Soul Trigger

Chapter 590 The Destroyer of the Underworld

UI elements unfolded in his field of vision, presenting a completely data-driven visual experience to Ji Li. Dense amounts of data kept washing over him in the lower left corner of his field of vision.

【Odin_T4-002-Ascension Architecture: Destroyer of the Underworld】

[A compact, integrated prosthetic body ascension kit, the first-generation Matrix Crusher. (Currently undergoing the realization of the personality entity's cognition)]

The cover plates close, the bolts are screwed in, the internal structure expands mechanically, the outer armor unfolds, they are densely assembled, and it springs up.

His chest seemed to contain a collapsing black hole, yet it also appeared to be in a highly unstable state, flickering as if it were about to disappear at any moment.

Amidst the hissing of the motor, the re-jointed limbs slammed into the ground, sending out bursts of scorching steam.
It hurts! It hurts so much!

Ji Li suddenly covered his head, sparks and a sound rang out as the steel clashed against the closed visor:

Unlike before, this Odin... is not quite right!
It was a kind of excruciating pain that erupted from the depths of his soul. His nerves were like elastic material that was stretched infinitely, forcibly biting and connecting with every nerve node in his body.

This is the first time that Odin has entered this state by himself, not through a Shadow Burst Device or any external object.

As the last piece of the visor was assembled, the neural energy in Ji Li's head emitted a pale blue ray, and a large area of ​​iridescent particles exploded from his body, making his entire body flicker as if its dimensions had been distorted.
[Current personality entity manifestation anomaly, error investigation in progress...]

In that intense pain, Ji Li finally couldn't help but groan. In the instant he looked up, his entire faceplate opened completely, and under the intense friction of sparks, it revealed the densely packed steel teeth inside, rotating like the ratchet of a compound chainsaw.

The sonic boom, visible to the naked eye, shot into the sky like a geyser's shockwave.

"Roar!!!!!"

He's not a human spirit, he's a Dead Apostle?!

Otherwise, how can we explain the existence of "autophagy"?!
The two people, who were still falling to the ground, suddenly swayed like kites with broken strings, accelerating their descent.

Amidst the howling wind, Ludwig felt his hearing being destroyed in an instant.

The instant he covered his ears, hot blood flowed from his ear canals into his palms.

His eyes widened as he stared blankly at Odin, who was roaring and raging towards the sky, his pupils gradually shrinking to the size of pinpoints.
Even the Dead Apostles' "self-devouring"...

How could it be in this form?!

Feeling the immense, heavy aura before him, memories from his distant childhood pierced his aged mind, plunging him into fear in that instant.
The legendary outsiders, the pioneers who bestowed glory and guidance...

what should I do?
He was momentarily lost in confusion:
Fight him? Fight a historical figure like King Arthur? Or perhaps someone far surpassing that?
Or perhaps... you should try to escape? But is escape even possible?

Suddenly, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, covered his mouth and teeth, and then let go.

Seeing the blood on his palm and the tremor erupting from the depths of his soul, Ludwig was jolted awake:
My inspiration is wavering; I am filled with fear, doubt, and uncertainty.

His power was waning, which jolted him awake; he knew he had to stabilize his aura once more.
no, he is not.

He is the heir of Yuanling, he is a man named Ji Li, he absolutely could not be... that being—

The instant this thought solidified in his mind, he sensed the awakened aura stabilize again, and his eyes, bursting with brilliance, locked onto Odin, along with the unstable iridescent colors that erupted from him.

Ludwig grabbed the Dragon Fang Knight's wrist:
"(Old English) National Law: The faithful are swift as the wind and move like gods!"

"(Old English) National Law: The dragon shall be at the top of the food chain!"

In an instant, the two-legged wyvern with a large hole in its chest began to expand rapidly, growing a pair of forelimbs, its head becoming broad and its scales becoming increasingly thick.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into the form of an ancient dragon, its crimson body unleashing a hurricane.

The Dragon Fang Knight roared, his body sprouting heavy armor and a dragon on his back. He threw down Ludwig, pulled on the reins, and soared into the sky.

Ludwig, who had rolled to the ground, raised his hand and aimed it at Ji Li, who seemed to have fallen into a frenzy:

"(Old English) National Law: The unclean are not invited and are cursed!"

But the power of that law exploded instantly within Odin, and this was not beyond Ludwig's expectations; rather, it was as if he was verifying his conjecture.

Indeed, ordinary laws could no longer affect the monster before them:
"(Old English) The Law of the Land: Pollitt, my knight, whose form is like a dragon descended to earth, whose strength is invincible, whose steed is unstoppable, who will defend against foreign enemies and annihilate all invading demons! He..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt his newly restored hearing vanish instantly, and silence fell around him.
Ji Li had already disappeared from the spot.

The massive crater, tens of meters deep, spewed forth blood from the force of the impact. The power that propelled him toward the sky unleashed a powerful gust of wind and a deafening roar, instantly transforming into a storm and once again destroying Ludwig's hearing.

The towering mechanical construct seemed to transcend the rules of spirituality and physics, piercing through the air and space, its intricate claws firmly gripping the dragon's neck high in the sky.

At this moment, Ji Li's eyes were only focused on the line of text conveyed by the Ascension Agreement:
[Status abnormal, system is about to crash, countdown: 10...]

The battle will end in ten seconds.

His hands clenched tightly—

not good! !
Without a second thought, Ludwig roared:

"The law of the land! Dragon knights shall not die in the sky, nor be buried on the earth; wherever this oath is sworn, dragon blood shall endure forever!!!"

But before he could finish chanting, he saw the burst of air sweep across the sky, completely clearing away the scarlet clouds and turning them into a clean, circular area.

The Dragon Fang Knight's figure exploded completely, shooting backwards towards the horizon like a bullet blasted away by a hammer.

He screamed in agony as his body disintegrated under that terrifying power. Even the newly strengthened dragon was exploding, spraying blood and turning into shooting stars.

In an instant, the Dragon Fang Knight's figure vanished completely from the inner world, and his second impact, which tore through the air, erupted as an invisible giant wave. The violent explosion shook the entire blood-red land and the surrounding towering buildings made of flesh and blood.

Countless red monsters awoke and emerged from within. The next moment, as a blood-red meteor streaked across the sky, the remaining shockwave swept in, instantly collapsing and evaporating countless buildings, turning a large number of red monsters into blood foam.

Ludwig's mouth was open, but he was stuck, unable to utter a word.

The world seemed to be swept across by an invisible column of air, and the force of the explosion from high above even carved spectacular ravines into the ground beside him.

He turned around blankly and saw the blood-red city behind him that had been pierced through, and countless red monsters from the underworld fleeing in terror. He swallowed hard.

The distinct sound of electrical noise had already passed by my ears:

"You're reading too slowly."

Without a second thought, Ludwig raised his hand, and concentric white lines on the back of his hand shone brightly.
Command Spell: Immune to Attacks!

He couldn't even see the speed of the other party; the massive body shattered everything in front of him the moment it landed.

In the moments before he was sent flying backward, what remained on his retina was the armored unit that sprang up behind the mechanical steel fist, and the missile-like plume of flames:
boom! ! ! !

Everything before my eyes was rapidly receding, the speed of its retreat like the passing of time, distorting all the landscapes in all directions into a scarlet boundary line.

Ludwig's body transformed into a thin line, flying backward at the speed of light, crushing blocks of buildings, traversing thousands of miles in an instant, and finally crashing into a blood-soaked ground, exploding layer by layer.

The moment he touched the ground, the white light enveloping him shattered completely. Ludwig felt a surging tremor deep within his soul, and he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with rich spiritual energy and internal organs.

He shattered the White Ring Command Seal!

The "immunity to attack" didn't work; instead, the power of the Command Seal directly blocked the attack... Is it because it's ineffective against this level of lethality?!
You can't see anything, you can't even see the movements clearly. This is an existence that is absolutely invincible... no, absolutely unshakeable!

He completely abandoned any thought of fighting it, and gritted his teeth:
Command Spell: Territory Transfer!

Another white line on the back of his hand disappeared, and a rectangular array unfolded beneath his feet, turning the surrounding area into his territory.

But at this moment, the increasingly intense spiritual energy surged forth again, and he dared not delay for a moment, evaporating another command spell:
"The world is at my disposal!!!"

An inch of flesh shot into the sky, collided with Ji Li who was approaching at the speed of light, and was instantly crushed.

There, the world rumbled, and under the power of the White Ring Command Seal, flesh and blood knights rose up, instantly becoming thousands of troops.

Their mounts sprouted wings and launched a fearless charge towards Ji Li, who had shattered the wall of flesh in mid-air.

[Status abnormal, system about to crash, countdown: 4...]

The azure head's nerve energy turned into a wary crimson, Ji Li's back opened with a crackling sound, and the missile bay erupted with dense bursts, turning the area below into a zone of heavy particle collapse.

Ludwig, witnessing this scene, clenched his wrist, a flash of pain crossing his eyes:
"The underworld, banish me!!!"

The sky changed dramatically, and the Command Seals on the back of Ludwig's hand went out completely.

The cluster of spiritual power contained within unfolded in rectangular layers, condensing into a dazzling white light.

The door was surrounded by a halo of light, from which a white hand formed from light slowly reached out to grab Ludwig.

But the hissing sound of steel emanated from him, instantly resounding throughout the heavens and earth—

The instant Ji Li passed through the flesh-and-blood knights, a beam of dark light flashed through the thousands of troops, contracted, and exploded.

The black hole's energy crushed and collapsed the entire army and the ground.

At this moment, all the armor plates on his body were fully opened, and black hole energy with distinct black and white light was erupting from inside, with a large number of parts rolling out from it.

The claw had already gripped Ludwig's body, and the large, white hand had also seized him:
[Status abnormal, system about to crash, countdown: 2...]

"You can't escape."

Ji Li's arm instantly disintegrated, transforming into countless modular capture devices that pierced and enveloped Ludwig's entire body.

Amidst the latter's heart-wrenching screams, the white light hand completely enveloped Ludwig and slowly froze.

A struggle began between the large hand and Ji Li. The pain of "exile" and the agony of the flesh made Ludwig feel as if he were in purgatory. Boundless pain erupted from his soul to his body, as if to tear him apart completely.

Ji Li is actually confronting the power of the White Ring Command Seal head-on! If this continues... he will definitely be reduced to ashes!
His eyes were bloodshot, and he bit off his own tongue.

The tongue changed rapidly, and a certain shape began to emerge:

Sacrifice my personal relics!! Save me!!
Ji Li's head fully unfolded, and sparks erupted from its mechanized ratchet mouthparts. The roaring airwaves crushed and destroyed everything around it except for the white light.

Finally, the energy surged and transformed into thick black hole rays that bombarded the white light hand.

Two violent forces collided violently, and amidst Ludwig's heart-wrenching screams, they transformed into a gigantic black hole that opened up in the inner world, swallowing all matter, emotions, and even sound—

[Status abnormal, system about to crash, countdown: 1...]

[Countdown: 0... System crash]

With a tearing sound, Ji Li heard something being ripped apart, and a burst of white light erupted before his eyes.

(End of this chapter)