Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2225 Crushing

"That's one of the Heavenly Battle Sect's most prized weapons, the Sky-Splitting Battle Axe?"

"It's not the real Sky-Splitting Battle Axe, but a replica. However, the aura of the Great Dao it contains is so rich that it's probably close to the level of a Heavenly Monarch-level divine weapon."

"My God, Zhan Wuji actually had such a trump card hidden away? With this battle axe, his combat power will increase by at least 30%."

"Is this his true strength? He didn't even use weapons when dealing with the others before."

Once again, a gasp of surprise erupted in the capital.

The Heavenly Battle Sect is renowned for its battle prowess, and its collection includes numerous ancient divine weapons. This replica of the Sky-Splitting Battle Axe is clearly one of Zhan Wuji's greatest assets in this competition.

The fact that he was forced out at this moment shows that he now attaches great importance to Chen Fei.

With the Sky-Splitting Battle Axe in hand, Zhan Wuji's entire demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation.

If he was a star about to erupt before, then he is now a war god who has stepped out of ancient mythology.

The enormous battle axe, proportionate to his size, felt weightless in his hands, yet every slight movement left fine cracks in the void.

It seemed that even this reinforced space could not withstand the sharpness emanating from the axe blade.

Zhan Wuji's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

In the next instant, he appeared not far in front of Chen Fei, his jet-black battle axe raised high, the blade radiating a dark red light, as if a blood moon were floating within it.

Sky-Splitting, Boundary-Breaking!

Zhan Wuji roared, his arms bulging with muscles and veins, as if he had poured all his strength, will, and even soul into this axe strike.

The battle axe, carrying a terrifying power capable of splitting the heavens and earth, slammed down fiercely towards Chen Fei's head.

This axe strike had no fancy techniques whatsoever; it was simply the purest, most ferocious, and most direct crushing power.

In the face of absolute power, all skills are futile.

Almost simultaneously, He Jinchuan's Shadowless Spear, burning with dark flames, pierced Chen Fei's back.

The spear thrust was cunning and ruthless, its angle unpredictable, forming a perfect pincer attack with Zhan Wuji's overwhelming axe strike.

At this moment, the two half-step Heavenly Lords truly put aside all their reservations and calculations, unleashing their strongest power and forming an all-out, decisive killing move.

On the outskirts, in that area shrouded in cold air, Ling Qingxue floated silently in mid-air.

Her stunningly beautiful face, seemingly frozen in time, showed little emotion, but her icy blue eyes narrowed slightly.

Her gaze did not fall on the aggressive Zhan Wuji, nor on the murderous He Jinchuan, but was firmly fixed on the figure in green robes in the center of the attack between the two.

She waited, waiting to see how Chen Fei would deal with this truly deadly situation.

The atmosphere in the capital was extremely tense.

Above the sky, those two devastating attacks had completely blocked all of Chen Fei's escape routes.

Both of the top-tier half-step Heavenly Monarchs have already unleashed their most powerful abilities.

This is completely different from the casual encirclement and killing that was somewhat dismissive just now.

At this moment, they truly regarded Chen Fei as a formidable enemy that they needed to go all out to defeat.

At the heart of this deadly situation, Chen Fei's eyes became clearer and calmer than ever before.

Deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, he had pushed the Myriad Transformations Returning to Truth Spiritual Mirror to its limit.

His soul seemed to have transformed into an invisible net woven from billions of the most subtle threads of thought.

This vast net not only tightly locks the extremely compressed power of the Void within his body into every inch of flesh, every meridian, and every acupoint.

More importantly, it clearly reflected all the details of Zhan Wuji and He Jinchuan's attacks in his perception.

Moreover, he could even detect the changes in the strength of their soaring fighting spirit and chilling killing intent, as well as the subtle fluctuations in the flow of their internal energy.

This is the terrifying power that comes from cultivating the Myriad Transformations Return to Truth Spiritual Mirror to its peak. It not only helps cultivators better control their own power, but also grants them a kind of precognitive insight in battle.

Chen Fei's figure suddenly spun slightly in place.

At the same time, he made a grasping motion with his right hand, and the Chaos Halberd materialized once more.

At this moment, the power flowing through this halberd was no longer merely the power of the Void. Within the chaotic mist, one could vaguely see more complex runes flickering.

It seems to have incorporated the insight of the Myriad Transformations Returning to Truth Spirit Mirror, the devouring power of the Devouring Heaven Divine Forge, and the boundless Daoist charm contained in the Heavenly and Earthly Status.

With an extremely graceful movement, Chen Fei suddenly swept the Chaos Halberd across his hand.

The trajectory of the halberd formed a perfect arc, encompassing both Zhan Wuji's Sky-Splitting Battle Axe and He Jinchuan's Sky-Burning Spear.

"clang!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted.

Like the roar of two stars colliding violently, a violent energy shockwave spread wildly in all directions from the center of the collision.

With that loud bang, He Jinchuan's body flew backward uncontrollably.

The Shadowless Spear in his hand let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain, and the dark flames burning on the spear were directly shattered by an even more powerful force.

He Jinchuan himself felt a violent surge of blood and qi in his chest, a sweet taste in his throat, and he spat out another mouthful of blood mist.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

He had used all his strength; he had unleashed his most powerful and secret technique, the Burning Heaven True Meaning.

But why did the result turn out even worse than before?

Why is that? Is Chen Fei really that powerful?

Meanwhile, Zhan Wuji's situation wasn't much better.

His Sky-Splitting Battle Axe clashed head-on with Chen Fei's Chaos Halberd. The two attacks, both based on the source of power, engaged in a direct contest of strength at this moment.

Zhan Wuji felt a violent and intense power surging into his body through the axe handle.

This power contains a profound truth of the Void that can devour all life force, constantly eroding and disintegrating his own fighting spirit and vitality.

"Break!"

Zhan Wuji's eyes widened, veins bulged on his forehead, and he let out a frenzied roar.

His internal energy was running wildly, and the characteristic of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents was stimulated to the extreme at this moment.

He felt his own power, stimulated by Chen Fei's pressure, begin to break through the original bottleneck and climb to a higher level.

That's what makes his technique so terrifying.

The stronger the opponent he encounters, the greater the pressure he bears, the more powerful he can unleash.

As long as his body can withstand it, he can keep pushing his limits until he completely crushes his opponent.

However, just as he felt he was about to break through his limits and overpower Chen Fei, Chen Fei's gaze suddenly fell on him.

That gaze was calm as water, yet deep as an abyss.

Immediately afterwards, Zhan Wuji felt the power emanating from Chen Fei's Chaos Halberd surge once again.

"boom!"

The violent force fiercely impacted Zhan Wuji's defenses.

The surging, celestial energy on his body surface began to fluctuate violently under the impact of this force.

Zhan Wuji's expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

He wanted to continue increasing his strength, but found that his body seemed to be nearing its limit.

At that very moment, another new development occurred on Chen Fei's side.

Suddenly, an even deeper aura surged from Chen Fei's body. That aura was like an invisible black hole, frantically devouring everything around it.

The Devouring God Forge!

The core essence of this domineering technique is to devour the heavens and earth.

It can forcibly devour and refine all external energy, whether it is the primordial energy of heaven and earth, the power of rules, or even the aftershocks of enemy attacks, and transform it into its own power.

At this moment, what Chen Fei was devouring was none other than the omnipresent, almost tangible, violent pressure of the rules in the entire ninth level region.

That's right, it's the terrifying pressure that even peak Tai Cang Realm cultivators find difficult to withstand.

At this moment, under the extreme operation of the Devouring God Forging, these pressures that were originally burdens and obstacles were forcibly devoured and refined by Chen Fei, turning into streams of incomparably pure energy that continuously flowed into his body, enhancing his strength.

"Buzz!"

As the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging was activated, Chen Fei's aura surged once again.

The Chaos Halberd in his hand became even more terrifying. The force pressing down on Zhan Wuji also became heavier and more frightening.

The Devouring Heaven Divine Forging technique shares some similarities with Zhan Wuji's technique of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents. Both techniques allow one to continuously surpass their own limits and unleash power far exceeding the norm.

However, there are also fundamental differences between the two.

Zhan Wuji's cultivation method involves stimulating one's own potential by enduring external pressure, which is an internal pursuit. On the other hand, the Devouring Heaven Divine Forging method directly plunders external energy for its own use, which is an external acquisition.

Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

But at this moment, in this ninth region, in this special environment filled with the pressure of violent rules, the advantages of the Devouring God Forging were amplified infinitely.

Zhan Wuji's expression grew increasingly grim.

He could sense that Chen Fei's power seemed inexhaustible, constantly rising.

However, his own rate of improvement had begun to slow down, and even showed signs of stagnation. It wasn't that his cultivation technique was ineffective, but rather that his body was nearing its limit.

His technique allows him to become stronger when facing stronger opponents, but this strength comes at a price.

Each time he pushes his limits, it places a tremendous burden and causes immense damage to his body. If he cannot defeat his opponent before his body completely collapses, he will be the first to fall.

However, the situation was somewhat different for Chen Fei.

Compared to Zhan Wuji, Chen Fei uses his own Heavenly Rank as his foundation. Although his Heavenly Rank is easily damaged, it also contains a vast amount of Wuji's Daoist essence within it.

As long as Chen Fei can control this power, he doesn't need to worry about not being able to withstand it. However, the Myriad Transformations Return to Truth Spirit Mirror can divide countless thoughts to help Chen Fei regulate the power in his body.

At this moment, within his sea of ​​consciousness, his divine soul had transformed into countless threads of the most subtle thoughts, constantly organizing and regulating the vast power within his body.

Every flow of power, every transformation of attributes, and every subtle fluctuation is under his control.

"Crack!"

A sharp cracking sound rang out clearly amidst the violent collision of energy.

Zhan Wuji's face turned deathly pale instantly.

His arms, which were gripping the Sky-Splitting Battle Axe, were severed instantly.

The power emanating from Chen Fei's halberd was truly terrifying. So terrifying that even he, a prodigy of the Heavenly Battle Sect renowned for his physical strength, couldn't withstand it.

"Impossible... This is impossible!" Zhan Wuji screamed in his heart, unwilling to accept it.

However, the reality is cruel.

The next moment, a terrifying force, like a cosmic explosion, erupted from the chaotic halberd.

"boom!"

Zhan Wuji felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. His massive, mountain-like body, along with his axe, was slashed away by Chen Fei's halberd.

During the backward flight, Zhan Wuji could no longer suppress the metallic taste in his throat, and a mouthful of crimson blood mist gushed out from his mouth.

His body slammed heavily against the light barrier at the edge of the ninth zone with a dull thud, then he slowly slid down and knelt on one knee.

His face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with shock, anger, and a hint of barely concealed fear.

The entire ninth level area instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Zhan Wuji was defeated.

He Jinchuan also lost.

Two top-tier half-step Heavenly Monarchs, going all out and even using their most treasured divine weapons and secret techniques, were still defeated head-on by Chen Fei, who fought them both alone.

After a suffocating silence, the sky above the capital city erupted in chaos. A roar more violent and intense than ever before surged into the sky, threatening to overturn the entire heavens.

In the blazing world, outside the ninth region, in that void shrouded in cold air.

Ling Qingxue floated silently, the chill emanating from her body seemingly freezing everything around her, even the scorching air was frozen into tiny ice crystals that fluttered down.

However, in stark contrast to the unchanging icy coldness on her body, there was a surging, overwhelming shock deep within her heart.

As an observer, she saw things more clearly and thoroughly than Zhan Wuji and He Jinchuan, who were directly involved.

The clearer she saw it, the more intense the shock she felt.

Even though she had absolute confidence in her strength, even though she possessed the supreme inheritance of the Ice Soul Divine Palace, even though her cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the half-step Heavenly Monarch realm...

But she still had to admit that she couldn't defeat the combined forces of Zhan Wuji and He Jinchuan as easily as Chen Fei could.

Just as Ling Qingxue's emotions were churning, Zhan Wuji's voice, clearly weak and hurried, came from the ninth level area.

"Ling Qingxue, what are you standing there for? Attack!"

Zhan Wuji leaned on the ground, his face pale and his breathing heavy. (End of Chapter)