The countdown began here.
Three!
Boom—!
Thunder rumbled across the heavens. Urged on by Gao Cheng, endless blood rain stirred up a fresh storm, spreading and sweeping outward. Wails once again soared into the sky, while howls filled everything.
It pressed inward madly, breaking through all obstacles and splashing across the armor. The blood rain corroded it, countless curses erupted, steel decayed, paint peeled off, and the workings of all Spiritual Substance completely spiraled into loss of control amid the Fiendification Pollution.
The Feigong Matrix awoke on its own, emerging from Ji Jue's hands and spreading to his shoulders, struggling toward his heart. It preserved his consciousness and stability, forming the final line of defense.
Yet that momentary delay had brought the crucial opportunity.
Ba Serpent roared. Lu Yang's body grew and stretched once more, turning into a colossal serpent hundreds of meters long. It writhed as countless limbs extended from beneath its scales, moving with astonishing speed.
It squeezed out the endless power contained within the fish scales, while being assimilated by the fish at an even faster rate. Ignoring Pan Ying's slashes and siphoning, it wrapped itself tightly around the armor and pinned its opponent in place.
Two!
Yue Chen had already disengaged and retreated rapidly.
He raised his hand again.
Boundless matter gathered under the pull of the Waste Ruins' power, roaring as it collapsed inward and merged once more into the composition of the ultra-dense matter!
It was even more violent and turbulent than before.
Even gravity faintly warped and twisted beneath that mass, merging into the vortex...
One!
A world-freezing chill rose from around the body of the entropy-aligned Heavenly Selection, nearly making half of Gao Cheng's body lose all sensation as numbness rapidly spread. Yet at that moment, sweat still streamed down his back