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Chapter 1900 Divine Strike (4K)
Chapter 1900 Divine Strike (4K)
Deep within the void, chaotic light mist, like solidified nebula, slowly flows and rotates, exuding an ancient and boundless aura.
Chen Fei's soul stood in this boundless chaos, his gaze sweeping over the five orbs of light floating in front of him, each with a different shape and emitting a completely different rhythm.
Each ray of light contains a different path for the future evolution of this void treasure trove of temporal tribulations. Choosing one path will allow its power to deepen and transform along that path, displaying a power distinct from other paths. This choice concerns the path of cultivation, determining not only the present but also the future power of the Sovereign Realm.
Chen Fei moved slightly, like a stream of light merging into the void, and appeared in front of the first ball of light, reaching out to explore.
In an instant, a mighty torrent of information, carrying countless profound rules and runes, surged into the sea of consciousness like a bursting dam.
【Illusory Time and Overlapping Shadows】
This extended feature changes the original single mode of transferring damage to the self nine breaths before the time-lapse, and its core essence lies in differentiation and distribution.
When the user takes damage, the power of [Illusory Time Shadow] will act like a spacetime blade, precisely cutting and diluting the surging source of damage.
Instead of the entire boulder crashing down on a single pillar, it is broken down into countless fragments, which are then transferred to multiple past shadows at different points in time to share the burden.
Like diverting a raging flood into three parallel river channels, supported by three sturdy spacetime pillars, this undoubtedly greatly increases the upper limit of damage resistance and stability, constructing a more solid and resilient spacetime barrier.
Chen Fei's gaze was deep and his mind raced.
While the original "damage transfer" mechanism of the Time Tribulation is strong, it has a fatal flaw: if the damage received in a short period of time is too intense and frequent, exceeding the tolerance limit of the "past shadow" at a single time point, it may trigger a violent tremor in the spacetime rules.
Like a pillar collapsing under the weight, the damage that should have been borne by the "past" is forcibly rebounded to the "future" by the distorted rules of spacetime, and ultimately borne by the "present" self. This is fatal in battle.
The [Virtual Time Overlap] greatly disperses pressure through damage differentiation and multi-node distribution, effectively avoiding the risk of single-node overload and collapse, and fundamentally reducing the possibility of backlash from spacetime paradoxes.
Chen Fei was quite satisfied. This was undoubtedly a sound defensive strategy, since the calamity of time was for the purpose of defense.
Chen Fei moved to the second ball of light and probed into it again with his divine soul palm.
A completely different torrent, carrying connotations of "guidance," "confusion," and "borrowing power," instantly surged into the sea of consciousness.
[Leveraging the Future]
This characteristic is not a passive defense, but an active action, the core of which lies in actively inducing spacetime distortion.
It is possible to forcibly throw a pebble into the calm waters of the river of time, pry open the spacetime barrier, borrow 15% of the basic combat power from one's future self, and briefly descend upon and empower one's present self.
Because of the forced distortion of spacetime, the body will bear the spacetime load, and the body will be cut and crushed as if by invisible spacetime blades, and will be in a state of continuous collapse, requiring a massive amount of immortal power to repair and maintain.
If we can leverage the future to break through the limits, the power that descends can be increased to 20%, and the spacetime load will be reduced.
Seeing the effect of "Leveraging the Future", Chen Fei's eyes suddenly lit up.
This is a feature that directly increases the upper limit of one's basic combat power. If [Illusory Time Overlap] is a "shield" that enhances defense, then [Leveraging the Future] is a "spear" and "armor" that comprehensively enhances both offense and defense.
Which is better? It's hard to say!
【Illusory Time Overlap】is more stable and improves survivability, while 【Leveraging the Future】is more aggressive and amplifies overall combat power, but the body will be constantly in a damaged state and cannot stop, it will always exist, it all depends on one's own endurance.
The choice depends on the practitioner's own combat style and needs.
Countless battle scenarios flashed through Chen Fei's mind in an instant as he assessed the performance of the two characteristics under different battle situations, weighing the options in his mind.
Chen Fei approached the third ball of light and reached in.
A chilling message, imbued with the meanings of "absolute," "division," and "infinite transfer," surged in.
Absolute Time Domain
Activating this property allows an absolute time domain to unfold within a single breath.
Within the domain, one enters an absolute defensive state, during which all damage suffered will be forcibly divided and transferred an infinite number of times.
Like a drop of ink falling into a vast ocean, it is instantly diluted to nothing.
The source of the damage is transferred to a theoretically infinite past self that existed before this point in time. Theoretically, this grants immunity to all damage and negative status effects.
However, a moment later, the accumulated terrifying spacetime load will, like a spring compressed to its limit, violently rebound back onto itself.
If the limit is exceeded, the duration of the absolute time domain can be extended to two breaths.
Looking at the description of "Absolute Time Domain," Chen Fei frowned slightly, as if facing a double-edged sword.
This characteristic grants invincibility for a moment, utilizing the projection properties of time rules to infinitely distribute damage to historical phantoms, forming a theoretically absolute defensive barrier.
However, the cost must be taken into account; the more damage one suffers within a single breath, the stronger the backlash will be.
This characteristic may create miracles in desperate situations, but it can also drag oneself into a deeper abyss.
The strategic value of the "Absolute Time Domain" is undoubtedly extremely high. In some evenly matched life-or-death battles, or when facing an unavoidable fatal blow, this moment of invincibility is enough to turn the tide and create a miracle of counterattack or escape.
Its value lies in providing a glimmer of hope in desperate situations.
Chen Fei moved to the fourth ball of light and reached in.
A surge of information carrying connotations of "grafting," "transfer," and "cause and effect" poured in.
[Time-series grafting].
The core of this feature lies in transfer, which allows one to attempt to forcibly transfer the damage one has suffered to a nearby selected target by capturing the time point and causal relationship, much like grafting a fruit tree.
Like a deadly arrow aimed at oneself, but just before it hits, forcibly changing its trajectory to shoot at someone else, making the opponent take the damage for oneself.
Chen Fei examined the "Time Sequence Grafting" concept and immediately ruled it out in his mind after just one glance.
This characteristic, though seemingly ingenious, actually has huge drawbacks. Its success rate and effectiveness depend heavily on the strength of the target and one's own control over the rules of cause and effect.
If the target is far weaker than oneself, transferring the task is naturally easy. If the target is equal to or stronger than oneself, the difficulty of transferring the task increases dramatically, the effect is greatly reduced, and it may even fail and backfire.
This tendency to bully the weak and fear the strong diminishes significantly in high-level matches when facing equally matched or stronger opponents, and may even become a liability.
Moreover, forcibly grafting cause and effect may itself lead to deeper karmic backlash, making it a losing proposition. Chen Fei pursues absolute control over his own power, not this unpredictable technique of transferring power.
Chen Fei approached the last ball of light and reached in.
A surge of information containing the connotations of "transformation," "projection," and "consciousness implantation" poured in.
【Mirage of Time】
This characteristic is not a physical transfer, but a mental attack. It can forcibly distort and transform the damage one suffers through a special channel formed by time folding, projecting it as a "false past experience" and instantly implanting it into the depths of the opponent's consciousness.
The opponent will instantly "recall" a terrifying memory of "having suffered the same harm in the past," as if experiencing it firsthand, and feel the corresponding, deep-seated phantom pain.
Chen Fei looked at the [Mirage of Time], then glanced back at the excluded [Time Grafting].
Both involve reflected damage, but their paths are completely different. [Mirage of Time] transforms physical damage into a mental shock, directly targeting the soul.
Compared to [Time Grafting], [Time Mirage] is more valuable to Chen Fei because his main cultivation, the Nine Heavens Decree Law, already contains powerful illusionary energy. If the opponent's soul is affected by the [Time Mirage] and falls into disarray, Chen Fei's illusion can take advantage of the situation and double its power.
However, its effectiveness is also limited by the strength of the opponent's spirit and willpower. Against a strong opponent with a resilient spirit and an iron will, the effect may be greatly reduced.
Chen Fei withdrew his hand, his gaze unfathomable, sweeping over the five orbs of light before him. He had already made his decision:
【Time Grafting】 has been ruled out. Although 【Mirage of Time】 is wonderful, its damage reflection nature means that its effect is also subject to the opponent's strength and spirit power. Moreover, it is more of a tactical support than a core enhancement, so it is ruled out as the second option.
Chen Fei's gaze shifted between the three concepts: Absolute Time Domain, Leveraging the Future, and Illusory Time Overlap.
Each of the three has its own merits:
[Absolute Time Domain]: Provides two breaths of invincibility after breaking the limit, a strategic way to save your life, and is extremely valuable.
[Leveraging the Future]: After breaking the limit, the basic combat power is increased by 20%, making it both offensive and defensive. The cost is that the body will continue to collapse and needs to be repaired.
【Illusory Shadow】: Significantly increases damage taken, provides robust defense, and comes at a relatively low cost.
After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Fei ultimately ruled out the "absolute time domain" option.
This characteristic is best suited for a desperate counterattack when the opponent is evenly matched or weaker, but if Chen Fei chooses [Borrowing the Future] or [Illusory Time Shadow], his basic strength will have already been improved.
In this way, what was originally a close contest that might have required the use of [Absolute Time Domain] to turn the tide could easily turn into a crushing victory due to the improvement of one's own strength, without the need to use the extremely risky Two-Breath Invincibility.
Choosing to leverage the future or create a false sense of security reduces the probability of falling into a desperate situation and needing a comeback.
Chen Fei's gaze shifted back and forth between [Illusory Time and Overlapping Shadows] and [Leveraging the Future], as he briefly weighed his options.
Finally, Chen Fei's gaze hardened. He reached out and grabbed the ball of light from "Leveraging the Future," then turned into a streak of light and sped back towards the passage of rules he had come from.
The reason Chen Fei chose "Leveraging the Future" instead of "Illusory Time Shadow" was not because the former was necessarily stronger, but because he thought of another powerful Void Treasure Extension property he possessed: Echoes of Time, which summons his future self.
Although the future body is powerful, its existence lasts only a breath. Within that breath, defense is important, but even more crucial is to unleash a devastating attack that can decide the outcome of the battle.
The comprehensive enhancement of basic combat power brought about by "Leveraging the Future" perfectly matches the brief but brilliant burst period of the future body, pushing the power of that moment to the extreme.
Furthermore, it increases basic combat power by 20%, and also improves defense.
In comparison, the defensive bonus provided by [Illusory Time Shadow] is of relatively low value to the future self.
Therefore, "Leveraging the Future" has a greater impact on Chen Fei's overall combat strength, which is like tempering the sharpest spear with another layer of divine edge.
Deep within the void of the Guixu Realm, Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes. The mysterious ball of light representing "leveraging the future" within his soul floated quietly, emitting strange fluctuations that drew in the future, as if he had grasped a tributary of the river of time.
"simplify!"
"Leveraging the Future for Simplification...Simplification Successful...Leveraging the Future → Time Tribulation Folding!"
Consuming some of the Immortal Mystic Crystals, Chen Fei began to circulate the Time Tribulation Folding technique. In an instant, a massive amount of insights into inducing temporal and spatial distortions, drawing upon the power of the future, and enduring the backlash of time and space surged into his sea of consciousness like a flood breaking through a dam. Chen Fei absorbed, refined, and integrated these insights at an astonishing speed.
Every rune is imprinted deep within the soul, and every rule is integrated into the very essence of the bloodline.
The Guixu Realm was already rife with active rules and strange phenomena due to its previous transformation. Now, as Chen Fei begins to refine [Borrowing the Future] and manipulates the power of spacetime, the flow of time throughout the entire plane experiences unprecedented and violent disruption.
Above the sky, the Milky Way swirls, sometimes accelerating like lightning, trailing a dazzling tail of light, as if trying to break free from the constraints of its orbit and tear through the void. At other times, it freezes like a painting, with billions of stars frozen in an instant, like cold gems embedded in the night sky, exuding an aura of eternal annihilation.
The wondrous sight of the sun and moon shining together twists and turns, with the shadows of the sun and moon sometimes overlapping, transforming into a burning, chaotic sphere of light that casts down an intense radiance that incinerates all things.
Sometimes they separate, like yin and yang fish chasing and spinning, the cool moonlight and warm sunlight intertwining to nourish all things.
On the earth, the cycle of growth and decay of plants repeats itself in an instant. New buds break through the soil, branches and leaves flourish, fallen leaves flutter down, and withered trees come back to life in spring—all these scenes play out wildly on the same land, as if time has been fast-forwarded.
The entire plane seemed to be caught in a vortex of time and space, with bizarre and strange phenomena. The billions of beings in the Ruins of Return, regardless of their strength, were shocked by this unprecedented change in time and space, their minds wavering and they were at a loss, as if they were in a grand and chaotic dream of time and space.
After an unknown amount of time, the violent disruption of space and time was smoothed out as if by an invisible giant hand, the raging energy turbulence gradually subsided, and the bizarre and fantastical phenomena gradually disappeared.
Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes, a galaxy of the future seemingly reflected in them, flashing by before returning to a deep and calm state.
【Void Treasure: Time Tribulation Overlap - Borrowing the Future (Breaking Limits)】.
After breaking through the limit, the power of the future that descended upon him increased to 20%. Chen Fei's mind stirred slightly as he attempted to activate this characteristic.
"Buzz!"
A vast and mighty force, seemingly originating from the lower reaches of the river of time, disregarded the barriers of space and time and descended with a roar, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, instantly merging into Chen Fei's limbs, bones, and soul.
In an instant, Chen Fei felt his Yuan Power Ocean expand and condense, and the Yuan Power Core accelerated its rotation like a star vortex, absorbing and releasing even more powerful energy.
His physical structure was as if it had been reshaped by divine metal, his muscle fibers twisted like dragons, his blood flowed like mercury, his internal organs roared like thunder, his soul core shone with boundless light, and his perception of the rules of heaven and earth became clearer.
His basic combat strength instantly increased by 20%. However, almost at the same time, a sense of space-time tearing came, and Chen Fei's skin, which was like delicate glass, instantly developed some spider web-like cracks.
Chen Fei lowered his head to sense the situation within his body. The Void Battle Body, the Chaos Seed Green Lotus, the Origin Devouring, the Abyss of Annihilation, the Chaos Furnace, and the Time Tribulation Folding all operated automatically. These Void Treasures and their extended characteristics, which possess the power of balance and repair, instantly repaired all the cracks.
(End of this chapter)