At the moment of impending strike, Shan Liangyi swiftly raised both hands and released deep yellow mana.

The Earth Element Power is quite adept at defense. I personally experienced this when battling the Catastrophe Demon. Even the Earth Element Power forcibly converted from Flame Magic Power showed such sturdiness. The authentic Earth Element Yellow Dragon Power only has more advantages.

But in a rush, Shan Liangyi might not be able to unleash 100% of his defensive potential. Facing flames that specialize in attack, the deep yellow mana couldn't completely block its power and was blasted to pieces. Shan Liangyi's body was also shaken by the aftershock and scorched by the high temperature, sending his whole body flying backward at high speed.

Although they were just minor injuries, this was the first time Shan Liangyi was wounded in a battle with me!

I relentlessly pursued, Shan Liangyi immediately controlled his posture. A large amount of flame attacked from different angles. This time he no longer relied on the defense of space-time barriers but employed strong spatial abilities for evasion, his body continuously flickering, dodging all attacks, and then releasing mana of five different colors to counterattack.

All these attacks still passed through my body, ignored by me. Now I could injure Shan Liangyi unilaterally, while he could only dodge embarrassingly. Although it was difficult to hit him again for the moment, as long as he was prepared to defend with all his might, he could fend off my flames, but the battle had moved to a different dimension.

Whether defense or evasion, he had to respond to my attacks, which was undoubtedly a disadvantage. Each failed dodge and defense accumulated damage on him, pushing him one step toward defeat, while I was inherently in an invincible position.

I didn't know how Shan Liangyi was faring, but at least on my side, the concept of sustainment time didn't exist. Previously, I had to consider how much flame was stored in the Ash Weapon, but now, I could be in the Crown Form without the Ash Weapon, possessing infinite energy without any worry.

In gaming terms, my current state is akin to being invincible with infinite stamina.

However, nothing absolute exists in this world.

My invincibility is not absolute.

Being fully suppressed unilaterally by exploiting the nature of Manifestation, Shan Liangyi seemed to have bottled up anger, his voice full of distinct rage, saying, "Don't get carried away… We both have opened the third door and reached the Legendary Realm, do you really think I can't deal with you?"

As he said this, the deep yellow wheel behind him began to rotate slowly.

It was like an invisible machine finally entered its operational mode, his mana fluctuations rapidly rising, the nature of his power changing.

——Shan Liangyi was about to use his full strength!

Until now, although it was just a personal feeling, the power he displayed hadn't surpassed the moment he last left the Southern City. Even if he indeed showed the intensity of the third door, the Vermilion Bird Seed hadn't formally joined his power operation. The Flame Magic Power felt not from the Vermilion Bird Seed, but converted using Meng Zhang's Seed according to the Five Elements Mutual Generation principle.

The power Shan Liangyi displayed in this way might rival the absolute value of his peak period in his previous life, but there was a glaring flaw in completion.

Why act with this restraint is, of course, not because he's deliberately holding back. I think, it's because he hasn't swallowed the Vermilion Bird Seed yet. Although he swiftly digested other Power Seeds, he took his time with the Vermilion Bird Seed. It seems that to him, the Vermilion Bird Seed bearing all my talents is too important. He wants to chew it slowly with full concentration later, rather than gulp it down rashly.

But now he clearly couldn't care less. Being suppressed by me with the power he covets is a tremendous humiliation for him, unimaginable to me. If it were Ming Zhuo or Huang Quan, they might swallow the humiliation and make as rational a decision as possible, but Shan Liangyi seemed to care more about his dignity.

All along, I regarded him as an ambitious schemer akin to a behind-the-scenes manipulator, but the real him is a proud and easily angered, emotionally rich individual.

Despite being reborn countless times across time and space, living uncertain years and reincarnating who knows how many times, his lifespan altogether maybe even far exceeds some Ancient Great Impermanence, yet there's no sense of antiquity and aging from him. Like a young man full of vibrant desires and vitality, occasionally making decisions influenced by emotions without regard for gain and loss.

Gua Tianshi would never possess such rich emotions. Even Xuanming would occasionally reveal a hint of old age in his words and deeds. I have never thought that an old person's aloofness from the worldly matters is a superior life attitude to the youthful exuberance. Shan Liangyi presenting such a stance might precisely prove his strong vitality.

So I won't underestimate him for that. Besides, I'm also an emotional person, and seeing him make such a choice, it unexpectedly evokes a sense of affinity in me.

Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, five colors of mana surged out from different positions of the deep yellow wheel, then instantly melded in Shan Liangyi's hands, morphing into a light intertwined in black and white, reminiscent of the concept of "Taiji".

This power is extremely dangerous! I instinctively understood this.

To successfully attack me at this point, according to my speculation, there should be at least two methods.

The first method is to use the True Spirit Power.

Although I said I could transform into anything, there are exceptions, and the True Spirit Power is one of them. At present, I can't transform and integrate into the True Spirit Power, and to accomplish this, I can immediately speculate, is to attain self-proof True Spirit.

Only by proving the True Spirit oneself, can one truly comprehend the essence of the True Spirit Power, and then transform into the True Spirit Power.

The second method is what only a God who has opened the third door can achieve.

The Great Impermanence who pushed the second door can overwhelm the whole with his density and alter the natural phenomena, being born from and surpassing nature as an individual. After opening the third door, even the world view itself can be distorted, being able to use power in a world devoid of mana, even maintaining one's true nature in a world altered by Divine Seal Power.

It is a powerful soul that can redefine the surrounding world in reverse, like the founders in history who reshaped the territorial order with overwhelming force. Since it can define everything, it naturally won't be easily bound by any logic and reasoning.

Such a powerful individual can be seen as already independent from the world. If I, as a Manifestation and Enlightenment individual, can integrate into anything in this world, then someone who opened the third door exists not within anything in this world, and its real power does not belong to any world.

Yin and Yang Black and White Magic Power turned into a beam of light, blasting toward me.

I didn't rely on my merger and penetration properties to ignore the attack this time but immediately performed an evasive action. The Yin Yang black and white beam veered, narrowly brushing by me. This instead proved the danger of this strike.

It's important to note that I'm currently in a state where I can't be selected at the destiny and causality level, significantly enhancing my evasion capability with my own power, yet this strike almost hit me.

This indicates the opponent's attack can pick me anew from All Things and exert a strong locking effect.

Shan Liangyi gathered the Yin and Yang black and white mana again and unleashed the same power continuously. To him, who is going all out, this seemed like just a normal attack. I dodged while manipulating the Flame Magic Power for counterattacks. However, the flame clashed with the Yin and Yang black and white mana, like a branch meeting a giant axe, being smashed effortlessly.

The flames didn't pass through the Yin and Yang black and white mana as before, indirectly proving that this strike could truly harm me now.

"What's the matter, is this the extent of your Power of Manifestation!?" Shan Liangyi shouted loud and clear, "Can't you become even stronger? Can't you bring out more power?

"Extract all your power, and I'll crush it all for you to see!"

Yes, I can still get stronger.

Even now, after opening the third door, my power continues to increase every second. My soul structure constantly optimizes itself, exploring forms stronger than the current one.

After all, I just opened the third door, having significant gaps compared to Shan Liangyi who has been exploring this field for countless years. Yet, given time, I am confident I will turn the tide.

However, if this time were limited to "within this battle," it would be unrealistic to expect to evolve to a surpassing Shan Liangyi level.

After several encounters, I understood somewhat the threat level of the Yin and Yang black and white mana to me. Actually, my property of merging and penetrating through everything wasn't completely nullified. Although the Yin and Yang black and white mana can harm me, I can still neutralize most of its power. Also, in terms of targeting and evasion, though Shan Liangyi could pick me anew, it wasn't perfect, as the hit rate was significantly reduced.

With the passage of time, Shan Liangyi seemed increasingly adept at locking onto me — he too kept learning and advancing through battle.

Moreover, the Yin and Yang black and white mana he employs seemed imbued with an exceedingly extraordinary nature.