parentshiftbook Chapter 2072 Burning Heaven and Boiling Earth
Chapter 2072 Burning Heaven and Boiling Earth
Chapter 2072 Burning Heaven and Boiling Earth
"boom!"
A deafening roar, far more violent and piercing than the previous bell tolling, like the earth-shattering explosion of two colossal golden mountains colliding, suddenly erupted.
A terrifying energy surge spread wildly in all directions in a spherical shape.
On the dark red ground of the Blood Battle Arena, dense cracks spread rapidly outward like a spider web from the point where the two fought, only stopping after spreading for tens of thousands of miles.
Ripples spread across the barrier's light screen, and the illusory images of ferocious beasts flowing across it let out silent roars.
Even with the barrier separating them, the extremely muffled roar and the faint vibrations transmitted through the barrier still made many of those with weaker cultivation levels feel a chill.
At the center of the collision, blinding light shone, and turbulent energy tore everything apart.
Chen Fei's halberd strike shattered the towering, dark red ruler-like shadow. The shadow disintegrated into countless dark red points of light and raging torrents of demonic energy, scattering in all directions.
However, Chen Fei's brows furrowed slightly the instant the ruler's shadow shattered.
It wasn't because he struggled to receive the attack; on the contrary, he received it with considerable ease. The power he gained from the Great Perfection of the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body far exceeded the scope of ordinary early-stage Tai Cang Realm cultivators.
The reason he frowned was that the energy and light of the dark red ruler shadow that he had shattered had not completely dissipated, and a strange ripple spread through the void in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, a dark red ruler-shaped shadow, identical in size, shape, aura, and even the demonic suppression intent contained within it to the one he had just shattered, materialized out of thin air and once again crashed down upon him with a thunderous roar.
At this moment, Fan Yueze on the other side did not show any obvious fluctuations in his body, such as activating his demonic energy or triggering the ruler shadow.
This second ruler shadow was as if its existence was automatically recorded and replicated by some rule after the previous ruler shadow was shattered. Then, without Fan Yueze having to exert any more effort, it took off on its own and chased after him relentlessly.
Chen Fei's eyes flickered slightly, a thoughtful look flashing across them.
Instead of directly confronting the replicated second ruler shadow, he exerted a slight force with his feet.
With a soft whooshing sound, Chen Fei's figure instantly became blurred, leaving a faint afterimage in place, while his true body had already rushed forward a thousand miles.
Its speed was so fast that even the divine sense of an ordinary early-stage Tai Cang Realm cultivator would probably find it difficult to clearly capture its trajectory.
He chose to get close. Since the ruler shadow could be replicated, he would bypass the ruler shadow and attack Yuan Fan Yueze directly.
However, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The second replica of the ruler falling from the sky adjusted its direction slightly the instant Chen Fei moved, as if it possessed life and spirit, still firmly locking onto Chen Fei's figure and crashing down precisely on the new location where he appeared.
This locking mechanism is not simply a matter of qi traction, but rather more like a spatial-level marker that makes attacks follow like a shadow.
More importantly, the distance between Chen Fei and Fan Yueze at this moment has not shortened in the slightest because of his sudden advance.
In fact, in Chen Fei's perception and in the clear vision of all the spectators, Fan Yueze himself was clearly standing still, without moving an inch.
But when Chen Fei completed his thousand-mile advance, the distance between him and Fan Yueze remained the same. It was as if, as Chen Fei moved forward, the space between them automatically extended a thousand miles backward.
So close, yet so far!
It wasn't that Fan Yueze retreated in sync; rather, the relative distance between the two was forcibly fixed and locked by some force. No matter how extraordinary your agility or speed, under these locked spatial rules, you couldn't truly close the distance with the ruler-wielder.
This is another mysterious spatial locking mechanism of the Heavenly Ruler, which forcibly maintains a specific combat distance, completely eliminating the opponent's ability to rely on speed and agility for hit-and-run tactics, surprise attacks, or even escape, and forcibly bringing the battle into the distance most advantageous to the ruler wielder.
"Hahaha!"
Fan Yueze watched Chen Fei's failed attempt to get close, his eyes revealing undisguised mockery and pleasure. The anger he had been provoked by Chen Fei's words earlier now seemed to have transformed into a cruel, cat-and-mouse-like interest.
"They hide their true nature and dare not even reveal their origins."
Fan Yueze's voice clearly reached Chen Fei's ears through the violent energy fluctuations, "It seems that you are indeed from an insignificant little sect, or you are simply a rogue cultivator who has obtained some fortuitous opportunities."
Fan Yueze slightly raised his chin, pointing the Heavenly Ruler in his hand at Chen Fei, his tone full of condescending instruction and mockery: "Do you know what the Tai Cang Xuan Bao is?"
He didn't wait for Chen Fei's reply, or rather, he didn't need Chen Fei's reply at all.
Fan Yueze laughed loudly, his laughter filled with the smugness of being in control of everything. It was as if he wanted to vent the frustration he felt from being looked down upon by Chen Fei.
"Today, I will show you, you frog in a well, what a divine weapon forged by the Heavenly Lord Xuanqiong is, and what the real difference is!"
Before he finished speaking, Fan Yueze suddenly raised the Heavenly Ruler in his hand towards the sky.
"boom!"
A deafening thunderclap exploded, seemingly coming from the highest heavens.
A terrifying pillar of lightning, deep purple in color and wrapped with countless tiny blood-red lightning snakes, tore through the void above the Blood Battle Arena without warning, carrying a violent aura of destruction, and crashed down on Chen Fei.
Before the lightning even arrived, the eerie pressure mixed with demonic bloodlust had already slightly distorted the surrounding space.
However, this is just the beginning.
Just as the dark purple blood-red lightning pillar was unleashed, a violent spatial ripple and energy fluctuation emerged in the void above it.
Immediately afterwards, a dark purple blood-red lightning pillar, identical in its aura and even the details of the lightning snake's movement to the first one, rapidly condensed and replicated itself from nothingness.
Although it was slightly slower, its power was not diminished at all, and it was about to follow closely behind the first attack and strike Chen Fei again.
The attack was replicated in real time.
Moreover, judging from this momentum, as long as Fan Yueze continues his attacks, this replication will continue unabated, forming a terrifying offensive frenzy that is relentless, stronger and stronger than the last.
"The mysteries of the Tai Cang Xuan Bao are indeed different. It seems that one of the main abilities of the Tongtian Ruler in Fan Yueze's hand is that it can directly replicate the user's attack to form a continuous automatic attack."
In the spectator area, a seasoned veteran of the Tai Cang Realm couldn't help but sigh, his tone filled with complex emotions.
There was both amazement at the power of the Xuanbao and a sense of inexplicable unfairness.
Directly replicating attacks means that every move Fan Yueze makes becomes a continuous barrage of attacks. Moreover, the replicated attacks are not affected by their own casting intervals, allowing for seamless combos and creating a near-infinite attack frequency.
"But this is still the method recognized by the rules of the martial arts arena itself," someone chimed in, sounding helpless.
The training ground allows the use of any means within the same realm, as long as it does not involve external forces or forbidden techniques that exceed the realm.
Although the Tai Cang Xuanbao is powerful, its power level is suppressed to the early stage of the Tai Cang Realm. Although the refiner is Xuan Qiong Tianjun, the user is Fan Yueze himself, which is in accordance with the rules.
If anyone is to blame, it's the powerful forces behind them that have such deep roots, enabling them to provide such divine weapons.
"Moreover, that Heavenly Ruler can forcibly lock the spatial distance between the two sides. Look, that anonymous cultivator tried to get close, but the distance did not change at all." Another person pointed to the arena and said in a deep voice.
"Indeed, this spatial locking ability, combined with the replica attack, is a perfect match!" The cultivator who had been marveling earlier looked even more solemn.
"Judging from his battle with Fu Xingjian, this cultivator who concealed his information is clearly a close-combat expert specializing in physical strength. Preventing him from getting close is equivalent to crippling at least 30% of his core combat power. This Tai Cang Xuan Treasure has simply maximized Fan Yueze's own advantages in cultivation techniques and tactics!"
On the stage, Fan Yueze's overwhelming tactical advantage, achieved with the Tongtian Ruler, once again changed the atmosphere in the spectator area.
Most of the spectators who had placed their bets on Fan Yueze now wore relaxed and pleased smiles. They exchanged glances, whispered among themselves, their tone filled with relief and smugness.
"It seems our judgment was correct; we have secured this source point with confidence."
"The Tai Cang Xuan Bao truly lives up to its name. This is no longer a mere exchange of blows; it's practically a crushing defeat."
"How many rounds can the Anonymous One withstand? Under endless repeated attacks, even the strongest defense will eventually be worn down."
They could almost see the source point flowing into their pockets.
On the other hand, those few who had placed their bets on Chen Fei were now frowning, their faces solemn, and some even had regret in their eyes.
"This Tai Cang Xuan Treasure... is simply too powerful!" someone sighed softly.
"I thought he was capable of overpowering Fu Xingjian, or had some special means to counter the Xuanbao, but I never expected that the characteristics of this Tongtian Ruler would target him so effectively..."
The other person shook his head, "Unless he also has a divine weapon of the same level, or a supernatural ability that can instantly break through spatial lock and strike Fan Yueze's side, otherwise... he's in grave danger!"
Inside the bloodbath arena, the battle did not stop because of the spectators' thoughts.
Faced with the second dark red ruler shadow that was replicated, and the dark purple blood-fiend lightning pillar that was chasing after him, the slight frown on Chen Fei's brow had already disappeared.
He wasn't panicked; his gaze simply became more focused, and a dark glint flashed deep within his pupils.
"boom!"
Chen Fei swayed slightly, the dark purple halberd blade slicing through the air, leaving faint purple trails that tore through space. With a single swing, he shattered the replicated ruler shadow once more.
The halberd spun around, and with a swift motion, the violent magnetic force mixed with the condensed physical strength exploded, cleaving the descending dark purple blood-red lightning pillar in two and annihilating it.
The turbulent energy flow raged around him, but it was easily neutralized and deflected by the Dao Domain force field around his body.
However, just as everyone expected, as soon as the ruler shadow and lightning pillar were shattered, a new spatial ripple appeared diagonally above Chen Fei's head.
The third replica of the dark red ruler shadow, and the second replica of the dark purple blood-red lightning pillar, had already rapidly condensed and manifested in mid-air, and were about to crash down again in the next instant.
The intervals between attacks were compressed to the extreme, truly forming a continuous and suffocating storm of death.
And this is far from over.
Fan Yueze turned the Heavenly Ruler in his hand around and slammed the blood-red end of the ruler heavily onto the Blood Battle Arena ground beneath his feet.
"Boom!"
With a muffled thud, dark red ripples spread out from where the ruler touched the ground.
"boom!"
The next moment, centered on Fan Yueze's feet, a large area of the arena ground in front of him suddenly turned crimson and scorching hot. Immediately afterwards, a terrifying pillar of fire, more than a mile in diameter, mixed with pitch-black demonic flames and crimson earth fire, surged and roared out from the ground.
A pillar of fire shot into the sky, carrying a terrifyingly high temperature that could burn everything and melt metal, instantly engulfing the space above and naturally swallowing Chen Fei's figure within it.
The sky was filled with the endless barrage of shadows and lightning bolts.
On the ground, pillars of demonic flames erupted and raged, scorching the sky and boiling the earth.
Victory suddenly became easy.
All Fan Yueze needed to do at this moment was stand still, continuously activate the Heavenly Ruler, and unleash various attacks.
"Boom!"
Thunder pillars, seas of fire, ruler shadows, malevolent winds... all sorts of terrifying attacks replicated by the Heavenly Ruler surged in from all directions and up and down like an apocalyptic catastrophe, completely engulfing the hundred-zhang space where Chen Fei was located.
Turbulent energy tore through the void, and various magical lights intertwined and exploded, emitting a continuous, deafening roar. That area had been completely transformed into a vortex of destruction, impenetrable to sight, and spiritual senses were also interfered with by the violent energy, only able to feel the heart-palpitating destructive fluctuations within.
Fan Yueze stood steadily at a safe distance from the onslaught of attacks.
The space between him and Chen Fei, locked by the Heavenly Ruler, now seemed to be an insurmountable chasm, yet also an absolutely safe barrier.
This fighting style is almost unscrupulous, yet so efficient it's despair-inducing. He focuses most of his mind on attacking, and his spatial locking prevents his opponent from getting close to fight, maximizing his advantages.
"Now……"
Fan Yueze stared intently at the center of the energy storm. "Do you still think this battle is fightable?"
The sound pierced through the deafening roar of the explosion and reached clearly into the eye of the storm.
At the heart of the energy storm, Chen Fei's figure appeared and disappeared amidst the gaps in the barrage of attacks.
He wielded the Qian Yuan Halberd with the speed of a wheel, transforming it into a dark purple light screen that impenetrable to water, shattering and deflecting the incoming thunder, fire, and hurricane.
Each collision between the halberd blade and the attack unleashed dazzling sparks and ripples of energy.
Chen Fei appeared to be suppressed and could only hold onto his small territory, but there was no trace of panic or reluctance on his face.
Even during the gaps in his parries, his gaze calmly swept over the surging attacks around him, each with different attributes but all containing the unique fluctuations of the Heavenly Ruler. Deep within his pupils, countless tiny streams of light seemed to be flashing, analyzing, and tracing.
He did not respond to Fan Yueze's sarcasm; at that moment, words were meaningless.
His entire focus was on observing and analyzing the endless, replicated attacks before him.
The powerful divine soul brought by the Immortal True Light Mirror allowed him to maintain extreme focus and insight even under such violent energy interference.
The terrifying physical control granted by the Great Perfection of the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body allows him to neutralize every attack with minimal movement and the most precise power.
His profound knowledge of the Eternal Void Array Scripture gave him a far superior understanding of concepts such as void, energy structure, and rule mapping compared to others of the same level.
Chen Fei was capturing, searching, searching for the root of this seemingly unsolvable attack frenzy.
How can these attacks be replicated out of thin air? Where does the energy for replication come from? Where are the replication templates stored?
Why does it regenerate the exact same thing immediately after being destroyed once?
This violates the conventional attack release logic.
Fan Yueze thought Chen Fei was just resisting in vain, but little did he know that Chen Fei was using his transcendent vision and profound understanding of the Dao and the essence of power to peel away the layers of the Tongtian Ruler's replicated supernatural power, pointing directly to its core operating principle.
What he saw was not only the violent attack itself, but also the faint, intertwined lines behind it, connecting to the void.
"The Tai Cang Xuan Treasure contains all the mysteries of the Tai Cang Realm..." Chen Fei recalled the descriptions of such treasures in his mind.
This statement is somewhat exaggerated, especially when it actively suppresses its power to the level of a low-grade Tai Cang divine weapon.
Any object, as long as there are still restrictions on its grade and acts of suppression, means that it will inevitably make choices and have priorities. It cannot be all-encompassing, much less truly all-encompassing.
Suppressing the power of a treasure crafted by the Xuanqiong Heavenly Lord to the level of the early Tai Cang Realm is like forcibly filling a vast ocean into a pond. The level of its understanding of heaven and earth and the manifestation of rules will inevitably have defects or disharmony due to the suppression.
Such disharmony may be insignificant in the face of an absolute power gap, but it can become a breakthrough point when the opponents are at the same level, especially when the opponent has a very high vision.
"As for comprehending all the mysteries of the Tai Cang Realm..."
Chen Fei drew an arc with the Qian Yuan Halberd in his hand, severing a replica of a blazing fire dragon in the middle, sparks flying, illuminating his calm eyes.
"I have cultivated the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body, the Undying True Suchness Spiritual Light Mirror, and the Eternal Void Time Array Scripture, all the top-tier inheritances of the three sects of Danchen Sect, to the Great Perfection. Perhaps I am the one who is closer to that description!"
The Great Perfection signifies a complete theoretical understanding and mastery of the power system, rules, and principles involved in the cultivation method of that realm.
That is the pinnacle, perfect and flawless!
The three inheritances of Danchen Sect cover body refinement, spirit refinement, and array formation respectively. Although it cannot be said to encompass everything in the Tai Cang Realm, they are already extremely systematic and profound core Daos.
However, due to the limitations of his cultivation level, his Yuan Power level is insufficient, and the strength of his physical body and soul has not yet transformed to the corresponding level, so he cannot currently unleash many of the profound insights he has gained.
This is like a child who fully understands all the essential formulas and techniques of advanced martial arts, but is unable to unleash the corresponding power due to his weak body.
However, being ambitious but lacking in ability is not always a bad thing. At least in terms of vision and cognition, Chen Fei was confident that he had already reached a level higher than many late-stage Tai Cang Realm cultivators.
Although many profound techniques cannot be displayed, this superior perspective...
Chen Fei's gaze finally locked onto several seemingly ordinary nodes amidst the barrage of attacks, nodes where there were extremely subtle discrepancies between the energy flow and the spatial structure.
These nodes are not the attack itself, but rather relay stations for the generation and replication of attacks.
"The attacks that are replicated by the Heavenly Ruler seem endless, but in fact, their operating principle is not difficult for me to understand, and is even somewhat familiar."
Chen Fei's mind raced, verifying the observed phenomena against the numerous theories in the Eternal Spacetime Array Canon.
This replication attack is essentially an energy allocation and rule mapping mechanism.
The Heavenly Ruler is not created out of thin air. It needs Fan Yueze's attack as initial energy and rule template, and then uses its own profound Dao patterns to quickly reconstruct the exact same attack at a specific anchor point in the void.
The key lies in virtual anchors and rapid reconstruction.
The anchor point is hidden in the void interlayer, making it difficult for divine senses of the same level to detect. The reconstruction utilizes higher-level Dao principles within the Tongtian Ruler to simplify the process, so it can be completed almost without interruption.
“A solution…” Chen Fei’s eyelids lifted slightly.