Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1557 Seizing the Opportunity with Martial Arts

The old gods had been waiting impatiently. Upon hearing Ge Chongyi's order, their bodies shone with light, their sleeves and robes fluttering as they unleashed their various supernatural abilities.

Chen Chuan remained unmoved, his spiritual fire steadfastly converging on the raised longsword.

At this moment, he directly used a Level 1 relic he brought out from the advisory group. This was one of the strategic relic in the advisory group, codenamed "Invincible". When activated, he was not afraid of any secret techniques, supernatural powers, rituals or even divine means for a short period of time.

He brought more than one such lost item this time.

At the same time, he took the opportunity to activate the lost artifact used to contact the advisory group. Because at this point he was almost certain that apart from the enemy in front of him, there were basically no other reinforcements. At most, there were still a large number of mindless demons behind him. Otherwise, he would not have needed to be so cautious when facing him alone.

The ancient gods opposite were not surprised that their methods were useless against Chen Chuan. They had already learned about Chen Chuan's origins from Ge Chongyi, and such a person would surely have lost artifacts to defend against him.

But what if you manage to block it?
The time it takes for the lost item to last is limited. There's only one person on the other side. Once this time is over, you'll be at their mercy.

Chen Chuan had already gathered the power in his sword to its peak, so he suddenly turned around and swung the long sword forward heavily, sending a semi-circular spiritual shock that almost cut through the void towards the front!

The ancient gods that Ge Zhongyi brought this time were skilled in rituals and various supernatural methods. This was not the first time they had cooperated. They had long since formed a whole by spiritual connection. At this moment, the eyes of one of the ancient gods shone brightly, and in that instant, all of them disappeared from the front of the spiritual impact.

This wondrous technique could remove everyone from this merged field, thus severing contact between the two sides. However, many mindless demons behind them, having lost their cover, were instantly annihilated by the impact.

A flash of light appeared in the void, and Ge Chongyi and the group of old gods reappeared in their original positions.

To their surprise, the spiritual impact, after rushing backward, did not dissipate but instead turned around and continued to attack them.

Seeing this, the ancient god continued to use his methods, once again pulling everyone out of the field.

But when they returned, they found that the spiritual impact was still relentlessly attacking them, as if it had become some kind of living thing after breaking away from Chen Chuan.

Even after annihilating a large number of mindless demons, the light had not diminished much, which shows the immense impact it contained. They had no intention of taking the blow head-on, so they chose to leave the field once again.

Even so, He was unable to move it. He tried twice more, but each time He returned, He was inevitably targeted by the spiritual fire. Moreover, because the burden of activating the divine power was heavy, the speed of casting the spell was bound to become slower and slower. This resulted in the light and fire getting closer to Them after each spell.

Finally, seeing that there was no way to avoid it, they had no choice but to take the blow head-on. The spiritual light and fire crashed down, and the same layer of light membrane appeared again around the ancient gods.

But the seemingly solid barrier was torn apart as easily as paper, and a torrent of spiritual light and fire poured down on them. No one standing there wanted to face such an impact, so they all tried to dodge outwards.

However, at this moment, the spiritual light and fire changed again, suddenly splitting outwards and chasing after each person individually.

One of them couldn't dodge in time and was engulfed by the light and fire. This was the old god who had been in charge of moving everyone earlier. He had used supernatural means repeatedly, so his reaction was inevitably a step slower than the others.

He carried remnants of protective secrets and a ritual field to defend against attacks of pure force, but under the intense spiritual light and fire, the ritual field shattered in less than a moment, and his body instantly melted and disintegrated.

As an ancient god, even if there is a trace of divine energy left, it can be restored as long as there is enough energy. This is within the spiritual world, so the divine energy that He deliberately left elsewhere flickered and instantly returned to its original state.

Before He could make any further moves, a purple figure flashed by and punched Him squarely, causing His body to explode once again.

This time, a cluster of Xuan Kong fire flew in from afar, igniting the scattered divine energy. The raging flames traveled along these flames to the heavens, instantly refining the source and burning it into ashes.

Without Him, it would be impossible for the Old Gods to move together as a group.

At this moment, the old gods had no time to pay attention to Him, because more purple aura incarnations appeared in the arena and launched attacks on Him.

Without the outer layer of solid membrane blocking it, there was no longer any obstruction in front of the purple aura clone.

Having witnessed Chen Chuan's battle with Murkadian, the ancient gods knew that these purple aura avatars were incredibly fast, and thus were prepared. However, Chen Chuan's tactics, though seemingly simple, were extremely effective. He first attacked them with spiritual energy, forcing them to use most of their defensive measures on this. Then, the purple aura avatars arrived, forcing them to exhaust all their defenses and not dare to be distracted in the slightest. After all, the ancient god who had been the first to be annihilated served as a cautionary tale.

As a result, they can only look after themselves and cannot form a united front like before.

Chen Chuan wanted this situation to be exactly like this. With so many ancient gods here, all sorts of strange and wonderful methods, such as substitution techniques, lost objects, and protection from higher powers, might appear. There would be far too many variables, and he absolutely could not allow the opponent to make a move with ease.

Now he plans to take advantage of the brief period when the old gods are suppressed to focus his attacks on Ge Zhongyi.
Of course, as the leader here, this person should be the strongest and probably the most difficult to defeat. But if we can quickly eliminate him, the remaining Old Gods will be much easier to defeat.

In fact, even from a strategic perspective, if we disregard tactics, the only way to keep a close eye on this person is to keep the demons here and buy time for the other advisors to arrive.

Just as Ge Chongyi finished dealing with the powerful spiritual impact, he saw a purple phantom rushing towards him, and the golden eyes under the mask saw everything clearly.

He is a martial artist of the Mysterious Aspects, possessing a variety of extraordinary powers, one of which is the ability to observe every movement of his opponent. As long as he can clearly see a movement, he can react in time.

At this moment, crimson and black spiritual fire rose from his body, blocking the fist that was transformed from purple energy in front of him, and then he felt a huge force coming from him.

He was a highly accomplished cultivator of the Dongxuan Temple, but he lacked certain necessary conditions, which prevented him from reaching the higher levels. He had already cultivated to a perfect state, and he believed that he was absolutely not lacking in power.

However, upon impact, the purple phantom did not dissipate or disappear as he had expected. Instead, the two forces engaged in a struggle, and his spiritual fire was rapidly depleted during the collision.
Hmm? My heart skipped a beat; this power…

A sudden sense of alarm arose in his heart. This time, his body rapidly expanded, instantly reaching a height of over a hundred meters. His face transformed into a bird's face with a sharp beak, and his body sprouted layers of armor and blue and red feathers. A pair of wings with bird claws and hooked feet spread out from his back, and a pair of golden whips appeared in his hands.

At this moment, a huge figure shimmering with platinum-gold light appeared in front of them, and a giant mace slammed down on it.

He stepped forward with his golden whip to block, but he never expected that the opponent's strength was so great. The spiritual light and fire on his whip, which had been tempered a thousand times, collapsed directly. Then, the mace pressed down on his arm and came back down, smashing directly onto his head. The momentum continued, and the mace shattered his body along with the blow!
After the mace was swung, the Xuan Kong Fire on the halo behind the divine general fell down, instantly igniting the shattered pieces of flesh and blood.

But the next moment, the flesh and blood vanished instantly, and at the same time, the phantom of a celestial bird appeared there. After a flash of light, Ge Chongyi walked out from the fire, holding two whips, but his eyes under the mask became extremely fierce.

The creature he contemplated was called the Nine-Headed Celestial Bird. The Celestial Bird possessed nine lives, but he originally cultivated to a maximum of four heads and four lives. After he arrived in the outer heavens, he found the Celestial Bird's cave and swallowed the Celestial Bird's eggs, which allowed him to manifest six heads and six lives.

With each additional head, it's not just about gaining an extra life; it also grants him an extra special power.

One of his skills is "Eating Power." If an opponent's strength exceeds his, he can absorb the excess power and make it his own. So when he saw the opponent slashing at him again, he did not dodge or avoid, but instead used his whip to block.

As the blade and whip clashed, the spiritual fire exploded like flowing flames in the void, and lightning-like cracks appeared in their respective fields.

But this time, he managed to block it with the power of the opponent. Although this power could only be used in one battle, it was enough.

As long as he can hold off Chen Chuan's attacks and wait for the opponent's lost items to run out of effect, he will be able to turn the tables and deal with them. He expects it won't be long.

When Chen Chuan saw him reappear, he knew it was due to some kind of supernatural force. Ge Zhongyi was different from the previous Murkadian; he didn't have any other reliance on. He had encountered similar opponents before, and while he couldn't kill them all in one go, he would kill them again if necessary!
At this moment, although the long sword of the figure outside was blocked, the long mace in his other hand swept across.

Upon seeing this, Ge Chongyi also spread out his other golden whip and charged towards the mace.

But then he suddenly noticed that the spiritual fire that had just attacked them was actually converging on them from all directions.

Most of the spiritual fire lost its impact force after dispersing, but some of it remained intact and struck his back squarely.

Caught off guard, he stumbled forward, which caused him to fail to block the long mace opposite him. The next moment, he was smashed by the mace, his spiritual fire flying away and his flesh and blood exploding!
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(End of this chapter)