Chen Tian and Xie Ou collided, and for a moment the entire sky exploded. Shockwaves spread, and Chen Tian retreated a few steps. Xie Ou stood firm, proving his strength was slightly superior. Chen Tian clenched his fists, gray mist swirling around them. He punched out, the force like an ancient universe crushing down. Xie Ou's expression shifted slightly, still sneering, "Just this petty trick?"
He extended his claws, which rapidly expanded. By the time they reached Chen Tian's fists, their volume had increased dozens of times. Chen Tian's fists met the claws, their strength resisting the expansion. Chen Tian gritted his teeth to hold on, while Xie Ou appeared relaxed, stating blandly, "If you have no other abilities, then die."
"You can try. Explode!"
*Boom, boom, boom.* Three consecutive explosions erupted from Xie Ou's claws. They seemed to have suffered heavy damage, cracks spreading across them. Xie Ou strained, and Chen Tian was repelled. Simultaneously, Xie Ou retracted his claws, which were now riddled with cracks and covered in black energy and liquid. The cracks healed. Xie Ou hadn't expected Chen Tian to inflict such damage on his claws and could no longer afford to be careless.
Chen Tian unleashed his full aura, and Xie Ou matched him. Chen Tian's aura surged, and the two clashed. They met with direct punches, the sky echoing with explosions.
Chen Tian's left fist was easily caught by Xie Ou, whose right fist shot towards Chen Tian's face with swift ferocity, as if intending to kill him with a single blow.
Chen Tian, naturally, wouldn't allow that. He ducked his head back and spun his body, lashing out with his legs. Xie Ou crossed his arms to block. Chen Tian's attack was resisted, and Xie Ou extended his claws, his "Unyielding Claws" aiming to crush everything in their path, targeting Chen Tian's legs. Chen Tian had anticipated this outcome, changing his leg technique to a scissor kick attack.
Xie Ou horizontally placed his arms to block, his bicep deflecting the scissor kick. As the dual attack was parried, Chen Tian opened his fists and extended his palms, aiming for Xie Ou's face.
Xie Ou's expression changed drastically. He inverted his body and spun, transforming into a vortex of light. Chen Tian's leg attack was forced to abort. The vortex of light surged towards Chen Tian's hands. Chen Tian condensed a "Chaos Armor" on his palms, forged from Chaos Origin, possessing astonishing defensive power.
He grabbed the vortex with both hands, retreating as sparks flew. Chen Tian channeled his power into his right leg and kicked out. With a loud bang, the vortex was sent flying. In the sky, Xie Ou remained stable. Chen Tian's back unfurled nine-colored wings, and he accelerated. Xie Ou understood Chen Tian's intent and would not allow him to succeed.
Xie Ou's figure instantly split into three afterimages. Chen Tian's form flickered, and Xie Ou's clones exploded. Chen Tian appeared behind Xie Ou and threw a punch, infused with Chaos power. This punch would at least inflict minor damage on Xie Ou.
Xie Ou's eyes narrowed, and black energy coalesced into a dark shield encasing his entire body. Chen Tian's subsequent punches struck the shield with no effect.
Xie Ou timed Chen Tian's moment of recoiling his fist. His claws shot out with blinding speed. Chen Tian felt a sense of crisis and activated Absolute Evasion. The claws passed through Chen Tian's body.
Xie Ou was baffled to see his claws pass through Chen Tian's body without any apparent harm. With this strike, he had expected Chen Tian to be dead or crippled.
Yet, Chen Tian's aura was completely unharmed. This wasn't an afterimage; afterimages would dissipate when attacked.
"Boy, you've got some skill. You've got more tricks than you did a thousand years ago."
"You're not bad either. If I hadn't dodged that, I might have been seriously injured."
Chen Tian and Xie Ou met each other's gaze, their eyes filled with fierce rivalry. Their fists and claws clashed countless times, neither able to gain the upper hand.
"Heaven-Crushing Fist!"
"Ghost-Extinguishing Claw!"
Chen Tian's fist contained the power of heaven and earth, causing the surrounding space to subtly tremble. Streams of light converged on his fist in the sky. The Heaven-Crushing Fist, when unleashed, could shatter the heavens. Practiced to perfection, it carried the destructive power to tear apart the sky, split the earth, and annihilate all things. This was a divine-level technique, a top-tier spell in the cultivation world.
Black energy coiled around Xie Ou's claws, emitting eerie sounds and a sinister aura. Within his claws, sounds of wails, roars, and unwillingness echoed, filling the sky with a hellish landscape. As he extended his claws, spectral figures emerged, entering his claws. Xie Ou's Ghost-Extinguishing Claw, once unleashed, gathered these spirits. The mere sound and aura could shatter a person's spirit.
This attack possessed the power to tear apart gods and demons. The fist and claw collided, creating a colossal white void. Above the void, a light appeared. Chen Tian and Xie Ou simultaneously withdrew their attacks. The white void indicated that both their techniques were equally matched, resulting in a draw.
"Nine Heavens Ultimate Light."
"Ghostly Divine Roar."
Chen Tian crossed his arms, nine-colored light gathering on them. He raised his arms and spread them apart. The nine-colored light flowed from left to right and right to left. His arms crossed inward and pulled down, unleashing beams of nine-colored light that shot towards Xie Ou.
The super divine martial art, Nine Heavens Ultimate Light, condensed all his nine-colored power into light-based attacks that exploded on contact. This technique could not touch any physical matter.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
Xie Ou's sharp eyes perceived the strengths and weaknesses of Chen Tian's technique. He roared continuously, unleashing sonic waves that clashed with Chen Tian's light beams. For a moment, neither could advance, and the light beams made no progress, as they required contact with the opponent's form to generate power.
Chen Tian increased the intensity of his arms, and the light beams continued to advance. Xie Ou's sonic waves grew louder, resulting in explosions and fireworks. The nine-colored fireworks resembled the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Chen Tian and Xie Ou lifted their legs, both roaring, "Nine Zero Gale Kick, Ghost God Rend and Collapse!"
Chen Tian's legs were wrapped in nine-colored light. His left leg spun and kicked out, air currents swirling. Streams of air formed small whirlwinds suspended before Chen Tian. He continuously spun and kicked his legs, delivering eighty-one kicks. On the final kick, a massive nine-colored tornado transformed into a giant foot, descending towards Xie Ou.
A smirk appeared on Xie Ou's lips. He spread his legs, which then transformed. Black energy coiled around them, forming scythes. His legs were covered in these scythes. His legs drew together, and a giant scythe-leg shot out, a black blade rushing towards Chen Tian's nine-colored giant foot.
The collision generated ripples, causing the light above to intensify slightly. Neither Xie Ou nor Chen Tian noticed these changes.
Chen Tian and Xie Ou looked at each other with grim expressions. Chen Tian said indifferently, "You've become stronger than before."
"You're not bad either. Unfortunately, only one of us will leave here alive today."
"Indeed! And that person will definitely not be you, but me."
"Who can't boast? You must be going all out now. Show me what else you've got."
"Hmph, I have plenty of tricks."
Chen Tian's expression was calm, showing no signs of panic. Xie Ou looked down on Chen Tian with disdain, believing he had only used five parts of his strength while Chen Tian was already at his limit. Chen Tian had no chance of winning. Xie Ou wanted to toy with him, especially to avenge his past clone's death, an unforgivable offense.
Chen Tian and Xie Ou simultaneously unleashed their attacks once more. Chen Tian continuously hacked at the space before him with his arms, tearing it apart with spatial energy. A fierce wind howled. Xie Ou's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in shock, "You've become so powerful that you can manipulate the power of spacetime?"
"No, this is spatial turbulence. You're a lunatic. If you can't control it, you'll perish yourself."
"You don't need to worry about that. Let's see if you can withstand this strike."
Chen Tian possessed the Chaos Origin. He wouldn't have dared to touch spatial turbulence before, as it was too dangerous. However, with the Chaos Origin, he was no longer afraid. What is Chaos? Chaos encompasses all things, the origin of all energy and laws in the universe. Chaos is the beginning.
As long as it doesn't encounter Profound Yellow Qi, Chaos Qi is the most powerful. Profound Yellow is the first energy in existence. Profound Yellow gives rise to Chaos, and Chaos gives rise to all things. Therefore, as long as Profound Yellow doesn't appear, Chaos reigns supreme. What danger could spatial turbulence pose before the Chaos Origin? It would obediently submit, as spatial power itself was a split from Chaos.
Xie Ou's gaze became more serious as he saw Chen Tian expertly wield the power of turbulence. He couldn't fathom how Chen Tian achieved this, but it was spacetime turbulence!
Since ancient times, no living being had been able to withstand the power of spacetime turbulence. Entering it meant instant death. Even the Evil Spirit Race dared not venture into it.
In distant legends, it was said that one could enter a new realm by traversing spacetime turbulence, but whether this was true or not remained unconfirmed.
Black wings unfurled from Xie Ou's back, entwined with black energy and liquid. The wings split in half, transforming into two rotating light wheels that came to rest on his palms.
He raised his palms, and the light wheels began to grow, seemingly without limit.
The light wheels slowly merged, their terrifying power shattering the surrounding space. Chen Tian's palms formed a hammer from spacetime turbulence.
He gripped the hammer handle with both hands, channeling the power of lightning, the five elements, nine colors, and the dragon and phoenix into the hammer.
Xie Ou thought to himself, "Madman, gathering such immense power. If anything goes wrong, you'll be consumed by your own energy explosion before I even have to lift a finger."
Chen Tian's forehead was covered in sweat as he meticulously controlled the power. When the power reached its limit, Chen Tian hurled the hammer. It transformed into a gray beam of light, charging directly at Xie Ou.
Xie Ou's black light wheels had now fully merged. As the approaching light beam neared, he pushed his palms forward, sending the light wheels towards the beam.
Sparks flew, shockwaves and air currents erupted, space shattered, and various phenomena occurred. The collision generated a beam of light that shot straight into the clouds, hitting a point of light. *Boom, boom, boom.* The point of light began to expand.
The collision of Chen Tian and Xie Ou's attacks collapsed as the point of light expanded. The expanding light point became a vortex. Xie Ou and Chen Tian looked up at the swirling vortex, Chen Tian murmuring in confusion, "What's happening?"
"How should I know? Don't ask me."
Xie Ou was equally perplexed about what their clash of techniques had created. Behind that point of light, they both sensed the aura of death.