Chapter 79: Chapter 78: Qi throughout the Body (Congratulations to Elvin2016, the Silver Alliance Leader!)_1 Chapter 79: Chapter 78: Qi throughout the Body (Congratulations to Elvin2016, the Silver Alliance Leader!)_1 Chirp chirp!
Suddenly, the sound of countless birds crying erupted!
Secret Skill: Hundred Hawks Cry Together!
Under the shock, Yan Jue exerted his killer move with all his might.
But at this moment, the cry of the white bird lacked its usual sharpness, filled with a mournful wail, reminiscent of a cuckoo weeping blood.
Fang Xi looked up and saw the chains rattling, with a person bound at the end.
This person was disheveled, his clothes torn and tattered, but on crucial spots like the collarbones, neck, wrists, and ankles, he was shackled with enormous chains!
Even so, his movements were incredibly agile, managing to catch all of Yan Jue’s desperate counterattacks.
Moreover, when the two figures separated, Yan Jue looked pale, staring at his right shoulder.
At that spot, half of his arm was gone, vanished without a trace…
Opposite.
Dugu Wuwang held a severed limb in his hand, and beneath his hair, two spots of scarlet light seemed to flicker.
“Master Dugu? We are from the Grandmaster Conference!”
Seeing this, Zhou Tong was immediately shocked: “Why attack us?”
“Damn it, something really went wrong… Not only is Dugu Wuwang not dead, he’s even gone mad…”
Yan Jue quickly retreated a distance, with patterns resembling curses emerging on his body.
The blood on his arm stopped quickly, and the wound started to grow new flesh, healing at an extraordinary pace.
—Return to Origin Secret Skills!
As a high-ranking member of the Grandmaster Conference, Yan Jue naturally prepared several secret skills for himself.
Unfortunately, his arm was still in the hands of Dugu Wuwang; otherwise, he could have reattached it and used it again.
‘Dugu Wuwang’ seemed to trigger a reaction in the person opposite.
Dugu Wuwang abruptly looked up.
Whoosh!
His hair splayed out, revealing a pair of crimson eyes.
Although Dugu Wuwang was already in his eighties, his skin was tight, his back straight, and the muscles on his body extremely strong, with blue earthworm-like veins moving on them, showing no sign of aged frailty.
“Dugu… hopeless…”
He muttered, the blood in his eyes overflowing: “Demonic beasts’ flesh… turns into my blood… devouring demons and beasts… Martial Saint… above a Grandmaster…”
“Dugu Wuwang still has consciousness!”
Upon seeing this, Zhou Tong immediately beamed with joy: “The conference’s task mentioned that if we could save this Grandmaster, the contribution points would surely double!”
However, the next moment.
Dugu Wuwang let out a roar, his muscles bulged, flesh interwoven, body hair intertwined, forming dark scales that covered his entire body.
Threads of black lines converged on his forehead, his skull bulging outward, turning into two slightly curved black horns.
At this point, Dugu Wuwang had transformed into a creature with scales and demonic horns—a demonic beast!
It moved, and even Fang Xi struggled to keep track of its trajectory in the air. The massive chains were strung taut, issuing a mournful protest from the strain.
In the next instant, the demonic beast martial artist was upon Zhou Tong, and its unhuman claw smashed down furiously!
‘Secret Skill: Return-Yuan Copper Body!’
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Tong also deployed his ultimate skill!
He gave up attacking, taking a completely defensive posture, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
A threadlike Gang Qi formed a brass color, making him appear like a deity descending from the heavens!
Zhou Tong had unparalleled confidence in this technique: “Even the conference head wouldn’t be able to break through my defense in one move!”
But the next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his arms!
“How can this be?”
His expression turned to one of shock, looking at the demonic claw pressing on his arms!
Whoosh whoosh!
The next moment, each scale on the demonic beast’s arm trembled, expelling air to amplify the power of the claw!
Bang!
The arm of Dugu Wuwang’s transformed demonic beast martial artist managed to strike twice, smashing through Zhou Tong’s arms and crashing into his chest.
The hard-style Grandmaster flew backwards in an instant, breaking who knows how many bones in his chest…
Swish!
Rattle Rattle!
The demonic beast wanted to pursue its victory, but sudden pulling forces from the ankles caused the thick iron chains to strain.
Fang Xi moved like a fleeting shimmer, grabbing Zhou Tong and quickly retreating.
“Cough cough…”
Zhou Tong spat out blood mixed with innards, while the pattern of Return to Origin Secret Skills emerged on him: “So close… just by a tiny bit, my heart would have been shattered!”
“Could this be ‘Qi throughout the body’?!”
Yan Jue, missing an arm, watched as Dugu Wuwang became a demonic beast martial artist, an uncertain look crossing his face: “Unexpectedly, Dugu Wuwang is truly a once-in-a-generation genius, combining the ultimate of Gang Qi with demonic transformation to create the best form for executing martial arts… Now his body, every part, every organ, is made for martial arts, perfectly fitting with his own skills, unleashing an unparalleled effect!”
Within the Grandmaster Conference, there were two major hypotheses about ascending to Grandmaster.
One focuses on Gang Qi, achieving the ‘Qi throughout the body’ as the limit of a Grandmaster, then attempting ‘True Gang Transformation’.
‘Qi throughout the body’ implies Gang Qi spreading through the entire body, fully amplifying the strength of a Martial Saint.
The other path is researching the way of the demon.
At this moment, Dugu Wuwang seemed to have slightly merged the two paths!
Not only ‘Qi throughout the body’ but also with the help of demonic transformation to modify his body, adding organs, changing flesh, has increased his power to an astonishing degree.
Fang Xi looked at the opponent’s foot.
He saw that, although it was covered with scales and sharp nails, the bizarrely twisted muscle curves and the pores capable of blasting airflow seemed to be designed to amplify agility!
“A monster, a true monster!”
“The martial artists of this world can actually achieve such a feat!”
Fang Xi felt deeply moved in his heart.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but rise up with respect for Dugu Wuwang.
To be able to do this, the opponent was undoubtedly worthy of the name of the greatest Grandmaster of the past century!
He took a deep breath and stepped forward.
“Grandmaster Fang, what are you doing?”
Yan Jue looked at this scene with great surprise, “Dugu Wuwang, fearing that he might lose his mind, has forged the Mysterious Iron Chains at Defeat Peak to lock himself up… to prevent himself from losing control and hurting others… We should just stay far away, getting close is seeking death!”
“How can I easily give up when faced with such an opponent?”
Fang Xi’s eyes burned with passion, and he suddenly shouted, “Chaotic Yuan!”
Buzz buzz!
The next moment, reddish Gang Qi surged out from his limbs, bones, and pores!
From afar, it seemed as if he was wearing a suit of crimson armor!
“Is this… the orthodox ‘Qi permeating the whole body’?”
Zhou Tong looked at this scene, incredulously wiping his face, “Didn’t Grandmaster Fang just achieve his Grandmaster position? How has he suddenly reached the limit of Gang Qi? No, that’s not right… According to the research at the conference, to achieve ‘Qi permeating the whole body’, one must have an intact body without any covert injuries, and an extremely abundant Qi Blood. How can this be possible without those meticulously researched secret medicines from the conference?”
According to the research of the Grandmaster Conference, to achieve ‘Qi permeating the whole body’, one must first be a Grandmaster, and then achieve the state of an unblemished physical body.
In reality, the promotion of martial artists is always accompanied by combat, and those without hidden injuries are extremely rare.
Even Grandmasters are no exception!
In the Grandmaster Conference, only those exceptionally talented individuals who had been cultivated from a young age and practiced superior skills had the chance to break through to this realm!
Other than that, one would have to use extremely precious secret medicines to heal the body, mend injuries, and enhance Qi Blood.
This was the realm that Zhou Tong and Yan Jue were both desperately pursuing.
And now, it had easily reappeared on Fang Xi!
“Is this… the limit of Gang Qi?”
Fang Xi shook his arms and found that after being covered with a layer of Gang Qi, the air resistance seemed to have lessened considerably, leading him to an insight.
The so-called ‘Qi permeating the whole body’ was like putting a streamlined virtual armor on a Grandmaster’s body to minimize air resistance.
When air resistance was reduced, the speed of the motions naturally increased!
Any Martial Arts ‘Qi permeating the whole body’ would transform a martial artist into the form most suitable for exhibiting that Martial Art!
‘However, the orthodox path for a martial artist is through Gang Qi, and once the Gang Qi is depleted, it’s gone!’
‘Dugu Wuwang is ruthless enough to directly transform his own flesh and blood. At this point, his Martial Arts have become inhuman!’
Fang Xi was able to achieve this solely due to the nourishment of the Eternal Spring Skills.
In addition, the Qi Blood Pill and other elixirs from the Cultivation World also played an indispensable role.
The combination of the two has allowed him to ascend to the limit of a Grandmaster.
But to achieve ‘True Gang transformation’, there were still some difficulties.
According to Fang Xi’s estimate, perhaps only with a second-tier replenishing Qi Blood treasure pill, could he see a chance for a breakthrough!
However, for the time being, it was already sufficient!
Fang Xi looked at Dugu Wuwang in front of him, now transformed into a Demonic Beast, and brought his five fingers together to form a fist!
Boom!
As the fist smashed out, he felt that the surrounding air not only didn’t become a resistance but instead acted as an aid, making him like a fish swimming through the current, elevating his punching technique to an unprecedented level.
“Demonic Beast flesh and blood… turn me into a Grandmaster!”
Dugu Wuwang, with a mouthful of fierce sharp teeth, suddenly spit out a muddled phrase and reached out with a claw!
His claw seemed to be whimsical, but it was actually filled with lethal intent and infinite variations, having integrated martial skills into his very marrow!
Snap!
The fist made of Gang Qi collided with the Demonic Beast’s sharp claws.
The next moment, whoosh!
Dugu Wuwang’s arm, spraying airflow, struck with a speed faster than Fang Xi’s, reaching in front of his face!
Fang Xi’s figure retreated explosively, just barely dodging the heart-piercing claw in the nick of time.
Hiss!
After the scaled claw missed, it underwent a strange change.
One by one, the sharp nails detached rapidly, as though driven by a powerful force, shooting out like bullets!
Bang bang!
Caught off guard, Fang Xi was hit by five nails on his chest, and he was sent flying backward.
“Alas… Grandmaster Fang is unwise!”
Yan Jue sighed upon seeing this scene, “With Dugu Wuwang’s current strength, even if the conference leader visited in person, bringing those few ‘Qi permeating the whole body’ Grandmasters, it’s uncertain if they could subdue him… Now it seems he will suffer; he does not have the Return to Origin Secret Skills!”
But the next moment, his jaw dropped as he watched Fang Xi stand up as if nothing had happened, patting his chest.
Rustle!
His clothing fluttered and fell apart like butterflies, scattering in the air.
Several sharp claws and Snake Dragon scales fell to the ground.
“Not bad, to be able to penetrate my two layers of defense… You were just a little short of injuring me.”
Fang Xi looked up, his gaze filled with unprecedented interest, “Let the second round begin!”