Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

"boom!"

Annihilation and Catastrophe merged completely, transforming into white flames that adhered to the axe blade.

Its power is terrifying, as if it carries the weight of the entire world, and it is probably enough to easily injure a true ninth-level being!

However, if one were to take all the damage from this attack, the outcome would be uncertain!

Seeing this, Rakshasa let out a low shout and forcefully activated [Shatter], forcibly breaking free from the shackles of time and flashing to the side—

However, Jiang Mian seemed to have anticipated her movements, and suddenly changed the direction of the giant flaming axe, slashing horizontally at her!

The sun wheel rapidly approached, but Rakshasa's movements became increasingly slow, and he was once again captured by the power of time.

Finally, after about a second, she stopped moving completely.

But the giant flaming axe continued its relentless advance, shattering the longsword in Rakshasa's hand before landing at his waist!

"Click—"

A crisp cracking sound rang out as her body shattered into pieces.

Those fragments, with a texture like blood jade, scattered and crumbled, gradually decomposed by the power of [Annihilation], and disappeared.

Her upper body, after shattering, revealed three items:

A shattered white jade mask, a broken, rusty longsword, and a huge head.

"Strange, am I seeing things?"

Jiang Mian frowned slightly.

Before Rakshasa's physical body completely collapsed, the corners of her mouth seemed to curve slightly upwards.

It was as if... as if she had foreseen the outcome of the battle, and even death was part of her plan.

Why?

Jiang Mian solemnly withdrew the [Sun Wheel] and looked at the three strange props.

Then, she gently raised her hand, and the annihilating winds around her quickly gathered.

The highest level of calamity in the [Killing] path leaves behind various means of resurrection both before and after death.

Now it seems that these things are probably the necessary items for their resurrection.

Once destroyed, they are completely dead!

Just as the annihilating winds were about to completely engulf them, Jiang Mian heard a familiar "click" sound.

"What?!"

Mechanical heart!

Even though the Rakshasa is dead, that thing is still operating?

Her heart tightened, and she suddenly increased her output.

But after the sound appeared, the three things seemed to come alive, rushing out of the wind's embrace and heading towards the mechanical heart in the sky.

"?!"

Jiang Mian gritted his teeth, activated the [Sun Wheel], and transformed it back into a giant flaming axe, smashing it towards the three streaks of light!

"null!"

However, the mechanical heart emitted an invisible wave that directly forced Jiang Mian back, even causing a trace of golden blood to uncontrollably spill from the corner of her mouth.

Even the Sun Wheel was released from his grasp, transforming back into the form of a golden crow, and fell straight into the sea.

The three streams of light, unimpeded, plunged straight into the mechanical heart.

Then, a phantom image quietly appeared in the night sky.

It resembles an "iron ball," seemingly pieced together from various metal components, with an extremely rough surface and eerily scattered black and red flesh.

At the same time, a tangible gaze quietly fell upon Jiang Mian.

His gaze was filled with distortion and madness, but his essence was undoubtedly far superior to hers; he was a true being at the level of law.

"Projection of the Old Gods, [Shattered]..."

Jiang Mian wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

Is this Rakshasa's true purpose?

Sacrificing oneself and one's companions for a chance at resurrection, summoning projections of the Old Gods, and destroying the hope of humanity and the Old Gods.

"For a god-level being to intervene directly is clearly a foul, isn't it?"

Jiang Mian pursed her lips, her heart already sinking.

A true being at the level of law is far too different from her, a newbie who has just stepped onto the path to godhood!

Didn't they say that the Black Sun had no interest in interfering with the world's demise?

Could it be the thoughts of [Broken] after it has been assimilated?

"Damn it! Collaborators!"

Jiang Mian cursed inwardly and clutched her chest tightly.

Regardless, the facts are undeniable: that mechanical heart is still beating.

Every heartbeat creates tiny cracks in the world.

Although progress is slow, these things add up little by little, and if they are truly completed, the collapse of the [world] will probably only take an instant.

Moreover, every time the power of [Shattering] spreads even a little, a sharp pain comes from the chest, as if the chest is being torn apart little by little by an invisible force.

No!

If this continues, we're definitely doomed!

Jiang Mian mustered his strength, attempting to mobilize his power once more to fight against the [Shattered] projection.

But He is, after all, an ancient god, and even if it is just a projection, He possesses power that she cannot match.

Under His power, Jiang Mian struggled even to manipulate the elements, let alone activate His authority.

Having no other choice, she could only silently recite the names of a few "acquaintances" in her mind.

【Origin】, 【Red Moon】, 【All——】

Before she could finish reading, she suddenly heard a low sigh.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of light, interwoven with black and white, descended from the sky!

"No, they're really here?"

Jiang Mian's mouth was slightly open as she stared blankly at the "Tai Chi diagram" in the sky.

The moment He descended, the light and shadow of the entire world came alive.

Under the influence of the power of [Balance], the cracks in the night sky quickly stabilized, and Jiang Mian's pain was also greatly alleviated.

Although he hasn't fully recovered, his condition has at least stabilized.

Jiang Mian tentatively moved his body, then looked in the direction from which the force had come.

Within the distant pillar of light, a familiar figure seemed to be standing.

Before she could even see the person's face clearly, black and white light, like ocean waves, suddenly engulfed the "iron ball" phantom.

At the same time, it also submerged him.

The crazed, twisted gaze seemed to be forced away from Jiang Mian, turning its attention to dealing with the immense power of [Balance].

But perhaps due to incompatibility, the moment the two forces of law collided, [Shatter] was suppressed.

Not only did it fail to spread, it didn't even create a ripple.

However, [Shattered] is also an Old God. Although it is only a projection, it is not so easy to be defeated.

Time passed second by second.

The two sides remained deadlocked for an unknown period of time. Finally, the illusory "iron ball" could not hold on any longer and began to crumble, revealing the mechanical heart beneath.

Only after He had completely disappeared did Jiang Mian wave a gust of annihilation wind to erase the mechanical heart that was now just an empty shell.

Only after doing all this did she finally feel at ease.

"Mianmian!"

A golden light flashed in front of Jiang Mian, followed by a voice that felt both familiar and unfamiliar to her.

"Ye... eh?"

Jiang Mian was about to throw herself into Ye Chenyang's arms, but when she saw his current appearance, she was stunned.

Her face and figure were the same as before, but her long hair was draped over her shoulders and her beard reached her chest.

Jiang Mian curiously reached out and tugged at it. Hmm, it's genuine.

"Brother Ye, what's wrong with you?"

"Mianmian, stop fooling around."

Ye Chenyang patted the mischievous little hand with a hint of helplessness and said:

"When I went into seclusion, I adjusted the time within 'Eternal Light' and did not deliberately control my body."

"But Sister Jiang Li suddenly told me that something had happened to you, so I rushed over immediately without having time to pack up."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian's eyes lit up, and she leaned closer to sniff his scent.

"So it's the real body? Not a projection of consciousness?"

"certainly!"

Overwhelmed by the unexpected surprise, Jiang Mian could no longer contain herself and threw herself into his arms.

"Brother Ye~"

"Yes, I'm back, I'm back."

Ye Chenyang lowered his head and gently patted Jiang Mian's back.

For Jiang Mian, the two had not seen each other for a month.

But for him, the time span was much longer, and even "year" was just a basic unit...

In order to get out of quarantine as soon as possible, Ye Chenyang even temporarily adjusted the time to an extremely absurd degree, thus completing Jiang Ran's "small goal" ahead of schedule.

Jiang Mian was about to whimper for comfort and tell him about the destruction of their little home when she suddenly felt an itch on her neck.

She shuddered and instinctively pushed against Ye Chenyang's chest.

"Brother Ye, you...you pack your things first!"

With that, Jiang Mian stood up and dived into the sea.

"I'm going to retrieve something from the sea!"

Ye Chenyang stared at her retreating figure, completely frozen in place.

Am I being... rejected?