Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 478 The price?

Mu Xiang reached out and tore the girl in front of him in two. After the disguised human body was destroyed, the bloated mountain of flesh hidden behind it trembled and was then smashed to pieces by the force that pressed it into it.

With a flick of his wrist, Ji Yue cleaved the faceless sphinx and the two bats with conflicting appearances. As the battle intensified, Mu Xiang and his companions' attacks were enough to completely annihilate these beings. However, for some unknown reason, perhaps because Murroshi was better able to control Nyarlathotep's avatars, Mu Xiang and his group did not receive many rewards.

Mu Xiang has already killed countless twisted forms, but he has only received the reward for killing two Outer Gods.

These things came with great force, but in reality, they posed no real threat... In terms of strength, the Night Howler and the Black Bull, who had previously appeared in the Dream Realm, surpassed the fourth-tier mid-level with their bizarre abilities and size, which is why Mu Xiang had to spend more time. In fact, beneath the Northern Continent, there was another Nyarlathotep avatar named Xiao Ge Ruan, worshipped by the Cold Plains people, but it didn't even manage to show itself before being crushed to dust by the terrifying collision between Mu Xiang and the Black Bull.

These twisted beings are now even weaker. Ordinary mid-level fourth-tier beings might cause trouble for demigods from other systems, but what threat could they pose to Mu Xiang? The truly powerful ones have already been torn apart by Mu Xiang's vortex. Mu Xiang tried to corrupt Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie, but Mu Xiang blocked him, resulting in a loss of some combat power.

However… the key to these beings derived from the corpses of Titans isn't their combat strength. They are a product of this abyss world's construction, intended for invading other planes. Perhaps they can overwhelm the native gods of those planes with sheer numbers, but against these three who can directly challenge spirit-level beings, their effectiveness is questionable.

Among the previous Outer Gods, there were even beings whose enhanced forms were comparable to those of the Night Howler, but they might not have the same level of physical strength and energy, and their own strangeness was not enough to affect Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie.

But despite their destruction, the Abyss world remains largely unaffected. While they did embody some of the Abyss's rules, their annihilation doesn't mean the rules themselves disappear… just as the fall of a holy deity doesn't destroy the corresponding rules or authority. On the contrary, the reason Muroshi isn't saddened by their deaths is because it all aligns with the unfolding drama.

The heroes from the Dream Realm slay the invaders and use them as nourishment to expand the plane itself... In this process, the Abyss world achieves a shift from disorder to order, like a left hand turning into a right; and the Dream Realm becomes more in line with the needs of the plane itself, thus conforming to the world's destiny.

In this way, the Abyss can seize the resources for plane advancement while maintaining order... Orderliness and disguise are both indispensable.

This was the source of Muroshi's confidence; he was certain that Mu Xiang and the others couldn't see through it. And even if they did, what difference would it make? They couldn't just stop fighting these things, after all, these things were going to attack them.

Seeing that Mu Xiang was still entangled, Muroshi was about to launch an attack on Zhang Jie. Having been tricked by Zhang Jie once, he was even more vigilant. Although his body and soul had been severely damaged by the Spear of Judgment, he was still able to keep an eye on Zhang Jie, whose mental strength was also greatly weakened.

If a spirit tablet is fooled twice by the same trick... that would be truly foolish.

Just as Muroch solidified the space below, about to completely kill Zhang Jie, black flames reappeared in the void. Muroch clicked his tongue; sure enough, Zheng Zha hadn't been completely killed. He could naturally see that this person with the abilities of a vampire prince had also achieved energy transformation.

"Others can't find where your consciousness resides... but I can!" Mroshi sneered, then swept his halberd across, shattering a crimson giant that was attacking him. His gaze then fixed on a ball of black flame flickering in the void. "Die!"

The ball of black flames erupted with a miserable howl, and a hideous face emerged from it, but before it could fully take shape, it was swallowed up by the surging void.

“Then… you can die too.” Mrohi said calmly, turning to Zhang Jie. “To die because of your teammates’ loss of control, not being protected… how pathetic.”

The next moment, a deep blue light descended from the sky. This light seemed to carry a terrifying pressure, causing the void in its path to collapse. This fusion of energy and space fell towards Zhang Jie!
Just then, two balls of black flame emerged from beside Zhang Jie. They were described as two because gaps remained between them, yet they still coalesced into a human shape. It was Zheng Zha, the one Mu Xiang had previously severed at the waist with a single strike. His eyes were filled with savagery, but beside Zhang Jie, he wasn't completely out of control. His body was still composed of black flames, and he looked upwards, throwing a punch upwards.

The Samadhi True Fire and the black flames intertwined and clashed within his fist, ultimately erupting into an extreme conflict. The fist grew larger and larger; although Zheng Zha remained standing in the same spot, the fist surged upwards, slamming into the mixture of energy and space!
With a deafening roar, the punch shattered the hybrid mass. Muroch's heart skipped a beat, and he roared, "How is this possible? How are you still alive? How could you possibly have such power!"

The next moment, he unleashed a beam of dark blue light downwards... He was fooled again. That's right, Zhang Jie's mental power could no longer conceal itself, but what if he simulated Zheng Zha's mental fluctuations and placed them on that disguised black flame?
Mu Xiang, Zheng Zha, and Zhang Jie had sparred countless times, so they knew Zheng Zha's weaknesses and how to find the consciousness that Zheng Zha was residing in... But the real Zheng Zha was always the guy who was cut in half at the waist by Mu Xiang.

Muroch felt as if he, a powerful spirit from the bottomless abyss, had become an ignorant fool. He roared, determined to use his strongest power to completely annihilate these two ants!

"As expected of an existence from the abyss, ultimately a chaotic idiot." Mu Xiang's voice rang in Muroch's ears, and Jiyue, wrapped in blade light and sword energy, pierced through the wound in Muroch's chest and abdomen. "Pay the price."

Muroch unleashed a burst of light downwards with one hand, attempting to suppress the giant fiery fist. But upon hearing Mu Xiang's words, he laughed: "That's right, most of my consciousness has become chaotic due to contact with the Abyss and the remains of the gods... But do you know why I insisted on splitting off a rational consciousness?"

The next moment, a sea-blue figure emerged from Mrohi. Although he did not look old, Mu Xiang knew that this was Nordens... or rather, the rational Mrohi.

This figure... is also a memorial tablet.

The roaring waves erupted at that moment, and the dark blue and azure light engulfed Mu Xiang's figure, suppressing the ever-burning golden light. Mu Xiang was pushed away by this massive energy impact, and his own energy was continuously consumed by the blue light that tainted him. His heart sank. As expected of a spirit, even on the verge of defeat, he still had a trick up his sleeve.

Even a dying memorial tablet... it wouldn't be at a disadvantage against those who are also nearing their limits.

The figure vanished instantly, and the madness in Muroch's eyes intensified, but he managed to block the pincer attack. Muroch looked in Zheng Zha's direction: "Let me think... That's it, you don't have that kind of power. That punch just now was from the collision of positive and negative energies, right?"

"But this kind of control is already strained, and your own energy... isn't much left, is it? How much longer can you hold on..."

Zheng Zha, who was barely lucid, and Zhang Jie, whom he was protecting behind him, both felt a slight sinking feeling in their hearts. They knew that Mu Xiang still had the strength to fight, and that Muroshi was almost finished, but they were not confident that they could hold out until then.

“As expected of a fourth-tier advanced…” Zhang Jie said with a wry smile, “Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Although the situation is still favorable for us, we’re afraid we’ll really have to pay a price.”

Damn it... something went wrong at the last minute... it's just not perfect after all...

(End of this chapter)