The Abyss Heavenly Envoy, transformed into a seven-colored rainbow crystal, was covered in cracks under the irradiation of the Analysis Cannon in just a few seconds.
Cracks appeared one after another, becoming increasingly dense—at first, there were only slight fissures, which then evolved into a web of increasingly dense cracks.
Even though it was shattered to the point of resembling a bursting pinecone, it still hadn’t completely broken apart. As the Analysis Cannon continued its bombardment, specks of rainbow dust began to detach and scatter, and shattered crystal fragments flowed down from high in the sky like a small waterfall.
The abyssal currents that originally covered the sky and earth had also been completely blown away by the Analysis Cannon.
Now, this water was flying towards the sky, forming a water curtain.
The sunlight, which had been completely obscured, also became somewhat clearer again.
It was like the deepest night turning into the early morning, with slivers of light penetrating through the curtain of clear water and descending onto the earth. The sunlight refracted into a sky full of rainbow light, making the water-soaked ground sparkle like a lake’s surface.
The Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s tentacles had been completely pulverized by the Analysis Cannon, leaving only a half-crystalized giant whale’s body, resembling a colorful crystal beating block.
And at this moment.
The breath from Calamity Red had also arrived.
The crimson haze self-contained into a pillar, stretching and bending… transforming into an arc of crimson crescent.
It was like a sharp blade, or like sword qi that had been severed.
It ruthlessly cleaved towards the Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s main body, which had already been heavily damaged by the Analysis Cannon, and completely shattered it!
It was like a supernova explosion—
Shattered halos flew outwards horizontally, and a magnificent radiance illuminated the sky.
Time virtually stopped at this moment.
It was like playing a game where the frame rate stuttered due to a graphics card overload. As the Abyss Heavenly Envoy shattered, space-time itself became slow.
Both the torrent of the Analysis Cannon and the deep crimson energy blade that cleaved into the Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s body were briefly frozen at this moment.
After a few seconds, they had only advanced a minuscule distance. However, the shattered halos that exploded like a nova burst outwards and spread at speeds far exceeding that of the penetrating blade.
After an unknown amount of time.
Perhaps a very long time, or perhaps only an instant.
The stagnant time began to flow again.
An invisible shockwave exploded from high in the sky—
And at that moment, the Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s body fell like a meteor.
The giant, shattered body of the Abyss Heavenly Envoy, after a fleeting moment, slammed heavily into the Geometric Heavenly Envoy!
It was not a fall from a great height, but an instantaneous acceleration to extreme speed—the final counterattack of the Abyss Heavenly Envoy.
With a speed that was utterly indiscernible, combined with a colossal shell the size of a city, it unleashed unimaginable power.
—Boom!!!
It was impossible to tell which explosion had sounded.
The aerial shockwave swept outwards, and the shining star rings erupted and spread. Cliffs melted like cake, vast expanses of oases rolled up, and the sand and dust, soaked into mud, were re-seared and then burned into glass.
The Geometric Heavenly Envoy, transformed into a crystal giant cannon, was directly shattered into pieces by the Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s suicidal strike!
And under the control of the Abyss Heavenly Envoy, all the force of the impact was concentrated at a single point, with very little dissipated into the earth.
The giant cannon formed by the Geometric Heavenly Envoy originally had a barrel length of nearly two kilometers. Now, its body was completely shattered, with the largest fragment being no bigger than a fist.
The four-colored crystals scattered across the ground, surprisingly forming a small crystal valley.
On the outskirts of the crystal valley lay large swathes of ground burned into glass.
Only then did the mud and dust, previously blown away by the shockwave, begin to fall like rain, speck by speck.
—Undoubtedly.
This blow had completely destroyed the Geometric Heavenly Envoy.
However…
The scattered crystal fragments suddenly disappeared, and the Geometric Heavenly Envoy, transforming back into an intricate and complex geometric structure, once again hovered behind the Grey Heavenly Envoy.
After it “resurrected,” it erected layers upon layers of defensive barriers. Spells ran autonomously, with thousands of truths acting as thousands of casting units—a synchronized casting on a scale of “tens of thousands” that was absolutely impossible for mortals.
Just as a mage tower could amplify a mage’s power, another synchronized caster could make spells even more powerful. However, no one could synchronize tens of thousands of mages to cast the same spell in the same model at the same time. Complete resonance meant complete spell resonance, and its power could not be underestimated.
And within that defensive barrier, the Grey Heavenly Envoy was gradually revealing its combat form.
The Grey Heavenly Envoy transformed into a giant, misty gray spider, upon whose back rode a beautiful black-haired maiden.
Her appearance was impossible to recall; only a vague impression of “beauty” remained. The details of the gray spider were also impossible to discern. No matter how hard one tried to look, one could only see details that completely differed from memory. It was even impossible to determine whether the maiden was riding the spider or if herLower body was connected to it.
This was because neither the maiden nor the spider was the true form of the Grey Heavenly Envoy.
It was said that the Grey Heavenly Envoy had sixty-seven forms, but this statement was also a lie.
The more lies there were about the Grey Heavenly Envoy, the more unknowable and invisible its true form became.
And at this moment, the Grey Heavenly Envoy directly reversed the “death of the Geometric Heavenly Envoy,” turning it into a lie.
Even though the Geometric Heavenly Envoy had indeed died just moments ago due to the Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s dying counterattack, this event had now become as if it had never happened.
However—
At this moment, a monstrous, purple-black giant hand, covered in veins and blood vessels, emerged from the spot where the Abyss Heavenly Envoy had fallen and firmly grasped the Grey Heavenly Envoy!
As black smoke dissipated, the power of the Pillar God-tier almost instantly dissolved the Grey Heavenly Envoy.
The Grey Heavenly Envoy’s shell didn’t even last for three seconds before it vanished without a trace.
When the Grey Heavenly Envoy reappeared beside the Geometric Heavenly Envoy, it had transformed into a gray cat.
“…What is that?”
Even the Grey Heavenly Envoy was somewhat surprised.
In the future it had learned from the Lord of Scales and Feathers, there was no such scene!
Not only the Grey Heavenly Envoy—even Eivass felt unfamiliar with the current turn of events.
Because Eivass remembered that the Abyss Heavenly Envoy did not have a third form.
The initial form, a deep blue jellyfish with a whale’s head, turned into red-black in its berserk form. The original whale head, after going berserk, became a colorful, sharp-edged crystal. Those translucent, crystal-like slender tentacles also turned into flesh tentacles.
Eivass remembered very clearly—
In the game, the final death CG of the Abyss Heavenly Envoy involved the sin thorns, like a swarm of snakes, drilling into its whale-like head.
Those hideous sin thorns were like terrifying parasitic worms. When they drilled into the giant fish head, the Great Abyss gradually struggled to a halt, and its power gradually disintegrated. As it quieted down, white flowers bloomed through its skin, eventually transforming into a living tombstone full of flowers.
And now…
Under the combined efforts of the Geometric Heavenly Envoy and Calamity Red, the Star Ice, which was almost impossible to shatter, was finally completely broken.
Unlike ordinary creatures.
There was no brain in the “head.” There wasn’t even a vital point.
The half-whale’s head, despite having flesh and blood, was not a living creature at all—but a growth similar to its tentacles!
—That whale’s head was actually a giant egg!
And when the eggshell shattered, something emerged from within…
“Hahaha, so that’s how it is…”
Suddenly, the Grey Heavenly Envoy burst into laughter.
He now understood everything.
And as the giant hand extended and consumed one of the Grey Heavenly Envoy’s identities, the cluster of shattered crystals replenished their nutrients and began to mutate further.
At that moment, something seemed to slowly stand up.
It looked like a crystal giant egg with limbs!
Its huge, thick limbs looked like those of a monster. However, upon closer inspection, one could still see… that the long giant hands had once possessed a rather elegant form.
Eivass’s consciousness became clear.
If the previous moments felt like a dream, observing the entire story from a third-person perspective… then Eivass now realized he was dreaming, and the dream was about to end.
—The Abyss Heavenly Envoy was indeed about to die.
Even if Calamity Red was weak, it was still a Pillar God with Authority; although the Analysis Cannon was also imperfect, it was ultimately a replica of Paradise Lost.
Being struck in the core by two attacks simultaneously was an irreparable heavy blow, even for the Great Abyss.
Violence and Truth—the Fourth Origin River and the Seventh Origin River had unleashed a perfect combination attack at this moment!
This was “approximated infinity” and “imitated infinity”!
If the power of Calamity Red continued to grow, and the power within the dragon’s breath could be infinitely divided, the total output of this attack would eventually reach “infinity.”
This former supreme god had finally reached the limit of his life.
However…
Just like the Deformed, which evolved after Eivass used his life as material for its nurturing during Eivass’s first Ascension Ritual. The Great Abyss also carried Eivass’s soul and was seeking a new vessel.
Originally, Eivass thought that given the Great Abyss’s imbecility, it might not have realized it had accepted Eivass’s nurturing. He was even considering how to escape.
Now, Eivass truly realized that this was not the case.
Although the Abyss Heavenly Envoy appeared senile, it actually knew that Eivass was inside it!
—Crack.
With the crisp sound of the eggshell breaking, the gemstone giant egg completely detached.
Revealed within was a huge, monstrous, purple-black headless corpse!
As it completely emerged from the eggshell, the purple-black skin color gradually faded, turning deep red, and then gradually pink; the monstrous, demonic muscles slowly calmed.
Eivass still couldn’t open his eyes or mouth. Just as when he was inside the Abyss Heavenly Envoy, he could only perceive the outside world through his soul’s senses.
—This so-called “third form” was actually creating a headless remnant body capable of containing his consciousness for Eivass!
As Eivass awoke, the Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s consciousness began to gradually dissipate.
In the Material Realm, the headless giant slowly spread its arms, like the protagonist in The Shawshank Redemption bathing in the rain, tilting its head to embrace the sky, bathing in the mud and downpour. It “faced” the deep crimson dragon’s breath coiled in the sky like a giant demon snake, a strange sense of relief emanating from it.
Its scorching skin was like a red-hot iron plate, sizzling and constantly evaporating white steam.
The dragon’s breath, like a living creature, coiled warily, gazing at the headless giant.
And at this moment—
Countless black sin thorns suddenly emerged from the soaked desert, from the calves, ankles, and soles of the feet, drilling directly into the giant’s body!
The sin thorns grazed its body, leaving bloodstains. The giant, like the core of the previously shattered Abyss Heavenly Envoy, was instantly covered in cracks on its surface.
And in the world of consciousness, Eivass saw a person.
To be precise, he saw a person’s back.
Before him was an endless expanse of white light, and a person stood with his back to him.
He was wearing a white cloak, and his hair and face were indistinguishable.
At this moment, he lowered his head, as if in silent prayer.
Without needing to understand, Eivass knew his identity—
That was the Great Abyss.
The Abyss Heavenly Envoy, Abyssal.
Or rather… this was the former Ai Shiping.
“—Abyss Heavenly Envoy… or should I say, me?”
Eivass couldn’t help but speak, wanting to strike up a conversation: “How should I address you…”
But the Great Abyss merely waved his hand gently without turning back, stopping Eivass from approaching.
“Brother. Brother is leaving now.”
The Great Abyss, with his back to Eivass, chuckled lightly, giving Eivass a slight smile. “A remnant soul, no need to send me off.”
It was the voice of Eivass in his youth, sounding about a dozen years older than Eivass now.
Compared to the blindly foolish Abyss Heavenly Envoy, the remaining Pillar God consciousness sounded much more rational and intelligent.
“…Brother, huh.”
Eivass murmured, slowly savoring the word.
“Will we meet again?”
After a moment of silence, Eivass asked, “At the very end… will you be able to return?”
Hearing this, the Great Abyss let out a laugh.
“Of course not… I won’t be able to.”
He said lightly, “Now, the snake’s head has bitten the snake’s tail, and a new ring has been born. My mission is complete… So, goodbye forever.”
“…Since that’s the case.”
Eivass suddenly said, “Then let me borrow you, brother. It shouldn’t make a difference to you how you die anyway.”
Hearing this, the Great Abyss turned back in surprise.
He looked at Eivass’s expression and instantly realized what Eivass was doing and intending to do.
So the Great Abyss suddenly burst into laughter.
“Then take it! Take it all! This last bit, it’s all yours too!
“Greedy snake… greedy me!”
Amidst the Great Abyss’s wild laughter, the entire world of consciousness gradually collapsed.
As the world of consciousness disintegrated, Eivass slowly raised his “head.”
Countless black sin thorns emerged from his severed neck—these sin thorns were strung together, but they did not easily form a proper head. They formed rings and ribbons, like a noose used for hanging. However, here there were only “ropes” but no “head” or “neck.” Above it, an intricately carved black crown also materialized.
—That was the Great Abyss’s soul transformed and condensed into sin thorns, just like the sin thorns his foster father had transformed into!
The sins borne by a hundred sinners could not compare to his foster father; and the sins of a hundred foster fathers combined could not rival the Great Abyss!
If the Winged Ones and the Scaled Ones could “decompress” back then, why couldn’t they manually compress now?
Condensing oneself into sin thorns to solidify the inheritance—
Not for the continuation of civilization, nor for love. Not for Truth, and certainly not for Miracles.
It was to leave behind “Hope.”
This was precisely the last resort adopted by the people of the previous era when facing the catastrophe of the Void.
On this “head of sin thorns,” a pair of white jade-like antlers slowly grew.
Update complete, meow!
It should be finished tomorrow, so you can go to sleep…
My sleep schedule, still spinning!
