Chen Tian dodged the blade, then his body flickered. In an instant, his weapon also swung out, slashing diagonally towards Shi Wang.
Shi Wang’s figure flickered, instantly evading Chen Tian’s sword. As he dodged, he clenched his fist and threw a punch towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian leaned back, his palm spreading open to grasp Shi Wang’s fist. With a flick and a throw, he sent Shi Wang flying.
Shi Wang adjusted his stance. The black long saber in his hand then erupted with a dark glow, filling his entire body with dark energy that flowed into the saber. He then began to wield the blade as if it were a greatsword.
The Divine Ice Longsword in Chen Tian’s hand exploded, transforming into countless Divine Ice shards that drifted like crystals in the void.
Chen Tian drew his index finger across the air. Instantly, the Divine Ice crystal shards fused together to form a massive ice mountain, its peak as sharp as an ice cone. With the hexagonal ice mountain before him, Chen Tian pushed forward with both hands. The ice mountain shot towards Shi Wang, who swung his long saber in response.
Black vortexes generated, and terrifying tornadoes transformed into waves of wind that charged towards Chen Tian’s ice mountain. As the ice mountain and the wind waves collided, dark cracks appeared on the ice mountain’s crystalline surface, and it began to shatter. Chen Tian, standing to the left, waved his hand. Instantly, a massive Divine Ice shield appeared before him. The dark tornadoes, transformed into wind waves, were blocked by the shield, but Chen Tian was forced to retreat.
Chen Tian’s eyes flashed with cold light. His arms, adorned with Divine Ice, erupted with a purplish-blue glow. Divine Ice shards fused onto his arms, forming a long saber connected to his limb.
He then executed an X-shaped slash, unleashing a massive blue-purple X-shaped blade energy that directly repelled Shi Wang’s wind waves. The wind waves, upon colliding with the blade energy, were cut apart and dissipated into gentle breezes.
Chen Tian’s X-shaped blade energy surged towards Shi Wang. Seeing this, Shi Wang pulled his long saber apart, transforming it into dual blades. He swung them, and the blade energies clashed with Chen Tian’s purplish-blue energy. An explosion erupted, and amidst the smoke, countless ice chains shot out towards Shi Wang’s body. Shi Wang reacted swiftly, his entire body enveloped in dark energy. Instantly, the ice chains somehow pierced through his body.
On the other side of the explosion’s smoke, Chen Tian’s lips curved upwards. It was almost time. He clenched his fists, and the ice chains around Shi Wang instantly exploded into scattered starlight. The starlight then spread and connected, forming countless chains that emerged from the starlight, linking together.
In an instant, Shi Wang’s body was immobilized. The surroundings became a massive ice lock, with Shi Wang trapped within.
Shi Wang was shocked. Had the opponent anticipated his defensive measures? Truly cautious.
Unfortunately, Shi Wang was not one to be easily bullied. He unleashed a terrifying radiance from his arms. With a roar, the ice lock shattered.
Suddenly, Chen Tian appeared behind Shi Wang. Seeing this, Shi Wang twisted his body. The dual blades in his hands were joined together, forming a black pair of scissors. The scissors snapped shut towards Chen Tian’s waist, as if intending to cleave him in two.
Chen Tian, seeing the charging scissors, hastily canceled his attack and retreated.
He sighed and said, "A pity. The opportunity missed. But there will be more, no need to rush."
"Kid, well calculated. To be so cautious. Unfortunately, my senses are based on human physiology, so your sneak attack is useless against me."
Shi Wang praised, admitting he had narrowly avoided disaster. The young man before him was truly terrifying, both in strength and cunning.
Chen Tian remained silent, checking his in-game time. According to the time conversion, he had two hours of game time left before he had to attend school.
The in-game time flowed rapidly. Several days had already passed just from their battle. Chen Tian no longer wished to prolong the fight.
He then unleashed purplish-blue starlight from his entire body. The starlight manifested behind him, and a celestial river lit up. A resplendent purplish-blue universe appeared behind Chen Tian. Two purplish-blue celestial river wings emerged from his back and slowly flapped. With a powerful sweep, they unleashed a torrent of starlight, like falling rain, directly at Shi Wang. Shi Wang was stunned. Why had his opponent suddenly become so decisive? Shi Wang could sense that this attack, while not at full power, was still using seventy to eighty percent of his strength.
But why the haste now, after being so cautious before?
Regardless of his thoughts, Shi Wang attacked. He separated the scissors and then joined them on either side, forming a black long saber. The saber moved in an infinity symbol motion.
Countless black blade energies shot out. Chen Tian’s move was an area-of-effect skill, so Shi Wang chose an area-of-effect skill in response.
As the starlight and blade energies collided, Chen Tian smirked. Everything was within his calculations. The celestial river wings detached from his back and transformed into two light wheels that shot towards Shi Wang. Simultaneously, the celestial river behind him converged into a single point, a glowing spot. A vortex appeared, and a beam of light shot out—a celestial river beam that struck directly at Shi Wang.
Shi Wang was horrified. Three skills released in one go? Was this humanly possible? Did he think skills didn't require casting time and cooldowns?
He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go all out."
All his power gathered in the long saber. He then made a throwing motion, launching the weapon!
The long saber transformed into a streak of black light and charged towards Chen Tian’s attack. The celestial river light wheels shattered, the celestial river beam was pierced, and the black streak of light shot directly at Chen Tian.
Chen Tian did not move, remaining in place.
Instantly, the black streak of light passed through Chen Tian’s body and vanished into the void. Shi Wang, looking exhausted, asked, "Did I finish him?"
"Pfft!"
A hand pierced through Shi Wang’s body. Chen Tian stood behind Shi Wang and said, "Every action of yours was within my calculations. This battle is over. You shall disappear now."
Then, the ring on his index finger flashed with a cold light. Shi Wang cried out in panic, "No! How could I, of the Shi Yu tribe, perish here? Kid, you wait. Others from our Shi Yu tribe will avenge me. We are immortal. As long as desire exists in the hearts of humans, we will exist."
Lin Chen’s consciousness slowly returned. Chen Tian dropped Lin Chen to the ground and reverted to his original form. "You were one with the Shi Yu tribe. I saved you this time. Otherwise, who knows when you would have been consumed."
"Kid, what did you do?"
Lin Chen felt his body. The entity within him was gone, without even a trace. How was this possible? That was his trump card!
"Kid, I'll kill you! Aaaargh!"
Lin Chen was enraged. Chen Tian instantly swung his hand. A nine-colored dragon claw slammed into his cheek, then dissipated into starlight.
"So noisy. Much quieter now. I'll go help Pigeon!"
Then, his figure vanished into the void. When the scene returned to normal, Chen Tian was no longer there.
Players watching the match from the outside were curious about who had won. One was an imperial player from the 30th world, the other a player widely considered a boss. Who had emerged victorious? Furthermore, this match had exposed Chen Tian’s identity, making him a target for everyone.
Meanwhile, on Pigeon’s side, Pigeon watched Mian Tian. With his amplification skills activated, Mian Tian’s stats had reached a terrifying level. Pigeon’s shield bore continuous dents, and he struggled to hold on. He called out, "Chen Tian, are you not done yet?"
According to their original plan, Chen Tian was supposed to return to help him after finishing his fight. But how much time had passed? He couldn't hold on much longer.
"Kid, the next punch will be your death blow. Die!"
Mian Tian’s eyes glowed crimson. The fist exuded an aura that did not belong to a professional skill. He threw a punch. Just as the shield was about to shatter,
A pair of hands slowly appeared before the shield, single-handedly catching Mian Tian’s fist. Chen Tian, facing Mian Tian, frowned. Something was wrong. There was a familiar aura emanating from his body, and this aura was…!
He then waved his hand, sending Mian Tian flying. Chen Tian stood before Pigeon and said, "Go rest. This guy is not someone you can contend with. I'll deal with him!"
"Okay!"
Pigeon nodded in response. Chen Tian then looked at Mian Tian and said, "Two races. Don’t hide from me. The Fire God’s avatar of the Elven race. Your aura earlier has already revealed your identity. I know."
Instantly, Mian Tian’s eyes turned fiery red, and his form shifted into that of an adult elf.
Then, Huo Tian said, "Kid, not bad. To know my identity based on my aura alone. Have you encountered my other avatars?"
"I have. And I killed one. I remember the Fire God saying he would settle accounts with me then."
Chen Tian waved his hand dismissively. Dual races, a Fire God avatar. What secrets did this empire hold? Chen Tian grew increasingly curious. And how had elven players entered the human player regions?
Aside from the fixed elven race, normal elven players had their own elven world regions.
In the game Chronos Era, each race had its own world, and these worlds were sealed. This meant humans could only operate in human areas, and elves only in elven worlds. Each world was vast, enough for players to explore.
But why would elven players appear in human territories? And was it a dual-race system similar to Chen Tian’s?