Chapter 975 - 335: Fierce Battle

"We meet again."

The World Tree spoke for the first time, its voice grand and layered, resonating in one’s eardrums.

Han Zhan remained silent, offering no response.

"Fate cannot be defied. Everything you do now will ultimately be in vain."

"Are you sure you still want to continue?"

The World Tree continued.

This time, Han Zhan spoke, giving an answer:

"Whether it can be defied or not, we’ll know after the battle."

The conversation ended.

The World Tree revealed its true form, a mythical state, a gigantic tree stretching to the heavens, nearly filling the entire arena.

On its lush golden branches hung the corpses of four Radiant Black Creator Gods.

Each divine corpse, even in death, exuded an overwhelming presence.

Anyone of ordinary disposition would explode just by glancing at it, for the divine cannot be desecrated.

Divine blood, containing terrifying energy, was flowing down the branches, converging at the root of the tree.

Seeing this scene, Han Zhan’s eyelid twitched slightly, realizing what had happened.

The World Tree had killed the four other Radiant Black Creator Gods, which meant it had gained another boost.

This was Radiant Black’s final resort.

With this thought, Han Zhan withdrew his gaze.

He reached into the void, and a majestic longsword with a golden divine glow appeared in his hand.

Ancient Divine Soldiers, Xuanyuan Sword!

The brilliant sword light illuminated the heavens, and in the next second, Han Zhan moved.

"Sword Skill, Shattering Star."

Once a life-risking sword skill for Han Zhan, Shattering Star had now become merely an opening move under the Creation Divine Realm.

Yet its power had not diminished but increased.

Terrifying and exaggerated Sword Qi erupted from the Xuanyuan Sword, condensing into an extreme light that slashed towards the World Tree.

The World Tree gently shook its mythical body, and nine main trunks extended from its crown, appearing directly in front of the Sword Qi, like nine wooden swords, blocking the arrogant Sword Qi.

At the moment the Sword Qi collided with the golden trunks, the energy released shattered the area like a mirror, eventually collapsing into a small black hole, obscuring both sides’ vision.

Buzz!

In the instant of losing sight, Han Zhan’s figure vanished from his original spot,

Simultaneously, countless golden leaves suddenly appeared at his previous location, tearing the space there apart.

Familiar with the World Tree’s attack methods, Han Zhan gave it no chance for a sneak attack.

His figure reappeared, and a Guqin phantom gathered before him.

Han Zhan’s right hand’s forefinger and ring finger crossed over, mimicking the actions of the Fu Xi Saint, pressing on the strings of the Ancient Divine Weapon Fu Xi Zither.

Clang!

A high-pitched zither sound echoed, and a vast Eight Trigrams Array emerged over the arena.

The World Tree’s true form located in the array was the first to be bombarded by the golden Profound Text.

At this moment, the corpse of Omegadotto hung on the World Tree’s branches trembled slightly.

A fair and peaceful voice resounded in the arena.

"Order, no arrays are allowed here."

With the sound emerging, the Profound Text about to strike suddenly dissipated, along with the grand array below, flickering a few times before disappearing.

Order Dao.

The World Tree had usurped the Order Dao originally belonging to Omegadotto!

The sudden changes did not disrupt Han Zhan’s attacking rhythm, and his form disappeared once again.

Behind the mythical form of the World Tree, a dark pupil suddenly opened, representing the all-seeing Eye of Omniscience.

"Order, prohibit time turbulences here."

With the second invocation of the Order Dao, Han Zhan’s elusive speed abruptly decelerated, and when he reappeared, he was only a body’s distance away from the World Tree’s true form.

This was an extremely awkward position.

Approaching the true form allowed maximum damage but also posed greater danger.

For example, like this.

Numerous branches of the World Tree enveloped from all sides, attempting to "embrace" Han Zhan.

Simultaneously, at the tree’s root, a void chaotic devouring black hole preemptively formed.

Almost simultaneously, Han Zhan’s body was about to transform into starlight and retreat, escaping the encirclement of the World Tree’s branches.

Because the appearance of the void chaotic black hole caused the starlight to reform into Han Zhan’s figure.

He failed.

The Heaven’s Origin Power was countered by the Void Chaos Dao, and the engulfing branches of the World Tree had fully enveloped Han Zhan.

The World Tree had anticipated Han Zhan’s methods!

Encounters between Creator Gods come down to mere milliseconds.

Even though their confrontation had barely begun, Han Zhan seemed to be suppressed by the World Tree.

But at that moment, where the Eye of Omniscience of the World Tree manifested, a divine weapon phantom coalesced.

Ancient Divine Soldiers, Haotian Tower!

The instant the Haotian Tower appeared was precisely the critical moment when the World Tree was closing in on Han Zhan.

This timing was remarkably precise.

The Eye of Omniscience was about to gaze at the suddenly appeared divine weapon, intending to peer through it.

In the next second, an endless barrage of curses and seals erupted from the Haotian Tower, engulfing the Eye of Omniscience.

At the same time, the encagement of branches around Han Zhan, which had almost succeeded, became visibly withered.

As if their lifespans were forcibly drained, the once-golden branches turned gray and withered, and Han Zhan punched through the "prison."

Upon breaking free, Han Zhan formed a hand seal and raised it, pointing towards the root of the World Tree.

There, a mass of dead energy was covering the tree’s surface, coalescing into a new divine weapon form.

Ancient Divine Soldiers, Kongtong Seal!

Han Zhan knew there could be immense danger, yet he still risked getting close to the World Tree’s origin for this very moment.

The Kongtong Seal frantically devoured the World Tree’s life origin, causing the colossal mythical tree form to wither at a visibly rapid pace.

"Chaos!"

The shrunken World Tree, with its branches blooming once more, relied on the physique of the Giant Ancestor Ymir it had fused with to forcibly resist the lifespan deprivation by the Kongtong Seal, unleashing the Chaos Dao.

With the emergence of the Chaos Dao, the Kongtong Seal seemed to go out of control, instantly sprawling outward.

A nearby Han Zhan too was affected, his appearance aging rapidly, turning into a white-haired elder.

In response, Han Zhan didn’t hesitate, retreating as a grand cauldron condensed in the sky.

Ancient Divine Soldiers, Shennong Cauldron.

A vast surge of Life Spiritual Power flowed into his body, and Han Zhan returned from the brink of decrepitude.

On the other side, the World Tree violently shook its tree form, expelling the Kongtong Seal from within.

Both sides completed their first phase of attacks and confrontations, re-establishing their stances.

On Han Zhan’s side, the special talents of the Kunlun Mirror and the Fu Xi Zither were hard-controlled by Order, two troublesome abilities that the World Tree sought to resolve immediately.

On the World Tree’s side, the Eye of Omniscience that troubled Han Zhan most was engulfed by Haotian Tower, and it had reached its limit in controlling two talents with the Order Dao, allowing Han Zhan to ignore them.

Moreover, its true body had been affected by the Kongtong Seal’s consumption, injuring its life origin significantly.

Both seemed to accept the outcome.

With this realization, Han Zhan once again gripped the hilt of the Ancient Divine Weapon Xuanyuan Sword, his gaze locked onto the mythical form of the World Tree across from him.

"Again!"