Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques

Chapter 562: Chapter 555: Path of True Self

The Withering King, Bi Qiu.

He appeared no different from a normal human on the outside, but that was merely an illusion. Beneath that skin, his entire internal structure was vastly different from a human’s.

He had no internal organs; they had all been converted into a chain of devices resembling a biological energy compression system. During his life’s great transition, every muscle fiber had been reformed into energy transmission conduits filled with microscopic gaps.

His skeleton, with its special hollow and spiral structure, had become a natural conduit for accelerating and amplifying energy.

In ancient times, throughout the history of the Celestial Demons, Bi Qiu and his terrifying abilities had always marked him as one of the most outstanding biological weapons.

And Secret Technique: Godslaying Shadow was one of his signature abilities.

It worked by drawing Life Energy from the outside world, converting and compressing it within his organs, and using his specially structured skeletal system as a release channel to unleash all the biological energy—his Divine Soul Power—in an instant.

Although the attack’s form and presence were subtle, the rapidly compressed and rotating Divine Soul Power possessed terrifying speed and penetrative force.

Such an attack would be difficult to dodge even on the ground, let alone while airborne as Zhou Yuanjue was.

However, the outcome completely defied Bi Qiu’s expectations.

Soaring through the void, Zhou Yuanjue’s movements showed no hesitation. Instead, like a great bird spreading its wings, he banked and weaved with incredible agility, dodging every last one of the densely packed Godslaying Shadow energy beams!

Then, he shot toward the two of them even faster than before, like an eagle diving for its prey!

"What is this?"

Bi Qiu’s eyes narrowed sharply.

To others, it might have looked like Zhou Yuanjue was simply dodging, but Bi Qiu knew just how difficult it was to execute such precise, stable, and swift maneuvers in mid-air.

The moment he had launched Godslaying Shadow, he had felt Zhou Yuanjue release a faint amount of Divine Soul Power. Zhou Yuanjue had used it to continuously make minute adjustments to his posture and orientation in the air, which was how he had managed to evade the attack.

Such delicate control over his body and Divine Soul Power had reached an unimaginable level.

’It’s as if... the Divine Soul Power is an extension of his limbs. No, it’s even more agile than his own limbs.’

’Interesting. As expected of someone who broke through the limit using their own physical body. His level of control is truly astounding.’

’In that case... try this on for size!!’

Bi Qiu retracted his arms, and his ribs automatically withdrew into his body. At the same time, the flesh in the center of his chest split open, revealing a hideous black hole.

A dense, blood-red light condensed within it. Immense energy rapidly compressed and spun inside his core organs, and then...

Unleashed!!!

BOOM!!!

A colossal pillar of light, dozens of meters wide, poured out from Bi Qiu’s chest.

This was the same powerful move he had just used to shatter the defenses of the Divine Seed, "Green God." Its destructive power was incomparable to any weapon currently on Earth. Even the Green God, which possessed a Solid attribute capable of withstanding a nuclear bomb, could not resist it. Furthermore, its area of effect was immense.

Secret Technique: Desolate!!

There was nowhere to run!!

As Zhou Yuanjue watched the massive pillar of light rush toward him in an instant, a glint flashed in his eyes as he felt the immense power it contained.

’So his abilities rely entirely on Divine Soul Power for offense? It seems even his physical body was modified during his evolution to better accommodate the flow of Divine Soul Power...’

’However... to me, it’s still too ’unfocused.’ After all, my power is no longer entirely the same as pure Divine Soul Power.’

Zhou Yuanjue let out a low cry. Facing the incoming pillar of light, he made no attempt to dodge. Instead, the energy within him erupted, blasting and vibrating the air as he kicked off forcefully with both feet.

BANG!!

A huge, concave ripple of air appeared in the sky, visible to the naked eye, as Zhou Yuanjue’s figure shot toward the pillar of light at an even greater speed.

He spread his arms. The wing-like life-imprint patterns covering his body vibrated intensely. The formidable power surging from within him coated his arms, solidifying into what looked like a pair of lifelike wings.

Then, as he charged forward, this pair of wings sliced violently through the sky.

As the wings swept through the air, a sharp aura cut through the atmosphere, creating Qi Blades dozens of meters long.

SWOOSH!!!

Zhou Yuanjue’s body, wreathed in Life Energy, collided with the massive Energy Pillar fired by Bi Qiu.

A blinding light flashed past.

Amidst a piercing shriek, the members of the Forest Race on the ground saw it clearly: the pillar of light that had shattered the Green God’s formidable defenses was instantly split in two. Cleaved apart by those wings, its trajectory was diverted, and the two halves shot off in different directions, colliding with the remaining Green God Vines and triggering massive explosions.

BOOM!!

The ground trembled and shook. The explosive power of the two divided beams of formidable energy was astounding, and yet, just moments ago, Zhou Yuanjue had cleaved that terrifying attack in two with a single charge!!

"So strong... Is this the power of someone who broke through the biological limit on their own?"

Naliss murmured to herself as she gazed at the winged figure treading upon the void.

’He actually managed to cleave "Desolate" in two? Just what is this guy...?’

This time, Bi Qiu was completely and utterly shaken. He couldn’t understand how his opponent had done it.

’How much power would it take to slice through an energy attack compressed by my own abilities?’

"Do you feel it? His power is different from ours."

"If I’m not mistaken, this guy isn’t on the Path of the ’True Spirit.’ He’s likely on the ’Path of True Self’ recorded in the histories!"

"He’s a madman who doesn’t fear death."

Just then, in a flash, a message via magnetic field entered Bi Qiu’s mind, causing him to jolt. Knowledge and records related to this topic surfaced in his thoughts.

When a member of the Celestial Demon Lineage breaks through to King Level, they separate the magnetic field of their soul and will from their body, turning it into a special, stable structure. They then go back and modify the body, which they view as a tool, a machine, a consumable item that can be replaced at any time. It ultimately led to changes throughout their entire race.

This is the so-called "Path of the True Spirit."

But corresponding to the Path of the True Spirit, there is, in fact, another path.

The Path of True Self.