Chapter 123: Chapter 122: Winning Again
Sanmei Saber, Yin Yang Intent!
When the two were combined as one, that was the true Secret Transmission and Profound Technique of the Samadhi Yin-Yang Blade!
"Yin Yang Intent?! Senior Brother Gao actually used such a Secret Technique?!"
Others might not have understood, but the Sanmei Sect disciples below the stage knew it all too well.
Yin Yang Intent was the Sanmei Sect’s strongest Secret Technique. The Heart Demon, formed from powerful instincts and desires, was capable of many things the conscious self could not do once all reason was cast aside.
Under the intense, maddening stimulation, the body’s self-preservation instinct—a component of reason—would be temporarily suppressed. This allowed the user to ignore consequences like injury, exhaustion, and pain, erupting with their greatest strength and even breaking their current limits.
But behind this powerful effect was a terrifying backlash from the Secret Technique. Each time it was used, the Heart Demon would resurface, becoming difficult to suppress and affecting the user’s Meditation Realm. It required a great deal of time in quiet contemplation to subdue it. If the Secret Technique was overused, it could even lead to spiritual derangement.
Furthermore, because the Heart Demon unleashed one’s Physical Ability without regard for limits, it could also cause severe physical damage.
This was a Secret Technique that bordered on a suicidal gamble!
And yet, Gao Wujie had just used it. This meant that, without even realizing it, he had been forced into a desperate corner by his opponent.
’Who in the world is this guy?! To think he could push Senior Brother Gao this far!’
On the stage, Gao Wujie’s hair stood on end with fury. His expression was twisted and savage, and a monstrous killing intent surged in his eyes.
His body, already swollen to its absolute limit, expanded even further. Blood began to seep from the surface of his skin. Zhao Xuanqi could even hear the sound of his muscle fibers and fascia stretching taut like fully drawn bowstrings.
The fiery aura that had surrounded him had now turned completely into a dense black, like a raging demonic flame!
Even Zhao Xuanqi, under the man’s gaze, felt a powerful sense of crisis rise from his Hundred Beasts’ Intent.
His opponent’s strength had now truly reached a level that could threaten him!
’So he’d rather descend into madness than lose to me?’
’Samadhi True Fire, the two intents of Yin and Yang... divinity or demonhood, all in a single thought!’
’A Secret Transmission and Secret Technique of this caliber is truly top-tier!’
’I really made the right choice coming to Jinmen. To think I could run into a Martial Arts Expert like this on a mere D-Class stage!’
Zhao Xuanqi’s eyes filled with exhilaration. Under the pressure from his opponent, he could feel his body starting to have some instinctual reactions.
Fear, trembling, hesitation, dread...
These reactions came from the body’s instincts, appearing whenever it encountered an opponent who could threaten its safety.
It was the body’s instinctual retreat.
And in this moment, if Zhao Xuanqi’s powerful will could seize the opportunity while his body’s instincts were weak and retreating, he could forcibly suppress this impulse. By doing so, his will would gain even greater control over his body, until he had completely subjugated every part of it.
’To conquer oneself is to become divine!’
This was the very reason he had come north to Jinmen, seeking to clash with Martial Arts Experts!
He had been waiting for a moment just like this!
ROAR!!
His will, like a ferocious beast, suddenly surged, enveloping his entire body and forcibly crushing all its instinctual negative emotions like fear and hesitation!
Facing Gao Wujie, who was wreathed in demonic flames, Zhao Xuanqi’s face also broke into a savage grin.
’A Secret Technique to further unleash the body’s potential? Who doesn’t know one of those?!’
’And my Secret Technique for unleashing the body is even more powerful and insane.’
’Transforming Form, Secret Technique: Dragon Gate.’
’First Gate!!’
BANG! BANG!!
His body swelled further. The forms of his Acupoints All Over the Body, muscles, and fascia all changed, making his already demonic frame even more savage.
His muscles knotted and twisted, and blue veins bulged as if about to burst.
The Fierce Soaring Two Stances naturally merged into one. Every punch and kick now held the power of the Form of the Fierce Beast.
But on top of this foundation, he was about to erupt with even more power!
BANG!!
In an instant, his fists swelled until they were larger than a normal adult’s head, like a pair of giant warhammers.
At the same time, his arms deformed under the release of the Dragon Gate Secret Technique, allowing his two massive fists to hang all the way down to the ground.
At this moment, he resembled a giant ape that surpassed any normal fierce beast, a frenzied battle lust radiating from his crimson eyes.
His elongated arms were as supple as whips. He abruptly swung his massive fists up and then lashed them downward, just like a whip cracking.
The moment they reached their target, the whip-like arms suddenly tensed, becoming harder than metal.
This instantaneous transformation from soft to firm caused the kinetic energy to explode from his massive fists, creating a terrifyingly powerful vibration.
VMMMM!!
The air around his fists actually distorted like the heat haze above scorching ground in midsummer. This was the result of the air being intensely vibrated and warped in an instant.
One could only imagine how terrifying the vibrational force of this punch was.
’Hammer Technique?’
Zhao Xuanqi not only knew this type of incomparably firm and ferocious Martial Dao technique, he was an absolute master of it.
Form of the Fierce Beast!
Vermilion Ape!!
’Body of an ape, white head, and red feet. Its appearance foretells great war throughout the land!’
The Vermilion Ape Form of the Hundred Beasts Fist borrowed the soft-to-firm transformation of the Monkey Arm Technique and fused it with the Profound Technique of the Battlefield Hammer Technique, allowing its vibrational effect to reach an utterly terrifying level.
BOOM!!
The giant fist descended from the air, colliding head-on with the Demon Blade strike from Gao Wujie in his Heart Demon state!
SCHLICK!!
CRACK!!
Zhao Xuanqi’s fist, covered in both Qi Surge and Blood Essence, was sliced clean open. Blood sprayed out, and the faint sound of his hand bones breaking could be heard.
This showed the terrifying power of Gao Wujie’s strike.
But at the same time, his terrifying vibrational force traveled through his opponent’s Hand Blade and into his body, shaking his muscles, bones, Qi and Blood, and even his Spirit, forcing him into a state of paralysis.
ARGH!!
In his Heart Demon state, Gao Wujie let out a roar. He actually ignored the damage to his body, trying to forcibly suppress the vibration and continue his attack.
However, at that very moment... VMMMM!! Another fist followed, descending from the air.
BOOM!!
This time, Gao Wujie’s body went completely rigid, unable to move. His Heart Demon was rattled by the terrifying aura of the Vermilion Ape Form.
Then came the third hammer blow!!
BANG!!
Gao Wujie’s body was sent flying backward. He tumbled across the ground, finally rolling to the edge of the stage, where he lay sprawled out. Blood trickled from his mouth and nose, but the clarity had surprisingly returned to his eyes.
Zhao Xuanqi had literally beaten him out of his Heart Demon state, shattering the Yin Yang Intent Secret Technique!
He gasped for breath, trying to struggle to his feet, but the intense vibrations wracked his entire body. He felt as if his bones were about to fall apart, and he couldn’t summon any strength at all.
The referee’s ten-second countdown echoed in his ears, but he was powerless to do anything.
A helpless smile touched the corners of his lips.
’My opponent is just too strong. To think this would be the result after I played all my trump cards.’
’To run into an opponent of this caliber in a random match... is my luck just that bad, is my own strength too weak, or are the waters in Jinmen just too deep?’
