"Even if I go all out, I likely won't be able to harm Tu Kuang in the slightest..."
"Judging by Number 11's recent attitude towards Tu Kuang, that guy's control over space power is probably even greater than Number 11's!"
In response to Ye Feng's questions and concerns, A Jin quickly replied.
As he spoke, A Jin punched Number 11, who had coalesced on the ground, back into a puddle of clay. The sound of the clay exploding masked his deliberately low voice.
If Ye Feng hadn't been close and had good hearing, he wouldn't have been able to hear him.
"As for Hai Chuzi... he did hide his strength, but it wasn't for combat. It was for escaping this place!"
A Jin paused before speaking in a low voice again.
"Bang ~ Sizzle! ~ Crack!"
"Whoosh ~ Sizzle ~"
At this moment, Ying Yue, controlling the one-armed Horus Guardian Unit 1, broke through the clay wall and rushed to Ye Feng's side. "Ye Feng, time is running out!"
Ye Feng glanced in the direction of the teleportation array Ying Yue had mentioned earlier, then nodded to A Jin.
A Jin understood. He looked at the distorted and cracking area in the sky, his eyes chilling. The seven long sabers on his body flashed with a sharp gleam and instantly flew out, hovering beside him.
Ye Feng also saw the long sabers on A Jin's back. Each one was inscribed with arcane runes, and even their faint reflections gave off an extremely sharp aura.
"Whoosh! ~"
The next second, A Jin grabbed one of them and charged towards Tu Kuang on the clay wall.
The other six long sabers seemed to respond to some signal, following closely and surrounding A Jin in a peculiar formation that allowed for both offense and defense.
"Bang! ~ Sizzle! ~"
"Whoosh ~ Whoosh, Pfft! ~~ Sizzle! ~"
Several "Ji Hei," "Number 11," and "Ye Feng" quickly appeared from the surrounding clay, attempting to stop A Jin's advance. However, they couldn't even make him hesitate for a moment.
The fake Ji Hei, fake Number 11, and fake Ye Feng that Tu Kuang had "birthed" turned to dust the instant they touched the sharp edges of A Jin's sabers.
In the blink of an eye, A Jin, wielding his seven flashing sabers, broke through all obstacles, tore through the clay wall, and reached Tu Kuang.
"Seven-Star Crescent Slash!"
As A Jin spoke, he rapidly formed a hand seal. The runes on the seven long sabers instantly erupted with light, flashing and rapidly forming a semi-crescent blade, which he swung at Tu Kuang.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng, who was stealthily approaching Tu Kuang, felt his expression change.
As A Jin unleashed his move, a rift in the sky above them tore open. Starlight, which was scattering down, seemed to be drawn by some force and instantly landed on A Jin's semi-crescent slash.
The seven or eight sabers beside A Jin shimmered with starlight, emitting a mysterious and powerful pressure!
"Whoosh!"
In the blink of an eye, A Jin's Seven-Star Crescent Slash reached Tu Kuang.
"Clang! Bang!"
"Chichi, chi!"
A dull impact sound echoed, and the space around where Tu Kuang and the Seven-Star Crescent Slash clashed actually distorted slightly.
The sharpness of the Seven-Star Crescent Slash was clearly resisted, shattering and dispersing. The clay city wall directly below instantly disintegrated...
The residual shockwaves swept across the hard, giant rocks near the ground, instantly slicing them into countless pieces...
"I really didn't expect it. You actually managed to draw upon the power of the stars!"
As the light of the Seven-Star Crescent Slash gradually faded, Tu Kuang's voice slowly resounded. "If not for this divine artifact today, I might have had trouble dealing with you!"
"Clang!"
A clear metallic clang rang out. A Jin spat out blood, and his entire body flew backward from the air. Six of his seven sabers were knocked away, leaving him with only the one in his hand.
"A Jin, you are indeed very... what?"
Tu Kuang was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed drastically, and a fine layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He sensed a fatal crisis behind him – it was Ye Feng.
Ye Feng, using the cover of A Jin's attack, found a suitable angle and leaped behind Tu Kuang.
He closed his eyes, recalling the arcane movements he had gained when he ascended to the Golden level. He carefully sensed the changes in his surroundings, and the True Qi within his body began to circulate in a peculiar manner.
The next instant, Ye Feng opened his eyes and swung his True Qi-infused Tang saber fiercely at Tu Kuang.
Almost simultaneously, Tu Kuang's face contorted in panic. A flash of light appeared on his hand, and a staff-like object was thrust towards Ye Feng's Tang saber to block it.
"Clang!"
In an instant, a sound that was somewhat crisp, somewhat dull, and very similar to metal clashing rang out.
"Ugh~ Ah! ~"
This was followed by Tu Kuang's suppressed groan of pain.
"Hoo ~ Whoosh! ~"
A flash of white light erupted. Ye Feng, using the force of his collision with Tu Kuang's weapon, retreated a considerable distance and landed on the ground.
"No... impossible..."
Looking at the bleeding wound on his wrist and feeling the searing pain, Tu Kuang stared in disbelief. "I... I clearly created a complete spatial barrier just now... why was I still...?"
"It's really troublesome... I only managed to sever his little finger..."
Ye Feng tilted his head slightly, looking at Tu Kuang on the clay pillar, feeling somewhat dejected.
To unleash True Qi capable of penetrating the spatial barrier, he had to combine it with those arcane movements, which gave Tu Kuang time to react...
Then, Ye Feng turned to A Jin and asked with some confusion, "A Jin, what is that long spear the guy is holding? The spatial power just now seemed to originate from it! And that thing also emits a strange pressure!"
"That spear... that shape... this pressure... and the spatial power... it's likely the divine artifact I suspected earlier!"
"The Spear of War!"
After glancing at Hai Chuzi, who was fighting the clay figures, A Jin's expression turned grim.
"The Spear of War?"
Ye Feng frowned, his expression puzzled. He clearly didn't know what it was.
"Legend has it, it's the weapon of Ares, one of the Twelve Olympians!"
"I only suspected it before, I didn't expect Tu Kuang to actually possess a divine artifact... Damn it, how did he get it?!"
A Jin stared at Tu Kuang in the distance, his brows furrowed.
"Olympian? Why again?"
Ye Feng frowned, as this wasn't the first time he had heard this term.
"No!"
Soon, A Jin narrowed his eyes. "With Tu Kuang's strength, he shouldn't be able to continuously use the power of a divine artifact without significant side effects... Could it be..."
A Jin's pupils contracted as he thought of a possibility that sent a chill down his spine.
He turned to Ye Feng. "Ye Feng, Tu Kuang not only possesses a divine artifact, but he likely also possesses... a Divine Stone!"
"God? Divine Stone?"
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