Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 519 - 154. Cold Bite Marks

Chapter 519: 154. Cold Bite Marks

"So, your name is Jane Neriya?"

"Listen up, you good-looking little beauty, I’m your granddaddy, Nomi Anderson Guesette! If you dare call me by that name again, I’ll crush your spine to pieces!"

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Bang! Pow!

The gigantic wrench smashed into the ground. Li Aozi bounced up instantly, the chains flung out, coiling around Nomi’s weapon. With a mighty yank, he immediately pulled himself towards his opponent.

"WurAAAAA——"

Nomi tilted her head back, driving her skull down like a massive hammer. Li Aozi quickly shifted his stance, placing his feet on the back of her head. The chains in his hands swiftly unwound and wrapped around Nomi’s neck. Infusing the chains with Qi energy, they radiated a scorching brilliance, melting through her decayed flesh like butter.

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"Don’t be fooled by my small stature. I am the leader of the Rose Army Guerrilla Team."

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Nomi’s head fell to the ground. Despite being headless, her body didn’t stop. She raised her sharp claws, grabbed Li Aozi, and yanked him off herself, smashing him down into the ground. Her flesh cells rapidly multiplied, transforming into small tendrils like thousands of maggots, gnawing at Li Aozi’s body.

Clang!

Li Aozi raised his left hand, pressing his index and middle fingers together, silently forming a Gang Qi barrier. The blood-red Qi shield emerged from his palm, propelling Nomi backward. Li Aozi planted his hand on the ground, propelling himself back onto his feet to face Nomi once more.

Thunk——

Nomi’s body retreated a few steps. Her severed head twisted mysteriously, sprouting a large amount of flesh and bones that extended four or five meters, reattaching to her body. To support this heavy, elongated neck, she got on all fours, crawling on the ground. Picking up the fallen wrench, she lunged again at Li Aozi!

She swung her serpentine neck, her head crashing down in front of Li Aozi. Holding his chain, he stepped back steadily, evading her swift bites and strikes. Nomi quickly swung her head, and Li Aozi leapt into the air. However, it was just a feint. Using the neck’s momentum, she brought her body around, sweeping the wrench out at an unexpected angle, striking Li Aozi’s body.

[Dragon School: Energetic Transformation]

Li Aozi quickly swung his left hand, creating a surge of Qi energy that intercepted the attack. Clenching his fist, blood-red Qi swirled in his eyes as he gathered energy into his punch, readying it mid-air.

[Gathering Qi Fist]

Li Aozi descended forcefully, crashing down with a mighty blow. The potent blood-red Qi unleashed a shockwave, rippling across the ground. Dust rose and was immediately swept away by the explosive force.

Boom!!!

Nomi’s body collapsed, bones shattering, embedding deeply in the earth. But in just a brief moment, she regenerated, healing rapidly. Her body grew even larger, her internal organs and limbs swelling and multiplying, resembling a blooming rose on the ground.

The gale rushed through her breathing tubes. More arms sprouted from Nomi’s shattered body, reaching towards Li Aozi like a tidal wave. Before the arms were fully formed, tongues grew from the palms or teeth shot out from the wounds, launching a barrage of projectiles towards Li Aozi.

Jingle-jangle——

Li Aozi swung his chains, forming a barrier. He swiftly waved the chains, catching all the flying objects in mid-air. His other hand rapidly formed seals, channeling the demonic aura within him.

[Demonic Spirit Fluctuation]

Li Aozi’s eyes turned jet-black instantly. At the same time, his body erupted with a fierce and malevolent aura. He hurled the chains, shattering everything caught in the storm, infusing the entire chain with demonic energy.

With a powerful swing, a black serpent shot out, piercing through Nomi’s body. It lifted her from the ground, pinning her to the Flesh and Blood Tree!

Bam!

Without a word, Li Aozi pressed down with both hands, channeling Qi into his dantian. Guided by his thoughts, the Qi condensed into a scarlet orb before his chest, heating up and growing increasingly pressurized.

Nomi struggled desperately. She gripped the demonic gun-chain that pierced her, her mouth wide open as gusts of wind roared through. She yanked it out and fell to the ground, looking up to see a blazing red light.

Li Aozi punched the Qi orb with full force.

Fully charged [Dragon School: Qi Gong Cannon].

Rumble rumble rumble——!

Fully energized, the ground shattered. The rampant demonic Qi exploded like an atomic bomb, creating a clear red sun. The white sand along its path melted into crystals under intense heat. The Flesh and Blood Tree was instantly consumed by the flames, its entire bloodsoaked foliage writhing in the fire.

At that moment, the scene was nothing short of a depiction of Purgatory.

Nomi’s body burned with fiery Qi. On her knees, the multiplying organs and limbs gradually peeled off in the fire, crackling and popping.

Her body stood still, shrinking. When all the extraneous growths were burnt away, what lay before Li Aozi was nothing but the remains of a petite girl.

Half of her face had long gone. Perhaps it had been chewed away by some bird or beast. The intact right side of her face was frozen by the snow, her expression indistinguishable, her disheveled egg-white hair stained by her own blood, strewn across the ground.

Li Aozi halted his attack, standing to observe.

Amidst the frost, the girl slowly raised her head. The reflection of a muscular man appeared in her hollow eyes.

She awakened.

After killing Nomi repeatedly, the binds placed on her by Ersha gradually weakened. Her long-dormant soul finally awakened.

"Red Arrow People, ah, another one of the Red Arrow People... I thought I had been forgotten already."

The girl’s torn windpipe struggled to form words.

"Once I swore to save the Outer World, to protect them from the persecution and destruction by the Four Nations—only to be killed by the people of the Outer World."

She looked towards the nearby wrench and spoke in a low voice:

"Was I wrong? I don’t know. The comrades who fought alongside me, are they still resisting the Four Nations? Or have they become one of the Four Nations? Is the fate of the oppressed rebels to become new oppressors?"

The girl looked at Li Aozi, reaching for the wrench:

"...But there’s one thing I will never give up."

"Even if I was born in darkness, I would still fight for the light. No matter how unruly and savage this land is, I am willing to fight."

"Nomi Anderson Guesette, the last of the Rose Army, I am still fighting!"

She gripped the wrench like a hero wielding a greatsword. At this moment, it seemed she had truly freed herself from Lord Entropy’s bindings, walking towards Li Aozi with her strong and solitary soul step by step.

Li Aozi remained silent.

As she reached within ten meters of him, Nomi suddenly leveled the wrench, charging towards him.

She sprinted forward, swinging the wrench down heavily. Li Aozi sidestepped, evading the blow. Nomi followed with an upward slash, the wrench’s jaws narrowly missing Li Aozi’s eyebrows, fiercely savage.

On the third strike, Nomi took a large stride forward, twisting her body and swinging the wrench with great force, as if a thunderbolt aimed directly at Li Aozi’s head!

Boom!

The wrench drove into the ground. Li Aozi calmly stepped back half a pace, avoiding the dust cloud.

He looked down. Nomi knelt on one knee, clutching the wrench, her fingers trembling, white mist escaping her lips with each breath, expelling clumps of decayed flesh.

"...So, this is the end."

Nomi slowly raised her head, looking at Li Aozi:

"Until the end, I couldn’t harm a single Imperial Natizen."

"The fiercest resistance is over. The world is at peace. Maybe no one will ever fight again."

"Hey... Stranger, what’s your name?"

He remained silent for a moment, then said:

"Li Aozi."

Nomi leaned her head gently on the wrench, her gaze gradually fading:

"Never heard of it... I wish you great success, stranger."

Splat.

Before she finished speaking, a warm large hand rested on her shoulder. She was slightly stunned and turned to look at the man before her.

"Don’t always talk to yourself, expecting others to guess your thoughts, little ghost."

Li Aozi bent down and patted Nomi’s shoulder:

"You don’t want to die, do you, Nomi?"

"Who would want to die... But I have no choice. This is the best release for me."

Nomi shook her head. Her broken body swayed in the wind:

"This is the fate of the people of the Outer World, born in darkness, dying in darkness."

"Not necessarily."

Li Aozi opened his palm:

"Nomi, lift your head and look up to the sky."

At this moment, he immediately switched back to his original form. Li Aozi raised his hand, imposing his will on the White Obelisk.

[Do you wish to liberate Arcane Energy—[Blood of Eternity]]

[Note: Once you liberate Arcane Energy, you and your pathway structure will permanently lose its usage rights.]

Typically, this was the moment of decision.

Liberating Arcane Energy would also free the other half of her soul. Combined with the half here and the remaining body, she would soon be truly resurrected.

But this also meant Li Aozi would permanently lose Arcane Energy.

[Blood of Eternity], which had accompanied Li Aozi from the ground to the Starry Abyss, earned him a legendary reputation, saved him from countless perils, and had immense potential, undeniably capable of growing into Omega Tier Arcane Energy in the future.

If he were driven by profit, he would never give up such an Arcane Energy. As its name suggests, Blood of Eternity.

Mortal or Longevity Breed, it didn’t matter. No one could resist the temptation of eternity.

The chaos ocean churned in Li Aozi’s mind, the cold red-black sun responding indifferently to his words, still vivid:

"You arrived here through chaos—10752, you are the 10,752nd deity born today. Now, take up your sword and die for Your Excellency Morphederia."

Humans couldn’t tolerate the loss of eternity.

"But gods can."

Li Aozi pressed the interface.

[You have liberated Arcane Energy—[Blood of Eternity]]