Chapter 558 - 237: Chaos Battle Body, Cleaving the Earth and Opening the Heavens

But it was all worth it.

At this moment, his body had reached the state described in the Cultivation Technique: "The Dao gives birth to chaos, the body transforms into the primordial mist"!

Ten days of secluded cultivation, and he had finally succeeded!

With a thought, Lin Ye issued a command to the system in his mind.

Activate [Healing out of combat]!

The next instant, under Zhu Mingyi’s stunned gaze, Lin Ye’s withered body, which looked as if it might fall apart at any second, was suddenly infused with boundless vitality!

His wrinkled skin regained its luster and elasticity at a visible rate. His shriveled muscles rapidly filled out, and his graying hair turned a lustrous black once more.

In less than ten seconds.

The decrepit "bag of bones" on the brink of death had transformed back into a vibrant young man, brimming with Qi and Blood!

It was as if his horrifying appearance from moments ago had been nothing but an illusion!

Zhu Mingyi stared at the unbelievable scene before him, completely dumbfounded.

The impact of seeing him switch from withered to flourishing in the blink of an eye was even more potent than the great commotion Lin Ye had caused during his ten days of seclusion.

"You..."

"Don’t move. I’m having the medical team give you a check-up."

Zhu Mingyi snapped back to his senses and immediately gave the order.

Soon, a team of medical experts who had been on standby outside streamed in. They quickly set up various precision instruments and began a full-body scan and examination of Lin Ye.

However, the results were completely unexpected and baffling to everyone.

"Director-General... all his physiological indicators are normal. He’s perfectly healthy."

The lead medical expert adjusted his glasses, his expression utterly bizarre as he looked at the data fed back from the instruments.

"But his Qi and Blood index and life-force index... we can’t detect them."

The expert wiped the sweat from his brow. "This situation only ever occurs when scanning inanimate objects. But Student Lin Ye is clearly standing right here, alive and well."

Zhu Mingyi waved his hand, signaling for the medical team to withdraw.

Once again, only he and Lin Ye remained in the vast training room.

He had dismissed everyone, staying behind alone in the crack-filled training room. The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Zhu Mingyi circled Lin Ye twice as if observing a rare treasure, his eyes filled with curiosity and confusion.

"Lin Ye, how do you feel right now?"

He finally spoke, his voice tinged with an uncertainty that even he hadn’t noticed.

"I can’t sense even a trace of Gang Sha in your body, and your Qi and Blood fluctuations have vanished completely... Are you even still a Martial Artist?"

The question was incredibly pointed.

For a Martial Artist, losing their Gang Sha and Qi and Blood was like being a tiger without its fangs—nothing but an empty shell.

Lin Ye heard him but said nothing.

He simply extended his right hand calmly, opened his palm, and then slowly clenched it into a fist.

With a thought.

HUM—

A layer of solid black energy, as deep and dark as ink and seeming to absorb all light, instantly covered his fist.

It wasn’t merely black, but an ultimate, profound darkness, as if connected to a void-like universe. A single glance was enough to make one feel their very consciousness being devoured.

The moment he saw the Gang Sha, Zhu Mingyi’s eyes lit up. The great weight on his heart was finally lifted.

From that pitch-black Gang Sha, he could feel an aura that was more condensed, purer, and also more dangerous than before.

"Phew..."

Zhu Mingyi let out a long breath, his solemn expression melting into a wry smile. "You kid, you’re going to scare these old bones of mine into a heart attack."

Lin Ye dispersed the Qi of Chaos on his fist and slowly began to speak.

"Right now, I don’t know where this Gang Sha is coming from either."

"It seems to appear out of thin air whenever I will it."

"Its nature is also completely different from my old Gang Sha. For now, I can’t tell if it’s gotten stronger or weaker."

The smile on Zhu Mingyi’s face deepened, now tinged with anticipation and excitement.

"Want to test your strength? That’s easy enough."

"These old bones of mine won’t be sparring with you."

He clapped his hands and suddenly called out a name.

"Jia Ying."

As the name was spoken, a figure rose silently, like a phantom, from the elongated shadow cast by Zhu Mingyi under the lights.

Lin Ye’s pupils contracted slightly.

’What kind of strange technique is this?’

’Someone walking out of a shadow?’

The man was of average build, dressed in a plain black uniform, with an utterly unremarkable face—the kind you would immediately lose in a crowd.

Yet, just by standing there quietly, he gave Lin Ye the sharp sense of a hidden edge, like a peerless, deadly weapon concealed within its sheath.

"Let me introduce you. This is Jia Ying, my guard."

"Celestial Human Realm."

Jia Ying gave Lin Ye a slight nod in greeting, then stood silently by Zhu Mingyi’s side without a word, as if he had reverted to being a lifeless shadow.

Zhu Mingyi’s gaze returned to Lin Ye, full of fervor.

"In the decades since the last person who cultivated the Chaos Qi Formulas perished, this is the first time I’ve seen someone truly master it."

"According to the records in the main administration’s secret archives, the most heaven-defying effect of the Chaos Qi Formulas is its ultimate burst of power over a short period."

"Lin Ye, let’s first test your current defensive capabilities."

"I’ll have Jia Ying attack you with a standard punch from a Celestial Human Realm expert. You try activating that short-term burst ability from your Cultivation Technique."

"If you feel you can’t take it, you can use your phasing or Damage Transfer ability to nullify it at any time. Safety first."