Xie Ou, Xie Gui, and Xie Shang were the last three of the Nine Evil Spirits. The other five had already been completely killed by Chen Tian. He hadn't expected these three to appear together. Xie Gui was a youth, Xie Shang was the first middle-aged man, and Xie Ou was a young girl. When the Nine Evil Spirits were created, their appearances were fabricated at will. Their appearances and ages were unrelated, and their faces would never change, remaining in eternal youth by mortal standards.
"Xie Ou, proceed according to the plan. I will deal with Chen Tian, and you two go to the other two worlds to break open the seals."
Xie Gui spoke, as if deliberately revealing their plan. Hearing this, Chen Tian's figure faltered. This was bad. If these three went to the sealed locations, his activation of the Evil Spirit bloodline would cause the seals to collapse instantly. Then the Evil Spirit race would completely appear in the cultivation world and the real world. The three worlds were interconnected, so the Evil Spirit race could freely travel between them and invade the other two.
Before he could make a move, he knew he absolutely couldn't let these three succeed. Xie Gui approached him, his Divine Eagle blocking his path. Xie Gui chuckled, "Instead of worrying about others, worry about yourself. Your opponent is me."
"Fine, then let me see what you've got. Dealing with you one by one would just be a waste of time."
As soon as he finished speaking, his previously anxious expression turned calm, though internally he was still rushing. If the seals were broken, the timing would be completely off from the contract. The seals were being broken prematurely. It seemed he needed to prepare in advance. Energy flowed from his palm into the void, a subtle action Xie Gui did not notice.
Figures collided, and the resulting shockwaves spread out. For some reason, the void did not appear this time, which was perplexing. Upon careful observation, the surrounding space was already enveloped by a barrier of Evil Spirit aura, and the area was now a closed-off zone.
Below the Sword Master Grand Competition arena, human players were battling against puppet players controlled by the Evil Spirits. Initially, they could gain the upper hand, but their numbers grew larger and larger. As long as a player was hit, they would be assimilated into an Evil Spirit puppet. The more they fought, the fewer the players on their side became.
"Tian, what are these things? How do they have this ability? This is hopeless!"
"Save me, save me!"
"No!"
The attacks from the Evil Spirits intensified, and the speed at which players were infected increased significantly. In a little while longer, the entire venue might be filled with Evil Spirit puppets. This place had gathered all the players from this level. This time, they might all be annihilated.
"It seems you can no longer reverse this battle."
"Are you that confident?"
With a wave of his arm, a spatial tunnel condensed. Seven or eight tunnels appeared among the crowd, and shouts erupted, "Kill, kill, kill! Brothers, attack!"
A dense mass of players emerged from the tunnels. Seeing this, Xie Gui's expression turned to shock. "You knew this would happen all along and laid a trap for us? Damn it, who exposed our plan?"
Chen Tian had known about the plan of Xie Gui and the other two long ago. When the Sword Master Grand Competition began, the information was sent by Kuang Ba Jian Ke. Before Kuang Ba Jian Ke was completely controlled by the Evil Spirits, he had sent the information to Chen Tian. Although Chen Tian didn't know how Kuang Ba Jian Ke found his ID and contact information, this single piece of information allowed him to prepare. Otherwise, he truly wouldn't have been able to turn the tide this time.
Countless players emerged from the tunnels, weapons in hand, with all sorts of professions and skills flying everywhere. For a time, the entire venue became a spectacle of dazzling fireworks, brilliant and beautiful. Two figures arrived nearby.
"Chen Tian, we've arrived. Players from all levels are here. Can we begin the slaughter?"
The young man's expression was filled with excitement. The girl standing beside him was quiet, her cyan guqin humming softly. The morale of the players below soared.
"You two go down and help. There are opponents you'll want to fight down there."
Chen Tian and Xie Gui looked at each other. It seemed the key to this battle lay with the two of them.
Their figures turned into light, and with a series of bangs, the sounds reverberated through the sky. Their strengths were evenly matched, or rather, Xie Gui was slightly stronger. Even when he unleashed his full power, the opponent held the upper hand. This was strange. Had this guy resurrected long ago and been recovering? This was the only explanation. The battle was completely under the opponent's control. Chen Tian's strength was significantly weaker than his opponent's. Without the ability to use the Samsara Body, he could only defend and attack.
"You're so weak. In this life, I will personally kill you. I will become the next you."
"Say that when you have the strength."
With a furious roar, they clashed. Both figures retreated a step, but Xie Gui stood his ground, a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.
"I wonder how the other three battlefields are faring?"
This was his biggest concern. The combined strength of the cultivation world and the real world would find it difficult to resist the vast army of Evil Spirits, let alone the battlefield above, which was the true war zone. Those few individuals should be holding on. He needed to end this battle quickly and head to the main battlefield.
In the real world, with Numerical Pigeon and his clones holding on for a period of time, it was feasible. As long as the person on the main battlefield was killed, things would get much better.
Chen Tian and Xie Gui looked at each other. Xie Gui's aura was slightly different from that of a normal Evil Spirit Nine Son, as if it contained other energies. He wasn't sure if it was an illusion. He closed his eyes to observe carefully, then his eyes widened. "Traitor, to become that person's dog! What about your honor as one of the Nine Evil Spirits?"
"As long as I can kill you, what does it matter if I'm a dog? If that person hadn't said you killed our elder brothers, and if you hadn't said it yourself, we wouldn't have believed it. We are willing to sacrifice ourselves to kill you."
"Do you hate me that much? Back then, if it wasn't me but the Heavenly Dao who acted, would your fate have been the same?"
Hearing Chen Tian's words, Xie Gui roared, "Shut up! So what? You sealed us, and you killed us. Back then, if you had resisted the cosmic consciousness even a little, our plan would have succeeded, and the Evil Spirit race would have become supreme in the universe, leading our race to prosperity. What was wrong with that?"
"Alas!"
He sighed. What he said was right. Leading one's race to prosperity was correct. However, their methods were flawed. Such an outcome would lead to the entire Evil Spirit race being buried with them.
With determined eyes, he opened them. Since they had their own ideas, he also had his countermeasures. Since they had been resurrected, they would be completely erased from this universe.
This was also a form of self-redemption. Perhaps he should never have created the Evil Spirit race in the first place.
When a race reached a high position, their desires would grow, and even power and authority would lead them to evil thoughts. This was something that could not be prevented.
Chen Tian and Xie Gui's palms collided repeatedly, the resulting shockwaves spreading out. The clouds in the sky were blown away by the impact.
In the cultivation world, Xie Shang arrived, entering through the link portal from the Divine Spirit Realm. He looked at the planar level of the cultivation world, and with just a glance, his figure headed southeast.
That was the location of the seal. Once the seal was opened, this place would fall and become an Evil Spirit world.