Chapter 1038: Battle Against the Saint

White radiance surged within the red-robed man's eyes; clearly, he had pushed his power to the limit. With a violent shout, he dragged his greatsword behind him and charged rapidly toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu pointed with his right hand, and Lichen appeared out of thin air. Floating in mid-air, Lichen split into two, then four; in less than a moment, sixteen sword Qi beams shimmering with red light suddenly formed a sword net, striking toward the red-robed man like swimming fish.

Chi, chi, chi—those sixteen sword Qi beams shimmered with points of light in mid-air, slicing at the red-robed man's body.

White light flared intensely in the red-robed man's eyes. He held his greatsword forward in a defensive gesture; although the sword Qi pierced his defenses, it only shredded his robes and did not leave a single wound on his body.

He suddenly let out a wild roar, leveled his greatsword, and slashed forward fiercely.

Ding—the sixteen sword Qi beams circling him at high speed evaporated in that instant. With a boom, the greatsword slammed heavily into the ground, and a fissure shot forward across the earth. The crack stopped at Chen Yu's feet, but this fissure, half a meter wide and two meters deep, still made Chen Yu feel an unprecedented threat.

"You are strong. Saints cultivate with their own power; the toughness of your body is indeed something we cannot compare to," Chen Yu said calmly.

"Heh, Chen Yu, is this the first time you've witnessed true power?" The red-robed man laughed. He shouldered his greatsword, his face filled with intense fighting spirit: "If this is all you've got, then I'm sorry, but today, you must come back with me."

"Who told you that this is all I've got?" Chen Yu smiled: "Next, I will let you see what true power is."

Chen Yu took a step forward, his figure slowly rising. After a few steps, he was hovering in mid-air.

Lichen floated behind him, red sword light flickering around the blade of the sword like red electric arcs.

As Chen Yu hovered in mid-air, the sky slowly darkened; the midday weather now felt as if night had arrived.

Several streaks of purple lightning wandered through the dark clouds in the sky, like electric snakes.

Even someone as strong as the red-robed man had his expression change slightly, because for the first time, he felt... Heavenly Might from Chen Yu.

That's right, only "Heavenly Might" could describe the aura on Chen Yu. At this moment, it was as if he were Heaven itself, and even though the red-robed man's power had broken through to the Sheng Luo Zhe Second Tier, facing Chen Yu hovering in mid-air, he had an urge to kneel and worship.

He could not let Chen Yu continue any longer. He let out a violent shout, raised his greatsword, kicked off the ground with both feet, and with a fierce burst of strength, his entire figure flew into mid-air.

He rushed toward Chen Yu like a meteor, but suddenly, an invisible barrier appeared before him; this was the Protective Origin Power around Chen Yu as he channeled the power of Heaven and Earth.

These Origin Powers were filled with the momentum of Heaven and Earth, forcibly blocking the red-robed man's figure outside.

A roar of fury erupted from the red-robed man. He raised his greatsword and slashed forward fiercely. With a hum, the Protective Origin Power around Chen Yu lit up completely.

A purple light shield protected him within. Chen Yu's eyes were slightly closed, his hands held out as if supporting the sky, continuing to channel the power of Heaven and Earth. The red-robed man knew that once Chen Yu finished channeling the power of Heaven, that would be the moment he lost his life.

The white light in his eyes flared again, and with a violent shout, he slashed his greatsword down heavily once more.

With a ding, the light shield shook and then shattered. The red-robed man thrust his greatsword forward, aiming straight for Chen Yu's vitals.

Suddenly, a figure flashed before his eyes; he didn't know when Chen Yu had vanished. Hovering in mid-air, he turned his head abruptly, only to see that Chen Yu had appeared behind him.

Chen Yu grabbed upward with his right hand, and Lichen appeared in his grasp.

Then his eyes opened abruptly. The moment his eyes opened, all the aura between Heaven and Earth stagnated.

His eyes opened as if the vast Heaven itself had opened its eyes. Purple lightning coiled around the Lichen in his hand, and at the same time, a violent shout escaped his lips. He pointed Lichen forward slightly, and purple electric light flooded the sword body.

The red-robed man stared fixedly at Chen Yu. His figure swayed, and the white light in his eyes grew even brighter. At this moment, he dared not be the least bit arrogant or negligent; he pushed his power to the limit.

The two figures crossed in mid-air, separated, and then crossed again.

The anomalies between Heaven and Earth vanished suddenly, and both Chen Yu and the red-robed man landed on the ground.

Chen Yu's expression was indifferent; he stood proudly with his hands behind his back. On the other side, the red-robed man's gaze was dim, his eyes filled with blood-red.

Crack—a fissure suddenly appeared on the greatsword in his hand. The crack widened instantly, and following a crisp sound, the greatsword in his hand shattered into fragments.

At the same time, a massive, terrifying wound appeared on his tough body. A mist of blood exploded from him, and he fell to his knees with a thud, his body trembling violently.

His bright red robe looked even more vivid, stained by his own blood.

"Is this... the power of a Dharma Cultivator?" The red-robed man turned around, looking at Chen Yu with a complex expression.

He had lost, and the momentum of the opponent's single sword strike had knocked him down from the Sheng Luo Realm.

"Correct, this is the power of Entering the Dao," Chen Yu smiled: "You are right, I was indeed channeling the power of Heaven and Earth. No matter how strong you are, you are nothing but scum before the Heavenly Position."

"And when I am channeling the power of Heaven and Earth, it is impossible for you to get close. We Dharma Cultivators can completely suppress you Saint powerhouses because this is the Heavenly Dao," Chen Yu said proudly.

"Good, a good Heavenly Dao. It seems the God Lord's thinking was wrong." The red-robed man seemed to age decades in this moment, and he murmured: "The God Lord thought that through modification, humans could compare to gods."

"But how could his own power possibly contend against the entire Heavenly Dao? Heh, he was wrong. He was wrong to an outrageous degree. It seems he has lost this gamble with the Heavenly Mandate elder—lost it completely."

"I will find him," Chen Yu said calmly: "And I will have a talk with him about the friendship of being abandoned back then."

The red-robed man nodded. He knelt on one knee, pressed a fist heavily against his chest, and recited loudly: "Glory is my life. God, I have exhausted my life; the mission is unfulfilled, please forgive me."

The red-robed man's head hung down heavily, and his life ended there. Then, a point of fluorescent light rose from his body, floated slowly upward, and dissipated into the air.

Immediately after, his body turned into tens of thousands of points of fluorescent light, slowly disappearing before Chen Yu's eyes.

Tang Xue had disappeared without a trace at some point. Counting this, he was the third of the Ten Great Underworld Envoys to die by Chen Yu's sword; the grudge between Chen Yu and his grandfather seemed to have grown even deeper.

Putting away Lichen, Chen Yu strode away from the scene.