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Chapter 79: Qi Pervades the Body (For Elvin2016's Silver Sponsorship! )
Shrieks! A cacophony of birdsong abruptly erupted!
Secret Art: Hundred Falcons' Cry!
Underneath his shock, Yan Sun unleashed his trump card with all his might.
But at this moment, the cries of the white birds lacked their usual sharpness, carrying instead a mournful lament, like a cuckoo weeping blood!
Fang Xi looked up and saw chains rattling, their ends bound to a figure.
This person was disheveled and grimy, their clothes in tatters, yet immense shackles hung conspicuously from their collarbones, neck, wrists, and ankles!
Even so, their movements were incredibly nimble as they leaped, parrying Yan Sun's desperate counterattack in its entirety.
Not only that, when the two figures separated, Yan Sun's face was pale as he stared at his right shoulder.
Across from him.
Dugu Wuwang held a severed arm in his hand, and beneath his hair, two points of scarlet light seemed to ignite.
"Grandmaster Dugu? We are from the Grandmaster Society!"
Zhou Tong, witnessing this, turned pale with shock. "Why are you attacking us?"
"Damn it, something really happened. . . This Dugu Wuwang isn't just alive, he's gone mad. . ."
Yan Sun swiftly retreated a distance, patterns resembling curse marks appearing on his body.
The blood on his arm was rapidly stemming, and even sprouts of flesh were growing from the wound, healing at an incredible speed.
—Reversion Secret Art!
As a master of the Grandmaster Society, Yan Sun had naturally prepared several secret arts for himself.
Unfortunately, his arm was still in Dugu Wuwang's hand; otherwise, he could have reattached it and used it.
The four words 'Dugu Wuwang' seemed to trigger an agitated reaction from the person opposite.
Dugu Wuwang suddenly looked up.
Clatter!
His hair splayed out, strand by strand, revealing a pair of crimson eyes.
Though Dugu Wuwang was already eighty years old, his skin was taut, his back ramrod straight, and every muscle on his body was immensely powerful. Blue, worm-like veins writhed beneath his skin; there was no sign of old age or frailty.
"Dugu. . . Wuwang. . ."
He mumbled, the blood-red color in his eyes overflowing. "Flesh of demons. . . transforming into my blood. . . devouring demons, consuming fiends. . . Grandmaster. . . beyond Grandmaster. . ."
"Dugu Wuwang still has consciousness!"
Seeing this, Zhou Tong's face immediately lit up with joy: "The guild's mission stated that if we could rescue this Great Grandmaster, the contribution points would certainly double!"
However, in the next moment.
Dugu Wuwang let out a roar, his muscles bulging, his flesh intertwining, his body hair interwove, forming patch after patch of dark scales that covered his entire body.
Fine black lines converged on his forehead, and his bones protruded outwards, transforming into two slightly curved, jet-black horns.
At this moment, Dugu Wuwang had terrifyingly transformed into a grotesque creature with scales and demonic horns! No, he was a demon!
His body moved, and even Fang Xi found it difficult to track his trajectory through the air. The massive chains were pulled taut, groaning under the unbearable strain.
In the next instant, this demonic martial artist appeared before Zhou Tong, his hand-claws, which no longer resembled a human's, brutally smashing out!
'Secret Art: Reversion Bronze Body! '
In a flash, Zhou Tong also unleashed his ultimate, most treasured technique!
He abandoned all offense, adopting a completely defensive posture, crossing his hands before his chest.
Strands of Gang Qi transformed into a brassy hue, making him appear like a deity descended from the heavens!
Zhou Tong had unparalleled confidence in this move: "Even the Alliance Head wouldn't be able to break my defense with a single strike!"
But in the next moment, a searing pain shot through his arms!
"How could this be?"
He stared in disbelief at the demonic claw pressing down on his arms!
Whoosh, whoosh!
In the next moment, every scale on the demonic arm trembled, spraying jets of air outwards, amplifying the power of this claw strike!
Bang!
The demonic martial artist, Dugu Wuwang, unleashed a secondary burst of power with his arm, his sharp claws brutally shattering Zhou Tong's arms before smashing into his chest.
This master of external cultivation was instantly sent flying backward, countless bones in his chest undoubtedly fractured. . .
Swoosh!
Clatter!
The demonic martial artist intended to capitalize on the victory and pursue, but a sudden pulling force came from his ankles, and the thick chains holding him snapped taut.
Fang Xi moved with the speed of a fleeting shadow, seizing Zhou Tong and rapidly retreating.
"Cough, cough. . ."
Zhou Tong spat out clotted blood mixed with internal organs, the patterns of the Reversion Secret Art appearing on his body: "Just. . . just a little more, and my heart would have been shattered!"
"This. . . could this be 'Qi Pervades the Body'? !"
Yan Sun, missing an arm, looked at Dugu Wuwang, who had transformed into a demonic martial artist, and a look of bewildered uncertainty appeared on his face: "To think, Dugu Wuwang truly is a heaven-blessed genius, actually combining the pinnacle of Gang Qi with demonization to transform into a form most suitable for martial arts. . . Now, every part of his body, every organ, is born for martial arts; they can perfectly integrate with his martial arts, unleashing an incomparable effect!"
Within the Grandmaster Society, there were two major factions regarding theoretical Grandmaster advancement!
Firstly, focusing on Gang Qi, reaching the Grandmaster limit of 'Qi Pervades the Body', and then attempting 'True Gang Qi Manifestation'!
Among these, 'Qi Pervades the Body' originally meant Gang Qi spreading throughout the entire body, fully augmenting a Martial Saint's strength.
Secondly, was to research the demonic path!
Dugu Wuwang, at this moment, seemed to have subtly merged the two paths into one!
Not only had he achieved 'Qi Pervades the Body', but he had also used demonization to transform his flesh, increasing organs and modifying his physique, leading to astonishing improvements.
Fang Xi looked at the opponent's feet.
Though they were covered in scales and sharp claws, the strangely twisted muscle contours and the pores that could spray jets of air were practically designed for enhancing movement techniques!
"A monster, a true monster!"
"To think that martial artists in this world could actually reach such a stage!"
Fang Xi sighed with deep emotion.
At the same time, a sense of reverence for Dugu Wuwang couldn't help but rise within him.
To have achieved this, the opponent was truly worthy of the title 'Great Grandmaster of the Last Hundred Years'!
He took a deep breath and stepped forward, one step at a time.
"Grandmaster Fang, what are you doing?"
Yan Sun looked at this scene, his expression filled with surprise: "Dugu Wuwang, fearing his own madness, forged profound iron chains on Mount Seeker to bind himself. . . to prevent him from losing control and harming others. . . We should keep our distance, getting closer is seeking death!"
"How can one easily give up when facing such an opponent?"
Fang Xi's eyes blazed with fervor as he suddenly roared aloud: "Primordial Unity!"
Buzz, buzz!
In the next moment, crimson Gang Qi surged forth from his entire body, from every limb and every pore of his skin!
From a distance, it looked as if he were wearing a suit of crimson armor!
"This is. . . the authentic 'Qi Pervades the Body'?"
Zhou Tong, witnessing this, incredibly wiped his face: "Didn't Grandmaster Fang just achieve the Grandmaster realm? How did he suddenly reach the limit of Gang Qi? No. . . according to the guild's research, to achieve 'Qi Pervades the Body', one's body must be flawless, without a single hidden injury, and their blood-qi must be brimming to its peak. Without those meticulously refined secret medicines from the guild, how could he have done this?"
According to the Grandmaster Society's research, to achieve 'Qi Pervades the Body', one must first be a Grandmaster, and then achieve a flawless physical body.
In reality, martial artists' advancements are always accompanied by battles, and martial artists without hidden injuries are extremely rare.
Even Grandmasters are no exception!
Within the Grandmaster Society, only peerless geniuses cultivated from a young age, who also practiced supreme martial arts, had a chance to break through to this realm!
Beyond that, it required the use of extremely precious secret medicines to heal the body, mend injuries, and amplify blood-qi.
This was the realm that Zhou Tong and Yan Sun had painstakingly pursued.
Yet, at this moment, it was effortlessly manifested on Fang Xi!
"This is. . . the limit of Gang Qi?"
Fang Xi shook his arm, finding that after being covered by a full layer of Gang Qi, air resistance seemed greatly reduced, and he understood something intuitively.
The so-called 'Qi Pervades the Body' was equivalent to equipping a Grandmaster's entire body with a streamlined virtual armor, minimizing air resistance.
With reduced air resistance, the speed of strikes would naturally increase!
Any martial art's 'Qi Pervades the Body' would transform the martial artist into the most suitable form for wielding that particular martial art!
'However, the orthodox path for martial artists relies on Gang Qi; once the Gang Qi is exhausted, it's gone! '
'Dugu Wuwang is truly ruthless; he directly transformed his own flesh and blood body. Martial arts to this extent are already inhuman! '
Fang Xi could achieve this entirely due to the nourishing effects of the 'Longevity Art'.
Additionally, the Qi and Blood Pills and other elixirs from the cultivation world played an indispensable role.
The combination of these two factors allowed him to advance to the Grandmaster limit.
However, 'True Gang Qi Manifestation' still presented some difficulties.
According to Fang Xi's conjecture, perhaps only a Tier 2 Blood-Replenishing Treasure Pill could provide him with the opportunity to break through!
But at this moment, it was already enough!
Fang Xi looked at Dugu Wuwang, who had already transformed into a demon, and clenched his right hand into a fist!
Boom!
As he threw this punch, he felt as if the surrounding air, instead of becoming resistance, transformed into assistance, allowing him to move like a fish swimming in a current, his boxing technique ascending to an unprecedented level.
"Demonic flesh. . . transform me into a Grandmaster!"
From Dugu Wuwang's mouth, filled with grotesque fangs, a blurred utterance suddenly escaped as he lunged with a claw!
This claw strike seemed effortless, yet it concealed deadly intent and contained endless variations; it was as if his martial arts had been trained into his very bones!
Snap!
The fist formed of Gang Qi collided with the demonic claw.
In the next moment, whoosh, whoosh!
Dugu Wuwang's arm sprayed streams of air, smashing towards Fang Xi's face at an even greater speed!
Fang Xi retreated explosively, just barely dodging the heart-gouging claw strike in the nick of time.
Hiss, hiss!
After the scaly claw missed, it underwent another bizarre change.
One by one, sharp nails rapidly detached, propelled by a powerful force, launching forth like bullets!
Bang, bang!
Fang Xi was unable to dodge in time and was hit in the chest by five nails, sending him flying backward.
"Alas. . . Grandmaster Fang is unwise!"
Yan Sun, witnessing this, sighed softly: "With Dugu Wuwang's current strength, even if the Alliance Head personally came, bringing those several 'Qi Pervades the Body' Great Grandmasters, they might not be able to subdue him. . . Now, I fear he's in trouble; he doesn't have the Reversion Secret Art!"
But in the next moment, his jaw dropped wide open as he watched Fang Xi stand up as if nothing had happened, patting his chest.
Rip, rip!
His clothes shredded like a kaleidoscope of butterflies, each piece fluttering away.
Several sharp claws fell with serpentine dragon scales.
"Not bad, to be able to pierce through two layers of my defense. . . just a little more, and you could have harmed me."
Fang Xi looked up, his gaze filled with an unprecedented interest: "Round two, begin!"
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