Chapter 897: Chapter 897

Distorted ravings echoed in his ears, accompanied by shadows spilling out from all directions, as the sharp invisible blade in the youth’s hands completely shattered, turning into a pure illusion.

This folded illusion unfolded in the youth’s hands into a huge black fang, the pitch-dark shadow slicing downward along the Cyclops Giant’s massive body, targeting the incomplete soul clinging to it.

The reason He Ao needed to get close was precisely for this moment.

The range of the ’Dream Slash’ effect of the Shadowless Sword was not long, so he had to get close to launch the attack.

The whole world seemed to freeze at this moment, with the huge volcano crater still spewing lava, and countless bizarre scenes unfolding in He Ao’s field of view.

This seemed to be a phantasmagoric dream, with a blood-red sky, dilapidated cities, twisted creatures, and people constantly killing each other.

A deep, loathing desire for killing emanated from this phantasmal dream, penetrating into He Ao’s mind.

And among these desires for slaughter, He Ao distinctly sensed a subtle hostility and hatred towards the ’Leader’.

The intensity of pollution and the strength of the soul of the Cyclops Giant were far stronger than the other two Angel Evil Spirits he had just encountered; a mere glimpse into this dream landscape was enough to drive an ordinary Transcendent into madness.

Suppressing the twisted emotions in his thoughts, He Ao watched this bizarre dreamscape.

The invisible shadow seemed to have seeped into the depths of this dream, touching the real core of the dream.

Accompanied by a crisp sound as if echoing in the depths of the soul, everything around seemed to have been brushed by an unknown fluctuation, trembling slightly.

In the gaze of Divine Sense, the energy convergence point located at the heart of the Cyclops Giant crumbled loudly, and the energy circuit flowing throughout its body dimmed instantly.

The scattering lightning still spread upon the giant’s massive form, as the strange and dazzling illusions were shattered in an instant in He Ao’s field of view.

The sharp blade parted the void, returning to He Ao’s hand.

This invisible blade maintained its stable form just as it had when it left, with no increase in the shadowy part.

In the field of view beneath He Ao’s feet, most of the tattered soul clinging to the Cyclops Giant had shattered, but the energy convergence point located in the giant’s head flickered with the recent impact, yet it did not fracture.

Violent vibrations came from under He Ao’s feet.

A sharp howl resounded instantly under the sky lit by volcanic lava.

The gale that was dragging the giant tore instantly, the massive blood-colored cyclopean eye flashing with eerie red radiance; giant arms swung vast weapons, proclaiming the eruptive rage of the Evil Spirit returning from dreams.

The scattered glows from the lightning-shattered arrows converged below the clouds in an instant, transforming into several streaks of light rushing towards Li Cheng, who was falling from the sky with his mouth bleeding and face pale, having lost the Angelic Tier weapon.

Countless fragments of lightning brilliance instantly converged in Li Cheng’s hands, forming a barrier of light, clashing with the red streaks of light.

After a brief collision, the lightning barrier and the scarlet lights shattered almost simultaneously, followed by several more scarlet streaks of light.

Li Cheng raised his hand, trying to gather more lightning again, but the electricity in his hand just flickered and then extinguished immediately.

As the scarlet light already reached before him, vines suddenly stretched out from behind him, quickly dragging his body downwards.

And in that instant, the white-haired girl standing on the vines also reached the front of Li Cheng.

When Li Cheng was coiled and ready to strike, He Ao had actually gestured to Goya for a rescue, so she also readied herself for the rescue from the beginning.

A blurry glow lit up at the top of the girl’s Magic Wand, as more green vines split from the ones under her feet, forming a massive barrier to block the scarlet lights.

A streak of light struck the vines, piercing them and shattering afterward, and before Goya could repair the hole, the remaining lights followed the gap towards her.

The white-haired girl immediately jumped back, trying to dodge the incoming streaks of light.

But she was still a step too slow; although she evaded the vital points, the foremost light still pierced her left shoulder instantly, boring through.

As blood with white radiance spilled from her shoulder, several more scarlet lights followed one after the other.

Watching these incoming lights, Goya clenched her teeth, summoning the vines to form a new barrier, but it was already too late compared to the speed of the lights.

Just then, the last few approaching streaks of light suddenly halted mid-air, then scattered uncontrollably in all directions.

Goya immediately pulled up the vines, rapidly reconstructing the barrier while descending quickly.

All of this happened in an extremely short amount of time, and during the rapid descent, Goya also discovered the reason for those streams of light dispersing.

Above the head of the massive Cyclops Giant floating in the sky, the black-clad youth with a huge wound on his back was kneeling there, thrusting the invisible blade in his hand into the Cyclops Giant’s skull.

Dazzling red glows flickered from the pupil of the Cyclops Giant, and huge arms, like those of a thousand-armed Guanyin, converged towards the youth at the top of the giant’s head.

At this time, the youth was silently exerting force, trying to stab his sword light deeper.

Some kind of invisible red radiance covered the Cyclops Giant’s head, acting like an expandable barrier that greatly obstructed the advancement of the Shadowless Sword.

Even He Ao, exhausting all his strength, could only submerge most of the Shadowless Sword’s blade into the top of the Cyclops Giant’s head.

The energy convergence point of the Cyclops Giant was right in the middle part of its head, directly behind that giant eye, at least tens of meters deep; the part that had been stabbed in had not even pierced through the giant’s skull.

This was the Cyclops Giant’s last energy convergence point. The one in its abdomen had just been pinpointed by He Ao and Li Cheng while they were ’talking’, guiding Li Cheng to attack, and Li Cheng had just shattered it with a Thunder Strike.

The energy convergence point in its chest had also been shattered by the Shadowless Sword’s "Dream Slash."

However, this energy convergence point in the head was the largest of the three energy convergence points.

At this moment, the giant energy convergence point inside the Cyclops Giant’s head was constantly flickering, and along with this flicker, the two previously destroyed energy convergence points began to reassemble a rough outline.

And when He Ao stabbed the Shadowless Sword into its head, the Cyclops Giant had already focused all its attention on its crown.

It was very clear about its ’fatal weakness’.

Of course, this shift in attention did not prevent it from diverting a bit of consciousness to control those streams of red light. The reason why those streams of red light scattered just now was because He Ao had once again hit its soul with a Mental Disturbance.

This time, due to the serious damage Dream Slash had caused to its already fragmented soul, the impact greatly affected its consciousness, preventing it from continuing to control the streams of light.

After he recovered, the Cyclops Giant, now giving all its attention to He Ao, had no intention of controlling the streams of light to chase after the fleeing Goya and Li Cheng.

Huge arms carrying various weapons incessantly slapped towards He Ao.

He Ao gripped the hilt of the Shadowless Sword, looking up at the incoming ’assaults’ above his head.

The first time he stood on top of the Cyclops Giant’s head, the Cyclops Giant had been somewhat cautious, not daring to launch a large attack, but now the giant could no longer worry about such things.

Crimson brilliance streaked across the sky, heading straight for He Ao’s body.

He Ao took a deep breath, released the sword hilt, and then, like hammering a nail, slapped his hand onto the top end of the hilt.

The Shadowless Sword trembled, moving down a bit.

The red radiance ’membrane’ that was covering the Cyclops Giant’s head and forming a barrier to stop the Shadowless Sword from advancing flashed at the same time.

This layer of brilliance had its limits.

In the instant that thought flashed through his mind, He Ao slapped down again, hammering the Shadowless Sword a bit deeper.

At this moment, a long whip glowing with red light swung out horizontally, sweeping towards his body.

He Ao stood up straight, performed a somersault to dodge the whip, then slapped his palm on top of the sword hilt again, moving the invisible blade down a bit more as the entire red light barrier began to flicker.

At this time, a multitude of luminous weapons of various types continuously assaulted He Ao.

Just now, the Cyclops Giant had to be wary of Li Cheng, but now, with Li Cheng grievously injured and fallen, it could focus all its strength on He Ao, whose power had been diminished after his injury.

He Ao twisted his body painfully, weaving through the spacings of these weapons, evading the crimson brilliance, lying on top of the head, and fiercely slapped the invisible sword hilt.

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the barrier of red brilliance suddenly shattered, and the sharp blade suddenly moved down a bit.

But before He Ao could react, the descent of the Shadowless Sword was halted again.

Inside the head of the Cyclops Giant, there was at least one more layer of crimson light barrier!

In the instant He Ao realized this issue, a long iron chain grazed by him; he immediately dodged to avoid the chain, but a whip struck him from behind.

The barbs on the whip scraped open the flesh on his chest, whipping him off the top of the giant’s head, falling from a great height.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood and with the howling wind sweeping across his face, He Ao’s body rapidly descended; soon, he saw the Cyclops Giant’s blood-colored giant eye.

The eye, full of rage, watched him as invisible crimson radiance converged within this eye.

At this moment, it seemed as if the whole world had darkened, as twisted intent to kill spread across every inch of the surrounding space, then locked on to He Ao.

He Ao felt his skin erupt with goosebumps, inch by inch—as if he had been targeted by some formidable power, naturally evoking an instinctual ’fear’.

The space around him grew dimmer.

He Ao coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, watching the giant eye, then cracked a smile.

The huge red pupil, abyss-like, trembled, as if filled with irrepressible rage.

The earth spat flames, lava boiled between the mountains, and thunder flickered in the clouds, making even the dim space shudder.

Countless crimson glows converged in front of that abyss-like pupil, solidifying into a two-meter-long ’Red Needle’.

The moment the Red Needle formed, it shot towards He Ao like an arrow loosed from its string, stabbing at his body.

A suffocating and horrifying feeling accompanied the sharp tip as it drew closer, the surrounding breeze seeming to freeze in place.

He Ao watched the needle’s tip, the pressure it exerted far exceeding that of the arrow from the Cyclops Giant’s Thunder Spear that had recently targeted Li Cheng.

Moreover, he had a clear feeling that the Red Needle had locked onto him; no matter how he dodged, the Red Needle would still pierce through his chest.

This must be the Cyclops Giant’s strongest move.

He really thinks highly of me.

He Ao gazed at the giant eye, watching the anger and hatred flickering within.

Did this Evil Spirit harbor extreme hatred for all leaders? Had it identified him as the ’Leader’ of this squad?

As He Ao’s thoughts raced, Li Cheng and Goya, who had fallen to the ground in the distance, were also watching this scene.

Li Cheng watched the ’Red Needle’ in the sky, wiped the corner of his mouth, lightning gathering in his hands, and murmured softly, "Send me up there."

He didn’t know if they would be on time or if they could withstand the powerful Red Needle, but he knew that ’Hao Yi’ was their last hope—he could not die here.

Goya clenched her Magic Wand tightly and nodded slightly.

Two vines burst from the ground, not only pulling up Li Cheng but also her, swiftly flying into the sky.

But their speed, compared to the ’Red Needle’ that glowed as if it was light itself, was still much slower.

In the span of a breath, the sharp Red Needle had reached He Ao’s chest, ready to penetrate his heart and shatter his Soul.

In that instant, a booming train whistle suddenly echoed through the void.

A classic, old-fashioned train burst from the void.

A huge eye, set within an orange-gray inverted triangle, traced itself into the sky, its gaze downward, focusing on the Red Needle.

The Red Needle, which had been unstoppable, seemed to encounter some invisible force, halting midair.

At this moment, ’Hao Yi’ fell into the door of the old-fashioned train that had opened; then the eye in the sky vanished, the door closed instantly, and the whole train disappeared into the void.

The Red Needle, having lost its target, spun in the air.

At this moment, inside the Velora, He Ao’s original body reached out to take the Multicolored Ring passed from his clone.

The moment he put on the ring, his whole being instantly transformed into the severely injured ’Hao Yi’.

He looked at the closed door, took a deep breath, and placed his hand on the doorknob.

Now, it was time for his original body to take on ’Hao Yi’s’ role.

A dim light shone in from outside the window for an instant—Velora had once again returned to the surface space.

Looking out the window at the huge blood-colored eye, He Ao pushed the door open and leapt out.

In that instant, orange-gray concentric circles emerged in his pitch-black pupils, and the huge inverted triangle eye traced itself in the sky above his head.

The Red Needle, which had circled in the void, saw ’Hao Yi’ emerge and wavered briefly but quickly locked onto He Ao and charged towards him.

He Ao raised his hand, the phantom sword blade became a Shadow that swiftly flowed towards him, settling into his palm.

Watching the Red Needle fly straight towards him, He Ao raised the Shadowless Sword in his hand, while the gaze of the giant eye in the sky slowly descended.

The power of Divine Sense constructed a Strengthening Magic Array, instantly covering the blade of the Shadowless Sword. The sharp Invisible Blade was slowly raised by the young man flying in the air, striking down upon the ’Red Needle’ in front.

The power of the Eye of Truth swiftly penetrated and deconstructed the base of the ’Red Needle,’ destroying its critical nodes.

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the seemingly powerful and terrifying Red Needle shattered in that instant, dispersing into a scattered brilliance.

The originally dim and twisted sky regained some color at this moment, while He Ao was propelled backward by the reaction force after the collision, landing perfectly on top of the Velora.

At this moment, the Velora’s position was right in front of the Cyclops Giant’s eye, with the front and back halves of the vehicle submerged in the void, only the middle carriage stationary in the exact center of the void.

The young man in black, covered in blood, stood atop the roof of this carriage, holding the Invisible Blade and staring at the enormous eye in front.

The Cyclops Giant had already lifted his massive arm, with countless red glimmers and gigantic weapons accompanying the immense limb as they attacked.

He Ao reached for the Miracle Wand at his waist.

He had used the Mountain Collapse Tsunami once during the Underground Palace incident, progressing from 8/5 to 3/5; after killing that Minotaur, the number increased by three, changing to 6/5.

During the Blood Sun incident, he had taken down that C-level in Rodan who ambushed him, one; killed the person in charge of the World Tree, Yika, one; eliminated the stooped Shadow in the Castle of Bygone Days, two; killed Kavina, five; took down two Angel Evil Spirits, although these two Angel Evil Spirits did not possess full Souls, most of their Strength stemmed from a presence in the shadows, still, each was worth a five-point increase.

Now, the progress of Mountain Collapse Tsunami was 25/5, usable five times.

He Ao watched the arms arriving from the sky.

Mountain Collapse Tsunami!

He released all five Mountain Collapse Tsunamis at the same time.

The howling wind exploded in the sky in an instant. The briefly silent volcano erupted again with surging fire, and five powerful whirlwinds embodying the force of nature emerged from the void, entwining around the Cyclops Giant’s massive body, momentarily controlling his movements.

In this instant, He Ao, watching the Giant whose actions had ceased, raised the Shadowless Sword in his hand.

He held the sword with both hands, recalling the previous battle with the Elder in the underground lava zone. His Consciousness concentrated, he stood on top of the Velora and leaped forth.

His body cut across the sky like a flowing breeze, like lightning striking straight and unswervingly.

He fused his movement technique with Long Weapon Martial Techniques, projecting himself as a ’Long Weapon.’

The flowing clouds in the sky seemed to tear open, creating a massive fissure at this moment, with the roaring wind playing a thunderous melody.

He Ao’s body shot straight towards the Giant’s enormous eye, aiming for the pupil that resembled an Abyss.

The Cyclops Giant perceived all of this, watching He Ao as red brilliance gathered in his pupil, a crimson light barrier shielding his eye.

At that moment, the Eye of Truth floating above He Ao’s head also ’saw’ these red lights.

The sharp sword tip instantly pierced through the light barrier and into the eye.

Then another layer of red light barrier appeared before He Ao.

The red light shattered once again.

With each repeated Deconstruction and fracturing of light, He Ao finally penetrated deep into the Giant’s head, piercing the energy convergence point that flickered with dazzling crimson brilliance, and then burst out of the Giant’s body.

All this happened extremely quickly—so fast that to Li Cheng and his companion watching from behind, the young man’s figure was like a dark blade of light that pierced through the Giant’s head in the blink of an eye.

The volcanic ash clouds in the sky also spread open along with this streak of light, brilliant Starlight spilling on the red earth through the enormous rift.

At that moment, the Cyclops Giant finally broke free from the control of the five storms, but he couldn’t manage any further action.

His massive body lost control, plummeting downward with eyes gaping emptily.

With a thunderous crash, the colossal body hit the ground, even causing the entire volcano to shake.

And He Ao landed on the nearby volcanic peak.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, struggling to stand, and looked up ahead.

"You are a person capable of creating Miracles, even an old fellow like me who should be sleeping in death is astonished,"

A slightly hoarse voice came from in front of him. A gaunt middle-aged man was standing on a piece of broken stone not far ahead, looking up at the stars in the crack of the sky.

He murmured softly, then lowered his head to look at He Ao, his gaze landing on He Ao’s waist, "I’ve been wondering where this familiarity with you came from. Now I see."