Free Web NovelChapter 350: Chapter 350: Absorption
Xu Yunfan’s gaze swept over the members of the Five Great Sects below the stage like a blade, a faint, cold smile playing on his lips.
The fragments of the Dragon-Suppressing Seal beneath his feet crackled softly, a stark reminder that the previous battle hadn’t been a contest—it had been a complete rout.
The purple-robed Elder from the Jiuyao Sect subconsciously clenched the Great Sun Meteor Core hidden in his sleeve, his knuckles turning white. Still, he dared not activate it.
Beside him, a Daoist from the Profound Daoist Sect broke out in a cold sweat. The Talisman in his hand was already soaked through, blurring the Cinnabar Runes.
The Sword Cultivators from the Jiangnan Dao Sword Pavilion were even paler. Their swords quivered in their scabbards, as if in fear of the figure on the stage.
The emissary from Penglai Pavilion felt his throat tighten.
’This Cold Iron Chain is said to be able to bind a Flood Dragon, yet I can’t bring myself to throw it!’
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found the words caught in his throat.
The few remaining high-ranking monks of Mituo Temple pressed their palms together, their eyes glinting beneath lowered lids.
They had intended to use the Three Talents Lock Demon Array to suppress Xu Yunfan, but now the formation’s core was shattered. With the bodies of Ci Ku, Ci Nan, and Ci’e barely cold, who would dare to step forward and throw their life away?
For a moment, silence fell around the vast Black Tortoise Martial Arts Arena. Not a single person dared to utter a sound.
Seeing this, Xu Yunfan scoffed and lightly tapped his twin hammers together.
CLANG! The muffled sound was like a thunderclap in everyone’s hearts, forcing the disciples of the Five Great Sects to take a collective half-step back.
"Since no one else wishes to discuss the ’Trinity’... then I’ll graciously accept the title of Martial Champion."
Before the words had even left his lips, a majestic surge of Profound Yellow Qi erupted from the Earth Vein, soaring into the sky and coiling around him like a great dragon.
The expressions of the Elders from the Five Great Sects changed drastically. They could clearly feel the Dragon Vein Qi of Jade Capital City converging on Xu Yunfan at a visible rate.
This True Inheritor of the Taoist Sect, who had appeared out of nowhere, wasn’t just suppressing all rivals with his Martial Power; he was now plundering the national destiny of the Great Zhou in plain sight!
The Profound Yellow Qi churned like a furious dragon, erupting from the depths of the Earth Vein. It formed nine golden torrents, so dense they seemed solid, and completely engulfed Xu Yunfan.
Within the pillars of qi, phantom images of mountains and rivers flickered. Each wisp of Profound Yellow Qi carried the essence of the Great Zhou’s millennia-old national destiny. The moment it touched his skin, it flooded into him like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!
Xu Yunfan’s Dragon Scale Armor chimed under the torrent of Profound Yellow Qi, and a blinding golden light burst from the gaps between its scales.
His muscles and bones became visible within the waves of energy. His tendons were like tangled golden threads, his bones shone with a jade-like luster, and his organs, cleansed by the Profound Yellow Qi, began to glow with a glazed, glass-like light.
The Ten Extremes True Qi surged through his flesh and blood like a great river, refining all the incoming Profound Yellow Qi and transforming it into an even purer and more majestic True Qi.
The pupils of the Elders from the Five Great Sects contracted violently.
They watched as every pore on Xu Yunfan’s body inhaled and exhaled the Profound Yellow Qi, and tiny vortexes of energy even began to form in his hair.
What was even more terrifying was that the tiles of the arena beneath his feet were visibly turning to ash and cracking.
"The Origin of the Earth Vein is being forcefully siphoned..."
The Daoist from the Profound Daoist Sect looked horrified. He had a sinking feeling that backing the Great Zhou Imperial Court had been a grave mistake.
’This Xu Yunfan is no ordinary man. I have no idea where Bi Yuan found such a monster. Could it be...’
The Profound Daoist Sect Daoist’s pupils trembled. As if struck by a sudden realization, his face instantly turned deathly pale.
The clouds above Jade Capital City were now swirling into a strange funnel, its vortex centered directly over Xu Yunfan’s Celestial Spirit. It was as if heaven and earth themselves were bestowing an Empowerment upon him.
"Washing Marrow and Changing Bones, a Divine Body..." a woman from Penglai Pavilion said in a hoarse voice.
An ordinary Martial Artist would consider themselves blessed to absorb even a wisp or two of Profound Yellow Qi, yet Xu Yunfan was devouring it like a bottomless abyss.
Each of his vertebrae began to glow with a golden luster. This was the Anomaly of the Golden Body, a sign of reaching the Realm of Great Perfection in Mituo Temple’s secret Yijing Marrow Cleansing Skill.
This sight brought a look of utter disgust to the faces of the Mituo Temple monks. For centuries, not a single Arhat from Mituo Temple had cultivated the Yijing Marrow Cleansing Skill to Perfection and achieved the Golden Body Realm. Yet now, they were seeing the signs of it in this great demon, Xu Yunfan.
Suddenly, Xu Yunfan’s eyes snapped open.
A golden light flashed in his eyes like lightning, striking a Spirit-Suppressing Jade Pillar thirty feet away and cracking it.
He opened his mouth and let out a long roar. The True Qi he exhaled coiled around his body, circling for a moment before drilling back into his seven facial orifices.
The next instant, the Spirit Suppressing Jades surrounding the arena all shattered at once.
The masters from the Five Great Sects paled. They felt the True Qi flowing through their bodies being torn apart by an immense, unseen force. The True Qi they had painstakingly cultivated for decades began to surge out of control, pouring toward Xu Yunfan like water from a broken dam!
This man wasn’t just plundering the Earth Vein; he was now forcefully assimilating the very Martial Arts Origin within their bodies!
"How dare you!"
The purple-robed Elder from the Jiuyao Sect’s hair and beard stood on end, his eyes filled with a mixture of shock and fury.
He pressed his palms against his body with the force of a toppling mountain.
His qi and blood instantly congealed, becoming as dense as lead and mercury. He formed a veritable Copper Wall and Iron Wall inside himself, forcefully sealing his True Qi to prevent it from escaping.
The other masters saw this and quickly followed suit, each using their own techniques to lock down the True Qi within their bodies.
"And why wouldn’t I dare?"
A broad smile spread across Xu Yunfan’s face. He inwardly glanced at his Attribute Panel, noting a new special effect that had appeared under his Ten Extremes Martial Arts after the infusion of Profound Yellow Qi.
Absorption!
Absorb the True Qi of others for one’s own use.
His Ten Extremes Martial Arts encompassed the characteristics of the Six Great Sects, allowing for easy assimilation.
The pores all over Xu Yunfan’s body opened wide as his Ten Extremes True Qi formed countless tiny, devouring vortexes within him.
This was no simple plundering of True Qi. He was using his Mixed Element True Seed as a nexus to completely break down and reassemble any foreign energy. The Vajra Force of the Buddhist Sect, the Pure Yang Breath of the Profound Daoist Sect, the Sharp Sword Qi of the Sword Pavilion—the moment any of it entered his body, his Ten Extremes Martial Arts would despotically shatter its very Origin. The remnants were then tempered as they circulated through his flesh and blood, becoming a part of his own True Qi!
The masters from the Five Great Sects were deathly pale. With every breath Xu Yunfan took, a terrifying vortex of suction formed around him. Even the True Qi they had forcefully locked down began to seep out from their pores, wisp by wisp. It condensed in the air into bands of faint golden mist before flowing into his flesh and blood like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!
Even more terrifyingly, the True Qi being siphoned away still carried the distinct imprints of their respective Martial Daos.
The Great Sun True Flame of the Jiuyao Sect, the Dragon Tiger Dao Rhyme of the Profound Daoist Sect, the Vajra Zen Intent of Mituo Temple... all were brutally dismantled in the Melting Furnace of his Ten Extremes True Qi, ultimately becoming nourishment to fuel Xu Yunfan!
"This boy... what he cultivates is no Martial Dao..." The purple-robed Elder’s gums began to bleed, and his voice trembled. "This is clearly a Taotie Demon Skill that devours the very essence of creation!"
If an ordinary Martial Artist were to forcefully absorb Exotic True Qi, at best their qi and blood would descend into chaos; at worst, they would explode and die.
But Xu Yunfan’s Ten Extremes Martial Arts was like a bottomless abyss, accepting all that came its way.
The Buddhist Sect’s techniques are unyielding? Counter them with Soft Force! The Profound Daoist Sect’s are a mix of hard and soft? Shatter them with pure power! The Sword Pavilion’s is sharp? Bind it with coiling energy! At this moment, the Martial Dao characteristics of the Six Great Sects had all become stepping stones for his Ten Extremes Martial Arts to ascend to its pinnacle!
As the devouring intensified, faint golden, swirling patterns appeared on Xu Yunfan’s skin. The bluestone bricks beneath his feet silently disintegrated into dust.
