Chapter 101 Fierce Battle
Despite his mocking words, Feng Zichen's movements were swift. With a surge of merit and spiritual light, he raised his Zichen Sword to meet the attack.
Although the giant formed from the earth's essence was powerful, infinitely close to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he was still a hair's breadth away, remaining at the Taiyi realm.
That hair's breadth was like an insurmountable chasm
. As long as the giant remained at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, protected by the merit and spiritual light, Feng Zichen had no fear.
"Kill!"
With each swing of the Zichen Sword, the Daoist aura of creation flowed continuously, unleashing beams of world-destroying light, as if splitting the heavens and earth, slashing towards the earth-yellow giant.
"Seeking death!"
Mocking Feng Zichen like this, the demonic fetus felt a surge of rage. When he attacked, his power increased even further. The earth's essence surged forth, carrying an aura that could crush the heavens, pressing down on Feng Zichen.
Even the true Chaos Demon God was no match for Pangu, let alone the demonic fetus, whose inheritance of the Chaos Demon God was merely superficial. How could it possibly withstand the light of the Heaven-Opening Sword?
With a deafening boom, the earth's essence was no match for the Heaven-Opening Sword, shattered into pieces by its power. The sword, undeterred, struck the giant, severing his left arm.
"Hiss! The aura of Pangu!"
"You actually possess Pangu's inheritance! Haha! You bring me more and more surprises."
Sensing that immense power, a fear from the depths of his bloodline made the demonic fetus tremble uncontrollably.
But the thought that by devouring Feng Zichen, he could obtain everything from him and thus control this immense power filled the demonic fetus with excitement.
With a whooshing sound, streams of earth's essence surged towards the giant, attempting to reassemble his left arm.
But the Heaven-Opening Sword remained undying, its Daoist essence enduring, its hazy purple light shimmering. No matter what methods the demonic fetus used, it could not restore it.
"Good! Good! This is the power I've been waiting for!" Unable to recover, the demonic fetus, instead of being angry, rejoiced. With a loud laugh, the giant exploded, a massive shockwave sweeping across the surroundings.
"Buzz!" A clone equivalent to a Taiyi Golden Immortal at the pinnacle of cultivation self-destructed, its power immense, striking the merit-based spiritual light and causing it to tremble violently.
Rumble!
The very essence of the earth changed again, resembling a yellow ocean, surging with boundless waves. Giants emerged from the sea, riding the waves, charging towards Feng Zichen.
"Hand over the inheritance of the Chaos Demon God!" Hundreds of giants roared in unison, their voices resounding for miles, causing ripples to spread through the void.
The Zichen Sword stood before his chest. Feng Zichen's eyes were calm. He lightly flicked the sword, a clear, melodious sword sound emanating, shattering the surging ripples. Then, he moved, leaping into the midst of the giants.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh! Sharp sword lights, accompanied by the whooshing sound of air being torn apart, flew from Feng Zichen's hands, slashing at the giants surging from all sides.
Wherever the sword lights passed, the aura of the Primordial Chaos permeated the air. The giants were utterly powerless to resist, either cleaved horizontally or vertically…
In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere, limbs scattered in all directions.
Unfortunately, every time Feng Zichen slew a giant, the earth's essence would re-form a giant, continuing to charge towards him, seemingly endless.
"Heh! The Primordial Chaos Sword Light is so powerful that its consumption must be considerable. How long can you sustain such continuous use of the Primordial Chaos Sword Light?"
"But I am different. The earth's essence here is inexhaustible, I can squander it at will!"
"With this balance, I will eventually wear you down!"
"You possess the inheritance of the Demon God and the inheritance of Pangu; your opportunities are undeniably profound, your future is bound to be incredibly bright. There's no need for you to fight me to the death here."
"Besides, if you were to accidentally die here, wouldn't it be a waste of your great opportunities?"
"Why don't you make copies of the Demon God's inheritance and Pangu's inheritance and leave them here? Then I'll let you leave. What do you say?"
During the battle, the giants spoke one after another, trying to persuade Feng Zichen to hand over the inheritance.
"Hmm? Are you so sure I'll lose?"
"I don't think so."
"I believe the one who will die today will definitely be you!"
Hearing the Demon Embryo's words, Feng Zichen didn't immediately respond. Instead, he first shattered the giant in front of him before taking a moment to speak leisurely to the void.
"No need to test me anymore. You won't find me here!"
As soon as Feng Zichen finished speaking, the giants around him showed strange expressions and spoke in unison with the same tone.
As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch his king. As long as the Demon Embryo hiding in the shadows is killed first, these giants will lose their medium and become rootless.
At that time, without Feng Zichen's personal intervention, these giants will disintegrate on their own.
However, the demonic fetus was unexpectedly vigilant, remaining hidden in the shadows without revealing its true nature, leaving Feng Zichen helpless.
"This demonic fetus is already so difficult to deal with even before its birth; if it were to be born, it could probably kill me in the blink of an eye!"
"Fortunately, this demonic fetus is formed from the remnants of the Chaos Demon God. If it were to take form, it would surely face divine punishment, with no way to avoid it until its demise."
"This demonic fetus is hesitant to take form, probably because it lacks the confidence to escape the Heavenly Dao's wrath, and therefore dares not transform."
Thus, Feng Zichen fought the giant while pondering a way to defeat it.
Consider this: given the Chaos Demon God's power, even the impurities expelled from his body would be considered treasures in the primordial world, let alone the demonic fetus formed from his arm.
The demonic fetus's primordial power was incredibly abundant, comparable to that of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. If it were to be born, it could save countless years of arduous cultivation and directly ascend to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
This very act could both make and break him!
As a being entirely formed from the remnants of a Chaos Demon God, his destiny was not governed by the River of Fate.
Therefore, once he descended upon the primordial world as a Great Luo Golden Immortal, the aura of the Chaos Demon God within him could no longer be concealed, essentially exposing himself nakedly to the very eyes of the Heavenly Dao.
The consequences were predictable!
To deceive the Heavenly Dao and evade its wrath, the Demon Embryo expelled most of its essence from its body, reducing its original essence, once comparable to a Great Luo Golden Immortal, to what it is now, comparable only to a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
It was precisely because of this that Feng Zichen was able to fight him so fiercely. If he had arrived a few eons earlier, when the Demon Embryo was still comparable to a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he could have easily crushed him.
And the essence of the earth here was the essence that the Demon Embryo expelled from its own body. Therefore, the Demon Embryo could control itself so skillfully.
"Fine, I'll stop fighting. You win. Let's end it here for today. I'll go back and rest, and visit another day again!"
Seeing that the giants seemed endless, Feng Zichen grew increasingly annoyed. Moreover, as time passed, wielding the Zichen Sword became more and more difficult.
He simply sheathed his sword, shouted into the void, and leaped into the air.
(End of Chapter)