Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1692: Unleashing Every Ability

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Previously on Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies...
Newton’s First Law destabilizes Blood Tide and Nian’s defenses, allowing Deng Shentong’s Heavenly Dao Star to critically wound them. Newton is also injured. To survive, Nian sacrifices himself, allowing Blood Tide to absorb his blood and regain strength for a final battle. As the fight is about to begin, an unseen force slows time and makes an unknown figure appear before Blood Tide, who is then consumed by a blinding light.

Above the Main Battlefield.

Zhang Yi and the others had truly given it everything they had, and finally managed to pierce the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s armor.

But the ongoing battle had already made them realize the vast gulf in strength between themselves and the Gatekeeper of the Underworld.

They weren’t even on the same level!

Zhang Yi had only tried attacking the Gatekeeper of the Underworld once, using Divine Domain Purification against his armor.

Yet so far, despite having an ability index of 28,000, he hadn’t even managed to make the Gatekeeper of the Underworld bleed a single drop!

All he had done was crack the armor a little.

So by now, he had completely given up on launching attacks himself. Instead, he decided to use his abilities to support the allies around him.

They would hold the Gatekeeper of the Underworld off while waiting for the larger region to provide the results of its investigation.

Or they could try to work with Li Changgong’s ability and make the Gatekeeper of the Underworld bleed a single drop.

Rumble!

The Ghost Train sped through the void. Sky Swift Star Dai Sheng kept activating his ability, never letting the train linger in one place for long.

With the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s strength, he might be able to pinpoint the Ghost Train’s location in an instant.

By now, the Gatekeeper of the Underworld had completely run out of patience.

He was far too powerful. The longer he stayed in this world, the greater the risk.

So he began to unleash even more power.

He spread his arms, and one Star of Annihilation after another blasted out from him in every direction!

An energy attack capable of easily eradicating Epsilon-class Transcendents was, to him, nothing more than an ordinary attack.

It seemed as if his body held an endless supply of energy. He had no need to worry about running out, or about depleting his supernatural powers by using his abilities.

This was the might of a being with an ability index above 40,000: the Black Bishop!

Boom!

Tianshui City had been more than flattened. It had been blasted into a vast basin.

Dozens of enormous craters appeared out of nowhere across the earth. Every trace of human civilization vanished without a trace.

The fluctuations from this energy finally made Zhang Yi and the others sit up and take notice.

With the Gatekeeper of the Underworld attacking indiscriminately like this, he would soon be able to wipe out the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits surrounding Tianshui City with sheer strength.

Once the trapping formation was broken, their home-field advantage would be greatly diminished.

Keeping the Gatekeeper of the Underworld in Tianshui City was their only chance of winning!

“Attack!”

The Ghost Train appeared near the Gatekeeper of the Underworld once more, this time behind him.

But in the brief instant they appeared, the moment their arrival stirred the area ever so slightly, the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s figure darted toward them like a ghost.

He was so fast that overlapping afterimages were left on Zhang Yi and the others’ retinas.

The train had not even fully emerged from the void when the Gatekeeper of the Underworld swung a peerless, world-shaking punch at them all without a sound!

Black light appeared around his fist. As the Gatekeeper of the Underworld drove his punch forward, it erupted right in front of Zhang Yi and the others!

Zhang Yi and the others met the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s gaze. What kind of eyes were those?

His gaze was so cold and merciless that it held not the slightest trace of killing intent.

It was the indifference of a superior toward the lowly, as though a lofty god were about to smite disobedient humans, or a person were about to crush a loathsome insect underfoot.

“Unleash everything!”

Though Zhang Yi was deeply shaken, the moment he decided to show himself and buy time, he had already prepared for every eventuality!

The Web of the Sword in the Tree, the Dimensional Gates of Three Thousand Worlds, and the weakening effect of Reversal of Time and Space all erupted at once!

It wasn’t just him. Shang Daowen, Li Changgong, Alexei, and the others also unleashed their strongest energy in an instant!

Their goal wasn’t to attack, but to stop the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s blow.

They could clearly feel that the Gatekeeper of the Underworld had lost patience with them and increased the force of his attack!

Pop!

Black light burst from the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s fist, transforming into an enormous, translucent sphere of energy that completely enveloped the Ghost Train before him!

The terrifying energy began indiscriminately devouring everything within the Star of Annihilation’s range!

“I Am the Decree of Heaven! Break!”

Li Changgong roared and desperately drew his blade, using his ability to erase every force attacking them.

Alexei swung his two enormous battle axes. Endless thunder surged wildly behind him as a thunder dragon roared and coiled around the Ghost Train.

Their defenses were shattered in an instant. Layer upon layer of protection still couldn’t withstand the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s full-powered blow!

At the critical moment, Houtu acted once more from inside the carriage.

The Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s close-range strike had also brought him directly into Houtu’s Six Paths of Reincarnation domain.

“Hungry Ghost Path!”

Centered on the Ghost Train, the surrounding area suddenly became a vast region of darkness. A vortex abruptly emerged above the train.

The Gatekeeper of the Underworld felt his strength begin to drain away, as though something were forcibly stripping it from his body.

Even the power of his attack was greatly weakened.

“Hmm?”

The Gatekeeper of the Underworld instinctively darted away, retreating a considerable distance.

Though this method couldn’t inflict any meaningful damage on him, his formidable combat instincts still prompted him to quickly escape the unfavorable environment.

It took all five of them working together just to barely withstand the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s full-powered attack.

By now, Zhang Yi and the others were already drenched in sweat.

Even the ever-arrogant look in Li Changgong’s eyes had completely vanished.

A sense of despair was gradually welling up inside him.

How were they supposed to fight an opponent like this?

They were on completely different levels. Even after struggling desperately, they hadn’t harmed him in the slightest.

Forget buying time. Even surviving by sheer luck would take everything they had.

Only Alexei was still roaring, gripping his enormous battle axes with both hands, his eyes brimming with fighting spirit.

Zhang Yi’s gaze was dark as he looked at the shadow in the distance, which resembled a demon god. He had no idea what they could do to win.

Neither his most powerful Star-Piercing Cannon nor Divine Domain Purification could harm the other’s body in the slightest.

Even the many trump cards he was proud of, including Yang Xinxin, were difficult to put to use now.

After all, he couldn’t restrain the other for even a millisecond.

“I don’t have any more time to waste on you.”

The Gatekeeper of the Underworld had already seen through the strength of these surface-dwelling humans. The last of his wariness and caution had vanished completely.

“If this is all you have, then it’s time for everything to end!”