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Chapter 1671: Chapter 1672: Picked Up a Life Chapter 1671: Chapter 1672: Picked Up a Life Star Destruction consumed a large portion of Song Jian’s Sword Qi Value. He could only secretly swallow a Dan medicine to recover; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to use the third move at all.

Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Ancestry!

With a soft shout, Song Jian’s figure suddenly grew blurry, and after a spell of violent shaking, a semi-translucent phantom appeared, one became two, two became four, four became eight, …
In just a short time, the sky was filled with dense phantoms of Song Jian. Soon, the originally semi-translucent phantoms gradually became more lifelike, as if thousands of Song Jians had suddenly appeared.

In the beginning, Skybreaker wore a look of disdain, but soon, a hint of surprise surfaced on his face.

“They were just phantoms before, but now, how have they all become real?” Skybreaker thought in astonishment.

In the realm of his spiritual perception, the countless Song Jians before him seemed to truly exist. His reason told him this was impossible, yet his mental strength clearly transmitted to him that all of these were genuine Song Jians, making Skybreaker almost question his life!

Even ordinary players were now accustomed to using their mental strength to perceive everything around and not so much trusting their eyes. As their power increased, this dependency would grow stronger. For powerful beings, this was a good thing, but in front of Song Jian, thousands of years of experience collapsed at this moment, causing Skybreaker’s defenses to relax for an instant.

In a moment of distraction, thousands of Song Jians, each holding a Sky-breaking Sword, charged at Skybreaker, every one of them radiating a terrifying and sharp aura.

“I’m going to die…” A flicker of realization crossed Skybreaker’s mind, but soon, his face revealed a fearless expression, and his lips curled with a trace of coldness.

“Think you’re great with numbers, huh? Humph, today I’ll show you what it means to take the enemy general’s head from amidst a thousand troops as if reaching into a sack!” Skybreaker murmured to himself.

“No matter your thousands of troops, I alone shall block them with a spear…” With a low roar, Skybreaker shouted, “Extinguish!”

Boom~
Instead of retreating, Skybreaker advanced alone, holding a broken lance as he charged into the sea of “Song Jians.” In an instant, the battle reached a fever pitch.

Surrounded on all sides, Skybreaker was in a dire situation, yet his battle cries were incessant. The multitude of “Song Jians” appeared many, but their Vitality Points were not high; if Skybreaker stabbed a critical spot, they would instantly collapse.

However, the sheer number of “Song Jians,” even without any skills, were enough to give Skybreaker a hard time. After all, Song Jian’s damage had long since exceeded ten thousand, and a casual critical hit would deal damage in the hundreds of thousands, easily penetrating Skybreaker’s defenses.

“Kill, kill, kill…” Skybreaker roared in a frenzy, and with each shout of “kill,” one “Song Jian” was taken down by his long spear.

From a distance, Song Jian watched coldly, eyes fixed on Skybreaker’s Vitality Points, watching them steadily decrease.

When Skybreaker’s Vitality Points fell to one-third, he suddenly burst forth with a surge of Vitality energy that turned all the surrounding “Song Jians” to dust.

Then, Song Jian saw that Skybreaker’s Vitality Points eerily climbed by a large margin, stopping around 60%.

By this time, Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Ancestry had been entirely unleashed, and the phantoms of Song Jian had all disappeared. However, Skybreaker was in a wretched state, blood flowing freely, wounds covering his body, and even his hands holding the broken lance trembled relentlessly, some parts showing exposed white bones.

“Song Jian, how about that!” Skybreaker wore a defiant expression, shouting crazily: “The three moves have passed, what other skills do you have? Just show them. I am not afraid of you!”

Narrowing his eyes, Song Jian carefully sized up Skybreaker, assessing whether he still had the strength to fight.

After a moment, Song Jian’s face broke into a radiant smile, saying to Skybreaker, “Since we agreed on three moves, let it be three moves. Would I, Song Jian, be the sort to break my word?”

Star Destruction clenched the broken spear tightly, laughing arrogantly, but the heart he had been holding finally slowly settled back into place.

“Good, a promise kept, you are indeed a true man!” Admiration showed on Star Destruction’s face.

“All right, you can go now,” Song Jian waved his hand and said.

Star Destruction stared at Song Jian, slowly backing away, while the vigilant Array Spirit Tiger watched closely. The merged Dragon-Turtle’s strength had already surpassed the Legendary Realm, and although it was still some distance from the true Demi-God Realm, the Array Spirit Dragon-Turtle had indeed reached the Demi-God Level.

For a long while, Star Destruction finally moved beyond the range of the black fog, only then letting out a sigh of relief, holding back the urge to cough up blood and turning to fly away at top speed in the opposite direction.

Roar~
The Array Spirit Dragon-Turtle seemed dissatisfied, letting out a low growl at Song Jian, as if reproaching him, and after a moment, the array spirit blurred and separated into a dragon and a turtle, merging back into the formation.

Song Jian smiled faintly and did not offer an explanation. Killing Star Destruction now would bring him no benefit; what good were more Divine Flames and Divine Sparks if they required time and mental effort to refine?

Otherwise, Song Jian wouldn’t dare to use them directly. Moreover, he already possessed a cluster of Divine Flame, which was being refined and purified. Once the process was complete, Song Jian would be able to ignite his own Divine Flame.

Becoming a deity was only a matter of time, so what Song Jian lacked now was not resources but time. Given time, Song Jian could easily become a deity, so why should he fight desperately?

“Moreover, Star Destruction probably has a trick up his sleeve. A pyrrhic victory at this time would be too costly for me,” Song Jian thought to himself.

Even Cardis managed to break through during battle, so who could guarantee that Star Destruction wouldn’t also make a breakthrough and ascend to the Demi-God Level during combat? By then, even if Song Jian could truly kill his opponent, he would probably be injured himself, which would interfere with his plans!

“Star Destruction, today you truly escaped with your life,” Song Jian muttered to himself as he looked into the distance.

…

Hundreds of kilometers away, within a hidden dune, a figure was seated cross-legged in hiding, with two broken pieces of a long spear resting on his legs.

As Star Destruction breathed, the pieces of the spear on his legs also trembled slightly, attracting each other and slowly fusing together.

Star Destruction’s face was ashen, his breath weaker than that of an ordinary person, like a tiny flame that could be extinguished by any breeze!

Spurt~
Unable to hold it back, another mouthful of blood sprayed out as Star Destruction opened his eyes and sighed in a low voice, “I was too rash…”

If he hadn’t been so arrogant, how would Star Destruction have kicked an iron plate? Now, he had lost both his wife and his army. Not only did he fail to acquire a city as a logistical resource, but he also sustained serious injuries. At this point, any Legendary Realm powerhouse could easily kill him!

“Hmph, even in death, I will burn up all my Divine Flame and Divine Sparks; I absolutely won’t leave a trace for you!” A resolute look flashed in Star Destruction’s eyes, and then he slowly closed them again, beginning to recover bit by bit.

Without resources and relying solely on self-regulation, it would probably take decades for Star Destruction to recover to his former state, and to re-ascend to the divine level, it would likely take even longer.

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