329: Loki's back-up plan

Caw, caw, caw…

A large flock of black crows circled above the area. Life in Human Realm was not easy, and the crows often suffered from hunger.

Now, with so many corpses suddenly appearing, it was undoubtedly a grand feast for these crows.

The altar in the center of the corpses completely shattered, and a thick black light shot up into the sky, disappearing into the dark clouds…

Ningchang County, fishing village.

“Boundless Empty Domain, open!”

At this moment, the fishing village had long disappeared, replaced by an endless expanse of ocean that submerged the area.

The first to arrive at the scene were a dozen Night Watchers.

The fierce tsunami came too suddenly, leaving them no time to evacuate the populace.

Therefore, they had no choice but to use the Boundless Empty Domain to protect the surviving residents.

“Everyone, hold on! Reinforcements are on the way. The Mask Squad will arrive very soon,” the leading middle-aged man roared, trying his best to stabilize morale. However, facing such a terrifying natural disaster, he was also afraid deep down.

After all, as the captain, he was only at the Chuan Realm.

“The Mask? Is that the legendary special squad? Captain, don’t worry, I won’t die before I meet my idol,” a young man with a youthful demeanor shouted.

The tense atmosphere eased slightly as a huge barrier unfolded, enveloping the survivors.

Just then, an anomaly occurred.

In the distant sky, a black Qi vortex suddenly appeared. The vortex, like a black crow, emerged abruptly from the air and then plunged into the vast ocean.

The Night Watchers noticed the vortex.

“What is that?”

“Is it just my imagination, or does that black Qi not seem like a good thing?”

The middle-aged captain’s face was solemn as he said, “That thing might only be resolved when the special squad arrives.

Our most important task right now is to protect the residents.”

The Night Watchers nodded and immediately rushed to another gathering point for residents.

In the deep sea, Yi Yuan’s agitation also triggered Hua Jing’s counterattack.

The Chen clan members embedded in the stomach wall began to squirm wildly. They forcefully ripped open their abdomens, and black-red tentacles shot out from within, like dense roundworms.

Those tentacles madly coiled around Yi Yuan’s hilt, trying to pull it out from the stomach wall.

However, before the tentacles could get close, terrifying blade Qi shattered them to pieces.

But those tentacles seemed to have endless vitality; as soon as one wave was destroyed, the next wave immediately regrew from the bodies of those people.

Under the restraint of those tentacles, Chen Lu gained a moment to breathe. His head had already returned to his torso.

“Damn Time God, even Loki’s intervention isn’t enough?”

Chen Lu turned his head, staring at the surrounding sea. To be honest, although Yi Yuan’s attack was indeed terrifying, Loki was still a Divine-Grade expert, and famous for his cunning.

Could he really be killed so easily?

Chen Lu stared at the spot where Loki had just been shredded, his heart filled with doubt.

But there was no abnormality around, only deathly silence.

Just then, the sea suddenly surged.

Chen Lu noticed the anomaly and looked up, only to see a huge Qi vortex descending from the sky.

“This is…”

Before Chen Lu could react, the huge Qi vortex arrived at the spot where Loki had been killed.

Whoosh!

The Qi vortex immediately formed a massive underwater tornado, and countless seawater was sucked into the vortex.

Yi Yuan also sensed this aura. It once again activated Time Bandit. In a breath, more than a dozen even more terrifying blade Qi attacked the direction of the Qi vortex tornado.

However, this time, Yi Yuan’s attack was unsuccessful. The moment those blade Qi were released, countless eerie green eyes emerged from within the Qi vortex tornado.

Hiss!

Countless rustling sounds, accompanied by an eerie glow, emanated.

That was the sound of venomous snakes, but where would venomous snakes come from in the depths of this ocean?

Countless venomous snakes, like a terrifying wave, directly met the blade Qi.

Bang!

The two domineering forces collided directly, and a trace of red-green blood mist bloomed in the deep sea.

“Heh heh, the power of the Law of Time is indeed troublesome. It seems simple imitation won’t resolve you.”

A deep voice came from within the Qi vortex tornado.

A moment later, a figure emerged from it.

It was Loki!

Chen Lu watched Loki reappear, completely unharmed, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Loki, clad in green robes, was somewhat different from before; a snake head slowly rose from behind his neck.

Initially, he had intended to disguise the power of the Law of Time to deceive Yi Yuan and directly break the time loop here.

But he hadn’t expected this blade to seemingly have its own consciousness.

And he also hadn’t expected the blade Qi’s attack to be so terrifying.

Underestimating an opponent’s ability has severe consequences, and just now, Loki paid the price of a life.

However, as the most cunning God of Mischief, how could he not have a backup plan?

Loki had set up reincarnation altars in Human Realm of Asgard a long time ago.

When he suffered a fatal attack, the altar would immediately activate, at the cost of one hundred thousand lives, to help him withstand the fatal attack.

However, setting up the altars was something Loki did secretly.

For Asgard, Human Realm was equally important.

The gods would not allow anyone to squander the lives of ordinary people in such a manner.

So, even Loki dared not go too far; he had only set up three such altars.

Including the one just consumed, Loki now only had one altar left.

“It seems that to deal with the power of the Law of Time, I cannot hold back my true abilities.”

The venomous snake behind Loki flicked its tongue, and his eyes also turned green.

Loki looked at the blood mist before him, a smile gracing his lips.

“My methods are just beginning.”

With that, he extended his hand, and under Loki’s control, the red-green blood mist directly surrounded Yi Yuan.

It turned out that the Serpents of Deceit earlier were merely a diversion; Loki’s true method was hidden within this poisonous blood.

The red-green blood, like sulfuric acid, furiously corroded Yi Yuan’s blade.

Screech!

A sound emanated from Yi Yuan’s blade, and soon, black burn marks were left on the blade.

Yi Yuan tried to counterattack with blade Qi, but the blade Qi had no effect whatsoever on this poisonous blood.

And it had already consumed too much power before; facing Loki now, Yi Yuan could no longer perform time loops.