, and their spiritual wills were assaulted by an invisible force.
It felt as though the wolf-bat creature had returned to the Mental World.
Chen Feng remained expressionless, strands of Cosmic Flame coalescing between his fists, transforming into a ferocious Scarlet Gold tiger head.
ROAR!!!
The tiger's roar shattered the darkness.
The wolf-bat creature in the Mental World instantly exploded, the Day Tiger Technique igniting everything, reappearing in the world.
BOOM!!
The explosive force compressed here, twisting space and distorting vision.
Meanwhile, the Gale Qi of the Golden Day raged, a fusion of the Martial Artist's essence, qi, and spirit!
BANG! BANG!!
The black-robed man and the Batfolk, their eyes wide with terror, exploded instantly, the horror in their eyes consumed by the Crimson Flame.
A right arm, veins bulging, pierced through everything, smashing through the flying flesh and blood, and lunged toward Kromode's chest and abdomen.
"Get out of here!"
Suddenly, a cold shout rang out.
From the dark gate behind them, a crimson beam of light erupted from its Scarlet Eyeball, shooting directly toward them.
Kromode's body was instantly enveloped, his invisible aura rising steadily.
BOOM!!!
In that instant, the fist slammed into his chest and abdomen, unleashing a savage, violent force.
Crimson and Crimson Flame clashed once more, the temperature of the entire world soaring.
"Do you really think you can erase the power of my arrival?"
Kromode spoke coldly. The crimson pillar of light from his true form acted like an impenetrable barrier, firmly protecting him and leaving him unshaken.
The humanoid form within the pillar already showed signs of distortion, sprouting fleshy tumors and bat wings.
Crimson eyes opened across his flesh, their endless malice assaulting everyone's minds, seeking to drag this world back into hell once more.
"Get back to your own world!!"
Whoosh!!
Wang Cheng, who had been a step behind, roared as he arrived, crossing paths with Chen Feng. Behind them, the energy cannon turret spun into a perfect circle.
Intense electromagnetic arcs erupted from his body, forming a pillar of light. At the moment of his punch, blinding rainbow light and scorching Molten Flame burst forth.
Boom!!
The two men's combined attack, Scarlet Gold and rainbow light each covering half the sky, shattered the crimson barrier with a resounding crack.
Kromode's expression darkened. Then, Chen Feng's Golden Day light on his body began to compress violently, stimulating his form and causing his aura to surge once more!
Bang!!
A brute force shockwave shattered the crimson pillar completely.
The combined fist strikes of the Martial Artist and the Legendary Flying General unleashed a sonic boom, creating a white vapor ring as they simultaneously struck Kromode's head and chest.
Bang bang bang!!!
His head exploded. His chest vanished.
Every Scarlet Eyeball that had opened across his flesh burst open in unison.
Splattered flesh and blood were incinerated and vaporized in mid-air, their energy extinguished.
Only the half-bodied corpse remained standing in the void, as if a fragment of anomalous power was deeply hidden within its flesh, concealed with extreme subtlety.
With a shift in his Perception, Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, instantly sensing the anomaly.
His fist-wielding arm silently brushed past, and a system notification flashed briefly.
The hidden power vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed, leaving even Wang Cheng completely unaware.
Roar!!
At that moment, as if some forbidden taboo had been triggered, a deafening roar shook the heavens. A crimson pillar of light erupted once more from the dark gate.
"You dare seek death?!"
Kromode's voice echoed again, seemingly omnipresent and filled with furious rage.
The crimson pillar of light supported the Barrier, causing the earth to tremble violently.
Crimson threads spread across the gaps in the Barrier, as if attempting to repair and re-envelop the world.
Simultaneously, the massive scaled claw at the dark gate once again pierced the sky and tore through the earth, lunging directly at Chen Feng and Wang Cheng.
The terrifying, grotesque wolf's head and its crimson giant eye seemed to draw closer, as if determined to break through the darkness and fully descend.
The sweeping claw blotted out the sun, threatening to warp even space itself.
And facing all this...
"Trying the same trick again?" Wang Cheng sneered, standing his ground beside Chen Feng without flinching.
Boom!!!
Instantly, a scorching beam of red and blue light descended from the sky, completely shattering the crimson Barrier that was still repairing itself!
The azure sky emerged in perfect clarity, the scattered clouds drifting in all directions.
At that moment, everyone in Nanjiang City felt a searing pain in their eyes, left with nothing but daylight.
Faintly, a massive silver-gray Warship had appeared high above Nanjiang City. Energy cannon turrets unleashed beams of light, reinforcing the colossal laser main cannon at its center.
Boom!!
The red and blue beam, dozens of meters thick, surged with energy, blasting a kilometer-long path directly towards the descending black, scaled claw.
Every building in its path turned to ash, and Black Tide Creatures and missiles alike were annihilated.
The powerful energy strike exploded above Chen Feng and Wang Cheng's heads, instantly repelling the claw and even hurtling towards the angel's true form within the dark gate.
Roar!!
A furious roar echoed through the air as a Sea of Mist churned within the hundred-meter-tall dark gate.
The terrifying, monstrous wolf head, its crimson vertical pupils locked onto Chen Feng, endured the Warship's main cannon blast. Its eyes burned with cold killing intent.
Crack, crack, crack!
Cracks in the void shuddered and widened, then contracted again.
The angel and the warship seemed locked in a stalemate, their power constantly constrained by some unknown force.
Then—
Boom!!!
Another hundred-meter warship materialized through spatial jump, slicing across the sky and unleashing a barrage of laser fire.
The intense bombardment shook the world, clearing the black fog and blasting straight into the dark gate.
The overwhelming daylight caused residents of Nanjiang City to wince, tears streaming down their faces as they struggled to keep their eyes open.
Finally, a roar echoed, lasting for over ten seconds. The resulting shockwave transformed into a violent gale, scattering all dust and black smoke.
One by one, the people of Nanjiang forced their eyes open, enduring the discomfort as they looked up.
The colossal claw that had torn through the fabric of reality outside the dark gate, along with the terrifying creature it concealed, had vanished.
The void rift, like a wound in the world, slowly began to heal. The black hole that had torn through space gradually shrank.
"Did... did we succeed?" Chu Shihong and Han Chao stammered, their voices trembling. The black fog above had vanished.
The twisted monsters had also disappeared, along with the corpses scattered across the ruined city, which faded into nothingness as if their life force had been drained away.
It all seemed like a dream.
But looking around, the once-bustling city had been transformed. High-rise buildings had been replaced by ruins.
The ravaged ground was riddled with deep craters, and beneath the shattered walls, survivors from Nanjiang City wept tears of relief.
"It's over."
"The disaster... is over."
"We survived..."
Trembling voices rose in succession. Some collapsed weakly to the ground, while others embraced in gratitude.
Lin Hao and Liu Bo exhaled turbid breaths, and Meng Anran unconsciously loosened the five fingers that had been tightly gripping the sleeve of his trench coat.
Chen Yun and the others from the Flame Tiger Martial Arts Hall helped each other to their feet. Gradually, the surrounding survivors emerged from their huddled corners and stepped into the sunlight.
The long-absent warmth, the gratitude of survival...
Countless gazes turned upward, past the hovering aircraft.
The disaster had caused immense damage, with countless lives sacrificed to defend against the aerial assault.
But what would remain most unforgettable...
Gazing upward, their eyes settled on the bare-chested youth's back.
"Is this what a Martial Artist is?"
Wang Zhou, a young man, stepped on the rubble, his expression complex. He clenched his fist.
He thought he might finally understand the true meaning of a Martial Artist.
(End of the Chapter)
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