Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1527: Edo City Barrier

By now, Zhang Yi could confirm one thing.

The Ultimate Evil Boy's absorption ability could only take in energy-based attacks but had no effect on physical attacks.

"In that case, your reflected attacks will weaken. They won't pose a threat to me! Of course, you probably still have other tricks up your sleeve."

"Let's see what you've got!"

Zhang Yi smiled slightly, and the moment the Ultimate Evil Boy closed in, he activated a Dimensional Gate, instantly widening the distance between them.

The Ultimate Evil Boy paused for a moment, then a twisted grin spread across his face.

With a single flash, he chased after Zhang Yi, who had appeared in midair.

His pupils began to split in a bizarre manner—multiplying into four, eight, sixteen irises!

Like a fly's compound eyes, they allowed him to dynamically track movements in almost every direction within a 360-degree range.

But that guy was incredibly agile, flying through the air with his wings. While not on the ground, the Sword in the Tree's dexterity was noticeably hindered.

It couldn't block the Ultimate Evil Boy's movements in time.

And now, with Zhang Yi's most powerful attack unusable, he had to keep widening the gap between himself and the Ultimate Evil Boy.

However, when he tried to use Spatial Shifting again, he reached a limit and couldn't complete the displacement.

An invisible barrier appeared behind him, blocking his teleportation.

Zhang Yi's pupils sharply contracted as he reached out to touch the area behind him.

At some point, a massive space around Undying Mountain had been sealed off by a barrier!

"These guys had countermeasures ready for my arrival, huh?"

Standing high above, Zhang Yi looked down, sensing the flow of supernatural powers. He could clearly see mysterious forces rising like streams of water from four directions in Edo City, converging in the sky to form a colossal barrier.

The source of these forces came from several ancient temples within the city.

Countless intangible torii gates spanned across the sky, as if suppressing something, creating the barrier.

Torii gates were one of the most important sealing objects in Neon's Shinto religion, commonly seen at temple entrances.

They were used to seal away evil spirits.

And now, in the eyes of the Neon people, the outsider Zhang Yi was no different from an evil spirit.

"Well, this makes things a bit troublesome!"

Zhang Yi furrowed his brow.

The barrier's appearance prevented him from freely leaving this place, limiting him to shifting only within a confined space.

The Ultimate Evil Boy seemed to have anticipated this—at the very least, he knew about Zhang Yi's spatial abilities and had prepared such a countermeasure.

"Hahahaha!"

He let out a twisted laugh, vanishing from his spot like lightning before hurtling toward Zhang Yi like a cannonball!

His massive mouthpart opened wide, and the Outer Path Hellfire Cannon once again aimed at Zhang Yi, slicing through the Dimensional Gate like a multi-kilometer-long surgical knife!

"Chi!"

The Outer Path Hellfire Cannon shot toward the Dimensional Gate!

But Zhang Yi just smiled.

Without having absorbed his attacks first, the Ultimate Evil Boy's power alone couldn't break through his Dimensional Gate.

The title of Absolute Defense might not have been entirely accurate, but at least when it came to the defensive properties of his Dimensional Gate, it wasn't wrong.

Realizing his attack couldn't break Zhang Yi's defense, the Ultimate Evil Boy's expression darkened.

"As expected, just like the title says—a tough turtle shell to crack!"

Once they reached the Epsilon-class, no Transcendent was useless; they were all extraordinary geniuses.

To kill an Epsilon-class head-on was exceptionally difficult unless one had absolute overwhelming power.

The Ultimate Evil Boy spread his hands. "This works perfectly—I can take my time playing with you!"

He stretched his arms wide. "After all, this is my home turf!"

He wasn't wrong—this was his territory.

As an outsider, Zhang Yi couldn't afford to waste time here indefinitely.

The longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for them.

Not to mention the Demon-Sealing Court Transcendents constantly arriving from outside, along with the unpredictable Colombian Navy.

Even just the unkillable Night Parade of One Hundred Demons below would cause them massive trouble.

Huahua could hold them off for a while, but one beast against a swarm of immortal monsters would eventually run into problems.

So from the very beginning, Zhang Yi's plan had been to overwhelm the Ultimate Evil Boy directly and then enter the Tenshu Palace.

If he didn't find a way to break the stalemate, he and the Ultimate Evil Boy could be locked in battle for a whole month!

"Whoosh—"

Zhang Yi exhaled a breath of turbid air, his gaze coldly fixed on the Ultimate Evil Boy below.

"In this world, there has never been any true absolute defense!"

"Even I, Zhang Yi, wouldn't dare claim that my Manifold Phenomena is invincible. So who do you think you are?"

He extended his left hand toward the Ultimate Evil Boy, pressing his index and middle fingers together.

"There is nothing unbreakable! As long as the power is strong enough, even the strongest defense will be shattered!"

"Divine Domain Purification!"

The most powerful instantaneous attack within medium-to-short range, activated!

The Ultimate Evil Boy never saw this attack coming—no warning, no trajectory—it directly targeted his body!

In an instant, his ravenous-like body was crushed inward by an immense force, compressing him toward his center!

"Crack!"

...

"Crack!"

...

The sound of breaking bones was crystal clear. His body twisted in a grotesque manner, nearly compressed into a ball.

"Guh..."

A large mouthful of blood spewed from his mouth.

The pain twisted his face, but there was an inexplicable thrill in his eyes.

His body rapidly reddened with heat, and despite taking massive damage, he forcibly absorbed the energy.

Then, he fired another Outer Path Hellfire Cannon straight at Zhang Yi!

But this time, Zhang Yi already knew what he was going to do, so he chose not to block it head-on.

The Tracking of All Things ability had already activated the moment he attacked.

So Zhang Yi used Spatial Shifting to dodge that razor-sharp attack!

The crimson Outer Path Hellfire Cannon shot into the distant sky, blazing brilliantly against the pitch-black night.

Zhang Yi watched the Ultimate Evil Boy's twisted body and gained another piece of information.

His defense also had limits; a sufficiently powerful strike could seriously injure him.

It might even be possible to kill him outright!

"But... there's still one troublesome thing."

Zhang Yi stared intently at the Ultimate Evil Boy.

As his body fell through the air, it rapidly expanded again. The broken bones and wings quickly repaired themselves.

Soon, he was floating in midair in his previous posture.

"Hahaha! Refreshing! I knew you had more tricks! Come on, keep it up!"

The Ultimate Evil Boy let out a fierce, wild laugh.