Gēzi and the man in black fought fiercely. Gēzi poured all his strength into the attack, yet he couldn't subdue the opponent. This guy's strength was far greater than Gēzi had imagined. The aura emanating from him did not belong to the Lin family, meaning he was definitely not one of them. But why was he looking for Gēzi? Gēzi had only just arrived in this world; surely he hadn't offended anyone. Gēzi coldly asked, "What do you want with me? I just arrived at the Lin family. I don't think I've provoked you."
"Hand over the item. The thing that flew out of the Lin family's treasury. If you don't, you won't be leaving here today."
The man's voice was ice-cold. It seemed that item was extremely important to him. Gēzi hadn't expected the man was after his Divine Spirit Shield fragment. But what was its purpose? It had no effect before it fully merged with the Divine Spirit Shield, merely looking somewhat appealing. Gēzi suddenly had an idea and asked, "Could it be that you've seen other fragments?"
The man froze. Someone knew about this matter? Damn it, how did this young man know? These things were fragments. Seeing the man's stunned reaction, Gēzi rejoiced. Perhaps this man in black knew the location of other fragments. Gēzi spoke abruptly, "Tell me the locations of the other fragments, and even if you gather them, you won't be able to activate them."
"Do you think I would tell you so easily?"
The man's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his entire body was enveloped in killing intent. Gēzi knew the man was considering murder. Gēzi dared not be careless and assumed a defensive stance. He stepped forward, and the ground beneath him cracked, forming a huge pit. Gēzi unleashed his speed, throwing punches. A terrifying force surged outwards. The man watched Gēzi's power with disbelief. Such a formidable existence in this world was a fatal threat to them if they were to act.
Destiny, cannot be survived. The man's palm was wrapped in power. Fists met palm, and the resulting shockwave shattered the entire library. The shockwave continued to spread, and the Lin family's buildings began to collapse. Gēzi saw this and immediately flew into the sky. He couldn't fight on the ground, or the entire Lin family would be destroyed. The man did not want to let Gēzi go and understood his intentions. As long as Gēzi wasn't escaping, anything was negotiable. In the sky, streaks of light chased each other upwards.
Five hundred meters high in the sky, Gēzi flew with pure white wings spread behind him. The man walked on the sky. Seeing Gēzi's wings, the man uttered indifferently, "Are you a native of this world? Leave quickly and don't interfere with me."
"I apologize, I have matters to attend to. I must refuse."
Gēzi's figure turned into afterimages. Seven or eight figures attacked the man from all directions. The man sent out palm strikes one after another, and palm shadows shot out from his hands. Gēzi's afterimages were all annihilated. Gēzi's true body appeared before the man and unleashed a punch. The man in black opened his palm and clenched his fists with all his might. He stumbled back a few steps. This strength was too immense, the man thought.
Gēzi saw that the man had withstood his punch, which was Gēzi's full power. Even cultivators of the same realm would have been heavily injured. Even though Gēzi could only exert thirty percent of his strength, that thirty percent was still beyond the resistance of cultivators in this world. Excluding the nine-headed serpent, that thing was a divine beast, a rare one at that, and it had lived for thousands of years. Gēzi truly had no way against its physical strength and abilities.
Power erupted. The man's strength suddenly surged, sending Gēzi flying back. Gēzi spread his wings to steady himself. The man's speed also increased dramatically. Gēzi guessed that the opponent had used a secret technique to enhance his strength, as this aura did not belong to his own power. Gēzi and the man fought in the sky.
The man thought he could crush Gēzi by using his secret technique to enhance his strength, but to his surprise, they were evenly matched. What a joke! He had increased his strength by a full three hundred percent, a comprehensive enhancement. And he still couldn't defeat this person? Or perhaps the strength he had displayed earlier wasn't his true power.
Gēzi's palms alternated between defense and offense, rendering the man's attacks futile. If this continued, it would become a protracted battle.
After a long period of fighting, the man was the first to falter, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The side effects of using the secret technique emerged, and the man swayed, struggling to stay upright.
Gēzi stopped attacking at this moment and said, "Tell me where those fragments are, and I'll let you go."
"I won't tell you. Even if I die, they will still send people to fight for that thing. As long as you are in this world, you are the enemy of this world."
The man's face was fierce. Then his eyes became hazy, and with a bang, he self-destructed.
Gēzi looked at the man's dismembered corpse and paid him no mind. At least he had gained one piece of information: a mysterious force was collecting the fragments of the Divine Spirit Shield. Gēzi didn't quite understand why they were collecting them.
Gēzi didn't consider it from the perspective of his own world. This world was of a lower tier than the Divine Realm. Fragments of the Divine Realm were treasures here. The Divine Spirit Shield, being the sturdiest shield in the Divine Realm and the strongest shield in the universe, even a small fragment could cause a bloody storm.
After careful consideration, Gēzi dismissed the thought. The man had said others would come. Gēzi just needed to subdue the next person and read their memories to get to the bottom of things.
"However, it's just in time. Once I retrieve all the fragments, I can deal with the nine-headed serpent matter."
Gēzi's figure descended. From the sky, the shockwaves caused by Gēzi's earlier collision around the Lin family had turned a radius of a hundred miles into a desert. Gēzi waved his arm, and the desert was instantly restored. Gēzi's figure turned into an afterimage and left.
On Chen Tian's side, Chen Tian and Xie Lingzi exchanged a series of blows. Chen Tian's blades continuously erupted, forming a storm of blades. Xie Lingzi unleashed sword energy, forming a lotus of sword energy. The storm and the lotus clashed, neither side yielding to the other.
Xie Lingzi roared, "Is this interesting? You're using the same moves as me. What are you trying to say?"
"Are you trying to say I'll never be able to surpass you?"
"I just want to tell you that talent isn't the capital for arrogance."
Chen Tian and Xie Lingzi's moves met, and by now, they were using identical skills.
After all, Chen Tian had taught Xie Lingzi everything he knew. Whatever Xie Lingzi knew, Chen Tian also knew.
Chen Tian's words completely ignited Xie Lingzi's fury. Xie Lingzi stopped using the martial arts taught by Chen Tian. His entire body was enveloped in black energy, which formed the shape of a skull. The skull floated above Xie Lingzi's head. Xie Lingzi spread his arms, and long swords appeared in both his left and right hands. The skull above his head transformed into black light, flowing into the swords.
The swords were dyed black, and black phantoms flickered.
The swords were swung successively, sending two rotating black blades rushing towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian remained calm. Even when using the moves of the Xie Ling clan, Chen Tian was not afraid.
However, Chen Tian felt something was not quite right about this move.
He wasn't sure if it was an illusion.
As the two rotating blades approached, Chen Tian slightly angled his twin sabers and dodged downwards. The blades were guided by the edges of the sabers, and sparks flew from the friction.
Chen Tian swung his arms, and the two blades were sent flying to the sides, exploding.