Chen Tian and the third elder stood on the arena, which had already activated its life-or-death mechanism. Only one person could leave this arena alive – that was the rule of the life-or-death arena. Chen Tian and the third elder met each other's gaze. Both unleashed their auras. The third elder was greatly shocked. He had truly not expected Chen Tian's aura to be comparable to his own. His strength had been enhanced by that adult. Even if the Sect Master were here, the third elder would not be overly intimidated. Yet, this youth before him possessed strength equal to his.
This caused a flicker in the third elder's eyes. In just a second, Chen Tian detected it. Chen Tian understood the other party's thoughts clearly. However, Chen Tian did not fear him. Chen Tian's aura and the third elder's aura clashed head-on. They sparred back and forth. The mere collision of their auras resonated with thunderous sounds above the entire arena. Neither Chen Tian nor the third elder had made a move. The clash of auras was their way of probing each other's methods. They would only attack after understanding the other's approximate strength.
After a few minutes, Chen Tian attacked directly. He thrust out his palm, and his figure turned into an afterimage, instantly appearing before the third elder. Seeing Chen Tian attack so decisively, the third elder was still reeling from the aura confrontation and had not yet grasped Chen Tian's approximate strength. Had the other party understood his strength so quickly?
Facing Chen Tian's sudden palm strike, the third elder reacted swiftly. He swung his arms horizontally, blocking in front of him. With a bang, his palm struck the third elder's arms. The third elder's arms trembled faintly. The force of this palm strike almost overwhelmed him. He could hardly believe that this cultivator from a small world could push him to such a point. This was merely a probing attack, and the other party hadn't used his full strength. Of course, he himself hadn't used his full strength either.
"Hmph!"
The third elder roared, increasing his strength. His arm directly sent Chen Tian flying backward. Chen Tian landed steadily on the arena, his eyes fixed on the third elder. The third elder's strength was even greater than Chen Tian had guessed. It was probably due to the adult behind him helping to enhance his strength. Chen Tian estimated the odds as at most seven-three, with the third elder at seven and Chen Tian at three. Although Chen Tian currently held the upper hand, it was because the other party did not dare to attack rashly without understanding his full strength. Chen Tian believed that once the other party understood his full strength was inferior to his, it would be time for the third elder to go all out and suppress Chen Tian. Chen Tian needed to resolve or heavily injure the other party before then.
This was Chen Tian's fighting style. To win this battle, there was only this way. Chen Tian stepped forward, employing the divine walking technique, dodging and weaving between the attacks directed at the third elder. The third elder's eyes followed the afterimages, each carrying an aura. What kind of movement technique was this, making it difficult for him to discern the real from the illusions? A sense of danger made the third elder instinctively take a step back. A flash of light streaked past his eyes. Chen Tian's punch missed. Chen Tian did not despair because of this. It would have been strange if this punch couldn't be dodged.
The higher the cultivation realm, the stronger the perception of danger. The third elder's step back was a subconscious bodily reaction to prevent falling into a life-or-death crisis. Chen Tian had never expected to hit with this punch. This punch was to test the other party's danger perception. It now seemed that the third elder's danger perception was very strong, even capable of eliciting automatic physical responses, a trait possessed only by battle-hardened cultivators.
The third elder had lived for nearly three thousand years, experiencing countless battles. When faced with danger, his body would automatically react to prevent a life-or-death crisis.
The third elder looked at Chen Tian before him. This guy's strength was too terrifying. Chen Tian looked no older than a teenager, seemingly a child who had only begun cultivating for a little over a decade, yet his strength was on par with his own. This made the third elder certain of one thing: Chen Tian had a secret behind him. He wanted to find out that secret, and then his strength would soar.
The third elder's body trembled. This time, he attacked first. Chen Tian stood in place without any movement, as if he had given up resisting. To others, Chen Tian faced the third elder's palm strike with a calm expression and indifferent eyes. Just as the palm was about to hit Chen Tian, his figure shifted slightly to the left. The palm strike actually passed by Chen Tian's cheek. Chen Tian unleashed a kick with his left leg. The third elder reacted and brought up his other hand.
The collision of his arm and Chen Tian's left leg sent waves of air expanding, causing the entire arena to shake. Chen Tian executed a spinning kick. Dong! The third elder was kicked flying. He stabilized his body on the arena, retreating a full dozen meters.
The cultivators watching from below were at a loss for words to describe the scene. What had they just witnessed? An elder of the Tian Yun Sect had been repelled, and it seemed he was at a disadvantage. How was this possible?
What was the true strength of this youth before them?
What kind of world was the Divine Realm? They had never heard of it, and how could such a monstrous genius emerge from it?
Their minds were filled with confusion. In the crowd, a figure nodded with satisfaction. As if unnoticed by everyone, the figure was a young man. The young man was composed, exuding an aura from within and without. This aura was very special, and only Chen Tian knew what it was.
The arena isolated everything, so naturally, even the aura could not enter. Chen Tian was focused on the battle and did not look at the spectators below, so it was normal that he didn't notice. The young man stood quietly. On the arena, the third elder gritted his teeth and said, "Boy, I admit you have some skill, but not much. From now on, prepare to die."
The third elder was enraged by what had just happened. Who was he? An elder of the Tian Yun Sect, a subordinate of that adult, a future overlord of the dark realm. He had been repelled by an unknown brat, a brat who had been cultivating for thousands of years less than him.
The thought of this made him lose face and became extremely annoyed. He was already bullying the younger and weaker, not to mention they were not in the same realm. And then to be repelled in combat, what would people say about his reputation!
In truth, it was Chen Tian who was truly bullying the younger and weaker. Chen Tian had gone through eight cycles of reincarnation, and the fractional part of the age in each reincarnation was far greater than the third elder's. In terms of seniority, Chen Tian predated the origin of the universe. After all, Chen Tian's true identity was from the Primal Village, though Chen Tian himself was unaware of this.
In the universe, the Primal Village people's existence brought about the universe. The origin of the universe lay in the "Primal," and what is "Primal"?
The beginning is the Primal!
The starting point of everything, the original point, is the universe.
The third elder unleashed his full strength, his speed completely different from before. He charged directly towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian knew that the other party was getting serious. Chen Tian dared not be careless. Two beams of light collided on the arena.
A collision of flesh and blood, fists against palms, a pure beast-like battle.
Chen Tian's fists were domineering, while the third elder's palms were sharp. The two forces of extreme hardness clashed, generating expanding shockwaves that caused a black vortex to appear in the sky above.
Energy vortices were produced only when two immense energies collided. Yet, here, Chen Tian and the third elder were engaging purely with physical strength. Both were terrifyingly formidable.