Hero? I'm just here to borrow power!

And their location was deep within the base of that dark tower.

"Something's coming up. Is it the awakened Corpse Guardians?" Bai Ye asked, instinctively shielding her behind him.

"Impossible! How dare a mere Corpse Guardian charge at me!" Xia Mi's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and her voice trembled slightly. "This reaction... the strength of this power is comparable to that of the First Generation! Wasn't the White King's remains already gone? What exactly is buried beneath Takamagahara?"

At this moment, the only thing Xia Mi can do is to do everything in her power to accelerate the rise of her domain.

"It's too late," Bai Ye calmly assessed. "I'll take on the challenge."

Although he didn't know the other party's true identity, Bai Ye sensed that the other party's ascent speed was far beyond Xia Mi's.

While Bai Ye could use data teleportation to instantly leave this deep sea, he couldn't take Xia Mi with him.

Moreover, even the first generation of the species, Bai Ye has killed before.

Even after Xia Mi uttered the term "first generation," a chilling excitement ignited in his heart because the other party might be worth 1000 exchange points.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar, loud enough to shatter eardrums, echoed from the water! The towering black tower finally collapsed completely in the violent tremor, and countless huge rocks tumbled and sank in the water, a scene reminiscent of the apocalypse when "Takamagahara" sank to the bottom of the sea millions of years ago.

Immediately afterwards, in the center of the collapsed tower ruins, two figures, one in black and one in white, slowly emerged.

"It's actually humanoid?" A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Ye's eyes.

The dynamic reaction he sensed was too strong. He had prepared himself for the other party to be a colossal creature like the giant dragon servant in the Three Gorges Reservoir. However, when he focused his vision, he discovered that the other party was actually two humanoid creatures of similar size to himself.

"They're corpses!" Xia Mi exclaimed. "They've been dead for who knows how long! But thanks to the nourishment from that first-generation seed's fetal blood, these two corpses have actually come back to life!"

"So you've come back to life, right?" Bai Ye didn't take Xia Mi's words seriously. At this moment, he had already placed his hands on his belt. With a clear "Pause!" sound effect, time stopped instantly.

There was no testing, no holding back. Assuming his abilities had no side effects, Bai Ye would naturally use his strongest attack from the very beginning.

No matter how strong the opponent was in life, it has no meaning during the time that has been stopped.

Bai Ye stepped out of Xia Mi's dust-free land and waved his hand to lift the viscous water curtain.

While underwater movement becomes several times more difficult than usual during a standstill, it's nothing to him. There's no limit to how long "Pause" can stop, giving him plenty of time to completely eliminate his opponent.

However, at that moment, an unprecedented look of shock flashed across Bai Ye's usually calm and collected eyes.

Because even in a time of absolute stillness, he saw with his own eyes that the surging river of lava on the ruins of Takamagahara below was actually... flowing!

Following closely behind were two figures, one in black and one in white, on the Takamagahara.

At this very moment, they moved!

A massive, all-consuming black sun slowly emerged from behind the black corpse, its immense gravitational pull like a vortex, pulling Bai Ye's body towards it!

This is the first time in this world that a being has been able to ignore the "Pause" time stop!

Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Ye's belt emitted the finishing sound effect of "Critical Sacrifice!" once more. A massive emerald green energy wheel materialized in his hand, and he hurled it with all his might. The green wheel traced a dazzling arc in the still water before colliding violently with the black sun behind the black figure!

A massive explosion occurred deep in the ocean, after which the powerful gravitational pull finally stopped.

As he shattered the opponent's black sun, Bai Ye decisively deactivated the time-stop effect, regained his composure, and quickly retreated.

"white night!"

Only then did Xia Mi realize that Bai Ye had left the area of ​​the Dustless Land at some point. As the shockwave from the huge explosion underwater came, she called out in concern.

"I'm fine, but something's wrong with them." Bai Ye gazed at the two still-moving black and white figures at the bottom of the water and slowly retreated into Xia Mi's Dustless Land.

"It's not just that they're wrong."

Xia Mi looked up and around, her golden pupils filled with solemnity. "The space here is very unstable. It seems to be turning into 'Nibelungen'. It seems they don't want us to leave. The area they are in has become the boundary between Nibelungen and reality... There are even non-Dragon Kings who can unleash Nibelungen."

"I see..." Bai Ye instantly understood why the time stop had no effect on them.

Kamen Rider Chronos wants to stop time, but only if he expands the "Game Realm" and covers reality. Essentially, Chronos controls time within the "Game Realm." However, at this moment, in this unstable space, the Nibelungen spread by the black and white figures is also frantically eroding the real world.

The "game realm" of the daytime could not fully cover the reality in which the other party was located, so the time stop could not be effective against them.

This is just like when Bai Ye stopped for an hour outside that overpass in the storm to search for the entrance to Nibelungen, but during that hour, Odin's pursuit of Chu Zihang and his son continued as usual inside Nibelungen.

"They're not Dragon Kings? Didn't you say their power was comparable to the first generation of species? Then what exactly are they?" Bai Ye pressed.

"They are indeed not the first generation of species, but their power when they were alive was already very close to that of the first generation of species, and if I'm not mistaken, they should be..."

As the smoke from the earth-shattering battle on the seabed gradually dissipated, the two figures, one black and one white, emerged unharmed and transformed into streaks of light once more, charging towards Bai Ye and the others.

Xia Mi's voice was unusually solemn at this moment.

"Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi from Japanese mythology!"

Black Moon Tide: Chapter 117 Energy Items

In ancient Japanese legends, at the beginning of the world, there were seven gods who were passed down through generations and were known as the "Seven Generations of Gods". After that, eight continents were born, and finally Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo were born.

Amaterasu is the deified ruler of Takamagahara and the sun in Japanese mythology, while Tsukuyomi is the deified moon and the goddess who governs the night. Together with Susanoo, they are known as the "Three Noble Children," the three most fundamental deities in the Japanese mythological system.

However, in this world, those are merely myths and legends derived from real history.

As far as Byakuya knows, whether it's Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, or Susanoo, their true identities are all descendants of the first White King.

In the distant, forgotten history of the dragon race, the White King once launched the largest rebellion in history, with a third of the dragons joining her as rebels. But in the end, the Black King destroyed her with his supreme power, nailing her to a towering bronze pillar and casting her into the depths of the roaring icy sea.

After six eras of freezing, the White Emperor's power finally waned. So the Black Emperor sank her and the Copper Pillar into an underwater volcano, burning her to ashes. He then devoured the ashes, reclaiming the power he had once bestowed upon the White Emperor, and believed he had completely erased all of the White Emperor's bloodline from hers.

But during those six long eras, a human named Izanagi infiltrated that forbidden land, made a pact with the dying White Queen, obtained her blood and bones, and became the world's first "Emperor".

However, Izanagi also understood that the great White King was merely using humans to temporarily preserve her genes. The day she was resurrected would be the end of all White King bloodlines. She would devour all her descendants to restore the power lost due to the destruction by the Black King.

Izanagi knew he could not destroy the sacred remains of the White King, so he fathered three of his most powerful offspring: Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo, hoping they would help him protect the world.

But tragedy struck. Susanoo, one of the three priests, was ultimately seduced by the sacred remains. After merging with the remains, he transformed into the newborn White King, Yamata no Orochi. Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, in an attempt to stop him, used their ultimate incantations, perishing together with Yamata no Orochi and sinking the entire "Takamagahara" along with the remains of Yamata no Orochi into the deepest reaches of the Pacific Ocean forever.

However, at this moment, the corpses of these two super hybrids who were once able to rival the newly born White King have actually "come back to life" because of the nourishment of a first-generation fetal blood. However, they are no longer Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, but only ultimate undead awakened by dragon blood.

In the original timeline, these two super undead did not appear when Lu Mingfei's team went deep into the sea, so why did they awaken at this time?

Thinking this, Bai Ye turned her gaze to Xia Mi behind her.

Could it be because of her...? As the first queen of the species, her very existence attracted these two bloodthirsty spirits? Because she took away the embryo as a source of nutrition, after losing the nourishment of the fetal blood, they developed an even stronger craving for Xia Mi's dragon blood?

"Even if they were Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi before, they are now nothing more than spirits of the dead."

As Bai Ye spoke, a stream of emerald green data gathered and flowed in his palm, and a black toolbox appeared out of thin air.

"What is this?" Xia Mi looked at Bai Ye, who suddenly took out a box, both surprised and suspicious.

“An energy item,” Bai Ye said calmly, without offering further explanation. He knew that even if he explained, Xia Mi wouldn't understand.

"Energy items" are another major feature of the Kamen Rider Exide series besides the game world. Riders in this series can obtain a variety of enhancement effects by using "energy items". Since Kamen Rider Chronos is the Rider transformed by the game administrator Masamune Dan, he naturally has a special toolbox to manage all "energy items".

In previous battles, Bai Ye was able to kill his enemies with a single blow using the unsolvable "Pause," so these various items never had a chance to be used. However, now that the space is undergoing Nibelungenization, "Pause" cannot take effect until the space is completely assimilated, so Bai Ye takes out these trump card "energy items."

At the same time, the two figures, one in black and one in white, transformed into streaks of light and attacked Bai Ye!

Although she was just a spirit, the silent incantation was already finished in her mouth the moment the white figure approached.

An unparalleled, terrifying gravity, seemingly capable of compressing space itself into a thin sheet, was instantly imposed upon Bai Ye and Xia Mi! Xia Mi's expression changed drastically. The Word of Power: Dustless Land that she had been maintaining with all her might collapsed instantly in the face of this unreasonable and powerful gravity, just like a glass dome shattered by a giant hammer!

High-pressure, high-temperature seawater surged into the air-filled space at the same time, and Bai Ye and Xia Mi's bodies plummeted at high speed into the deeper seabed under the intense pressure of gravity!

"It's actually the Word of Power: Royal Authority!"

The already terrifying water pressure in the deep sea undoubtedly amplified the power of the Word of Power called "Royal Authority." Under this double pressure, Xia Mi could no longer maintain her human form. Fine and hard dark blue dragon scales quickly appeared on her originally smooth and beautiful skin. Her pupils emitted a deep golden light that she had never seen before. The dragon blood in her body boiled instantly under the high pressure, forcing her body to become half-dragon in order to resist this terrifying pressure that could crush a tank into a can!

In contrast, Bai Ye was in a better state. Although the power of the monarchy and the pressure of the deep sea made him feel sluggish as if he were sealed in cement after losing the protection of the Dustless Land, he was still able to take out the "energy items" from his toolbox.

"First of all, this!"

Bai Ye pulled out three coin-like items from the toolbox. As soon as they left the toolbox, they turned into streams of light and instantly merged into Bai Ye's armor!

"Muscularize! Speed ​​up! Steel up!"

Three "energy items" merged into Bai Ye's body.

Three dazzling beams of red, yellow, and white light instantly flowed across his dark green armor, then erupted in the nearly viscous seawater, thickened by the pressure of royal authority, with a muffled roar! Bai Ye's body actually withstood this terrifying power, transforming into a green meteor that surged upstream, charging fiercely towards the white figure who had unleashed the Word of Power: Royal Authority!

The Muscle Transformation energy item allows Bai Ye's strength to increase several times in an instant; Speed ​​Transformation greatly enhances his speed, offsetting the suppressive effect of gravity; and Steel Transformation allows Bai Ye to gain a hardness surpassing all matter on Earth for a short period of time! With the ultimate enhancement of the three "energy items," Bai Ye's figure, under the effect of the Royal Authority, not only did not become sluggish in the slightest, but instead became even faster and more deadly than before!

As the sound effect of the ultimate move rang out again, the emerald green energy wheel reappeared in Bai Ye's palm. His target was the white figure that had just used the Word of Power: Royal Authority—if he wasn't mistaken, it was the undead that was once called "Tsukuyomi"!

However, the all-consuming black sun reappeared once more behind the black undead! Xia Mi recognized the Word of Power—it was the Word of Power: Black Sun! That Word of Power could create a small black void, capable of completely annihilating anything that approached it!

Bai Ye, who had already broken free from Wang Quan's powerful suppression, was once again captured by the terrifying gravity of the black sun, involuntarily deviating from its orbit.

"Don't even think about it!"

A low shout rang out from the water, releasing a string of boiling bubbles. Xia Mi, now half-dragon, had her golden eyes brighter than ever before, and she released her silent incantation as a queen.

Word of Power: The Eye of the Wind King!

Originally a king-level incantation that controlled the element of "wind," it was now simulated by Xia Mi in the deep sea, and the element it controlled changed from "wind" to "water"!

A massive vortex appeared instantly in front of Xia Mi. Then, under her absolute command of the elements as a monarch, the massive vortex shattered instantly, transforming into thousands of tiny, high-speed water vortices that precisely gathered around Bai Ye's armor!

Under Xia Mi's unparalleled precision, the terrifying attraction exerted by the Word of Power: Black Sun was precisely neutralized by these tiny but numerous reverse vortices! Bai Ye's movements instantly broke free from the Black Sun's gravity!

"well done!"

Bai Ye's direction returned to normal, and the green light wheel in his hand finally struck the undead named "Tsukuyomi" without any hindrance!

With a painful shriek piercing through the seawater, the Word of Power: Royal Authority was instantly interrupted! The immense pressure exerted on Bai Ye and Xia Mi also vanished.

Black Moon Tide: Chapter 118 The Long-Awaited Hidden Quest

With a single, devastating blow, amidst the blinding green sparks erupting from the light wheel, half of the "Tsukuyomi" vengeful spirit's body was almost completely cleaved in two, exposing its withered flesh and blood. Its dark blood instantly vaporized in the scorching seawater, but its tenacious and abhorrent vitality prevented it from dying.

As Xia Mi said, they were once life forms comparable to the first generation of species. Although they were only humanoid, due to the nourishment and transformation of the ancient dragon's blood over the past few decades, the vitality of these undead was even stronger than that of Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire, who failed to restore his dragon body back in the Three Gorges Reservoir.

"It's not over yet!"

Bai Ye's offensive did not stop at all. The moment the Word of Power: Royal Authority was interrupted, he immediately felt his body being liberated and his speed became even faster. However, the effect of the "energy item" was time-limited, and he had to maximize his advantage before the effect disappeared.

"Clone! Become invisible!"

He took out new "energy items" from his toolbox again, and as the two coin-like energy items merged back into his armor, dozens of Kamen Rider Chronos figures instantly appeared in the deep sea.

They disappeared immediately after they appeared. With the help of the "transparency" energy item, Bai Ye's main body and all his clones perfectly merged into the dark seawater.

Then, the violent current began to surge. Although the transparent white figure was impossible to observe in the water, the white corpse "Tsukuyomi" began to burst out with bright red "Hit!" letters and sparks.

That's a special symbol that appears after the Exid series knights' attack takes effect. It means that at this moment, "Tsukuyomi" is simultaneously enduring a continuous and frenzied attack from all directions by dozens of Byakuya and his clones!

"Ultimate Attack Control!"

In the water, Bai Ye's cold, low growl emerged.

His transparency effect ended at this moment, and all his clones turned into green data streams and disappeared. However, Tsukuyomi's body had been trapped in a state of paralysis due to the tsunami-like continuous attacks. In front of it, a huge green dial appeared under Bai Ye's feet.

This is Kamen Rider Chronos's signature Rider Kick, which neither Norton, the former King of Bronze and Fire, nor Odin, the King of Sky and Wind, could withstand head-on.

The black undead had already realized that its Word of Power, Black Sun, could not affect Bai Ye, who was empowered by Xia Mi's Eye of the Wind King. In an instant, it canceled its Word of Power, and its entire body transformed into a pure black stream of light, rushing towards Bai Ye, who was charging up his Knight Kick!

However, Xia Mi had also recovered from the terrifying suppression of the Word of Power: Royal Authority. As a half-dragon, her body had fully adapted to the high-pressure environment of this deep sea. She could move freely under the extremely strong pressure that was enough to crush a tank. As the king of the earth and mountains, even though she still had a human body, she was fundamentally different from the hybrids. That was her absolute control over the elements!

At this moment, without releasing the Word of Power "Wind King's Eye" attached to Bai Ye, she actually unleashed a second Word of Power at the same time, accompanied by a low dragon roar!

Words of Power: Heaven and Earth as a Furnace!

That was a powerful Word of Power once used by Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire. It was also the Word of Power that Bai Ye had been using under a false pretense when he was in the Snake Clan of Japan. Although Xia Mi's power was much lower than that of the real King of Bronze and Fire, Norton, she could not create thousands of alchemical swords in an instant like Norton did back then.

But at this moment, the metallic elements in the seawater continued to converge towards her, condensing into a huge and ferocious black scythe in front of her!

Xia Mi stretched out her half-dragon hand and tightly gripped the alchemical weapon she had just forged with her own words of power, then fiercely slashed at the black undead—"Amaterasu"!

"Buzz!"

Amaterasu's body was so hard it seemed like flesh and blood. When it clashed with Xia Mi's scythe, it produced a piercing hum like metal striking stone! However, Xia Mi's attack was not meant to defeat it. With Xia Mi's desperate strike, the black undead Amaterasu was successfully intercepted and could no longer support the white undead Tsukuyomi!

At this moment, Bai Ye had finished charging up his power!

"The final blow!"

As the emotionless electronic synthesized voice from the White Night Belt resounded, the incredibly powerful Knight Kick instantly shattered the body of the white undead "Tsukuyomi"! With a muffled explosion, "Tsukuyomi" turned into a cloud of blood mist and dissipated into the dark underwater space.

"Next!"

Bai Ye suddenly turned his head, and Kronos' green goggles emitted a terrifying green light. He looked at the undead "Amaterasu" who was fighting Xia Mi in close combat. In an instant, his body accelerated again, tearing open a passage with white bubbles in the viscous seawater around him, and rushed to "Amaterasu" in an instant!

What then appeared in Xia Mi's eyes was the most primitive and savage hand-to-hand combat.

Kamen Rider Chronos, ridden by Byakuya, clashed violently with the mythical spirit "Amaterasu" in the water! The spirit savagely swung its fist, covered in bone spikes, at Byakuya, who countered with a punch of his own, meeting force with force! The two fists collided violently in the water, producing a terrifying roar like that of two fully loaded 100-ton trucks colliding head-on at full speed on a highway!

However, this earth-shattering punch did not determine a winner between the two monsters. The immense recoil sent the undead "Amaterasu" flying backward. But Bai Ye remained steadily floating in place!