Chapter 2377 Shadows (1)
The black knight stood like an iron tower in the middle of the road, his scarlet eyes piercing through his mask and landing on Zhang Yi.
He raised the black cross-shaped greatsword, pointing it coldly at the two people and the dog who had arrived.
That gaze was devoid of any emotion, containing only an unchanging coldness and deathly stillness.
“Outsiders,” a deep, hoarse voice, like the grinding of rocks, came from beneath the helmet, echoing strangely, “where do you come from?”
This was the first time in his life that he had seen humans from Earth, and he was extremely curious.
Zhang Yi stared at him and simply said, "Earth."
He spoke succinctly, while secretly assessing the strength of the other party's aura. It was no weaker than the Mad Owl he had encountered before, giving him a very strong sense of pressure.
"Earth..."
Yinghui repeated the word, his scarlet eyes seeming to flicker for a moment, "That's a corner I've never reached. But no matter where you come from, once you enter the Dark Sun Forest, there's no turning back."
"What do you mean?" Zhang Yi frowned.
"Your lives and your strength are the source that sustains this forest and nourishes our existence."
Ying Hui's voice was completely calm, as if he were stating a perfectly natural fact.
"To give up everything and merge into eternal silence is your only destiny. Past, present, and future, all intruders will suffer the same fate."
Zhang Yi felt a chill run down his spine. The other person's words confirmed some of his previous guesses—this forest was indeed drawing on the intruder's life force to maintain some kind of balance.
Or rather, it supports ancient beings like Yinghui.
"It seems there's no point in talking."
Zhang Yi sighed, but his eyes suddenly sharpened.
A fighting spirit surged within him. He had become even stronger. After killing Mad Owl, he realized that he now possessed the ability to fight against opponents of the White Knight level.
At this moment, he really wanted to try and see if he could kill the Black Sword Knight in front of him with his own abilities!
The timing and the people are both on Zhang Yi's side.
Although his ability index exceeds 50000 points, Zhang Yi has the upper hand in terms of intelligence.
Unlike Zheng Lou, Ying Hui lacked the support of the entire nation's resources, and coupled with his moral decay, his combat effectiveness did not reach Zheng Lou's level.
Therefore, a battle is possible!
"Brian, Xin Xin, you two stay on the sidelines and keep watch for me. I want to see how strong I am now."
"Be prepared to strike. If I find myself at a disadvantage, don't hesitate, launch an attack immediately!"
"Okay, bro, watch out! This guy feels even harder than the last one!"
Although Brian was worried, he obediently retreated to a safe distance, baring his teeth and trying to look fierce as he stared intently at Ying Hui.
Yang Xinxin didn't speak, but nodded slightly. Her figure silently blended into the shadows beside her. The causal threads of the Fallen Puppet were faintly visible, ready to provide support at any time.
Zhang Yi took a step forward, and the space around him began to distort slightly.
The myriad phenomena of the universe, three thousand dimensional gates surrounding him, formed an absolute defense that was difficult to break through!
Next, he used his strongest power without holding back at all.
The core furnace of the Demon God Armor ignited, turning the originally black armor a fiery red in an instant, with scorching white smoke billowing up!
With a thought, a giant, ice-blue sword appeared out of thin air in his hand—the Sword of Judgment and Eternity!
The moment the sword appeared, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and even the air seemed to freeze.
The Eternal Judgment Sword was encased in his divine forging.
Even though the Divine Refinement weapon looks like a tough weapon forged from a single piece, it is actually based on the Tree Sword of Bose and is a weapon made of multiple fibers, which can be both flexible and strong.
"Infinite Sword Domain!"
Zhang Yi let out a low shout, gripped his sword with both hands, and fiercely plunged it into the ground beneath his feet!
"Keng——!"
A clear, resonant sword cry echoed through the mountain path! Centered on the point where the sword tip landed, an icy blue halo instantly spread out, covering an area of several thousand meters in radius.
Countless translucent, ice-blue sword blades condensed and floated in the air, slowly rotating to form a huge, gladiator-like tower made of swords, sealing Zhang Yi and Ying Hui inside.
Within the sword domain, space solidified, and the flow of time became abnormal.
Ying Hui's crimson eyes swept across the surrounding sword domain, revealing a slight fluctuation for the first time. It was not fear, but a... long-lost fighting spirit.
"An interesting area..."
"Just fun? That's not enough!"
Zhang Yi smiled faintly, and in the next instant, countless ice-blue giant swords rained down from the towering sword tower, densely shooting towards Ying Hui's body!
The second hand of time can predict all its movements within the next five seconds.
Although the opponent's actions would constantly change within five seconds, that was enough for him to use his sword to block all of Yinghui's evasions to the maximum extent.
An astonishing sword aura formed a deadly cage that completely surrounded Ying Hui. Before the sword even fell, the terrifying storm of supernatural power had already turned the entire Endless Sword Domain into a scene of utter desolation!
Yinghui knew that he had no chance of escaping this dense attack.
Therefore, he made the right choice: offense instead of defense!
Yinghui's sword moved!
His massive body unleashed astonishing speed that belied his size, and his enormous cross-shaped sword swept out in all directions with a single, direct strike, carrying the power to tear everything apart!
"Blade Storm!"
Shadow's ability is to control the wind.
His sword stirred up an endless, vast wind; the blade was black, and the wind it blew was also black.
He seemed to transform into the eye of a typhoon, with a black storm of blades swirling wildly around him before rapidly expanding outwards!
The massive storm, with each wind blade a sword, expanded rapidly and instantly collided fiercely with Zhang Yi's billions of supernatural longswords!
It was the purest collision of power, an endless collision between the icy blue longsword and the black sword storm, annihilating each other!
Before the sword even arrived, its sharp aura had already carved a deep mark on the ground.
Zhang Yi's pupils contracted slightly. On the tactical goggles, the opponent's ability index was clearly displayed—51000 points!
He was a full 6000 points higher than him! The huge energy difference brought about absolute power suppression—that's how it usually is, but Zhang Yi in front of him was clearly an exception.
Zhang Yi's mind raced, his figure blurring instantly as he used his spatial teleportation ability to narrowly avoid the earth-shattering attack.
The ground where they were standing was cleaved open by the sword energy, creating a trench thousands of meters long. The surrounding black, twisted mountain peaks were blasted into dust!
