Chen Tian spoke again, "Use the final trump card."
Shuzi and the others also said, "But Chen Tian, the price is too great. We will awaken much later than the contract requires!"
"Yes! Aren't you going to reconsider? If the time comes and we haven't awakened, then this world, no, all three worlds will be in peril."
"I know, but as we are now, we are no match for this sentient resentment. Is there no other way? We can only trust our counterparts in the other world and hope they can speed up their progress! I believe in their potential."
"Alright!"
Shuzi and the others nodded. Since the Divine Lord had spoken, what else was there to fear? Shuzi then stood behind Chen Tian, Hong Mo behind Shuzi, Qing Ling behind Hong Mo, and Ge Zi behind Qing Ling. All their palms were placed on the backs of the person in front of them, and waves of energy were continuously transmitted. All their energy converged into Shuzi's body, and Shuzi placed his palms on Chen Tian's back, saying, "You must win!"
Then, the bodies of the four slowly turned into light and entered Chen Tian's body. A colossal furnace then appeared on Chen Tian's body, slowly enveloping him. Meanwhile, the black sphere of resentment in the sky continued to grow. After an unknown period of convergence, it exploded, and a colossal being appeared above Sky City.
It was a gargantuan beast-like figure. Its head was comprised of six creatures: a wolf's head, a snake's head, a tiger's head, an eagle's head, a rhinoceros's head, and a leopard's head. Its entire body was covered in black feathers. Countless wings sprouted from its enormous body, and it had over a dozen tails, each with a beastly head attached. Its four claws looked robust and powerful, and its immense body and claws occupied the entire sky. Then, all six heads let out a simultaneous roar, shaking the heavens.
Chen Tian's furnace also exploded instantly. Chen Tian seemed to have transformed entirely. Four silver head-discs appeared on his head, his ears became pointed, and he was clad head to toe in divine shield armor. A divine shield was on his chest, and behind him were nine-colored mechanical sword wings. The mechanical sword wings slowly unfurled, emitting nine-colored light. The nine-colored beams were like wings. On Chen Tian's arms were nine-colored wrist blades, and beneath the armguards were short swords. The Divine Dragon Sword was embedded in Chen Tian's back. His leg armor had mechanical cracks. Chen Tian's eyes turned nine-colored, and in front of his eyes was a nine-colored strip-shaped visor.
Chen Tian then spoke, "Come on! This is our final battle!"
The voice that emerged contained the voices of Shuzi, Ge Zi, Hong Mo, Qing Ling, and Chen Tian, as if five people were speaking at once.
Chen Tian then slowly stepped forward. The thrusters behind his legs and the mechanical sword wings simultaneously ejected gas, propelling his figure forward. He soared into the sky instantly, charging towards the sentient resentment.
The colossal sentient resentment creature looked at the tiny insect charging towards it. Its six heads slowly spat out six beams of light, directly at Chen Tian. Chen Tian's body flipped and dodged, activating his extreme evasion. All the attacks grazed past him.
Seeing the insect before him, the sentient resentment creature slowly shot out its feathers, transforming into countless feather needles. Facing the rain of feather needles, Chen Tian spread his legs, and his mechanical parts slowly disassembled and transformed. Countless cannon barrels covered his entire legs, and countless missiles and lasers were fired. Instantly, the missile rain and laser rain collided with the feather rain, explosions erupting continuously. Chen Tian's figure continued to advance.
The sentient resentment creature roared in fury and swiped its massive claws at Chen Tian. The colossal claws carried terrifying power as they slammed down. A normal person would have been reduced to dust under such a strike.
Chen Tian's body twitched, and instantly, the divine shield on his chest appeared in his hand. He held the shield with one hand and blocked, and with a loud bang, the divine shield collided with the claw. Chen Tian's figure was pushed back.
Chen Tian spoke, "Such great strength, but it's nothing to fear."
Then, the Divine Sword slowly rose from his back, detaching itself. However, the Divine Sword at this moment was completely different from before. Black and white patterns adorned its blade; the Divine Sword had merged with the Divine-Demonic Sword.
This form of Chen Tian was the integration of Shuzi, Ge Zi, Qing Ling, and Hong Mo's abilities. Chen Tian could use their weapons and abilities, even combining them with his own understanding for combat.
This form was incredibly powerful but came with a great price, which was why Chen Tian had made his decision after careful consideration, as his counterparts in the other world would be growing stronger, even if they were completely dormant.
With the Divine Sword in his left hand and the Divine Shield in his right, he charged towards the sentient resentment. Seeing Chen Tian's figure, the colossal creature slowly opened all its heads, spitting out black light that converged before it.
Chen Tian, seeing this, inserted the Divine Sword into the Divine Shield. Then, the sword wings behind him moved around the Divine Shield, interlocking tightly. The Divine Shield was thrown out, as a colossal black beam shot out from the sentient resentment's mouth. Chen Tian threw the Divine Shield to resist, while simultaneously charging towards the sentient resentment. Four head-discs from above shot out, attacking from different directions.
The sentient resentment creature's tails swept out, over a dozen of them moving ferociously. Each tail had a head attached, rushing towards Chen Tian with gaping maws, as if to swallow him whole.
Ghostly energy erupted from Chen Tian's back. Instantly, all the tail-heads passed through Chen Tian's body. Chen Tian's figure continued forward. This behemoth's only weakness was the Seed of Resentment at its heart. Without destroying it, there was no way to defeat it. Only by getting close and launching a close-range attack could it be done.
Chen Tian accelerated. The sentient resentment creature seemed to have understood Chen Tian's intention. Then, all its tail-heads slowly opened their mouths, and countless light beams were fired, converging together. A ball of light formed in the sky, and from it, tens of thousands of black light beams rained down, covering the entire Sky City.
Chen Tian reached out. Instantly, the Divine Shield returned to his hand. Then, a nine-colored vortex of light converged in the center of the Divine Shield, and nine-colored beams shot out irregularly, clearing the descending beams. Simultaneously, Chen Tian slowly drew the Divine Sword, and ghostly energy appeared around him, entering the Divine Sword. He then swung it, and a nine-colored blade shot out, heading towards the sentient resentment creature.
The sentient resentment creature, seeing the blade before it, opened its heads and spat out a black orb of light, which rushed towards the blade. However, when the orb and the blade collided, it surprisingly passed through. The blade, fleeting, reached a tail, and with a slash, the head on the entire tail was severed, turning into black mist. But the sentient resentment creature's tail slowly regenerated, instantly returning to its original state.
Chen Tian continuously slashed with countless blades, harassing it, while the head-discs above transformed into nine-colored head-discs, launching harassing attacks. For a moment, the sentient creature wailed.
Ultimately, it was a creature composed of resentment, behaving like a wild beast with no thought, only destruction. Under Chen Tian's control, the attacks were relentless, and he completely controlled the rhythm.
Then, Chen Tian's figure flickered. Seeing this, Chen Tian dared not delay. Time was running out. He raised both hands, and the sword wings behind him radiated nine-colored light. The Divine Shield and Divine Sword interlocked and were embedded in Chen Tian's chest. Chen Tian leaped, instantly reaching the highest point of the sky, and then plunged downwards, his entire body transforming into a nine-colored phoenix, charging towards the sentient resentment. At the head of the nine-colored phoenix was the tip of the Divine Sword.
A beam of light pierced through the sentient resentment creature. A cracking sound echoed from within its body, and then the entire creature exploded, scattering into countless black mist particles that drifted into the sky.
Chen Tian's figure then appeared in the sky, his form slowly emitting nine-colored light. To Chen Tian's left and right, the figures of the other four appeared, and Chen Tian returned to his original form.
Then, the five figures transformed into specks of starlight, drifting into the sky. The five looked at each other, and Shuzi said, "The Divine Spirit is immortal, the world does not collapse. No regrets!"
The five nodded, then completely dissolved into starlight. The entire world shook, and instantly transformed into ninety-nine layers of worlds.
As all this happened in the game, all the players seemed to have lost their memories, as did the five important individuals.
This was the price, the price of power. Great power often came with a cost.