Chapter 675

Chapter 675: Battle of Treasures

Impossible!

This is absolutely impossible!

Master Ye’s heart raced like a stampede of ten thousand horses, his scalp tingling and his soul trembling with fear.

He had spent nearly a century advancing from Qi Training to forming his Golden Core, engaging in countless battles against a variety of opponents who practiced different arts, including techniques, pills, weapons, symbols, formations, swords, magic, and other dark forces.

This certainly included body cultivators.

Body cultivators hold a relatively low status within the hierarchy of cultivators.

Many body cultivators enter the Dao through martial arts; even after practicing Qi Training, they continue to pursue the path of close combat.

During the Qi Training stage, body cultivators hold significant advantages, but once they break through to open a house and master the art of flight, their weaknesses are immediately exposed.

Other cultivators can easily maintain distance and defeat body cultivators from afar!

Moreover, the potential of body cultivators is far lower than that of magical cultivators. Although there is a path to sainthood through physical cultivation, successful examples throughout history are exceedingly rare.

In his heart, Master Ye looked down upon body cultivators.

But now, he dared not underestimate Wang Chen in the slightest; in fact, he felt a tremendous threat.

Under normal circumstances, even if Wang Chen displayed the strength of a Golden Core body cultivator, Master Ye would not fear him, as Wang Chen’s cultivation level was indeed one major tier below his own.

The problem was that they were currently in the core area of the Evil Eye, where the negative energy was so dense it was almost tangible, completely repelling the spiritual energy.

Master Ye, being a magical cultivator, found that even if he could cast his spells here, their destructive power would be less than one-tenth, and he would have to divert a significant portion of his magical power to counteract the erosion of the negative energy.

As one side weakened and the other grew stronger, the threat posed by Wang Chen, forcing him into close combat, became significant!

Master Ye finally understood why Wang Chen had desperately fled into the Evil Eye—he intended to lead him into a dead end.

A dead end of absolute techniques!

Realizing this crucial point, Master Ye’s mindset shifted instantly, and he leaped back, unwilling to engage further with Wang Chen.

At the same time, he focused on recalling the copper bell.

With the protection of this life treasure, even if Wang Chen’s close combat abilities were formidable, he could not harm him.

Master Ye could calmly retreat to a safe area and then deal with Wang Chen!

However, although his plan was sound, it depended on whether Wang Chen would allow it.

Wang Chen had exerted tremendous effort to lure this formidable enemy into the battlefield most suited to him, so how could he give Master Ye a chance to retreat safely?

“Command!”

Noticing his opponent’s intent to retreat, Wang Chen immediately shouted decisively.

The Supreme Mysterious Spirit Dragon True Form Image, which had been resisting the copper bell, suddenly brightened brilliantly, expanding majestically in the air and unleashing boundless spiritual light straight into the sky.

In an instant, it enveloped Master Ye’s life treasure!

With Wang Chen’s current cultivation level, attempting to absorb this treasure-class copper bell into the image would indeed be a fool’s dream.

But what Wang Chen aimed for was simply to entangle his opponent’s life treasure.

The copper bell was suddenly struck by the radiant light of the Supreme Mysterious Spirit Dragon True Form Image, causing it to spin rapidly in mid-air, emitting its own spiritual light in resistance, and thus failing to respond to Master Ye’s summons.

Seizing this moment, Wang Chen pursued his opponent like a persistent shadow, unleashing the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Palm in rapid succession.

He was acutely aware that his time was exceedingly limited.

The Supreme Mysterious Spirit Dragon True Form Image, which temporarily ensnared the copper bell, was quickly depleting its internal spirit gas.

"Arrogant!"

Master Ye was utterly taken aback that Wang Chen not only managed to suppress his life treasure but also employed such a tenacious strategy, showing blatant disregard for him, a Golden Core true master.

In a fit of rage and shock, he channeled his magical energy to confront Wang Chen directly.

In truth, Master Ye had no other choice; under these circumstances, he couldn’t even cast spells, let alone retrieve other treasures from his Xumi Ring.

Wang Chen’s palm strikes came one after another, each carrying immense force, powerful enough to topple mountains and overturn seas.

Master Ye dared not take a direct hit.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of their strikes reverberated like thunder, and Master Ye was forced back three steps after enduring three palm strikes.

A flicker of surprise and anger now gleamed in his eyes.

As a magical cultivator, his physical body was his weak point, but Master Ye had refined his body over years of Golden Core cultivation to be as resilient as gold or iron.

He faced Wang Chen with the full might of his Golden Core, expecting to dominate, yet the outcome was a stalemate!

Master Ye understood the reason all too well. As he retreated, he unleashed a dazzling sword light from his mouth.

It shot toward Wang Chen’s face with the speed of lightning, leaving no time to react.

This was a Sword Pellet concealed within his body; though not his life treasure, it was exceedingly sharp and served as a hidden weapon.

That Wang Chen could force out his hidden attack was already a remarkable feat!

However, despite the ferocity of Master Ye’s counterattack, Wang Chen had anticipated it and retaliated with his own sword light.

It was the Longyuan flying sword!

He stepped forward, his figure darting toward Master Ye in an instant, striking with both palms.

This strike concentrated all of Wang Chen’s strength, unleashing the formidable destructive power of the Diamond Palm.

His palms instantly turned golden as the Great Might Heavenly Dragon manifestation materialized behind him, striking silently yet as swift as lightning, with thunderous force following in its wake.

Master Ye instinctively raised a palm to meet the attack, but it was one palm against two.

Crack!

Once again, their forces clashed, and a sharp cracking sound echoed through the air.

Master Ye’s body was sent flying backward like a kite with its string cut, his right palm twisted and bent into an unnatural shape.

"Die, you brat!"

Blood seeped from Master Ye’s nose, mouth, eyes, and ears, his face contorted with rage.

He had never suffered such a humiliating defeat in his life, and upon landing, his eyes burned crimson, filled with a fury that seemed to desire nothing less than devouring Wang Chen whole.

"Die!"

In the next moment, Master Ye roared in anger, spitting out a brilliant golden spirit pill.

This was the Golden Core he had cultivated over a lifetime.

As the Golden Core emerged, it radiated a brilliant light, causing the surrounding negative energy to scatter and retreat.

Master Ye, at the cost of depleting his cultivation level, created a space where he could finally cast spells.

His Golden Core was his ultimate weapon!

At the same time Master Ye was forced to reveal his pill, Wang Chen swiftly closed the distance, seeing his opponent’s determination to fight to the death. Without hesitation, he summoned the Life Creation Cauldron and the Qing Qian Kun Mirror!

As the two treasures appeared, their radiant light instantly immobilized Master Ye’s Golden Core.

Though the Life Creation Cauldron and the Qing Qian Kun Mirror were not offensive weapons, their high quality was more than sufficient to intimidate and counter the enemy’s treasures.

How is this possible!?

Master Ye could scarcely believe his eyes.

For a low-level Purple Palace cultivator like Wang Chen, possessing even a single treasure was already extraordinary.

Yet he had summoned not one but four treasure-level artifacts in quick succession.

Most astonishingly, Wang Chen could actually control them all!

As an initial stage Golden Core cultivator himself, Master Ye couldn’t confidently manage four treasures simultaneously.

Even handling two or three would be an immense strain.

In the moment Master Ye’s focus faltered, Wang Chen closed the distance once more like a phantom.

He delivered a powerful punch directly to Master Ye’s chest!