Chen Tian struck first, the two colliding. Chen Tian's palm transformed into a claw, extending like sharp wolf paws, fierce and swift, catching one off guard. Xie Pangyuan recognized Chen Tian's attack style. He waved his left arm slightly, colliding with Chen Tian's claw. A slight vibration occurred. Seeing Xie Pangyuan's quick reaction, Chen Tian lifted his left leg. Just as he was about to raise it, Xie Pangyuan retreated. Chen Tian's leg attack missed. Chen Tian watched Xie Pangyuan with great interest.
The opponent seemed to possess the same ability as himself, the ability to calculate combat scenarios. Chen Tian's left leg was about to attack when Xie Pangyuan seemed to know where he was attacking and what Chen Tian's target was, decisively choosing to retreat, causing Chen Tian's strike to miss. Xie Pangyuan's ability was exactly the same as Chen Tian's calculation ability. This battle was destined to be difficult.
Moreover, Chen Tian didn't know if this was Xie Pangyuan's own ability or some other means. He needed to understand it first. His figure flashed, lightning striking, a gentle breeze blowing, and he suddenly appeared behind Xie Pangyuan. As soon as he appeared, Xie Pangyuan dodged to his left. Chen Tian's punch, which was halfway to its target, missed completely. Xie Pangyuan retaliated with a punch. Chen Tian opened his palm, and the punch landed on his palm, sending waves of air and shockwaves spreading. Chen Tian retreated three steps.
Chen Tian realized that in terms of technique, he was weaker than Xie Pangyuan. Xie Pangyuan stood his ground, stepping out with his figure like a phantom, alternating between solid and illusory, moving left and right. Chen Tian calculated various scenarios in his mind and preemptively extended his palm to strike thirty degrees to his left. Xie Pangyuan, seeing his surprise attack defended against, was slightly taken aback. However, upon reflection, it was to be expected given it was him. Then, his figure dissipated. Chen Tian scanned the empty sky around him, unsure when the opponent would strike again.
Chen Tian leaped several times, explosions erupting beneath his feet. After jumping, he executed three consecutive backflips, followed by successive explosions. Fortunately, Chen Tian reacted quickly, otherwise, he would have been injured in the explosions. Xie Pangyuan clapped his hands and said, "Not bad, not bad. It seems you have the same ability as me, the ability to predict future combat."
"You are stronger than the God Lord of the Divine Realm. At least the God Lord doesn't have this ability."
"Thank you for the compliment, but you still have to die here."
Chen Tian's figure instantly split into nine Chen Tians, each an independent entity. Nine Chen Tians of different colors attacked from nine different directions. Now, a one-on-one confrontation held no advantage for either side. From Xie Pangyuan's previous words, Chen Tian understood some information: Xie Pangyuan could predict the combat scene a few seconds into the future, which was equivalent to Chen Tian's calculation ability. However, Chen Tian's calculation ability was more powerful, as it encompassed all situations. Predicting the future was merely a fixed future, and Chen Tian could toy with Xie Pangyuan at any time by changing his moves.
Nine different Chen Tians, nine elemental bodies, surrounded Xie Pangyuan. Nine against one, what good was Xie Pangyuan's powerful ability to predict the future? Could he possibly see the future attacks of nine clones? Even if he could, no one could withstand Chen Tian's continuous attacks.
"Clones? That's indeed a good method."
Xie Pangyuan looked at the surrounding clone Chen Tians. The nine elements were astonishing. Chen Tian absolutely could not be allowed to live. Otherwise, when the time came for the final battle, their Evil Spirit race would have no chance of turning things around. Chen Tian was stronger than at any other time, even surpassing the God Lord of that era.
Xie Pangyuan trembled all over, clenched his fists, and slowly straightened his chest. His aura continuously flowed out from his entire body. Accompanying Xie Pangyuan's shout of "Ha!"
Evil Spirit energy erupted from his body, and black air currents swept through. The nine elemental clones exploded amidst the surging Evil Spirit energy and eventually disappeared. Chen Tian hadn't expected Xie Pangyuan to use Evil Spirit energy in this way. Since when could Evil Spirit energy be used like this?
"Thank you for your guidance, humans. I have become more proficient in using Evil Spirit energy."
Xie Pangyuan said this to attack Chen Tian's mind, clearly implying that a traitor among humans had taught him how to use Evil Spirit energy this way.
"That traitor, I will tear him to shreds."
Chen Tian's face contorted with rage. He had been searching for that traitor but could find no information or trace of him. Without dealing with that traitor, the world would never know peace.
Chen Tian's entire aura intensified, influenced by his emotions. Sometimes, emotions could make a person stronger. Thunder and lightning filled the sky, dark clouds gathered, strong winds and heavy rain, hailstones, lightning, and lava erupted from the ground. Chen Tian's emotions affected the entire environment of the Divine Realm.
"It seems you are not using your full strength yet."
Xie Pangyuan retreated a few steps. Based on Chen Tian's aura and the current scene, he concluded that Chen Tian had not yet used his full power. Merely his emotions could affect the surrounding environment. With a single thought, he could change the world!
A terrifying technique, legend said it could only be achieved at the Saint Realm. Was Chen Tian a cultivator of the Saint Realm in this era?
"This explains it. This world cannot withstand the power of the Saint Realm. This means his current display of power cannot exceed a certain range, which is my opportunity."
Xie Pangyuan seemed to have found a crucial point. Chen Tian was a Saint Realm cultivator. In this world, if he unleashed power beyond a certain range, the world would be destroyed. The opponent could not go all out and even had to restrict his own strength. Xie Pangyuan could take this opportunity to eliminate Chen Tian.
Xie Pangyuan directly revealed his true form as an Evil Spirit. In his true form, the strength of an Evil Spirit increased by a full seventy percent. His entire body underwent earth-shattering changes: black claws, a colossal body, a demonic appearance, and his entire being was enshrouded in black energy that filled the sky.
Seeing Xie Pangyuan in this state, Chen Tian witnessed the true form of an Evil Spirit for the first time. So this was what it looked like!
Chen Tian raised his arm high, condensing all his strength into it, which then flowed into his palm, and finally gathered at his fingertips. Energy emanated from his fingers and slowly coalesced. The lightning, dark clouds, strong winds, and heavy rain in the sky, the lava, ocean waves, trees, and earth on the ground, and the multicolored elemental forces continuously entered the energy mass.
Chen Tian intended to end the battle with a single move!
Xie Pangyuan had the same idea. He gathered energy throughout his body for a full-force strike. It was a contest of powerful techniques, whoever condensed their technique faster would strike first. The energy mass on Chen Tian's arm coalesced into a nine-colored long sword.
The sword emerged, illuminating the world; the sword emerged, destroying realms.
This move was Chen Tian's condensation of energy, mastering all energies into a single strike: the Reincarnation World-Destroying Sword!
The name appeared in Chen Tian's mind subconsciously. As the sword fell, it shook heaven and earth, and the scene of the world splitting apart flashed in his mind. This sword seemed unstoppable.
Xie Pangyuan felt the power of this sword. Affected by its might, his charge-up was interrupted, rendering him completely unable to move. What kind of sword was this?
As the sword descended, the ground and sky trembled and collapsed directly. Chen Tian waved his hand, and the sword light vanished. This single strike left thirty-six world-sized sword marks. The marks extended from the Wild Wind Valley forward, boundless and infinite.
A terrifying sword strike!
At the center of the sword marks, Xie Pangyuan was covered by a black shield, protecting him. Chen Tian felt the black shield and found it strangely familiar.
"Hmm? His aura is here."
A voice sounded, and a vortex appeared. Xie Kuangmie walked out of the vortex. Chen Tian's expression became cautious upon seeing him. It was uncertain if Xie Kuangmie would attack him for Xie Pangyuan's sake, so Chen Tian couldn't let his guard down.
"An outcast of the Evil Spirit race, hmm? Who gave you this thing? Tell me."
"G-G-Great... Great... Lord."
"Don't call me that. We are not familiar with each other. The main Evil Spirit clan has no connection with the outcasts. I have no obligation to care about your life or death. I just want to know who gave you this thing."
Xie Kuangmie's expression was blank, which disappointed Xie Pangyuan. "It was someone named Tian."
Before Xie Pangyuan could finish speaking, his body exploded. Xie Kuangmie crushed the token in his hand and roared, "It's Tian, that guy from the Tian generation. A bunch of traitors, betraying their master, making the Evil Spirit race a mess. But how much longer can you live?"
"Xie Kuangmie, why are you here?"
"I was purely attracted by the aura just now. That aura is the aura of the main Evil Spirit clan. It seems someone from the main clan has lifted the expulsion. I need to return to the main clan to report."
Xie Kuangmie only said that. Reporting back would be pointless, as no one would care. The entire main Evil Spirit clan was rotten, and only a few direct descendants remained, waiting for his return. Xie Kuangmie was one of them.
"Alas! Be careful."
Chen Tian inexplicably uttered this sentence, which made Xie Kuangmie look at Chen Tian with a changing expression. He then burst into laughter, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is, hahaha, I'll be waiting for your return."
Xie Kuangmie left amidst his laughter, leaving Chen Tian bewildered. What was going on? Was this person crazy? And why did he say that just now? He hadn't intended to say it.
"It seems I have many secrets. System, do you know?"
"Cannot disclose. When the host returns to the place of origin, this system will tell the host."
Chen Tian didn't inquire further. Asking the system about its personality was like asking nothing at all. Why hadn't Chen Tian remembered this?
Chen Tian's figure disappeared from the Wild Wind Valley. Chen Tian used data modification to restore the Wild Wind Valley. As for the sword marks, Chen Tian could not repair them. The damage caused had completely annihilated the game data. How could a region without data be repaired? Unless Chen Tian spent several days creating data code, Chen Tian didn't have that much time.