Chen Tian watched Yang Yumu Feng, who in turn stared back at him with fierce killing intent. Chen Tian taunted, "Stop staring at me like we have some deep-seated hatred. It's not that serious. We're meeting for the first time, I don't know what you expect from me."
Yang Yumu Feng paid no heed to Chen Tian's words, her killing intent unwavering. Chen Tian had interfered with her plan, so she resolutely played her flute. Instantly, countless sound waves transformed into blade energy and surged towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian remarked, "Girls shouldn't be so violent, it's not good!"
Green energy wrapped around his hands. With a sweep of his arms, the green blade energy clashed with the sonic blades. Explosions erupted continuously with the sound of repeated impacts.
Meanwhile, Chen Tian and Sheng Long Lin were locked in combat. Sheng Long Lin and Chen Tian separated, and Chen Tian's long sword, imbued with spiritual energy, unleashed countless sword slashes that shot towards Sheng Long Lin. Seeing this, Sheng Long Lin threw his war hammer. It shattered the sword slashes and flew directly towards Chen Tian's face. As the war hammer approached, Chen Tian spun his long sword with all his might, creating a tornado of spiritual energy. The war hammer was instantly caught in the vortex and flung back towards Sheng Long Lin. Sheng Long Lin clenched his hands, and the war hammer instantly drifted left and right back into his grasp.
From within the spiritual energy tornado, countless sword slashes rained down, filling the sky and ground with indiscriminate attacks. Sheng Long Lin used his twin hammers to shatter all the sword slashes. Then, seizing an opportunity, he lunged forward with a hammer strike, charging towards Chen Tian.
Chen Tian stopped spinning. The moment he stopped, a moon appeared behind him, its moonlight illuminating the surroundings. The moon seemed utterly pure. Chen Tian slowly raised his long sword and then brought it down. The moon descended, smashing towards Sheng Long Lin.
Spell: Moonlight Slash!
Chen Tian, as one of the most powerful cultivators in the immortal world, possessed countless spells. This was just one of them. However, his current strength was too low to unleash higher-level spells; otherwise, an advanced spell could have ended the fight.
Sheng Long Lin watched the approaching Moon Crescent Slash. He spun his war hammer, transforming his body into a disc of light that collided with the moon. A resonant sound echoed as the light disc sliced through the moon and flew towards Chen Tian. Sheng Long Lin had unleashed a self-created skill, realizing they needed to end the battle quickly with a clash of abilities.
Sheng Long Lin believed Chen Tian would be defeated by his attack and reveled in his anticipated victory, thinking Chen Tian had used too many skills and had none left.
After all, creating a skill was incredibly difficult. Even he only had five, and he used them cautiously. He had only used one now, which was already a significant compromise. With other guild leaders present, he couldn't reveal too much, or he would be at a disadvantage in future guild conflicts.
Sheng Long Lin's light disc surged towards Chen Tian. As Chen Tian watched the approaching disc, he made a decisive move. He threw his long sword towards the light disc. Sheng Long Lin interpreted this as Chen Tian's surrender, as he had abandoned his weapon. He scoffed, thinking the sword couldn't possibly contend with his skill.
Then, Chen Tian formed mystical hand seals, his fingers moving and interlocking. His long sword seemed to sense a power surge, erupting with spiritual energy and transforming into a beam of light. It pierced through the light disc and returned to Chen Tian's hand.
Sheng Long Lin's figure reappeared, his arm shattered. Sheng Long Lin exclaimed, "How is this possible? I won't lose! I refuse to admit defeat. Boy, wait for me to revive, and I will kill you. I was careless this time."
As the starlight faded, Sheng Long Lin's figure vanished. Simultaneously, Chen Tian's form flickered, as if he might disappear at any moment.
Just as Chen Tian was about to return to his main body, a beam of light attacked him. Chen Tian crossed his long sword in front of him and retreated. Sheng Long Lin reappeared before Chen Tian, his face contorted with rage. "Kid, you knocked us down a level! I will make you die! I will make you experience the same pain I did."
He unleashed his full power. Chen Tian looked at Sheng Long Lin, thinking his own strength was insufficient and that continuing would damage his core, making it not worth the risk.
Yet, his opponent clearly had no intention of letting him go.
Sheng Long Lin conjured his war hammer and charged at Chen Tian. A beam of light appeared before Chen Tian, and his spear thrust forward, clashing with the war hammer.
Sheng Long Lin demanded, "Hui Mie, are you trying to oppose me? This has nothing to do with you."
"We've been fighting for so long, do you think I care? I enjoy seeing you frustrated and enraged. I won't allow it. I, Hui Mie, will protect this person. You can forget about it."
"Fine. If that's the case, Hui Mie, don't blame me for killing you too. I will have you both die."
Black light flashed in his eyes. Chen Tian was stunned and then mentally transmitted to Chen Tai's main body, "Main body, come quickly! This guy seems to be from the Evil Spirit Clan or a Devourer. We can't stop him, and my energy is depleted."
Chen Tian, who was fighting Yang Yumu Feng elsewhere, was startled and immediately retreated. His numerous clones returned to his body, and Chen Tian's form moved towards Sheng Long Lin.
Yang Yumu Feng, watching Chen Tian's actions, became curious. Had something unexpected happened in the other battle?
She then moved towards the battlefield where Chen Tian and Sheng Long Lin were. Chen Tai's main body appeared beside Shen Shang Chen Tian, observing the battle between Hui Mie Feng Bao and Sheng Long Lin. Chen Tian asked, "What's going on?"
"Cough cough! Be careful, that guy seems to have the power of an Evil Spirit. My energy is almost depleted, and I will enter hibernation. Everything is up to you now."
Then, Shen Shang Chen Tian exploded into countless spiritual energies that entered Chen Tian's skin. Chen Tian turned his attention to the battle between Hui Mie Feng Bao and Sheng Long Lin.
Suddenly, a figure was sent flying back. It was Hui Mie Feng Bao. Seeing this, Chen Tian rushed behind Hui Mie Feng Bao and caught him. Hui Mie Feng Bao exclaimed, "Damn it, when did Sheng Long Lin become so powerful? And what is that black aura?"
Chen Tian asked, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Chen Tian, do you have any leads? I have a strange feeling about Sheng Long Lin."
"He is indeed acting strangely. He's possessed. That familiar aura... it's him."
Chen Tai looked at Sheng Long Lin and said, "Sheng Long Lin carries the aura of Qing Feng Miao. This means Sheng Long Lin is being slowly assimilated, turning into a puppet." At the same time, Chen Tian released his mental probe but couldn't find Qing Feng Miao.
Chen Tian did find a faint, hidden aura. He instantly understood. Perhaps the revival location was Qing Feng Miao's resting place. Coupled with Sheng Long Lin's emotional state being influenced by the aura, this was the result.
The aura of the Evil Spirit Clan could assimilate any living being, including humans. Game players were inherently human. However, if fully assimilated, players in the real world would also become Evil Spirits, disrupting the order. Therefore, Chen Tian decided to eliminate Sheng Long Lin's existence.
This was to protect the world. Otherwise, Sheng Long Lin would become an Evil Spirit in the real world and sow chaos. Chen Tian possessed the authority to completely annihilate an entity's existence.
This was a necessary act of killing for the sake of the world.
He then said, "Hui Mie, if we join forces, we can defeat him. Neither of us is a match alone. We must cooperate."
"Cooperate? Excellent! I've been wanting to strike down Sheng Long Lin. This will also serve as a warning to him."
Facing Chen Tian's request, Hui Mie Feng Bao readily agreed. Besides, this was a good opportunity to strengthen his relationship with Chen Tian. He still needed Chen Tian's help for some matters, so how could he refuse?