Crushing the final barrier, following the gaze of the eyes, the black light in Zhu Haomiao's eyes poured down like a waterfall into Athena's pupils.

As if ink was dripping into clear water, the originally crystal-clear eyeball gradually spread with thick black fog, little by little swallowing the spirit light deep in the pupil.

The pupils dilated, the vision unfocused, Athena's hands, tightly gripping the spear, slowly released and hung limply. The last wisp of spirit light in her eyes flickered unsteadily, like a candle in the wind.

The corner of his mouth slightly lifted, Zhu Haomiao hooked her chin, raising his fingers slowly.

Under the invisible power of the laws, Athena's body uncontrollably floated bit by bit, her hands raised, and behind her coalesced a giant dark cross.

Ssss~

Purple-golden nails condensed out of thin air, piercing Athena's hands and ankles, cruelly fixing her onto the cross.

Immediately, the black-clothed youth made a grasping motion, and the Eight-sided Han Sword instantly appeared in his hand, piercing mercilessly into the enemy's chest!

"Ugh..."

In the weak groan of pain, the heavy Eight-sided Han Sword pierced through her chest, exiting through her back, nailing the tall and beautiful woman onto the dark cross, like a sacrifice offered to demons.

Squeak!

Pulling out the golden spear from his chest and casually tossing it aside, Zhu Haomiao gazed at the eerie gash across Athena's body, his mouth uncontrollably curving into a frenzied grin.

He reached out both hands, gently stroking across the wound, his fingertips stopping at the center of her chest and abdomen.

The next second, his slender, fair fingers plunged deeply into the blood and flesh like blades, gripping and slowly, grimly tearing at the membranes on both sides.

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

The last wisp of spirit light deep within Athena's pupils trembled madly, a helpless and tragic wail escaping her lips.

Buzz~

As if tearing apart a mountain, Zhu Haomiao's arms trembled slightly as the flesh beneath the wound burst into dazzling golden light, his sinister hands pulling the gash wider and wider. Evil Authority breached the matter, infiltrating to an even more primal level, exposing Athena's most treasured part completely to the air.

The abdominal cavity was completely torn open, but what appeared in front of Zhu Haomiao was not writhing flesh, but endless resplendent golden light, as if beneath the flesh lay a sun.

"Greed!"

The sinister whisper, carrying twisted authority, in an instant, the integrated golden light was gradually eroded, melting into flowing liquid gold, trickling down from the wound.

Ding~

The moment it left the body shell, drops of liquid gold quickly coalesced, transforming into a ceaseless flow of [Greed Coins], cascading down like a small waterfall.

In the pleasant clinking sound of Gold Coins colliding, a small gold mountain piled up at Athena's feet, but the insatiable dark light in Zhu Haomiao's eyes only grew deeper.

"Not enough! Still not enough! You have more!!!"

Amidst the excited low growl, Zhu Haomiao's arms tore more fiercely, as if trying to rip Athena apart alive.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"

With the mournful wails echoing in his ears, Zhu Haomiao grew more excited, the endless golden light reflecting in his black retinas, his palms like a thousand-ton hydraulic press, slowly, grimly, irresistibly prying open.

Crack crack~

Ribs were torn apart forcefully, the originally twenty-centimeter wound was completely ripped open, forming an open wound from neck to lower abdomen, nearly splitting Athena apart completely.

The chest and abdominal cavities fully exposed in Zhu Haomiao's vision, the dazzling golden divine light illuminating miles around, the originally trickling stream of [Greed Coins] like a floodgate being opened, surged and rushed, quickly piling into a gold mountain beneath the dark cross.

"Evil... demon... wicked... beast..."

"You and I shall both perish!"

The only remaining spiritual wisdom flashed in her eyes, supporting the last bit of strength, and Athena's chest and abdomen suddenly burst with a terrifying nuclear fusion-like golden light.

The blinding golden light reflected in his retinas, Zhu Haomiao's excited, greedy grin faltered slightly, discontentedly glaring at the mournful goddess.

The next second, several ferocious snake heads sprung from the black-clothed youth's back, madly pouncing at the enemy.

In her dying moments, the last image in Athena's sight was the wide-open maw of the giant serpent engulfing her, followed by endless pain and darkness...

Hiss~

The tusks clamped shut, Athena's head, along with several vertebrae, were ripped off, being crunched in the serpent's jaws.

Watching the quickly dimming golden light within the chest and abdomen of the headless corpse, and the reemerging flesh and viscera, Zhu Haomiao furrowed his brows in dissatisfaction.

"Hiss hiss~~"

Responding to its master's anger, one by one, the ferocious snake heads ravenously devoured the leftover corpse, coiling and winding like a twisted, writhing ball of snakes, completely enveloping the entire cross.

The cold, dark scales contracted and expanded. Once the eight snake heads spread again, all the flesh on the cross had been devoured, leaving only solidified black bloodstains.

Retracting the Eight-sided Han Sword, Zhu Haomiao looked up, the pitch-black cross instantly shrank, slowly drawing back into the depths of his pupils, then was engulfed by black mist, disappearing without a trace.

He lightly twirled the sword flower, released his five fingers, absorbing the Eight-sided Han Sword into his body, and with a casual grasp, the gold mountain at his feet flew into his palm like swallows returning to their nests.

Retracting the last [Greed Coin], the black-clothed youth clenched his fist, the surging writhing black mist in his eyes gradually fading, repressed once more into the depths of his sea of consciousness.

His figure, standing in the void, slowly descended. As his toes touched the ground, Zhu Haomiao's eyes, cold and vast, regained warmth, his expression suddenly freezing.

[Anger] dissipated, the intense pain that had been shielded surged through his soul like a tidal wave, proclaiming how fatal his injuries were!

Slowly and stiffly lowering his head, looking at the two piercing gashes in his chest and abdomen, Zhu Haomiao struggled to take a shallow breath.

Yet even such a slight motion tugged at the injuries, pain making his brows twitch.

Especially the penetrating wound on his chest which shattered his entire heart; if not for the immense life energy of the [Lust] Authority sustaining his life, he would have already fallen in spiraling chaos amid joyful laughter.

However, with Athena's demise, the destructive Divinity she unleashed did not disappear alongside her, still clinging stoically to his wounds, eroding his vitality.

It was precisely because of these destructive Divinities that [Lust] was unable to quickly heal his body, only slowly wearing down the invading foreign energy.

But fortunately, after today's battle, he had grasped a new Authority of [Lust].

Thinking of this, Zhu Haomiao moved his Divine Thought, the depths of the wound in his chest, the tender mist rolling and surging, congealing into two enigmatic Law patterns.

[Undying]!

Thump thump thump thump!

The concept Runes pulsed rhythmically, seemingly replacing the shattered heart, pumping endless life energy back into his body.