136: Chapter 136 Light vs. Darkness

"Go and support them, quickly!"

The three parties were both shocked and delighted to find that their trump cards had already taken the field and flanked the enemy, so they immediately sent reinforcements.

"Stop them!"

The Esper Alliance reacted swiftly, immediately dispatching troops to block them.

Tian Hong, Yan Sheng, and Luan Zichen were all sent flying back, nearly half of their bodies destroyed, yet they began to repair themselves using their powerful self-healing abilities.

Tian Hong spat out a mouthful of golden blood, which unexpectedly brought life to a patch of barren earth; this was the Divine Power of the Qilin Auspicious Beast.

Conversely, the black blood shed by Yan Sheng eroded the ground, causing the grass that had just sprouted from the golden blood to wither instantly.

As for the human, Luan Zichen, the blood he bled was dark red, as if he had been poisoned.

This explosion had forcibly blasted everyone back down to the Divine Ability Realm.

"One for each of us," Chen Xing said, stepping forward slowly.

"You just absorbed the Nine-Colored Crystal and haven't refined it yet," Chu Li said, her brow furrowing slightly.

"It's fine, I'm recovering," Chen Xing waved his hand. His self-healing ability was extremely strong, and he had trump cards to fall back on.

"I'm in the best condition, so let me take that guy," Gu Qingyun said, pointing at Luan Zichen, the strongest of the three.

He hadn't used the Battle Technique Fusion just now, so his consumption was the lowest. Coupled with the distance, his injuries were also the lightest.

Among those three trump cards, Luan Zichen was the most powerful and had maintained most of his condition.

"Alright," Chen Xing nodded, his eyes immediately locking onto the Dark Demon—Yan Sheng.

"Light counters darkness, but darkness also counters light. In your state... never mind, I trust you," Chu Li sighed helplessly.

Across from them, the Qilin descendant Tian Hong glared with bulging eyes, veins popping on his forehead.

What, am I just the leftover choice?

"What a humiliation! My ancestors were so glorious; who in the Universe Sea hasn't heard the name of the Qilin King? How dare you insult me like this!" Tian Hong roared in fury and charged forward.

"Qilin meat? It's not like I haven't tasted it before," Chu Li's gaze turned fierce. Enveloped in Heavenly Fire, she immediately collided with him.

"However, I truly haven't tasted a Bloodline as rare as yours. Turning your golden blood into Golden Jelly later should make for a nice dessert," she smiled.

Tian Hong was enraged. It had always been the one to treat humans as ingredients; how could it tolerate someone reversing the roles today?

Amidst its roars, the Qilin Secret Runes on its body began to flicker, unexpectedly replacing human hand seals to forcibly amplify its power.

Chu Li refused to be outdone, forming seals with her other hand as the two sides fell into a stalemate once more.

On the other side, Gu Qingyun opened his compass, which enshrouded the world and forcibly took Luan Zichen away.

"A Domain?" Luan Zichen looked around, somewhat surprised.

"Hasn't his Divine Ability already been used? No, this isn't a Divine Ability." He quickly made a judgment and reached a startling conclusion.

"This guy... has a Compass Ability. Compasses are things that lay out the world and influence time and space, so... every move he makes is a miniature Domain!"

This sent a chill down one's spine. Every single move being a miniature Domain—how terrifying was that?

Luan Zichen also understood that the Esper Alliance hadn't just randomly chosen Gu Qingyun to be their trump card.

"Suppress!"

Gu Qingyun sat cross-legged outside the Domain, the compass floating before him and rotating according to his instructions.

Inside the Domain, countless golden secret runes lit up; this was actually a demon-exorcising method.

Luan Zichen raised his hand and was shocked to find the air currents around him constantly dissipating under the illumination of the light, as if they had met their natural nemesis.

"Exorcism Method, Evil-Slaying Array? Interesting!"

Luan Zichen's lips curled up. Instead of panicking, he wore an eerie smile.

...

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Darkness and light have always been opposites in people's minds since ancient times.

It was the same now; Chen Xing, representing light, was locked in a fierce struggle with the Dark Demon.

"Jumping around like that, how annoying!"

Yan Sheng's face darkened. With his speed, he couldn't even touch the opponent and could only dive into shadows to hide.

Chen Xing wasn't doing much better; not only did he have little power left, but he also had to refine the energy of the Nine-Colored Crystal at the same time.

"Bang!"

During a close-quarters attack, Yan Sheng seized an opportunity, and his Dark Claws, filled with brutality and devouring power, pierced through the opponent's body.

"I've won!" Yan Sheng's lips curled up.

"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth..." However, he found that the dark power hadn't penetrated; instead, the opponent was chanting an incantation.

"Not good!" Yan Sheng realized the opponent was trying to trade injuries and immediately withdrew his arm.

"Suppress!"

Chen Xing let out a low growl, and the Five Elements Ring contracted, forcibly trapping Yan Sheng's arm and preventing him from performing any techniques.

Losing the use of one hand wasn't much, but Yan Sheng discovered that this Five Elements power could actually permeate his body, which made a huge difference.

"The world sinks, darkness emerges!"

Making a prompt decision, Yan Sheng unleashed his Domain Divine Ability—Dark Demon Domain.

"Heavenly Dao Shackles, always accompany me."

Chen Xing muttered an incantation, and after the darkness covered everything, a hum was heard as the Heavens Chain appeared.

Light tore through the world of darkness, shining onto the Five Elements Ring on Yan Sheng's hand and creating a resonant Fusion.

Yan Sheng's expression changed drastically; those shackles wrapped around Chen Xing actually repelled the Domain's suppression.

Worse still, the power on the Five Elements Ring combined with the power of light, instantly turning into Five-Colored Spiritual Rhyme, which eroded him even more deeply!

"Why are you so useless?" Yan Sheng looked at his arm guard in frustration; it hadn't helped in the slightest.

"Fine, he's already injured. The advantage is still on my side!" Yan Sheng quickly regained his composure.

The two faced each other, staring from a distance.

"In a dark environment, you can't draw any light. Coupled with your injuries, how much combat power do you have left?" Yan Sheng spoke first, trying to interfere with the opponent verbally.

"Darkness..." Chen Xing remained unfazed; in fact, he felt no discomfort at all.

Because of the Second Law, there were no attributes that were incompatible with him.

"Heh... I almost forgot. You've just been through a major battle and used all sorts of Divine Abilities. How much power is left in your body?" Yan Sheng sneered.

While speaking, he was secretly forming hand signs behind his back.

"I don't need to be at my peak; right now is enough. After all, you aren't that strong either," Chen Xing said slowly.

He didn't attack because he wanted to exploit the information gap.

Yan Sheng didn't know yet that Chen Xing could also absorb light in a dark environment, so he was quietly recovering.

If he could talk more, he would, even if it was just nonsense.

"Heh... what a pathetic provocation. Is that all you've got? Then this is where it ends," Yan Sheng laughed.

"I indeed don't need my peak power. Killing you now is more than enough." With that, Chen Xing moved.

"Boom!"

In the next second, Yan Sheng unleashed the dark power he had been gathering for a long time.

But because of the Five Elements Ring, this power was significantly weakened, and he couldn't channel it properly in such a short time.