Chapter 257 - 221: 72 Earth Demons (2)

"Yes."

Zhao Xuanqi nodded.

"The acupoints of the Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits are truly fatal weak points, holding the key to life and death. If one could fully modify them, it’s hard to imagine what level the human body could reach. Incredible, truly incredible. Could it be that gathering the Seventy-two Earth Fiends and the Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits in one body is the path to the Divine General realm?"

Jiang Wu asked.

"I don’t know for sure. My realm isn’t high enough, so I dare not speculate."

Zhao Xuanqi shook his head. Even in his past life, he hadn’t been able to complete the modification of the Thirty-Six Celestial Spirits, so he didn’t know the specific details.

"Come, come. Let’s spar again. I’m quite curious to see what level your strength has reached now that you’ve completed the modification of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Acupoints."

Jiang Wu stood up and said to Zhao Xuanqi, his eyes filled with eager anticipation.

"I would be delighted. After you, Senior."

Zhao Xuanqi nodded and rose to his feet.

With a single bound, the two leaped from the mountain peak. In less than thirty seconds, they were back in the clearing where they had fought before.

Just as the two settled into their stances, a figure suddenly darted out from the nearby mountain forest. It was the Earth Elder, who had been gone for three whole days.

Although he had slipped away under the pretext of checking on the breeding of the Rare Beasts, the Earth Elder had never gone far. He had been lingering nearby, observing the situation on the mountain peak, mainly because he was worried a real conflict would break out between the two.

Now that he saw Zhao Xuanqi had finished his training and seemed about to spar with Jiang Wu again, he was naturally curious to see how much Zhao Xuanqi had improved.

WHOO!!

Jiang Wu threw his head back and let out a long howl. The sound tore through the sky, louder than any time before.

WHOOSH!!

In an instant, the natural Feng Shui magnetic field was mobilized, and a gale kicked up across the clearing.

BOOM! BOOM!!

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, crackling with thunder and lightning. The entire Blessed Land was plunged into darkness.

The very elements changed.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

Cries of alarm from wild beasts echoed from the surrounding forest. Seemingly disturbed by the terrifying celestial phenomena and the shifting terrain, they all scattered and fled.

In that moment, Zhao Xuanqi felt a natural pressure that was nearly twice as strong as before.

At the same time, infused with the magnetic field of Heaven and Earth, Jiang Wu’s body abruptly swelled. He now stood nearly five meters tall, and the white fur all over his body stood on end as if it had exploded outward. His pale blue eyes had turned a deep, ghostly green.

"The heavens have their own constancy, and the Power of Heaven and Earth cannot be used indefinitely. If too much is consumed at once, the Feng Shui could dissipate, turning this Blessed Land into a cursed one. Even I cannot call upon it for long. Let us exchange three moves."

Jiang Wu’s voice now rumbled like thunder. Zhao Xuanqi’s guess had been correct after all. A being like Jiang Wu must have been holding back during their last spar, not revealing his true strength. It wasn’t a life-or-death battle, after all.

But now, having watched Zhao Xuanqi train for three days, Jiang Wu knew very well that if he didn’t use some of his real power, he likely wouldn’t be a match for Zhao Xuanqi at all.

The heavens have their own constancy, and the Power of Feng Shui is not eternal. Consuming too much at once could cause a permanent change in the magnetic field, leading to the destruction of the terrain’s geomantic properties.

Now, Jiang Wu was using his power as a Mountain God to violently trigger a one-time burst from the terrain’s magnetic field, granting himself a powerful enhancement.

However, he didn’t dare maintain this state for long for fear of damaging the terrain, which was why he had proposed an exchange of three moves with Zhao Xuanqi.

"Very well. After you, Senior."

Zhao Xuanqi’s eyes closed slightly. This time, facing a magnetic pressure even more terrifying than before, he didn’t even use the Transformation Technique.

THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP!!

A series of faint vibrations emanated from within his body as the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Acupoints activated.

BOOM!!

The Qi and Blood and nutrients in his body instantly surged like a wild tide, strengthening his Physical Ability to a terrifying degree.

BZZZZ!!

A layer of iridescent light solidified, covering his body and completely isolating him from the surrounding magnetic field.

As for the harassing gales, Zhao Xuanqi used an even cruder method.

His muscles trembled, and Gang Qi enveloped an area nearly ten meters around him. The air vibrated, currents colliding and canceling each other out, ultimately carving out a calm haven within the raging, natural storm.

Illusion and reality merged, manifesting a pure land.

He was shrouded by an iridescent light and shielded by Gang Qi Protection.

Zhao Xuanqi was like a lofty deity, and the area around him was his sacred ground.

’He broke through the Feng Shui’s pressure just by circulating his body’s basic Physical Ability! To think he could reach such a level...’

Jiang Wu’s eyes narrowed. With a single step, his figure shot forward.

BOOM!!

The magnetic field moved with him, and the howling gales shifted to follow his charge, adding to his momentum.

A palm descended from the sky, its center wreathed in the magnetic field. As light manifested, it seemed to form the shape of mountains and rivers, a terrain identical to the Eight Dragons and One Pearl.

The landscape of mountains and rivers was entirely in his grasp.

This move was a fusion of Jiang Wu’s own Exotic Beast Physical Ability and the Power of Feng Shui drawn from the terrain.

Mountain Descends!

The terrifying wind pressure was so intense that even the Earth Elder, a hundred meters away, couldn’t help but narrow his eyes and tense his body, seemingly intimidated by the sheer aura of the attack.

This was the first time he had ever seen Jiang Wu attack with his full power.

At the same time, Zhao Xuanqi moved.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!!

Within his body, many of his Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Acupoints activated in unison. The blood pellets condensed within them spun, releasing Qi and Blood and nutrients, stimulating nerve signals, and drastically increasing his muscle recruitment. At the same time, this further pushed the mutation of Zhao Xuanqi’s body.

BANG! BANG! BANG!!

Zhao Xuanqi’s right leg, waist, chest, back, and arm suddenly mutated, swelling violently in an instant. The change in his physical form and the terrifying Power Generation surpassed any of his previous attacks.

The one hundred and eight vital acupoints throughout his body were, in effect, like one hundred and eight nails firmly embedded within him, restraining his body’s transformations.

Even in his previous Qilin form, his body’s transformations had to avoid the locations of these one hundred and eight acupoints because of the extremely complex situations involving Qi and Blood, neural networks, and so on.

But it was different now. With the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Acupoints completely modified, activating them was like pulling out seventy-two of those steel nails pinning his body down, further strengthening his body’s ability to transform and release Force.

According to legend, there exists the Earth Demon’s Seventy-Two Transformations. Although Zhao Xuanqi couldn’t yet achieve those kinds of incredible changes, he was already showing the first signs of it.

With his body’s circulation, his will’s coordination, and the changes in his acupoints, his body’s potential was massively stimulated.

Every single move he made held the might of a Secret Technique!

The Transforming Form of the Hundred Beasts Fist was not limited to just a few Secret Techniques like the Dragon Gate Secret Technique. In truth, the real power of the Transforming Form’s Secret Techniques was only truly unlocked and revealed after cultivating the Hundred Dragon Acupoints.

With the acupoints mutated and Qi and Blood amplified, the backlash and side effects of his Secret Techniques were naturally reduced to a minimum, or even completely erased!!

The Holy Power Secret Technique that Zhao Xuanqi had used before was a Secret Technique he could only use freely after opening the Hundred Dragon Acupoints. Without them open, even a master at the Harmony stage couldn’t have sustained such a technique for long.

BOOM!!

The might of his Force Release was like a clap of thunder, yet contained within the terrifying Force was a Soft Force. His muscles vibrated, and the air around him seemed to solidify, looking hazy as if it were a cloud of mist.

A Qilin Holy Beast burst forth from the mist, breaking through all obstacles.

Secret Technique, Yun Ting!!

BOOM!!

As their flesh and blood collided, Jiang Wu actually felt his body become light as he was sent flying into the air.

The momentum of his Mountain Descends was broken; it was as if the entire landscape of mountains and rivers had been overturned!!

BANG!!

However, before he could even catch his breath, just as his feet touched the ground, Zhao Xuanqi’s figure appeared right in front of him.

A palm swept through the air, and the whistling wind sounded like the wails of ghosts and howls of gods.

Secret Technique, Wind Chant!!

Another palm strike blasted out. Jiang Wu blocked with both arms, but he had no time to generate any power and was sent flying back again.

The most frightening part wasn’t just the physical assault. With every burst of a Secret Technique, the human magnetic field within Zhao Xuanqi’s body would naturally erupt like lightning, disrupting all other magnetic fields in the vicinity.

It was as if he were the sole sovereign in heaven and on earth, standing at the pinnacle of all life, even above heaven and earth itself.

"Stop, stop, stop!!"

Seeing that Zhao Xuanqi was about to attack again, Jiang Wu hurriedly waved his hands. Zhao Xuanqi’s attacks had far exceeded his expectations. Although they couldn’t fundamentally injure him in a short time, he was worried that with the intensity of the guy’s aura and magnetic field, the magnetic field of his entire territory would be damaged if they continued fighting.

Using human power to suppress the terrain’s advantage—now that he had completed the Seventy-two Earth Fiends, Zhao Xuanqi was like a raging dragon unleashed upon the world.

At this point, Jiang Wu had no intention of testing him further. It wasn’t worth damaging his own Blessed Land just for the sake of a test.

Hearing this, Zhao Xuanqi also halted his attack, pulling back in time.

"You little..."

Jiang Wu took a deep breath, at a loss for what to say.

Meanwhile, the Earth Elder was frozen in place, unable to snap out of his stupor.