Chapter 156: Covering the sky with one hand!

The head floating above the Gate of Chaos was like the scorching sun at noon, emitting a heat as scorching as a solar wind.

His arrival was like blowing the horn of doomsday, dyeing the dome crimson in a silent wave, and spreading a layer of blood-colored frost on the earth!

The wind howled!

The scorching sun was like a spear!

Even the rolling sand was scorched, and the bloodstains dried on the land were like rusted steel!

Kalmandes stared at the earth, scorching every creature that surrendered and lowered its head with that scorching gaze.

Under the illumination of that scorching light, whether it was the hideous Ka'ao soldiers or the brave orc warriors in the Demon King's army, none were spared!

Some people's flesh and blood emitted blue smoke as if they had been ignited, howling in despair or joy amidst the piercing pain, rolling on the ground or kneeling down.

In the face of that malice composed of the resentment of thousands of worlds, all living creatures became so small that even their shadows were erased.

It was not just the natives of the two worlds who were suffering, but also the players who had broken into this war through VR equipment.

Although that scorching light didn't scorch their souls, almost all the players' health bars were dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Holy crap, what is that thing?!" Zhi Shi Xue Bao looked up at the sky in shock; the scene before him had exceeded his knowledge scope.

Holy Light?

No—

That was more like light coming directly from a star, and not filtered by the ozone layer—even the kind that specifically enhanced ultraviolet rays and radiation!

Not far from him, the Lingbo little demon holding a bomb had already crashed toward the ground like a downed bomber.

The shockwave of the explosion spread to the surroundings, blowing down a row of Ka'ao soldiers crawling on the ground.

If it were at ordinary times, someone would definitely cheer or even whistle, but at this critical moment, no one had the energy to cheer.

The voices of one after another were chattering noisily on the position.

"My health bar!!"

"Damn?! Is there a bug?!"

"What bug, it's clearly the boss using an ultimate move, right?!"

"Old Ye! Quick! Quick, give that sun a shot!"

"..."

"Do you think I'm Hou Yi?!"

Listening to that mindless remark, Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but complain, but his thoughts were turning fast in his heart, trying to think of a strategy to break the situation, yet he found that there was no way at all.

In the face of that power comparable to a god, let alone power, even his very existence was as small as an ant.

The little demons closest to the dome were the first to suffer.

Bearing the brunt, they didn't have time to dodge, and after the light lit up, they fell down in droves like mosquitoes being roasted by ultraviolet lamps.

Next were the frost beetles!

Unlike those insects that liked warmth, they, who lived in the Holy Domain of Ice, were already unable to endure the dry and warm climate of the fifth floor of the labyrinth, and now that they had run into this scorching storm, they turned their bellies up one after another, dying in succession in pain!

Orcs, goblins, and night elves, and even demon soldiers... they were all the same, facing the scorching of that flame that destroyed everything.

Watching the friendly forces suffering continuous casualties, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in Ye Zhiqiu's heart, and the soul fire burning in his skull flickered with unwillingness.

It seemed that even with the current upgrade speed, it was not enough to catch up with the current version, and it still couldn't play a role in the main storyline.

If only he could be stronger!

If the magic he knew wasn't just introductory spells like releasing fireballs and earth spikes, but could summon wind and rain like the Demon King—

Perhaps everything would be different!

He had been in this game for more than three months, and he had never been as eager as he was now, eager to obtain more powerful strength!

It wasn't just Ye Zhiqiu who thought so.

The hearts of "Bloodblade Demon General" Glak and "Shadow Demon General" Thanos, who were confronting Atum, were thinking the same, and even harbored more than just a desire for strength itself.

Kalmandes had already reached out to the mortal world!

Where were their Demon Gods?

And the Demon King who was closest to the Demon God...

Feeling desperate, the faith in their hearts couldn't help but waver, and this was exactly the most dangerous thing when facing Chaos.

Looking at the opponent who was beginning to waver in front of him, a mocking grin appeared on Atum's face, and the long sword in his hand danced a sword flower nimbly.

"Know why you will never win against us? Not just because we are immortal, but also because the Lord God we serve is far from what the things you worship can compare to—"

His voice hadn't fallen yet, when a thunderous loud noise suddenly came from above his head!

Atum was slightly stunned, his eyes subconsciously drifting upward, but he saw nothing, and that scorching light was still the same as ever.

Heh—

Pretending to be a god!

He was thinking just that in his heart and was about to withdraw that disdainful gaze, when he saw the solid rock dome suddenly rolling like a soft cloud.

Atum's expression froze slightly, not reacting to what that was for a moment, and then in the next second, he saw a scene he would never forget in his life.

That dome, as solid as a rock—

Suddenly collapsed!

"Boom—"

The rolling thunder was like an avalanche flowing through the valley, and amidst the roar of the mountain and the sea, large chunks of rubble fell from the air, smashing onto the battlefield near the Gate of Chaos with the momentum of a thunderbolt!

The dome of the fifth floor of the labyrinth seemed to have been opened with a big hole, and hundreds of meters of rock and earth poured down in an instant, looking from afar like a waterfall falling from the nine heavens!

Blanxia, standing in the distance, opened her eyes wide in shock, losing her words for a moment, and then a light of excitement floated between her brows.

"Demon God above..."

The Demon God had not abandoned them!

And at the same time, Blanxia saw the Demon King standing at the edge of the battlefield, watching the scene of the collapse of heaven and earth with a calm expression.

Without a doubt—

That was his handiwork!

That big hole connected the fifth floor and the fourth floor of the labyrinth, and it happened to open on Kalmandes's forehead.

That burning giant head hadn't reacted to what had happened before it was hit on the top of its head by millions of tons of earth!

Facing the torrent pouring down, the Chaos priests near the Gate of Chaos all opened their eyes in horror.

Before they could react, the falling rubble was fed into their mouths, grinding them and the Ka'ao soldiers beside them into meat paste!

The mighty dust swayed in all directions, and looking at the torrent of rock and earth that was enough to drown the sun, Cici's mouth was wide open, as if she could stuff a quail egg into it.

For a little demon, that was already quite big.

"Was that... done by you?"

The crimson pupils were full of disbelief, and Cici looked at Luo Yan in surprise, with an expression of complete incredulity.

"If it wasn't done by me, could it be that the Demon God came personally?" Glancing at that incredulous face, Luo Yan teased in a relaxed tone.

"But... you..." Cici was too embarrassed to ask him how he, with Bronze-tier strength, managed to do such a thing.

That heaven-and-earth-shattering spell even changed the terrain of the battlefield!

In terms of power alone, that was at least Diamond-tier magic!

Or even higher!

Cici preconceivedly associated it with magic; after all, she knew Luo Yan's identity as a necromancer, and that was also his most proficient extraordinary power.

However, she didn't know that besides his own extraordinary power, the Demon King also possessed the "Pseudo-God Power" borrowed from the Demon God!

And even because of Lin Te Isaac, the godhead Luo Yan mastered was not a fake one, but a godhead in the true sense.

As his Demon King territory expanded to parts of the fourth and fifth floors, for him, changing the terrain of these areas was just a matter of spending some faith power.

"I said, this is my Demon King territory."

Without explaining in detail, Luo Yan lifted his gaze from Cici's face and looked at the dome filled with dust.

The boiling dust outlined the trajectory of that scorching light in thousands of ways, reducing the pain suffered by the Demon King's soldiers, but it didn't extinguish the burning flames.

Not only that—

Kalmandes, who had been showered with earth on his head, was clearly enraged, and that burning face was twisted with anger.

At the same time, the surging flames also expanded with His furious mood, and released even more terrifying energy from a boundless void!

The Black Knight Atum, who had been covered in dust by the aftermath of the dust, stood up from the ground, pointed his sword at the sky, and shouted wantonly toward the dome where the dust was billowing.

"Hahahaha! It's useless! Even if you collapse the entire labyrinth, you can't stop the flames that burn everything!"

That hysterical roar echoed on the battlefield, passing over the heads of countless Ka'ao soldiers, and drifted toward Luo Yan standing at the edge of the battlefield. Hearing that shouting voice, Cici, lying in the Demon King's arms, couldn't help but have her heart beat wildly, her mood like a taut string.

Thinking that her clansmen were still on the battlefield, she tried hard to flap her wings to fly up, but her paralyzed body still couldn't find a trace of sensation.

That deep sense of powerlessness pulled her into a vortex of anxiety.

And just when she was anxious, she suddenly felt a warm and firm hand gently patting her shoulder.

The negative emotions of anxiety and frustration vanished in an instant, like the white frost wiped off a glass window.

That feeling of being framed made her feel as if she had returned to her swaddling clothes, making her feel unprecedentedly peaceful, slowly relaxing her taut heartstrings.

Especially when she looked up and saw that calm face, all worries and concerns melted away in an instant.

Everything was under the Demon King's control.

Her worry seemed a bit redundant.

However, that peace and tranquility didn't last long.

Especially when Cici suddenly realized that she was lying in someone's arms in a princess carry, the thousands of shy emotions erupted like a volcano, scalding her face.

Her lips moved lightly, and she was about to remind the Demon King that he could put her down, but for some reason of selfishness, she didn't say it out loud.

Well...

Given that the Demon King had saved her, she would just turn a blind eye and let him hold her for a while.

But humans would actually be interested in little demons...

This, this is too weird!

Until now, Cici still believed Mixi's words deeply; after all, she had no reason to doubt that guy.

She, who was letting her imagination run wild, didn't know that the Demon King holding her didn't have such thoughts at all, and not putting her down was just because he hadn't found a suitable place to put her.

Who would want to take advantage of a large-sized hand figure?

At least he didn't think in that direction.

Looking at the giant head that was still emitting surging energy, Hearing You You, floating beside Luo Yan, said nervously.

"Demon King! That guy doesn't seem to be afraid of physical attacks; all the earth you poured passed right through his body!"

"I know." Luo Yan replied calmly to Hearing You You in his sea of consciousness, and then continued in a nonchalant tone, "And I never said I wanted to bury him with earth."

Of course he knew that it was unrealistic to want to extinguish Kalmandes's projection in this world with just a handful of earth.

If it were that simple, the storms raging in the Dimensional Desert wouldn't have made the Empire so nervous, or even as if facing a formidable enemy.

To put it plainly.

The Flame of Destruction wasn't actually a flame at all.

It wasn't just him who saw it; many players also saw it. The prototype of that thing was actually the sun—or to be more precise, the "sun in the desert."

Faith wasn't a rootless duckweed; even if it was Chaos from the void, as long as they could come to this world, they could find a prototype in this world.

And once the essence was seen through the phenomenon, the way to restrain them could be found.

For example, the sun couldn't be buried by earth or water, but could be absorbed by the green leaves of plants. The dead wasteland couldn't be destroyed in a physical sense, but could be replaced by lush forests.

Hearing You You was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly.

"Then why did you dismantle the dome of the fifth floor of the labyrinth..."

Luo Yan smiled slightly and continued.

"You'll know if you keep watching."

The mud and rubble falling from the sky finally poured out.

And as a corner of the dome of the fifth floor of the labyrinth collapsed, a big hole like an abyss opened above the Gate of Chaos.

That hole led directly to the fourth floor of the labyrinth like a deep well.

As the agitated dust fell, the burning flames outlined their contours again, casting scorching light toward the ground.

Feeling the surging power returning to his body, the smile on Atum's face became more and more arrogant, just like Kalmandes's incarnation in the mortal world.

However, at this moment, a wisp of bright moonlight fell on his shoulder, freezing his expression on his face.

Glak, who was waiting in full battle array, looked up slightly in shock, only to see a silver-white light spilling down from the opened hole.

That was the moonlight from the dome of the fourth floor of the labyrinth!

And it wasn't just moonlight!

Glak also saw in surprise that thick and long roots were extending downward along the outline of the bright moonlight, and spreading toward the burning sun in the air at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Sherry, riding on the back of a sika deer, looked up and called out in surprise, watching the roots and buds extending downward.

"It's Little Gray!"

That was the common ancestor of the Graywind Tribe and the Misty Forest, and even the Silver Pine Forest!

It was also a branch of the Mother Tree of Life, "Yggd"!

Helen, who led the mage group, also showed an expression of surprise on her face, clearly not expecting that the ancestor worshipped by the Graywind Tribe would take action at this time.

Among those present, except for Luo Yan, no one had any surprise.

That was the leader of the Graywind Tribe, Tyrael.

From the moment Kalmandes's avatar descended, he felt that the old ancestor in his hand couldn't suppress the restless desire.

Rather than saying that the Demon King had invited him out to help, it was better to say that he was complying with his desire.

Tens of thousands of roots and buds emerged from the deep pit of the dome, weaving into a huge hand in the air, slowly gripping toward the giant head that was burning fiercely.

The scorching light kept scorching its green leaves, but soon more and newer buds drilled out from the roots, embracing the scorching light.

Looking at the scorching sun gradually disappearing in the "fingers," Atum's face gradually revealed an expression of horror, his incredulous eyes shaking uneasily, as if he had seen a ghost.

"No... this is impossible!"

That was the Flame of Destruction that could burn everything!

How could it be surrounded by a bunch of rotten wood?!

Clearly—

He didn't understand the essence of what he worshipped, just primitively worshipping that totem hanging high in the sky.

Of course, it wasn't his fault for not thinking of it.

After all, even if he could think of it, he couldn't have expected that there was a "branch tree" of the Tree of Life in this labyrinth.

Although the believers of the Yggd tree were not as numerous as the believers of Shengxisi, they were still one of the mainstream faiths in this world.

And the vast life force contained within it also belonged to the "thoughts of the masses" in this world!

The power filling his whole body was passing away at a speed visible to the naked eye, and what made Atum terrified was not just the gradually extinguishing sun, but also a trace of retreat he sensed from the "Flame of Destruction."

His god was abandoning him!

From that increasingly obvious retreat, he felt Kalmandes's disappointment.

He couldn't help but take a step back, and at this moment, a slight buzzing sound drifted into his ears.

Before he could react to what had happened, a wisp of black smoke had pierced his throat, and gathered into a dagger with an unfixed shape more than ten meters behind him.

"It seems the god you serve is just so-so."

Putting the ethereal, smoke-like dagger back into its sheath, the "Shadow Demon General" Thanos sneered maliciously, watching with vindictive satisfaction as that head rolled onto the ground.

At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield.

Gazing at the thousands of roots descending from the sky, Luo Yan smiled and extended his right hand.

In the line of sight of Xixi, who was looking up in astonishment, he made a light grasping motion toward the giant's head, which was burning with shock, as if he were toying with that precarious "sun" in the palm of his hand.

"Go down."

The very instant that light vanished between his fingers, a deathly darkness instantly shrouded the entire seething battlefield!

The light that had been scorching everyone disappeared, and expressions of relief emerged on one face after another as they looked up, just like welcoming sweet rain after a long drought.

The Demon King said that light was too dazzling.

And so, the sky went dark.

Feeling like my life is hanging by a thread before the daily update time...

(End of chapter)