"I don't believe I can't blast through your turtle shell!"
Although Lie was entangled by the vines, he soon relied on his absolute, overwhelming strength to forcefully tear apart this flame cage.
He glared at Zhang Yi, then roared and charged over again, his fists carrying powerful energy, determined to rip a hole in Zhang Yi's defenses!
Zhang Yi's reaction was exceptionally calm.
"You're not the first to say that."
"And of course, not the last!"
His hand slowly covered his right eye.
"But let me remind you of one thing—what you've seen so far is only my defensive means."
"Now, it's my turn to attack."
He lowered his hand, revealing that eye that twisted with dark light like an abyss. There was no terrifying pressure, nor any overwhelmingly powerful aura emanating from his body.
But when his gaze locked onto Lie, who was charging from afar, Lie suddenly felt his body tense up.
"Pfft!"
A very faint sound rang out, not particularly loud, but Lie's rock-solid body suddenly twisted weirdly in mid-air.
It was like a stone statue being forcefully twisted by a giant with immense strength.
"Cough..."
Lie's pupils constricted, and he actually spat out a large mouthful of blood on the spot.
"What... kind of sinister technique is this?"
Lie's muscles bulged as he forcefully adjusted his posture, then retreated at light speed for over a kilometer.
He stared warily at Zhang Yi.
"His attack just now had no warning whatsoever. I couldn't even sense where his power came from."
"It's almost like... it was born from the void itself!"
Zhang Yi looked at Lie, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and revealed a satisfied smile.
"Though it's a shame you can't understand my words, as the first person to personally experience my newly awakened ability, I'm happy to share my joy with you!"
He smiled, stretched out his right hand toward Lie, and slowly snapped his fingers.
"This ability is called—[Divine Domain Purification]!"
Lie knew Zhang Yi's attack was coming. He tensed every muscle in his body, assuming a full defensive stance.
But the next moment, that feeling of being crushed from all directions hit him again.
From every side of his body, a tremendous force surged—like a giant a thousand feet tall clenching him in its fist and squeezing with all its might!
"Crack, crack—"
Even the body of a Three-Eyed Tribe Grand General couldn't help but emit sounds of compression under the pressure.
The internal injuries he had barely suppressed earlier grew even worse.
"Ahhh!!!"
Lie finally couldn't hold back and let out a scream of agony. His body twisted again, and blood gushed from his throat in large spurts.
By now, Zhang Yi had nearly fully absorbed the Essence power of Sambamu.
He had also successfully broken through to the Black Chariot level, reaching the limit of 20,000 ability index points!
This new ability was the upgraded version of [Divine Annihilation].
It twisted space within a much larger area.
Others couldn't see it, but in Zhang Yi's vision, there existed a spherical void zone with a radius of a thousand meters.
Within that entire zone, space was warped, and all objects were forcibly compressed toward the central area.
The closer to the center, the greater the crushing force.
The most terrifying part was that, unlike the casting delay of Divine Annihilation, [Divine Domain Purification] could be cast instantly!
In other words, within a radius of three thousand meters centered on him, unless they possessed special abilities, no Transcendent could evade the attack of [Divine Domain Purification]!
"Crack, crack, crack—"
The body of an Enhancement-type Transcendent was tougher and stronger than steel. Even enduring the center-point attack of Zhang Yi's [Divine Domain Purification], Lie wasn't subdued—he desperately fought free from the restraint.
But his choice wasn't to flee—it was to charge straight at Zhang Yi!
As an Enhancement-type Transcendent who excelled in close combat, if he chose to retreat, he would completely lose any chance of defeating Zhang Yi.
He was smart, because fleeing was nothing but an illusion in front of Zhang Yi, a dual Time-Space Transcendent.
Never let Zhang Yi think you're weaker than him, or else you're in for a world of pain.
If you can't beat him, the key problem is that you can't escape either.
Lie's combat instincts told him that getting into close-quarters combat was his best option!
But—very regrettably.
Zhang Yi slowly extended his right hand.
"Manifold Phenomena, Three Thousand Worlds!"
Huge Dimensional Gates, centered on Zhang Yi, filled the void space. Lie couldn't even get close before he was blocked by the gates.
He could sense the spatial fluctuations and, after the previous battles, had already figured out that these were portals connecting to other worlds.
So Lie's choice was—to break through head-on!
"ROAR!!!"
He let out a fierce roar, swung his fist, and slammed it viciously straight ahead!
The terrifying energy transformed into raging flames; this strike contained one hundred percent of his power!
"I don't believe your defense is truly invincible!"
Zhang Yi nodded. "For you, it really is."
After his ability index reached 20,000 points, the defensive power of Zhang Yi's Dimensional Gates had risen by more than one tier. Applying absolute force to defense resulted in a geometric increase in effectiveness.
Lie's power simply couldn't reach the threshold needed to break through.
So, without a doubt, this punch was reflected back again!
"Boom!!"
Lie was sent flying backward through the air by his own attack.
"Since energy attacks don't work, then—" His eyes flashed with ferocity. He now understood he had no retreat. If he retreated, this bastard would toy him to death with his spatial abilities!
"The only way is to punch a path forward!"
Lie swung his fists and charged at Zhang Yi once more.
Zhang Yi lightly raised his right hand. "Divine Domain Purification!"
A radiant light flickered in his eyes. He could clearly see the trajectory of his own ability; he was too familiar with every change in space.
It was an entire spherical zone of space collapsing toward the center.
And at that center point was Lie, the Grand General of the Nash Kingdom!
"Crack, crack—"
The familiar sound of bones deforming rang out. Lie's face turned the color of a pig's liver, but this time, he was mentally prepared. With a roar, he endured the crushing force and charged straight at Zhang Yi!
The use of Divine Domain Purification wasn't unlimited; it consumed a great deal of ability energy, so there was a five-second interval between uses.
Seizing that opportunity, he arrived before Zhang Yi's three thousand Dimensional Gates.
Then—he aimed a punch straight into one of the gates!
A flicker of shock passed through Zhang Yi's eyes.
Because the very next moment, Lie vanished from his spot and entered his alternate space.
