278: Combined attack formation!

"true spirit defensive treasure!"

The Silver-Robed Youth's eyes were fixed on the golden disc between Lin Chen's eyebrows, a greedy expression appearing on his face.

One must know, he was using a true spirit secret technique, and his true spirit Realm was already two realms higher than Lin Chen's!

Under such circumstances, it was actually blocked, and Lin Chen seemed unharmed!

The Silver-Robed Youth was incredibly shocked.

He instantly realized that the true spirit defensive treasure possessed by that human youth must be extremely heaven-defying!

The grade of true spirit defensive treasures is categorized the same way as weapons.

This grade corresponds to the Golden Body Realm.

For instance, the Silver-Robed Youth was at the late stage of the Half-step Great Emperor Realm, so the grade of true spirit defensive treasure corresponding to his realm would be a third-grade Yuan Artifact.

Generally speaking, if the true spirit Realm of a creature using a true spirit attack is lower than the grade of the true spirit defensive treasure, then the true spirit defensive treasure can weaken 99% of its true spirit attack power.

Conversely, for every realm higher, the effect of weakening the true spirit attack is halved!

At the same realm, it can only weaken 70%... The Silver-Robed Youth was currently at the late stage of the Half-step Great Emperor Realm. His true spirit attack, enhanced by a true spirit secret technique, could instantly kill a creature of the same realm if they didn't possess a true spirit defensive treasure!

He guessed that the true spirit defensive treasure on Lin Chen must have reached the Great Emperor level!

true spirit defensive treasures are simply too rare, with prices at least ten times that of ordinary weapons!

Therefore, most creatures do not purchase true spirit defensive treasures; only the disciples of major powers can afford them... "Very good, you've really given me a huge surprise."

The Silver-Robed Youth made no attempt to conceal his greed. With a single-hand gesture, a longsword appeared in his hand.

Then, his aura erupted fiercely, and he thrust the longsword forward.

The next instant.

A sky-obscuring light sword condensed above Lin Chen's head, its terrifying aura shaking heaven and earth!

Instantly, Lin Chen's hair stood on end, and an intuition told him that if this sword fell, he would surely die!

This was an ultimate-level Great Dao!

"It's finally here!"

A hint of excitement flashed in Lin Chen's eyes. Then, the long blade in his hand burst forth with dazzling light, and he slashed towards the light sword above.

Taiyi Blade Art, Tenth Stage!

This strike did not include his physical body's amplification, so it only had an amplification of about 6400 times.

But this strike had already reached the peak of the Half-step Great Emperor Realm!

Boom—

The void violently vibrated, countless fine cracks appearing, as both sides' attacks canceled each other out.

Upon seeing Lin Chen's strike, the Silver-Robed Youth immediately sensed its terrifying power, and he looked at Lin Chen with a horrified expression.

"Ultimate Great Dao! How... how is that possible!"

"We both use the Ultimate Great Dao, but why is your combat technique so strong!"

He stared at Lin Chen in disbelief. Their Great Dao levels were the same, but after this exchange, it was a draw.

One must know, he had already comprehended his Great Dao to 67%!

His basic power level far exceeded Lin Chen's!

"Could it be... a combat technique?"

Thinking of this, a monstrous wave of shock surged in the Silver-Robed Youth's heart.

Just then, the long blade in Lin Chen's hand slashed out again. This time, he used the Unity Secret Art.

Buzz—

The blade light flashed, instantly crossing layers of space to arrive before the Silver-Robed Youth.

Feeling the terrifying power contained within this strike, the Silver-Robed Youth's pupils constricted violently.

He continuously swung the longsword in his hand, unleashing sword arts madly.

Boom boom boom—

However, Lin Chen's strike had already broken through the limits of the Half-step Great Emperor Realm, touching a trace of the true Great Emperor Realm's power!

The longsword in the Silver-Robed Youth's hand instantly shattered, and the blade light sliced through his body, the terrifying Great Dao power directly cutting him into pieces!

Seeing this, Lin Chen, who was in the distance, instantly teleported over, then continuously unleashed the Chaos Creation Palm!

Bang bang bang!

After a long while, Lin Chen frowned deeply.

No reaction?

Suddenly, he felt something and abruptly looked up at the sky above his head.

He saw a youth clad in a silver robe suspended there, and a long blade wound could be seen on his body.

At this moment, the blade wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Suddenly, the Silver-Robed Youth smiled eerily.

The next moment, an incredibly dense black mist emanated from his body, his pupils instantly turned pitch black, and Gui Markingss lit up on his body!

One... two... five!

"To force me to this extent, you are worthy of pride."

A sinister and hoarse voice rang out, and terrifying physical pressure shook heaven and earth.

Lin Chen's expression was shocked. If he wasn't mistaken, these were Fifth-tier Gui Markingss!

Which meant a Golden Body Realm comparable to the late stage of the Half-step Great Emperor Realm!

Once Fifth-tier Gui Markingss were condensed, they directly reached the Yuan-tier Third Forged Golden Body level, which was two realms higher than Lin Chen's current Golden Body Realm!

To condense Fifth-tier Gui Markingss, it required 50 gui pearls of the Half-step Great Emperor Realm level!

A single gui pearl of this level cost 100 billion Energy Points.

Adding them up, that's 5 trillion Energy Points!

Lin Chen couldn't even imagine such a large amount of Energy Points... He suspected that the Silver-Robed Youth had harvested at least 3000 trial-takers' Energy Points in the first layer.

Passing the first layer, a trial-taker could obtain 1 billion Energy Points... The second layer offered even more; simply passing it granted 10 billion Energy Points!

With a turn of thought, Lin Chen understood... Looking at the figure emanating black mist, Lin Chen's expression became solemn.

The next moment, he had a thought.

Eight wisps of green smoke floated out from his body, then transformed into the appearance of his main body.

This was the first time Lin Chen's clones and main body attacked simultaneously; he was preparing for an all-out battle!

Luo Tian, in the distance, stared dumbfounded at the eight clones manifested by Lin Chen. He rubbed his eyes, suspecting he had seen wrong.

"His clones couldn't possibly have the same combat power as his main body, could they...?"

The last time Lin Chen's clone attacked, it left a profound impression on him.

Luo Tian now realized that Lin Chen had held back many of his trump cards when dealing with him before... However, at this moment, he still worried for Lin Chen, as he also knew about Fifth-tier Gui Markingss.

Fifth-tier Gui Markingss, when applied to the physical body, directly raised the physical body realm to Yuan-tier Third Forged. When combat techniques were then used, their power was simply terrifying... At this moment, Lin Chen suddenly noticed that the Silver-Robed Youth's body was surging with black mist, his face constantly contorting, laughing one moment, crying the next, extremely bizarre, as if his sanity was about to be eroded by the strangeness.

"Get lost! Don't think about controlling me!"

The Silver-Robed Youth roared fiercely, his terrifying aura shaking the void, and his eyes regained a trace of clarity.

Then, he looked at Lin Chen with an evil gaze, roaring ferociously:

"Come on, let me crush you!"

Lin Chen's heart was incredibly calm at this moment. His eyes narrowed, and the eight clones, each holding a ninth-grade Emperor Artifact-level long blade, quickly formed a battle formation in the air.

His main body, holding a first-grade Yuan Artifact-level long blade, moved to the center of the battle formation.

He had obtained this battle formation method from another trial-taker, and he had learned it through Energy Points at the time, but he had never had a chance to use it.

After Lin Chen's main body entered the battle formation, the clones and main body quickly began to erupt with full power!

Taiyi Blade Art, Tenth Stage!

Unity Secret Art!

Physical Body Amplification!

Nine rays of blade light merged through the battle formation into one terrifyingly powerful blade light.

Boom—

Wherever the blade light passed, the void was torn apart inch by inch!

For the first time, an expression of terror appeared on the Silver-Robed Youth's face. He roared loudly, transforming his palm into a sword, and under the amplification of his Yuan-tier Third Forged physical body, he furiously unleashed sword light!

Instantly, hundreds of sword lights formed a sword net, enveloping that terrifying strike.

Boom—

The void exploded loudly. Both their attacks had surpassed the peak of the Half-step Great Emperor Realm, containing a trace of the true Great Emperor Realm's power.

However, Lin Chen's strike was even superior!

Buzz—

The blade light instantly sliced through the Silver-Robed Youth's body, directly splitting him in half.

Immediately after, more than a dozen blade lights struck.

"Ah..."

A cry of unwilling agony came, and the Silver-Robed Youth was cut into countless fragments.

The next moment, a sky-obscuring giant palm slammed down. This palm was precisely the Chaos Creation Palm, strengthened by the battle formation!

Bang!

The endless black mist instantly dissipated, and a black crystal appeared in its place. The Emperor Seal and the seed imprint also materialized.

With that, the Silver-Robed Youth fell... Lin Chen's main body instantly teleported close. He grabbed with one hand, directly reaching into the spatial rift.

After a long while, a ball of light was pulled out by him.

This was precisely the Silver-Robed Youth's Inner World!