Accumulating pain.
Continuing to accumulate pain.
Yin Yang had no idea how much pain a Sequence 4 could endure, so he could only desperately pile it on.
What he was about to do would likely harm the enemy by eight hundred but cost himself twelve hundred.
But as long as that "eight hundred" of damage was directed at a critical spot, it could still turn the tide of the battle!
The power the Flayed Ghost wielded was pain!
And the torture of skinning was merely its most basic form.
Of course, this was also because it had not yet retrieved its corresponding internal organs.
Otherwise, Yin Yang wouldn't even be able to withstand this basic level of pain.
“Not enough.”
“Still not enough.”
Yin Yang's voice sounded as if it were rising from the depths of hell, making one's skin crawl.
Hearing this, the Flayed Ghost began to emit beams of light.
The light began to twist and spin, drilling into Yin Yang's body like drill bits, boring into his bones.
“Ugh!!!”
Yin Yang's teeth cracked and blood seeped from his facial orifices, yet he continued to grit his teeth and endure.
Go big or go home.
If he was going to play, he was going to play big!
...
Wannian Platform.
The elder with tucked sleeves had already finished off the two intruders.
As a natural transcendent with fifteen hundred Imperial Guards assisting him, an ordinary Sequence 4 was no match for him.
“Form ranks.”
“Yes, sir!”
Behind him, the Imperial Guards quickly formed their ranks, firmly guarding the palace behind them.
The elder with tucked sleeves stood at the palace entrance. He looked up at the situation in midair, having absolutely no intention of stepping in to help.
His Majesty's safety was paramount!
As for anything else, it didn't matter.
The duck-voiced elder's laughter was grating, yet highly piercing, carrying clearly to everyone around.
“Hahaha~”
“It's been a long time since I've faced opponents of your caliber~”
“Come on, my little treats!”
Before he could finish his sentence, a fist the size of a sandbag suddenly appeared right in front of him.
The duck-voiced elder dodged instantly, but the moment he slipped away, the sandbag-sized fist began to glow, instantly throwing the surrounding magnetic field into chaos!
The duck-voiced elder stumbled, exposing a clear opening in his stance.
Whoosh!
In a battle of this level, a single opening meant severe injury or death!
The two elders from the Shadow Lotus Church struck simultaneously. The one who had been wounded in the abdomen was especially eager; there was no way he would let such a golden opportunity slip by.
Two black lines pierced through the duck-voiced elder's abdomen one after the other, viciously churning his internal organs!
Pfft!
The duck-voiced elder spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal organs spilling out from the wound.
The two black lines drew closer to each other, nearly cutting him in half at the waist.
At the critical moment, several misty execution tools around him exploded one after another, transforming into waves of energy that surged into his wound, melting and expelling the black lines.
A wild wind howled as the robust elder charged once more, sparks of electricity crackling in his hands. The surrounding magnetic field shifted again, causing all electronic devices to instantly short out.
“I told you to shut your damn mouth. Are you deaf?”
The robust elder threw a punch, but just as it was about to land, it was blocked by the duck-voiced elder with a transcendent item shaped like a heart-protecting mirror.
“You can manipulate magnetic fields?”
Despite his severe injuries, the duck-voiced elder's voice barely wavered.
“Hehehe, I can control a hell of a lot more than that!”
As the robust elder spoke, various items from within the Wannian Platform began flying toward him!
Computers.
Cars.
Refrigerators.
Even all sorts of bizarre, random objects came flying over.
“Hahaha!”
Divinity overflowed from behind the robust elder, taking the form of a massive sledgehammer that slammed heavily into the incoming cars, computers, and other debris.
Boom!
The metal instantly condensed into thumb-sized iron spheres, while the electronic components seemed to come alive, linking with one another as any missing parts were filled in by threads of spirituality.
“Hmm?”
For the first time, the duck-voiced elder showed surprise. He manipulated his misty execution tools as he spoke.
“You're on the Artisan pathway?”
“Impossible! The Artisan pathway was broken long ago. At most, one can only reach Sequence 5!”
“Did you actually complete the Sequence pathway?”
Hearing this, even the two elders of the Shadow Lotus Church instinctively turned to look at the robust elder.
The Artisan pathway was fundamentally different from other pathways.
It was capable of mass-producing transcendent items!
The higher the rank of the Artisan, the more ingenious their crafted transcendent items were.
If he was a Sequence 4, he might truly have a chance to craft a sealed object. No wonder he had been so excited earlier when he heard that the Wannian Platform was alive.
Only the elder in the suit remained exceptionally calm, looking as though he hadn't heard a single word.
“Hehehe, aren't you quite the guesser? Keep guessing then!”
As he spoke, he raised his right hand. The metal and electronic components began to glow, and in the next moment, they fused together, assembling into a bizarre, grotesque statue made of metal and electronics!
An unimaginable pressure erupted.
It was an evil god!
The duck-voiced elder's expression instantly soured.
“I must have lost my mind to actually think you lunatics from the Idealist Society could complete a pathway.”
Strictly speaking, this Sequence 4 robust elder was no longer 'human.' He had become a vessel, a container for an evil god in the mortal realm.
With this thought, the duck-voiced elder looked toward the elder in the suit, his expression practically asking:
“Isn't this kind of person, whose body is possessed by an evil god, supposed to belong to your True Knowledge Society?”
The elder in the suit didn't respond. In fact, he had been slacking off from start to finish, only striking when the misty execution tools drifted too close to him.
Even now, facing the duck-voiced elder's gaze, he remained entirely unfazed, merely looking up at the sky as if waiting for something.
“Hehehe, what are you looking at? Do you really think a single evil god like this can breach Wan Tianqing's defense?”
“Do you have absolutely no concept of what the name 'Wan Tianqing' represents?”
The duck-voiced elder's tone was provocative, but the elder in the suit merely glanced at his watch and smiled.
“It is time.”
Buzz~
The sky cracked open once more!
To be precise, the sky beneath the invisible ocean had cracked!
A vertical pupil appeared right inside the rift, peering down at the Wannian Platform.
Seeing this, the elder in the suit smiled.
“Don't misunderstand. My purpose in coming here is definitely different from theirs. I harbor no ill will toward Great Wei.”
“I only wish to acquire some knowledge, and then I will be on my way.”
His casual attitude actually drew a frustrated laugh from the duck-voiced elder.
“Leave? Where do you think you are?”
The elder in the suit adjusted his bow tie, looked around, and said,
“Isn't this the Wannian Platform?”
His tone was so relaxed it was as if he were currently strolling through his own backyard garden.
“Hahaha!”
The duck-voiced elder laughed once more. The two elders from the Shadow Lotus Church exchanged a glance before slamming their right hands together. Blood slowly seeped through their skin, transforming into a mist that enveloped them both.
The blood-colored mist grew thicker and thicker, even starting to consume the surrounding gray mist.
Seeing this, the duck-voiced elder knew he could delay no longer.
He pressed his palms together, a sinister grin spreading across his face.
“Execution!”
Buzz!
Incantations lit up one after another across the Wannian Platform. The execution tools that were originally formed from gray mist actually materialized into solid form!
The expressions of the other Sequence 4s warped in horror as they felt their own energy being rapidly devoured by the Wannian Platform!
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