radicalducati Chapter 657: Im's Fear!
Chapter 657: Im's Fear!
High above the clouds. The wind was biting cold.
The temperature had long since dropped below freezing. The air was thin. Violent air currents were tearing the sea of clouds apart.
Ordinary creatures that step into this high altitude will instantly freeze into ice sculptures, and then be crushed into powder by the fierce winds.
In this forbidden zone of life, a figure remained steadfastly stationed.
Chen Ye sat atop the broad back of the enormous divine eagle. The eagle's feathers were like dark gold steel.
The feathers gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen in the biting wind. A howling gale swept past, whipping up Chen Ye's wide robes.
Her hem fluttered in the wind, like a battle flag waving in the breeze.
He did not employ any defensive measures.
The biting wind from high altitude, strong enough to cut through steel, was neutralized by an invisible force when it came within three feet of his body.
Chen Ye lowered his head. His face was hidden in shadow, expressionless.
His deep eyes were like two ancient wells, coldly looking down.
That hellish battlefield.
The thick, dark clouds were torn open by the impact of energy, creating a huge gap.
Through the gap, the horrific scene of the entire main battlefield was laid out before one's eyes.
Loki clashes with Im. It's like a desperate struggle between mortals and gods.
Chen Ye's gaze pierced through the swirling snow.
He clearly captured the trajectory of Loki's swing of the battle axe. He also saw Im's casual raising of his hand.
The ground below is collapsing.
The sound of ice cracking, even from ten thousand meters above the ground, still reached Chen Ye's ears in a muffled tone.
Chen Ye saw it clearly.
The situation has completely spiraled out of balance.
Loki's fighting spirit burned like a raging fire.
The giant war god disregarded life and death, unleashing his Armament Haki to its fullest extent.
Each strike carries terrifying kinetic energy, capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas.
This is the pure power that the giants are proud of.
Any general-level powerhouse standing here would be forced to retreat by Loki's reckless fighting style.
Loki's opponent is Im.
Chen Ye's gaze locked onto Im's figure hovering in mid-air.
According to my Observation Haki, Im is not a single person.
It is a bottomless ocean. It is an active volcano that has been suppressed for over a hundred years.
The energy contained within Im's body is immense and suffocating.
This power, refined and distilled over countless years, has transcended the limits of ordinary human comprehension.
"It's no use."
Chen Ye made a cold judgment in his heart. ╮（╯_╰）╭
Loki's attacks these days pose no real threat to Im.
The battle axe looked powerful, but it couldn't even cleave through the invisible barrier three feet in front of Im.
The giant's stamina was rapidly depleting. His muscle fibers were constantly tearing apart from the impact.
Blood stained the icy plains.
Loki's life force is rapidly fading.
Defeat was only a matter of time.
Im doesn't need to use his full strength. Relying on his unfathomable reserves, he can wear down the giant war god to death.
The situation is extremely critical.
Loki could fall at any moment.
Once Loki falls, the main battlefield defenses will completely collapse.
Chen Ye had no intention of diving down to intervene.
He remained firmly seated on the eagle's back, his eyes closed.
The wind howled outside. Explosions roared below. But none of this mattered to him.
He completely immersed his mind in the world of Observation Haki.
His Observation Haki spread outwards like invisible ripples from him in all directions.
This perception pierced through the clouds and swept across the battlefield.
It clings to the turbulent sea, stretching endlessly towards the extremely distant and unknown ocean.
He was investigating.
He is searching.
The battles raging before us are fierce, but they are not the final determinant of the world's fate.
Im is too strong.
So powerful that even Chen Ye himself wasn't absolutely certain he could completely kill it at this time and place.
He needs an opportunity.
A move even more crucial than Loki's desperate gamble.
The Observation Haki spread rapidly across the sea surface.
Ten miles.
Baili.
Thousands of miles.
Chen Ye's tightly closed eyes twitched.
The corners of his mouth turned up, forming an unfathomable arc.
This is the smile of a hunter when he finally catches his prey.
He heard it clearly, using his Observation Haki to its fullest extent.
Extremely remote, where the sea meets the sky.
A vast and incredibly familiar aura.
It is approaching this shattered battlefield at an astonishing speed.
This aura is too domineering.
There was no intention to conceal it. Like a peerless, deadly sword drawn from its sheath, it pointed directly at the very center of the battlefield.
Wherever its aura reached, the world lost its color.
The raging waves on the ocean all retreated under the oppressive force of the atmosphere.
The seawater churned to both sides, making way for the soon-to-arrive king.
Chen Ye's smile deepened.
Just moments before Im was about to kill Loki, he stopped and turned to look at the horizon.
He finally understood the reason.
The two of them sensed the same aura.
It possessed a terrifying aura that could even distract the high and mighty Im.
The person he was waiting for finally arrived.
A person who can truly be an enemy of Im.
The person who can truly break the deadlock before them.
That destined nemesis is about to descend upon this battlefield.
Before the game-changer arrives, Chen Ye must make the most rational decision.
We absolutely cannot reveal all our cards at this time.
He must preserve his peak strength to prepare for the impending cataclysmic final collision.
We cannot stand by and watch the whole situation collapse.
Loki's defeat is inevitable. They can only stall for a few more moments.
The battlefield is not just Loki's crisis.
On the other side of the island, Whitebeard and Rocks are on the front lines, enduring a fierce counterattack from Im's forces.
Two pillars of the old era are now locked in a fierce battle in this level of cutthroat competition.
Which front was breached by the aftershocks of Im?
The entire chessboard will instantly fall apart.
Chen Ye opened his eyes. A resolute, cold glint flashed in them.
A decision has been made.
He stretched out his right hand and patted the broad, hard back of the divine eagle heavily.
The palm touched the feather, producing a dull thud.
Accompanied by a heavy thud.
A clear and unquestionable command flowed through Chen Ye's palm, directly into the body of this powerful spirit beast.
The divine eagle instantly understood. A terrifyingly fierce light erupted from its sharp, razor-sharp eyes.
It raised its proud head. Its dark gold feathers stood on end.
A ferocious aura, no less powerful than that of a general, erupted from the spirit beast's body.
The task was clear and decisive.
"Immediately disengage from the sky. Dive down and engage in the fierce battle between Whitebeard and Rocks."
"Relieve the pressure on our two pillars. Hold that line at all costs. We absolutely cannot let it collapse."
This is a key piece that Chen Ye placed on the entire chessboard.
Whitebeard and Rocks are on the same side. He's included in the countdown to their eventual defeat.
As long as the Divine Eagle holds its ground, there's still room for maneuver in this grand scheme.
"Hey!"
The divine eagle raised its neck and let out a loud cry that resounded through the sky.
The cry of an eagle pierced through the thick clouds, drowning out the explosions on the battlefield.
With a penetrating power that tears everything apart, it lingers between heaven and earth.
The divine eagle folded its enormous wings, which blotted out the sky.
The massive body tumbled in mid-air. Gravity and its own kinetic energy combined perfectly.
The divine eagle transformed into a dazzling stream of dark gold light.
With incredible, terrifying speed, it plummeted downwards towards the battlefield engulfed in flames.
The wind was violently torn apart beside me, producing a sharp sonic boom.
In the blink of an eye, the streak of light vanished into the churning sea of clouds and the raging blizzard.
The movements were clean and efficient.
The divine eagle departed.
Ten thousand meters in the air, only Chen Ye remained.
Without the support of the Divine Eagle, Chen Ye's body did not fall.
He was suspended in the void.
Beneath my feet lies a rolling sea of black clouds. Above me stretches an endless, cold sky.
Alone. The sole ruler of this high sky.
Chen Ye did not lower his head again.
He didn't even glance at Loki below.
He was calculating. The strategic value of the Loki line was extremely clear.
The Giant God of War doesn't need to win. Nor can he.
Loki only needs to use his flesh and blood, his unyielding pride, to hold Im back for the last bit of time.
The real deciding factor has never been on this blood-soaked, icy plain.
Chen Ye turned around, facing the biting cold wind, his gaze fixed on the extremely distant horizon.
They looked again toward the direction from which the approaching aura was coming.
The horizon stretches to the distance.
Where the sky meets the sea.
The sky was originally obscured by a heavy blizzard.
At this moment, even the blizzard powerful enough to freeze everything could no longer stop the force from penetrating.
An extremely blurry yet incredibly vast outline.
It reappears at the horizon where the sea meets the sky.
This is a shadow powerful enough to make the world tremble.
The outline gradually became clear.
An overwhelming, despair-inducing aura pressed closer and closer with the force of a tidal wave.
The waves howled mournfully. The air trembled.
The battlefield, scarred by countless ravages, groaned under the approaching breath, its burden too heavy to bear.
Chen Ye floated high in the sky.
The robes danced wildly in the wind.
His eyes were eerily calm.
He was waiting.
He wanted to see just how much a well-fed sun god could grow!
Can this cause Im a lot of trouble?