Xiao Chen strode forward, and the entire forest trembled beneath his steps. He moved with the weight of a giant, his oppressive aura constricting the hearts of Gu Luo and his two companions until they could scarcely breathe.
Gu Luo's heart was seized by terror. He already sensed that his life was about to end, yet he struggled with the desperation of a cornered beast.
Xiao Chen's body blazed with divine radiance. He tore through the forest in a blur of afterimages, evading the attacks of the Spiritist Li Lingfeng and the Spellmaster Kate as he closed in on Gu Luo again and again. Brilliant light surged from his hands, each blast sending Gu Luo vomiting blood, his body unable to bear the assault.
"Ahhh!" Gu Luo howled and lunged at Xiao Chen, the surrounding trees shattering into splinters. He pushed his power to its limit, seeking to mortally wound his enemy.
But a dazzling pillar of divine light shot into the sky, and every effort of Gu Luo came to naught. Xiao Chen's right arm descended like a heavenly blade—a sweeping arc of radiant energy several meters long that slashed diagonally through Gu Luo's body, cleaving him in two from shoulder to waist. The upper half of his torso flew more than ten meters through the air, trailing a curtain of blood, before both halves crashed down among the broken branches and fallen leaves.
The life of Gu Luo was ended. The founder of the Revenge Alliance had fallen—Xiao Chen, alone, had triumphed over an entire alliance.
A cry of astonishment rose from above the valley. It had been a brutal and intense battle, and all present felt the weight of Xiao Chen's power and the fear he inspired.
Yet the battle was not over. Xiao Chen continued his fierce struggle against the Spiritist Li Lingfeng and the Spellmaster Kate.
Above the forest, a torrent of dazzling energy rained down—thunderbolts, blades of light, netherfire of darkness. Kate unleashed spell after spell, a storm of violent power.
The Spiritist Li Lingfeng also displayed his supernatural arts. After his binding technique failed, he used his formidable mental strength to weave illusions throughout the valley, trying to lure Xiao Chen into dangerous grounds. He even shaped spiritual power into a colossal sword of light that carved through the air, striking horizontally and vertically.
The battle dragged on. Xiao Chen formed seals that were profound and inscrutable, and a brilliant canopy of starry light gathered around him—an impenetrable curtain formed from a starry diagram, shielding him from the attacks from above.
As for the mental illusions, they could barely affect Xiao Chen's hardened will.
When Xiao Chen raised his power from the Mortal-Shedding Fourth Heavenly Tier to the Fifth Heavenly Tier, a magnificent sword-light erupted into the sky. Divine radiance blazed from his hands, and the unmatched sword-beam pierced the Spellmaster Kate's body as he hung in midair. Another streak of dazzling light cleaved the Spiritist Li Lingfeng in two.
Two bodies fell. The fierce combat was over.
The power of the Mortal-Shedding Fifth Heavenly Tier held overwhelming superiority. By striking unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had eliminated both formidable opponents before they could react. The watchers above the valley fell into a brief silence, then erupted in a cacophony of exclamations.
Xiao Chen had defeated an alliance in single combat!
Many of the alliances gathered in the valley were deeply shaken. Some of the onlookers felt as if they had experienced the battle themselves—their blood surging, hearts pounding as if they had been the ones to triumph alone against an entire alliance.
Cheers, roars, shouts—the valley resounded with noise.
Xiao Chen did not leave. Instead, he walked deeper into the valley. The various alliances above watched with curiosity, but soon they remembered that one member of the Revenge Alliance was still alive, having fled into the depths.
A mere small fry—was it worth going after?
Soon, they realized their mistake. This could not be a small fry.
A fierce battle erupted!
From the very beginning, when Xiao Chen had first engaged Gu Luo and the others, he had sensed that one figure was different. He had killed the weaker ones, but this person alone had escaped.
As expected, after finishing the others and venturing deep into the valley, Xiao Chen found that this person had been waiting for him all along.
There were no wasted words. The fierce battle erupted. This person was a terrifying Spellmaster! Then Xiao Chen realized with shock that this disheveled figure with hair covering his face was none other than Rand, who had been traveling with Yan Qingcheng.
Rand had dyed his golden hair a dull gray-black with charcoal ash. His jade-like cheeks had been stained a date-red with grass juice. Together with his wild, unkempt hair obscuring his features, Xiao Chen had not recognized him earlier—and had never expected him to strike.
A golden-haired beauty as radiant as the sun, yet reduced to such a disguise.
"Rand, why did you attack me?"
"I chose to! I enjoyed it!" Rand remained as arrogant as ever, immensely self-assured, deigning not to explain further.
"Hmph. I hope you can still boast like that when the battle is over."
Xiao Chen had no reason to fear. Since Rand had come to him with the same old pride and disdain, there was nothing more to say. The only course was to crush him with absolute force and shatter that lofty, conceited heart.
Divine radiance exploded through the forest. Blinding light surged like a raging sea, and vast swaths of forest shattered as endless brilliance swallowed everything.
This was not the power fluctuation of a Mortal-Shedding Third Heavenly Tier practitioner!
An expert at the Fourth Heavenly Tier or above was fighting!
All the alliances, all the assembled experts, were stunned.
The battle was extraordinarily fierce!
In the valley, rocks flew through the air, great trees toppled one after another, and searing light burst forth repeatedly. Entire trees were torn from the earth, sent spinning into the sky before exploding into fragments.
The final member of the Revenge Alliance was the true soul of the group—a genuinely terrifying expert. He fought Xiao Chen to a standstill, causing every onlooker's face to harden with gravity.
But Rand had overestimated himself. When the battle stalled, he repeatedly swooped down from on high, unleashing violent spell energy at close range to blast Xiao Chen. The sky was filled with dazzling light; terrifying energy cascaded down like a flood, engulfing the entire forested area, nearly destroying every tree.
And at that moment, Xiao Chen revealed his full strength. He directly elevated his power to the Fifth Heavenly Tier. A ferocious aura of annihilation shot upward, and a dazzling radiance seized Rand, dragging him down!
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