Chapter 295 - 238: Desperate Situation (Part 2)

But this was clearly no simple dance and song.

The dance seemed graceful and alluring, but it concealed a deadly intent. With each fluid movement, he could shatter bones and dislocate joints.

The Sound Waves from his singing were used in tandem with his Divine Transformation ability, amplifying his spiritual influence to its absolute peak.

HUMMM!!

A peculiar ripple emanated from his body. It was formless and intangible, but it swiftly enveloped the area, pulling Zhao Xuanqi into its sphere of influence.

In an instant, an almost irrepressible agitation welled up within Zhao Xuanqi. His mind filled with distracting thoughts. It was as if his attention was drawn by a magnetic force, irresistibly fixing on the androgynous, dancing figure.

In a duel between masters, one’s mind, Intent, and Qi are paramount. If one’s focus wavers, a hundred openings will appear during the confrontation.

Furukawa Naoto’s Divine Transformation ability was codenamed "Desire Realm." This was because of a peculiarity in his brain and Spirit, which allowed him to evoke a myriad of distracting thoughts and illusions in others. Combined with his unique Dance Skill and Sound Skill, to be near him was to be trapped in the Celestial Demon Desire Realm—inescapable. Victims would gradually succumb, sinking into a mire of illusions until Furukawa Naoto finished them off.

In the past, Thousand Illusions Li Ping, Yin Wood Lei Bi Celestial Mansion, and others had nearly been consumed by the Desire Realm and killed by the Neon expert. Fortunately, Li Ping managed to break the Secret Technique at the last moment, allowing them to escape.

Even someone with a will as strong as Zhao Xuanqi’s could not completely avoid its influence.

An ability like this was nothing short of terrifying. None of Neon’s Twenty-Eight Demon Stars were to be trifled with.

HAH!!

Zhao Xuanqi let out a low growl. His temples bulged, and blood began to trickle from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose once more.

ROAR!!

A bestial roar erupted. A silver light enveloped Zhao Xuanqi as auspicious Qi radiated outwards, covering a radius of several meters around him. By activating his Spiritual Secret Technique, he finally minimized the effects of Furukawa Naoto’s spiritual assault.

However, with his Thirty-Six Celestial Spirit Acupoints still unopened, constantly stimulating his brain to use the Spiritual Secret Technique was immensely draining. He couldn’t keep it up for long.

Still, Zhao Xuanqi could ultimately handle Furukawa Naoto’s abilities. The threat he posed was slightly less than that of East Mountain Good Horses.

Seeing Zhao Xuanqi deploy his Auspicious Energy Barrier and actually resist the assault of his Divine Transformation ability, Furukawa Naoto understood why East Mountain Good Horses had been defeated so quickly.

’It must have been because of his Spiritual Power.’

’But the situation is different now.’

’Even if I can’t affect Zhao Xuanqi too much, my ability can effectively pin down his Spiritual Secret Technique. The rest can be left to *him*.’

’With his Spirit tied up, no one in Jinmen can match that lord’s Physical Ability!’

The Northern Lord, An Yuan Wuyan!!

BOOM!!

Just then, An Yuan Wuyan moved.

His figure shot forward in an instant, charging straight at Zhao Xuanqi. His speed was so immense and his charge so ferocious that the surface of the sea blasted apart, creating a deep trench in his wake.

BOOM!!

In that same instant, Zhao Xuanqi’s Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Acupoints began to spin. Terrifying Qi and Blood surged once more as he met An Yuan Wuyan’s charge with a sudden strike of his own.

CRACK!!

At that moment, he faintly heard a soft crackling sound from within his opponent’s body.

The next moment.

BOOM!!

The terrifying wave of life force within his opponent’s body instantly surged to an even greater height!

Palms met!!

With a thunderous roar, the sea exploded. A terrifying power erupted outwards, creating a massive crater in the water with the two men at its center. Within a radius of dozens of meters, debris from the blasted ships was sent flying by the gale-Force winds before crashing back down into the water.

From that single blow, Zhao Xuanqi’s pupils contracted. The terrifying power was beyond his expectations. A powerful Vibration traveled up his arm and into his body. Had it been an ordinary master, they would have been instantly paralyzed.

The sheer explosive power of this man’s attack surpassed that of any master he had encountered since achieving Harmony!

ROAR!!

His Qi and Blood churned within him like a dragon. With an explosive surge, Zhao Xuanqi instantly suppressed the terrifying force of the Vibration. In an impossibly swift transformation, his form shifted, and he immediately launched another attack on An Yuan Wuyan.

His movements were fluid, like flowing water finding a new course.

Earth Demon’s Seventy-Two Transformations!!

That Zhao Xuanqi could launch another attack so quickly was somewhat beyond An Yuan Wuyan’s expectations. However, his eyes showed no panic; on the contrary, the cold, stern look within them only intensified.

’Trying to out-combo me?’

CRACKLE-CRACK-CRACK-CRACK!!

A rapid series of soft pops suddenly echoed from within his body.

The terrifying wave of life force emanated from his body once more, and he instantly overcame the paralysis from their exchange.

A chain of palm strikes!!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

For a moment, Zhao Xuanqi felt a daze come over him. The figure before him was no longer a man, but a colossal, ancient tree. Each of its roots was as thick as a great dragon, and under the tree’s command, tens of thousands of them struck at him simultaneously.

Thousand Wood True Dragon!!

Zhao Xuanqi countered with the Earth Demon’s Seventy-Two Transformations, but against his opponent’s terrifying bursts of Physical Ability, he couldn’t find any opening to attack. He could only rely on his transformative abilities to continuously dodge and retreat.

He was being completely suppressed by An Yuan Wuyan. The man’s Technique might not compare to his, but his terrifying Physical Ability far surpassed Zhao Xuanqi’s current physical limits. With his Spiritual Power pinned down as well, he was suddenly beset by danger on all sides.

Several kilometers away, atop the Holy Ring Bell Tower, the consuls of the Five Nations took in the scene.

"Zhao Xuanqi is young, after all. He can’t yet compare to a veteran master. In terms of Physical Ability, he has yet to reach his peak."