Chapter 1690: Seize the treasure!
On the right is a deep purple crystal the size of a house, with flashes of light constantly appearing inside, radiating an extremely pure and powerful energy.
[Abyssal Source Energy Crystal (Top Grade)]
[Contains the purest abyssal primordial energy]
[Estimated value: Over 2000000 points]
"A top-tier treasure chest and a top-tier crystal!" Ye Chuyun's pupils contracted.
These two items together are worth four million points, no wonder they've sparked such a fierce competition.
The trial participants on the battlefield are generally much stronger than those on the first level. The weakest are at the mid-level of the Heaven Rank, and the strongest have even reached the peak of the Heaven Rank, with one foot already in the Spirit Rank.
They had become bloodthirsty in their fight for the two treasures, leaving more than a dozen corpses on the ground, their blood staining the black earth red.
Ye Chuyun remained hidden in the shadows, quickly analyzing the situation.
Rushing in now would mean simultaneously facing over fifty Heavenly-level experts.
These were just the enemies on the surface. He had just scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered more than twenty hidden enemies among them, who probably wanted to do the same as him, like the oriole unaware of the fisherman's gain.
Among these hidden enemies is a powerful being at the Spirit level.
The powerful spirit-level expert burrowed directly underground, seemingly using some kind of concealment technique, thinking he could deceive everyone, but he ultimately failed to fool Ye Chuyun.
Or perhaps he intended to keep it a secret from everyone, and if he was discovered, so be it.
Therefore, even though Ye Chuyun is powerful, she doesn't want to become the target of everyone's criticism.
But with the treasure right in front of them, they couldn't give up.
"Wait," Ye Chuyun decided.
Without knowing what method he used, his entire body suddenly became transparent, merging directly with the space, concealing all his aura and waiting quietly.
The fighting on the battlefield became increasingly brutal.
Trial participants were constantly forced to withdraw due to serious injuries or were killed outright.
Half an hour later, only about twenty trial participants remained standing, and all of them were injured and exhausted.
Among them, three forces are the most powerful:
On one side were five trial participants dressed in identical black robes. They formed a battle formation, combining offense and defense, clearly belonging to a powerful force.
On one side were three demon race trial participants: a golden-winged roc, a five-tailed fox demon, and a demonic bear, all with formidable physical strength and bizarre supernatural abilities.
The last group consisted of two lone travelers, a man and a woman. The man wielded a halberd, while the woman used a pair of curved swords. Although they fought independently, their strength was astonishing, both at the peak of the Heavenly Realm.
These three parties are mutually restraining each other, and none of them dare to be the first to take the treasure chest and crystals, because once they make a move, they will become the target of everyone's criticism.
The situation is currently at a stalemate.
But Ye Chuyun knew that this stalemate wouldn't last long.
Sure enough, the man among the two lone travelers was the first to break the silence.
"Gentlemen, continuing to fight will only result in mutual destruction. How about we divide these two treasures equally among the three of us?"
The black-robed leader sneered: "How are we going to divide it? There's only one treasure chest, and only one crystal."
The golden-robed youth, who was actually a golden-winged roc, said sharply, "Naturally, the strong shall obtain it. We want that treasure chest!"
The man wielding the halberd narrowed his eyes: "My brother and I only want the crystallization."
The leader in black robes said, "Then haven't we just wasted our time?"
The negotiations broke down.
Tensions have once again risen between the three parties.
Just when the atmosphere reached its peak of tension, Ye Chuyun made her move.
What he was waiting for was this moment when everyone was highly focused yet exhausted.
The World of Darkness!
Darkness descended without warning, enveloping the entire center of the battlefield, including the area where the treasure chests and crystals were located.
"who?!"
"Sneak attack!"
A roar of alarm and anger came from the darkness.
But Ye Chuyun had already blended into the darkness and appeared next to the treasure chest and the crystal.
He used both hands simultaneously, his left hand grabbing at the treasure chest and his right hand grabbing at the crystal.
"You're courting death!" Although his vision was obscured by darkness, the man wielding the halberd sensed someone approaching the treasure through energy sensing and swept his halberd across.
The halberd's edge tore through the darkness, its power astonishing.
But Ye Chuyun neither dodged nor avoided. He activated [Elemental Domination], and nine-colored light condensed into a shield in front of him.
The halberd struck the shield, causing cracks, but successfully blocked the attack.
Ye Chuyun had already stored the treasure chest and crystals in her storage space.
"Got it!"
Without hesitation, he immediately retreated.
But the other trial participants wouldn't let him leave so easily.
"Seal off the space!" the black-robed leader roared.
Five men in black robes simultaneously formed hand seals, and a black light barrier rose up, sealing off an area of about a thousand meters around them.
"Trying to leave? Leave your treasure behind." The Golden-Winged Roc transformed into golden light, moving with incredible speed, instantly catching up to Ye Chuyun and reaching for his back with its sharp claws.
Ye Chuyun didn't turn her head. Nine sword spirits shot out from behind her and collided with the golden-winged roc's sharp claws.
Sonorous!
Sparks flew everywhere, and the Golden-Winged Roc was knocked back, but Ye Chuyun's speed also slowed down slightly.
In just a moment, the other trial participants had already surrounded them.
The combined power of more than twenty Heavenly Realm experts, even though they were all injured, was enough to move even Spirit Realm experts.
Ye Chuyun was surrounded.
But there was no sign of panic on his face.
"I didn't want to make a big fuss, but since you won't move aside..."
Ye Chuyun sneered, and all the power within her body began to boil.
[Elemental Overlord] operates at full power, and the laws of the elements manifest around him, forming nine halos of different colors.
The halo rapidly merged, eventually transforming into a nine-colored battle robe that draped over his body.
With her battle robes fluttering, Ye Chuyun's aura rose steadily, breaking through the peak of the Heavenly level and touching the threshold of the Spirit level.
"Spirit-level pressure?!"
"Impossible, his cultivation level is clearly only at the fifth level, where did this prodigy come from?"
The trial participants were filled with doubt and surprise.
Ye Chuyun had not truly broken through to the Spirit level. This was merely a pseudo-Spirit level state simulated by the [Elemental Overlord] through the forced fusion of nine laws for a short period of time. It could not last, but it was sufficient.
Ye Chuyun clenched her hands, and nine-colored energy gathered, transforming into a giant sword a hundred meters long.
On the giant sword, earth, fire, water, and wind swirled, lightning flashed, light and darkness intertwined, radiating a terrifying power as if the world had been created.
This sword strike was the strongest attack Ye Chuyun could currently unleash.
"cut!"
The giant sword swept across.
Wherever it passed, space cracked, revealing dark void fissures.
The three trial participants who were the first to be hit didn't even have time to scream before they were swallowed up by the sword light, leaving no trace of their bodies.
The other trial participants were horrified and immediately unleashed their strongest defensive measures.
But the greatsword's power far exceeded their expectations.
The battle formation of the five men in black robes was cleaved in two by a single sword strike, and all five men were sent flying backward, coughing up blood.
Three powerful demons joined forces to resist, the Golden-Winged Roc's wings were broken, three of the Five-Tailed Fox's tails were severed, and the Demon Bear had a deep, bone-revealing sword wound on its chest.
The lone brother and sister's halberd and scimitar were knocked away, and both of them suffered broken arms and internal injuries.
The power of a single sword strike severely wounded all the attackers.
