For three Stellar Power pillars to appear at once in the God Realm—this was simply unheard of. The Valley Master of Lost Gods Valley was instantly shocked, never expecting that Frostbane’s reincarnation would possess such terrifying talent, able to channel such immense Stellar Power. He truly wasn’t confident he could withstand this strike.
This was also Evan Chu’s first time fully channeling Stellar Power. His heart raced with excitement and tension. If this strike couldn’t seriously injure the Valley Master of Lost Gods Valley, he’d have no choice but to flee for his life.
Both sides were now ready, having drawn Stellar Power. The Valley Master’s face twisted with vicious determination. The pain wracking his body had already numbed his nerves, leaving him almost insensible. If a late-stage God-Venerable were defeated by a late-stage God-Emperor, he’d be finished in the God Realm too.
“Heaven-Phantom Thunder Cleave!” the Valley Master roared, and starlight erupted from his longsword. A powerful sword-qi attack burst into the sky—dazzling, wild, and violent.
Evan Chu unleashed Ninefold Divine-Dragon Metamorphosis as well, holding nothing back at this moment. He had to display his full strength; if his Golden Body were stronger, maybe he wouldn’t be so worried. He hadn’t even tapped a tenth of the Ninefold Golden Body Art’s true terror yet.
Evan Chu rapidly executed Absolute Cleave—this strike was even more terrifying than the Valley Master’s sword. All the Stellar Power poured into his blade, and the seven Evan Chus in the air simultaneously unleashed Absolute Cleave at the same speed and with the same form.
Instantly, all the power of Absolute Cleave fused together. A blinding stellar beam appeared in the sky, making the entire space tremble as if on the verge of collapse. The terrifying force could be felt for tens of millions of li.
Evan Chu’s heart surged with excitement. He hadn’t expected Stellar Power to be so overwhelming; this strike felt at least ten times stronger than his last. No wonder God Realm experts relied on borrowed Stellar Power, not just their own Divine Power, in battle.
The stronger the Stellar Power you could borrow, the stronger your martial art would be. But there was a catch: your body had to be tough enough to withstand it. Once Stellar Power entered your body, it could destroy you just as easily.
Evan Chu could borrow power from three stars at once. If it were anyone else, they’d have already exploded from the force, but he barely felt it. If he looked inside himself now, he’d see one of his dantians was already saturated with Stellar Power, reaching full capacity.
Evan Chu’s sword-qi formed a massive sword that shot toward the Valley Master of Lost Gods Valley at incredible speed, while the Valley Master’s sword-qi attack rushed to meet Evan Chu head-on.
This clash was destined to shake the heavens and earth. When the two mighty sword-qi attacks collided, a powerful energy storm erupted instantly. The ground split open like a spiderweb, and a super tornado created by the energy storm swept everything into the sky.
Within several hundred li, a crater dozens of meters deep formed, while all the soil was blasted into the air and ground to dust by the energy storm and sword-qi. As for the vegetation, it simply vanished without a trace.
The energy storm instantly transformed into terrifying black Glasswind, spreading outward at a frightening speed—hundreds of li in the blink of an eye. The battle between Evan Chu and the Valley Master affected tens of thousands of li around them.
Every major city was shrouded in airborne dust, blanketing the skies like the end of the world. When the dust finally settled, the ground was buried under at least half a foot—sometimes even a meter—of ash. The devastation was truly severe.
At that moment, both Evan Chu and the Valley Master were struck by the backlash from the collision of their sword-qi attacks. Suddenly, a spatial black hole dozens of meters wide appeared before them. In this state, Evan Chu was powerless to resist the suction of the spatial black hole.
His whole body was sucked into the black hole like a snapped kite, while the Valley Master, by sheer luck, was blasted aside by the backlash and avoided the spatial black hole. With both of them so gravely injured, entering a spatial black hole was basically a death sentence.
The Valley Master was covered in wounds—he was half-dead, with most of his bones shattered and most of his muscles stripped away. He was even worse off than that mid-stage God-Venerable from before.
Lord Frostbane’s attack was truly not something ordinary people could withstand. Even at late-stage God-Emperor, he was terrifying. If he broke through to God-Venerable, that last strike might really have killed the Valley Master.
But the Valley Master was a late-stage God-Venerable—his recovery and vitality were incredibly strong. It would take centuries to return to his peak, but when he saw Evan Chu sucked into the spatial black hole, he still laughed inside.
Evan Chu may have left the Valley Master of Lost Gods Valley half-dead, but he didn’t get away unscathed either. His whole body felt like it was falling apart—many bones were shattered, much of his muscle was gone, and what was left was charred black from lightning damage.
Pain—nothing but pain. Worst of all, his mind throbbed unbearably; this had to be a side effect of channeling Stellar Power. He hadn’t expected to suffer this even as a late-stage God-Emperor. Clearly, some heaven-defying powers just can’t be borrowed lightly. If backlash hits, it’s agony beyond words.
Evan Chu felt desperately sleepy. He knew he’d entered the spatial black hole Blue-Shade God-Venerable had warned about. In here, only late-stage God-Venerables might escape; for anyone else, it was ten deaths, one slim chance. The chaotic currents inside could easily tear a person apart.
But it was out of his hands now. He wanted to open his eyes and see if this spatial black hole was like the one he’d entered in the lower realm, but he just didn’t have the strength. Unwillingly, he closed his eyes, yet he could still sense himself flying rapidly through the black hole’s void.
The battle between Evan Chu and the Valley Master of Lost Gods Valley naturally alarmed all the major powers in the God Realm. Stormtower and Freewind Sect were especially worried, and when word got out that Evan Chu was actually the legendary Frostbane, everyone in the God Realm was stunned.
To nearly kill a late-stage God-Venerable with just late-stage God-Emperor strength—countless people found it unbelievable. But the happiest of all were Skysoar Sect and Drifting Cloud Guild. Tia Thorn stood in the main hall, laughing:
“So that Linfeng is actually Frostbane from back then? People seriously underestimated him. Now that he’s gravely wounded the Valley Master of Lost Gods Valley, it’s our perfect chance for Skysoar Sect to rise. I’ve decided—we’ll seize Lost Gods Valley and show the God Realm that Skysoar Sect is the true overlord now!”