Chen Tian watched Xie Tianyi, and then schemed against him. How could this guy be so fond of underhanded tactics? If he hadn't noticed something was wrong, he would have been severely injured already.
Xie Tianyi also spoke, "A decisive choice. If you had taken that move head-on, you would have lost a limb or worse."
"Hmph! All you know is how to play dirty. But I won't fall for it again."
Chen Tian replied, then looked at Xie Tianyi. He wouldn't be tricked again. Xie Tianyi just shook his head and said nothing. This was combat; deception was necessary. After all, their strengths were comparable, and victory could only be achieved through strategy.
Xie Tianyi looked at Chen Tian before him, his entire body instantly shrouded in black and red armor. At the same time, he slowly spread his arms, palms open, and black and red energy beams shot from his palms. Chen Tian, not to be outdone, thrust his hands forward, launching holy light beams to meet the onslaught. Their clash ignited the true "heaven and earth falling into chaos."
Chen Tian's hands continuously fired colorful beams of light towards Xie Tianyi. Xie Tianyi's palms also shot out energy orbs. Instantly, light rained down, and orbs fell like rain, colliding with each other. They spun and fought on this battlefield.
Chen Tian clapped his hands together, then spread them apart, stretching, and then pushed his hands forward. A nine-colored light wave erupted, and around the wave-shaped light, orbs of different colors spun. Xie Tianyi also spun his body, instantly forming a black and red tornado that then shot forward. The tornado collided with the nine-colored light wave. Chen Tian unleashed his full power, and the light wave pierced through the tornado. However, the pierced tornado suddenly spun again, this time transforming into a black and red drill that shot towards Chen Tian with extreme speed.
Seeing this, Chen Tian stopped his light wave attack. He then aimed his palm at the black and red drill and fired an energy beam. An explosion occurred.
Chen Tian emerged from the explosion. He looked at Xie Tianyi, almost tricked again. The opponent was always combining techniques, which was incredibly devious!
Chen Tian had just declared he wouldn't be tricked again, and to be proven wrong so quickly was quite embarrassing. Xie Tianyi smirked. Chen Tian understood what the smirk meant but ignored it.
He then decisively attacked. Nine-colored wings slowly unfurled behind him. As the wings flapped, streams of nine-colored energy orbs shot out. Xie Tianyi, seeing this, also flapped his wings, and black and red gales clashed with the nine-colored energy bullets.
The wings behind Chen Tian slowly detached from his back and spun in the air, forming seven or eight light rings. Chen Tian's hands moved continuously, and the winged light rings shot towards Xie Tianyi from different directions and trajectories.
Xie Tianyi watched as the nine-colored light rings enveloped him, and his armor shattered. The armor fragments transformed into a giant protective shield that covered Xie Tianyi's body. A black and red energy orb appeared, and the nine-colored light rings struck it, only to be repelled. Chen Tian's fingers moved, and under his control, the nine-colored light rings continued to attack. Outside Xie Tianyi's protective shield, the rings constantly assailed it. If one looked closely, Chen Tian's attacks were all directed at the same spot. Inside the protective shield, Xie Tianyi felt a tremor.
A crack appeared before him. Seeing this, Xie Tianyi decisively unleashed black mist that filled the entire protective shield. Outside the shield, Chen Tian merged all the nine-colored light rings together, and the combined rings, shaped like a flying blood drop, shot towards the crack.
Instantly, the rings became lodged in the crack and stopped rotating. But Chen Tian clenched his palm, and the rings spun again. This time, they sliced the protective shield in half, but only black mist remained. Xie Tianyi's figure was nowhere to be seen.
It was as if he had vanished. Chen Tian was not surprised at all. The black mist then gathered, and a figure appeared before Chen Tian.
Xie Tianyi patted his chest. Fortunately, he had transformed into mist beforehand; otherwise, he would have been injured by that attack. Chen Tian's move was quite potent, stacking power during the collision. Every time a light ring was repelled by the protective shield, its rotational force, power, and sharpness increased significantly. And with nine light rings colliding hundreds of times, the protective shield eventually cracked, as it had exceeded its tolerance. It was fortunate it hadn't been shattered. But Chen Tian's final move, the fusion of light rings, was the most terrifying. The power of the nine light rings, stacked hundreds of times and then merged, increased their destructive force by a hundredfold.
This was also why Xie Tianyi decisively transformed into mist, evading the attack. However, using this move had taken a toll on his energy, and his face looked tired.
"Damn it, if this wasn't the Evil Spirit Realm, where my energy is depleted with every use and requires blood to replenish, you wouldn't have pushed me this far."
Xie Tianyi said angrily. Chen Tian shook his head. "If this were the Evil Spirit Realm, I wouldn't be fighting you; it would be disadvantageous for me. I can only say that your Evil Spirit race vanguard are mere pawns. Your Emperor would never care about your lives as long as they obtain the core of this continent and become an Emperor of the Heavens. He wouldn't care about your lives."
"Shut up! This world will ultimately belong to our Evil Spirit race. If not for the war of thousands of years, and you, representing the Heavenly Dao, signing a contract with another world, this continent would have been ours long ago. The path back has been sealed. All of this is your doing."
Xie Tianyi roared furiously, his aura growing even more violent, as if something that angered him had been recalled. Chen Tian sighed softly. This was unavoidable.
To protect this world, signing the contract was the only option back then. And time was limited. He truly didn't understand why Xie Tianyi was so angry. Was it just because he couldn't return to his own world for three years?
Chen Tian looked at Xie Tianyi's rapidly expanding body, filled with terrifying black and red patterns. He transformed into a giant hundreds of meters tall. Chen Tian shook his head, realizing this guy was going all out.
The Evil Spirit race's second most powerful technique, Evil Spirit Amplification, boosted their internal Evil Spirit energy, causing their attributes and bodies to rapidly ascend, leading to this transformation.
Xie Tianyi's eyes blazed with black and red light. He immediately launched his left fist towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian shook his head. A silver-white vortex appeared behind Chen Tian and entered his body. Chen Tian was also using his full power and trump cards.
Simultaneously, he opened his palm and grasped the giant fist. His eyes deepened, filled with silver-white light. His entire body was covered in silver-white skin, and his curly hair also turned silver-white. The original nine-colored wings behind Chen Tian were also slowly being dyed silver-white.
Chen Tian waved his hand gently, instantly throwing Xie Tianyi's fist aside. Chen Tian spoke, "As invaders, your only fate is death. Do not underestimate humanity. Humans possess infinite possibilities. Perhaps thousands of years ago, we were inferior to you, but now, humanity is different."
"Humans evolve and grow. Curiosity drives evolution, and human will is passed down continuously. Now is the time to prove it."
Chen Tian's voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth. His entire body was then enveloped in silver-white radiance, and two beams of light shot down from the void, directly enveloping Chen Tian's figure.
Xie Tianyi exclaimed in terror, "You, you, you, you actually obtained the recognition of the Heavenly Dao of three worlds? This is impossible! How can humans gain the approval of the Heavens? Humans are merely insignificant beings. This is absolutely impossible!"
"No, you are mistaken. Humans grow and evolve. Even when weak, they unite when facing difficulties. Their unyielding will is passed down continuously. Even if I am gone, new protectors will emerge for humanity. This is inheritance, the bond between us."
"Take this, Xie Tianyi. This move is the convergence of human unity. Our destiny ends here."
Chen Tian slowly raised his hands, and countless currents of air gathered in his palms, forming an energy ball. Around the energy ball, one could hear the shouts, encouragements, and defiant cries of humanity.
As the energy ball continuously grew, Chen Tian clenched his fists, the energy ball and human beliefs and wills converging on his fists. Chen Tian transformed into a beam of light and instantly pierced through Xie Tianyi's massive body.
Xie Tianyi resentfully said, "Since I am to die, I will die with value. Evil Spirit Resentment!"
Then, nothing happened, and his body exploded.