Kunpeng Method Loose Hands: Kunpeng King Fist

Qin Tian stepped through the void, retreating repeatedly. The next instant, he merged into it, evading the moonlight.

"Using the Void Secret Technique before my Ji Family?"

"Courting death!" Ji Haoyue roared. Moonlight descended again, sealing the void and turning its boundless expanse into murderous force.

The most brilliant moonlight enveloped Qin Tian, its pure white radiance like wisps of smoke.

Clang, clang, clang!

Facing the silver moon's falling radiance, Qin Tian raised his hand and pointed a finger. Crimson bloodlight at his fingertip collided with the moonlight, unleashing peals of metallic ringing.

Qin Tian straightened and soared into the Azure Firmament, rapidly closing on Ji Haoyue to resume their battle at close quarters.

Unhurried, Ji Haoyue continued driving the dazzling moon. The disk-like moon slowly sank, gleaming like jade, its soft light falling like fragments of shattered crystal or radiance refracted through multicolored glass.

Crystalline brilliance filled the sky. Endless essence fluttered down like translucent jade blossoms, bathing the surroundings in a riot of colors and auspicious radiance.

Qin Tian felt pain across his flesh. Even his precious body struggled to withstand it, and his human body dao field groaned. Mountains, rivers, and earth veins surged to dissipate the overwhelming pressure.

But the next instant, the full moon grew even more dazzling. Endless radiance poured down, pinning Qin Tian where he stood, unable to move a muscle.

The moon pressed down slowly but inexorably, seeking to tear apart his body, crush his soul, and grind his spiritual consciousness into oblivion.

"Break!"

Blinding radiance erupted from Qin Tian's Sea of Bitterness, soaring skyward and unfolding the scene of a world's birth, revealing the supreme laws governing mortal existence.

Rumble!

Yin-Yang Qi evolved the true meaning of life and death. A formation diagram vaguely emerged, grinding that moon into complete oblivion.

Qin Tian remained composed, his sleeves fluttering. His heart was calm, without the slightest pride at shattering the falling moon. To him, this was only natural.

Over these past days, he had done more than flee his pursuers. He had fought, defeating one opponent after another. Whether disciples of holy lands or heirs of Desolate Ancient Families, all had fallen at his hands.

Now, even against the Ji Family's Divine King Body, Qin Tian could fight head-on. He even felt he had a considerable chance of victory.

This was Qin Tian's confidence in his own talent. He believed that once he escaped the abyss, he would leap up and become a dragon, striking across heaven and earth.

Whatever opponent he faced, he was confident he could fight them.

And the present situation had confirmed his conjecture.

Although he possessed only a Mortal Body and somewhat poor cultivation aptitude, that did not mean he lacked gifts or talent.

On the contrary, his gifts were exceptional, and his talent was far from lacking.

Though the origin of his temporal-spatial eyes was somewhat deficient, preventing prolonged combat, in essence they granted him an innate command over a faint measure of the Dao of time and space. Such aptitude far surpassed a Divine Body.

Unfortunately, this gift alone could not bring a leap in Qin Tian's cultivation aptitude.

In that respect, he fell far short of Divine Bodies and the Sacred Body. Whenever a Divine Body broke through a realm, its origin, divine power, flesh, and spirit underwent an unprecedented sublimation.

His temporal-spatial eyes, however, served only as a means of combat, observing space and time. All the further applications had been developed by Qin Tian himself.

Seeing the moon destroyed, Ji Haoyue raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised. "You're quite impressive to withstand my first revolution. However..."

"The moon has nine revolutions. I've mastered five so far. That was merely the first. There are four more for you to try." A halo above Ji Haoyue's head shone brilliantly, while five other gleams of light flickered in and out of sight.

"Then let's try them!"

Countless symbols flashed through Qin Tian's eyes as he activated Future Sight, preparing to secretly learn Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea from every angle.

His own Sea of Bitterness also contained the embryonic form of a manifestation, but with his cultivation still in that realm, his understanding of manifestations was insufficient to wield it for now.

Generally, manifestations could only be wielded upon reaching the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

Yet Ji Haoyue could command his manifestation ahead of time, while still in the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm.

This was the depth of a Desolate Ancient Family's heritage.

The experiences and handwritten notes left by predecessors who had also cultivated Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea allowed Ji Haoyue to comprehend part of the manifestation's essence. Combined with the Secret Art his ancestors had left behind,

they enabled him to wield the manifestation in the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm, possessing Great Dharma Power and great divine abilities that allowed him to defy the gap of an entire realm and slay stronger enemies.

Had Qin Tian not turned the earth into a formation, resonating his internal field with heaven and earth to borrow their power, making him equally adept at overcoming the strong with the weak, he would likely have lost already.

"Second revolution of the moon!" Ji Haoyue shouted, his divine power surging violently into the sky.

The sky blazed bright. Another moon appeared in Qin Tian's sight, growing larger and larger. The divine moon blotted out the heavens, as though the eternally enduring Lunar Star itself were crashing down.

The moon fell!

Qin Tian swept both hands through the air, his ten fingers dancing. He commanded streams of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, tracing the marks of the Dao in the void.

"Defend!"

Qin Tian uttered a single word. The Dao Array he had laid instantly transformed into an indestructible divine shield, enclosing him in a triangular structure. The brilliant golden shield resembled a pyramid.

It shut the falling moon's radiance outside the pyramid.

Rumble!

The falling moon's radiance collided with the pyramid, instantly unleashing an unprecedented surge of energy. Golden light endured, and the moon shone resplendent.

The violent shock waves overturned the earth itself, changing the terrain and razing the mountains within a hundred li.

Good, just like that. This secret technique is mine now!

Through his Future Sight, Qin Tian personally experienced Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea hundreds of times, finally comprehending how Ji Haoyue wielded his manifestation ahead of time.

Mm, with a few adjustments another day, it'll suit my manifestation.

"Your secret technique is good, but now it's mine!"

Qin Tian rubbed his aching left eye and wiped away the traces of blood.

"Tsk, that really hurts!"

Observing a Divine King Body in the Sea of Bitterness realm is already this difficult. If I fight Saints or other beings with immense weight in destiny in the future, the effects of my temporal-spatial eyes will probably weaken considerably.

The conditions governing his temporal eye's observations somewhat resembled the weight in destiny Daoist Wang had spoken of in Under One Person.

Though that man from the Yaoguang Holy Land was a Great Power, he was merely an extra, obscure throughout the passage of history.

Ji Haoyue, however, was Ye Fan's brother-in-law. That fact alone gave him far greater weight in the years to come than the Yaoguang Great Power.

The same applied to Duan De. As a reincarnated Heavenly Venerable and a supreme expert walking the path of a Mortal World Immortal, Qin Tian could not observe even a trace of him.

I need to find some way to strengthen my temporal eye's origin power.

Otherwise, it starts bleeding after one or two uses. Anyone who didn't know better would think I was cosplaying some legendary eye user.

My Void Eye previously sublimated by seizing the greater universe's origin power. Perhaps my temporal eye can evolve through the light of time.

When it came to the power of time, the first person Qin Tian thought of was Great Emperor Wushi. In the Dao of time, no one in the world could stand to his right!

Qin Tian murmured, "Looks like I'll have to visit Purple Mountain another day."

Time to leave! Azure radiance flickered in Qin Tian's right eye. Peering through space, he saw old fossils stirring, itching to act.

Qin Tian remained composed. "But before that, I need to deal with this Four Extremes Great Emperor."

Facing the Divine King beneath the moon, Qin Tian calmly said, "Since comprehending this secret technique, I've never used it. You're the first!"

"Feel honored!"

Qin Tian assumed a simple boxing stance.

Yet as his hands moved, terrifying pressure spilled forth. An aura transcending eras erupted, with faint traces of Immortal Qi startling the world. His ten slender fingers traced intricate, profound trajectories of the Dao.

His fingers danced, and Yin-Yang emerged, intertwining as life and death shifted. Every principle of opposites merged into one. Finally, his five fingers closed into a clenched fist, and the energies of Yin-Yang, life and death rippled over him.

A supremely majestic symbol lit up over his knuckles, seemingly alive. It resembled a Kunpeng King, gazing down upon the gods and suppressing Primal Antiquity, its majesty absolute.

Qin Tian seemed an immortal spirit entering the world, or a god of war released from his cage. Wind and thunder wreathed him, while Yin-Yang Qi flowed over his fist.

"This is-Kunpeng King Fist!"

Drawing upon the opportunity afforded by the opening of his Life Spring and Bitter Sea, he had comprehended slivers of the Kunpeng Method's profound meaning. Combining them with his own insights into Yin-Yang, life and death, and Kunpeng transformations, Qin Tian had created a move of the Kunpeng Method Loose Hands.

A Supreme Great Art from the Immortal Ancient Era unfolded in Qin Tian's hands.

Once this fist struck, it swept forward like a blade splitting bamboo. The previously even battle was instantly overturned.

Innate Grand Void Astral Energy, Void Great Hand Seal, Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea-before this fist, they were all drifting clouds, all dregs, punched into nothingness.

The palm shattered; the moon fell!

Only that fist, entwined with Yin-Yang Qi, remained eternal and indestructible.

Ji Haoyue truly ought to have felt honored, for this was a supreme Life-Killing Great Art from Immortal Ancient.

The secret art of a supreme Immortal King.

Even a mere thread of its essence was invincible, unstoppable!

Ji Haoyue lost his composure, shaken again and again. He was injured beneath that matchless fist, blood staining his purple robes as the void behind him trembled uncontrollably.

"What art is this?" Ji Haoyue's expression changed drastically. He could not help questioning everything he knew. This art clearly was not particularly advanced; it seemed to have been comprehended by the man before him. Yet... why was it so powerful?

Even Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea and Void Great Hand Seal could not withstand that fist.

As the fist rose and fell, there was a certain quality to it—a faint essence that stood above the Emperor Dao. It vanished in an instant, leaving him wondering whether he had imagined it.

After all, how could anything in this world stand above the Emperor Dao?

"Kunpeng Method Loose Hands!" Qin Tian answered solemnly.

He advanced step by step, seeking to fight Ji Haoyue at close quarters.

A pair of wings appeared behind Qin Tian, assembled from countless runes. Golden light blazed, dazzling beyond measure. Then strands of dark light emerged within the gold, forming mottled markings.

Qin Tian beat his wings and arrived in a flash, his speed pushed to the absolute limit, almost beyond belief.

Though he moved through physical space, his speed was no slower than that of Ji Haoyue, who commanded the void. He was even slightly faster. Whenever Ji Haoyue emerged from traversing the void, Qin Tian was already waiting for him.

Wind and thunder accompanied him—Kunpeng Extreme Speed!

Bang, bang, bang!

Qin Tian closed on Ji Haoyue. Golden radiance arose between his palms and fingers, black markings emerging as he unleashed a barrage of ora-ora punches.

They forced the young Divine King to bow,

"Roar!" Unwilling to yield, Ji Haoyue fought back with all his strength.

But it was useless!

Yin-Yang Qi entwined Qin Tian, wind and thunder moving with him as his speed and strength climbed again. A flash of golden light sent blood spraying from the Divine Body.

Kunpeng Method Loose Hands was a divine art Qin Tian had created and reconstructed by incorporating profound principles from the Secret Realm Method. Marvelously profound, it was not merely a mighty offensive art, but also a buff technique. Once unleashed, it terrifyingly enhanced both speed and strength.

Silver light flowed through his left eye. Future Sight observed Ji Haoyue's actions, while his spatial vision tracked his movements.

This allowed Qin Tian to anticipate every move, closing in step by step and making the fight agonizing for Ji Haoyue. Little by little, he suppressed him and seized the advantage.

How is this possible? Could I... lose?

At that thought, a trace of dread inevitably rose in Ji Haoyue's heart.

He recalled his adorable little sister, and the expectations of his parents and clansmen.

"I possess a Divine Body!" Ji Haoyue roared. "How can I lose?"

After the flashback came the power-up. Unfortunately, this was not a Japanese anime, and he was not the protagonist.

Against the Kunpeng Loose Hands Qin Tian had comprehended through the secret realm system, he was truly powerless.

He pushed the Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea manifestation to its limits. Three full moons descended together with overwhelming force, like meteors falling from beyond the heavens, or the Lunar Star destroying the world.

But before Kunpeng Extreme Speed, they were still too slow. Qin Tian found a gap and fought his way out.

However Ji Haoyue rallied himself, however he burned his divine power to fight, it was all futile.

He was completely countered. Every trace of his movements was reflected in Qin Tian's eyes.

The greatest strength of the Void Art-its mysterious unpredictability-was utterly useless before Qin Tian,

Qin Tian always suppressed Ji Haoyue with an absolute advantage in speed. Every time Ji Haoyue prepared to attack from the void, Qin Tian beat him to it.

It left Ji Haoyue feeling unbearably stifled.

"You're not good enough. Your Void Art still needs work!" Qin Tian trod through the void, a pair of brilliant golden Kunpeng wings behind him. A few black spots surfaced upon them, followed by ripples of golden light.

Relying on Kunpeng Extreme Speed, he carved wound after wound into Ji Haoyue. Yet Ji Haoyue stubbornly held on, meeting offense with offense and refusing to retreat a single step!

Gradually, his purple robes became blood-red. The young Divine King seemed poised to suffer the first defeat of his life in his very first battle after making his debut.

Kunpeng King Fist surged with overwhelming might. Even as a single incomplete move, it was unmatched. Moreover, Qin Tian had comprehended this fragmentary Kunpeng art himself and could wield it to perfection, enough to rival a young Great Emperor unleashing an Emperor Dao killing art.

It was far beyond what Ji Haoyue could match at present.

Within the void, the Dao protectors who had been watching Ji Haoyue all along looked horrified.

"How is this possible? How could Haoyue lose?" The voice was filled with disbelief.

One Dao protector gritted his teeth. "What gives some mud-legged peasant the right?"

The other Dao protector said calmly, "Haoyue is our Ji Family's hope. He cannot lose!"

"If he loses before the struggle for supremacy on the Emperor Road has even begun, our Ji Family will have no hope left."

The first Dao protector sighed. "It was too early, after all. Had Haoyue achieved minor mastery of his Divine Body, he would never be in such a sorry state."

Soon, the two reached a decision. "Let's intervene!"