Free Web NovelChapter 1629: Chapter 1255: My Will Is the Blade, My Body Is Iron!
Among experts, there is always a special and subtle emotion called mutual admiration.
What is an expert?
An expert’s strength is not in Martial Arts, nor in impeccably fine moves, nor in spirit or certain Martial Arts theories, but in— the heart!
As the Qilin roared and the Demon Dragon howled.
At the ancestral residence of the Duan Family, a hundred miles away from the Leshan Giant Buddha, an elder with graying hair strode forward, but suddenly stopped, whirled around, and his gray hair scattered in the wind. His sharp eyes were like two unmatched longswords, seemingly piercing through the distance of time and space, reaching the top of the Leshan Giant Buddha that was invisible to the naked eye, spiritually connecting with the person in a breakthrough state.
"Black! Wind! Village! Chief!"
Rumble!——
Both sensed each other’s powerful spiritual power.
Atop the awe-inspiring Buddha, a grand and mighty momentum suddenly erupted from Jiang Dali’s divine demon body, which was now covered in gold and black hues.
Having absorbed a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Power, his Power had, alongside the breakthrough to Returning to Truth Realm level 7, reached a terrifying degree. The mere outer spread of his Inner Strength swept in all directions like fierce Qi Force, shaking the Great Buddha violently, causing a thunderous roar like thunder, with river water crashing up in water walls.
Amidst the giant noise, the water head fell heavily, then splashed layer by layer, bouncing and rolling on the embankment.
The river water sometimes spurted into sky-high water columns, scattering like cloud-like sprays, prompting the crowd on the embankment to rush to view, almost unable to stand, stunned by the sight of such a dreadful expert breakthrough.
"Sword! Such powerful Sword Intent!! Who possesses such strong Sword Intent?"
In the Lingyun Cave, within a dark passage leading to an unknown destination, a pair of eyes suddenly brightened like two flashes of lightning.
A gaunt man with tattered clothes and a dusty head, seemingly like a beggar, suddenly moved. His Inner Breath reversed into the Shaoyang Acupoint, and Qi-Blood surged as he sat up, as if revived by this Sword Intent, stimulating a body that seemed to have been dead for a long time. However, it was evident that one of his legs was broken, yet the aura he emitted was still strong and potent.
This man was surprisingly the Nanlin Sword Leader—Duan Shuai, who had lost a leg by Jiang Dali’s hand in the past and was taken away by the Fire Qilin to Lingyun Cave and disappeared!
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"You have broken through to level 7 of Returning to Truth Realm. Your Qi-Blood has increased by thirty percent on its original basis, your Inner Strength has increased by thirty percent on its original basis, your Primordial Spirit Power has increased by thirty percent on its original basis, and your reputation in the martial world has increased by 300,000..."
At the top of the Buddha, Jiang Dali only felt a buzzing in his ears, his vision filled with golden specks flying around. As his Blood Qi surged upwards, the Inner Strength in his meridians became increasingly strong and overpowering, causing the blue veins under his skin, akin to copper skin, to bulge one by one.
A tremendous and formidable force filled and jolted within his body’s hundred acupoints.
The power increase brought by breaking through to level 7 of Returning to Truth Realm was unexpectedly more fierce than he imagined. It even caused, when he sensed that familiar aura a hundred miles away, the other person to instinctively release Sword Intent in resistance, merely by the locking of Qi Mechanism.
However, at this moment, it was not the time for nostalgia, as this was the crucial juncture of breakthrough.
As his momentum soared to its peak and was about to recede, Jiang Dali continued to gather strength for another push towards level 8 of Returning to Truth Realm.
In this very instant, he cast aside all trivial thoughts, concentrating his Spirit between the Spirit Platform. His spirit was ethereal yet present, hollow yet full. Though he could still perceive the many subtle changes in his flesh, they seemed unable to affect him.
Because at this moment, his Spirit already surpassed the Essence Qi and spirit of the Three Flowers, "reaching the realm of No Self with the skill of Guarding the Heart from the War God Chronicles," a concept aligning with the supreme ideal that the mind is the true strength of the strong.
BOOM!!——
An even more overwhelming and shocking aura burst forth from him, causing the River Wind to roar, the turbulent river water to surge in waves and spray like galloping dragons and horses, crashing and careening in all directions.
Jiang Dali’s pure and immense spiritual power even started to alter the feng shui atop the Buddha, causing the clouds overhead to rapidly change and condense, forming resilient clouds blocking the sky’s light, expanding swiftly like an explosion, condensing into a pot lid-like black cloud, within which lightning rolled and crackled, the oppressive and restless aura growing ever denser.
The sky! Darkened!
Heaven’s Punishment was approaching!
A series of shocked and awed gazes, and discussions nearly drowned out by thunder and the roaring water spread.
Countless people around were looking up from afar at the figure sitting like a Demon God under the dark clouds atop the Buddha, especially the Players from Black Wind Village, feeling proud and excited.
"See, during our breakthrough, at most we just let out a few farts and unblock a few acupoints and it’s done. Our village chief’s breakthrough even has heaven playing along with thunder to celebrate."
"No, I feel like this is drawing a Heavenly Tribulation again?"
"Heavenly Tribulation? Nothing to me! Even if it strikes me, I won’t be scared, at worst, I’ll scream once. The next second I’m still a hero."
"Well then, now’s perfect, brother. You can immediately climb up to the Leshan Giant Buddha and try out what it feels like to be struck by lightning. Maybe there’s some hidden reward, perhaps after a strike your body will gain some lightning resistance, I find that very feasible."
"Wishful thinking! If you can’t hold your liquor you might as well drink with the dog!"
In the vassal state, it’s been unknown how many years since such a terrifying image of an expert breakthrough has appeared.
Comparing to the Heavenly Tribulation scene during a Heavenly Human Realm breakthrough, the commotion caused by Jiang Dali’s breakthrough now to Returning to Truth Realm was even more massive.
Whilst many Players were discussing, several bolts of lightning crazily flashed within the dense writhing black clouds.
Suddenly, a dazzling golden lightning bolt swiftly descended, with a crackling sound of thunder following, stunning people, striking straight down towards Jiang Dali below amidst countless exclamations.
However, only a banging sound was heard.
With countless people seeing only a flicker atop the Buddha, the golden lightning then exploded, blinding the eyes in an instant.
The next moment, upon clearing their vision, Jiang Dali’s majestic figure remained valiantly seated, seemingly unscathed, which astonished everyone with amazement.
No one within the nearby several tens of miles seemed to see clearly.
At the very instant that lightning struck, a dark purple Absorption Energy Field had burst from Jiang Dali’s body, directly devouring and absorbing the lightning into his robust body, causing all his muscles and bones to momentarily swell and twist, emitting a resonating sound akin to steel bars rebounding.
His entire skeleton, in that instant, was as if electrified, releasing a dazzling radiance.
The bones, like steel cast and iron forged, including the skull, all clearly visible through the skin.
Each muscle fiber thin yet tightly adheres to the skeleton, full and three-dimensional, actually damaging while rapidly absorbing the arcs, and then using the power within the arcs to quickly repair.
This is evidently the power of Destructive Demon Body and Absorption Skill simultaneously at play.
The Divine Skill of Destructive Demon Body, since its creation, was not primarily for slaughter and combat, but rather a cultivation technique for strengthening the body and improving health, similar in function to the Heaven Shifting Divine Technique’s original purpose.
Through this Divine Skill, one can use advanced Destructive Demon Skill to lock the essence within the human body, slowing the decrease of lifespan due to energy loss by several times.
Jiang Dali extracts its essence and discards its waste; he can perfectly forge and enhance his body.
Therefore, when a Heavenly Thunder strikes down, not only does it fail to injure him, but is instead devoured, and the power of the Heavenly Thunder is absorbed to strengthen his flesh.
"You have broken through to the level of Returning to Truth stage 8, your Qi-Blood has increased by thirty percent based on the original, your Inner Strength has increased by thirty percent based on the original, your Primordial Spirit Power has increased by thirty percent based on the original, your reputation in the martial world has increased by 300,000..."
At this moment, another message appeared on Jiang Dali’s panel. freeweɓnøvel.com
His entire body’s Qi-Blood surged like a tide, with the Absorption Skill and Divine Demon Golden Body fully operating, refining the thunder power, quickly integrating it into the flesh and bones, turning his whole body into a furnace reflecting impurities, emitting intense heat, while steam-like smoke rises around him, sweat streaming forth, releasing tiny bits of waste liquid from every pore.
Returning to Truth stage 8, has formed!
His strength has reached another terrifying height with the continuous rise of spirit.
But this rapid increase in strength also makes him feel a disharmony, challenging to perfectly manipulate and control.
Rumble—
The clouds overhead have once again unleashed a barrage of explosive thunder in the turmoil.
The shadows of the lightning, resembling golden-blue snakes, quickly meander within the clouds, ready to strike down and devour at any moment.
The static electricity lingering in the surrounding air even makes Jiang Dali’s hair stand upright.
The intense danger from overhead has reached an extreme level.
The wisest course of action now would undoubtedly be to quickly avoid Heaven’s might by suppressing the strong vital breath throughout, and thereby avoid more strikes of thunder.
However, at this moment, Jiang Dali bursts into laughter instead, his aura instead of decreasing, increases, and his mind swiftly flashes through the specific Secret Technique Manual messages related to "Dragon Elephant Wisdom," with his eyes exploding brilliant rays, rising powerfully to stand, raising his head to the sky, and fearlessly shouting with both arms raised high.
"Heavenly Thunder as the hammer! My will as the blade, my body as the iron! Come on!!"
Boom!—
The spirit of Returning to Truth stage 8 is released thoroughly without any reservation, accompanied by the aura of Heaven-defying Destiny Chart.
The entire world seems to suddenly quiet down, plunging into an oppressive terrifying power.
Personal great power, reaching this level, is almost human god-like, comparable to Heaven’s might!
"Rumble—boom boom boom!!"
Ten or more thunderbolts, like sharp guillotines sent by an enraged Heavenly God, aggressively cut through the clouds, as if golden whips swing chaotically, twisting like shimmering rapid currents, collectively devouring towards the arms-raised Jiang Dali.
Amidst many shocked gazes, only the dark clouded sky above the Leshan Giant Buddha’s head suddenly burst into dozens of dazzling golden light arcs, lighting up half the sky and seemingly illuminating the churning clouds with brightness.
For a moment, half of the Buddha’s head and face shone brightly, like the resurrection of Buddha.
"Dragon! Elephant! Bodhi! Wisdom!"
At that moment, Jiang Dali’s long disheveled hair stood straight, his eyes shining brightly like swords, fearless and undaunted, without any thought of seeking victory, without the initial impulsive madness. His spirit perfectly clear, swiftly but steadily, arms come together.
Relying on his understanding of "Dragon Elephant Wisdom," his spirit enters an original mind state, becoming as gentle as elephants, conquering the inner evil dragon; his soul continuously rises amid the flash of lightning, both inside and outside, neither human nor self.
The recently broken-through restless surge of power, difficult to tame, begins to settle down under the special techniques of "Dragon Elephant Wisdom," like a hell elephant suppressing the sinful demon, calming swiftly like lightning.
His spirit becomes whole. ƒreewebɳovel.com
His body, however, releases a radiance akin to both demon nature and divine nature.
Magic patterns and golden patterns spread across his robust physique, as muscles burst forward with explosive power.
With his thick hands coming together, ten or more thunderbolts slash down like sharp knives, brutally striking every corner of his steel-iron body, creating interconnected arcs post-explosion like tree roots.
Thunder power, enough to char the body of any expert, even those in Returning to Truth Realm, instantly beats down his seemingly indestructible flesh, exploding in a mist of blood, overwhelming many states like Vajra, domineering body, Blood Lock.
But even the strongest thunder cannot destroy or shake his current mental state.
In this fearless, undaunted special state, his body begins to subtly fit the principles of "Dragon Elephant Wisdom," quickly reconstructing the four major elements within earth, water, wind, fire...
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