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Chapter 1856: Confronting Nyx
"Nyx! It's us! I'm Artemis!" When Artemis saw this, she immediately spoke.
"It's useless. She's a puppet materialized by the Gate of Truth, and her consciousness isn't under her own control." Athena also noticed the issue and said in a low voice, "In her eyes, we are enemies who must be killed."
"Then what do we do? She's Nyx!" Artemis frowned. "In legends, young Nyx was already near-invincible. Apart from the old King of Gods Chronos, almost no one in the world could suppress her.
Before she even attained Supreme Godhood, she alone suppressed six Chief Gods including Zeus. Now, even the three of us combined might not be enough to kill her!"
"Is that so?" Athena gripped her spear tightly, fierce battle intent erupting from her eyes. "Then I'll have to give it a try!"
As her words fell, Athena's figure flashed and she stepped into that sliver of night, rapidly rushing toward Nyx within!
"Wait..."
She was too fast. By the time Lin Qiye reacted, her spear tip had already flashed before Nyx. With divine power sweeping through her entire body, terrifying force smashed through the void, causing successive explosions!
In Nyx's deep, dark pupils, Athena's reflection was clearly visible. The moment the spear tip touched her skin, she turned into a faint wisp of night and vanished into thin air.
Athena furrowed her brow, her foot slamming hard against the ground. The earth cracked and crumbled beneath her, and even the night beneath her feet was torn open at a corner.
But the next moment, the torn ground was gently smoothed over as if by a jade hand, returning to its original state.
The profound night rippled beneath Athena's feet. Countless black petals bloomed顺着涟漪绽放，像是在黑夜中独自盛开的死亡之花，一股吞噬之力疯狂的蚕食起她的神力与生机！
Athena's face sank. Pale golden divine power wrapped around her entire body. The spear traced a phantom through the void, and visible spatial vibrations swept in all directions, forcibly shaking off most of the black petals.
But even so, those black petals showed no signs of dissipating. Instead, they surged madly toward the center, toward Athena, drawn by the wind stirred up by the spear. Tiny starlight flickered to life at the tips of the petals!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!
Successive explosions bloomed in the night sky. Rampant divine power formed barriers, isolating Lin Qiye and Artemis outside.
Sensing this terrifying divine might, Artemis's expression turned grim. This Nyx's power was simply beyond their ability to contend with. Even the Goddess of War Athena would struggle to hold on against such an assault.
Artemis's guess proved correct. As the漫天烟尘散去，浑身是血的雅典娜手握长矛，艰难的屹立在夜色之间，狰狞的焦黑已然遍布全身。
She seemed to sense the terror of this sliver of night and immediately darted toward the edge of the darkness. But no matter how she moved, the night would extend in the corresponding direction. She was like Sun Wukong trapped beneath the Buddha's palm, utterly unable to escape this patch of night.
Right then, streaks of starlight ignited in the night sky above. A world-destroying aura instantly descended upon Athena's heart!
【Star-Splitting Technique】!
Sensing the danger, Athena gritted her teeth and pushed her divine power to its limit. The next instant, resplendent starlight descended like a sword, cleaving down from the night sky!
"Damn it..." Athena's face paled slightly. She had thought that since this Nyx hadn't formally stepped into the Supreme realm, she should have a fighting chance. But she had still underestimated this Progenitor God's talent and combat prowess.
Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that the usually gentle and peaceful Nyx had been so sharp and formidable in her youth, with every move being a killing technique!
Her left hand gripped the void. A shield materialized before her, forcibly blocking the descending sword of starlight!
DON—!!
The starlight struck the shield's surface, tearing a狰狞的缺口，恐怖的震荡之力将雅典娜轰飞数百米远，还未等她站稳身子，又是一道星光长剑骤然劈落！
This time, she had nothing to block with!
Just as she prepared to grit her teeth and withstand it with her physical body, a figure stepped out from the void beside her. Golden sword light slashed toward the clouds, colliding with that descending sword of starlight!
Rumbling divine power exploded. Blinding radiance made it impossible to open one's eyes. In the hazy light and shadow, a palm rested against Athena's back, helping her shed all the kinetic energy and stabilize her mid-air.
"It's you..." Athena saw Lin Qiye, and surprise flickered across her eyes.
Lin Qiye stared intently at the young Nyx walking through the night, his voice low. "I'll handle her. You two go deal with those tendrils and rescue the real Nyx."
"You alone against her?" Athena immediately shook her head. "She's too strong. You can't win."
"Don't worry about that, just go!"
Lin Qiye's palm pressed harder against Athena's back, directly shoving her toward where the starlight tendrils were. As Lin Qiye stepped forward, 【King's Symphony】 tore open a corner of the night, freeing Athena from its grasp.
Athena, spear in one hand and shield in the other, landed狼狈ly on the ground. Beside her, Artemis had already gripped her bow and was racing toward the starlight tendrils!
Athena glanced back at Lin Qiye in the air, hesitated for a moment, then clenched her teeth and followed behind Artemis!
Beneath the night curtain.
Sensing the oncoming darkness law energy, Lin Qiye's gaze was complicated.
He had never imagined that one day he would face Nyx in combat like this... His heart felt both wistful and anticipatory.
"Very well." Lin Qiye gripped Ame-no-Murakumo, took a deep breath, and his aura rose steadily. "Let me see just how strong you were in your youth?!"
The same sliver of night expanded beneath Lin Qiye's feet. Double darkness overlapped in the night sky. Lin Qiye's wings behind him flapped vigorously, and his figure instantly tore through the first layer of night, his killing intent aimed directly at Nyx!
"My God's Ruins?" Seeing the night beneath Lin Qiye's feet, the young Nyx froze, confusion flickering in her eyes.
But as a faint glint flashed past, that confusion quickly vanished, as if it had never existed. She stood calmly beneath the night sky, her star纱罗裙 swaying gently in the wind.
"An enemy of Olympus... Perfect timing!" Her eyes held not a trace of emotion.
She raised her palm and gripped the void before her. Countless swords of starlight cleaved down from the clouds, like a forest of glittering stars, dividing this patch of night into countless fragments.