Chen Tian's words were not false; even an Evil Spirit Emperor would not dare to clash swords with Chen Tian. Xie San, however, had achieved this, reaching the same level as Chen Tian in swordsmanship. This earned him Chen Tian's praise. Their eyes met, and neither could find a weakness in the other, making it difficult to end the battle. However, Chen Tian wanted to try. He danced his long sword, creating a beautiful sword flower. The flower was brilliant, entwined with sword energy, and a lotus formed from sword energy flew from Chen Tian's hand, rushing straight at Xie San.
Xie San's long sword condensed Evil Spirit energy within it. With a slash, a black sword light surged towards Chen Tian's sword energy lotus. This collision was not merely of swordsmanship, but of sword techniques and the mastery of sword energy. The sword energy lotus and the black sword blade collided, resulting in an explosion. Chen Tian swung his arms left and right, and three to four streaks of sword energy shot out from his long sword, pushing forward. Xie San's arms did the same. Sword energy blades clashed with sword energy blades. Chen Tian's sword energy was the Five Elements Sword Energy, each blade containing the power of an element. Xie San's sword energy was Evil Spirit Sword Energy, composed entirely of Evil Spirit energy.
It could be said that Xie San was different from other Evil Spirits. Xie San was the first Evil Spirit to treat Evil Spirit energy as a means of driving other energies. Chen Tian didn't need to elaborate on how other Evil Spirits used Evil Spirit energy, as those individuals generally only had one method of usage. Xie San, however, had managed to condense and transform Evil Spirit energy into sword energy, becoming a swordsman. This impressed Chen Tian greatly; he was a monstrous genius, but unfortunately, they were enemies, and only one could leave here alive.
Xie San's Evil Spirit Sword Energy and Chen Tian's Five Elements Sword Energy collided one after another, the explosions echoing throughout the void. Fortunately, the residual energy was insufficient to cause the void to collapse. Neither side used their full power. Chen Tian and Xie San stopped their movements, their eyes locked on each other with solemnity. They attacked simultaneously. Chen Tian raised his arm high, pointing his long sword at the sky. Five different streams of energy entwined around the long sword, and the power of the Five Elements fully flowed into the sword's body.
Xie San's long sword was held in a wrist-blade style, parallel to his arm. Evil Spirit energy surged from his entire body, entwining his long sword and arm. His arm and sword merged skillfully. The wrist-blade style long sword slowly extended. Chen Tian and Xie San attacked together. Chen Tian's long sword descended directly, shooting out a five-colored sword energy blade that transformed into a five-colored radiance, resembling a dazzling meteor in the sky.
This five-colored blade carried a sharp intent, as if even a planet would be cut in half beneath it. As the Five Elements sword blade approached, Xie San concentrated fully, took a deep breath, and slashed his long sword. The space faintly shattered, revealing cracks. A black sword blade shot out, faster than Chen Tian's blade, even capable of performing a spatial jump once per second.
Rumble!
A heaven-shattering sound occurred, and tremendous shockwaves erupted in the void. Chen Tian and Xie San were blown away by the shockwaves. Despite their full resistance to the blast, the residual energy from the explosion still forced both of them back a few steps. Chen Tian stabilized himself, and Xie San did not stop their clash, drawing their swords once more.
Chen Tian's arm made a circular motion, and the Five Elements energy around him split apart, encompassing gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, and darkness. This sword was true elemental sword energy. Before the sword technique was even fully formed, the entire void trembled slightly, as if in fear of Chen Tian's move. On Xie San's side, the vortex formed by Evil Spirit energy was about to engulf him, making him appear like a king stepping out of a black hole. The black hole gradually shrank, not just shrinking, but compressing. Xie San transformed the Evil Spirit energy into Evil Spirit Sword Energy and then compressed it to a high purity. The power of this move was unimaginable.
Chen Tian and Xie San attacked almost simultaneously. Each elemental long sword around Chen Tian moved according to his will, attacking in all directions and surrounding Xie San. Xie San swung his long sword, unleashing an astonishingly large tornado that swept across the heavens and earth, as if it were swallowing the void itself. The tornado's range was comparable to Chen Tian's encirclement, even larger. This caused all of Chen Tian's elemental long swords to be sucked into the tornado and carried by it.
The sword energy tornado pressed in on Chen Tian step by step. Chen Tian remained completely calm. He raised his long sword, and various colors emitted light from within the tornado. The lights dotted the tornado, and a multi-elemental long sword flew out from it. This long sword directly struck the tornado, cutting it in half. Chen Tian's move could fuse elements, as elements were energy, and Chen Tian's ability could perfectly fuse them without repulsion. This was a fused move, and its power continued towards Xie San even after cutting the tornado in half.
Xie San was slightly surprised. The fusion of multiple elements – was this something a single person could achieve? Mastering so many elements was already monstrous, yet Chen Tian fused them with ease. The Five Elements, with their cycle of generation and destruction, were not simple to fuse.
Seeing the approaching elemental long sword, Xie San defended without hesitation. He swung his long sword, forming a black sword energy shield. The sword energy shield collided with the elemental long sword, and Xie San was forced to retreat continuously. Chen Tian saw this and immediately charged up his next move, seizing the initiative while the opponent was in this state.
Xie San knew that Chen Tian would not miss this opportunity. His long sword erupted with earth-shattering power, and his Evil Spirit energy formed an illusory sword. The illusory sword shot out and collided with the elemental long sword. Xie San forcefully stabilized his body, watching Chen Tian's charging action, and without regard for anything else, began charging his next move.
Chen Tian swung his long sword in the pattern of Tai Chi. A sword energy Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram gradually formed before him, one black and one white, fully displaying Yin and Yang energy. There was clear sword energy leakage from the four sides of the Tai Chi diagram. Chen Tian had not mastered this move; it was the most difficult for him to control. A single mistake would result in him harming himself.
Sensing the energy on the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram, Xie San knew that Chen Tian was using a killing move and that he could not use ordinary techniques, or the outcome would be dire. Illusory images appeared on the blade of his Evil Spirit Sword, flickering. Evil Spirit energy condensed behind Xie San, forming an illusory image of the Evil Spirit Sword's true body, gradually solidifying and becoming more real.
Both were charging their moves. This charging period could last for several minutes or be completed in the next second. Neither dared to have any other thoughts.
A single misstep could lead to death. Chen Tian was the first to complete his charge. The Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram hung above Chen Tian's head. As Chen Tian moved his arm, the Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram followed his movements. He thrust his long sword out, and the Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram shot out, transforming into a black and white light wheel. Xie San saw this and realized his move was not yet complete. His next action would be a gamble.
Xie San continued charging, completely ignoring the approaching Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram. The long sword behind Xie San became increasingly real. Xie San's body flickered, but he did not notice this. As it approached, Chen Tian's Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram was like the wheel of death, with Yin and Yang energy distinguishing life and death!
Xie San's eyes snapped open. His Evil Spirit Sword suddenly flew into the illusory Evil Spirit Sword behind him, transforming into a giant sword. Xie San, with his giant sword arm, made a downward slashing motion. The giant sword fell, and the Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram collided with the giant sword. The void exploded, and cracking sounds echoed. The surrounding void shattered bit by bit. Even as the void tried its best to repair itself, its recovery speed could not match the rate of damage.
As the explosion resounded, Chen Tian and Xie San looked at each other. Xie San then noticed his physical state; he was flickering, his arm becoming ethereal. Xie San laughed, "It seems my energy is depleted. Chen Tian, I look forward to the day we truly fight."
Chen Tian did not expect that the one fighting him was merely a clone of Xie San. Xie San, with just a clone, had pushed him into such a desperate situation. Chen Tian considered the strength of the original body and wondered if he would still be a match for him, without using his Reincarnation Body.
Xie San's figure dissipated as his energy was depleted. Failing to kill Chen Tian here was his regret. Chen Tian's strength made him fearful. As long as Chen Tian lived, it would be impossible for the Evil Spirit race to invade the world.
Chen Tian was expelled by the void, his body transitioning from a tense state to a relaxed one. Every part of him ached terribly.
This battle had consumed an immense amount of concentration; a single lapse in attention could have led to his demise. Fortunately, Chen Tian had won.
Or, one could say, he had won.
"System, are there any ways to unseal my power? I feel like 4% strength is still too weak."
Chen Tian's desire for power grew stronger. Without immense strength, he could not protect what he wished to protect.
"Ding, the system is issuing the correct mission based on the situation..."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering the mission: Resolve the hidden dangers of the Dark Realm. Mission reward: Power unsealed to 10%."
"Ugh!!"
Chen Tian's face darkened. The Dark Realm. Was this system targeting him? He had just been expelled by the Heavenly Dao of the Dark Realm and couldn't even enter it.
The reward was indeed tempting, but only if he could enter!
"By the way, System, won't 10% strength cause the Divine Realm to collapse?"
"Reply to host: It will not. The Heavenly Dao of the Divine Realm has been infused with the Heavenly Dao aura you possessed in the Dark Realm, transforming it into Divine Realm Heavenly Dao power. The Heavenly Dao power is more complete, and the host's power recovery will not be affected."
"System, I didn't expect you to have this capability."
Chen Tian quipped. The system responded emotionlessly, "Please do not underestimate the system. This system was created by the host combined with the power of the universe. A mere world's Heavenly Dao power is not a challenge for this system."