Free Web NovelChapter 521: Chapter 514: Disorganized Chaos
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!!!
Under Zhou Yuanjue’s relentless barrage, Beichuan Xuanxin’s arms flashed, blocking every single one of his attacks with perfect precision, not letting a single one through.
’His power, speed, and reflexes have grown this much in his "Slay the Self" state?’
Even Zhou Yuanjue hadn’t anticipated this.
The opponent he faced was like a completely different person.
’Is this the transformation that occurs when every "base-level organization" throughout the body recklessly unleashes all its potential and vitality, causing the whole to evolve?’
Zhou Yuanjue’s eyes narrowed. Amidst his continuous assault, he noticed that Beichuan Xuanxin’s speed and reflexes seemed to be getting faster and faster. In the end, the speed at which his opponent swung his arms had actually surpassed his own!
Under the pressure of his attacks, the coordination between the "base-level organizations" within Beichuan Xuanxin’s body grew more and more seamless. It was as if the individuals within a vast organization, having gone through a trial period, had achieved perfect synergy, thus making the entire whole stronger.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!
Eventually, Beichuan Xuanxin’s slashes nearly managed to suppress Zhou Yuanjue’s attacks in turn. However, he was always just a hair’s breadth away, and they could only achieve a state of trading blows as equals.
In the end, he had not broken through that final shackle. This was the absolute limit of his body’s capabilities.
As someone who stood at the pinnacle of human natural evolution, even if Zhou Yuanjue couldn’t yet stimulate the full power of every inch of his own body like Beichuan Xuanxin, his strength was still nearly impossible to surpass.
Zhou Yuanjue knew that if his opponent couldn’t manage to suppress him, his body would ultimately collapse.
’No, he’s actually still holding back. With his level and power, he must have already touched upon that threshold. After transforming into a Celestial Demon and gaining the enhancement of a Celestial Demon’s special abilities, there’s no reason he wouldn’t have grasped an even greater power.’
But from beginning to end, this man had seemingly never used the abilities or Power of a Celestial Demon.
’Is it because of what he called his "disgrace"?’
This man was an enemy of all of Donghua, once the strongest foe in the entire Donghua Martial Arts Realm. His hands were stained with countless sins and blood. In this regard, the two were irreconcilable enemies.
But viewed purely from the perspective of a Martial Artist, this man was indeed an admirable opponent.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
At this very moment, in this desert known as the Sea of Death, dust and smoke billowed into the sky. Enormous explosions echoed as silvery-white Starlight and pale silver glints of Mang from a blade repeatedly pierced the swirling haze, shooting toward the heavens.
Within the mist, their figures continuously overlapped and collided. A full minute passed. The clashes had reached a fever pitch, but the two still appeared to be evenly matched.
But Zhou Yuanjue knew that if they continued to trade blows, fighting a war of attrition, victory would surely be his.
His Star Transformation body, the twin peak of his magnetic field and physique, granted him a powerful, near-Immortal Recovery Ability and unimaginably long-lasting stamina. This gave Zhou Yuanjue a nearly Absolute advantage in a battle of attrition and exchange.
After a minute of trading blows, his body and stamina were still in excellent condition, but Beichuan Xuanxin’s body and stamina were already beginning to show signs of abnormality.
His stamina was declining, his body was wounded—this accumulation of minor injuries would eventually transform into a disadvantage that would decide the battle.
But Zhou Yuanjue saw no fear on his opponent’s face. Even with his "self" slain, a joyous smile still hung on the corner of his lips. He was savoring this intense stimulation of life, the ever-clearer sense of existence forged in the crucible of these powerful collisions.
Some people live their whole lives, but never truly live.
Some people live for only a moment, but that moment makes their entire lives shine.
This was the romance that Beichuan Xuanxin pursued.
Perhaps it was the romance pursued by all Martial Artists.
However, this romance could not go on forever.
"Thinking with the body..."
Zhou Yuanjue fell silent for a moment. Through the continuous clashes, he seemed to have perceived something.
He suddenly stopped swinging his fists, his figure flashed, and he retreated several dozen meters.
Beichuan Xuanxin’s movements froze in place.
"I’ve discovered it. Your state actually has a significant flaw," Zhou Yuanjue said.
Beichuan Xuanxin didn’t speak. His vacant eyes refocused on Zhou Yuanjue in the distance, and his body shot forward.
In the next instant, however, the Starlight on Zhou Yuanjue’s body completely receded. He withdrew his will and magnetic field entirely into his body, and the lamp flame in his heart burned bright as he entered a state of Nirvana, similar to suspended animation.
All perception of his body was erased from the world.
SWISH!!
The charging Beichuan Xuanxin came to a sudden halt, as if he had lost his target, and looked around blankly.
A strange change occurred in his body. His muscles trembled erratically. The next moment, he actually opened his mouth and violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Abandoning the brain, thinking with the body—it’s a genius concept, but it’s incomplete. However, just like a nation abandoning its supreme leader, it’s certainly effective for fully activating the potential and creativity of the individual."
"Especially during a crisis, when stimulated by an external threat, all individuals will spontaneously unite to face the danger and resist the enemy, unleashing unprecedented power."
"But correspondingly, once that external stimulus disappears, you fall into a rather dire predicament."
"When countless thinking individuals have no leader and are no longer stimulated by the common goal of an external enemy and crisis, some... interesting things begin to happen."
"In order to fight for ’dominance,’ all the individuals can’t help but fall into endless strife. Battle, conquest, separatism, conflict—all of this becomes irrepressible. And for your body, this only brings harm."
"In truth, the principles of the world, of nature, of nations, of life—they are all interconnected. As long as I don’t release any hostile intent, your body will be completely consumed by the ’infighting’ of its countless individuals," Zhou Yuanjue said slowly.
"..."
Beichuan Xuanxin fell into a long silence. During this time, blood began to seep from his seven orifices. With the stimulus of the external crisis gone, every cell in his body fought for control, causing immense damage.
Governing a nation is no easy task; regulating a body is the same.
A ripple finally passed through Beichuan Xuanxin’s vacant pupils. Amidst the emptiness, a sliver of consciousness returned, which he used to suppress the insurrection in his body.
"I never thought you would grasp the essence of ’Slay the Self’ so quickly. It’s truly unbelievable," Beichuan Xuanxin said, his eyes calm, but his tone filled with complex emotions.
"Actually, I should thank you," Zhou Yuanjue said slowly. "Your arrival has allowed me to further unravel the mysteries of that unknown realm and find my direction. I think I now have an idea of the path forward. This battle between us might just become an indelible mark in the history of human evolution."
