Yeye stepped forward, white armor spreading from his hands across his entire body, while Otto walked slowly toward the Tree of Imaginary.
Imaginary Shadows continuously condensed around them, swarming to attack Otto, but suddenly, a massive number of small red orbs appeared in the sky, mercilessly cutting down the emerging Imaginary Shadows one after another. High above, Yeye stood watching the scene below.
"With me here, don't even think about getting close to Otto."
More and all the red orbs kept condensing in the sky, shooting downward the moment they formed without a single pause.
"Still a bit too slow. Let's use this, then. Don't worry, Otto, I'll keep you alive for now."
A red orb condensed in Yeye's hand, growing steadily brighter and whiter until it reached an incomparable brilliance. Then, Yeye tossed it downward, where it split into dozens of smaller orbs mid-air. Upon striking the ground, they triggered a massive explosion. Kiana and Bianka were shielded by Yeye's power. Although Otto was also protected by Yeye, Yeye did not block all the force of the stellar flashes for him. The shockwave of the starlight shoved Otto forward, pushing him directly toward the Tree of Imaginary.
The closer Otto got to the Tree of Imaginary, the more powerful and numerous the Imaginary Shadows became.
Seeing that the damage dealt to the Imaginary Shadows by Hela had slowed down considerably, Yeye muttered to himself.
"It seems the damage Hela can inflict has decreased quite a bit. Time to switch skills, then. Spatial power will keep dealing effective damage to them consistently."
Yeye's pupils shifted from blue to gold, and with a snap of his fingers, the bodies of the Imaginary Shadows below were instantly distorted and mangled.
"Qingxue, tell me how much time is left."
【30 seconds remaining until the end of True Self Mode.】
Yeye glanced down at the distance between Otto and the Tree of Imaginary, factoring in Otto's sluggish speed. Thirty seconds was nowhere near enough time for Otto to reach the tree.
"Looks like I'll have to step in personally."
Yeye instantly teleported to Otto's side and kicked him flying straight toward the Tree of Imaginary. He then materialized a bow in his hand, nocked an arrow, and loosed a shot. The moment the arrow flew, it split apart, shooting down every single Imaginary Shadow closing in on Otto.
Just then, an Imaginary Shadow stealthily materialized behind Yeye. Right as it moved to strike, its body was instantly sliced in half. The sword Yeye had just condensed in his hand vanished.
"Trying to sneak up on me? Utterly foolish."
Yeye teleported back to Otto's side and kicked him forward toward the tree once more.
"Old friend, you don't have to hit quite so hard next time."
"You're still complaining about that? My remaining time is short; I don't have time to waste with you here."
"Understood, old friend. We're not far from the tree now. Leave the remaining distance to me—after all, this was what I was meant to do in the first place."
"Very well, I know. I'll unleash my final move and then leave this place."
The armor on Yeye's body dissolved into particles that drifted into the air, and Yeye continuously poured his own power into them until Qingxue warned him that only 10 seconds of True Self Mode remained. The particles condensed in the sky into thousands of giant swords, each emanating a terrifying aura.
"Fall."
Yeye swept his hand downward and uttered the single command. The giant swords plummeted rapidly from the sky. Under the overwhelming might of a thousand giant swords, the Imaginary Shadows had zero chance of survival, let alone any possibility of harassing Otto. As for Otto, to prevent his fragile self from being shaken to death by the aftermath, Yeye specifically used a fragment of the Blade of True Self to form a protective barrier around him.
Kiana and Bianka's safety was personally protected by Yeye, who stood beside the two of them, watching the giant swords descend.
The moment all the swords had fallen, the particles flowed back toward Yeye. He condensed the Blade of True Self in his hand, swung it to slash open a passage returning to the Imaginary Tree's root world, and pulled Kiana and Bianka through.
Upon arriving back in the native world, the armor on Yeye's body vanished, and he pitched forward, falling stiffly. Fortunately, two powerful Valkyries were right beside him to catch him immediately.
"Teacher is still overwhelmingly strong, though that form always leaves him completely drained afterward."
"Well, in that form, after all, nobody could possibly pose a threat to me."