"Boom!"


    The two forces collided. There was no earth-shattering bang, but it was like two stars compressed to the extreme exploding silently.


    The space slightly distorted, and the chaotic energy surged. The aftershocks spread out like ripples, shattering the floating meteorites around into powder.


    Mortis staggered a few steps, his throat turned sweet, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.


    He forcefully suppressed the surging blood in his body, feeling both shocked and angry in his heart.


    This sneak attack was so stealthy and swift. If he hadn''t remained vigilant all the time and his physical body hadn''t been tempered to be strong enough in the chaotic energy, he would have been seriously injured long ago.


    What made him even more shocked was that the opponent''s power was so pure and restrained. It carried no trace of the violent energy that leaked out, but it contained a sharpness that was enough to pierce through everything.


    He was annoyed at his momentary carelessness, allowing the enemy to approach so easily.


    Obtaining the Huangzhongli had made him relax a little mentally, which was a fatal oversight in this perilous Primordial World.


    At this moment, he only felt a burning pain on his back, as if he had been burned by an iron.


    "Who?!"


    Mortis roared. The power of destruction burned around him like black flames, illuminating his angry face.


    His scarlet eyes were like two burning coals, staring fixedly ahead, trying to find the person who had launched the sneak attack.


    Ripples appeared in the space, and a figure slowly emerged.


    It was a man dressed in a silver-white long robe. His silver hair was tied behind his head, revealing a well-defined face.


    His facial features were as exquisite as if they had been carved. His skin was fair and emitted a faint holy radiance.


    However, those eyes were as deep as a cold pool, making it impossible to see through his thoughts.


    Mortis felt a chill in his heart, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity welled up in him. He forcefully suppressed the doubts in his heart and sized up the other person warily.


    The aura around this man was restrained and profound, like a sharp sword hidden in its sheath. Its edge was obvious, yet it was difficult to fathom.


    "Great Luo Golden Immortal!"


    Mortis was secretly shocked in his heart. He could clearly feel the profound and restrained power on the other person, which was on a par with his own, and even... faintly surpassed it.


    "Who are you? Why did you launch a sneak attack on me?!"


    Mortis'' voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of suppressed anger, like a beast''s growl.


    The man in white had an indifferent expression, as if he didn''t care about Mortis'' anger at all.


    His thin lips parted slightly, and he uttered two words: "Di Tian."


    Di Tian?


    Mortis quickly went through the powerful beings with names and reputations in the Primordial Era in his mind, but none of them matched.


    This name was as unfamiliar as a solitary soul floating from the depths of chaos.


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    There was no impression of it, no record of it, as if it had emerged out of thin air.


    Could it be... a hidden expert who had not yet emerged in the Primordial Era?


    Or, was it a new incarnation of some old monster?


    "Di Tian..." Mortis chewed on this name, and the doubts in his heart grew even stronger.


    In this Primordial World, there were many hidden talents. Although he had obtained some opportunities and his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, he still didn''t dare to be the slightest bit careless.


    Today''s sneak attack was like a wake-up call, reminding him that this was not a safe place, and a slight carelessness could lead to eternal damnation.


    Di Tian still had no expression on his face. His gaze landed on Mortis, with a trace of barely noticeable scrutiny.


    His tone was flat, yet it carried an unquestionable domineering: "You took something from Buzhou Mountain."


    Buzhou Mountain?


    Mortis sneered in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged on the surface.


    Buzhou Mountain was transformed from Pangu''s spine, supporting the heavens and the earth. There were countless treasures on it, but so what?


    Treasures belonged to those with virtue and ability. Once he obtained them, they were his, and no one could take them away!


    Could it be that this Di Tian regarded himself as the guardian god of Buzhou Mountain?


    It was really naively ridiculous!


    "Something from Buzhou Mountain?" Mortis deliberately pretended not to understand, his tone tinged with a hint of mockery, "What thing? I didn''t take anything at all."


    Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Di Tian and found that the other person''s gaze was always fixed on him. That gaze was as sharp as that of a falcon, as if it could see through everything about him.


    Mortis tensed up in his heart and was even more certain of his guess—this Di Tian didn''t know that he had taken the Huangzhongli!


    Di Tian fell silent, staring intently at Mortis as if he wanted to see through him.


    The air around seemed to solidify, filled with a oppressive atmosphere.


    After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth...


    "Who are you?"


    Di Tian''s tone was cold, with a hint of scrutiny. His gaze swept across Mortis'' face like a blade, as if he wanted to dissect everything about him.


    Spiritual energy surged around him, like a dormant giant beast, ready to pounce on its prey at any moment.


    Mortis met Di Tian''s gaze without flinching.


    The corners of his mouth curled into a playful smile, and his tone was laced with a hint of mockery: "Me? Just a passerby. As for my name..."


    He paused, deliberately drawing out the sound, and then said word by word: "Mortis."


    "Mortis..." Di Tian repeated this name, frowning slightly, as if searching for relevant information in his mind.


    But soon, he relaxed his brows, and his tone was still cold: "I don''t care who you are. If you took something from Buzhou Mountain, you must stay!"


    Mortis burst into laughter, and his laughter echoed in the chaos, carrying a hint of arrogance and provocation.


    "Something from Buzhou Mountain?" His tone was playful, "Tell me, what exactly did I take?"


    Although he didn''t admit it, he didn''t deny it either. His words fully revealed his confidence and dominance.


    Di Tian''s eyes narrowed, and a sharp killing intent burst out instantly. The surrounding innate spiritual energy surged violently, like boiling magma, and the space began to distort and deform.


    "Stubborn and unyielding!"


    He let out a cold snort. A brilliant silver light enveloped his body, and an overwhelming pressure as vast as the sea swept out, as if it was going to crush Mortis into powder.


    Mortis didn''t show any weakness. The power of destruction gushed out, forming a black ocean behind him, confronting Di Tian''s silver light.


    Black flames danced around his body, like the flames of hell, exuding an aura of destroying everything.


    The two powerful forces collided, and the space shook violently, emitting a continuous humming sound, as if it was about to collapse.


    The air was filled with an irritable atmosphere, so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.


    Mortis'' eyes were like torches, staring fixedly at Di Tian. He felt his blood boiling, and a strong sense of excitement welled up in his heart.


    Di Tian also had a burning gaze. The silver light around his body became even more dazzling, like a burning star, illuminating the entire chaotic space.


    He felt Mortis'' strength, and a trace of excitement also rose in his heart.


    He hadn''t encountered such a worthy opponent in a long time.


    "Fight!"


    Mortis roared, his voice shaking the universe. He condensed a black long spear in his hand and stabbed towards Di Tian with the might to destroy everything.


    Di Tian let out a cold snort. A flash of silver light appeared in his hand, and a silver long sword appeared.


    He flicked his wrist, and the sword light was like lightning, slicing through the void to meet Mortis'' God-Slaying Spear.


    With an earth-shattering bang, the two forces collided, bursting out with earth-shattering energy. The surrounding space instantly collapsed, forming a huge black hole that devoured everything around it.


    "Come on! Let me see how much you''re really capable of!"


    Mortis was full of fighting spirit. The black flames burned fiercely on his body, making him seem like a god of war from hell.


    "You will regret it..."


    Di Tian''s eyes were cold. He waved the long sword in his hand, and the sword light was like a rainbow, slicing through the chaos and attacking Mortis.


    Mortis sneered, neither dodging nor evading. He brandished a black giant hammer and met Di Tian''s attack head-on.


    "Regret? I, Mortis, don''t know what regret tastes like!"


    The two figures intersected in the void, like two bolts of lightning, so fast that the naked eye could hardly catch them.


    Every collision erupted with an earth-shattering bang, and the surrounding space kept collapsing, forming huge black holes one after another.