Chapter 493: Chapter 486: Crossing Time and Space
A punch toward the heavens!!
Even for the current Zhou Yuanjue, his physical power was still insufficient to shatter the cage of physics. Or rather, on this entire planet, no being had yet managed to transcend the laws of the material world.
However, his Spirit and magnetic field could, under special circumstances, leverage the omnipresent Natural Magnetic Field blanketing the world to reach places hundreds of miles away.
A man has a soul, and a fist has a spirit!
This punch was the culmination of the immense spiritual force Zhou Yuanjue now possessed.
VMMMM!!
As he unleashed the punch, a dazzling pillar of light shot toward the heavens. All life within a radius of nearly a hundred kilometers could witness this spectacle with their own eyes.
Stimulated by Zhou Yuanjue’s will, the faint, flickering tide of Martial Dao thought in the sky fully coalesced, transforming into a river of rainbow light.
The pillar of light erupting from Zhou Yuanjue’s body connected with that great river. Amidst the surging and transmission of the magnetic field, he could seemingly perceive a scene from hundreds of miles away.
In a bleak, gray space, white bones were piled into a valley. Countless men in suits appeared like phantoms in every corner. Gray mist gathered in the sky, from which gray chains materialized and shot in unison toward a certain spot in the valley.
There, Zhou Yuanjue saw the figure of Zhang Dongwei. Countless arms were pulling at him, countless chains binding him. From the neck down, he had already sunk into the ground, as if being dragged into a subterranean abyss.
’This isn’t the real world...’
’A Spiritual Illusion Realm, similar to a Dream Realm.’
And in this kind of illusion realm, the effects of one’s will and magnetic field were infinitely amplified. Perhaps a distance of hundreds of miles could truly feel as close as an arm’s reach.
"Remember your identity!! Remember your ideals!!"
"Forget right and wrong—just press forward!!"
"Awaken!!!"
In the real world, hundreds of miles away, Zhou Yuanjue slowly retracted the arm he had punched toward the sky. His hands intertwined like a blooming lotus, forming a profound Hand Seal.
The sky-piercing pillar of light suddenly transformed. A pair of dazzling wings unfurled from within and soared into the river of rainbow light in the heavens.
...
...
「Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away.」
RUMBLE!!
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled across the sky, whipped by wind and torrential rain.
The changes to Zhang Dongwei’s physical body had reached a terrifying degree.
His height had surpassed three meters. His muscle tissue, skeletal structure, and even his internal organs had all undergone earth-shattering changes.
His demonic eyes grew ever more sentient, a sign that a certain powerful will was on the verge of Awakening.
The Rainbow light flickered, but it was of no use.
’Almost... it’s almost complete.’
Sensing the changes in Zhang Dongwei’s body and the scene within the Nightmare Dream Realm, a smile touched the corners of Hui Ming’s lips.
’Only one final step remains to complete the ritual.’
’No one can save him now.’
VMMMM!!
Suddenly, both in reality and within the Nightmare Dream Realm, Hui Ming sensed a distinct change.
The Rainbow light, which had been flickering like a banner, suddenly began to spread rapidly in both reality and the Nightmare Dream Realm, forming a great river that spanned the sky.
’What is this...’
Hui Ming’s pupils contracted. He looked up at the changing spectacle in the sky, not understanding what was happening.
Then, he saw images beginning to appear within the river of rainbow light.
HUP!! HAH!!
Figure after figure appeared within that great river.
Some were holding stances, others were practicing punches; some sat in meditation, others were deep in contemplation.
Their faces were indistinct, but an aura emanated from each of them—an aura that seemed to pierce the very heavens, like a Sharp Sword.
A true martial artist vies with the heavens themselves.
Every pair of eyes burned with determination, perseverance, indomitable will, and courage.
Finally, the countless figures overlapped, and a single figure with a clearly visible face appeared in the river.
He was tall and broad-shouldered, his entire body radiating Starlight. His eyes seemed to be the very culmination of the thousands of figures within the great river.
’That person... is...?!!’
The moment he saw the figure, Hui Ming instantly matched it to a certain individual from his intelligence reports.
’The Star Body...’
’This figure... it’s Zhou Yuanjue?!!’
’He should be in Sannas, in the Liya Republic, hundreds of miles away! Sibi and the others should be fighting him right now! How can he influence things here?!’
’Don’t tell me Sibi and the others failed?!’
Countless thoughts flashed through Hui Ming’s mind in an instant. The smile vanished from his face, replaced by an incredibly grim expression.
That figure appearing in the rainbow light was not a good sign, but he was not overly worried either.
’Still...’
’What can a mere being below King Level possibly do from hundreds of miles away?’
Hui Ming said coolly, looking at the figure in the sky.
"Just watch! Watch as this man falls completely into depravity!!"
Then, he saw the figure move.
Its hands intertwined, forming a peculiar Hand Seal.
Like a Divine Bird soaring through the highest heavens.
SCREEE!!
A piercing cry erupted from the river of rainbow light. Countless specks of starlight coalesced into a soaring Divine Bird, its arrogant eyes looking down upon all creation.
Under that gaze, a surge of irritation rose within Hui Ming. ’A mere human! What right does he have to look down on me with such condescension?!’
"Vanish!!!"
Hui Ming stretched out his other hand and pointed at the sky. An infinite power burst forth from his body, his massive magnetic field coalescing into a ferocious Demon’s head. It opened its gaping maw and charged toward the heavens.
At that exact moment, Zhou Yuanjue’s voice, crossing hundreds of miles, also began to reverberate through the area, carried on the magnetic field.
"Remember your identity!! Remember your ideals!!"
"Forget right and wrong—just press forward!!"
"Awaken!!!"
The magnificent voice was like that of a Divine Being. At the same time, the massive bird crossed time and space, swooping down toward Zhang Dongwei.
SWOOSH!!!
The Demon’s head that Hui Ming had unleashed passed right through the giant bird, offering no resistance whatsoever.
It was no ordinary Natural Magnetic Field, but a condensation of a magnetic field of will, something profound beyond measure.
It was as if the two existed in different parallel dimensions.
In an instant, the giant bird broke through every obstruction and, before Hui Ming’s widening eyes, slammed into the ground.
「Within the Nightmare Dream Realm.」
The giant bird tore open a rift, scattering the gray mist in the sky and causing the arms and chains binding Zhang Dongwei to instantly vanish into nothingness.
The majestic will was like a welcome rain, the magnificent voice like a sharp rap of enlightenment.
Zhang Dongwei, who had been on the verge of being completely consumed, whose eyes had already grown vacant, suddenly snapped them open under the impact of this will.