Kuiyuan

The Imperial grounds had cleared a vast open space, a hundred zhang from east to west and two hundred from north to south. Soon, a red line appeared where Xu Yi stood, marking his starting position.

He took off his golden armor, revealing a green robe. When he undid it, skin as pale as snow-white silk came into view. Unlike the backs of tortoises and the frames of cranes sported by ordinary experts, his bones were not jutting, nor were his sinews bulging. His skin was as smooth as silk, seemingly the complexion of a frail scholar who had never endured hardship.

Ji Lie, however, knew what he was looking at. The moment Xu Yi's skin was revealed, his calm eyes suddenly sharpened. He knew all too well that only when one's cultivation had reached profound depths and returned to simplicity could it produce such an effect.

"How many heroes are there beneath heaven? And yet this man has never shown himself before. What profound scheming."

Ji Lie grumbled inwardly, already resolved to strike hard. Even if he did not take Xu Yi's life, he would make sure to cripple his dantian with a vicious blow.

Xu Yi stood with his feet planted neither wide nor narrow, fists loosely clenched and qi suspended in his dantian. He activated his Undefeated Golden Body, slowly rousing his blood.

Ji Lie gave a cold shout. "Take this punch!"

Standing three zhang away, he crossed the distance in an instant. His hands, white as snow satin and seemingly boneless, flicked repeatedly through the air. No Killing Intent spilled out, yet they stirred a fierce sensation of qi.

This technique was Kuiyuan Strength, a secret art passed down by the Great Yue imperial family. It was originally a secret technique of the Body Tempering Stage.