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Chapter 1967 Peak Showdown
Chapter 1967 Peak Showdown
Outside the training ground, at the forefront of the Heavenly Demon camp.
The churning demonic energy around the Destroyer gradually subsided, like the final stillness before a storm.
His deep, dark eyes, like an ancient abyss that seemed capable of swallowing all light, coldly pierced through the void and locked onto Chen Fei in the training ground.
"I... truly misjudged him."
The voice of the Destroyer was hoarse and cold, like ice from the deepest hell rubbing against each other, clearly reaching the ears of every Sovereign Realm expert present.
"When faced with unforeseen circumstances, one should not try to resolve them with the least possible cost." The voice of the Destroyer suddenly turned fierce, carrying a hint of suppressed rage and determination.
"Boom!"
As the last word of the Destroyer fell, an indescribable, violent aura erupted from his body and soared into the sky.
In an instant, this small world that had been temporarily isolated began to tremble violently.
The sky suddenly darkened, as if swallowed by endless demonic clouds. The void twisted and collapsed, emitting a cracking sound as it could not bear the weight.
A heavy, oppressive, suffocating feeling, as if the sky were about to collapse and everything would be reduced to nothingness, filled and crushed every inch of space like a tangible tide.
On the Xuan Yu Realm side, the excitement on the faces of all the Sovereign Realm experts froze instantly, replaced by utter solemnity and gravity.
Many cultivators at the lower level of the Sovereign Realm felt their souls trembling, and the circulation of their Yuan Power became sluggish and difficult, as if they were sinking into an invisible quagmire.
These Sovereign Realm experts had no choice but to circulate their cultivation techniques to resist the omnipresent and terrifying pressure, their eyes filled with horror.
At this moment, they clearly felt the enormous gap between themselves and the Destroyer.
Under the overwhelming demonic power, their once-proud cultivation levels seemed so insignificant.
Only a handful of top figures on the Heavenly Ranking, such as Venerable Tianxuan, were able to remain calm, but their expressions were extremely solemn, and their auras involuntarily surged, subtly resisting the oppressive power of Venerable Pomesis.
Inside the training ground, Chen Fei was the first to be attacked.
The terrifying aura, as if the entire demonic realm's sky had collapsed, mostly descended upon him.
Chen Fei's robes fluttered without wind, and he raised his head, his gaze piercing through the barrier of the martial arts arena, calmly meeting the cold, bloodthirsty gaze of the Destroyer Venerable. For the first time, his face revealed an extremely solemn and dignified expression.
He had to admit the reality that, at this moment, he had no chance of winning against the top-ranked player on the Heavenly Ranking, not even the slightest opportunity.
The difference in their levels of understanding is simply too great, so great that it can crush all skills, foundations, and characteristics.
If they had met alone elsewhere, Chen Fei would probably have had no chance of escaping.
This is the immense, insurmountable chasm between cultivation realms on the path of cultivation, resulting in a vast disparity in absolute combat power. Cultivation realm is always the most important and fundamental foundation.
Above the sky, the pillar of light that originally covered the martial arts arena and represented the rules of the Heavenly Dao fluctuated slightly, as if it was about to randomly select the next Heavenly Demon Sovereign to enter the arena again.
The Destroyer glanced coldly at the pillar of light, then turned his gaze back to Chen Fei, a fierce glint in his eyes. He suddenly raised his right hand, shrouded in dense demonic energy, and clenched it tightly in the air towards the training ground.
"Boom!"
The entire massive and strictly regulated Heavenly Ranking Martial Arts Arena suddenly trembled violently, and its originally solid barriers, pillars of light, arena, and all its components began to become blurred, transparent, and ethereal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Destroyer spared no expense, sacrificing the permanent dissipation of most of his power in this world, to forcibly end the Heavenly Ranking Martial Arena, which was already out of control and extremely detrimental to the Heavenly Demons.
As the Heavenly Ranking Martial Arts Arena rapidly became ethereal, the terrifying aura surrounding the Destroyer, which was originally overwhelming and suffocating, began to uncontrollably decline and weaken.
Without the support of most of the power of heaven and earth, the true combat strength of the Destroyer Lord instantly dropped a notch.
Not only is there a huge loss of combat power, but more seriously, it will be more difficult and fraught with obstacles for the Destroyer to devour and merge the origin of the Xuan Yu Realm than ever before.
This was almost like cutting off his own arm, greatly slowing down his progress in eventually devouring the Xuan Yu Realm.
Before the illusory training ground had completely disappeared, Chen Fei's figure had already retreated to the very edge of the Xuan Yu Realm's camp.
Almost at the same time Chen Fei landed, a figure with profound aura quietly appeared outside the barrier of the martial arts arena. It was none other than Venerable Tianxuan, who had been closely monitoring the situation and was ready to make a move at any moment.
Destroyer coldly watched Chen Fei retreat to the edge of the training ground, and saw Venerable Tianxuan appear to protect him. His face showed no surprise or anger, only a chilling killing intent.
Just as the small world barrier and the rules of the Heavenly Ranking Martial Arts Arena disappeared simultaneously, causing the rules of heaven and earth to fluctuate violently and become slightly disordered, the Destruction Venerable moved.
With a swift movement of his hand, the Destroyer formed a strange, complex demonic seal that exuded an aura of extreme concealment and devouring.
"Buzz!"
The next moment, an incomparably deep, pitch-black sky, seemingly capable of absorbing all light and perception, appeared out of thin air and rapidly spread in all directions, covering most of the battlefield.
The originally powerful and terrifying aura of the Destroyer instantly became faint and indistinct under the cover of darkness, as if it had completely merged into the darkness and was difficult to detect.
With a solemn expression, Venerable Tianxuan appeared beside Chen Fei the instant the barrier of the martial arts arena disappeared. He then attempted to use spatial teleportation to instantly leave the dangerous area shrouded in eerie darkness.
However, Venerable Tianxuan stopped abruptly as soon as he took a step, his brows furrowed, and he grabbed with his backhand.
"Qiang!"
An ancient celestial sword, its entire body flowing with the pure radiance of the laws of heaven, its blade emanating the power to sever all laws and protect the life of all living beings, appeared out of thin air in his hand.
Venerable Tianxuan, wielding the Heavenly Sword, unleashed a powerful slash at what appeared to be empty space behind him. The sword light was dazzling and pierced through layers of darkness.
"boom!"
A terrifying roar, powerful enough to shatter the heavens and shatter stars, suddenly exploded in that void.
The violent and unparalleled energy shockwave swept wildly in all directions like a destructive tsunami, shattering space inch by inch in its path, turning into the most primal earth, water, fire, and wind, raging and roaring.
Under the protection of Venerable Tianxuan, Chen Fei was not directly harmed by the energy impact.
However, the immense power and law fluctuations generated by the clash of the supreme power of the Dominator Realm, which was so close at hand and seemed capable of annihilating everything, still allowed Chen Fei to clearly perceive the terrifying power of the Heavenly Profound Venerable and the Annihilation Venerable, who were in a class of their own.
"Tianxuan, you can't protect him!"
The cold, bloodthirsty voice of the Destroyer pierced through the turbulent energy currents.
The next moment, a giant demonic blade, formed from pure destructive demonic energy and gleaming with a chilling light that seemed to tear through the cycle of reincarnation, ripped through the energy storm and slashed horizontally toward Chen Fei's neck.
Venerable Tianxuan remained calm and did not confront the demonic blade head-on. Instead, he pointed his Heavenly Sword downwards and plunged it directly into the void in front of him.
"Buzz!"
A gentle yet resilient spatial ripple instantly spread out, enveloping the figures of Venerable Tianxuan and Chen Fei. Their forms suddenly became blurred and transparent, as if they were about to merge into the void, instantly disappearing tens of thousands of miles away.
"Leave!"
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Destroyer, clearly having anticipated the Heavenly Profound Venerable's methods. He also turned the tip of his giant demonic blade and stabbed it fiercely into the void.
A strange, domineering, and terrifying power that interfered with spacetime spread out instantly along the demonic blade, forcibly disrupting and solidifying the surrounding spatial laws.
The blurry figures of Venerable Tianxuan and Chen Fei, who were about to disappear and escape completely, flickered and twisted violently as if forcibly pulled out of the space-time channel by an invisible hand, and uncontrollably reversed in the direction of becoming clear and solid.
The Destroyer's eyes remained fixed on Chen Fei. His right fist, which had been gathering power, suddenly clenched. A vast and destructive energy, enough to shatter the entire world with a single punch, frantically gathered on his fist, emitting a terrifying fluctuation that could freeze one's soul.
The Destroyer was waiting for the moment when the Heavenly Profound Venerable and Chen Fei's figures were completely solidified and unable to dodge, so that he would unleash this earth-shattering punch and directly blast Chen Fei into dust.
As Tianxuan Venerable's form was being forced to solidify from its ethereal state, he felt the destructive power emanating from the Destruction Venerable Fist and frowned deeply.
He swiftly formed an ancient, secret hand seal imbued with the meaning of spatial exile, and without hesitation, struck Chen Fei in the back of the chest.
"go!"
With a low shout from Venerable Tianxuan, Chen Fei's body trembled violently. In the next moment, as if completely enveloped and compressed by an invisible spatial force, he instantly transformed into an almost invisible stream of light and vanished from the spot.
Only Venerable Tianxuan remained in place, facing Venerable Pomesis's impending destructive punch alone.
"Tianxuan, you're asking for death!"
When the Destroyer saw that Chen Fei had been sent away, he let out a deafening roar.
The right fist, which had been gathering momentum for a long time, carrying overwhelming anger and killing intent, changed direction and smashed fiercely towards the head of Venerable Tianxuan. Wherever the fist's energy passed, everything withered and the rules retreated.
Venerable Tianxuan's expression was extremely solemn. His hands moved rapidly in front of him, drawing an incomparably profound Tai Chi arc.
The two primordial forces of extreme yin and yang, which are completely opposite yet complementary, surged from his palm, transforming into a constantly rotating Tai Chi diagram that exuded the aura of obliterating all things, protecting him.
"Boom!"
The Destruction Demon Fist of the Destroyer Venerable slammed solidly into the Taiji Dao Diagram.
A deafening explosion, more violent and terrifying than any previous collision, suddenly erupted, its sound seemingly resounding throughout the entire Xuan Yu Realm, even echoing in the deepest recesses of the souls of every living being.
The terrifying impact waves, like a tangible ring of destruction, crashed wildly against the surrounding layers of defensive arrays.
"Buzz!"
The array barrier fluctuated violently, twisted, and undulated, as if it were about to collapse completely at any moment.
At the center of the Xuan Yu Realm camp, the space rippled slightly, and Chen Fei's figure appeared somewhat unsteadily. He immediately looked up and gazed at the sky.
Above the dark sky, two blurry figures, radiating immense power, were flashing, colliding, and fighting frantically at a speed beyond the limits of the naked eye.
Each clash caused the laws of heaven and earth to tremble violently, unleashing a devastating energy storm.
All the gazes of the Xuan Yu Realm Sovereigns and the Heavenly Demon Sovereigns were fixed on the two figures representing the highest combat power in this realm, their minds completely captivated by them.
After observing for a moment, the people of Xuanyu Realm were pleasantly surprised to find that, whether it was because the Destroyer had severed most of the power of heaven and earth, resulting in a great loss of strength, or because the Heavenly Profound Venerable had greatly improved his strength in his years of seclusion and cultivation, the fierce battle between the two in the sky was actually evenly matched and difficult to distinguish.
The Heavenly Profound Venerable's sword light was like a dragon, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth in the Profound Feather Realm. Each sword strike contained the supreme will to sever all laws, combining offense and defense, and remaining as steady as a mountain.
The Demon Lord of Destruction's might was overwhelming, his giant blade tearing through the void, and his destructive demonic energy surging and roaring. His offensive was still fierce and domineering, but it no longer possessed the terrifying power that could absolutely crush and instill despair.
This scene stands in stark contrast to the situation in the battle for the top spot on the Heavenly Ranking that year, where the Destruction Venerable was clearly superior and suppressed the Heavenly Profound Venerable.
On the Xuan Yu Realm side, almost all the Sovereign Realm cultivators couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, their tense nerves relaxing slightly.
Faced with these ferocious, violent, and powerful demons, what they feared and dreaded most was not the other sovereign demons, but the terrifying existence of the Destruction Lord, who was in a class of his own and almost invincible.
They feared that Venerable Tianxuan might be defeated, or even perish. If that happened, the Xuanyu Realm, having lost its highest-level combat power to check and balance things, would have no one left to stop Venerable Pomesis's slaughter.
The fall of the entire Xuan Yu Realm is inevitable.
Now, regardless of the reason, it is an undeniable fact that the Destroyer Venerable was successfully stopped by the Heavenly Profound Venerable. This undoubtedly bought the Xuan Yu Realm a precious breathing space and brought a glimmer of hope for victory.
Compared to the slight relief felt by those in the Xuan Yu Realm, the faces of the many Heavenly Demon Sovereigns on the Heavenly Demon side appeared rather gloomy and unpleasant.
They never expected that their lord would be unable to defeat Venerable Tianxuan in a direct confrontation.
If Tianxuan cannot be killed quickly at a relatively low cost, then the casualties and costs they would have to pay to completely exterminate these Sovereign Realm beings of the Xuanyu Realm would probably be much greater than originally estimated.
However, despite the somewhat unexpected situation, the vast majority of Heavenly Demons still maintained absolute confidence that the Destroyer Venerable would ultimately be able to kill the Heavenly Profound Venerable.
In their hearts, the Destroyer is the symbol of invincibility. The temporary stalemate is merely a sign of the opponent's death throes.
Victory will ultimately belong to them!
"kill!"
Just then, the cold, ruthless voice of the Destroyer, filled with a murderous intent, suddenly exploded in the ears of all the Heavenly Demon Sovereigns like thunder from the heavens.
Upon receiving the order, not a single demon dared to hesitate or delay in the slightest.
All the Heavenly Demon Sovereign Realm experts simultaneously unleashed their most powerful auras, and terrifying demonic energy soared into the sky, merging into a vast expanse of demonic clouds that blotted out the sun, pressing down fiercely on the towering, radiant Heavenly Kun Array barrier at the forefront of the Xuan Yu Realm camp.
Immediately afterwards, the even larger number of Void True God Realm and Immortal Realm Heavenly Demons behind them also quickly took their positions according to some mysterious formation, pouring their demonic energy into the formation eye without reservation.
"Wow!"
A massive, complex, and terrifyingly powerful array, exuding an aura that could devour everything and annihilate all life, suddenly materialized and, carrying the immense force to crush stars and destroy the world, crashed violently into the Heavenly Kun Array.
"Boom!"
Two colossal formations, each embodying the power of countless strong individuals from both sides, clashed head-on in a straightforward and unadorned manner.
A terrifying roar, loud enough to tear eardrums and shatter the soul, suddenly erupted.
The sound waves transformed into a tangible, destructive shockwave, sweeping wildly in all directions. The earth trembled violently and cracked, and the sky seemed to be ripped open.
"puff……"
At the moment of collision, those Void True God Realm Heavenly Demons with weaker cultivation levels who were located near the nodes of the Nether Demon Formation were struck as if by a heavy blow. Their faces turned pale, blood gushed from their mouths, and their auras plummeted instantly.
Even some immortal-level demons looked extremely pale, clearly suffering serious internal injuries from the terrifying backlash of the collision.
On the other hand, the Tiankun Formation on the Xuanyu Realm side, although it also trembled violently and its light flickered, relied on its geographical advantage of being perfectly connected with the earth vein energy of the Xuanyu Realm, so that most of the impact was transferred and diverted to the depths of the earth.
The cultivators from the Xuan Yu Realm within the formation, apart from a few with lower cultivation levels whose blood and qi were churning from the shock, were not seriously injured.
In the first direct clash of formations, the Tiankun Formation, taking advantage of its terrain, gained an absolute upper hand.
Chen Fei stood atop a key point of the Heavenly Kun Formation, his gaze sweeping solemnly over the swirling black mist and looming demonic shadows of the Nether Demon Formation before him. He then looked up at the two figures still locked in fierce combat in the sky, their battle seemingly endless. His brows furrowed involuntarily.
In such large-scale, legion-style battles, the power of individuals is greatly weakened. Unless one possesses absolute strength like that of the Heavenly Profound Venerable or the Destroyer Venerable, reaching the limit of the Dominator Realm, it is difficult to completely influence the course of the entire battle by one's own power.
Even though Chen Fei had previously killed several early-stage Heavenly Demon Sovereigns, including top-tier mid-stage Sovereigns like Ji Yangming, it only played a supporting role in the current grand war concerning the fate of the two realms, and could not truly determine the balance of victory or defeat.
"Boom boom boom!"
The frenzied clash between the Netherworld Array and the Heavenly Kun Array did not stop due to the casualties of the initial contact; instead, it became even more intense and reckless.
The Heavenly Demons seemed completely unaware of casualties, showing no hesitation or retreat whatsoever.
Even though the Nether Demon Array was clearly at a disadvantage at this moment, they continued to frantically activate the array under the command of the Destroyer, repeatedly and fiercely ramming the barrier of the Heavenly Kun Array.
They attempted to forcibly tear a hole in the Tiankun Formation using this most barbaric and direct method.
Once the Heavenly Kun Formation is breached, the Heavenly Demon army, with its superior individual strength, will undoubtedly advance unimpeded and unleash a bloody massacre upon the cultivators of the Xuan Yu Realm. The tide of battle will instantly turn.
The seven-colored barrier of the Heavenly Kun Formation, under the relentless and frenzied attacks of the opponent, began to flicker and tremble at an increasingly faster frequency, and the amplitude of its shaking also increased.
The light was sometimes bright and sometimes dim, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
The continuous, high-intensity impacts left the Tiankun Formation with no time to fully repair its damage and restore its energy.
Even with the advantage of terrain, it cannot play a decisive role in the face of the immense and insane power of the Heavenly Demons. Otherwise, these Heavenly Demons would not have been so confident in launching this war that would shake the world.
"Chen Fei".
Shi Ruifeng appeared beside Chen Fei, his face extremely solemn. He said in a deep voice, "Once the formation breaks and the chaotic battle begins, remember not to stray too far from me. Those Heavenly Demons will definitely target you and try to kill you at all costs!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Fei nodded slowly, his face showing no sign of bravado or arrogance.
Chen Fei knew perfectly well that he had become a thorn in the side of the Heavenly Demon.
Once the protection of the Heavenly Kun Formation is lost and exposed to the chaos of the battlefield, it will inevitably attract the frenzied encirclement and killing of the peak-level Sovereign Realm experts of the Heavenly Demon Camp.
With Chen Fei's current strength, he is indeed unable to directly withstand that level of attack.
As time went on, the battle became increasingly fierce.
The barrier of the Heavenly Kun Formation was shaking like a small boat in a stormy sea, as if it would collapse completely at any moment. Strange sounds even began to emanate from its surface, which were signs that the core nodes of the formation were beginning to break under the strain.
The demon array on the other side is equally difficult to overcome.
The Void True God Realm Heavenly Demons within the formation have suffered heavy casualties, and even some Immortal Realm Heavenly Demons have perished one after another due to exhaustion of power or excessive backlash.
However, the flesh and soul of these fallen demons did not disappear in vain. Instead, they were cruelly extracted and devoured by the Nether Demon Array, becoming nourishment to maintain the array's operation and enhance the power of the next impact.
It is through this cruel sacrifice that the Netherworld Array has been able to maintain its terrifying power, rivaling the Heavenly Kun Array.
Within the Xuan Yu Realm camp, the expressions of all cultivators had become extremely solemn and serious.
The fierce final battle, which will determine the fate of both realms, is about to begin.
After today, no one knows how many of our comrades will remain here, or what the future holds for the Xuan Yu Realm. But in everyone's eyes shines a resolute light, a determination to fight to the death.
Just as the Tiankun Formation was about to completely collapse and the two sides were about to clash in close combat.
"Boom!"
At the highest point of the sky, a terrifying, indescribable roar, as if the heavens and earth were being created or the universe were ending, suddenly resounded.
The entire Xuan Yu Realm suddenly fell silent, as if all sound had been stripped away.
Immediately afterwards, everything in sight was rendered in a despairing gray, as if all the colors of the world had been stripped away.
This is a battle between supreme beings, whose power is approaching the limit of this realm, causing terrifying phenomena caused by tearing apart part of the rules of heaven and earth.
In the next instant, a figure plummeted from the sky like a meteor, crashing heavily into the Heavenly Kun Formation. When the light faded, it was none other than Venerable Tianxuan.
At this moment, his face was ashen, his aura was extremely weak, golden bloodstains remained at the corner of his mouth, and the fluctuations of the laws around him were chaotic, clearly indicating that he had suffered severe injuries.
"Sir!"
"Tianxuan!"
All the rulers of the Xuan Yu Realm suddenly changed their expressions, looking at Venerable Tian Xuan with utter horror, their worries instantly reaching their peak.
However, before the despair in their hearts could spread...
High above, the pervasive demonic energy and chaotic flow of energy slowly dissipated, revealing the figure of the Destroyer.
The Destroyer was also in a sorry state. His right arm, along with half of his body, had vanished without a trace. The wound was shrouded in an unyielding sharpness of law, which was constantly eroding his demonic body. His aura was no better than that of the Heavenly Profound Venerable.
The Destroyer's gaze was as cold as water as he stared intently at the Heavenly Profound Venerable within the Heavenly Kun Formation, then swept his murderous gaze over Chen Fei at the center of the formation.
"withdraw!"
The Destroyer spat out a cold word through gritted teeth, and the next moment, his figure flickered and merged directly into the void, disappearing without a trace.
Inside the Nether Demon Formation, the Heavenly Demon Sovereigns, upon hearing the order, dared not disobey in the slightest. They immediately activated the remaining formation, engulfing the remaining Heavenly Demon army, and retreated rapidly into the distance like a tide, soon disappearing into the horizon.
The thunderous sounds of clashing formations and shouts of battle suddenly ceased.
On the battlefield, only devastation and deathly silence remained.
(End of this chapter)