Chapter 1210: Chapter 1208: Exposure of Life and Death Martial Arts
"Brother Zhang, you come with me."
No one stopped Shi Xiaole any longer, and Shi Xiaole transmitted his voice to Zhang Xiangfeng.
He did want to seize two Supreme Pools, but reality didn’t permit it. Shi Xiaole was well aware that even the Martial Emperor and his two companions had only seized one; if he was too ostentatious, he feared that he would incur the enmity of everyone.
At least for the moment, he did not have the strength to stand above all others.
"Xiaole, we must rely on our own abilities to seize opportunities—don’t worry about me. Both of us are free-spirited individuals; excessive politeness would only make us commonplace," Zhang Xiangfeng said with a smile as he refused.
At that moment, what he was more curious about was the purpose behind Shi Xiaole’s acquisition of a Supreme Pool. Was it to enhance his half-supreme level Wind Sword Way? But would that be of any use?
The others were equally curious, and some were secretly cursing Shi Xiaole for wasting resources. Only Xuanyuan Di, who was within a Supreme Pool, showed a look of understanding.
Having been refused by Zhang Xiangfeng, Shi Xiaole didn’t insist anymore, putting himself in the other’s shoes, he probably wouldn’t have accepted either. Unconcerned with the thoughts of bystanders, Shi Xiaole pondered which Supreme Martial Way to reveal?
The Martial Way of Life and Death was at ninety percent of the initial stage, while the Demon Martial Way was at the peak of ninety percent. Logically, he should first enhance his Martial Way of Life and Death. Because once the latter was enhanced, it would bring the improvement of all his Martial Ways.
Moreover, his exceptional stamina in prolonged battles must have already raised some suspicions. Since that was the case, he might as well be generous.
Once he had made up his mind, Shi Xiaole no longer hesitated and immediately entered a Supreme Pool.
In a flash, the ancient and profound aura of the Supreme flooded into Shi Xiaole’s body through every pore, bypassing his meridians and flesh, and directly surging into his sea of consciousness.
The immense oppressive force almost caused the collapse of both his Wind Sword Way and Illusion Martial Way.
"I have no choice but to reveal it."
He sighed inwardly as for the first time in his life, Shi Xiaole ran his Martial Way of Life and Death at full capacity without any concealment.
An overwhelming aura, mixed with rich vitality and desperate death qi, burst forth from Shi Xiaole’s body, forming a distinct pillar of black and white light, connecting heaven and earth.
Where black and white met, a thread-like trail of gray light linked them, twisting as it did and forming a Yin-Yang Wheel three feet in diameter. Each high-speed rotation dragged out diamond-like particles of dreamy luster.
One black and one white, seemingly containing the rules of life and death in the human world, and in essence, not inferior to the Dao of Reincarnation on Xuanyuan Di.
"What?!"
"Supreme Martial Way? He also possesses Supreme Martial Way?"
"This is impossible! I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!"
Witnessing everything happening to Shi Xiaole, everyone verged on madness, plunging into unprecedented shock.
A peerless master not even a hundred years old had already made people unsettled and hard to accept.
And here was this young peerless master, already possessing two kinds of Martial Ways, who had added one more Supreme Martial Way. And this Supreme Martial Way, unprecedented and touching upon the Supreme Martial Way of life and death, gave rise to a single thought in everyone’s mind.
How unjust the heavens are!
Even Qi Muchu, known as the ’Number One Young Master in the World’ and perfect in every aspect, couldn’t help but be jealous of Shi Xiaole, envious of Heaven’s immense favor towards him.
"Could this person really be an old monster in disguise?"
The Heavenly Martial Emperor began to question his existence, but quickly shook his head. There was no old monster like that in the world, and the energy of life could not deceive anyone.
If previously, he was fifty percent sure that Shi Xiaole would be invincible in the world, now, that confidence had risen to ninety percent. As long as Shi Xiaole did not die prematurely or get trapped by others, with his talent, it was virtually impossible for him to fall behind.
"No wonder he’s not afraid of a drawn-out fight, having leftover strength even after a battle with Xuanyuan Di to that extent. So that’s why," Liu Ruofei took a deep breath.
Neither Xuanyuan Di nor Qi Muchu had made him despair, but at this moment, Shi Xiaole truly made him feel a bit desperate, with a sense of unreachable helplessness.
"A heaven-sent genius, hahaha, Brother Xiaoliu, could this be the blessing and compensation from the heavens towards our Miaojiang tribes, for the blood debts of over a hundred thousand years? With such a hero, why worry about being unable to avenge?"
Shi Xiaoba struggled to maintain calm, but his face was still flushed, and he was shaking.
Meng Xiaoliu next to him had his eyes closed, his eyelashes trembling nonstop, indicating the turmoil and surging within, yet he still retained a shred of rationality as he transmitted, "What I’m worried about now is his reaction when he finds out his true identity!
If only he was one of the two people guided to us that time in the Zrin Kingdom, how good it would have been."
Indeed, in Meng Xiaoliu’s heart, he was eighty percent sure that Shi Xiaole was one of the two chosen ones, as only his innate gift could have elicited such a response from the Ancestral Altar.
This also meant that Shi Xiaole had a sense of identity with his own background, but this happiness came too suddenly, so suddenly that Meng Xiaoliu dared not believe it, forcing himself to remain composed, fearing an even greater disappointment later.
Shi Xiaoba didn’t care about those details. If not for too many watching eyes, he would have liked to rush up to Shi Xiaole and recognize him right there and then.
Not just the others, but even the Martial Emperor, the Scorpion Lady, and the Black Abyss Elder in the other three Supreme Pools were all attracted by Shi Xiaole and showed different expressions of astonishment.
"The emergence of this youth will lead to enormous changes. I propose that we kill him here and now," Black Abyss Elder transmitted to the Scorpion Lady.
The stronger a person was, the less they liked those who broke the rules to emerge. In Shi Xiaole, Black Abyss Elder saw the potential to break the rules.
Once the others grew up, would anyone care about his words?
The Scorpion Lady’s eyes grew cold, and she was about to nod when suddenly, an overwhelmingly strong pressure squeezed both her and the Black Abyss Elder, causing a clear fracturing sound in the void.
"You better not mess around," the Martial Emperor said coldly as he sensed the murderous intent from the two.
"Although you come from the East Victory Continent, are you not worried at all about being replaced? Killing this youngster, the martial world will still be dictated by you and me."
The Black Abyss Elder’s face changed several times, but he still chose to communicate through transmitted voice.
"Short-sighted."
The Martial Emperor had only four words.
With a gloomy face, the Black Abyss Elder really wanted to make a move regardless of the consequences, but the Martial Emperor was slightly stronger than him. With the Martial Emperor’s interference, even if he teamed up with the Scorpion Lady, they might not succeed in killing Shi Xiaole.
Dealing with such a genius, if you can’t kill with one hit, it only leads to endless trouble, so one must be cautious.
"No need to rush for the moment, he’s not our match yet. Once the land of Fate closes, we’ll immediately think of a plan and arrange it meticulously."
The Scorpion Lady’s schemes were even deeper, and the killing intent that had been suppressed on her suddenly vanished as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, the Black Abyss Elder could only snort silently and continue to close his eyes to comprehend, but he marked this matter in his agenda.
All this happened very quickly, but because the Martial Emperor spoke up, it still aroused everyone’s suspicions, and they all cast their glances over.
Shi Xiaole’s psychic power was incredibly strong. Almost before the Martial Emperor opened his mouth, he faintly sensed the malice coming from the Black Abyss Elder and the Scorpion Lady, and he was extremely guarded. However, he didn’t expect the Martial Emperor, a stranger to him, to speak up in his defense.
"Senior, thank you."
Shi Xiaole transmitted his voice to the Martial Emperor.
The Martial Emperor did not respond, seemingly immersed in his cultivation.
There were five Supreme Pools left on the field, and the struggle among the three groups of experts had also reached a fever pitch. Eventually, the Heavenly Martial Emperor, the Thousand Swords Emperor, two experts from Miaojiang, and the Golden Silkworm each grabbed a Supreme Pool for themselves.
Among the five, the Golden Silkworm had the lowest strength.
But due to two men in grey, as well as the Startling Thunder Emperor and the Five Elements Axe Emperor, being injured by Shi Xiaole, their competitiveness was reduced. Although the Undying Ancestor was able to recover, his overall strength was slightly weaker than that of the Golden Silkworm, and of course, he could not compete.
In the golden rain, a pair of eyes gleamed with captivating brilliance. Life is like a dream, and one day, relied on that young man she had encountered in the Colorless Realm to get an opportunity.
Boom!
Someone attempted to attack the Golden Silkworm, but in the next moment, a surge of overwhelming energy erupted from the Supreme Pool, causing that attacker’s bones to break and tendons to snap, nearly costing them their life.
"The air of the Supreme, not to be desecrated."
Those who didn’t grab a spot could only sigh in longing.
The cliff was not only home to the Supreme Pools; those mounds of earth, rocks, and even forests contained unimaginable truths of martial arts. Those who failed to grab a spot at the Supreme Pools had no choice but to settle for less.
Fortunately, this kind of opportunity also exceeded many in the outside world, so it wasn’t overly disappointing.
"What exactly creates the air of the Supreme?"
As Shi Xiaole delved deeper, he became increasingly astonished.
From the air of the Supreme, he peeled away many startling images.
Such as in an endless darkness, light exploded, giving rise to numerous pebbles. These pebbles, large and small, formed a delicate balance due to their respective forces, turning out to be the universe’s stars!
Perhaps a long time, perhaps an instant, within certain stars, there emerged water and life, with beasts roaring and asteroids smashing down. Tsunamis, earthquakes, continuously occurring. Countless lives played out from weakness, to flourishing, to vanishing, the entire process...
From macro to micro, large as the operation of heaven and earth, small as the composition of a speck of dust, it seemed that as long as you wished, you could find an answer to anything in the air of the Supreme.
Shi Xiaole began consciously observing life, seeking to enhance his Life-and-Death Martial Way by deeply understanding the mysteries of life and death.
Time trickled away.
The entire cliff quieted down.
"Life, signifies change and movement. Death, is it unchanging and stillness? And what lies at the end of death?"
At some point, Shi Xiaole’s Life-and-Death Martial Way had advanced to ninety percent peak, and with a thunderous boom, he then broke through to the initial stage of completion, yet he did not stop there.
The deeper his understanding of life and death, the greater his perplexities became. Towards the end, he almost forgot the purpose of cultivating and was simply immersed in his enlightenment, desiring clarity on the true essence of life.
Half a month passed.
The Martial Emperor, Black Abyss Elder, and the Scorpion Lady had all absorbed the air of the Supreme and stepped out of their respective Supreme Pools. It was apparent that the martial realms of these three had not broken through, but they had become deeper and more mysterious than before.
Five days later.
A surge of energy from Reincarnation erupted, and Xuanyuan Di’s Reincarnation Martial Way broke through to the mid-stage of eleven percent, drawing everyone’s sideways glances. The Black Abyss Elder and the Scorpion Lady’s faces looked particularly unpleasant.
A day later.
Qi Muchu’s Power Martial Way also broke through to the mid-stage of eleven percent. His starting point was lower than Xuanyuan Dao’s, but the gap between them seemed to be narrowing.
By the twenty-fifth day.
Everyone woke up from their state of cultivation, having progressed to various extents, with only Shi Xiaole still with his eyes tightly closed.
On the thirty-second day.
The Yin-Yang Wheel above Shi Xiaole’s head shrunk from a diameter of three feet to two, but the black and white glows became even more translucent, exuding a terrifying aura of life and death.
The peak of the ten percent completion of the Life-and-Death Martial Way!
