Chapter 383 - 378: Gate of the Netherworld, Nether Mirror
VMM!
Nether Mirror yanked his arm back forcefully!
Behind him, a ten-zhang-tall, pitch-black vertical line materialized!
Accompanied by the ear-piercing shriek of the void being torn apart, like a chainsaw, the black line expanded outward, forming a doorway!
The Netherworld Gate!
Or perhaps... the Nether Mirror!
Vmm.
A brilliant light flashed across the surface of the Nether Mirror.
Like a bottomless pit, it completely devoured the frigid energy from the Eyes of Eternal Union!
And in the next moment!
The Nether Mirror shifted, and the very same frigid energy from the Eyes of Eternal Union surged out from within it!
The pitch-black mirror had actually reflected Su Ye’s attack, just like a real mirror!
"Hm?!"
Su Ye was caught completely off guard.
VMM.
Frigid energy billowed as frost churned.
Solid ice formed and clung to his battle armor.
A bone-chilling cold washed over him, and a numbing, frozen sensation spread through his entire body!
Of course.
As a scion of an Old God, the cold from the Eyes of Eternal Union couldn’t cause him any real harm.
At most, it could freeze him for a single breath, providing a brief moment of control. That was all.
However, for Nether Mirror, a single breath’s worth of control was more than enough!
Seizing the moment while Su Ye was frozen, Nether Mirror’s divine will surged. Instantly, the Netherworld Gate behind him rippled like the surface of water!
SPLASH!
In an instant!
A thick tentacle made of shadows shot out from the Netherworld Gate!
It was followed by a second, a third... nine thick shadow tentacles emerged from the Netherworld Gate!
SWISH!
The tentacles danced wildly, creating sonic booms as they tore through the air!
The nine shadow tentacles, suffused with terrifying Netherworld Divine Power and boundless strength, struck at Su Ye like the mythical Hydra!
BOOM!
A world-shaking crash rang out nine times in succession!
Since the freezing effect had yet to wear off, Su Ye took the full force of all nine impacts head-on!
CRACK.
Large cracks spread across the surface of his Erosion Stream Battle Armor like a spiderweb.
But Nether Mirror wasn’t finished. With a single thought, the nine shadow tentacles engulfed Su Ye’s figure!
The tentacles intertwined, forming a sphere shaped like a lotus flower. It then began to contract and crush with all its might, like a python constricting its prey, intending to utterly annihilate Su Ye!
CREAK!
A grating, crunching sound filled the air.
The sound of metal and bone being crushed rang out. Through the gaps in the spherical lotus, ethereal blue blood could be seen slowly seeping out and dripping down!
Having reached this point, one could say the battle was as good as won.
Yet, there wasn’t the slightest trace of joy on Nether Mirror’s face!
Instead, an extreme sense of danger arose in his heart!
And then.
With a muffled SQUELCH!
From within the spherical lotus of shadow tentacles, a beam of ethereal blue light shot out like a sharp arrow!
Immediately after, these ethereal blue lights multiplied at an incredible speed. Hundreds, then thousands of beams of light erupted from the spherical lotus, soaring into the sky!
In a flash, the once-tight grip of the constricting sphere was riddled with holes!
BANG!
The next moment!
An explosion roared, and a shockwave howled!
The very air seemed to liquefy, creating visible tidal waves of force. The spherical lotus shattered, and the nine shadow tentacles completely dissipated into nothingness!
WHOOSH!
As the shockwave faded, a figure in ethereal blue armor materialized in mid-air!
It was Su Ye!
And compared to before, he was now significantly taller!
At the same time, his Erosion Stream Battle Armor had grown more magnificent and complex. Jagged, blade-like plates extended from his pauldrons, vambraces... and beyond!
In addition, the Old God Heart Core in Su Ye’s chest shone with increasing brilliance.
Like a living, beating heart, countless small, magnificent runes flowed out from the Old God Heart Core, swirling like blood!
This change in the Erosion Stream Battle Armor was not without reason, of course.
「At the same time.」
Su Ye’s Divine Blood concentration began to skyrocket!
It swiftly surpassed 60% and continued to climb, reaching 80%!
The ever-thickening blood of the Old God brought with it more terrifying power, and... a more savage, bloodthirsty killing intent!
Vmm.
Su Ye’s eyes gradually transformed from their ethereal blue to an icy silver!
They now looked almost identical to the Eyes of Eternal Union!
This state could be called "Full Bloom," or it could be called True Transformation.
In short, it was his second stage!
And after activating his second stage, Su Ye’s gaze turned icy cold as he stared at Nether Mirror!
FWSSH!
The ethereal blue erupted into a torrential flow of flame!
The very air seemed to shift as a terrifying aura howled!
In the blink of an eye, he became an ethereal blue afterimage, appearing before Nether Mirror wrapped in a bone-chilling, murderous intent!
The great dragon of his spine tensed. There were no flashy abilities—just a simple, charged, straight punch!
CRACKLE!
The air exploded. Before the punch even landed, the immense shockwave, compressed by Su Ye’s power, had already transformed into a sharp Gang Wind that blasted toward Nether Mirror’s face!
"So strong!"
Nether Mirror’s pupils contracted.
Perhaps in terms of raw physical strength, Su Ye was far inferior to Spider Hand.
But clad in the Erosion Stream Battle Armor and empowered by the blood of an Old God, Su Ye’s attack was like a razor-sharp spear—its piercing power and lethality were extreme!
Nether Mirror’s thoughts raced.
At the same time, a layer of nether-light rapidly coated his palms!
He crossed his palms as if forming a hand seal, blocking Su Ye’s fist!
BANG!
Fist met palm.
Nether Mirror let out a muffled grunt. His bones rattled, and his Divine Power trembled!
He forcibly suppressed his Divine Power, his palms fluttering. Using softness to overcome hardness, he employed a continuous series of palm techniques to gradually dissipate the immense force of the punch.
Dispersing and redirecting the force!
With Nether Mirror’s long existence, his combat skills could be said to have reached perfection. He was truly a Grandmaster!
At this moment, his continuous palm strikes were like layers of thick, water-soaked paper being wrapped around a sharp spear to reduce its lethality!
And after redirecting layer after layer of force, Nether Mirror gave a low shout and unleashed his own power through his palms!
PFFT!
With a muffled thud, a powerful shockwave erupted, knocking Su Ye back!
However, despite being knocked back, Su Ye was not the least bit discouraged and immediately attacked again!
BOOM!
His figure flashed, and afterimages of his fists, moving at several times the speed of sound, rained down on Nether Mirror.
This forced Nether Mirror to continue using his palm techniques to dissipate the force and counter.
On the surface, it looked like Nether Mirror was in control of the battle, standing firm and repelling Su Ye time and again.
But in reality, he was suffering in silence.
’The combat instincts of an Old God are truly sharp.’
’This kind of close-quarters entanglement is very disadvantageous for me.’
In high-frequency close combat, there were too many techniques Nether Mirror couldn’t use.
What’s more, even while redirecting the force, he still took damage with every clash.
When it came to self-healing and regeneration, Nether Mirror was no match for a monster like a scion of an Old God!
’So...’
’I have to use my trump card!’
After another clash, Nether Mirror raised his hand to block, using the recoil to retreat explosively!
And in that brief opening!
VMM!
A black mirror appeared in Nether Mirror’s hands—it was ancient and complex, as if naturally formed at the dawn of creation, and it flowed with the aura of the Dao!
A Divine Artifact projection!
The Divine Land Creation Divine Artifact, the Nether Mirror!