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Chapter 421: The Great Battle
Chapter 421: The Great Battle
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Hong Shida and Zong Gang's intervention also gradually awakened the many grandmasters present, and they launched their attacks one after another, intensifying the battlefield once more. However, this time, the Spirit Folk were under absolute suppression!
Chen Mu, facing the combined might of Ling Huan and the majority of the formation's power, crushed Ling Ji with a single move. Only a few could withstand the might of Hong Shida and the other grandmasters. The formation's light curtain shook violently under the relentless assault.
"..."
Ling Huan's face turned ashen, wishing to divide his strength to expel Hong Shida and the other grandmasters. But Chen Mu didn't give him this chance, forcing him to confront each attack with all his might, leaving no room for distraction.
Before the battle, he never imagined such a situation. Now, the situation had spiraled out of control.
Initially, with his command over the formation and ample reserves, he was confident of holding off even Chen Mu. But Chen Mu's strength had surged to unimaginable levels, exceeding expectations. With a single move, he crushed Ling Ji, not just disrupting the battlefield's balance but almost overturning the entire situation!
"Cough, cough..."
Just as the situation reached a critical point, a series of violent coughs echoed from the ruins behind the settlement. Ling Ji, the newly ascended Spirit Ancestor, staggered into view, his body covered in blood, his skin riddled with cracks like a shattered porcelain vase, ready to break at any moment, a truly terrifying sight.
Hum!
Ling Ji coughed up a mouthful of blood, then, with difficulty, struck out, releasing a beam of spirit light to prop up the caved-in formation light curtain, though it seemed barely stable.
Clearly, Chen Mu's previous attack, though weakened by the formation, had dealt Ling Ji a severe blow. Even defending against the grandmasters' attacks was now an arduous task.
As numerous grandmasters converged their attacks on the formation, seeing Ling Ji's dire state, they showed no fear. Their eyes turned cold, seizing the opportunity to relentlessly press their attacks, each determined to capitalize on his weakness.
However.
Amidst the excitement, they watched Ling Ji's plight, their hearts stirred.
Regardless, this new Spirit Ancestor of the Spirit Folk was a master comparable to the Blood Replacement Realm. Hiding behind the formation light curtain, he was struck by Chen Mu's attack, leaving him in such a dire state. What formidable power was this?
As Ling Ji suffered this heavy blow, blood trickled from the corners of his mouth. He glanced at the sky, where Ling Huan and Chen Mu were locked in fierce combat. His eyes still held a hint of disbelief, struggling to comprehend Chen Mu's overwhelming strength. According to Ling Huan, Chen Mu's power was similar to his own, slightly superior but not by much. Yet, in reality, the gap was qualitative!
Ling Ji's appearance temporarily stabilized the faltering formation light curtain, but it was clear to discerning eyes that it was a forced support, unable to last long.
Finally.
As the situation deteriorated.
Ling Huan, bathed in emerald spirit light and floating in the air, made a resolute decision. His eyes flashed with determination, and he uttered an incomprehensible command.
"Bone Lina..."
It was the language of the Spirit Folk, seemingly issuing an order.
As the sound reverberated, the Spirit Folk below looked up at Ling Huan above, their eyes filled with awe. Ling Ji, too, revealed a trace of reluctance, but in the end, he could only grit his teeth.
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes, not understanding the Spirit Folk's language but deducing their intentions from their expressions and actions. He guessed what Ling Huan intended and swiftly unleashed a series of fist seals.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The emerald formation light curtain caved in, shattering, as three gaping holes were punched through. The massive fist seals descended, attacking Ling Ji and the Spirit Folk below.
"Hmph!"
Ling Huan coldly humphed, raising his right hand. The Seekwood heart branch seemed to appear from nowhere, and with a casual wave, a vast emerald radiance swept out, blocking Chen Mu's fist seals.
He lifted both arms, his eyes deep and profound. Spirit light rippled around him, intensifying, as if breaking free from some restraint. The Seekwood power in the entire area fluctuated, and even the vast Seekwood tree, stretching for thousands of miles, seemed to sway in response to his power.
A torrent of Seekwood energy surged from all directions, enveloping Ling Huan's body.
"The Celestial Boundary..."
Chen Mu stared, narrowing his eyes, and muttered to himself.
Ling Huan, a true master of the Celestial Realm, was limited in his Celestial techniques within the Seekwood Heavenly Realm. But where there are limitations, there might also be a way to break free.
At this very moment, Ling Huan relied on some means to forcibly break through the boundaries and shackles of a Heaven Person.
If it were before, when Ling Huan displayed such abilities, even Chen Mu would have been wary and retreated. But now, even if Ling Huan used some forbidden method to forcefully break through the restrictions, Chen Mu was completely unafraid.
Furthermore, with his current realm, he could clearly see that Ling Huan was struggling to maintain this true Heaven Person state, likely at the cost of his life. Chen Mu even noticed that Ling Huan's limbs and skin were gradually developing fine cracks.
"A Heaven Person state..."
"Not good, the old fellow is going all out!"
Yan Hong and many other Grandmasters also noticed the changes in Ling Huan. Their gazes shifted slightly.
A Heaven Person expert using such a forbidden method was extremely terrifying. If it weren't for Chen Mu, who was almost on par with a Heaven Person, they would have all chosen to retreat immediately.
Buzz!
In the next moment, the swaying array light curtain showed signs of shattering into countless pieces.
The array had already been struggling to withstand the combined attacks of Chen Mu and the other Grandmasters. Now, with Ling Huan forcefully drawing most of the Seekwood power into himself, the array was on the verge of collapse.
Finally, with a cracking sound, a rift appeared and spread, and the entire array light curtain shattered. As the array cracked and gradually broke, the numerous Spirit People within, including Ling Ji, retreated at the first opportunity.
Ling Ji looked up at the sky, where Ling Huan, bathed in emerald light, unleashed a terrifying power that he had never shown before. Ling Huan's eyes were filled with reluctance, but he still retreated with the others. He was heavily injured and couldn't fight alongside Ling Huan.
Ling Huan, having lived for a thousand years, was already nearing the end of his long Spirit People lifespan. By using this move to forcefully harness the Seekwood power and transform himself into the array's core, he could repel Chen Mu and the others, but he was also close to nirvana.
"..."
Ling Ji turned to look at Chen Mu again, his teeth clenched.
If not for Chen Mu, they could have withstood the entire attack. They might have even been able to counterattack in half a month, capturing some of these foreign enemies and recovering some of their losses. But now, it had all become an illusion.
Even though he was filled with reluctance and hatred, he could only grit his teeth and retreat. He knew he had more important matters to attend to. Ling Huan had paid the price of using a forbidden method to give them space to escape. He had to return to the forbidden ground, heal his injuries quickly, and regain control of the core area's Seekwood Grand Array, where no mishaps could be allowed.
"You want to leave? It won't be that easy!"
"Stay!"
Seeing Ling Ji and the others retreating, Hong Shida and the other Grandmasters naturally wouldn't let them off easily. They shouted and pursued Ling Ji's group.
Compared to Ling Huan, standing tall in the sky and exuding a terrifying aura, the heavily injured Ling Ji and his Spirit People warriors were easier targets. They didn't want to stay and fight Ling Huan.
However, as they were about to chase after Ling Ji, Ling Huan, standing tall in the sky, bathed in magnificent Spirit Glow, his figure blending with the vast Seekwood. His eyes showed no emotion, neither anger nor hatred, just a simple wave of his hand. The massive Seekwood branch below him then roared, shaking violently.
In an instant, Seekwood twisted in all directions, and countless branches extended from all sides, forming a vast tree sea that swept towards Hong Shida and the hundred Grandmasters.
The dense tree canopy covered the sky, and from within, each branch carried the surging power of Seekwood, like wooden dragons spanning the heavens.
Hong Shida and the Grandmasters, who were chasing after Ling Ji and the Spirit People, were immediately stopped in their tracks.
High above, Chen Mu watched calmly as Hong Shida and the others were blocked. He saw Ling Ji and the Spirit People escape, but his expression didn't change. In his eyes, Ling Ji and the others were like ants, and their escape meant nothing.
His gaze was now solely fixed on Ling Huan.
"I thought that in this Seekwood Heavenly Realm, you couldn't unleash the true power of a Heaven Person. But you still have this forbidden method, though it's a bit forced. You're a qualified opponent, and fighting you won't be in vain."
Ling Huan was the first Heaven Person-level expert Chen Mu had encountered in his martial cultivation journey. Even now, after using the forbidden method, Ling Huan was in his complete Heaven Person state.
High in the sky, Spirit Huan stood tall, his aged emerald eyes resembling crystals that seemed to shatter within. Blood-red veins slowly spread across his body, yet his stance exuded a majestic and awe-inspiring aura.
In a swift motion, Spirit Huan moved, appearing instantly before Chen Mu. The branch of Seekwood in his hand had already begun to melt, inch by inch, dissolving into an emerald essence that merged into Chen Mu's body. Chen Mu responded with a simple and unadorned fist seal, emitting a mingling of emerald spirit light that formed a seemingly small yet awe-inspiring Seekwood seal.
Unlike Spirit Huan's previous manipulation of formation energies, this time, he manifested the true power of a Heaven Person, unleashing the might of the heavens and earth. With a single move, the heavens seemed to twist and offer no escape. There were no flashy techniques, only the raw power of simplicity.
Facing Spirit Huan's genuine Heaven Person fist seal, Chen Mu felt as if he were confronting the vastness of the heavens and earth, the grandeur of the Seekwood realm. His heart raced, and every drop of blood in his body seemed to tremble violently, brewing an infinite battle intent. It was as if he were about to transcend and transform, bearing the cleansing and tempering of the heavens and earth, taking a step towards the pinnacle of body tempering martial arts.
Of course, Chen Mu knew this was an illusion, as Seekwood Heavenly Realm was insufficient to support the transformation of Blood Replacement Realm. This sensation was merely Spirit Huan's manifestation of Heaven Person power, harnessing the might of the heavens and earth, causing these minor changes.
Without further ado, Chen Mu raised his hand, executing a fist seal in response.
The light of the Eight Trigrams of Heaven and Earth revolved and condensed on his fist, forming a simple yet powerful Heaven Earth Wheel Seal.
Boom!!!
The two fist seals collided in mid-air, only to explode instantly.
Chen Mu's fist and Spirit Huan's fist never made direct contact, but at a distance of about three feet, they both halted. In the center of this three-foot gap, countless white cracks appeared and rapidly spread, eventually shattering and forming a pitch-black void rift.
Swish.
Both Chen Mu and Spirit Huan withdrew and retreated, their figures flashing to appear dozens of feet away, ready for the next exchange.
The third move,
The fourth,
The fifth,
Each strike was simple, devoid of intricate techniques, yet their figures flickered incessantly, and with each collision, the void where they had been standing would shatter, creating more black void rifts.
Having devoured a significant amount of Seekwood energy and broken through the restrictions, Spirit Huan, now at the peak of the seventh realm, faced off against Chen Mu, whose martial body had reached its zenith. In a short time, they exchanged dozens of moves.
These dozens of moves did not reveal who held the upper hand, but the shattering in the sky continued to spread. Many cracks had not even healed before they were shattered again, ultimately covering a vast area of hundreds of feet with white rifts, as if the entire sky were about to collapse like a shattered ice surface.
Below, Hong Shida and the other grandmasters were still blocked by the vast tree sea, but many of them witnessed the battle in the sky, a true display of Heaven Person prowess. Even as grandmasters, they might not encounter such a sight more than once in their lifetimes. Their eyes reflected awe and admiration for the pinnacle of martial arts.
As Chen Mu and Spirit Huan's battle intensified, their speed reaching the extreme, their figures flashing in the sky, a subtle change became apparent.
Chen Mu's arms would occasionally reveal rupturing blood marks, but these wounds would heal instantly and invisibly. Across from him, Spirit Huan's entire body gradually developed fine cracks that spread and intertwined, seeping out drops of crimson blood, a terrifying sight as if he were about to shatter completely.
If Spirit Huan were in the Great Xuan world, free from restrictions as a true Heaven Person, he might have matched Chen Mu without falling behind. But having broken through the limits with forbidden techniques, Spirit Huan, this Heaven Person Ancestor, was not Chen Mu's equal opponent.
(End of Chapter)
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