Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 248 Annihilation in an Instant
Looking at the Rift King that had been blasted out, Jiang Ye nodded in satisfaction, his initial goal already achieved.

The initial Zerg attack did indeed frighten the Rift King; the terrifying energy level, if it were a Vulcan Source Crystal, would be worth billions of points.

If it were any other mechanical weapon, its energy reserves would be incredibly high. Jiang Ye must have been extremely confident to launch such a bold attack.

But what the Rift King didn't know was that Jiang Ye was using the Zerg Legion. Every Zerg warrior was immortal, making them a perpetual motion machine in some respects, unlike those mechanical weapons that required a lot of energy reserves to replenish each attack.

"Blood Shadow King, King Sok!" King Rift urgently contacted the two ultimate king-level powerhouses through the "virtual world".

"The humans have arrived?" came the slightly hoarse voice of the Blood Shadow King from the other side.

"He's already here! Blood Shadow King, King Sok, in my opinion, this human's methods are bizarre, and he's using deadly moves frequently. We absolutely cannot be careless in the slightest. We must immediately proceed with Plan Three!" The mechanical voice of Rift King carried a hint of panic.

"The Third Plan?" Blood Shadow King was somewhat surprised.

“Yes, no hesitation! We must strike hard from the start! These are two coordinates. You two teleport to these two locations respectively, and then…” The Rift King spoke at lightning speed, quickly setting up the plan through the virtual world.

It had originally planned to deal with Jiang Ye alone and force the alien beast that was protecting Jiang Ye to appear, but now it was terrified by Jiang Ye's methods and only wanted the two powerful kings to appear immediately and deal with this terrifying human together.

……

On the edge of the Flame Sacrifice Continent, an ancient and mysterious palace stood silently. An eerie purple mist permeated the palace, where Blood Shadow King and King Sok had been waiting for some time.

Blood Shadow King and Sok King exchanged a glance.

The two powerful alien beings exchanged a glance. Blood Shadow King, exuding a cold aura, spoke in a low, powerful voice: "Sock, don't hold back, we must annihilate that human in one fell swoop!"
"Don't worry," King Sok laughed. "With our combined attack, I don't believe he can dodge it."

That being said, they were all at the pinnacle of cosmic power, King-level experts, and each possessed trump cards for survival. Although they aimed to kill Jiang Ye with all their might, they wouldn't easily waste those precious trump cards and ultimate moves.

call out!call out!
Two streaks of light flashed by, and they instantly teleported away, leaving behind only an empty palace.

……

mid-air,
Jiang Ye was dressed in golden armor and a silver robe, radiating a faint golden aura, like a war god descending to earth.

His gaze was fixed on the Rift King, whose hideous true form had been revealed in the distance.

"You are the Rift King!" Jiang Ye's eyes held a hint of the domineering aura inherent in dragons as he looked the other person up and down.

"I thought you were too scared to show yourself." Jiang Yeyao looked at the Rift King. "You spread false news that I had taken the treasure of the sacrificial tower, probably to force me to show myself. But I offered a bounty to find you, so you should have known about it long ago, yet you still didn't show yourself. Now you've suddenly shown yourself. It seems you have complete confidence in dealing with me?"

"Hmph, humans, give me back my base spaceship, and we'll leave each other alone from now on!" the Rift King roared, its mechanical chest heaving violently, and arcs of energy coursing around its body.

Jiang Ye's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Base spaceship? You mean that pile of junk? Sorry, I sold it a long time ago. To be honest, it was a lot of money. Otherwise, I wouldn't have offered such a large reward just for finding you."

"What! It's sold!"

Upon hearing this, the Rift King's mechanical parts trembled violently, emitting creaking sounds. The red light in its eyes instantly surged several times over as it roared angrily, "How dare you! That was the master's life's work! You despicable human, today I will tear you to pieces and make you pay a terrible price for what you've done!"

Jiang Ye, looking completely unconcerned, crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, saying, "You? You were scared out of your wits just now, and now you're all talk and no action. I bet you're all bark and no bite. What, did you call in reinforcements? You think you're all that? If you're so capable, come and fight me one-on-one. Don't just bluff."

The Rift King was so enraged that smoke billowed from its body, and beams of energy surged wildly around it. It roared madly in its heart: "Damn humans! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have that huge beast protecting you. I'll let you be arrogant for a while. Later, I will take every bone out of your body and make it into parts, so that you will be a part of my spoils forever!"

call out!call out!
Two figures suddenly appeared in the distant sky.

"Ha!" A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the Rift King. "They've arrived."

"Hmm?" Jiang Ye's cold gaze swept across the distance. The two figures exuded a terrifying aura that made people's hearts tremble. The tall Blood Shadow King's entire body was covered with a layer of bloody light, while the aura and pressure emanating from the Sok King were equally impressive. The strength of these two auras was in no way inferior to that of the Dark Thunder King without any powerful treasures.

"The limits of being a King," Jiang Ye thought to himself, "are the Blood Shadow King and the Sok King!"

Before the battle, Jiang Ye naturally gathered intelligence.

He thoroughly investigated all the famous powerhouses, especially those at the pinnacle of the King level, within the area covered by the O26 barracks base, such as the Yanji Continent and the Star Tower, including Blood Shadow King and King Sok.

"I didn't expect it to be the two of them," Jiang Ye thought to himself.

It should be noted that although the Blood Shadow King and the Sok King in front of us are both from the Mechanical Race camp, they are not actually members of the Mechanical Race.

"Humanity!"

brush!
The countless crystals on the Blood Shadow King's body instantly transformed into blood-red eyes, sending chills down one's spine.

“Human.” King Sok always wore a mask, making it impossible to see his expression.

At this moment, the auras of Blood Shadow King and Sok King surged to their peak, and the energy around them raged like a raging storm.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with tacit understanding and determination, before turning to Jiang Ye with murderous intent surging in their eyes.

call out!call out!
The two figures moved at extreme speed, leaving two long afterimages in the void. The space was violently compressed, producing a deafening explosion.

"Die!" Seeing this scene, the Rift King, thousands of kilometers away in mid-air, was so excited that its mechanical parts trembled slightly.

Its mechanical eyes gleamed with greed. The image of Jiang Ye being killed by two powerful King-level experts had already appeared in its mind. It thought to itself that if it didn't have to take action, Blood Shadow King and King Sok alone could deal with this troublesome human. Not only could it easily take back everything it had lost, but it might also be able to plunder countless treasures from Jiang Ye. That would be absolutely wonderful.

"Well done!" Jiang Ye roared, his inner power surging wildly. The golden aura around him grew even brighter, and dragon armor faintly appeared on the surface of his golden armor.

The dragon armor was covered with ancient runes, each one exuding an aura that inspired awe.

With the two combined, Jiang Ye's defense reached its peak.

"Blood Shadow Annihilation!"

Blood Shadow King was the first to arrive. He was a Soul Master at the pinnacle of the King-level and also skilled in using telekinetic weapons. Therefore, regardless of which of his attack methods he used, his speed was several times faster than that of King Sok, who was using martial arts techniques. Suddenly, thousands of blood-red threads shot out from the crystals all over his body, each thread twisting and turning with agility, as if it were alive.

It rapidly solidified in the void with a strange trajectory, forming a huge dodecahedral cage in the blink of an eye, sealing off all of Jiang Ye's escape routes.

Seeing Jiang Ye trapped in the blood-red crystal cage, Blood Shadow King sneered inwardly, thinking to himself that this human was too arrogant. Faced with the combined attack of two powerful Kings, he did not choose to dodge, which was extremely foolish.

Immediately, with a thought, thousands of blood-red threads, carrying surging soul power, rushed towards Jiang Ye's sea of ​​consciousness like a horde of hungry demons, baring their fangs and claws.

The soul attack traversed the void, causing ripples to spread through the space wherever it passed, carrying a terrifying aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

However, the moment this soul attack touched Jiang Ye, something strange happened.

A golden aura flashed around Jiang Ye, and the overwhelming soul attack vanished without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

Upon seeing this, Blood Shadow King's eyes flashed with disbelief. As a Soul Master at the pinnacle of the King level, his "Blood Shadow Annihilation" soul attack had caused countless powerful figures to perish. Even powerful figures of the same level would suffer severe damage to their souls if struck by this attack. Yet, this human before him was completely unharmed.

"This... how is this possible!" Blood Shadow King couldn't help but exclaim, his voice filled with shock and confusion. He couldn't understand what was so special about this human that he could so easily withstand his soul attack.

"Soul attack?"

Jiang Ye looked at the Blood Shadow King's shocked and distorted expression, and a smile appeared on his lips. The smile was tinged with mockery, as if he was laughing at the Blood Shadow King's ignorance.

break!
Just as Blood Shadow King was in shock, Jiang Ye unleashed his power, a million times greater than that of a peak Realm Lord. He threw a punch, the wind howling as it slammed into the blood-red crystal cage with boundless force.

With a loud "boom," the blood-red crystal on the cage shattered instantly, turning into countless points of light that dissipated into the void.

Jiang Ye flashed like a golden lightning bolt, instantly breaking free of the cage's restraints.

"Human, die!"

At this moment, King Sok finally arrived, his dark spear gleaming with a chilling light, thrusting straight at Jiang Ye's back.

King Sok's dark spear, imbued with the full power of a king-level expert, pierced heavily onto the dragon armor, as if striking the hardest barrier in the universe, producing a crisp sound like metal clashing against stone, sparks flying everywhere.

"How could this be?" King Sok was astonished, finding it hard to believe that his deadly spear strike had been blocked so easily. The tip of his spear trembled, and cracks appeared faintly, while Jiang Ye only shuddered slightly before standing firmly, completely unharmed.

"Too weak!" Jiang Ye stomped his foot on the void, his body shooting back towards King Sok like a cannonball, his right fist wrapped with wisps of dragon might as he slammed into King Sok.

King Sok's expression changed slightly, a strong sense of unease welling up in his heart. He held his spear horizontally, defending with all his might.

With a deafening boom, energy surged forth from the point where fists and spears clashed, forming a massive energy vortex centered on the two individuals. Within the vortex, energy surged wildly, continuously devouring everything around it, and space itself shattered instantly.

King Sok tried his best to block Jiang Ye's punch, which was more than ten million times the power of a peak World Lord, but he was still forced to retreat by Jiang Ye's attacks.

Just as he lost his footing, the five dark demon scales on Jiang Ye's right claw flashed with a cold light, like an indestructible blade, and instantly grabbed towards King Sok's body.

On the Dark Demon Scales, mysterious patterns shimmered with an eerie light, as if exuding a deadly allure.

puff!

A claw pierced through!
The dark demon scales on his right claw pierced into King Sok's immortal body, and the dark demon water imprinted within instantly began to corrode it.

The dark magic water, like a swarm of greedy insects, quickly spread throughout King Sok's divine body.

"No!" King Sok was completely terrified by the toxicity of the Dark Demon Water. His first instinct was to completely separate his divine body, but... it was too late!
It should be known that a being as powerful as the Universe Venerable can be instantly killed with just 1 gram of Dark Demon Water; and a King-level expert can be completely killed with just 0.1 gram of Dark Demon Water.

Although the Dark Demon Water on Jiang Ye's right claw was imprinted into the strange shape of the Secret Pattern Scales by the Creation Jade Disc, it could not release a large amount of poison water at once like pure Dark Demon Water. However, the strength of the poison water released at one time was definitely no less than 0.1 grams of Dark Demon Water.

What's even more terrifying is that, like the runes on a weapon, it is inexhaustible and endless as long as energy is input.

Under the frenzied erosion of the Dark Demon Water, it instantly merged into King Sok's body, spreading to every fragment of his divine body and eroding every cell... King Sok was simply unable to resist.

His divine body lost fifty percent in a short moment, and his strength was less than one-tenth of what it used to be.

Fear overwhelmed him like a surging tide.

"No! This is impossible!" King Sok's voice was filled with terror. As a peak-level King-ranked expert, he had roamed the universe for many years and had never encountered such a bizarre situation. "King of Rift, you've ruined me!!!"

Just as King Sok was filled with terror and despair, the Dark Magic Water seemed to sense his unwillingness and struggle, and its rate of erosion suddenly accelerated.

Strange black smoke began to continuously emerge from the remaining divine bodies.

In just a moment, this king-level limit turned into stardust-like glimmers of light and dissipated into the endless void.

As Blood Shadow King watched as King Sok, who had reached the pinnacle of kingship, was annihilated in an instant, a chill ran through him. He looked at Jiang Ye with fear and apprehension in his eyes.

"King of Rift!"

Blood Shadow King abruptly turned his head, staring intently at Rift King, and demanded sharply, "Is this the human you said you could easily deal with? How could he be so terrifying, annihilating King Sok in a single move! How many more things are you hiding from us?"

The icy aura surged instantly, as if the surrounding air had frozen, and streaks of blood-red mist emanated from his body, resembling tangible rage.

The Rift King was also shocked by this scene, and said in a panic, "I... I didn't expect him to be this strong. Before, he only had a strange and powerful beast, but it shouldn't be this strong. That human must have bought a powerful weapon through the treasure of the sacrificial tower!"

"A weapon capable of instantly killing a King-level expert is of immeasurable value. As long as we kill that human, we will reap endless rewards."

"Hmph! You'd have to be alive to take it!"

(End of this chapter)