Bhadra widened his eyes, staring at Xiang Yu before him, who was radiating a faint golden light and wearing an expression that said, "Haven't you eaten yet?"

His mindset completely collapsed.

How was this even human?

This was clearly an immortal cockroach wearing human skin!

"Is that all the strength you have?"

Xiang Yu wiped the blood from his face, gritted a grin, and revealed a set of large white teeth stained with blood.

"Are you... scratching an itch for this king?"

"Bastard!!"

Bhadra went mad, charging forward once more to tangle in a brawl.

...

On the other side.

Zhou Huai didn't even look back at the battle behind him.

He had absolute confidence in his Avatars.

Since the tactical plan had succeeded—Kochi fell off the cliff and Bhadra was tied down—the path to the summit was completely open.

"Charge!"

Sitting on the armored insect throne, Caesar led the remaining main force, turning into a black torrent that launched the final charge deep into the snow mountain.

Along the way.

The Kujo Family death-servants, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, finally showed themselves.

These killing machines, brainwashed from childhood and knowing neither pain nor fear, swarmed out from the snow, behind rocks, and from the tree canopies.

Holding enchanted Katanas in hand and covered in self-detonating Talismanic Incantations, they were like a pack of rabid, red-eyed rats using their flesh and blood to block Caesar's path.

"Stop them!"

"For the Clan Chief!"

"Kill!!"

Facing this suicidal charge,

Caesar didn't even bother to lift a finger.

Behind him, Gandalf tapped his staff lightly.

【Thousand Mile Ice Seal】!

Crack, crack—

The hundreds of death-servants rushing at the very front maintained their charging postures and turned into lifelike ice sculptures.

Immediately following that,

the swarm of Soldier Beetles beneath Caesar roared past.

Crackle and smash.

Countless ice sculptures were smashed to pieces, turning into a ground covered in ice dregs and shattered flesh.

There was no need to slow down at all.

This was the absolute crushing of mere grunts by an SSS-rank.

Finally,

after breaking through layer upon layer of obstacles,

the view ahead opened up dramatically.

That massive altar, along with the colossal entity at its center emanating a terrifying aura, was revealed before Zhou Huai without reservation.

Even amidst this swirling snowstorm,

that object was so dazzlingly bright one could not look at it directly.

It was a huge, golden pendulum floating in midair like a sun.

Kujo Koji stood up.

He looked somewhat bewildered at the uninvited figures in the distance.

"What the hell are Kochi and Bhadra doing?"

He cursed under his breath, his expression utterly somber.

To let people break through so easily?

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Kujo Koji roared at the remaining Clan Elders and death-servants around him.

"What are you still standing there for?!"

"Kill them for me!"

"The Ancestor is about to be resurrected, no one can stop me at a time like this!"

He looked like a madman, his voice ear-piercingly shrill.

However, just as his words fell,

a flash of golden thunder was faster than his voice, faster than anyone's reaction.

Clang—!

A sword hum resonated.

Those S-rank Elders who had just gathered energy and were preparing to attack stiffened.

They didn't even see how the enemy attacked.

They only felt a cold chill at their necks.

In the next second,

several fine heads soared into the air, stunned bewilderment and ferocity still frozen on their faces.

Blood gushed like fountains as the headless corpses collapsed one after another onto the snow, staining the pure white snow bright red.

Yasuo sheathed his sword, flicking off the last droplet of blood on the blade's edge.

He didn't even cast a glance at those corpses; his figure turned into an afterimage, continuing to push deep into the altar and clearing away any obstacles that dared to stand in the way.

At the very moment Yasuo made his move,

high up in the sky, Zhou Huai controlled Caesar, his eyes flashing with stern killing intent.

From beginning to end, he had only one goal.

The Pendulum of Life!

"Now!"

Caesar piloted the armored insect throne, breaking the sound barrier to turn into a streak of black lightning charging straight toward that huge golden pendulum at the center of the altar.

The pitch-black chain that had once sealed the Divine Artifact was clutched tightly in his hand, emitting bursts of suppressed whines.

The scene at Fuji City was about to repeat itself!

"Stop right there!"

Kujo Koji's eyes nearly split open in rage; he saw through the opponent's intention.

He tried to move and block him, but the phantom-like figures of Yasuo and Moria had already tangled around him, giving him no chance whatsoever.

He could only watch helplessly as that black figure got closer and closer to the Pendulum of Life.

Five hundred meters!

Three hundred meters!

One hundred meters!

The chain was raised high, carrying spatial-tearing power, about to strike down.

Kujo Koji's face was already filled with despair.

However,

right at the moment the pitch-black chain was about to touch the Pendulum of Life,

a sudden change occurred!

Buzz—!!!

Beneath the altar, the massive golden cocoon that had been quiet for a long time erupted with a terrifying force!

A visible golden ripple swept out in all directions with the golden cocoon at its center!

Fast!

Extremely fast!

The first to bear the brunt was Caesar, who was closest.

He didn't even have time to make any reaction.

The golden ripple had already passed through his body.

The armored insect throne shattered immediately, scattering into countless beetle corpses flying everywhere.

Caesar's formidable body was hit head-on by an invisible massive force; his chest collapsed deeply, and he was blasted flying back violently.

Right after,

that golden ripple swept across the entire field.

Yasuo, Moria, Gandalf, Gabriel...

including Xiang Yu, who was far away halfway up the mountain still tangled in battle with Bhadra.

All of Zhou Huai's Avatars were vulnerable and frail in the face of this force.

Powerless to resist, they were sent flying and slammed heavily into the distant snow mountain's cliff faces.

Spurt! Spurt! Spurt!

Seven SS-rank Avatars spat blood at the same time, their aura instantly withering.

As for those with weaker strength, their fate was even more tragic.

On the outer perimeter of the shrine, the Kujo Family disciples who were still resisting stubbornly were obliterated the moment they made contact with the golden ripple.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Clusters of blood mist exploded one after another.

Before they could even utter a scream, their internal organs ruptured and they died instantly.

Even Kujo Koji had his vitality shaken violently by the shockwave of this power.

"Pfft—"

He couldn't help but spurt out a large mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning pale as paper.

Yet in his eyes, there was not the slightest terror or shock.

There was only unprecedented ecstasy and madness!

"Haha... Hahahahaha!"

Kujo Koji raised his head, looking at the giant golden cocoon emanating endless Divine Might, and let out a manic laugh.

He threw away the blade in his hand, disregarded his own injuries, and scrambled and crawled in front of the golden cocoon.

He fell heavily to his knees, his forehead pressed tightly against the frozen ground.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Kowtowing again and again, using all his strength with every blow, the hard ice surface cracked beneath his head, blood flowing down his temple to mix with the melted snow.

"Ancestor!"

"Ancestor, you are truly about to be resurrected!"

His voice trembled, filled with the most devout awe and fanaticism.

"Your power... this is the power of a god!"

"Hahaha! Great Xia Nation! Freedom Federation! And those damned invaders!"

"You will all turn to ashes!"

"Beneath the radiance of my God, tremble! Repent!"

Along with his roar, the light of that giant golden cocoon grew ever more brilliant.

The divine runes on its surface swirled frantically, appearing lifelike.

That deep and powerful heartbeat pounded like war drums, resounding through the entire ruin.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

With every beat, this space shuddered because of it.

A deep, heavy voice sounded from within the golden cocoon.

The voice was not loud, but it possessed supreme majesty.

"Who are you?"