Chapter 202: Chapter 193: Ascending the Tide
The last two serpent heads shattered simultaneously. His aura and body fused completely as Shechuan Ancient entered his strongest state.
Ghost Path Qi Union.
His Secret Medicine Ability allowed his body to completely repair itself in a short amount of time. It prompted his cells to instantly replicate and metabolize, meaning that as long as he was still breathing, he could use this power to recover from any injury.
Furthermore, after each rapid replication and regeneration, his cells entered a hyperactive state. This caused his Physical Ability to surge, and it drastically improved his body control and fine-tuned perception.
However, this state wasn’t permanent. The instantaneous metabolic repair consumed a massive amount of Physical Ability. The enhancement to his bodily functions would also begin to diminish within half an hour, eventually disappearing completely. When that happened, he would fall into a state of extreme weakness, sometimes even sleeping for more than half a day just to recover.
The ability seemed designed for a creature that had just molted, granting it a temporary, massive boost in bodily function to guard against its surroundings while it sought a safe place.
With the aid of his Martial Arts Techniques, Shechuan Ancient could push this ability to its absolute limit.
The short-term, drastic improvement in his physical qualities—most importantly, his body control and intuition—allowed him to temporarily break through the limits of his current realm. It enabled his Intent to briefly merge with his body, granting him some of the characteristics and abilities of the Harmony realm.
In his strongest state, he was a being who could truly contend with those in the realm of Harmony!
At this moment, his aura was completely restrained. His form vanished from within the rainbow light, as if he had returned to a state of primal simplicity. But this did not mean his oppressive presence had disappeared.
An intangible aura spread out, extending far beyond the range his previous presence could affect. Hundreds of meters away, the countless spectators in the teahouses who focused their gazes on Shechuan Ancient felt a bone-chilling cold and began to tremble for no apparent reason.
It was as if a natural alarm hidden deep within the human subconscious—an instinct reserved for creatures of terrifying threat—had been fully activated.
At that moment, Shechuan Ancient seemed to have transformed into some kind of higher-level life form.
In that instant, the world looked completely different through Shechuan Ancient’s eyes.
The dust dancing on the platform, every hair and pore on his opponent’s body, the subtle whisper of the wind, the motes of light falling from the sky...
Everything was so clear, presented in his mind as if in slow motion.
At the same time, his intuition sharpened to its absolute peak. Everywhere he looked, he could predict every possible technique Zhao Xuanqi might use next.
’Openings! Openings! It’s all openings!’
His earlier words had not been an empty boast!
’I didn’t expect Shechuan Ancient to reach this level. He’s relying on his Secret Medicine Ability to force a breakthrough, so it certainly won’t last, but it’s more than threatening enough.’
Watching Shechuan Ancient and sensing that deeply hidden threat, Hong Luan’s brow furrowed slightly.
The Harmony realm was a celestial chasm for Martial Artists of any era. Those who could cross it were all figures who would dominate their region and enjoy a period of immense glory.
And Shechuan Ancient—or rather, all of the Three Celestial Assassins—had already touched that threshold.
The threat posed by such individuals would increase exponentially.
’It seems that taking control of Jinmen and forcing the Neon Nation to back down won’t be an easy task after all.’
So how would Zhao Xuanqi deal with such an opponent?
Countless pairs of eyes were now fixed on Zhao Xuanqi.
Under his opponent’s gaze, Zhao Xuanqi’s instinctive Hundred Beasts’ Intent roared a warning. The hairs on his skin stood on end, and he felt as if he were being seen through completely.
Yet, his expression remained utterly calm, showing no change whatsoever.
"Is this... your limit?"
"Even after temporarily crossing the chasm to Harmony, this is the best threat you can muster? I suppose vermin like you were never meant for the grand stage."
Zhao Xuanqi said, his expression serene.
"Still running your mouth?"
Shechuan Ancient’s voice was a hoarse rasp, like the hiss of a serpent. His pupils no longer looked human, but like those of a cold-blooded animal.
A small smile touched the corner of Zhao Xuanqi’s lips.
Shechuan Ancient’s hypersensitive senses clearly saw Zhao Xuanqi’s muscles ripple as, in a single instant, he seemed to strike nearly a hundred of his own acupoints.
VMMMM!!
The light of the Evil Qi produced by the Five Slaughter Secret Technique suddenly twisted, fusing completely into a single mass. It turned an abyssal, profound black, like the immeasurable surface of the deep sea.
The next moment.
WHOOSH!!
His aura surged violently. The deep-sea-dark light of his Evil Qi suddenly erupted like a tsunami, and the entire platform was rapidly engulfed by wave after wave of its presence.
It was as if colossal waves from the depths of the ocean were surging to the heavens, swallowing the sky.
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
The sound of the surging tide was seemingly not an illusion, but something that was actually reaching the ears of every spectator hundreds of meters away.
’Is that... the sound of his Qi and Blood surging? How can it be this powerful?!’
The expressions of countless Martial Arts Experts changed drastically. ’Even the Celestial Dragon Body, famous for its Qi and Blood, doesn’t produce a sound this intense when its Qi and Blood are surging, does it?!’
’And this terrifying aura... could it really be coming from an expert below the realm of Harmony?!’
ROAR!!
Just then, at the crest of the tidal wave, the dark waters parted. A tremendous beast’s roar echoed out as a Qilin Holy Beast appeared at the wave’s peak. Half its body was borne upon the surging tide, as if it were about to ascend to some mysterious place in the heavens.
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