On the fortress wall, Spirit Fengyun stood with the God Numbers and Chen Ling. Spirit Fengyun and Chen Ling frowned. In their perception, there were no fluctuations in the void. It seemed the duel had concluded. Spirit Fengyun gained a new understanding of Chen Tian's strength. If it was Chen Tian who appeared, his potential would be terrifying. To face three opponents of similar strength to himself and defeat them, didn't that mean Chen Tian was unrivaled within the same realm? The sky above trembled a few times and then fell silent.
No one appeared from the void. Chen Ling and the God Numbers considered a possibility, their eyes calm. After all, which Chen Tian was the true Chen Tian, a clone, or an individual? They merely inherited the strength and memories of the main body. Spirit Fengyun looked at the sky, where no one appeared, and sighed, "Could it be that they perished together?"
"But why do they both look so calm?"
Spirit Fengyun observed that neither the God Numbers nor the Princess showed any signs of sadness. Chen Tian's death seemed to have no bearing on them. Was their relationship not good? But if their relationship wasn't good, why did they try to stop him from taking the Princess away earlier? The Princess's gaze didn't seem like that of a stranger, which was even stranger.
Suddenly, a dark vortex materialized in the sky. The vortex grew larger and larger, swirling in the sky. Chen Ling, the God Numbers, and the trio's expressions turned grim. Someone else had arrived, and this time, the newcomer was much stronger, far beyond their ability to resist. Only Spirit Fengyun could contend with them. Chen Ling looked at Spirit Fengyun, her eyes pleading. Spirit Fengyun sighed, "Fine, I'll handle this guy."
Ling Fengyun couldn't bear to refuse the Princess's request. Moreover, since she couldn't return to the Spirit Race, she had to reside in this world. He had to protect this world for his own survival.
Who knew what this world would become after being taken over by the Evil Spirit Race? What kind of situation would he face? Under the leadership of that individual, the entire Evil Spirit Race had transformed, violating the rules set by their creator. A figure slowly descended from the center of the vortex. It was a magnificent youth, who appeared to be in his fifties, but was actually tens of thousands of years old. The lifespan of the Evil Spirit Race, at the apex of existence, was several thousand times longer than that of normal beings. Longevity alone could eliminate some beings. The youth looked down at the fortress and murmured, "Is this where the Master wants me to bring destruction?"
The youth seemed to disdain the people below. As a true Great General of the Evil Spirit Race, his strength commanded millions of subordinates within the clan. Without such strength, he could not have achieved that position. In the youth's eyes, the beings in this world were too weak. He truly didn't know how Xie Ru and the other two met their demise.
Standing in the sky, his mere aura crushed the entire fortress wall. Guards were crushed to death one after another. Chen Ling and the God Numbers rushed towards the sky. Before they could fly high, the oppressive aura descended, and Chen Ling and the God Numbers were slammed to the ground. The youth crossed his arms, looking disdainful, "Mere ants, I shall send you to your deaths."
"Seeking death! How dare you treat the Princess of my Spirit Race like this!"
Spirit Fengyun was enraged. Seeing his Princess sprawled on the ground, he knew that if this humiliation were to reach the Spirit Race, she would face severe punishment. He could no longer hold back. Spirit Fengyun's aura surged. Under this aura, Chen Ling and the God Numbers regained their mobility. The youth released his crossed arms and said, "Oh, a person of the Spirit Race? No wonder the Master sent me here forcefully. It seems you are the variable."
Spirit Fengyun and the youth stood facing each other in the sky. Spirit Fengyun spoke, "You have insulted my Spirit Race's Princess, how do you wish to die!"
"That depends on whether you have the ability. Our realms are the same, so it's uncertain who will win in a fight."
"Spirit Race, Spirit Fengyun, I request guidance!"
"Evil Spirit Race's Third Great General, Xie Yuan, I request guidance!"
Spirit Fengyun and Xie Yuan made gestures of deference. The confrontation between the seven races. Spirit Race vs. Evil Spirit Race, who is stronger? If Spirit Fengyun wins, the world is safe. If Spirit Fengyun loses, the world is destroyed. This was a battle that gambled the fate of the world. As Spirit Fengyun and Xie Yuan lowered their arms, they moved simultaneously. Instantly, their hands collided, a slender palm against a black claw. The resulting shockwave turned the surrounding environment into a dark, void-like space. Within a radius of several hundred miles centered on them, a vacuum zone was created.
This void was different from the previous void. This void vacuum zone was created by the collision, annihilating the space of the real world. The void from Chen Tian's battle was a void that reacted to the collision of energy in space. That void existed naturally, while this void was created by the two of them. Outsiders could watch the battle unfold entirely. Spirit Fengyun and Xie Yuan clashed, both probing each other's strength. Spirit Fengyun used about thirty percent of his power, while Xie Yuan used forty percent. They were evenly matched.
Xie Yuan suddenly flicked his arm. He raised his left leg. Spirit Fengyun, as if he had anticipated Xie Yuan's move, flickered and turned into an afterimage. Xie Yuan's left leg passed directly through Spirit Fengyun's form. It was an afterimage. Spirit Fengyun quietly appeared behind him and threw a punch, entwined with a white vortex. The power used by the Spirit Race was called the purest spiritual energy.
The energy used by the seven races were all the purest seven types of energy. The reason was simple: they were all beings created by the disciples of the Origin Village. Purity was the rule of the Origin Village.
Spirit Fengyun's fist approached Xie Yuan. Xie Yuan snorted, "Is that all? The Spirit Race is nothing special."
Xie Yuan's body spun around, and his claws shot out. Spirit Fengyun was directly repelled. Spirit Fengyun's expression turned grim. Xie Yuan's strength was even greater than he had imagined. Within the same realm, he was likely not an opponent. However, he still had trump cards, so there was still a chance to win. Xie Yuan looked down on Spirit Fengyun and said, "Show me all the abilities of your Spirit Race. Don't let me look down on you, after all, you are one of the seven races."
"Since you wish it, then I shall let you witness my full strength."
Spirit Fengyun roared, and his aura surged. The void vacuum zone became even darker. Outside, energy formed a protective shield around this area. This was the barrier created by the awakening Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao had awakened and had no choice but to suspend its fusion to enclose this area. It absolutely could not allow the void vacuum zone to expand, as anywhere it reached would turn into a void, a void of reality.
One must know that most martial artists and cultivators in this world, Earth, were mortal. When they encountered the void zone, they would be swallowed by the void and become nourishment for it. If it continued to expand, the entire world would truly be in danger, and no living beings, not even a single flower, tree, or blade of grass, could exist.
In the most severe case, even the sun in the sky would cease to exist. This was the power of the void. The Heavenly Dao tightly sealed the ultimate moves of the two, doing its best to contain them. In the void vacuum zone, Spirit Fengyun unleashed his full power. He took a step forward, and a white light flashed like a shooting star. No one knew what happened. They only saw Xie Yuan standing in place, and the next moment, he was sent flying back more than ten meters, being repelled one meter at a time.
Although Xie Yuan sustained multiple attacks, his body was not affected. On the thirteenth impact, Xie Yuan stood on the void, and his claw shot out. This time, it directly grabbed Spirit Fengyun's palm. Spirit Fengyun's palm was firmly grasped by Xie Yuan. Even with all his strength, he couldn't break free from the claw. Xie Yuan directly swung Spirit Fengyun up and flung him away. He stomped his foot, and the void made a sound. Xie Yuan's speed was essentially the same as Spirit Fengyun's. Xie Yuan's strength appeared to be even greater than Spirit Fengyun's.
As Spirit Fengyun stabilized himself, Xie Yuan's figure approached. The Evil Spirit Claws darted out rapidly. Spirit Fengyun could only adopt a passive defensive stance, guarding with his arms. Due to the hasty defense, Spirit Fengyun was repelled again. This was unfortunate, mainly because Xie Yuan attacked during the brief intervals when Spirit Fengyun was repelled, causing Spirit Fengyun to be constantly pushed back and unable to stabilize his footing. For a time, the battlefield was controlled by Xie Yuan. Spirit Fengyun knew that if this continued, he would be completely on the defensive.
Spirit Fengyun's heart rate changed slightly. Before Xie Yuan's Evil Spirit Claws could reach him, he had already swung his palms. His palms waited for three seconds before colliding with the Evil Spirit Claws. Xie Yuan remained expressionless. Dealing with the Spirit Race in this manner was common. The Spirit Race could read minds, even gods could. In battle, as long as one thought, the opponent would know what they were planning.
Unless you fought without thinking, but such a fight would only have one outcome: your own death. In battle, the most feared thing was fighting without thinking, relying purely on instinct. That way, it was easy for the opponent to find your weaknesses. Everyone has weaknesses; as long as one is a living being, they have weaknesses. Nothing or no being is perfect. Even the Heavenly Dao is not complete, let alone living beings. In battle, one must hide their shortcomings. Spirit Fengyun and Xie Yuan were both like this.
Even though Xie Yuan knew Spirit Fengyun had mind-reading abilities, he wouldn't think about his own weaknesses being exposed. Xie Yuan and Spirit Fengyun clashed. The resulting shockwaves and energy were fortunately suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, the entire fortress and its surroundings would have become a void zone. Even with the Heavenly Dao's intervention, it would be difficult to repair this area.
An explosion resounded, and Chen Tian and the Heavenly Dao retreated together from the explosion. Chen Tian, who had been crushing the Heavenly Dao from the beginning, was now fighting on equal footing. Chen Tian and the Heavenly Dao confronted each other. The Heavenly Dao was surrounded by lightning, and outside the lightning, there was a layer of souls. Those were the primordial powers of the living beings in this world. The Heavenly Dao had actually used this power to contend with Chen Tian. Did the Heavenly Dao hate humans that much?
Chen Tian couldn't understand. To sacrifice the primordial powers of living beings just to eliminate him? What was the Heavenly Dao thinking?
"Are you worthy of this world by doing this?"
The Heavenly Dao replied decisively, "As long as you exist, you are a redundant existence. Redundancy must be eliminated. Blame yourself for coming to this world."
"Die!"
The Heavenly Dao concentrated lightning in its palm, forming a lightning spear. Chen Tian knew there was only one path left: eliminate the Heavenly Dao and plunge this world into silence, awaiting the emergence of a new Heavenly Dao. The current Heavenly Dao had gone mad. Such a Heavenly Dao brought no good to the world. Chen Tian, having figured this out, unleashed his move with killing intent. Originally, Chen Tian did not want to destroy the Heavenly Dao, but now he had no choice but to implement this idea.
Chen Tian faced the Heavenly Dao's lightning spear. Energy gathered in Chen Tian's palm. This energy was cosmic energy, an energy that Chen Tian had simulated by fusing all his energies. Cosmic energy was much more advanced than world energy or Heavenly Dao energy. Even its simulated power was enough to contend with heavenly lightning energy. A light ring gradually formed in Chen Tian's palm. Both sides swung their arms at basically the same time, and the light ring and the lightning spear shot out. The two beams of light collided.
Boom!
The sky exploded. Spirit Fengyun and Xie Yuan retreated. Spirit Fengyun's mind-reading ability gave him the upper hand. In the battle, Xie Yuan's every thought and next move were grasped by Spirit Fengyun. It could be said that the initiative was currently with Spirit Fengyun. Xie Yuan clapped his hands and praised, "Not bad. As expected of the Spirit Race's mind-reading ability, it truly cannot be underestimated."
"Thank you for the compliment. I must admit the power of your Evil Spirit Race."
Xie Yuan's expression suddenly changed, "Did you think our Master hadn't considered this situation? Next, I'll see how you use your mind-reading ability."
Three black orbs of light floated in Xie Yuan's palm. Spirit Fengyun sensed the aura. These were the thoughts of Xie Ru, Xie Ku, and Xie Scorpion.
"Damn it, stop him!"
Spirit Fengyun knew what Xie Yuan was about to do and absolutely couldn't let him succeed, otherwise, his mind-reading ability would be useless.
The three orbs in Xie Yuan's hand, controlled by Xie Yuan, drilled into the center of his brow. They merged completely. Soon, this surprised Spirit Fengyun. Was that it? He had only just approached Xie Yuan when Xie Yuan swung his fists. Spirit Fengyun crossed his arms to defend. His fists struck Spirit Fengyun's arms, and Spirit Fengyun was repelled. A streak of light cut through the air. The Heavenly Dao stabilized itself. Chen Tian's punch repelled it, a scene the Heavenly Dao couldn't have conceived. Chen Tian's strength was even greater than before.
Chen Tian's killing intent was palpable. "The Heavenly Dao should not live, so you shall be completely annihilated here, awaiting the birth of a new Heavenly Dao in a few thousand years."
"You... How dare you!"
The Heavenly Dao heard Chen Tian speak like this. It was clear Chen Tian intended to kill the Heavenly Dao completely, plunging this world into chaos. After all, a new Heavenly Dao would be born in a few thousand years. The Heavenly Dao was not an immortal existence. They merely lived longer than living beings.
"You cannot do this."
The Heavenly Dao became fearful. Chen Tian's idea was insane: to kill the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao was no match for Chen Tian, this was a fact. Fear was warranted.
Chen Tian sighed. With a breath, he entered the surrounding space. Chen Tian's figure emanated blue lines, which enveloped the surrounding space. The Heavenly Dao was trapped in the center.
Chen Tian appeared behind the Heavenly Dao. The Samsara Body was deactivated. He didn't even turn to look back. An explosion occurred, and the Heavenly Dao's figure disintegrated into fragments within the explosion.
Chen Tian walked forward silently, without looking back.
For Chen Tian, who had activated the Samsara Body, instantly killing the Heavenly Dao was not a problem. He had hesitated before, but after witnessing the Heavenly Dao's willingness to spare no expense to kill him there, Chen Tian had decided to annihilate the Heavenly Dao then and there.
The world would fall into chaos without the Heavenly Dao, but in a few thousand years, a new Heavenly Dao would appear, and everything would return to normal.
Chen Tian was not responsible for what came after. For this world, Chen Tian would rather it start anew.
In the void zone, Spirit Fengyun's mind-reading ability had completely failed. Spirit Fengyun knew the reason very clearly.