The Protagonists' Chat Group: Beyond the Boundaries — Chapter 408

Chapter 408: A Thorough and Exhilarating Battle of Wits

When it came to human wave tactics, Hell was never afraid of a challenge.

Only the legendary Angel Legion, created by the supreme Dominator of antiquity, could truly contend with the endless Hell Legion.

The boundless Hellgates summoned the Hell Legion, causing the enemy’s biochemical beast army to retreat step by step.

Endless Immortal King-level combatants clashed like common soldiers—such a terrifying display of raw power was almost absurd.

“The stats indeed reached the Immortal King level, exactly as promised…”

“It’s just a bit lacking in terms of combat mechanics and unpredictable fighting styles.”

Shi Jian watched the biochemical army locked in battle, silently assessing them once more. These biochemical beasts were truly Heaven-Defying in sheer brute strength.

In terms of pure stats and energy output, they could indeed stand shoulder to shoulder with true Immortal Kings. It was only in terms of ingenuity and the cunning of the Dao that they were lacking.

General Saman’s eyes narrowed slightly as he watched his vast sea of biochemical beasts being relentlessly slaughtered.

In the past, when he used this sea of beasts against others, even the most powerful experts would flee in absolute terror. Now, he was being countered and controlled by Yang Qi and Shi Jian using an even vaster wave.

He needed continuous energy to create biochemical beasts using the Civilization Disc fragments. Shi Jian and Yang Qi, however, could summon the Hell army with the Hellgate by simply casting a skill—an inexhaustible stream.

If this battle dragged on, he would be the only one to suffer crippling losses.

After much consideration, General Saman finally made his move. A long spear appeared in his hand, imbued with the boundless Aura of the Netherworld.

The long spear instantly suppressed all the demonic armies and effortlessly shattered the central Hellgate construct.

General Saman, clad in pure white, soft battle armor, radiated boundless Holy Light as he stepped forward: “Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength is indeed a supreme Dominator-level Qi art. It’s one thing for Yang Qi to Cultivate it, but who is this person who also Cultivates it and aids him!”

“Leader Aotian knew you learned this supreme Dominator-level Qi art, so he sent me to restrain you,” General Saman explained, his voice chillingly confident. “He planted a True Seed within me, and this seed also contains many Qi arts of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, capable of suppressing you completely…”

“This battle armor I wear is called the Great Holy Light Divine Armor, and the long spear in my hand is called the Spear of Judgment. I know your robes are called the Robes of the Gods, and you can also use the Nethergod Spear and Wings of the Angels…”

“What you have, I also have! Holy Wings!”

A pair of vast, shimmering wings appeared behind General Saman, making him resemble the ancient Angel King of legend. His power surged. A divine, primal power flowed within his Physique.

General Saman instantly transformed, appearing like a perfect replica of Yang Qi. The Qi art within his Physique changed, all transforming into the Qi art forms of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength—but seemingly more complete and refined.

Yang Qi, seeing this, was not surprised but rather intensely excited: “Good, good, good! Aotian actually planted such a True Seed within you—one that is superior to my own initial seed and has achieved an immortal divine position! This is an ultimate gift!”

“If I seize and refine it, my own Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength will surely advance greatly! You are merely delivering a treasure directly to me!”

Shi Jian watched with great relish from the side. This General Saman possessed the True Qi Seed of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, and his Cultivation shared the same absolute origin as Yang Qi and him.

If devoured and refined, Yang Qi’s Cultivation would surely advance greatly. It was an absolute, invincible, and supreme tonic.

Even Shi Jian felt a powerful temptation to devour it. However, this was Yang Qi’s territory, so General Saman was naturally Yang Qi’s designated prey. Therefore, Shi Jian did not make a Move. He merely observed from the sidelines, recording the techniques.

After exchanging a few more words, General Saman made his move. He unleashed a palm strike, vast and mighty, within which appeared a supreme divine kingdom. It radiated Holy Light that pierced through all things, transcending time and space.

The Holy Light seemed to purify everything it touched. The Heavens themselves became utterly sacred under this single, mighty palm strike.

“The Hand of God!” Yang Qi realized internally.

This Aura was extremely similar to the core Hand of God technique, clearly originating from the same lineage. Although not as grand and magnificent as his perfected Hand of God, it was exquisitely intricate and balanced.

The two compared techniques, each with their own unique variations. Yang Qi unleashed his own perfected Hand of God to block General Saman’s attack.

General Saman sneered: “I heard your fist technique is called the Hand of God. This set of mine is called the Divine Fist of Creation—both from the same supreme lineage. Let me see whose is truly more powerful and orthodox!”

General Saman struck out with a palm that was ever-changing, with surging phenomena, and myriad worlds manifesting with it, as if a supreme Dominator was creating the world itself. It instantly stabilized the Major Thousand Worlds with the Origin Qi of Creation!

Yang Qi’s Hand of God clashed with it, and the two great divine fists exploded violently in the air, causing the heavens and earth to collapse and all things to turn to Void Realm.

Yang Qi’s entire body trembled, his Qi and blood surged, and a sharp, invasive True Qi entered his body, seemingly intending to destroy his vital Origin Qi within his core.

However, the Seal of the Heavens between his eyebrows moved instantly. It dissolved this sharp True Qi influx effortlessly.

Shi Jian watched with relish from the side, immediately using the Library of the Heavens to meticulously record the Moves of both individuals.

Yang Qi and General Saman’s Moves both originated from the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, yet they were slightly different due to their unique paths. Shi Jian’s Moves also came from the same source, but they too were distinct from Yang Qi’s.

Now that he had recorded the Moves of both, he could cross-reference them and then thoroughly optimize his own techniques.

After the last Move, General Saman’s body instantly moved, silently appearing behind Yang Qi.

He unleashed the Battle God Arena. This was a supreme Qi art form similar to Shi Jian’s Eternal Heavenly Song. It could greatly enhance one’s own actions and then weaken others.

However, Yang Qi didn’t care about such weakening. He had the Mark of the Gods protecting him, making him immune to all techniques of suppression.

The Battle God Arena had no weakening effect on him. It could only provide a substantial boost to General Saman!

The two masters instantly engaged in a fiercely escalating battle. The incredibly intense combat caused the entire fragment of the Civilization Disc to vibrate violently!

The Saint King World was not like the Perfect World, where one could strike out the River of Time, but the battle between the two was still incredibly fierce.

Immeasurable Kalpas arose, and immeasurable Kalpas perished in their wake. The two fought into the endless Void Realm, into parallel Universes, tearing apart one Immortal Realm after another with their fists.

General Saman was not Yang Qi’s equal in raw power, but he had the invincible seed of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength planted within him by Aotian.

Now, this seed was instantly activated, unleashing various incredible powers. It was as if Aotian had split his Primordial Spirit to fight Yang Qi through his avatar.

“Behold my Chaos Primordial All-Heavenly Divine Thunder!”

General Saman waved his hands, and large amounts of Chaos Qi appeared. The Chaos Origin Qi attacked Yang Qi. Each vibration caused Chaos to split and immediately generate the Dao.

The Dao gave birth to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang gave birth to the Four Phenomena, the Four Phenomena gave birth to the Eight Trigrams, the Eight Trigrams divided into 64 small trigrams, and each small trigram then divided into 6 lines, and the 6 lines again divided into Yin and Yang, repeating endlessly, immensely powerful.

Within each Divine Thunder, countless worlds were born, countless worlds were destroyed, and immeasurable beings arose…

“Life and Death Illusionary Destruction Heavenly Divine Thunder!”

Yang Qi also unleashed his superior Divine Ability to block. The two went back and forth, almost using identical Moves from the same ultimate lineage.

Taught by the same source, they were unable to truly break each other’s core Moves! They became locked in a terrifying entanglement.

“Seal of the Heavens!”

Yang Qi suddenly flew up, holding a great, shining seal. With a single strike, it stabilized the Cosmos, like an ancient emperor’s imperial jade seal stamping a decree.

With one stamp, all titles and righteousness were established.

The Seal of the Heavens instantly transformed into a supreme will, dispelling all thunder techniques, directly intending to shatter General Saman’s head.

Shi Jian had Cultivated the Seal of the Heavens, and Yang Qi naturally had also Cultivated the Seal of the Heavens.

General Saman knew the ferocity of this strike: “I didn’t expect you to have Cultivated the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength to the point where the Seal of the Heavens appears, but I’m not bad either! Behold my Crown of the Gods!”

A crown suddenly appeared above General Saman’s head, resembling sharp thorns, containing the essences of courage, wisdom, strength, perseverance, light, and desire.

This crown instantly settled on his head. Yang Qi’s Seal of the Gods was propped up, unable to descend.

“Break!”

The Spear of Judgment in General Saman’s hand instantly transformed into a bow and arrow. A long arrow condensed on it, aimed at the Seal of the Heavens in the sky, and then shot.

The Seal of the Heavens directly exploded. It was shot to pieces by one arrow.

The power of this bow and arrow was unimaginably strong. Clearly, this was a Qi art form that only appeared later in the ultimate form of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength.

“Bow of Punishment! Sword of Divine Wrath!”

Having shot the Seal of the Gods to pieces with one arrow, General Saman drew his bow again, aiming at Yang Qi.

Countless divine vortexes condensed, and Souls wailed. In an instant, the great fortune of heaven and earth gathered on the Sword of Divine Wrath, locking onto Yang Qi’s destiny.

Bow of Punishment, Arrow of Divine Wrath. This Divine Ability was terrifying. Once locked on, one would be hated by heaven and earth, unable to Move or resist fate.

For a Realm like Yang Qi’s, heavenly aversion could not pose too much of a threat. However, facing the Arrow of Divine Wrath while being suddenly loathed by heaven and earth was quite challenging.

With one arrow shot, the Myriad Realms trembled endlessly. The arrow instantly reached Yang Qi’s face.

Yang Qi pointed a finger, meeting the arrow. His Robes of the Gods disintegrated inch by inch, and his True Qi experienced incredibly violent fluctuations.

“Amazing, amazing! This single strike made me lose 1% of my True Qi!” Yang Qi exclaimed, utterly sincere.

“Hmm, it’s full again…” Yang Qi was being perfectly honest. His current True Qi was equivalent to the countless sands of Hell—truly inexhaustible and endless!

No matter how powerful the Divine Ability he unleashed, he would never run out of True Qi. The so-called Bow of Punishment and Arrow of Divine Wrath being able to instantly deplete 1% of his True Qi was already terrifying! Yang Qi genuinely praised the raw power.

However, General Saman, hearing this casual remark, stamped his foot in absolute, furious anger. Who was he mocking?

Immediately, he drew his bow left and right, shooting out countless arrows simultaneously.

“Myriad Realms King Chart!”

Yang Qi naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to continue blocking head-on. He instantly summoned the passage of the Myriad Realms King Chart. As these arrows shot towards his body, they were instantly absorbed into the King Chart.

The power of the arrows was restrained by the King Chart, then crushed, transforming into pure energy that instead entered Yang Qi’s Physique.

This instantly elevated Yang Qi’s Qi art to a new Realm. In a short while, all the arrows transformed into True Qi, benefiting Yang Qi. Yang Qi’s True Qi suffered no damage; instead, it became even stronger.

“It feels great to absorb power from the same source!”

Shi Jian, while recording General Saman’s Bow of Punishment and Arrow of Divine Wrath Moves, was also observing Yang Qi’s changes.

After Yang Qi devoured a certain amount of General Saman’s power, his entire Aura underwent a profound transformation, and his Realm showed the possibility of further advancement. This change was not in terms of energy, but in terms of nature—it was as if something vital had been instantly completed.

Yang Qi suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, deliberately feigning extreme weakness.

As expected, General Saman’s attacks became even more ferocious upon seeing this. Countless arrows shot out, all striking Yang Qi’s body. Yang Qi was hit until he swayed precariously, his face pale, as if his True Qi was severely depleted.

In reality, this was a strategic display Yang Qi deliberately manufactured to mislead his opponent. One person became more excited as he acted, and the other became more excited as he fought.

They completely forgot about Shi Jian’s presence.

Of course, Shi Jian wasn’t idle either; he took action to clear out the flanking future warriors. These future warriors had Transmigrated through time and space, possessing the characteristics of future beings. They were considered special Physiques.

Although their energy wasn’t impressive, their quality was high. Shi Jian also had a satisfying feast, devouring them. Yang Qi ate the main meat, and he followed with some choice soup—no problem at all.

As the two fought, General Saman suddenly unleashed an immense power, almost tearing the heavens and earth apart. His Arrow of Divine Wrath increased by more than a hundredfold in potency.

“Immortal Slaying Token, interfere with the passage!”

“Yang Qi, did you think I didn’t know you were secretly opening the Myriad Realms King Chart to absorb the power of the Arrow of Divine Wrath? I was just lulling you into a false sense of security! Now I’ll unleash all my power and interfere with your position, making you unable to use the Myriad Realms King Chart, forcing you to take this arrow head-on! Now go die!” General Saman laughed loudly, believing his superior cunning had won.

The long arrow pierced Yang Qi’s body, sending him flying high, exploding into a bloody mess.

However, in the next instant, Yang Qi’s body instantly dissipated into the Void Realm—a mere clone!

Then he suddenly appeared above General Saman’s head: “Did you think you could scheme against me? Didn’t expect it, did you? I also have a fragment of the Civilization Disc!”

The Hand of God instantly struck down on General Saman’s head. A powerful palm strike plunged into his head, and incredibly powerful True Qi instantly shattered his Sea of Consciousness and all his will.

Yang Qi immediately went for the kill, intending to strike down his opponent. In the next instant, he seized the True Qi Seed within General Saman’s Physique, intending to devour and refine it.

The True Qi Seed appeared dark gold, sacred, and pure, yet carried the undeniable Aura of Hell. Sacred and evil merged, and when combined, they could destroy heaven and earth, causing the Heavens to sink.

Yang Qi could feel that once this thing combined with the True Qi in his Physique, his strength would surely multiply.

In the next instant, ten streams of consciousness spread out from the True Qi Seed.

“Finally, he fell for it! Hahaha, it really is another fragment of the Seal of the Gods…”

“We finally found the other fragment…”

Clearly, this so-called True Qi Seed also had tricks played on it by Aotian.

Yang Qi, seeing this, remained perfectly calm. He had read the script, so how could he not be on guard for the counter-scheme?

“You found me? No, I found you…” Yang Qi sneered, his victory complete.

Shi Jian, seeing this scene from his vantage point, gasped in genuine awe: “What a truly thorough and exhilarating battle of wits… The Holy King remains supreme!”