River-Overturning, Sea-Upsetting, Leakless True Force
Ugh!!!
After Chu Tianshu blasted Pei Dongcheng to pieces with a single strike, the raging air currents stirred up by the rapidly spreading internal energy emanating from Pei Dongcheng finally reached the outside world.
The dreamlike, pure night suddenly expanded to a great extent, far exceeding the boundaries of this courtyard.
However, after expanding too much, it thinned out; the faint blue lightning in the air became almost invisible, and the emerald starlight melted into the wind.
A great dream is like an autumn wind, appearing suddenly and disappearing without a trace.
But those who have witnessed that single stroke that creates dreams will not feel that it is truly an autumn wind.
Kong Tianrui's figure was like a phantom, swaying left and right. It seemed like he was only swaying slightly, but he avoided all traces of lightning and starlight.
During this process, he rolled up his right sleeve with his left hand, circled his left palm on his right forearm, and then pulled it down.
On his right hand, half a layer of skin was torn off on the spot.
From the forearm to the back of the hand, palm, and fingertips, the skin was completely intact, as thin as a cicada's wing, as if a glove had been removed.
After the "glove" landed, the red spot on the palm expanded rapidly, instantly burning the skin into scattered ashes.
On Kong Tianrui's right hand, there was not a trace of blood; the skin was just a little thinner, white with a rosy tinge.
But in the blink of an eye, the skin thickened again, turned yellow, and returned to its original state.
After he finished doing all this, the last piece of Pei Dongcheng's ashes had just completely disintegrated in front of Chu Tianshu and no longer obstructed his view.
"Oh?"
Chu Tianshu was somewhat surprised and laughed, "You've already been hit by my Samadhi Divine Fire, yet you can still neutralize it using this method?"
The true power of the Samadhi Divine Fire lies in the fact that once it penetrates the enemy's body, it becomes intimately connected with the enemy's will.
Movement is fire.
Any change in the enemy's intentions will cause the spark to burn even more fiercely, fueled by the enemy's own vitality, making it extremely difficult to extinguish.
Despite being hit, Kong Tianrui managed to dodge Chu Tianshu's blade aura and moved with ease.
The spark didn't manage to expand much before he tore it off along with its skin and threw it on the ground.
"When you've mastered martial arts to the point where you can truly control your body, you can disregard life and death, and stop your mind, blood, and brain—it's all within your control."
Kong Tianrui looked at the dust floating in the air, his tone somewhat wistful, but not fearful.
"I merely temporarily suspended all subtle mental activity in my right arm, removed your strange power, and then revived it."
Those with profound martial arts skills can vaguely sense that, apart from the brain which aids thinking, every tiny part of their internal organs and flesh has its own intention.
This thought is extremely subtle and weak.
The members of the mind may die at any time, and new ones may be added.
But it is precisely these countless subtle thoughts that constitute the flow of life.
If a martial arts practitioner cannot even control the subtle rise and fall of their intentions, they cannot control their qi and blood. How can they be considered a true master of martial arts?
"Can the cells resume their natural activity at any time after pausing?"
A thought flashed through Chu Tianshu's mind, "His Leakless True Force."
"No wonder you two are empty-handed. For you, any Weapon Soul with its own will is actually a weakness that slows down your power. Ordinary weapons are even more meaningless."
As Chu Tianshu spoke, his gaze suddenly fixed on Li Ju.
Li Ju was a little further away than Kong Tianrui.
At the moment of Pei Dongcheng's defeat, Kong Tianrui made a series of moves that captured everyone's attention.
Li Ju, however, appeared to be like a lowly soldier, making no moves whatsoever, his presence neither increasing nor decreasing in the slightest.
It makes people instinctively not think of paying attention to him.
But the moment Chu Tianshu's gaze fell upon him, Li Ju's right foot suddenly and noticeably trembled.
A stream of bright white water burst forth from the ground, cleaving the orange tree in two with a deafening roar.
The water flow was so fast that in the first instant, it neatly sliced the orange tree in two.
However, the friction from the water flow was too much for the orange tree's wood to withstand.
The tree trunk and branches were all covered in cracks and shattered.
However, Chu Tianshu had already left the orange tree, leaning forward and leaving a long, sharp afterimage as he flew towards Li Ju.
While he was still in mid-air, bright white water droplets flashed repeatedly from the ground.
Seven jets of water erupted one after another from the orange tree to Li Ju's side.
A burst of silver light flashed in Chu Tianshu's hand, forming Zongheng net of blades that protected him.
Boom boom boom boom clang clang clang!!!
He flew through six columns of water in a row, but his speed was affected by the force of the water flow and dropped below the speed of sound.
So much so that the roar of the water breaking through the ground and the clatter of water droplets colliding with the blades erupted like a chaotic grand symphony.
Each of these streams carries a force capable of piercing iron and penetrating stone.
But what's more troublesome is that water has no fixed shape; every stream contains millions of water droplets.
Some water droplets are useless except for their speed, while others carry a troublesome force and can even make a sound when they collide with his blade.
The "River-Overturning Sea-Upsetting Stance" and "Dragon King Coming Ashore Fist" of the Li Clan of Zhao Commandery.
The former focuses most on the control of water flow, and has thoroughly understood the effects of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, the temperature of the climate, and the rotation of the earth on water flow.
Every tiny influence can be transformed into an aid for a boxer when using water to generate power.
The area near Chang'an is rich in water resources, and the groundwater in this ancient city ruins is not far from the surface.
Li Ju used his stance training here, leveraging the earth's extensive pressure on the water flow to make the water at the breach even more powerful.
This is even more advantageous for him than fighting directly in the lake!
In such a situation, Chu Tianshu was still able to break through the six streams of water gushing from the earth in one go, without having to borrow strength twice in between.
It's truly alarming.
But this person eventually slowed down!
The last column of water separated Chu Tianshu and Li Ju. Li Ju had already assumed a stance and was about to unleash his punch.
Kong Tianrui silently arrived at Chu Tianshu's diagonal rear.
Chu Tianshu's Heavenly Eye, located between his brows, suddenly opened.
Suddenly, a large oval-shaped hole appeared in the vast, clear white curtain of water ahead.
Regardless of how many ordinary water droplets or how many droplets contain formidable power within this curtain of water.
The instant the Heavenly Eye opened, an invisible force burst forth, shattering a large amount of water.
The Great Void Formless Sha Fire shattered countless water droplets into pieces invisible to the naked eye, carrying countless water molecules that leaped and accelerated in a chaotic manner, impacting Li Ju.
In an instant, Li Ju's upper body clothing was torn to shreds by these invisible forces, and his face and upper body skin began to turn red under the impact of the high temperature.
Blood vessels were also blasted out of both eyeballs.
But in this situation, instead of closing his eyes, he opened a transparent membrane from the inside of his eyes, covering his entire eyeball.
That's the nictitating membrane.
The nictitating membrane, also known as the third eyelid, is found in animals such as birds of prey and sharks. It can protect against dust and water during high-speed movement without affecting vision.
The human nictitating membrane should have already degenerated.
However, the boxing style of the Li Clan of Zhao Commandery was based on years of studying underground water, often venturing deep into dark strata and operating in murky water.
Li Ju's surge of qi and blood actually caused the nictitating membrane to regrow, and the strength of this nictitating membrane was more than a hundred times stronger than that of ordinary sharks.
Thanks to his nictitating membrane, he didn't miss Chu Tianshu's movements in that instant.
Chu Tianshu unexpectedly unleashed his peak speed once again in mid-air.
The old figure shattered, and the real body burst forth from the afterimage, passing right through the large hole in the water curtain, and stabbed at Li Ju with a knife.
With the old body shattered, the fluctuations of internal energy around the body were more chaotic than usual when the true body moved.
If Li Ju relied solely on his intuition, he would have no chance of escaping.
But since he saw it, he was able to dodge it precisely, his feet swaying as if he were walking on ice.
Chu Tianshu's thrust missed its mark, brushing past the enemy. Sanqi right hand, still pointing forward with momentum, continued to move forward, while his left shoulder had already turned backward.
Bass!
It sounded like the clang of a sword, or perhaps it was a hallucination.
Chu Tianshu stretched his left arm to its limit, his fingers pointing like a sword, and swung it forward in a thrust.
The stab was aimed at Li Ju's back, corresponding to the location of his right lung.
Li Ju was able to dodge Chu Tianshu's sword that came through the water by exerting his maximum strength in the blink of an eye, and there was no time to exert a second force.
Just as he was about to have his right lung shattered by Chu Tianshu's sword finger strike, his body suddenly swelled up.
It's not about increasing the force.
On the contrary, he withdrew control over his own body.
Boom!!
Li Ju instantly swelled into a giant, the surrounding air compressed and pushed outward by his body.
His belt and trousers were indeed made of special materials; no wonder they didn't shatter under the impact of the Heavenly Eye earlier, and they even grew larger along with his body.
This person is actually someone who has reached the forefront of the path of the giant warrior.
However, the size of a giant warrior is a huge disadvantage when fighting against opponents of the same level, making it easy for them to find weaknesses.
Therefore, he used his superb bone-shrinking technique to maintain his normal human physique, not by changing the arrangement of his bones, but by actually compressing them.
At that moment, his transformation back into giant form became a lifesaver.
Chu Tianshu's finger didn't puncture his right lung; it only struck the giant's right calf.
The giant had a bloody hole the size of a bowl in his right leg. For a moment, he gritted his teeth, his expression ferocious, and lunged forward.
As he lunged forward, his body began to shrink again.
Just as Chu Tianshu was about to give chase, Kong Tianrui had already moved in place and blocked his way.
The old man raised all his Bai Mei, which were like reeds, and crossed his hands, reaching for Chu Tianshu's wrists and elbows.
Just as they were about to touch, a layer of white sweat suddenly appeared on the back of Chu Tianshu's left hand.
Although Kong Tianrui did not know the word "cell," his agility and dexterity allowed him to vaguely distinguish cell types through his strength.
His palm strikes, even with only a tiny amount of force, can be effective when they touch a person, allowing for precise manipulation and the destruction of a cell.
Those who cultivate to the point of Leakless True Force appear to have no significant difference in lifespan compared to ordinary Plain King.
In fact, the quality of life has changed dramatically.
If Kong Tianrui were to fight an ordinary Plain King with all his might, he could break through his immunity with one palm, causing his body temperature to become erratic and his five senses to become confused, and kill him on the spot with two palms.
This is also the source of his confidence to stay even though he clearly saw that Pei Dongcheng was dead.
He had already taken precautions against Chu Tianshu's Samadhi Divine Fire.
Chu Tianshu's swordsmanship was unstoppable, so he simply dodged it.
His and Li Ju's adaptability was far superior to Pei Dongcheng's.
Pei Dongcheng's death was worthwhile!
Thanks to Pei Xiandi's intervention, Kong Tianrui was spared from being killed by this combo attack on their first encounter.
As long as Chu Tianshu is only slightly injured by his palm strike, he is confident that he can kill his opponent later.
(End of this chapter)