Chen Tian had the same thought, which was why he had anticipated the sneak attack from the Evil General. The figures of the two then simultaneously retreated. Chen Tian and the Evil General looked at each other, and Chen Tian spoke, "Shall we still compare weapons?"
"Forget it! You don't want to see the World-Destroying Vortex appear again, do you? Besides, that move can only be used once by a single person. Both you and I have already unleashed it. To use it again, you'd need your partner, and are there any others around now?"
"We, the Evil Spirits, don't wish to destroy the world. We merely want to build our own homeland. Without the world, how can we have a homeland?"
Chen Tian scoffed, "What's the difference between that kind of world and a destroyed one?"
The Evil General was clearly unfazed by Chen Tian's words. Regardless, the Evil Spirits' objective was to create a suitable planet for themselves, which was why they invaded other worlds' planets. As for the outcome, that was unknown.
Chen Tian and the Evil General simultaneously sheathed their weapons. The weapon duel ended there. After all, they had just unleashed a World-Destroying Vortex earlier, and now it was time to stabilize things. If another one were to appear, well, Chen Tian and the Evil General would be in trouble.
The city below had already been completely devoured by the World-Destroying Vortex, leaving behind an empty expanse. Yun Long stood on the ground, quietly watching the battle between Chen Tian and the Evil General, his aura continuously rising as if he were captivated by their fight.
Chen Tian and the Evil General simultaneously retreated. Then, a nine-colored light converged in Chen Tian's hand, forming the gesture of a Thousand-Armed Guanyin. Countless nine-colored palm-shaped lights merged into Chen Tian's palm. He then unleashed a palm strike, and a massive nine-colored hand instantly shot towards the Evil General.
Seeing this, the Evil General's claws elongated, and he crossed them in an 'X' shape, unleashing cross-shaped energy waves. The black energy waves collided with the giant palm, resulting in an explosion.
Chen Tian and the Evil General both curled their lips, appearing dissatisfied with the outcome. Their strength was still evenly matched, and the power of their moves was the same. Damn it.
Subsequently, Chen Tian spread his hands again, and streams of nine-colored light converged in his palms. Two nine-colored orbs appeared in his hands. Chen Tian pushed his hands forward, and the two nine-colored orbs shot towards the sky above his head. They began to spin, drawing in the surrounding spiritual energy. The orbs grew larger and then merged into a nine-colored light wheel. Seeing this, Chen Tian made a throwing motion with his hands, and the light wheel shot towards the Evil General.
The Evil General saw this and his claws exploded, transforming into numerous spikes. These spikes then collided with each other, forming a shield in front of him. The circular shield was composed of claw marks, and the Evil General's claws regrew. The light wheel struck the circular shield and was instantly deflected. However, the light wheel continued to attack the shield. Chen Tian, seeing the circular shield, moved his mind, and the light wheel instantly changed direction, no longer attacking head-on but approaching from the left and right sides. The Evil General's lips curved upwards, and the circular shield instantly appeared on his left and right sides.
The light wheel was immediately deflected, and the Evil General sneered, "Do you think you're the only one who can control things?"
Chen Tian moved his mind, and the light wheel slowly flew back above his head. Chen Tian slowly extended his palm, and instantly grasped the light wheel. A rotating nine-colored bow and arrow appeared in Chen Tian's hand. He then drew the bowstring. Behind Chen Tian, six suns slowly appeared, fusing into his back. A terrifying radiance emanated from Chen Tian's entire body, converging onto the bow and arrow. Chen Tian drew the bowstring, and a nine-colored arrow slowly appeared, with a vortex forming at its arrowhead. Observing Chen Tian's charging action, the Evil General became serious.
This attack from Chen Tian gave him a sense of crisis. It seemed his opponent wanted a quick resolution. This suited the Evil General's own intentions. The circular shield in front of the Evil General instantly disassembled into numerous spikes, which then connected with the claws on his hands.
His hands instantly bent into unnatural shapes, becoming more terrifying. Countless black currents swirled around his claws, converging into them. While Chen Tian was still drawing his bow, a white vortex had already appeared on the nine-colored arrow, followed by a red vortex, a blue vortex, a cyan vortex, and finally a nine-colored vortex. The surrounding air and spiritual energy dissipated completely, and the heavens and earth began to change, with lightning flashing and thunder booming, as if the sky were weeping.
Chen Tian's move possessed the power to alter heaven and earth, so potent that it affected the laws of the world, thus causing the cosmic anomalies. As Chen Tian and the Evil General simultaneously charged their attacks, Yun Long, watching from the side, was dumbfounded and immediately chose to retreat.
He sensed that standing there was dangerous. Once their attacks collided, even the ground would not be safe. Only by creating some distance could he be safe. He bolted.
On Chen Tian's longbow, the vortexes slowly merged together, one layer pressing against another. Then, a silvery-white vortex appeared. Chen Tian opened his eyes. This time, Chen Tian controlled his power, compressing it completely, ensuring no loss of control.
Then, Chen Tian released the bowstring. The nine-colored arrow, carrying the silvery-white vortex, shot straight towards the Evil General. As it sped towards him, the silvery-white vortex instantly covered the entire nine-colored arrow, forming a silvery-white protective film.
Spell: God-Slaying Arrow!
Meanwhile, the Evil General's entire terrifying aura merged into his claws. His claws now resembled spiked hammers. Seeing the approaching nine-colored arrow, he swung both fists. His claws instantly bent together, forming a black sphere. His dual claws transformed into dual spheres, which he then hurled forward.
They collided with Chen Tian's nine-colored arrow, and an explosion echoed. A beam of light streaked across the sky, and a hole slowly appeared on the Evil General's body.
The Evil General, unwilling, cried out, "How could I possibly lose! No!"
His figure then transformed into countless streams of black energy that drifted into the sky. The surrounding environment was already in a state of devastation. The clash between Chen Tian and the Evil General, this move, Chen Tian had used all his strength, further amplified by divine power.
The power of two fused energy systems was unimaginable. Therefore, the Evil General died by the divine power. However, this energy was depleted with each use. Chen Tian had not yet fused much of it, but it was enough to kill the Evil General, at least preventing his escape.
Chen Tian looked at the black energy before him and waved his hand. Countless rays of light shone down from the sky, purifying the black energy. Then, Chen Tian felt the space, which was about to shatter, stabilize.
Chen Tian spoke indifferently, "So, what did you intend to do by collecting the origins of the dead Evil Spirits?"
Chen Tian was puzzled. He looked at the void before him. Although there was nothing there, Chen Tian could sense the other party's aura still lingering. However, it soon disappeared, suggesting they had left.
The surrounding area for a radius of seven hundred li had been transformed into a scorched-earth hell. Chen Tian extended his palm, and a brush appeared. Chen Tian wrote the character "复" (fù - to restore), and it entered the ground. The scene instantly returned to its original state. The former city reappeared before Chen Tian's eyes. Chen Tian then wrote the character "初" (chū - beginning) and placed it in the center of the city. The city then turned to dust, and a village appeared in its center.
Chen Tian nodded in satisfaction. He did this to protect the cultivators. This city had been enveloped by the Evil General's aura. If it were discovered to be an empty city and people lived there for an extended period, they would be assimilated. Even after the Evil General's death, the negative aura remained. Chen Tian could not purify it and could only restore it to its original state.
The appearance of a small mountain village. Because it was a village, no one would pay attention. Chen Tian then erected a barrier, and all the residual energy within the village was contained by the barrier.
Since the city had become a small village, the aura was compressed. To prevent this aura from leaking out, Chen Tian set up a barrier. Moreover, this was a secluded location for a small village, and it was unlikely anyone would come here.
Then, Chen Tian's figure vanished.
Chen Tian reappeared next to Yun Long. Yun Long saw that the battle was over and was still worried about his master. Suddenly, his master appeared before his eyes, and Yun Long smiled. Chen Tian noticed Yun Long's transformation and said, "Yun Long, you are now the first disciple of my Divine Spirit Sect. I am the founder of the Divine Spirit Sect. Work hard!"
"Yes, Master!"
Then, Chen Tian and Yun Long headed towards Yuntian Village. After that, they would have to part ways and travel to the eastern region. Chen Tian was also contemplating training methods for Yun Long.