Scattered green light flowed over Levi’s pale skin, accompanied by a soft cough from him, "Still alive, but I doubt I can withstand any battle now..." He lifted his hand, dispelled the last of the void around He Ao, and nonchalantly grabbed the ash-colored corner of He Ao’s clothing that was eroded by the void to a mere thread. During this process, his pale arm momentarily transformed into a geometric projection, then rapidly solidified back into a human limb, he continued in a hoarse voice, "My consciousness has been completely contaminated, I’ve even forgotten my true mythological form." Then he raised his head, looked at He Ao, and smiled, "If it wasn’t for you, I’m afraid I might never have escaped Him." Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, his gaze pausing, he immediately said, "Just now, my consciousness might have been monitored by Him..." Levi meant to say that the ’communication’ he just had with He Ao might have also been heard by the Mysterious Shadow. He Ao shook his head, indicating it didn’t matter. In fact, he had anticipated this possibility, his words just now were largely meant for the Mysterious Shadow to hear. If it wasn’t for the firm belief that his good friend is the ’ally’ he found, who would disrupt His plan to control the Abyss, why would the Mysterious Shadow go to such lengths to intercept a good friend at this time? Levi did not continue to inquire, instead, he coughed lightly, bowed his head, and asked in a low voice, "What is that? What exactly is your relationship with Him?" He did not mention the name of the God of Knowledge, nor did he look up at the ash-white eyes above; at such close proximity, these actions could easily attract the gaze of that Great Being. But clearly, he too was seeing a Divine Being voluntarily bestow so much power for the first time, his words could not hide his astonishment. "That’s a long story. To put it simply, we share a life-and-death friendship." He Ao shook his head, glanced at the ash-white eyes above, and casually said. He could feel that his good friend’s gaze was constantly on him, and the corruption that washed over his sanity had never stopped. Then he turned back around and looked into the distance again. In that shattered space-time, wrapped in thunder, the Abyssal Prisoner was cautiously wriggling towards a void rift to the side. The void rift that was originally suspended high in the sky had somehow tilted downward, extending a portion of the rift away from the battlefield of grey-white thunder and Starlight in the Firmament. It was clear that during the recent events, the Abyssal Prisoner had not been idle. He was utilizing his connection with the Abyss to influence the state of existence of the Abyssal rift. An Abyssal life is immortal in the Abyss; as long as he returns to the Abyss, he could instantly recover from any wounds. And that extended rift was not far in front of the Abyssal Prisoner, not far from He Ao’s current position, and even closer to He Ao. He Ao withdrew his gaze, looked at Levi, "Do you still have any strength left? Can you do me a favor?" Levi was slightly taken aback, glanced at the area where He Ao had just looked, and instantly realized He Ao’s idea. He lowered his head to look at the Longsword stabbed into He Ao’s body, "We need to leave here right now, we’re both in a dying state, and it’s quite clear that the Abyssal Prisoner has recovered some strength," He paused, then continued, "We do not have enough power to kill the Abyssal Prisoner now. Attacking him might likely end up costing us our lives." He Ao pulled the golden Longsword out of his body, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a crystal Life Keepsake Watch, flipping open the lid to reveal the World Tree insignia inside. In theory, after using the Life Keepsake Watch once, one should wait for a seven-day cooldown period. However, He Ao managed to bypass this ’restriction’ on the cooldown period by leveraging the power of the Life Goddess during his contact with her. Then he also learned more about the Life Keepsake Watch. The seven-day cooldown is not for the watch, but for the person using the watch. If the watch is used again within seven days, upon the effect ending, the user wouldn’t ’fall into a dying state,’ but would instead die outright. This is the original ability of the watch, and it was a Saint from the Life Goddess Church who had actually restricted this cooldown period to the watch. Because death itself does not align with the doctrine of the Life Goddess Church. That Saint couldn’t restrict the users of the watch, so instead, they added restrictions to the watch. The flowing light along the watch infiltrated He Ao’s body, instantly healing his wounds, his pale cheeks regaining their rosy color in a very short time. "What do you plan to do?" Levi glanced at the watch in He Ao’s hands, then lifted his head to look at He Ao and asked in a hoarse voice. "Add a layer of defense to me," He Ao looked at the distant Abyssal Prisoner and closed the watch, "Then you head outside, draw the attention of the Mysterious Shadow, and don’t look back." Levi looked at him, his mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to say something. "The Abyssal Prisoner must die. He has already left his influence in Yilan City; whether he returns to the Abyss or is controlled by the Mysterious Shadow, he will eventually extend his tendrils back to Yilan City. Next time, we may not be so lucky." He Ao hung the watch around his neck, holding the golden Longsword, "Don’t worry about me, I have a way to deal with the Abyssal Prisoner. If you follow me, there will be no one to draw the attention of the Mysterious Shadow, and my plan cannot be carried out." Levi lifted his gaze to look at He Ao. He seemed to want to say something more, He Ao turned his head to look at Levi, gazing into the reflective depth of his eyes at the Elderly figure, he hoarsely chuckled, "Any further hesitation, and we’ll miss the opportunity." Levi gazed at the elderly in front of him and finally lifted his hand. A series of verdant arrays formed in his palm, stacking into a gigantic circular overlapping array. Almost immediately, the array detached from his palm and hovered behind He Ao. Levi’s complexion grew even paler, his figure increasingly insubstantial. At this time, the barrier he had just erected, dispersing the surrounding void, also lost its support, crashing apart thunderously. He looked at He Ao, his voice hoarse as he spoke, "This is my final power." An invisible barrier enveloped He Ao’s body, with a series of enhancement statuses attaching to him. Levi did not just give him a defensive barrier, but also included abilities for flight and acceleration, granting him a speed comparable to that of angels in a very short time. He Ao looked at Levi and nodded gently. Levi watched him, his voice hoarse. This time, He Ao did not respond immediately but instead grasped the golden longsword in his hand and soared into the sky, "If there’s a chance." Levi raised his head, looking at the figure rushing into the shattered space-time and void. Then he turned around, his figure fractured into geometric illusions, flying towards the outside with all his strength. The starlight in the sky, contending with the grey thunder, trembled violently, seemingly enraged by the escape of the bird within the cage. But under the even more violent assault of the pervasive grey-white thunder, the starlight could only project some diffuse lines to block the fleeing phantom. On the other side, He Ao’s body had already swiftly passed through the remnants of the void, bypassed the shattered space-time, relying on a smaller and more agile body to rapidly move to the vicinity of the Abyssal Prisoner. He lifted his head to look at the Abyssal Prisoner, at such a close distance, he could distinctly feel a faint starlight spreading over the body of the Abyssal Prisoner. The hazy stars were attaching to the insubstantial body of the Abyssal Prisoner, bit by bit replacing his original form. And the Abyssal Prisoner himself seemed unaware of this, not realizing that the power of the stars was changing his body. He kept struggling, tearing apart the green arrays Levi had left to imprison him, while gradually forcing out the thunder that He Ao had sent into his body. His body was accelerating bit by bit, weaving past the gray-white thunder and starlight, rushing toward a nearby Void Hollow. Once back in the Abyss, his wounds would instantly heal, and he would remain the unstoppable Angel of the Abyss. With endless time and life, he could wait, wait for the next opportunity, and prepare to regroup. Chaotic and mad thoughts, mixed with fragments of reason, echoed in his mind. It was then that he noticed the small figure rapidly approaching him. He turned his head, looking at the ’human’ backed by various arrays, The grey-white thunder covering the firmament, the brilliant starlight flowing in all directions, the surrounding shattered space-time and pervasive void had already torn apart all weak lives existing in this area, the dissipating contamination could drive any rational ordinary life into madness. The Abyssal life forms he brought mostly possessed strength far exceeding that of a common B-grade, but none could withstand this environment for even an extra second. And in this mad and twisted world, the elderly-looking ’human’ seemed somewhat feeble yet was rapidly approaching him through the gaps in the void and shattered space-time. The Abyssal Prisoner gazed at the figure, with the only remaining fragments of reason recognizing the state of the figure. Soon, he finally realized who the figure was—the mortal that had beseeched the power of the Divine Beings and then delivered the thunder into his body. Foolish and arrogant, at best a bit clever mortal. A certain scoffing sentiment spread within the mind of the Abyssal Prisoner. He could sense the power that the mortal had begged for was already exhausted, the gravely injured saint protecting him with a frail array around the mortal’s body to prevent being swallowed by the twisted void and shattered space-time. This foolish mortal was actually running towards him . While the chaotic thoughts circulated, the figure rushing with the green array had grown increasingly closer to the huge phantom. The Abyssal Prisoner lifted his head to glance at the starlight in the sky and the grey-white thunder. It seemed as if an invisible gaze was watching over here; he lowered his head, quickly approaching the void while looking at the mortal rushing towards him. "Foolish fool... You... want to kill me?" That intermittent voice laced with madness slowly echoed in He Ao’s mind. He Ao watched the rapidly approaching figure, not speaking, but instead quickened his pace. At this moment, even though the Abyssal Prisoner was ’talking’ to him, the speed at which the other was racing toward the Void Hollow wasn’t slowing down at all. The intermittent voice rang out again in He Ao’s mind, "Look at your pathetic power... With one hand... I could erase you... You should be running for your life... not coming here to deliver it..." He Ao did not speak, but instead further accelerated, getting closer and closer to the Abyssal Prisoner. "The Mysterious Shadow... has also noticed your approach... Why... It doesn’t stop you... Because It feels... you’re unworthy..." The dark figure finally tore apart the array left by Levi that restrained his body completely, he looked at the rapidly approaching meager figure, his voice hoarse with mockery, "Your feeble life... compared to mine... is like the ocean to a droplet... not even sufficient to hinder me for an instant... But I know... the Mysterious Shadow... It wants to use you... to delay me... so It has more opportunities... to pollute me..." He Ao’s figure had already surpassed the Abyssal Prisoner, arriving in front of the gargantuan being, standing between the Abyssal Prisoner and the Void Hollow. The emerald Array behind him lit up with a brilliant glow, dispelling the surrounding void as he raised his golden longsword, looking at the massive body before him. The dark shadow nearly a hundred meters tall almost covered his entire field of view. When the War God Projection descended, He Ao’s body could be as large as the Abyssal Prisoner. But when the War God’s power faded, the puny human body compared to a real Angel’s was like fireflies fluttering in front of a mountainous beast. And looking at the tiny ’firefly’ blocking his path, the Abyssal Prisoner uttered a hoarse and proud voice that echoed again in the pitch-black night, "Foolish and arrogant creature... Run away... while you still have the chance... Your insignificance of life... is but a chess piece placed by the Mysterious Shadow to halt me... I can forgive you... give you a chance to live... Run away..." Slowly, he raised the golden longsword in his hands, calmly gazing at the massive figure that blotted out the sky before him. Amid the waves of corruption, from friends, from Mysterious Shadow, and from the Abyssal Prisoner, he constructed the Array passed to him by Levi in his Soul, then also directed a ’question’ to the huge figure before him, "Arrogance... Foolishness... Overestimation of your abilities... Do you not know... Angels are immortal and undead... Your meager mortal power... cannot kill an Angel... nor even harm me..." That silent Black Shadow suddenly erupted in fury, expelling the last of the Thunder power from his body, and the spreading black lines furiously burgeoned from his flesh, "And I... I can kill you... with ease..." As he looked at those spreading black lines, He Ao gripped the golden longsword and took a deep breath. Unbeknownst to when, the body of the Abyssal Prisoner was covered in pervasive Starlight, his Mythical Form gradually transforming into the shape of the Stars. Actually, in the recent battle, He Ao and Levi had nearly beaten the Abyssal Prisoner to death, this was not the Abyss, there was no replenishment, it was impossible for him to recover such strong power so quickly, to tear apart Levi’s Array, to expel the War God’s Thunder. Clearly, those ’powers’ of the Abyssal Prisoner did not come from himself but from the Mysterious Shadow. The distorted star power was rapidly eroding his body, replacing his existence. And also fueling him with power. His cognition was being influenced by the power of Divine Beings, he was oblivious to his own changes, but as a bystander, He Ao could clearly see it. The Mysterious Shadow did not wish for the Abyssal Prisoner to die, for it served as a stepping stone to control the Abyss. That Divine Being lightly allowed He Ao to appear here, perhaps indeed wishing for He Ao to briefly hinder the Abyssal Prisoner, to delay the Prisoner’s return to the Abyss, so that It could further deepen Its control over the Prisoner. Clearly, the Mysterious Shadow did not believe He Ao could harm the Abyssal Prisoner. After all, even invoking Divine Beings, such the ’last resort,’ had been used up. But it also gave him an opportunity, a one-time-only chance. He Ao lifted his head, gazing at the intertwining lines, gazing at the Cage that severed space. A horrifying pressure came from all directions, as if that dark power needed only the lightest touch to completely erase his body and swallow his Soul. The Abyssal Prisoner was also gazing at the flickering ’firefly’ before him, gazing at the vast Void Hollow behind this ’firefly.’ He sensed that the ’human’ before him could indeed pose a certain threat. He truly was afraid, this fear coming not just from the ’battle’ before with the human but also from some indescribable ’premonition.’ Intuition told him he should not clash head-on with the human before him; he should bypass this individual and flee back to the Abyss as quickly as possible. His fragmented rationality told him that he only needed to divert a fraction of his power to easily kill the human before him, and he could simply go around this human and escape back to the Abyss. Yet this rationality also told him, this human was extremely dangerous, now was the best opportunity to kill him, otherwise, letting this human escape would lead to his end, even if he returned to the Abyss. Countless thoughts echoed with maniacal ravings in his mind, and finally, he made his decision. That massive body, akin to towering mountains, lifted its palm, along with the endless lines, reaching toward the frail figure in the sky. The green Array blocking the void shattered in an instant, countless lines piercing through the splintering light, quickly advancing to the Elderly. The Abyssal Prisoner gazed at the insignificant figure before him, gazing at the lowly Life. He didn’t understand for a moment, with what bravery did the human dare to stand in his path. Perhaps the other party was merely trying to ’bluff’ him, making him believe he had a strong trump card and scare him away. But clearly, this arrogant mortal had failed. All tactics, in the face of absolute power, were nothing but a joke. The scattered glimmer, like petals, whirled around the Elderly, remnants of his shattered Array’s broken light. The pitch-black lines formed an endless Cage, imprisoning the space around him, then, with the twisted void, spread towards the Elderly’s body. He lifted his head, looking forward. In the Firmament above, the massive figure of the Abyssal Prisoner cloaked in the glow of the Stars, was closing in on him at a speed his meat eyes could barely capture. In the face of all this, the Elderly merely held the golden longsword in his hand, without any movement, letting those dark lines entwine him, letting the massive body draw near. Until those sharp lines were about to touch his body, until that huge body was right before his eyes, with no opportunity to retreat. Radiant light erupted on the back of his left hand, in an instant, the pattern forming into a ’K’ made up of intricate World Tree patterns. At this moment, Levi, who had run to the edge, seemed to sense something, finally turned back his head, looking toward the huge Void Hollow and the Elderly standing before it. The shattered space-time trembled violently once again, with endless void and brilliance undulating like curtains. "Eternal night’s desolation is silent and still," An ancient chant resounded in the pitch-black space, the huge curtain of out-of-control elements parted to both sides, "Only the screech of life sings!" A milky radiance spontaneously formed in the void, verdant leaves pushed aside the curtain, emerging behind the Elderly. Countless dark lines trembled under that radiance, like snow under the scorching sun, quickly melting, disappearing. And that surging brilliance converged, beneath the leaves sketching out a luminous silhouette. The gray-white thunder and starlight in the sky momentarily paused, both casting their gaze upon the leaves parting the curtain and the luminous figure beneath them. The dazzling starlight relinquished its struggle with the gray-white behemoth and swooped down fiercely to rescue the Abyssal Prisoner, who could no longer dodge. The never-ending spread of gray-white thunder followed the flowing starlight, striking down. The Abyssal Prisoner stared blankly at the dazzling brilliance ahead, finally understanding where his fear had stemmed from. But at this moment, he no longer had a chance to escape. "You cannot kill me!!! The Mysterious Shadow won’t let you kill me!!! It needs me! It needs me! You will die here! You will die here!!!" The fractured sanity of the giant silhouette pieced back together, shrieking echoes reverberated in He Ao’s mind. "It cannot save you!" He Ao simply cast a calm glance at the starlight and thunder surging in the sky, raising the golden longsword in his hand. And behind him, the figure composed of brilliance also raised its hand, with blinding light instantly flowing from its grasp, pouring into his body. Beneath this surging brilliance, the lean and tall Elderly grasped the longsword, and his entire form leaped forth, transforming into a radiant streak of light, a sword thrusting upwards, meeting the mountainous figure. The colossal Black Shadow tried to escape, to dodge, but it was already too late. The surging brilliance slashed through like an uncontrolled sharp blade, from bottom to top, traversing heaven and earth, piercing through his body in an instant. Standing above the grand towering figure, amidst the vast void, the diminutive Elderly raised his head, gazing at the outlines of the stars in the sky and the gray-white behemoth, towards the rapidly approaching starlight and thunder. Beneath him, the radiant sword light exploded, bifurcating the mountain-like body. [Evaluating mission...] [Returning to the original world in 90 seconds] [Return immediately (90)] The body of the Abyssal Prisoner, wrapped in starlight, disintegrated under the ferocious sword light, transforming into flowing brilliance, merging with the leaves in the sky. When the wild starlight and thunder descended, the colossal figure of the Abyssal Prisoner had completely dissipated. Then, those fluttering leaves vanished into the void. The great Void Hollow, having lost its anchor in reality, suddenly contracted, and a terrifying suction emerged from the endless void. All the void and dimness that permeated this world were at this moment drawn by that immense pull from the void. Everything in front of the hollow was also, in an instant, sucked into the boundless void. And in the moment when the Void Hollow began to shrink, the stars veiling the sky also swiftly gathered, unhesitatingly rushing towards that closing ’rift’. Simultaneously, the gray-white behemoth in the sky also directed its gaze towards the void after the opening. The pervasive starlight swiftly regathered in place, forming an extensive barrier, obstructing the view of the gray-white eyes. Within this violent suction, the gray-white thunder and the dazzling starlight tore at each other once more. But Levi no longer cared about these matters; expending his last bit of strength, he resisted the ferocious suction still raging at the edge and laboriously crossed the final boundary. Accompanied by a roar as if directly striking the depths of the Soul. Behind him, everything, the boundless void, the fragmented remains, the surging starlight, the tempestuous thunder, all vanished in an instant, as if swallowed by a monstrous maw, leaving behind an empty world. His ethereal figure gradually solidified, turning into a human form, crashing to the ground. He then pressed his hand into the soft soil, struggling to lift his body, raising his head, looking around. The mountain range that once stretched to the northwest of Yilan City had now disappeared without a trace, all that met his eyes was an endless flat plain. He lowered his head, looking at the last piece of cloth he clenched in his palm. The hazy glow coated the gray silk, gently undulating in the last warm breeze of the sunset. Once more, he lifted his gaze, looking forward. At the end of the sky, starry skies, dark clouds, thunder, everything had vanished. Only the fiery red sunset sinking into the earth remained, with the dazzling evening glow, shedding the last ray of light upon this world.