The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 258 - 70 Innate Stage Guardian BOSS

Chapter 258: Chapter 70 Innate Stage Guardian BOSS

In the deep and obscure chamber, Lu Qifeng and Luo Yan, as well as the new World’s Number One on the Dragon and Phoenix List, now the talk of the martial worldly society, was seated with hands overlapping below the chest at the Dantian, holding a translucent ’Xuanji Jade Crystal’, silently cultivating his power.

After handling related matters, Qing Yu returned to Northern Zhou, entering seclusion at a hidden base.

This time in seclusion, he aimed to break through to the Innate Nine Layers.

Although he had not yet reached the Innate Nine Layers, Qing Yu had absorbed several individuals who had already achieved it. Thus, his breakthrough could be described as a natural outcome.

As the True Qi continued to circulate, the exchange between Qing Yu and Primordial Energy deepened.

Suddenly, as if breaking through a barrier, Qing Yu erupted with a momentum grander than before. The Innate Nine Layers, he had successfully broken through.

At the same time, the system’s prompt sounded: "Host has broken through to the Innate Nine Layers, the Character Card for the guard boss of the Innate Stage is now available..."

A silver-edged Character Card, radiating with a seven-colored aura, spiraled through Qing Yu’s mind, finally revealing the front side. A middle-aged man dressed in emperor’s robes, sat majestically on the dragon throne.

Name: Zhu Wushi

Realm: Innate Peak

Item: None

Martial Arts: "Absorption Technique," "Qiankun Great Shifting," "Heavenly Gang Child Skill," "Phantom Divine Skill," various Great Sect Martial Arts············ (double exclamation marks to indicate omitted length)

Evaluation: The World’s Number One!

Iron Gall Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi, truly the World’s Number One in the original story, unmatched by anyone, even the protagonist with Burst Seed couldn’t defeat him face to face.

Deep and inscrutable like the ocean, he schemed his entire life and defeated everyone in the world, sadly, he only lost to a couple.

That couple was Gu Santong and his wife.

Gu Santong was framed by him, dying in the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Prison. But Zhu Wushi didn’t truly win, his foundational Cultivation Technique ’Absorption Technique’ had been undermined by Gu Santong at some point, and his favored person ended up bearing children for Gu Santong.

Zhu Wushi might not care about the former, after all, Gu Santong died while he was still alive. But the latter, it made Zhu Wushi spit blood to the sky, possibly the most severe injury he suffered before the final battle.

Then, due to his obsession with Su Xin, Zhu Wushi’s mind was thrown into disarray when he saw Su Xin’s head, and he was fatally stabbed twice by two filial acts.

Honestly, with Qing Yu’s understanding of Zhu Wushi, and the system’s usual behavior, the evaluation here should be: Su Xin, Su Xin, oh~~

Hmmm... perhaps it’s a nod to the dignity a guard boss deserves.

No······

Qing Yu suddenly remembered something, "System, Zhu Wushi’s strength isn’t right. With Qiankun Great Shifting, he could even move a small mountain, and during the last fight at Dragon Guardian Manor against the protagonist and his group, he commanded stone dragons to fly throughout the sky. With such strength, you’re telling me he’s in the Innate Stage, you must be joking!!"

According to Zhu Wushi’s performance in the original works, even Qing Yu, the current World’s Number One on the Dragon and Phoenix List, fully acknowledged he was no match.

System: "Zhu Wushi’s power, all derived from ’Absorption Technique’ taken from others. ’Absorption Technique’, though miraculous and can even steal others’ Martial Arts Enlightenment for his own use, also prevents Zhu Wushi from reaching the Divine Origin Realm.

Taking Martial Arts Enlightenment is actually absorbing other people’s spiritual power fragments into his body. This power, containing others’ spiritual power fragments, cannot blend with Zhu Wushi’s own spiritual power, hence it cannot refine Divine Origin with it. Therefore, although Zhu Wushi surpasses most martial artists in the Divine Origin Realm in strength, he is still in the Innate Realm."

"Is that so······"

After listening to the system, Qing Yu fell into deep thoughts.

Judging by the system’s explanation, Zhu Wushi’s situation seems reasonable. The manual given by the Shadow King noted that everyone inherently possesses spiritual power, and those without it are dead. Divine Origin Realm actually involves using one’s own True Qi to penetrate the brain, refining Divine Origin, and strengthening spiritual power to be outwardly discharged.

Strengthened spiritual power can merge with True Qi, allowing the True Qi to be manipulated at will. This is the final stage of the Innate Realm, Qi Cultivation and God Transformation.

But because all of Zhu Wushi’s power came from others, and lacked ’Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill’ to remove the fragments of spiritual power within, he remained strong but could never reach the Divine Origin Realm.

"This is another big challenge!" Qing Yu exclaimed.

Initially, the Postnatal Stage guard boss Dongfang Bubai probably went easy on him. Without Dongfang Bubai passing on the ’Kuihua Treasure’ to Qing Yu, there was no way Qing Yu could have substantially increased his strength in a short time to defeat Dongfang Bubai and advance to the Innate Realm.

This time facing Zhu Wushi, Qing Yu had no way to make Zhu Wushi go easy. After all, this was a ruthless character who could decisively kill his own sworn sons and daughters of over twenty years; making him go easy would only be possible if Qing Yu were Su Xin.

"Wait······"

Looking at the Character Card image that bore an uncanny resemblance to an actor with the surname Liu, Qing Yu muttered to himself, "I could also be Su Xin······"

Since Zhu Wushi looked just like the actor, Su Xin must look the same too. Then······

Qing Yu once again recalled the tactics he used during the first and second character inheritances, if he disguised himself as a woman······

Cough, cough··· banish evil thoughts.

Forget it, the stronger Zhu Wushi’s power, the greater the help to his strategies, Qing Yu had long been prepared to get stuck at this guard boss for a while.

Having decided not to cross-dress, Qing Yu then told the system, "System, I want to challenge the Great Joy Bodhisattva."

Before challenging Zhu Wushi, it’s better to clear up the hidden items first.

"Inheritance Space, opening······" The mechanical sound of the system rang out.

Then, Qing Yu entered the familiar Inheritance Space. Across from him, a mountainous figure slowly materialized, the Great Joy Bodhisattva.

Honestly, meeting the Great Joy Bodhisattva face to face, Qing Yu felt even more disgusted in his heart. If it weren’t for the ’Heavenly Human Rebirth Technique’ constantly operating, maintaining his heart like still water, Qing Yu might have vomited before starting the battle.

"Let’s make it a quick battle."

Qing Yu’s figure flashed, employing ’Colorless Transformation’ to rapidly move behind the Great Joy Bodhisattva.

The Bodhisattva, bulky and thus slow to react, felt an intense fire power continually entering from the back before it could react.

In nature’s creation, there is always something that overcomes another. The massive flesh of the Great Joy Bodhisattva might have been impervious even to Little Li’s Flying Knife, but in front of Qing Yu’s ’Wuming Divine Skill’, it was completely countered.

The copious amount of fat not only failed to serve as protection but further fueled the fire, causing the ’Fire of Ignorance’ to rapidly engulf the entire body, turning it into a giant torch.