Chapter 370: Returning Nothingness, Breaking the Jade Bones (4K)

Chapter 370: Returning Nothingness, Breaking the Jade Bones (4K)



The match began with an intense exchange, as Ye Honghui, without dodging or flinching, bravely took Ye Jingqiu's punch with his head, a vulnerable part of the human body. Astonishingly, the punch that could shatter tungsten steel cracked under the impact, leaving the audience in awe.

"How is this possible?"

"That's Ye Jingqiu... He swept through the 46,000 levels of the Extreme Martial Ascension Tower, a super genius who never let his opponents land a second blow!"

"Ye Honghui took the hit with his head, and it actually worked!"

"Even though the skull is one of the hardest parts of the human body, this is still too risky!"

"Even if his bones are fine, his brain inside must be shaken to a pulp..."

An experienced expert, arms crossed, shook his head, "Most people would be asking for trouble doing this, but Ye Honghui is different."

"He has the ability to project his consciousness entirely into his skeletal system, rendering the rest of his body, including skin, blood, muscles, brain, and nerves, non-essential."

"He's like an undead from fantasy stories, able to sustain life solely through his bones, with the rest of his flesh merely providing nourishment, an unnecessary part of his existence."

On the stage, Ye Jingqiu retracted his fist.

As he did so, his willpower surged, igniting his life force, causing the cracked bones in his palm to mend instantly, and his flesh to wriggle back into place, restoring his hand to perfection.

Ye Honghui's forehead, where Ye Jingqiu's punch had landed, now revealed a smooth, white bone, akin to polished jade, emitting a faint glow, without a scratch, like a meticulously crafted artwork.

Unfazed, Ye Jingqiu swiftly executed a palm strike, aiming for Ye Honghui's chest and abdomen.

"Unification."

Thousands of energy strands converged into a visible vortex in Ye Jingqiu's palm, slamming into Ye Honghui with a loud bang.

"Pfft—"

A dull thud followed, and Ye Honghui's back exploded, spraying blood and flesh across a wide area behind him.

Yet, he remained standing, unmoved, his corpse-like face expressionless, staring fixedly at Ye Jingqiu.

After that single strike, Ye Honghui's entire torso was devoid of flesh, and his upper body clothing was in tatters, exposing his skeletal frame.

His spine, ribs, breastbone, and sacrum—all his bones had a jade-like texture, slightly translucent, emitting a faint glow, and incredibly smooth.

"This is troublesome," Ye Jingqiu muttered.

After several exchanges, he had a good grasp of Ye Honghui's abilities.

Ye Honghui had likely used his Secondary Limit-Breaker level mental power to forcefully lock his consciousness within his bones, rendering the rest of his body dispensable.

Unless his bones were destroyed, he couldn't be truly injured.

Extremely unconventional... but currently, Ye Jingqiu's most challenging opponent.

Ye Jingqiu's 'Unification of Ten Thousand Streams', based on the Cyclic Universe Thousand Mysteries, was a move that few martial artists could defend against, forcing them to take the full brunt of the attack.

And Ye Honghui was the one who could withstand it.

His cultivation of the Jade Bone Skill had pushed his skeletal strength to an unbelievable level, an almost unbelievable hardness.

When Ye Jingqiu's punch landed, the counterforce injured him, proving that Ye Honghui's bones hadn't deformed under the impact, reflecting maximum counterforce back at Ye Jingqiu.

This was reminiscent of the legendary 'Indestructible Jade Bones', one of the Five Divine Bodies, where the cultivated bones were so hard and sharp that their very hardness was a lethal weapon.

"It's a pity... If you had another year or two, I might have been just a minor character in your eyes, easily disposed of."

Ye Honghui spoke, his voice clear despite having lost half his throat and half his larynx, a seemingly impossible feat.

"But time hasn't waited for you."

"I've felt your punch... It's powerful, but it's still far from breaking my jade bones."

Ye Jingqiu smiled, "It seems that way... Can I use a weapon?"

Ye Honghui nodded slightly, "Be my guest."

In the Extreme Martial Ascension Tower, all cold weapons were allowed, and participants could bring their own.

Of course, they had to be genuine cold weapons; something like a magic lightsaber made from special interdimensional materials, while not considered a 'hot weapon', was still prohibited due to the problematic nature of its materials.

The fiery red in Ye Jingqiu's hair and eyes faded, and he extended his right hand, making a sword-drawing motion in the empty space beside him.

A beautiful, ancient longsword slowly materialized in his hand.

This surprised almost everyone in the audience.

"Hmm? Magic trick? How did he do that?"

"I didn't see him with a sword... Did Xuan Ling use four-dimensional movement to teleport the sword into his hand?"

"That doesn't make sense, Ye Jingqiu isn't a layer leader, how could he order Xuan Ling to do that?"

"I've heard that those identified as having immense potential, even if they aren't layer leaders, still receive special attention from Xuan Ling..."

Ye Jingqiu held the indestructible blade, 'The Night Watch', and gracefully twirled it, pointing the tip towards the ground.

Ye Honghui, a martial expert with keen instincts, immediately recognized the threat upon seeing the sword, even though he was unfamiliar with the divine artifact.

"A fine sword."

Ye Jingqiu stood still for a moment, noticing that Xuan Ling didn't intervene, understanding the AI's high tolerance for his actions.

Whether it was using the nonexistent beast to retrieve items or wielding the slightly cheating 'Indestructible Blade', Xuan Ling seemed to permit it all.

Of course, this wasn't necessarily Xuan Ling's favoritism but rather Ye Jingqiu's actions were likely within the rules.

In Xuan Ling's eyes, the ability of the Nonexistent Beast was innate to Xue Jing, a natural talent. The Unbreakable Blade, though a divine relic, was still within the definition of a cold weapon, its power equivalent to an incredibly sturdy weapon.

'If that's the case...'

Xue Jing's mind stirred, and he already had a plan to break Ye Honghui's jade-like bones.

He whispered something inaudible to everyone else.

Then, a faint red glow flickered in his hair and pupils, and Xue Jing entered the True Crimson state once more.

"Hmm?"

Many skilled observers with keen eyesight looked at Xue Jing's shoulders in confusion.

"Just now, something seemed to appear there... Was it an illusion?"

On the arena, as if sensing Xue Jing's readiness, Ye Honghui, with his bones exposed, took a step forward.

He clenched his right hand, and from his fingertips to his forearm and upper arm, the skin and flesh seemed to corrode, shriveling, contracting, and wrinkling rapidly...

Finally, all the skin and flesh disappeared, absorbed by his bones, leaving only a few remnants that scattered in the wind. His entire arm was now exposed, resembling a jade-like bone.

"—Ashen."

The jade-like bone clenched into a fist and struck towards Xue Jing.

Wherever the fist passed, the air was forcibly pushed aside, creating visible rings of wind pressure that seemed slow but were actually fast, rushing towards Xue Jing.

This was an unavoidable punch.

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It wasn't physically unavoidable; instead, the powerful spiritual aura emanating from Ye Honghui enveloped Xue Jing, binding him in place.

If he were to dodge out of fear, he would be at a severe disadvantage on a spiritual level.

In battles above the Limit-Breaking level, the clash of spiritual auras is also crucial. Once suppressed by the opponent, one's Vital Qi will inevitably weaken significantly, leading to a restrained and ineffective physical performance.

However, Xue Jing had no intention of dodging.

He held the hilt with one hand, positioning the Zhan Ye horizontally in front of him, blade facing forward, while his other hand pressed against the spine of the blade.

The fist and the blade met.

Instantly, an unprecedented force was transmitted from the blade, causing Xue Jing's gaze to sharpen as his entire body operated like an extremely precise machine at high speed.

"Return Nothingness."

Corresponding to the 'Unconquerable Attack' of 'Unification', the 'Return Nothingness' was an impenetrable defense.

When facing an opponent's attack, it instantly analyzed their technique and countered it with completely opposite force, neutralizing and dissolving it. Unless faced with an overwhelmingly superior force, all attacks would be dissolved and destroyed before 'Return Nothingness'.

Although it was a defensive move, its essence was similar to 'Unification', which could unleash thousands of qi strikes in an instant, both representing the ultimate application of martial arts techniques.

Together, they could be called the 'Unchanging Technique for All Changes'.

"Chh—"

The powerful punch, after connecting with the blade, strangely produced little noise, only emitting a teeth-grating chattering sound, like an electric circular saw cutting through stone.

Beneath the calm surface, Xue Jing's body was operating at an unprecedented speed, frantically countering the overwhelming force surging from Ye Honghui's fist.

At this moment, he felt like a ship with a gaping hole, constantly bailing out the incoming water, but the massive influx continued relentlessly, and the bailing speed gradually couldn't keep up with the inflow.

Even an ordinary martial artist, with the same physical strength as Xue Jing, wouldn't be able to withstand such a high-intensity, crazy exertion of qi for long before their body would collapse and bleed out. However, Xue Jing possessed the True Martial Body, with unparalleled adaptability to qi exertion, allowing him to endure this flesh-taxing ordeal.

After a stalemate that lasted nearly twenty seconds—

"Bang—!"

An explosion centered on Xue Jing and Ye Honghui created a vacuum zone as the wind pressure expanded, causing them to separate.

Ye Honghui retreated seven steps. Although the ground was protected by the SC force field and remained intact, the heavy, muffled sound of each step he took conveyed the force behind those steps to everyone.

Xue Jing also retreated, taking a full thirteen steps. The Zhan Ye in his hand was unscathed, but the skin on his palms had cracked open, and viscous, ruby-like blood flowed out, staining the blade.

"..."

Ye Honghui clenched his own bone-like hand and spoke.

At the tip of his fist, where it had connected with the Zhan Ye's blade, a shallow indentation appeared on the previously smooth surface.

Just as he was about to say something more, a sharp light rapidly approached.

"Clang—"

Ye Honghui's entire body instantly flew backward and slammed into the SC force field wall.

A long knife was embedded in his throat.

Zhan Ye.

Despite the sharp blade pressing against his throat, Ye Honghui's neck remained largely unharmed, and he frowned, speaking:

"This is..."

Before he could finish, the Zhan Ye blade, without anyone holding it, moved on its own, as if wielded by an invisible swordsman, slashing diagonally towards Ye Honghui's collarbone.

"Clang—"

The blade was deflected.

"A strange flying sword technique, but it's meaningless."

Ye Honghui shook his head, paying no attention to the Zhan Ye that continued to fly around in the air, occasionally slashing and stabbing at him.

He felt that Xue Jing was probably testing for any weak points in his body.

But it was a futile effort.

Conventional martial arts training did have weak points, but the Jade Bone Skill had no flaws.

By sacrificing everything, he had nearly gone mad in his pursuit of the Jade Bone Skill, resulting in this indestructible skeletal structure.

An unreasonable training method naturally yielded unreasonable results.

This boy named Xue Jing was so exceptional; he shouldn't have overlooked this aspect.

Yet, he persisted with these meaningless tests... What was he trying to achieve?

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(End of Chapter)

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