"Stop."
Helge stopped him.
The Clown froze.
I understand you're excited.
Helge spoke slowly, "But keeping him alive is more painful for him than letting him die."
"We can't kill him yet. Also, have you completed the task I gave you?"
"Has Yue Tian been caught yet?"
The Clown gritted his teeth, sheathed his dagger, and shook his head, replying, "No."
"I suspect he has already been refined into the soul stone by the Phoenix Emperor."
"Soul Stone?"
Helge for a moment, then nodded and said, "That makes sense, after all, that woman has long since gone mad."
He looked at the Clown: "Go and collect the souls of the townspeople who are still alive."
"You have the Ten Thousand Souls Orb, don't you? It's the key to resurrecting the Tailor. Go and get it."
"Yes, Your Evil God."
The Clown wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, turned, and left.
Helge then walked over to Guo Shuai, who had fallen into a coma.
He then extended his finger, preparing to dig out the [Eye of Calamity].
"Don't bully Daddy!"
A childish, angry roar rang out.
Circle suddenly pounced on him and grabbed Helge's arm tightly!
Its body instantly grew taller, and its original facial features disappeared, transforming into a crosshair!
Two-Dimensionalization!
A flash of light, Helge's right hand, which was being held, instantly turned into a piece of paper!
"The Divine Fetus?"
Helge looked surprised. "After No-Self died, he actually became such a traitor?"
"Unfortunately, I don't have time to play with you right now."
With a wave of his left hand, a bolt of Purple Firmament Thunder struck Circle hard.
"Ah!"
It let out a miserable cry, its whole body turned charred black, and it was smashed to the side while emitting black smoke.
Helge did not kill him.
He knew very well that if he killed the underage Divine Fetus, the other party would be reborn in the World Tree and then endlessly hunt down the murderer.
He didn't want to cause this trouble.
"Not bad ability..."
Helge looked at his right arm, then severed it and reshaped it with black liquid.
"It's a pity... that it happened to such a ridiculous creature."
His assessment was that he would use brute force to crack Two-Dimensionalization.
Then, two fingers were plunged into Guo Shuai's left eye socket.
"Aaaaaah!"
Guo Shuai was jolted awake by excruciating pain, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.
But he was powerless to resist.
The Eye of Calamity was forcibly ripped out.
Helge inserted his eyeball into his empty left eye socket.
With flesh and blood still attached, he sighed contentedly, "One more is needed."
So he closed his eyes and sensed it, and discovered that the other one wasn't far from him at all.
Then he opened his eyes and looked at the sky, which was the direction Liu Ruyan had fled in.
"So it was in the hands of that woman who escaped on her sword!"
He was about to take off and give chase.
Suddenly, Helge froze.
He was horrified to discover that his body was acting on its own!
He raised his left hand, the one he had just fitted with glasses, and his palm was pointing directly at his chest!
Albert's voice echoed in his mind.
"Thief who stole my body, I hope you like this trick."
The next moment, the black water that had been surrounding Helge instantly turned against him!
They transformed into countless chain tentacles, binding Helge tightly!
Damn it!
Helge was horrified.
He had no idea that a soul was hidden within that eye!
"Was this the original owner of this Demigod's body?"
Helge roared and struggled, "But your tricks are useless against me!"
As Evil God, he immediately realized who it was!
"Of course I know."
Albert's voice was filled with laughter, but his breath was rapidly fading.
He looked through his left eye at Guo Shuai, who was struggling to reach out his hand in his direction.
Guo Shuai's face was covered in blood, and his voice trembled. "Albert..."
A smile of immense satisfaction appeared in Albert's eyes.
"You brat, this is all I can do. Now..."
"Let Fate decide!"
Albert's eyes sharpened.
He forcibly manipulated Helge's hands to come together and form a hand seal.
"The domain expands, the Boundless Dark Realm!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black water tentacles binding Helge began to harden and expand, transforming into a black cage!
The cage contracted, completely enveloping and sealing Helge inside, making him resemble a black egg.
The Shen Residence was a scene of utter devastation.
Everyone collapsed to the ground, severely injured, while the black egg stood silently.
One minute later.
A beam of white light tore through the sky, carrying an aura of rage that threatened to destroy everything, and crashed into the ruins.
The Phoenix Emperor has arrived!
Soul Return Town, the Third Ring Town.
The once peaceful streets are now littered with wandering corpses and howling Evil Ghost.
"Boom!"
A sonic boom ripped through the sky.
Two figures sped through the air.
Liu Ruyan stood on the Bamboo Thunder Sword, her forehead covered in cold sweat.
She had absolutely no idea where to fly, and cursed herself inwardly.
Just then, a faint murmur came from behind.
The Shadow slowly opened its eyes, its gaze filled with confusion.
"Liu Ruyan? Didn't you... go to Jiangnan to be his mount?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan stumbled.
The flying sword nearly plunged headfirst into the horde of zombies below.
She yelled in exasperation, "Your version is way outdated! Mounts?! The sky is falling!"
Liu Ruyan spoke very quickly, recounting the current dire situation in a rapid-fire manner.
Chaos erupted in Soul Return Town, with various forces clashing and it becoming impossible to distinguish friend from foe.
"Captain Zhao told me to take you and run first! And there's something even more outrageous..."
Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, "That bastard called 'No Need for Words' is actually the Dragon God himself!"
"He's currently locked in a massive battle with Phoenix Emperor at the Ox-Horse Factory!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Shadow was horrified, all sleepiness vanished. "Jiangnan is the Dragon God?!"
"Yeah! Why are you so agitated?"
Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes.
Shadow ignored her complaints.
Her eyes became incredibly determined.
"I knew my intuition was right! He is the Dragon God!"
"But this is not the time to discuss this."
We must go find him immediately! Hurry!
She turned her head and glanced at the black box on her back.
It contains items left behind by the Dragon God, which are specifically intended for Jiangnan.
This was the key to their turning the tide of the battle!
Liu Ruyan looked troubled.
She gazed into the distance.
"No, if we go to find him, we have to go back to the Ox-Horse Factory!"
"There was just a huge explosion there, and the route goes right through the Second Ring Town. Going back would be suicide!"
We have to go!
The Shadow's tone was resolute, "We are now caught between two powerful enemies: the Desolate God Society and Soul Return Town."
"Only the Dragon God is the only ally we can confirm!"
Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, her eyes hardening. "Fine! This Sword Emperor will take a gamble today! I'm turning around right now to find that scumbag!"
The Bamboo Thunder Sword drew an arc in the air and changed direction.
However, just as he turned around, several dark figures suddenly attacked from below with a whooshing sound!
"Spread!"
Liu Ruyan deftly flipped on her sword, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be several ghost messengers.
At the very bottom of the street, a mummified corpse tilted its head back, emitting a hoarse, eerie laugh.
It was Lu Mingfei, who was possessed by Madman.
"Hehehe, friend upstairs, where are you in such a hurry to go?"
The Madman's mouth gaped open. "Come join our crazy family!"
A strange aura emanated from him.
Stimulated by this fluctuation, the ghost messengers' eyes glowed red, and they frantically reached out to grab the two people in mid-air.
"Where did this lunatic come from?"
Liu Ruyan felt a chill run down her spine.
She was currently standing on the Bamboo Thunder Sword, so she couldn't free up any hands to counterattack.
"This Sword Emperor doesn't have time to play with you!"
Liu Ruyan uttered a harsh threat and sped away.
But the Madman clearly had no intention of letting them go.
Why can you fly in the sky while we can only run on the ground?!
I'm so Envy!
Envy spread like a plague.
Caught up in this emotional frenzy, the Evil Ghost townspeople on the streets began to trample each other.
They formed a human wall, like a zombie apocalypse, howling as they lunged at the flying sword in mid-air. The number of pursuers grew larger and larger.
Shadow glanced back, his expression changing drastically. "Not good! Speed up the flying sword!"
"That guy might be the fifth seat of the Desolate God Society! He has the ability to control his emotions!"
"I see!"
Liu Ruyan broke out in a cold sweat.
Maximizing its energy output, the Bamboo Thunder Sword transformed into a streak of azure light and hurtled forward.
Just then, a purple figure leaped across the rooftops.
The Clown, who was collecting remnants of souls, saw the two people in the sky.
"Oh dear, there are still two fish that slipped through the net?"
The Clown used his legs to propel himself into the air, heading straight for the two of them.
With the Nightmare- enhanced [Savage Battle Body], his current physical attributes are definitely at the top-tier level!
His dagger was about to touch the Shadow's clothes!
"Whoosh!"
A kitchen knife whistled through the air and was thrown from a side alley, aimed straight at the Clown's face!
The Clown frowned and had no choice but to twist his body in mid-air to dodge.
He lost his footing and landed steadily on a rooftop.
Turning my head, I saw a zombie butcher standing below.
The other person was covered in grime and was carrying a Boning Knife.
The person who arrived was none other than Tu Xiaogang.
"It's you? You old man."
The Clown squinted.
Tu Xiaogang stared at the Clown's costume, his voice booming like thunder.
"I recognize you! You're the one who, along with that blind old man, killed my daughter's husband! I can't be mistaken!"
The Clown was taken aback, then burst into laughter.
He took the Ten Thousand Souls Orb out of his pocket and tossed it in his hand.
"You mean that unlucky guy named Tang Sirui?"
The Clown grinned menacingly, "Your good son-in-law is right here."
"If you're so capable, then come and save him, or... go inside and keep him company!"
Before he could finish speaking, the Clown pounced on him in a blur.
The two instantly engaged in a fierce battle.
In mid-air.
Liu Ruyan and Shadow have successfully escaped into the airspace of the Second Ring Town road.
Hearing the sounds of fighting behind him, Shadow breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Luckily, the rabbit meat shop owner was there, otherwise that blond man would definitely have caught up with us."
"He's probably the guy who impersonated Tang Sirui."
Liu Ruyan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
She looked ahead and shouted, "Hang in there! We're almost there!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them looked up at the direction of the Ox-Horse Factory with hope in their eyes.
The next second, the expressions on their faces froze completely.
There were no familiar factory buildings ahead.
There was only one deep pit on the ground.