Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1438 Pointing a Sword at the Emperor's Skull

When Emperor Wen Guang noticed Chen Chuan and the others, Mu Xiaoren's side reacted first.

One of his conscious clones suddenly accelerated forward, rushing towards Emperor Wenguang.

Chen Chuan did not stop him; he knew that Mu Xiaoren was using his clone to probe and pave the way.

Just then, an ancient deity appeared in the void. He was a god with empty eyes, wearing a crown and a belt that hung down his cheeks. He turned his head and glanced at the incarnation.

With just one glance, the body turned towards them, and in the blink of an eye, it lost all its power and took control of the body.

But just as the clone was about to make an attack, it suddenly shattered into countless fragments.

This is because Mu Xiaoren had already taken precautions. This body was created by his own hands and was highly integrated with his divine energy. Once the divine energy dissipates, it will disintegrate on its own and be irreversible.

At this moment, Chen Chuan also recognized the origin of the divine person. This was "Gu Weijun". According to legend, his eyes were borrowed by the Heavenly Emperor and placed in front of him to observe the changes of the past and future.

The Heavenly Emperor, moved by his offering, bestowed upon him the ability to steal souls and captivate spirits. What was just displayed was precisely this secret technique he possessed.

After this initial probing, Mu Xiaoren used mental communication to say, "Commander, please leave this to me."

Chen Chuan immediately responded and selected two more people to help. Then, three beams of light separated from the group and sped toward where "Gu Weijun" was.

A little further on, they heard the sound of mountains being split open, and then a divine being appeared in front of them, with eyes like bells, fangs bared, a bare upper body revealing bulging muscles.

This person was enormous, seemingly a thousand feet tall, standing as majestically as a mountain.

At this moment, He stretched out His arms as if splitting the heavens, and leaned forward, staring at the people who were approaching.

Ming Chengzi immediately used his spiritual power to remind him: "This is the 'Mountain-Moving Great Ghost Junba' conferred by my Xuanjiao sect. It has the ability to carry mountains and block the four seas. This should only be a wisp of incarnation generated in the human world through incense offerings. If you want to fight against it, remember not to confront it head-on."

Chen Chuan knew that all the gods, after entering the world, could be seen as beings with divine appearances, but after staying in the material world for a long time, some of them would also develop their own physical bodies.

To confront them, one needs to discern their strengths, but due to the limitations of the World Ring, they cannot devote too much power to them. Some of them have long since become independent entities, so their limit is Dongxuan Temple. As long as they are careful, they can be dealt with.

He immediately selected three more fighters who were originally defending the southern front. These men had dealt with the Chrogado Confederation quite a bit, as there were many gods and monsters there, so they all had experience dealing with such ancient deities.

As they continued to advance, those divine beings seemed to have a tacit understanding with them, appearing one after another. Each time their origins were identified, three or four people would go up to deal with them.

Chen Chuan instructed them to prioritize their own safety and not to strive for anything significant, but simply to stall them for the time being.

Furthermore, he could tell that those ancient gods had not used their full abilities. However, anyone forced to use them would not have exerted their full strength. They had only exerted some effort because of their promise, but not much. It was impossible to expect them to fight to the death.

As people continued to leave, in the end, only he and Mingchengzi remained.

Before them, there was only Emperor Wenguang within that spiral pillar of light.

At this moment, Ming Chengzi flicked his wrist, and a bead flew towards Emperor Wen Guang.

This thing looked tiny, but it contained a huge amount of spiritual fire, which crashed into the rising figure like a fire meteor.

However, before it could fly to the figure, the person waved his hand, and a purplish-red light flew out, colliding with it in the void and instantly exploding into a large ball of spiritual fire.

Ming Chengzi made a hand seal, and the spiritual fire on his body was poured into the lost object from a distance.

This forced Emperor Wenguang to increase his investment of spiritual fire to prevent the thing from continuing to approach him, and the two sides were temporarily in a disguised confrontation.

Chen Chuan knew Ming Chengzi's intention: to create an opportunity for him to attack. Moreover, this move was indeed skillful, immediately restraining a portion of Wen Guangdi's power and preventing him from making a move.

He took this opportunity to quickly move forward. Before he even arrived, the spiritual fire on his body surged, and a thick beam of white-gold light rushed toward where Emperor Wenguang was.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Wenguang flipped his palm outwards, and another spiritual energy surged forth from his palm. The two forces collided instantly, but at the moment of contact, Emperor Wenguang was clearly outmatched. The white-gold light surged upwards against the current and finally crashed directly onto him.

After a massive burst of light, Emperor Wenguang was still standing there unharmed, with a ring of golden light surrounding him, indicating that the impact had been blocked by the light.

Chen Chuan didn't expect to kill him with a single blow; he was merely using it to clear a path and distract him.

In that brief moment, he had already rushed forward, but ripples appeared in the void, and countless blue-headed, naked ghosts materialized out of thin air, emitting strange shrieks as they charged towards him. With each one that passed, a wisp of his spiritual fire was torn away from him. At the same time, even more ghosts surged in from all directions, surrounding him and gradually engulfing him like an endless tide.

With a loud boom, a huge spiritual figure shimmering with white-gold light rose up from within, sweeping away all the ghosts and monsters with the long mace in his hand, and shattering them into countless scattered balls of light in mid-air.

Chen Chuan broke through this barrier and continued forward, while the spiritual fire that had been taken away returned to his body, and the ghosts and monsters he touched turned to ashes in the void.

He knew that these were all the result of an anomaly combined with some kind of god or ghost, just like the people and things that existed within the anomaly, which were also the most troublesome things here. Although they could be dispersed and destroyed for a while, they would probably come out again soon.

But even a short time is enough.

His eyes flashed, and in an instant, he merged with his form, doubling his power and speed. In the void, a beam of platinum light pierced through the universe, shooting directly toward Emperor Wenguang, who was rising gracefully, stepping on clouds, his back shimmering with light.

Emperor Wenguang was still engaged in a battle with Mingchengzi. Although the ghosts and monsters did not stop Chen Chuan, they did give him a break, allowing him to prepare.

At that moment, an eye appeared between his brows and flickered.

Chen Chuan felt a strong spiritual force rushing into his body, a vague and ethereal feeling that seemed to push his spirit out of his body.

This is a secret method from Zen Buddhism called "Discarding Consciousness Divination." This method is extremely difficult to practice, but if successful, it can instantly drive the opponent's spirit away from their body for a moment.

In the midst of a battle, this can almost immediately determine the outcome.

Chen Chuan's gaze was deep and focused. Facing this mysterious technique, he did not use any lost artifacts, nor did he try to dodge. He charged straight at it and relied on his solid foundation to withstand it.

The radiance of that secret technique merely stirred up a ripple like a gentle breeze around him, serving no purpose whatsoever. In fact, by wasting this opportunity to make a move, it allowed him to quickly get close to Emperor Wenguang.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Wenguang's expression finally changed. His body swelled rapidly, and two arms extended from his back. At the same time, a huge spiritual image, over a hundred meters tall, appeared behind him, also with four arms. The upper two arms held a long hook and a short spear, while the lower two arms each held two giant hammers.

Chen Chuan's gaze was fixed on him. Was the body of the Dharma Protector human?

He also speculated that although Emperor Wenguang wanted to become an immortal, judging from his attitude towards the ancient gods, he probably did not trust the immortals and gods.

However, any unusual phenomena that one contemplates will inevitably involve immortals, gods, or cults, and one will inevitably be subject to scheming. On the other hand, the human form does not have this worry.

However, since he is a god, even if one knows how to use the human form, it is impossible to defeat him at close range.

In the blink of an eye, he gripped the Snow Lord Blade with both arms, unleashing a surge of white-gold blade light, and slashed towards Emperor Wen Guang!

Emperor Wenguang was unable to dodge. His spirit was about to step forward to block, but Chen Chuan was too fast and accelerated after rushing over, causing him to miss the opportunity to block. In the end, he could only hurriedly raise his long sword to parry.

Chen Chuan swung his sword, the light seeming to cleave the void, and all the momentum he had carried along the way, combined with his own strength, was unleashed upon his opponent.

The moment the two clashed, Emperor Wen Guang's stance instantly collapsed, his longsword flew out, and then his upper body was directly shattered by this powerful force, leaving a mass of blood and flesh flying everywhere.

However, just after this scene, Emperor Wenguang instantly returned to normal, as if he had not suffered any harm, and even his longsword returned to his hand.

Chen Chuan's eyes flashed. He had not detected any trace of secret techniques or the operation of the mutated organization, so this must be the effect of some kind of lost object.

It seems that this thing can remove the result that has already happened at a certain moment, and it is unknown whether there is any cost. However, it is impossible for such a powerful relic to be activated continuously.

In fact, he was mentally prepared for this situation. As the emperor, the other party would definitely have a lot of protective gear around him.

Now that he has achieved his goal of getting close, he can strike the person once, and then strike them twice, three times, or even more times. He wants to see how many protective items the other party has.

At this moment, he still held the initiative, so with a flick of his wrist, the blade that had been slashing down was swept diagonally upwards again.

Emperor Wen Guang had no time to retaliate, and this time the lost object was indeed ineffective. With Chen Chuan's extremely fast speed and strength, the Snow Lord Blade instantly sliced ​​off the opponent's sword-wielding arm!

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(End of this chapter)