Chapter 106: Chapter 105: Dragon Gate
In their first exchange, a terrifying power was unleashed as their Palm Techniques collided. The one sent staggering back was, surprisingly, Zhao Xuanqi—even while simultaneously using Qi Surge and his Blood Essence!
The strength of a core member of the Giant Spirit Army was far beyond that of any ordinary True Inheritance disciple!
Even within the Giant Spirit Sect, individuals like this were considered to have completed their training and forged their own unique paths. Their titles were the best proof of this.
As their palms met, Zhao Xuanqi felt as if he had collided with an earthquake. The terrifying force of his own strike vanished as if a stone dropped into the sea, guided away by his opponent’s profound state of near-fusion with the Earth Veins and channeled completely into the ground. At the same time, the explosive counterattack—powered by the earth’s tremors and a fearsome Physical Ability—was more than his body could currently withstand.
His opponent’s Training Method realm was far superior to his. And with the boost from that profound state, his Combat Realm had also reached an exceedingly high level.
This was the strongest opponent Zhao Xuanqi had encountered since his reincarnation into this world!
Meanwhile.
BOOM!!
After the clash, Feng Zheng gave Zhao Xuanqi no chance to breathe. The moment he dispelled the aftershock of their collision, he advanced, pressing in close!
"Interesting!!"
At that moment, a fierce killing intent erupted from Zhao Xuanqi’s eyes. The stimulus of such a powerful opponent sent his body into a state of extreme excitement.
HSSH!
His breathing pattern shifted rapidly as he entered the state of "Rong." His vital energy fluctuations began to merge, allowing him to more completely unleash his Physical Ability.
He raised his arms slightly, like unfurling wings.
In that instant, the Fierce and Xiang stances merged into one!
Qiongqi!!
SWOOSH!!
Zhao Xuanqi shot forward to meet the charging Feng Zheng, his speed reaching an absolute peak. The wind from his palm technique tore through the air, creating a sound like the roar of a wild beast.
But what arrived even before his fist was an aura of extreme savagery and Overbearing Fury!
In Feng Zheng’s eyes, Zhao Xuanqi’s form seemed to shift. A terrifying shadow spread out from his body, coalescing into a monstrous beast—shaped like a tiger, with a pair of wings sprouting from its back. It opened its great, bloody maw, threatening to swallow his very consciousness whole!
For a moment, Feng Zheng felt his spirit waver. Under the force of this mental assault, his Earth Spirit Ability—that sense of oneness with the Earth Veins—was nearly shattered!
’What a terrifying aura for a Fist Technique!!’
Feng Zheng’s pupils constricted slightly. ’I underestimated him. An aura this terrifying would rank near the top even among all the opponents I’ve ever faced. And to think, his Training Method realm is far beneath my own!’
’But if he thinks he can intimidate me with just the aura of his Fist Technique, he’s being far too naive!’
BOOM!!
The next moment, the skin all over his body tightened, his pores snapping shut as every hair stood on end.
His cold, impassive face instantly contorted into a ferocious, terrifying mask. A vicious glint and a fiery light flashed within his stony, emotionless eyes.
Yet, this extreme emotional outburst didn’t disrupt his connection to the Earth Veins. On the contrary, it made their bond even tighter.
The ground trembled violently, and a terrifying roar seemed to echo up from the depths of the earth.
Earth Fire Palm!
Men have their rage, and the Earth has its fire!
When the Earth rages, mountains and rivers shift, fiery dragons tear through the heavens, and all life is extinguished!
Inside Feng Zheng’s body, his heart was now beating at an unimaginable rate. A ceaseless, immense torrent of Qi and Blood coursed to every corner of his body, turning it into a scalding hot furnace.
At the same time, his liver, stimulated by the Secret Technique, went into overdrive. Intense energy surged up from his liver to affect his brain.
The heart governs fire, and the liver governs rage!
Using the rage of man to command the rage of the earth.
This was the Giant Spirit Sect’s combat Secret Technique, one that Feng Zheng had mastered after reaching the realm of Inner Cultivation!
Upon reaching the deeper stages of Inner Cultivation, the practitioner’s internal organs are tempered, gradually unlocking all sorts of incredible abilities. The techniques of the Martial Dao evolve beyond the basic stances and conditioning of muscle, tendon, and skin, ascending to an entirely different plane.
The acupoints throughout the body, the internal organs, the will and spirit—all become wondrous beyond description!
At this very moment, Feng Zheng was revealing the full might of an Inner Cultivation master from a top-tier Secret Transmission!
BOOM!!
A terrifying aura erupted from his body as well. It was an aura of shifting mountains, of moving earth, of volcanic eruption. The gushing lava seemed to form a long dragon that rose to meet the Fierce Beast Qiongqi formed from Zhao Xuanqi’s aura.
The two auras collided, locked in a stalemate!
Feng Zheng had borrowed the fury of the earth itself to block the terrifying burst of aura from Zhao Xuanqi’s Qiongqi technique!
At the same time, BOOM!! Their palms collided once more, releasing a terrifying crack of thunder.
Since Zhao Xuanqi couldn’t gain the upper hand with his Fist Technique’s aura, it meant he was effectively at a disadvantage in this exchange!
After all, in terms of Physical Ability and explosive power, someone merely at the peak of Cross-Training like him was no match for a veteran of Inner Cultivation like Feng Zheng!
Sure enough, after they clashed, the violent impact forced Feng Zheng back half a step, while Zhao Xuanqi was thrown back more than three steps, slamming heavily against the wall.
CRASH!
This time, the terrifying force of the impact shattered the sturdy wall. Bricks and stones tumbled down, revealing the scene outside.
’Fusing the Fierce and Xiang stances, unleashing the Form of the Fierce Beast... and it still had no effect on him!’
"Surrender. I told you, you won’t escape from me."
After the strike, Feng Zheng’s taut skin relaxed. His ferocious expression subsided, his raised hackles fell, and the intense rage vanished from his eyes, which returned to their stony indifference. His tall frame radiated an endless, oppressive pressure.
While stimulating one’s internal organs with a Secret Technique could unleash tremendous power, it also placed an extreme burden on them. Prolonged use would cause physical harm.
All Secret Techniques came with a price.
"Surrender? You think this is over?"
Zhao Xuanqi slowly straightened up. His face showed no sign of panic at his opponent’s strength; on the contrary, the corners of his lips curled into a smile.
THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP!
A powerful heartbeat echoed from within him. The muscles all over his body, already bulging to their limit, began to twist and contort. He stretched his arms slightly once more, bent his legs, and drew in his torso, lightly resting his knuckles on the ground.
His body, having been transformed by the Hundred Beasts Mystic Gate to the point of an All-Body Extreme Breakthrough, was now completely unleashed. It was as if he had lost his human form entirely.
In the dim light, his terrifying eyes grew brighter and brighter, and increasingly savage.
It was as if he were gradually casting aside some part of his humanity.
The terrifying negative emotions brought on by the Hundred Beasts Fist, long suppressed deep within his heart, now vented forth without restraint, elevating his entire Spirit to a new level.
Killing intent, tyranny, cruelty...
If before he had merely projected the aura of a Fierce Beast, now his entire body, his entire Spirit, had become one.
The Giant Spirit Sect had its own powerful inherited Secret Techniques. Even the lesser Four Great Sects, such as the Mountain and River Sect, all had their own unique Secret Techniques.
As a top-tier Secret Transmission, how could the Hundred Beasts Sect not have its own Secret Techniques?
The Transforming Form, a Dragon Gate Secret Technique.
The First Gate!!
