Chapter 452

Chapter 452: Revealing the Trump Card

"Wow, that was decisive!"

As the Ten-Armed Tribe member launched the first attack, Yi Chen felt a surge of excitement instead of surprise.

In an instant, the immortal sword appeared in his hand, slicing towards the tentacles.

Swish, swish, swish…

Streams of Sword Energy blocked the oncoming tentacles.

The Ten-Armed Tribe member sneered. Over twenty tentacles still coiled toward Yi Chen.

Clang, clang, clang…

To Yi Chen’s surprise, these tentacles were soft and seemed weak in defense.

However, when his Heaven-Slashing Technique struck the tentacles at thirty percent power, it created a sound like metal colliding.

“No wonder he is the renowned strongest member of humanity; even though I am a major realm above him, he almost broke through my defense.”

The Ten-Armed Tribe member felt both astonished and delighted.

He was surprised by Yi Chen’s Sword Energy power, which was much stronger than he anticipated.

In the case of other strong members, even those known for their high attacking power within the star cluster, they could not breach the defense of his tentacles when at a lower major realm.

After all, the Ten-Armed Tribe was the most powerful race in this star cluster, boasting strength superior to other races at the same realm.

Moreover, the tribe’s tentacles were excellent for both offense and defense.

Whether attacking or defending, they were extremely formidable.

He never expected that Yi Chen’s Sword Energy could inflict damage with just a slight margin of power.

Delighted, he was now certain that the opponent was indeed Yi Chen.

The attack methods he displayed earlier were clearly his self-created Heaven-Slashing Technique.

If he could successfully capture Yi Chen, he would surely soar to new heights, whether he handed him over to the strongest member of the Ten-Armed Tribe or secretly traded him with the human federation, both could bring him unimaginable benefits.

"Eh…"

He suddenly made a light sound of surprise.

Just as the tentacles were about to make contact with Yi Chen, he suddenly sped up, easily shaking off the tentacles while maneuvering to the side.

From the looks of it, he seemed to intend to attack the Ten-Armed Tribe member’s flank.

"Such courage, not even trying to escape!"

The Ten-Armed Tribe member snorted, keeping his twenty-plus tentacles extended, continuing to chase Yi Chen.

Yet from each base of the tentacles, a new tentacle sprouted, rushing to confront Yi Chen.

These additional tentacles had neither reduced diameter, speed, nor aura, remaining just as powerful as the original.

"No wonder they are called the Ten-Armed Tribe; they really do have a lot of arms!"

As he watched the two groups of tentacles intercepting and pursuing him, Yi Chen realized that relying on only thirty percent of his attacking power would be ineffective.

Even fifty percent of his attacking power wouldn’t be sufficient.

He swung his sword again, unleashing streams of Sword Energy towards the oncoming tentacles.

Swish…

Huge tentacles were sliced in two by the Sword Energy.

The Ten-Armed Tribe member was stunned.

What kind of attack is this? Even at a lower major realm than me, how can he be this powerful?

He realized that Yi Chen’s previous strike had not used full strength; it was merely a probing attack.

Without hesitation, he continued to pursue Yi Chen with over twenty main tentacles, while more new tentacles extended from their bases to intercept the Sword Energy being unleashed by Yi Chen.

He himself quickly moved to the side to dodge.

Although Yi Chen’s assault was fierce, it was unable to stop the endlessly extending tentacles.

He tried to slash at the main tentacles, but the result was the same.

Once the main tentacle was severed, like the newly extended ones, it would disappear once it lost contact with the main body.

Yi Chen’s divine consciousness sensed that these vanishing tentacles transformed into refined energy and returned to the Ten-Armed Tribe member’s body.

With this, Yi Chen deduced that even while continuously severing the Ten-Armed Tribe member’s tentacles, he could not inflict significant damage on him.

Relying on this ability, the Ten-Armed Tribe member seemed to be at a disadvantage, but in reality, he was not suffering too much.

And Yi Chen would not be able to remain in an unbeatable position forever.

As the Ten-Armed Tribe member began to actively dodge Yi Chen’s Sword Energy, the tentacles still had the strength to attack him.

In an instant, they were locked in a stalemate; neither could gain the upper hand.

The Ten-Armed Tribe member was not slow; the tentacles continued to extend, making it difficult for Yi Chen to inflict damage with only the Cloud Treading Technique and Heaven-Slashing Technique.

Conversely, the Ten-Armed Tribe member had to evade Yi Chen’s Sword Energy while controlling the tentacles to shield against the strikes.

With Yi Chen’s speed exceeding his own and his Sword Energy effortlessly cutting through tentacles, despite having a multitude of them, he could not gain any advantage over Yi Chen.

In this battle, Yi Chen fought with great exhilaration, feeling immensely satisfied.

Meanwhile, the Ten-Armed Tribe member grew increasingly anxious.

The longer this dragged on, the more likely new variables would arise.

After all, they were in the Undying Star System, not the Beast Star System.

Moreover, within his range of perception, the Undying Race member, who was only a few small realms below him, should have sensed the situation here.

Yet, he remained distant, neither leaving nor approaching, which was exceedingly strange.

To him, either he had guessed Yi Chen’s identity and planned to benefit from their conflict, waiting for them both to be injured before striking,

or he very likely was allied with Yi Chen, stationed outside to keep watch.

Though this possibility seemed somewhat irrational, it was not entirely impossible.

He suddenly remembered that Yi Chen and the Undying Race member had appeared within his perception at nearly the same time.

Both possibilities existed, and whichever it was, it was very unfavorable for him.

He needed to finish this battle quickly.

Gritting his teeth, he took advantage of Yi Chen’s moment of dodging the tentacle attacks to divide a small tentacle from the base of one larger tentacle.

Inside his body, the Space Stone spun at his will, enabled by his Perception Ability, and he drew it out.

Then, a light blue fruit emerged from the Space Stone.

The small tentacle swiftly stuffed the blue fruit into his mouth.

"You’ve forced my hand!"

The Ten-Armed Tribe member roared to the sky.

As the blue fruit entered his stomach, his speed, defense, and attack received a tremendous all-around boost.

"Indeed, he still has hidden cards!"

Yi Chen remained calm inside.

Reaching level one hundred thirty-eight placed him at the very top of the power hierarchy in the star cluster.

Considering the opponent was also one of the strongest members of the Ten-Armed Tribe, it was expected that he harbored undisclosed trump cards.

For this reason, Yi Chen only used the Heaven-Slashing Technique and the Cloud Treading Technique to engage him.

He had even more hidden cards.

Clang, clang, clang…

The Sword Energy struck the tentacles, leaving only faint sword marks.

Countless tentacles continuously extended from the main ones.

In the blink of an eye, there were as many as several hundred.

The Ten-Armed Tribe member clearly intended to end this swiftly.

The hundreds of tentacles wove together to form a massive tentacle net that swept toward Yi Chen.

The Ten-Armed Tribe member himself dashed at full speed toward Yi Chen, and the tentacle net rapidly closed in on him, combining their speeds to surpass Yi Chen’s use of the Cloud Treading Technique.

Unable to cut through, Yi Chen could only keep retreating.

But the distance between them kept closing in.

Five kilometers, four kilometers, three kilometers…

As the tentacle net drew closer to Yi Chen, joy illuminated the Ten-Armed Tribe member’s eyes.

He had won the gamble.

Although this premium Fairy Fruit had cost him a significant price and was meant as a life-saving trump card,

as long as he could successfully capture the strongest member of humanity in front of him, every cost would be worth it.