Chaotic Sword God Chapter 3956: A Scramble From Everyone

In this instant, the first master of the Path of Truth and Illusion manifested several hundred figures that saturated the surrounding area. Each illusion possessed an identical presence, making it impossible to distinguish the real body from the fakes.

Abruptly, eight of these illusions closed in on Jian Chen simultaneously. They performed various actions—raising hands, weaving hand seals, or activating secret techniques—as they launched a coordinated assault from eight different angles.

The first master focused her entire attention on Jian Chen, completely disregarding the nearby Xing Caijian.

Even as she attacked, she utilized her illusory powers to manipulate the perceptions of both Jian Chen and Xing Caijian, dragging them into a deceptive false reality.

These were the laws of a Fifth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt. By manifesting laws as illusions, she created a technique that even Jian Chen found difficult to withstand.

Possessing the Source of Life granted him incredible regenerative capabilities, meaning he did not fear the direct strikes of a Fifth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt. However, when confronted with the specialized abilities of the Path of Truth and Illusion, Jian Chen found himself in a precarious situation.

By this time, one of the illusions had successfully seized him. Initially, the illusion only carried the aura of a Fifth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt without the actual cultivation to back it up. Yet, the moment physical contact was made, a surge of immense power manifested from thin air, attempting to violently restrain Jian Chen.

Suddenly, the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star intervened once more. With a brilliant flash, it swung toward the master’s illusion with a bone-chilling force.

The illusion’s expression shifted. Just as the sword Qi was about to make contact, the power within the figure evaporated instantly. Immediately after, the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star’s sword Qi shredded the illusion into fragments.

Nevertheless, the remaining seven illusions swarmed Jian Chen. The true cultivation of the first master of the Path of Truth and Illusion shifted rapidly between these seven forms, searching for the perfect opening to seize and kidnap him.

The Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star struck again. A magnificent beam of sword Qi tore through the atmosphere, causing the very space to fracture.

Under the pressure of this sword Qi, all seven illusions of the first master shattered simultaneously.

However, at the exact moment of their destruction, her true essence shifted into another set of illusions.

Hundreds of her clones still lingered in the vicinity.

In the following heartbeat, another eight illusions resumed the offensive, converging on Jian Chen from every direction.

Her strategy was transparent: she intended to use her endless illusions to drain the energy of the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star.

This tactic, however, provoked the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star. It rose independently from Xing Caijian’s grip, radiating a shimmering light that looked as if it were forged from a myriad of stars.

The Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star did not even unsheathe itself. It simply lashed out while still encased in its scabbard.

The strike unleashed a supreme power. Consequently, the illusions rushing toward Jian Chen disintegrated before they could even get close.

Following the destruction of those clones, the hundreds of other illusions further away vanished in massive waves.

In an instant, every single illusion of the first master was wiped out, leaving only her original body behind.

A gruesome wound had appeared on her torso, piercing straight through from her chest to her back. Her high-quality defensive god artifact had been bypassed with trivial ease.

Spurt! Blood erupted from the first master of the Path of Truth and Illusion. Her beautiful face turned as pale as a sheet, and she projected an aura of extreme weakness.

The sword Qi of the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star had left her severely wounded!

Suddenly, the space surrounding Jian Chen solidified. He felt as though he were trapped in a block of ice, rendered completely immobile.

A powerhouse proficient in the Laws of Space had made their move. Their command over spatial laws was so profound that their ability to freeze the environment could easily pin down any early-stage Immortal Exalt.

In the next breath, Jian Chen vanished. When he reappeared, he was positioned near the edge of the Nine Dragons Prison Cauldron Formation.

A white-robed, middle-aged man stood before him. This was the Worldless Immortal Exalt, the premier expert of the Immortal Sect of Grand Unity. His eyes burned with greed and fervor as he gripped Jian Chen’s shoulder, preparing to make a swift escape.

At that moment, a terrifying premonition of death washed over him. The Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star hung in the air, manifesting a strand of sword Qi that lunged toward the Worldless Immortal Exalt. It resembled a falling galaxy, saturating the space as it surged forward.

The Worldless Immortal Exalt grew deathly serious. He pointed a finger at the approaching sword Qi, causing space to ripple like water and stretch infinitely.

He utilized the Laws of Space to distort the environment, attempting to create an endless distance between himself and the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star.

Immediately, the sword Qi’s progress slowed to a crawl. To those watching, the strand of sword Qi appeared to be almost frozen in place.

The sword Qi was remarkably potent, capable of shattering space and obliterating star systems. However, the Worldless Immortal Exalt used his spatial mastery to stabilize the region, trying to force the sword Qi into a pocket dimension of his own making.

This stalemate lasted only a second. The Worldless Immortal Exalt’s frame began to tremble. His complexion drained of color, and a line of blood trickled from his mouth.

He was enduring incredible strain while resisting the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star.

Suddenly, a muffled boom echoed, and the space twisted violently. The sword Qi of the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star finally overrode the Worldless Immortal Exalt’s Laws of Space, breaking free and accelerating instantly.

In that brief window, the Worldless Immortal Exalt turned and struck the boundary of the Nine Dragons Prison Cauldron Formation with immense force. As the space tore open, a gateway to the outside world materialized.

Clutching Jian Chen, he moved toward the exit. Simultaneously, he threw two radiant orbs of light toward the pursuing sword Qi.

The first was a circular shield that burned with the intense power of a high-quality god artifact.

The second was a small, fist-sized object that hissed with purple lightning, emitting a devastating aura.

It was an Immortal-destroying Thunder—a rare and high-grade explosive capable of threatening even a Sixth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt.

Boom! The sword Qi pierced through the god artifact shield, causing it to detonate instantly. The resulting energy storm acted as a buffer, grinding away at the sword Qi’s momentum.

Right after, the Immortal-destroying Thunder exploded. A deluge of purple lightning consumed the area, burying the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star’s sword Qi in a sea of electricity.

The Worldless Immortal Exalt reached for the gate.

“Worldless Immortal Exalt, I might let others go, but not you. You are a Sixth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt who masters the Laws of Space. If you escape, tracking you down will be impossible,” the Myriad Gold Ancestor of the Gold Yang sect shouted coldly. Immediately, the Nine Dragons Prison Cauldron Formation shifted, slamming shut the spatial gate the Worldless Immortal Exalt had created.

The Worldless Immortal Exalt’s expression paled. A moment later, a beam of light struck his back and tore through his chest. It was the sword Qi from the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star.

Spurt! Blood sprayed from his mouth. Suddenly, his grip felt empty. The Myriad Gold Ancestor had appeared beside him without a sound, and Jian Chen was now held in the Ancestor's grasp.

“Senior Heavenly Star!” Xing Caijian shouted from afar, her voice laced with frustration toward the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star.

As if responding to her irritation, the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Star finally began to slide out of its scabbard after a brief silence.

An incomparable edge was revealed to the heavens, filling the entire region with a blinding, razor-sharp brilliance.