Chapter 1023: Chapter 1023

The substantial, twisted darkness filled every inch of space.

At this moment, the huge and twisted vortex seemed to finally shatter, and the clouds spread across the firmament were ripped apart by a massive gap.

Behind that huge rift, there was neither the scorching sun nor the stars, only a hollow void of utter darkness.

Denser emerald thunder surged from the edges of the breach, darting between heaven and earth, emitting sharp shrieks as if the howling souls were crazily screaming, sounding the ancient ritual.

A heartbeat, trembling the eardrums, rose between heaven and earth, as if something was squirming behind that void rift.

There was already nothing but void and darkness, seemingly nothing existed, but in He Ao’s eyes, he could vaguely ’see’ a gigantic illusional human figure slowly ’climbing out’ bit by bit from that void rift.

Twisted lines instantly spread beneath the firmament, as if the void and silence that devoured everything adhered to the skins of the two people on the ground.

"How are your injuries?"

He Ao held his sword, looking at the twisted lines filling the sky, and quickly asked.

Levi answered hoarsely, "But there’s something I need to tell you, our enemy might be more than..."

"I know, but we have no other choice,"

He Ao quickly responded, then raised his right hand, "Let’s go."

The red emblem on the back of his right hand lit up instantly, and in this instant, his consciousness seemed to split in two.

A new field of view appeared in his consciousness, a broken building pierced through its center reflected in the depths of his pupils.

The field of view belonged to the ’Arrogant Person’ Nell.

He lifted his head, seemingly looking toward the darkness above, perhaps toward the setting sun hanging over the broken building.

The sounds of numerous beasts fleeing in terror seemed to echo in He Ao’s ears.

A vast and immense power crossed through time and space, using the body trapped in the building as a medium, transmitting to this aged body.

A massive red illusion rapidly emerged around the Elderly, enveloping his body, converging into a vast Crimson Giant.

Summoning the power of the War God requires two key points,

One, the body must endure it, so He Ao must be promoted to B grade, and with the blessing of Super Memory, he can withstand the power of the War God Projection.

Two, a High Positional Grade power is needed as a base to draw the emblem, and these High Positional Grade powers were borrowed from the Life Goddess.

With these two key points, he could connect with Nell through the emblem directed at Nell, and then borrow power from the deceased War God.

This operation does not require the use of the Character Card or Exchange Star.

Previously in Wint City, he had done this before and had become more skilled at summoning.

While Levi, standing behind He Ao, looked at the massive red figure and his gaze flickered with a hint of surprise.

He could clearly feel that the emblem on He Ao’s hand, although very similar to the War God’s, was not directed at the War God but at another Higher Being he had not yet known.

This was also why he agreed with He Ao’s plan of action.

But he did not expect that He Ao really used this emblem, similar to the War God’s, to summon the power of the War God.

He didn’t know how He Ao did it, but with the power of the War God Projection, perhaps this time they could truly succeed.

He touched his chest, seemingly hearing a tense and excited heartbeat that had been absent for many years.

He knew well that no situation is ever fully prepared in this world.

’Linen’s choice was the right one, seizing the fleeting opportunity to create a Miracle.

Streams of green radiance flashed over his body, and following that, his body shattered, transforming into flowing stars following the red figure, rushing toward the Depths of Darkness.

That figure crawling out from the rift above the firmament seemed to have sensed the two emerging from the darkness below.

A beast-like shriek echoed in the endless darkness.

As the Crimson Giant, He Ao could clearly feel that this sound did not pass through his ears, but arose directly within his mind.

Next, the surrounding twisted darkness swarmed over, morphing into an invisible Cage, imprisoning the Crimson Giant and the starry Illusion behind the giant.

He Ao raised his hand, attempting to touch the enveloping darkness of the Cage.

In his perception, the fine Cage bars seemed right in front of him, but no matter how far he stretched his hand, those ’bars’ seemed to be just ahead of his fingertips.

As he moved swiftly forward, the ’Cage’ also swiftly followed.

The endless darkness formed the Cage itself, no matter how he moved, the edges of the Cage seemed to follow him, staying not far from his side.

And when he stopped and looked around at the surrounding darkness, everything seemed unchanged.

He was still in the same place, never having left.

It seemed not a Cage imprisoned him, but rather some endlessly repeating boundless space itself.

Silent darkness spread from around, the invisible chill climbing up his body, attempting to Swallow his power, eroding his Soul.

He Ao could feel, his own power, being ’Swallowed’ at a rapid pace.

This Cage not only imprisoned him but was also preparing to ’digest’ him.

"This is the power of the Abyssal Prisoner, wait a moment, I’ll come out first, then come to help you escape,"

Levi’s words invisibly resounded in He Ao’s mind.

These words were not transmitted through air or any other means, but directly entered He Ao’s consciousness.

Strictly speaking, it was not some specific language, but a special type of ’information’, extremely brief yet encompassing far more content than its volume implied.

As if merely with a slight lip movement, He Ao knew exactly what he was saying.

He Ao looked around, unable to see any figure within the darkness imprisoned by the Cage, though sensing Levi was not far away, he couldn’t pinpoint his exact location.

At this time, Levi in the darkness seemed to also realize something, sending a new piece of information into He Ao’s mind.

This information was not some specific words, but a special construction method for a ’Communication Array’ and all related knowledge.

Almost instantly, He Ao understood this type of ’Array’.

This was a ’Communication Array’ used by ’High Spiritual Beings’, which could construct a temporary array on one’s own soul by mobilizing Transcendent Power, and broadcast or send private messages to nearby individuals using the array’s embedded encryption method.

Broadcasting meant sending messages to everyone around indiscriminately, akin to speaking in a crowd, while private messaging was a one-on-one conversation.

Whether to broadcast or send privately depended on whether one knew the ritual pattern directed towards the other party.

Levi certainly did not know He Ao’s directed pattern, so his message was broadcasted directly; although it wasn’t a secret message, broadcasting it didn’t matter.

However, using this type of array required especially strong control over Soul Power, either having considerable expertise in Mysticism related to the soul or being an inherently strong Angel.

For private messaging, one would need a ritual pattern that could point to oneself, something that only Higher Beings beyond Angels possessed.

Strictly speaking, it should be the ’chat’ method of beings at the Angel Tier.

Also, in the last part of the message, Levi added that if one couldn’t understand or use the array, one could simply speak loudly as he had ways to hear He Ao’s voice in the surroundings.

But the instant he received the message, He Ao began using Super Memory to mobilize Soul Power and inscribe an array on his own soul.

Although his soul was not particularly powerful and the overall strength somewhat loose, he could still gather specific patterns.

Then, relying on his previous experience in inscribing arrays, he swiftly carved this ’High-level Communication Array’ and embedded Levi’s ritual pattern into the array.

Immediately, he sent a brief message to Levi, "Don’t worry about me for now, I should be able to resolve this."

At the moment the communication was established, He Ao distinctly felt a trace of ’surprise’ from Levi’s mind, who then quickly responded, "Okay, let me know if you need anything."

At this point, He Ao no longer had time to pay attention to these. He extended his arm covered in a crimson glow, and the Crimson Giant trapped in darkness stretched its body.

He wanted to try out his ’idea’.

Like the booming roar of thunder, it echoed in the silent darkness, and instantly, countless flickering brilliant lights appeared from the darkness like erupting volcanoes, converging towards the center of the darkness from all directions.

Emerald thunder was generated within the darkness attempting to block the flickering lights, but in an instant, it was shattered by them.

He Ao lifted his hands, numerous thunders covering his crimson body like furious thunder under a stormy firmament.

And he, was the Firmament itself.

He lifted his hands, touching the seemingly endless darkness, as if grasping an invisible curtain, with sparkling electric light filling his body.

The War God’s method of solving problems always had only one way,

The arms covered in thunder suddenly burst forth with a brilliant light, then those strong and powerful arms swiftly pulled to both sides.

The seemingly endless darkness at that moment, like a curled piece of paper, was suddenly torn apart by the thunder-filled arms, breaking open a vast void.

He took a step forward, crossing this void.

Around him was still the unending darkness, but the feeling of being confined by the Cage had disappeared.

At the same time, the darkness beside He Ao began to wriggle, bits of light, twinkling like stars, seeped out from the darkness, gradually forming a human figure that seemed like a gathering of stars.

The figure lifted its head, looking at He Ao from what seemed to be the position of ’eyes’, and then the brilliant cosmic, indiscernible to the naked eye, twinkled slightly, seemingly surprised that He Ao had escaped the ’Cage’ earlier than him.

And He Ao was also looking towards this human figure formed by gathering stars.

This must be what Levi meant by the Angel’s ’Mythical Form’.

After becoming an Angel, it seems totally different from the human species.

From He Ao’s perception, this human figure constructed from stars might be Levi’s ’true form’.

While the previous human shape was merely a disguise to mask his indescribable body, or perhaps a state in which he anchors his humanity.

By now, He Ao also understood why Levi used the ’Communication Array’ to communicate.

Because Levi in his current state has no mouth, not any vocal organs, he might use some mystical methods to produce sound, but those operations are likely not simpler than using the Communication Array.

"Mortals who pray for the power of decay... helpless losers whom are beyond escape from defeat..."

At this moment, a slightly mad voice entered He Ao’s mind.

He Ao raised his head, looking upward at the shadowy, illusory human figure which had emerged from the void and was suspended in the depths of darkness.

Its body was not large, and even seemed somewhat frail.

Feeling the crazed ravings echoing in his mind, He Ao bellowed.

In the chilling, silent darkness, an invisible gale shredded through the darkness like giant hands, carrying the Crimson Giant aglow with red light directly towards the sky, beneath the clouds.

"Weak... arrogant... greedy... The loving Abyss shall accept your tainted souls..."

The voice continued to chant in his mind, while He Ao’s figure rapidly approached the illusory human figure.

In the endless darkness, nets resembling cages unfurled, enveloping the red figure that was rushing at the forefront.

"Careful, this guy doesn’t have a fixed form. His power extends everywhere in this darkness, don’t let it bind you. Wait, I’ll first try to gather his power together."

Levi’s voice entered He Ao’s mind.

The human figure behind him, composed of stars, quickly expanded. Several flickering dark green Array patterns appeared suspended in the darkness and spread out like successive flying disks, densely filling the void.

At this time, He Ao had already reached in front of the illusory human figure.

"Melt into the nourishment for the Abyss... sacrifice your life for the eternal Advent..."

The illusory human figure opened its arms, raised its head, and ’looked’ towards He Ao, "Foolish and arrogant mortal..."

Dark cages twisted from all around, rushing towards the Crimson Giant glowing with red light. They were dense and multilayered, much more substantial than the previous thin cages, seeking to completely ’seal’ He Ao within, to devour and digest him.

The illusory figure seemed to use itself as ’bait’ to lure He Ao into the ’trap’.

Seeing He Ao drawing closer, the illusory figure spread its arms. On its vague and featureless face, a large mouth appeared, its lips slowly curling up in what seemed like a mocking smile.

"Arrogant, greedy, foolish mortal... Your wisdom is insufficient to wield that mighty power... With your humble blood... sound the praises for the great Abyss’s Advent..."

A sharp sound rang out in the darkness.

The Crimson Giant raised its hand covered in Thunder, its strong arm instantly piercing through the darkness, delivering a punch to the illusory figure’s cheek.

The illusory figure flickered in the dark sky. Its entire body was knocked flying through the darkness, and the enclosing cages around it halted at that moment.

The large mouth on its face, which was curving into a mocking smile, became stiff in an instant.