The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 453 - 265: Against Shi Zhixuan (Continued)

Chapter 453: Chapter 265: Against Shi Zhixuan (Continued)

"You know I’m continuously accumulating momentum, how could I not be aware of it?"

Qing Yu watched the vortex of Qi formed by the gathering Life and Death Qi, yet his eyes showed no ripples of emotion, no hint of surprise.

Shi Zhixuan’s True Qi transformed between life and death, ever-changing, and his foundation in Martial Arts was rooted in the Buddhist truth "Neither from this shore, nor from the other shore, nor from the middle," which deeply embodied the Buddhist essence of void, even Qing Yu’s Heavenly Son’s Qi Observation Skill couldn’t penetrate his Qi Mechanism.

However, not being able to perceive the Qi Mechanism didn’t mean Qing Yu could not see the continuously accumulating True Qi; Qing Yu was not blind.

Yet, Qing Yu saw through it but chose not to expose it, instead allowing Shi Zhixuan to accumulate in secret.

The reason for this was that Qing Yu himself...

was also secretly preparing a major move.

The Tribulation Power, lying dormant in the Hidden Meridian for a while, suddenly burst forth, his acupoints resonating with the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, his Essence Qi and Spirit simultaneously reaching their peak, merging with heaven and earth.

The Circulating Eight Forces transformed, the eight phenomena of heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountains, and marshes all appeared and intertwined with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, creating endless Qi Force.

"Evil King, you wanted me to prove your failure, so be it as you wish."

During their previous encounter, Qing Yu quietly stopped the Earth Heaven Tai operation within the Hidden Meridian, secretly connecting with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. After continuous accumulation, it burst forth at this moment.

Qing Yu’s eyes suddenly took on a profound and unsearchable expression; at this moment, he was colder than Shi Zhixuan, unhuman-like.

During this intense battle, several more strands of his black hair turned white as Qing Yu exerted his utmost power to enter the state of Observing Heaven Method, his Three Elements once again slightly advancing.

"Witness your defeat, Heavenly Endless Treasure."

The phenomena of heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountains, and marshes manifested, gathering the long-accumulated Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of Qing Yu. Under this move, Shi Zhixuan’s secretly accumulated Life and Death Qi from the Undying Seven Illusions’ Waiting for the Opportunity was nothing but child’s play.

Unstoppable, Shi Zhixuan had this self-awareness.

But this was when using Waiting for the Opportunity.

The binary Qi of life and death suddenly merged, not transforming into each other but colliding and integrating.

Shi Zhixuan’s momentum geometrically increased, his authority incomparably greater than before.

However, beneath such a powerful force, he himself was hollow, ethereal, like a bottomless abyss but without that profound presence.

At this moment, Shi Zhixuan truly reached the state of "Neither from this shore, nor from the other shore, nor from the middle," peak.

The Undying Seven Illusions·Life to Death.

"Boom."

The two forces collided, one Circulating Six Voids, encompassing all phenomena, the other a complete void, returning to nothingness; the two opposing moves collided, emitting only a brief explosive sound.

The Circulating Eight Forces and the Qi of neither life nor death continuously neutralized, mutually erasing, and the originators of the two moves began to bleed from their orifices under the impact, both looking extremely dreadful.

"Ha."

Qing Yu suddenly erupted, Heavenly Endless Treasure operating under two sets of meridians had a more powerful burst than Shi Zhixuan, instantly pressing down on Shi Zhixuan’s True Qi.

Then, Qing Yu charged directly towards his opponent.

"Thud—"

The Golden Bell appeared again, with a golden light more brilliant than before.

Seeing this, Shi Zhixuan’s pupils shrunk; he knew that when he broke the Golden Bell Shield before, Qing Yu still had a trick up his sleeve. The Golden Bell Shield wasn’t broken by him but was feigned by Qing Yu.

Indeed, after seeing Shi Zhixuan’s peerless Power Leaning, Qing Yu knew that if he continued to resist, the Golden Bell Shield would definitely be broken.

Rather than that, it was better to keep a trick for later use.

Golden Bell collided forcefully, directly bullying its way towards Shi Zhixuan. Qingyu True Energy converged, employing two Taoist School mental methods together.

Ten Thousand Rivers and Autumn Waters.

Heart Like Still Water.

Stabilize.

Two mental methods of release and restraint acted simultaneously, immobilizing Shi Zhixuan who was about to dodge.

This stabilization could only hold for an instant, but it was sufficient.

"Whoosh—"

The sound of fabric tearing erupted, Qing Yu’s sleeve split open, and a blue blade flashed in a trajectory like the full moon, casting a soft yet deadly moonlight.

Divine Blade Slash.

Seizing the moment Shi Zhixuan was immobilized, Qing Yu unveiled his long-planned killing move, A Night of Spring Rain in a Small Tower slashing down, a blade dividing center.

The refined yet sinister figure split from the middle.

Gradually faded into nothingness.

Qing Yu’s eyes suddenly widened, his hands wielding the Demon Sword A Night of Spring Rain fiercely slashing towards a figure attacking from a blind spot at his side.

What he had just struck was not the real body, but an illusion.

Shi Zhixuan’s Illusion Technique was indeed superb, managing to escape even in such a moment.

Undying Seven Illusions·Transforming Existence into Nothingness.

This move was similar to the Golden Cicada Transformation in the Dragon Escape Nine Transformations which Qing Yu had practiced long ago, avoiding a fatal blow. However, this Transforming Existence into Nothingness surpassed the Golden Cicada Transformation by more than just a notch.

As the blade edge made contact with the palm, the extremely sharp A Night of Spring Rain lost its force amidst Shi Zhixuan’s shifting and loosening palm.

Undying Seven Illusions·Hitting a Stone with an Egg.

Shi Zhixuan’s palm horizontally sliced, carrying a wisp of familiar blue blade light, that was the blade light of A Night of Spring Rain being counterattacked through his borrowed power.

Qing Yu punched with his left hand, Heaven Qi and Water Qi combined, Struggle between Heaven and Water.

Qian above and Kan below, the world beneath the raining sky, rigid above and perilous below.

This punch seemed rigid, in reality tough combined with softness, using energy dangerously.

When fist met palm, carrying the blade light of A Night of Spring Rain, it relentlessly advanced with extreme sharpness, yet the seemingly rigid fist turned into a dispersing hand on contact, poking, striking, slicing, leaning, employing myriad techniques and leaving no gaps.

In an extremely brief moment like a spark hitting flint, the two hands exchanged over ten moves. As Shi Zhixuan’s blade light exhausted, he continued using the Undying Seven Illusions·Waiting for the Opportunity, amassing a vast amount of True Qi. He created dozens of Qi Rings interwoven with Life and Death Qi, and with finger like a blade, arm like a Spiritual Snake, he threaded through Qi Rings of varying angles latching it around his wrist.

Undying Seven Illusions·Returning Illusion to Reality.

These three moves seamlessly combined and operated as desired; Shi Zhixuan was truly one of the most brilliant in the Great Tang World, worthy of attaining Martial Arts Divine in this world, transcending the mundane.

If it were in his original world, Shi Zhixuan, unburdened by emotions, could also have become one of the Shattering Void Warriors.

"Such a talent as the Evil King is truly rare in both ancient and modern times; I had underestimated the Evil King before."

Qing Yu’s body turned ethereal, floating tracelessly, using Harmonizing Light with Dust to dodge the successive attacks of Qi Rings unleashed by Returning Illusion to Reality, his praise echoing through the air.

Fighting to this moment, although both were experts in drawn-out battles, with top-notch sustainability of True Qi and recovery from injuries, the injuries left from the previous clash between Heavenly Endless Treasure and Life to Destruction were not so easily healed.

Blood traces oozing from the seven apertures still lingered on their faces, both sides bearing significant wounds.

However, the more it reached this moment, the more necessary it was to press on with all their might, forcing the opponent into a desperate corner. Otherwise, once recovered, the battle would continue.