Chapter 149: Chapter 148: Fist Like a Cannon
HUM! HUM!
Fan Shiyan took a sharp breath, and a thunderous roar erupted from his viscera and bowels.
Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound!!
BOOM!!
Simultaneously, his entire body swelled as he entered the state of All-Body Extreme Breakthrough.
His already tall and burly frame now looked even more terrifying. His physique seemed even more robust than that of Peng Weishan, an Elder of the White Tiger Sect!
On the surface of his skin, blue veins bulged from the surging Qi and Blood. They crisscrossed in a pattern that, upon closer look, vaguely resembled the stripes of a fierce tiger, exuding an exceptionally savage aura.
As an Elder of the White Tiger Sect, Peng Weishan was now over fifty. Even for a master of Five Qi Tongxuan, his physical condition had inevitably begun to decline under the blade of time, the vigor of his Qi and Blood no longer what it once was.
But Fan Shiyan was different. He was only twenty-four, a time when his Qi and Blood were at their most vigorous. The White Tiger True Form he unleashed was the true pinnacle of power.
In terms of pure Physical Ability, he was even superior to Peng Weishan; however, he was far behind in technique and experience.
For example, Peng Weishan could generate Gang Qi in the state of Internal Organs Resonating, a feat Fan Shiyan couldn’t accomplish. He needed to coordinate it with the Power of the Viscera and Bowels from Five Qi Tongxuan.
"I have recently gained some insights from observing the Exotic Beast Forms that Elder Zhao has revised and completed. Please, Elder Zhao, offer your guidance."
Fan Shiyan said in a deep voice.
At this moment, he had unleashed nearly all his strength, holding back only the Secret Techniques that would harm his body.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!
SLOSH! SLOSH!
His heart began to beat violently, and the sound of his surging blood rushed out of his body like an ocean tide. His hormone levels skyrocketed, the pores on his skin tightened, his whole body trembled slightly, and every hair stood on end.
The vast reserves of nutrients in his body were instantly released in an overload, surging to every part of him along with his roiling, tide-like Qi and Blood, providing support for an immense burst of power.
The heart pounds, blood surges like the tide!
The spleen transports, power grows like a dragon!
Kidney water reaches Tongxuan, rage makes the hair stand on end!
Of the Five Qi in Fan Shiyan’s body, the Three Qi of the heart, spleen, and kidneys began to circulate violently at once, erupting with tremendous physical power!
Like Wu Yin before him, he was a master of the Three Qi Realm. However, Fan Shiyan was exceptionally gifted, born with an excellent constitution. Combined with the power of the White Tiger Sect’s Secret Transmissions, his burst of Physical Ability was no weaker than Wu Yin’s. Furthermore, his fighting techniques and body control were far superior to Wu Yin, who had relied on Poisonous Insects to modify his body!
If Wu Yin were to face Fan Shiyan, Wu Yin would have practically no chance of winning.
Fan Shiyan slowly settled into a fighting stance. Empowered by his immense Physical Ability, the influence of his Spirit on living beings also reached its peak. The spiritual essence of his Fist Technique transformed into a terrifying aura that erupted from his body.
RUSH!
A monstrous torrent of water churned and surged like a tsunami. By simultaneously employing the Three Qi, he compensated for his lack of skill with brute force. The surrounding air was stirred by his movements, merging with the aura of his Fist Technique to form tsunami-like ripples.
The next moment, Fan Shiyan moved.
ROAR!!
His body shattered the air as he thrust out a palm. Amidst the aura taking form—a surging, churning flood—a massive Exotic Beast charged forth, borrowing the terrifying might of the current.
Its body was snow-white, its mane flowed like a lion’s, and a pair of goat-like horns grew from its head.
Exotic Beast Form, Bai Ze!!
This was a powerful Exotic Beast Form unleashed through the simultaneous coordination of heart-blood, kidney-water, and the spleen!!
The Tongxuan ability of the Viscera and Bowels that it required was something even the current Zhao Xuanqi could not unleash!!
The surging Gang Qi was like a tide, but from within that tide, the horns of the Bai Ze emerged to strike. The essence of this Exotic Beast Form technique was like a needle hidden in cotton. It could be said that the Vibration was the Form, and Penetration was the core. Once hit, the force of the Vibration would first overwhelm the muscles, tendons, and skin, causing them to slacken and go numb. Then, the Penetrating Force would enter the body’s core, directly injuring the Viscera and Bowels. It was an exceptionally dangerous move!
Originally, with Fan Shiyan’s level of fighting skill, he shouldn’t have been able to execute the essence of such a Technique. But Zhao Xuanqi had completed the Exotic Beast Forms, and Fan Shiyan, deeply humbled by watching Zhao Xuanqi’s training, had returned to train arduously. He had finally made some progress.
Seeing the Bai Ze form that Fan Shiyan had executed, a flicker of approval flashed in Zhao Xuanqi’s eyes.
The Bai Ze form was an Exotic Beast Form he had only recently completed for the White Tiger Sect. To have grasped it to this extent so quickly showed that Fan Shiyan had indeed put in the work.
In the blink of an eye, Fan Shiyan’s attack was upon him.
Yet, Zhao Xuanqi had made no move. He hadn’t unleashed a covering Qi Surge, nor was there any sound of his Viscera and Bowels activating.
In fact, at this moment, the skin of his entire body appeared somewhat pale. His eyes were half-closed, his arms hung limply at his sides, and his whole body was slack. His life aura and its fluctuations had dropped to an extremely low level.
It was as if his heart had stopped beating.
Under his control, all the Qi and Blood in his body converged on his heart in an instant, like a spring compressed to its absolute limit.
The instant Fan Shiyan’s attack was about to land, his half-closed eyes snapped open, glinting with a terrifying light.
THUD!!
A single, deep heartbeat sounded. As his heart pulsed violently, the converged blood erupted like ignited dynamite, rushing to every part of his body in an instant.
His state of extreme relaxation instantly transformed, switching from stillness to motion in a flash.
To achieve an incredibly powerful burst, one needs extreme relaxation, followed by the fastest possible switch to Force Release!
And now, Zhao Xuanqi had achieved it!
BANG!! BANG!!
The sound of Qi Surge and Blood Essence erupting in unison.
TWANG! TWANG!
The sound of muscles snapping taut, going from a relaxed state to one of extreme contraction for Power Generation.
HUM! HUM!
The roar of his Viscera and Bowels instantly operating at full force.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
The whistle of his entire body’s sudden Force Release stirring the Gang Qi.
BOOM! BOOM!
And finally, the explosive crack of his Palm Force shattering the air as he swung his hand.
All these different sounds, empowered by Zhao Xuanqi’s Heart’s Profound Ability, layered on top of one another in the single instant of transition from stillness to motion, creating a terrifying resonance.
ROAR!!!
Heaven-shattering and earth-shaking!
Within the aura, a surging fire exploded from Zhao Xuanqi’s body. From within the flames, an Exotic Beast Form—shaped like a rabbit with long, pointed ears and a huge mouth filled with fangs—charged out, letting loose a world-shaking roar.
Exotic Beast Form, Hou!!
The heart belongs to fire!
After achieving Heart Tongxuan, Zhao Xuanqi’s burst of Physical Ability had undergone a qualitative improvement. The Exotic Beast Forms that relied on the terrifying eruption of Heart Fire were thus unlocked, baring their ferocious fangs!!
The layering of multiple sounds of Force Release, the swift transition between stillness and motion, the instantaneous explosion like a cannon shell’s gunpowder detonating—this was the essence of the Hou form’s Force!!
CLANG!!
Their palms collided, but the sound was not a dull thud, nor was it a roar. It was a unique sound, like a cannonball leaving the muzzle, a bullet firing, a firing pin striking and setting off an explosion.
Zhao Xuanqi was the firing pin, his Force was the detonating gunpowder, and Fan Shiyan was the cannonball being fired.
With almost no time to react and no hesitation, Fan Shiyan’s body left the ground in an instant, flying backward five or six meters through the air before he managed to regain his balance and land in a "Thousand-Pound Drop" stance.
Gazing at Zhao Xuanqi in the distance and feeling the intense, numbing Vibration traveling up his sturdy arm, a trace of bewilderment flickered in Fan Shiyan’s eyes.
’Was I just hit by a person, or by a cannon?!’
