The Number One Palm Under Heaven

The Taboo master has already achieved the ability to float in the air without falling.

However, the speed of levitation is limited. To move at the fastest speed, it is still necessary to use leverage near the ground.

Chu Tianshu used the third-floor balcony for leverage and lunged forward, seemingly determined to win.

The bright light flashed and then disappeared, revealing Chu Tianshu's figure in mid-air. His palm, carrying a power no less than that of the attack on Liu Yan earlier, slammed into the cloak.

BOOM!!!

The cloak exploded into countless strands of red and black silk, each about an inch long.

A large swarm of translucent bats flew out rapidly from between the bursting threads.

In an instant, the swarm of bats landed in the open space outside the villa gate and regrouped into human form.

The Sect Leader Yeming had lost his cloak, leaving him only in a bright red outfit. The vermilion mark between his brows was even redder and brighter, and his eyes seemed to be swirling with thick, blood-red light.

The highest level of the "Divine Bat Rebirth Great Art" he cultivated was to transform himself into a sound wave life form.

This type of sound wave starts at the speed of sound, and because it has self-awareness, it can exceed the normal speed of sound with a little stimulation.

Moreover, sonic bats have no yin or yang attributes and are not subject to the restraint of most yang magical artifacts or the qi and blood of martial artists.

However, even if he relied on the help of the Grotto-Heaven to step into the Taboo and transform himself into Evil Spirit, he would still not be able to truly reach that supreme realm.

He had just transformed his soul and body into a sonic bat state, but it could only be maintained for half a second.

Half a second later, he must return to human form; otherwise, in his sonic state, his intelligence will begin to decline rapidly until his thoughts dissipate and he loses consciousness.

The clothes worn by the Sect Leader Yeming were all soaked and refined with his own blood.

Therefore, when changes occur, even clothing can be transformed into sound waves, and its protective capabilities are extraordinary.

Even with that half-second of miraculous state, he didn't have time to transform the cloak.

Chu Tianshu completely destroyed one layer of protection.

"Deceptive and cunning, repeated sneak attacks—this is outrageous!!"

The Sect Leader Yeming swiftly made a hand seal, touched the cinnabar mole between his eyebrows with his index finger, and then drew the mole downwards.

The cinnabar birthmark actually moved on his skin and fell onto the tip of his tongue, which he had just extended.

The tongue curled back.

Above the courtyard, Chu Tianshu pressed down with both arms, his strength suddenly increasing, accelerating his descent towards the ground.

The fall was so fast that it left an afterimage.

This speed is many times faster than free fall.

Moreover, the entire courtyard visibly shook as soon as it touched the ground.

Chu Tianshu stomped his foot and lunged outwards.

The large iron gate, painted with gold paint, exploded like brittle paper.

Chu Tianshu's figure, carrying an overwhelming aura, rushed out into the outside world, pushing out with both palms and slamming towards the Sect Leader Yeming.

The Sect Leader Yeming unleashed several inches of blood-red light from his eyes, mouth, and nose, and actually managed to meet the attack head-on with both palms.

Thump!!

After the iron gate shattered, the large, gold-painted iron pieces, each the size of a washbasin, were propelled outwards by the impact, though they flew slower than Chu Tianshu.

At this moment, dozens of iron pieces floated behind Chu Tianshu, their speed suddenly decreasing.

Layers of blurry, colorless ripples emanated from the point where the four palms clashed.

Wherever it passed, the concrete surface of the ground undulated and expanded like gray-white waves, as it had been shattered into powder.

However, it was suppressed by an invisible force, so the powder did not scatter, but instead moved like waves.

The floating iron sheet also passed through these layers of ripples.

The gold paint peeled away like dust, revealing the true color of iron.

The silver-white iron sheet cracked, becoming smaller and smaller, but throughout the entire process, it remained suspended in the air and did not fly too far backward.

It turns out that during the exchange of palm strikes between Chu Tianshu and the Sect Leader Yeming, they were also continuously absorbing vital energy, thus forming a peculiar force field.

This force field, as a whole, will still spread outwards, but the rate of spread is not that fast.

Things within the force field appear to be crushed more finely as they are slowly moved outwards.

"Oh?"

Chu Tianshu really didn't expect that Liu Yan, with his physique, had his heart blown away by a single palm strike, yet the Sect Leader Yeming was able to block his palm strike head-on.

At this moment, the Sect Leader Yeming's eyebrows and hair, like dyed cloth, turned blood red and moved slowly.

"Buddhism flourished Great Qing, and our Luo Patriarch Sect was also inextricably linked to Buddhism. At that time, the most popular technique was to use the Mind Power to perform palm strikes."

The Sect Leader Yeming's face twitched, his expression one of furious laughter, his voice booming like an owl's.

"You want to fight me with palm strikes? Back then, none of the top ten palm strike masters in the world were serious martial arts practitioners; they were all either sorcerers or sorcerers' disciples."

"And I, then and now, can both be considered the best in palm techniques!"

There is indeed a set of palm techniques in the Divine Bat Rebirth Great Art.

This palm technique is unique. During regular practice, it doesn't involve specifically transforming Mind Power into a type suitable for performing palm techniques, but rather focuses on accumulating poison within the body.

The demonic poison that creates messengers is only one aspect of its toxicity.

The Divine Bat Great Art can create hundreds of kinds of strange poisons, but they usually condense into a cinnabar mole between the eyebrows, which has no effect on the user.

To administer poison, one can simply extract it from the cinnabar birthmark. However, to unleash the full power of this palm technique, one must swallow the entire cinnabar birthmark.

The cinnabar mark on the Sect Leader Yeming's face was accumulated intermittently during his centuries of slumber.

It doesn't need external medicine; it can produce toxins on its own.

Therefore, at this moment, the poison's power was activated, and the newly gained strength became as easy to control as an extension of one's own limb.

"Master, the Great Qing is dead!"

Chu Tianshu raised his eyebrows like a fierce bird spreading its wings, and took a deep breath. The essence of heaven and earth mixed with ordinary air was almost compressed into white mist, which poured into his mouth and nose.

"You're not even qualified to be the best palm striker in the world today!"

His palms, which were originally joined together, suddenly opened wide, as if lightning were exploding in his palms.

A stream of blue energy, tinged with specks of gold, flickered freely between his fingers and burst outwards.

The Sect Leader Yeming was so shocked that he stumbled and slid back half a meter.

Amidst the golden-blue light and shadow, he saw Chu Tianshu's hands move with lightning speed, forming two hand seals in a breathtaking display.

First, the simplest thing is to put your palms together and touch your fingers together.

Then, arch the backs of your hands, straighten your thumbs, middle fingers, ring fingers, and little fingers, and touch the tips of your fingers together.

The two index fingers are bent at a 90-degree angle, so that the backs of the second joints touch each other.

The first seal comes from the Shaolin Fist manual, Paying Homage to the Tathagata. The second seal is the Qian Character Hand Seal from the Secret Incantations of Vertical and Horizontal.

When people are unaware of their true selves, Paying Homage to the Tathagata him, and regulate themselves accordingly.

Once one knows their true self, they take a step forward, overthrow the Tathagata, and roam Zongheng, realizing that their true self has arrived.

This "Qian Character Seal perfectly captures the essence of the Sun-Chasing True Art, a unique " Samadhi Power Hand Seal " that only Chu Tianshu, having cultivated to his current level, could unleash.

Once the hand seals are complete, unleash the palm strike instantly!

The Sect Leader Yeming felt as if a powerful force, like a raging storm, a howling wind and a crashing thunder, filled all his senses and was violently crushing him down.

His figure exploded once more into hundreds of sonic bats, which flew haphazardly through the sky.

For a fleeting moment, he wanted to appear directly behind Chu Tianshu using sound waves.

Taking advantage of the moment when Chu Tianshu unleashed his full power, strike him from behind.

However, when the sonic bat flew into the air, it was unable to cross the boundary line above Chu Tianshu's head.

In this state, Chu Tianshu seemed to possess an immense aura, as if he had divided the world in two.

Half of him was in front of him, and half of him was behind him.

No matter where you go around something in front of him, it can't get behind him.

How could the force that could overturn the Tathagata's palm strike be a simple act of violence?

Without sufficient sincerity and inner strength, what is broken is merely a clay sculpture, and cannot be considered Tathagata overthrowing the Buddha.

The sonic bats, unable to fathom the extent of this impact, could only retreat swiftly.

They simply spread out even further, and around the two cars parked on the field, they reunited as the cult leader.

In just half a second, Chu Tianshu's palm strike had already crushed down.

The two cars parked side by side were violently deformed on the spot.

Two enormous handprints were deeply embedded in the inner row of cars, tearing through the chassis and roof with overwhelming force, and crashing onto the second car.

The same result occurred: a huge gash appeared in the vehicle's body.

Neither of the cars' fuel tanks had a chance to explode.

It had already been ravaged by this palm force into a partially intact wreckage and numerous fragments.

"Drink!"

Taking advantage of the buffer between the two vehicles, the Sect Leader Yeming struck out with his palm.

The blood-red light coalesced into an eggshell-shaped protective shield, deflecting all the fragments and blocking the two giant hands.

A deafening collision immediately followed.

The Sect Leader Yeming slid backward violently, the immense force causing the reinforced concrete beneath his feet to deform and pile up like mud.

Having retreated only about four meters, the Sect Leader Yeming's lower body was now completely below the original ground level.

His back was resting against the newly formed pile of concrete.

Many concrete sections bend and arch, forming an arc-shaped wall-like structure behind him.

"Cough!"

The Sect Leader Yeming coughed up blood, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, and was about to transform into sound waves again.

Chu Tianshu had already assumed a bow stance, but instead of pursuing, he suddenly bent over and slammed his palm down on the ground.

The ground seemed to tremble.

The Sect Leader Yeming suddenly felt a heat on his back.

A golden-blue palm print emerged from the concrete behind him and slammed into his back.

The force of that palm strike sent his mind reeling, and his body flew forward.

Chu Tianshu suddenly stood up straight, thrusting his palm forward and stabbing Chu Tianshu's chest three times in quick succession.

A horizontal line is drawn connecting the three points: the left rib, the chest (CV17), and the right lung.

These three punctures immediately cut off the cinnabar poison blood that was still boiling in his body, making his brain even colder and his defenses drastically reduced.

Chu Tianshu had already changed his stance, his left hand turning like a lotus flower.

Five fingers, palm and heel, the entire hand made maximum contact with the Sect Leader Yeming's chest.

The Sect Leader Yeming's hair stood straight up like steel needles, and his skin instantly turned deep red, with even the fine hairs on his body standing on end.

"List!!"

The Sect Leader Yeming exploded into a large cloud of blood mist.

With a buzzing sound, the left hand pushed hard.

Even the blood mist rapidly churned and diluted, completely transforming into a gaseous state.

Chu Tianshu's palm strike seemed to lay out all of the Sect Leader Yeming's life force before him.

The palm force is transmitted to every minute detail, leaving no stone unturned.

Faced with this strange and mysterious cultivation method, and an opponent who has already transformed into Evil Spirit.

He had no intention of having to kill again like Liu Yan.

Rumble!!

When the palm strike was completed, the Sect Leader Yeming didn't even leave behind a speck of ashes.

With a muffled thud, the surging, dispersing air contained no trace of blood, only a scorching heat.

Even if the cars parked in the area weren't completely destroyed, their windows were all shattered.

The scorching air rushed into each car body, the doors clicked softly, and all the unpleasant smells inside were swept away.

(End of this chapter)