The actions of Chen Tian made Wu Tianlong and Wu Lei extremely annoyed. It was arrogant of him not to take them seriously. The strength they unleashed together was more than just the sum of their individual powers. Yet, Chen Tian remained outwardly calm, seemingly oblivious to the danger.
"Let's see what you've got."
Wu Lei attacked, with Wu Tianlong close behind. Wu Lei seemed to be leading the charge, his fists constantly swinging towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian opened his eyes, and a barrier appeared before him, enveloping him. Wu Lei's fists struck the barrier, causing no ripple. Wu Tianlong attacked from behind, his claws extended. The claws pierced Chen Tian's barrier. Chen Tian quickly turned, wrapping his arms around Wu Tianlong's arms and throwing him aside.
"Don't want to play anymore. Got the guts to go head-to-head with me?"
Wu Tianlong had never encountered such a shameless fighting style. He couldn't touch Chen Tian, rendering his ability to bypass defenses useless. How could he inflict damage if he couldn't even touch Chen Tian? While Chen Tian was counter-attacking Wu Tianlong, Wu Lei intensified his power. The barrier began to crack, and soon it was covered in fissures. Wu Lei's fists aimed for Chen Tian's neck. Chen Tian clenched his fists, and they collided. It was Wu Lei who was sent flying, not yet at his full strength.
Wu Lei looked at Wu Tianlong beside him. Their eyes met, and they understood each other. After thousands of years as partners, they knew each other's intentions. Wu Lei attacked first, his fists carrying a destructive force. Chen Tian sensed the power, noting its explosive potential but insufficient speed. Chen Tian's left fist condensed a vortex of energy, which swirled around his fist. As Chen Tian gathered power, Wu Tianlong suddenly exploded his wings from behind, transforming into countless feathers. These black feathers, controlled by Wu Tianlong, shot towards Chen Tian.
Black light enveloped the area. Chen Tian sensed danger from this technique. He covered himself in a light shield. The shield began to shatter under the relentless assault of the black feathers. Chen Tian realized that these feathers, though individually weak, had some ability to break defenses, and their sheer number was overwhelming.
"To fuse one's own abilities with techniques. This world still has geniuses."
Chen Tian marveled inwardly. Being able to fuse his innate abilities into his techniques was the mark of a genius. Normally, the abilities of demonic beasts were fixed and could not be extracted and incorporated into techniques. It must be that Wu Tianlong had encountered some great fortune to achieve this.
Chen Tian's barrier continued to break. He was forced to stop charging his left fist, turn, and with a shake of his back, pure white wings unfurled. White light transformed into needles, clashing with the black feathers in a series of explosions. Wu Lei, seizing the moment Chen Tian's attention was diverted, quickly moved in with a punch. Chen Tian felt the terrifying power. He hadn't forgotten Wu Lei, always guarding against him. Wu Lei's fist was just about to hit Chen Tian.
Suddenly, Chen Tian's wings spread backward. Wind and a mixture of feather and light erupted. Wu Lei couldn't believe that this guy could defend and attack against Wu Tianlong's moves simultaneously. He was using his mind for two tasks at once. Facing the incoming attack, Wu Lei's speed was hampered by the wind, and the light needles and feathers swirled around him. He had no choice but to abandon his attack, retreat, and dodge. Chen Tian's attacks were fixed in direction, so once they were dodged, they were rendered useless.
However, Chen Tian hadn't intended to heavily injure them at this point. The longer this battle lasted, the more interesting it became. Chen Tian wanted to see if the forces behind them would intervene. He hoped they wouldn't intervene too aggressively, lest they cause an instant kill and prevent the enemy from revealing their trump cards, which would be a headache for him.
After all, that person was no weaker than Chen Tian. If the situation had escalated to this point, the forces behind them were definitely not to be underestimated. Chen Tian and Wu Tianlong fought to a draw. Seeing that Wu Lei had not succeeded, Wu Tianlong stopped attacking, and they stood together.
Wu Lei said, "This kid is a bit tricky. I don't know if you noticed, but his internal energy seems inexhaustible."
"Indeed, but I don't believe it's truly endless."
Wu Tianlong shared the same thought. Chen Tian couldn't possibly have an unending supply of energy; it must simply not have reached its limit yet.
"Should we use that move?"
"No, save that for last. It's one of our trump cards. Let's hold on for a while longer. If we can't last, then we'll use our trump card."
"Alright."
Wu Lei and Wu Tianlong communicated telepathically. Chen Tian stood aside, watching quietly, not making a move. Three figures collided in the void, their battle as intense as fireworks in the night sky.
Amidst the explosions, Gezi emerged, a divine shield protecting him. With a single sword strike, a head was severed by Gezi. The Nine-Headed Serpent roared in pain, its breath creating a powerful gust. Gezi, behind the divine shield, was pushed back by the blast. Now that the beast was angry, it would be even harder for Gezi to sever its heads.
Relying on his combat experience, Gezi finally managed to sever the head responsible for the creature's defense. This meant the Nine-Headed Serpent had lost one ability and one life. As long as the other eight heads were slain, the Nine-Headed Serpent would die. However, Gezi's success had made the Nine-Headed Serpent more cautious. It stopped attacking and began to defend itself.
Gezi saw an opportunity. With the Nine-Headed Serpent temporarily lacking its defensive head, his attacks might be effective. Gezi immediately charged forward with his sword. As his sword was about to strike the Nine-Headed Serpent's head, that particular head was covered in a silver sheen. A metallic clang echoed, identical to what had happened before.
Time and space seemed to freeze. The Nine-Headed Serpent stretched its massive body, its nine heads floating. Gezi was sent flying, but he stabilized himself and looked at the Nine-Headed Serpent. The previously severed head had regrown, as intact as before. The other heads were indeed those of the Nine-Headed Serpent.
"No way, no way. Could this guy have regeneration abilities too?"
"I don't want to play anymore!"
This was Gezi's thought. What was the point of fighting? He had finally severed one life, only for it to instantly recover.
Gezi instantly lost the will to fight. What was the point? He had fought for so long and had no answer for the Nine-Headed Serpent. It was no wonder it had been sealed here. Gezi felt like crying. Who knew this trouble would be so difficult to resolve? He might even be trapped here himself.
If Gezi couldn't find the regenerative head and deal with it first, it meant the Nine-Headed Serpent could maintain its nine lives indefinitely.
If it weren't for the sake of "Shuzi," Gezi wouldn't have agreed to this. Besides, they hadn't even told him this creature was a Nine-Headed Serpent.
Gezi couldn't be blamed for his overconfidence in not asking for this information. He inwardly complained a few times.
"Never mind, we'll take it slow."
Gezi had already agreed, and more importantly, "Shuzi's" life was at stake, so he had to continue. The battle raged on.
Back with Chen Tian, the three beams of light ceased their collision. Chen Tian's aura shifted slightly. Wu Tianlong and Wu Lei were panting heavily, finding such high-intensity combat truly stimulating, where a single mistake could lead to death.
Chen Tian's hands were covered in cracks. The high-intensity, high-tension combat had made him forget to repair his twin blades.
As for Wu Tianlong and Wu Lei, their weapons had long been shattered by Chen Tian. The battle had been incredibly fierce.
Chen Tian didn't dare to underestimate these two. The reason was simple: during the fight, they had consumed a pill that increased their strength by a hundredfold, forcing Chen Tian to become serious.
Chen Tian couldn't identify the material of the pill, nor could his eyes provide any information. He tried to ask the system, but it was unresponsive, and he didn't know what it was doing.
It was gone at the critical moment.
Although Chen Tian was used to it, he couldn't help but complain a few times; this system was very unreliable.
"Huff, huff, huff. This guy's internal energy has finally decreased a bit. It seems we haven't pushed him to his limit yet."
"What is there to fear? Our medicine lasts for three days. I don't believe he can last three days without his energy depleting."
Wu Tianlong and Wu Lei nodded, looking at each other. They had already used their trump cards. Whether they could win depended on whether they could hold out.
It was a race to see if Chen Tian's energy would run out first or if their medicine's effect would expire.