Chen Tian confronted Heavenly Dao. It was impossible to pursue Evil Young Master now; he had to deal with Heavenly Dao first before he could leave. Heavenly Dao blocked Chen Tian's path, and Chen Tian didn't mind eradicating Heavenly Dao or plunging it into a dormant state. This was the most suitable idea at the moment. Chen Tian could not destroy a world, nor was he that kind of person. In the void, Chen Tian and Xie Ku clashed fiercely. Chen Tian was surrounded by seven or eight long swords, each a manifestation of spiritual energy. Chen Tian stood before Xie Ku, who faced him. Chen Tian's combat style was completely different from before; he had shifted from close combat to weapon combat.
Xie Ku felt that the Chen Tian before him was different from the one he knew, as if he were an entity from another world. The concept of parallel individuals existed in the universe, and as a general of the Evil Spirit race, he was very clear about this concept. He just wasn't sure which dimension this Chen Tian individual belonged to, or even that his strength was comparable to his own. Xie Ku's full power could only match Chen Tian's fifty-fifty. In fact, Chen Tian in the cultivation world could only go fifty-fifty with Xie Ku mainly because his origin was nurtured in the Chaos Origin. As his origin grew stronger, so did Chen Tian's strength. This individual's strength was comparable to Chen Tian's.
How strong Chen Tian was, this individual was equally strong. The awakened strength of Chen Tian could contend with that guy named Tian, let alone a mere Evil Spirit. Xie Ku and Chen Tian met eyes. Chen Tian was surrounded by long swords formed from the clear wind, swirling around him. Chen Tian in the cultivation world primarily relied on spells; direct physical confrontation was impossible. Cultivators emphasized the power of heaven and earth, with weak physical cultivation. Chen Tian was different; he didn't want to engage in a physical fight with Xie Ku. Under Chen Tian's control, the long swords turned into streaks of light, attacking Xie Ku from all directions. Seeing this, Xie Ku revealed the cold glint of his Evil Spirit Claws and swung his hands repeatedly.
Clang, clang, clang. The collision of swords and claws sounded like steel clashing, like a blacksmith's hammer. Chen Tian's spiritual energy transformations had condensed into tangible forms. His ability to control energy allowed him to use any energy in the universe with 100% efficiency. Chen Tian's eyes moved, and the long swords merged, instantly forming a giant sword. The giant sword descended. Facing the giant sword, Xie Ku directly fused his wings, spreading them instantly. Evil Spirit energy gathered at the center of Xie Ku's being. As his wings unfurled, torrents of air surged, blowing the giant sword Chen Tian wielded away. As the giant sword flew, Chen Tian moved his arm, and the giant sword split into countless small long swords. These small swords numbered in the tens of thousands.
These were very small individual swords, filling the sky like a galaxy. Chen Tian's arms moved left and right like dancing butterflies, and the small swords moved on their own, coiling around Xie Ku and surrounding him. As they spun at high speed, a special energy barrier formed between the small swords. Xie Ku's claws collided with the barrier of small swords, and he was forcefully repelled. Xie Ku looked at the space around him; this move was a sealing skill. Sword control was a common technique used by cultivators in the cultivation world. As Chen Tian's strength grew, his sword control became more proficient, even surpassing its previous level.
Tens of thousands of small swords, each several times sturdier than the previous giant sword. Chen Tian couldn't control so many before. As a Divine Master standing at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, Chen Tian could only control a hundred long swords at most back then. Today, controlling these long swords was as easy as drinking water. Chen Tian clenched his palm, and the range of the small swords rapidly shrunk. Xie Ku felt a sense of crisis. His body was enveloped by Evil Spirit energy, forming a comprehensive protective shield.
The space of the small swords was compressed to its limit. Chen Tian formed his hand into a fist and swung, all the sword tips pointing towards Xie Ku. Sword light surged like a sea, converging at a single point. Peak mastery!
Boom!
A world-shattering explosion sounded, and Xie Ku flew out from the blast, his body tattered and his wounds slowly healing, the recovery rate being very fast. Chen Tian remained unfazed. If not for the powerful physical recovery and resilience of the Evil Spirit race, anyone else would have died here from this attack. Chen Tian didn't expect to kill Xie Ku with this strike; he just wanted to put him in a lightly wounded state. Xie Ku glared fiercely at Chen Tian, whose power was beyond imagination. Xie Ku had a premonition that he would die here today.
But Chen Tian could not escape unscathed; he had to pay a heavy price. This was a decision made for the future of the Evil Spirit race. Xie Ku's armor became increasingly profound, as dark as the coming night, shrouding the entire void in darkness. Chen Tian's eyes were disturbed, limiting his vision to only a few dozen meters around him. Chen Tian became cautious, closed his eyes, and spiritual energy transformed into long swords coiling around him.
Chen Tian released his senses, trying to locate Xie Ku's position. Suddenly, Chen Tian's intent moved, and the long swords formed a circular shield rotating behind him. A sizzling sound was heard, the sound of sparks. Xie Ku attacked Chen Tian from behind. Xie Ku exclaimed in surprise that Chen Tian could still defend himself under such circumstances. He decisively retreated into the darkness. Chen Tian's vision was hindered, and so were his senses. This was a true crisis.
From the sparks of energy, Chen Tian clearly understood the power of Xie Ku's attack. If he were to take one blow, he would be severely injured. Xie Ku was desperate; he was desperate!
Chen Tian could only choose passive defense against Xie Ku. Two beams of light appeared from his senses. Chen Tian unleashed his sword control technique, splitting the long swords into over a dozen. These over a dozen long swords defended. Xie Ku's attacks were very fast; after being defended by Chen Tian, he would immediately retreat. Chen Tian had no opportunity to attack or determine direction. Chen Tian began to ponder; all this was due to the surrounding darkness. Was there a way to dispel the darkness?
Chen Tian frantically searched for a solution in his mind. He defended against Xie Ku's attacks with ease. If Xie Ku knew that Chen Tian was multitasking in this situation, he might die of anger.
"I'm so stupid! How could I forget that move?"
Chen Tian suddenly had an epiphany. He hadn't thought for such a long time that he had even forgotten that move.
Chen Tian formed mystical hand seals with both arms and hands. Seals appeared in his hands, and as they emerged, they flew out and coiled around Chen Tian. These were golden talismans, oddly shaped. Chen Tian's hands changed, and a second talisman appeared, then a third, then a fourth. When the fourth appeared, Chen Tian's aura fluctuated violently, his figure flickering.
This move consumed a lot of energy, but fortunately, his origin would not be damaged. Chen Tian condensed all five talismans. Xie Ku's attack was blocked by the long swords. Xie Ku accelerated his attack speed from the darkness because he sensed what Chen Tian was about to do.
The golden talismans contained light elements. Once they erupted, the surrounding darkness would dissipate. He would never let Chen Tian succeed, but unfortunately, he had no way to deal with Chen Tian's sword control. Chen Tian's long swords protected him as tightly as his armor, preventing Xie Ku from taking him down.
"So troublesome."
Xie Ku grumbled resentfully. Chen Tian's hands moved, and all the talismans converged. Golden light bloomed and extended outwards, spreading around. The darkness dissipated in the face of the golden light, and the entire void returned to its original state. Xie Ku's figure suddenly appeared behind Chen Tian and swung a fist. Chen Tian flickered, instantly creating distance.
Xie Ku's punch missed. Chen Tian's intent controlled the long swords, countless swords evolving from spiritual energy. The long swords formed from spiritual energy gathered in Chen Tian's hand. Chen Tian grasped a cyan-blue long sword. He raised the sword high and then shouted, "End this."
Chen Tian raised his long sword, and a beam of light shot straight towards the sky. Terrifying energy erupted from the sword, continuously growing stronger. Chen Tian brought down his arm, and a giant pillar of light descended. Xie Ku had no way to escape. He was directly submerged by this move. Xie Ku's unwilling voice echoed, "No, I don't want to die yet! Save me, Great One! I know you are here, save me!"
Xie Ku fell into fear facing Chen Tian's move. His body was being consumed by energy. Just as he was about to be completely engulfed, a massive black palm extended from another part of the void, heading straight for Xie Ku's position. Chen Tian sensed a human aura from this palm. Damn it, it was that human traitor.
"Seeking death."
Chen Tian hated traitors the most. The opponent's move exposed their intention, and Chen Tian would not let them succeed. He intensified the energy beam from his hand, and the black palm collided with the energy beam, lasting for several minutes. Chen Tian's energy beam exploded. The black hand grabbed the Evil Spirit origin and rapidly moved towards the other side of the void.
The opponent seemed to be withdrawing. Chen Tian couldn't do anything, but their move had to leave something behind. Chen Tian condensed all his origin, and a small golden sword shot out, drilling into the black hand. Chen Tian's figure transformed into light and gradually dissipated.
"This thing will trouble you for a while. When my main body emerges, that will be your doom."
Chen Tian exhausted all his origin, and his figure vanished. The black giant palm left the void. To Chen Tian's surprise, their strength could penetrate the void to seize something. Chen Tian's move would trouble the opponent for a period, during which they could not act.
In Chen Tian's other two battlefields, the Chen Tian individual in the Divine Realm was facing Xie Ru. Xie Ru and Chen Tian exchanged blows continuously, fist to fist, neither able to overcome the other. Xie Ru seemed to have seen a ghost. How could Chen Tian's strength have become so powerful? Moreover, the energy within him was completely different from before. This was not a clone.
As a learned Xie Ru, he clearly understood what this Chen Tian figure was. Xie Ru unleashed several palm strikes, and both retreated. Xie Ru said indifferently, "So that's how it is. It seems in this life, you have fused different individual origins to nurture yourself, no wonder you are so powerful."
"What does it matter if you know? You are destined to die here today."
Chen Tian said coldly. The Chen Tian in the Divine Realm often fought with the Evil Spirit race, having fought for thousands of years. Xie Ru could not defeat him instantly, nor could Chen Tian defeat Xie Ru instantly. Both had a good understanding of their own strength. Xie Ru's expression turned cold, and he remained silent, attacking directly. Array formations appeared on his claws, radiating light. Black flames emerged from the Evil Spirit Claws, the flames melting heaven and earth. Chen Tian opened his palm, and divine ice converged, covering his hand in ice. Fire and ice collided, steam flowing, filling the void with mist.
Chen Tian's legs performed a side kick, and a fierce wind scattered the mist. Chen Tian and Xie Ru looked at each other. The previous collision was fifty-fifty, but upon closer inspection, Chen Tian had a slight advantage by dodging.
"Not bad, you've even integrated array formations into your claws. It seems you've learned a lot from humans."
Chen Tian praised him. Xie Ru's combat style had deviated from the inherent combat style of the Evil Spirit race, engraving array formations into his claws. This idea was truly novel. Facing Xie Ru in this state, Chen Tian would need to waste some time to defeat him.
"That's thanks to your human knowledge. However, since I've taken action, there's no need for you to live. Killing you will affect the main body, reducing its strength by at least one-third."
Xie Ru analyzed it logically. Based on Chen Tian's individual, he deduced this. Indeed, as Xie Ru said, if a branch body was killed, Chen Tian's main body's origin would weaken, and his strength would be affected. Chen Tian now had the Reincarnation Body, so frankly, the main body's strength was not very useful.
"It's indeed as you said, but you've made one mistake in your analysis: my main body is my main body, and I am me. We will not interfere with each other, and even if there's an impact, it will have no effect."
Chen Tian said with a arrogant tone. Xie Ru didn't understand the meaning of these words, but Xie Ru and Chen Tian attacked simultaneously. They collided, and the residual energy shook the void. The void trembled, and the two figures retreated together, then transformed into light, wandering and chasing each other in the void, colliding. It was a battle of speed. Chen Tian exerted all his strength. Xie Ru's legs were inscribed with speed formations, and their speeds were surprisingly equal.
Chen Tian's figure stopped first. Energy gathered in his hand, and divine ice and divine fire appeared in his palms. The ice and fire merged to form a giant red and blue sphere, blue on the left and red on the right, with flames and ice each occupying half. Two sensations, coldness and heat, permeated the air. The red and blue fire-ice ball attacked Xie Ru.
Xie Ru stopped instantly, unable to advance further. Before him was the ice-fire ball. A shield engraving sounded in the center of Xie Ru's body, and a light shield appeared. Chen Tian's ice-fire ball collided with the shield, and the shield continued to resist until the ice-fire ball dissipated.
"Not bad, you even have engraved runes. It seems you've not only learned array formations but also things from other races. It's a shame, such a genius."
"What's there to be ashamed of?"
"As long as you die, the entire Evil Spirit race will enter a glorious era, and I will be a great contributor."
Chen Tian replied coldly, "The shame I speak of is that such a genius like you will die here today."
"Then let's see your strength, whether you can accomplish this."
Xie Ru was not afraid of Chen Tian at all. If Chen Tian's strength were fully restored, Xie Ru would certainly not dare to fight, but Chen Tian had not recovered, and his strength was limited.
Even if it were an individual from another dimension, Xie Ru would not be afraid; he might even have the opportunity to eradicate this individual Chen Tian.