Atlas of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 538: Breakthrough

Chen Chuan lowered his center of gravity, lifting the blade with both hands in an upward parry. The blade and axe collided once more, and with the two forces clashing, both figures shook simultaneously, scattering the swirling snowflakes and dust all around.

Chang Kuanghai appeared even more excited. Using the force of the impact, he raised his long axe high once again, one hand gripping the end of the handle, the other holding the rear section. He was in a posture of exerting all his strength to pull upwards. After a slight pause, he exerted force with both hands and brought the axe down in a mighty chop!

Chen Chuan's eyes were deep and distant. He had seen a similar move on Wei Wusheng , except one used a hammer and the other used a Great Axe.

He had no intention of avoiding it. The Mutated Tissue within his body was mobilized. After a slight Gathering power, he spun and swung his blade. The two sharp lights collided, and with a boom, it was as if a bomb had exploded beside them. Large patches of smoke and dust billowed up and rolled outwards.

In the Ministry of Defense command center, most people were paying attention to this battle between the two, because this Split Offspring was currently the most important, in a sense even more important than the confrontation outside the city.

The power and weight of their collisions and head-on confrontation made them both frightened and thrilled.

Especially since they had just witnessed Chang Kuanghai's power when he wielded his long axe, sweeping across and sending an entire armed vehicle full of people flying. Yet Chen Chuan had blocked it in place. Now, looking at it… the two were actually evenly matched!?

Through the previous three Parry, Chen Chuan felt that this person's Strength was almost on par with his own body. Combined with the weapon in hand, this difference was basically negligible, and the opponent's Spirit was equally strong and resilient, unshakeable.

This was the first time he had encountered such an opponent.

He very decisively released his own restraint on Mutated Tissue once again, allowing himself to gain a slight advantage in Strength.

Chang Kuanghai's Martial Combat style seemed to favor proactive offense. Seeing that this axe was still blocked by him, he pulled with his waist and back Strength, twisted the axe with both hands, and slashed diagonally at Chen Chuan again.

Facing this attack, Chen Chuan seemed to maintain his previous fighting style, holding the blade horizontally. However, this time, he did not confront it head-on. The moment they made contact, he suddenly retreated, guiding the Strength from the axe to the side, intending to deflect the axe.

Although his Skills were not good at the beginning, after such a long time in the Academy, apart from training Spiritual Power in the later stage, he sparred with Hong Fu almost every day in the early stage. Now, although he can't be said to be Masterful in Skills, his application is very skillful. This move was made without any warning, making it completely unexpected.

However, his deflection failed to completely move the opponent, because Chang Kuanghai , sensing the change in his Strength, immediately restrained his own Strength. Such powerful Strength was sent out, yet he could control it so freely, demonstrating the strength of his body's Control over Internal energy.

But it was a little too late. Chen Chuan seized the opportunity and immediately twisted the axe with his blade, sweeping it outwards. Even if this could not make him drop the long axe, it could still deflect it.

Chang Kuanghai naturally refused, exerting force to pull it back. The two Weapon twisted and deflected, and then pushed back and forth. Strength collided once again, but he quickly realized that the Strength Chen Chuan had unleashed this time was even stronger than before, causing the axe to deviate outwards a bit, so he hurriedly tried to stabilize it.

At this time, Chen Chuan stepped forward, using the tip of his blade to pick upwards, as if to open the axe. If this was successful, his next step would be to directly rush into the inner circle through the opening.

Chang Kuanghai seemed to foresee his intention, so he gave a deep shout, exerted force with both hands, and pressed the axe downwards, intending to suppress the Long Sword, thereby blocking the central gate. Given the Strength Chen Chuan had shown just now, the muscles on his body swelled instantly, and his own Strength suddenly rose a level.

At this moment, Chen Chuan's eyes flickered slightly. Under the rotation of his wrists, the blade that was originally going to pick upwards was withdrawn and wrapped around, actually sticking to the back of the axe, and then pressing down along with his Strength!

With a boom, under the combined Strength of the two, a large pit was created on the spot, and most of the axe face was embedded in the ground.

At this moment, Chen Chuan immediately stepped forward, moving the blade along the axe handle, almost instantly closing in on Chang Kuanghai , raising his blade and slashing!

Although he had gained stronger Strength after releasing the Mutated Tissue restraint just now, he did not take a straightforward approach, but chose to yield first, as the saying goes, "Use firmness before softness, desire straightness before curves".

Seeing that he didn't have time to pull the axe back, Chang Kuanghai was also very decisive, letting go of the Great Axe in his hand, blocking with his arms horizontally. The blade slashed on them, only causing the muscles to dent slightly, but unable to penetrate.

However, although the blade could not enter, the Internal energy on it could be transmitted inside. Immediately, a powerful force rushed in. However, the muscles on his arm wriggled for a while, and the Internal energy that entered was resolved, without causing much impact on him personally.

Chen Chuan had estimated this, and at this moment, he seized the initiative and instantly slashed three times at the person, each slash using a different Internal energy and seamlessly connected.

Chang Kuanghai blocked three slashes with his arms, each time cleanly resolving the Internal energy that rushed into his body, and his feet seemed to be firmly rooted, without moving half a step.

At this moment in the battle, suddenly light flashed in the Fissure beside the two, and countless sounds of flapping wings were heard again. Hundreds of thousands of sharp-beaked birds burst out from inside.

These birds had sharp beaks and teeth, blood-red eyes, and sharp claws and toes. As soon as they came out, they surged outwards frantically, and the two happened to be blocking their path forward.

However, the two seemed to be not Influenced at all, still fighting there. The overflowing airflow and Internal energy caused large swaths of birds that rushed close to be shaken to death, falling like raindrops.

At this time, Chang Kuanghai suddenly slapped his hand, and the birds coming from both sides exploded in mid-air, with large amounts of blood scattering towards Chen Chuan .

Chen Chuan was completely unmoved. The blood was directly shaken away when it reached his Skin. He did not miss this gap, raised his blade, and thrust it out fiercely, directly stabbing into the latter's vicinity of the collarbone, instantly piercing into it.

Originally, this strike used Piercing Force. Even if the opponent practiced Iron Body Training, it was very likely that he would be pierced through in one breath. However, after this blade pierced in, he found that it started smoothly, but then encountered a tough obstacle. The further in, the harder it was to break through, knowing that the opponent's Iron Body Training might have other mysteries, so he decisively withdrew the blade.

Seeing him retreat, Chang Kuanghai suddenly clenched his five fingers, and visible circles of rolling waves rose from under his feet, all converging to the front end of his fist, and then slammed up with a punch.

After two steps, Chen Chuan's breathing suddenly became hot and scalding. He raised his blade and thrust it forward again, instantly blocking the fist. This time, the two bodies shook again, each retreating to dissolve the Internal energy transmitted from the other.

Chang Kuanghai looked at his fist, where a deep break had been poked open. Underneath the everted flesh, hard, jade-like finger bones could be seen, but in just this instant, the skin and flesh above it closed and merged on their own, and it had healed completely when he put his hand down.

These exchanges between the two seemed complicated, but the offense and defense were actually extremely fast, all happening within a few short seconds, causing the energy field transmission in the command center to be very blurred, only vaguely recognizing that no one seemed to have gained an absolute advantage in this round.

Chen Chuan set up his Long Sword, staring at Chang Kuanghai in front of him. It could be seen that this person had no fancy Skills, just remarkable Strength and Speed, as well as an indestructible body, which could be described as pure to the extreme.

And in Spirit, he was equally reserved and very pure. Spiritual Power was not proactively attacking, but it was firm and unmatched, like his own Iron Body Training. In the previous attacks, every strike he made carried the impact of Soul-Shaking Hammer, but the person withstood it without any shaking.

How to put it, this kind of combat style is really difficult for the average Martial Artist , because if you can't beat it, you can't beat it, no matter how hard you try.

But it's not really impossible to find flaws.

He had just noticed that although the opponent blocked his blade with his bare hands, he was still very careful to protect his face during this process, and also tried not to let some joint areas come into contact with the blade.

After all, these places may be enough to withstand ordinary people's attacks, but for him with similar Strength, he had to protect them. These are the places that can be used.

Just as the two were looking at each other, some abnormalities appeared in the Fissure in the distance again. Another batch of flying creatures from the opposite side rushed out, but with a boom, the entire Fissure actually expanded by about twice its size, which also meant that larger creatures could pass through it.

The two didn't look there, but they were wary in their hearts. But after a moment, both of them showed slight expressions, because they both realized that their Spirit seemed to be more active than before?

Chen Chuan felt it more clearly. Under the Guide of the Spirit Illumination Technique, the essence he absorbed was far greater in both quantity and absorption Speed than before.

He turned his mind and felt that he understood a little.

This was because the Fissure was gradually becoming stable, and this place naturally became the main exchange point for matter and Spirit between the two worlds, and the essence was a part of the opposite world, so of course it would also seep over in large quantities through here.

And the two of them were so close to here, it could be said that they were among the first beneficiaries.

Although there were still large Fissure in the Ocean Abundance District at the moment, that place was originally the Fissure on the edge of Central City, and it was more connected to the Convergence Zone, which was regarded as the intersection of the two worlds, and did not lead to another world, so at the moment, their place was the closest.

This was undoubtedly beneficial, but both of them knew that such benefits were better for one person to enjoy alone than for two people to share, so they both slowly raised their eyes and looked at each other.

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