" Whispering Woods " - Grove of Epiphany, Throne of Enlightenment
When the group finally arrived at this legendary holy land, all they could see was a black-robed figure standing silently before them.
The cloak, like a frozen night, concealed his figure, with only a sheathless longsword pointing diagonally at the ground, radiating a chilling aura.
"Everyone, prepare yourselves... This must be the hunter that Cerces mentioned earlier, the one that emerged from the Black Tide— "
"The 'black' 'sword' and 'cloak'... the owner of that tattered veil... brings the north wind of the deathly fog of Thanatos."
But... the art style seems a bit strange?
Not only did they not see Anaxa, but Trianne and the black-robed swordsman were fighting!
"Wait, his opponent is... Teacher Trianne?!"
Xing's eyes widened, even doubting if she was seeing things. How did Trianne get into a fight with this guy?
To prevent herself from hallucinating from exhaustion, she pinched Mimi's cheek.
Ouch! Pinch your own face!
Mimi looked towards the center of the battlefield, "That guy gives off... a really unpleasant feeling."
"A burning fairyland, a shattered sun, and... slaughter, death, and Eternity."
"Ah..."
Xing felt a sense of foreboding. "He also has ' Eternity '? Could it be that Ye Yan is in disguise?"
The name ' Ye Yan ' was like a pebble thrown into a still lake. The black-robed swordsman's movements suddenly stopped, and the shadow under his hood turned precisely toward Xing, his cold gaze piercing through the air as if it were real.
In the instant the black-robed swordsman was distracted, Trianne seized the opportunity!
"Drink!"
She gave a sharp shout, her hands rapidly forming hand seals, golden energy surging from her palms, instantly constructing a giant, radiant door in front of her.
" World-Splitting Gate, open!"
A terrifying suction force erupted from the center of the door, and countless ribbons of light flew toward the black-robed swordsman, attempting to drag him into an unknown realm.
"Hmph... a useless act."
A flash of eerie light appeared around the black-robed swordsman, and the band of light that had been wrapped around him crumbled inch by inch.
Immediately, his figure vanished from the spot, leaving only a blurry afterimage, while his true form appeared like a ghost on Trianne's flank.
A hand encased in black gauntlets reached out and precisely gripped Trianne's shoulder.
The immense power was completely beyond her resistance; she was easily lifted up like a kite with a broken string and hurled violently towards the still-open World-Splitting Gate.
"Wow, Trianne will be back!"
"No! Teacher Trianne!" Xing's cry was choked back.
Having dealt with the 'trouble' of Trianne, the black-robed swordsman once again turned his gaze to Xing, Castorice, and the trembling Mimi, who were on high alert.
He scrutinized her coldly, and a very soft sneer seemed to come from under her hood.
"Not... a demigod."
"Step back. Or die."
These words startled Mimi, as if a bottomless chill enveloped her.
"Everyone... run! Only we... only we can't beat it..."
Xing was not afraid at all; the word "escape" did not exist in her dictionary!
Castorice to the side, looked grave and on high alert. " Teacher Anaxa; Cerces's plan has very likely failed."
"Your Excellency... only this time, may 'death' defend us!"
However, before he could finish speaking, the black-robed swordsman vanished again without warning!
"Watch out!" Xing only had time to utter a warning.
In the next instant, the black-robed swordsman appeared beside Mimi as if by teleportation, his speed exceeding the limits of visual perception.
A hand covered in cold gauntlets precisely grasped Mimi's short legs as she tried to kick, and she was easily lifted up like a rag doll.
Without pausing for a moment, the black-robed swordsman raised his arm, and Mimi's small body was slammed into another dark door that suddenly opened in the void by an irresistible force.
The unconventional " Gate of Myriad Paths " was like the maw of a giant beast, instantly swallowing Mimi.
"No! Mimi!"
Watching his companion disappear, Xing's lips trembled slightly with anger, and the baseball bat pointing at the black-robed swordsman hummed.
"The same ' Gate of Myriad Paths,' and you still say you're not Ye Yan!"
"Then... who is it?"
The black-robed swordsman's tone was completely calm. He gave Xing no chance to question him again. His figure blurred once more, carrying a chilling killing intent, and rushed straight towards Xing and Castorice.
bite!
A crisp, metallic vibrato rang out.
The black-robed swordsman casually tossed a peculiar coin engraved with cat ears into the air. The coin tumbled in the air, scattering eerie ripples.
In an instant, Xing and Castorice felt their bodies suddenly become incredibly heavy, as if they were sinking into an invisible quagmire, and their movements were forcibly slowed down several times over.
"One strike."
The chilling declaration was like the whisper of death.
The black-robed swordsman's figure transformed into a black lightning bolt that tore through space, locking onto the restrained Castorice first.
He didn't draw his sword; he merely used his fingers as a sword, making a sweeping motion in the air!
A dark sword aura, refined to its extreme, shot out silently, precisely severing the purple scythe that Castorice had conjured.
The impact and the immense force of the sword energy acted simultaneously, Castorice as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer. With a muffled groan, her delicate body was violently sent flying, and the power she had gathered instantly dissipated.
The black-robed swordsman's attacks were fluid and seamless.
Just as Castorice was sent flying backward, his ghostly figure had already followed closely behind her.
With a swift extension and retraction of the arm, another profound " Gate of Myriad Paths " unfolded precisely along the path of the Castorice's backward flight, like a trap waiting for its prey.
Castorice could even adjust its posture, it was swallowed up by the door that devoured all light without any resistance, leaving only a lingering, unwilling shadow.
Witnessing Castorice being thrown into the " Gate of Myriad Paths," and being powerless to do anything, Xing's ancient hourglass necklace suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, breaking through the shackles.
"Leave now, and no one will get hurt."
The black-robed swordsman looked at the wary Xing and reached out his hand to her.
"That line... do you think you're Sam?!"
Xing never tolerates villains; he grabbed his baseball bat and charged at them!
With the power to control multiple Path at his fingertips, why would he fear a mere black-robed swordsman?
"Oh..."
Faced with this ferocious attack capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, the black-robed swordsman merely let out a very soft, cold laugh.
He didn't move his feet, maintaining the outstretched hand gesture.
Three cuts... that's enough.
bite--!
He extended two fingers and pinched the mimicry baseball bat that was right in front of him. Xing's body seemed to have been put on the brake, unable to move.
"What...!"
Xing stared at the black-robed swordsman in disbelief; the difference in power was simply too great!
There's time stop, there's teleportation, and there's even a binding ability... It's not just a matter of power difference anymore; are we even playing the same game?
"Hey, with such formidable strength, you wouldn't happen to be some unknown ' Emanator ', would you?"
"Clever."
The black-robed man's fingers, which were holding the baseball bat, trembled slightly, and an overwhelming force sent Xing flying, bat and all!
He smoothly withdrew his arm, and the long sword that had never been drawn remained quietly hanging at his waist.
"Remember, Iron Tomb."
" Iron Tomb? The... Lord Ravager?!"
Xing fell heavily to the ground, but the physical pain was far less than the emotional impact of the name.
Her pupils contracted sharply as Remembrance surged back; she had seen this name before when she was browsing the list of the Xianzhou's greatest enemies in Luofu.
It says on it, " The Iron Tomb " is most skilled at conquering worlds with advanced technology.
Without exception, all the survivors' accounts indicated that they witnessed a "collapse of wisdom."
The inorganic AI Antimatter Legion was instantly paralyzed and defected; the outer space defense array began firing volleys at the ground; flying vehicles scattered like a swarm of flies, unable to fight back...
The Iron Tomb excels at conquering technologically advanced civilizations, so why would it appear in Amphoreus?