Xie Yuan raised his arm high, energy gathering in his palm. The boundless evil spirit energy, coupled with a strange power, coalesced into a gray sphere. Xie Yuan immediately recognized the gray orb. It flew directly towards Ge Zi. Facing the incoming sphere, Ge Zi extended his arm. Energy flowed through it, covering his limb, and a barrier began to spread from his palm, forming a wall. The wall stood before Ge Zi. The sphere struck the energy barrier, which held for several seconds before showing cracks.
This power made Ge Zi feel afraid. This power did not belong to the Evil Spirit race. How could Xie Yuan possess such a power? Ge Zi did not understand, but the orb was about to shatter him. Seeing this, Ge Zi channeled all his strength, rotating his arm to form a Tai Chi symbol. As the Tai Chi diagram formed and Ge Zi's arm spun, the diagram also rotated. The next moment, he rapidly extended his arm and swung. The Tai Chi diagram spun out and collided with the sphere.
Boom!
A sky-shattering explosion rang out. Ge Zi was blown back by the shockwave. Forcibly steadying himself, Ge Zi saw a figure appear before him: Xie Yuan. Xie Yuan's claws were already heading for Ge Zi's head, as if his skull would be pierced in the next second. Ge Zi had not yet steadied himself and, facing this sudden assault, had no way to defend. He could only allow the attack.
"Am I going to die here?"
Ge Zi was unwilling. He had not yet saved the world. He wanted to live, he still had two worlds to save. He did not want to die here, not now.
"Ge Zi, this is my last power. Accept it."
"Shu Zi, no, like this, like this you will..."
Ge Zi was terrified. Shu Zi had prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice. Boundless power erupted from Ge Zi's body, blowing Xie Yuan away and resisting his attack.
Ge Zi slowly stood in the sky, his figure appearing more sacred and tall. Shu Zi was burning his life and essence to provide power to Ge Zi. Because of this, Ge Zi's current strength could contend with Xie Yuan. Earlier, Xie Yuan had not used his full power when fighting Ge Zi.
Xie Yuan's body trembled, his power immense. The clash of their powers caused the sky to collapse, and a void gradually formed, engulfing them both. Within the void, Ge Zi's eyes grew more determined. He absolutely could not let Shu Zi sacrifice in vain. At this point, there was no other way to save himself. Shu Zi's only outcome was destruction.
Ge Zi's Divine Shield and Divine Sword appeared. The sword and shield in his hands radiated an incomparably brilliant light. The entire shield and sword changed due to Ge Zi's power. Ge Zi attacked recklessly, with a single word: charge. In this situation, there was only one way to win: trade damage, see who collapses first. A protracted battle was something Ge Zi could not endure for long.
Each of Ge Zi's attacks was fierce. He met Xie Yuan's attacks head-on, with true man's style.
After a period of fierce combat, Xie Yuan quickly saw through Ge Zi's intentions. He easily dodged Ge Zi's attacks, not wanting to engage in direct confrontation. If he could just last longer, Ge Zi would eventually run out of energy, and he would win without fighting. He still had a mission, and he couldn't afford to get injured here.
After an unknown amount of time, Ge Zi's movements became slower. Xie Yuan seized the opportunity and delivered a spinning kick to Ge Zi's abdomen. Ge Zi's reaction was thousands of times too slow to block with his shield. He was kicked flying out of the void.
Xie Yuan flickered and left the void. Above the sky, Ge Zi fell directly to the ground, with no energy left to support him. All that remained within Ge Zi was his essence and consciousness. Just as Ge Zi decided to sacrifice himself, a vortex formed in the sky. Xie Yuan sensed a power from the vortex, a power not inferior to his own.
"Who!"
This world truly surprised Xie Yuan. Beings stronger than him kept appearing. What kind of place was this world?
These matters were beyond Xie Yuan's ability to comprehend. A beam of light shot out from the vortex and directly caught Ge Zi.
In his last moment, Ge Zi saw Chen Tian's figure. To be precise, it was Chen Tian's clone. But Chen Tian's clone should have returned to the world to replenish his essence after the previous great battle. Yet, only a few days had passed, and he had fully recovered.
This was very strange. Logically, it should have taken a much longer time to recover.
"Rest well, leave the rest to me."
Chen Tian's reassuring words allowed Ge Zi to relax his brows and fall asleep, his body too fatigued.
"Boy, who are you? Are you also here to stop me like him?"
"The Evil Spirit race deserves to be punished by all! Die!"
Chen Tian's aura manifested. At this moment, his aura carried a special fluctuation that shook the world. Initially, the world rejected Chen Tian's aura, but slowly, it stopped shaking.
Within the contract space, Chen Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Ge Zi and Shu Zi had almost perished. Fortunately, this clone had arrived in time.
"Damn it, shouldn't this guy be in slumber according to my plan?"
"Tian, it seems you calculated everything, but you missed one step! One wrong step, and all steps are wrong."
Chen Tian looked at the exasperated Tian. He then looked at the clone on the screen. This clone had finally become a true being, not just Chen Tian's clone.
Chen Tian understood what had happened. This clone should have been in slumber to replenish his essence. However, the Heavenly Dao of that world had contributed its Heavenly Dao essence, directly replenishing him. This greatly shortened the recovery time and even allowed the clone to become an independent entity.
In other words, the current Chen Tian clone was beyond Chen Tian's command. He had his own world, his own Heavenly Dao essence, and did not belong to this world. But why had he returned to this world? This Chen Tian did not understand.
"Do you think your single clone can disrupt my pre-arranged plan? Impossible. I tell you, this world will definitely be destroyed by me."
"Then we shall see."
Chen Tian's smug demeanor made Tian wish he could strike and kill Chen Tian right there. However, this was the contract space where the two had signed a contract, which prevented either side from attacking.
Tian was not confident in keeping Chen Tian here; his success rate was only thirty percent. Tian dared not gamble. Moreover, this was merely a clone, and there was still a gap in strength between him and the main body.
Even the previous clone was no match for Chen Tian, let alone this one.
Chen Tian and Xie Yuan's eyes met. Chen Tian made the first move, his footsteps striking the ground, causing the sky to explode with a deafening sound. A deep, inexplicable fear coursed through Xie Yuan's heart. He did not know why.
Xie Yuan knew that the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired. This battle was inevitable.
Chen Tian would not let Xie Yuan go, and Xie Yuan did not dare to escape.
The mark on Xie Yuan's forehead became more real, as if it were about to cover his entire brow. The mark continued to expand, and Xie Yuan did not notice this situation.
The two collided. The resulting shockwave turned the area within a hundred-mile radius into sand, which then floated in the wind.