"What a terrifying spatial pressure... This guy's strength really has reached the demigod rank, maybe even stronger." Evan thought to himself.
He'd experienced spatial domain pressure many times before, but this was by far the strongest yet. His muscles and bones started to crack under the force, as if they might be crushed, and waves of pain quickly swept through his whole body.
With a thought, Evan instantly spread out his god-sense, searching for elemental particles within the spatial domain. Thanks to his experience, he located fire-element particles after just a few breaths and quickly resonated with them, which eased much of the pressure on him.
Now the pressure was about at the demigod rank—already within his tolerance. Sweat poured down his forehead, but he had no time to care; he kept searching for other elemental particles.
The Old Ancestor of the Hidden Clan who was casting the spatial domain looked slightly surprised—he hadn't expected this kid to last so long inside his domain. It was unheard of, and he was genuinely shocked by Evan's strength.
"Looks like this kid really has some weight to him—he can hold out this long, no wonder he could kill so many people. If we don't cut him down, the Netherworld will never know peace. You'd better put in more effort. If you can't manage, let me do it!" one Old Ancestor said.
"Even a demigod-rank powerhouse would be doomed inside my spatial domain. The fact that this kid can last so long means he's strong—and his defense is no joke. But judging by that pained look on his face and the sweat on his brow, he can't keep it up much longer," the other Old Ancestor said.
Evan could hear their voices loud and clear. By now, he'd resonated with another element—water—and felt the pressure lighten again. But there was still force pressing down; this Old Ancestor was using a Triple Spatial Domain.
Still, he pretended to be on the verge of collapse—his whole body trembled as if he might be crushed at any moment. The Old Ancestor who cast the domain laughed, "See? This kid's already finished. Under our spatial domains, no one gets out alive."
This was exactly the effect Evan wanted. The final pressure faded away—he'd attuned to the Gold Domain. He quickly gathered water and fire elements, multitasking expertly while still putting on a show of near-collapse to avoid raising suspicion.
The Old Ancestor's spatial domain was packed with powerful water and fire elements. Evan gathered them to his limit, then began fusing them rapidly. If he could seriously wound one enemy, the other would be easy to deal with.
Fusion still took time. The two Old Ancestors found it strange that Evan hadn't collapsed yet. "Is this kid just faking it? It's been so long—even a demigod couldn't last this long. Something's off," one of them said.
"There's definitely something strange going on. Did this kid break through my spatial domain and is just acting to make us drop our guard?" the other Old Ancestor said.
"Let's just attack with martial skills. Why waste time? We still have a chess game to finish."
"Martial skill? Go ahead and use yours—let's see if you can kill him. This is really bizarre; I've never met such a tough little guy!"
The elder produced a white longsword. Evan could tell at a glance it was no ordinary weapon. If he gave it to Chase, it'd be perfect. He was already planning to claim it for himself.
Evan understood the principle of striking first better than anyone. These two elders were experienced, but facing someone who lived on the edge of life and death like Evan, they still had shortcomings.
Just as the Old Ancestor raised his sword to attack, Evan unleashed his fused ice and fire elements at him—this time, the fusion was much denser than before.
The attack caught the Old Ancestor off guard—Heavenfire engulfed him, then Mystic Ice froze him solid, and flames erupted again within the ice. Even with his strength, the Old Ancestor was severely wounded by the sudden assault.
With a loud bang, the Mystic Ice shattered, but the Old Ancestor was left charred black, reeking of burnt flesh, with agony twisted across his face.
As Evan unleashed his ice and fire attack, he poured Chaos Immortal Force into his arm, activating the Unicorn Arm to power up Divine Cleave. He was confident that with the enemy wounded, he could finish him off.
Striking while the iron was hot was Evan's specialty. The sudden change shocked the other Old Ancestor, who couldn't react in time—Evan's Divine Cleave was already unleashed.
Divine Cleave had a wide attack range, but the main target was the wounded Old Ancestor. A powerful sword-qi burst from the Frostbane Divine Sword, startling the Old Ancestor, who hurriedly swung his sword to defend, but his strength was much weaker.
Divine Cleave's power was fully unleashed—this blow sent the enemy flying thousands of meters, unable to get up for a long time. The other Old Ancestor dodged quickly, but still suffered several deep, bone-revealing wounds.
Evan flashed forward, ready to finish off the wounded Old Ancestor, but found only an empty shell—a tattered skin wrapped in ragged clothes. The real person had disappeared.
Evan had never seen anything like it—even the Cicada Shell Escape paled in comparison. How could a human have such a heaven-defying skill? He was shaken; he'd thought the blow would kill the Old Ancestor, but it was all for nothing.
Sensing danger, Evan quickly retreated hundreds of meters. He didn't dare probe further. He swallowed five Jadeheart Lotus seeds—only with powerful Chaos Immortal Force could he hope to kill the two Old Ancestors.
"Hahaha! Kid, you're strong! Thanks to you, I've broken through to the Heavenly God Realm. How should I thank you?" A figure radiating divine light appeared before Evan...