Not You Dead, Then Me Dead

"You hate it so much—did this weapon wound you deeply or something?" Chen Tian mocked.

The man's eyes instantly burst with endless Killing Intent. He seemed to have flown into a rage out of humiliation.

Without another word, the two clashed once more! The will of the Ten Thousand Stars Origin joined in as well, endlessly empowering Chen Tian and providing him with sufficient strength.

After all, it hoped Chen Tian could win too. If he lost, it would mean the Ten Thousand Stars would vanish.

The battle between Chen Tian and the man grew increasingly intense.

They fought from the ground to the sky, blasting several enormous craters into the earth!

The violent shockwaves scattered all the clouds.

As the two continuously exchanged attacks, their immense power made even the Ten Thousand Stars tremble! "I find it strange. Just what is your origin? I actually cannot see through you!" the man said.

Clang! Bang! Chen Tian swung his war halberd at the man, unleashing hundreds of moves in a single second! "There are plenty of things you can't see through. Don't really take yourself for some omniscient god!" Chen Tian sneered.

He put more force into his grip and fiercely collided with the man.

"Do you know that I am a god?" the man declared majestically.

Chen Tian's face darkened. This man's skin was truly thick enough.

He had just said not to act like some all-powerful god, yet this guy really did think of himself as one.

"Your skin is seriously thick. You must be the most shameless god there is."

"Winning with words is utterly useless," the man said. "What awaits you in the end is only destruction!"

Destruction? Chen Tian laughed.

Ever since arriving at the Ten Thousand Stars, not a single enemy had failed to say those words to him.

They always wanted to kill him, only to be killed by him in the end!

"Then do you know that the price of bragging is your life?" Chen Tian threatened.

As he spoke, four magic arrays appeared beside him, firing four powerful beams of light at the man.

The man merely extended a hand. Red light flashed in his palm, and a crimson magic array easily blocked them.

Chen Tian felt no ripple in his heart at the sight. He immediately raised his halberd and charged forward!

"You really know a lot of things," Chen Tian said enviously.

From beginning to end, this man had never repeated a single move. He was always changing techniques, each one stronger than the last!

Like a machine, he fought from his weakest moves all the way to his strongest.

"If my true body had descended, how could you have lived until now?"

The man's calm tone was steeped in arrogance. He looked down on Chen Tian—or rather, he did not regard the creatures here as worthy of notice at all.

"Forget whether your true body can descend. Even if it came, so what?" Chen Tian said disdainfully. "Your subordinates once said the same thing, yet they became my people in the end."

"Oh, really?"

The man paused. "I am very curious. What method did you use to control them?"

Every word carried Killing Intent, and the speed of the blade in his hand did not lag behind his mouth in the slightest.

"You want to know? Beg me!" Chen Tian retorted.

They had fought for nearly half an hour, yet there was still no result. The battle was exceptionally fierce, locked in an inextricable deadlock!

Every strike of the blade went for vital points. The man did not understand Chen Tian, but he understood humanity's weaknesses.

Blade after blade targeted Chen Tian's head and heart, vicious beyond compare. If Chen Tian hesitated even slightly, he would undoubtedly die!

Chen Tian likewise did not understand the man before him. Since this was not his true body, it was even harder to find his weakness.

He could only use strength greater and faster than the man's, forcibly suppressing him through sheer quantity! Yakelis and Helles arrived in the courtyard, wanting to watch Chen Tian's battle from a closer distance. It had already surpassed their imagination.

Qing Wan remained in the living room. She sat on the sofa with her eyes tightly shut, her fingers interlocked.

She seemed to be performing some sort of ritual. A faint green glow gradually emerged around her body, while a lotus-like mark appeared between her brows.

No one knew that Qing Wan was undergoing a transformation at this moment. Rumble—

Chen Tian dodged a light cannon fired by the man. It grazed past the tip of his nose, and he had nearly been hit! Everything behind him had been reduced to ruins.

Looking at the scene behind him, Chen Tian's breathing grew heavier. Luckily, it had been a close call without actual danger.

Before he could catch his breath, the man unleashed several more Blade Lights.

There had not been a moment of rest in his fight with the man, and Chen Tian had no choice either.

Because they both knew clearly that whoever stopped first would be the one to die!

By now, Chen Tian and the man had each gained some understanding of the other. Not only were their strengths nearly equal, they were equally ruthless!

"You've got some skill. What's your name?" Chen Tian asked again.

He had become somewhat interested in this man.

But the man remained cold and arrogant, telling Chen Tian that he was not qualified to know his name.

He also attacked even more aggressively, as though he was extremely dissatisfied with the current situation!

"As the Spirit Lord of the Second Universe, I am actually evenly matched with an ant of your level. This is simply an insult to me!" the man roared. His power erupted once more, and his longsword ignited with blazing red flames, like a vicious ghost baring its fangs and claws!

"Now that's more like it—you're finally getting serious!"

Chen Tian refused to be outdone and raised his own momentum. At that moment, the war halberd in his hand suddenly evolved! Its black form transformed into a crystalline blue war halberd, looking much like an exquisitely carved crystal ornament.

Chen Tian was greatly shocked. This was the first time he had seen the war halberd change! The man was even more astonished; even though his face could not be seen, he could not hide his shock.

"It's you!!!" the man screamed like a madman.

Chen Tian turned his head and frowned at him, utterly confused.

"This weapon! That's right, it must be you!!!" the man said incoherently. "I never thought you would appear here!"

"What are you talking about? Have you gone mad???"

Chen Tian cursed at him twice, but the man did not take it to heart at all. Instead, he was stunned dumb by the war halberd in Chen Tian's hand.

The man did not attack again, merely muttering madly to himself.

"I understand now! This is your plan, isn't it?" the man laughed madly and coldly. "This person is nothing more than your bait, used to conceal your plan, right!"

Chen Tian was even more bewildered. Why had this man suddenly gone mad???

There had been no warning whatsoever. Could he have intermittent insanity?!

"Though I don't understand what you're saying, there is one thing you got right." Chen Tian radiated Killing Intent. "Today, you must die—even if you are only a clone!"

Whoosh! Chen Tian swept his halberd toward the sky, and his aura instantly surged to its peak. With the empowerment of the Ten Thousand Stars Origin, his power became even more formidable!

Bang! He shot out explosively, reaching the man in an instant!

Clang! Clang! Clang!!! The blades collided, scattering countless sparks. The cold gleam flashing along the blades cleverly reflected both their faces.

Below, in the villa courtyard, Yakelis watched the battle in the sky and said with trembling lips, "It's too terrifying. Master's power is completely crushing Master's projection body!"

"It seems Master can win decisively!" Helles said in a deep voice.