Chapter 712 - 187: The Five Cauldrons’ Limit Break Unlocks a Secret Realm, Xuan Yuan’s Undercurrents Conceal an Ambush

Chapter 712: Chapter 187: The Five Cauldrons’ Limit Break Unlocks a Secret Realm, Xuan Yuan’s Undercurrents Conceal an Ambush

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

The morning sun broke through the clouds, its first golden rays spilling across the Seven Stars Gang’s Martial Arts Arena.

Dewdrops, still clinging to the tips of the grass, glittered with crystalline clarity.

In the center of the Martial Arts Arena, the green grass lay flat. Chu Fan sat cross-legged, as still as an ancient monolith.

Within a three-foot radius of him, the air seemed to congeal, faintly distorting.

Gold, cyan, blue, crimson, and yellow.

Five palm-sized cauldrons, each corresponding to the Five Elements Power, hovered at his sides.

They followed a profound trajectory, pulsing with a slow rhythm.

With every rotation, even the slightest shift, they left splendid tails of light in the air.

The fluctuations of the Five Elements spread out, causing one’s heart to palpitate.

HUM!

A low, deep hum rang out without warning, like an ancient bell, scattering the morning mist.

The Five Cauldrons, once separate, now flared with brilliant light and suddenly converged at the center, merging into one!

The fused image of the cauldron did not stop, but began to rotate violently around Chu Fan.

It moved too fast for the naked eye to follow!

WHOOSH! The sound of rushing wind tore through the still air, which was suddenly churned into chaos.

The turf of the Martial Arts Arena was ripped up by the roots, sending dust flying as it formed a whirlwind with Chu Fan at its eye of the storm.

[Technique: Five Cauldrons Seal (First Limit Break 2/3500) (Trait: Chaotic Yin Yang, Devour)]

[Chaotic Yin Yang, Devour: The seal is not a cage, but a blade. When external force is applied, it is like trying to shake a mountain. The mountain does not move, but a backlash of Gangfeng strikes the body. With the Five Elements in chaos, Evil Qi is born. The power used to break the seal becomes one’s own demise. However, the intensity of the backlash is determined by the strength of the attack; it is not a river without a source.]

Chu Fan slowly opened his eyes, a five-colored light flashing in their depths before vanishing.

His expression was serene as he opened his left hand.

"Return."

With a single thought, the Five Elements Cauldron, which had been spinning rapidly around him, came to a sudden halt.

It transformed into five streaks of light and landed obediently in his palm.

The light receded, and they reverted to exquisite little cauldrons.

They were so quiet it was as if their world-shaking power had never existed.

The "Five Cauldrons Seal" was a profound Sealing Skill. Even without the cauldrons, it could be performed by outlining Runes with Primordial Qi.

However, when performed that way, it had form but no spirit. Its power, compared to now, was a world of difference.

After all, this Five Elements Cauldron was a genuine High-Grade Profound Weapon, providing a tremendous boost.

Back when Chu Fan was still in the Spirit Awakening Realm, he could kill a Martial Artist at the Third Heaven of Divine Power Realm just by using brute force to swing this incredibly hard Five Elements Cauldron like a brick.

This showed how extraordinary the treasure’s material was, and how tyrannical its power.

For the better part of the last year, Chu Fan had been obsessed with the Martial Dao, training bitterly day and night. Only when he was utterly exhausted and needed to shift his focus would he take a moment to study the "Five Cauldrons Seal".

Yet even with this casual study, relying on his Stunning Comprehension and the panel’s enhancement...

...he had unknowingly deduced this Sealing Skill to the limit of Perfection and broken through it in one fell swoop.

He narrowed his eyes, savoring the description of the new Trait.

’Chaotic Yin Yang, Devour...’

The appearance of this Trait completely remedied the "Five Cauldrons Seal’s" shortcoming of only being able to trap people, not harm them.

In the past, sealing an enemy was like locking them in an iron cage.

If the enemy attacked with force, the most they could do was break the cage.

But now, this "cage" had grown fangs.

If the sealed person tried to break out with brute force, it would trigger the "Five Elements Chaos" effect.

The Golden Killing, Wood Entanglement, Water’s Ice Cold, Fire Burst, and Earth’s Thickness.

The Five Elements would reverse and fall into chaos, converting the attacker’s power into Evil Qi that would then corrode their own body!

If you don’t struggle, you’re just waiting for death;

If you do struggle, you’re attacking your own body!

With Perfection and the Limit Break, plus the addition of the terrifying "Devour" Trait, the "Five Cauldrons Seal"—once an auxiliary Sealing Skill—had instantly risen several levels to become a trump card for both offense and defense!

’But...’

Chu Fan knew that the "descriptions" for the Traits he gained from his various Martial Arts Limit Breaking were often exaggerated.

Even after "Literacy" had broken its limit, although his Comprehension had improved, it wasn’t as exaggerated as the description claimed.

Chu Fan fell silent for a moment, a surge of battle intent rising within him.

He was eager to find a target to test it on.

His gaze shifted, finally landing on Mo Yunzi, who was cultivating not far away.

At this moment, Mo Yunzi’s figure was graceful, her body enveloped in fine quicksand as she practiced the strange "Silent Extinction Quicksand Technique".

A vast expanse of quicksand swirled around her like a living creature.

The corner of Chu Fan’s mouth curved up. Without a word of warning, he flicked his finger.

SWISH!

A sharp wisp of finger-wind, whistling through the air like an arrow loosed from a bow, shot straight for Mo Yunzi!

Although Mo Yunzi was cultivating, her Divine Sense was extended, and her vigilance was extremely high.

The moment the wind whistled, she twisted at the waist, her body carving a graceful arc in the air as she waved her right hand.

"Condense!"

Countless grains of sand instantly gathered, forming a thick Sand Shield before her that glowed with an earthy yellow halo.

THUD!

A muffled sound rang out.

Chu Fan’s probing finger-wind struck the Sand Shield. Sand splattered everywhere as a small pit was drilled into the shield’s surface, but the force was dissipated layer by layer by the quicksand, failing to penetrate.

Mo Yunzi retracted her Cultivation Technique. Seeing that her "ambusher" was Chu Fan, she flashed a bewitching smile, her charm overflowing.

In her eyes, Chu Fan was usually as dull as a training dummy.

’For him to actually "play" with me today... could it be he’s finally seen the light?’

A flicker of joy rose in her heart. She dismissed the Sand Shield, tidied the stray hairs at her temples, and walked toward Chu Fan with a gentle, affectionate look in her eyes.

Before she could start teasing him, the ever-unromantic Chu Fan said, "Mo Yunzi, I’m going to seal you with the Five Elements Cauldron. You can use any means you want—dodge or resist, either is fine."

Mo Yunzi’s steps faltered, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

"...Fine!"

Then, she sighed helplessly in her heart.

’He really is the same unromantic cultivation maniac.’

’His so-called "attention" was just him using me as a target to test his moves.’

’He isn’t even willing to say a few more words to me...’

"Get ready."

Chu Fan barked, saying nothing more.

"Five Cauldrons Seal!"

He formed a Spell seal, and the Five Cauldrons in his hand, already brimming with power, shot out abruptly!

BOOM!

The palm-sized cauldrons expanded rapidly in the wind, transforming into five mountain-like Giant Cauldrons. They flickered with divine light in five colors: gold, cyan, black, crimson, and yellow.

With the crushing force of Mount Tai, they descended fiercely upon Mo Yunzi!