Chen Tian and Shou Mie's battle collided, long swords and twin-headed sabers clashing. Chen Tian swayed his saber left and right, up and down. Shou Mie's sword attacks were easily blocked by Chen Tian. Shou Mie's offensive was like a barrage of falling flowers, his long sword executing thrusts, stabs, slashes, and chops with fluidity. These movements were seamless, and Chen Tian gripped the center of his twin sabers tightly, their blades deflecting Shou Mie's sword entirely. Chen Tian observed Shou Mie, noticing a subtle change in his attack patterns. Based on the memories of the Blood River Asura, Chen Tian shouldn't be struggling this much; the opponent's attack patterns had shifted.
To Chen Tian, this was nothing. It was merely a change in attack patterns, still within his ability to discern. The long sword thrusts at Chen Tian from an obscure angle. Chen Tian swung his saber, deflecting it. The long sword was repelled and knocked away. Shou Mie's arm coiled, his sword spinning in a horizontal sweep, a blade light shooting towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian held his saber horizontally in front of him, the blade striking the center of the hilt. Chen Tian retreated dozens of meters. He threw his arms apart, the blade light scattering. The long sword descended from above Chen Tian's head. Chen Tian flickered, the sky cracking as he dodged the blow.
Chen Tian's saber was positioned with the left blade inward and the right blade outward. The Qian Kun Saber, a long saber shaped like this, appeared. The blades on both sides were entwined with the attributes of divine ice and divine fire. Chen Tian, holding the saber in one hand, drew a circle. Instantly, two halos shot out, one blue and one purple, fusing into a blue-purple halo that went towards Shou Mie.
Shou Mie's long sword pulsed with black radiance. A black blade appeared and, with a swish, collided with the halo, erupting in an explosion. Chen Tian vanished from his spot, appearing before Shou Mie. His twin sabers separated, blade-light erupting, and hundreds of blade-lights engulfed Shou Mie. Shou Mie was lost in the blade-light. A black radiance shot out from between the countless blade-lights, a spinning cross-shaped sword blade like a drill piercing the sky and heading towards Chen Tian's head.
Chen Tian held his twin sabers horizontally, joining them together. With his hands spread, a light shield covered both sabers. The black drill-like sword blade spun and collided with the twin saber barrier. Chen Tian continuously retreated, the terrifying power transmitted from the twin sabers to his arms. The clothes on Chen Tian's arms kept tearing. Chen Tian gathered power in both arms, spun his entire body, and used a technique of deflecting force with force, directly reflecting the attack back at Shou Mie. The drill's target was now Shou Mie.
Shou Mie extended his palm and clenched it. The drill exploded. Simultaneously, his long sword split and reassembled into a bow-and-crossbow. The bone spur crossbow was raised, firing a volley of bone spurs that covered Chen Tian's entire sky. The bone spurs were only as large as needle tips, but their sheer number, millions strong, blanketed the sky. Chen Tian joined his twin sabers, transforming them into a longbow. He drew the bowstring, elemental power coiling around it. The moment he released the string, a nine-colored arrow shot out, charging towards the myriad bone spurs. During its charge, the nine-colored arrow split into two, then four, then eight, continuously dividing, each arrow carrying the same power.
Spell: Spirit Splitting Heaven Piercing Arrow!
This was a technique from the cultivation world. Chen Tian had unleashed a spell from the cultivation world. Countless arrows collided with the bone spurs. Chen Tian drew his bowstring, while Shou Mie raised his crossbow. Both men began to charge their attacks simultaneously. A black vortex converged and flowed on the crossbow, which then grew armor, appearing heavy. Power flowed and converged, the entire sky howling with wind. On Chen Tian's longbow, a nine-colored vortex appeared, and a nine-colored arrow slowly coalesced. However, this arrow seemed ethereal, as if it didn't exist.
Chen Tian and Shou Mie's eyes grew solemn. Shou Mie finished charging first. He opened the hand holding the crossbow, and with a roar, a black beam shot out, a sky-shattering pillar aimed at Chen Tian. Chen Tian was still drawing his bowstring, which wasn't fully drawn yet. As the black beam approached, Chen Tian released the string. A nine-colored wave of light shot out. The beam and the wave of light collided. Chen Tian was on the right, Shou Mie on the left. The nine-colored wave of light pushed back the beam and continued forward at extreme speed, attempting to engulf Shou Mie. Shou Mie's crossbow exploded and reassembled, a bone spur shield appearing. He raised his arm, and the shield collided with the wave of light. Shou Mie's figure retreated dozens of meters. At the same time, Chen Tian ceased his wave attack.
The wave of light vanished. Shou Mie and Chen Tian stood before each other. Chen Tian hadn't expected Shou Mie to be so difficult to deal with. He had used seventy percent of his strength and still hadn't taken Shou Mie down. It could only be said that Shou Mie's power had become terrifyingly immense due to the influence of two substances.
Shou Mie roared to the sky, sharp spikes growing from his claws. With a boom, the spikes merged with the bone spurs, and a set of armor and a long spear appeared in his hands. Clad in the armor and wielding the spear, his aura surged like a storm. Chen Tian fought with increasing ferocity, his own aura erupting. He stepped forward, and with a thunderous sound, a massive shockwave made the entire sky tremble, the surrounding space subtly fracturing. Chen Tian and Shou Mie's figures entered the void.
Within the void, Chen Tian wielded the Asura Spear. He swung it, and Shou Mie's spear collided with Chen Tian's. At the moment of impact, a sound echoed through the void. Shou Mie staggered, retreating and clutching his head as if in pain, and said, "Lord, hurry, don't mind me, go to the sealing ground. There's a variable there, ahh!"
He was in immense pain. Chen Tian was stunned. Had the consciousness of the clone recovered? No, it hadn't recovered, it was merely resisting that dark consciousness. Shou Mie's words also piqued Chen Tian's interest. What had happened at the Guardian Hall?
They had even gone to such lengths to have the clone inform him. Chen Tian sensed a hint of unease, as if events were spiraling out of his control. As he attempted to leave the void, Shou Mie's figure blocked him. Chen Tian's spear transformed into countless spear shadows.
It seemed the only way to reach the Guardian Hall was to kill this clone. Something had definitely happened at the Guardian Hall, and he needed to end this quickly.
Spear shadows filled the air. Shou Mie's spear, covered in black liquid, swept in a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree arc. Chen Tian's spear shadows vanished. Shou Mie's figure split into three, attacking Chen Tian from different directions. Chen Tian scoffed, "I'm tired of this trickery. Showing off in front of me? Have you forgotten who taught you this move?"
Chen Tian's body split into three, and instantly, six figures began to fight. The clones collided, exploding upon impact. Chen Tian and Shou Mie's true forms clashed with their spears. Chen Tian's spear technique was fierce and direct, while Shou Mie's was domineering and destructive. Their spears met, creating energy fluctuations in the void. A black vortex appeared. Chen Tian decisively abandoned his attack, choosing to stop.
The moment Chen Tian ceased his attack, the black hole began to shrink. However, Shou Mie had no intention of letting Chen Tian go. Chen Tian had abandoned both offense and defense, thrusting his spear directly at Chen Tian's heart. The thumping sound from Chen Tian's heart echoed, and waves of sound and sonic energy erupted, halting the spear's advance. The heartbeat grew louder and faster. The spear shattered, and Shou Mie's figure began to crack.
Spell: God Demon Heartbeat Kill!
This was a supreme spell, capable of annihilating gods and demons. Of course, this move required Chen Tian to pay a price, and it wasn't something Chen Tian could currently use. Chen Tian didn't want to waste any more time; something had surely happened at the Guardian Hall, and he needed to go see what was happening. This was merely a clone. Within the sound of Chen Tian's heartbeat, Shou Mie's figure exploded. Just before he did, his eyes were clear as he looked at Chen Tian.
His lips seemed to mouth the words, "Thank you!" Chen Tian emerged from the void, his figure flickering and vanishing into the sky.
Outside the city of Mie Lie Meteor Star was a valley. Chen Tian stood in the sky above the valley. A blood-red Asura symbol appeared on his hands. The valley trembled, transforming into flat ground in an instant. On the flat ground, a teleportation array appeared. Chen Tian stepped onto it, and with a flash of light, his entire figure shot downwards like a beam of light.
Deep underground, forty thousand meters deep, an area enveloped by molten lava. As Chen Tian's figure appeared, the scorching heat instantly incinerated his clothes to ashes. Chen Tian's body, protected by an Elemental Divine Body, was immune to fire elements, but his clothes were not, and they were ordinary mortal attire. Chen Tian donned his armor, and as he submerged himself in the lava, his armor also began to melt away.
Chen Tian dared not delay. This was the location of the Guardian Hall. Shou Mie was the guardian spirit in charge of the lava, so the Guardian Hall was naturally situated within the molten rock to strengthen its seals. Chen Tian moved through the lava, his figure swift, and a palace appeared before him.
Chen Tian's expression was grim. The Guardian Hall before him was dilapidated. The sealing aura around it had vanished. The Guardian Hall was shattered, being swallowed and melted by the lava. Chen Tian opened his palm, a barrier enveloping the Guardian Hall. He entered the Guardian Hall, which was empty.
Even the aura of the seal was gone. Chen Tian wondered aloud, "What exactly happened here? Where is Shou Mie? Shou Mie was the core of the seal. The seal is gone, so Shou Mie should have emerged. Where is he?"
He released his senses, but Chen Tian found no trace. The surroundings were pitch black, as if nothing existed. Something had undoubtedly happened in the Guardian Hall, something Chen Tian was unaware of.
Suddenly, within his spiritual senses, a point of light appeared in Chen Tian's mind. He walked towards it, thinking it might be a crucial item.
Chen Tian approached the light. He was now in the depths of the Guardian Hall, which had been completely submerged by lava. Chen Tian walked on the lava, and at its center, a faint point of light was glowing. Chen Tian reached out and retrieved the light from the lava. He looked at the object in his hand: it was Shou Mie's adornment, a brooch. Chen Tian flickered and vanished from the center of the lava. Outside the Guardian Hall, Chen Tian looked at it. The Guardian Hall was no longer necessary. Shou Mie was not here, and the seal was gone. It would be completely melted by the lava.
Chen Tian walked on the lava, his figure transforming into a beam of light that shot towards the heavens.