Resurrection! The Strongest Martial Cultivator of All Time!

The Mad Beast chuckled, a smile curving his lips. "It's normal that you haven't heard my name. I'm not a Martial Cultivator from this era. When I was born, humanity was still in a chaotic age, fighting demons and Demonic Beasts, struggling for ownership of this land."

"Not a martial artist from this era?" Tang Jie was uncontrollably shocked.

Tang Jie recalled the records in Moro's diary. Decades ago, the Shaolin Temple was massacred by a mysterious martial artist. That martial artist was the one who destroyed Shaolin. Moro had fought him but was easily defeated.

Could it be... the person before him, who called himself the Mad Beast?

"Were you the one who destroyed the Shaolin Temple decades ago?" Tang Jie immediately asked.

The Mad Beast was slightly stunned by the question, a little surprised, but he readily nodded. "That's right. I woke up once decades ago and heard that the martial arts holy land was the Shaolin Temple. I immediately went to challenge them, but I was very disappointed... these so-called Martial Arts Grandmasters are all a bunch of trash. Killing them is as uninteresting as killing an ant!"

"I left in disappointment, but later I met a somewhat interesting young monk. I found a place to sleep again... This era is truly a golden age for martial artists. We will also have the chance to break through the immortal gate and ascend to the Immortal Martial Realm that no one has reached!"

The Mad Beast's words were filled with a hint of excitement, and what he said was shocking enough.

The Shaolin Temple was annihilated decades ago, and there were many speculations. Some believed it was immortal cultivators who destroyed Shaolin. Only a very few knew that the one who destroyed Shaolin was not an immortal cultivator, but a martial artist, a peerlessly powerful martial artist who appeared out of nowhere. He alone destroyed Shaolin, which had over ten Martial Arts Grandmasters at the time, as well as thousands of other disciples!

And now, the perpetrator who destroyed Shaolin stood before Tang Jie!

While Tang Jie was shocked, he was also puzzled by some of the things revealed in the Mad Beast's words.

"What do you mean by 'we'? Are there more Martial Cultivators like you?"

Tang Jie frowned.

This Mad Beast didn't seem to belong to this era. When he was born, humanity was still fighting demons and Demonic Beasts for this land. That was perhaps tens of thousands of years ago, an era before Bodhidharma and other Martial Cultivators were even born!

"That's right... When I was born, I was raised by a Demonic Beast. I was naturally adept at martial arts and reached the Martial Cultivator realm in a very short time, dominating all directions. I even underwent metamorphosis with Innate Qi, and even powerful immortal cultivators were no match for me!"

"But I couldn't see any hope of further progress. When I was a thousand years old, I received a letter... It said that in the years to come, the strongest and most outstanding martial artists from countless millennia since the birth of martial artists would gather in one era. At that time, an unprecedented martial arts golden age would arrive, and we could all compete for the supreme Immortal Martial Realm!"

The Mad Beast's excitement grew with each word.

"So I followed the method in the letter and entered hibernation, waiting for the martial arts golden age to arrive... He didn't lie to me! He didn't lie to me!" The Mad Beast roared with laughter, filled with exhilaration and joy, tears streaming down his face. It was tears of overwhelming happiness!

It was no wonder the Mad Beast was so excited. In less than a hundred years, he had become a Martial Cultivator. He had transformed into an innate body with the help of Innate Qi, entering the realm of Innate Martial Cultivators. However, after that, he challenged many immortal cultivators, but he could never break through.

This made the Mad Beast realize that perhaps he was born in the wrong era. There were too few powerful martial artists. Without tempering, how could one reach the pinnacle?

After a thousand years of arduous cultivation, although the Mad Beast had perfected his martial arts, he could no longer make any progress or break through his current realm.

Then, one day, the Mad Beast received a letter. The letter told him that a martial arts golden age was coming, and he would have a chance to break through to a higher realm!

Although the Mad Beast was skeptical, being unable to break through, he followed the instructions in the letter and began to hibernate, stopping the flow of his lifespan, waiting for the martial arts golden age to arrive.

However, the Mad Beast woke up once midway. He heard from others that the current martial arts holy land was the Shaolin Temple. This immediately made the Mad Beast excitedly go and challenge them, hoping to see if the so-called martial arts golden age had arrived.

But the result disappointed him. Those Shaolin martial artists who called themselves Martial Arts Grandmasters were no match for him. This enraged the Mad Beast, and he directly massacred the entire Shaolin Temple before leaving.

The Mad Beast massacred Shaolin simply because he woke up midway by chance. Afterward, he fought Moro, who had come looking for him. As an invincible Martial Cultivator from tens of thousands of years ago, the Mad Beast easily defeated Moro.

However, the Mad Beast also recognized Moro's potential, believing that he also had a chance to become a Martial Cultivator. Since opponents were hard to come by, the Mad Beast gave him a wisp of precious Innate Qi to save him. Then, the Mad Beast found a place to continue his hibernation, waiting for the martial arts golden age to arrive.

It wasn't until recently that the commotion caused by Tang Jie's breakthrough from acquired to innate and entering the realm of innate martial arts awakened the Mad Beast. At the same time, chain reactions occurred everywhere. The Mad Beast understood that the martial arts golden age had truly arrived!

After a short rest, the awakened Mad Beast gathered some intelligence from various places and then headed straight for Peerless City. It was known as the holy land of martial artists, and it was said to be guarded by the number one martial artist in the world. The Mad Beast's primary target was naturally here.

"What... what is he talking about?" In the sky, the long-haired man and other immortal cultivators also heard what the Mad Beast below said. They were all bewildered. What the Mad Beast said was too absurd; they all suspected that the Mad Beast was crazy!

"Who left you the letter?" Tang Jie asked, his brow furrowed. He also suspected whether the Mad Beast was telling the truth, but he instinctively felt that what the Mad Beast said was most likely true.

At the same time, Tang Jie was very curious about who had left the letter that made the Mad Beast hibernate. To be able to gather the strongest martial artists from various eras into the same era and achieve this was by no means ordinary!

The Mad Beast shook his head. "I don't know... it doesn't matter. What matters is that we all have the opportunity to progress further! To break through our current realms!"

The Mad Beast did not know who had left him the letter. He lived in the Desolate Mountain Range. For someone to leave him a letter under his nose without him noticing was undoubtedly extraordinary, but the Mad Beast didn't care about the person's identity.

Even Innate Martial Cultivators had lifespans comparable to immortal cultivators, but they would eventually wither away. To have the hope of entering a higher realm, the Mad Beast was willing to take a gamble.

Saying this, the Mad Beast's face was filled with fervor. "Kid, you are the second Martial Cultivator I've seen. Today... let's have a good fight and see what level you, the strongest martial artist of this era, can reach! Perhaps... others are also getting impatient!"

Tang Jie also glanced into the distance. He could feel extremely faint gazes from over there.

On a mountain peak more than ten miles away from this place, two people were sitting by the cliff edge, watching the scene below. One was a tall man wearing a Taoist robe, but his physique was so strong that it made the robe bulge slightly.

The other was a monk in black, with a delicate appearance and a gentle smile on his lips. He looked no older than twenty.

"It seems they've found us," the monk in black said softly.

"So what if they found us? Is that young man the strongest martial artist of this era? He seems to be from Bodhidharma's lineage, just like you."

The burly Taoist said indifferently.

The monk in black smiled gently. "Yes, I didn't expect to see a Martial Cultivator with aptitude and comprehension no less than my own."

"Hahaha, let's see what this Martial Cultivator, who is even older than True Man Sanfeng and Patriarch Bodhidharma, has to offer!"

The burly Taoist was very excited.

This was indeed a golden age for martial arts. There was Tang Jie, the most outstanding martial artist of the current era, and also ancient figures like the Mad Beast, who were born even earlier than Bodhidharma and True Man Sanfeng!

The strongest Martial Cultivators from different eras had now gathered in the same era. Each of these Martial Cultivators was invincible among martial artists in their respective eras, and some even founded their own schools. Each was exceptionally talented. With so many strongest Martial Cultivators gathered together, who could become the true strongest among them?

The true number one martial artist of all time!

"Come on, I also want to see if you can make me excited."

Tang Jie's eyes shone with fervent battle intent as he stared at the Mad Beast. Facing this second Martial Cultivator, and one who was even older than Bodhidharma and True Man Sanfeng, Tang Jie's battle intent also surged. He wanted to have a good fight with him and see who was the strongest!

"Let me show you the martial arts I've perfected over a thousand years!" Mad Beast licked his lips, his eyes flashing with ferocity.

Mad Beast, his life was legendary. He was born in a chaotic era where demons, the Demon Race, and humans fought. Abandoned in a desolate forest, he was raised by Demonic Beasts.

Mad Beast could be considered a born martial artist. He observed various Demonic Beasts, created a martial art for himself, cultivated internal energy, and became a Martial Cultivator step by step!

The martial art Mad Beast created was named Mad Beast Way. After a thousand years of refinement, he had cultivated it to its peak.

"Kill!"

Mad Beast roared, his terrifying voice causing the clouds in the sky to churn. The cultivators in the sky felt as if they were about to fall from the heavens.

Mad Beast panted, his eyes bloodshot. His body tore through the air, leaving a trail of afterimages. In less than a hundredth of a blink, he appeared before Tang Jie, his fist smashing directly towards Tang Jie.

"Mad Beast Way. Savage Bear's Wrath!"

A phantom of a savage bear, several feet tall, appeared behind Mad Beast. Its bear paw slammed down heavily, carrying a powerful surge of force that crushed the void, easily shattering a small mountain into pieces!

As soon as Mad Beast made his move, Tang Jie judged that Mad Beast, like himself, was a congenital martial cultivator who had cultivated true martial essence. This made Tang Jie not surprised but delighted. It was precisely against such strong opponents that his blood boiled.

Demon Prajna. Divine Elephant Fist!

Tang Jie also condensed his strength and threw a punch. The roars of Dragon Elephants shook the heavens and the earth. Endless divine power converged onto Tang Jie's punch.

Tang Jie had already cultivated Demon Prajna to the fifth level, possessing the strength of five Dragon Elephants. Any casual punch could shatter mountains and rivers, let alone his serious punch!

"Bang!"

Their fists collided heavily. The entire area within a radius of nearly a thousand meters trembled violently. A deafening explosion erupted, like a depth charge detonating. The resulting shockwaves sent rocks on the ground flying in all directions like bullets.

Even flowers and trees were uprooted, shattered into powder by the impact, and scattered. The dust on the ground was lifted tens of meters high by the immense force!

This shocking scene left the cultivators in the sky dumbfounded. They could hardly imagine that this was the power that a flesh-and-blood body could unleash. Even a Body Cultivator would be no more than this, right?

"Roar!"

The bear's roar and the Dragon Elephants' roars shattered the clouds in the sky.

Both Tang Jie and Mad Beast trembled slightly, and then they dissolved the force they had absorbed.

"This kid... such great strength, to be able to clash head-on with me?"

Mad Beast felt the power from Tang Jie's fist and was secretly alarmed. Mad Beast Way, which Mad Beast cultivated, excelled in close-quarters combat where fists met flesh. Even top Body Cultivators found it difficult to clash head-on with him.

Yet Tang Jie could stand his ground against his fierce attack without retreating?

"Even with the strength of five Dragon Elephants, I can't overpower him?" Tang Jie was also secretly surprised. Having cultivated Demon Prajna to the fifth level, he could shatter mountains and rivers with a mere gesture. Yet Mad Beast's body was as strong as his!

"Hahaha! Good! Good!"

Mad Beast laughed heartily. It was precisely facing such an opponent that he could verify his own martial arts and advance further.

Mad Beast Way. Mad Ape's Palm Strike!

Mad Beast's aura changed. Previously, he was like a clumsy, thick-skinned savage bear. Now, he was like an agile, infinitely powerful giant ape!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Mad Beast's pair of calloused, wide palms struck towards Tang Jie one after another. He was over two meters tall, with long arms and thick legs. Each palm strike could shatter mountains and break rivers. Each palm strike was as fierce as thunder. His hands struck out in rapid succession, completely enveloping Tang Jie and sealing off any space for him to dodge.

"Dragon Scale Body. Prajna Palm!"

Tang Jie entered the state of Dragon Scale Body. The power of Demon Prajna permeated his body, forming layers of hard, dark, heavy dragon scales. He also struck out with his palms, directly confronting Mad Beast's fierce attack that seemed intent on tearing the heavens and earth apart!

Tang Jie was using the Prajna Palm, a palm technique from the Seventy-Two Ultimate Skills. This palm technique was quite profound, capable of being both hard and soft, excelling in both offense and defense.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

In just one second, the two clashed more than ten times, neither giving way. The continuous bursts of force, like rolling thunder, ripped open huge cracks in the ground beneath their feet, extending for hundreds of meters.

The fierce collisions sent dust soaring into the sky, and rolling stones flew everywhere, kicking up dust and stones, making it hard to imagine that such a commotion could be caused by two flesh-and-blood bodies.

"This kid's strength is so heavy and hard, it's like he's trying to crush my body."

Mad Beast was alarmed by the profound and heavy force of each of Tang Jie's palm strikes. With every collision, Mad Beast felt as if his palm bones were about to shatter!

After dozens of exchanges, the ground cracked open. However, a hint of cunning flashed in Mad Beast's eyes. He suddenly flipped his hands, gripping Tang Jie's wrists, restricting both their hands.

"Mad Beast Way. Scorpion Leg!"

Mad Beast roared, and his right leg suddenly kicked out. The muscles in his leg glinted like metal. His toes were stretched perfectly straight, like the sharp tip of a stinger, piercing directly towards Tang Jie's abdomen.

Due to the structure of the body, the strength of the legs is greater than that of the arms. Mad Beast's kick concentrated his force to a single point. Mad Beast believed that even if Tang Jie's body was exceptionally strong, he would undoubtedly suffer a ruptured intestine and be kicked through if hit.

Mad Beast had once used this move to directly kick a hole through the body of a top Body Cultivator.

Mad Beast grabbed Tang Jie's hands, leaving him no room to dodge!

Great Sun Golden Bell Shield!

Tang Jie's expression was cold. Without hesitation, he used the innate energy from the Boyhood Art's Innate Art to activate the Golden Bell Shield.

An ancient, dark golden bell appeared, with a golden blazing sun rising from it, like a small, fiercely burning sun!

"The Twelfth Gate... Golden Bell Shield?"

On a mountain ten miles away, a young monk in black, who had been watching the battle, showed a strange expression in his eyes. He was also skilled in the Golden Bell Shield, but he had not cultivated it to the Twelfth Gate. As far as he knew, only the creator, Bodhidharma, had reached the Twelfth Gate. Yet Tang Jie had actually reached this level?

"Clang!"

The Mad Beast's Scorpion Leg heavily kicked the Golden Bell Shield, emitting a bell chime that reverberated for a hundred miles. The force of the Mad Beast's kick was exaggeratedly powerful, forcefully causing Tang Jie's Golden Bell Shield, which had reached the twelfth level and was propelled by the Innate Art, to cave in. The point of impact also developed dense cracks, nearly piercing through!

Buzz buzz buzz!

However, the Mad Beast wasn't unscathed. The immense backlash force sent the Mad Beast flying backward. A scorching heat surged along his leg and into his body, burning his internal organs.

This was the first time anyone had been forced to retreat since the battle began!

"Good!" The burly Taoist on the mountain loudly cheered at the sight. The intense heat emanating from the blazing golden flames made even him, a powerful practitioner of the supreme Pure Yang Art, unable to help but praise it.

"It seems they've finished warming up and are about to get serious," the young monk in black narrowed his eyes, filled with anticipation. He knew the Mad Beast and Tang Jie were about to unleash their full power!

"Gah... Woo!" The Mad Beast, sent flying back over ten meters, planted his feet firmly on the ground, halting his retreat. He opened his mouth and expelled the burning heat that had been scorching him internally. The heat blazed fiercely before dissipating in the air.

"Hahaha! Satisfying!" The Mad Beast roared with laughter.

Tang Jie was inwardly astonished. "His internal organs are that strong?" No matter how one trained, internal organs were extremely fragile. Yet, after his fiery energy entered the Mad Beast's body, the beast easily expelled it without any damage to his organs. This was incredible. The Mad Beast was truly like an ancient ferocious beast, with no weak points, not even his internal organs.

The Mad Beast stared at Tang Jie, revealing a mouth full of huge, bone-white teeth, and sneered, "To repay you for letting me fight so satisfyingly, I'm going to beat you to death!"

"Then come... and try!" Tang Jie's eyes turned pitch black, and a heart-palpitating aura permeated his body, like the gates of Hell flung open!