Chapter 399: The Humiliated Defeated

In the consciousness space, the malicious laughter of the Observer Star still echoed.

Facing this fused monster that combined the traits of the most terrifying enemies in his memory.

There was no fear in Luo En’s eyes; instead, there was a hint of excitement.

"Since this is a consciousness space, activating the Avatar Stance shouldn't have the same hidden dangers as last time..."

Thinking of this, he began to activate the substitute puppet link deep within his consciousness.

——Avatar Stance

The next moment, Luo En’s body began to undergo strange changes.

Starting from his ankles, pitch-black metallic liquid surged out like a tide.

It quickly climbed over his calves and thighs, spreading all the way up.

The moment the black liquid touched his skin, it fused perfectly with his flesh, forming an active armor that fit like a second skin.

Energy patterns flowed across the surface of the armor, pulsing rhythmically like veins, exuding a beauty that was both elegant and deadly.

Blade-like protrusions extended from the shoulder armor, which could be deployed into lethal weapons at any time during battle.

When the change reached his head, a ferocious and majestic faceplate slowly formed, revealing only a pair of eyes emitting a cold light.

The entire armoring process took only an instant, but the enhancement it brought was earth-shattering.

Luo En could clearly feel the power surging like a tsunami roaring within his body.

His muscle density had increased several times over, each fiber containing the terrifying strength to tear through steel;

His neural reaction speed had leaped forward, as if time itself had slowed down in his eyes.

That combat instinct from the abyss also fused perfectly with his rational thinking.

The magic sword in his hand sensed the change in its master’s state and began its own transformation.

Silver metallic fluid flowed like living water across the blade, reshaping the weapon’s form.

The blade dissolved and extended, the guard unfolded like wings, and the hilt elongated, branching out into a string-groove structure.

Within moments, a longbow exuding a deadly aura appeared in his palm.

The bowstring was condensed from highly compressed magic power, almost transparent, yet radiating a sharp aura capable of cutting through the air.

"Let me test your quality first."

Luo En pulled back the bowstring, and the light elements gathering at his fingertips began to condense into the form of an arrow.

The derivative application of the Halo of Radiance displayed a brand-new mode under the Avatar Stance.

The light arrow appeared incandescent white, but deep purple light flowed at its core—this was the attached abyss erosion power.

The fused monster sensed the threat.

The exposed, deformed brain began to throb violently, the veins on its surface wriggling like earthworms.

Countless thorny tentacles stood high like angry snakes.

A foul stench of decay permeated the air.

——Arrow of Light

Luo En released the bowstring, and the arrow tore through the void like a meteor.

But just as it was about to hit, the fused monster displayed extremely strong reaction capabilities.

Dawode’s brain suddenly swelled by a circle.

A thunderous sonic wave erupted instantly, forming visible distorted ripples in the air.

The light arrow collided with the sonic barrier, as if hitting an invisible wall.

Its trajectory shifted instantly, grazing past the monster’s left shoulder and leaving a flashing trail of light in the air.

"It seems it’s not just about stats, but also mechanics; this monster is indeed not to be trifled with..."

Luo En analyzed silently and immediately increased the distance.

Dawode was the first opponent he faced after coming to this world and fusing his soul.

It might not be worth mentioning now, but it held special significance for him.

The fusion body before him was clearly a super-enhanced version.

It didn't just have Dawode’s abilities; it had fused the traits of other terrifying existences.

The monster’s counterattack also arrived like a rainstorm at this moment.

Dozens of thorny tentacles arrived through the air, bringing with them a whistling wind that tore through the atmosphere.

If one were to be hit by this, it probably wouldn't be as simple as just getting a few bruises...

At the same time, Dawode’s brain released an even more intense sonic shockwave.

This time, it wasn't just a simple physical vibration, but a mental pollution sound stream mixed with countless evil whispers.

Those voices crawled in his mind like thousands of insects, attempting to tear his sanity apart from the inside.

The Holy Disk’s abyss-corrosion trait also took effect simultaneously.

Thick, ink-like black mist seeped from every pore of the monster’s body, quickly spreading to the surrounding area.

Wherever the black mist passed, even the void of the consciousness space was corroded with dense, tiny cracks, like a shattered mirror.

But the most lethal part was the Time Hound’s conical mouthparts.

Luo En could barely see the movement trajectory of those mouthparts.

He could only feel an extremely dangerous threat of death, stinging every one of his nerves like needle points.

With multiple overlapping terrifying attacks, ordinary dodging was meaningless.

Luo En activated the skill he had obtained from Erika without hesitation.

——Time Jump!

The world in his eyes instantly turned into a viscous, amber-like state.

The tentacle strikes became as slow as a snail crawling, the propagation of the sonic waves left visible trajectories, and even the expansion of the corrosive black mist was as clear as slow motion.

In this unconventional time perception, he easily passed through the gaps of the multiple attacks.

He appeared at the other end of the battlefield like a ghost.

After returning to the normal flow of time, an explosive sound came from behind him.

The position where he had just been was now completely destroyed by tentacles, sonic waves, and corrosive mist, leaving behind a bottomless, massive crater.

"This attack intensity..."

Luo En couldn't help but recall the thrilling duel with the Time Hound last time.

That time in the Hermit Star’s memory space, he almost never woke up again.

After the Time Hound’s conical mouthparts landed a hit, it caused him nearly fatal mental trauma.

If he hadn't urgently activated the silver pocket watch’s reset ability, he would have long since become that monster’s mental food.

Later, he recalled a theory he had once read.

Special existences like the Time Hound could only exert their maximum power in specific space-time angles.

So he used the "Halo of Radiance" to illuminate those shadow areas, successfully compressing the opponent’s range of activity.

Only by using the high-dimensional whispers he had recorded was he able to luckily repel that terrifying existence.

"Since the method worked last time, this time it should also..."

Luo En was preparing to repeat the same trick, but found that the situation before him was far more complex than he had imagined.

When he began to construct the spell model for the "Halo of Radiance," the entire battlefield environment immediately roared like an enraged beast.

"Hahaha!"

The Observer Star, which had been watching from the sidelines, burst into harsh laughter again:

"Daring to cheat? You must be punished!"

The ground suddenly cracked open with countless spiderweb-like vents.

Scorching lava erupted from them, directly targeting his position for a saturation attack.

Dangerous spatial rifts flashed in the air.

"As expected, it won't let me have an easy time... Now the entire environment has been set to a hostile state!"

Luo En sighed softly, having to divert a large amount of attention to deal with these additional environmental threats.

He dodged and weaved between the lava eruptions, while carefully avoiding the spatial rifts that could appear at any time in the air.

Each dodge required millisecond-level calculations; a slight carelessness would result in being torn to pieces by these environmental traps.

But even under such harsh conditions, he insisted on maintaining the expansion of the Halo of Radiance.

The golden-red light danced in the darkness, desperately dispelling the shadow areas that favored the Time Hound’s blinking.

The fused monster was indeed affected to a certain extent.

Its originally ghost-like movement ability began to slow down, occasionally pausing for a moment in mid-air.

But just as Luo En thought the strategy was starting to work, another change occurred.

Countless black tentacles, like octopus arms, stretched out from deeper within the void.

They wriggled as if they had life, gradually covering the areas illuminated by the light.

These tentacles continuously released black matter that devoured the light.

No matter how bright the Halo of Radiance was, it would be gradually eroded and weakened by this matter.

In the end, the environment returned to being a shadow angle suitable for blinking.

"Didn't your mentors tell you?"

The Observer Star continued its trash-talking segment:

"In my domain, I am the only rule-maker! You’d better stop embarrassing yourself with your little cleverness here."

Luo En felt the effect of the Halo of Radiance being systematically weakened, and a sense of powerlessness couldn't help but rise in his heart.