Chapter 366: The Final Battle (Part 3)

Sunlight tore through the dark night, casting down the first beam of light.

On the open ground not far from the Taiyi Sect archway, Chen Che and Zanpu Dunzhu were both prepared for the final battle.

On the Taiyi Sect plaza, everyone held their breath, staring fixedly at the scene on the battlefield, afraid of missing a single moment.

Chen Che shone brilliantly, Heavenly Book Characters dancing and winding behind him, while elemental orbs stood ready in front of him.

The black Qi on Zanpu Dunzhu's body spilled out like ink, and ghostly, blood-colored giant hands extended from within the black Qi.

The black Qi wrapped around Zanpu Dunzhu's body, transforming into a pitch-black suit of armor; he gripped a Black Rod in each hand, rubbing them together to spark one flash after another.

Suddenly.

Without any warning, the two moved simultaneously.

Chen Che swept his hands through the air, as if drawing the most ancient Contract between heaven and earth.

As his finger techniques changed, the elemental orbs before him vibrated violently, and the six elements—wind, fire, water, earth, thunder, and wood—adorned with Heavenly Book Characters, all launched at once.

Zanpu Dunzhu waved his arms, and countless blood-colored giant hands flew out, carrying endless auras of death as they lunged toward the elemental orbs that symbolized nature.

For a time,

A gale arose, the fierce wind cutting through the air like sharp blades, shredding all the incoming black Qi;

Tongues of fire flickered, raging across the ground like a furious dragon, swallowing one blood-colored palm after another.

Water pushed its viscous attribute to the limit, the surging waves washing over the giant hands with droplets clinging to them. Thunder, like the roar of a god, shook the heavens and earth, using the water droplets as Guidance to crush the blood palms from the inside out.

Layer upon layer of Earth Wall rose from the ground, guarding before Chen Che like an indestructible bulwark.

Tendrils of tree vines extended from the ground, winding forward, their sharp wooden thorns piercing through one blood palm after another...

Six elements, six different attacks unleashed simultaneously, exerted unprecedented power; even though the blood-colored palms were endless, they could not gain the slightest advantage under the assault of natural forces.

Zanpu Dunzhu stood not far away, his figure swallowed by the ink-colored black Qi, with only those malicious eyes flashing with blood-red light.

He sneered, his hands waving violently as he thrust both Black Rods into the ground, where they vanished.

Chen Che was startled, quickly leaping backward to dodge as the two Black Rods pierced out from the ground beneath his feet, flying past his chin.

"Whoosh!"

Zanpu Dunzhu's figure flashed over, grabbing the Black Rods as they flew into the sky, and swung them down together at Chen Che; the arc of light shot out from the downward swing of the Black Rods sliced the ground, the fissures winding forward like snakes until they struck the massive archway of the Taiyi Sect.

The weathered stone archway was split directly, cleaved into two halves.

Chen Che bent his body at a tricky angle, dodging this unreserved attack once more, and landed on the ground, retreating backward as cold sweat dripped from his temples.

"Your movements have slowed down. Hahahaha, just as I guessed, you cannot control this power. Even though you are still at a cultivation level beyond the Heavenly Master realm, as your vitality fades, your realm will gradually dissipate, reverting to Heavenly Master Great Perfection.

But even if you voluntarily give up controlling this power, your body will become extremely weak, so as long as I drag this out, the longer it goes, the weaker you will become!"

Zanpu Dunzhu laughed wildly as he attacked Chen Che, every move and style extremely ruthless and vicious, yet he deliberately entangled Chen Che, giving him no chance to counterattack.

Just as he said himself, he only needed to drag it out; when Chen Che's vitality and the Heavenly Book Power he had comprehended were nearly exhausted, that would be the moment he killed Chen Che!

Zanpu Dunzhu laughed hideously, his shouts resounding through the heavens and earth, and the people of the Taiyi Sect naturally heard them too.

"What? Sect Master's power is only temporary?"

"It seems to be true; Sect Master's speed has really slowed down, it's completely different from when he started."

"Then what do we do? If Sect Master loses, we are all finished!"

The mood of the disciples sank to the bottom in an instant, and they all fell into a panic.

Lv Hong and the other three elders looked at each other; among those present, they were the four with the highest realms, so they had naturally seen the changes on the battlefield long ago.

At a time like this, they truly could not say any words of comfort, and their own moods became heavy.

"That won't happen!"

Xie Wanning shouted shrilly: "Chen Che won't lose! He is someone who can create miracles! Believe me!"

"That's right!"

Yang Simin also echoed: "We just completed the transition of the Heavenly Book, and he was able to comprehend such powerful strength—isn't this a miracle? Everyone, believe me, I am the Saintess, I understand the mysteries of the Heavenly Book best, and I can understand even more how legendary it is for Chen Che... for Sect Master to comprehend the Heavenly Book!"

The disciples were moved, yet they still could not be completely at ease.

Great Elder Lv Hong spoke up at this moment: "Alright, just watch carefully."

For a time, everyone fell silent, and everyone knew clearly in their hearts.

In the current situation, there was no use in saying more; they could only wait quietly for the outcome.

Xie Wanning and Yang Simin looked at each other, then toward the scorching battlefield, biting their lips nervously and clenching their fists.

The battle between Chen Che and Zanpu Dunzhu continued, growing increasingly intense.

After seeing through the secret on Chen Che, every one of Zanpu Dunzhu's attacks and defenses had strict logic; although Chen Che did not fall into a disadvantage, he was constantly suppressed, unable to stretch his limbs to counterattack.

If it continued like this, it was truly possible he would be dragged to death by Zanpu Dunzhu.

Chen Che felt his vitality and True Qi fading, made up his mind, opened his arms, and rushed toward Zanpu Dunzhu.

"Puchi!"

The Black Rod pierced through his chest, but Chen Che also successfully grabbed Zanpu Dunzhu.

Zanpu Dunzhu was stunned: "You... you madman!"

Chen Che sneered: "My turn!"

Trading injury for a kill, he had fought for this chance to counterattack.

Sweat seeped from Chen Che's forehead, but his gaze remained firm. He took a deep breath, the True Qi within his body surging like a tide, and Heavenly Book Characters flew out from his body, one after another attaching themselves to Zanpu Dunzhu.

The golden characters were as scorching as branding irons, melting the armor condensed from black Qi, sinking into flesh and blood, and leaving behind one fire-red brand after another.

Zanpu Dunzhu let out a heart-wrenching, painful scream, using all his strength to push Chen Che away.

The Black Rod was pulled out from his chest in the process; Chen Che endured without vomiting blood, his hands quickly forming seals, and the six elements converged and fused in his palms, forming powerful attack waves.

The shockwaves blasted out, hitting Zanpu Dunzhu's chest; the Black Rod and armor shattered completely, impacting his chest.

Zanpu Dunzhu sensed that something was terribly wrong and immediately released his True Qi without reservation; the True Qi mixed with the black Qi, forming a Protective Shield in front of his chest to resist the impact of the shockwaves.

Chen Che controlled the shockwave with one hand, freed his other hand to form a seal, and channeled his Artisan Technique; the Heavenly Book Characters embedded in Zanpu Dunzhu's body extended golden threads, binding Zanpu Dunzhu tightly and wrapping around him firmly.

In this way, Zanpu Dunzhu could no longer cast any Artisan Technique.

Chen Che pressed his advantage, continuing to form seals and cast spells with one hand.

The power of the elements was mobilized once more; wind and fire merged together, and a massive fire tornado soared into the sky, swallowing Zanpu Dunzhu within it.

With the gale-force blades combined with the scorching flames, Zanpu Dunzhu's flesh turned to charred coal, shattering piece by piece under the cutting of the gale.

"Ah!!!!"

Zanpu Dunzhu let out a heart-wrenching scream, but even so, the defense in front of his chest did not slacken in the slightest.

Chen Che's brows were tightly locked; his body was about to reach its limit, and if he could not release this Heavenly Book Power in time, this mortal flesh would be blown apart and could never be restored.

Therefore, he had to break Zanpu Dunzhu's defense as quickly as possible; even if he could not kill him in one blow, he had to cripple him!

"Break... for me!"

The spell seal changed again; Chen Che raised his arm high, used all the strength in his body, and swung down fiercely.

This strike was the final blow Chen Che could launch that was powerful enough to surpass the Heavenly Master realm; if it still could not break Zanpu Dunzhu's defense, then the outcome would be hard to say.

"Boom—!"

A rift tore open in the sky, and a bolt of thunder surged forth, descending vertically and striking Zanpu Dunzhu squarely on the head.

With the fire tornado added to the thunder attack, Zanpu Dunzhu's eyes rolled back, and he instinctively wanted to resist and break free, but he was tightly bound by the threads of the Heavenly Book Characters and could not move.

Yet even so, he still did not abandon the defense in front of his chest.

For a moment, everyone on the Taiyi Sect plaza held their breath, widened their eyes, and stared fixedly at this final moment.

A stream of blood overflowed from the corner of Chen Che's mouth; he pressed his hands together, veins bulging, pushed the shockwave with all his might, and shouted through gritted teeth: "Break... for me!!!"

"Crack!"

Finally, at the moment Chen Che was about to exhaust his strength, a crack finally appeared in the Protective Shield in front of Zanpu Dunzhu's chest.

The elemental shockwave surged in one go, shattered the Protective Shield, struck Zanpu Dunzhu's chest, and pierced straight through.

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