klisemfg Chapter 1432
Chapter 1432
The moment the eight Saint-level streaks of light rushed madly toward Tianqi City, the restrictions on the Merit Tower exploded.
It wasn't a deafening roar, but a mournful cry as the laws of nature tore apart.
The golden halo surrounding the towering building, like glass being gripped by an invisible giant hand, instantly covered its surface with spiderweb-like cracks, and runes flickered and struggled within the cracks.
The building shook more and more violently.
The wall, constructed from the Soul-Gathering Jade, began to peel off in large chunks. It didn't fall, but rather turned into dust under the pull of two forces, swirling and churning with the turbulent airflow.
The once orderly palace collapsed layer by layer. The sound of beams and pillars breaking was swallowed up by the humming of the laws resonating. As soon as the rubble flew out, it was crushed into finer dust by the surrounding killing energy.
Outside the core palace, several remaining merit-based restrictions shone brightly, yet they were like candles flickering in the wind.
The demonic shadow wandered outside the barrier, not rushing in, but the barrier trembled violently simply because of the aura emanating from its body.
The dark figure was surrounded by a stream of golden and black energy. The golden light of merit was originally the nemesis of demons, but now it was forcibly dragged and twisted by the true demonic energy, and instead became a weapon to tear apart the restrictions.
Inside the core palace, two saints stood back to back, their faces ashen.
The saint on the left has a half-condensed golden body of merit, with his feet deeply embedded in the earth vein nodes of the hall. Golden patterns spread along the floor tiles, attempting to reinforce the defense with the foundation of the entire merit building.
However, with each fluctuation of demonic energy, his golden body would crack a little, and golden blood would seep out along the cracks, only to be evaporated by the power of the laws within the hall upon landing.
"Hold on, Lord Wei and the others will return soon!" The Heavenly Secret Rune between the brows of the Saint on the right throbbed wildly, and the speed at which his hands formed hand seals was so fast that it was like a blur. Countless golden threads of calculation surged from his fingertips, densely wrapping around the defensive light shield around the palace.
The moment the silk threads touched the light shield, they were corroded by the intertwined power of demonic energy and merit, turning into ashes with a hissing sound.
He felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat a mouthful of golden blood essence onto the hand seal. The calculation threads barely solidified a little, but they could only allow the light shield to last a little longer.
They originally thought that staying behind was a cushy job, after all, they had the foundation of laws accumulated by the Merit Tower over a thousand years, plus their Saint-level cultivation, so even if the Heavenly Demon really attacked, they could hold out until reinforcements returned.
Only now do I realize that what I'm guarding isn't a building, but a chasm on the verge of collapse.
The shadowy figure finally moved.
The shadowy figure raised his hand, and a chaotic sphere of light condensed in his palm. The laws of space twisted on the surface of the sphere, and the golden light of merit and the true demonic energy spun wildly. There was also a wisp of indescribable gray energy mixed in with it—a law that even they could not recognize, yet it exuded a domineering power that surpassed both of them.
"boom!"
The ball of light landed on the defensive light shield, without a deafening explosion, only a crushing force at the level of laws.
The merit runes on the light shield dimmed and melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the originally solid light wall, like melting wax, gradually dented and cracked.
Both saints groaned simultaneously, the cracks in their golden bodies widened, and the celestial runes dimmed slightly.
They exhausted their very essence, pouring all the laws of their bodies into the light shield, but under the erosion of that chaotic light sphere, all resistance seemed futile.
The feeling of the sky falling and the earth cracking grew stronger.
The gilded seal on the top floor of the Merit Tower began to tremble, and the four characters "Earthly Merit" on the seal gradually blurred. The power of law surrounding it was drawn by the demonic shadow and instead became an aid in destroying the tower.
A huge gap was torn open in the dome, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured in, but it was instantly devoured and annihilated as soon as it came into contact with the chaotic laws within the hall.
The lower floors collapsed completely, and rubble and fragments of laws intertwined to form a violent torrent that surged toward the core palace.
The two saints gritted their teeth and activated the last bit of their essence, condensing a thin barrier of laws outside the palace to barely block the impact of the torrent. However, the cracks on the barrier were even denser than those on their golden bodies.
The demonic figure slowly stepped into the shattered light barrier, and the laws around it resonated even more intensely.
The space beneath his feet twisted and collapsed, forming black holes of varying depths, which were then forcibly smoothed out by the power of merit and true demons.
With each step he took, a section of the floor tiles in the core palace would crumble, and the power of merit surging from the earth's veins would be plundered and transformed as soon as it came into contact with his aura.
“This interdimensional demon… is an anomaly of the laws.” The saint on the left trembled as his golden body began to crumble inch by inch. “He can devour and merge the laws of merit, and is not bound by the order of the divine court at all.”
The celestial runes of the sage on the right were completely extinguished. He stared at the gray law surrounding the demonic shadow, his eyes filled with despair.
That is a power that can reconcile conflicting laws. Once it matures completely, let alone a Saint-level being, even a Saint King would probably find it difficult to control.
The defensive barrier shattered with a deafening roar, and a raging torrent of laws surged into the palace.
The two saints were thrown out and crashed heavily into the merit pillar in the hall. The pillar shattered instantly, and countless fragments of merit scattered, all of which were absorbed into the demonic shadow's body.
They struggled to get up, only to find that the fundamental laws had been suppressed, and they didn't even have the strength to lift their hands.
The demonic figure hovered in the center of the palace, its body surrounded by intertwined and swirling golden, black, and gray laws. The entire foundation of the Merit Tower trembled and crumbled under this power.
The two saints gazed at the demonic figure and finally understood the divine court's apprehension.
Such beings are not bound by laws and can move and merge between the forces of good and evil.
If we cannot destroy him today, given time, once he has fully mastered that unknown law, it is not impossible for not only the mortal realm but also the upper realm of the divine court to be overthrown.
The sounds of the building collapsing grew increasingly violent, the gap in the dome widened, and an apocalyptic scene enveloped the entire Apocalypse City. The demonic figure looked up at the sky, a subtle smile playing on its lips.