# 1895
Chapter 1888: Azathoth
Great Xia.
Sword Hut.
Fate Monk stood before the Sword Hut, his expression grave.
"……I understand what you mean." Zhou Ping's voice echoed from within the Sword Hut. "One sword strike, is that right? Just point me in a direction."
Fate Monk raised his hand, pointing toward a certain spot in the sky.
Inside the Sword Hut,
Zhou Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, his right hand forming a sword gesture, pointing lightly toward the direction Lin Qiye had indicated……
……
Mirror Strait.
Ding—!!
The sword cry rang out, and the sea beneath Lin Qiye and Jinian's feet vanished instantly!
Endless seawater was crushed into pale vapor, swirling and dispersing throughout the entire Mirror World. The strait between the continents and the Island was vaporized, and a ferocious sword mark tore through the void at breakneck speed!
The sole passage connecting to the outside world was sliced open as if by a blade, directly carving a massive gap in this Mirror World.
At the same time, as the 【Black Goat】 was rapidly pursuing Lin Qiye and the other, its身形猛地一顿，从乌云中生长出的几只庞大羊蹄顷刻间爆碎成血雾，像是被一柄无形之剑横斩而过。
After having several of its hooves severed, the 【Black Goat】's speed immediately slowed. Hundreds of crimson eyes stared intently at the sword mark in the void, letting out furious roars.
A few Cthulhu Faction gods standing outside the sword qi's sweep zone barely escaped, but even so, as if recalling something from that strand of sword intent, they dared not act rashly for the moment.
"Go!"
Lin Qiye didn't hesitate, seizing this opportunity to rush toward the sword mark in the void with Jinian, their figures vanishing without a trace.
The sword qi that had severed the 【Black Goat】's hooves didn't dissipate. Instead, it continued flying forward. As the swirling tide of offspring was grazed by the edge of the sword qi, a crimson blood path burst open instantly, extending straight toward 【Chaos】!
Between the shattered starlight, a black figure covered in wounds缓缓走出，祂像是察觉到了什么，回头看向那急速靠近的猩红长痕，双眸微微眯起。
He simply stood there calmly, raising one hand, reaching out bare-handed to grasp that sword qi!
This sword qi that had flown across most of the Earth struck the pitch-black palm without any flourish, a resonant clang echoing through the clouds!
Clang—!!!
In an instant, the surrounding earth crumbled into fine particles and drifted away. All matter was annihilated. In the void, several dozen thin blood trails also appeared on the surface of the tall black figure.
The resonant shattering sound rang out from the void. The Mirror World, already tottering from the battle of the Pillar Gods, was completely destroyed by the sword qi's aftermath. The surrounding scenes rapidly collapsed, mirrors inverted and returned to the real world.
The terrifying sword qi gradually dissipated. Crimson blood dripped from fingertips onto the ground. In the center of the black palm, a sword mark deep enough to see bone was clearly visible.
"True indeed that you're the one and only Great Xia Sword Immortal in this world……It seems I still underestimated you."
【Chaos】 glanced at the sword mark on its palm, its gaze seeming to pierce through the void, seeing Zhou Ping sitting cross-legged within the Sword Hut, and spoke calmly.
It shook its hand, several fragments of flesh mixed with starlight falling from its body. Flowing blood drenched it, turning it nearly into a blood-soaked humanoid.
【Chaos】 expressionlessly bent down, picked up these fragments, and casually stuffed them back into its wounds. It glanced back at the mist-shrouded area behind it.
Behind it on the great earth, the shattered remains of a 【Gate of Truth】 stood silently.
"And then there's you……Hehe." 【Chaos】 cracked a cold smile. "You should only have your final avatar left, right?"
【Chaos】's gaze fell upon the Island. Its身形一闪，瞬间消失在原地。
A sharp shriek echoed from the sky. The 【Black Goat】's crimson pupils swept across the ravaged hatching ground. Its fury showed no signs of subsiding. Its hundreds of eyes swiveled to look in a certain direction on the sea. Its tentacles收敛入体，像是一朵真正的乌云，迅速飞掠而出。
Seemingly responding to its summons, several Cthulhu Faction gods followed closely behind,气势汹汹的向着Lin Qiye二人离去的方向，全速追杀。
……
Within the mist, two streaks of light shot across the sky.
"That was awesome! So awesome!" The tattered cloak fluttered wildly in the wind. Jinian's eyes sparkled. "I've harassed so many divine kingdoms, but this job takes the cake! So intense and thrilling!"
"Don't celebrate too early."
Lin Qiye glanced back behind them. "We practically annihilated the 【Black Goat】's offspring. It won't let us off that easily……Before we enter Great Xia's territory, the crisis won't be fully resolved.
And not to mention, there's still 【Chaos】."
"Didn't that guy get hit by an attack from the 【Key to the Gate】, then take a hit from the Sword Immortal? Shouldn't it be dead by now?"
"That guy isn't that easy to kill." Lin Qiye spoke with certainty. "Even the combined forces of the 【Black Goat】 and the 【Key to the Gate】 couldn't defeat it. Teacher's one strike won't be enough to kill it. At best, it should be severely wounded……But if it teams up with the 【Black Goat】 to pursue us, we'll be in serious trouble."
" What a monster." In Jinian's mind, the dark tall figure emerged. "I thought the descriptions in those books were already exaggerated enough, never thought it would actually be this powerful……"
"What books?"
"You know, those boring American writers who created the Cthulhu Mythos?" Jinian shrugged. "There are quite a few novels involving 【Chaos】. I didn't read them carefully, just saw some videos online……"
Lin Qiye suddenly remembered that Jinian came from another world, and in her world, the Cthulhu Mythos seemed to have a clear origin……
"Do the descriptions in those books match up with the Cthulhu Faction gods we've encountered?" Lin Qiye asked, as if a thought had struck him.
"More or less."
"In those books, has the name 'Azathoth' ever appeared?"
"Of course." Jinian replied unhurriedly. "While I'm not particularly interested in these stories, I do know Azathoth's great name……Come to think of it, it doesn't seem to exist in this world? Oh right, even if it did, we probably wouldn't be aware of it……"
These words fell on Lin Qiye's ears like thunder. He turned sharply to look at Jinian:
"Who is it?"
"Seems to be some kind of……Blind Idiot God? The Primal Core of Chaos? The specifics I don't quite remember, but this thing is incredibly powerful. It's the leader of all Cthulhu Faction Outer Gods, older than the universe itself. Even the Great Old Ones were birthed by it." Jinian carefully recalled, speaking somewhat vaguely.