Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 257 Lissandra's Mother is Here! The Restless Celestial Spirit
"Li Ke, you've made the most foolish decision ever!"

The composure and calmness that Pierre had displayed upon his entrance were gone, replaced by an angry expression on that humanoid head.

Her pale pupils rolled upwards, and on the white jawbone of her chest and abdomen, four purple gems that had previously resembled ornaments began to blink. Those were Pierce's eyes, and those were also Pierce's true head.

The pseudo-human's form split apart, and the purple fish that had been surrounding Bervis and swimming quietly beside her began to frantically stir as if startled, their tails thrashing violently as if trying to get away from Bervis.

However, within the split human body, countless wriggling things appeared, resembling tentacles or elongated human arms. These things suddenly shot out and instantly preyed on all the fish trying to escape, pulling them into their bodies.

The enormous wings that had been covering its body spread out, each wing exceeding twenty meters in length, and were still growing larger. The strange head was also growing larger.

The head resembled a large fish, with its facial bones growing in an astonishing way. At first glance, it looked like a giant crown, with a pair of horns on top that curved upwards, and below that, a ferocious mouth, each white tooth the size of a human head.

Her magnificent body bristled with hair and beard, and golden light cast faint patterns on her ray-like form. The surrounding purple ocean twisted and turned, and veins appeared on her body. These veins then detached from Bervis's skin, each one like a living creature in its own kingdom.

In a short time, the ray had grown to a size of several hundred meters, and the purple ocean continued to expand outward, from a range of only a few dozen meters at the beginning to now affecting the entire Sea of ​​Bones.

The purple ocean was not a creation of the spirit, for it had already affected the earth's surface. Yellow sand floated and swam among the purple waters, and the true form of Perseus stood there. Schools of fish constantly appeared and circled around its queen, like birds soaring above distant peaks.

The scene was grotesque, bizarre, and terrifying, yet it possessed an indescribable beauty.

This was the first time Li Ke had ever seen the void. Although it was just a void created by Bervis, it still gave Li Ke a tremendous sensory shock.

"puff--"

With a whooshing sound, the seawater rippled, and Rick instantly lifted Aatrox to shield himself.

"when!"

With a loud thud, Rick saw the object that was attacking him: the huge tentacles of Bervis's tail. Then, Bervis's left wing also stabbed at Rick, not slapping him, but stabbing him.

A huge purple spike adorned the edge of the purple fleshy wings. The spike struck Aatrox's sword, causing the latter to grunt, and sending Rick flying as well.

Then, before Rick could react, Piervis quickly launched countless attacks.

"You chose the outcome I least wanted to see, Li Ke. Why did you think I dared to come out without considering the current situation?"

Piervis's four eyes, like those of a predator, were fixed on Rick, and he said, "All of this was within my expectations!"

"Belvis, you've got a lot of damn nonsense to say." With a sharp flick of his wrist, Li Ke immediately unleashed a torrent of blood energy to aid him.

With Aatrox's blessing, Rick's destructive power has reached the level of a demigod.

Amidst the interplay of green and red, the Sword of Limitless pierced the sky, like a willow branch landing on a purple lake, momentarily severing the purple ocean created by Bervis.

"That's right, if you want to fight, then fight. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Jax leaped up from the side, raising the Eternal Flame high to smash it towards Belvis's head. The ray's tail flipped, and a huge tail spike sprang towards Jax, while countless writhing purple tentacles also grabbed at Jax.

"What I excel at is dealing with monsters of your size!" Seeing this, Jax did not retreat but advanced, gripping the middle of the Eternal Flame with both hands and exerting force with his wrists. Instantly, a barrier of flames formed around Jax, carrying him toward Bervis. The scene was just like a fireball plunging into the seabed and crashing into a terrifying monster hidden in the deep sea.

Taking advantage of Bervis's distraction, Li Ke launched an attack. Holding Aatrox in his right hand, he gently shook his right hand, and a longsword formed from wind element appeared. He simultaneously unleashed two attacks from the two swords towards Bervis.

Two beams of sword light shot up from the ground, piercing through the waves.
A strip of green and red, a gust of wind blowing!
"Utterly absurd!"

"You don't understand the Void at all. You think you're sacrificing yourselves for the greater good, but in reality, you're adding fuel to the fire! Cooperate with me, and at least you'll have hope. I'm far more generous than them, and I'm willing to give you a chance!"
To eliminate the Watchers, I need a long time to process them—perhaps a year, or even longer. During this time, you can certainly find a way to kill me, or gather more powerful individuals.

"Roar!"

Piervis was speaking when she suddenly let out an angry roar. She turned her head and saw that Rick had already plunged Aatrox into her lower abdomen. Her right wing lashed out at Rick, sending him flying.

Flying hundreds of meters backward, Li Ke spun his body in the air before landing lightly and then shaking his arms.

He shook off the purple blood that stained Aatrox's body, then squinted at Bervis.

"Look, you can get hurt too, Pierce. You're not as strong as you think."

Piervis gave Li Ke a cold, sweeping look. At this moment, she no longer tried to change Li Ke's mind with words.

She could see that Jax was swayable, even the Darkin greatsword could be persuaded, but this human in front of her was not.

"If you insist on going your own way, I won't try to stop you anymore. So be it. Let me see if you still have this expression on your face when your world is swallowed by the void."

"I want to leave, you can't stop me, you can't kill me!"

"Belvis said coldly, and then she began to flap her wings forcefully, and the purple sea in the sky began to press down.

"Oh no! Rick, she's trying to escape!" Jax shouted upon seeing this.

With himself, Lee, Janna protecting the Sand People, Taliyah, and Jinx, the three demigods could easily subdue Bervis, but if Bervis wanted to run, Jax really didn't think he could stop him.

This purple sea is a set of rules. Although it appears on Runeterra, it transcends the rules of Runeterra. To put it simply, this purple ocean is another world altogether.

You can think of it as something like the spiritual realm or the underworld.

In other words, Bervis, who is integrated with the Purple Sea, is the master of this world. Once she escapes, it will be almost impossible for her to enter the Purple Sea again.

Therefore, Jax felt anxious.

Li Ke also paused, his magic power almost completely drained. Aatrox also roared and released his blood energy, attempting to intercept Bervis with a stronger attack.

But Pierre-Viss only let out a cold laugh.

"I've already said, if I want to leave, you can't stop me! Even with that wind spirit added to the mix, you still can't stop me."

Piervis's voice suddenly disappeared as her four eyes rolled upwards in horror, looking up at the sky with a hint of terror in them.

Yes, it was terror.

At this moment, fear flashed in all four of Pierre's eyes, along with a hint of anger hidden within that fear.

A snowflake appeared, swaying in the blazing sun, then slowly fell and melted into the purple sea.

"Kacha——"

A crisp sound rang out from the top corner of the purple ocean, and that place changed color, from purple to white-blue, and then, the water turned into ice.

A detached voice resounded in everyone's minds, ethereal and holy, carrying an endless chill.

"What if I were included?"

Hearing this voice, Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

Lissandra. She really came!
Li Ke's earlier claim that he could bring Lissandra was pure boasting, because this purple ocean completely blocked the possibility of transmitting information outwards.

As Jax put it, they are now in Bernis's "territory".

Swain and Karma, among others, were unable to sense the commotion here, but Lissandra was an exception.

She possesses a powerful ability that even Li Ke can't figure out, and the official designers haven't given a detailed explanation of yet—entering dreams.

With this ability, Lissandra can freely walk on the edge of the two worlds and clearly overlook what is happening in various parts of Runeterra. And now, she has indeed arrived!
Her white hair was piled up at the back of her head. She wore a long white dress, and her face, devoid of makeup, was pale and clean. Her eyes were closed, and she waved her hands. Her thin lips parted slightly:
"freeze."

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"what is this?"

"Is it raining?!"

In Nashlamay, a coastal city of Shurima, the local Shurimas looked up in astonishment to see things falling from the sky. But then they noticed that the objects were falling rather slowly, and upon closer inspection, the Shurimas' eyes widened in disbelief.

"Oh my god! Mommy, Mommy, come out quickly, come out quickly!"

"This...this is snowing?!"

"How can it snow in Shurima?!"

Snow fell heavily across the vast desert, and if the snow could be seen in Nashlamy, a port city on the edge of Shurima, then it must be possible in other parts of Shurima as well.

Inside an abandoned tower deep in the yellow sand, a tall figure with a beast's face and a human body was cleaning books. In the darkness, he seemed to sense something, put down the book in his hand, and stepped towards the top of the tower.

Upon reaching the top and pushing open the door, the first thing to be revealed in the sunlight was an absolutely black dog's head. This isn't an insult; it really was a dog's head.

On this dog's head, you can see various adjectives such as handsome, intelligent, refined, and composed.

"The world is about to change."

The dog-headed creature spoke in human language, then stretched out its hand, letting a snowflake fall into its palm.

It never snows in Shurima, but today it snowed in Shurima.

Then, he let out a long sigh.

Shurima is home to many temples, especially in the western region, which is home to the ancient capital of Shurima, a city where the sun never sets, built around a sun disk. And around the massive sand city stand countless temples.

Each temple represented an oasis, but with the death of Azir, the Falcon Father, these oases also disappeared.

Meanwhile, in an abandoned temple in the western desert region, a worn-out plate sits on a long stone table, containing some fruit and the bodies of black insects.

A small paw reached out and grabbed an insect's leg, followed by a snapping sound.

"Oh my god! I'm so scared! I'm not going out! There's no way I can go out in this awful weather!"

A silly-sounding voice rang out, and then an armored creature was seen lying on a long table, crunching away at an insect leg.

Lazily flipped over, the bright yellow turtle lying belly up, scratched its belly with its little paws, and then comfortably lay on the stone slab and let out a satisfied burp.

"It has nothing to do with the turtle."

With that, the strange creature was about to drift off into a dream; it was going to sleep!
What? It's not going out?
The turtle won't go out!
It's important to know that the first principle of a tortoise's life is—

No! No! Chaos! No! Joining in! No! No! Noise!
It has always followed this rule, which is why it has survived to this day and is still living a happy and fulfilling life.

Therefore, it won't run out out of curiosity.
The thing that caused this heavy snowfall... well, even Turtle can't imagine how powerful it is. This ability to influence the heavens and earth and change the rules was something Setaka did thousands of years ago; Turtle witnessed her create a giant sun.

However, that was not as good as the present situation, because Setaka borrowed the power of the Sun Disc at that time, and Shurima was already extremely hot, so the rules of Shurima did not reject Setaka's power.

But what about this guy?

She caused a massive snowfall in Shurima! That's a repulsive attribute!
Hmph, that's why I'm not going out!
I'm being very honest, please don't hit me!

This snow, unseen for tens of thousands of years, awakened certain beings in Shurima, and its effects extended not only to Shurima but also to the cosmos.

The first to discover this snow were the Star Spirits who guarded the northern sky.

Then, more Protoss discovered the visions of Shurima.

“Lissandra has made her move. Pierce is doomed this time. There are few beings on this planet who can rival Lissandra. The witch is incredibly good at hiding her true strength. Over the past ten thousand years, no one knows how powerful she has become with that strange ability. Even in her last battle with Volibear, I don’t believe she really used her full power. She was on guard against us.”

In the starry sky, a voice spoke first.

“It’s a good thing that Bervis is dead. If she hadn’t died, she would have had a chance to devour the void and strengthen herself, which would have made her a big problem for us,” another voice said.

"But, as long as Piervis is alive, she can slow down the awakening of the Void."

“I also think that Piervis cannot die, because right now, Rick is our biggest problem.”

"I agree with the statement that Rick is a big problem. Runeterra is now completely out of our control. If he really reveals the Void to humanity and unites them, then what will their next move be?"

The Protoss present fell silent.

When humanity unites and stops fighting amongst themselves, the Protoss will no longer be able to profit from human wars. Whether they are believers or followers, although they may not say it, Runeterra is indeed very important to them.

Moreover, with Pervis dealt with, the Void has been exposed, humanity has united, and the next to be exposed is the Protoss.

Therefore, after many Protoss beings remained silent, one of them spoke up.

His voice was strong and resolute: "Go down to the mortal realm."

"Forcefully open the Star Gate, descend to the lower realm!"

“Pantheon, after losing Maisa, the opening of the Stargate is not like before. Zoe simply won’t listen to us. To open the Stargate, we need to consume a lot of resources, at least six Protoss to forcibly maintain the stability of the Stargate, and devout believers as mediums to provide us with physical bodies.”

"I am willing to step in and maintain the Star Gate."

“I’m willing too. Honestly, we can’t let Li Ke grow up like this any longer.”

“It’s unlikely that we can forcefully kill Rick. Lissandra is right next to him, and he has the ability to cross the boundary at any time. Not to mention, forcibly going down to the mortal realm to kill Rick would likely anger Ornn. That old goat suddenly shook the starry sky with his iron-forging a while ago, which was a warning to us. If we do that, none of the people in the mortal realm will survive. However, it’s still possible to disrupt their plans.”

Upon hearing the Protoss's words, the Protoss named Pantheon snorted coldly, but said nothing.

Because he was genuinely afraid of Ornn.
Even though he is a Protoss of War and craves battle, he will not provoke Ornn.

Ornn's strength has already reached the level of a half-step Star Lord. If he takes another step, he will become a Star Lord and become the creator of the starry sky. Such an existence is not one that Pantheon can afford to provoke.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so it's decided then."

"The lower realm!"

"Help Bervise escape. After this, given Void's vengeful nature, she will constantly cause trouble for Li Ke. A guy who hides and keeps getting stronger, she will become Li Ke's greatest enemy!"

The Protoss made their decision quickly.

They had noticed Rick back in Bilgewater, but they didn't take him seriously then. As a result, Freljord's fighting spirit erupted.

Li Ke's growth has been too rapid. It took them nearly ten thousand years to reach their current level, but what about Li Ke?!
How old is he now?!
And he is now close to them!

In an instant, six Star Spirits emerged from the Star Spirits, each taking a position at one of the six corners, and unleashed their power toward the center.

A six-pointed star appeared in the night sky, and then the star spirits began to communicate with the humans on Mount Targon to select a physical body for temporary descent to the mortal realm.

This is not a power transfer, but a forced possession of a physical body. The consequence is that the possessed human will explode and die due to the immense power they bear, as they have no inheritance.

But to die for them, the Protoss, is that humanity's honor, isn't it?!
"Buzz!"

Soon, beams of light appeared.

Then, Pantheon was the first to rush into the hexagram formation.

"boom--"

In an instant, strange phenomena occurred on Mount Targon in Runeterra.

(End of this chapter)