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Chapter 468 - 461: Below King Level
Under the assault of countless True Martial Magic Swords targeting his magnetic field, and empowered by an intense spirit that had gained the recognition of the Martial Dao’s historical tides, a transformation was underway. The subtle cellular magnetic fields within Zhou Yuanjue’s body—which would have originally taken over half a year to slowly nurture—were now completing their total conversion at the fastest possible speed.
When the very last cell finished its transformation and the Star Cells fully solidified, Zhou Yuanjue’s eyes snapped open.
At that moment, his eyes had also transformed completely into a field of brilliant starlight.
At this very moment, the Star Magnetic Field of every single cell in his body was no longer just an imitation of the cellular structure from the Plague of Rebellion. Instead, it had truly reached its peak.
His stamina was enhanced, his Physical Strength was further boosted, and his Recovery Ability rose to a new level. The limits on his energy consumption were completely removed. In fact, his formidable Recovery Power and immense stamina boosted his endurance in prolonged combat to terrifying heights.
This feeling...
Zhou Yuanjue lowered his head and looked at his own palm. Even in his current state, the unfamiliar sensation of ceaseless power flowing through his body still surprised him.
Resonance. Not the forced magnetic connection created by a special magnetic field structure like before, but a true, complete, and utter resonance.
The countless cells within his body seemed to have fused into a single, solid plate, like an indestructible vajra.
Zhou Yuanjue’s Cultivation method for the Star Cells had been inspired by the Buddhist Sect’s Arhat Body. The highest realm of the Arhat Body was to magnetize all the body’s cells, achieving total resonance, sublimating the physical form to its ultimate state, and using the body alone to resist worldly corruption and reverse the cycle of Reincarnation.
And now, Zhou Yuanjue had truly reached that very realm.
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!!
Meanwhile, as Zhou Yuanjue stood stunned, marveling at the mysteries of his own body, Zhang Dongwei did not stop his attack. The True Martial Magic Swords continued to form, seemingly without end.
Accompanied by a hair-raising sound of slicing air, countless True Martial Magic Swords once again rushed toward Zhou Yuanjue.
This time, however, Zhou Yuanjue remained completely still.
POP! POP! POP!
He stood his ground like an unshakeable pillar of heaven, allowing the countless True Martial Magic Swords to strike his body once more.
This time, not only did his skin remain completely unharmed, but the swords formed from condensed magnetic fields instantly shattered upon impact, exploding into motes of light that filled the sky. They could no longer pierce his body at all.
The peak of the Arhat’s Body was invulnerability to all techniques.
And now, Zhou Yuanjue’s body possessed this same ability.
The magnetic field of his body was no longer a weakness.
His gaze fell upon his own body. He saw fine threads of a magnetic field, almost invisible to the naked eye, clinging to him and constantly affecting him.
HUMMM!!
His body trembled violently, instantly shaking loose all the magnetic threads. Directly in front of him, the scenery began to distort, and Zhang Dongwei’s figure slowly appeared. His hands were forming a strange Sealing Technique, and the Qi Meridian Circulation within his body was flowing frantically.
From start to finish, Zhang Dongwei had not moved a single step. The reason Zhou Yuanjue couldn’t perceive his figure was that those fine magnetic threads had exploited the weakness in his body’s magnetic field to slightly affect his senses.
"It seems the ’handover’ is finally complete."
Zhang Dongwei gazed at Zhou Yuanjue and slowly lowered his hands from their Sealing Technique, a gratified smile on his face.
"Yes, it’s finally complete," Zhou Yuanjue said with a sigh.
"Now, in both body and magnetic field, you are flawless. You truly stand at the pinnacle of this world. So perfect... you are even closer to that ultimate limit than I was in my prime."
"In terms of the Martial Dao, even I cannot defeat you as you are now," Zhang Dongwei said, his body suddenly swaying slightly. His expression turned a little grim.
His Spirit had disconnected from that lofty tide of Martial Dao consciousness. During that time, his willpower had been pushed almost to its breaking point.
In the sky, the special magnetic field that had enveloped them both was dissipating. The tide of Martial Dao consciousness, which had emerged due to their resonance, gradually faded away.
Just as Zhang Dongwei had said, the handover was complete. The spiritual turbulence between them regarding the Martial Dao had come to a definitive end.
The emergence of the Martial Dao consciousness requires the right time, the right place, and the right people. Now, the opportune moment has passed. Who knows when it will appear again.
"Want to fight?"
Zhou Yuanjue looked at Zhang Dongwei, a hint of eagerness in his eyes.
’I want to see just how powerful I’ve become.’
"Of course. However, from now on, I will no longer be fighting you as a Martial Artist."
"Because, while you now stand at the highest peak mortals have ever reached throughout history—a height where even I admit I cannot match you—your opponent is not of this mortal world."
"Therefore, I will fight you in a different capacity," Zhang Dongwei said lightly.
’A different identity?’
Zhou Yuanjue raised an eyebrow.
"Though I’m loath to admit it, after I transformed into a Celestial Demon, that became the strongest power I now possess. Even if the form is hideous. Even if that form is still incomplete."
"Do you remember what I once told you about the ancient depictions of Divine Spirits with bodies that were part Beast Form and part human?"
Zhang Dongwei took a deep breath.
CRACK! CRACKLE!
His body suddenly let out a series of explosive pops as his bones expanded beyond reason and his physical appearance began to change drastically.
His eyes turned a pale yellow, his pupils narrowing into cat-like vertical slits. Two menacing fangs grew from his mouth, and brutal stripes gradually appeared on his skin. The nails on his hands quickly became a deep, dark black, sharp and pointed.
Behind him, his tailbone grew wildly, actually sprouting a tail.
His nearly three-meter-tall frame resembled a hybrid of a man and a leopard. Watching from the side, Wang Heng Mountain was completely stunned. ’How can a human body undergo such a transformation? Is this person... a Demon?!’
"This is... You’ve broken through that barrier?!"
Seeing Zhang Dongwei’s transformation, an irrepressible flicker of shock crossed Zhou Yuanjue’s eternally calm face.
"Not completely. This form of mine isn’t complete. Although I’ve broken the inherent limitations of a human body, I haven’t truly broken through to the next stage. I’m in an intermediate state."
"For a Celestial Demon, the realm of breaking through that barrier is called ’King Level.’ My current state is still below King Level."
Zhang Dongwei’s voice seemed filled with a certain irrepressible agitation and impulsiveness, but this abnormality was forcefully suppressed by his powerful will, allowing him to maintain a normal conversation.