Bitter Battle

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A blazing radiance erupted across the skies as Chen Fan's sword clashed head-on with the Immortal Palace Master's spirit body. An enormous ripple swept outward, as though a vast hole had been punched through the entire firmament, while the forests in every direction were utterly destroyed.

The faces of countless watching cultivators changed drastically. Once beings at the Soul Division Stage began fighting, every gesture could bring devastation upon all living things. No one dared draw too close; they hastily formed defensive Magic Arrays and retreated far away.

A gale howled past, and the sky gradually returned to calm. Chen Fan and the Immortal Palace Master's spirit body slowly came back into everyone's view.

The two figures were still locked in a fierce clash, yet Chen Fan's sword had been blocked by the Immortal Palace Master's blade. The golden lightning had already dimmed, and its immortal power had weakened considerably.

"Blocked...?" The crowd froze in astonishment.

The instant they had seen Chen Fan become a late Soul Division Stage cultivator, stormy waves had risen in their hearts, leaving them utterly shaken. Coupled with the Immortal Sword Sheath's enhancement, they had all thought that Chen Fan might create another miracle and kill the Immortal Palace Master's spirit body in a single strike.

Yet that was not the outcome. That earthshaking sword strike, possessing boundless might, had actually been received by the Immortal Palace Master's spirit body—and without the slightest effort. It had not even suffered a minor injury.

"The art within your body is rather interesting. This aura is quite familiar to me. It feels as though I have seen it before," the Immortal Palace Master said blandly, utterly calm.

Chen Fan's expression tightened slightly. The Immortal Palace Master's spirit body absolutely should not have been powerful enough to receive