"Long time no see, Lin Yi."
That face, that voice... Holy crap?!
Lin Yi's pupils suddenly contracted, and his brain seemed to freeze for a moment.
The guy in front of him, who called himself "Shadow," lifted his hood and revealed a familiar face that he never expected!
"It's you?! How could you..." Lin Yi blurted out, his shock like a category 18 typhoon hitting the Pacific Ocean, with each wave higher than the last.
Lin Yi will never forget that face in his lifetime!
It's etched into my memory, like a maggot clinging to my bone!
It was him, the culprit who took everything from him and caused his family to be destroyed!
This plot twist is just too damn exciting!
Author, come out here! I promise I won't kill you!
However, reality didn't give him even a second more to process this shocking reversal.
The moment the shadowy figure finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
"Boom—!!!"
As if responding to some ominous call, the already crumbling and constantly vibrating interdimensional passage suddenly erupted with an even more terrifying roar!
The sound was no longer a muffled growl, but a sharp and piercing shriek, like countless evil spirits screaming in your ears. Just listening to it made your scalp tingle and your sanity plummet!
The crimson light at the entrance of the passage was now as bright as the entrance to a hellish furnace, so viscous it seemed as if it would drip blood at any moment.
The distortion of space grew larger and larger, and visible black cracks spread around the passage like a spider web, accompanied by a constant cracking sound that sent chills down one's spine.
"Warning! Warning! The stability of the spatial structure has dropped sharply! The energy index... has exceeded the limit!!" Chu Yao's voice rang out in the communication channel, with unprecedented urgency and a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.
On the virtual screen in front of her, the bar chart representing the channel's energy broke through the top, turning a deep red-purple color and flashing the highest level of danger warnings.
"roar--!!!"
"hiss--!!!"
Before everyone could recover from the shock of the shadowy figure's identity and the dramatic change in the passage, something even more terrifying happened!
Accompanied by deafening roars and hisses, one after another, even larger and more ferocious extradimensional creatures than those encountered before surged out of the blood-red passage like a tidal wave!
These new "guys" are on a completely different level from the previous low-level thugs.
Some were the size of small trucks, covered in obsidian-like armor that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen, their six scarlet compound eyes staring intently at the crowd, radiating a bloodthirsty ferocity; others resembled deformed slime monsters, their bodies constantly writhing and deforming, emitting a nauseating, sour stench, their tentacles swishing and even the air crackling with a corrosive sound; and still others… well, some of these things were simply too abstract to be described using any Earthly creatures. All I can say is, they were incredibly irrational, extremely irrational!
Moreover, the energy fluctuations emanating from them were significantly stronger than those of the previous monsters!
That pure, chaotic aura, filled with destructive desire, pressed down on everyone's heart like a tangible weight.
"Holy crap! Are these bastards on steroids or something?! How did so many big guys suddenly appear?!" Long Wu yelled, but his face showed no fear; instead, his fighting spirit ignited even stronger.
This guy is a battle maniac; he gets stronger when facing stronger opponents, and he's the type who gets more excited the more he gets beaten up.
"Be careful! The energy levels of these creatures... are at least at the level of the previous elite monsters, or even higher!" Chu Yao analyzed quickly, marking the monsters' weaknesses and projecting them into everyone's field of vision. "Lin Yi, the passage is expanding too fast! We must find a way to close it immediately, otherwise... the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Understood!" Lin Yi's eyes sharpened, his previous shock instantly suppressed, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.
He took a deep breath, and the power of the master of time and space surged within him.
Now is not the time to dwell on the identity of the shadowy figure; the immediate crisis is the most important thing!
"Xuanmingzi and Night Owl were taken away, yet the passage is expanding at an accelerated pace... This is definitely not a coincidence!" Lin Yi's mind raced. "Chu Yao, analyze the energy composition of the passage! Is there any way to destroy or seal it from the inside?"
"Analyzing..." Chu Yao's voice crackled with static, clearly indicating that she was operating at full capacity, perhaps even overloading some functions. "The channel structure is extremely complex, and the energy source seems to be related to some higher-dimensional law... Wait! I detected a special energy frequency that resonates with certain core nodes inside the channel... This frequency... is highly consistent with the energy fluctuations emanating from Miss Su Qing!"
"What?!" Lin Yi suddenly looked at Su Qing, who was not far away.
At this moment, Su Qing's face was even paler than before.
She had already expended a lot of power to purify those low-level extradimensional creatures, and the soft light around her had dimmed considerably.
Hearing Chu Yao's words, she was slightly taken aback, then...
"My power... can close the passage?" Su Qing murmured, her voice weak.
“Theoretically feasible!” Chu Yao answered confidently, “but it requires an enormous energy output, and it must be precisely applied to the core node of the channel! Miss Su Qing, your current condition…”
"Stop talking nonsense!" Long Wu roared, interrupting Chu Yao.
He stomped his foot, the ground cracked, and golden dragon scales instantly covered his entire body, unleashing an extremely violent aura that soared into the sky!
"I'll buy you some time! Su Qing, you need to recover quickly! What kind of rare and precious herbs do you need? I'll rob them for you... no, I'll buy them for you!"
"Roar—! [World-Destroying Dragon Mark - Heaven-Burning]!"
Long Wu formed hand seals, and a more solid and majestic golden dragon shadow roared out from behind him, spewing out golden dragon flames that could destroy the world!
The dragon flames, like molten lava, instantly engulfed a large group of extradimensional creatures at the forefront.
"Sizzle—!!!"
A piercing burning sound rang out, accompanied by the monster's painful howls.
The power of the golden dragon flame was clearly terrifying; even the toughest elite monsters were reduced to charcoal under its burning.
For a moment, a brief vacuum was forcibly cleared out at the entrance of the passage.
"Well done, Long Wu!" Whitebeard shouted, a giant axe, covered in cracks yet still exuding a heavy aura, appeared in his hand.
Although he was seriously injured, he was bursting with amazing fighting spirit. Every step he took shook the earth. As he swung his giant axe, he brought up a muffled sound of wind breaking and cleaved a mantis-like monster that was trying to bypass the dragon flames and pounce on Su Qing in two!
The green sap splashed all over him, but he didn't care. He just breathed heavily, his eyes firmly protecting Su Qing and Chu Yao.
Aizen, on the other hand, moved like a ghost along the edge of the battlefield.
His figure appeared and disappeared intermittently, and a strangely shaped short blade appeared in his hand at some unknown time. Every move he made was precise and deadly, specifically targeting the joints or energy cores of those monsters.
He wasn't as aggressive as Long Wu, nor as head-on as Whitebeard, but his efficiency was exceptionally high. He could always eliminate the most threatening enemies at the most crucial moment with the least cost.
His eyes were deep, and while he was fighting, he seemed to be observing something. No one knew what he was thinking.
Lin Yi, of course, wasn't idle either.
"Time-delay domain!"
He raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and an invisible wave spread out from him.
The speed-type monsters rushing towards him suddenly froze, as if they had sunk into a sticky swamp, their speed reduced by 70-80%!
"Spatial fracture!"
Lin Yi's eyes were cold as he slashed his finger through the air at a massive armored monster!
"Sizzle!"
A tiny but extremely dangerous black crack appeared out of nowhere and instantly sliced across the monster's neck.
The next second, the hideous head was separated from the body, the cut as smooth as a mirror!
The power to dominate time and space was fully displayed at this moment!
He sometimes slows down the enemy's time, sometimes distorts space to create traps, and sometimes uses spatial power to cut directly.
Every move he made was clean, efficient, and incredibly effective.
Those powerful monsters that were extremely troublesome in front of Ryugo, Whitebeard, and Aizen were like paper when they came to Lin Yi, and were all disintegrated and defeated.
This is the true value of a unique mythical-level profession! Terrifyingly so!
However, there were simply too many monsters!
They seemed endless, fearlessly surging out of the blood-red passage, assaulting the fragile defenses formed by the group.
Dragon Five's dragon flames began to thin, and each exhalation required a longer period of panting.
Whitebeard's wound reopened due to the strenuous exercise, and blood stained his armor, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, refusing to budge an inch.
Aizen's brows furrowed slightly, clearly indicating that this intense battle had taken a toll on him.
Chu Yao's analysis continued, the data stream on the screen refreshing like a waterfall as she searched for the most crucial "node coordinates".
Su Qing sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, and formed a strange hand seal. She tried her best to mobilize the remaining power in her body. The light around her began to gradually re-condense, slowly but firmly.
While efficiently clearing away the approaching monsters, Lin Yi kept a close eye on the passage and Su Qing.
"I have to be faster! Faster!" he shouted in his heart.
Time has never been so urgent!
Every second that passes could mean taking a step closer to destruction!
He could sense that something even more terrifying was awakening deep within the blood-red passage. The chilling pressure even made his spacetime power feel a little sluggish!
"Chu Yao! Coordinates!" Lin Yi shouted in a deep voice.
"Found it! Three main nodes, but the one with the most concentrated energy is..." Chu Yao's voice suddenly rose.
Just then, Su Qing, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened her eyes. Her originally dim eyes now lit up with two points of light as bright as stars.
She slowly raised her hand, aiming it at the blood-red entrance to the passage that was constantly spewing monsters.
“Now…” Lin Yi’s heart stirred, and almost simultaneously, he raised his hand, preparing to cooperate with Su Qing to stabilize the node with the power of spacetime and assist her in sealing it off.
Just as Su Qing was about to unleash her full power and prepare to use her ultimate move, that damned blood-red passage suddenly erupted with a devastating shockwave, as if it had been given a huge dose of chewing gum!
With a loud "boom," everyone was thrown out like kites with broken strings, landing in disarray, covered in dust and dirt.
Holy crap, what's going on?!
That's cheating!
Lin Yi felt as if his internal organs had shifted, his ears were ringing, and he was seeing stars, as if he had applied a level 10 beauty filter.
He struggled to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his inner rage burning more intense than if he had eaten ten pounds of chili peppers!
This sudden turn of events was like a blow to the head, catching him completely off guard.
Worse still, that damned passage expanded at a visible speed after the shockwave!
The blood-red light became even more dazzling, and the space distorted even more violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment!
This isn't just opening a door, it's practically swallowing the whole world up!
"Holy crap, did this thing take Viagra?! How come it's suddenly so potent?!" Long Wu got up from the ground, shook his dizzy head, and couldn't help but swear.
The dragon scales on his body had become much duller, indicating that he had suffered a serious injury.
"Time...is running out..." Su Qing's face was as pale as paper, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, clearly indicating that the shockwave had caused her even greater damage.
But she still forced herself to stand up.
“Coordinates…offset…” Chu Yao’s voice came intermittently from the communicator, accompanied by severe interference and noise.
"Aizen... your Zanpakuto..." Whitebeard clutched his chest, speaking with difficulty, his voice so weak it was almost inaudible.
Aizen glanced at him, his expression complex, but he didn't speak. He simply gripped the short blade in his hand more tightly.
An even colder and more terrifying aura emanated from the rapidly expanding passage, like a gaze from the depths of hell, sending chills down one's spine.
"They're here..." The voice of the shadowy figure rang in everyone's ears at some point, carrying a hint of eerie excitement.
"What's coming?" Lin Yi turned his head sharply, only to find that the dark figure had disappeared at some point, leaving only an unsettling echo in the air.
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