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Chapter 467 - 460: Solidification
’He’s gone?!’
Zhou Yuanjue’s pupils constricted slightly. In that instant, it wasn’t that Zhang Dongwei had become too fast, but that within his perception, Zhang Dongwei had completely vanished.
’Did a talisman formed by a Qi Meridian Circulation affect my senses?’
Zhou Yuanjue narrowed his eyes, wary of his surroundings.
Suddenly, a figure shot out from behind him. ’A person?’
’No, that’s a sword!’
A Daoist Flying Sword, shimmering with a faint light, was suspended in mid-air as it slashed rapidly toward him!
A convergence of primordial spirit, a condensation of a magnetic field.
The Daoist Flying Sword was no legend.
He had once witnessed a similar technique, back during the Southern fighting tournament.
At that time, an old man nearing eighty, his physical abilities long since diminished, had nearly sundered his Spirit with a "Flying Sword Skill," almost causing him to faint.
And it was from that very battle that he learned the Hundred Acupoints Returning to Origin Technique.
The secret lore of the Daoist Flying Sword was never about a physical object, but a Secret Technique involving one’s spiritual magnetic field.
No Secret Skill that attacked a person’s magnetic field could compare to this one.
As a Cultivator from the Daoist Family, Zhang Dongwei was naturally aware of this Secret Skill.
Therefore, after discovering Zhou Yuanjue’s physical weakness, he had decisively chosen this Secret Skill as his means of attack.
SWOOSH!!
But the Flying Sword that Zhang Dongwei condensed from a magnetic field capable of affecting reality was on a completely different level from Dai Yisheng’s Flying Sword Skill.
The intense magnetic field warped the surrounding airflow. Wherever the Flying Sword passed, it sliced through the air, forming an incredibly sharp ring of Qi Blades.
This Flying Sword Skill had already transcended common logic, truly entering the realm of legend. Not only could the Flying Sword injure one’s Spirit as it passed, but the accompanying Qi Blades could also easily take a person’s head!
’The Flying Sword Skill...’
Zhou Yuanjue’s pupils narrowed as he threw a sudden punch at the approaching Flying Sword.
BOOM!!
The Qi Blades, generated by a magnetic field capable of affecting reality, could easily decapitate a top-tier Martial Artist. But against Zhou Yuanjue’s peak physical form, they posed no threat at all.
The force of his punch dispersed the Qi Blades, but the incredibly condensed magnetic field was already beyond what Zhou Yuanjue could endure.
PSSHHT!!
The intense magnetic field pierced into Zhou Yuanjue’s body, conducting through his fist and producing an extremely powerful effect.
The transformation of the Star Cells in his arm was instantly disrupted, causing them to revert from their Star Magnetic Field state back to their original form.
’It’s just like the Destruction Chain that Shiva used back then. This is my greatest weakness now.’
’The Life Magnetic Field...’
Mastery and accumulation of the Life Magnetic Field required time and age. Even for a genius like Zhou Yuanjue, some things were difficult to surmount, and this had become the greatest weakness in his arsenal.
’Aside from severing the connection to my body’s magnetic field, it didn’t cause any greater damage...’
’Still, if I can’t repair the Star Magnetic Field transformation quickly, getting hit again while my body lacks its protection will inevitably cause my body’s magnetic field to collapse. I won’t be able to stop the Flying Sword’s attack then.’
"Be careful. I won’t be holding back anymore. The assault of the ’True Martial Magic Sword’ has only just begun."
Zhang Dongwei’s voice echoed over the entire battlefield. Zhou Yuanjue knew this was the effect of his opponent’s expanded Magnetic Field Ability—which had grown after shouldering the ideological tides of the Martial Dao—overwhelming his own weaker magnetic field.
To pinpoint his opponent’s direction, he would have to sublimate his own magnetic field to its absolute peak to completely nullify this influence.
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!!
The moment Zhang Dongwei’s words faded, a sense of crisis enveloped Zhou Yuanjue. From all directions around his body, streaks of light began to flare into existence.
Innumerable Flying Swords, condensed from magnetic fields, appeared in Zhou Yuanjue’s perception, their trajectories aimed to cover his entire body.
’So that’s how it is?’
A slight smile touched the corners of Zhou Yuanjue’s lips.
He relaxed his fighting stance, letting his arms fall to his sides. He stood perfectly still, showing no sign of resistance.
’Then let me use this True Martial Magic Sword to finally complete my Star Body.’
Zhou Yuanjue slowly closed his eyes.
As their magnetic fields violently clashed, his Spirit was elevated to a terrifying level. Especially after he had rejected the immense temptation of the prevailing Martial Dao trends and firmly established his own path, his Spirit and mind reached an almost ineffable state.
It was like an ordinary person holding fast to justice in the face of immense wealth, or choosing to stand aloof from a sordid reality rather than be tainted by the world.
The choice made in that instant, the tremor of resolve and the resulting sublimation, could influence a person’s entire life.
Life is made of countless choices, but among them, there are always one or two that stand out as monumentally important.
Years ago, a young Zhou Yuanjue had unhesitatingly chosen the path of the Martial Dao after his parents’ death. Not long ago, at the national Martial Dao convention, he chose to sever all ties to his past and embark on the unpredictable path of transcendence.
And now, faced with a treasure coveted by the world, he chose to remain true to himself and forge a new path.
All these choices were equally important.
Amidst this spiritual turbulence, the mysteries of his own body seemed to reveal themselves to him in a hazy, indistinct light.
From skin to muscle, from blood vessels to bone, down to the most minute tissues and cells... even to his very genes.
His mind was utterly serene. He knew this was a result of his expanding Spirit further suppressing his body’s instincts. His control over his body had reached a higher level.
SHING SHING SHING!!
At that moment, countless True Martial Magic Swords struck him from all directions. Zhang Dongwei was holding nothing back.
With no resistance, the Qi Blades lacerated his body, riddling it with wounds as blood flowed freely.
But to Zhou Yuanjue, these were merely superficial wounds. The real danger was the damage these magic swords, condensed from magnetic fields, inflicted upon his body’s own magnetic field.
The Star Transformation of his cells was severed and shattered. But in that instant, Zhou Yuanjue’s immense will took control of his body, restoring the Star Transformation as quickly as possible before the next wave of Flying Swords arrived.
Constant damage, constant repair.
In this process, his body’s magnetic field inevitably sustained damage, but his foundation remained unharmed. Moreover, under the control of his powerful Spirit, his recovery process grew faster and faster. Gradually, even the magnetic field of the Flying Swords could no longer break through.
A realization dawned in his mind.
Through this process, he was rapidly mastering the method of transforming his entire body with the Star Magnetic Field.
Gradually, the slashes of the Flying Swords could no longer make the light emanating from his body flicker. Within every one of his cells, an eternal Starlight now shimmered.
It was not a special state; it required no special activation.
When the very last cell completed its solidification, Zhou Yuanjue’s eyes snapped open.