The battle between Chen Tian and Xi Yun sent everyone nearby flying, leaving the surrounding hundred-mile radius in disarray. Chen Tian took a step back; in terms of raw power, he was slightly outmatched by Xi Yun. Xi Yun looked at Chen Tian in surprise, astonished that this young man could fight him to such a stalemate. This was no simple feat; the opponent’s strength was considerable.
Xi Yun’s palms transformed into fists, his offense becoming even more ferocious. Faced with such fierce onslaught, Chen Tian chose to overcome force with gentleness. Xi Yun’s attacks were too overbearing; if Chen Tian met them head-on, he would be at a disadvantage. Chen Tian’s choice was the correct fighting style for himself.
All of Xi Yun’s attacks were deflected by Chen Tian’s palms. Each time a punch was about to land, Chen Tian would merely make a slight sweep with his hand, causing the attack to narrowly miss him, preventing any contact. It felt as though all of his power had nowhere to be exerted, leaving him extremely uncomfortable.
Xi Yun knew Chen Tian’s combat awareness was not lacking. Suddenly, Xi Yun changed his approach, his fists carrying a sharp aura as he attacked unpredictably. Chen Tian fell into a completely passive state, but this was all within Chen Tian’s calculations. Xi Yun was being tormented by Chen Tian’s defense. If Xi Yun didn’t change his fighting style, he must be brain-damaged. Chen Tian brought his palms together, rapidly calculating the opponent’s attack trajectory in his mind. Chen Tian’s hands moved first, striking towards
a ninety-degree angle to his left. Although there was nothing at that position, Chen Tian’s palm strike produced a sound. Chen Tian’s palm and Xi Yun’s palm collided, the resulting shockwaves continuously pushing backward.
Chen Tian and Xi Yun increased their strength. With loud thuds, Chen Tian remained in place while Xi Yun retreated a few steps. Xi Yun looked disbelieving. He had the upper hand initially, so how had he slowly fallen into a disadvantage now? The opponent’s strength was even greater than before.
“No, his strength hasn’t grown; it’s his mastery of the Way of Power that has improved.”
Upon realizing this, Xi Yun’s face contorted in rage. “Kid, you’re using me as a whetstone? Unforgivable!”
“You’re only realizing that now? Thank you. You’ve allowed me to fully master this power. Now, this is the end of you.”
Chen Tian’s lips curled into a sneer, his taunt further enraging Xi Yun. As a genius disciple of the Sheng Yun Sect, being treated as a mere training tool was a humiliation, especially by a being from the lower realm. This was a stain on his honor that could only be removed by killing Chen Tian.
Xi Yun disregarded all else and unleashed his full power. He had been hiding his strength, and Chen Tian had been doing the same. The true battle began. Both figures transformed into streaks of light, their brilliance colliding in the sky, entangled endlessly, neither yielding to the other.
Chen Tian and Xi Yun fought fiercely. Even the disciples of the Sheng Yun Sect could not discern the situation of their battle, as their speed was too great.
They moved so fast that only flashes of light appeared, making it impossible to know what had transpired in between.
While Chen Tian and Xi Yun were battling, in the Saint God Realm, within a palace. This was a shimmering silver palace. An old man was meditating within. Suddenly, the old man’s eyes snapped open, filled with anger, and the entire palace began to tremble.
The moment the old man opened his eyes, the immense vibration affected the entire land, causing constant tremors.
“It’s the Grand Elder. Why is the Grand Elder enraged?”
This was the thought of all the disciples. The palace was where the Inner Sect Grand Elder resided. Only when the Grand Elder was active would such a massive upheaval occur.
A figure appeared above the palace; it was a majestic silhouette, its appearance completely indistinguishable. The silhouette looked down at the palace and slowly spoke, “Elder Quan, what has happened to make you so enraged?”
“Please cease your wrath, lest the Inner Sect cannot withstand it.”
“It is the Sect Master.”
“We pay our respects to the Sect Master.”
Countless disciples knelt. The majestic silhouette ignored them. The palace doors opened, and the figure entered. Inside the palace, an old man and a young man faced each other. The old man said with fury, “My disciple whom I took under my wing has been killed. How can I not be enraged?”
“It seems the young fellow Sheng Kuang has met with misfortune. I will help you check Sheng Kuang’s last known location.”
The young man knew he was no match for the Grand Elder. The entire Sheng Yun Sect was aware of the Grand Elder’s reputation, but they did not know his true identity. This Grand Elder was merely a clone, not even the main body, possessing only one percent of its power.
One percent of his strength was enough to instantly kill himself hundreds or thousands of times over. Fortunately, this Grand Elder had a good relationship with the Sheng Yun Sect, and the Sheng Yun Sect was a pawn favored by someone. Otherwise, why would the Sheng Yun Sect still exist?
It would have been annihilated hundreds of years ago. The young man was the Sect Master of the Sheng Yun Sect in this generation. The Sheng Yun Sect Master projected an image and then said, “Sheng Kuang went to the Dark Realm. If you wish to seek revenge, you may go. However, I do not know what happened within the Dark Realm, nor why Sheng Kuang went there.”
“Remember this, you cannot use your full power in the Dark Realm. The Dark Realm is of utmost importance.”
“I am clearer than you about the secrets of the Dark Realm. Rest assured, I only wish to avenge my disciple. I shall see who dares to kill my disciple.”
Elder Quan vanished, heading towards the Dark Realm. The Sect Master knew he could not stop him and touched his forehead, hoping no accidents would occur.
From the earlier observation, he had detected an aura of variable presence. Perhaps Sheng Kuang was killed by a variable. Variables existed throughout heaven and earth; each variable could change the pattern of the world, even the pattern of the universe. Variables are not to be spoken of.
Heaven’s secrets must not be revealed. The Sect Master dared not tell the other party, forcing him to discover it himself.
Far away in the Dark Realm, Chen Tian was unaware that a powerful clone had set its sights on him. In the Dark Realm, Chen Tian and Xi Yun appeared simultaneously. Chen Tian was covered in injuries, and Xi Yun was not faring any better, bleeding profusely. In their previous collision, both had unleashed their martial arts, resulting in fierce explosions. Naturally, they were affected by the aftermath at the center of the battle.
Chen Tian and Xi Yun looked at each other. Now, only one move would determine the victor. They had decided. Their differences in strength and combat experience were not significant, and neither had found the other’s weakness. If they continued like this, it would come down to one word: endurance.
Whoever exhausted the other’s strength first would win. However, the resulting injuries and consequences would greatly affect their future cultivation, a prospect neither desired.
Chen Tian’s hand channeled all his power. The power of his first life was the power of reincarnation. Behind Chen Tian, six rotating vortexes appeared – the Six Paths of Reincarnation. However, Chen Tian could not fully unleash the power of this move; he had created it based on another technique.
The six vortexes behind Chen Tian spun, drawing in the surrounding air, trees, dust, and lava. The six vortexes seemed to be devouring heaven and earth. Xi Yun felt the might of this attack, and a voice within him told him that if he couldn’t withstand this move, he would die.
This intuition was intense. The higher the cultivation of a martial artist, the stronger their perception of danger. Xi Yun trusted his senses.
Without daring to delay, he unleashed his strongest move with all his might. Both were using their ultimate techniques.
The vortexes behind Chen Tian converged and fused into his hand, manifesting as a long sword. The sword carried the power of reincarnation, flowing with a mysterious and profound aura. Chen Tian’s sword descended. Meanwhile, wings suddenly appeared behind Xi Yun. With a flap, pure white wings enveloped him. He spun his entire body and charged directly at Chen Tian’s sword.
A colossal explosion erupted. The sword descended, directly slicing Xi Yun’s body in half. Xi Yun’s essence was completely annihilated by Chen Tian.
Just as Chen Tian thought it was over, a mysterious portal opened in the sky, and a terrifying aura swept across the entire world, causing all living beings to fall into a coma. Chen Tian stared at the portal, sensing hostility. The arrival was not friendly.
Chen Tian stood in the sky as the portal opened and an old man emerged.
Chen Tian inwardly questioned the system: “System, come out and help! This guy is too strong. System, System!”
No matter how Chen Tian called out, the system did not respond, as if it had crashed.
“Unreliable system at a crucial moment.”
Chen Tian was speechless. The opponent’s strength far surpassed his own. Chen Tian’s entire body was frozen.
“Let me see who killed my disciple.”
Elder Quan glanced over, and his entire body trembled. He immediately dove back into the portal and vanished with a whoosh. His demeanor suggested he had seen something terrifyingly apocalyptic.
In the Sheng Yun Sect, Elder Quan reappeared in the palace a second later. The Sect Master was very confused. Only three seconds had passed.
Had it been resolved so quickly?
But what was with Elder Quan’s trembling appearance?
“How is this possible? How is this possible? That guy is still alive? Impossible, he shouldn’t be alive. It’s him, it must be him. That appearance, only he possesses it.”
Elder Quan fumbled nervously, his entire demeanor completely changed from before.
“What the hell? How is he still alive? Fortunately, I didn’t let him awaken, otherwise, I can’t imagine the consequences.”
Elder Quan felt immense fear just thinking about it. As for his disciple’s revenge? Hah, did he even have a disciple? No, nothing had happened.
Over with Chen Tian, his mind was filled with question marks. The enemy came aggressively, looked at me, and then fled? What kind of operation was this?