Chapter 169: Comprehending the Dao, the Body Transforms into a Wu

Lu Feng stood motionless with his hands hanging at his sides, staring at Fang Han for two breaths.

At the same time, Luo You slowly brought both palms together before him. Milky-white light rapidly circulated between his palms, growing brighter and increasingly solid.

After witnessing Fang Han's recovery speed that defied all reason, the two Grandmasters already understood that ordinary martial techniques would never be enough to defeat him. Even the overwhelming suppression of a Grandmaster over someone in the Astral Qi realm was no exception.

If they continued to fight like this, the only possible outcome would be being slowly exhausted to death.

Thus, the two no longer hesitated and immediately unleashed their trump cards.

A tremendous amount of the spiritual qi of heaven and earth suddenly surged out from Lu Feng's body.

The spiritual qi churned and boiled like seething water. Gradually, it outlined the illusory form of a colossal beast.

The beast had the shape of a yellow sack, its body crimson like a blazing flame. It possessed six legs and four wings.

The instant the fierce beast manifested, it let out a heaven-shaking roar.

It sounded both excited and furious.

The atmosphere within the martial arena changed in an instant.

Even though the strange beast manifested by Lu Feng was not targeting the spectators, an instinctive fear suddenly welled up from the depths of everyone's hearts.

It was like a prey animal encountering its natural predator.

Their entire bodies trembled, and quite a few martial artists were frightened so badly that they collapsed on the spot.

"In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, there is a beast known as Hundun. Though it has no discernible face, it is skilled at singing and dancing. Yet what ordinary people do not know is that once this beast becomes enraged, heaven and earth grow dark, while flying sand and rolling stones fill the skies..."

A passage from an ancient text Fang Han had once read flashed through his mind.

"A Grandmaster's divine ability?"

Being targeted by the strange beast before him, Fang Han instinctively felt uncomfortable.

Even the efficiency with which Verdant Wood Invocation absorbed and gathered the life force of heaven and earth was being affected by the appearance of this beastly phantom.

Deep within Fang Han's heart, an inexplicable surge of brutality and fury arose.

He wanted to throw caution to the wind and tear the beast before him into pieces!

A faint crimson glow spread across Lu Feng's entire body, making it seem as though he were gradually merging with the phantom of Hundun.

He slowly spoke.

"Back then, I attained the Grandmaster realm atop the summit of Tianmu Mountain. There, I caught sight of this ancient beast singing and dancing amidst the sea of clouds. From that sight, I comprehended this divine ability."

At the same time, an immense mass of spiritual qi surged violently around Luo You.

The phantom gradually became solid.

It was a strange beast resembling a civet cat, yet possessing a white tail. Layer upon layer of mane grew around its neck, while a pair of vertical pupils glowed with a deep emerald-green light.

"There is a beast whose form resembles a civet and whose tail is white. It possesses a mane and is called Feitai. Raising one can dispel sorrow."

Being stared at by this bizarre beastly phantom, the irritation in Fang Han's heart grew even stronger.

At this moment, Luo You's pupils also glowed with a faint green light. His tone remained calm, yet his killing intent was unmistakable.

"Twelve years ago, I attained the Grandmaster realm. Deep within the wilderness, I witnessed a strange beast walking beneath the moon..."

Two Grandmasters.

Two phantoms of ancient beasts.

Both had Fang Han firmly locked in their sights.

What Fang Han felt at this moment was completely different from being oppressed by the might of a Grandmaster.

It was as though he had returned to the ancient primordial era, when heaven and earth were filled with countless powerful and terrifying monsters.

And he...

Was merely one of the weak creatures regarded as prey.

The fear originating from his instincts caused the fiery battle intent within Fang Han's heart to rapidly diminish, as though someone were continually dousing it with cold water.

This was the true might of a Grandmaster in this martial world.

With the aid of an innate divine ability, one could subdue an enemy without even fighting!

But just as Fang Han's thoughts were becoming increasingly sluggish and the desire to retreat began to emerge within his heart...

A sense of humiliation and fury suddenly surged forth.

Half of this strange emotion originated from Fang Han himself.

But the other half...

Fang Han, as though awakening from a dream, carefully savored the feeling.

After a moment, he understood where it had come from.

It had unmistakably originated from Verdant Wood Invocation.

"Verdant Wood Invocation, the true inheritance of the Ten Wu."

"In the eyes of the Ten Wu, even the various terrifying demon beasts of the ancient era were nothing more than food!"

Fang Han suddenly understood.

At the same time, the way he looked at the two beastly phantoms before him changed.

There was no longer any fear in his eyes.

Instead, there was a hint of excitement and greed.

Feitai and Hundun seemed to sense the change in Fang Han's heart as well.

They felt that they were being looked down upon.

Thus, both beasts simultaneously unleashed earth-shaking roars.

The spiritual qi accumulated within the bodies of the two Grandmasters, Lu Feng and Luo You, was drawn upon even further.

The two beastly phantoms also became increasingly solid.

They were so lifelike that it seemed as though they had crossed countless years of time and descended into this world once more.

The pressure of these ancient beasts far exceeded what ordinary martial artists could withstand.

At this moment, not a single spectator in the martial arena remained standing.

The ancient beasts had descended upon the world, intending to tear Fang Han apart and devour him alive.

The Feitai phantom raised its head and let out a sharp shriek.

That cry pierced into Fang Han's mind like countless steel needles.

In an instant, countless terrifying illusions surged before his eyes.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Countless white bones littered the ground.

They were all living beings that had once been devoured by Feitai.

Humans.

Beasts.

Meanwhile, Hundun transformed into a vast dark cloud and personally descended toward Fang Han, crushing him beneath its immense form.

Compared to this colossal ancient beast, Fang Han truly appeared no larger than an ant.

In the eyes of the spectators, Fang Han seemed to have been frightened senseless. He appeared to have lost consciousness, standing motionless and dazed where he was.

The next moment, the two beasts would tear him to pieces together.

Lu Feng and Luo You's expressions changed slightly.

They wanted to withdraw their attacks.

They had never truly intended to take Fang Han's life.

But the two beasts formed from their spiritual energy had seemingly gone out of control. They completely ignored their commands.

Instead, they continued baring their fangs at Fang Han.

Seeing that Fang Han was about to be swallowed into the beasts' bellies...

At that very moment...

The aura surrounding Fang Han suddenly changed.

A primitive, sonorous, and distant chant emerged from his throat.

The life force of heaven and earth remained still for a brief moment.

Then it suddenly erupted into a frenzy.

It surged toward Fang Han in a mad torrent, cheering and rejoicing as it poured into his body.

The scale of it was dozens of times greater than the amount Fang Han had previously drawn upon.

It was as though the life force of heaven and earth had finally encountered a master it had not seen for countless years.

If the previous infusion of life force had merely been a simple tempering of the physical body...

Then this time, it was nothing less than complete reconstruction!

Flesh. Bones. Meridians.

Every inch of Fang Han's body was being reconstructed under the influence of boundless life force.

Under the horrified gazes of everyone in the martial arena, Fang Han's body began expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One zhang.

Three zhang.

Five zhang...

In merely a few breaths, Fang Han had transformed into a giant standing ten zhang tall.

His expression was utterly emotionless as he looked at the two strange beasts before him, whose fury was gradually turning into terror.

"Petty beasts. You actually dare use a human powerhouse as a fleshly breeding ground..."

Fang Han reached out with both hands, grabbing toward the two beasts at the same time.

Feitai and Hundun simultaneously let out terrified shrieks.

They seemed to sense some familiar yet deadly aura.

The viciousness they had displayed moments ago vanished completely.

They had not the slightest intention of resisting.

They only wanted to flee in panic.

Yet Fang Han merely stretched out his hands into the distance and clenched them in midair.

The spiritual qi surrounding them was instantly locked down.

The illusory bodies of the two beasts seemed to have been frozen in place.

There was nowhere to escape.

Just as Fang Han was about to stuff Feitai and Hundun directly into his own stomach...

The sky of this martial world suddenly began to stir.

Winds rose and clouds surged.

Boundless dark clouds rolled forth from every direction.

A gigantic face gradually manifested within the heavens, staring fixedly down at the giant Fang Han below.