Unity of Heaven and Man

"Mu Yuan, unleash your Heavenly Thunder Power."

Hearing this, Mu Yuan did not hesitate. He released two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, and the purple Soul Ring flashed.

"Second Soul Skill, Heavenly Thunder Power!"

A Heavenly Thunder Phantom appeared behind him. It had only Mu Yuan's upper body, ending at the chest, its face blurry. The arms were the clearest part, every muscle line exquisitely defined.

The Heavenly Thunder Power moved through the phantom like thick pythons, rumbling continuously.

This Heavenly Thunder was golden.

Only then did Du Busi carefully sense Mu Yuan's Heavenly Thunder Power.

"Very strong. It contains a trace of the Might of Heaven and Earth."

Du Busi carefully examined it, considering how Mu Yuan could better control this Heavenly Thunder Power.

At the side, Long Aotian was also observing the scene. As he sensed the golden lightning containing majestic heavenly might, his mind surged.

"The Might of Heaven and Earth..."

In a daze, Long Aotian's Willpower was stirred. His mind seemed to merge with the world around him.

Du Busi keenly noticed this.

"Mu Yuan, control your Heavenly Thunder Power."

He came before Long Aotian, a delighted look flashing through his eyes.

"Has he entered a state of Unity of Heaven and Man?"

He had long known that this disciple possessed an exceptional talent for comprehending heaven and earth, but he had not been in a hurry to teach Long Aotian such things.

After all, this was an ability normally explored only after reaching Soul Saint rank.

At too low a level, studying it too early was not necessarily bad, but it consumed far too much energy.

If one happened to grasp it ahead of time through a fortunate opportunity, that was fine. But if one deliberately cultivated for the sake of this power, the gains would not outweigh the losses and would instead affect one's own cultivation.

It was not worth it.

At this moment, Long Aotian faced Mu Yuan's Heavenly Thunder containing the Might of Heaven and Earth head-on. By a fortunate coincidence, he entered a state of Epiphany and merged with heaven and earth. This was the former possibility Du Busi had in mind.

If he could comprehend some sort of technique from it, Du Busi would only be pleased.

Long Aotian suddenly began to move.

His entire body was like jade. Three Soul Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—appeared, all shining brilliantly.

The muscles beneath his skin bulged. Dark Gold light flowed beneath his jade-like skin; it was his Third Soul Skill, Dark Gold Power, circulating through his flesh.

He abruptly opened his eyes and said to Mu Yuan, "Junior Brother, attack with all your strength. Strike me with the Heavenly Thunder."

Mu Yuan looked at Du Busi.

This was the first time he had ever heard such a request.

Du Busi nodded at him.

With him present, even if Long Aotian's defense could not fully withstand it, nothing would go wrong.

In truth, Long Aotian was already defending with all his strength. He was, after all, a Soul Elder, and he had the Dark Gold Power granted by a five-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Skill. Although Mu Yuan's Soul Skill was Heavenly Thunder Power, his Soul Ring was only a thousand years old, and he himself was merely a Soul Grandmaster.

Sure enough, as the Heavenly Thunder descended, lightning like thick pythons crashed onto Long Aotian's body, blooming with dazzling golden radiance. Long Aotian remained utterly unmoved.

Du Busi noticed something and waved at Mu Yuan, signaling him to move away from Long Aotian.

The instant Mu Yuan left his position, Long Aotian's gaze focused. At that moment, his eyes were as indifferent as heaven itself.

Through his skin, he connected with heaven and earth. At that moment, he captured that unseen power.

"Unity of Heaven and Man, Qi Condensing into Momentum!"

In an instant, his aura began to rise. An invisible great force descended, empowering him out of thin air.

His skin flowed, and at some point, his raised right hand had transformed into a Giant Axe.

Dark Gold radiance gathered along the Giant Axe's blade.

With a loud shout, a brilliant Dark Gold axe light descended.

Rumble!

The earth shook and the mountains trembled.

Even the ground seemed to have been torn apart at that moment.

The momentum of that axe light was like heaven itself, delivering an overwhelming shock to the soul.

Once the light faded, Mu Yuan looked toward the area struck by the axe light.

Though it differed from what he had sensed, there was still a crack fully ten meters long, reaching half a meter deep into the ground at its deepest point.

That strike was no longer power a Soul Elder could unleash.

Sure enough.

When Mu Yuan turned back toward Long Aotian, he saw his Senior Brother falling stiffly backward.

Du Busi reacted swiftly and caught him.

After carefully examining him, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Mental Power depleted from excessive expenditure, and Soul Power exhausted. He should be fine after some rest."

Mu Yuan secretly clicked his tongue.

That one strike had drained his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Being able to accomplish that alone was already terrifying. Ordinary Soul Masters, even when activating their Soul Skills with all their strength, could not possibly condense all their power into a single blow.

Even drawing upon the strength of one's entire body and erupting it at a single point was extremely difficult, let alone squeezing out every bit of power within one's body.

Moreover, that strike had also carried the momentum of heaven and earth.

Mu Yuan could not judge it well, because his experience truly was limited.

He looked toward Elder Yugu in the distance.

Elder Yugu also wore an astonished expression. Noticing Mu Yuan's puzzled gaze, he sighed. "That strike just now has already reached the level of some Soul Kings' ten-thousand-year Soul Skills."

Hearing that, Mu Yuan could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

So absurdly powerful?

Faced with such exaggerated ability to fight above one's level, Mu Yuan immediately yearned for it.

"It seemed Senior Brother only touched upon that move after being stimulated by my Heavenly Thunder. Does that mean my Heavenly Thunder also has the potential to unleash an attack at that level?"

Mu Yuan lowered his head and looked at his hand.

A faint thread of Heavenly Thunder burst from his palm. It was only a trace, yet the instant it emerged, it exploded, leaving a scorched patch on his palm as piercing pain shot into his mind.

Mu Yuan gave a bitter smile.

"Even if I can't replicate that move, I at least need to learn from Senior Brother and improve my control over Heavenly Thunder."

Otherwise, every time he could only release Heavenly Thunder through the Heavenly Thunder Phantom behind him, and it always felt somewhat sluggish.

More than half an hour later, Long Aotian finally slowly woke up.

"How was it? Do you still remember the feeling of that strike?" Du Busi asked.

Long Aotian smiled and nodded.

Mu Yuan squeezed closer and asked, "Senior Brother, how did you control that power?"

Hearing this, Long Aotian roughly understood what Mu Yuan meant and looked toward Du Busi.

In reality, he had very little experience.

When it came to controlling the power of heaven and earth, powerhouses like Du Busi actually possessed far more experience.

Du Busi said, "I have no experience controlling the power of heaven and earth with strength as weak as yours. You should teach him. If there's anything that needs adding, I'll supplement it."

He had already been considering how Mu Yuan could better control Heavenly Thunder with the power of a Soul Grandmaster.

Hearing this, Long Aotian could only rack his brains.

He recalled how it had felt at the time, then organized his thoughts.

Only after a long while did he begin describing that abstract process with difficulty.

"Like this, like this, then like that, like that..."

Listening to Long Aotian's entirely sensation-based description, Mu Yuan fell into thought.

Like this, like this...

As he thought, he released Heavenly Thunder.

Like that, like that...

Heavenly Thunder emerged from his palm. This time, as he released it, Mu Yuan's fingers spread into an oddly twisted shape.

He was completely following his instincts, accommodating the Heavenly Thunder Power.

As though a miracle had occurred, the Heavenly Thunder Power did not explode. Instead, it wandered across his palm.

As the Heavenly Thunder Power darted through his palm, his fingers shifted as well, continuing to follow that "momentum" within the Heavenly Thunder Power.

Du Busi was dumbfounded.

His gaze shifted back and forth between Long Aotian and Mu Yuan.