Drawing down a heavenly tribulation meant an automatic defeat. This had been agreed upon before the life and death duels began.
After all, if anyone who could not win could summon a heavenly tribulation and force a draw, there would be no point in fighting. Thus, as soon as one side summoned a tribulation, the other could leave the arena outright.
Shen Changzhen had summoned the heavenly tribulation to force Chen Fei to leave. Then he could throw out the Waterfall Sun Sword to undergo the tribulation and seize the chance to escape himself.
The Zhong Clan had given Shen Changzhen the Waterfall Sun Sword partly to enhance his combat strength, and partly so that, if things became hopeless, he could at least save his own life.
Yet in the end, Chen Fei had braved the heavenly lightning poised to fall and ruthlessly slain Shen Changzhen. The Waterfall Sun Sword collided with the Qian Yuan Sword, forcibly severing its energy connection, and the tribulation clouds overhead began to disperse slowly.
Chen Fei turned his right hand over, and Shen Changzhen's spiritual essence floated into his sleeve. He secretly activated the Bronze Shard and God Devouring, gradually improving his comprehension while reading Shen Changzhen's soul fragments.
When he had slain Shen Anpu earlier, Chen Fei had likewise used the Bronze Shard and God Devouring in secret, rather than openly before the surrounding eighth order experts.
Some things could be done, but it was better to be discreet than brazen. The latter would be openly provoking conflict.
Watching Chen Fei collect the spiritual essence and the storage pouch outside the arena, the eighth order experts of the various races, who had already retreated thousands of miles away, finally began to recover from their shock.
Shen Changzhen, an eighth order late stage expert,