Chen Tian watched Xie Tianyi, whose body exploded in front of Yan Qin, then his entire figure became ethereal. Chen Tian murmured, "I should go into hibernation. I hope no more accidents will happen."
Chen Tian looked at the spot where Xie Tianyi had exploded in the distance. The methods Xie Tianyi had used before exploding were unheard of by Chen Tian, nor had he seen them before. He didn't know if they would cause any more trouble, but he was about to fall into hibernation again.
Then, his entire body returned to Chen Tian's original form and appearance. Chen Tian fainted and began to fall. As he fell, a man with a wine gourd hanging from his waist slowly caught Chen Tian, placed him on the ground, and then disappeared.
During the war, the players and the beastmen's confrontation was fierce. Players, relying on their own methods and skills, were slaughtering all around. However, on the beastmen's side, both the small monsters and the generals had willpower settings; they were no different from humans.
Therefore, the battlefield became a stalemate, with corpses strewn everywhere. When players were killed, they respawned at the resurrection point in Sky City and rejoined the fight. The beastmen, with their vast numbers, did not respawn, but their numbers seemed endless. Their dominance over the entire land was no mere boast.
Meanwhile, in another space, numbers and Xie Yuan's long swords continuously collided. Their sword skills were nearly equal, and the clash of their sword moves was fierce. Swords met swords, and both of them displayed beautiful sword flowers and marks. Then, they both retreated simultaneously after the collision.
Xie Yuan spoke, "As expected of my nemesis. Your swordsmanship hasn't regressed after thousands of years."
"You're not bad either. After thousands of years, your strength has only increased compared to before. But I still fear you not."
"Enough nonsense. Today, it's either you die or I die. We have no retreat. We can only kill, kill!"
Xie Yuan's aura and sword energy filled his entire body. Black and red sword energy enveloped the surroundings, and instantly, sword energy armor appeared on his body. Black and red armor covered his entire body, encasing his arms. At the same time, his long sword emanated black and red phantom images.
Seeing this, Shu Zi's expression became solemn. Then, the phantom image of a divine demon appeared behind him. With the divine demon phantom's enhancement, the Divine Demon Sword seemed to be excited, even trembling. Shu Zi's eyes turned into his left eye black and his right eye white. Then, the two charged at each other.
The Divine Demon Sword and the Evil Spirit Sword collided, and instantly, waves of energy swept out. The surrounding space faintly shattered but was quickly repaired. The two locked eyes, continuously strengthening their power. The black and red sword phantom images and the black and white phantom images flickered constantly, and then they both retreated simultaneously.
They retreated dozens of meters before Xie Yuan first stabilized himself. With a wave of his hand, black and red sword blades shot out and rushed towards Shu Zi. Shu Zi held his long sword vertically, rotated the blade, and the black sword blade directly struck the sword body. At the same time, the blade exploded. Then, his right hand formed a claw, with divine demon energy swirling in it. He gripped the sword hilt and slashed out, and the Divine Demon Sword blade seemed to shoot from the ground, growing larger as it advanced.
Skill: Divine Demon Kun Slash!
Xie Yuan naturally dared not be careless. He gripped the sword hilt with both hands and raised the Evil Spirit Sword high. As he straightened his arms, a black and red beam of light shot out from the Evil Spirit Sword, followed by a massive sword phantom image that shot straight into the sky.
As he lowered his arms, the massive sword phantom image descended, directly slashing at Shu Zi's Divine Demon Kun Slash. Instantly, Shu Zi's sword blade exploded, and the black and red sword phantom image moved towards Shu Zi.
Shu Zi opened his eyes, and a mixed black and white light shield enveloped his body. Divine Demon Sword Shield.
The massive sword phantom image struck the sword shield, and the shield slowly began to crack. Shu Zi gripped the Divine Demon Sword with his left hand, spun around, and the divine demon energy on the Divine Demon Sword gathered. He thrust out the Divine Demon Sword, and a sword wave composed of black and white sword phantom images shot out from the Divine Demon Sword.
It instantly collided with the black and red sword phantom image. Shu Zi gritted his teeth and persisted, sweat pouring down his forehead. Then, he slowly drew his arms across the body of the Divine Demon Sword, and the sword wave directly pierced through the black and red sword phantom image. The sword phantom image shattered, and the sword wave headed towards Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan watched the approaching sword wave and wielded his Evil Spirit Sword. Blades of sword energy appeared all around and then combined to form a shield. It rotated, and the sword wave hit the sword blade shield with no effect.
At the same time, Xie Yuan opened his palms. Instantly, the sword blade shield combined into claws and moved towards Shu Zi.
Shu Zi lightly swung the Divine Demon Sword, and sword blades shot out, transforming into the shape of a ferocious tiger, rushing directly towards the sword blade claws.
A huge explosion occurred. Shu Zi and Xie Yuan stared at each other. Shu Zi, seeing their identical sword control techniques, said, "We were from the same sect back then, and now we have to kill each other. How ironic!"
"Hmph! The Jian Yuan of the past is gone. Now I am called Xie Yuan, the strongest sword cultivator."
"Was it for this that you killed our master? For this goal did you betray the human race and defect to the Evil Spirit race?"
"In my eyes, the strongest part of a person is their heart, not those empty titles. Why can't you understand this?"
"Do you think I am like you? I couldn't compare to you in anything back then. And now? I have the same strength as you. This proves that the path I chose is right, and yours is wrong. What's the point of humans even becoming gods if they are still no match for alien races? I am proud to be an alien, because my choice is correct."
Seeing the incorrigible Xie Yuan, Shu Zi decided to abandon the last shred of their relationship. His eyes sharpened and he said, "Since you are still stubborn and I cannot pull you back, then I can only resolve this myself."
Divine demon energy surged. Compared to before, the divine demon energy was even more formidable. Blood boiled within Shu Zi's body. Shu Zi felt as if his entire body was burning, and divine demon energy constantly emanated from him.
A stream of memories appeared in Shu Zi's mind, and tears flowed down his face. "Master, so that's how it is!"
"Only by walking out of the past and abandoning compassion can one become a divine demon. I understand now. I'm sorry!"
Tears streamed from Shu Zi's eyes, his face filled with sorrow. Then, he looked at Xie Yuan, his tone becoming icy, as if he had become a different person, like a divine demon who controlled life and death, his eyes seemingly disregarding life.
Shu Zi opened his mouth and said, 'Xie Yuan, today I will make you witness how powerful the human heart you abandoned is. Divine Demon Sword King Body!'
With a thunderous roar, seven or eight phantom images of Divine Demon Swords appeared on Shu Zi's body, coiling around him. Xie Yuan was stunned by this development and then said, "Impossible! Even my Divine Demon Sword King Body has not awakened. How could you possibly...?"
They both originated from the same source, possessing divine demon bloodlines, but Xie Yuan had always been unable to awaken the Divine Demon Sword King Body, yet here Shu Zi had awakened it.
Shu Zi said, "Humans have infinite possibilities. You are the one who abandoned that possibility."
"Divine Demon Sword Technique, First Form: A Single Strike to Slay Gods!"
Xie Yuan looked at Shu Zi and his mouth contorted wildly, "Impossible, impossible! I am the strongest sword cultivator, I am! Evil Spirit Sword Technique: Evil Annihilation Slash!"
At this moment, Xie Yuan had completely lost his reason. He only wanted to kill his nemesis to prove he was the strongest sword cultivator.
Both of their long swords were charging up. Shu Zi shook his head and said, "A person's strength comes from their will. Strength and weakness are inherently one. There is no absolute strongest or weakest in the world, only a matter of a single thought. Only the heart is strong, only the will is strong. If you don't even understand this, how can you call yourself the strongest?"
Eight Divine Demon Swords slowly rotated around Shu Zi. He raised the Divine Demon Sword high, and divine demon energy continuously poured into it. The entire Divine Demon Sword emanated black and white light. To the left of the Divine Demon Sword were the phantom images of a demon god, and to the right were the phantom images of a divine spirit. The two phantom figures slowly raised their hands, and the Divine Demon Swords coiled around Shu Zi instantly entered the Divine Demon Sword along with the divine and demon phantom figures. At the same time, sword wings composed of Divine Demon Swords suddenly appeared behind Shu Zi. As the sword wings spread, the Divine Demon Sword in his hand was enveloped by black and white energy, rendering the entire long sword invisible.
Xie Yuan's Evil Spirit Sword was also enveloped by evil spirit energy. At the same time, an evil spirit energy transformed into a dragon coiled around Xie Yuan's body and then entered the Evil Spirit Sword. The black and red long sword instantly became even darker and redder, with phantom images flickering incessantly.
The two slowly swung their long swords. Instantly, Divine Demon Sword blades shot out, and simultaneously, the sword wings behind Shu Zi turned into streams of light, rotating around the sword blades and rushing towards Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan swept his sword horizontally, and a massive black dragon sword blade shot out, with the dragon advancing behind the black and red sword blade. They collided instantly.
However, Xie Yuan's sword blade was ruthlessly crushed by Shu Zi's move and exploded.
Xie Yuan exclaimed, "No, impossible? What is this power? What is this sword energy? It contains more than just sword energy!"
"It contains the hope of humanity, the possibilities of humanity, the will of humanity! Xie Yuan, our destined end should also come to a close."
Shu Zi said coldly. At this point, he no longer cared about any past affection. The complete awakening of his divine demon bloodline had fundamentally changed him. Shu Zi knew what he had to do now, and what he should do.
"Even if I die, I will make this world fall under the shroud of evil spirits again! Evil Spirit Grudge."
Then, his entire body was struck by the Divine Demon Sword blade and shattered into countless fragments.
Divine Demon Sword Technique, First Form: A Single Strike to Slay Gods. As the name suggests, with a single sword strike, gods fall.