Child of Destiny

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Despite possessing the ability to teleport, Elder Zhi did not carelessly use it against Grandmaster Benn.

After all, a half-step Exalted Realm Mentalist was not easy to deal with. Even if he tried to directly teleport right in front of Grandmaster Benn, it would not guarantee that he would be successful, especially when the opposing side was a Mentalist.

He did not want to carelessly step into a trap where he would be caged by a strong sealing formation that would make his abilities useless.

This was the reason why he relied on other means to fight. However, the current situation was getting a bit unfavorable for him with every passing second.

He had to do something to change the situation and the tempo of the battle.

This time, he would be using the combat prowess of a Voidwalker when it came to melee battle, while combining it with the abilities of the Void Tribe.

But instead of directly targeting Grandmaster Benn, he would be attacking the five divine beasts, intending to destroy them to weaken the strength of the opposing side.

Bang!

Swoosh!

The space around him seemed to have collapsed when he took a step forward. His figure then suddenly disappeared and reappeared right before the white tiger construct, teleporting right in front of it.

He knew that among the five divine beast constructs, the white tiger construct was the one that he needed to take care of first. Among all the constructs, it was the one that had the strongest destructive power.

In a sense, it was a walking Slaughtering Formation, possessing unparalleled offensive powers.

The others had their respective means for survival. The azure dragon construct with insane speed, the yellow dragon, and the black tortoise that had the indestructible defense, while the vermillion bird had the capability of healing and restoring itself.

Swoosh!

Appearing before the white tiger construct, Elder Zhi swiftly raised his fist and surrounded it with powerful spatial powers.

The surrounding space seemed to bend when he pulled his fist behind him, creating a devastating whirlpool.

This fist seemed to possess a strong space-tearing power.

Whoosh!

Not long after, he thrust his fist forward, shattering everything on its path.

BOOM!

The space instantly collapsed right after his fist was thrown forward. Crackles continued to spread in every direction until they formed a huge fissure in the void.

Roar!

However, the white tiger construct did not back down despite seeing such a devastating attack.

It pounced forward while its body shrank at an insane rate. Its massive body was reduced until it turned into a three-meter divine beast construct. It was still quite huge, nevertheless, but it was much smaller compared to its humongous size previously.

It might have become smaller, but all the strength and destructive powers that it possessed did not drop even for a bit. Rather, all its powers were compressed into its smaller body, making it much stronger instead.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The glowing runes that created its body shone brightly during its flight, causing the metal and gold elements to gather towards its body before forming a set of battle armor covering its entire body.

Roar!

Not long after, it swung its claws forward, sending sharp flashes that sliced forward and clashed against the collapsing space before it.

Boom!

The collision between the two sides shattered the void further, creating a chaotic storm in the air.

Elder Zhi was about to continue his assault and press forward when he noticed something.

Raising his head, he saw that the white tiger construct multiplied, surrounding him from every direction and attacking him from every angle.

He instantly understood what was going on. The white tiger construct couldn’t create such realistic illusions, given the element and authority that it possessed.

Instead, it was the Authority of Mirage that the black tortoise construct controlled that had produced such a scenario.

Roar!

The deafening roars of the beasts reverberated from every direction, trying to shake Elder Zhi’s mind.

It was a type of mind attack.

The white tiger and black tortoise constructs seemed to have coordinated with one another to create a combination technique to produce such a result.

However, such a mind attack was not enough to influence someone of Elder Zhi’s level. It could only make his body pause for a second before losing its effects altogether.

Watching the group of white tigers charging at him, Elder Zhi stood still before waving his hand.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Immediately after, an array of swords made of space element fanned out behind him before swiftly flying in every direction and clashed against the group of white tigers.

Roar! Roar!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The collisions make the scene in the air more chaotic. They looked like a chaotic fireworks show without any substance.

With these collisions, Elder Zhi was able to pinpoint the location of the true body of the white tiger construct.

However, he could not help but halt his actions when he was about to make his move.

Shriek! Roar!

Another pair of divine beast constructs joined the prey. It was the vermillion bird and azure dragon constructs. They flew around him while leaving trails of blazing storm and lightning currents behind them.

The two divine beast constructs had also reduced their sizes to concentrate their powers while fighting him. They circled him before simultaneously throwing their attack.

Shriek!

The vermillion bird cried out before spitting a blazing breath from its mouth, which quickly turned into a firestorm that swept through Elder Zhi.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Roar!

The azure dragon, on the other hand, released a howl toward the sky and summoned a storm of lightning. This lightning storm struck down and bombarded the Voidwalker Elder with its destructive might.

Boom!

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

The two storms swiftly reached their target, trying to annihilate the Voidwalker.

Boom!

However, there seemed to be an invisible force that was preventing the two storms from reaching their target.

They seemed to be hitting him from other people’s perspectives. But when they looked a bit closer, they would realize that the flames of the firestorm and the lightning strikes of the lightning storms were not actually touching his body.

Elder Zhi ’bathed’ himself in the two storms for a couple of moments before making a pushing gesture that made the invisible wall around him expand. It then formed a spherical barrier that pushed the violent flames and lightning currents outwards.

Boom!

A moment later, the surrounding space collapsed under the elder’s command, swallowing the twin storms and throwing them into the void created by it.

At the same time, a barrage of spatial swords attacked the two divine beasts while they were still trying to recover from their previous attacks.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The azure dragon surrounded its body with wind and lightning energy before transforming into a flash of lightning that flew toward a distance, escaping from the barrage of the spatial swords.

Crackle! Crackle!

The vermillion bird, on the other hand, was not as fast as the azure dragon. It was caught by the spatial swords, which drilled holes in its blazing body, seemingly getting annihilated.

Swoosh!

However, the flame embers and blazing runes that composed the body of the vermillion bird scattered in the air before gathering in the distance, reconstructing itself.

Elder Zhi was about to press his advantage once again, but he was obstructed for another time.

This time, he realized that huge spherical earthen constructs appeared around him. They surrounded him from every direction while realizing a powerful suppression.

The gravitational pull seemed to have grown stronger by hundreds of fold when these earthen constructs appeared.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The yellow dragon construct made its move.

The five earthen constructs then rapidly spun around the elder and quickly approached him. They seemed to be planning to crush him, given their strong approach.

Seeing this, Elder Zhi calmly stretched his hand to the side and conjured a mighty halberd made of space element. He then swiftly grabbed the spatial halberd before strongly brandishing it in a single stroke.

Bang!

With that swing, the space seemed to have shattered, creating a series of crispy snapping sounds.

Boom!

A humongous spatial rift then appeared, cutting through the revolving earthen constructs around him and swallowing the shattered fragments into the endless void.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

While all these were happening, the white tiger suddenly appeared once again. The pouched from behind the Voidwalker Elder and attacked his exposed back.

Elder Zhi naturally sensed such a lousy ambush right away. He swiftly turned around and thrust his halberd toward the incoming divine beast.

Whoosh!

The space continued to collapse before his halberd. It seemed to be capable of destroying everything that it came across.

However, despite all the power of destruction that it possessed, it seemed to have met its match that could obstruct it.

Boom!

A wall of ice suddenly appeared before the halberd, attempting to stop it. Unfortunately, it was not sturdy enough to block such an attack. It instantly collapsed under the might of the halberd and its ability to destroy the space.

However, most of the momentum of the strike was nullified during the process, giving the second layer of defense to stop the attack completely.

Bang!

An earthen wall suddenly appeared before the mighty halberd and finally halted its tracks.

Roar!

Immediately after, the white tiger pounced from behind the earthen wall and proceeded to attack Elder Zhi.

The Voidwalker Elder swiftly retreated after seeing the incoming attack. This white tiger reigned over the Authority of Slaughter and Destruction, after all, so he would never underestimate its offensive ability. Even his spatial barrier might not be able to block its claws.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

While retreating, Elder Zhi engaged the white tiger in a melee battle, understanding that he could not turn his back before it.

He would sometimes use his teleportation abilities to distance himself from it, but the other divine beasts were already waiting within the vicinity, ready to welcome him with their respective attacks.

These five divine beasts were working seamlessly, linking each of their attacks and creating powerful combination techniques during the battle.

However, Elder Zhi was still able to hold his ground despite all these. He was showcasing the rich combat capabilities of a Voidwalker, matching the intensity that the opposing side had.

In the distance, Grandmaster Benn remained unmoved, controlling the battle with only his commands that the divine beasts were executing.

Elder Zhi also tried to launch a few ambushes with his spatial beast constructs, teleporting them around Grandmaster Benn and executing a similar strategy.

Unfortunately, his spatial beast constructs were not as strong as the ones that Grandmaster Benn controlled.

Moreover, these spatial beast constructions were unable to reach their targets.

Grandmaster Benn was strong on his own. After all, the combat techniques that Shin had inherited were created by him.

However, the Grandmaster Benn had never shown them. Instead, he still showcased the might of his unique Mentalism Method.

When the spatial beast constructs were ambushing him, he never made his move physically and continued to stand in his spot.

Instead, rune after rune appeared around him. They formed a cylindrical halo that spun around him.

They then linked with one another and formed a rune sequence that later became a series of destructive spells that bombarded the spatial beast constructs.

It was very clear that the master from the Elder’s Council was not to be trifled with.

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