478: Chapter 478 Are You Worthy?

Great Love Immortal Venerable did not hesitate at all; a second strike followed in quick succession.

Strike while the enemy is down; this was the ironclad rule he had summarized from countless life-and-death struggles.

After being struck by the Soul-Devouring Blade on the cultivation base, the higher one's cultivation base, the more severely their strength would be compromised, and the circulation of spiritual power would be obstructed. If one did not press the attack at this moment, it would be the greatest cruelty to oneself.

"Second strike!"

The second dark red gem on the Soul-Devouring Blade suddenly lit up, and a black line, sharper and more vicious than the previous one, shot out from the blade's edge, heading straight for Chen Xuan's back. The angle of this strike was extremely tricky, perfectly sealing off all of Chen Xuan's escape routes.

However, Chen Xuan's reaction exceeded his expectations.

The right arm that had been grazed by the black line did not slow down; instead, it recovered to normal in an instant.

Chen Xuan didn't even turn his head; he merely swayed slightly, and his entire figure distorted like a reflection in water. The black line "passed" through his body. It wasn't that he had dodged it, but in that instant, his body seemed to have become a phantom, existing on a different spatial plane than the black line.

Medicine Venerable's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but whisper in admiration: "To briefly merge oneself into the Void Realm, rendering all attacks unable to make contact. What level of profound understanding of the Law of space must one have reached to achieve such effortless mastery?"

Heavenly Venerable Mogong, who had originally intended to intervene, could only choose to continue holding back upon seeing this scene.

Great Love Immortal Venerable's expression darkened.

Two black lines, one horizontal and one vertical, crossed into a cross shape and went to strangle Chen Xuan.

This time, Chen Xuan did not dodge. Instead, he raised his hand and grasped the air, and a long sword condensed from pure spiritual power formed in his palm. The blade was deep blue, with lightning patterns flowing across its surface, and a sword aura a foot long flickered at the tip.

He swung his sword, not at the two black lines, but at the Void Realm between them.

With one sword strike, the Void Realm was sliced open. The two black lines crashed into the rift and were swept away by spatial turbulence, thrown off to who knows where.

What is going on?

Why has this person's cultivation base not decreased, but instead seems to have become even more fierce?

Great Love Immortal Venerable glanced at the first gem on the Soul-Devouring Blade in his hand; it should have indeed dimmed in luster. There was only one situation that could explain this phenomenon.

This person's true cultivation base was far beyond this; during their previous exchange, he had actually been suppressing his cultivation base to fight.

"This... what exactly is the cultivation base of this Sect Master of the Dao Seeking Sect? Why is he still able to respond to the enemy so easily after being struck by a blade?"

Mystic Talisman Heavenly Venerable couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

She truly did not expect that someone could still be suppressing their cultivation base to test the waters and stroll leisurely while fighting Great Love Immortal Venerable. It was as if he were playing house with a child.

Clang, clang, clang—

The sound of metal clashing echoed in the Void Realm, dense like rain hitting banana leaves. Every sword strike precisely blocked the edge of the Soul-Devouring Blade; not a single strike missed.

Chen Xuan did not adopt the method of feigning weakness to fight Great Love Immortal Venerable. He wanted to step on this stepping stone with an attitude of absolute suppression, making the influence of his Dao Seeking Sect resonate throughout the Nine Provinces.

Great Love Immortal Venerable's face turned livid as he held the blade in his right hand and formed a seal with his left.

"Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire: Ten Thousand Tribulations Summoning!"

Countless crimson thunderbolts bombarded Chen Xuan from all directions. At the same time, dozens of golden Talismans flew out from his sleeves, each containing the power of a single strike from a Tribulation Transcendence Realm powerhouse.

The Talismans transformed into fire dragons and lightning beasts in mid-air, pouncing toward Chen Xuan.

Blade, magic, and Talisman—all three were used simultaneously, covering the sky and earth.

Upon seeing this scene, Heavenly Venerable Mogong and Medicine Venerable turned their heads to look at Mystic Talisman Heavenly Venerable on the side.

Mystic Talisman Heavenly Venerable explained somewhat awkwardly: "Previously, when the Yao Race came to disturb the Secret Realm in the Heavenly Tribulation Continent, he had asked me for some Talismans for self-defense, in case of an emergency."

Chen Xuan looked at the overwhelming attacks coming toward him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Is that it?"

He formed a seal with his left hand, and a purple lightning shield formed around him, blocking those crimson thunderbolts. His right hand swung the long sword repeatedly, and beams of sword light slashed at the fire dragons and lightning beasts transformed from the Talismans. Each strike accurately hit the vitals, shattering those spiritual entities into fragments of light that filled the sky.

But this was not enough.

Great Love Immortal Venerable's offensive was continuous, one wave after another. His left hand changed again, and countless ice spikes were born out of thin air in the Void Realm, each as sharp as a knife and as dense as a rainstorm, pouring down toward Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan's expression did not change. The long sword in his right hand flew out of his hand, turning into a blue stream of light that circled around him, shredding all the ice spikes into powder. At the same time, he formed a seal with both hands, and a golden ring of fire suddenly exploded in the Void Realm beneath his feet, spreading out in all directions. Wherever the ring of fire passed, those crimson thunderbolts, ice spikes, and the aftermath of the Talismans were all burned away completely.

"Sun True Fire: Heaven Burning Style."

Great Love Immortal Venerable's pupils shrank slightly, but he quickly calmed down. With the cyan light of the Eternal Evergreen Lamp protecting his body, although this fire was overbearing, it could not penetrate that layer of light shield locked by time.

He no longer held back, using both hands to unleash various magic techniques and Divine Abilities at Chen Xuan as if they cost nothing.

Heavenly Thunder, Earth Fire, Frost, Gale, Golden Blades, Wood Vines, Earth Spikes—the Five Elements magic techniques took turns, each one pushed to its limit, with astonishing power. Coupled with the black lines slashed out from time to time by the Soul-Devouring Blade, as well as the various spiritual entities transformed from Talismans, the entire Void Realm was turned upside down by him.

However, Chen Xuan responded even more calmly.

Lightning magic, fire magic, sword techniques, spatial magic—the magic techniques and Divine Abilities he mastered were more varied and profound than those of Great Love Immortal Venerable.

When Great Love Immortal Venerable unleashed Heavenly Thunder, he countered with the Five Thunder Orthodoxy, and purple lightning dragons tore the crimson thunderbolts into shreds. When Great Love Immortal Venerable unleashed Earth Fire, he burned it with Sun True Fire, and the golden flames swallowed everything completely. When Great Love Immortal Venerable unleashed Frost, he tore it apart with the Law of space, sending those ice spikes into the spatial turbulence.

Even the three spectators couldn't help but be dumbfounded, feeling that this Man in White Robes was like a Divine Being, simply without a single flaw.

If it weren't for the protection of that Evergreen Lamp, Great Love Immortal Venerable would likely have been killed more than ten times over.

Boom~

The huge fire dragon was swallowed by the sea of fire that filled the sky, and layers of heat waves spread in all directions.

The next moment!

A white sword light, like a startled swan's fleeting shadow, pierced through Great Love Immortal Venerable's chest with a single strike. The dim blue flame of the Eternal Evergreen Lamp swayed gently, and as the cyan light flowed, Great Love Immortal Venerable's injuries recovered as if they were new.

In Great Love Immortal Venerable's eyes, a trace of despair finally emerged.

What kind of monster is this person?

The Soul-Devouring Blade struck his cultivation base, and he was fine. The invincible defense of the Eternal Evergreen Lamp, he didn't care. The magic techniques and Divine Abilities he had exhausted all his strength to use were like child's play before him.

Chen Xuan asked back: "Are you not going to attack anymore?"

"You don't actually think that I was fighting you just to stall for time against that lamp, do you?"

"Are you worthy?"

He held his long sword and walked slowly toward Great Love Immortal Venerable. Around him, lightning served as bone, fire as a blade, and space as an edge. Several Divine Abilities intertwined and circled, setting off this Man in White Robes as if he were a grim reaper descending into the mortal world.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Great Love Immortal Venerable followed by retreating one step, two steps, three steps.

Even though the Eternal Evergreen Lamp had not yet been extinguished, his eyes were already filled with shock and fear, evidently having completely lost the heart to resist.

"It's over!"

Medicine Venerable commented softly.