Chapter 2360 2087: Ultimate State of Courting Death... Self-Destruction (2)

"By the way, after Zilong's wedding there's a military parade. Have you thought about what you're going to do?" Taishi Ci curiously asked. He had to perform at the parade too, but he hadn't figured out what to do. Honestly, most people were at a loss, all because of Zhao Yun's influence.

"I don't need to think about it," Yu Jin shook his head and said, "Marquis Chen informed me to command the entrance and ensure that the thirty thousand armored soldiers don't get out of order, and just enter steadily."

"That's a tough job too, crowd control is challenging," Taishi Ci smiled and said, then looked rather puzzled, "I still haven't figured out mine."

"Master!" Zhang Xiu respectfully dismounted and saluted Tong Yuan, while the Iron Cavalry transporting gifts turned to look. Many people knew by now that Zhang Xiu's master had taught three Inner Qi Manifestations, with two of them seemingly capable of reaching Breakthrough Level.

"Boyuan, you seem to be doing quite well," Tong Yuan chuckled and jumped atop Zhang Xiu's gift box, sitting right on top.

"It's not about being good or bad, Master, you are still as healthy as ever. You're here to attend the youngest brother's wedding?" Zhang Xiu smiled and said to Tong Yuan.

"Just checking in, after many years of resting, I've finally recovered. Upon receiving the news, I came to take a look," Tong Yuan said with some emotion, observing his disciple's resolute countenance, "You've been through a lot over these years."

"It's nothing, given my strength as a foundation, I can blend in anywhere," Zhang Xiu replied confidently, "Speaking of which, Master, were you being partial? You didn't attend the wedding of our senior brother or mine, yet you're here for Zilong's wedding."

"Come, come, Quan'er, greet your grandmaster," Zhang Xiu, seeing Tong Yuan feeling awkward, refrained from saying more and brought his son Zhang Quan over to salute Tong Yuan.

"Greetings, Grandmaster!" Zhang Xiu's son, Zhang Quan, greeted Tong Yuan somewhat nervously.

"The talent is fine. With some more refining, he might have a future," Tong Yuan assessed Zhang Quan with a habitual gaze and commented casually.

"He's timid; I brought him mainly to meet people," Zhang Xiu said with a smile, "Lord Cao treats me exceedingly well, so I don't plan to switch allegiances. If anything happens to me, I hope Master can look after him a bit; he's my only descendant."

"You'll be fine, don't speak so bleakly. Unless you wish to bury yourself alive, there's no one in the world presently capable of steadily killing you," Tong Yuan said, fixing his gaze on Zhang Xiu, "While you may not be as gifted as your younger brother, talent is only part of the picture."

"Want to see it, Master?" Zhang Xiu smiled at Tong Yuan and took a step forward to ask. He was progressing too, having made long strides after defeating the Northern Huns, as many martial artists had.

Zhang Xiu said this, and without waiting for Tong Yuan's response, Zhang Xiu began to raise his hand on his own.

"This is the Water Attribute Internal Qi you gave me initially," Zhang Xiu lifted his left hand slowly, the deep blue Inner Qi flowed incredibly slowly, its profound color captivating.

"This is the Fire Attribute Internal Qi I cultivated myself," Zhang Xiu's right hand rose, surging with explosive, fiery red Inner Qi, erupting much like real flames.

"Everyone back off! If you're injured, it's on you!" Zhang Xiu's eyes suddenly turned icy, and the Inner Qi in both hands began to change continuously, eventually resembling living natural entities.

All the cavalrymen withdrew with their gift boxes, pulling away from Zhang Xiu by nearly a hundred steps.

"Unity with Divine Qi? You've actually managed it this way?" Tong Yuan said, slightly stunned, "Two differing wills, aren't you afraid of mental issues?"

"This is just the start, keep watching!" Zhang Xiu brought the two unified Divine Qi entities together forcefully, merging powers with differing wills and attributes together; Zhang Xiu himself entered the purple, radiant mode.

"Strange method..." Tong Yuan frowned as he watched Zhang Xiu.

"Not strange at all, next is..." Zhang Xiu roared as he unleashed his Inner Qi, and the purple radiance outside contracted wildly, merging completely with Zhang Xiu. Following a furious roar, Heaven and Earth Essence reversed back into Zhang Xiu, transforming into a subtle purple Celestial God mode.

At that moment, Tong Yuan was incredibly shocked. He understood how Zhang Xiu achieved Breakthrough, dispersing his will into two completely different Inner Qi types, accomplishing unity with Divine Qi, and forcefully swallowed this creation, though it wasn't truly his Inner Qi.

Through strong repulsion, Zhang Xiu expelled all his original Inner Qi of unity with Divine Qi, effectively becoming just a hollow shell, with his spirit and energy being expelled, his will surrounding him.

Conversely using himself as a Nascent Soul, with the creation of unity with Divine Qi, he drew in the Heaven and Earth Essence; simply put, it was the immortal's method. However, Zhang Xiu's method of drawing in the Heaven and Earth Essence was stronger than the fragile ways of the immortals, leading directly to a Qi Burst Boundary Celestial God stance.

Nonetheless, in Tong Yuan's view, this approach was heretical. In this world, men like Guan Yu and Huang Zhong could easily obliterate one's will, and Zhang Xiu unleashing his will was akin to seeking death amongst such people.

Guan Yu, with his clear will, could strike Zhang Xiu's Celestial God mode with his blade, causing significant damage to the mode, which would reflect onto Zhang Xiu—it was practically suicidal. Zhang Xiu's doing was reckless, indeed.

However, before Tong Yuan could voice this, Zhang Xiu continued to scream.

"But that's not enough!" After forming the Celestial God mode, Zhang Xiu roared to the sky, then the towering Celestial God mode began to shrink gradually with his roar, eventually being reabsorbed into Zhang Xiu's body amidst Tong Yuan's shock.

At this moment, Zhang Xiu's hair fluttered without wind, an intangible vibration with Zhang Xiu's elevation began to exert outwards naturally, and an unknown pressure emanated from him as the surrounding vegetation began to bend away.

Meanwhile, in Ye City, more than a hundred miles away, every expert sensed this pressure delivered upon entering Breakthrough State, adding another top-level expert to the Central Plains.

"There's actually a Breakthrough Level expert emerging, I hope it's an enemy!" Zhang Fei, practicing martial arts in his courtyard, exclaimed excitedly, "Juan'er, stay home, I'll check it out."

With Zhang Fei taking flight, a dozen streams of light directly flew out from within Ye City, as everyone was drawn to Breakthrough Level experts.

"Impressive..." Tong Yuan stood up immediately, staring at Zhang Xiu in astonishment. When Zhang Xiu reabsorbed the Celestial God mode into his body, Tong Yuan recognized that all flaws had vanished, and Zhang Xiu had genuinely stepped into Breakthrough Level.

Though there were many preludes, at this moment, Zhang Xiu was truly at a Qi Burst Boundary, and in a State of Unity with Divine Qi Qi Burst Boundary.

"Uh, Master, you should take everyone and run," a purple gleam glowed, and Zhang Xiu, surrounded by starlight falling, suddenly began to speak with overwhelming pressure.

"What's happening?" Tong Yuan asked, puzzled.

"About to self-destruct." Zhang Xiu said awkwardly; truly, he had failed to stabilize it, given this move was still in its infancy. Nevertheless, achieving this degree was already remarkable.

"What does self-destruct mean?" Tong Yuan hadn't grasped the situation yet.

"Uh, you might not need to run…" Zhang Xiu replied with a bitter smile, attempting to suppress his Inner Qi; however, this method of forceful assimilation yielded colossal power, and upon the binding's collapse, the chain-reaction far exceeded Zhang Xiu's estimation.

With Zhang Fei and others mid-flight, a mushroom cloud rose.

By the time Zhang Fei arrived, the place was already devastated, but Tong Yuan had shielded everyone, Zhang Xiu also suppressed the reaction to avoid exploding in that direction. Though the gifts were all blown away, no one was harmed.