The inner demons shattered by Buddha's Palm, the highest realm of martial arts

"But... Brother Huai's posture is different from the Toad Technique. It's not just the shape that's similar, but even the body operates like a toad, not exhaling waste gas. While this may make the next attack more powerful, it puts a huge burden on the body!"

"This technique seems to have been tampered with; it has become evil, and prolonged use will inevitably backfire!"

Clearly, good people have different understandings of martial arts, but bad people use martial arts in a very similar way, all exchanging the burden for greater destructive power. And the strongest "evil" internal skill that Second Brother found in Huai Tianpei's mind is undoubtedly this Toad Technique Skill!

"Should we make a move?!" At this moment, Zuo Le immediately spoke up. He didn't care how the Toad Style Kung Toad Technique got out. Now that Chen Qi seemed to be unable to hold on, he couldn't help but want to use the formation to trap Huai Tianpei.

"... No."

Chongyue hesitated for a moment, but Talulah spoke up in time, saying to everyone, "Chen Qi hasn't asked for help yet. We can't hinder Chen Qi's plan; he must have a backup plan!"

"That's right, Director Chen Qi still has some trump cards to play. He's handling things so well now, so he must know what's going on." Chongyue nodded. Seeing that Chen Qi still didn't intend to use the Buddha's Palm technique, he patiently waited for Chen Qi's signal.

At this moment, although Chen Qi was surprised by the striking similarity of history, he quickly realized that this was the best opportunity to recreate the famous scenes from "Kung Fu Hustle"!

He had already witnessed the power of the Toad Style Toad Technique. Although it hurt, Chen Qi was not actually injured. The Blood of Sui of the [Lost Sui] made him react very little to most injuries. Huai Tianpei's move only made him feel pain for a while, but he could not withstand it.

Chen Qi was originally pondering how to reasonably fly into the sky to unleash the most stunning move of the Buddha's Palm, but now it seems he had worried too much; his second brother had already delivered the opportunity to his doorstep!

Thinking this, Chen Qi deliberately used his lightness skill to lure Huai Tianpei into crashing into him by leaping. His second brother, who was unaware of Chen Qi's tactics, was guiding Huai Tianpei to launch an attack on Chen Qi!

"Bang!"

Facing the charging Huai Tianpei, Chen Qi successfully dodged every collision that wasn't what he wanted. The two exchanged blows for several rounds, with Chen Qi constantly dodging, luring, and even giving Huai Tianpei a few openings.

To outsiders, Chen Qi's dodging was extremely thrilling, and he almost bumped into Huai Tianpei several times. Everyone was sweating for him, clenching their fists, and cold sweat dripping down their faces.

"Splash." Chen Qi gripped the clothesline pole with both hands and tried kicking a few stones in retaliation. Suddenly, he realized that this scene looked familiar, and subconsciously shifted his gaze to what was below him.

As expected, Huai Tianpei's familiar figure had already appeared beneath him, and he exerted his strength, charging fiercely towards Chen Qi!

"Watch out!"

In the screening room, Talulah was the first to shout out, but at that moment, on the screen, everyone's eyes saw Chen Qi, who had failed to dodge successfully.

His body was slammed solidly by Huai Tianpei. Under the power of the Toad Technique, Huai Tianpei, whose legs were exceptionally strong, carried Chen Qi's body for dozens of meters before finally running out of strength and returning to the ground.

"Chen Qi!!"

However, Chen Qi's figure had already disappeared from all the camera equipment on the screen. Chen Huijie's eyes widened in anger, and with a hoarse roar, she almost immediately raised Chi Xiao, ready to rush out of the projection room!

Like Chen Huijie, Zuo Le, Hoshiguma, Lin Yuxia and everyone else also took the same action. Even the Emperor and the Rat King, who were helping out this time, couldn't hold back and immediately went to activate the formation to trap the possessed Huai Tianpei!

But just as everyone took a step forward, suddenly, a black longsword blocked their way—and the one wielding the sword was none other than Talulah.

"Little Tal?!"

"--Chen Qi once said that no one should act rashly before he clearly cries for help."

At this moment, Talulah's voice was trembling. Chen Huijie saw Talulah trembling all over. Seeing this, she was almost in tears, but she still spoke, not only to Chen Huijie and the others, but also to everyone in the crew on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"But he can no longer send out a clear cry for help!" Zuo Le shouted immediately, but then Talulah's black longsword suddenly burst into black flames as a threat.

"Do as Chen Qi says! Anyone who dares to make a move—my sword doesn't discriminate!"

Even though her voice was trembling and tears were streaming down her face, Talulah still stood by Chen Qi's decision. She had never doubted him so much or worried about him so much before, but every time, she chose to believe him.

This time, Talulah still chose to believe, even though Chen Qi was lifted to the sky, she still believed in his decision.

Talulah's determination stopped everyone who was anxious at that moment. After Nian and Xi exchanged a glance, Chongyue suddenly sensed something and subconsciously walked out of the screening room.

"Huh?! Big brother!"

Nian also turned her gaze to Chongyue in surprise. When Talulah saw this, she wanted to stop Chongyue, but Chongyue casually swung his hand and knocked the longsword out of Talulah's hand.

"That is..."

Chongyue stared intently at the sky. In that blue sky, Chongyue could see Chen Qi's figure. He slowly regained his footing and stepped on the eagle in mid-air.

What made Chongyue stop in his tracks even more was that the white clouds, illuminated by the sunlight, seemed to be outlining a human figure...

The figure sat cross-legged on a cloud, as if seated on a giant lotus throne. Clad in a kasaya, he resembled both a monk and a saint, gazing upon the world with majesty and power, yet also appearing compassionate.

That is... Tathagata?

Chongyue's pupils twitched violently. He seemed to sense an extremely mysterious realm from the clouds, a realm he had only ever explored when he was still "complete".

This is no longer the realm of martial arts, but the realm of divine connection, which is beyond the reach of martial arts.

"Martial arts and supernatural powers are intertwined; the gods bestow divine power upon those with a destined destiny..."

Chongyue gazed at the Buddha statue in the clouds. Although it was only for a moment, he deeply remembered this scene. Quietly, he felt something within his body loosen up.

That was his martial realm. In a daze, Chongyue felt the barrier of his realm loosening. And in the distance, Chen Qi's figure, with his hands clasped together, finally began to slowly descend...

Chapter 233: The Inner Demon Dispelled by the Buddha's Palm, the Highest Realm of Martial Arts

Although Chen Qi had mastered the Buddha's Palm technique to its maximum level, he was actually quite worried about whether he could successfully execute Buddha's Palm.

After all, the Terra didn't know the essence of this martial art, but Chen Qi, as a transmigrator, still had some awe for it. This legendary martial art needed someone like him, who neither believed in gods nor Buddhas and had never recited scriptures, to perform it, and he was worried that his "sincerity" was insufficient.

However, when Chen Qi flew into the sky just like in the movie "Kung Fu Hustle" and saw the white clouds in the sky transform into a smiling Buddha statue, Chen Qi's mood suddenly calmed down.

He felt a sense of calm emanating from within, and all his worries vanished. He didn't even doubt whether he could unleash the Buddha's Palm; rather, it was as if he could do it anytime he wanted to.

If he really had to describe it, he now felt as if he had transformed into a "Buddha".

Chen Qi cleared his mind, his hands unconsciously clasped together, and he let his body slowly fall from the sky...

At the same time, Huai Tianpei, who was possessed by his second brother on the ground, also sensed something was wrong... In the sky, it seemed that something was slowly approaching.

"Yenwu, this is..."

"Without a doubt, we will soon witness the martial art known Buddha's Palm."

Now, Wei Yenwu Wenyue in front of the camera even forgot their lines, both of them staring intently at the sky. At this moment, apart from them, everyone in the screening room, led by Chongyue, couldn't help but walk out of the screening room to witness the palm technique descending from the sky.

At that moment, Koschei suddenly noticed something. Witnessing Chen Qi descending from the sky, his body erupting in flames, he suddenly felt a violent tremor and fear emanating from his very soul! He immediately said to Talulah:

"Stupid daughter! Get out of here if you don't want to die!"

"Everyone! Immediately move to a safe distance from the set!"

Reminded by Koschei, Talulah immediately snapped out of her daze and ordered all the camera crew members on set to leave with their equipment to prevent them from being affected.

However, Talulah's worries were completely unfounded. The target of the Buddha's Palm had been identified. This move was extremely powerful, but Chen Qi would naturally restrain himself. He only needed to control it to the point of suppressing Huai Tianpei. There was no need to go all out.

Otherwise, with the powerful amplification brought by Chen Qi's current "Blood of Sui," the Buddha's Palm might flatten half of Lungmen in one strike—and that's assuming it's just one move. If it really comes down to a fight, Chen Qi won't end it in one move.

The second brother, who had been precisely targeted, could feel an immense pressure from the sky even while possessing Huai Tianpei's body! And that pressure grew stronger as Chen Qi drew closer!

"No! How could I—how could I?!"

The second brother was utterly incredulous at his current predicament. He was one of the "Years," a being born at the pinnacle of races on the Terra. Even if he was only one of the twelve fragments, who could possibly suppress him with absolute power?

Even the Great Yan couldn't do that. They all took advantage of "Sui's" weakness to launch a backstab instead of a direct confrontation. As the second brother among the twelve fragments, his strength was definitely among the best of his brothers and sisters, and he was also one of the best among the Feranmut.

But now, he's being suppressed? His soul is filled with fear? How is that possible?!

"How is this possible?!"

The second brother desperately tried to resist, even forgetting to guide Huai Tianpei, and directly tried to control Huai Tianpei's body to resist this power! However, his trembling remnant soul now also felt the resistance from Huai Tianpei's will. Under the double obstacle, the second brother's control over this body was greatly reduced.

The mental resistance and the trembling of the soul made it impossible for the second brother to control Huai Tianpei's body to activate the Toad Technique —how could a mortal poison contend with Buddha?

Finally, just as Chen Qi was about to land, he was reborn from the flames. He calmly stretched out one of his palms and pointed it at his second brother on the ground.

"Aaaaaaah!"

"Boom!!"

The force was so intense that there was no way to resist, and even raising one's head was extremely difficult. Accompanied by the roars and wails of "Second Brother" emanating from Huai Tianpei's mouth, the ground beneath Huai Tianpei suddenly underwent a violent change!

A gigantic palm print, like a mountain, pressed down on the entire ground! Huai Tianpei, positioned in the palm's center, was also crushed by the mountain, forced to prostrate himself, utterly powerless to resist.

"We surrender!"

Finally, accompanied by what was clearly the second brother's plea for mercy, just a second before his palm strike was about to completely shatter the second brother's remnant soul, Chen Qi in mid-air timely withdrew his force, mercifully giving the other party a chance.

At this moment, the shirt on Chen Qi's body, which had fallen to the side, had been completely burned away in the flames, revealing his upper body, which was not exaggerated but quite beautiful and muscular. He himself also stopped exerting force in a single-handed palm-up posture that was very familiar to all the Yan present.

For a moment, the entire arena fell silent, as if no one had yet recovered from the power of the "Buddha's Palm." Only Huai Tianpei, possessed by his second brother, was making some subtle moves...

He slowly took out the hidden weapon from his back—originally, the hidden weapon was just a prop, just like the one Huai Tianpei had used on Wei Yenwu and his wife. But under his second brother's guidance, this hidden weapon had now become a real weapon that could kill.

A moment later, the second brother, controlling Huai Tianpei, charged towards Chen Qi, wielding a hidden weapon. Chongyue noticed all of this, but he didn't intervene. Instead, he gazed with pity and sorrow at his Huai Tianpei brother, whose eyes were now filled with obsession...

"Given my younger brother's intelligence, he couldn't possibly be unaware that he couldn't succeed... He's fallen into obsession; inner demons have taken hold."

"Director Chen Qi... let's blow it away."

Chongyue thought to himself, completely losing patience with his brother. And sure enough, Chen Qi changed his gesture when his second brother rushed at him, calmly facing him with his palm once again.

The second move of the Buddha's Palm: Buddha Questions the Monastery.

"Ah!"

"Boom!!"

The second brother immediately felt an extremely powerful palm strike coming towards him again. His remnant soul felt a great threat once more, but the next moment, his remnant soul still did not shatter.

Instead, with a loud bang, a huge handprint was suddenly blasted out of the Rat Stronghold behind him! The handprint pierced through the entire building, yet it seemed to be easier than piercing through a piece of paper.

At that moment, all voices fell silent. Wei Yenwu and his wife, along with everyone else, stared in disbelief at the ruins of the Rat Stronghold... They had seen far more powerful moves before, but what shocked them even more was Chen Qi's composure in every gesture.

This might have been just an ordinary palm strike, yet it unleashed such power... Such destructive force is truly terrifying...

Now, Huai Tianpei's body was completely frozen in place, facing the hand that was only inches away from his head, his eyes twitching incessantly... The black energy symbolizing his second brother in his pupils was curled up into a ball, and his remaining soul dared not make any further movement.

He knew that if he made the slightest move, his remnant soul would be instantly destroyed by Chen Qi. He was compassionate, but not truly incapable of doing so... This palm strike was the final warning.

While neither Huai Tianpei nor his second brother dared to make any further moves, Chen Qi slowly stepped forward and, with a flick of his fingers, pulled out the golden needle from the lotus-shaped hidden weapon in Huai Tianpei's hand.

With a "whoosh," Chen Qi caught the hidden weapon and let the golden lotus slowly bloom. With a slight exertion of force, the Chen Qi lotus, which was originally a harmful hidden weapon, transformed into a simple toy and flew away slowly with the wind.

The deadly hidden weapons have now become harmless toys, just like martial arts. Although they are killing techniques, as long as the person wielding them has a kind heart, martial arts can become a harmless, or even righteous, art.

Now, Huai Tianpei finally came to his senses. His voice overlapped with his second brother's as they asked Chen Qi's retreating figure:

"--What kind of palm technique is this?"

However, when asked this question, Chen Qi, facing Huai Tianpei, who had dedicated his life to martial arts, and his second brother, who had manipulated his inner demons, answered without any hesitation:

"You want to learn? I'll teach you."

The words fell calmly, yet the moment they reached Huai Tianpei's ears, a flicker of disbelief crossed his face. But quickly, his expression shifted from shock to sudden understanding, followed by a trace of sadness...

A single tear fell from the eye of this man who had practiced martial arts his entire life. In an instant, the barrier of martial arts that had long been blocking his heart finally shattered like glass.

Huai Tianpei's lifelong pursuit was to master all the martial arts in the world, to surpass one peak after another, and to break one limit after another. He challenged Chongyue to prove that everything he had done was worthwhile. He could use all the martial arts he had learned to integrate and master them, so that he could challenge the gods with a mortal body!

However, Chen Qi's words reached an even higher level... It is a rule that all martial arts practitioners agree on not passing on their most profound martial arts skills to outsiders, yet he did not hesitate to pass on his most profound martial arts skills to the world... even to his enemies.

If Huai Tianpei's actions were to combine martial arts skills to challenge the gods, then...

Therefore, Chen Qi's approach was to spread his martial arts skills throughout the world, giving all the virtuous people in the world the opportunity to challenge the gods.

The difference in skill and demeanor between masters is immediately apparent. The barriers and inner demons that had plagued Huai Tianpei throughout his life were completely dissolved at this moment, giving him a sudden enlightenment.

Huai Tianpei's tears were not from being killed and his spirit destroyed by Chen Qi, but from joy and frustration... The realm that had troubled him for so long and had stagnated for so long was actually so simple, and he had spent so long without being able to comprehend it.

A wisp of black energy slowly dissipated from Huai Tianpei's body... proving that his inner demons had been broken at this moment, and his second brother had completely run out of means, possessing Huai Tianpei's body.

The next moment, tears streamed down Huai Tianpei's face, but he still insisted on bowing deeply to Chen Qi, saying with utmost respect and sobbing:

"--I lost."

Yes, he lost, and he lost wholeheartedly. Whether it was martial arts or martial ethics, Huai Tianpei was completely convinced and utterly humbled.

At this moment, it wasn't just Huai Tianpei bowing respectfully to Chen Qi. Elsewhere, led by Chongyue, all the martial artists gathered at Lungmen, from the Rat King to Waai Fu, bowed to Chen Qi, lowered their proud heads, and said with heartfelt admiration:

"I've learned a lot." XN

"... The path of martial arts is not about killing, but about inheritance and humility. But how many years will it take for people to comprehend this realm?"

"Returning to simplicity, comprehending all the martial arts in the world, returning to the origin, never forgetting the original intention of learning martial arts, which is to Protection everything you want to Protection."

After bowing to Chen Qi, Chongyue closed his eyes, savoring everything before him. His martial arts skills, which had been stagnant for a long time, seemed to have loosened slightly without him even realizing it.

At Chongyue's level, every breakthrough in martial arts is as difficult as ascending to heaven, yet now, simply expressing his feelings has stirred a long-lost sense of emotion within him.

Chongyue can now say that his trip was worthwhile. He, who possessed the martial arts of the Great Yan, has now found a friend at the same level as him, who has made an unparalleled contribution to the inheritance of martial arts.

"The world changes, things change, people change... and the scenery changes too."

"But may the heart that yearns for good remain unchanged in all people."