542: Chapter 542: War of Attrition, the More You Fight, the More Shocking It Gets

Chapter 542: A War of Attrition, Growing More Alarming with Each Exchange

Time lost its meaning amidst the two individuals' frenzied bombardment.

Ten days!

For a full ten days, this altar space, protected by Ancient Void's remnant soul formation, had been utterly transformed, becoming a desolate zone where laws were annihilated.

The once magnificent altar? It no longer existed.

Even the tiniest fragments of stone had been completely ground into chaotic dust by the repeated energy tides.

Space was no longer merely shattered; it had completely disintegrated.

As far as the eye could see, the vision was cut into countless wildly spinning, mutually crushing "mirror shards."

Each shard reflected distorted light and shadow and violent energy turbulence.

Dark spatial fissures, like giant mouths preying on humans, permeated the void, from which destructive void storms surged, carrying residual chaotic mist, forming terrifying vortices capable of tearing apart ordinary Immortal Sovereigns.

Energy currents crashed against these spatial fragments, unleashing continuous, deafening roars, as if this very world was emitting a painful wail.

This place was no longer a battlefield, but the materialization of a doomsday scene—

A void graveyard utterly destroyed by the aftershocks of their battle!

Luo Tian's heart, which had been full of confidence at first, gradually sank into the icy abyss.

His proud war of attrition strategy had become the biggest joke!

Lin Yu, that monstrous opponent, had not, as he had predicted, run out of Immortal Path Power or become weak; instead… he grew stronger with each battle!

That mysterious golden Immortal Path Power, like an inexhaustible ocean, surged powerfully, becoming more solid and overbearing with each collision.

What made Luo Tian even more alarmed was that he felt his power of creation rules' erosive force was being adapted to by the opponent's power, and there were even faint signs of it being assimilated and repelled by its characteristics!

After ten days of high-intensity attrition, Lin Yu's aura remained as vibrant as the morning sun, while his, an Immortal King with system enhancements, showed an inevitable hint of fatigue in his spirit and Immortal Path Power.

The advantage had silently shifted hands.

He endured for another five days!

Luo Tian's hand, gripping the blade, had its tiger's mouth torn by the recoil, and golden blood flowed down the h hilt, only to be instantly vaporized by the violent energy.

His Immortal Path Power reserves, despite the system's frantic consumption of resources to replenish them, finally approached the warning line.

In contrast, Lin Yu's Indestructible Divine Demon Body glowed even brighter, and his cooperation with Ling'er, who had transformed into a nine-story pagoda, became increasingly seamless; that impregnable defense made all of Luo Tian's sharp offensives like a mud ox entering the sea.

"Damn it! I can't drag this out any longer!"

A ferocious resolve flashed in Luo Tian's eyes.

The war of attrition had completely failed; his only chance of victory lay in speed!

He had to get the base of the myriad tribulations immortal furnace before Lin Yu could react!

"Creation · Extreme Speed!"

He let out a low roar, and dazzling emerald green light erupted around him; all his power instantly shifted from offense to speed enhancement.

He transformed into a phantom almost merged with the spatial fragments, disregarding the rampant spatial storms and turbulence along the way, and shot towards the last perceived location of the base deep within the chaotic mist at an extreme speed!

At the same time, a jade talisman, inscribed with complex spatial dao patterns and emitting strong trans-boundary fluctuations, was tightly clutched in his other hand—a Trans-Boundary Teleportation Talisman!

This was his escape route, prepared long ago; as soon as the base was in hand, he would crush it and flee!

"Trying to run?"

Lin Yu's eyes narrowed.

He knew that his and Ling'er's combination possessed unparalleled defense, sufficient to withstand the destructive power of an Immortal King Great Perfection.

But in terms of offense, even with Ling'er's assistance, it could at most barely touch the threshold of the Immortal King Late Stage.

It was as difficult as ascending to heaven to completely capture or even kill a Child of Immortal Dao with abundant luck and system protection.

His goal had always been clear—to intercept!

"Boundless!"

Spatial dao patterns flowed around Lin Yu, and his figure also became blurry; disregarding the obstruction of spatial distance, he closely pursued Luo Tian, also rushing into the depths of the churning chaotic mist.

Spatial fragments whistled past him, but they only made a sound like striking metal, unable to harm him in the slightest.

The two, one after another, penetrated the dense chaotic mist, and their vision suddenly cleared.

In a relatively "calm" void core, an ancient, weighty, bronze base emitting an aura of eternal indestructibility quietly floated.

It seemed to be the eye of the entire chaotic storm, and the surrounding violent energy instinctively flowed around it.

"Mine!"

Luo Tian's eyes burst with ecstatic light; he was, after all, a step faster!

His ethereal figure instantly solidified, now less than a hundred zhang from the base!

His hand, not holding the talisman, abruptly reached forward; a giant emerald green hand, condensed from pure creation Immortal Path Power and capable of seizing stars, tore through space and fiercely grabbed towards the bronze base!

At the same time, his fingers, tightly gripping the Trans-Boundary Teleportation Talisman, had already exerted force.

The jade talisman glowed brightly, and spatial fluctuations violently vibrated—as soon as the giant hand touched the base, he would instantly store it in the system space and teleport away!

In the nick of time!

"Not so easy!"

Lin Yu's eyes blazed with sharp light.

Falling behind by half a step in speed, he unhesitatingly used his final trump card!

As he spoke, he had already taken out the two bronze fragments from his embrace, which also emitted an ancient, indestructible aura!

These two fragments were also part of the myriad tribulations immortal furnace.

This was also a contingency plan he had left in case of an accident.

"Homologous Summoning!"

The two fragments, activated by Lin Yu's immortal Immortal Path Power, suddenly erupted with intense azure-gold light, and a resonance force, of the same origin as the base, as if connected by blood, boomed outward!

Lin Yu's eyes showed joy at this sight; this was the effect he wanted.

These two fragments were of the same origin as the base, and there was a high probability they would be attracted by this immortal source Dao artifact, thus preventing Luo Tian's capture and buying him time to seize it.

However.

At the same time, a scene that surprised both him and Luo Tian occurred!

The bronze base, which was about to be grabbed by Luo Tian's giant hand, suddenly trembled!

An irresistible, terrifying suction force, originating from its very essence, suddenly erupted!

"Buzz—!"

The two fragments, like swallows returning to their nest, instantly broke free from Lin Yu's grasp, transforming into two azure-gold beams of light that instantly merged into the bronze base!

Like water droplets merging into the sea, without any obstruction!

Immediately following was an even more shocking scene!

The bronze base, having merged with the fragments, seemed to be completely awakened, erupting with a visible, terrifying shockwave containing pure innate indestructible Dao rhythm!

"Boom—Crack!"

Luo Tian's giant hand of creation, which he was determined to get, was like fragile glass encountering a heavy hammer; it couldn't even last a thousandth of a second and was instantly crushed to smithereens by this shockwave!

The immense backlash caused Luo Tian to grunt, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his body shaking violently, and even the hand holding the Trans-Boundary Teleportation Talisman trembled, interrupting the activation of the runes!

"No—!!!"

Luo Tian's eyes were bloodshot, and he let out an incredulous roar.

However, the bronze base completely ignored his despair.

Under the horrified gaze of everyone, including the three still watching from the periphery.