Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2053 Killing Intent

The attacks from Yue Qianshan and his two companions landed on this Law of Heaven and Earth Force Field, just like raindrops hitting a city wall forged from millennia-old black iron. Apart from stirring up a few barely perceptible ripples, they couldn't shake it in the slightest.

Although both are at the fifteenth level limit, the power level and quality of the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation far surpass that of the Profound Origin Dao Foundation.

What Chen Fei was displaying at this moment was the ultimate body-refining method within the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation, focusing on physical strength. His defense, which resembled the heavens and the earth, was simply beyond the reach of attacks from Yue Qianshan and his ilk.

Despair crept onto the faces of Yue Qianshan and the other two. They felt utterly powerless, unable to intervene or even breach the opponent's defenses.

"call out!"

At that moment, Shi Zhou Shuo's terrifying blade, containing scorching heat and sharp golden energy, also arrived.

Chen Fei glanced in the direction from which the sharp light had come.

"laugh!"

A jet-black light, condensed to its extreme and exuding an aura of destruction, flashed from the depths of Chen Fei's eyes, instantly traversing space and colliding with the terrifying crimson-gold light.

Without a deafening explosion, that formidable sharpness silently disintegrated upon contact with the dark light, transforming into basic energy specks that vanished into the air.

Shi Zhou Shuo's face suddenly turned pale, and he suffered a backlash to his mind, so he couldn't help but take half a step back.

He stared in disbelief at his attack, which had been so easily neutralized, and then at the back of the figure that hadn't even glanced at him the entire time. A deep sense of humiliation and fear, mixed with a chilling coldness, completely overwhelmed his mind.

What kind of monster is this Chen Fei...?

"Buzz!"

The golden light emanating from Chen Fei suddenly intensified, as if a miniature golden sun had ignited within him. The next moment, his figure instantly split into three.

It was not an afterimage, not an illusion, but three figures with identical aura strength and even the same jet-black Qian Yuan Halberd in their hands.

The three figures simultaneously took a step forward.

The first figure appeared instantly in front of Yue Qianshan and his two companions, who had just regained their footing and whose faces still showed signs of shock.

The Qian Yuan Halberd in his hand blazed with dark light and slashed down at the area where the three were located.

Before the halberds even arrived, the overwhelming and violent power that enveloped all directions and locked everything around them completely enveloped Yue Qianshan and the other two, causing their expressions to change drastically.

Chen Fei's second figure caught up with Wan Chengsi, who was flying backwards and looked disheveled.

He raised the Qian Yuan Halberd high in his hand and, with a terrifying force capable of cleaving the heavens and earth, slashed down fiercely at Wan Chengsi's head.

Chen Fei's third figure transformed into a streak of light, flying straight towards Shi Zhou Shuo, whose eyes were still filled with shock. He also flipped his Qian Yuan Halberd, aiming for Shi Zhou Shuo's head.

The wind howled through the halberds, and the killing intent was chilling!

The Divine Palace is indestructible. As a place where countless geniuses and powerful figures gather in the martial arts arena of the myriad realms, it is considered a top-tier fifteenth-order Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation method, and naturally it has its extraordinary and miraculous aspects.

This technique of creating an avatar is one such supernatural power.

It is not a simple clone or illusion, but a physical incarnation that is temporarily formed from the incomparably powerful, condensed, and unyielding blood and qi and the indestructible will cultivated by Shenque. It possesses some of the combat power and fighting consciousness of the original body.

This kind of avatar might not be particularly effective against opponents who have also reached the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation stage. However, it is extremely useful against those below the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation stage.

For cultivators below the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation level, even if it is just an external avatar of Chen Fei, the level of power and the quality of the Dao Foundation it contains are overwhelming.

Therefore, at this moment, Yue Qianshan and the other two, along with Shi Zhoushuo, were all facing external avatars generated by the Divine Palace's Undying power.

Wan Chengsi, on the other hand, was facing Chen Fei's true form.

"boom!"

A deafening explosion resounded once again throughout the sealed-off area, causing the distant black crystal pillars to tremble and crack.

At the same time, the mournful screams of Yue Qianshan and his two companions, filled with terror, despair, and resentment, also rang out.

"Spare your life!"

"We're just... ah!"

Faced with Chen Fei's avatar's destructive halberd strike, Yue Qianshan and the other two unleashed unprecedented potential at the critical moment of life and death, burning their source energy to resist with all their might.

However, the absolute gap in strength cannot be bridged by a desperate struggle.

"puff!"

The blood is soaring to the sky!

Junior Brother Wang's protective aura and a shield of considerable quality were easily torn apart by the Qian Yuan Halberd.

The halberd blade swept across his body without any resistance, completely severing him and his soul. His body exploded into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air, leaving only a short scream.

Although Yue Qianshan and Junior Brother Li were able to avoid the direct impact of the halberd blade because Junior Brother Wang was in front of them, they were still heavily struck by the terrifying halberd wind and the aftershocks of energy, and were sent flying backward with screams.

"Escape! Escape!"

Yue Qianshan's face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with endless fear. He struggled to get up and run away, while Junior Brother Li looked utterly desperate.

However, before they could even drag their heavily wounded bodies a few steps away, Chen Fei's avatar took a step forward and caught up again. He swung the Qian Yuan Halberd once more.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

With two soft sounds, the fear and resentment on Yue Qianshan and Junior Brother Li's faces were frozen in time. Their bodies followed in Junior Brother Wang's footsteps, turning into two clouds of blood mist under the halberd blade, their bodies and souls scattered and their spirits vanished.

Three cultivators at the peak of the Profound Origin Dao Foundation, who were considered elites within the Dan Chen Sect, were completely wiped out and perished in just two or three blows against one of Chen Fei's avatars.

"Oh!"

On the other side, Shi Zhou Shuo faced the attack from Chen Fei's other avatar. Although he tried his best to resist, he was still slashed away by the halberd. A mouthful of bright red blood mist spurted out of his mouth, drawing a dazzling arc in the air.

His chest was noticeably dented, indicating that many of his ribs were broken and his internal organs had been shaken.

Although Shi Zhou Shuo was only one step away from the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation, that one step was an insurmountable chasm.

He had not truly transformed into a Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation cultivator, and when faced with Chen Fei's external avatar, which possessed power at the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation level, he couldn't even put up a decent resistance.

Shi Zhou Shuo's face was filled with extreme terror. He glanced at Wan Cheng Si out of the corner of his eye, hoping that his senior brother from the Tianyuan Dao Foundation could save him.

However, what he saw was Wan Chengsi in dire straits under the attack of Chen Fei's true form, unable to even take care of himself, let alone have the strength to rescue him.

Sensing the avatar behind him radiating a chilling killing intent, a mad, resolute glint flashed in Shi Zhou Shuo's eyes.

"what!"

A roar filled with resentment and unwillingness was squeezed out from deep within Shi Zhou Shuo's throat. The next moment, he actually began to burn his own Dao foundation.

This is a crazy act that destroys one's own path, but it is true that by burning the fundamental source of one's path, one can forcibly increase one's own power in a short period of time.

"boom!"

A violent and chaotic aura, yet significantly stronger, erupted from Shi Zhou Shuo's body.

His eyes turned bloodshot, and his injuries were temporarily suppressed by this frenzied power. His power level surged instantly, barely crossing the threshold and briefly raising his power to the level of the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation.

"seal up!"

Shi Zhou Shuo, acting like a madman, manipulated the Crimson Flame Spirit Gourd, spewing out a crimson-gold beam of light radiating a destructive aura from its mouth, which slammed into the Qian Yuan Halberd that Chen Fei's avatar was slashing at.

"clang!"

With a dull thud, this time, Shi Zhou Shuo was not sent flying by the sword.

He burned the power he forcibly enhanced with his Dao foundation to block Chen Fei's avatar's halberd strike. The crimson-gold pillar of light and the jet-black halberd blade clashed in mid-air, unleashing blinding light and turbulent energy.

However, that’s all.

Shi Zhoushuo's expression did not improve after blocking the attack; on the contrary, it became even more unpleasant.

It was clearly just an external avatar, but this kind of condensed and boundless power seemed to be something that an avatar could possess.

The brief power he gained by burning his very essence at a great cost was barely enough to block the attack of the opponent's avatar, and he was unable to retaliate, let alone do anything to the opponent.

Moreover, this state of burning one's very essence cannot be sustained.

A profound sense of powerlessness and despair welled up in Shi Zhoushuo's heart once again.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

On the other side, the battle between Wan Chengsi and Chen Fei's true form was a one-sided and overwhelming affair.

With each strike he parried from Chen Fei's halberd, Wan Chengsi involuntarily took a large step back. With each step he retreated, the color drained from his face, and his internal injuries worsened.

His tiger's mouth had already been completely cracked, his arm was trembling, his blood and qi were churning in his chest and abdomen, and his internal organs had shifted.

In order to withstand Chen Fei's fierce and relentless attacks, Wan Chengsi had already burned the fundamental source of his Dao within his body.

Even so, he still couldn't withstand Chen Fei's attacks.

Wan Chengsi appeared to be insane, his eyes bloodshot, his composure and arrogance completely gone, replaced by confusion, anger, and deep fear.

He couldn't understand how Chen Fei, who had only recently emerged from a lower plane, could cultivate such a Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation technique.

Moreover, he has clearly cultivated the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation to its peak!

It's laughable that the previous rumors said Chen Fei was cultivating the Heavenly Origin Technique.

Is this the combat power one can gain by cultivating the Heavenly Origin Technique? If the Heavenly Origin Technique can produce such a monster, then the Dan Chen Sect, no, the entire Primordial Continent, would probably be scrambling to cultivate it long ago.

"clang!"

Another earth-shattering explosion.

This time, Wan Chengsi was not forced to retreat, but was instead slashed away by Chen Fei's Qian Yuan Halberd. His body tumbled through the air like a rag doll before crashing heavily into the ground some distance away, creating a massive crater hundreds of miles long in the hard black rock.

"puff!"

Wan Chengsi coughed up blood again, this time mixed with fragments of internal organs. He felt as if his internal organs were burning, his foundation was shattered, and his cultivation was rapidly draining away.

He sensed the presence of death.

Wan Chengsi stared at Chen Fei walking towards him from a distance. He definitely possessed the strength of someone on the Tianyuan Ranking, and he was by no means one of the lowest ranks.

The Tianyuan Ranking is arguably the strongest fifteen-tier ranking in the primordial continent. Those who make it onto the list are all prodigies among their peers, possessing astonishing combat power and limitless potential for the future.

Although Wan Chengsi is also a Tianyuan Dao Foundation cultivator, there is still a considerable gap between him and stepping onto the Tianyuan Ranking.

The Chen Fei before him was far beyond what someone like him, a mere Tianyuan Dao Foundation cultivator who had not yet stepped onto the Tianyuan Ranking, could withstand.

He's... finished!

"You started fighting before I even got there?"

Just as Wan Chengsi was in despair and Shi Zhoushuo was putting up a stubborn resistance, a light laugh, slightly mocking yet exuding a natural arrogance, suddenly came from afar.

The sound wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced through the explosions and energy turbulence of the battlefield, resounding in everyone's ears.

The next moment, a figure appeared.

The newcomer was dressed in a dark-colored outfit embroidered with pale gold cloud patterns. He was tall and upright, with a faint smile on his lips and his hands casually behind his back, as if he had not stepped into a battlefield full of danger, but had come to attend an insignificant gathering.

It was Xie Geting, another Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation expert that Shi Zhoushuo had mentioned before, one of the nine true disciples of the fifteenth level of Danchen Sect, and the third-ranked true prodigy.

Moreover, he is not only a true disciple, but also ranked eighty-first on the Tianyuan Ranking.

Being able to be on the Heavenly Origin Ranking, even if only at the bottom, means that his combat strength, potential, and status among his peers are far superior to those of Wan Chengsi, who is not even on the list and is only at the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation level.

However, when Xie Geting's smiling eyes clearly saw the situation inside, the calm smile on his face immediately disappeared, replaced by a look of solemnity and surprise.

Just now, there were magical artifacts activated by Yue Qianshan and the others on the outer perimeter that shielded the heavens and isolated information, so he could not accurately perceive the specific situation inside, only knowing the approximate location.

Upon entering, they found Yue Qianshan and the other two reduced to blood and gore, lifeless. Wan Chengsi, critically injured and dying, lay disheveled in the giant pit.

Although Shi Zhou Shuo burned his source energy, it was clear at a glance that he was at his last gasp.

The young man wielding the jet-black halberd in the arena exuded such a powerful aura that even he felt a slight tremor in his heart.

The situation was completely beyond his expectations. Wasn't he supposed to be dealing with a new disciple with some talent in formations? How did it turn into such a chaotic scene?

Xie Geting first glanced at Shi Zhoushuo's side, and saw that although he was in a precarious situation, he could barely hold on for a while by burning his source. His gaze then instantly locked onto Chen Fei's true form.

Xie Geting suddenly grabbed at the air with his right hand, and a giant spiked club, dark red in color, covered with jagged barbs and exuding a fierce aura, appeared in his hand.

The next moment, his figure flashed and he rushed straight towards Chen Fei. The terrifying spiked club in his hand, carrying a terrifying force capable of shattering planes and destroying the void, slammed down hard on Chen Fei's head.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

"Senior brother, save me!"

Upon seeing Xie Geting's figure appear, both Wan Chengsi, who was in dire straits, and Shi Zhoushuo, who was barely holding on, showed an unprecedented look of joy on their faces, the expression of a drowning person grasping at the last straw.

Finally, Senior Brother Xie has arrived!

In their view, Xie Geting, as the true disciple ranked eighty-first on the Tianyuan Ranking, would be no match for the strange and powerful Chen Fei if he made a move.

Their lives were finally saved.

Wan Chengsi even struggled to his feet, wanting to join forces with Xie Geting in the attack.

Faced with Xie Geting's powerful spiked club attack and Wan Chengsi's rekindled hope and desperate sword strike, Chen Fei smiled.

He had overheard Shi Zhoushuo and Wan Chengsi's conversation from afar and knew that they had also invited a fellow disciple, Xie.

Furthermore, even when they were in dire straits, they never gave up on survival and fought desperately, clearly waiting for reinforcements.

Their greatest reliance was undoubtedly on Xie Geting, whose aura was significantly stronger than Xie Geting's.

"If you don't come soon, I'm going to beat them to death!"

Chen Fei's voice was calm and even, yet it carried a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine.

The next moment, an unprecedentedly terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Chen Fei's body.

Heaven and Earth unite, open!

Sixteenth-Order Heavenly Origin Technique, activated!

"Rumble..."

Outside Chen Fei's body, the thick and powerful force field of the Law of Heaven and Earth no longer radiated outwards, but instead frantically contracted and collapsed inwards.

It was as if his body had transformed into a black hole that devoured everything, absorbing all power, energy, and even the surrounding light into his body.

In an instant, a terrifying aura, surpassing even the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation and carrying a hint of being able to control the rules of a region, swept across all directions centered on Chen Fei.

Facing the simultaneous attack of spiked clubs and sword energy, Chen Fei slightly raised his eyelids and slowly raised the Qian Yuan Halberd in his hand.

At this moment, the illusory images of mountains, rivers, sun, and moon on the Qian Yuan Halberd were flowing wildly, and the dark light it emitted was as solid as a substance. The cold light at the edge of the halberd was no longer just sharp, but carried a terrifying artistic conception that cleaved the rules.

With a single strike of the Qian Yuan Halberd, the previous ferocity was gone, replaced by an air of indifference and majesty that seemed to rule the heavens and earth.

The trajectory of the halberd blade did not cause the space to shatter, but instead transformed it into a pitch-black void, as if it had been permanently erased from this world.

"what!"

Sensing the radical change in Chen Fei's aura, even Xie Geting, a prodigy on the Tianyuan Ranking, couldn't help but widen his eyes. His composure and ruthlessness were instantly replaced by disbelief and shock.

How could there be... the aura of the Tai Cang Realm?

It's one thing for Chen Fei to possess the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation, although it's ridiculously strong, it's still somewhat understandable. But what's with this Tai Cang Realm power...?

The gap between the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation and the Tai Cang Realm is far greater than the gap between the Profound Origin Dao Foundation and the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation; it is a fundamental difference in the level of life and the form of power.

"No...impossible..."

Wan Chengsi's eyes, which had just lit up with hope at Xie Geting's arrival, suddenly hardened and turned ashen when he sensed the despairing change in Chen Fei's aura and the terrifying power emanating from that halberd.

It was an expression of utterly shattered faith.

What kind of monster came from a lower-level plane? Can a lower-level plane give birth to such a monster? Not only is it proficient in both formations and body refinement, but it also possesses a terrifying secret technique that can forcibly elevate one to the pseudo-Taicang realm?

All his previous resentment, anger, and scheming became laughable and pale in the face of this absolute power.

"boom!"

The earth-shattering explosion seemed to completely overturn this sealed-off world.

Chen Fei's Qian Yuan Halberd, which exuded the aura of the pseudo-Taicang Realm, casually struck Xie Geting's spiked club and Wan Chengsi's desperate sword strike.

"Crack! Click!"

Without any suspense, two crisp cracking sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Wan Chengsi's dark gold longsword, which was of considerable quality, and Xie Geting's gigantic mace, which exuded a murderous aura, were instantly shattered like fragile porcelain the moment they came into contact with the Qian Yuan Halberd.

The Qian Yuan Halberd, its momentum undiminished, swept lightly across Wan Chengsi's body with a dark, destructive gleam.

Wan Chengsi's eyes widened involuntarily, and he tried desperately to move his body, but he couldn't.

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, Wan Chengsi's body, along with his protective aura and defensive weapon, exploded the instant the halberd swept across. (End of Chapter)