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Chapter 202 If you want to get rich, build roads first
"Yes!"

Gamadosia lowered her head deeply, concealing the fervor surging in her eyes.

To be able to personally descend and carry out the Lord's mission, and to experience the thrill of adventure and crisis, was truly the ultimate enjoyment. She immediately floated out of the hall and went to a sea-like pool of blood, immersing herself in it, emanating intense energy fluctuations, and establishing a connection with a distant being.

Meanwhile, deep within the Bone Sacrifice Court on Mount Xun.

The enormous statue, with its four corner lampstands replacing the head, emitted an ominous, eerie green light.

In the distance, the spirits surrounding the Sun Lord were being continuously purified, but it did not collapse. Over the past few days, it had devoured countless souls, and the density of spirits within its enormous, bloated body was extremely high, even forming a strange spiritual field deep within, though chaotic and disordered, and could not be guided or used by it.

Nie Weiyang didn't know the purpose of that force field, but he could roughly guess that it would most likely affect reality.

Moreover, if the Sun Lord triggers a tremor in the Netherworld, it will surely be a spectacular and exhilarating explosion.

In Nie Weiyang's view, the Sun Lord's enormous yet broken spirit body let out a shrill and twisted wail, filled with the resentment of being forcibly controlled and the pain that penetrated to the very soul.

An irresistible, terrifying suction force originating from the Bone Temple itself seized it firmly, pulling and sucking its body, composed of countless chaotic souls, into the head of the empty-headed statue like a wad of filthy cotton!

Om-! ! !
The statue suddenly trembled violently, and shadows rose from behind it, revealing six arms as if sculpted from stone.

The mottled stone skin and moss on the surface burst and fell off, scattering in a flurry. The platform below gradually rose, and a sharp structure like an inverted obelisk rose up, dark as black iron, but covered with countless irregular, ghostly green energy patterns.

The patterns writhed and glowed like living things, and countless strange runes were lit up one after another. The eerie green light flowed and circulated in the grooves of the stone carvings like blood!

The entire Bone Ritual Court then emitted an unbearable roar, and the earth trembled violently, as if a colossal creature was awakening from its slumber.

In Nie Weiyang's perception, an almost tangible, heavy pressure swept over him, and the air became thick and filled with malice.

He remained calm and retreated without hesitation, shouting for everyone to evacuate. He then flipped himself onto the lucky sign, and with a burst of blue light, he instantly created a distance of dozens of meters.

His gaze was solemn as he looked at the evil creature that was coming to life.

The four lampstands that replaced the head suddenly burst forth with an eerie green light that was too bright to look at directly. The light gathered and twisted in the center of the lampstand, gradually outlining a stunningly beautiful female demon's face, but her eyes revealed inhuman malice—it was a partial projection of Gammadosia's consciousness!
The sun roared, hatred and disgust churning within its spirit, but it burned only like a lamp.

Gamadosia's gaze pierced through the spatial barrier, locking onto Nie Weiyang like a poisonous needle. Then, three more female faces appeared in the other three empty spaces, identical in appearance but different in emotion.

An ugly face, a happy face, a bitter face, a sorrowful face.

Each unit shares energy with the others, but each possesses its own set of skills and combat logic. Whichever unit moves to the front temporarily becomes the dominant force.

This is—[Torenga: Transcending the Void!]!
At this moment, the evil spirit opened its mouth and roared wildly, and a mental shock like a silent tsunami first crushed into Nie Weiyang's soul!

This power combined the chilling pressure accumulated within the hollow-headed statue with the pure malice of Gamadosia's true form. The impact wasn't intended to destroy, but to imprison and torment him, to utterly crush his will and make him personally experience the meaning of despair!
Nie Weiyang grunted, and the holy light shield around him flickered violently, even slightly caved in. The power was immense; the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, yet his figure, straddling the motorcycle, remained as upright as a pine tree. In his eyes, the light was like a lighthouse in a storm, stubbornly resisting this pervasive spiritual erosion.

However, physical attacks followed one after another! Du Kong Wan Xiang slowly raised one of his black iron arms, and a huge, sharp finger pointed at Nie Wei Yang in front of him. At the fingertip, the eerie green energy gathered wildly at an alarming speed, compressing into a heart-palpitating black dot, emitting a destructive aura that was enough to annihilate the soul!
“This is a hand of frozen blood,” it said.

call out--! ! !
The extremely refined eerie green death light shot out silently, causing all the senses of the soul to be slightly distorted wherever it passed, and leaving behind a long-lasting trace of corrosive energy in the air!
Fast! Extremely fast!

Nie Weiyang's pupils contracted, he turned to the side at the extreme, braced one leg on the ground, and the flying car spun half a circle and launched out!

This is just the beginning!
The other five arms of the statue also rose up, some clenching their fists and slamming them into the ground, causing violent tremors, others opening their palms and spraying out shockwaves that covered a wide area, and still others forming strange hand seals to summon ghostly shadows that bind spirits!
The revitalized hollow skull statue has become a terrifying war fortress with immense physical destructive power, wide-range mental attacks, and precise energy shooting.

And it is controlled by the combat-experienced, cruel and cunning Gammadosia!

Like a small boat in a storm, Nie Weiyang maximized his speed and agility, frantically dodging, blocking, and retreating amidst a barrage of attacks.

The light burst forth continuously, purifying the approaching shadow chains. The shield deformed with each hard physical impact, and the figure struggled to weave through the gaps in the energy rays.

Each block inflicted some damage that couldn't be negated, making his arm increasingly heavy, but his high regeneration rate caused his health to fluctuate wildly. Even though every dodge was incredibly close, he still survived. Only his energy consumption increased dramatically, while the opponent's attacks seemed endless—

He knew he couldn't continue on this passive defensive posture any longer!
Just as he dodged a ground spike and took a hit from a death ray, a fierce glint flashed in Nie Weiyang's eyes!
He secretly activated the golden spear above the Bone Ritual Court, its light flickering, but he did not use it immediately.

At the same time, he gripped Zhenhui tightly with both hands, pouring his surging energy into it without reservation!

"[The Sanctuary]!"

He let out a low growl and held the heavy shield in front of him!
Om-! ! !
A massive wall of light, far thicker and more solid than before, suddenly unfolded, like an indestructible barrier, temporarily blocking the overwhelming attack!
The eerie green death beam slammed into the light wall, creating violent ripples; the soul shockwave was greatly weakened; the physical impact caused the light wall to flicker, but it stubbornly remained unbroken!

But this is by no means a long-term solution! The wall of light is thinning at a visible rate!
Taking advantage of this precious moment of respite, Nie Weiyang took a deep breath, his gaze passing over the wall of light, and fixed on Gammadosia's indifferent face, as well as the torso of the statue beneath it that was constantly writhing, seemingly still digesting and merging with the spirit of the Sun Lord.

This process must be interrupted! Or... find its weakness!
but……

In the darkness before dawn, a rumbling sound spread, drawing the attention of thousands of black-robed cultists.

They saw a tank bearing a flag, which had somehow climbed to the top of the mountain, its cannon barrel, adorned with intricate runes, slowly lowering itself, aiming at the Bone Temple. Beside it, more steel behemoths belonging to human military industry were rising from the shadows behind the mountain.

cultists: "?"

The cult's underling: "?"

Gammadosia: "?"

—How did this thing get here? Are the average agility levels of the city's troops really that high?

Nie Weiyang, however, smiled.

Do you know what it means to build roads first if you want to get rich?
(End of this chapter)