Chen Tian looked at Xie Tianyi before him. Then, the divine fire and divine ice converged in his hands, and a purple-blue crystal-shaped spear appeared in Chen Tian's grasp. Countless divine fire patterns coiled around the spear, radiating its brilliant glow.
Chen Tian twirled the spear, creating beautiful flourishes. He then stepped forward, his entire body carrying the spear as he lunged directly at Xie Tianyi. Xie Tianyi, seeing Chen Tian's offensive, clenched his claws. Instantly, a black saber appeared in his hand, as black as could be. The saber's blade was immense and appeared quite heavy, yet in Xie Tianyi's grip, it felt as light as a balloon. With a casual swing, he faced the attacking Chen Tian and executed a horizontal sweep. The saber's blade collided with the spearhead, sending Chen Tian staggering back a few steps. Xie Tianyi pressed his advantage, transforming into a streak of light and appearing directly before Chen Tian. The colossal black saber slowly descended in a chopping motion.
Seeing this, Chen Tian straightened his arms, placing them directly in front of him. The divine ice and divine fire on his spear emanated their respective glows. The saber struck the spear shaft, bending Chen Tian's arms. Such immense strength!
Chen Tian felt he could barely hold on. This guy's strength was on a completely different level than before. Had he finally unleashed his full power?
Chen Tian then focused his divine gaze on the black saber. Instantly, information about the saber appeared in his mind. Chen Tian immediately understood: the saber possessed a power-amplifying property, increasing the wielder's strength by 35%.
No wonder Chen Tian felt his strength increase. He immediately boosted his own power, straightening his arms to fling the saber away. With a spin of his body and the spear, he swept the weapon in an arc towards Xie Tianyi.
Xie Tianyi arched backward to evade, the spear passing over his head. He then lashed out with his right leg, striking Chen Tian's spear and sending it flying. The immense force made Chen Tian involuntarily release his grip, and the spear soared through the air.
Seizing the opportunity, Xie Tianyi attacked decisively, sweeping his saber horizontally with the intent to cleave everything in two. A divine ice shield instantly materialized on Chen Tian's arm, augmented with a nine-colored glow – the power of the Ancestral Dragon.
He brought it up to block. The saber struck the shield, producing only a few sparks before its blade sliced past the shield.
Chen Tian used this brief opening to leap, catching the spear as he landed. The spear then thrust downward from the heavens, a nine-colored meteor light aimed directly at Xie Tianyi.
Xie Tianyi gripped his saber with both hands, which then blazed with a dark red glow. He swung it, unleashing a torrent of dark red saber energy towards Chen Tian.
The nine-colored light and saber energy collided. Chen Tian's figure then burst through Xie Tianyi's saber energy, rapidly closing the distance.
Xie Tianyi didn't seem concerned, as if this outcome was expected. He planted his feet backward. The saber energy Chen Tian had broken through then attached itself to Chen Tian's body like dark red miasma. Seeing this, Chen Tian immediately retracted his attack. A silvery-white light enveloped him, covering every inch of his skin.
Then, as Xie Tianyi clenched his left hand, the dark red energy on Chen Tian's body exploded outward, creating a burst of dark red fireworks. Chen Tian emerged from the explosion.
Fortunately, he had reacted quickly enough to defend. Otherwise, he would have suffered a significant blow from that move.
Chen Tian looked at Xie Tianyi, who was resorting to trickery. Xie Tianyi smirked. Their auras surged and clashed, the clang of spear against saber echoing through the space.
Chen Tian's spear moved like a viper, his attacks fierce and varied, striking from different directions with constant shifts in the spearhead and shaft. But Xie Tianyi was no less formidable. His saber, wielded with practiced ease, deflected Chen Tian's assaults and counterattacked. Sparks flew as they clashed fiercely, their figures blurring into streaks of light as they fought from one side to the other without pause.
Chen Tian swept his spear at a thirty-degree angle, then raised the tip in an arc. Xie Tianyi, however, held his saber vertically, blocking the attack. With the spear held by the saber, Xie Tianyi spun his hands, making the saber twirl. Chen Tian's spearhead, caught by the momentum, was forced downward. But Chen Tian reacted decisively, switching his grip and spinning his body. Spear and body transformed into a whirlwind, charging at Xie Tianyi.
Xie Tianyi grinned. He gripped his saber tightly and brought it behind his head. The saber ignited with violent black flames. With a swing of his arms, he unleashed the saber, and the black flames transformed into a blade of black fire aimed at Chen Tian. But that wasn't all. As it neared Chen Tian's whirlwind, the blade of black fire instantly morphed into a black phoenix. Chen Tian and the black phoenix collided.
An explosion erupted, and Chen Tian's spinning body halted due to the impact. This clash ended in a draw, but it was all within Xie Tianyi's plan. He switched his saber to a one-handed grip, the blade now wreathed in violent black flames and dark evil spirit aura. These two energies merged into the saber.
Chen Tian understood Xie Tianyi's intention: a skill clash. He condensed starlight, divine ice, and Ancestral Dragon power into his spear, which then shone with a dazzling brilliance. Chen Tian attacked first, throwing his spear with one hand. As it flew, the entire spear transformed into a Starry Sky Ancestral Dragon. Its body was composed of starry scales, its whiskers azure blue, its head ice blue, and its body and claws adorned with the vastness of the cosmos.
Skill: Dragon Spear's Birth!
With the addition of three more energies, this attack was no longer its original form; its power was now more than ten times greater.
Facing Chen Tian's attack, Xie Tianyi gathered a fearsome dark red light in his hand. The light enveloped the saber, and he swung it, unleashing hundreds of saber blades. These blades merged into one massive blade.
The blade shot towards Chen Tian's Starry Sky Dragon. They collided, black light against starlight. An explosion sounded, but this time, Chen Tian's Starry Sky Dragon was cleaved in half by the blade and sent hurtling towards him.
Chen Tian's eyes snapped open. A Holy Light Barrier appeared before him. The dark red blade, carrying evil spirit energy, struck the barrier, causing it to crack. However, the blade soon dissipated.
Chen Tian looked at Xie Tianyi. The evil spirit race's aura was proving troublesome.
He then looked at Xie Tianyi, slowly opening his hands. Xie Tianyi's weapon vanished. They met each other's gaze and attacked simultaneously.
Silver-white light radiated from Chen Tian's hands, forming a sphere of light. Six great suns appeared behind Chen Tian, rotating around him. As Chen Tian's sphere of light rose, all six suns merged into it. The sphere of light hovered above Chen Tian's head. He leaped upward, executing a somersault kick, his legs striking the sphere. Then, carrying the sphere, he transformed into a beam of light and shot towards Xie Tianyi.
Xie Tianyi, seeing the silver-white sphere hurtling towards him, moved his hands, spreading them apart. Black ripples appeared in his palms. The ripples collided, and then he brought his arms together, unleashing waves of light.
Black ripples, like lightning waves, shot towards Chen Tian. The moment Chen Tian's sphere of light collided with them, they were evenly matched, pushing and pulling, a fierce exchange.
Chen Tian increased the power in his legs. The sphere of light instantly crushed the ripple waves, pushing through Xie Tianyi's attack and heading towards him. Xie Tianyi smirked and clapped his hands together.
Instantly, a beam of wave light covered the ripple waves and shot towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian's expression changed. He decisively removed his legs from the sphere and pulled back, creating distance.
The beam of light pierced through the sphere and shot into the sky.