The woman's gaze turned fierce as she looked at Chen Tian's state, then she spoke, "Since your remnant soul is still alive, I shall destroy you this time!"
"And this little fellow, the chosen one, cannot be spared. Kill!"
"Xie Mei, you're still as decisive as ever! Just as I like it, let's fight!"
Chen Tian spoke calmly. At this moment, Chen Tian's body and consciousness were no longer his own. It was a remnant soul supporting him, while Chen Tian's consciousness had fallen into a deep sleep, completely unaware of what was happening.
As Chen Tian stamped his foot, waves of icy blue energy rippled outwards from bottom to top. Simultaneously, his entire aura surged, and the ice halberd in his hand erupted with a white glow.
In an instant, he shot forward like a rocket. Xie Mei clenched her fists, and a folding fan instantly appeared. The black folding fan was adorned with fearsome black blades. Chen Tian's long halberd was a trident, with countless snowflake emblems adorning its shaft. At its tip, a snowflake emblem was embedded, forming the trident's arrowhead. There were a total of three snowflake emblems. The halberd resembled a trident but was different.
Chen Tian's Ice Snow Cold Sky Halberd lunged directly at Xie Mei. As a mere remnant soul, he could not sustain a prolonged battle; he had to end it quickly. Xie Mei also unfurled her folding fan with a swish. The surface of the fan was covered in a vast, black pattern. Simultaneously, countless patterns converged to form a figure, resembling a phoenix.
As Chen Tian swung his ice halberd, its sharp tip aimed directly at Xie Mei's body. Xie Mei opened her fan to block. The two collided instantly. With a light flick from Xie Mei, the ice halberd was flung away. Chen Tian moved his left and right hands, like dazzling gun twirls, as the translucent ice halberd danced in his grip, executing various maneuvers. Xie Mei, meanwhile, used her fan in broad defensive and offensive sweeps.
The two transformed into streaks of light, clashing in the sky. Chen Tian's long halberd lunged towards Xie Mei's waist, its fearsome sharpness glinting with cold light, and an aura of chilling cold entwined around it. Xie Mei's body twitched, and she swiftly held her fan open, placing it at her waist. The moment the long halberd struck, the fan suddenly closed, and Chen Tian's long halberd shattered.
Seizing the opportunity, Xie Mei attacked. She clenched her fan, its blades converging to form a small black knife, which she thrust towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian remained unhurried. With a mere thought, his shattered ice halberd slowly began to mend. The three snowflake emblems at the tip then separated to the left and right, transforming the halberd into a scepter.
Chen Tian slowly pulled his right hand downwards, and the snowflake emblem at the end became minuscule. The entire ice halberd expanded to dozens of meters in length. Chen Tian then swung the scepter, and white streams of light slowly appeared on the snowflake scepter. With a horizontal sweep, an icy blue energy blade composed of snowflakes shot out. Seeing this, Xie Mei recovered and opened her fan, summoning a black wind that howled, relentlessly clashing with the energy blade. The two stood their ground, staring at each other.
Chen Tian held the scepter in one hand, propping it behind his back. He stepped forward, instantly appearing before Xie Mei. The scepter moved, and the translucent ice scepter seemed to emanate a terrifying cold that froze heaven and earth.
Chen Tian's strike descended, but Xie Mei's figure slowly became ethereal. The scepter struck the void, which exploded. Chen Tian's expression changed drastically. He gripped the front and back of the scepter with both hands, contracting it. Instantly, the scepter transformed back into a long halberd. Chen Tian spun, and the halberd plunged backward from the front.
Terrifying energy waves surged. At the other end of the long halberd was a black longsword. Xie Mei said calmly, "Not bad, that block was well executed."
Then, her figure became ethereal once more. Chen Tian looked around, then cautiously surveyed his surroundings. He was aware of Xie Mei's abilities; she could merge with the surrounding void, making it easy to be ambushed if he wasn't careful.
If Chen Tian hadn't possessed the attribute of spiritual perception, he might not have detected her. Although the body he inhabited wasn't his original self, the spirit controlling it could naturally understand the condition of this body.
Chen Tian then slowly closed his eyes. A formidable perception emanated from him, a formless wave of energy shooting out from the top of his head. In his mind, a black point of light was moving. Chen Tian then opened his eyes, tightly gripping the long halberd. He moved his right hand to the snowflake emblem at the end. In the center of the emblem was a ring. Chen Tian inserted his index finger and pulled the snowflake emblem downwards. Instantly, the entire long halberd changed.
The original snowflake halberd tip slowly grew blades. Then, the three snowflake emblems merged together, and the length of the halberd actually decreased. A snowflake longsword appeared in Chen Tian's hand.
Chen Tian picked up the snowflake longsword and unleashed a series of sword qi, which shot towards the void on the far right. Seeing this, Xie Mei opened her fan wide, summoning a terrifying black flame. With continuous sweeps, fiery black orbs of flame were launched.
Countless sword qi and scorching, bizarre fireballs. The two exchanged blows relentlessly; neither would stop first.
With a boom, a massive void appeared, and both their attacks were absorbed into it. The two ended in a draw.
Chen Tian looked at Xie Mei before him. He gripped the longsword and instantly pulled, transforming it back into the long halberd.
The remnant soul occupying Chen Tian's body had a weapon with three forms, which was why it could transform into a scepter and a longsword. These were the other two forms, although he preferred the long halberd.
"You're just a remnant soul. A pity. If it were you in your prime, you wouldn't need other weapon forms to kill me. Now, you're too weak."
Xie Mei sneered. If he were at his peak, she might not have been his match. But now, he was just a remnant soul.
"Enough to kill you!"
"Ice Sky Cold Frost!"
"Black Phoenix Illuminating Heaven!"
Extreme cold light flashed in both their eyes as they unleashed their skills simultaneously.
Behind Chen Tian, terrifying cold energy surged. Countless streams of cold energy emerged from the long halberd in his hands, and the snowflake emblems on the halberd detached themselves and surrounded Chen Tian.
As the snowflake emblems intertwined, the terrifying cold became even more frigid and tangible. Cold energy, normally an invisible substance, now formed a fearsome current that swept towards Xie Mei.
On Xie Mei's side, she fanned her fan, and instantly, black flames engulfed the entire fan. Then, a phantom slowly appeared within the fan, and a black fire phoenix materialized above Xie Mei's head.
The fearsome cold energy current and the fire phoenix collided with each other. The fire phoenix weakened within the frigid current, while droplets of water began to fall from the current.
Their attacks clashed, instantly producing black mist. The two looked at each other. Chen Tian said calmly, "So, your strength hasn't recovered either!"
"Hmph! You're the same. If I hadn't been suppressed for so long, I would have killed you already."
"Evil Spirit Race, must not be spared!"
"Cold Shadow Armor!"
Chen Tian stamped his foot, and his entire body was enveloped in cold energy. The normally intangible cold energy solidified into tangible armor, just like real armor. This was a god-level skill he had created himself: Cold Shadow Armor.
Clad in sapphire blue armor, transparent as crystal, his aura surged. Seeing this, Xie Mei knew he was going all out. A faint evil aura emanated from her, converging within her body. A black point of light appeared in her chest.
Then, Chen Tian gently pulled his long halberd, transforming it into its scepter form. Four snowflake emblems converged in the center of the scepter, forming a giant orb that appeared on the scepter.
Chen Tian pointed the scepter at Xie Mei, and the orb seemed to receive an endless supply of power, growing larger. The Cold Shadow Armor transformed into streams of energy that entered it.
Instantly, the orb shot out. Xie Mei clasped her hands in front of her chest, then pulled them apart, releasing a massive, pillar-like black beam of light. (Iron Man)
The collision between the pure white orb and the black beam was intense, neither yielding. However, a stronger energy reaction suddenly erupted from Xie Mei's chest, and the orb was instantly pierced by the black beam.
Seeing this, Chen Tian swung his scepter, transforming it back into a long halberd, and began to spin it rapidly in his hands.
The fearsome long halberd spun into a white shield. The black beam struck the shield, and Chen Tian was pushed back, the white light shield shattering bit by bit.
Chen Tian flickered and instantly appeared elsewhere, clutching his right arm. A large gaping wound had appeared. A faint purplish-blue light emanated from Chen Tian, instantly freezing the evil energy on the wound. Then, it melted away with the ice.
Chen Tian looked at Xie Mei with a dejected expression. "It seems your strength has recovered a bit more. I'm no match for you."
"So? Have you resigned yourself? A mere remnant soul dares to provoke me, you're seeking death!"
Xie Mei said proudly. She had been suppressed before and hadn't fully recovered her strength. Otherwise, she could have killed him with a single move and wouldn't have fought for so long.
"Alas! But I can't do anything about it. This body has a way. I am willing to sacrifice myself to awaken your existence!"
With that said, Chen Tian's entire body was enveloped in snow-white light, which then entered the left side of Chen Tian's heart.
Simultaneously, Chen Tian's eyes slowly opened, revealing a pair of gray-white eyes. His hair curled and turned gray-white. He was adorned in a gray-white imperial robe. Chen Tian's eyes calmly looked at Xie Mei and said, "Xie Mei? It's been a long time. You actually broke the seal. Not bad, you've appeared ahead of schedule, haven't you?"
"Lord of Destiny!"
Xie Mei looked at Chen Tian before her. She couldn't call him the Lord of Destiny. They harbored immense, irreconcilable hatred. She had been suppressed here for a full five thousand years. Their hatred could no longer be erased. Five thousand years! Being trapped underground in perpetual darkness, unable to do anything. She had vowed back then to exact her revenge personally.
"Alas! Awakened once again. Then, there is only one last chance to awaken. I hope you can grow quickly!"
Chen Tian looked at his own body with a worried expression. This was addressed to Chen Tian himself. He had only one last chance to awaken. Everything depended on how Chen Tian grew stronger. The contract time was also approaching. He only hoped his true self would grow stronger quickly, so that he could save both worlds.
Chen Tian slowly clenched his fists, and a spear instantly appeared. His 본명 weapon had shattered and scattered when fighting Xie Mie. This weapon was the most powerful and comfortable for him to use.
"You've only just awakened. How much strength from thousands of years ago can you possess? This time, I will surely tear you to shreds!"
Xie Mei's face contorted. Chen Tian shook his head and said calmly, "Third Princess of the Evil Spirit Race, acting like a shrew. Alas!"
"You're seeking death!"
Xie Mei was like a powder keg, and Chen Tian was the flint, igniting an explosion.
Chen Tian watched Xie Mei erupt with terrifying power. He had no choice but to confront her.
He had already faced Xie Mie, and now he was facing the Third Princess of the Evil Spirit Race. This was exhausting. Was he destined to have trouble with the Evil Spirit Race his entire life? Couldn't he just be allowed to slumber peacefully until the true moment arrived?