The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 454 - 266: End of the Battle

Chapter 454: Chapter 266: End of the Battle

In the boundless expanse of the Inheritance Space, the bright arc of blade light once again traced a curving path, aiming directly at the head of Shi Zhixuan from behind.

Though Shi Zhixuan had been battling for a long time and was seriously injured, his fast reaction had not diminished, as he also dodged with the Illusion Demon Body Method, countering with the move Hitting a stone with an egg.

Normally, this move would have once again borrowed the blade light of "A Night of Spring Rain in a Small Tower," potentially leading to another round of close combat.

However, as Shi Zhixuan’s palm touched the blade, Qing Yu’s figure dissipated like a dream or bubble.

"Evil King, we’ve fought until now, and I’ve discovered two of your weaknesses,"

Qing Yu, his face still stained with blood from his seven orifices, revealed a terrifying smile, launching a Heavenly Thunder Without Prejudice with undetermined directions of thunderous light, striking at Shi Zhixuan.

Shi Zhixuan became an illusionary figure to dodge as well, pointing out a myriad of finger shadows with the move Generalization, "If you can find my weaknesses, then you’re welcome to defeat me with them."

"You’re the one who said this..."

"A Night of Spring Rain in a Small Tower" swept across, forcing Shi Zhixuan to avoid the blade’s edge, as Qing Yu said, "The first one is the Borrowing Strength to Transform of the Undying Seal Technique, which cannot be used on me, who also turns into nothing with Harmonizing Light with Dust. The true essence of the Undying Seal Technique is ’neither this shore, nor the other shore, nor in-between’. If I am also nothing, how can you borrow my strength?"

"But if that’s the case, you cannot harm me either."

Shi Zhixuan’s palm shadows flew about, accumulating power with exquisite moves while attacking Qing Yu.

Undying Seven Illusions·Waiting for the Tired.

This move seemed to inflict self-damage, even if the strikes missed, it could accumulate Qi Force, which would eventually erupt all at once.

"That’s exactly right. But the second weakness, you cannot avoid..."

Qing Yu’s figure suddenly appeared in front of Shi Zhixuan, with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi around him instantly gathering, evolving the Circulating Eight Forces into a continuous stream of Qi Force, forming a spherical gas that struck Shi Zhixuan.

Heavenly Endless Treasure.

It wasn’t as massively powerful as before; this was a smaller version.

As long as Heavenly Endless Treasure was deployed, the Circulating Eight Forces would disperse into the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. As long as Qing Yu’s meridians could withstand it, he could rapidly cast it again.

Shi Zhixuan was once again faced with the awkward situation of Heavenly Endless Treasure while maintaining Waiting for the Tired, but this time, he still kept to Waiting for the Tired, clashing directly with Qing Yu.

"Boom—"

The Qi Force gathered in Waiting for the Tired instantly collapsed, and Shi Zhixuan seemed to be caught off guard, leaving an opening in his chest.

The sphere of Qi approached Shi Zhixuan’s chest in an instant, and in this moment, a glimpse of darkness flashed through his eyes.

With Shi Zhixuan’s abilities, he wouldn’t normally make such a basic mistake. He wanted Qing Yu to hit him, to use this as a way to counterattack Qing Yu.

Undying Seven Illusions·Testing the Law.

Unexpectedly, however, the Heavenly Endless Treasure suddenly scattered into eight streams of Qi Force, each dissipating on their own.

What Shi Zhixuan faced were a pair of eyes flickering with a strange light.

Void Eye·Chaotic God.

The Power of Thought from Ten Thousand Paths followed closely behind, merging with the Pupil Skill of the Void Eye and rushing into Shi Zhixuan’s mind.

Testing the Law, as the move suggests, required one to test with one’s own body and then reflect the force back.

With the enchanting power of the Undying Seal Technique, as long as one doesn’t exceed the upper limit of the life and death energy transformation, ordinary moves are unlikely to harm Shi Zhixuan.

But Qing Yu’s two moves were specifically aimed at Shi Zhixuan’s weaknesses.

"The second weakness," Qing Yu said solemnly, "the Evil King forced the fusion of two split spirits using the relics of the Evil Emperor, which is not the righteous path. If one can find the method, it’s not impossible to cause the Evil King’s spirit to split again."

"Shi Zhixuan, this is your weakness that you can’t avoid."

In the original work, even the Shi Zhixuan who had finally merged the two personalities couldn’t ultimately withstand the feelings of familial and romantic love; his heart wavered, and in the end, he lost his Martial Arts and retreated into the Kongmen.

At this moment, the image of Bi Xiuxin flashed through Shi Zhixuan’s mind again, and he felt as though he had returned to those years of seclusion.

Those years were the most beautiful and unforgettable of his life.

Unfortunately, these beautiful times were destroyed by others, completely obliterated.

First, Ning Daoqi visited, causing the Shi Zhixuan of that time to flee in embarrassment. Later, after Shi Zhixuan left, Bi Xiuxin researched the Undying Seal Scroll he had left behind, which led to her death from mental and physical exhaustion.

His only daughter was also estranged from him. Although she never expressed hatred explicitly, the distance of estrangement already said it all.

Like a revolving lantern, these past memories spiraled through Shi Zhixuan’s mind.

Under normal circumstances, Shi Zhixuan would not be so easily affected, but after the prolonged battle with Qing Yu, his True Qi and Qi Blood could be restored by the Undying Seal Technique, but not his mental fatigue.

Moreover, affected by Qing Yu’s Void Eye and the Ten Thousand Paths as blades of thought, Shi Zhixuan inevitably fell into the trap.

The bitterness of past memories, along with Qing Yu’s Power of Thought, tore apart the forcibly merged dual personalities, and Shi Zhixuan, waking from a nightmare, found himself slipping back into that nightmare.

"Ah, ah, ah—"

Shi Zhixuan screamed, clutching his head; his face alternated between gentleness and ferocity, representing his two completely opposing personalities.

"Duelling with you has been very enlightening," Qing Yu said with a sigh as he watched Shi Zhixuan’s changing expressions. "Unfortunately, the benefits from our duel only go so far."

The duel with Shi Zhixuan turned the last portion of Qing Yu’s black hair a bit whiter; if possible, he actually wished to continue the fight.

Unfortunately, the gains from the duel had reached their limit, and to gain further, he would need Shi Zhixuan’s Martial Arts Enlightenment.

"Evil King, farewell."

The gathered Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi once again formed the Eight Trigrams. Qing Yu pushed out with his palm, and the raging Heavenly Endless Treasure surged toward Shi Zhixuan who was still caught in the alternation of good and evil personalities.

Even with his mind disturbed, Shi Zhixuan still reflexively used the Undying Seal Technique, attempting to deflect the incoming Heavenly Endless Treasure.

Sadly, the Undying Seal Technique could not compare to the Undying Seven Illusions; although the former could also be considered an Absolute Skill, it fell short of the Undying Seven Illusions that Shi Zhixuan had created after waking from the nightmare of his past life.

With his personalities split once again, Shi Zhixuan could no longer use the Undying Seven Illusions combined with the Illusion Demon Body Method.

And so, he was defeated.

He barely blocked this reduced version of Heavenly Endless Treasure, but his injuries were further worsened.

After that, Qing Yu ended his life.

"Ding, congratulations Host, you have killed a three-star villain: Shi Zhixuan, and obtained items: Evil Emperor Relics (extracted, will not be awarded again), Martial Arts Inheritance: ’Heavenly One Heart Method’ (three and a half stars), ’Broken Lotus Eight Moves’ (three stars), ’Undying Seal Technique’ (three and a half stars), ’Illusion Demon Body Method’ (three and a half stars), ’Undying Seven Illusions’ (four stars), ’Flower Between Travel’ (three stars), ’Flowers Between Twelve Branches’ (three stars), ’Heavenly Repair Skills’ (three stars)."

The number of Martial Arts Shi Zhixuan possessed was indeed impressive; however, Qing Yu’s focus, naturally, was the essence of his Martial Arts—"Undying Seal Technique," "Illusion Demon Body Method," and "Undying Seven Illusions."