Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan could see clearly that Kun Chenglie was able to use his halberd to pierce through the void and break through the sealing power in order to perform the teleportation technique.

The power of this Heavenly Treasure seems to surpass even that of divine weapons.

His thoughts raced, but his actions were swift; he immediately used lightning escape techniques to flee far away.

The halberd could easily pierce the void, its sharpness unmatched. He didn't even have a top-tier divine weapon, so he couldn't withstand its sharpness and had no choice but to dodge.

However, even a top-tier divine weapon is no match for this halberd. Keeping it would be useless, so it's better to exchange it for the opportunity to choose treasures first.

However, Chen Yuan had no time to think about this now; before killing the three demon generals, everything was just a mirage.

Kun Chenglie used his halberd to break through the power of Kaifeng Town, and his teleportation speed was extremely fast, but the resulting spatial fluctuations were also more violent.

Upon sensing this, Chen Yuan immediately used his lightning escape technique, narrowly avoiding being stabbed by the halberd.

The spot where he had been standing was torn open by the halberd, creating a wide spatial rift that swallowed up the incoming gale before slowly receding.

Kun Chenglie's eyes turned cold, and a layer of dark light appeared on his hands, which was the Black Blade, the innate divine power of the Kun fish clan.

However, compared to the black blade that Chen Yuan conjured, it was much thinner.

The dark light spread across the purplish-black halberd, making it appear even more profound.

With a gentle wave, Kun Chenglie's crescent-shaped halberd blade sliced ​​open a spatial rift, swallowing him inside.

The next moment, Kun Chenglie appeared in front of Chen Yuan, and thrust his halberd forward again.

Chen Yuan, who had just used the Lightning Escape Technique, had no time to dodge.

Chen Yuan refined the Kui Niu's true blood, so the time he could use the Thunder Escape Technique was extremely short, but it would still take at least a breath.

Kun Chenglie caught up too fast. While ordinary teleportation techniques involve merging into the void, he forcibly tore the void apart with his halberd, making it both more brutal and swift.

Chen Yuan had no choice but to confront them head-on.

The Zhu Yan Dharma image behind him suddenly dissipated, turning into specks of light that then coalesced again into a strange fish phantom with a roc's head, a fish's body, and wings on its back. It was very similar to the Kun fish, but its body was more slender, somewhere between a bird's body and a fish's body.

Kun Chenglie recognized it at a glance; it was the true spirit of Kunpeng.

Outsiders may not know, but the ancestors of the Kunyu clan possessed the true blood of the Kunpeng and had an extremely deep understanding of the Kunpeng's true spirit.

The Kunpeng True Spirit is extremely special among the many True Spirits. Its form can transform between a large fish and a large roc. Among its descendants are the Kunyu clan with fish bodies and the Tianpeng clan with bird bodies.

Although Kun Chenglie was unwilling to admit it, according to his ancestors, the Tianpeng clan was stronger than the Kunyu clan.

It seems that the reason why our ancestors descended to this world to deal with human cultivators was also related to the Tianpeng clan.

However, what their ancestors said was extremely obscure, and they, as their descendants, only knew a little about it and were unaware of the details.

However, there are records in the original clan of the ancestors that they were just like the Starfire Immortal in front of us, with the head of a roc and the body of a fish, with a slender figure, and seemed to be slowly transforming into a bird.

After Chen Yuan condensed the Kunpeng Dharma Image, his hands were covered with an even thicker layer of dark light, and he faced forward with palms like knives.

The halberd struck the black blade, whose sharpness was comparable to a spatial rift, as if it were piercing a thick layer of leather. Although there was resistance, it was not particularly tough.

If the void can be easily torn apart, what about the Black Blade Divine Power, which is only comparable to a spatial rift?
With a gentle wave of his hand, Kun Chenglie shattered the dark light in Chen Yuan's hand, and the halberd pierced deep into Chen Yuan's palm, revealing the bare white bones.

A sharp pain shot through his palm, followed by violent spatial fluctuations, as if the halberd was trying to tear Chen Yuan's body apart.

This spatial fluctuation was so familiar, exactly the same as the sword strike Chen Yuan unleashed when breaking the Five Elements Formation.

The halberd contains the power to destroy space.

This was the power of true spirit, which Kun Chenglie originally could not unleash. However, after that drop of Kunpeng's true blood merged into the Fangtian Halberd, this heaven-reaching spiritual treasure left behind by the Refining Void Demon King finally revealed its sharpness that had been sealed for forty thousand years.

However, the spatial destruction power, which was enough to instantly kill a demon general, was blocked by Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan also possessed Kunpeng True Blood within him, and it was even purer than the drop that Kun Chenglie had taken out.

Behind him, the Kunpeng Dharma Image flapped its wings and let out a long, desolate cry. The same power of spatial destruction surged from Chen Yuan's body, annihilating each other with the power of destruction of the Fangtian Halberd.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Yuan used his lightning escape technique to retreat a thousand feet away.

His right hand was severed, with four fingers cut off by the halberd.

However, the power of spatial destruction had been erased, and with the surge of true essence, the four fingers instantly returned to their original state.

Any true spirit has an immortal and indestructible physical body.

Having refined the blood of three kinds of true spirits, how could Chen Yuan not have mastered the divine power of the indestructible body?
As long as his original essence and blood are not damaged, these physical injuries have no effect on him. He can repair them by consuming his true essence.

Seeing Chen Yuan escape, Kun Chenglie was not discouraged. He swung his halberd, creating a spatial rift, and pursued him relentlessly.

He only took out a drop of Kunpeng True Blood, and he was able to unleash the power of the True Spirit. Xinghuo Zhenren, who possessed Kunpeng True Blood, naturally had a countermeasure.

But no matter how pure the Kunpeng blood in Xinghuo Zhenren's body is, as long as he cannot produce a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, or even a spiritual weapon, he cannot be his opponent.

Kun Chenglie wanted to see how much true essence Chen Yuan had to withstand the power of spatial destruction, and how much true essence he had to unleash the indestructible body's divine power.

The halberd came crashing down, and this time Chen Yuan didn't use the black blade to defend himself; that would have been suicide.

He flipped his hand and took out the Purple Void Sword, parrying with it.

In a daze, he seemed to have returned to Leping County, to the days when he fought against bandits with weapons.

But he was no longer the exceptionally skilled martial artist he once was, and the weapon he wielded was no longer a divine weapon forged through countless trials.

Kun Chenglie was not a novice bandit, nor did he possess crudely made weapons.

clang!
The Purple Void Sword snapped in two. This top-tier magic weapon, whose hardness was in no way inferior to divine weapons of the same rank, could not withstand the blow from the Fangtian Halberd.

This top-tier magic weapon, which accompanied Chen Yuan in battles for over 150 years, helped him slay countless enemies, and made great contributions, ultimately could not escape this calamity.

Its breakage only bought Chen Yuan a moment to use his lightning escape technique to avoid the halberd strike.

However, Kun Chenglie pressed on relentlessly. After severing the Purple Void Sword, he swung his halberd, cleaving open a spatial rift, and disappeared into it, reappearing in front of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan's heart sank, and he had no choice but to summon four Kunyu short arrows and shoot them at Kun Chenglie.

Kun Chenglie swung his halberd and cut all four Kunyu short arrows in half, allowing Chen Yuan to escape using his lightning escape technique.

Kun Chenglie sneered, "I'd like to see how many more magic weapons you have!"

He swung his halberd, cleaving open a spatial rift, stepped inside, and arrived in front of Chen Yuan, thrusting the halberd towards him. Chen Yuan's face was ashen; he no longer possessed a top-tier magic weapon.

As a body cultivator who has refined the blood of the true spirit, he mainly relies on the strength of his physical body and the power of the true spirit to fight enemies. Magical treasures are just icing on the cake and have never been his trump card.

But now, he desperately hopes to have a magical treasure or divine weapon so that he will never have to flee in such a sorry state as a stray dog.

After Yin Qianjie and She Zhelin die, he can choose one spiritual treasure or even take both spiritual treasures into his possession.

However, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. To subdue a magical weapon, one needs to persuade its spirit and nurture it with one's own essence and blood for several years before it can be used in combat.

Aside from being slightly inferior in cultivation, Chen Yuan surpasses Kun Chenglie in both physical body and bloodline.

But even a single, powerful magical treasure rendered him utterly powerless.

Chen Yuan gritted his teeth, intending to continue to rely on the black blade to withstand the attack, but suddenly remembered something.

In that brief moment of distraction, the halberd had already arrived in front of him.

Kun Chenglie didn't know why Chen Yuan suddenly gave up resisting, but he showed no mercy. With a flash of cold light in his eyes, he thrust his halberd straight at Chen Yuan's vital point.

The Kunpeng's true blood will eventually be exhausted, and the Fangtian Halberd will be resealed, no longer able to unleash the power of this heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.

By then, he would be no match for Chen Yuan, who had refined three kinds of true spirit blood; he had to finish the battle quickly.

But just as the halberd was about to pierce Chen Yuan, a piece of animal skin suddenly appeared in front of him—an ordinary-looking piece of animal skin.

The animal hide was about three feet in size, with rough and uneven edges. It was jet black with a faint purple tinge. It looked ordinary, without any demonic or spiritual energy, and seemed no different from ordinary wild animal fur.

However, the incomparably sharp halberd was blocked by this ordinary animal hide, and even the power of spatial destruction lost its effect.

On the rough surface of the animal hide, a layer of purplish-black light shone, smooth and lustrous, strikingly similar to the halberd.

A mysterious and strange spatial fluctuation emanated, and a faint, desolate lament echoed in the void.

Within three inches of the animal hide, grayish-white spatial rifts appeared out of thin air and then disappeared, like waves that rise and fall, constantly arising and disappearing.

Kun Chenglie felt as if his halberd had been struck by a piece of broken leather, and a powerful resistance came from him, making it difficult to advance any further.

The power of spatial destruction surged forth, but vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

As Kun Chenglie looked at the animal hide, a strange sense of awe and sadness suddenly welled up from the depths of his blood, and he even felt an urge to worship it.

He was stunned for a moment, and Chen Yuan took the opportunity to use his lightning escape technique to escape to a distance of a thousand feet.

Kun Chenglie stared blankly at the animal hide, feeling the extremely familiar aura, which was exactly the same as the Kunpeng True Blood and Fangtian Halberd left by his ancestors.

He stared intently at Chen Yuan, saying each word clearly, "This is... an ancestral relic! You're courting death!"

He had already recognized the origin of the animal hide; it was the fur of his ancestor!
Kun Chenglie roared out the last word "die," swung his halberd heavily, and a spatial rift appeared in front of him. His figure disappeared into it, instantly teleporting to Chen Yuan's side. He then swung the halberd and slashed down fiercely!

He has gone mad. The ancestral fur has fallen into this man's hands. This is a desecration of the ancestors and an insult to the entire Kunyu clan!

But when the halberd struck the animal hide, it was like punching cotton – it had no effect whatsoever.

Only the lustrous sheen covering the animal hide had dimmed slightly.

The Kunpeng blood and animal hide in the Fangtian Halberd come from the same source and contain the same power. After they collide, they can only cancel each other out.

Chen Yuan, who was hiding behind the animal skin, was unharmed.

He kept using his lightning escape technique, and Kun Chenglie followed closely behind, thrusting out his halberd repeatedly, but all of them were blocked by the animal hide.

Chen Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was just trying anything as a last resort, and to his surprise, the animal hide actually worked.

Although this would consume the spatial power contained in the animal hide, Chen Yuan had no time to worry about it.

No treasure, however precious, is worth less than his life.

Although the animal hide was immune to the Fangtian Halberd, Chen Yuan continued to use his Thunder Escape Technique to try his best to avoid Kun Chenglie's attacks.

Even if it only requires him to expend a little more of the power of Kunpeng's true blood, Chen Yuan's chances of winning would increase by one point.

Kun Chenglie pursued relentlessly, wielding his halberd in a blur of motion, yet he could not pierce the animal hide.

He could only watch helplessly as the lustrous sheen on the animal hide faded and the power of the halberd slowly weakened, feeling as if his heart was bleeding.

This should have been the most precious heirloom of the Kunyu clan, but now it has resulted in mutual destruction and attrition.

But he had no other means left and could only gamble on the power contained in the animal hide, which was no match for that drop of Kunpeng true blood left by his ancestor.

Chen Yuan did not simply defend without attacking. Although he was still unable to condense two True Spirit Dharma Images at the same time, he still took out the Purple Kui Thunder Drum. Dark clouds gathered again, and thunder rolled down.

The True Fire of Zhu Yan had already flowed into Kun Chenglie's body through that mysterious connection, scorching his demonic soul.

Kun Chenglie suppressed the Zhu Yan True Fire, but the Heavenly Thunder Technique posed a significant threat to him. He could only wield the Fangtian Halberd to defend himself, which further increased the consumption of his True Spirit Power.

However, the true blood of the Kunpeng contains the power of the Kunyu Demon King, while the animal hide is merely a material from the beast, and its spiritual power is not as great as that of the true blood of the Kunpeng.

The aura of the halberd and the light on the animal hide dimmed at almost the same speed, but they could not be completely consumed in a short time.

Kun Chenglie suddenly turned his head, looked at Ao Cang in the distance, and shouted sharply, "Fellow Daoist Ao, if you don't go all out, we will all die here!"

Ao Cang's expression turned serious: "Fellow Daoist Kun, rest assured, I will not hold back."

The battle between Kun Chenglie and Chen Yuan was extremely intense. From the moment Kun Chenglie took out the Kunpeng True Blood and unleashed the full power of the Fangtian Halberd, to the moment Chen Yuan used the animal hide to block, only a few dozen breaths had passed.

Everyone was shocked by the techniques the two used, and the fighting subsided considerably.

This was the first time they had ever heard of a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, surpassing even the most powerful spiritual weapons.

Ao Cang knew he was no match for Kun Chenglie, who wielded the halberd.

The animal hide in Chen Yuan's hand was an unprecedented treasure, containing immense spatial power that was awe-inspiring.

Not to mention that he successively condensed three true spirit avatars, enough to drive all demons mad.

Ao Cang slowly released the flaming spear in his hand, staring at Qin Wuyai across the two engulfing seas of fire, and said slowly, "I originally intended to keep this trump card as a life-saving item after my ascension, but now it seems I have no choice but to use it!" (End of this chapter)