I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"Prepare to die! Evil—Fire Demon Slash!"

Xie Lichen raised the blazing stick in his hand and rushed towards Lichen at an astonishing speed. His whole body was burning with purple-black flames, as if merging with the surrounding air.

Facing the menacing Xie Li Chen, Li Chen showed no fear. He quickly transformed the stick in his hand into a giant rake, gripping it tightly with both hands. Then, he raised the rake high and powerfully spun it downwards. The speed of this movement was jaw-dropping.

As the end of the rake slammed heavily onto the ground, a powerful and mysterious force surged from the depths of the earth. This force, like a surging wave, instantly converged on Li Chen.

Instantly, Li Chen's body began to undergo astonishing changes. His skin gradually became as hard as iron, as if he were covered in an indestructible layer of armor. Simultaneously, his entire body became covered in densely packed thorns, like a hedgehog. These thorns gleamed with a cold light, incredibly sharp, and instilled a sense of fear in the heart.

Xie Li Chen's evil Fire Demon Slash attacked Li Chen from eight directions at the same time, but they were all blocked by the Earth Demon Thorn, and all the attacks on Li Chen were rebounded back to Xie Li Chen.

Xie Lichen's face was filled with shock. He had never expected his attack to be so easily blocked and rebounded. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it! I forgot you had this trick!"

Xie Li Chen's body suffered considerable injuries. He was half-kneeling on the ground with wounds all over his body, blood constantly flowing from the corners of his mouth, and he could only wipe it with his hands.

However, this was not the worst situation - his own Evil-Fire Demon Slash, which originally had great power, now had a backlash effect due to the Earth Demon Thorn released by Li Chen, and all the attack power fell on himself!

"prick!"

Following Li Chen's roar, countless sharp spikes on the Earth Demon Thorn shot towards Xie Li Chen like a rain of arrows. Xie Li Chen's body was instantly pierced by countless spikes, and blood flowed out, a horrible sight!

"Hahahahahaha! How powerful are my moves?"

Li Chen looked at the severely injured Xie Li Chen and couldn't help but laugh. He had never expected to win the battle so easily, without even using any magic weapon. With just a clever strategy, he succeeded in defeating the opponent while he was about to make a move!

However, at this moment, a sneer suddenly came from Xie Li Chen's mouth: "Hahahahahaha! You are too happy too early!"

Li Chen's heart trembled, and he hurriedly looked towards Xie Li Chen. He saw countless purple-black evil energy between heaven and earth, constantly surging towards Xie Li Chen's body like a tide. Under the envelopment of this powerful evil energy, the scars on Xie Li Chen's body that had once been hideous and terrifying began to slowly heal!

Li Chen's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief as he watched the scene unfold before him. This boundless evil energy, covering the sky and the sun, surged towards Xie Li Chen's body at an alarming speed, as if it was about to devour the entire world. Nourished by the evil energy, Xie Li Chen's aura was rapidly recovering, and his terrifying power was constantly rising.

Li Chen secretly groaned inwardly. He had originally thought the battle was over, but he hadn't expected Xie Li Chen to have such a back-up plan. At this moment, he had already sensed the approaching danger, but he could do nothing but watch Xie Li Chen gradually recover his strength.

As time went by, Xie Lichen's injuries had fully recovered. He exuded a frightening aura of coercion and stared coldly at Li Chen. At this moment, Li Chen realized that he had been too careless and underestimated Xie Lichen's strength and methods.

At this moment, the sky over Jinxiu Peak also turned purple-black, as if an ancient demon god had descended here. Li Chen looked at the evil spirit in front of him who was constantly absorbing evil energy and becoming stronger. Li Chen felt a sense of something wrong.

"Fire eyes and golden pupils!"

Li Chen unleashed his Fiery Eyes, his gaze piercing through Xie Li Chen's form. He saw Xie Li Chen, as he had seen him before, composed of a mass of purple-black gas, with a center shimmering with dark gold, dark green, dark blue, and dark red light. However, upon closer inspection, he noticed something unusual.

"Wait, this... this doesn't seem to be just a ball of purple-black gas, but an object shaped like a gourd! Moreover, it is located right at the heart of the evil Li Chen!" Li Chen was surprised to discover this secret.

He looked closely and saw a purple-black gourd-shaped object at the position of Xie Lichen's heart. This object was Yuan Xie!

So that's how it is. The truth is now clear. The reason why Xie Lichen can absorb evil energy and become stronger is because his heart has changed and is no longer just a ball of evil energy.

The last time he fought against Xie Li Chen, Li Chen was able to defeat him because his heart was still a ball of evil energy, unable to obtain a continuous supply of evil energy. But now, his heart has turned into Yuan Xie, which means that he has an endless source of evil energy. He can absorb evil energy from heaven and earth at any time to restore himself and become even more powerful!

In this way, even after being defeated, Xie Li Chen can quickly recover his strength and even become stronger than before. This is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Li Chen.

"Hahahahaha! What do you think? I have the evil energy between heaven and earth to help me. There is no way you can defeat me!"

Xie Lichen laughed wildly, his expression becoming even darker and more sinister. Suddenly, a powerful pressure erupted from his body, shattering his armor and the weapon in his hand, revealing his dark muscles.

But he looked even more brutal and crazy, like an ancient demon. He raised his claws and grabbed Li Chen directly.

"Flame Flash!"

Li Chen shouted and then disappeared, leaving only a trail of fire. When he reappeared, he was already behind the evil Li Chen.

However, the place where Li Chen had just been was already full of cracks caused by the evil Li Chen's claws, which was creepy!

"Do you think you can hide?"

Xie Li Chen continued to sneer as he raised his sharp claws and frantically grabbed at Li Chen. Countless sharp claws flew past Li Chen's body, forcing him to frequently use Fiery Flash to avoid these deadly attacks.

"Damn it!"

Li Chen gritted his teeth and said, he felt that he was in a desperate situation. Facing such a powerful enemy, how should he deal with it?

At this moment, Xie Li Chen suddenly stopped attacking. He looked at Li Chen with a strange smile.

"You look so funny right now, just like a running little mouse! Run as fast as you can! Hahahaha..."

Evil Li Chen laughed fiercely, his laughter echoing across the entire Jinxiu Peak, sending shivers down one's spine. At this point, his power was no less than any of the ancestral witches Li Chen had encountered before.

But Li Chen had no way to defeat him. How could he defeat this evil Li Chen who was no weaker than the Twelve Ancestral Witches?