After ending his conversation with the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, Leyton once again transformed into a torrent of information, preparing to find the Earth Mother to retrieve the second portion of the Knowledge Emperor's Beyonder characteristic from her.
As if sensing his intention, bright, pure sunlight emerged out of thin air, surrounding him and forming an impenetrable blockade.
Under the light that even distorted space, scroll-like paintings unfolded slowly, one after another.
These paintings were so thin they seemed to have no thickness, yet they gave an extremely profound feeling, as if thousands of years of civilization were so profound, vast, boundless, and magnificent.
In his information torrent form, Leyton, who had just broken through the Eternal Blazing Sun's blockade, was directly encompassed by these unfolding civilization paintings.
Within the mottled light and shadow of the civilization paintings, Medici, maintaining his Flame Giant form, held a longsword wreathed in purplish-red flames and greeted Leyton with a relaxed tone:
"Impudent little fellow, we meet again. Last time, you threw me into the depths of the Berserk Sea without a word. Shouldn't you repay me this time?"
"I'm considering immersing you in the sea of ruins within the Sea of Ruins," Leyton replied with a slight nod.
As he spoke, his figure continuously expanded, his outer skin and flesh cracking layer by layer, growing eyes that shimmered with pure light, as if they could see through all things.
He seemed to have transformed into a combination of countless pieces of information, becoming an embodiment of information and knowledge, constantly receiving and interacting with information.
Under the convergence of countless complex and pure pieces of information, apart from the eyes that grew on him, the rest of his body turned completely pitch-black—a wriggling, distorted pitch-black mass.
In his Mythical Creature form, each of his eyes shimmered with pure, clear light, condensing into complex and illusory symbols, pouring vast amounts of chaotic and useless knowledge into Medici's mind.
A pale golden light illuminated the giant burning with purplish-red flames. This light flowed like water, converging into a full-body armor, isolating the attack Leyton had unleashed.
The next second, a greatsword composed of orange-red twilight light pierced through the void, directly leaping out from Leyton's location.
The black mass covered in countless eyes instantly dematerialized, as if it didn't exist at all, easily dodging the sudden attack.
The orange-red greatsword then shattered, turning into specks of light and fragments, rapidly swirling and transforming into an orange-red storm.
Medici swung the Dawn Sword in his hand, making the rotating "Hurricane of Light" even more violent, constantly sweeping outwards, enveloping everything around. No matter how Leyton moved, he couldn't avoid it.
Within the orange-red storm, torrents of complex information surged in an illusory form, piercing through the raging "Hurricane of Light" and directly flowing towards Medici, but they were obstructed by the pale golden full-body armor on him.
That armor, built from unknown materials, had a strong shielding effect against information, making it difficult for him to bypass this protection and deliver an effective blow.
Medici seemed to have foreseen this scene. His body swayed slightly, and while maintaining the "Hurricane of Light," he chuckled and said:
"The armor on me comes from the world's most outstanding Artisan, the former God of Craftsmen, now the God of Steam and Machinery. Its function is very singular, but it happens to be precisely targeted at you."
"Are you sure we still want to keep fighting? You won't have the slightest chance of winning this battle, whether in strategy, strength, or equipment."
As Medici spoke, the torrent of information swirling and disturbing in mid-air rapidly converged, re-forming Leyton's figure.
He looked at the Flame Giant in pale golden full-body armor before him and calmly asked, "You seem very confident?"
Medici's response was to forcefully swing the straight sword in his hand. A greatsword composed of orange-red twilight light pierced through the void, erupting from within Leyton's now-visible body, impaling him from the inside.
Under the orange-red light, Leyton's figure quickly shattered, dissipating into specks of dim yellow firelight.
Only a extinguished match remained in place, crumbling and disappearing within the orange-red "Hurricane of Light."
"Heh, when did you become like that little crow, only knowing how to hide and sneak around?" Medici glanced at the shattered match, maintaining a vigilant posture, and chuckled.
Leyton's figure appeared behind Medici: "Your taunting skills seem to have regressed."
As he spoke, he tugged at the void in front of him with his right hand, conjuring the scene of the Ancient Sun God being devoured.
Under the pale golden full-body armor, Medici paused for a brief moment, tightened his grip on the straight sword, then suddenly swung it forward, bringing down a will of harvest and conquest.
Even if he couldn't see his face at this moment, Leyton would know that his expression must be very ugly.
Medici's action failed. The straight sword in his hand betrayed him, slashing in another direction.
This was not a weapon he had condensed using his Beyonder abilities, but a Mystical Item from "Steam."
He had deliberately set it ablaze, disguising it as a weapon he had condensed with his Beyonder abilities, precisely to numb Leyton and make him careless.
On the flame-wreathed straight sword, the orange-red light suddenly flickered, then erupted within the pale golden full-body armor, erupting inside Medici's body.
At the same time, the pale golden full-body armor suddenly contracted inwards, as if to directly squeeze him into a pulp.
Crack! Crack!
Crisp sounds emanated from Medici's body. The full-body armor on him cracked open with more and more fissures, and streams of orange-red light overflowed from them.
Leyton curled his lips, condensing complex and illusory symbols within his eyes, pouring vast amounts of chaotic and useless knowledge into Medici's mind.
Under the rebellion of the Mystical Item on his body, Medici had no time to prepare. His body instantly stiffened in place, unable to make any extra thoughts or movements.
Without stopping, Leyton continued to raise his hand and tug at the void in front of him, pulling out an invisible object and throwing it onto Medici's body.
Medici, whose entire body was burning with purplish-red flames, instantly dematerialized, as if separated from reality, entering another dimension, unable to interfere with reality.
This was another application of the "Emperor's New Clothes" and Concealment power, which could temporarily throw the target out of reality, making them an observer in another dimension.
Without Medici's obstruction, Leyton began to try and destroy the civilization paintings that sealed him.
His body rapidly expanded, turning deep black under the invasion of countless complex and pure pieces of information, and growing eyes that shimmered with pure light.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a human figure the size of a small mountain, draped in a pitch-black robe, constantly growing eyes.
Black mist rapidly surged out, continuously spreading, quickly filling the entire civilization painting, frantically analyzing and destroying everything within it.
In the Giant King's Court, west of the Forsaken Land of the Gods, Klein used the key from Vice Admiral Iceberg to open the Door here.
A turbulent, pitch-black, viscous, and illusory ocean surged out from the hall of the Giant King's Court, easily corrupting the puppet Klein had dragged out of the historical void, and tearing off a shadow from him along the connection.
Klein's figure emerged from the historical void. Losing a false puppet had no effect on him, but losing his shadow caused his mental state to decline severely.
Around them, the people of the City of Silver, who had been waiting there, looked at the suddenly appearing Klein with surprise and vigilance, their weapons already poised.
Derrick was stunned for a long while before he reacted, recognizing that the person in front of him was The World Gehrman Sparrow. He stepped forward with some concern and asked:
"Mr. Sparrow, are you alright?"
"No," Klein looked up at Derrick, who was half a head taller than him, his tone extremely suppressed.
Chief Colin Iliad of the City of Silver's Council of Six looked deeply at Klein, then turned to the Giant King's main hall and said:
"I just felt a very terrifying aura. Just feeling a bit of it made me tremble, uncontrollably feeling fear, wanting to escape."
Klein twitched his lips, revealing a smile that inexplicably made people feel startled:
"I just used the key bestowed by my Lord to open the Door of the Giant King's Court. This caused a sudden anomaly, seemingly awakening the existence slumbering within and leaking out some aura."
"Fortunately, our luck is still good. The danger that erupted inside that palace didn't spread too far, so we weren't affected and didn't become part of those dangers."
"I think the level of danger inside here probably doesn't need much explanation from me. How about it, do you still dare to explore now?"
"Every exploration by the City of Silver's exploration team is undertaken with the belief that they might die," Colin Iliad said in a deep, hoarse voice.
Klein smiled, and the transparent worms on his face wriggled faster:
"A good realization."
"Let's go. Time waits for no one. After resolving the issue here, I still have to continue playing cat and mouse with Amon."
"Those below Demigod don't need to participate. Besides adding a few corpses, you won't serve any purpose."
As his voice fell, Klein turned directly and walked towards the main hall of the Giant King's Court.
Within the ocean transformed from the Sea of Ruins, an illusory kingdom composed of countless books projected from the Astral World, breaking the balance between day and night here.
Book after book rapidly stacked and combined, forming an illusory high Tower, layering upwards, extending into the sky, as if to enclose the entire world within itself.
Each book had a brass-colored eye, and the higher the level, the darker it became, and the more it was filled with madness, destruction, ominousness, disaster, and other auras.