Yu Tian had no idea of Chen Tian's thoughts. He wanted to use Chen Tian as a whetstone, fearing no mishap. Yu Tian's claws opened, growing larger, longer, and sharper. With a stomp, he appeared instantly before Chen Tian. Yu Tian's claws lunged towards Chen Tian's face. Chen Tian extended his palm, opened it, and met the claws with his palm. Chen Tian appeared completely relaxed. With a flick of his arms, Yu Tian was sent flying, stabilizing himself mid-air.
Chen Tian felt the power within him, still unable to control it perfectly. The stronger the power, the harder it was to control. Chen Tian's form dissolved into mist, and when he reappeared, he was behind Yu Tian. Yu Tian hadn't reacted at all; the speed was too immense. From Yu Tian's perception, Chen Tian had simply materialized. Chen Tian clenched his fists and swung them with the force of a collapsing heaven and earth. As his fists swung, Yu Tian countered, clenching his claws and swinging them. Fists collided with fists.
Yu Tian was sent flying, spitting blood from the corner of his mouth. Black blood formed beautiful crimson threads in the sky. Yu Tian wiped his mouth, realizing Chen Tian's power far surpassed his expectations. However, he was determined to bury the Divine Lord here, even at the cost of his own life. If Chen Tian was this powerful now, what about later? The Divine Lord could not be allowed to live; he was a great enemy to their Evil Spirit race.
"What's wrong? Ready to surrender?"
Chen Tian's expression was indifferent. He found controlling his own power exceedingly difficult. He had only used fifty percent of his strength just now, but the erupted power was equivalent to seventy percent. Chen Tian decided to start from ten percent and slowly hone his skills.
"Divine Lord, I will make you regret this! Evil Spirit Body Strengthening!"
Yu Tian's eyes turned crimson, his gaze filled with murderous intent as he looked at Chen Tian. His body began to swell dramatically, and the wings on his back expanded several times. Yu Tian's combat power at this moment was triple his previous strength. This was a forbidden technique of the Evil Spirit race, forcefully extracting the potential power of one's body to gain immense strength.
After the battle, their origin would be damaged, and their power would stagnate, unable to advance further. The Evil Spirit race would not easily use such a forbidden technique unless absolutely necessary. Chen Tian hadn't expected the Evil Spirit race to impart such a technique to Yu Tian. It seemed the alliance of the three families was indeed true.
Chen Tian felt a headache coming on. The human traitor had yet to be found, and now the Evil Spirit race, the Devouring Desire race, and the Asura race were united. If they were to emerge, Chen Tian would be overwhelmed trying to manage the entire world. Yu Tian's body was enveloped in a vast sea of black evil energy that surged towards Chen Tian. His claws, covered in black light, shot out. Chen Tian swung his fists, and colossal shockwaves spread outwards from their collision. The surrounding space began to fracture, bit by bit. Behind Chen Tian, a five-colored domain erupted, engulfing the area. The chaotic space could barely withstand the impact, indicating the immense power generated by Chen Tian and Yu Tian's clash.
In truth, the key factor was Chen Tian himself. Chen Tian's origin had fused too slowly, allowing the chaotic space to only exert three percent of its effect. A hundred percent chaotic space would not be cracked by such shockwaves; chaos births all things, including all energy and matter. Chen Tian intensified his punches, and simultaneously, both figures retreated. Chen Tian stabilized himself, unfurling golden-red wings behind him, and shot forward at blinding speed, transforming into countless streaks of light that flickered before Yu Tian's eyes.
Yu Tian closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his entire being resembled a descending Asura, with a sea of blood flowing from his eyes and a red radiance emanating from them. Chen Tian's movement instantly halted. A claw extended, his form flowing like wind, swift as light. Chen Tian spread his palms, and the power of the Five Elements formed a circular barrier in front of him. The barrier clashed with the evil spirit claws, and black evil energy seeped into the barrier, causing cracks to appear in the barrier formed by the Five Elements.
Chen Tian decisively used his teleportation skill to create distance. He uttered a word, "Explode," and the barrier detonated. Emerging from the explosion, Yu Tian charged forward, his eyes fixed on Chen Tian. Chen Tian summoned his long sword, a sword condensed with the power of the Five Elements. He swept his blade horizontally, unleashing a colossal five-colored sword energy that shot towards Yu Tian. The sword energy collided with Yu Tian, who was forced to retreat. Yu Tian swung his arms with full force, shattering the sword energy. He extended his arm, his claws gripping something tightly.
A black and red long spear appeared in Yu Tian's hand. The spear was entirely shrouded in black, with red patterns covering its surface. The spearhead gleamed, measuring seven feet long, with a segmented drill bit attached to a chain at the tip. Chen Tian spoke, "Oh? Not only the Evil Spirit race's forbidden technique, but the Asura race's Asura Eye, and even your weapons have been modified by the three races?"
"Your weapon wasn't like this before."
"We have you humans to thank for that. This weapon was forged with your help, and it was he who released us."
"Damn it, damn traitor! Tell me who it is!"
"Do you think I would tell you?"
"Die! With the Evil Desire Asura Spear in hand, my strength has increased by fifty percent. You cannot contend with me now, Divine Lord."
"Heh heh!"
Chen Tian was completely unfazed by Yu Tian's words. In the previous battles, Chen Tian had not used his full strength, only ten percent. Chen Tian had already become familiar with this ten percent strength and could now increase his power to gradually adapt. This time, he felt thirty percent strength would be sufficient.
After all, against Yu Tian, Chen Tian felt no need to use his full power.
Chen Tian's Five Elements Sword transformed into a golden longsword, forged entirely from pure gold, incredibly sharp, exuding an aura that seemed to tear through the heavens. He wielded the sword, drawing dazzling sword flowers that formed sword lotuses, all charging towards Yu Tian. Yu Tian swung the Evil Desire Asura Spear several times, causing the sword lotuses to explode. He stepped forward, and Chen Tian's longsword descended from above Yu Tian's head. Yu Tian parried with his spear, and the spear and sword collided, sparks flying. Chen Tian lightly slid beneath the spear, then flicked his wrist, sending Yu Tian's sword flying upwards, preventing it from being disarmed. He brought his sword to his right hand, and the spear thrust forward. Chen Tian's golden elemental sword became stuck at the spearhead, the hilt and the spearhead interlocked.
Chen Tian's figure split into two. One Chen Tian wielded a flame sword, burning with fierce flames. With a single sweep, flames filled the sky. Yu Tian understood Chen Tian's intention. He moved his right hand to the tail of the spear and pulled downwards. Numerous black chains with drills struck towards Chen Tian's sword from behind. The chains moved like agile venomous snakes, requiring no control from Yu Tian. Chen Tian noticed something peculiar.
He retreated continuously, his divine eyes fixed on the tail of the spear. His expression instantly darkened, then turned to rage. He roared, "You court death! Using three hundred vengeful souls to forge a weapon spirit, Yu Tian, you court death!"
Chen Tian's divine eyes had perceived the truth: the chain drills at the tail of the spear were composed of the grievances of three hundred living beings. And they were all humans! All human souls.
Depraved and insane, Chen Tian became enraged. Chen Tian had originally intended to hone his strength properly, but now that was irrelevant. He would avenge those hundreds of lives and bring them peace.
His figure erupted with full speed, this time using fifty percent of his strength. Hone your skills? Go away! Revenge is paramount now.
His entire being transformed into streaks of light, with hundreds of them piercing Yu Tian's body in a single second. Yu Tian couldn't react at all; he couldn't even see Chen Tian's figure. Yu Tian was completely on the defensive. In a short span of time, merely three seconds, Chen Tian's sword had wreaked havoc. Yu Tian's body became tattered, covered in wounds and flowing with blood.
Yu Tian was terrified. Chen Tian's power was no longer something he could contend with. Such speed, such power. He was powerful now, but Chen Tian was even stronger. He wasn't just stronger than Chen Tian used to be; he was stronger than the Divine Lord of the past. If he couldn't find an opportunity for a fatal blow, he would die, perish. He had just emerged from his seal, and his desires were yet to be fulfilled.
Chen Tian's figure transformed into a nine-colored beam of light, mixed with gray aura. A single beam pierced through Yu Tian's body, slicing him into countless pieces. Explosive sounds echoed.
On Chen Tian's sword tip, a three-colored spherical light orb was pierced through. This was the Evil Spirit's origin. This was also the first time Chen Tian had struck so ruthlessly. Previously, when facing Evil Spirits, he would only scatter their forms, never destroying their origin. His past strength was insufficient; now, his strength was enough. He would not let the Evil Spirit race endanger the world again.
Chen Tian shook his longsword. "Crack, crack!" the sound echoed. The origin cracked, then dissolved into starlight. Chen Tian's longsword vanished, and his form returned to its original appearance. In his hand appeared a contract with Yun Shui Ao Tian. Chen Tian tore it apart. A person like him had no right to exist in this world.
Chen Tian's figure became ethereal, and the space dissipated. The battle was over.
In an unknown location, various instruments were constantly operating. The screen displayed the battle between Chen Tian and Yu Tian.
"Yu Tian is too much of a failure."
"But thankfully, he tested the Divine Lord's strength. Now, let's analyze it."
"Indeed. All these things were gifted by that Lord. As long as we fulfill that Lord's requirements, our strength will advance further."
A group of people spoke in turns, planning something unknown.
An unknown entity and a plan quietly loomed over Chen Tian, who was completely unaware.
The fourth layer, above the abyss, Chen Tian's figure appeared here, emerging from the spatial domain. Ming Tian had already left long ago. A message popped up on Chen Tian's interface.
Ming Tian: "Disciple, something has happened at the guild. I need to go back and resolve it first. You go and retrieve the fragments from the Wild Sea region yourself."
"When I return to the guild, I will help you search for information about that traitor. We will not let this world fall into crisis again. Please take care of yourself."
Chen Tian shook his head. His master was still the same.
Chen Tian headed towards the Wild Sea region. After obtaining the fragments this time, one of his weapons would be restored. As for the other, Chen Tian felt it wasn't shattered, just lost somewhere, and he needed to search for it.
However, Chen Tian would spend time looking for it. After all, it was his innate weapon. In this life, his primary focus was on dual-wielding, but his experience with swords far surpassed his combat experience with dual blades. Having an additional weapon to use meant an increased chance of victory.