NABC Chapter 2185 Breaking the Army
Chapter 2185 Breaking the Army
Xu Ziqian was closest to the person and therefore had the clearest and most direct experience.
"break."
Xu Ziqian was filled with shock and anger, and the madness in his eyes intensified. He pushed his Divine General Body to its limit, and the dark golden divine runes burst out with blinding light. His power surged again, and he wanted to forcefully crush this strange feeling.
However, it was too late.
A flash of clear light appeared in Chen Fei's usually calm eyes, instantly revealing all the weak points in Xu Ziqian's power flow.
Then, his fist trembled slightly.
A force combining the power of annihilation, the vibration of spacetime, and the might of heaven and earth erupted within a small space.
"boom."
This time, it was no longer a dull impact, but a thunderous roar from the heavens, or a star exploding between the two.
A deafening roar, accompanied by a terrifying shockwave visible to the naked eye, swept wildly in all directions in a ring.
"Crack!"
Centered on the two individuals, the dark jade stone ground suddenly ripped upwards, then cracked and shattered inch by inch. Countless fragments of stone were carried by the shockwave, shooting outwards like a storm, emitting sharp whistling sounds.
Xu Ziqian, who was the first to be hit, felt an immense force, as if the world were collapsing, rushing into his body through his fists and arms.
The dark gold divine runes that had condensed on his fist instantly became covered with cracks, and then shattered with a bang.
His divine general's body, which he was so proud of and which was strong enough to withstand divine weapons, was actually torn apart and disintegrated layer by layer in the face of this power.
Xu Ziqian's eyes suddenly became bloodshot, his throat felt sweet, and his body was thrown backward uncontrollably.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
He smashed through several spatial barriers stirred up by the shockwaves in mid-air, producing a series of muffled explosions, and finally crashed heavily onto the ground a hundred miles away like a meteorite falling from the sky.
Chen Fei remained standing in the same spot, without even moving an inch.
He slowly withdrew his fist, stood with his hands at his sides, and looked calmly at Xu Ziqian.
A deathly silence.
At the summit of Wendao Peak, you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, looking at the scene in disbelief.
Just one punch?
Xu Ziqian, who was like a god of war, able to withstand the Heavenly Blade and shatter the Divine Sword, and whose defense was unparalleled, was actually sent flying by Chen Fei's punch?
But... how is that possible?
Xu Ziqian's divine body defense is evident to all. How did Chen Fei manage that? Just how terrifying was the power contained in that punch?
"I...I didn't see that wrong, did I? Senior Brother Xu...was sent flying by a punch?"
"The Eternal Time and Space Array Scripture can be used like this? Using one's own body as the array's core, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to empower oneself?"
"Did you guys feel it? The aura that Senior Brother Chen Fei unleashed just now was terrifying. It was like a small world pressing down on us."
"Yes, although it is not a Dao Domain, the oppressive feeling of invoking the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and merging with the surrounding space and time is too similar to our own Dao Domain."
"Did Senior Brother Xu essentially withstand Senior Brother Chen's amplified version of the Dao Domain?"
"The Three Inheritances... Is this the power of the perfect fusion of the three top-tier inheritances? The Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body provides the core and support for annihilating all laws, the Eternal Void Time Array Scripture forcibly borrows the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and the Undying True Suchness Spiritual Light Mirror harmonizes and controls it in the center... It's seamless!"
"I used to think that practicing multiple inheritances was like biting off more than you can chew, and that formations and body tempering were completely different things. But now I realize that my vision was too narrow. A true genius can integrate different inheritances and create a qualitative change."
"Senior Brother Chen Fei... how exactly did he do it? How did his physical body withstand that violent force of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth? How did his spiritual sense precisely control that complex formation?"
"This is a true prodigy! Senior Brother Xu's Divine General Body is already abnormal enough, but Senior Brother Chen Fei's is even more outrageous."
All the disciples watching, regardless of their cultivation level or which peak they came from, were now deeply shocked and engaged in heated discussions.
Chen Fei's punch was not just about sending Xu Ziqian flying; it completely refreshed their understanding of the upper limit of power in the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm.
At the edge of the platform, Feng Butong's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Use your body as a battle formation, and absorb the power of heaven and earth..."
His previous assessment of Chen Fei was that although he had mastered three top-tier inheritances and possessed numerous skills and great potential, he would lack a decisive, absolute killing move on a stage like the Grand Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects, where geniuses and prodigies gathered. Therefore, he estimated that Chen Fei would be ranked around the top 200.
This is already a very optimistic, even somewhat overly optimistic, assessment.
After all, the Grand Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects brings together the most outstanding talents of the entire Immortal Dynasty, those at the Tai Cang Realm. To be among the top two hundred is already an extraordinary achievement, enough to make one famous in one region.
However, the methods Chen Fei displayed at this moment overturned his previous judgment.
Chen Fei had clearly grasped the essence of the three inheritances to the extreme and found the almost perfect point of convergence between them, fusing them into a brand new supernatural power.
The Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body provides the most fundamental core of power and physical support; its annihilation properties make it a formidable weapon against defenses.
The Eternal Void Time Array Classic is no longer used as an external array to trap and kill enemies, but rather internalized as a pseudo-Dao Domain to amplify itself. It forcibly borrows and amplifies the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to make up for the lack of power in the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body.
The Immortal True Light Mirror, as the most crucial central hub, with its keen insight and control over energy, formations, and even the essence of all things, perfectly coordinates the raging Great Dao of Heaven and Earth with the limits of the physical body, making this almost brute-force method of borrowing power controllable.
This represents a qualitative leap, and its potential has surpassed the realm of ordinary peak Tai Cang Realm cultivators, touching that critical point.
"A genius!" Feng Butong's eyes gleamed even brighter.
His previous assessment was indeed conservative. With the strength Chen Fei is currently displaying, once he breaks through to the peak of the Tai Cang Realm, he has a good chance of making it into the top 100 in the Myriad Sects Grand Competition, as long as he doesn't encounter those few most monstrous monsters beforehand.
After all, this method of forcibly amplifying one's own Dao Domain is still extremely powerful at the Tai Cang Realm level, somewhat similar to a half-step Heavenly Monarch. Unless the opponent possesses a similarly powerful heaven-defying method, or has a cultivation level that completely overwhelms the opponent.
The amazement and admiration in Feng Butong's eyes lasted only a moment before slowly subsiding.
His gaze swept over the faint silver array patterns around Chen Fei's body, and his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. "An array is, in the end, just an array. Borrowed power is, in the end, just borrowed power."
"His pseudo-Dao Domain appears vast and imposing, but its foundation is built upon the Eternal Void Time Array Scripture. No matter how exquisite or powerful an array is, it has its limits and its weaknesses."
"In the Grand Competition of Ten Thousand Sects, those truly top geniuses, those half-step Heavenly Monarchs, are very likely to find a flaw in the formation and break through this pseudo-Dao Domain in one fell swoop."
"Once Chen Fei encounters such an opponent, the weaknesses of his pseudo-Dao Domain will be magnified infinitely."
Feng Butong quickly analyzed the situation in his mind, and the amazement in his eyes was gradually replaced by a cautious assessment.
“However, in any case, this child’s talent is beyond doubt. If he were to reach the level of a half-step Heavenly Monarch, the drawbacks of this pseudo-Dao Domain would also disappear.” Feng Butong’s eyes flickered.
Just as Feng Butong's mind was racing with thoughts, the situation on the field changed again.
"Roar!"
A roar filled with boundless rage suddenly erupted from the smoke-filled pit, instantly drowning out all the noise and discussion in the area.
A figure slowly walked out. He looked somewhat disheveled, with dark golden blood seeping from his right arm.
A trace of dark gold blood still clung to the corner of his mouth, and his face was an unnatural dark red from rage and surging blood.
Her long black hair was disheveled, moving wildly even without wind, fueled by her raging aura.
However, in stark contrast to his physical disheveled appearance were Xu Ziqian's eyes.
His dark golden pupils were now burning like raging infernos, a ferocity that had been fully unleashed surging and roaring wildly within them.
The previous composure, confidence, and domineering attitude had been shattered by this sudden and crushing defeat, replaced by a hysterical frenzy.
He couldn't accept that he had been defeated so decisively and so humiliatingly, being sent flying by a single punch.
"Chen Fei!"
Xu Ziqian practically spat out those two words through clenched teeth, his voice hoarse.
The blood and qi within his body surged and burned at an unprecedented speed, and a violent aura slowly awakened from the depths of his body.
That was a sign that the bloodline of the divine general had been fully activated, and even begun to burn. The fine cracks on his body surface were visibly healing under the flushing of boiling blood and qi, and the new flesh and skin showed a deeper color.
Xu Ziqian held nothing back, even at the cost of burning part of his original bloodline, in order to push his power to the limit.
He slammed his feet into the ground, transforming into a dark red meteor as he charged toward Chen Fei once more.
He refused to believe that even with his bloodline burning and his Divine General Body pushed to its limit, he still couldn't break through Chen Fei's defenses.
Chen Fei looked at Xu Ziqian, raised his right hand, and pressed down in the direction Xu Ziqian was rushing from.
"Buzz!"
The pale silver spacetime array patterns that had previously disappeared lit up again, centered on him. This time, a gigantic, semi-transparent hand materialized out of thin air.
This palm, so large it blotted out the sky, completely covered Xu Ziqian's path forward.
With the palm facing down, the palm lines resemble a mountain range with crisscrossing ravines, conveying a sense of vastness and desolation.
Before the giant hand had fully landed, the terrifying pressure descended like a tangible collapse of the heavens.
"Boom!"
Xu Ziqian's forward momentum seemed to have crashed into a barrier, his speed suddenly reduced. The raging flames of his blood and qi were suppressed by this terrifying pressure, flickering unpredictably.
The wounds on the body that had just healed began to creak under the strain, and fine cracks reappeared.
Xu Ziqian's charge was halted. He looked up at the sky and saw the colossal hand that blocked out the sunlight.
Condensing a giant palm is nothing special, but the power contained in this giant palm has exceeded the comprehension of ordinary Tai Cang Realm cultivators.
"open!"
Xu Ziqian's eyes were bloodshot, and with a roar, he unleashed the power of a divine general, pushing his burning bloodline to its limit.
"Boom!"
The colossal hand that seemed to reach the heavens landed firmly on Xu Ziqian's body.
Beneath Xu Ziqian's feet, the already shattered black jade stone ground collapsed and vanished silently, like soft tofu.
A giant palm print instantly formed, with the ground cracking and lifting in a radial pattern around its edges, like a brand left by a god's slap.
The divine general's body markings on Xu Ziqian's body cracked like a spider web the moment the giant palm pressed down. Then, after holding on for less than a breath, they shattered and turned into countless dark golden light spots that scattered and vanished.
"puff!"
Xu Ziqian's face instantly turned from dark red to a ghastly gold, and he coughed up a mouthful of dark gold blood. His dark skin, centered on his arms and chest, developed large, horrifying cracks.
Deep within the crack, dark golden blood gushed out like a stream, instantly turning him into a blood-soaked figure.
His feet felt rooted to the spot, and he tried to withstand the terrifying pressure, but his legs bent uncontrollably, and his knees slammed into the ground.
Xu Ziqian's bones emitted a crackling sound as if they were about to break under the strain. He gritted his teeth, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, desperately activating his Divine General Body, even going so far as to further burn his own bloodline, trying to overturn this damned giant hand.
However, it was all in vain.
That colossal hand truly carried the weight of an entire world, heavy, solid, and irresistible. No matter how Xu Ziqian struggled, how he unleashed his power, or how he burned his bloodline, he could not budge it in the slightest.
"Defeated... Senior Brother Xu has been utterly defeated..."
"What... what kind of power is this? How can the enhancement of an array be so terrifying?"
"Senior Brother Chen Fei... is he really only at the late stage of the Tai Cang Realm?"
"Too strong, so strong it's despair-inducing. Even Senior Brother Xu burning his bloodline couldn't withstand a single palm strike."
"Using one's body as a battle formation, controlling heaven and earth... how can one fight like this?"
All the disciples watching were now filled with boundless shock.
They looked at the colossal, sky-covering hand in the arena, at Xu Ziqian struggling to withstand its power, and then at Chen Fei, who had only lightly pressed down with his palm from beginning to end…
Liu Ruxu's face was already deathly pale. Looking at Xu Ziqian, who was in a terrible state under her palm, her heart was breaking.
Li Jue stood with his sword in his arms, his face still cold and stern, but the hands that gripped the hilt of the sword revealed the turbulent emotions within him.
Qinghe stood quietly, suddenly feeling that her defeat at Chen Fei's hands wasn't entirely unjust. In fact, she was somewhat relieved that he hadn't used such a terrifying method.
Chen Fei withdrew his hand, placing it behind his back, and calmly looked at Xu Ziqian:
"Senior Brother Xu, there's no point in continuing the fight; it will only worsen your injuries."
Chen Fei's voice was calm and detached, devoid of any emotion, and clearly reached Xu Ziqian's ears, as well as the hearts of everyone present.
These words were like a bucket of icy water poured over Xu Ziqian's heart, which was filled with rage.
Xu Ziqian had just said this to Cao Feiyu.
So Chen Fei's actions at this moment are to get back at Cao Feiyu for what she did earlier, right?
A maniacal laugh erupted from Xu Ziqian's mouth as he grinned, revealing teeth stained with blood.
He stared at Chen Fei, and in the depths of his dimmed eyes, a golden flame suddenly ignited, then spread wildly like wildfire.
"You think...you've already won?"
The moment the words fell.
"Buzz!"
A domineering and ferocious aura suddenly erupted from Xu Ziqian's body. This aura was so strong that it directly dispersed part of the giant energy palm that was pressing down on him.
From the palm of Xu Ziqian's right hand, a blindingly dark golden light shone forth. Within the light, endless blood and fire burned, countless gods and demons roared, and a terrifying will to destroy everything awakened.
"Clang!"
A metallic clang, as if cleaving through chaos, resounded throughout heaven and earth. This sound was not tangible, yet it directly echoed deep within the souls of everyone, carrying unparalleled sharpness and a murderous aura.
The next moment, under everyone's gaze, a giant axe with an ancient and ferocious design appeared out of thin air in Xu Ziqian's right hand.
The giant axe was about ten feet long, with a wide blade engraved with countless intricate dark gold patterns. The axe blade was not a sharp straight line, but a strange arc of dark light, which would sting one's soul with just a glance.
Xu Ziqian gripped the axe handle tightly, making it feel like an extension of his arm.
Divine weapons break through the enemy lines!
As soon as the axe was drawn, the temperature at the top of the entire Daowen Peak dropped sharply, and a sharp, murderous aura spread out, making it hard for people to breathe.
In the space, the faint auditory hallucinations of metal clanging and gods and demons roaring echoed.
"What a terrifying aura."
"Senior Brother Xu actually had such a trump card up his sleeve? With a divine weapon in hand, how much will his combat power increase?"
After a brief silence, an even more turbulent uproar and gasps erupted.
No one expected that Xu Ziqian, who was completely suppressed and almost unable to resist, actually had such a hidden trick up his sleeve.
The moment Xu Ziqian grasped the Po Jun sword, his entire aura underwent a dramatic transformation.
The dark golden divine light on its body, mixed with the ferocious blood light emanating from the Broken Army Axe, soared into the sky, forming a thick pillar of light that blended gold and red, piercing through heaven and earth.
Within the pillar of light, ancient gods and demons, their faces obscured by armor and bones, roared and howled, their oppressive aura causing the entire training ground to tremble slightly.
The wounds on his body healed at a faster rate under the stimulation of the divine weapon's power.
Xu Ziqian slowly used the Po Jun sword to support himself on the ground, gradually standing up from the deep palm print.
At this moment, Xu Ziqian was covered in blood and looked extremely miserable, but when he grasped Po Jun and slowly straightened up, his indomitable fighting spirit was like an ancient ferocious god awakening, making everyone involuntarily hold their breath.
Xu Ziqian raised his head, stared at Chen Fei in the distance, and grinned in a ferocious smile.
He didn't want to use the Broken Army. This ancient and ferocious weapon was too full of malevolent energy and had an unruly spirit. With his current cultivation level and the Divine General Body realm, he could only barely refine it and was far from being able to use it as a second hand.
Forcibly activating it will not only result in a huge backlash, but may also lead to the mind being corrupted by the evil aura of the weapon, posing a risk of losing control.
However, Chen Fei's nonchalant suppression and the indifference revealed in his calm eyes completely shattered his last bit of pride and rationality.
He couldn't bear the humiliation of being completely crushed. He was willing to risk being devoured by this method to tear apart Chen Fei's calm face and personally reclaim the victory and the glory that belonged to him.
"Now, let me see if you can still be as relaxed as you were before!"
Xu Ziqian let out a low roar, gripping the thick handle of Po Jun's axe tightly with both hands. The muscles on his arms bulged, the veins stood out, and the dark golden divine patterns on the axe body complemented each other.
Po Jun sensed its master's determination and madness, and the axe body emitted an excited and bloodthirsty tremor. On the dark golden axe blade, the dark light that devoured light suddenly surged.
"cut!"
Xu Ziqian mustered all his strength and let out a heart-wrenching roar. He swung the Po Jun sword with both hands and slashed it down fiercely at Chen Fei, who was a hundred miles away.
There were no fancy techniques, no complicated variations; it was just the simplest and most direct powerful chop. (End of Chapter)