Chapter 2672: 2646: Long Time! (Fifth Update)
Chapter 2672: Chapter 2646: Long Time! (Fifth Update)
Mortals, before them, the only thing allowed is to kneel on the ground, tremble, and quiver in awe! Not a shred of resistance is permitted!
And now, a piece of trash at the *Great Void* level dares to harbor killing intent toward me?
As a believer of the master, I shall deliver Divine Punishment on their behalf! I will cleanse this unforgivable act of blasphemy with endless pain!
Shi Ba glared at Ye Chen fiercely and snarled with extreme malice: “Kid, do you think you’re invincible just because you killed Jiang You? Jiang You was merely the weakest waste among us. Now, I will show you just how terrifying the master’s believers truly are!”
Suddenly, a *Half-step Primordial* huge axe radiating demonic qi appeared in his hand, its blade engraved with countless blood runes, filled with surging spiritual pressure!
“Extreme Evil Godslayer Axe!”
Shi Ba roared, his entire body bursting forth with spiritual pressure, flooding out like a raging torrent, so dense it materialized into solid form!
A flicker of astonishment flashed through Ye Chen’s eyes!
This spiritual pressure—so overwhelming!
How many lives must have been slain by this person for such intensity to be possible!
Sensing Ye Chen’s expression, Shi Ba’s gray-white pupils brimmed with contempt and cruelty. Waves of gray-white spiritual pressure merged into the huge axe in his hand as its blood runes ignited with an extreme brilliance. The terrifying axe intent surged forth like a tempest that could shred the heavens and crumble all creation!
In the depths of the canyon, the terrifying and ancient purple miasma, gathered over millennia, began dissipating rapidly under the ravages of this axe intent!
In the next moment, Shi Ba’s arm muscles swelled, his entire form brimming with explosive power as he swung the axe fiercely at Ye Chen!
A black axe shadow descended unto the world like a colossal beast capable of devouring the heavens and earth, shaking the land violently. The earth itself trembled at the sheer force of this earth-shattering strike!
The sky darkened, the sun and moon lost their brilliance, and the earth emitted mournful cries. Countless giant mountains collapsed, cracks appeared in the ground, magma surged upward, and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains turned to scorched wasteland in an instant!
One swing of the axe seemed to deliver the apocalypse itself!
Even Ye Chen’s expression showed a hint of horror upon witnessing this!
The power contained within this strike was truly overwhelming!
Ye Chen’s eyes gleamed. The scene of battling a demon race cultivator wielding a huge axe inside the magical world of the *God Suppressing Tower* flashed rapidly in his mind. Suddenly, his eyes burst with brilliance, locking onto the weak spot within this devastating strike!
After much preparation, he released a sword slash loaded with deadly precision!
“Sword God of Six Paths! Four Swords Return to One!” Ye Chen uttered a low cry, his entire being erupting with golden light, shimmering as though coated in gold. The *Heaven Splitting Power* surged to its peak, its might pouring out within a fraction of a breath and infusing the immensely heavy *Green Lotus Annihilation Sword*!
The Sword God of Six Paths—slaying gods with the blade!
Ling Xiao Martial Intent burst forth in unparalleled splendor!
Endless sword light transformed into frosty brilliance!
A single point of icy starlight, brimming with destruction, ascended swiftly amidst this doomsday-like scene!
A deafening explosion occurred as the axe shadow clashed with the icy starlight!
The ensuing shockwaves swept across the surroundings, causing tremors even thousands of miles away in *White Valley City*. Many martial arts cultivators spewed blood under the impact of the rippling energy and gazed in terror toward a distant direction!
The boundless force surged forth, and Shi Ba’s gray-white eyes erupted with utter shock. His entire frame recoiled violently for over a dozen steps, his body cracking audibly as blood mist filled the air. He had to stabilize himself in midair before halting!
“Impossible!”
The ghost face mask on his face disintegrated into dust, exposing a gray-white visage beneath, seemingly carved from rock!
At this moment, all traces of contempt or cruelty vanished from Shi Ba’s face.
Only sheer shock, resentment, fury, and…
A trace of fear!
A mere Great Void-level ant—shouldn’t he have been completely crushed beneath the overwhelming strike of his ultimate axe? Why was this brat before him still alive and well?
In fact, it was Shi Ba himself who sustained injuries!
How could this happen?
Not only that—during the collision between sword and axe, Shi Ba distinctly felt a nearly limitless physical power contained within Ye Chen’s sword strike!
Physical power was Shi Ba’s proudest domain!
Having the Heavenly Stone Body, his natural talents in body refining were indescribably strong!
Moreover, after becoming a Devil Worshipper, he ceaselessly tempered his physical strength using the power of Ancient Demons over ten millennia!
Shi Ba considered that nearly incomprehensible strength to be a gift from the gods!
Yet now, in a battle of strength, he was bested by a mere Great Void-level human cultivator?
It was an insult of the highest order to the gods!
Shi Ba’s eyes blazed with unbridled rage, coupled with a crazed reverence.
It was as though he were a Divine Warrior fighting for the glory of god!
Ye Chen’s continued existence was an affront to god’s dignity—this mortal must be eradicated!
However, Shi Ba wasn’t the only one stunned!
Ye Chen stared at his slightly trembling sword-wielding arm dripping with blood, his eyes filled with unrelenting determination!
Even the crystalline, jade-like arm beneath his flesh—a durability exceeding anything else—now showed faint cracks!
Shi Ba’s strength exceeded Ye Chen’s expectations!
Especially his raw power!
Although Ye Chen ultimately outmatched Shi Ba in terms of strength, it was just barely enough!
The primary reason Ye Chen managed to injure Shi Ba was his ability to pinpoint the weak spots in the latter’s strike!
This insight only came after his battle with Devil Worshipper Jiang You led him to a deeper understanding of the martial arts of the demon race!
If it had been the Ye Chen of old—before fighting Jiang You—he might not have succeeded in wounding Shi Ba this gravely!
But!
Ye Chen understood that Shi Ba’s threat extended far beyond sheer strength!
His vitality and regenerative abilities were exceptionally potent!
In some ways, he was even more difficult to deal with than Xuanyuan Han from the Heavenly Dao Palace!
“You blasphemous, lowly insect! You must be eradicated from existence!”
Shi Ba roared furiously, brandishing his huge axe, charging at Ye Chen again. He seemed utterly indifferent to his injuries or even his own survival, like a rabid dog!
Yet the flames of battle blazed brightly in Ye Chen’s eyes as well!
The stronger the enemy, the more Ye Chen was exhilarated!
Thunderous echoes rang out as sword and axe collided repeatedly. With each clash, blood mist burst from their bodies!
But!
Both Ye Chen and Shi Ba fought with unyielding resolve, continuing to attack each other with ferocious abandon!
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the two had exchanged over a thousand frenzied blows! Each time, the injuries Shi Ba sustained were several times more severe than Ye Chen’s!
Though the Heavenly Stone Body of Shi Ba was resilient, with astonishing defensive and regenerative abilities, it wasn’t limitless!
As the accumulated damage mounted, Ye Chen finally began to gain the upper hand!
However, this advantage was only enough to suppress Shi Ba—it would take much longer to actually kill him!