Chen Tian was confused. Logically, the opponent's weapon should have shattered, but why did his own dual sabers break first? Chen Tian was baffled. The energy within him was arguably the purest, and he couldn't believe the opponent's energy could contend with his. Yet, it was his dual sabers, not the opponent's twin wheels, that fractured. As Chen Tian pondered, the Third Elder's twin wheels attacked, one in front and one behind, enveloping and flanking him.
Chen Tian's hands condensed, and his dual sabers materialized. Two consecutive saber lights slashed, and the twin wheels were repelled by the sabers. However, in the Third Elder's hands, the twin wheels moved like agile snakes, their attacks flexible and varied. Chen Tian was instantly at a disadvantage, forced into passive defense by the relentless onslaught of the twin wheels. The attack routes and speed of the twin wheels were simply too fast. Seeing Chen Tian endure this far, the Third Elder had to praise his strength. Few could last this long under his assault; Chen Tian was the first and the last.
The Third Elder's arms made a strange motion, and instantly, the twin wheels split into hundreds. Over a hundred twin wheels surged towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian threw his dual sabers, forming peculiar hand seals with both hands. The dual sabers reappeared before him, bathed in a radiant, multicolored light. One, two, a total of eight dual sabers of different colors intertwined around Chen Tian. Each of Chen Tian's dual sabers was composed of a different type of energy, an aggregate of eight distinct powers.
The Third Elder was inwardly horrified upon witnessing this. Eight types of energy? How was this possible? Theoretically, a cultivator mastering two types of energy was already exceptional. Chen Tian had mastered eight. It was unbelievable, this level of monstrous talent. Chen Tian's display not only shocked the Third Elder but also the cultivators watching below, who were stunned. Eight types of energy, unheard of, and someone could achieve this level. Moreover, Chen Tian's mastery over these eight energies was profound; otherwise, he couldn't have condensed each into a weapon form.
This required an exceptionally high degree of control. Any slip-up could cause an energy explosion, harming himself. Chen Tian simultaneously condensed eight types of energy, a level of mastery that could be considered top-tier throughout the myriad realms. Chen Tian's eight elemental short sabers circled him. Facing the Third Elder's countless luminous wheels, Chen Tian's gaze sharpened. The short sabers spun faster and faster around him, the resulting vortex forming a tornado that enveloped Chen Tian at its center. Innumerable luminous wheels struck the tornado, yet made no sound. The luminous wheels were ground to dust bit by bit.
The tornado surged towards the Third Elder. Seeing Chen Tian's move, the Third Elder decisively chose to leap into the air, positioning himself above the tornado. The twin wheels on his arms glowed, then fused together. A single luminous wheel descended from the sky, targeting the center of the tornado, as if intending to cleave it apart. The center of the tornado was hollow, and Chen Tian's figure was clearly visible. Chen Tian looked up at the sky, raised his arms, and the eight short sabers formed a circular shield above his head. The collision between the luminous wheel and the shield created a deadlock.
Chen Tian's tornado ceased spinning and then dissipated. Chen Tian pulled his arms back and thrust them forward, launching eight or nine streaks of light from behind him that shot straight towards the Third Elder. These were longswords. Just moments ago, Chen Tian had used his energy control to condense elemental longswords. He attacked at this juncture. The Third Elder was caught off guard, not expecting Chen Tian to launch an offensive in this situation.
He pulled his arms back, and the luminous wheels returned to his arms, spinning to form two vortexes. The vortexes on his arms completely devoured the incoming longswords, rendering them ineffective and causing no significant damage to the Third Elder.
Chen Tian had never intended to heavily wound the Third Elder with a single move. The Third Elder's strength, experience, and internal energy far surpassed his own. Chen Tian knew he needed to win gradually; according to his calculations, the decisive blow would come hundreds of moves later. It was still too early. However, his opponent was within his calculations. As long as he followed the scenario he had envisioned, victory would ultimately be his. The Third Elder released his arms, and the twin wheels stopped rotating.
The vortexes on the Third Elder's arms vanished. He nodded and said, "Kid, you are quite good. It seems the decision to kill you was correct. You should not have lived."
"As I said, you can try!"
Chen Tian was not intimidated by the Third Elder. In Chen Tian's eyes, he could currently fight the Third Elder to a draw. If the Third Elder were to unleash his full power, Chen Tian might not be his match. In any case, Chen Tian was already at his full capacity, while the Third Elder hadn't even displayed half his strength. The Third Elder, unable to discern Chen Tian's true strength, dared not act rashly. He firmly believed Chen Tian was not using his full power, otherwise, their match wouldn't be a draw.
Furthermore, unleashing his full power would risk exposing his identity. There were disciples of the Tian Yun Sect watching below, and the aura and energy he would generate could easily reveal that he was not a mere elder of the Tian Yun Sect. Naturally, he hesitated to go all out, which suited Chen Tian perfectly.
Chen Tian gripped his dual sabers, the hilts of the left and right sabers colliding and connecting to form a single longsword. With the longsword in hand, the Third Elder was surprised that Chen Tian could manipulate his weapons in such a way, combining them to create a new weapon. This method of use had truly never been invented before.
It could be said that Chen Tian's maneuver opened a new path for all the cultivators present. This was intentional on Chen Tian's part. After such a prolonged battle, Chen Tian had realized that cultivators across the myriad realms were mediocre, vastly inferior to the gods of the divine realm. They hadn't even conceived of the idea of weapon combination.
Chen Tian intentionally revealed this technique to help the myriad realms. With an additional path, they would gain more strength. With more strength, the myriad realms could resist the invasion of the evil spirit race.
He gripped the longsword with one hand and raised his arm. A brilliant saber light flashed. From this light, the Third Elder sensed even greater power. Chen Tian's strength had increased once more.
This was the "Crossing the Sea Under Camouflage" ability, which concealed and altered the aura of his techniques. A seemingly powerful strike was, in reality, no different from Chen Tian's full power attack.
The Third Elder assumed Chen Tian's strength had increased and thus increased his own. The luminous wheels flew out and collided with the saber light, resulting in an explosion.
Chen Tian's saber light vanished, and the luminous wheels returned to the Third Elder's arms. The Third Elder's expression flickered with confusion before he regained his composure. It seemed Chen Tian was strange, yet he hadn't discovered anything concrete.
All of this was thanks to Chen Tian's abilities.
Chen Tian's lips curved upwards. Fortunately, the opponent hadn't seen through the true power of that saber light, which was identical in strength to all his previous moves. These two abilities were truly heaven-defying.
Data Modification allowed Chen Tian to alter the essence of his techniques, while the concealment ability hid their auras. The aura generated by the modification ability was akin to a fox borrowing the tiger's might.