Chapter 765: Does the Divine Power Projection Have a Hidden Agenda?

In a moment of disorientation, a strong hand had already gripped the clone’s neck.

Even if it were to be said that it was just Ares’s substitute created with divine power to test Lin Yi, it still had a sense of pain and could experience despair.

When its power slowly drained away, and even the motion of raising its arm became extremely laborious, the clone finally understood what true despair was.

Even at this moment, it could not comprehend why, though its power was equal to Lin Yi’s, it was no match for Lin Yi when he unleashed his true strength.

"You’re just a clone, no need to dwell on it. You’ve fulfilled your mission of paving the way for me."

As Lin Yi spoke, he applied a bit of force, and the clone, identical to himself, disintegrated into fragments of divine power, dissipating in the space before him.

Subsequently, Lin Yi looked up towards the void above, and with a smile, said:

So, are you waiting for me to shatter this space myself?

Ares’s divine power projection, as the Dungeon God, was tasked with guiding the practitioners of Blue Star to a higher level.

However, during Lin Yi’s battle with the clone, he found Lin Yi to be too arrogant, so he checked the Divine Realm’s records on Blue Star to see what kind of person Lin Yi was, never expecting to discover information regarding the upper-rank divine envoy Calamity’s wanted notice uploaded to the upper planes:

Lin Yi, a graduate of Xia Jiangcheng Second High School.

Xia’s top practitioner, Xia’s youngest War God.

In Ares’s divine power projection’s view, these accolades were just so-so.

In this 50th-floor Descent Abyss dungeon, Ares’s divine power projection had encountered numerous geniuses and understood that becoming the strongest or even a ruling will on a lower plane like Blue Star was merely an entry ticket for the realm’s weaklings to become deities.

Yet as he read on, Ares’s divine power projection saw a piece of key information that filled him with terror:

Lin Yi, the possessor of the Great Saint martial soul, and highly compatible with it.

Is this true!

Who would have thought that all those years ago, the divine monkey that caused turmoil throughout All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds was this kid’s martial soul, and it perfectly melds with him, making this boy nothing but a ticking time bomb!

No wonder he’s so young, yet possesses such terrifying combat capabilities without fully conquering the planet’s dungeon; this kid is truly a troublemaker!

Unfortunately, if Ares’s true form were here, perhaps he could rely on his formidable combat power to directly kill Lin Yi and retrieve the remnants of that monkey’s soul.

For now, it seems the only option is to relay the information back to the true form.

Without delay, Ares’s divine power projection quickly dispersed some divine power, sending it towards a distant location. It wouldn’t be long before Ares, far away in the upper plane, received the message transmitted by his divine power projection, at which point Lin Yi would no longer be able to hop around.

Suddenly, Ares’s divine power projection thought of something, directing his gaze towards one of the temporary spaces he’d created, grinning before slipping into it.

When Ares’s divine power projection emerged from the temporary space, Lin Yi had already finished his battle.

At this moment, Ares’s projection overheard Lin Yi’s voice.

"Don’t, don’t attack, I’ll send you out immediately!"

If the space constructed with divine power was voluntarily cancelled, a portion of the divine power might be reclaimed.

But if Lin Yi broke it himself, the consumed divine power would scatter into the world.

To ensure the smooth execution of his plan, Ares’s divine power projection hurriedly stopped Lin Yi, asking him to cease his actions.

Ares’s divine power projection quickly chanted a spell, controlling the divine power to gradually dissolve the temporary space where Lin Yi was located.

"Haha, I thought you planned to make me do it myself."

Lin Yi’s remark somewhat irked Ares’s divine power projection.

Yet before Lin Yi, he dared not display a hint of displeasure.

"Young man, your strength is truly terrifying. Even I am astonished by your displayed power. Let’s now see how your teammates perform; they are doing well, too."

Though Lin Yi seemed a bit fed up with Ares’s divine power projection, he was quite keen to follow his teammates’ progress through the dungeon.

In the space created by Ares’s divine power projection, all three were engaged in combat with full dedication.

Since their recovery abilities weren’t as robust as Lin Yi’s, and their energy bars couldn’t be exhausted like his, during their battles with their clones, their fights were more about raw, physical clashes.

This was especially evident in Sun Dachuan.

He and his clone both wielded the large hammer he usually used to enhance equipment, swinging it fervently.

Both the original and the clone were bloodied, and neither showed any signs of giving up.

Among Shenxiao’s students, Sun Dachuan’s combat talent wasn’t the greatest, but his perseverance was second to none in Shenxiao.

No matter how tough the opponent, if they couldn’t one-shot Sun Dachuan, he would fight to the bitter end.

Sun Dachuan and his clone simultaneously swung their hammers toward each other’s faces.

Bang!

A dull thud echoed from both sides of their cheeks.

Both Sun Dachuan and the clone were knocked to the ground by the immense force, their hammers falling beside them.

Despite their eyes not yet open, they both struggled to extend their right hands.

Sun Dachuan refused to lose, and as long as he hadn’t expended all his strength, he wouldn’t entertain any thoughts of giving up.

Even with a face too swollen to see his surroundings, he would rely on the sound’s direction to seek out the enemy’s position.

In short:

Though I, Sun Dachuan, might be clumsy, when it comes to perseverance and willpower, I am second to none. Fighting against my clone is truly taxing, but as long as I can stand, I will fight until the last drop of blood is shed.

The clone inheriting Sun Dachuan’s mindset was no different. Both gripped their hammers tightly, rose swiftly, and once again swung their hammers at each other.

After countless rounds of mutual damage, Sun Dachuan and his clone finally collapsed to the ground together.

It was at this point that the battle began to shift.

Prone on the ground, Sun Dachuan became a lot calmer.

He started pondering a method to break the deadlock, thinking about what he needed to do to find a way to break the balance.

Meanwhile, the chubby Feng Sanyou seemed to be doing much better.

This fellow thought more than Sun Dachuan. Though much of his battle with his clone was a physical struggle, it was clear from his attacks that Feng Sanyou was far more cunning than Sun Dachuan, constantly trying to change his combat style to gain an advantage.