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Chapter 359 - 329: The Moon Rises Above the Sea

Chapter 359: Chapter 329: The Moon Rises Above the Sea

To Wu Li’s eyes, Xiaoze Wutian’s entire demeanor was immensely restrained, yet this restraint was different from his own—not merely holding back his energy but deliberately compressing it.

Sensing Wu Li’s scrutiny, Xiaoze Wutian simply closed his eyes, appearing to rest and recuperate his energy.

Boom!

The gong sounded, signaling the start of the martial arts competition!

At the instant the gong resounded, Xiaoze Wutian’s eyes snapped open, his eyeballs protruding outward, shimmering with intensity, his gaze like two sharp arrows shooting towards Wu Li!

"Zha!"

Simultaneously, Xiaoze Wutian let out a fierce shout, his abdomen vibrating, driving his entire chest to resonate, and the roar emerged from his throat like thunder erupting from calm skies.

Eye Strike! Sound Strike!

In this instant, Xiaoze Wutian’s spirit, power, and mind burst forth like a volcanic eruption, his entire presence like a long-suppressed blade finally unsheathed.

As he bellowed, he stepped forward, the floor cracking beneath his feet, showcasing the ferocity of his explosive launch.

Xiaoze Wutian’s body leaped forward, the wind generated by his force billowing his voluminous samurai garb.

With two swift steps, he moved almost fast enough to create an afterimage, closing in on Wu Li in an instant. His right foot swung down like a scythe towards Wu Li’s lower leg shin bone, while at the same time extending his right hand, punching towards Wu Li’s injured left arm, the air emitting a shrill noise as if a crane were crying out.

His hand employed the Gangrou Style’s Crane Cry technique, while his feet executed a hooking kick—striking high and kicking low!

He had learned the Mental Cultivation Method from Koda Shinmei, suppressing his own Fist Intent for over a month, an extremely grueling period, like a torrential river blocked by a dam, steadily rising.

Xiaoze Wutian felt that maintaining his intent for over a month was his limit; any further might risk falling into demonic cultivation. Thankfully, he was finally able to face Wu Li, ’opening the gates’ to unleash all of his pent-up Fist Intent in this moment!

The sudden eruption of Fist Intent, coupled with the techniques of Eye Strike and Sound Strike, allowed Xiaoze Wutian to display a momentum far surpassing even his peak condition, stunning everyone present. Even the spectators from Hua Country’s Martial Arts Circle felt their spirits waver at the sheer intensity—let alone Wu Li, the target of Xiaoze Wutian’s attack.

"Not good!"

Even Li San’s expression slightly changed, as Xiaoze Wutian’s ploy added to Wu Li’s injury made him worry.

On the platform, facing Xiaoze Wutian’s overwhelming onslaught, Wu Li’s body swayed, his feet lightly lifting from the ground, giving the illusion that he might ride the wind away.

This was the ’Flying’ technique from Xue Sect’s Five Forms of Xingyi, which featured no specific moves, only the concept of borrowing momentum, like a bird taking flight.

Wu Li’s back muscles surged, his body like a hawk wrapping its wings around itself, vanishing into the woods with a twist.

In that instant, Wu Li used Hawk Form’s movement technique combined with ’Flying,’ truly resembling a bird darting away.

Moreover, Xiaoze Wutian had the impression that his own attack had ’pushed’ Wu Li, accelerating his opponent’s escape.

As it turned out, Xingyi’s ’Flying’ technique borrowed not just the conception of a bird in flight but also the momentum of the opponent, like a bird using the wind to glide.

Wu Li had sensed Xiaoze Wutian’s abnormality before the latter took action, naturally remaining on guard. Thus, when he evaded in that moment using ’Flying,’ his spirit remained unaffected.

Before reaching the Spirit Realm, using Hawk Form’s movement technique, Wu Li could only display the essence of a bird in flight, still influenced by Xiaoze Wutian’s erupting Fist Intent. But now, instead of confronting Xiaoze Wutian’s Fist Intent, he borrowed momentum using ’Flying,’ flashing away completely unaffected.

Such a maneuver served as both an evasion and a sophisticated means of defense.

Seeing Wu Li dodge his long-awaited explosive assault, Xiaoze Wutian felt a hint of regret but swiftly adjusted his mindset and pursued once more.

His accumulated Fist Intent of over a month wasn’t limited to a single outburst—within five moves, his condition would remain at its pinnacle!

With injuries on your body, within five moves, I will surely kill you!

Holding this thought, Xiaoze Wutian stepped forward to catch up with Wu Li.

Wu Li’s injured left arm affected his movements and power generation when dodging and turning, causing his speed to be slower than ideal. Even though he had borrowed momentum to evade, Xiaoze Wutian rapidly closed the gap.

Swish!

Air exploded, Xiaoze Wutian’s outstretched right hand didn’t retract but transformed from fist to claw, still targeting Wu Li’s injured left arm.

Snap!

Wu Li didn’t dodge, letting Xiaoze Wutian grasp his injured left arm. However, before Xiaoze Wutian could exert force, Wu Li’s body fiercely shook and twisted, his waist rotating with a spiraling power released.

This movement was the ’Shake,’ ’Sway,’ and ’Spin’ from the Five Forms of Xingyi, now used by Wu Li to escape Xiaoze Wutian’s Grappling, as well as to counterattack using borrowed momentum.

If ’Flying’ was like riding the wind, then now was the moment to go with the flow, facing Xiaoze Wutian’s relentless assault, Wu Li sidestepped, advancing half a step, his right fist shooting out from his lower abdomen.

Half-step Breaking Fist!

With a blade, Wu Li couldn’t yet borrow momentum, but with fist techniques, he had no issues, so at this moment, he was entirely relying on his higher realm to fight.

However, while spiritual presence is vital, it alone doesn’t decisively determine the outcome of a fight — speed, strength, and martial arts skill are critical as well. Wu Li’s injured left arm affected his power generation, and Xiaoze Wutian, with Fist Intent at its peak and a mind aligned with intention, was physically beyond his usual state. Facing Wu Li’s oncoming Breaking Fist, Xiaoze Wutian’s left hand cleaved down like a blade, preemptively intercepting Wu Li’s punch.

Bang!

Wu Li’s Breaking Fist was deflected, followed by his right hand being caught by Xiaoze Wutian.

Xiaoze Wutian grabbed Wu Li’s wrist with one hand and his left arm with the other—he knew this was an excellent opportunity!

"Zha!"

Xiaoze Wutian’s eyes bulged with rage, his hairs stood on end, and his right foot slid forward, making a piercing friction noise on the floor. Both his hands twisted simultaneously, ready to use grappling techniques to break Wu Li’s wrists and arms!

Wu Li’s muscles suddenly swelled up, his veins crawling all over his body like little snakes, turning a shade of dark blue, exuding a palpable sense of power.

Golden Bell Shield!

Xiaoze Wutian was taken aback, and then scoffed in his heart. How long can one endure with the Golden Bell Shield?

However, in the next second, Wu Li’s muscles, which had been as hard as marble, suddenly softened.

This transition from extreme hardness to extreme softness neutralized Xiaoze Wutian’s power.

How could this be?!

Xiaoze Wutian’s eyes widened. Behind Wu Li was the sea and sky meeting in a line. At this moment, Wu Li seemed to merge with the sea behind him, silently absorbing and dissolving his attack like raging waters.

Sea Accepts All Rivers!

This was actually one of the Golden Bell Shield’s secret techniques, which uses the ultimate transformation of blood and energy control to neutralize the opponent’s attack. Wu Li had been able to execute this move after breaking through to the Spirit Realm, with his mind strengthened and his mastery of blood and energy reaching a new level.

At this moment, with the pressure and tearing force applied by Xiaoze Wutian, Wu Li concentrated all his body’s blood, power, and energy toward his lower abdomen Dantian.

Not only that, Wu Li’s essence, energy, spirit, and fist intent were all focused at the Dantian in his lower abdomen.

He squatted down slightly, with bent back and knees, and assumed the Three Body Formation.

The next second, Wu Li clenched his fists and struck upwards with Drilling Fist. As he did this, the energy and power from his Dantian also rose.

Beng! Beng! Beng! Beng! Beng!

Wu Li’s entire body crackled with explosive force as his blood surged!

Xiaoze Wutian had intended to continue exerting force to grapple, but the next instant he found that he could no longer control Wu Li’s body. The force from Wu Li’s lower abdomen rose up completely, a great power came through, and Wu Li broke free from his grasp with a Drilling Fist.

Down in the audience, Li San closed his eyes. In his perception, it was as though he saw a surging river flow into the ocean, then a bright moon rose above the sea!

This was Wu Li using the Dantian Qi Strike, concentrating all his body’s strength and fist intent in his lower abdomen, then his power climbed steadily, completely elevating!

It was a technique that normally required time to accumulate power, but Wu Li skillfully used the secret hand of Sea Accepts All Rivers from the Golden Bell Shield combined with Xiaoze Wutian’s oppression to quickly complete this process.

Swoosh!

Wu Li initiated with Drilling Fist, raising both fists before immediately transitioning them into Splitting Fists.

What was a simple Tiger Hugging Head, now in Xiaoze Wutian’s eyes, felt like an endless ocean, waves crashing down fiercely from Wu Li’s fist intent.

"All my hard-earned fist intent from the past month seems to have been utilized by him, and even turned against me, striking back with greater momentum?"

This thought flashed through Xiaoze Wutian’s mind, an unbearable discomfort, as his morale plummeted.

"Not good!"

Koda Shinmei, from down below, realized things had taken a turn for the worse when he saw this. Xiaoze Wutian was shaken.

With a Splitting Fist strike from Wu Li, Xiaoze Wutian, reacting a beat too late, could only raise both arms in the stance of a Mighty Tiger urgently pulling its bow to block the punch.

Bang!

Xiaoze Wutian was forced to step back by the strike, but Wu Li’s onslaught hadn’t ended yet. With momentum surging like a tidal wave, another punch came down.

Bang!

The second punch scattered Xiaoze Wutian’s guard.

Wu Li’s eyes widened. He knew his endurance was almost at its limit, but he also knew that he must seize this opportunity. Otherwise, once Xiaoze Wutian regained his composure, with the worsening injury to his left arm, victory would be difficult.

"Kill!"

With a roar, Wu Li took another step, his right fist chopping down again!

But this time, Xiaoze Wutian had come to his senses, regained his stance, and raised his arms to block.

"He can’t maintain this momentum and explosion of power constantly. If I withstand this strike, victory will be mine!"

With this thought, Xiaoze Wutian braced himself, concentrating all his strength for an upward block, Overlord Carrying the Cauldron!

Bang!

However, at the moment of contact, he realized that Wu Li’s Splitting Fist carried a soft force and had no real power behind it.

Using the wrong force caused Xiaoze Wutian’s body to stiffen momentarily, while Wu Li’s left hand took advantage, landing a punch on his opponent’s throat.

Crack!

"You..."

Xiaoze Wutian’s eyes widened as he looked at Wu Li in front of him, his face filled with unwillingness.

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