Heaven-Defying Comprehension: Mastering an Eighth-Stage Technique in One Night! Encircled and Hunted by Races from Beyond the Realm!
Chen Du paused in his steps.
Before he could ask, the Cat Demon blurted out, "My senses are never wrong. That thing is hidden in your shadow, no, it's hidden at the intersection of all shadows."
It's extremely close to you, yet its presence is almost nonexistent—it must be Shadow Clan!
Chen Du's eyes suddenly turned cold. He had been completely unaware that such a bizarre race existed in this world; it was truly terrifying.
Without making a sound, he channeled his Spiritual Power and probed in the direction the Cat Demon had pointed.
Sure enough, in the dim light where several shadows of trees intertwined, dozens of feet away, a very faint anomaly was detected.
The thing was like a living shadow, silently crawling along a rock.
Chen Du sprang up without the slightest hesitation.
The power of his Divine Status condensed at the edge of his palm, cleaving the shadowy figure along with the surrounding air.
But the Shadow Clan reacted incredibly quickly, leaping out of the shadows the instant Chen Du made his move.
Its body twisted in mid-air like black silk, then shot into the depths of the dense forest.
Its speed was almost beyond visual detection; it disappeared into the depths of the spiritual mist in just a few flashes.
"Human, you are doomed!" The Shadow Clan's voice came from all directions, shrill like an insect's chirp, filled with venomous hatred. "We have gathered our forces. You can kill one, but not all. Just wait, you won't live more than a few days!"
The sound faded into the distance.
Chen Du did not give chase. The thing was too fast, and its concealment methods were too unpredictable; continuing to pursue it would only make it easier to fall into a trap.
He slowly withdrew his hand, looking at the Cat Demon hunched over at his feet. "You are somewhat useful."
The Cat Demon finally recovered from its ruffled state, flicked its tail, and snorted, "I told you long ago, my skill in escaping is unparalleled, and this skill usually applies best to whoever is trying to make me run for my life."
It jumped onto Chen Du's shoulder, its eyes scanning the surroundings warily. "The Shadow Clan is following you, which means you're being watched by some races. These guys are the most vengeful; they're not just bluffing when they say they're gathering their forces."
"But with me here, it won't be so easy for them to get close to you."
That night, Chen Du sat cross-legged at the foot of a cliff deep in Mount Tai, repeatedly deduce the scroll of "Taixu World Fist" in his mind.
[You have begun to comprehend the "Taixu World Fist"...]
[Divine Revelation Reading Triggered, Martial Arts Creation Lv9 Fully Activated. You Discover This Fist Technique Does Not Cultivate True Essence, Spiritual Power, or Physical Strength.]
Its power comes from only one source: the realm! The strength of its punch depends entirely on whether you can gather the power of a realm; the stronger the power of the world you gather, the stronger the punch.
As you continue to comprehend it, you discover that ordinary cultivators spend countless years cultivating this fist technique to communicate with heaven and earth and gather the power of an entire realm.
But you are different. You possess the Spirit Martial Realm Divine Status. Divine Status is the highest condensed form of authority, law, and power of a realm. This fist technique is like a fish in water for you.
You suddenly realize: Before this, you had the Divine Status, but could only exert seven or eight out of one hundred of its power.
Divine Status is like water; if you try to hold it in your hands, you can only fill a handful. But this fist is a container, a riverbed, a sluice gate capable of emptying the entire river!
[You deduce your own path of the Taixu World Fist. Taking your Divine Status as the source and your fist as the weapon, with each punch, the power of an entire realm moves accordingly.]
At this point, the power of his Divine Status could be unleashed to 120%, and with a single punch, he had already touched the true threshold of the Eighth Stage.
Chen Du opened his eyes and slowly got up. The mountain wind howled and the spiritual mist surged.
He clenched his right fist, and a faint light flashed in his palm, as if something invisible was responding to him.
That's Divine Status within the Spirit Martial Realm, the weight of an entire world!
At that moment, he simply threw a punch forward.
There was no earth-shattering roar, no blinding divine light, because all his power was concentrated in that one punch.
But this punch, which didn't hit anything physical, gave the feeling that the whole world sank.
He slowly loosened his fist and exhaled a long breath.
This style of boxing is called the Taixu World Fist.
He finally understood what this boxing style truly meant to him.
If he previously possessed immense power but was unable to fully unleash it...
Now, we can output the complete output!
The power of this punch truly marks the threshold of the Eighth Stage.
The black cat crouched beside him, watching Chen Du retract his fist, its fur still ruffled.
Its golden vertical pupils were wide open, and it even forgot to wag its four tails.
"You... you've mastered it just like that?" Its voice was a little unsteady, as if it couldn't believe what it was seeing. "No, wait, what I mean is, how long have you been reading that manual? A day? No, less than a night? That's an Eighth Stage manual!"
The Taixu World Fist, which combines the power of an entire realm into a single punch, is a style of fist that would take even the most Demon Race decades to master. And you've already grasped its essence?"
Chen Du ignored it, only looking down at his fist, seemingly sensing the remaining fist intent within his body.
Upon seeing this, the Cat Demon felt an even greater tightness in its chest.
It didn't throw out the "Taixu World Fist" out of generosity, but because it had already sensed the aura of Divine Status on Chen Du.
It was certain that this person would be tempted upon seeing this boxing technique.
And that is indeed the case.
Its original idea was that this boxing technique was difficult enough, so it would first keep the person hanging, and then there would be plenty of opportunities to negotiate terms later.
But to its utter surprise, the human in front of it mastered the martial art completely in just one night.
"I really misjudged you this time." The Cat Demon flicked its tail, its tone sour. "If I had known you were so perceptive, I should have raised the conditions even higher."
Now that's great, I've given you the martial arts technique, and you've even mastered it. It's like I'm eagerly handing you my inheritance.
The more it thought about it, the more it felt it had been cheated, so it raised one of its front paws and weakly covered its chest.
Chen Du glanced at it. "If you can't bear to part with it, I can pretend I never learned it."
Of course, this was just to tease the cat.
The Cat Demon rolled its eyes. "I wish you would forget, but you've already figured it out. What's the point of saying this now?"
The sheer value of mastering Eighth Stage cultivation technique in a single night is terrifying to even contemplate.
It jumped down from the rock, flicked its four tails, circled Chen Du twice, and suddenly raised its head, "But then again, this is the first time I've ever seen a human like you."
Your comprehension is exceptionally high, and you also happen to possess Divine Status. If this "Taixu World Fist" were in your hands, it might truly unleash its full power.
It paused, then added, "But if you ever use this kind of punching technique on me, I'll haunt you as a ghost and gnaw your heels."
Just over ten minutes after Chen Du mastered the Taixu World Fist, a strange thing happened.
The Cat Demon's ears suddenly perked up, its entire body arched, and its golden pupils shrank to two thin slits. It whispered, "They've come to surround you, a dozen or so of them."