Rumble! Rumble!
The sky spun, the earth rotated, everything fell silent.
Endless power surged over the Demon Emperor's longsword.
"Only one step away from Emperor-class."
"Then I'll use you to offer the sword!"
Facing the Demon Emperor's overwhelming momentum, Chen Zijin was naturally a little frightened.
But in the end, she threw caution to the wind.
Just as she had proclaimed to the whole world with her own mouth, "In Chen Zijin's dictionary, the word 'retreat' does not exist!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Chen Zijin unleashed all her strength, sending every shadow that surrounded her to explode towards the Demon Emperor.
In an instant, those shadows were like ten thousand blades, ravaging the Demon Emperor with an earth-shattering force.
The potential of the Mythic-class profession Shadow Dancer was exerted at 99.99% in that moment.
Just as Chen Zijin's attack was about to swallow the Demon Emperor, the Demon Emperor waved his left hand and summoned a huge golden barrier before his eyes.
Immediately, all the shadows slammed into the barrier and were, astonishingly, completely absorbed.
Chen Zijin's full-powered attack hadn't harmed the Demon Emperor at all.
"Trickery, worthless,"
The moment the barrier vanished, the Demon Emperor raised his longsword and charged at Chen Zijin.
Chen Zijin tried to dodge, but found the Demon Emperor had already released a sword array ahead of time; powerful sword qi formed a formation around them, fully sealing off every escape route.
Chen Zijin could only stand her ground and take the Demon Emperor's attack head-on.
She could feel that even at full power, there was no way she could withstand this strike from the Demon Emperor.
The two sides' strengths were simply not on the same level.
Her instinct was to close her eyes and wait for death.
The hundreds of millions watching the livestream also felt chills down their spines.
They all thought: if it were them, they'd already be shattered by the Demon Emperor's power, there wouldn't even be a chance to stand.
So no one mocked Chen Zijin for her fear.
On the contrary, at that moment everyone saw Chen Zijin as a great heroine.
Many even shut their eyes, unable to bear watching the fatal strike about to land on the streamer.
And just as the Demon Emperor's attack was about to descend—
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared behind Chen Zijin.
As if sensing something, Chen Zijin opened her eyes and looked back, seeing Zhang Yue standing behind her.
The moment she saw Zhang Yue, every bit of fear in Chen Zijin evaporated.
In its place came elation.
Whenever she was in danger, Zhang Yue always arrived first to protect her.
Who could understand that sense of security?
The hundreds of millions in the livestream saw Zhang Yue up close from Chen Zijin's first-person view and all became excited.
["Isn't that… the Necromancer Zero?"]
["Holy crap, seeing Zero this close for the first time, his features are so delicate! He's totally my type!"]
["Better late than never, this hero-saving-the-beauty moment is perfect!"]
A faint light shone in Chen Zijin's eyes.
"Zhang Yue, you came…"
Zhang Yue didn't say a word; he suddenly grabbed Chen Zijin and pulled her into his arms.
"Close your eyes."
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
While the world wondered what Zhang Yue intended to do—
Three pairs of dark-golden wings suddenly blossomed behind Zhang Yue.
["What?"]
["Aren't those the God of Desire's wings? How did they grow on Zero?"]
["Holy ****!"(User has been banned for using inappropriate words.)]
Under Zhang Yue's activation, the three pairs of wings gathered forward, forming a huge feathered shield that protected both Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin inside.
Next moment—
With a clanging boom, the Demon Emperor's longsword, charged with endless power, struck the feathered shield heavily.
However, this all-out, fatal blow did not break the shield; in fact, all the damage was absorbed by the wings!
"What the?"
Even the Demon Emperor himself was somewhat stunned.
Seeing the Angel's Wings, the Demon Emperor realized: the God of Desire had already been taken down by Zhang Yue.
The next instant, Zhang Yue suddenly spread his wings wide.
WHOOSH!
A tremendous force pushed the Demon Emperor back dozens of steps.
The livestream viewers erupted with excitement.
["Holy crap! This is an Emperor-class BOSS species! Zero actually used those wings to perfectly block an Emperor-class BOSS attack?"]
["Damn those wings are cool! So handsome!"]
["Wow, this dog-food moment is overflowing…"]
———
On the Battlefield—
Zhang Yue had indeed used the Angel's Wings to perfectly block the Demon Emperor's attack.
Looking at the dark-golden wings blossoming behind him, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think, 'Nice stuff.'
Then Zhang Yue focused his attention fully on Demon Emperor Yu.
Everyone expected Zhang Yue to ride the momentum, question him, or use pressure to intimidate him.
But instead, Zhang Yue lifted his staff, pointed at the Demon Emperor, and said simply, "Make your move."
That casual tone threw the Demon Emperor off.
"Aren't you curious where I come from, or what my identity is?", the Demon Emperor tried to provoke Zhang Yue's curiosity and desire.
But Zhang Yue wasn't interested at all, "Take your secrets and go to hell."
That provocatively phrased retort infuriated the Demon Emperor.
"I have ascended to Emperor-class. You think that changing your gear makes you my match?"
Zhang Yue glanced at the Demon Emperor indifferently, "Really? You still look King-class to me."
Having fought the Three Main Gods countless times and battled many other King-class BOSSes, Zhang Yue could recognize the aura of King-class enemies even with a cold or a blocked nose.
He immediately saw through it: the Demon Emperor had not yet truly broken through to Emperor-class, his strength still remained at King level.
At best, he was only one step from Emperor-class, but that was still a gap.
The system announcements were only a warning, not definitive confirmation that an Emperor-class BOSS had already been born.
Caught seeing through him, the Demon Emperor looked a bit embarrassed.
At that time Zhang Yue asked, "Did you hand over the resurrection stone yourself, or should I take it?"
Before the Demon Emperor could reply, Zhang Yue added, "Never mind, I'll get it myself."
The Demon Emperor roared in anger, "HOW DARE YOU!"
Then he raised his longsword and charged at Zhang Yue.
"Fall back!"
Zhang Yue instructed Chen Zijin, then spread the Angel's Wings and leapt up from the ground.
At that moment, with the Angel's Wings and the Glory-Transcendent set augmenting him, Zhang Yue's presence was godlike.
He had become, in human history, the first professional to master self-propelled flight and to be able to attack while airborne.
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