The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins

The power of [Spiritual Rhinoceros] frantically warned him, the threatening sensation like a festering sore made Zhu Haomiao realize he was once again locked on at a conceptual level, with no way to dodge except to harden his reception.

But this time, instead of withdrawing his sword to defend as the enemy wished, he released an infinite amount of Power through his acupuncture points, forming a three-inch-thick layer, solidifying into a translucent, glass-like crystal.

[Heavenly Gang Strength·Imprisonment Formation]!

Clang!

The tip of the spear collided with the glass-like crystal, creating a crisp explosion. The three-inch Protective Gang Qi was painstakingly torn open, finally reaching Zhu Haomiao's skin.

Thunk!

A metallic sheen appeared on the surface of Zhu Haomiao's body. The Great Perfection Realm [Hard Qi Skill], combined with 188 points of [Body] attribute, made Wade Xi feel as if he had struck the main armor of a battleship.

The already exhausted spear could no longer penetrate, only leaving a pinhole-sized drop of blood on the pale skin.

Without turning back and taking the enemy's spear point-blank, the treasure sword in Zhu Haomiao's palm condensed into an indestructible crystal-clear sword glow, slicing through the throat of the ghost-faced mecha as if cutting through butter with a hot knife.

[Stacked Waves Strength·Fierce Wave]

[Armor Breaking Force·Triumph]

The thick neck armor was relentlessly torn apart, the sword edge pierced through muscle, trachea, and cervical vertebrae, protruding from the back of Prince Xiaosong Zhangren's neck.

Sensing that the enemy's injury was not fatal, once the sword was withdrawn, the opponent would quickly heal under the power of the Heavenly Dao Will. Just as Zhu Haomiao contemplated decapitating him, he suddenly felt a spine-chilling sensation prickling his back.

Tzz~

He instinctively withdrew his sword and dodged, almost simultaneously, a thumb-thick high-energy particle beam shot through the spot where he had just stood, drilling an unfathomably deep black hole in the ground.

There was no earth-shattering energy dispersion, but this inconspicuous strike sent a tingling electric shock up Zhu Haomiao's spine.

The thrill of dancing on the edge of death!

His dark and deep pupils slowly moved, looking towards a majestic blue-and-white mecha in the distant, a nearly ten-meter-long sci-fi sniper rifle... or sniper cannon in its hands, emitting wisps of green smoke.

Seeing the iconic star-spangled banner on the mecha, Zhu Haomiao recognized its terrifying innate potential.

Compared to the illustrious Red Dragon Duke of Dai Ying, this guy was more like a hidden BOSS!

The future ruler of the next century, though now still somewhat immature, had already showcased the glory to dominate the entire world...

Realizing that he was facing the personification of the Eight Great Powers, Zhu Haomiao felt not fear but endless excitement in his heart.

You think you can call yourselves the Eight-Nation Alliance, huh?!

"Roar!"

The immense Orochi let out a roar akin to an ancient demon, its body ignited with semi-transparent dark flames, an overwhelming pressure enveloping the world, suppressing the eight Children of Destiny.

After suppressing the enemies on both symbolic and conceptual levels, Zhu Haomiao dashed forward, stabbing toward the rapidly recovering Prince Xiaosong Zhangren without hesitation.

The nimble and compact ghost-faced mecha shot backward, but the youth's speed was even faster.

Just as he was about to overtake the enemy and cut him down with his sword, a coarse roar exploded in his ears.

Whoosh~

A five-meter-tall, ancient and heavy shield, covered with mysterious inscriptions, descended like a meteor, carrying an all-destructive momentum toward Zhu Haomiao.

With a slight raise of his eyebrow, Zhu Haomiao didn't dodge. He raised his longsword high, and a liquid metal-like crimson sword glow erupted from the blade.

[Anger]!

The Power of the Mind condensed into reality, the slender longsword over a meter long slashed directly at the shield. The unstoppable brutal force fully unleashed, collapsing the center of the one-foot-thick alloy shield on the spot, its remaining destructive power continued to penetrate the armor, crushing the bones and tendons of the Child of Destiny behind the shield.

Boom!

The Child of Destiny flew back even faster than before, Zhu Haomiao didn't even glance, focused entirely on taking down an enemy first.

Wounding ten fingers is not as effective as cutting off one. The Eight-Nation Alliance as a whole represents the Heavenly Dao fate of this world, possessing endless Life Force.

Engaging in a war of attrition with the entire world would not end well.

He must act swiftly!

Zhu Haomiao's gaze locked onto Prince Xiaosong Zhangren, whose throat was pierced by a sword. Just as he was about to strike, a scarlet dragon-shaped mecha returned with a roar, descending from the sky with an aura several times stronger than before.

The metallic dragon wings spouted crimson Divinity flames, and the Ship-Slicing Blade, enough to shred a battleship, sliced through the sky, leaving a dozens-of-meters-wide red trail as if to cut the firmament in half.

Facing this world-destroying attack, a trace of impatient frustration rose in Zhu Haomiao's heart.

The recovery speed of the Children of Destiny was too fast. If he couldn't down them in one stroke, there would be no chance to make a killing blow in the waves of attacks!

Should he really use [Yanhuang Armory]?

But as soon as this thought arose, Zhu Haomiao immediately dismissed it.

At this moment, entering a mysterious state, he had realized the process of Feather Transformation Ascension was a rare opportunity, a baptismal transcendence leading straight to the origin.

All the Qi Fortune he previously accumulated was being refined and elevated in an incomprehensible manner, reshaping the fundamental basis of his existence from conceptual and destiny levels.

Heaven-defying Fate Changing!

Four bold words surfaced in his mind. Sensing that high-level Divine Artifacts might interfere with this process, causing him to ascend in an imperfect state, Zhu Haomiao's eyes steeled as he made up his mind!

More importantly, if he could annihilate the Children of Destiny from the Eight-Nation Alliance, it would practically reshape the future order of the entire world. The Qi Fortune he could harness from this would be several times greater than all of his current gains combined!

This imperceptible, intangible yet crucial transformation involving origin and fate was more precious than all tangible benefits and could not be squandered!

With a flick of thought, Zhu Haomiao no longer hesitated and began to actively release the Original Sin suppressed by the [Dao Heart], allowing himself to enter a semi-out-of-control state.

This was a forbidden technique he had never attempted because Zhu Haomiao knew the effect of this move was too avant-garde for the aesthetic appreciation of people in both the 19th and 21st centuries!

Boom!

In the Spiritual Vision, the dark sun spanning the world expanded again, radiating infinite dark flames, towering over the entire world!

The oppression and distortion that originally existed only on the spiritual level permeated reality. On the ground, the soul shells of countless Alliance Soldiers were melted, letting out roars uncharacteristic of Humans, displaying various eerie and terrifying mutations.

Some people's muscles surged, evaporating blood mist from their body surface, indiscriminately shredding all life within their line of sight into fragments. They remained oblivious even as their expanded muscles burst and tore their own bones and tendons.

Others spewed various bizarre, horrendous venomous insects from their seven orifices, some resembling spiders, some centipedes, some flies, and some like snakes and scorpions.