The phantom demon did not want to let Chen Tian go. Just as it was about to attack, Chen Tian spoke, "There's really no need. I'm only here to test the phantom demon's strength."
"Boy, there is a need. I haven't eaten in tens of thousands of years, and I'm very hungry. You've delivered yourself to me, so why would I let you go?"
The phantom demon looked at Chen Tian's body with greedy eyes. Chen Tian's scalp tingled. Phantom demons fed on living beings. This began to appear when the Lord of Phantom Demons disappeared. When the Lord of Phantom Demons was still around, the phantom demons' energy source was entirely provided by him.
The disappearance of the Lord of Phantom Demons caused the phantom demons to lose their energy support. Phantom demons needed energy for cultivation and combat. Any energy in heaven and earth could be absorbed by them. The flesh and blood within living beings were considered great tonics. Phantom demons dominated the night because the energy in heaven and earth was very dense then. In the morning, they had to compete with humans and other living beings for energy, leaving them with too little.
The contract signed between the Heavenly Dao and the phantom demons back then was made with the phantom demons having the advantage.
Chen Tian knew the phantom demon's intentions and couldn't help but chuckle. He had originally wanted to test the phantom demon's strength, but now it seemed the other party viewed him as prey. It appeared this battle was unavoidable!
Then, he could only defeat the other party into submission. Chen Tian suddenly felt the state of his clone. As the phantom demon prepared to attack for the third time, Chen Tian suddenly shouted, "Stop, stop, stop! I have something to do. I'll come back to find you after I'm done."
With that, a vortex appeared behind Chen Tian, and his figure entered it. This move left the phantom demon dumbfounded.
He has something to do? Are you sure this isn't an escape?
Running away and calling it something to do. No, no! You're clearly my food, why should I listen to you?
By the time it reacted, Chen Tian was already gone.
The phantom demon sighed helplessly, "Let's cultivate. I haven't eaten anything good in tens of thousands of years, I really can't stand it. When will my Lord return?"
"My Lord, you said you would come back to pick us up one day, but you haven't. How long must we, the phantom demon race, wait?"
The phantom demon looked at the sky, and its voice, filled with helplessness and sorrow, echoed through the heavens. The phantom demon race were created beings. In essence, the Lord of Phantom Demons was like the parents of the phantom demon race. The entire phantom demon race were their children, waiting for their parents to bring them back.
In the Dark Realm, Chen Tian's battle with Xie Ji had lasted for who knows how many days and nights. Chen Tian's body flickered, with arms and legs missing. Five days had passed. Xie Ji was not much better. Under Chen Tian's strategy of trading injuries for injuries, the opponent had lost an arm. Compared to Chen Tian, Xie Ji's injuries were not severe.
This was good. This way, it would take some time for the opponent to break through the seal. As long as he could hold on until his main body arrived, the Evil Spirit race could be easily wiped out.
"Boy, you're out of energy, aren't you? You're damned. You thought you could delay the time for me to break the seal and I wouldn't have a way?"
"I'm telling you, I can break the seal in minutes if I pay a little price. You've pushed me too far."
"You have only yourself to blame."
Xie Ji seemed about to do something drastic. Just as Chen Tian was about to move, his entire being was pierced by black light. This clone dissolved into countless stardust fragments.
Time was up, energy depleted, this clone could not hold on.
"Damn it, if it weren't for this clone, I would have broken through the seal long ago. You won't trap me for another tens of thousands of years."
Xie Ji's arm suddenly recovered, his face pale. At this moment, Xie Ji used his primal power, which was a permanent injury. His claws rubbed together, creating black flames. The surroundings were shrouded in evil spirit energy. The evil spirit energy gathered on his claws, flowing with terrifying power. If this claw were to strike, the entire seal would shatter.
Even before the attack, the seal was subtly shaking and cracking. As the claw struck out, like the descent of darkness, it shot directly towards the seal. Outside the seal, Chen Feng's face was pale and devoid of blood as he said, "It's over!"
It seemed he couldn't hold the opponent back anymore. Dammit, he absolutely could not let the opponent break free from the seal. He would even self-destruct to take them down together.
"Leave it to me!"
A reassuring voice echoed in Chen Feng's ear. Chen Feng heard a familiar voice – it was Chen Tian's. But when had Chen Tian arrived? He hadn't noticed at all.
Could he already be inside the seal?
Inside the seal, the black claw was about to reach it when a figure threw a punch. This was Chen Tian's full-power punch. A gale raged within the entire seal, scattering the evil spirit energy.
"Who, who is it?"
Xie Ji roared in fury. His attack, which he had poured a portion of his primal power into, had been resisted. Was it that difficult to get out?
Chen Tian emerged from the explosion. Xie Ji saw Chen Tian and gave a bitter smile, "Is this your main body this time?"
"Your clone couldn't even deal with me, so what if your main body comes? You're just courting death."
Chen Tian spoke coldly, "Are you ready to prepare for death?"
"You arrogant brat, I'll send you to hell first."
Xie Ji was filled with anger. Nothing had gone his way today. The appearance of the other party to stop him meant he was an enemy. There was no need for words with an enemy.
Chen Tian shared the same sentiment. There was no need for kindness towards the Evil Spirit race.
Chen Tian took a step forward, and in the next second, he was in front of Xie Ji, punching him in the abdomen. Xie Ji couldn't react at all.
Xie Ji cried out in pain, "Pfft! How can you be so strong?"
"You thought that killing one of my clones meant my main body would be easy to bully?"
"The clone you killed was just a powerful empty shell. I am different."
Chen Tian's previous clones only possessed combat experience and strength, but lacked basic moves and martial arts, allowing them to only fight with bare hands. Xie Ji was able to break through Chen Tian's clone because of this.
If Chen Tian's clone had possessed moves and martial arts, wouldn't fighting Xie Ji have been simple, and would Chen Tian have needed to intervene?
Chen Tian did not want to create too many clones. Currently, he only had one, and he did not need others.
Chen Tian punched Xie Ji, sending him flying into the sky. Xie Ji was then bombarded with successive punches, his entire body covered in punch marks.
Xie Ji could not see Chen Tian's figure. Chen Tian was too strong.
This was his only thought: find a way to survive.
Chen Tian threw his final punch, and Xie Ji's body crashed directly into the seal.
Chen Tian grabbed Xie Ji by the neck with one hand, lifted him up, and said coldly, "Do you have any last words?"
"I, I, I don't want to die. I want to live. I want to get out. This world is still waiting for me."
"You have no chance."
Chen Tian's palm gathered energy, and Xie Ji's entire body exploded. The evil spirit energy dissipated, and Xie Ji died!
Chen Tian's expression remained unchanged after killing Xie Ji. The Evil Spirit race were Chen Tian's most hated enemies.
He wouldn't feel sad or distressed even if they were all annihilated. Even if they were a race he had created, the moment they betrayed him, the concept of that race ceased to exist for him.
The outcome of the entire Evil Spirit race being reduced to a handful of survivors was predestined.
Chen Tian waved his hand, the seal dissipated, and he appeared before Chen Feng.
Chen Feng saw the familiar face and smiled, then fainted.
Maintaining the seal required immense energy. Chen Feng had used his blood, nerves, and energy to maintain the seal, barely managing to trap the opponent for such a long time. Otherwise, the Dark Realm would have long ago become the backyard of the Evil Spirit race.
Chen Tian looked at Chen Feng, picked him up, and with a stride, left the area. Chen Feng needed rest. Chen Tian took him back to his room, placed him on his bed, and channeled energy into him.
Looking at the damage within Chen Feng, his expression turned grim. It was more severe than he had imagined.
"In this condition, without those few items, he won't be able to recover to his peak. What should I do?"
Chen Tian was helpless about Chen Feng's injuries. They were too severe. Chen Tian would need many precious items to heal him. Some items were easy to find, but three of them were the most uncommon.
"Ding, Host, this system has a suggestion. The materials you desire are very common in the universe. Why not discuss with the Heavenly Dao of this world and see if you can obtain them."
The system suddenly spoke. Chen Tian was stunned.
"System, do you know what I'm thinking?"
"No, how could I? This system merely knows the little thoughts in the Host's heart."
"Uh! You still say you don't spy on my thoughts."
"Host, I listen and watch openly, how is that spying?"
Chen Tian ended his bickering with the system. Arguing with the system was pointless now.
Chen Tian did have the idea of following the system's suggestion. He was just unsure if these materials existed in this world.
The Dark Realm was a world more advanced than the God Realm. Things that were uncommon in the God Realm should exist here.
"System, but I can't sense the aura of the Dark Realm's Heavenly Dao. Why is that?"
Chen Tian had been puzzled since entering the Dark Realm. It seemed there was no concept of Heavenly Dao in the Dark Realm.
He couldn't feel any Heavenly Dao aura in the entire world. Without Heavenly Dao, how did the world function?
Below Heavenly Dao were rules, and below rules were all things. Below all things were others.