Chu Tian attacked frantically.
Zu Yunxi naturally countered with his soul power.
As the two clashed, the energy of their souls scattered.
However, Zu Yunxi did not notice that the soul power, after dissipating, vanished without a trace.
Chu Tian's eyes, on the other hand, flickered with excitement.
Inside the sphere, or rather, within Chu Tian's divine platform, a monumental change was occurring.
Zu Yunxi, blinded by the visual obstruction, failed to notice the changes outside.
Chu Tian's divine platform was shrouded in a dense mist, entirely composed of soul power.
This mist gradually descended, slowly condensing into liquid within the Divine Origin Lake.
However, Chu Tian's Divine Origin Lake was also continuously decreasing.
The soul power, still in mist form, had not yet settled, and Chu Tian could not yet mobilize it.
Yet, the total amount had increased significantly.
A portion was his own soul power, and another part was Zu Yunxi's. As they clashed, their soul power dispersed.
This dispersed soul power was then instantly expelled by the formation sphere woven by Ya Ya, ensuring that no soul power remained inside.
This prevented the opponent from recovering his soul.
With this ebb and flow, Chu Tian felt extremely weary.
The consumption of soul power was equivalent to consuming a person's vitality, spirit, and energy.
His Divine Origin Lake was nearly depleted.
This was despite some mist settling to replenish it.
Within this dense mist, the Life Tree absorbed madly, and the main bodies of the Four Directions Eternal Seal also took on a vortex-like appearance.
They were spirit artifacts, which required a large amount of soul power to advance.
Chu Tian had been nurturing them with his soul power all along.
However, this nurturing had led to their advancement being extremely slow.
They would not excessively consume Chu Tian's soul to improve themselves.
Therefore, this was their opportunity, and also a way to resolve Chu Tian's current crisis.
There were no drawbacks, only benefits!
This was because there was no other way to resolve Chu Tian's current predicament.
This was the first time Chu Tian had encountered such immense soul power, and it belonged to a soul cultivator without a physical body.
If he could devour it, all his troubles would be over.
Chu Tian would benefit even more than the Life Tree and the others.
He would be able to refine his soul to a higher realm.
At the very least, his divine sense detection would no longer fail so easily.
The reason he couldn't detect many things before was simply because he wasn't powerful enough.
However, this soul cultivator before him, despite his formidable strength, was not all-powerful.
This was because he had only recently acquired the soul power of the heroic spirits.
He would need a considerable amount of time to learn to utilize it.
"Stop..."
Chu Tian suddenly shouted!
Initially, Zu Yunxi was on the defensive.
Now, the opponent had begun to attack proactively.
Chu Tian had to expend even more soul power to resist.
Within the divine platform, his physical strength was entirely unusable.
However, Chu Tian was now showing signs of faltering.
The opponent could also see this.
Therefore, even though Chu Tian called for a halt, the old man became even more vigorous.
This was because he saw that Chu Tian's spirit body, which had been condensed, was now becoming somewhat transparent.
As long as he could eliminate Chu Tian's conscious spirit body, he could completely control his body and possess it.
Once he controlled Chu Tian, he wouldn't fear that strange tree.
He believed that thing was merely a plant Chu Tian was nurturing within his soul.
"I'm done playing with you, I need to rest!"
However, Chu Tian flashed and instantly retreated.
The vines blocking Zu Yunxi had no effect on Chu Tian. His body instantly appeared outside the cage.
"Ya ya ya..."
Seeing this, the old man was furious.
His massive soul condensed into a colossal blade and he prepared to slash towards the cage.
Just then, four small figures who had remained motionless suddenly cried out.
Each of them glowed with divine radiance, and various spells and techniques were unleashed towards the giant blade wielded by Zu Yunxi.
Shui Shui conjured a water dragon, which was the first to collide with the giant blade.
With a bang, the water dragon exploded.
The giant blade paused slightly.
Feng Feng followed with a massive wind blade.
However, it struck the soul giant blade from the side.
Clang...
The moment two non-physical entities collided, the sound of metal striking metal was heard.
Furthermore, Shou Shou transformed into a white tiger.
Its appearance bore a striking resemblance to the Saber-toothed Tiger clan Chu Tian had encountered before... Hao.
Behind him stood Wang Wang!
This little fellow, like the black mud egg, was muscular, with a metallic sheen to his skin.
The two of them charged directly at the soul giant blade.
Chu Tian's heart sank upon seeing this.
The soul giant blade was incredibly solid, like a heavenly blade!
As they charged forward so rashly, Chu Tian couldn't help but worry.
"Open..."
Wang Wang let out a muffled cry.
He raised his arm.
Only then did Chu Tian realize that Wang Wang was holding a crystal-clear long staff.
Chu Tian was startled. This guy actually had a weapon?
However, upon closer inspection, the material seemed remarkably familiar.
"Is it diamond?"
The next moment, Wang Wang leaped high into the air.
The diamond staff in his hand violently struck the soul giant blade.
Ding...
Pfft...
A crisp sound, followed by a splat.
The colossal blade vanished, exploding into soul power.
Wang Wang, too, plummeted downwards.
Shou Shou maneuvered and caught him.
However, the force of Wang Wang's descent was so immense that Shou Shou was dragged downwards rapidly.
"You... I understand!"
Li Yunxi's eyes suddenly turned cold.
He looked at the soul power that erupted from the colossal blade, intending to recall it.
However, in the blink of an eye, all the soul power had disappeared.
At this moment, he finally understood what Chu Tian was trying to do!
They intended to wear him down.
"A good plan... but this cage!" The man's eyes narrowed as he spoke.
His two arms transformed into fiercely burning flames.
The purple flames were burning soul power, or rather, the soul power of heroic spirits!
"Fire overcomes wood... no matter how powerful something is, it cannot escape this cycle!
Go..."
As he uttered this, the flames detached from his arms and shot towards the cage above.
"Not good! It's Karmic Fire!"
Ya Ya cried out.
Chu Tian also felt the power of those two flames, but he was helpless.
He could only shout loudly, "Second brother! What are you waiting for!"
The moment he said this, a figure appeared above Zu Yunxi.
Using glorious and majestic energy, it transformed into two streams, each meeting a stream of Karmic Fire!
"What?" Zu Yunxi was incredulous.
There was a third person in this soul space.
And what was even stranger was that this person seemed to possess a physical body, albeit a peculiar one!
The person who arrived was none other than Chu Tian's second clone, which had manifested from his dantian.
This clone had been refined by Chu Tian using the energy of the Life Tree and many rare treasures from his divine platform.
Therefore, this clone was somewhat peculiar, not a naturally born physical body.
However, possessing a physical body and moving within the soul space was inherently strange.
What shocked Zu Yunxi the most was that this clone had blocked the Karmic Fire.
Karmic Fire was no ordinary flame.
It was something that existed between energy, soul, and fire.
Legend had it that it could burn through all karma.
It was also nurtured by the collective power of many heroic spirits.
It was intended as a trump card, but it was easily intercepted by this person.
The glorious and majestic energy that enveloped the clone's body was like that of a Super Saiyan.
But after using this move, the energy around him slowly diminished.
Zu Yunxi saw his true appearance.
"This is impossible! How can there be two of you?"
He was startled because the person before him looked exactly like Chu Tian.
He didn't think this person was Chu Tian's brother or anything similar because, as a soul cultivator, he was keenly aware of soul fluctuations.
The soul fluctuation frequency of the person before him was identical to Chu Tian's.
Even their aura was the same.
Although their offensive skills were compatible, making them appear as two different individuals, they couldn't fool him.
"You're the second brother, and if you call me second brother again, I'll chop off your second brother!"
Chu Tian's clone ignored Zu Yunxi's question and instead pouted at Chu Tian.
Chu Tian, for his part, had no intention of engaging with Zu Yunxi.
Instead, he was quite interested in his clone's appearance.
This fellow's retort had become sharper.
"Shut up, second brother. If we don't get rid of this old guy, neither you nor I will survive!"
Chu Tian rolled his eyes.
"You're the one who caused this trouble, and you want me to help you? Maybe if he kills you, I can take over this body!"
To Chu Tian's surprise, his clone seemed to be planning a betrayal!
Upon hearing this, Zu Yunxi felt it was a good opportunity.
He quickly spoke, "You..."
However, before he could utter a single word, Chu Tian's clone from above stomped down.
Boom...
This fellow possessed a physical body.
This kick carried a trace of Chu Tian's demeanor.
Chu Tian himself found it extremely familiar.
Following this, the clone's actions made Chu Tian even more speechless.
The clone's techniques were the very same moves Chu Tian had used to fight him in the bottomless pit.
Now, seeing them used by the clone, although somewhat awkward, they also possessed a different charm.
However, this clone only knew these few moves.
Although having a physical body prevented Zu Yunxi's soul from fully exerting its power, after a few exchanges, the old man had grasped his patterns.
With a slight twitch of his head, he could dodge the clone's attacks with minimal effort.
"Haha! I understand... Could this be the technique of 'One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones'?"
At this critical moment, Zu Yunxi had actually guessed the origin of the clone.
What's more, he actually knew of 'One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones'!
"Heaven indeed assists me. You have so many good things, boy.
I've decided, before I possess you, I must first search your soul!
You can even obtain such a divine skill, it seems you are truly a person of great fortune."
The old man, instead of being worried, was now more at ease.
His thinking was that, at worst, they would continue to wear each other down.
After all, he had lived for hundreds of years and wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer.