Chapter 269: The Fist's Power Reflects, The Grandmaster of Martial Arts!

Chapter 269: The Fist's Power Reflects, The Grandmaster of Martial Arts!



On the vast and boundless ice layer.

A fierce blizzard swept across the heavens and earth.

At this moment.

A six-armed, four-legged, ten-foot-tall monster stepped on the thick ice layer, rushing towards the solitary island standing alone in the snow.

With his speed of covering a kilometer in a single breath, the monster's massive body stirred up terrifying wind and waves, causing layers of snow to swirl.

Three hundred meters away.

Jiang Ning stood atop a cliff, calmly observing the rapidly approaching Wind God Envoy.

The Wind God Envoy, in his divine descendant form, exerted no small amount of pressure on Jiang Ning's mind.

After all, the arrows he shot, imbued with wind and thunder power, could not inflict the slightest harm on the Wind God Envoy at this moment.

And his Wind and Thunder Arrow Technique was a middle-tier martial art, and it had broken through limits three times.

The power of such martial arts had already surpassed ordinary high-tier martial arts.

Although he couldn't fully utilize the power of his Wind and Thunder Arrow Technique with the longbow in his hand at this time.

But Jiang Ning estimated that even with a suitable bow and arrow, allowing him to fully exert his arrow technique.

However, relying solely on the Wind and Thunder Arrow Technique, it would be difficult to pose a fatal threat to the Wind God Envoy in this state.

After all, the Wind God Envoy, in his divine descendant form, not only had a formidable physical body but also possessed an almost immortal physique.

Even severe injuries would heal at a visible rate.

This recovery speed, combined with the strength of his physical body, made him extremely difficult to kill.

Unless the Wind God Envoy did not resist at all and allowed Jiang Ning's wind and thunder arrows to penetrate his skull, there might be a chance to kill him.

Of course, this was just Jiang Ning's estimation.

There was still a suitable bow and arrow that could allow him to fully unleash the power of the Wind and Thunder Arrow Technique.

Everything was based on ideal conditions to achieve the desired effect.

In the current situation, where were such ideal conditions?

But at this moment, Jiang Ning did not feel nervous or terrified.

Instead, he felt an inexplicable excitement.

Since entering the Martial Path, he had never encountered an opponent so well-matched that he could test his own strength.

Previous opponents were either too strong.

If a conflict arose, he would be completely overwhelmed.

Or they were too weak, and he could easily kill them with a few moves.

But in Jiang Ning's eyes, the Wind God Envoy was just right.

It gave him a great sense of oppression, yet he didn't feel completely helpless.

Now, with his strength having greatly improved, he needed a strong opponent to test his abilities.

Looking at the Wind God Envoy three hundred meters away and rapidly approaching, Jiang Ning slowly clenched his fist.

He was gradually accumulating the power of his fist.

In his heart, it was as if a fierce tiger had appeared.

A tiger burning with raging flames.

This tiger was trapped in the cage of his heart.

But being the king of the beasts in the mountains, how could the tiger be content to remain confined in this tiny space?

In this small world, the tiger looked up at the sky above.

Its eyes burned with intense heat, fueled by unyielding rage.

It was gathering its strength, preparing to break free from the cage with a single mighty effort.

On the other side.

Even though the Wind God Envoy had transformed into a six-armed divine descendant, his massive body faced even greater wind resistance compared to before.

But his speed remained unchanged from usual, still covering a kilometer in a single breath.

In just three hundred meters, he didn't even need a full breath, just a single moment.

In the blink of an eye.

The six-armed divine descendant Wind God Envoy reached the edge of the island, where a bright reef stood.

Boom—

He stepped forward with one foot, stomping heavily, causing a weathered reef that had stood firm to instantly shatter into pieces.

The ten-foot-tall, six-armed divine descendant Wind God Envoy rushed towards Jiang Ning like a cannonball.

A thousand meters away.

At this moment, the Star Guardian stared intently at the scene on the island.

After staying in Luoshui County for so many days, he was well aware of one thing.

That Jiang Tongling was a smart man.

Being smart, if he didn't flee, he must have had something to rely on.

He was curious about what that reliance was, allowing Jiang Ning to face such a terrifying existence without changing his expression or showing any fear.

On the cliff.

The cold wind howled.

His clothes fluttered in the wind.

His black hair was already completely disheveled, dancing wildly in the wind.

At this moment, Jiang Ning had already closed his eyes, accumulating the power of his fist in his heart, verifying his abilities.

Even as the Wind God Envoy, who had shattered the reef and soared into the sky like a cannonball, was only ten zhang away, Jiang Ning's expression remained unchanged.

With his current five senses.

There was no difference between closing his eyes and opening them.

Not to mention, his spiritual field had already expanded, completely enveloping a hundred-meter radius.

So, every movement of the six-armed divine descendant Wind God Envoy was captured clearly in Jiang Ning's mind.

Then.

When the divine descendant Wind God Envoy was only seven zhang away from Jiang Ning on the cliff.

Jiang Ning's body remained motionless.

As the Wind God Envoy's height increased, his potential energy weakened accordingly.

So, Jiang Ning was not in a hurry.

Then, the distance between the two narrowed again.

Six zhang, five zhang, four zhang...

When they were only three zhang apart, Jiang Ning could even feel the astonishing heat emanating from the six-armed divine descendant Wind God Envoy.

The divine descendant Wind God Envoy's body temperature was clearly different from that of ordinary people, scarily high.

When the distance between the two was only two zhang, Jiang Ning remained motionless.

At this moment, he could feel the compressed air forming a powerful gust that rushed towards him, causing his hair to fly sideways.

When they were only one zhang apart.

Jiang Ning suddenly opened his eyes.

In that instant, two fiery tigers appeared in his pupils.

One on the left, and one on the right.

The tigers, bathed in raging flames, seemed to roar towards the heavens.

As he opened his eyes, Jiang Ning, who had been holding back for a long time, also chose to strike.

His body moved, and he unleashed a powerful punch.

Roar—

In an instant, Xing Guardian, a thousand kilometers away, heard a tiger's roar that echoed through the nine heavens.

At the same time, he also saw a tiger, bathed in fierce flames, appearing on the mountain cliff.

The tiger pounced from the cliff towards Feng Shen Shi, who was rising from below.

"The power of the fist!"

"What an incredible fist technique!!"

Xing Guardian's expression changed, filled with deep fear.

His eyes flashed with profound apprehension.

He had made many guesses in his mind, but he never imagined that Jiang Ning's reliance would be such a powerful fist technique, with tigers bathed in flames, roaring towards the sky.

This punch made him see a future Grandmaster who would surpass the threshold with his fist technique.

He was also well aware that the tigers bathed in flames and the echoing roar were not real.

Just like the roar, if he had closed his eyes and not witnessed the collision on the mountain cliff, he wouldn't have heard the resounding tiger's roar.

Whether it was the tiger's roar or the fiery tigers reflected in his vision, they were all projections of the fist technique in his mind, in his spiritual world.

These were mere illusions, what people often called hallucinations.

But these illusions were not entirely unreal.

The fist technique reflected in his spiritual realm, and as long as he couldn't escape its influence, it was as real as anything.

Being enveloped by the fist technique, his mind was shaken, and his actions were weakened by a third.

As he moved, his reactions slowed, and his actions became sluggish.

The stronger the fist technique, the more evident its influence became.

In exaggerated cases, the sheer power of the technique could disrupt the opponent's mental state, leaving them unable to even think of attacking.

It was like a mouse encountering a cat, causing them to tremble in place.

This was the terrifying power of the technique.

Only by breaking free from the technique's suppression could one unleash their full potential.

At the same time, in Jiang Ning's observed world, he had transformed into a tiger bathed in raging flames. Each of his attacks unleashed a series of earth-shattering roars.

This surging anger, even from a distance, was palpable.

Witnessing this, envy filled his eyes.

To possess such a powerful fist technique was to hold the key to advancing from the Fifth Stage to the Fourth Stage.

He yearned for this key.

Yet, this key was now in the hands of Jiang Ning, who was over a decade younger than him.

At this very moment, he realized the vast gap between himself and a true genius.

A gap that left him feeling hopeless.

A hopelessness that he would never surpass in his lifetime.

And for him, who had taken a shortcut to reach this point, the next step was akin to crossing a heavenly chasm.

On the mountain cliff.

With a single strike, Jiang Ning instantly felt an immense force slamming into his body.

This force was far stronger than his own.

It was like a collision of a needle's tip with a wheat awn.

Although he had briefly repelled Feng Shen Shi, he also felt his physical body enduring the impact of this terrifying force, his muscles and bones shifting as if displaced, and he experienced searing pain as his muscles tore.

"What a frightening power!!" Jiang Ning couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.

In just one strike, he realized a crucial point.

In terms of strength and physical prowess, he was no match for the divine Feng Shen Shi.

The next moment, he felt a tingling sensation throughout his body.

His slightly displaced bones and muscles returned to their original positions.

The torn muscle fibers rapidly healed, restoring his body to its original state.

In just an instant, all the minor injuries in his body healed, returning him to his prime.

This was the power of the authority he now possessed.

He could also sense that due to this influence, his recently forged Xuan Gu, which had been slowly strengthening his physical body, underwent a rapid transformation.

At this moment, after breaking and then establishing a new foundation, his physical strength instantly increased by a significant margin.

The progress that would have taken several hours was achieved in this brief moment of breaking and rebuilding.

Ah—

Feeling the changes in his body, Jiang Ning's heart was filled with joy.

As he watched Feng Shen Shi leap back up from below the cliff, Jiang Ning moved.

Roar—

In Feng Shen Shi's eyes, he had just climbed the cliff when he saw a tiger, bathed in raging flames, pouncing towards him like a hungry tiger.

Simultaneously, a heart-shaking tiger's roar echoed.

Seeing this, he had no time for further preparation.

Boom—

The two powerful forces collided.

In just one strike, he pushed Jiang Ning back several zhang.

But the next moment, he saw Jiang Ning transform once more into a tiger bathed in raging flames, pouncing towards him.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Each of their strikes created a deafening roar.

The gravel beneath their feet scattered in all directions, like cannonballs.

Trees as thick as bowls shattered under the onslaught of the flying debris, their branches snapping and breaking.

In the distance, towering boulders were also shattered into pieces by the flying gravel, the fragments scattering across the ground.

The ice layer below the cliff was also struck by a massive piece of debris, creating a spider web of cracks.

At this moment, the Wind God Envoy's heart was filled with trepidation as he fought.

He was acutely aware that even though his mind was captivated by the fist technique, he could only exert seven or eight parts of his strength.

Despite this, each strike surpassed Jiang Ning's level.

Every blow easily sent Jiang Ning flying.

He was also well aware that the strength of his physical body, when unleashed, could cleave mountains with a single strike.

A few punches were enough to shatter the city gates of an ordinary county.

Although the terrifying force wasn't directly impacting Jiang Ning's body, the intense collision, as evidenced by Jiang Ning's physical resilience, meant that a single punch from the Wind God Envoy contained enough power to injure Jiang Ning's internal organs.

As the injuries accumulated, Jiang Ning would be unable to defend himself after a few more moves.

However, the actual situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

After more than ten clashes, each time Jiang Ning was struck and sent flying, he would bounce back, lively and agile, ready for another round.

It seemed that with each exchange, Jiang Ning's physical body was strengthening.

The impact he received became more powerful each time.

Furthermore, each exchange was brief, without any entanglement, making it impossible for the Wind God Envoy to utilize the advantage of his six arms.

As the saying goes, it's hard to fight against four hands with two fists.

With his current six arms, he should be able to handle three opponents effortlessly.

The advantage of having four extra arms was most evident in close-quarters combat.

However, in his exchanges with Jiang Ning, he couldn't find any openings.

The brief encounters, fleeting as the wind, didn't allow him to capitalize on his advantage.

His short-range maneuvers were more agile than his own.

Moreover, this agility became increasingly apparent.

On the other side, Jiang Ning fought with growing exhilaration.

The clash of fists ignited a fiery passion within him.

Any injuries sustained during the intense exchanges healed instantly.

The transformation after breaking through seemed to accelerate the metamorphosis of his physical body, a process that typically required three to eight days after cultivating the Mystic Bone.

Now, he was completing this metamorphosis at an astonishing pace.

With his physical strength and force continually improving, he felt a surge of exhilaration.

The next moment, after a single strike, Jiang Ning suddenly leaped away like a White Ape, evading the Wind God Envoy's two hands.

From the Star Guardian's perspective, a kilometer away, Jiang Ning transformed from a Fierce Tiger bathed in flames into a White Ape enveloped in pure white light.

Every hair on the White Ape seemed to be imbued with sacred white radiance, exuding a sharp aura.

These weren't merely the ape's hairs but divine swords emitting sword beams.

"First a Fierce Tiger, now a White Ape!"

"Could it be the Five Animals Fist?"

The Star Guardian murmured, his expression shifting from surprise to uncertainty.

He had been in Luoshui County for many days, gathering much information about Jiang Ning.

How could he not know about the Five Animals Fist?

"It can't be. The Five Animals Fist is merely a low-level martial art!"

The Star Guardian shook his head in denial.

However, after a brief moment, he witnessed Jiang Ning transform into a Savage Bear bathed in earthy yellow light, fiercely colliding with the Wind God Envoy in his Divine Descendant state.

This collision sent the six-armed Divine Descendant Wind God Envoy flying over ten zhang away.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning demonstrated the Water Crane, the Wood Deer, and other variations among the five fist techniques.

At times, he transformed into a Fierce Tiger enveloped in blazing flames, a White Ape radiating countless sword beams, and when the opportunity arose, he became a Savage Bear, his feet firmly planted on the ground, drawing upon the power of the earth's veins.

In the continuous battle, although the Wind God Envoy in his six-armed Divine Descendant state didn't show any signs of decline, he was consistently suppressed by Jiang Ning.

But the Star Guardian had already concluded that the Wind God Envoy was losing.

Revealing the six-armed Divine Descendant state meant defeat.

Or, to be more precise, the inability to swiftly conclude the fight meant defeat.

The longer this state was maintained, the more severe the erosion of rationality became.

If this continued, there would eventually be a complete loss of rationality, and the original state could never be restored.

That would result in becoming a Divine Puppet.

A complete loss of rationality, turning into a Divine Puppet, had occurred several times within the church.

Before losing their rationality, those individuals, with the help of the blood and flesh deity, had martial arts prowess that didn't pale in comparison.

Since the issue with the artificial deity, it seemed to have awakened the residual will of a true deity, transforming the Idolatry Sect from a church led by two grandmasters into one led by the deity.

An idea had even taken root in his mind.

Relying on the deity would ultimately lead to becoming a Divine Puppet, losing all rationality.

To prevent this loss of rationality and becoming a Divine Puppet, he, as one of the church's guardians, hadn't transformed into the Divine Descendant state for over a year.

(End of Chapter)

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